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Talk:Panel van

[US terminology]
I'm pretty sure panel van does not mean this in American English. In American English "panel van" applies (I think) to the most common type of van -- a Dodge Ram for example. Tcassedy 15:39, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * I guess the closest cousin of the Australian Panel Van in American English is the Sedan Delivery. The last example from GM and Ford was the Chevy Vega in 1975 and the Ford Pinto Cruising Wagon in 1979-80. I founded a website devoted to them http://www.sedandeliveryonline.com there even pictures of station-wagons customized into sedan delivery. The pick-up truck version of sedan delivery was known as Panel Truck and replaced since by the Ford Econoline, Dodge Ram Van, Chevy Van. -SD, June 25 2005

 * In my experience, the US term is "Panel Truck" which already has a bit of an article going on it. If it's an Aus term (and these vehicles do not look as if they've ever been seen outside the sub-continent), then it seems OK for the article to have an Aus flavor.Dickpenn 22:51, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

 * I'm American, and I've always understood a clear distinction between "vans" on the one hand, and "panel trucks" or "panel vans" on the other. And, of course, from the smaller "sedan deliveries." EVhotrodder (talk) 00:57, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

also known simply as "PVs"
I (and others I have checked with disagree that panelvans were "also known simply as 'PVs'" - any source for this assertion? Was it a regional variation?--A  Y  Arktos 20:43, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

 * The picture of a Nissan Urvan seems out of place in the context of the article Xt828 11:47, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

 * As does a picture of a Ford Transit, which is a van: not a panelvan, even in the British use of the term (who claimed this? no citation?). Maybe a Ford Transit Connect better fits the term, but a standard Ford Transit is clearly too big for a panelvan. This should be removed, or the image swapped for a Transit Connect. Lordstorm (talk) 19:48, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

 * The Transit Connect is a sedan-delivery. It's front-wheel drive only, and based on a unibody car chassis. So it's not a panel van.  The full-sized Transit is sold by Ford in three variants, called "Passenger Van," "Crew Van," and "Cargo Van" with global uniformity, to my observation.  I do see Ford dealers referring to the full-sized transit as a "panel van" in |Thailand, |Mauritius, and elsewhere, though, so it's not completely unheard-of. EVhotrodder (talk) 01:03, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Panel wagons/Cargo vans
should the Chevy HHR vega and the fullsize windowless american vans be included somewhere here as they do and did come with a windowless panel/cargo veriation which wasn't much different then some of the other wagons and vans mentioned except their names? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.17.201.146 (talk) 17:45, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

VW Kombi is a panel van?
I've never thought of the VW "Transporter" as a panel van, even if that is the technical name for it. In eastern Australia, where I grew up, everyone called it a "Kombi" or "Kombi van". The term "panel van" was reserved for the surfers' Ford "Sandman" and similar vehicles, while the van proper (a cab fronting a chassis with high sides) was considered a truck or "pantec". What do others think? BoundaryRider (talk) 08:36, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

The Australian meaning needs its own article.
The Australian meaning needs its own article. They are a completely different vehicle, based on a different chassis, used for a different purpose. The term in Australia has only one meaning, and that is the Sandman type vehicle popular in the 70s. There was a whole culture built around them, mostly by the surfing fraternity or-hot rodders, and more often than not they were decked out for sleeping. I know there was some use as tradies vans, but even those vehicles were different from what the lead in this article says.--Dmol (talk) 05:37, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
 * You know, you seem to know what you're talking about. What I know is, the Australian section overwhelms the article as it is. I certainly don't object. --I dream of horses (T) @ 02:10, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Number of rear doors
Do panel deliveries have 2 rear doors, 1? --squadfifteen —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.64.135.19 (talk • contribs) 16:46, 25 September 2005

 * Some have one, others two. For example, my father's 1956 Meteor Sedan Delivery, built by Ford of Canada, had a single large door, hinged at the left side.  The door had a full-width glass window, making the center rear-view mirror quite usable when the cargo area was empty, since the view was unobstructed by frames.  The body was essentially the same as the station wagon version of the vehicle, except for the lack of side windows aft of the front bench seat, and the area aft of the seat was a flat plywood platform for cargo hauling.  I'm not certain, but I think the 2-door Ranch Wagon (station wagon) on which it was based had a split rear door, half of which was hinged at the bottom and folded downward like a pickup truck tailgate; the upper part with the full-width window folded upward and was held up by struts.  While this arrangement is fine for a station wagon, it would have been troublesome for a delivery van. —QuicksilverT @ 18:52, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Difference from car-based vans
How do these vehicles differ from car-based vans? Meio 12:19, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
 * They dont - Sedan delivery is just the North American phrase. 78.32.143.113 (talk) 15:14, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Car-based vans in Europe
They never stopped making car based vans in Europe. For example look up Astravan. Meio (talk) 18:54, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Car-derived vans
From what I understand we call that body type a car derived van and many are available like the Astra van which has already been mentioned. almost every Euro manufacturering group makes at least one. should this be integrated into the article? also We'd just call it a van in normal speak (And not a car).(Morcus (talk) 23:01, 3 August 2008 (UTC))

Merger proposal
Looking at the four pages it seems to me that they should be combined into one article. Personally, I don't believe the split that was proposed in the section above, and accomplished later, should have been done. The original article should have been expanded to give a worldwide view. The only part of the proposed merge is the Panel truck article which I'm not sure about. From the information and images it seems that it should be included but it could be included in the Multi-stop truck article as well. Shinerunner (talk) 14:26, 11 February 2018 (UTC)
 * We should organize things by what they are, not what they're called. There's no reason to have a separate article for Australian sedan deliveries just because they have a different name. I see two broad types of panel vehicles:
 * - "Sedan delivery" covers all vehicles based on a car chassis, including Australian panel vans
 * - "Panel van" for SUV or van-based vehicles
 * These could potentially be covered in a single article. –dlthewave ☎ 21:47, 11 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but you are both missing the point. What is known as a panel van in Australia is ONLY the ute based version. The are not, and never were, built on an SUV chassis or any other base.  Vans, and especially Kombi vans, are not included in the term.--Dmol (talk) 00:38, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Then how do you explain the Holden FB and Holden FJ which are both featured on the Panel van (Australia) page. On the Holden FB page the opening sentence is "The Holden FB is an automobile that was produced by Holden in Australia from 1960 to 1961." and the Holden FJ page states "The FJ was the second model of an "all Australian car" manufactured by Holden and was based upon the established 48-215 series, commonly referred to as the "FX"."? Both refer to an automobile platform and not a UTE platform. Plus I'm looking at the definition at which seems to show the Holden would fall under the sedan delivery or panel van category. Shinerunner (talk) 01:19, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * I decided to check the pages for a couple of the other makes and these are copies of sentences within each article with existing links. The Ford Falcon (XH) - "The XH range was offered in 2-door coupe utility and 2-door panel van models, marketed as follows." and the Chrysler Valiant (CL) "The Chrysler CL commercial vehicle range comprised a 2-door coupe utility and a 2-door panel van." I'm just trying to get this correct as the information in the Panel van (Australia) page is largely unreferenced and the same information and images show up on three out of the four pages in the merge proposal. Shinerunner (talk) 10:08, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * From a body panel design perspective, Australian Panelvans (since 1953 for Holden, 1961 for Ford) were based on the equivalent Ute - basically a ute with an integrated canopy and no division between the cabin and cargo areas) From a chassis perspective, both Ute and Panelvan were based on a passenger car - identical from base of windscreen forward, and usually similar chassis behind - often to the point that the Ute/Van would use the floorpan directly from the Wagon (70s Holden Utes and Wagons are the Aussie utes/vans not use this basic design, that I can think of). In terms of merging, I think the two Panel Van articles should be merged - they are both based on passenger vehicles, but the truck articles shouldn't be merged in, as those vehicles have that distinct design difference (though perhaps those two pages should be merged together). --.../NemoThorx (talk • Contributions) 02:39, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
 * "We should organize things by what they are, not what they're called."
 * Is "what they are" determined by their design (panelvan/sedan delivery being passenger car based, whilst panel truck is not), or their function (all three are small delivery vehicles with extremely similar purpose)? I'm in favour of the former, but can see the logic either way --.../NemoThorx (talk • Contributions) 02:45, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
 * My thought was to organize them by design. –dlthewave ☎ 17:45, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Agreed. The way I see it, Panelvans (Australian usage) and Sedan Deliveries are functionally equivalent, with PV's "evolving" (to misuse the term) via the Ute, whilst Sedan Delivery got there via the station wagon - but despite the different path, they basically start at the same design point. By contrast, the Panel Truck (term I'd not heard of before this merge discussion) has a completely different start point, so I see it's similar functionality as being the result of convergent evolution (to keep using that analogy), but ultimately still a different vehicle. That said, the Panel Truck page is pretty small as it is, and that alone could make it worth merging in? (unless it can be reasonably expanded instead) --.../NemoThorx (talk • Contributions) 02:15, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
 * I agree, as well, to organize them by design. In researching the different types of vehicles online it seems like the terms used to describe them is almost interchangeable at times. Looking at the page views for each on Wikipedia sedan delivery has more views, although it's a term I rarely hear. In terms of a Google search panel truck has the highest number of hits but the results are skewed because panel truck also refers to a type of hand cart. Merging everything into the panel van page, to me, would be the best option if the merge is agreed upon. Shinerunner (talk) 23:14, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Works for me. --.../NemoThorx (talk • Contributions) 01:11, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Followup: where did you get page views from? I see Panel van as having more views:
 * https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&start=2015-07&end=2018-01&pages=Panel_van|Sedan_delivery
 * ...plus it's also got more pages linking to it:
 * https://xtools.wmflabs.org/articleinfo/en.wikipedia.org/Panel_van
 * https://xtools.wmflabs.org/articleinfo/en.wikipedia.org/Sedan_delivery
 * Otoh, 'sedan delivery' is a larger page with more total edits - this is the only metric it "wins" at. I agree that 'Panel van' should be the page to merge the others into.
 * --.../NemoThorx (talk • Contributions) 01:25, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

