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Talk:The Way International/Archive 1

Commentary
User:216.79.147.192 feels that the "heretical and bizarre" should be changed to "unique".

User:205.233.28.39 added to the section on organization of The Way: "Leaves and Twigs are outdated and not uesd anymore. Members are called Believers or Disciples and the church meetings are called simply Fellowship."

Annomous would like the site to say more about the "splinter groups"

 * Annomous, I've reverted your changes to the text dump above. There's no point in editing it directly; the reason it's there is so that if there's anything useful in it, that information can be edited into the article itself.  If there's something that isn't going to make a good contribution to the article (like the opinion that the beliefs Wierwille taught were "heretical and bizarre", which may be what some people believe but shouldn't be stated as fact) then we simply won't edit it into the article.  It doesn't make any sense to edit the raw material on the talk page, though.

 * On the subject of the splinter groups, I have no knowledge of those groups. If you do, you could try editing the information into the article yourself, or if you'd like, you could bring up the information here on the talk page; I and other editors would be happy to help edit that information into the article in a way that satisfies NPOV. -- Antaeus Feldspar 23:07, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Annomous While Dr. Wierwille was still alive, The Way had seen some substanial gowth. It had over 100,000 member in all 50 states and 40 foreign countries. After his death, his succesor L. Craig Martindale released a document (I forgot what it was called) which was very much like an edicet, as if he were a pope. Alot of the leaders, in the New York Limb especially, disputed the athority of this document and decided to split from The Way. These splinter groups still belive in most, if not all of the original teaching of The Way although they reject the curent leadership. There are many such groups. These groups have led to the decline of The Way, a of 1995 its numbers had droped to 20,000. Today it is estimated that there are only about 10,000 if that. I am part of one such group and would like to have our splinter groups to be represented on wikipedia just like The Way is.

 * Well, you should be aware that the way The Way is represented on Wikipedia right now isn't the way it should be (which is why that beige box with the stop sign in it appears above the article at the current time.) It violates the Wikipedian principle of NPOV; that principle's pretty large and complex but a good way to understand/approximate it is that things should ideally be written so that all sides can agree them to be true.  So, for instance:

 * Not NPOV: The beliefs of The Way, International are heretical.
 * NPOV: Some critics of The Way, International view their beliefs as heretical.

 * Not NPOV: The Way is a unique venture in the study and practical application of the Bible.
 * NPOV: The Way describes itself as "a unique venture in the study and practical application of the Bible.

 * Since a lot of the article is clearly written from an autobiographical perspective and has merely been changed from first person to third person, it isn't NPOV right now. This is also the reason that the text dump from List of purported cults wasn't just added straight in to the article; that text wasn't fully NPOV either (though it was closer, since more of it was phrased in terms of "accusations of X" rather than just "X".)

 * However, with that being said, there's no reason why the splinter groups shouldn't be covered in the same NPOV fashion. I'm putting in a small section stub on the splinter groups, based on a little research; often just starting an article or section attracts the attention of some other editor who sees a way they can improve yet further.  Of course, that editor could be you.  =) -- Antaeus Feldspar 00:46, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Hey! This article is just taken word for word from the official website of "The Way"!

 * Oooh. Good job spotting that.  I've removed the copyvio portions, which were POV anyway. -- Antaeus Feldspar 00:12, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

Liar! You go to the website AND NOT ONE SINGLE PHRASE OR SENTENCE comes from "theway.org". This was a neutral account from someone who holds no animosity or ill-will towards The Way International. Stanley Goodspeed 00:13, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Please do not address your fellow editors as liars. The prior post was written May 5, 2005. At that time the article looked like this, and clearly contained information directly copied from here: . -Willmcw 00:54, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

Sorry about that. It won't happen again. I read the post at 4 in the morning. Stanley Goodspeed 09:28, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

With respect to the POV dispute, while I have not been involved with THE WAY for nearly 25 years, other than the reference to "Failure to follow this law can result in a violation of the reciprocal "law of prosperity" which can affect one's personal wealth and health (Watchman telephone interview with Way spokesman, Bill Green, October 11, 1996; Christian Research Journal, Fall 1988, p. 11). " - which I do not remember as a teaching - and only vague memories of the Resurrections of the Just and Unjust, the section appears to me to be a very factual representation of the beliefs of THE WAY at the time of my involvement, although it does seem to be focused largely on the most obvious contrasts between the beliefs of the THE WAY and those of more traditional Christianity. (3/30/2006)

 * Thanks for that endorsement of our article. Feel free to participate and fix the part that you think needs fixing. Click on the "help" link or ask anywhere if you need help. Cheers, -Will Beback 06:09, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Question: Can the NPOV banner be taken off of the Beliefs section? Reading through that section, it seems to have attained the NPOV - specifying that it is their beliefs and not judging whether those beliefs are true or false. Mike Straw 10:21, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Hey where are the links to the splinter groups? and grease spot cafe? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.166.60.2 (talk • contribs) 14:10, 19 June 2006

Yea, this article needs to be cleaned up. It is clearly POV from The Way International. The article needs to outline the problems with the organization that some people have. Right now it is basically a glowing report of the group. Also, it uses "our." Makes it sound like wikipedia is sponsered by TWI. [allranger, April 8th]

-An article on a religious organization clearly written by the organization cannot be NPOV. In particular, allegations about cultic behavior by TWI need to be at least mentioned. Haikupoet 03:06, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Purported cult
This material is from the article List of purported cults, which we are paring down to a pure list. Editors here can best evaluate its statements and decide how to integrate it into this article. Thanks, -Willmcw 20:47, Mar 14, 2005 (UTC)

 * ''The Way International
 * ''The Way International, a pseudo-Christian group, was founded by Victor Paul Wierwille in 1942 in New Knoxville, Ohio. Wierwille founded what would become The Way after receiving what he claimed was a message from God.

 * ''Wierwille began teaching heretical and bizarre beliefs, such as the denial of the divinity of Jesus Christ, the denial of Trinitarian doctrine, the idea that modern Jews are actually an impostor tribe from Siberia amd not God's chosen people written about in the Bible, the Holocaust of 1930s-1940s Europe is a myth, much of the Gospel doesn't have any real meaning today, and others. In 1953, Wierwille began teaching "Power For Abundant Living" (PFAL) classes, which evolved into a 36-hour taped introductory course to The Way.  He defined The Way as "a Biblical research and teaching ministry." Critics have called it a cult.

 * The organization of The Way is unique; it resembles the structure of a tree. Individuals are Leaves, local home fellowships are Twigs, state advisers are Limb Coordinators, the headquarters is the Root''.

 * Rumors of survival training and the buildup of a military stronghold circulated in the 1970s and 1980s. Students attending advanced classes were required to learn how to shoot a gun. They were advised to bring a Bible, Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People'' and "a rifle or shotgun (handgun also if desired,)" according to several publications.

 * ''In 1982 Wierwille passed leadership to L. Craig Martindale.

 * ''The group was beset by infighting and tax troubles after Wierwille died in 1985, and membership fell from an estimated 100,000 to 20,000.

 * ''Insiders have reported instances of weapons stockpiling, kidnapping, wife-swapping and other sexual misconduct, and financial scandal, with varying degrees of documentation in personal testimony, and in the press.

Way Paparazzi
I may seek to include a section on Way paparazzi ... a list of cult pharisees and ex-members who have made it their life's calling to find, publish, and fabricate every negative thing they can find about The Way International. Right now that list would include John Lynn, John Juedes, and Karl Kahler. Gideonmjames 15:30, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

 * See, that's your opinion that this is what they do. You have nothing documenting this is what they do.

 * You have an opinion. I have an opinion. Neither is allowed to just rewrite the content of the entry to reflect our opinion. Kindly read the standards information you should have reviewed when you signed up as a wikipedia editor before making any more edits. Pete Snowball 16:42, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Snowball, I didn't re-write anything ... I added an important section. If some think a "cult allegations" section is important then the "Way paparazzi" section is even MORE important. There's at least 4 or 5 people out there who have basically dedicated their lives to harassing and bringing down the Way ministry. Wikipedia readers are entitled to know about these individuals and their bias.

You didn't re-write anything in the article YET. You have "rewritten" history in this discussion by claiming that the dissent of others lacks merit. (Lynn, Juedes...) And that there are allegations of TWI being a cult is not only a matter of public record, it is the thing TWI is MOST known for out of ANYTHING-therefore it must be addressed. Otherwise, it's like an article about OJ Simpson that goes on for paragraphs about a football player and actor, but skips accusations of him committing 2 murders. As to the idea that Lynn, Juedes and others have "dedicated their lives to harassing and bringing down" TWI, they've hardly put in the time on this that you're portraying. At best, they've put in the equivalent of an industrious weekend several years back. What they HAVE said is open to discussion, by the way, but trying to head things off by saying "Never trust anything Lynn and Juedes say" is NOT acceptable for Wikipedia, and is not acceptable for debates either. All you've said about Lynn and Juedes is what advances your case, and have completely skipped DOCUMENTING your claims. There's now a nice big notice on this discussion board about DOCUMENTING your claims. It was there when you posted on it now. You might want to read it, and at least find out what that's supposed to mean. There's thousands of Wikipedia editors who can help you out with this, if you actually want to know. So far, all you've "informed" Wikipedia about is your OWN bias, and that YOU'RE basically dedicated to redo the TWI entry into something that says only what YOU want. Pete Snowball 04:09, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Big Photo
Someone added an entire photo gallery of the organization, and added a big photo to the top of the article. Now, personally, I think the photo GALLERY is excessive, and that the link additions turn this into an ADVERTISEMENT, not an article ABOUT the organization. However, if others disagree, I can see leaving it there.

