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Thanks
Thanks for adding the category to the St Pauls article I just created. Caper13 01:01, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

London meet is TUESDAY 9th, not Wednesday 10th!
Update: Jimbo got his days of the week confused. This is now happening TUESDAY 9th, same place. You may care to sign up again or not - David Gerard 10:44, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

1991
It's just that I was upset that Jcsoccer91 has been adding people on the birthday list on 1991 that doesn't have a Wikipedia article with the words that sound like a foul language. So I just assumed that it's vandalism so I reverted the page, but within minutes after I reverted the page 1991, Jcsoccer91 has redone putting the same person on the birthday list on 1991 that doesn't have a Wikipedia article. In addition, Jcsoccer91 has also written "Quit deleting my post on 1991 or ill kick ur ass loser. do u like spend all ur time on wikipedia? get a life" on my talk page. (Amos Han 23:53, 10 January 2007 (UTC))

It's just that when users vandalize pages, then other readers can get very confused. That's the reason for not vandalizing and reverting vandalism. By the way, how did you know that I am new to Wikipedia? Amos Han 01:16, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

When I saw Jcsoccer91's contribution, it seemed like vandalism since he put the words "American Badass" on it. Amos Han 01:56, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Notability of Miguel Ángel Fernández Ordóñez
You deleted my article on MA Fernández Ordóñez saying he's not notable. I believe he IS notable since he's the current Governor of the Bank of Spain. I don't understand why that article was even put under "speedy deletion"?!? Please comment if there's some way to revert the deletion of the article. --RiseRover|talk 07:51, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
 * In the meanwhile I have created the article again. Please comment if you have any problem with this. --RiseRover|talk 08:10, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

 * ''Reply left at User talk:RiseRover. -- AJR | Talk 00:13, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Hey.
Hey,I would like to be your friend,you look like a cool guy,I hope you are having a warm and cozy time at Wikipedia,I too am a vegetarian,I don't eat meat.So,I hope you have a great time, one of my favorite articles are of science, like Jupiter,etc.Have a great time!Trampton 10:20, 1 March 2007 (UTC).

Licence for Image:4337995 5b04ba99e5.jpg
Hi, I have some concerns about the copyright licencing of Image:4337995 5b04ba99e5.jpg, which you uploaded. Please see the image's talk page for the details. Thanks. -- AJR | Talk 23:23, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

 * I have also noticed that you uploaded Image:196723404 792b728b62.jpg as CC-BY 2.0, while on the Flickr source page it is listed as noncommercial use only. -- AJR | Talk 23:29, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Both of these two images are used for noncommercial purpose, Wikipedia shouldn't use them for commercial purpose. Miaers 23:32, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

 * That Wikipedia itself is noncommercial is irrelevent, per Image use policy, noncommercial use only licences are not free enough for Wikipedia's use, since such licences restrict the ability of those who reuse Wikipedia content to do so commercially, and there are many who do so, see Mirrors and forks, and also restricts possible fundraising projects such as selling DVD editions of Wikipedia. Also, if the photographer (copyright holder) has said noncommercial use only, you cannot change the licence to remove this term, as you have asserted by using the cc-by-2.0 tag on these images. -- AJR | Talk 23:45, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

There are numerous all copyright reserved images on Wikipedia for fair use purpose. Not all images in Wikipedia are free licenses. Those who copy these non-commercial purpose image for commercial uses are violating copyright, not me. Miaers 23:50, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Yes, there are many examples of images used under the doctrine of fair use, which provides a number of exceptions to copyright; all images in Wikipedia must either be under a free licence or fall within the rules of fair use. While you are technically correct that "those who copy these non-commercial purpose image for commercial uses are violating copyright", we wish to make it easy for people to re-use Wikipedia content, including commercially, and by uploading images which are not either under a free licence or subject to a valid fair use claim, you are violating Wikipedia policies.  And, by claiming (va the copyright tags) that the images are licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution licence rather than the Attribution-Noncommercial or Attribution-Noncommercial-Noderivitaves licences, you probably are violating the photographers' copyrights.  I have changed the tags on the image pages to reflect the licenses stated on Flickr; notice that the tags cc-by-nc-nd-2.0 and cc-by-nc-2.0 both point to a speedy deletion notice, reflecting the fact that these images under these licences are not accepted on Wikipedia. -- AJR | Talk 00:05, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