When I was referring to page views I just looked at the page information on each page which I believe only shows a 30 day cycle. The redirects for each page would also have to be checked and changed. For example, when I check the term "delivery van" it redirects to sedan delivery Shinerunner (talk) 09:46, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't put very much weight on the page views. They show which page the reader ended up on, which isn't necessarily the term that they searched for or would use in real life. For example, I ended up on the Sedan Delivery page because it had the content that I was looking for, even though I had never heard the term used before. –dlthewave ☎ 13:18, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Hah, I'd mentally blindspotted the side bar years ago and didn't realise it had a Page Information link there! I look now and it gives the same sort of results as the xmflabs site though: 4700 views for Panel van, 2800 for Sedan Delivery. That said, I agree with dlthewave that it's an imperfect metric, and I slightly prefer the "how many pages link to here" metric, since I think that better indicates what people use in the real world. But all academic here. Both those metrics side with our collective (albiet not many of us) view to merge to Panel Van. How long to wait for other contributors to wade in? --.../NemoThorx (talk • Contributions) 15:18, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
 * According to the page Articles for merging the suggestion is made that the discussion should go for seven days which seems to be a reasonable amount of time but I imagine that it could be done sooner. Shinerunner (talk) 23:02, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
 * This is simple. Panel vans are trucks. Sedan deliveries (& panel deliveries) aren't. The pages should remain separate.  TREKphiler  any time you're ready, Uhura  11:34, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Care to check your sources? Panel vans, according to this very page, are passenger vehicle based, not truck based. Sedan deliveries also passenger based, as you say. I've not heard of "panel delivery" before, but they seem to be another name for this same basic thing. (Unless we are operating on different definition of "truck"???). Anyway, there are four pages in this merge discussion, and "Panel van", Panel van (Australia) and Sedan delivery are all based on passenger vehicles from everything I've seen. Only Panel Truck doesn't fit that design criteria, but is such a small page that I think it either needs expanding, or merging into something - either here (because function despite form), or another page? Perhaps that should be dropped from this merge consideration and be tackled separately though? --.../NemoThorx (talk • Contributions) 12:42, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Not trying to make this any more difficult but I was wondering if you've looked at the Ute (vehicle) and Coupé utility articles to see if Panel truck or the other pages might fit there? Shinerunner (talk) 16:47, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Personally, I think those two articles could do with merging together - from my (Australian) point of view, one is just a more archaic term for the other. But I don't think any of the four articles under discussion here could merge with them. The ute is a distinctly different body style to these, even if it shares many common components and underlying chassis design. --.../NemoThorx (talk • Contributions) 01:01, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

Since it looks like a merge is likely I put together a basic merged article on my sandbox page if anyone wants to take a look. Shinerunner (talk) 16:23, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Shinerunner, nice work with the merged article in your sandbox. I agree that "Panel van", "Panel van (Australia)" and "sedan delivery" are essentially the same concept, so it should be a single article. "Panel truck" seems to be a slightly different concept (since they were sold alongside the "sedan delivery"), so it IMHO it should remain a separate article.

 * It would be good if the article could explain the difference between panel vans, panel trucks, shooting brakes and two-door station wagons. Essentially they are all two-door vehicles with an integrated cargo canopy! 1292simon (talk) 22:24, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
 * That sandbox draft looks good, though shows hints of original article structures. Most notably the last paragraph in Australia/Decline, which reads like a summary/introduction all over again! I'd intended to draft a merge in my own sandbox, but the last week has been insane. With a review/edit of yours, I think it'd be good to go! --.../NemoThorx (talk • Contributions) 23:18, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm a bit busy this week, trying to catch up for month ending, so if you want to copy and use the draft as a starting point please go ahead. I was concentrating on adding more references to the Australian panel van section in the draft so they're not currently on the Panel van (Australia) page. Shinerunner (talk) 10:14, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
 * My sandbox version - based on yours with only minor differences really: --.../NemoThorx (talk • Contributions) 02:23, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I think we could close the discussion anytime and make the merge based on NemoThorx's draft if there's no further discussion. Shinerunner (talk) 17:36, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Merge Panel truck
There seems to have been a discussion earlier, but reading Panel truck leaves me very unclear as to the distinction from "panel van." It seems mainly to come down to regional distinctions, with a bit of marketing thrown in. I believe that merging panel truck here would help clarify matters and remove content duplication. Best,  Mr.choppers |   ✎  19:25, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

 * I think there is a case to merge, but I think there is a stronger case to keep them seperate and improve the Panel truck page and the distinction. Especially the "Difference" section on that page which refers to panel vans as "sedan delivery". Why keep seperate? to borrow from zoology - animals are named and classified by how they evolved and are related to, no matter how similar the end result of different evolutionary routes are. By that same logic, I see panelvans and panel trucks as having "evolved" quite differently, so should remain seperate. --.../NemoThorx (talk • Contributions) 07:37, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I am just wondering if this distinction is indeed correct. To me it seems mostly a case of regional differences. Meanwhile, the attempts at including the VW T2 and the Chevrolet HHR completely undermines the case for a separate entry as one is a plain van (T2) and the other almost perfectly fits the definition of a panel van. There is so far no source stating that panel trucks were built on SUV or crossover chassis.  Mr.choppers |   ✎  13:31, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Almost definitely regional variations are going to play into this. And the haphazard updating of different wikipedia articles by different people doesn't help any. To look at the two vehicles you cited - the VW Type 2 was passenger vehicle derived for the first three generations (T1, T2 and T3), but certainly don't share the body style of "panel vans" used here (ie: sedan front, van rear), and the later generations (T4, T5, T6) appear to be designed as commercial vans first and foremost - making it a different vehicle type by my logic! (The Ford Econoline makes another example of this type of complexity - the original 1963 version was Falcon based, whilst latter designs with the same name were a completely unrelated). The HHR has the look of a panelvan to me, but it seems to be a from-scratch design (on the GM Delta Platform) rather than sharing front (B pillar forward) with another vehicle. So from my Australian eyes perspective, I would actually call the HHR a panelvan, but not because I think it fits the definition particularly well (and certainly not "almost perfectly"), but because it fits the definition better than any other vehicle type! :) (I note that when I say "sharing B pillar forward", to Australian eyes I mean that in the most literal way possible, as per this diagram of the XK Falcon model variants: https://www.fitmycar.com/journal/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/XKFalconcommon01.jpg ). The "panel van" has a strong cultural history in Australia in a way that I don't think it did in any other country. In the past this led to the Australian Panelvan specific page which was merged above. I have a concern that merging Panel Trucks to here will dilute that information and could lead to a push to recreate the Panel Van (Australia) page! Anyway, all this is me thinking out loud more than anything. I'm happy with the current split of pages, but still consider myself convincable. I hope some more voices join in :) -- …/NemoThorx (💬 • 📜) 00:52, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I generally agree with all of what you say. After having removed a bunch of contradictory and unreferenced things from panel truck, I believe that the narrow definition of a panelled van version of a truck, usually a large American pickup truck, is correct and merits a standalone entry. Of course, now there is an editor who is trying to expand the definition and is marking everything he can as a panel truck... Best,  Mr.choppers |   ✎  01:21, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
 * While the OP is looking at this by region, I'm looking at this by body style. I almost thought was doing the same, but I was mistaken. A panel truck would be based on the conventional cab trucks, whereas the panel van is the commercial version of the Volkswagen Type 2, and subsequent competitors. As for the Australian Ford Falcon, I realize they call them and similar vehicles "vans" over there, but for us, something like that would be considered the "Sedan Delivery" vehicles.-User:DanTD (talk)  03:34, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'm not looking at this by body style by looks, but by... body engineering pedigree, I guess. To Australian ears, "panel van" covers both the VW Type2 type van, AND sedan-delivery type van. Both share the common factor of "a commercial vehicle based on a passenger vehicle". Australians in the van scene also tend to reserve "sedan delivery" for the panelvans that share the roofline with station wagons, to distinguish them from the high-roof versions (something I think is a uniquely Australian development). To attempt to summarise what may have become confusing - to Australian eyes I think the following is true: VW Type 2 is a panelvan but often just called a "van" to distinguish. A station-wagon-roofline van is a panelvan, but often called "sedan delivery" to distinguish. And "panel van" with no need to distinguish defaults to being understood as basically being "a Coupé utility with integrated (panel) canopy". They could be argued as being "sedan delivery but with a high/unique roof", but often the changes in body lines behind the front doors are more different then just "high roof and filled in doors"). The jump from "sedan delivery" to "panel van" was made by Ford when moving from the 1965 Ford Falcon (XP) to the 1966 Ford Falcon (XR) though the ute-derived "unique roof" is originally Holden - the 1953 Holden FJ had a panelvan body style (derived from the Coupé utility but no station wagon body style at all! But summary of summary: they're all "panelvans" to me! -- …/NemoThorx (💬 • 📜) 12:49, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

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Talk:Jackie Wilson

Cause of heart attack
Unless there's a source that actually links his heart attack to smoking, a statement such as "probably brought on by his cigarette smoking" is unacceptable. There are thousands of other potential triggers for a heart attack, including undiagnosed birth defects and genetics. 68.146.81.123 (talk) 00:06, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

coma period
I imagine that there are a number of people who would be curious about the coma period, so if there are a few known facts about that period a paragraph would be good. What was the coma like- was he totally comatose for the whole time? What was peoples reaction? Was he in hospital the whole time. What was it like when he died? etc.

IceDragon64 (talk) 00:27, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Cites
Can someone fix fn. 21 and also fn the reference in "Tributes and Legacy." — Preceding unsigned comment added by American In Brazil (talk • contribs) 21:38, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Shaker Heights
Is there really a Shaker Heights section of Detroit, MI? Hmcnally (talk) 12:17, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

The "Black" Elvis ???
The notion of Elvis Presley calling Jackie Wilson the "Black Elvis" is debatable. Wasn't Elvis Presley the "White Jackie"?Ddlee202257 (talk) 01:35, 6 December 2013 (UTC)

I agree. This is simply racist. This should be left out. This is just another example of culture and music appropriation. Elvis stole "the Negro sound". That is not debateable. Rock N Roll is the bastard child of that approriation. No Negro artist changed their sound or style after the advent of Rock N Roll. Blues, Jazz, Doo Woop, Swing,, R&B.... We have been respectful of country. This is sad. This is like the King of Swing all over again. Pathetic.. Some "white" people called him that.

