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Jane (German band)

Jane is a German progressive rock Krautrock band, that was formed in October 1970 in Hanover, Germany.

Band history
Playing a melodious synthesis of symphonic hard rock, that has occasionally been compared to Pink Floyd, Hanover Krautrockers Jane can trace their origins back to the late sixties psychedelic band The J.P.s (Justice of Peace). Releasing a single "Save Me"/"War" in 1968, the band featured future Jane members Peter Panka on vocals, Klaus Hess on bass and Werner Nadolny on saxophone. By late 1970 The J.P.s had dissolved and regrouped as Jane with Panka on vocals and drums, Hess switching to guitar and Nadolny assuming keyboards. Charly Maucher joined on bass and power vocalist Bernd Pulst completed the band in April 1971 and their first LP Together was released on the Hamburg-based record label Brain Records in the spring of 1972. Singing in broken English, which helped create passionate effects, a heavy expressive bluesy sound emerged with blistering Les Paul solos and slabs of Hammond organ backdrops, that was consolidated by Peter Panka's almost hypnotic oscillating drum beats, that would characterize Jane's music for almost 40 years. Together was warmly received by the German music press including Sounds magazine, who had declared Pulst its vocalist of the year for 1971.

The first of an almost continual succession of lineup changes occurred later that year with Pulst departing and Maucher bowing out for health reasons. Former Justice Of Peace guitarist Wolfgang Krantz joined on bass and guitar with Panka and Hess sharing the vocals, which displayed even more lethargic and stoned out sonic timbres. Applying their proven formula, their 1973 follow up album Here We Are was somewhat more harmonious with the addition of synthesizers, that provided spacier atmospheres and produced a fan favourite in the form of the sombre rock ballad "Out in the Rain". Shortly after the album's release Nadolny left to form a new band Lady with the recovered Maucher returning on bass and vocals. Jane's third endeavour, simply entitled Jane III (1974), was a scorching guitar blowout and with Krantz on second guitar. The void left by departing keyboardist Nadolny was adequately compensated for with two dueling guitarists as demonstrated by an impressive in-studio jam entitled "Jane Session" as well as a spaced out extended track "Comin' Again" featuring Maucher's harder edged vocals. Not long after the release of Jane III, Maucher and Krantz departed, eventually forming Harlis on the fledgling Sky Records label. In May 1974 Jane rejuvenated itself by absorbing two members from the recently disbanded hard rock band Dull Knife with Martin Hesse on bass and Gottfried Janko on vocals and keyboards. The slightly more upbeat album Lady (1975) was recorded by this lineup in early 1975, during which time Matthias Jabs of Scorpions fame would also join them for a brief period for some live performances.

Keyboardist Werner Nadolny returned in 1976 for Jane's expansive 33 minute symphonic progressive rock masterpiece Fire, Water, Earth & Air (1976). Featuring layers of Hammonds, Moogs, Mellotrons and synths, it was unquestionably Jane at their creative zenith and the Jane album that would hold the most appeal for progheads.

Nadolny would split once again after the completion of Fire, Water, Earth & Air and was appropriately replaced by Eloy keyboardist Manfred Wieczorke for an extensive tour, which spawned another coup de grace for Jane resulting in the stunning Jane at Home Live (1977) double live LP replete with a cover of a Martian landscape snapped by the Viking Mars lander. Released in early 1977 and broadcast nationally in its entirety on WDR Radio in January of that year, Live at Home went gold in their native Germany and helped them break the international markets in both North America as well as Japan and South America.

Containing somewhat darker conceptual atmospheres, their 7th studio album Between Heaven and Hell (1977) once again followed progrock paradigms. Mixed reactions within the German music press did not prevent the album from being embraced by fans, that was at times similar to Pink Floyd's capacious stylings. By this time Jane had become one of the top draws in the German music scene as well as attracting followings in Switzerland and Austria even though they continued to sing in English.

Recorded in the band's personal 24 track studio, 1978's Age of Madness rocked it out a little harder maintaining emotional spacey timbres and was released internationally, being presented in clear and red vinyl formats on the now defunct Canadian label Bomb Records. A successful European tour ensued but Wieczorke departed in early 1979.

Jane's following album Sign No. 9 (1979) was a near disaster with Jane being reduced to a trio forcing Hess to double on keyboards and the album inevitably had a guitar dominated sound, which was devoid of the spacious moods created by lush keyboards on earlier Jane recordings. Signs of creative burnout cast some doubts not only in the minds of fans but within the band themselves.

A new direction was taken in the 1980s on a self-titled album Jane (Mask) (1980), that is sometimes referred to as Mask by aficionados. It incorporated new wave, punk and jazzy elements in straight rock configurations and introduced a new vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist, Yugoslavian eccentric Predrag Jovanovic or "Pedja". Vocals were never Jane's forte and Pedja's energetic deliveries gave them a fresh sound but unfortunately it was his only appearance with the band and he returned to his native Yugoslavia to form the synth-pop group D' Boys.

Bassman Charly Maucher returned to the fold for 1982's Germania (1982) and although it contained some more experiments including a reggae excursion on the track "Get Back to You" Jane remained, for the most part, a straight hard rock band and included a reworked version of "Your Circle" from their Between Heaven and Hell album entitled "Southern Line", that even ventured into heavy metal territory.

Internal disagreements between founding members Peter Panka and Klaus Hess resulted in Hess' departure in 1982. He would subsequently release a solo album Sternentanz in 1983, that would recall earlier Jane stylings.

Meanwhile, after collaborating on the musical production on the German rock ballett "Warlock", composed by Jon Symon, with other former members of Jane, Peter Panka reformed Jane as a touring band under the moniker Lady Jane in 1984 with various musicians. Unfortunately a coherent unit failed to materialize for the remainder of the decade and only one pop-oriented album Beautiful Lady was released in 1986 with no real connection to past glories. Two live albums were also released in 1989 and 1990 with the former being limited to only 300 pressings and both featured Panka on drums/vocals, Nadolny on keyboards, Klaus Henatsch on bass and keyboards, and Kai Reuter on guitar performing older Jane material.