You'd better check the source. It is not a licensed copyright. Miaers 00:09, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

 * The Flickr pages that you linked from the two image pages in question both show that the Flickr users who uploaded those images to Flickr (and, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary should be assumed to be the photographers and copyright holders) have chosen to make those photos available under specific Creative Commons licences, which is why the phrase Some rights reserved is shown on the Flickr pages. These CC licenses are copyright licenses, however they are licenses that are not acceptable for Wikipedia content since they contain restrictions of commercial use (and in one case ban the creation of deriviate works.) -- AJR | Talk 00:16, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

There is no "All copyright reserved" for these photos. The license tabs I put for these photos match the license description for these photos. If there are problems, there will be administors to deal with them. Please don't change the license tabs I put for these photos. Miaers 04:21, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Both images in question are taken from Flickr, where Creative Commons "some rights reserved" terms have been stated by the photographers. The CC licenses chosen by these photographers include specific terms which are not reflected in the tags that you have used on the Wikipedia image pages:
 * Image:4337995 5b04ba99e5.jpg is from http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajkandy/4337995/ - you have marked it as Creative Commons Attribution-2.0, but on Flickr the photographer has specificed Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0
 * Image:196723404 792b728b62.jpg is from http://www.flickr.com/photos/harvardavenue/196723404/ - you have again sated that the image is Creative Commons Attribution-2.0, while on the Flickr page it is shown as Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0
 * In both cases, the tags that you have used ignore some of the restrictions imposed by the photographers, and in a way which affects the accptability of those images under Wikipedia policy. This is a problem, and I am changing the copyright tags on the image pages to reflect what is stated on Flickr, and to bring the situation to the attention of an administrator. -- AJR | Talk 22:00, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Wikimedia UK
Hi,

At some point you expressed an interest in supporting Wikimedia UK. We're now ready to begin receiving applications from prospective members. If you would like to join, application forms and further information can be found at: http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/join. Feel free to ask me if you have any questions, either via my user page at the English Wikipedia or by email (andrew.walker@wikimedia.org.uk). Thanks, Andreww 15:04, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

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Haringey Coordinates
AJR, re you last editto Haringey, you may suggest such a thing - in fact it's a jolly good idea. Thanks for correcting my carelessness. hjuk 08:49, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

London Meetup - January 12, 2008
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AfD nomination of Clinton Recession
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Invitation to Wikipedia meetup in London

Date: 13:00 onwards, Sunday 10 August 2008

Venue: Penderel's Oak pub, Holborn WC1 map

More information: Meetup/London 12

Hello,

I noticed that you have listed yourself as a Wikipedian in London, so I thought you might like to come to one of our monthly social meetups. The next one is going to be on Sunday 10 August, which might well be rather short notice, but if you can't come this time, we try to have one every second Sunday of the month.

If you haven't been before, these meetups are mainly casual social events for Wikipedia enthusiasts in which we chat about Wikipedia and any other topics we fancy. It's a great way to meet some very keen Wikipedians, but we'd also love for you to come along if you're interested in finding out more about Wikipedia, other Wikimedia projects, or other collaborative wiki projects too.

The location is a pub that is quite quiet and family friendly on a Sunday lunchtime, so hopefully younger Wikipedians will also feel welcome and safe. Alcohol consumption is certainly not required!

Although the meetups are popular, many UK-based editors still don't know about them. It would be great to welcome some fresh faces, so I hope you can come along.

Yours,

James F. (talk) 09:27, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

Please forgive the slightly impersonal mass-invite!

Copyright permission
We are interested in using you Paedshaw Friends Meeting house photo in an upcoming publication for Yale University Press. Please contact me at (email address removed) to discuss further. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.27.146.25 (talk) 23:56, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Replied by email. -- AJR | Talk 21:33, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

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London Wikimedia Fundraiser
Good evening! This is a friendly message from Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry, inviting you to the London Wikimedia Fundraising party on 19th December 2010, in approximately one week. This party is being held at an artistic London venue with room for approximately 300 people, and is being funded by Ed Saperia, a non-Wikipedian who has a reputation for holding exclusive events all over London. This year, he wants to help Wikipedia, and is subsidising a charity event for us. We're keen to get as many Wikimedians coming as possible, and we already have approximately 200 guests, including members of the press, and some mystery guests! More details can be found at http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/London - expect an Eigenharp, a mulled wine hot tub, a free hog roast, a haybale amphitheatre and more. If you're interested in coming - and we'd love to have you - please go to the ten.wikipedia page and follow the link to the Facebook event. Signing up on Facebook will add you to the party guestlist. Entry fee is a heavily subsidised £5 and entry is restricted to over 18s. It promises to be a 10th birthday party to remember! If you have any questions, please email me at chasemewiki at gmail.com.