Adding a big photo of the auditorium at the top of the article, however, IN ADDITION to the gallery, dramatically underscores the intention to make this an advertisement. No photo symbolizes the entire organization, but sticking this one at the top is something for a website PAID FOR by TWI. Let them buy their own advertising space. (Again.) Pete Snowball 16:39, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

 * People come to Wikipedia for info on the Way ... they want as much as they can get. Pictures give them an inside view. If there is an article about an individual it is usually accompanied by a picture. What's wrong with a picture that is representative of their headquarters? Stanleygoodspeed777 11:33, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

I already answered this. You still have an entire photo gallery linked, and I didn't touch it. If they want to look at the front entrance to the auditorium-as if that in any way says something of the content taught IN the auditorium-they can look there. As to the rest, I'm not going to just keep repeating myself. Pete Snowball 16:39, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

See everything I already said. Pete Snowball 06:10, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Deckiller moved the photo from "Pictures and Music" to the top, not me. That's where I think it should be, but you were concerned about the page becoming an advertisement so I won't put it there. People want to see pictures of the Vatican when they research the Catholic Church, so what's wrong with a spread on "The Way"? ALL encyclopedias include PICTURES ... they are part of communicating history, fact, and knowledge - which is what an encyclopedia is SUPPOSED to do. Stanleygoodspeed777 19:46, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

The photos of the Vatican are in the entry on "the Vatican", NOT the Roman Catholic Church. You still have entire gallery of links, which I didn't touch. If people "want to see pictures of TWI", the SMART THING is for them to go to TWI'S WEBSITE. If they don't want to do that, you STILL have the entire gallery of links. Are you saying that there's people who "want to see what TWI looks like", who refuse to go to their website, and refuse to click on their links here, and that's who you're posting for? Pete Snowball 06:26, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Here's another possibility: make a new article about the auditorium, and load the thing up with all the pictures you want, under the excuse it's what people "want to know about the auditorium." I mean, people who want to know about TWI are MUCH less interested in what it LOOKS like than its practices and doctrines. But if people want to read an article on the AUDITORIUM, by golly, they might want to see what it looks like. Pete Snowball 06:28, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Pete, the Roman Catholic Church page has TWENTY-FIVE pictures on it ... including one of St. John's Basilica ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church ). And the Mormon Church page has 11 pictures on it, including 3 of their buildings ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_Church ). What's the difference? Pictures enrich the encyclopedia experience ... what's wrong with 1 picture?

 * Nonetheless, I won't post the picture until we come to some kind of an agreement. Stanleygoodspeed777 13:26, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

 * It's been 4 days with no response. I'm going to re-post the pic since it's towards the bottom of the page and since the Roman Catholic Church, Mormon Church, and the Baptist Church pages all have multiple pictures. Stanleygoodspeed777 10:51, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

I have no beef with the (one) picture. Ten of Swords 17:35, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Commitment
Thought about rewriting it like this:

"The Way International has no official "membership" other that the Board of Directors and in theory, no attendance commitment. The Way however discourages continuing in the meetings or taking their classes if no on-going commitment has been evidenced."

What I mean is that (so it doesn't come across wrong) in my area for instance we didn't run a class even though we had more than the minimum number of people express interest and want to pay etc. The reason being was that they had hardly any exposure to The Way and the local leader didn't want them to have to shell out cash for something if they weren't sure. They weren't and appreciated it.. Yes that is just one example but I used it as a way to express why I thought about rewriting the piece (that was recently added) as above. Lsjzl 18:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Other than moving the word "however" to the beginning of the sentence, that's exactly how I'd put it. (And I wonder if your local leader got in trouble for doing that..) Actually, I'd also drop the word "the" before "meetings". Pete Snowball 14:19, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Changed the line. I used yr suggestions as well Pete. As for the local leaders they didn't get in trouble but I admit that for some this is a change. The local leader in question is Way Corps and took awhile to get to this point. But we're glad she did! Lsjzl 14:52, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

The Way International Ministries and Global God International
I removed the link to this group under "ex-member" sites. This group never was connected with former TWI members in any way until one of them contacted this group. Their only connection with TWI was their choice of name as "The Way International Ministries". He was looking for all organizations legally using the name "The Way" for use in a lawsuit against TWI. They had never HEARD of TWI until he contacted them. This went to court, and TWIM agreed to change their name because it was a copyright infringement on TWI's copyright of "the Way INTERNATIONAL." (Despite their operations barely being "international" at this time and TWIM's operations being primarily "international", TWI owns the copyright.) So, Global God International's only connection with TWI in any way was in the choice of name, and ended when they changed their name. Their website has the following disclaimer:

"This ministry (Global God International Ministries, formerly known as The Way International Ministries, Inc.) is in no regard associated with "The Way International", New Knoxville, OH, or any other ministry utilizing the term "The Way". We, Global God International Ministries, formerly known as The Way International Minsitries, Inc.,are a separate and independant legal entity, organized under the laws of the State of Illinois with a separate federal identification number and tax-exempt status. Please be advised that our ministry is not to be confused or identified with any other ministry, especially with "The Way International" who refer to themselves as "The Way", of New Knoxville, OH."

Frankly, given how their encounter with TWI fell out, it's hardly surprising they'd want to make it CRYSTAL clear that there was no connection between that group and theirs. Pete Snowball 15:16, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

 * I wonder if I should editorialize like this? Got the point. Good to have removed it. Lsjzl 14:30, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

 * I came across it yesterday and just assumed it was an ex-member. Thank you for correcting my error. Stanleygoodspeed777 05:11, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Redundant links
I removed some of the new links to the Way's website. There's only need for ONE link to their website, and there's currently two: the main page and "recent articles". (Some people would say that this is excessive, and they may be right.) I removed several additional links to multimedia presentations and "music videos" to the site. Anyone who wants to take a multimedia tour, see the paid commercial (the Terry Bradshaw thing was a PAID COMMERCIAL and its script was entirely crafted by TWI, which is why his slang suddenly sounded so strange, like mentioning "international countries" and so on) or see a video of "the Chorus Choir" (that's the name TWI gave them) can go ahead and look at their site. This is an article about TWI-not a commercial for them nor a new "outreach tool." We could post HUNDREDS of specific links to TWI-critical sites, but we haven't done THAT, either.

If anyone wants to discuss adding "commercials" to the article, they are free to post about it right here and we'll discuss it.Pete Snowball 13:02, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Bradshaw ran the MSNBC show for 4 or 5 months and then moved on to his football stuff. Why would MSNBC charge or seek payment from the companies that they highlighted? That charge sounds a little outrageous. Stanleygoodspeed777 13:38, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Maybe I should have put them under "Links", but what's wrong with an inside look into the group?
 * These seem to me to be good links.Stanleygoodspeed777 13:38, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

A proper way to "discuss" this is to actually engage in discussion rather than just repost something and then trying to justify its presence. Everybody thinks that links in their favor are "good links." There's a limit to what's relevant to a wikipedia entry, and some would say one link to a site is plenty. There are currently 3 links to their site, and if anyone wants to spend time at their site and watch anything, they can easily find it.

As for the commercial, you are poorly informed on this specific issue. TWI paid $29,000.00 to have that taped in the first place. That commercial was one of many Bradshaw just sat and read his script on. The script is so obviously a TWI-written script to anyone who's familiar with their style of writing. The Broadcast News Channel pulled the spot, and enacted new, more stringent procedures before airing similar spots specifically as a result of this incident. TWI does not own the rights to the airing of this spot-which means they're in violation of copyright to MSNBC and/or Terry Bradshaw for even uploading it to their site. MSNBC pulled the spot and will not reair it as well. The claim in the commercial that they were "picked"- they were "picked" by paying $29,000.00, and none of the non-TWI people actually knew about TWI before the spot was bought. Any church could have paid $29,000 to be "picked", but how many have caused BNC to re-evaluate their system because they regretted a commercial? Pete Snowball 14:28, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Just to point something out, I agree that there probably shouldn't be 10 links to the same Way website. Perhaps in the description of the one link however could be a statement about what can be found at the site. On the other hand Pete, I read the same Greasespot threads as you about the MSNBC spot but, you cannot site those conversations as actual proof that they are in copyright infringment as reasoning behind why we won't link to it. If it is determined to be a valid link or not the only reason those details can be used is if they can be cited. If so, it might be great to have it up on the main page for detractors as well. I do understand you only wrote that here on the talk page... but still. Lsjzl 15:39, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

My reasoning as to why we won't link to it was stated-there was a small stack of links to specific pages all over the site. The sum total of the meaning of the links-going to a commercial, a music video and all the articles onsite-changed the meaning of the link section into an unpaid advertisement for TWI, NOT a wikipedia information link section. Plus. the links were divided into 2 sections, which can appear to have been for the purpose of making it look like there were FEWER links to the same site (by spreading them out.) THAT's why I objected to the links-and I left three, which is 2 more than some unbiased editors would leave. My note about copyright infringement was a comment that I felt was relevant in discussing the commercial generally. TWI does not actually own the rights to it, but seems to feel they can declare "eminent domain" over it. That says something all by itself. I could interject an irrelevant tirade here, but that's beneath us. As to the continual return of the links, please note that reverting things we've discussed and agree are appropriate is not effective. (I'm referring to Stanley.) Lsjzl admits to being a current member, and can see the sense in not stacking or scattering links. Lsjzl has no difficulty engaging in civilized discussion and open dialogue. Stanley, you could learn a lot from Lsjzl. Please also note that proper discussion and attempts to persuade that a change is appropriate belong on this page, NOT in the edit description of the edit. Please keep the description of the edit to an actual description OF the edit, and place discussion of same on this page. You MIGHT convince us of the rightness of your position after we hear it. At the least, you'll demonstrate a willingness to show mutual respect. We can actually respect each other and disagree, and sometimes we will agree. Pete Snowball 13:08, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks for the reply Pete. Gotcha on your reasoning. Also, from what I understand it is considered non-wiki to constantly re-edit so for sure the re-linking should stop. Should only be discussed here now, and then once agreed upon be done once and for all. I have learned a lot from discussions with Antaeus as well. Check out his reasoning for placing the cult accusations back in the intro. That part isn't directed at you Pete, just for growth for other editors. Lsjzl 17:04, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

I re-trimmed the # of links to TWI's website. I've left 3, which is 2 more than they need. If I have to KEEP removing more, I'll begin leaving it at 2 links, which is still 1 more than necessary. Interesting how that link just snuck in quietly DESPITE our discussions...Pete Snowball 12:58, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Dialogue and NPOV

 * Hopefully, we can get the main contributors in on a discussion as to how to issue a neutral point of view. — Deckill e r 20:32, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

 * To : Deckiller and Philwelch

All I am seeking is a fair-and-balanced presentation of the material the Way International claims to teach and uphold. The tabloid history and rumors of disgruntled ex-members from 20 or 30 years ago are not part of an unbiased encyclopedic entry of what this group claims to represent and should be deleted. Comments appreciated. - StanleyGoodspeed777

Participating in something they don't control-especially open communication-is absolutely the opposite of what they ever do. In fact, they've been known to find current members with messageboards and dictate policy to them-requiring they close their messageboard to all non-members. Our ninja editors so far have just tried editing and calling the edits "true"-which changes nothing about them, and tried sneaking in major edits and labelling them after minor edits done simultaneously-which is intentionally deceptive, and tried to communicate privately rather than publicly, and threw around some insults, and now finally tried to threaten us. The "threaten" business, in fact, is old policy which used to work on people, and still works on the handful still IN the group. That they even tried it here, I believe, is quite a signal about the character of the organization they're "defending." But, hey, if they actually come to the table, I'll palaver with them. Everyone's equal here. I'll extend to them every courtesy and right I claim for myself. Pete Snowball 12:51, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
 * It's possible-but I wouldn't count on it. Other than our current discussion participant (who still hasn't turned into a pillar of salt for it), the usual policy is to "own the microphone."