In 1992 Hess and Panka attempted to reconcile and along with Nadolny on keyboards and with Jens Dettmer they embarked on a reunion tour, that included 13 dates in New Zealand! But the reconciliation failed and Jane split into two factions with Hess calling his version Mother Jane while the Panka formation became unofficially known as Peter Panka's Jane as he retained the rights for the band name and logo.

In 1996 Peter Panka's Jane (initially referred to as Pano's Jane) recorded the studio album Resurrection and introduced ex-Epitaph member Klaus Walz along with Kai Reuter (formerly of Kasch) on guitars with veteran Nadolny returning on keyboards and Mark Giebeler on bass.

Meanwhile Hess' Mother Jane with younger musicians was also touring playing mostly Jane classics, releasing a single in 1998 and finally a surprisingly impressive live album Comes Alive in 2000, that reflected the heavier side of Jane.

A more cohesive attempt was made by Panka in 2002 to rekindle the classic Jane groove of the seventies with Klaus Walz joining original members Panka, Nadolny and Maucher. A new album Genuine (2002) (that also contained some live tracks from the failed 1992 reunion) materialized and was followed by a tour which saw the band performing the new material but focused on renditions of old classics.

A live album, Live 2002 (2002), documented the shows and although not possessing the impact of 1976's Live at Home, it was a definite indication of Jane's return to the limelight attracting both old and new fans. Not content to tour solely as a retro-Jane band, two more studio albums Shine On (2003) and Voices (2006) were released, that burned on in the classic Jane tradition.

Tragically, founding member Peter Panka died as result of cancer in June 2007, which put the band on hold. However, in compliance with Panka's wishes original member Charly Maucher took over as leader and another studio album Traces was released in 2009 with the current lineup of Charly Maucher on lead vocals/bass, Klaus Walz guitar/vocals, Arndt Schulz guitar vocals and Fritz Randow (ex Eloy & Saxon) on drums plus Werner Nadolny on keyboards. Although Werner Nadolny has since left the band, he currently tours with his own Jane tribute band performing vintage Jane material. Klaus Hess' Mother Jane also remains active with a recently released 2009 album titled In Dreams.

Along with other bands such as Amon Düül II, Grobschnitt and Guru Guru, Jane continues to bear the torch of the early seventies Krautrock phenomenon and continues in that spirit to this day in three different guises led by original members.

Current members of Peter Panka's JANE

 * Klaus Walz - lead guitars, vocals
 * Fritz Randow - drums from 2007 (replacing the late Peter Panka)
 * Niklas Turmann - lead vocals, guitar, from 2011
 * Corvin Bahn - keyboards, vocals, from 2011

Current members of Werner Nadolny's JANE

 * Holger Marx - guitars, vocals, from 2023
 * Rolf Vatteroth - bass, vocals, from 2010
 * Hakan Türközü - keyboards, from 2023
 * Sven Petersen - drums, from 2009

Past members

 * Peter Panka (b. March 3, 1948, d. June 28, 2007) - lead vocals, drums (deceased)
 * Werner Nadolny (b. April 4, 1947, d. May 22, 2023) - keyboards, saxophone, synthesizer (1970 - 1973, 1975 - 1976, 1983 - 2007) (deceased)
 * Predrag Jovanović (aka Pedja) - guitar, keyboards, lead vocals (1980)
 * Martin Hesse - bass, lead vocals (1974 - 1980) (b. May 23, 1949 - d. August 18, 2020) (deceased)
 * Gottfried Janko - lead vocals, organ, synthesizer (1975) (ex-Dull Knife),(b. July 19, 1946, d. autumn 2004 of a heart attack) (deceased)
 * Klaus Hess - guitar, bass, lead vocals (1970 - 1982, 1992)
 * Manfred Wieczorke - keyboards (1976 - 1979) (ex-member of Eloy)
 * Arndt Schulz - guitars, lead vocals (2007 - 2011) (ex-member of Harlis)
 * Wolfgang Krantz - guitar, bass, keyboards (1972 - 1974), - keyboards (2007 - 2011) (ex-Harlis, ex-Efendis Garden)
 * Charly Maucher (1970 - 72, 1973 - 74, 1982 - 84, 1988 - 92, 2000 - 2019) (b. May 6, 1947, d. August 28, 2019) - lead vocals, bass (deceased)

Vinyl

 * Together (1972)
 * Here We Are (1973)
 * Jane III (1974)
 * Lady (1975)
 * Fire, Water, Earth & Air (1976)
 * Jane at Home Live (1977)
 * Between Heaven and Hell (1977)
 * Age of Madness (1978)
 * Sign No. 9 (1979)
 * Jane (the mask album) (1980)
 * Germania (1982)
 * Jon Symon's Warlock - Memories of a White Magician (feat. Lady Jane) (1983)
 * Jon Symon's Warlock - Lady Macbeth (1983)
 * Sternentanz (Klaus Hess) (1983)
 * Beautiful Lady (1986)
 * Live '88 (1989)
 * Live '89 (1990)