Hope we'll see you there, (and apologies for the talk page spam) - Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 17:57, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

The Contribution Team cordially invites you to Imperial College London All Hail The Muffin Nor does it taste nice... 13:45, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

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Fiestas Patrias (Chile)
Excellent work on that article. Just on time for the fetivities. Let me know if I can help with anything. Regards, Likeminas (talk) 18:42, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I've added some sources, mainly from The Santiago times. The article looks much better now. Thanks for improving it! Likeminas (talk) 20:32, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

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Talk:Josif Rajačić

copyright issue
I wrote new article about Josif Rajacic. User:PANONIAN

Since I didn’t know exact procedure about replacing articles with copyright problems, I replaced this article with new one. I just want to note here that current article is not the one with copyright problems, but completely new article, which replaced the old one. User:PANONIAN

 * The correct procedure is to put it on the Josif Rajacic/Temp page, and wait for an admin to delete the original page. Unfortunately, there appears to be a substantial backlog in processing copyright violations.  You might like to contact an administrator to ask for action.  As the editor who flagged the copyright violation, I am happy to confirm that the article has been rewritten and I am unaware of any copyright violation in the current version of the text.  I'm not sure about the image, but it appears to be a recent scan of an old photograph. Bovlb 02:07, 2005 Jun 19 (UTC)

birthplace
Which is this "Lucani" in Croatia? All I can see is a place called Lučani in central Serbia... --Joy [shallot]   1 July 2005 01:43 (UTC)

 * My historic book say that he was born in Lučani in Croatia. Also according to Auto Atlas of Former Yugoslavia place named Lučani exist only in Central Serbia, so you are right about that. Maybe some village in Croatia was named Lučani in the past, and now have different name? User:PANONIAN

 * Found it now on the Croatian Bureau of Statistics web site - after 1948 it was called Lučane, then by 1981 it was abandoned which in turn refers to the fact that in 1991 it was listed as non-existent and instead attached to Brinje. --Joy [shallot] (talk) 22:28, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Dalmatia
I wonder why isn't it mentioned that he was an Orthodox Bishop of Dalmatia in the 1820s? --HolyRomanEmperor 19:36, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

dictator
Most of this is not the truth, he rulled as an dictator and put away all of his opponents. -- Imbris 04:35, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

 * What exactly is not truth? PANONIAN   (talk)  11:21, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Baron
Patriarch Josif Rajacic received an Austrian title of baron with predicate "Brinski" April 18. 1861. See: Gudenus János: A magyarországi főnemesség, Budapest 1998 and Ferenczy Zoltán: Hungarian Aristocracy: http://ferenczygen.tripod.com/id6.html

 * Fine, but baron title is less important than his other titles - Serbian patriarch and administrator of Vojvodina, so it cannot be first. PANONIAN  07:17, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

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Birth place
He was of course born in Lučani, but that village was then in the Military Frontier, not in Croatia; see the birth place of Josip Jelačić.

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Faʻafafine

Faʻafafine (translated: "in the manner of a woman") are natal males who align with a third gender or gender role in Samoa. Fa'afafine are not assigned the role at birth, nor raised as girls due to a lack of daughters, as is often claimed in western media. Rather, their femininity emerges in early childhood, and Samoans recognize them as distinct from typical boys.

Fa'afafine are androphilic (attracted to males) and are usually very feminine. They comprise up to 3.5% of the natal male population, similar to the number of androphilic natal males in the west.

Most self-identify as fa’afafine, rather than men, while small number identify as women. However, they recognize that they are distinct from females.

Fa'afafine enjoy relatively high levels of acceptance in Samoa. They can be seen in all areas of Samoan society, whether assisting as caregivers or working in government. The current Samoan Prime Minister has spoken about the value of Fa'afafine to the country.