Fall
I have a friend who was a fan, who swears that the story at the time was that Jackie stepped off the stage accidentally during his performance. Her understanding was that the fall was the cause of his condition, and his existing health problems contributed to things, but the cause was the fall. Anyone else remember it that way? rags (talk) 22:48, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

Overall Tone
When I read this Jackie Wilson article, it is hard to tell he is an artist. The article is a tabloid. There is mishap after mishap; abusive father; 2/3 of the introduction is dedicated to his demise. The paragraphs read "gang", "drop-out", "joins group", "Shit Wilson"...."attacking police officers", "underage drinking". It's fundamentally flawed to rely on information coming from the racially-biased press of the 1950's.

The only artistic thing I can gather from Wilson after reading the article is that of his four octave range and dance moves. I have no clue what songs he wrote, what instruments he played, etc.

The history-of-rock.com link doesn't even have references for its claims. The format is not in line with other artists, but instead relies on media accounts from a press which did not promote black artists.

Elvis has perhaps 5% of his intro dedicated to his demise by an "accidental overdose"; a white wash for drug abuse, with no morbid details about dying on a toilet. No allegations of any kind about abusing Priscilla.

This article is unprofessional. My recommendation is to first establish a template based on other musicians, and have the article revolve around the template not the available "facts".

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Actually a Jewish convert or just stated he was Jewish?
I can't find any evidence online for the statement that Wilson actually converted to Judaism. But... I don't have a copy of the cited source, Thomson Gale's 2007 Contemporary Black Biography: Profiles From the International Black Community. (the article cites p. 165) Can anybody back up that claim?

The Wilson bio Lonely Teardrops basically says he just starting adopting Jewish "mannerisms", wearing a Star of David, and telling people he was Jewish: https://books.google.com/books?id=r14eLMrbHJIC&pg=PA76&lpg=PA76&dq=%22jackie+wilson%22+jewish&source=bl&ots=sksEYANPqp&sig=LN0f3bmbep4mBENjV3Y5blAHgrk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjeweLU2OvfAhUBKH0KHQ7YBh4Q6AEwGHoECFkQAQ#v=onepage&q=jewish&f=false

That page does state that Wilson said Sammy Davis Jr helped him to convert. Is that enough evidence?

Also according to that book, his wife said to him once when he objected to sending the children to Catholic school, "You're only Jewish because you wear a star of David around your neck!" David Couch (talk) 21:48, 13 January 2019 (UTC)

Incorrect Link
Under Portrayals in the media, the 1999 portrayal by Sananda Maitreya (formerly Terence Trent D'Arby) is incorrectly linking to the song Shake, Rattle and Roll instead of the TV miniseries Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story. (I would fix it but I've never edited a Wikipedia page... don't want to mess it up.) MarkG1959 (talk) 15:41, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

Jackie Wilson Page - Ghostbusters 2
Did I miss something? Why is "Higher and Higher," as used in the second Ghostbusters movie, not mentioned? Is it mentioned, and I just missed it? Featuring that song opened up knowledge of Jackie Wilson to a whole new generation. 64.222.108.112 (talk) 02:26, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

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Chance Pop Session

Chance: Triangle Session (チャンス　トライアングルセッション), also known as Chance: Pop Session, is a 2001 anime produced by Madhouse. The series aired from May 21 to August 27, 2001 and ran for 13 episodes.

Three young girls—Akari, Yuki, and Nozomi—meet at a concert and set out to follow in the footsteps of their idol, Reika, and become music stars. They enroll in the prestigious music school that produced Reika and are placed in the "S class" due to their potential.

While Chance Pop Session could be characterized as a romantic comedy in the shōjo category, it does have some elements of tragedy.

This is one of the few anime that for which ADV Films was on the production committee during their time in the anime industry. In the US, they released three volumes of videos on VHS and DVD in 2003. They also released a complete series thinpak on DVD in 2007 and a regular DVD case in 2009. It is currently streaming on Crunchyroll and HIDIVE.

Plot
Three girls—Akari, Yuki, and Nozomi—meet each other at the concert of their idol, Reika. Each speaks to one another briefly, then goes their separate ways. They all love to sing, and when they each find admission forms for a music school overseen by Reika's manager, they do not hesitate to sign up. Reika's manager, Akiba Kisaragi, meanwhile, has decided to create a special class, the S Class, within the school for any singers who catch her eye.

Akari and Nozomi have no trouble signing up, and once there are nearly immediately accepted into the S Class, along with Jun Morimura. Akari and Nozomi recognize each other quickly and soon become close friends, but Jun keeps an aloof and superior attitude and students who were not selected for the S Class soon grow jealous. Yuki's hard-earned entrance money is stolen, and she joins a band of street musicians as a vocalist, soon becoming popular on the streets and online.

Characters
Akari is one of the four members of Class S in the Chance Pop Session anime. She began her singing career as a member of church choir and she is the eldest of the three sisters. The "Mizu" in her name means water in English, which becomes significant later. She is voiced by Mayumi Iizuka in the Japanese and Kelli Cousins in the English dub. Yuki is one of the four members of Class S in the Chance Pop Session anime and the middle sister of the trio. Her music career started as a street performer who was gaining a fan following before being recruited for Class S. The "Ao" in her name means blue in English, which becomes significant later. She is voiced by Atsuko Enomoto in the Japanese and Hilary Haag in the English dub. Nozomi is one of the four members of Class S and the youngest sister in the Chance Pop Session anime. She began her singing career as a wealthy fan of Reika who wanted to attend the same school as she did. The "Kai" in her name means "ocean" in English, which becomes significant later. She is voiced by Maria Yamamoto in the Japanese and Monica Rial in the English dub. Jun is a member of Class S in the Chance Pop Session anime. She believes that music and performing is all about competition and separates herself from the girls of R3, deciding to be a solo artist instead. She is voiced by Kana Ueda in the Japanese and Tiffany Grant in the English dub. Reika was adopted by Kisaragi Akaba when she was around 10 years old. She had been abused by her show business mother, blaming Reika herself for being abused. When Kisaragi found her, they were both in need of each other. Kisaragi had lost many people close to her and was in a deep depression, whereas Reika needed a mother and Kisaragi's music helped her through her hard times. Once adopted by Kisaragi, Reika started singing and in no time she was a star like her adopted mother. When Kisaragi started her S-class and started looking for the next singing sensation though, Reika found herself a bit jealous. She is voiced by Mariko Kouda in the Japanese and Shelley Calene-Black in the English dub. Kisaragi was a music superstar in her youth before becoming a singing coach. After being tragically separated from her three daughters, she adopted Reika and became her mentor. After deciding that Reika has learned all that she can from her, Kisaragi opens a music school and picks the best students for a special "Class S". She is voiced by Yuu Daiki in the Japanese and Christine Auten in the English dub. Kaito is Akari's best friend and love interest. He encourages her to follow her dream of being a singer, and says he will race her to his own goal of becoming a teacher. He dies saving a child from being hit by a truck and becomes Akari's guardian angel. He is voiced by Takehito Koyasu in the Japanese and David Matranga in the English dub.
 * Akari Mizushima (水島アカリ)
 * Yuki Aoyama (青山ユウキ)
 * Nozomi Kaibara (柏原ノゾミ)
 * Jun Morimura (森村ジュン)
 * Reika (レイカ)
 * Kisaragi Akiba (秋葉キサラギ)
 * Kaito Kosaka (者振快人)

Episode list
Note: Summaries shown are taken from HIDIVE's stream.

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1985 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 8 and 9 September 1985. The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 71 of the 157 seats. It was the first election since 1885 in which the Liberal Party failed to win a seat.

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SAFE Act

SAFE Act may refer to:

U.S. federal legislation

 * Safeguarding Americans from Extremism Act of 2023, a proposed bill to prohibit Palestinians from entering the United States
 * Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act of 2019), a bill to improve access to banking and financial services for cannabis businesses
 * Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008, a bill to required states to create a Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO) licensing and registration system
 * Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online Act (2007), a proposed bill aiming to curb online child exploitation
 * Security and Freedom Ensured Act (2003), a proposed bill to curtail some aspects of the USA PATRIOT Act
 * American Safety Against Foreign Enemies Act (2015), a proposed bill to require background investigations for refugees from Iraq and Syria
 * Safe Aviation Flight Enhancement Act, a proposed bill in the U.S. House of Representatives for deployable flight recorders
 * Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act of 1999, a proposed bill related to encryption policy

U.S. state legislation

 * Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act of 2021, an Arkansas law banning doctors from providing gender-affirming healthcare to transgender youth
 * New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act (NY SAFE Act) of 2013, the New York gun control legislation
 * Secure and Fair Elections Act, Kansas's voter identification law, enacted in 2011

title: SAFE Act


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Talk:Josef Unshlicht

Уншлихт Иосиф Станиславович [19(31).12.1879 – 29.7.1938], советский государственный, партийный и военный деятель. Член Коммунистической партии с 1900. Родился в г. Млава Плоцкой губернии (ныне в ПНР). Из мещан. По специальности электротехник. С 1900 член Социал-демократии Королевства Польского и Литвы. (СДКП и Л), в 1906 вошедшей в РСДРП. В 1907 делегат 5-го съезда РСДРП. В 1907–11 член Варшавского областного, Лодзинского окружного комитетов, Главного правления СДКП и Л. Неоднократно подвергался арестам и ссылкам. После Февральской революции 1917 работал в Иркутске в Исполкоме Совета и комитете РСДРП. С апреля 1917 член Петроградского совета; делегат 6-го съезда РСДРП (б). В Октябрьские дни 1917 член Петроградского ВРК, затем член коллегии НКВД. В 1919 нарком по военным делам Литовско-Белорусской ССР и член ЦК КП Литвы и Белоруссии. В апреле – декабре 1919 член РВС 16-й армии, в декабре 1919 – апреле 1921 – Зап. фронта: одновременно в 1920 член Временного польского ревкома. В 1921–23 заместитель председателя ВЧК (ГПУ). В 1923–25 член РВС СССР и начальник снабжения РККА. В 1925–30 заместитель председателя РВС СССР и заместитель наркомвоенмора; одновременно с 1927 заместитель председателя Осоавиахима СССР. В 1930–33 заместитель председателя ВСНХ. В 1933–35 начальник Главного управления Гражданского воздушного флота. С 1935 секретарь Союзного Совета ЦИК СССР. Делегат 9, 10, 12, 14–17-го съездов ВКП (б), с 1924 член Ревизионной комиссии, с 1925 кандидат в члены ЦК ВКП (б). Был членом ВЦИК и ЦИК СССР. Награжден орденом Красного Знамени.