 * Bud, all these "ninja editors" you're referring to are one person, me ... StanleyGoodspeed. And all I've ever done is read several of Victor Wierwille's books and have a strong desire to know more meat and potatoes - more TRUTH - about this organization. What is the most frustrating thing for me is that for the year-and-a-half that I have been checking out the Way International page half of my edits were either changed or deleted WITHIN AN HOUR after I posted them - HIGHLY FRUSTRATING. On top of that, every time I've come to the page recently it has become more and more of a tabloid read about every little thing that apparently only 2 or 3 editors SAY has happened at the organization over the past 40 years. What kind of an encyclopedic entry is that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.191.108.176 (talk • contribs)

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Actually, I figured they were all one person, but gave the benefit of the doubt. As to never having any connection to the group and ONLY having read his books, you post the group slang and jargon as deftly-as REFLEXIVELY-as someone who was in for more than a decade-and who either is STILL in, or wishes he was and was kicked out at their whim. So forgive me if I disbelieve your claim of being a neutral stranger who just wandered in. BTW, why does a nonmember of the group have all the contact information for it-with which you've claimed you ALREADY referred them to us to pursue legal action?

 * First, it was an empty threat because, for 30th or 40th time my edit was erased within 30 minutes of my post - HIGHLY frustrating. Second, the only contact I've been able to establish with TWI is 2 phone calls to their headquarters, 1 visit to their grounds, and a meeting with their Tennessee state coordinator.

For someone who wants to "know more" about this organization, your posts have either been to REMOVE INFORMATION (so we know less) or to ADD YOUR OWN OPINION (which has nothing to do with you yourself "learning" anything.  And there's a consensus that your posts keep warranting reversion within an hour after you post them-by experienced editors who have no personal interest in the organization. Doesn't that tell you something about your posts? Calling the entry a tabloid read in no way requires anyone to agree with you. If you think something is inappropriate, bring it up and by all means, we'll discuss it. Maybe we'll agree. As for some of your edits, you've done things like label major content changes "punctuation edit". Repeatedly.

 * That's not true, bud ... I have tried to label every single edit I've done honestly and descriptively. Any punctuation edits I've done will have followed after what I call a TPOV or FB-POV edit.

 * What about this edit, then? The edit summary is "corrected punctuation".  Among the changes made in that edit?  "One of them was Jesus Christ is Not God, in which he addressed his belief that Jesus Christ was the Son of God but not a persona of the Christian God or a pre-existent being." becomes "One of them was Jesus Christ is Not God, in which he addressed the truth that Jesus Christ is the Son of God but not God Himself, or a persona of the Christian God, or a pre-existent being." (emphasis added)  Even if you given that edit an accurate edit summary, it still would have been an absolutely unallowable edit -- Wikipedia is not in the business of declaring anyone's religious beliefs to be "the truth". -- Antaeus Feldspar 23:36, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

 * O.K. I should have labeled it "corrected punctuation and reworded 4 sentences" ... I'm a Wikipedia amateur, bud.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by StanleyGoodspeed777 (talk • contribs)

 * You've been here since October 9, 2005 at least -- that's the datestamp on the previous discussion that you just removed, including two comments from "Stanley Goodspeed". (I've restored those, of course, since there was no good reason to delete them.)  And, as already stated, even if you had given that edit an accurate edit summary, it still would have been an unacceptable edit!  You have been here by your own words for about a year and a half.  There is no reason it should take anyone even a day and a half to grasp the meaning of WP:NPOV, especially not one who tries to invoke their own made-up variations such as "TPOV", "FB-POV", et cetera.  Please don't insult our intelligence by pretending that you had no way of knowing that you shouldn't edit a Wikipedia article to describe the beliefs of your religious organization as "the truth", bud. -- Antaeus Feldspar 01:56, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

 * That's pretty close to the time I think I started (might have been July or August of last year) ... so, all right I've posting for about a year. I deleted it because we need to bury the past and move on. Man, TPOV is what I call truthful POV, not truth POV. What a couple of editors have engaged in on this page (not necessarily you, I haven't gone digging through the histroy pages to see who posted what) is tabloid journalism on just about everything negative they can find on the Way and then are trying to call it an encyclopedic entry. The TWI page is not NPOV, bud ... it's a decidedly negative and clearly biased entry AGAINST the group. NOT cool, NOT informative, and that is NOT the quality that Jimmy Wales said Wikipedia should strive for. I'm not going to rewrite the whole thing ... I just want to be allowed to contribute my input on at least 2 or 3 sections in a civil, reasoned, and agreeable manner. Can't you meet me halfway? Stanleygoodspeed777 05:15, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

 * You're not trying to "bury the past and move on." You're trying to change the subject.  The fact is that you're pretending to be a "Wikipedia amateur" who doesn't understand the most basic fundamental principle of Wikipedia when you've been here about a year at least and have no excuse for that level of ignorance.  And at the same time you're pretending that you couldn't possibly be expected to follow WP:NPOV in even its simplest incarnation because you're too much of an "amateur", you're also trying to declare yourself enough of an expert on it to declare that everyone else is failing that standard.  You claim that you "just want to be allowed to contribute my input on at least 2 or 3 sections in a civil, reasoned, and agreeable manner" but what your actual edits show is that you want to remove anything that reflects poorly on TWI (such as the fact, supported by two sources, that Martindale's term ended amid allegations of sexual misconduct) and, as Pete puts it well, turn the article into an unpaid advertisement for TWI. -- Antaeus Feldspar 13:27, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Feldspar, my man, I appreciate the character assassination and all, but I am NOT an expert. What I've done for about a year now is check the TWI page every week or so, take 4 or 5 minutes to post what I wanted to see, and then left (only to come back and see my contributions kicked in the nuts and drop-kicked out the door). Mr. Martinadale was a friend of my Dad's and he did NOT do what was alleged before his removal from leadership. Hope we can get along. Stanleygoodspeed777 12:45, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

 * The reason your "contributions" have been "kicked in the nuts and drop-kicked out the door" is because they violated rules that are absolutely central to Wikipedia, such as WP:NPOV. You are, as you yourself acknowledge, "NOT an expert" on NPOV -- but then why do you think that you are entitled to pass judgement that "the TWI page is not NPOV"?  Why do you think you are allowed to make up substitute rules as long as you give them names like "CPOV" and "TPOV" and "FB-POV"?  Five minutes spent reading WP:NPOV would have made it clear beyond a shadow of a doubt that an edit like this which asserts your own religious belief to be, quote, "the truth", is absolutely against the rules.  Please, please, spare us your self-pitying whine about "character assassination".  Holding you responsible for your actions and the inconsistencies in them is one of the consequences of being an adult, not "character assassination".  As for your Dad knowing Martindale, read No original research.  You wouldn't even be in the right if you were trying to say "I will mark these allegations false, because my father knowing one of the people in question means I have a direct line on the truth."  You are blatantly out of line when you assert that you not only know the truth on the matter, but you're allowed to remove discussion of anything that disagrees.  (And by the way?  I don't know about TWI, but in most denominations that I know of, even a consensual affair between a church leader and a parishioner is "sexual misconduct".  Since Martindale admitted such an affair, your claim that all allegations of sexual misconduct are false rings a little hollow.) -- Antaeus Feldspar 14:34, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

That's not honest EITHER. So, you've already done a poor job of conveying the stance of someone interested in TRUTH rather than someone who's determined to decide what all of us should believe IS the truth.

 * Man, I just can't stand what I call "tabloid journalism" ... it's like when I watch the History Channel and they have a special on Abraham Lincoln or Geoge Washington or the Bible ... and then they spend HALF THE PROGRAM reporting all the negatives and shortcomings of their private lives. WHO CARES. What were the words they spoke, the deeds they accomplished, and the mark they left on history ... THAT'S what I want to know - the meat and potatoes, not the month-old leftovers covered in mold.

Despite all that, if you decide to conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the policies of Wikipedia (which is linked all over and you're long overdue to read them), I'm prepared to discuss this article with you in a civil manner, in detail, long term. I ask the same in return.

 * That works for me, Pete. I look forward to communicating with you.

User:StanleyGoodspeed777 7:19, 7 August 2006

 * Please sign each one of your comments. It makes for a much more worthwhile read. Please understand that there are more people reading this than just the two involved in the discussion. Thanks. Lsjzl 15:42, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Let's see... "And [b]all I've ever done is read several of Victor Wierwille's books[/b] and have a strong desire to know more meat and potatoes - more TRUTH - about this organization. What is the most frustrating thing for me is that for [b]the year-and-a-half that I have been checking out the Way International[/b]"

"[b]Mr. Martinadale was a friend of my Dad's[/b] and he did NOT do what was alleged before his removal from leadership."

My, my. Seems someone can't keep their stories straight. ONLY read some books? Loy is/was a friend of the family? Wasn't he also supposedly a complete outsider to the group who just happened to visit them and only by coincidence speaks their jargon "like a native?" It's simpler and better-received just to be up-front from the beginning, or just come clean sooner rather than later. It's less work, it can earn respect, and it's not like the present gambit is working or anything... Pete Snowball 13:09, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

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DeAngelo Hall

DeAngelo Eugene Hall (born November 19, 1983) is an American professional football coach and former player who was a defensive back for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the eighth overall pick in the 2004 NFL draft. Hall played half a season for the Oakland Raiders before being released and signed by the Washington Redskins in 2008, playing for them until retiring following the 2017 season. He was a cornerback for the majority of his career before playing at free safety during his last few seasons.