History and terminology
The word faʻafafine includes the causative prefix faʻa–, meaning "in the manner of", and the word fafine, meaning "woman". It is a cognate of related words in other Polynesian languages, such as fakaleiti or fakafefine, the akava'ine, and whakawāhine. Ultimately, Western terms like gay and transgender overlap but do not align exactly with Samoan gender terms found in the traditional culture of Samoa.

The Samoan slang word mala (devastation) is a less-common term for faʻafafine, originating in fundamentalist-influenced homophobia and transphobia.

Strong evidence points to Samoa being under matriarchal rule for centuries before contact with Europeans. Queen Salamasina, holder of four paramount chief titles, ascended the throne in the 16th century through the shrewd maneuvering of the powerful female chieftains around her. Samoa continues to value the leadership roles of women and third gender people. There is no restriction on the transfer of chiefly titles to women or fa'afafine, and there is a substantial list of past and present faʻafafine chiefs.

The history of faʻafafine is difficult to trace. Nafanua, the female warrior and chief of Samoan early history, is often held up as an icon of faʻafafine and faʻatane. According to Dolgoy's recorded interviews with faʻafafine from the 1980s, Johnny Fruitcake was a popular faʻafafine during the American military occupation of American Samoa in World War II, and Anita (Tony Schwenke) was the founder of Hollywood, a tailoring shop and house of refuge for faʻafafine in Apia in the 1960s–1970s. Since the 1980s, the Samoan diaspora has given faʻafafine a higher profile outside Samoa.

Paul L. Vasey, Professor of Psychology at the University of Lethbridge, has claimed that the existence of faʻafafine supports the evolutionary psychology hypothesis of a gene that directs kin-directed altruism, which proposes that androphilia could be passed down because it is societally advantageous to have non-traditional roles. The hypothesis contends that the existence of androphilia may serve the evolutionary purpose of providing avunculate support for related kin, meaning that families that include faʻafafine and members in other non-traditional roles, such as unmarried aunts and uncles, would have more time and resources to dedicate to the success of their kin.

Role in Samoan society
The existence of a third gender is so well-accepted in Samoan culture that most Samoans state that they have friendships with at least one faʻafafine. However, faʻafafine are not fully accepted in all parts of the community, such as by some fundamentalist Christian groups and traditional leaders.

Samoan popular culture views faʻafafine as hard-working and dedicated to the family, in the Samoan tradition of tautua or service to family. Ideas of the family in Samoa and Polynesia include all the members of a sa, or communal family within the faʻamatai family system. Traditionally, faʻafafine follow the training of the women's daily work in an aiga (Samoan family group). Faʻafafine state that they "loved" engaging in feminine activities as children, such as playing with female peers, playing female characters during role play, dressing in feminine clothes, and playing with female gender-typical toys. This is in contrast to women who stated that they merely "liked" engaging in those activities as children. Some faʻafafine recall believing they were girls in childhood. In Samoa, there is very seldom ridicule or displeasure towards a biologically male child who states that they are a girl. One study showed only a minority of parents (20 per cent) tried to stop their faʻafafine children from engaging in feminine behaviour. Being pushed into the male gender role is upsetting to many faʻafafine. A significant number stated that they "hated" masculine play, such as rough games and sports, even more than females did as children.

Faʻafafine have sexual relationships almost exclusively with men who do not identify as faʻafafine.

Society of Faʻafafine in American Samoa and the Samoa Faʻafafine Association
The Society of Faʻafafine in American Samoa or (Le Sosaiete o Faʻafafine i Amerika Samoa) (SOFIAS) describes itself as an organisation dedicated to balancing both Samoan values with western influences and aims to promote a positive attitude toward the Samoan faʻafafine community. It fosters collaboration between faʻafafine and LGBTQI+ communities in American Samoa, the Asia Pacific region, and the world. The Miss SOFIAS pageant has been held in Pago Pago, American Samoa, since 1979.

The Samoa Fa'afafine Association (SFA), based in Apia, was founded in 2006. It works closely with government, churches, and youth organisations, supporting community projects for the fa'afafine community, but also for elders and youth in Samoa. SFA is also active on the international level, working with the United Nations and Pacific regional NGOs, on behalf of the faʻafafine, transgender, and LGBT communities of the Pacific Islands. They also work with media organisations to promote an equitable representation of faʻafafine.