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Temporary capital

A temporary capital or a provisional capital is a city or town chosen by a government as an interim base of operations due to some difficulty in retaining or establishing control of a different metropolitan area. The most common circumstances leading to this are either a civil war, where control of the capital is contested, or during an invasion, where the designated capital is taken or threatened.

By definition, a temporary capital is located somewhere on the country's territory, as opposed to a capital-in-exile located on the territory of a different country. However, a country's capital may move in and out of exile over the course of a conflict.

The following list is sorted by the most recent date the temporary capital's status existed.

Current

 * Due to the ongoing Sudanese civil war, Sudan has set up a temporary capital in Port Sudan as of 2023 while Khartoum is under attack.
 * Due to the ongoing Yemeni civil war, Yemen has declared Aden as its provisional capital while its de jure capital Sana'a is controlled by the rebel Houthis. The declaration was made by then-President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in the wake of the 2014–15 Yemeni coup d'état.
 * Due to the Western Sahara conflict, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic has a declared temporary capital in Tifariti (previously Bir Lehlou), in contrast to its de jure capital of Laâyoune, which is controlled by Morocco. However, its de facto headquarters are in exile in Rabouni, Tindouf Province, Algeria.

Provincial capitals

 * Due to the Russo-Ukrainian War, the capital of Donetsk Oblast was de facto moved from Donetsk to Mariupol in June 2014, then to Kramatorsk in October 2014, where it currently is.

For reasons other than war

 * Brades acts as the de facto temporary capital of Montserrat since 1998, after the de jure capital of Montserrat at Plymouth in the south of the island was abandoned in 1997 after it was buried by the eruptions of the Soufriere Hills volcano in 1995. Interim government buildings have since been built at Brades, becoming the new temporary capital in 1998. The move is intended to be temporary, but it has remained the island's de facto capital ever since. A new official capital is now being constructed in the Little Bay area.

21st century

 * Lviv in western Ukraine was a de facto temporary capital of Ukraine during the Battle of Kyiv at the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, with several other governments relocating their embassies. The embassies were moved back to Kyiv after the battle concluded in a Ukrainian victory.
 * Due to the Russo-Ukrainian War, the capital of Luhansk Oblast was de facto moved from Luhansk to Sievierodonetsk in 2014. As of the fall of Sievierodonetsk in June 2022, the government of Luhansk Oblast is operating remotely in Ukraine.
 * The Turkish cabinet used İzmir as a temporary capital for a short while after coup attempt in 15 July 2016.
 * During the 2011 Libyan Civil War, the National Transitional Council (NTC) declared its base of operations in Benghazi to be the temporary capital of the Libyan Republic, as the NTC had previously declared its capital to be Tripoli, controlled by Muammar Gaddafi's Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
 * The Transitional Federal Government of Somalia met in various locations within its territory rather than Mogadishu while the latter was deemed too dangerous to meet in, such as Baidoa in 2007.
 * Between 1996 and 2001, the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan relocated the capital from Kabul to Taloqan followed by Fayzabad.

Cold War

 * Germany after 1945 considered Berlin to remain the German capital. But due to the onset of the Cold War Berlin itself was divided and 161 kilometers (100 miles) beyond the Inner German Border within the Soviet-controlled zone that would soon become the German Democratic Republic. As a result, Bonn was established as a temporary capital for the Federal Republic of Germany until the two countries reunited in 1990. The Federal Republic of Germany's government and the bulk of its offices has since moved to Berlin, but a large portion of its offices remain in Bonn. (The German Basic Law has only mentioned the capital since 2008.)
 * At the height of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the Republic of China, whose capital was Nanjing, evacuated its central government, military, and many loyal citizens—totalling at around 1.2 to 2 million individuals—to the city of Taipei, located on the island of Taiwan.
 * The Constitution of the Republic of China does not mention a de jure capital, leaving the issue to other official texts, which were inconsistent initially. For example, an official text in 1967 declared Taipei to be the "wartime capital", one from 1969 and one from 1975 declared Taipei to be the "capital", and one from 1979 declared Nanjing to be the "national capital". From 1982 onward, official documents have consistently declared Taipei to be the capital. Textbooks published by Taiwan's Ministry of Education stopped describing Nanjing as the capital in 2002.
 * During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, the Provisional Government of Bangladesh declared Mujibnagar as the temporary capital, even though the seat of the government in exile remained in Calcutta for most of the war.
 * During the First Indochina War (1946–1954) the government moved from Hanoi to Việt Bắc.
 * During the Korean War, the South Korean government temporarily moved its capital to Pusan (Busan) before the Korean People's Army advance which conquered and occupied Seoul. South Korea reestablished Seoul as the permanent capital of South Korea after the Korean War Armistice.
 * During the UN offensive into North Korea, North Korea temporarily moved its capital from Pyongyang to Sinuiju, followed by Kanggye. Between 1948 and 1972, North Korea also claimed in its Constitution that Seoul was its de jure capital, and that Pyongyang is a temporary capital.

World War II

 * During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the capital of the Republic of China at Nanjing was captured by the Empire of Japan, forcing the Republic of China to relocate to Chongqing.
 * Following the Fall of France, Free France initially established a capital-in-exile in London. As it recaptured territory, the de facto capital was moved to Brazzaville, followed by Algiers, and finally back to Paris.
 * The constitutional capital of Vichy France remained Paris, with Vichy being described as a provisional capital. After the Liberation of France by the Allies, the regime went into exile in Sigmaringen.
 * During World War II due to evacuation actions following Nazi Germany's invasion and the Battle of Moscow the Soviet Union had different de facto capitals:
 * Kuybyshev (now Samara) — planned temporary capital in case of occupation of Moscow and de facto temporary administrative and diplomatic capital
 * Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg) — de facto temporary industrial capital
 * Kazan — de facto temporary scientific capital
 * Tyumen — de facto temporary spiritual capital due to the presence of the remains of Vladimir Lenin
 * The Parliament of Finland moved from Helsinki to Kauhajoki during the Winter War.

Interwar period

 * During the Spanish Civil War, the Nationalists initially had a temporary capital at Burgos; once the Nationalists started to besiege Madrid, the Republicans maintained temporary capitals first at Valencia then at Barcelona. The capital returned to Valencia when Barcelona fell to the Catalonia Offensive.
 * Lithuania in Kaunas rather than Vilnius during the interwar period when Poland controlled the latter city (see Temporary capital of Lithuania).
 * The Pan-Russian "White" regime of Alexander Kolchak in Omsk during the Russian Civil War.
 * Following the Armistice of 11 November 1918 that ended fighting in World War I, Berlin as the capital was considered too dangerous for the National Assembly to use as a meeting place, because of its street rioting after the German Revolution. Therefore, the calm and centrally located Weimar was chosen as the temporary capital (see Weimar Republic).

World War I

 * During the Finnish Civil War in 1918, Vaasa served as the temporary capital of White Finland when the Red Guards controlled the capital de jure, Helsinki. Vaasa continued to serve as the capital until the Battle of Helsinki.
 * During the Serbian Campaign in World War I, the government of the Kingdom of Serbia temporarily moved its seat from Belgrade to Niš (1914–1915) and Corfu (1916–1918).
 * During World War I, the government of Romania moved to Iaşi after the fall of Bucharest to the Central powers.

19th century

 * The First Philippine Republic government under Emilio Aguinaldo had four different temporary capitals throughout the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonization and subsequent American occupation: Malolos, Bacolor, Cabanatuan, and Palanan.
 * During the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), France's Government of National Defence maintained two temporary capitals. President Louis-Jules Trochu led government ministries in besieged Paris, while Interior Minister Léon Gambetta evacuated other ministries to Bordeaux.
 * During the lead-up to and the early weeks of the American Civil War, the provisional government of the Confederate States of America met in Montgomery, Alabama before relocating to Richmond, Virginia after Virginia joined the Confederacy. Likewise, after the fall of Richmond in 1865, the government evacuated to Danville, Virginia before Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House.
 * During the Colombian Civil War (1860–1862), Pasto was declared temporary capital by the leaders of the Colombian Conservative Party.
 * During the Hungarian War of Independence (1848–1849) the government moved from Pest-Buda to Debrecen.
 * During the Napoleonic Wars, Lisbon was occupied and Portugal moved its capital to Rio de Janeiro, Portuguese Brazil.

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Inveresk

Inveresk (Gaelic: Inbhir Easg) is a village in East Lothian, Scotland situated 5/8 mi to the south of Musselburgh. It has been designated a conservation area since 1969. It is situated on slightly elevated ground on the north bank of a loop of the River Esk. This ridge of ground, 20 to 25 metres above sea level, was used by the Romans as the location for Inveresk Roman Fort in the 2nd century AD.

The prefix "Inver" (Gaelic inbhir) means a river mouth and refers to the point where the River Esk meets the Firth of Forth.

The village was formerly in the Midlothian parish of Inveresk and developed separately from the burgh of Musselburgh.

History
A Roman cavalry fort sat on the hilltop around 200AD and numerous Roman artefacts and buildings have been found in the village over the years. In 2004, archaeological excavations by Headland Archaeology found Roman artefacts on Inveresk Brae. The lands were gifted to Dunfermline Abbey in the 12th century.

Inveresk centres on a street of fine 17th- and 18th-century houses. Its location being thought to be agreeable and healthy earned for the village the name of the Montpellier of Scotland.