CDs

 * Together (1990)
 * Here We Are (1997)
 * Jane III (1997)
 * Lady (1997)
 * Fire, Water, Earth & Air (1990)
 * Live at Home (1992)
 * Between Heaven and Hell (1997)
 * Age of Madness (1997)
 * Sign No. 9 (1997)
 * Jane (the mask album) (1997)
 * Germania (1997)
 * Sternentanz (Klaus Hess) (2007)
 * Beautiful Lady (1993)
 * Live '89 (1990)
 * Resurrection (Peter Panka's Jane) (1996)
 * Comes Alive (Klaus Hess' Mother Jane) (2000)
 * Back Again (Lady Jane) (2000)
 * Genuine (Jane / Peter Panka's Jane / Mother Jane) (2002)
 * Live 2002 (Peter Panka's Jane) (2002)
 * Shine On (Peter Panka's Jane) (2003)
 * Voices (Peter Panka's Jane) (2006)
 * Live at META's (Peter Panka's Jane) (2007)
 * Tribute to Peter Panka (Werner Nadolny's Jane) (2008)
 * Proceed with Memories (Werner Nadolny's Jane) (2009)
 * In Dreams (Klaus Hess' Mother Jane) (2009)
 * Traces (Peter Panka's Jane) (2009)
 * Hungry4Live (Klaus Hess' Mother Jane) (2010)
 * Hungry4Live part 2 (Klaus Hess' Mother Jane) (2010)
 * The Journey - Best of Jane '70-'80 (Werner Nadolny's Jane) (2010)
 * Eternity (Werner Nadolny's Jane) (2011)
 * Kuxan Suum (Peter Panka's Jane) (2011)
 * Turn The Page (Klaus Hess' Mother Jane) (incl. bonus CD The Lost Tracks by Jane) (2012)
 * Stopover (Werner Nadolny's Jane) (2013)
 * The Journey II - Transformation (Werner Nadolny's Jane) (2014)
 * Balver Höhle 2014 Live (Peter Panka's Jane) (2014)
 * Inbetween (Werner Nadolny's Jane) (2015)
 * Journey III - Arrival (Werner Nadolny's Jane) (2016)
 * Jon Symon's Warlock - Memories of a White Magician (feat. Lady Jane) (2022)
 * Jon Symon's Warlock - Lady Macbeth (2022)

Singles

 * Daytime (1972)
 * Here We Are (1973)
 * Bambule Rock (1974)
 * Age of Madness (1978)
 * Love Song (1978)
 * Beautiful Lady (Maxi-Single) (1986)
 * Together We Stand (Mother Jane) (1998)

Compilations

 * Waiting for the Sunshine (1979)
 * Rock on Brain (2 LP) (1980)

DVD

 * Krautrock Meeting (2005)
 * PP Jane - Live 2002 Hannover (2005)
 * Jane - Tribute to Peter Panka (2008)
 * PP Jane - Inside - (The Cave - Concert) (2010)
 * WN Jane - Live 2010 / Fernsehkonzert 2010 (2010)
 * WN Jane - Eternity (2011)
 * WN Jane - Visual Impressions (2011)
 * WN Jane - Live at Home Again - Hannover 2011 (2011)
 * WN Jane - Live in Reinheim 12. May 2012 (2012)
 * PP Jane - Lörracher [[Rocknacht 2012 (live video)]] (2012)
 * PP Jane - Phoenix (live videos 1987-2012) (2013)
 * PP Jane - German Kultrock Festival Balver Höhle 2012 (2013)

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Provisioning of USS Constitution

Provisioning for sea was crucial in the 19th century due to the lack of modern conveniences such as refrigeration, freeze-drying and canning. Most foodstuffs and liquids such as spirits, molasses, vinegar, and water, were shipped in casks, the balance in wooden crates and other suitable packing materials.

It was also commonplace to carry live chickens, both for their eggs and meat, and some small livestock such as sheep, which were butchered when their feed ran out, providing fresh meat before barreled stores such as beef and salt pork were consumed.

The fare for officers and rations for the crew were distinct, as were dining accommodations, with each reflecting their relative stations in society and the navy.

Due to the inability to maintain water fresh for extended periods of time prior to the advent of modern hygiene, shipboard plumbing, and disinfectants, it was common to ship large quantities of beer to provide both hydration and nourishment in times when water aboard fouled. The beer's alcoholic content served as a preservative.

In contrast, grog, a mix of rum and water, was provided and consumed daily (with officers provided their rum straight). The rum allotment per man was retained in the United States Navy until the latter part of the 19th century, and all the way until 1970 in the British Royal Navy.

USS Constitution
Ordered on a cruise intended to last at least six months, USS Constitution sailed on 30 December 1813, with 485 men provisioned as follows:

 * "Beef was stowed on the larboard side and pork to starboard; flour, rice, and peas/beans in the wings. Stowage, as with the water casks below them, is begun from aft and worked forward. Casks in the spirit room are stowed from the forward bulkhead aft. In all cases, the largest containers are closest to the keelson, with sizes diminishing as they are laid outboard. All casks are laid bung up."

Foodstuffs may well be in the hold for months, perhaps years. Two hundred years ago life ashore was tough and life at sea had the advantage that at least you would get three meals a day, however grim they may have been.

 * "Cooks in the early Navy were left to their own imaginations when it came to preparing meals. In the main, this resulted in whatever was on the official ration for that day of the week being tossed in a ship's coppers and boiled until meal time. The first official Navy cook book was produced by Paymaster F. T. Arms and published by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts in 1902. It contained five recipes for soup, six for fish, thirty-four for meats, fowl, and eggs, and several for desserts, including "plum duff"."

Comparison
In comparison, on 18 June 1803, Purser James Deblois reported to Commodore Edward Preble that the following provisions would be required for a 400 man crew for a now unknown six months cruise:

Bread 20,000 lbs Beef 36,000 lbs Pork 31,200 lbs Flour 10,400 lbs Suet 5,200 lbs Cheese 3,900 lbs Butter 1,300 lbs Peas/beans 1,300 gals Rice 1,300 gals Molasses 650 gals Vinegar 650 gals Wax candles 500 lbs Tallow candles 500 lbs

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Talk:Al Cowlings

current status
Anyone know of his status, retired NFL? if yes add to "List of retired American football players". Maybe even update his bio and add NFL history. <> Who ? ¿ ? 08:16, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Penalty?
Did Al ever receive any sort of punishment for going on that huge police chase?