The SFA, with fa'afafine lawyers Alex Suʻa and Phineas Hartson Matautia, have initiated legislative activity on issues of LGBT rights in Samoa. Their efforts to repeal homophobic and transphobic laws implemented during the period of New Zealand colonial rule have met with partial success. Same-sex marriage for faʻafafine is still unlawful in Samoa, and despite legalisation in the U.S., it is still not recognised in the US Territory of American Samoa.

Notable Faʻafafine

 * Edward Cowley a.k.a. "Buckwheat" – a drag performer and television personality based in Auckland, worked with New Zealand AIDS Foundation, champion bodybuilder.
 * Yuki Kihara – a contemporary artist whose work has been featured in numerous museum exhibitions art galleries around the world. Her solo exhibition, Shigeyuki Kihara: Living Photographs (2008–9), was the Metropolitan Museum of Art's first exhibition of contemporary Samoan art. Kihara is co-editor of the 2018 book Samoan Queer Lives.
 * Marion Malena – a multiple beauty pageant winner and performer from American Samoa currently living in Seattle. She hosts American Samoa: Through the Years.
 * Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann – a medical professional, Justice of the Peace, and gay activist from New Zealand. In the 2001 New Year Honours, Pulotu-Endemann was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Public Health.
 * Jaiyah Saelua – American Samoan soccer player. Saelua was the first faʻafafine player to compete in a men's FIFA World Cup qualifier. Saelua featured in a UK documentary Next Goal Wins. In the feature film Next Goal Wins (2023 film) based on the events in the documentary, Saelua is played by fa'afafine actor Kaimana.
 * Dan Taulapapa McMullin – poet, painter, filmmaker. Artist book: The Healer's Wound: A Queer Theirstory of Polynesia, published by Pu'uhonua Society and Tropic Editions of Honolulu. Exhibitions and screenings at Honolulu Museum of Art, De Young Museum, Museum of Contemporary Native Art, Bishop Museum, Metropolitan Museum, United Nations, Museum of Modern Art. Collection of poems: Coconut Milk (American Library Association Top Ten LGBT Books of the Year).
 * Leilani Tominiko – first openly transgender professional wrestler in New Zealand.
 * Amao Leota Lu – performance artist, activist, community leader

Fictional Faʻafafine

 * Half-man half-girl, an unnamed character in Albert Wendt's novel Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree (1979)
 * Muli and Pipi, in Dan Taulapapa McMullin's poem The Bat (1993) which received a Poets&Writers Award
 * Sugar Shirley, a character in Sia Figiel's novel Where We Once Belonged (1996)
 * 'Vili Atafa, a character in the Pasifika play A Frigate Bird Sings (1996) by Oscar Kightley, David Fane and Nathaniel Lees
 * Sinalela (2001), a fictional character in the short film Sinalela by Dan Taulapapa McMullin, awarded Best Short Film in the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival
 * Faafafine (2001), an autobiographical solo performance piece by Brian Fuata
 * Brother Ken in bro'Town (2004-2009), a school principal
 * Jerry the Faʻafafine (2011), a thematic figure (influenced by the poetry of Taulapapa) in an artwork series by Tanu Gago

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Mann Page

Mann Page (1749–1781), sometimes referred to as Mann Page III, was an American lawyer, politician and planter from Spotsylvania County, Virginia, who served in the House of Burgesses and first Virginia House of Delegates as well as a delegate for Virginia to the Continental Congress in 1777. His elder half brother was Virginia Governor John Page. Since the name was common in the family, and five men of the same name served in the Virginia General Assembly (three of them during this man's political career), relationships are discussed below.