Inveresk Lodge (1683) is now privately leased, but the adjacent Inveresk Lodge Garden belongs to the National Trust for Scotland, and its west facing gardens overlooking the river Esk are open to the public. This was formerly the mansion of James Wedderburn who had made his fortune as a slave-owning sugar plantation owner in Jamaica. When his son by one of his slaves, Robert Wedderburn, travelled to Inveresk to claim his kinship, while his father did not deny him to be his son, he "called me a lazy fellow, and said he would do nothing for me. From his cook I had one draught of small beer, and his footman gave me a cracked sixpence". This experience turned Robert Wedderburn to radicalism.

Halkerstoun dates from around 1690. The Manor House was built in 1748 for Archibald Shiells. Catherine Lodge built in 1709 for Alexander Christie. Eskhill was owned by Thomas Mylne in 1710 and incorporates a finely carved 1760 doorpiece moved from a demolition in George Square, Edinburgh in the 1970s. Oak Lodge dates from c.1720, Eskgrove House from around 1750. Inveresk House is one of the oldest in the group dating from at least 1643, and Inveresk Gates dates from 1773.

The war memorial, south of the church, was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer in 1920.

St. Michael's Church
The church site predates the Reformation and originally belonged to the Abbey of Dunfermline. From 1560 it came under the Presbytery of Edinburgh but in 1591 transferred permanently to the control of the Presbytery of Dalkeith.

The village is dominated by St. Michael's church that stands at its west end on the summit of a hill overlooking Musselburgh. Its graveyard/cemetery stretches westwards for almost 300m and is split into separate walled sections (marking its various stages of extension) which can be broadly bracketed as original (mainly 18th century), a late Victorian extension, an Edwardian/ early 20th century extension to the north, and a modern section to the far west.

The current church is by Robert Nisbet and dates to 1805 and has a stone spire of Wren-influence.

Noteworthy graves
The graveyard has a number of notable graves:

 * Edwin Alexander RSA RSW (1870–1926) artist, son of the artist Robert Alexander
 * William Lindsay Alexander FRSE (1808–1884) theologian
 * John Brunton (manufacturer) (1837–1917) specialist wire-maker whose family financed the Brunton Theatre
 * A white-painted, cast-iron sculpture of a coffin draped in military regalia, atop a full-sized cannon and cannon-balls, just south of the church marking the grave of Major William Norman Ramsay of Waterloo fame (see separate article Order of battle of the Waterloo Campaign)
 * A monument to 7 fishermen from Fisherrow of the fishing-boat "Alice" from Boddam, Aberdeenshire, lost in the storm of 14 October 1881 (generally referred to as the Eyemouth Disaster).
 * Very Rev Alexander Carlyle (1722–1805)
 * Curious cubic gravestones to Admiral Archibald Cochran (d.1843) and his son Admiral Thomas Cochran (d.1888)
 * John Cran, shipbuilder (1849–1940)
 * Sir Charles Dalrymple, 1st Baronet
 * Mark Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet (1915–1971)
 * Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson, 5th Baronet
 * The Buller-Elphinstone tomb: William Elphinstone, 15th Lord Elphinstone, Sidney Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone (a sarcophagus-style monument at the east end of the Victorian section)
 * James Greenlees (1870–1951) rugby player and scholar, headmaster of Loretto College 1926-41 (a stone on the west wall of the Victorian section)
 * A large monument to several of Hope Baronets of Craighall (against the far east wall), including Sir Archibald Hope, 9th Baronet
 * Major General Sir Patrick Lindesay (1778–1839), military hero, Acting Governor of New South Wales in 1831 (stone fully obscured by yew trees)
 * John Grieve: John Grieve was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery at the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War.
 * Admiral Sir David Milne 1763–1845, his son Admiral Sir Alexander Milne 1806-1896 and his geologist son David Milne-Home 1805-1890
 * Willie Park Jr. 1864-1925, famed golfer and two-time Open champion, as well as his father Willie Park Sr. 1833-1903, himself a four-time and the inaugural Open champion. Also buried in the cemetery is Park Jr.'s longtime caddie, John "Fiery" Carey
 * David Rae, Lord Eskgrove (1724–1804) (on the outer south-west corner of the church)
 * Sir William Rae, 3rd Baronet (1769–1842) son of the above, buried with his father
 * Pte Alexander Sinclair (1896–1915), a survivor of the Quintinshill rail disaster near Gretna Green, the worst rail disaster in British history, killed at Gallipoli a few months later
 * Major Robert Vernor (d.1827) wounded whilst a Captain of the Scots Greys at the Battle of Waterloo
 * Alexander Handyside Ritchie sculptor (1804–1870)
 * The Wedderburn tomb: Sir David Wedderburn, 1st Baronet (1775–1858), Sir John Wedderburn, 2nd Baronet, Sir David Wedderburn, 3rd Baronet (1835–1882)

Other notable persons linked to Inveresk

 * Mary Levison served as Deaconess in St Michael's Church in Inveresk from 1954, and was the first person to petition the Church of Scotland for the ordination of women to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament in 1963.
 * James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl, buried here.
 * Robert Mylne, architect/master mason, 1633–1710, lived and died here
 * Clarissa Dickson Wright the chef and broadcaster lived here until her death in March 2014.
 * Henry Yule (1820–1899), Scottish Orientalist, born here
 * Mungo Park, famed golfer, died in the poor house here in 1904

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Grrl Power

Grrl Power, known in Japan as Makasete Iruka! (まかせてイルか) is an independent produced original video animation by Akitaro Daichi. The anime short film was released simultaneously in Japan and North America on June 10, 2004. It was licensed by ADV Films.

Plot
Sora, Umi and Ao are three school-aged girls who will tackle any job: delivering lunches, to doing your homework and cleaning smokestacks, in order to amass enough money to buy a nearby island and make their own country. However, they have encountered their biggest challenge yet: to convince a boy, Rikku, to go back to school when they themselves do not go.

Characters

 * Sora is the de facto the leader of the group. She is the most energetic.
 * Umi is child very much like a business woman. Specializing in beauty and planning, she believes money can solve everything.
 * Ao is confident in reaching the ultimate goal of buying the island. She is cutely hilarious and intelligent despite her impaired hearing. She communicates using sign language, which is authentically recreated in the anime.
 * Riku is a student who refuses to go to school. He seems somewhat pompous, and is quite ignorant.

Reception
The series received an Excellence Award for animation at the 2004 Japan Media Arts Festival.

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2006 Rugby League Tri-Nations

The 2006 Rugby League Tri-Nations (also known as the Gillette Rugby League Tri-Nations due to sponsorship by Gillette) was the second Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The tournament followed the same format as in 2004 and 2005, with each team meeting the other two teams twice, and the top two teams at the end of the group stages proceeding to the final. Australia was to run out winners in a tight final, winning in golden point extra time with Kangaroos captain Darren Lockyer scoring a try in the 87th minute.

Australia
Coach: Ricky Stuart (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)

Assistant: Craig Bellamy

Great Britain
Coach: Brian Noble (Wigan Warriors)

New Zealand
Coach: Brian McClennan (Auckland Lions)

Venues
The games were played at the following venues in Australia and New Zealand. The tournament final was played in Sydney.

Tournament matches

 * This match was discounted after New Zealand were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player.

On the other side of half-time, the Lions scored after about two minutes from close range when forward Jamie Peacock barged his way through the defence and over the line. The video referee gave the try 'benefit of the doubt' and Sean Long's kick didn't miss, so the score was 12 - 6 in favour of Great Britain. The Australians hit back with another long range try, the ball being moved out to Inglis on the left wing to make a break down the sideline before passing back inside to five-eighth Darren Lockyer to finish the run to the line and touch down behind the uprights. Lockyer then converted, levelling the score at 12 - 12. About ten minutes later the British struck back when Lee Gilmour hit a gap twenty metres out and ran through to dive over beneath the sticks. Sean Long converted so the Lions regained the lead at 18 - 12. With just over ten minutes remaining Great Britain got an opportunity to put themselves in front by more than a converted try when they were awarded a penalty, but Long's kick missed. Shortly after he got a chance to make amends with a drop goal but missed. However, with less than five minutes remaining he helped seal the match when he kicked a loose pass fifteen metres from his own goal-line downfield and chased after it, regathering and running just over the half-way line before passing it James Roby in support who couldn't outrun Nathan Hindmarsh. From the play-the-ball twenty metres away from Australia's goal-line, the British moved the ball through the hands out to the other side of the field to winger Gareth Raynor who dived over in the corner. Long's conversion attempt struck the post and missed, but he later kicked a field goal in the final minutes to make it a 23 - 12 victory, Great Britain's first in Australia since their 1992 tour.

This was the last match to be played against Australia by Great Britain before they split into England, Wales and Scotland.

Final
Early penalties for infringements in the ruck by the Kiwis, gave Australia an early two points from a Johnathan Thurston kick. The Kangaroos then mirrored this, conceding consecutive penalties that allowed Stacey Jones' goal a few minutes later to even the scores at 2 all. In the tenth minute Australia had the ball in the centre of the field and passed it out to Mark Gasnier who made a break down the right then passed to his winger Brent Tate to finish. Thurston's conversion was successful, so the home side led 8 - 2. Another penalty in the ruck in the twenty-first minute led to a minor scuffle and a goal from Thurston, extending the Kangaroos' lead to 10 - 2. Five minutes later New Zealand were ten metres into the Australians' half when Stacy Jones put a little chip kick over the heads of the Kangaroos for Brent Webb to run through and catch before drawing the defence and passing it on to Frank Pritchard who diver over untouched in the left corner. Jones missed the difficult conversion attempt, leaving the score 10 - 6 in favour of Australia. In the remaining ten minutes of play before half-time no more points were scored.

After five minutes the Kiwis had made their way down to Australia's ten-metre line when they moved the ball through the hands out to the right where Nigel Vagana threw a short ball back inside for Iosia Soliola charging through to score. The scores were level at 10 - 10 and Stacy Jones' kick missed. A few minutes later Australia were given a penalty and Thurston kicked for goal, regaining his side's lead 12 - 10. In the sixty-ninth minute the Kiwis picked up a penalty in front of the posts and Jones kicked it this time, levelling the scores at 12 - 12. The Kangaroos then survived several raids on their try-line and two field goal attempts before a Cameron Smith 40-20 kick brought them up to New Zealand's end with two minutes remaining where Thurston missed a drop goal attempt as well. Jones had another shot in the final minute, and Australia nearly scored a miraculous fifty-metre try, but the match was destined for golden point extra time.