 * If OJ wasn't punished...I'm pretty sure Al wasn't! 199.191.74.20 00:02, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

celeb
im guessing if he wasnt an ex football player, he would have been locked up for trying to help oj escape

Picture
Wouldn't a picture of him as a football player be more proper? Or if not, a BETTER picture of his mugshot? Jmlk17 01:57, 15 April 2007 (UTC) isn't funny how ford stop making the bronco and them came out with the "escape". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.83.87.183 (talk) 17:41, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

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Talk:Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav

Concerning the birthplace
Here is a link of a scanned page of the book Das Königreich Ungarn: Ein topograph.-hist.-statistisches Rundgemälde by J. C. von Thiele (1833!). In this you can clearly see that in 1833, even 11 years before making Hungarian official language in the country and in the middle of Germanization, in this book, written in German, the name of his birthplace can be found under "Kubin (Felső)"! Not even "Oberkubin"...! Engivuk (talk) 08:19, 6 October 2009 (UTC) No doubt, there are many books, written by bureaucrats in Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest, today, and some time ago too. --Nina.Charousek (talk) 08:26, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

 * Uhm, so you agree (bacause it is authentic) but don't care (becasue it doesn't back up your "version") - sigh. But since the current version of the article - regarding the birthplace - seems acceptable, I quit further pointless rumbling. I recognize Országh as a significant Slovak poet anyway.
 * PS. By the way, this "bureaucrat" J. C. von Thiele also described the Silická ľadnica ica cave in 1825 in Slovensky kras. What a bureaucratic armchair scientist! ;)
 * PS2. Sorry again for missing the relevant section at Elonka, my bad. Based on Elonka, btw, I updated the article. Thanks for the reference!
 * Engivuk (talk) 09:02, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
 * v poriadku, minden rendben, is ok --Nina.Charousek (talk) 09:25, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

In the Life section:
How long did Hviezdoslav "work in the field" for his father?

"A festival of amateur reciters named Hviezdoslav's Kubín has been held there since." Is it a festival of recitations? Of Hviezdoslav's poetry, or all poetry? Annual festival? Suggestion: "Hviezdoslav's Kubín, an amateur recitation of Hveizoslav's poetry, has been held annually since then."

In the Slovak Matica section: Suggestion: Slovak Matica needs a seperate page for its history, even if short for now. This article is about Hviezdoslav, so the origins of Slovak Matica before Hviezdoslav should be elsewhere.

I agree...Juro 23:15, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Parents and grandparents only slovak
I am very surprised at how poorly are researched many items.--Nina.Charousek (talk) 18:53, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Obviously his paternal ancestors were Hungarians, since his family name is Hungarian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.182.70.168 (talk) 23:07, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

Naming convention
Naming convention: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Elonka/Hungarian-Slovakian_experiment#Naming_convention

Before 1918: the first reference of one name in an article should also include a reference to other names, e.g. "Eperjes (Prešov)" or "Prešov (Eperjes)". In biographies of clearly Slovak persons, the name should be used in the form "Prešov (Eperjes)" and later "Prešov" exclusively --Omen1229 (talk) 11:21, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

CoolKoon wrote: "Miškovec" was never EVER official and (hopefully) will never be either. Please stop with your original research and please try to be more encyclopedic. I don´t create the name Miškovec, it is Slovak hitstorical version and in biographies of Slovak person the name should be used in the Slovak form. So we have 2 variants for person from multiethnic "Kingdom of Hungary" > Slovak person in conjunction with today's Hungary or Hungarian person in conjunction with today's Slovakia:
 * 1.1 Slovak person, for example Hviezdoslav in conjunction with today's Hungary - Miskolc > He studied in Miškovec(Slovak form) and the other official hictorical + modern name(s) should be listed in parentheses at the first occurrence.
 * 1.2 Hungarian person, for example Kálmán Mikszáth in conjunction with today's Slovakia - Sklabiná > Mikszáth was born in Szklabonya(Hungarian form) and the other official hictorical + modern name(s) should be listed in parentheses at the first occurrence.
 * 2.1 Hviezdoslav > He studied in Miskolc(modern form) and the other name(s) should be listed in parentheses at the first occurrence.
 * 2.2 Mikszáth > Mikszáth was born in Sklabiná(modern form) and the other name(s) should be listed in parentheses at the first occurrence. --Omen1229 (talk) 08:59, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