Early and family life
Mann was born to Mann Page II and Ann Corbin Tayloe, daughter of John Tayloe I, (his second wife) at Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester County, Virginia. The Page family was one of the First Families of Virginia, who not only held political power and significant estates, but also often intermarried. They were descended from Col. John Page, who emigrated from Middlesex County in England to Bruton Parish in what was known as Middle Plantation but became Williamsburg in the Colony of Virginia circa 1650. His second wife Mary Mann had given birth to the progenitor's only surviving son, Matthew Page, who named his son Mann Page (1691-1730) to honor his mother. Mann Page I had founded Rosewell Plantation. Mann Page II (1717- after 1764) was the eldest son of Mann Page I, a member of the Virginia Governor's Council, and his second wife, Judith Carter (daughter of King Carter, who also served on that council, also known as the Council of State). Although Mann Page II married twice, the date of his death is unknown, since it was not inscribed on his tombstone. He also may have been the first man of that name to serve in the Virginia legislature, for someone of that name represented the College of William and Mary (not hugely far from Gloucester County) in the House of Burgesses in 1761. By his first wife, Alice Grymes Page, he had a son (this man's half-brother), John Page who would eventually become Governor of Virginia (as well as marry twice and have many children including Mann Page 1766-1813 who is best known for establishing Selby in Gloucester County although he is buried in Hanover County in the Berkeley family graveyard at Airwells), and a daughter Maria Judith Page, who in 1735 married William Randolph III, the son of Thomas Randolph (of Tuckahoe) and the grandson of William Randolph I, and had four children. This man, Mann Page III (or Mann Page Jr.), was the first child born of his father's second marriage, but his only brothers to survive to adulthood were Robert Page (born 1751) who moved to Hanover County, Virginia and Gwynn Page (b. 1758) who moved to Kentucky although some of his descendants returned to Virginia. The family also included sisters Betsey Page Harrison (b. 1762 and who married Benjamin Harrison of Prince George County in 1782) and Lucy Burwell Page (b. 1764) who married Col. George Baylor and had six children before being widowed, then marrying Col. Nathaniel Burwell of Clarke County, Virginia. Meanwhile, this Mann Page attended the College of William & Mary before reading law.

On April 18, 1776, this Mann Page married Mary Tayloe, the fifth child of John Tayloe of Spotsylvania County, who died three years later. Mann and Mary had three children: Maria Page (b. 1777) who married Lewis Burwell, Lucy Gwynn Page (b. 1779) who married Josiah Tidball) and Mann Page IV (1781) (whose wife's name is unknown, but who also served in Virginia's legislature and whose son Mann Page V in 1827 married Mary Champe Willis in Orange County, Virginia, and who after her death studied medicine and moved to Mississippi.

Career
Page moved to Spotsylvania County and established his own plantation, known as Mannsfield Plantation near Fredericksburg, constructing the manor house as an almost direct replica of Mount Airy, the Tayloe family seat. He and veteran George Stubblefield twice won elections to represent Spotsylvania County part-time in the House of Burgesses, for the terms beginning in 1772 and in 1774 until Governor Lord Dunmore closed the assembly in 1776. Spotsylvnaia County electors then elected Page and Stubblefield as their representatives to the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Virginia Conventions. Page and George Thornton then served as Spotsylvania County's first representatives in the Virginia House of Delegates, in the session of 1776, when members elected him as one of Virginia's representatives to the Continental Congress.

Page served only one term in the Continental Congress.

He defended a slave named Billy who wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson and was sentenced to death by hanging for treason as a result.

Death and legacy
Mann Page died at home in 1781, and was buried in the family plot at Mannsfield. The plantation was mostly destroyed during the Battle of Fredericksburg in the Civil War, but a remnant remains within the battlefield park.

The ruins of Rosewell Plantation, the home of early members of the Page family and one of the finest mansions built in the colonies, sit on the banks of the York River in Gloucester County. In 1916, a fire swept the mansion leaving a magnificent shell which is testament to 18th century craftsmanship and dreams, and the site of ongoing archaeological studies.

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The Song of the Lioness

The Song of the Lioness is a young adult series of fantasy novels published in the 1980s by Tamora Pierce. The series consists of four books: Alanna: The First Adventure (1983), In the Hand of the Goddess (1984), The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (1986) and Lioness Rampant (1988).

Plot summary
Noblewoman Alanna of Trebond, disguised as the boy "Alan", exchanges places with her twin brother Thom, to go to the royal palace in the city of Corus to train for knighthood, while Thom studies magic. Throughout the four novels Alanna deals with her secretive and unusual status as an aspiring female knight; friendships; romances; physical hardship; world-changing quests and duty. She experiences such challenges as puberty, bullying and defying social convention. Alanna befriends characters of a wide background during the quartet including George, the commoner king of the thieves; the scholar Sir Myles of Olau; senior students Gareth (Gary) of Naxen, Raoul of Goldenlake, and Prince Jonathan of Conté; Princess Thayet of Sarain; Liam Ironarm, a martial-arts champion; and Buriram (Buri) Tourakom, Thayet's bodyguard. Her principal rivals are classmate Ralon of Malven and Jonathan's kinsman Duke Roger.