The first five-minute period of extra time featured a missed field goal attempt each from Lockyer, then Jones. The teams then changed ends and started again. After eighty-seven minutes of test football, Australia gained possession of the ball. Thurston then received it thirty-five metres from his own in-goal and dummied his way through the defensive line. After running fifty metres he passed back inside to Darren Lockyer in support who was ankle-tapped on his way to the try-line and stumbled over under the posts, giving Australia a 16-12 golden-point victory.

"Kangaroos' ball twenty metres out from their own line, tackle number two. We play until we get points. There is no stoppage from here on in. We're into the 87th minute of play. Smith with the ball, now for Thurston, dummy, Thurston's through. There's support left and right, Lockyer's on the inside, Lockyer...scores the try. The Golden Boot winner, the Brisbane captain, the Queensland captain, the Australian captain has scored the try to win the Tri-Nations final. What a sensational finish sixteen points to twelve."

- Andrew Voss, commentator

Australia's victory regained them the Tri-nations trophy which they had lost to New Zealand in the final of the 2005 series in England. Lockyer, who in 2006 captained Queensland to victory in the State of Origin, winning the Wally Lewis Medal for player of the series, captained the Brisbane Broncos to victory in the 2006 NRL Grand Final, then won his second Golden Boot Award for international player of the year, collected the trophy.

The New Zealand loss brought down the curtain on the test careers of captain Ruben Wiki, who retired as New Zealand's most capped international, as well as Stacey Jones and Nigel Vagana.

Non-series matches
During the series, Great Britain and New Zealand played additional matches to maintain their level of fitness.

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Iolanta

Iolanta, Op. 69, (Иоланта ) is a lyric opera in one act by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. It was the last opera he composed. The libretto was written by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, and is based on the Danish play Kong Renés Datter (King René's Daughter) by Henrik Hertz, a romanticised account of the life of Yolande de Bar. In the original Danish play, the spelling of the princess's name was "Iolanthe", later adopted for the otherwise unrelated Gilbert and Sullivan operetta of that name. The play was translated by Fyodor Miller and adapted by Vladimir Zotov. The opera received its premiere on 18 December 1892 in Saint Petersburg.

Composition history
Composing upon the completion of The Queen of Spades, Tchaikovsky worried that he had lost his creative inspiration after such a large project. He started Iolanta in June 1891 with the central duet, and, despite his worries, finished composition in September and orchestration in November. The public reception was quite favorable, though Tchaikovsky was disappointed and felt he was repeating himself, especially when compared to his earlier work, The Enchantress.

Performance history
The world premiere took place on 18 December (6 December O.S.) 1892 at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg. It was conducted by Eduard Nápravník and sets were designed by Mikhail Bocharov. The premiere of the opera shared a double bill with the composer's last ballet, The Nutcracker. A 1997 two-act version of Iolanta is performed regularly at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, and in Belarus.

Its first performance outside Russia was in Hamburg on 3 January 1893, with Gustav Mahler conducting. Mahler also conducted the Vienna premiere on 22 March 1900. In New York City it has been produced in 1997 and 2011 by Dicapo Opera. In 2015, Iolanta was performed for the first time at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, with Anna Netrebko in the title role.

There are only a few recordings of the opera, although Robert's aria has been recorded and performed in concerts frequently. A 1963 performance was filmed in Riga and released overseas in 1974.

The blind singer Nafset Chenib (headliner of the 2014 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony ) performed in the title role in the Ivangorod Fortress on 29 August 2021.

Instrumentation
The instrumentation requires the following forces:
 * Strings: violins I, violins II, violas, cellos, and double basses
 * Woodwinds: 3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, Cor Anglais, 2 clarinets (B-flat & A), 2 bassoons
 * Brass: 4 horns (all in F), 2 trumpets (B-flat, A), 3 trombones, tuba
 * Percussion: timpani
 * Other: 2 harps

Synopsis
Time: 15th century

Place: Mountains of southern France

Scene 1
Princess Iolanta has been blind from birth. No one has ever told her (nor does she know) that she is a princess. She lives in a beautiful enclosed garden on the king's estate, secluded from the world, in the care of Bertrand and Martha. Her attendants bring flowers and sing to her. She declares her sadness, and her vague sense that she is missing something important that other people can experience. Her father, King René, insists that she must not discover she is blind, nor that her betrothed, Duke Robert, find out about this.

Scene 2
After announcing the king's arrival, Alméric is warned by Bertrand not to speak of light with Iolanta or to reveal that Iolanta's father is the king. The king arrives with Ibn-Hakia, a famed Moorish physician, who states that Iolanta can be cured, but the physical cure will only work if she is psychologically prepared by being made aware of her own blindness. Ibn-Hakia sings the monologue "Two worlds", explaining the interdependence of the mind and the body within the divinely ordained universe, which merges spirit and matter. The king refuses the treatment, fearing for Iolanta's happiness if the cure should fail after she has learned what she is missing.

Scene 3
Robert arrives at the court with his friend Count Vaudémont. Robert tells Vaudémont that he wishes to avoid the marriage as he has fallen in love with Countess Matilde. He sings of his love in his aria "Who can compare with my Mathilde" (Кто может сравниться с Матильдой моей). Vaudémont finds the entrance to Iolanta's secret garden, ignoring the sign which threatens death to anyone who enters. He sees the sleeping Iolanta without realising who she is, and instantly falls in love. Robert, astounded by his friend's behavior, is convinced she is a sorceress who has bewitched Vaudémont. He tells him to leave, but Vaudémont is too entranced. Robert departs to bring troops to rescue him. Iolanta awakens and Vaudémont, who asks her to give him a red rose as a keepsake, realizes she is blind when she twice offers him a white one. She has no concept of light, vision, or blindness. They fall in love, after he explains light and color to her.

Scene 4
The couple is discovered by the king. Vaudémont pledges his love, whether Iolanta is blind or not. Ibn-Hakia tells the king that as Iolanta is now aware of her blindness, the treatment might be a success. Iolanta, who has no will to see, is unsure whether she should agree to the treatment or not. Ibn-Hakia points out that the lack of will proves that, without inner desire, change cannot take place.

After Vaudémont admits seeing the warning sign at the garden entrance, the furious king threatens to execute him for revealing the truth to Iolanta. He tells Iolanta that Vaudémont will die if the physician fails to restore her sight, in the hope that this will restore her will. Iolanta is horrified, and agrees to the treatment. After Ibn-Hakia leaves with Iolanta, the king explains to Vaudémont that he was feigning in order to motivate Iolanta. Robert returns with his troops. He admits to the king he has fallen in love with another, but is still willing to go ahead with the agreed marriage. The king cancels the wedding contract, and gives Iolanta to Vaudémont. Ibn-Hakia and Iolanta return. The treatment has worked and Iolanta can see. At first uncertain of her new gift, she eventually sings of the magical new world now visible to her. The court rejoices.

Principal arias and numbers

 * Scene 1a. Iolanta's Arioso (Ариозо Иоланты): "Why haven't I known this before?" "Отчего это прежде не знала – Otchevo eto prezhde ne znala"
 * Scene 5b. Ibn-Hakia's Monologue (Монолог Эбн-Хакиа): "Two worlds" "Два мира (Dva mira)"
 * Aria: "Who can be compared with my Matilda?" "Кто может сравниться с Матильдой моей – Kto mozhet sravnit'sa s Matil'doy moyey" (Robert)

Structure

 * Introduction
 * No. 1: Scena (Marta) "Мой птенчик, Иоланта, ты устала? – Moy ptenchik, Iolanta, ty ustala?"
 * No. 1a: Iolanta's Arioso "Отчего это прежде не знала – Otchego eto prezhde ne znala"
 * No. 2a: Scena (Marta) "Полно, не надо, родная, попусту душу томить! – Polno, ne nado, rodnaya, popustu dushu tomit'!"
 * No. 2b: Chorus (Brigitta, Laura, Maidservants) "Вот тебе лютики, вот васильки – Vot tebe lyutiki, vot vasil'ki"
 * No. 3a: Scena (Iolanta) "Бригитта, это ты? – Brigitta, eto ty?"
 * No. 3b: Chorus (Brigitta, Laura, Marta) "Спи, пусть ангелы крылами навевают сны – Spi, pust' angely krylami navevayut sny"
 * No. 4a: Scena (Bertrand) "Призывный рог! – Prizyvnyy rog!"
 * No. 4b: King René's Aria "Господь мой, если грешен я – Gospod' moy, yesli greshen ya"
 * No. 5a: Scena (King René) "Твое лицо бесстрастно – Tvoye litso besstrastno"
 * No. 5b: Ibn-Hakia's Monologue "Два мира: плотский и духовный – Dva mira: plotskiy i dukhovnyy"
 * No. 6a: Scena (Robert) "Не торопись – Ne toropis'"
 * No. 6b: Robert's Aria "Кто может сравниться с Матильдой моей – Kto mozhet sravnit'sya s Matil'doy moyey"
 * No. 6c: Vaudemont's Romance "Нет! Чары ласк красы мятежной – Net! Chary lask krasy myatezhnoy"
 * No. 7a: Scena (Vaudemont) "Однако где же мы? – Odnako gde zhe my?"
 * No. 7b: Duet (Vaudemont, Iolanta) "Вы мне предстали как виденье – Vy mne predstali kak viden'ye"
 * No. 8: Scena (Marta, Laura, Brigitta, Maidservants) "Иоланта! – Iolanta!"
 * No. 9: Finale (King René) "Прости меня, я обманул тебя – Prosti menya, ya obmanul tebya"