 * Original research?! I hate to break it to you, but just go ahead and read the first sentence of the above link again. It says The naming convention for places in Slovakia. So even though Miškovec is used by Slovaks, it isn't (and hopefully will never be) in Slovakia, hence the naming convention doesn't apply, thus Miskolc is there to stay. This means that in case of Hviezdoslav the convention says that the Hungarian (then official) name should be used once, after which the Slovak name can be used all over. In case of Mikszáth the convention says the exact opposite: the Slovak name would be mentioned once and the Hungarian name in the rest. Once again this doesn't affect the town/settlement names that are STILL in Hungary (e.g. Győr, Szeged, Miskolc, Esztergom, Budapest etc.). -- CoolKoon (talk) 13:20, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Your interpretation is discriminatory, illogical, dubious and not neutral. All Wikipedia articles and other encyclopedic content must be written from a neutral point of view. You have just written The naming convention for places in Slovakia is different than The naming convention for places in Hungary in the same cases. Wake up, this is english wikipedia. Neutral point of view is one of Wikipedia's three core content policies and cannot be superseded by other policies or guidelines, or by editors' consensus. Sorry CoolKoon, but I can not accept this nasty discrimination.--Omen1229 (talk) 14:25, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * CoolKoon is right, Elonka's naming convention experiment does not apply to Miskolc, since it was never part of Slovakia. The standard geographical naming conventions should be applied and Miskolc is both the historically relevant name and the modern name of the town. Omen1229's symmetry argument fails, since in that time there was no Slovakia and we use the Hungarian names of places now in Slovakia in historical articles related to Hungarians, because in that time those places were in Hungary. But Miskolc was never in Slovakia...  K œrte F  a   { ταλκ }  14:42, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * You're really mistaken. Koertefa please write me what you mean "Hungary", because in that time there was no Hungary. We talk here about multiethnic "Kingdom of Hungary" with a large Slovak population with Slovak language.--Omen1229 (talk) 15:11, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * So there was a Hungary. The guideline is only for places which are now in Slovakia. Pretty easy to understand, no? And it's for clarity, by the way. In English, places in Slovakia are referred to now by their Slovak names and pre-WW1 by their Hungarian names, that's why we write both in historical bios. Places which are now in Hungary have never been referred to by their Slovak names in English, thus it's as silly as writing "Pozsony" rather than "Pressburg", or "Vienna (Bécs)" just because someone is Hungarian. - filelake shoe     15:27, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Filelakeshoe, political unit Holy Roman Empire is not Roman Empire, Roman Empire is not Rome. Pretty easy to understand. If it's for "clarity", why not use modern names of cities? Please write me what you mean "English source", because we have source for names of cities in Slovak, German, Hungarian etc. for places which are now in Slovakia, Hungary etc. Yes, Slovak names in present day Hungary. 1773 - Lexicon universorum regni Hungariae locorum populosorum, 1786 - Geographisch-Historisches und Produkten Lexikon von Ungarn, 1796–1799 - Magyar országnak Leírása. K. 1–3, 1808 - Notitiae politico-geographico-statisticae inclyti regni Hungariae partiumque eidem adnexarum. Tomus primus Hungaria, 1845–1853 - Allgemeine geographisch-statistisches Lexikon aller Österreichischen Staaten. B. 1–6, 1858 - Geographisches Lexikon des Königreichs Ungarn und der serbischen Woiwodschaft mit dem temescher Banate, from 1863 - Statistical Office of Kingdom of Hungary and from 1895 Statistical Office published only Hungarian name of places without Slovak version, because it was a period of Magyarization. We need new orders for  naming convention for places in Slovakia and in Hungary, because NPOV is a fundamental principle of Wikipedia and cannot be superseded by other policies or guidelines, or by editors' consensus. --Omen1229 (talk) 09:52, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
 * My interpretation?! Discriminatory? Illogical? Dubious? Not neutral?! Which part of The naming convention for places in Slovakia you don't understand? Tak teda pekne po slovensky: Konvencie pomenovania miest na Slovensku. Takze uz je to jasnejsie?
 * But really, the consensus (and Elonka's supervision) was NEVER about places in present-day Hungary at all, but about the places that USED TO BE in Hungary (or KoH if you will) and now are in Slovakia. Thus I'm sorry but it does NOT entitle you to use Miškovec in Slovak authors' biography on EN WP. Sure, you can use Slovak all over the Slovak Wikipedia, but not here. Feel free to report me, Koertefa and even Filelakeshoe for this on ANI, but I doubt that any of the admins would share your opinion. But let me suggest something else: since there's very scarce information about Štefan Banič (especially in English) and the Jozef Murgaš article could use some additional information too, why don't you do some research and expand those articles instead? The former needs a LOT of expansion (since it's little more than a stub), whereas the latter needs some sources (since it doesn't seem to cite any). I think that both of these people really deserve due credit for their work and efforts. I also have a feeling that none of the evil Hungarian editors would follow you there either. -- CoolKoon (talk) 19:45, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/No homers

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was DELETE. Golbez 08:16, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)

No homers

 * Wikipedia is not a web directory. Delete. -- Karada 08:24, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. One board among many, no universal relevance. At most it could be added to ext. links at the Simpsons page. Oneliner 08:32, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. An external link at The Simpsons perhaps --Wetman 08:37, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete website advert. JamesBurns 11:09, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - Heard of the web forum before but not notable to have an article. --Chill Pill Bill 20:46, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete and redirect to Stonecutters. It's an in-joke from the Simpsons. ("Homer's reign would ultimately lead the Stonecutters to break away and form a new society, "The Ancient Society of No-Homers,"") Radiant_ >|< 09:27, Jun 10, 2005 (UTC)
 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages.  Please do not edit this page .


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Spahn Ranch (band)

Spahn Ranch was an American electro-industrial group from Los Angeles. Active from 1992 to 2000, the band played a subgenre of industrial music with its fusion of electronic dance, industrial and gothic music.

History
The band was formed in 1992 in Los Angeles by Matt Green and his New York–based collaborator, Rob Morton. They collectively used the funds they had saved up to jump-start the band. Rob Morton had been Matt Green's musical partner for the 5 years prior. That same year in 1992, they signed to Cleopatra Records and released their self-titled, four-song EP, with vocals supplied by Scott "Chopper" Franklin (later to become bass player for The Cramps) Scott Franklin left another band to provide vocals for Spahn Ranch.

In 1993, they added vocalist Athan Maroulis and recorded their debut album, Collateral Damage. Their second album, The Coiled One, appeared two years later in the midst of Morton leaving the band due to creative and logistical differences. After his departure, the line-up was expanded to include Christian Death drummer David Glass, Screams for Tina guitarist Kent Bancroft, and Tubalcain drummer Harry Lewis. This offered a beginning of the fuller, more diverse, dark electro-industrial sound that Spahn Ranch would continue to pursue. By 1997, Spahn Ranch had pared themselves down to the three-piece unit of Green, Maroulis and Lewis.

Spahn Ranch continued to release albums throughout the late 1990s. Architecture, released in 1997, featured contributions from Killing Joke/Prong bassist Paul Raven and Rockats/Nancy Sinatra guitarist Danny B. Harvey. This album took an even more experimental approach to the Spahn Ranch sound, incorporating elements of drum and bass, dub and for the first time, live guitar parts. Beat Noir, in 1998, followed a similar path even further and included work with Bauhaus/Love & Rockets bassist David J. The compilation Anthology 1992–1994 was released in 2000 and contained the band's first four releases in addition to previously unreleased material.