Hall was invited to three Pro Bowls in his career: two with the Falcons and one with the Redskins. In 2010, he tied an NFL record by recording four interceptions in a game against the Chicago Bears. He also holds the NFL record for most fumble return yardage in a career, while his five career fumble return touchdowns ranks second behind Jason Taylor. Following his playing career, he began working as an on-air football analyst for several networks and programs as well as on the radio broadcast team for the Washington Commanders. In 2023, Hall joined Frank Reich's Carolina Panthers staff as an assistant defensive backs coach.

Early life
Hall attended Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he lettered in high school football, basketball, and track and field. At Deep Creek, he was a teammate of Chicago Bears' linebacker James Anderson and defensive end Darryl Tapp, who all also played together at Virginia Tech.

Football
As a junior at Deep Creek High School, Hall averaged 9.8 yards a carry as a running back and had seven interceptions as a cornerback. He was chosen as the district offensive and defensive player of the year and was a first-team pick as a defensive back on the All-Tidewater team.

As a senior, Hall scored 30 touchdowns and rushed for over 1,300 yards while averaging ten yards per carry. He also intercepted nine passes, posted over 100 tackles and had 16 tackles for loss. During his senior season, Hall helped lead Deep Creek to the state AAA Division Six championship game, which they lost 28–26, to Centreville High School.

After his senior season, Hall earned all-district player of the year honors and was named to the all-district team as a running back, defensive back and return man. He was also named Tidewater Player of the Year and the Norfolk Sports Club Player of the Year. The Associated Press picked him as a first-team Group AAA defensive back, and he was ranked the No. 2 player in Virginia by The Roanoke Times.

Track and field
Hall was a sprinter on the track team and placed sixth at the junior nationals in the 60-meter dash as a junior with a time of 6.93. He also placed third in the state AAA long jump as a senior, with a jump of 7.06 meters. He also ran the 55 metres in 6.40 seconds and was a member of the 4 × 100 m (41.76s) relay squad.

College career
Hall recorded 190 tackles, 20 passes defensed, eight interceptions, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and seven receptions for 86 yards with one touchdown in his three-year career at Virginia Tech. He returned 56 punts for 839 yards and five touchdowns. His 839 yards rank third on the Big East Conference career-record chart while his five returns for touchdowns rank second in conference history. Hall is one of the few players in college football history to score touchdowns on offense, defense, and special teams during their collegiate career. His accomplishments in college led to his induction into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame.

Hall majored in secondary education while at Virginia Tech.

Freshman season
Hall started strong in college, and turned in the fastest 40-yard dash among the freshmen at 4.37 in preseason strength and conditioning testing and also bench pressed 300 pounds. His first collegiate action was in the season-opener against Connecticut, during which he had three tackles, two assists and his first college interception. Hall made his first career start against Temple, during which he played a season-high 78 total snaps, recording six solo tackles, five assists, two passes broken up and an interception. He had four tackles, including one for a 3-yard loss, during Virginia Tech's loss in the 2002 Gator Bowl against Florida State.

Hall played in all 11 games, starting one, and recorded 24 solo stops, 18 assists, three pass breakups and three interceptions.

Sophomore season
Hall started ten games at cornerback and also returned punts as a sophomore. In the first game of the season against Arkansas State, he returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown, and then returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown. He recorded four tackles and a 51-yard punt return for a touchdown against Rutgers which helped earn him the Big East Conference Co-Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Hall had an assisted tackle and a pass broken up in Virginia Tech's victory in the 2002 San Francisco Bowl against Air Force. He was ranked seventh in the nation in punt returns, averaging 16.0 yards per return, and had a long of 71 yards and two touchdowns. He had 36 solo tackles and 19 assists, four interceptions, 12 passes broken up and a forced fumble.

During spring training, Hall posted the fastest forty time ever for a Tech football player with a timing of 4.15 in Virginia Tech's Rector Field House.

Junior season
As a junior, Hall became the first Tech player in nearly six years to play both ways in a game when he saw ten plays on offense and 28 on defense against Central Florida. During the game, he caught two passes for 41 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown, and had two solo tackles and an assist on defense. During the game against Syracuse, he scored three touchdowns, and set a Virginia Tech and Big East record with two punt returns for touchdowns, as well as a 24-yard touchdown run on offense. After the game, Hall earned Big East Special Teams Player of the Week honors. He had eight solo tackles and three assists against Miami, as well as a forced fumble, fumble recovery and 28-yard touchdown all on the same play to open Tech's scoring. This performance earned him Big East Defensive Player of the Week honors.

After the season, Hall was a second-team All-American selection, and was a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation's top defensive back, as he ranked sixth on the team with a career-high 93 tackles.

2004 season
Hall was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round with the eighth overall pick of the 2004 NFL draft. He finished his first season with 35 tackles and two interceptions. He also set the record for being the youngest player to return an interception for a touchdown (21 years, 44 days).

One of Hall's finest moments came when he was assigned to one of the NFL's premier wide receivers, Terrell Owens of the Philadelphia Eagles, on Monday Night Football. Although Owens gained 112 receiving yards, Hall was able to stop Owens on many of the Eagles' third down attempts, and his tight coverage of Owens on the last Eagle possession of the game helped Atlanta clinch a 14–10 victory on September 12, 2005.

2005 season
Hall performed well during the 2005–2006 season, especially in prime-time games. In the four prime-time games he played, he had three interceptions, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.

During a Monday Night Football game in 2005, after an interception, Hall held up a sign that read, "Aloha, see you in Hawaii", obviously making a case for a Pro Bowl bid. In 2005, Hall was selected to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career. While at the 2005 Pro Bowl, Hall was the winner of the "NFL's Fastest Man Competition", a contest with the fastest players in the NFL.

2006 season
Hall is close friends with many elite receivers in the NFL, including former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson. On an appearance on the NFL Network, Johnson and Hall made a wager on their upcoming 2006 matchup: should Johnson catch two touchdown passes, Hall would be obliged to wait tables at an Atlanta restaurant owned by Bengals tackle Willie Anderson. Should Johnson fail, he would be forced to shave the bleach-blonde mohawk he had grown over the off-season. After the game was over (which the Falcons won) it was accepted that Hall was the "winner," as Johnson only caught one touchdown pass. Johnson held up his end of the bargain and shaved his mohawk.

2007 season
In the 2007 preseason, Hall shaved "I own 85" into the back of his head in reference to his ongoing rivalry with Johnson. Johnson had the last laugh however, breezing past Hall on occasions and making five catches for more than 80 yards and a touchdown.

In the Falcons 2007 game against the New Orleans Saints, Hall showed his support for fellow Falcon and former Hokie Michael Vick by carrying a poster of Vick onto the field with him, and also wearing "MV7" written on the shade under his eyes. Earlier that day, Vick, Hall's Virginia Tech teammate, was sentenced to 23 months in prison on dogfighting charges. Hall was fined $10,000 by the league for his actions.

Oakland Raiders
On March 20, 2008, the Falcons traded Hall to the Oakland Raiders for their second-round pick in the 2008 NFL draft and fifth-round pick in the 2009 NFL draft. Shortly after he agreed on a seven-year, $70 million contract. However, Hall was released on November 5, 2008.

Washington Redskins
Hall signed a one-year contract with the Washington Redskins on November 8, 2008. The team released cornerback Leigh Torrence to make room for Hall. In his first game with the Redskins, against the Dallas Cowboys, Hall intercepted a pass from Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. He finished the 2008 season 25 tackles, two interceptions and eight pass deflections in seven games (four starts).

2009 season
As an unrestricted free agent in the 2009 offseason, Hall agreed to a six-year contract with the Redskins on February 27, to remain with his favorite childhood NFL team. The deal contained $23 million in guaranteed money and had a maximum value of $55 million.

2010 season
During a Week 7 matchup against the Chicago Bears, on October 24, 2010, Hall recorded four interceptions, tying an NFL record, off of Jay Cutler. He returned one of the interceptions 92 yards for a touchdown. Hall's jersey from this game was sent by request to the Pro Football Hall of Fame for display in a gallery. Midway through the season, Hall was voted as a co-defensive captain, along with London Fletcher. Hall was named the 2011 Pro Bowl MVP due to his performance which included six tackles, an interception, and a fumble returned for a touchdown.

2011 season
In the 2011 season, Hall continued to be co-defensive captain along with Fletcher. After the Redskins lost to the Dallas Cowboys in overtime in Week 11, Hall said to the press, "The way I'm playing right now, they need to cut me, because I'm definitely not worth what I'm getting." Hall would then record five tackles, five pass break-ups, and an interception in Week 12 against the Seattle Seahawks. Due to his performance in Week 12, Hall was named NFC defensive player of the week on November 30, 2011. Hall finished the season recording 90 combined tackles, 16 pass breakups, and three interceptions, and a forced fumble.

2012 season
During the 2012 preseason, it was reported that Hall would switch from the outside corner position to the nickelback position. He recorded his first interception of the 2012 season, in Week 4 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In the Week 6 win against the Minnesota Vikings, Hall intercepted Christian Ponder in the endzone within the last few minutes of the game, securing the Redskins' victory. Late in the fourth quarter, he was ejected from the Week 8 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers after removing his helmet and verbally confronting a referee. On November 15, 2012, Hall was fined $30,000 by the NFL after his actions against the referee. In the Week 11 win against the Philadelphia Eagles, he recorded his third interception of the season, which positioned the Redskins to score the first touchdown of the game. The following week in the Redskins' victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving, he picked off Tony Romo, as well as, recovered the ball after the Cowboys did an onside kick and returned the ball for 27 yards. Though he had the chance to score, Hall slid before reaching the endzone to allow the Redskins' offense to go on the field and take a knee, running out the clock, and ensuring the Redskins' win.