In the second volume, Alanna also acquires the magical cat "Faithful", who accompanies her thereafter. (Faithful is hinted to be an immortal, but his origins remain unknown.) Because of her double identity as a girl masquerading as a boy, small size, magic, and impatience, Alanna often questions her own character. In the third book, she becomes an honorary member of the "Bazhir", a Bedouin-like ethnicity, and gains acceptance as a warrior, mage and a woman. In the final volume, Alanna becomes King's Champion to Jonathan and Baroness of the coastal estate Pirate's Swoop, following her marriage to George Cooper, newly minted Baron of Pirate's Swoop.

Characters

 * Alanna of Trebond: The protagonist of the series: a noble-born, stubborn tomboy with bright, violet eyes and a wicked temper, but capable of earning loyalty and friendship. She is the first female knight in centuries in the land of Tortall, after disguising herself as a boy throughout her training.
 * Thom of Trebond: Alanna's twin: a powerful magician, but often arrogant and prideful. Fellow-conspirator in creating 'Alan', Alanna's alter-ego. Throughout the novels Thom and Alanna exchange letters regarding Duke Roger of Conté. Thom becomes the youngest Master of the Mithran Light at the age of eighteen during In the Hand of the Goddess. Thom was convinced by Delia of Eldorne to raise Roger from the dead. While bringing Roger back to life was successful, Roger eventually drained Thom's magic, resulting in Thom's death.
 * Coram Smythesson: Alanna's bodyguard, loyal servant, and lifelong caretaker; a former soldier and Alanna's fellow conspirator in hiding her true gender. He later marries Rispah, George's cousin and part of the Corus criminal underworld, and is given the fief of Trebond by Alanna.
 * George Cooper: A clairvoyant thief, trickster, and fighter who controls the capital city's criminal population as the King of Thieves; Alanna's friend, and periodically her lover; ultimately commissioned 'Baron of Pirate's Swoop' by King Jonathan, and (at the end of the last volume) married to Alanna.
 * Rispah Cooper: George's cousin and assistant, head of the Corus flower sellers; later Coram's wife; cheerful, decisive, and compassionate.
 * Jonathan of Conté: The crown prince of the kingdom Tortall; a ring-leader among the students trained in the capital. Alanna's friend, sponsor, and periodic lover; also an ally cultivated by George. Intelligent, handsome, charismatic, and decisive.
 * Gareth of Naxen the Younger (Gary): Jonathan's unofficial second-in-command among the students; a whimsical and sharp-tongued but intelligent character, and Alanna's closest friend. Gary is the son of Duke Gareth the Elder, who is in charge of page and squire training.
 * Raoul of Goldenlake: A fellow-student of Jonathan and Gary's; Alanna's friend; large, taciturn, and shy.
 * Alex of Tirragen: A fellow-student of Alanna's; at first Alanna's friend, but later her rival after he becomes squire to Duke Roger of Conté. Slain by her in the final book.
 * Ralon of Malven: A fellow-student of Jonathan's. Unsuccessfully tried to bully Alanna, beating up on her instead. He left the palace in shame after she beat him in an unarmed fight. He later became involved with the Court of the Rogue under the name 'Claw,' and was eventually slain by George Cooper.
 * Thayet jian Wilima (Later Thayet the Peerless or Thayet of Conté): An exiled Saren princess befriended by Alanna; later married to Jonathan; a deft horsewoman and archer. Graceful, intelligent, confident, and compassionate. Regarded as the most beautiful woman in the world.
 * Buriram Tourakom (Buri): Thayet's fiercely loyal bodyguard; later Raoul's amorous interest during the (Protector of the Small series), and wife (in the Daughter of the Lioness Series.)
 * Liam Ironarm: A martial-arts champion, called the Shang Dragon, who attaches himself to Alanna, alternately as lover and instructor. Slain by her enemies defending the Tortallan crown.
 * Duke Roger of Conté: Prince Jonathan's cousin and would-be usurper: suspected by Alanna in the first book, killed by her in the second, absent from the third, and resurrected in the fourth, wherein he is again killed by Alanna.

Gender
The series covers Alanna's life and development as she disguises herself and lives as a male. This causes a lot of gender discussion. At first it is easy for her to disguise herself as a boy because she is still prepubescent, but in her first year of training to be a knight she goes through puberty and gets her first period. This causes quite a bit of self-searching as Alanna struggles with her identity as a female while living as a boy.