The band regularly toured throughout North America during their existence with the likes of Front Line Assembly, Front 242, Switchblade Symphony and Apoptygma Berzerk. Spahn Ranch also made a couple of European treks prior to their demise as a group in 2000.

Closure, their final album, was recorded in 2000 and released in 2001.

Discography
Studio Albums
 * Collateral Damage (1993, Cleopatra)
 * The Coiled One (1995, Cleopatra)
 * Architecture (1997, Cleopatra)
 * Beat Noir (1998, Out of Line/Sub/Mission)
 * Closure (2001, Cleopatra)

Extended plays
 * Spahn Ranch (1992, Cleopatra)
 * The Blackmail Starters Kit (1994, Cleopatra)
 * Breath and Taxes (1994, Zoth Ommog)
 * In Parts Assembled Solely (1996, Cleopatra)
 * Retrofit EP (1998, Cleopatra)

Compilation albums
 * Anthology 1992–1994 (2000, Cleopatra)

Music videos
 * "Breath and Taxes" (1993)
 * "Locusts" (1995), directed by Joseph Kahn

Compilation appearances (non-LP tracks)
 * The Whip – "Machine Politics (Original Version)" (1993) Cleopatra, US (CD and cassette) / Music Research, Germany / Jungle Records, UK (CD only)
 * Mysterious Encounters – "Antibody (Alternate Mix)" (1994) Cleopatra, US (CD and cassette)
 * Industrial Revolution Second Edition – "Succumber (Blacklist)" (1994) Cleopatra, US (CD)
 * Body Rapture Volume 4 – "Succumber (Blacklist)" (1994) Zoth Ommog, Germany (CD)
 * A Saucerful of Pink – "One of These Days" (1995) Cleopatra, US / Cherry Red Records, UK (CD)
 * The Digital Space Between Vol 2 – "Forceps (Fezmix)" (1995,)Cleopatra, US / Hard Records, Denmark (CD)
 * There Is No Time – "One of These Days (different mix)" (1995) Ras Dva, US (CD)
 * Industrial Revolution Third Edition – "Vortex (Extended Mix)" (1996) Cleopatra, US (CD)
 * Vertigo Compilation 3 1996 – "Locusts (Pygmy Children Mix)" (1996) Germany (promo-only CD available with Vertigo magazine)
 * Covered in Black – "Shot Down in Flames" (1997) Cleopatra, US / RCA Victor, Japan / Zebra-Cherry Red Records, UK (CD)
 * Ultimate Drum 'N' Bass – "The Mark Inside" (1997) Hypnotic, US (CD)
 * Electronic Lust v. 1 – "In the Aftermath (Astralasia Mix 2)" (1998) Orkus, Germany (CD)
 * Hymns of the Warlock – "Dig It" (1998) Cleopatra, US (CD)
 * The Black Bible – "An Exit (Alternate Mix)" (1999) Cleopatra, US (CD)
 * Virgin Voices – "Swim" (1999) Cleopatra, US / RCA Victor, Japan (CD)
 * We Will Follow – "I Will Follow" 1999, Cleopatra, US / Anagram Records, UK (CD)
 * Awake the Machines Vol. 2 – "Remnants (CKultur Mutation mix)" (1999) Out of Line, Germany (CD)
 * Darken My Fire – "Strange Days" (2000) Cleopatra, US / EMI, Japan / Anagram Records, UK (CD)

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User:Ytgy111

Hello! My name is Taylor. Student by day, nerd by night! Anyway, back to subject. I found Wikipedia a while ago in an online magazine and have used it ever since for researching-it is certainly the biggest encyclopedia I've seen. I also love the way it's free.

About me
I'm a student living in South Australia. I am a member of the Adelaide WikiProject and hope to join many more groups later. I enjoy listening to music, particularly alternative music and rock.

Me and Wikipedia
I hate vandals (though on more than one occasion I hav been one myself). I am most active on articles to do with Apple Inc and other subjects I am particularly interested in.

My first ever edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_Grove%2C_South_Australia&oldid=15218578 Corrected a spelling error in my hometown's article.

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Swansea College (Gower College Swansea)

Swansea College was a further education college in Swansea. It was one of the largest further education colleges in Wales with over 15,000 students and employing approximately 1,000 staff. Swansea College merged with Gorseinon College on 20 August 2010 to create a single sixth form and further education college for the Swansea area called Gower College Swansea.

Swansea College provided preparation for a number of qualifications, including GCSEs, the IB Diploma Programme, A-levels and HNDs, as well as a number of vocational courses leading to BTEC First and National Diplomas, NVQs and other similar qualifications. It also ran EFL programmes for non-native speakers of English.

The College's mission statement was: We will provide high quality, relevant provision for all our learners.

Campus and catchment area
The College operated on several different sites in Swansea.
 * Tycoch Campus – Sketty: Main site of the College, provided A level, IB and all Vocational Courses ranging from NVQs to BTEC awards.
 * Llwyn-Y-Bryn – Uplands: Site for visual and performing arts.
 * Kingsway Centre – city centre
 * Business College – Llansamlet
 * Several other sites, including Sketty Hall and local schools, were used for courses.

A Level and the arts
The faculty was split into two areas – a specially designed 'B Floor' at the College's Tycoch campus and purpose-built Arts, Media and Performance suites at Llwyn y Bryn. The faculty provided preparation for a number of qualifications, including A-levels, the IB and HNDs, as well as a number of vocational courses leading to BTEC First and National Diplomas, NVQs and other similar qualifications.

2008 results

 * 99.3% of students passed their A Level courses.
 * 15% of these had A grades, 47% A or B and 78% A, B or C.
 * 93% of students passed their AS Level courses.
 * 100% of students passed the International Baccalaureate Diploma.