2013 season
On March 11, 2013, Hall was released by the Redskins after five seasons with the team; citing salary cap issues as the reason. Hall would have been due $8 million had he not been released before the start of the new league year on March 12, 2013. On April 1, Hall re-signed with the Redskins on a one-year deal worth roughly $2.25 million. In Week 1, against the Philadelphia Eagles, he returned a fumble 75 yards for a touchdown. In the Week 3 game against the Detroit Lions, Hall picked off quarterback Matthew Stafford and returned the ball for a touchdown. The interception was Hall's fortieth career interception and the touchdown was his eighth defensive touchdown (fourth from an interception). On October 27, in a Week 8 game against the 6–1 Denver Broncos, Hall intercepted a pass from quarterback Peyton Manning, returning it 26 yards for a touchdown. It was his second interception of the season and his second return for a touchdown, ninth overall in his career. He subsequently intercepted Manning a second time for his third pick of the year. Hall finished the 2013 season with 78 total tackles, four interceptions, 13 passes defended, and three forced fumbles.

2014 season
After an impressive 2013 season, Hall signed a four-year contract extension to remain with Redskins on February 19, 2014. In Week 3 against the Eagles, Hall left the game with an apparent back foot heel injury. The next day, an MRI revealed that Hall had a torn Achilles tendon, which prematurely ended his 2014 season. Five weeks after suffering the injury, Hall re-tore his Achilles while at home recovering from the initial injury.

2015 season
In November 2015, Hall switched over to the safety position full-time, marking a move that had been rumored to be happening for years.

In a Week 16 game against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 26, Hall scooped up a mishandled handoff by quarterback Sam Bradford and returned it for a touchdown. With the play, Hall became the first player in NFL history to score five touchdowns off fumble recoveries and five off interception returns in a career. The play also helped the Redskins win the game, and in effect, clinched the NFC East division title for the first time since 2012. In the 2015 season, Hall finished with 48 total tackles, two passes defended, and one forced fumble in 11 games and seven starts.

2016 season
Hall tore his ACL in Week 3 against the New York Giants and was placed on injured reserve.

2017 season
Hall was placed on the physically unable to perform list to start the season due to the ACL injury suffered in 2016. He was activated off PUP on November 3, 2017, for the team's Week 9 game against Seattle. He started at free safety and returned kicks. He appeared in five games and started two in the 2017 season. Hall announced his retirement following the season.

Records

 * Most passes intercepted in a single game (4, tied with several others)
 * Most career fumble return yards (328)
 * Second-most career fumble return touchdowns (5)
 * Only player with at least five fumble return touchdowns and five interception return touchdowns

Post-playing career
Following his retirement, Hall worked as a guest analyst for NBC Sports Washington and Fox Sports 1 before being hired by NFL Network in June 2019 as an in-studio analyst for their NFL Total Access and Good Morning Football programs. He joined the Washington Football Team to become their gameday radio analyst in 2020, serving alongside play by play announcer Bram Weinstein and host Julie Donaldson.

On September 1, 2022, Hall was inducted into Washington's Greatest Players list in honor of the franchise's 90th anniversary.

On February 18, 2023, the Carolina Panthers announced that Hall would be joining new head coach Frank Reich's coaching staff as an assistant defensive backs coach. The assignment is Hall's first coaching job.

Personal life
Hall was sometimes called "MeAngelo" during the early part of his career for his outspoken demeanor and style of play. He is a father of six children. He has advocated for the passage of the FIT Kids Act, which is federal legislation that would require school districts to report on students' physical activity and to give children health and nutritional information.

Hall has been longtime friends with former defensive end Darryl Tapp since childhood, with the two having gone to the same school from elementary school throughout college. They would become teammates again when they both played for the Redskins in 2013.

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Interstate 293

Interstate 293 (I-293) is an 11 mi auxiliary Interstate Highway surrounding Manchester, New Hampshire, roughly shaped like two sides of a triangle. Completing the loop in the northeast (the third side of the triangle) is I-93. The southern portion of the loop shares the road with New Hampshire Route 101 (NH 101) and passes near Manchester–Boston Regional Airport and The Mall of New Hampshire. The western portion of the loop shares the road with the Everett Turnpike, but there are no tolls on this portion of the turnpike.

Route description
I-293 begins at a directional T interchange in the southeast of Manchester, where NH 101 west leaves I-93. I-293 is signed as a north–south road, but, along the section concurrent with NH 101, the road travels in an entirely westerly direction. Exits 1 and 2 provide access to The Mall of New Hampshire area and Manchester–Boston Regional Airport respectively. After crossing the Merrimack River, I-293 enters the modified cloverleaf exit 3 interchange where I-293, NH 101, and the Everett Turnpike intersect. At exit 3, NH 101 leaves I-293 and continues west as a four-lane freeway to its junction with NH 114. I-293 makes a nearly 90-degree turn here, joining the Everett Turnpike and traveling north along the west bank of the Merrimack River. The I-293/Everett Turnpike concurrency heads in to downtown Manchester and is joined by NH 3A at exit 4. Exits 5 and 6 intersect local roads near bridges across the Merrimack River, allowing travelers access to both east and west sides of Manchester. At exit 7, NH 3A leaves the concurrency, while I-293 and the turnpike continue north to the end of I-293 at another interchange with I-93, just south of the Hooksett barrier toll plaza. From here, I-93 and the Everett Turnpike are concurrent to the turnpike's northern end in Concord.

As of June 16, 2008, the project to complete exit 5 as a full interchange was complete. Drivers are now able to exit and enter exit 5 both southbound and northbound. This exit is a single-point urban interchange, the third in New Hampshire.

Like I-393, the other auxiliary Interstate Highway in New Hampshire, I-293 is signed in concurrency with other routes along its entire length and never runs alone other than on transition ramps between NH 101 and the Everett Turnpike. This is due to the I-293 designation having been added to already existing routes, NH 101, and the Everett Turnpike.

History
I-293 overlays portions of two earlier routes that were upgraded to provide the route an Interstate designation. NH 101 was the main east–west route across southern New Hampshire, connecting Keene with (at the time) Portsmouth, and passed through southern Manchester. The Everett Turnpike was an early toll highway connecting the three cities of the Merrimack Valley: Nashua, Manchester, and Concord. When it was accepted into the Interstate Highway System, the short NH 101 freeway from I-93 to the Everett Turnpike was numbered I-193 from 1961 to 1977. When I-93 was completed in 1977, the Everett Turnpike from NH 101 to I-93 was added to the route and it was renumbered as I-293. The NH 101 to Everett Turnpike interchange was later rebuilt to provide a free-flowing transition between the two legs.

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Randy Smith (game designer)

Randy Smith (born June 14, 1974) is an American video game designer. He co-owns and is the creative director of Tiger Style. He has worked extensively on the Thief series with both Looking Glass Studios and Ion Storm.

Smith started Tiger Style in 2009 and shipped the award-winning game Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor on iOS, followed by Waking Mars and Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon. He spent time on the Steven Spielberg collaboration code-named LMNO at EA Los Angeles studio, which was eventually canceled. Smith has lectured on game design at GDC, and additionally, Smith has participated in the Indie Game Jam.

Between 2007 and 2013, Smith wrote a monthly column called "The Possibility Space" for Edge in the UK.

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Keary Colbert

Patrick Keary Jerel Colbert (born May 21, 1982) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).

Colbert played as a wide receiver and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He also played for the Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, Florida Tuskers, Sacramento Mountain Lions, and Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football at USC.

Early life
Colbert attended Hueneme High School in Oxnard, California, and was a letterman in football and track. He also lettered in basketball as a sophomore. Colbert also attended Sunkist Elementary and E.O. Green Junior High School. He played football as a youth for the Port Hueneme Rhinos.

College career
He attended University of Southern California, where he was a star wide receiver. In his final year at USC (2003), Colbert made an unbelievable catch while he was interfered by a defender in the Rose Bowl against University of Michigan, broke away and walked into the end zone for a touchdown. Colbert's 149 yards in the Rose Bowl were a career-high. The effort helped USC capture the AP National Championship. Colbert caught at least one pass in his final 36 games, and left USC as the school's all-time leader in pass receptions, passing Kareem Kelly with 207. He earned All-Pac-10 second-team honors his senior year and finished second on the team with 69 receptions for 1,013 yards and nine touchdowns.

Carolina Panthers
Colbert was the Carolina Panthers' second round pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. With the Panthers, he stepped into the 2nd receiver spot when Steve Smith was injured. He filled in nicely, with 47 catches for 754 yards and 5 touchdowns. On Oct 10, Colbert recorded 4 receptions for 115 yards and a touchdown against the Denver Broncos, setting a franchise rookie record with 28.7 yards/reception.

With high expectations for Colbert in the 2005 season, he struggled catching 25 passes for 282 yards and just 2 touchdowns. In 2006, Colbert was often inactive late in the season, and following a mediocre 2007 campaign, was placed on injured reserve.

Denver Broncos
On March 1, 2008, he signed with the Denver Broncos to a three-year, $7.2 million contract, including a $2.5 million signing bonus.

Seattle Seahawks
On September 16, 2008, Colbert was acquired from the Denver Broncos by the Seattle Seahawks for a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. Colbert was released by the Seahawks on November 11.

Detroit Lions
Colbert was signed by the Detroit Lions on December 1, 2008 after wide receiver Mike Furrey was placed on injured reserve. On May 7, 2009, he was resigned to the Lions for the 2009 season. On September 5, 2009, he was cut from the team.

Sacramento Mountain Lions
On June 12, 2011, Colbert signed with the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League.

Kansas City Chiefs
On August 10, 2011, Colbert signed with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was waived on November 23.

First stint at USC
In 2010, Colbert was hired as the assistant tight ends coach at USC, a position he held for only one season.

Georgia State
In 2013, Colbert was the assistant wide receivers coach at Georgia State.

Alabama
Colbert served as the offensive analyst at Alabama during their 2014 and 2015 seasons. He helped the Crimson Tide win two SEC titles and a national championship in 2015 season

Second stint at USC
In 2016, Colbert returned to the USC coaching staff as an offensive analyst. In 2018 Colbert became the tight ends coach. In 2019 Colbert became the receivers coach.

Florida
On December 15, 2021, Colbert was named as wide receivers coach at Florida, joining the staff of first year head coach Billy Napier.

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Matt Schaub

Matthew Rutledge Schaub (born June 25, 1981) is an American former football quarterback who played for 17 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is now a football analyst for the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers, and was selected by the Falcons in the third round with the 90th pick of the 2004 NFL draft.

He spent his first three professional seasons with the Falcons as a backup. He was traded to the Houston Texans in 2007, where he spent the next seven seasons as a starter and was selected to two Pro Bowls. He then had stints as a backup with the Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Ravens in 2014 and 2015, respectively. He then returned to the Falcons in 2016, where he remained a backup for his final five seasons in the NFL.