Recordings
Audio
 * 1940, Glafira Zhukovskaya (Iolanta), Boris Bugaisky (René), Panteleimon Nortsov (Robert, Duke of Burgundy), Grigory Bolshakov (Vaudémont), Alexander Baturin (Ebn-Hakia), Alexander Khosson (Alméric), Mikhail Solovyev (Bertran), Maria Levina (Marta), Kapitolina Ratchevskaya (Brigitta), Basya Aiborskaya (Laura). Bolshoi Theatre Soloists and Chorus and Orchestra, Samuil Samosud. Aquarius.
 * 1977, Tamara Sorokina (Iolanta), Yevgeny Nesterenko (René), Yuri Mazurok (Robert, Duke of Burgundy), Vladimir Atlantov (Vaudémont), Vladimir Valaitis (Ibn-Hakia), Alexander Arkhipov (Alméric), Valery Yaroslavtsev (Bertrand), Nina Grigorieva (Martha), Klara Kadinskaya (Brigitta), Larisa Nikitina (Laura). Bolshoi Theatre Soloists & Chorus and Orchestra, Mark Ermler. Melodiya.
 * 1984, Galina Vishnevskaya (Iolanta), Dimiter Petkov (René), Walton Gronroos (Robert, Duke of Burgundy), Nicolai Gedda (Vaudémont), Tom Krause (Ibn-Hakia), James Anderson (Alméric), Fernand Dumont (Bertrand), Viorica Cortez (Martha), Tania Gedda (Brigitta), Colleen Gaetano (Laura). Groupe Vocal de France & Orchestre de Paris, Mstislav Rostropovich. Erato.
 * 1994, Galina Gorchakova (Iolanta), Sergei Alexashkin (René), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Robert, Duke of Burgundy), Gegham Grigoryan (Vaudémont), Nikolai Putilin (Ibn-Hakia), Nikolai Gassiev (Alméric), Gennady Bezzubenkov (Bertrand), Larissa Diadkova (Martha), Tatiana Kravtsova (Brigitta), Olga Korzhenskaya (Laura). Kirov Theatre, Valery Gergiev. Philips.
 * 1996, Tatiana Vorjdova (Iolanta), Alexei Levitski (René), Vassili Gorshkov (Vaudémont), Vladimir Prudnik (Ibn-Hakia), Sergei Nikitin (Robert), Tatiana Gorbunova (Martha) Novosibirsk State Opera Orchestra, Alexei Ludmilin. Brilliant Classics.
 * 2002, Olga Mykytenko (Iolanta), Benno Schollum (René), Piotr Beczała (Vaudémont), Vladimir Krassov (Ibn-Hakia), Andrey Grigoryev (Robert), Roman Muravitsky (Almeric), Nikolai Didenko (Bertrand), Nina Romanova (Martha), Bella Kabanova (Brigitte) The Moscow Chamber Choir, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio, Vladimir Fedoseyev. RELIEF.
 * 2015, Anna Netrebko (Iolanta), Vitalij Kowaljow (René), Sergey Skorokhodov (Vaudémont), Lucas Meachem (Ibn-Hakia), Alexey Markov (baritone) (Robert), Junho You (Almeric), Luka Debevec Mayer (Bertrand), Monika Bohinec (Martha), Theresa Plut (Brigitte), Slovenian Chamber Choir, Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmanuel Villaume. Deutsche Grammophon.
 * 2015, Olesya Golovneva (Iolanta), Alexander Vinogradov (René), Dmitri Popov (Vaudémont), Andrei Bondarenko (Robert). Conductor Dmitri Kitayenko, Cologne Opera Chorus, Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne. Oehms.

Video
 * 1963, Galina Oleinichenko, Ivan Petrov, Pavel Lisitsian, Zurab Andzaparidze Bolshoi. Boris Khaykin
 * 1982, Galina Kalinina, Artur Eisen. VAI.
 * 2009, Anna Netrebko (Iolanta), Sergey Skorokhodov (Vaudémont), Sergei Aleksashkin (René, King of Provence), Alexei Markov (Robert, Duke of Burgundy). Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg. Director, Mariusz Treliński, Conductor, Valery Gergiev
 * 2012, Ekaterina Scherbachenko, Pavel Cernoch. Teatro Real de Madrid. Teodor Currentzis
 * 2018, Queen City Opera, Cincinnati, Ohio; with English subtitles

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User:Stanselmdoc

 * I will be seldom seen on Wikipedia for a while. Real life calls.

'''HI! I'm an intelligent human being. You might recognize me from my discourses against the stupidity of mankind that proliferates on Wikipedia.'''

This editor gives up on trying to find integrity within Wikipedia, and will not bother looking for it ever again.

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 * "Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." -Pope John Paul II

 * "Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes." Id.

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 * In whose blent air all our compulsions meet,
 * Are recognised, and robed as destinies.
 * And that much never can be obsolete,
 * Since someone will forever be surprising
 * A hunger in himself to be more serious,
 * And gravitating with it to this ground,
 * Which, he once heard, was proper to grow wise in,
 * If only that so many dead lie round. - Philip Larkin, Church Going

 * "Free verse is like free love; it is a contradiction in terms." - G.K. Chesterton

Morons

 * "There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth." - The Ever-So-Inimitable Maya Angelou.

 * "If there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life." - Albert Camus

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I'm related to Edgar Allan Poe. He is my great great great great great great great uncle from my mom's side. I kid you not.

I may also have blood ties to Hungarian gypsies.

I violently hate common grammar mistakes.

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Milton Keynes College

Milton Keynes College is a general further education and training college, serving the City of Milton Keynes. It also serves the surrounding areas (northern Aylesbury Vale, south Northamptonshire, north west Bedfordshire and north east Oxfordshire). It also provides tertiary education to Foundation Degree level. Its degree-level courses are validated by the Open University and the University of Bedfordshire.

History
Milton Keynes College was created in 1982, when the further education colleges at Wolverton and Bletchley combined. Wolverton College's roots stem back to its association with neighbouring railway works, where it had a reputation for engineering training. The Bletchley College, founded in the early 70s, specialised in general education catering and art and design.

The main "Chaffron Way" Campus in Leadenhall (in Woughton, between Saxon Street and Grafton Street) opened in 1985.

In January 2019, the college won a government contract to provide education in the majority of the long-term prisons in the country.

Present day
The college is the largest provider of further education and training in Milton Keynes, offering a varied mix of vocational courses to a diverse set of students. It also provides a range of part-time, work-based, community-based, and distance-learning courses.

Chaffron Way Campus
At the front of the campus stands a sculpture 'Unity', designed by Dominic Warpole (an Art, Design and Media student). It is intended to represent the three college campuses and the staff, stakeholders and the community all coming together to support students.

August 2008 saw a £3.5million extension plan on Milton Keynes College’s Chaffron Way campus. The extra 1300 sqft saw the addition on a new learning resource centre and an IT training suite housing 70 PCs, along with a new library and a new reception area. A large outside court area to provide space for students to socialise in a secure environment was created.

The Chaffron Way Campus teaches Accounting; Business & Administration; Childcare; Computing; Construction (Bricklaying, Carpentry, Plumbing & Electrical Installation); Engineering; English for International Students; Foundation Learning; Health & Social Care; Performing Arts; Retail; Skills; Uniformed Public Services.

Bletchley Campus
Bletchley Campus teaches Access; Art, Design & Media; Beauty & Holistic Therapy; Floristry, GCSEs and A-Levels; Hairdressing; Hotel, Catering & Hospitality; Motor Vehicle & Motor Sport; Sports Science and Travel and Tourism.

Innovation and Technology Centre
The Innovation and Technology Centre (also known as the Engineering Building) opened November 2011 on the College's Chaffron Way Campus following investment in modern equipment and facilities. It enables the teaching of advanced design, prototyping, manufacturing and inspection, automation and control, renewable energy and hydraulics, alongside existing classes in engineering and construction. The building itself was part of the former Frank Markham Community School (now demolished), and thus became part of the college.

University Centre Milton Keynes
Until summer 2012, the University Centre Milton Keynes was associated with the college. Since September 2012, the centre ceased to be part of MK College and has become part of the University of Bedfordshire.

Ofsted reports
Ofsted graded the college as "Good" during the most recent inspection in May 2017, one of only 14 colleges to improve their Ofsted grade in the 2016/17 academic year.

The college had previously been graded as "Requires Improvement" in an inspection carried out in February 2014, and again in June 2015

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User talk:Monkey Tennis

Welcome to Wikipedia! Thanks for your contributions to the coolest online encyclopedia I know of =). I sure hope you stick around; we're always in need of more people to create new articles and improve the ones we already have.  You'll probably find it easiest to start with a tutorial of how the wikipedia works, and you can test stuff for yourself in the sandbox.  When you're contributing, you'll probably find the manual of style to be helpful, and you'll also want to remember a couple important guidelines.  First, write from a neutral point of view, second, be bold in editing pages, and third, use wikiquette.  Those are probably the most important ones, and you can take a look at some others at the policies and guidelines page. You might also be interested in how to write a great article and possibly adding some images to your articles.

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Again, welcome! It's great to have you. Happy editing! --Spangineer (háblame)  15:46, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)

Yo Monkey
You have a lovely nick :-) Tintin 09:40, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Why thank you! Monkey Tennis 12:41, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Cricket on VfD
Hiya. You previously voted 'keep' on the VfD for Nottinghamshire_v_Yorkshire_26_June_2005 and other subarticles of 2005 English cricket season. I just wanted to let you know that these pages have promptly been put back up for deletion, this time at Votes_for_deletion/Essex_v_Glamorgan_15_May_2005. Those of us who have worked on these articles would value your continued support. Thanks and best wishes. --Ngb 19:48, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

Swedish name for Finland
You asked: ''Is there a reason why the first paragraph has the Swedish name for Finalnd in it? Isn't this a bit of unnecessary clutter or am I missing something? ''
 * If you read the article further, you'll see that Finland is bilingual, and "Finland" is one of the two official names for our country. Greetings from a Finland-Swede, --Janke | Talk 14:48, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

Monkey Tennis Deletion
Hi - in July you put Monkey tennis up for deletion, and I assume you were successful. It has reappeared but I can't find the history of the vote or what happened and so don't know what to do this time. Any advice?