She does reveal to a select close few her female side, sometimes intentionally and other times not, but still struggles with it even as they encourage her to explore both the sides she has available to her. This theme is one of the reasons the series received such a high feminist regard as it was very open and honest towards the female body and its limitations versus being able to push oneself beyond that.

In 2019, Pierce posted on Twitter that "Alanna has always defied labels. She took the best bits of being a woman and a man, and created her own unique identity. I think the term is 'gender-fluid', though there wasn't a word for this (to my knowledge) when I was writing her."

Bullying
The series as a whole pays attention to the struggles Alanna faces due to her small frame, and her magic abilities. She spends the first half of Alanna: The First Adventure being beaten up by a bully, and eventually fights back with the support of her friends. This theme being played up in the series has been a big part towards the use of these novels in classes as it teaches some of the faults towards bullying and what is wrong with it and why this book is worth teaching.

Books

 * 1) Alanna: The First Adventure
 * 2) In the Hand of the Goddess
 * 3) The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
 * 4) Lioness Rampant

Awards and honors

 * Margaret Edwards Award (The Song of the Lioness quartet)
 * Alanna: The First Adventure
 * Children's Book of the Month Club
 * 17th Annual New Jersey Writers Conference
 * Recommended Fantasy List- YA division of the American Library Association
 * Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults- Young Adult Library Services Association

Author
American author Tamora Pierce published Alanna: The First Adventure, the first book in The Song of the Lioness quartet, in 1983. Tamora Pierce is said to have turned to writing at a young age as a means of escape from a troubled family life. Pierce drew much of her inspiration from other fantasy series such as The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. Pierce set out to not only create an epic fantasy adventure, but to populate it with a strong female protagonist. Pierce saw the need for a female protagonist in the significant lacking of such heroes in the fantasy novels she enjoyed as a child, often stating that she wrote what she as a young-adult would have enjoyed. Originally, Pierce had written her acclaimed quartet as a single adult novel but, following editorial advice, rewrote it into the now famous young-adult fantasy series. Pierce has said that she based the character of Alanna on her sister.

Reception
Pierce's book has been selected Recommended Fantasy List in June 1991, Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults in 2003 and Young Adult Library Services Association by YALSA. Her book has also been nominated South Carolina Children's Book Awards from 1985 to 1986. She has won Bookworm's Prize by ZDF Schüler-Express.

Publishing information
Alanna: The First Adventure, was first published in 1983 by Atheneum Books, and then Random House Inc. The following books were published in 1984, 1986, and 1988, respectively. The series started out as a 732-page novel titled the Song of the Lioness, but her editor, Jean Karl, thought parts were too inappropriate for children and Tamora Pierce edited it into the present series.

Merchandise
In November of 2018, the first line of officially licensed merchandise was created in partnership with Dual Wield Studio, featuring a selection of pins, apparel and accessories developed in collaboration with creators from the Tamora Pierce fanbase. The collection expanded in 2020 to include a rendition of the map of Tortall and continues to grow.

At the end of 2023, Dual Wield Studio announced a new collection celebrating the 40th anniversary of Alanna: The First Adventure.

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Queen Elizabeth Country Park

Queen Elizabeth Country Park is a large country park situated on the South Downs in southern England. It is located on the A3 road three miles south of Petersfield, Hampshire and lies within the South Downs National Park.

The park contains 1,400 acres (6 km2) of open access woodland and downland within the East Hampshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, including Butser Hill (886 ft), the highest point on the South Downs, and War Down (801 ft). The woodland was mostly planted in the 1930s; it consists mainly of beech trees. Several Long-distance footpaths run through the park including Staunton Way, Hangers Way and the South Downs Way bridleway. On a clear day the Isle of Wight can be seen from the top of Butser Hill.

The park also contains several waymarked and graded mountain biking trails. These are designed, built and maintained by volunteers.

The Queen Elizabeth Country Park parkrun takes place within the park each Saturday.

To the east of the forest, south of the village of Buriton lies the wooded hill of Head Down (205 m), which "is an area that caters for clubs that require land with privacy for outdoor recreational activities, such as archery or off-road vehicles."

Every July the Queen Elizabeth Country Park is the start point for Oxfam's biggest annual fundraising event, Trailwalker UK.

The Queen Elizabeth Country Park and the Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda are twinned in a project of "cultural exchange, mutual support and has its main emphasis on supporting Conservation through working closely with and empowering local communities".

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