Early life
Schaub attended West Chester East High School in West Chester, Pennsylvania, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball.

College career
Schaub enrolled at the University of Virginia in the fall of 1999, and began his career as a member of the Virginia Cavaliers football team. He redshirted his true freshman season. In 2000, starter Dan Ellis missed some time due to an injury, but fellow redshirt freshman Bryson Spinner received the bulk of playing time in relief. After the 2000 season, coach George Welsh retired and was replaced by Al Groh. Schaub was the starter for the first game of the 2001 season at the Wisconsin Badgers. Over the 2001 season, Schaub and Spinner split quarterbacking duties nearly evenly. The two alternated in some games, while in others either Schaub or Spinner received nearly all the snaps. The two quarterback system worked relatively well with both effectively passing the ball to receiver Billy McMullen, the team's leading offensive threat. Schaub finished the season with 1,524 passing yards, 10 touchdowns, and eight interceptions.

Spinner transferred to the University of Richmond for the 2002 season, seemingly making Schaub the unquestioned starter. However, Schaub was briefly replaced by redshirt freshman Marques Hagans in the first game of the 2002 season against the Colorado State Rams. Hagans was named the starter for the next game, against the Florida State Seminoles, but was replaced by Schaub who went on to his breakout season. He finished the season with 2,976 passing yards, 28 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. Schaub was the 2002 ACC Player of the Year, 2002 ACC Offensive Player of the Year and first-team All-State Virginia Sports Information Directors Association (VaSID) as a senior. Publicized in the 2003 preseason as a Heisman Trophy candidate, Schaub suffered a shoulder injury in the first game of the season and did not return for several games; therefore his overall numbers declined in his senior season. He finished the season with 2,952 passing yards, 18 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 2003 Continental Tire Bowl and was twice selected to the All-ACC Academic Football Team. His University of Virginia awards included the John Acree Memorial Trophy, given to the football player with the highest qualities of leadership and unselfish service, and the Ben Wilson Award as the team's most outstanding offensive player.

Schaub finished his college career with at least 22 school records. He played in a record 40 games at the quarterback position and finished his career as one of the most accurate passers in Atlantic Coast Conference history (.670 career completion percentage). His Virginia statistics included school career records for yards passing (7,502), touchdown passes (56), completions (716), attempts (1,069), completion percentage (.670), 300-yard games (8), and 200-yard games (20).

Atlanta Falcons
Schaub was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2004 NFL draft as the 90th overall pick. He was the fifth of seventeen quarterbacks taken in a quarterback-rich class, including Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, and Ben Roethlisberger.

In 2004, Schaub played in six games with the Atlanta Falcons, including starting the Week 16 contest against the New Orleans Saints, replacing the injured Michael Vick.

In 2005, Schaub was named the Most Valuable Player in the American Bowl preseason game in Tokyo, Japan. In front of 45,203 fans at the Tokyo Dome, Schaub completed 11 of 13 passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns in a 27–21 comeback victory over the Indianapolis Colts. During the regular season, he played quarterback in five games, starting one. His lone start came against the New England Patriots in Week 5; Schaub threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns in the 31–28 loss. Schaub was the holder on extra points and field goals.

In 2006, Schaub again was the holder on extra points and field goals. On the season, he finished with 208 passing yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions.

Houston Texans
On March 8, 2007, the Houston Texans acquired Schaub from the Falcons for second-round picks in 2007 and 2008. As part of the deal, the teams also swapped first-round picks in 2007, exchanging the Falcons' 10th pick with the Texans' 8th pick. Schaub was introduced to his new team at a press conference on March 22, 2007, and the same day, the Texans released David Carr, opening the door for Schaub to become their long-term starter.

2007 season
In each of the first two games of the 2007 season, Schaub threw for over 220 yards, a 71% completion percentage, and attained a quarterback rating of over 100; both games were victories for the Texans, winning 20–3 over the Kansas City Chiefs and 34–21 over the Carolina Panthers. The second victory marked the first 2–0 start in franchise history. In Week 4, he started against his former team, the Atlanta Falcons, in which he completed 28 of 40 attempts, with 317 yards and one touchdown in what would be his second loss of the 2007 season.

Though Schaub was plagued with injuries throughout the 2007 season, he and backup quarterback Sage Rosenfels improved on the team's 2006 record of 6–10, bringing the Texans to their first .500 season in franchise history with an 8–8 record in the team's short history.

2008 season
Schaub returned as the starter for the 2008 season. He did not perform well in the first two games, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans but then had a great game against the Jacksonville Jaguars despite another loss. He sat out the Week 5 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. In Week 6, Schaub set the Texans franchise record for passing yards with 379 in a comeback win against the Miami Dolphins in which Schaub scored the winning touchdown on a quarterback draw with 3 seconds left. Schaub helped teammate wide receiver Andre Johnson lead the league in both receptions and receiving yards through Week 8 of the season, having 56 catches for 772 yards. The new quarterback-receiver tandem had their best day together through mid-season during the Week 8 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals where Schaub threw for 280 yards, completing over 85% of his passes (24 of 28), 10 of those going to Johnson for 143 yards in the 35–6 rout. Schaub's season was broken up however with a knee injury against the Minnesota Vikings, which expected to keep him out for around four weeks, making Sage Rosenfels the new starter.

Against the Green Bay Packers in Week 14, Schaub recorded 414 yards and two touchdowns, also leading the Texans down the field to set up a Kris Brown game-winning field goal. He earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his game against the Packers. He played well down the stretch and the team finished 8–8 for the second consecutive season despite starting 0–4.

2009 season
In Week 2, against the Tennessee Titans, Schaub had 357 passing yards and four touchdowns in a 34–31 victory. He earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his game against the Titans. On October 18, against the Cincinnati Bengals, he had 392 passing yards, four touchdowns, and an interception in the 28–17 victory. During the 2009 NFL season, he led the Texans to a 9–7 record, the first winning record in team history. He led the league in passing yards (4,770), completions (396), yards per game (298), and passing attempts (583), while finishing fifth in touchdowns (29), compiling a quarterback rating of 98.6. He had nine games reaching at least 300 passing yards. He was selected to his first Pro Bowl as an injury replacement to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, winning MVP honors.

2010 season
There were high hopes for the Texans with the league's passing yards leader coming back for the 2010 year, but with the development of the running game, Schaub passed for 107 yards for a touchdown and an interception in a Week 1 victory against the Indianapolis Colts. Hopes for strong start to the season were rejuvenated when Schaub threw for 497 yards in an overtime victory over the Washington Redskins on September 19, 2010. In Week 6, Schaub earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his efficient game against the Kansas City Chiefs in a 35–31 victory. Schaub finished the season with 4,370 passing yards, good for fourth in the league, but the team finished 6–10 and missed the playoffs.

2011 season
In 2011, the Texans made numerous defensive improvements as Schaub led the Texans to its most successful season to date, helping guide his team part of the way to their first ever playoff appearance and clinching the first division title in Texans franchise history. Schaub started all 10 of the first regular season games, and while not on pace for one of his better seasons statistically, he helped his team reach a 7–3 record, the best start after 10 weeks in franchise history. After a Week 10 game versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Schaub was placed on IR with a Lisfranc injury to his right foot after a quarterback sneak. Schaub was initially replaced by Matt Leinart, who would go on to get knocked out for the season as well, leading to the eventual replacement by rookie T. J. Yates. The team finished 4–4 (including their playoff games) without Schaub as the starting quarterback.

2012 season
Schaub entered the 2012 season in the final year of the contract he signed when he initially joined the Texans back in 2007.

After the season opening 30–10 win against the Miami Dolphins, Schaub signed a four-year, $62 million extension with the Texans, keeping him under contract through 2016.

During the Week 3 game against the Denver Broncos, Schaub was illegally hit by Broncos defender Joe Mays and was thought to have lost part of his earlobe on the play, however he suffered only a laceration.

In Week 11 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Schaub threw for a career-high 527 yards and a career-high five touchdown passes in a 43–37 overtime victory for the Texans. Schaub's 527 yards is tied with Hall of Famer and former Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon for the second-most passing yards in a single game in NFL history, only behind Norm Van Brocklin's 554 yards passing in 1951 against the already defunct Boston Yanks. He earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his game against the Jaguars.

In Week 12, during the Thanksgiving game against the Detroit Lions, Schaub was kicked in the groin by Ndamukong Suh. Schaub rallied the Texans from a 10-point deficit to win once again in overtime, 34–31. After the game, Schaub said that he wouldn't want Suh on his team, calling him "not Houston Texan-worthy." Schaub finished the 2012 season with 4,008 passing yards,	22 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions.

Schaub was invited to the 2013 Pro Bowl. The Texans were tied with the San Francisco 49ers for most players invited.

Schaub helped lead the Texans to a 12–4 record and a spot in the postseason. In the Wild Card Round against the Cincinnati Bengals, Schaub had 262 passing yards and an interception in the 19–13 victory. In the Divisional Round against the New England Patriots, he had 343 passing yards, two touchdowns, and one interception in the 41–28 loss.

2013 season
During the 2013 NFL draft, the Texans upgraded Schaub's receiving weapons with the selection of DeAndre Hopkins in the first round.

Schaub began the season on Monday Night Football against the San Diego Chargers. Down 28–7 early in the 3rd quarter, Schaub led the largest comeback in Texans' franchise history with a 31–28 victory. Schaub finished the game with 346 passing yards, three touchdowns, and an interception.

The next week against the Tennessee Titans, Schaub again had to rally the Texans to a comeback victory. He finished the day with 298 passing yards, three touchdowns (including the game-winner to rookie DeAndre Hopkins) and two interceptions in the Texans' 30–24 overtime victory.

The next two weeks saw Schaub throw three interceptions, including two interceptions returned for touchdowns. In the following week against the San Francisco 49ers, Schaub threw three interceptions, including a pick-six on his first pass attempt of the game. With that pick-six, Schaub had thrown a pick-six in four consecutive games, an NFL record. In Week 6 against the St. Louis Rams, Schaub was injured during the game, but his replacement T. J. Yates threw another pick-6 to stretch the team total to five games. Despite recovering from an injured ankle, Schaub was benched in Week 7 in favor of Case Keenum. Keenum started for the remainder of the season until he suffered a thumb injury, and Schaub became the starter in Weeks 16 and 17. For the 2013 season, Schaub played in 10 games with 2,310 passing yards, 10 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions.