BTW - I didn't create the page on either occasion. The fact that Monkey Tennis is my alias is a complete coincidence! Monkey Tennis 21:16, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

 * The former content of the page was "Popular bar sport played primarily in Lee-on-Solent, UK.". The deletion debate is here: Votes for deletion/Monkey tennis; I found it by simply typing in the address.
 * The new article seems better than the old one, but I can't find any references on the web for the claimed uses, so the new article may need to be deleted anyway. Thue | talk 09:18, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks. I couldn't find a link to the page on the history or in the AfD/VfD pages so cheers for pointing me in the right direction. The new page was created by a registered user so I'll try and contact them. Word Monkey Tennis 12:40, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Monkey tennis
I thought you might be interested to know that I had a stab at making a proper article out of this. What do you think? Angmering 00:06, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

 * That's amazing! I love it thank you! I never knew it was in such wide use (even just in media circles is better than just me and my mates). I have never seen it anywhere but the Partridge episode. Probably could have done some digging myself really...

 * Anyway, well done. I like. Monkey Tennis 14:47, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Glad you like it. :-) Angmering 16:09, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Sigur Rós and the grammatical number of collective nouns
In the edit summary unto your recent edit unto the Sigur Rós article, you stated that a band is a singular entity. Not always. The general rule is that collective nouns take the plural in British English, whilst taking the singular in American English. Following either rule strictly can lead unto problems (awkwardness in the former, but down right absurdity in the latter). The best way to treat a collective noun is as a singular when the its members are considered as a collective, and as a plural when its members are considered individually. For the sake of example: Or some such rule... Anyway, what you wrote makes perfect sense as it is; it’s just that collective nouns can’t always take a singular, so be careful with that. Raifʻhār Doremítzwr 14:40, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
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The First Album (Ella Guru album)
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Jimmie R. Yee

Jimmie R. Yee (born 1934) is an American politician who formerly served on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. Yee was briefly mayor of Sacramento, California after the death of Mayor Joe Serna in 1999. Yee is a Democrat.

Early life and education
Yee was born in Sacramento, California. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1956.

Career
After attending college, Jimmie Yee entered the United States Army Reserve. Approximately ten years later, he was discharged. Prior to entering politics, Yee worked as a structural and civil engineer in Northern California. He founded one of the Sacramento Valley's largest consulting engineering firms, Cole/Yee/Schubert and Associates, and provided design services for many Sacramento buildings.

Yee, a Sacramento City Planning commissioner was elected to the 4th district city council seat in 1992 after Tom Chinn announced his retirement. Yee was re-elected to a second four-year term in 1996 and to a third term in 2000.

Shortly after winning his third term, Yee was appointed mayor by the City Council to fill the unexpired term of Joe Serna Jr., one week after Serna's death on December 14, 1999. He remained in office until November 27, 2000, when Heather Fargo was sworn in.

In 2006, Yee announced his candidacy for the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors after longtime supervisor Illa Collin announced that she was retiring. Since Yee won over fifty percent of the vote in the nonpartisan primary in June of that year, Yee did not have to run in the November general election. Yee served as vice chair in 2007 and chair in 2008. He left the Board of Supervisors in 2015.

Personal life
Yee has been married to his wife, Mary, for 50 years. They have six children and seventeen grandchildren.

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Joseph M. Champlin

Msgr. Joseph M. Champlin (May 11, 1930 – January 17, 2008) was a Roman Catholic priest, author, and lecturer.

Life
Champlin was born on May 11, 1930, in Hammondsport, New York, the son of Francis Malburn and Katherine Masson Champlin and stepson of Charles Haynes. He was educated in his hometown public schools before graduating from Phillips Academy at Andover, Massachusetts. After studying at Yale and Notre Dame Universities, he entered Saint Bernard's Seminary in Rochester, New York. He was ordained Thursday, February 2, 1956, and enjoyed a full and varied priestly ministry for over 50 years.

Champlin's first assignment was the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse, New York. He subsequently served as pastor at Holy Family in Fulton, New York and St. Joseph in Camillus, New York, and returned to the Cathedral where he retired after serving as Rector from 1995 to 2005. At the time of his death, he was the sacramental priest at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Warners, New York, and later in the Our Lady of Pompei school (Syracuse New York). In addition to his pastoral ministry, Champlin served as the Diocesan Director of Parish Life and Worship, and associate director in the Liturgy Secretariat for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, DC. Champlin was an enthusiastic supporter of the institution of the ministry of Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion.

A prolific writer, he wrote 50 books with over 20 million copies of his publications in print. For many years, he authored a weekly column on liturgy and worship, appeared in a dozen videos, and made numerous television appearances. He also frequented local radio with inspirational insights, always concluding with, “You may have tried everything else, why not try God?” He spent a year at the North American College in Rome, Italy.

In 1997, Champlin founded the Guardian Angel Society, a non-profit domestic trust effort to provide tuition assistance to children from economically challenged homes. The Society has raised close to $2 million and as of 2019 helped 300 youngsters reach their academic potential and have a better chance at life.

Champlin traveled more than two million miles here and abroad, lecturing on liturgical and pastoral matters as well as conducting retreats for priests and parish missions.

Death
Champlin died January 17, 2008, at age 77 from a rare form of cancer. Having been diagnosed with Waldenstrom's, a bone marrow disease, in 2002, his health had been slowly deteriorating. Champlin had arranged to donate his body to Upstate Medical Center to help others through medical research to find cures for disease. Upon return of Champlin's cremains from Upstate Medical Center, they were interred on March 19, 2009, in the crypt of the Syracuse Cathedral.

Selected writings (mostly paperback)

 * Together for Life: A Preparation for Marriage Outside Mass (1970, 1979, 1985, 1997)
 * Together For Life: A Preparation for Marriage and for the Ceremony (1981, 1986, 1988)
 * Inside a Catholic church: A Guide to Signs, Symbols, and Saints (2003)
 * Marriage And Holy Orders: Your Call to Love And Serve (with Michael Amodei; 2007)
 * Slow Down: Five-Minute Meditations to De-Stress Your Days (2004)
 * Communion of the Sick (2005)
 * What It Means to Be Catholic (2006)
 * "Don't You Really Love Me?" (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975)
 * The Living Parish – A Believing, Caring, Praying People (1977)
 * Juntos Para Toda La Vida: Una Preparacion Para El Matrimonio Y La Ceremonia (1994)
 * Daily Reflections for Advent 2007: Prepare Your Heart (2007)
 * The Eucharist: A Mystery of Faith (2005)
 * When the Dying Speak: How to Listen to and Learn from Those Facing Death (with Ronald Wooten-Green; 2002)
 * Through Death to Life (1979, 1984, 1990)
 * The Breaking Of The Bread: An Updated Handbook For Extraordinary Ministers Of Holy Communion (2005)
 * The Marginal Catholic: Challenge, Don't Crush (1989, 2001)
 * Should We Marry? (2001)
 * Sustaining and Strengthening Stewardship (with James Kelley; 1995)
 * Why Go to Confession: Questions and Answers About Sacramental Reconciliation (1982, 1996)
 * Take Five: One Hundred Meditations to De-stress Your Days (2006)
 * Grateful Caretakers of God's Many Gifts: A Parish Manual to Foster the Sharing of Time, Talent, and Treasure (Sacrificial Giving Program; 2002)
 * Firm But Kind And Gentle: A Practical Handbook for Pastoral Ministry (2007)
 * The Stations of the Cross With Pope John Paul II (1994)
 * From the Heart: Personalizing Your Wedding Homily With Your Own Hopes and Expectations (1998)
 * Good Mom, Bad Mom ("The Other Mother: A Novel")
 * A Way of Life: Four Faith-Sharing Sessions about Sacrificial Giving, Stewardship, and Grateful Caretaking (2004)
 * Preparing for Eternity: A Catholic Handbook for End-of-Life Concerns (2007)
 * El Vía Crucis Con El Papa Juan Pablo II (with Grady Gunter; 1997)
 * Behind Closed Doors: Handbook on How to Pray (1984)
 * An Important Office of Immense Love: A Handbook for Eucharistic Ministers (1997)
 * El Rito Del Matrimonio (1996)
 * From Time to Eternity and Back: A Priest's Successful Struggle With Cancer (2004)
 * Messengers of God's Word: A Handbook of Lectors (1982)
 * Taking a Step: Pack of 100 (Sacrificial Giving Program; 2002)
 * Special Signs of Grace: The Sacraments and Sacramentals (1986)
 * Nurturing Sacrificial Giving: Practical Steps for Its Renewal & Growth (1988)
 * Sharing Treasure, Time, and Talent: A Parish Manual for Sacrificial Giving or Tithing (1982)
 * Love and Life (New Vision Series) (1966)
 * The Lord Is Present (1973)
 * Together by your side: A book for comforting sick and dying
 * Grateful Giving (Sacrificial Giving Program; 2002)
 * Mass in a World of Change (1975)
 * Toward a New Life: Prayers, Psalms and Readings for the Family and a Guide for Planning the Funeral Service (with James McGovern and James E. Flynn; 1971)
 * Sharing Gifts: A Spirituality of Time, Talent, and Treasure (1991)
 * Alone No Longer (1977)
 * Christ Present and Yet to Come: The Priest and God's People at Prayer (1981)
 * Through the Catechism With Father Champlin (1996)
 * An Important Office of Immense Love: A Handbook for Eucharistic Ministers (1984)
 * The Sacraments in a World of Change (1972, 1973, 1975)
 * Proper Balance (1981)
 * Messengers of God's Word: A Handbook of Lectors (1982)
 * An Important Office of Immense Love: A Handbook for Eucharistic Ministers (1980)
 * ''Together in Peace for Children (with B. A. Haggerty; 1976)
 * Meeting The Merciful Christ: How to Go to Confession (2005)
 * Christ present and yet to come: The priest and God's people at prayer (1971)
 * Father Champlin on Contemporary Issues: The Ten Commandments and Today's Catholics (1997)
 * A Través Del Catecismo: Una Guía De Preguntas Y Respuetas (1999)
 * "Do You Really Love Me?" (1971)
 * Building better parish councils (1985)
 * Pastoral Care: A Parish Planning Workbook (1998)
 * Mystery and Meaning of the Mass (1999)
 * To Live in Christ – Eucharist: Growing in Daily Spirituality (Spiritual Formation Program; 2007)

title: Joseph M. Champlin