Sport, lifestyle and business
Extra curricular opportunities were offered, including work experience, educational visits, visiting speakers and entrepreneurship guidance. Courses were designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills to progress into employment or Higher Education in sport, leisure, tourism, business, hospitality or public services.

The faculty also housed the Centre for Sporting Development which is dedicated to the physical, personal and intellectual development of student athletes.

Engineering, IT and technology
These courses were designed to provide students with a choice of routes into a range of disciplines for either Higher Education or employment. They gave the student a chance to develop the skills, knowledge and understanding that underpin the creation of Engineering and IT systems and services.

The faculty had fully equipped workrooms as well as specialist computer software.

Social and vocational studies
Students of hairdressing, beauty and complementary therapy could take part in work experience in a salon environment at either its Broadway or Cefn Hengoed Centre. Health and social care courses were also offered.

Community operations
Community Operations worked closely with partner organisations in Swansea to help to coordinate basic skills and adult community courses throughout the city. Opportunities were on offer to help people improve their employability by encouraging confidence and developing skills for life.

Training for business
The Business College was the commercial arm of Swansea College. Many programmes carried national accreditation. Others were bespoke, tailored to the student's particular needs. The Business College was based in Swansea Vale and offers training courses such as NEBOSH, IOSH, CIEH, BIIAB, OCR, RTITB, CMI, ILM, First Aid and NVQ.

Work-based learning
Swansea College offered modern apprenticeships throughout the year. There are different levels of apprenticeships available and on successful completion students are awarded with a nationally recognised Modern Apprenticeship framework.

Levels included: Foundation Modern Apprentice (NVQ Level 2) Advanced Modern Apprentice (NVQ Level 3/4) Modern Skills Diploma (NVQ Level 4/5)

Results and awards
In 2008, the College's pass rates were:

Level 3 courses

 * 99.3% on A Level Courses.
 * 88% on National Diploma Courses
 * 80% on National Certificate Courses
 * 90% on NVQ Level 3 programmes
 * 100% on the International Baccalaureate Diploma

Level 2 courses

 * 93% at GCSE
 * 91% at First Diploma level
 * 91% on NVQ Level 2 programmes

Others

 * 95% on Level One GNVQ Foundation Courses
 * 92% on Introductory Courses

Awards
The College won the LSDA Beacon Award (for Staff Development in ILT) in 1999-2000.

History
"The original Swansea College was built in 1825 and was situated near the Swansea Dock area. This building also housed the guildhall, law courts and juvenile centre after being rebuilt in 1848. From 1960, the building was solely used as a college of further education, housing 700 students. After rapid expansion, the college relocated to a new site in Tycoch in 1971."

The further education corporation with the name of "Swansea College" was established by the Education (Further Education Corporations) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2097)

Swansea College merged with Gorseinon College on 20 August 2010 to create a single sixth form and further education college for the Swansea area called Gower College Swansea.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jiri Cerovsky

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was KEEP. sjorford →•← 10:45, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Jiri Cerovsky
I suggest deleting the whole article. The contents could be moved to cs:Wiki then. The article generally seems to be of the vanity type. The sport successes listed seem to have even factual errors. Person covered here is just a Czech regional politician. Mentioning him among the short list of other [Czech_politicians] on English Wiki doesn't fairly address his importance. Only politicians who have had either a non disputed role in the history of the country or who's international relevance is obvious should be covered here. Oneliner 08:30, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * Strong keep. Mayor of a town of 45,000 people in the Czech Republic just as worthy as Mayors of towns of 45,000 people in Maine. Gently urge Oneliner to read WP policy on notability. David | Talk 10:19, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I've first spotted this article a long time ago and from the editing history it was almost certain that created by the person itself as a vanity page. Maybe this knowledge made me biased since. Listing this particular person among the very sparse list of Czech politicians creates an unrealistic idea of his importance within the political scene. But let's look at the facts: there are 77 such towns within the country. Or from the other side, he is also a member of the regional council, that makes him one of approx. 700 peers and yet he is the only one noted on wiki. Add to it some 300 higher (Parliament, Government) level politicians, say exchanged fully every 12 years, that makes 3500+ of people just in the Czech Republic. Of all of these, there are 12 Czechs in the politicians category here on english Wiki. None of them being "just" a mayor or regional council member. See my point? The notability should be judged within the playground we're all playing at. Oneliner 11:57, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep, if it belongs in the cs wiki it belongs here too. Kappa 12:25, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Oneliner, all your arguments seem to me to suggest that we should expand our coverage of Czech politicians, a sentiment I heartily endorse. Just because our coverage isn't complete yet doesn't mean we shouldn't have this article. Meelar (talk) 15:38, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * Important Czech politicians like prime ministers are getting covered, although slowly. Members of EU parliament were all covered (quite easy since they must have Web page with detailed biography). Coverage of local Czech politicians should start on Czech Wiki, we here have not enough of means to do it, unfortunately. Pavel Vozenilek 17:58, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Certainly! A much wider coverage of Czech politicians would make the general reader's view of the Czech political sceme biased and sort out naturally most of the reasons I oppose this article for. But unfortunately the number of articles didn't get higher in last two months and there isn't much hope that it soon will. Mainly for the reasons Pavel Vozenilek has stated below. Oneliner 22:43, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep per David, Kappa, Meelar. -- BD2412 talk 17:50, 2005 Jun 9 (UTC)

 * Delete. Problems with verifiability.

 * The page was originally created by person who created Jablonec nad Nisou city article and added city template for US town. This template has line for mayor so short article was added. While mayor of quite big city is notable person reality of current English Wikipedia says such articles are not maintainablen now because:
 * there are about dozen or few dozens of Czechs on English Wikipedia and they have usually better topics to work on than local Czech politicians (only Jiri Cerovsky and Pavel Bem, current mayor of Prague has been created, the second one being quite important political figure).
 * local Czech politicians are not yet covered on Czech Wikipedia, for exactly the same reason
 * these politicians do not have Web pages and finding any relevant information is every hard, lest you live in the place and carefully read local newspapers (w/o web archives). I had problem to find online biography on Cerovsky even when he's long term mayor. The only one available was one paragraph from his election materials, not something one would put high hope of validity and neutral point of view.