Oakland Raiders
On March 21, 2014, the Oakland Raiders traded their 2014 sixth round draft pick to the Texans in exchange for Schaub. He was benched to start the season in favor of rookie quarterback Derek Carr.

On October 26, 2014, Schaub made his first pass attempt as a Raider in the regular season against the Cleveland Browns. It was a botched fake field goal that ended in an interception. Schaub was released by the team on March 16, 2015.

Baltimore Ravens
On March 31, 2015, Schaub signed with the Baltimore Ravens to be the back-up quarterback. His contract was for one-year, $2 million guaranteed and a $1 million signing bonus. Schaub was named the Ravens' starting quarterback for the rest of the 2015 season after Joe Flacco suffered a season-ending injury by tearing his ACL and MCL during a Week 11 victory over the St. Louis Rams. On November 30 against the Cleveland Browns, Schaub started his first game since his tenure with Houston. He had a relatively good performance, throwing for 232 yards and two touchdowns, with ten yards rushing, despite another pick-six and a second interception with 56 seconds left in the game. The Ravens ended up winning after defensive end Brent Urban blocked Travis Coons's attempt at the game winning field goal and it was returned by safety Will Hill for a walk-off touchdown, giving Schaub his first win in over two years. Schaub threw for 308 yards and a 41-yard touchdown the following week, but also had another pair of interceptions, one of which was again returned for a touchdown, in the 15–13 loss to Miami. On December 13, after battling a chest injury, Schaub was replaced by Jimmy Clausen as the starter. Schaub finished his stint with the Ravens starting only two games with a 1–1 record, throwing 540 yards, three touchdowns, and four interceptions.

Atlanta Falcons (second stint)
On March 8, 2016, Schaub signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons worth $2,750,000 with $500,000 guaranteed. Schaub backed up Matt Ryan in Atlanta's successful season. The Falcons won the NFC Championship, and earned a trip to Super Bowl LI. Schaub appeared in four games in 2016, with a total of 16 passing yards.

On March 8, 2017, Schaub signed a two-year, $9 million contract extension with the Falcons. He did not appear in any games in the 2017 season. In the 2018 season, he remained as the Falcons' main backup quarterback. In Week 5, a 41–17 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, he was 5-of-7 for 20 yards in relief of Matt Ryan.

On October 27, 2019, Schaub made his first start as a Falcon since 2005, due to Ryan being inactive with an ankle injury. Schaub finished the Week 8 contest with 460 passing yards, one touchdown, and one interception as the Falcons lost, 27–20, to the Seattle Seahawks. Despite the loss, Schaub's 460 yards passing were the second most passing yards in a single game by a Falcon all-time, the most ever allowed by the Seahawks against an opposing quarterback, and his 39 pass completions set a Falcons franchise record.

On January 4, 2021, Falcons owner Arthur Blank announced that Schaub was retiring from the NFL after 17 seasons, eight of them having been with the Falcons.

Coaching career
On August 2, 2023, the Atlanta Falcons signed Schaub to be a football analyst.

Awards and highlights

 * 2× Pro Bowl selection (2009, 2012)
 * Pro Bowl MVP (2009)
 * NFL passing yards leader (2009)
 * 4× AFC Offensive Player of the Week

Falcons franchise records

 * Most Pass Completions in a Single Game – 39 (October 27, 2019, vs. Seattle Seahawks)

Texans franchise records

 * Most Games Played at Quarterback – 90 (2007–2013)
 * Most Career Wins – 46 (2007–2013)
 * Most Career Pass Completions – 1,951 (2007–2013)
 * Most Pass Completions in a Single Season – 396 (2009)
 * Most Pass Completions in a Single Game – 43 (November 18, 2012, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars)
 * Most Career Pass Attempts – 3,020 (2007–2013)
 * Most Pass Attempts in a Single Season – 583 (2009)
 * Most Pass Attempts in a Game – 62 (December 13, 2010, vs. Baltimore Ravens)
 * Most Career Passing Yards – 23,221 (2007–2013)
 * Most Passing Yards in a Game – 527 (November 18, 2012, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars)
 * Most 4,000 passing yard seasons, career – 3
 * Most 3,000 passing yard seasons, career – 4
 * Consecutive seasons, 4,000 yards passing – 2 (2009–2010)
 * Consecutive seasons, 3,000 yards passing – 3 (2008–2010)
 * Most 400+ yard passing games, career – 4
 * Most 300+ yard passing games, career – 27
 * Most 300+ yard passing games, season – 9 (2009)
 * Consecutive Passing 300+ yard Games – 4 (2010)
 * Most Career Passing Touchdowns – 124 (2007–2013)
 * Most Career Interceptions – 78 (2007–2013)
 * Consecutive Games with an Interception returned for a Touchdown – 4 (2013)
 * Most Career 4th Quarter Comeback Wins – 11 (2007–2013)
 * Most Career Game Winning Drives – 14 (2007–2013)

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George Hendrick

George Andrew Hendrick Jr. (born October 18, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder between 1971 and 1988, most prominently as an integral member of the St. Louis Cardinals team that won the 1982 World Series.

A four-time All-Star and a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner, Hendrick led the major leagues with 20 outfield assists in and, led the Cardinals in home runs every year from  through. He also won a World Series with the Oakland Athletics in and was a member of the 1986 California Angels division-winning team. He also played for the Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hendrick is currently the special advisor to baseball operations for the Tampa Bay Rays.

Playing career

Over 18 seasons, Hendrick posted a .278 batting average with 267 home runs and 1,111 RBI. His career stats included 941 runs, 1,980 hits, 343 doubles, 59 stolen bases, 567 walks, .329 on-base percentage and a .446 slugging percentage in 7,129 at-bats. Playing at all three outfield positions and first base, he compiled a .987 fielding percentage.

Hendrick began his baseball career in the minor leagues with Burlington in 1968, leading the league with a .327 batting average and 25 doubles. He was an all-star four times—twice with Cleveland in 1974 and 1975 and twice with St. Louis in 1980 and 1983—and he finished in the top 15 in league MVP voting four consecutive years between 1980 and 1983. Hendrick was one of the first players to hit 100 home runs in each league—150 for the National League and 117 for the American League. He was the first MLB player to wear his pant legs down to his ankles. He was nicknamed "Jogging George" and "Captain Easy" because of his reputation for not running plays out or giving 100% effort and "Silent George" because of his longstanding policy of not talking to the media.

Angels beat reporter Lisa Nehus Saxon, one of the first women to cover an MLB team, credited Hendrick for protecting her from Reggie Jackson's harassment and verbal abuse.

Hendrick played winter ball with the Cangrejeros de Santurce club of the Puerto Rico League, where he won the batting title in the 1973−1974 tournament. He also played for the Gold Coast Suns of the Senior Professional Baseball Association in its 1989 inaugural season.

Transactions involving Hendrick

 * On March 24, 1973, the Oakland A's traded Hendrick, with catcher Dave Duncan, to the Cleveland Indians for catcher Ray Fosse and shortstop Jack Heidemann.
 * On December 8, 1976, the Indians traded him to the San Diego Padres for outfielder John Grubb, catcher Fred Kendall, and infielder Héctor Torres.
 * On May 26, 1978, the Padres traded Hendrick to the St. Louis Cardinals for pitcher Eric Rasmussen.
 * On December 12, 1984, the Cardinals traded him, with catcher Steve Barnard, to the Pittsburgh Pirates for pitcher John Tudor and outfielder Brian Harper.
 * On August 2, 1985, the Pirates traded Hendrick, along with John Candelaria and Al Holland, to the California Angels for Pat Clements, Mike Brown and a player to be named later (Bob Kipper).

Coaching career
Hendrick began his coaching career with the Cardinals as a minor league hitting/outfield instructor from 1993 to 1995 before becoming the hitting coach of the big league club from 1996 to 1997. After leaving the Cardinals, he worked as coach at various levels in the California Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers systems from 1998 to 2005. On November 21, 2005, Hendrick was named as a first base/outfield coach for Tampa Bay, a position he held through the end of the 2014 season. He then became Special Advisor to Baseball Operations for the Rays.

Personal life
His son, Brian, played college basketball for the California Golden Bears.

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Horst Janssen

Horst Janssen (14 November 1929 – 31 August 1995) was a German draftsman, printmaker, poster artist and illustrator. He had a prolific output of drawings, etchings, woodcuts, lithographs and wood engravings.

Janssen was a student of Alfred Mahlau at the Landeskunstschule Hamburg. He first published in the newsweekly Die Zeit in 1947. In the early 1950s, he started working in lithography, on an initiative of Aschaffenburg paper manufacturer Guido Dessauer, using the technical facilities of a coloured paper factory. The first retrospective of Janssen's drawings and graphic works was shown in 1965, first in the kestnergesellschaft Hanover, then in other German cities and in Basel. In 1966, he was awarded Hamburg's Edwin Scharff Prize. International exhibitions followed. In 1968, he received the Grand Prize in graphic art at the Venice Biennale; in 1977, his works were shown at the documenta VI in Kassel.

The Horst Janssen Museum in his hometown of Oldenburg is dedicated to his legacy. His work is shown internationally in major museums.

His life was marked by numerous marriages, outspoken opinions, alcoholism, and selfless dedication to the art of printmaking.

Early life and education

Janssen was born in Hamburg. His mother, Martha Janssen, was a dressmaker from Oldenburg; he never knew his father. Janssen was brought up by his mother and grandparents at Lerchenstraße 14, Oldenburg. He was adopted by his grandfather, and following his death, he was adopted by the Guardianship Court in 1939.

In 1942, he became a student at the National Political Institute of Education (Nationalpolitische Erziehungsanstalt or napola) in Haselünne, Emsland, where an art teacher, Hans Wienhausen, encouraged his artistic talent. His mother died in 1943. In 1944, he was adopted by his mother's younger sister, Anna Janssen, and he moved to Hamburg, where she lived. He lived with his Aunt Anna on Burchardstraße for the remainder of the war and the postwar period. They later moved to Warburgstraße (Harvestehude). In 1946, at the age of sixteen, Janssen enrolled at the Landeskunstschule (regional art school) in Hamburg, where he studied with Alfred Mahlau, proving to be an outstanding pupil from the outset.

First publications
Janssen's first publication was a drawing in the weekly newspaper Die Zeit in 1947. The following year he published his first book, the children's book Seid ihr alle da? (Are you all there?), with Rolf Italiaander. In 1950 his first child, son Clemens, was born and he wrote and illustrated his second book, Der Wettlauf zwischen Hase und Igel auf der Buxtehuder Heide (The race between the hare and the hedgehog on the Buxtehude Heath), for the birthday of a little girl named Friederike Gutsche. It was published in a facsimile edition in 1973.

Janssen produced his first woodcuts, influenced by Edvard Munch. Dominant themes were animals along with man and woman. In 1952, he received a Lichtwark scholarship in Hamburg. Around the same time, he was forced to leave the Landeskunstschule. The following year, he was arrested after a drunken brawl and tried for murder. He was found innocent of the charge, but received a suspended sentence for drunkenness.

Lithography
In the early 1950s, he received a commission from the paper manufacturer Guido Dessauer for a portrait of his father-in-law, the diplomat Friedrich von Keller, followed by other portraits of family members. Janssen was able to create his first lithographs using the technical equipment of the Aschaffenburger Buntpapierfabrik. His early lithographs were shown in 2000 by the Hamburger Kunsthalle. They included "Baumwall" (Tree Mound; 1957); his first self-portraits, such as "Selbst-innig" (Intimate with Self; 1966) and poster designs, influenced by Ben Shan, for his own exhibitions. Another self-portrait, "Selbst singend" (Self, singing), shows the artist with wide open mouth, as if expressing "tiefe Welt- und Gottesverzweiflung" (profound despair about the world and God), according to a reviewer. He changed a lithograph by Oskar Kokoschka, picturing himself upright, the other of two figures kneeling, titled "So liebt mich Oskar – Ja!" (Oskar loves me like that – Yes!). The exhibition also showed a piece, on which Janssen and his colleague André Thomkins had pictured each other, together with Thomkins' aphorism "Alles nicht wissen, heißt alles verzeihen" (To not know all means forgive all).

In 1955, he married Marie Knauer and in 1956, had a second child, a daughter, Katrin (nicknamed Lamme). During this period, he worked on a series of large-scale color woodcuts that were displayed in his apartment in 1957. Janssen gained recognition and had an exhibition in Hanover in the Hans Brockstedt Gallery in 1957. After this successful show, he suddenly switched to etching, becoming a pupil of Paul Wunderlich, whom he later considered a rival. His marriage to Marie ended in divorce in 1959. His art was now influenced by art brut and Jean Dubuffet. A new marriage, to Birgit Sandner, was followed by a separation a few weeks later. The following year, 1960, he married Verena von Bethmann Hollweg who, in 1961, gave birth to his third child, a son named Philip.

Art Prize
In 1964, Horst Janssen was awarded the Darmstadt Art Prize. In 1965, a retrospective of his drawings and graphic works appeared in the kestnergesellschaft in Hanover. Wieland Schmied, the director of the kestnergesellschaft praised him as "der größte Zeichner außer Picasso. Aber Picasso ist eine andere Generation" ("the greatest draftsman besides Picasso. But Picasso is a different generation"). His works were seen in the tradition of Goya, Ensor, Klinger, Munch, Redon and Kubin. Titles included "Totentanz" (Death Dance), "Idiot", "High Society", "Im Suff" (Sloshed), a self-portrait, "Twist tanzende Nutten" (Twist dancing hookers), "Klee und Ensor, um einen Bückling streitend" (Klee and Ensor, arguing over a kipper, "Bückling" carrying the double meaning, both a smoked herring and a bowing) and "Peter Lorre oder einer, der aus Berufung die schöne Aussicht versperrt". The collection, the first major public display of his work, was also shown in Hamburg, Darmstadt, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Munich and Basel.

His position as a respected artist was bolstered by winning Hamburg's Edwin Scharff Prize in 1966. The following year, two of the most important people of his youth died, his Aunt Anna and his teacher Alfred Mahlau. Janssen moved to Mühlenberger Weg in Blankenese. The following year, he was divorced from his third wife. His art now dealt with the losses of these years. He won first prize for graphic art at the 1968 Venice Biennale. He began a love affair with Gesche Tietjens. A trip with her to Svanshall, Skåne County, in southern Sweden led to many beautiful drawings of the coastlines. His concentration on landscapes was supported by his return to etching. In 1972, he separated from Tietjen, then pregnant with his child, Adam. In 1973, he had a love affair with Bettina Sartorius. In 1975, he won another prize, the Schiller Prize of the City of Mannheim, where his large drawing retrospective was organized in 1976. In 1977, his work was shown at the documenta VI in Kassel, in 1980 at the Art Institute of Chicago, in 1982 at Vienna's Albertina.

The city of Oldenburg made him an honorary citizen in 1992.

Horst Janssen died in Hamburg on 31 August 1995 and was buried in Oldenburg in Gertruden Cemetery.

Legacy
During Janssen's lifetime, his work was shown internationally, for example, in Basel (1966), London (1970), Zürich, Oslo, Göteborg (all in 1971), New York (1974), Turin (1975), Cambridge, Barcelona, Lugano (all 1976), Chicago (1980), travelling exhibition in Japan (1982), travelling exhibition in the U.S. (1983–1985) and Nowosibirsk (1985). More recently, his work has been shown at major museums, such as the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam (2008). An exhibition at the Leopold Museum in Vienna in 2004, "Egon Schiele / Horst Janssen", explored his work in relation to the art of Egon Schiele.

In 2000, the Horst Janssen Museum, an art museum, was opened in Oldenburg. Special exhibitions there have explored his work in relation to other artists, such as Goya. He is represented in the Sammlung zeitgenössischer Kunst der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Collection of contemporary art of the Federal Republic of Germany) in Bonn.

A biography, Horst Janssen – Eine Biographie (1984), was written by Stefan Blessin, who in 1992, added Horst Janssen – Aus dem Dunkel ins Licht ("Horst Janssen – From Darkness into Light"). In 2001, Janssen's friend Joachim Fest published ''Horst Janssen. Selbstbildnis von fremder Hand ("Horst Janssen. Self-Portrait in a Foreign Hand") and in 2006, Die schreckliche Lust des Auges. Erinnerungen an Horst Janssen'' ("The Horrible Pleasure of the Eye. Memories of Horst Janssen"). Janssen's own memoirs were published in 2006 by Gesche Tietjens, titled Summa summarum: Ein Lebenslesebuch ("Summary of Summaries, a Book of Life Reader").

Catalogues

 * Wieland Schmied, Carl Vogel: Horst Janssen (with a catalogue of graphic art to 1965 by Carl Vogel), kestnergesellschaft 1965
 * Plakat-Kunst-Stücke, 1995, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, ISBN 3-923848-81-1
 * Selbst: Gewörtert, 1995, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, ISBN 3-923848-63-3
 * Drawings and etchings, Claude Bernard Gallery, New York, St. Gertrude, Hamburg, 1991, ISBN 3-923848-35-8
 * Das Portrait, 1999, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, ISBN 3-923848-78-1
 * Frühe Meisterschaft, 1999, Janssen Kabinett Hamburger Kunsthalle, ISBN 3-922909-47-7
 * Uwe Schneede: Zwiesprache – Anspielung und Kopie, St. Gertrude, Hamburg, 1995, ISBN 3-923848-54-4
 * Hanno's Tod, 1997, Hamburger Kunsthalle, ISBN 3-923848-71-4
 * Hokusai´s Spaziergang, 1998, Hamburger Kunsthalle, ISBN 3-923848-76-5
 * Katze blau – 100 Holzschnitte, 2000, Horst Janssen Museum, ISBN 3-923848-91-9
 * Janssen sieht Goya, 2001, Horst Janssen Museum, ISBN 3-923848-95-1
 * Janssen und die Frauen, 2002, Horst Janssen Museum, ISBN 3-923848-96-X
 * Krickelkrakeln und Uhupappen, 2002, Horst Janssen Museum, ISBN 3-935855-01-X
 * Horst Janssen und sein Drucker Hartmut Frielinghaus, 2003, Hamburger Kunsthalle, ISBN 3-935855-05-2
 * Kunst der Zeichnung, 2003 Horst Janssen Museum, ISBN 3-935855-02-8
 * Egon Schiele – Horst Janssen, 2004, Horst Janssen Museum, ISBN 3-935855-06-0
 * Gegen die Zeit gezeichnet Blumen und andere Stillleben von Horst Janssen, 2005, Horst Janssen Museum, ISBN 3-89995-257-X
 * Horst Janssen und Rembrandt, "Nach IHM Porträts und Landschaften", 2008, Horst Janssen Museum, ISBN 978-3-89995-497-5
 * Schon wieder Perlen!, Horst Janssen Sammlung Meyer-Schomann, 2008, Horst Janssen Museum, ISBN 978-3-89995-528-6
 * Graphische Naturgewalten – Simon Prades trifft Horst Janssen. AK der Galerie Neosyne, Bd.1, Trier, 2011, ISSN 2192-8401
 * Horst Janssen, Das Tier, Verlag St. Gertrude, 1995, ISBN 3-923848-64-1

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Teronoh

Teronoh (or Tronoh, Ternoh) (Jawi: ترونوه; ; Tamil: துரோனோ) is a small tin-mining town in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.

The tin-mining industry boom during the early 20th century saw Tronoh, a town believed to be old, grow from a small village into a major town. The mines in the area included Teronoh South Ltd., Tronoh Extended Ltd., Chung Thye Phin's Phin Tak Mine (also known as the Phin Tak Kongsi) and Chia Tek's Lee Yeoh Mine, all of which were acquired by Foo Choo Choon's Tronoh Mines Ltd. between 1912 and 1921.

A railway line linking the town and Ipoh was completed in 1909 and used to transport tin ore. The tracks were dismantled by the Japanese during World War II and were never rebuilt. Shortly after the war ended the tin industry deteriorated, and with it, the importance of the town.

The main road that used to cut through town linking Ipoh with the seaside town of Lumut has been replaced by a new highway bypassing the town. Today Teronoh is a sleepy little town although that may change giving that two universities (Universiti Teknologi Petronas and Universiti Teknologi MARA) are in the vicinity.

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