 * While in ideal world such politicians should get covered current state won't allow to maintain such articles in reasonable quality. Because of this I would prefere to delete this article and wait until coverage for local politicians gets established on Czech Wikipedia. Then this information can be translated here with higher assurance of its validity. Pavel Vozenilek 17:58, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep if verifiable. RickK 21:22, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, seems absolutely notable. Anglocentric bias should be avoided. Martg76 21:48, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not significant for an encyclopedia. Sandius 22:33, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. While not amongst the top rank of Czech politicians, membership of a regional assembly and being mayor of a town makes him notable enough for mine. Capitalistroadster 00:01, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. We keep less notable American mayors. --Scimitar 16:01, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - for all reasons cited above. Expand English coverage of other Bohemian politicians and this one won't stand out as much.  Blackcats 05:00, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages.  Please do not edit this page .


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Racecar Is Racecar Backwards

Racecar Is Racecar Backwards is the debut full-length album by the British rock band Reuben. It was recorded between July and November 2003, and was produced by Jason Wilson at Stakeout Studios when it was based in Chobham. The album's third single, "Freddy Krueger", placed 53rd on the UK Singles Charts and is the band's most recognized song.

Music and lyrics
The music on "Racecar is Racecar Backwards" has been described as taking influence from a wide array of genres including nu-metal, math rock, grunge, emo and pop rock. The main riff of the song "Song for Saturday" was made up on the spot by Jamie when the band's manager asked to hear their new song in soundcheck. The album features the song "Eating Only Apples", a song previously heard as a b-side on the band's debut single, "Scared of the Police." It was originally called 'Tonight My Wife Is Your Wife', but Andy Ross from Food records was so upset when the name of the song was changed to something more relevant to the subject matter, the band promised to call another song 'Tonight...' The version of "Stuck in my Throat" heard on the album was re-recorded after the single version was finished and before work on the album started, in order to meet the release deadline imposed by Integrity records. Both the single and album version are exactly the same tempo and can be played in perfect unison side by side.

The line 'party hardy marty' in 'Parties Break Hearts' was copied from the last scene in the film Scrooged, starring Bill Murray. Although the lyrics hadn't been finalised in early performances, the 'Hell Is for Heroes' line in 'No One Wins the War' was written a few weeks before the two bands toured together. The line was subsequently changed to something new about Hell Is For Heroes on most nights of the tour, and in later performances. The song "Freddy Kreuger" was written as an auto-biographical song about touring for "fleeting recognition." It would reach number 53 in the UK Singles Charts and go on to become the band's biggest song drawing comparisons to Pop-Punk bands such as Weezer and Fall Out Boy.

Personnel

 * Jamie Lenman – Guitars, vocals, piano
 * Jon Pearce – Bass, vocals
 * Guy Davis – Drums

Additional musicians

 * Nic Slack – Piano on 'No-One Wins the War'
 * Neil Lancaster – 7-String guitar on 'Moving to Blackwater' and 'Freddy Kreuger'
 * The Galaxy Quartet – Strings

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Moonlighting (The Rippingtons album)

Moonlighting is the debut album by the contemporary jazz ensemble the Rippingtons. It was released in 1986 on Passport Jazz and GRP labels, and reached number 5 on Billboard's Jazz chart. This is also the first appearance of the Jazz Cat on the album cover by artist Bill Mayer. The Jazz Cat has since been on the cover of every Rippingtons album.

Track listing and personnel
(All songs written by Russ Freeman).

 * 1) "Moonlighting" - 6:41
 * 2) * Russ Freeman – electric guitar and guitar solo, additional keyboards
 * 3) * Gregg Karukas – keyboards and synthesizers
 * 4) * Brandon Fields – alto saxophone
 * 5) * Jimmy Johnson – fretless bass solo
 * 6) * Tony Morales – drums
 * 7) * Steve Reid – E-mu percussion, programming and E-mu soundscape
 * 8) She Likes to Watch - 5:33
 * 9) * Kenny G – soprano saxophone
 * 10) * Russ Freeman – electric guitar, guitar synthesizer, additional keyboards
 * 11) * Gregg Karukas – keyboards
 * 12) * Bill Lanphier – electric bass
 * 13) * Tony Morales – drums
 * 14) * Steve Reid – E-mu percussion
 * 15) Angela - 4:45
 * 16) * Russ Freeman – classical guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboards
 * 17) * David Benoit – acoustic piano
 * 18) * Gregg Karukas – additional keyboards
 * 19) * Tony Morales – drums
 * 20) * Steve Reid – percussion
 * 21) Dreams - 5:08
 * 22) * Russ Freeman – additional keyboards
 * 23) * David Benoit – acoustic piano
 * 24) * Gregg Karukas – keyboards and synthesizers
 * 25) * Dave Koz – electronic wind instrument
 * 26) * Jimmy Johnson – fretless bass
 * 27) * Tony Morales – drums
 * 28) * Steve Reid – percussion
 * 29) Mirage - 4:18
 * 30) * Russ Freeman – keyboards and synthesizers
 * 31) * David Benoit – acoustic piano
 * 32) * Gregg Karukas – keyboards
 * 33) * Brandon Fields – alto saxophone
 * 34) * Steve Reid – drums, percussion and soundscape
 * 35) Calypso Cafe - 4:42
 * 36) * Russ Freeman – electric guitars, additional keyboards
 * 37) * Gregg Karukas – keyboards and synth solo
 * 38) * Brandon Fields – alto saxophone
 * 39) * Bill Lanphier – electric bass
 * 40) * Tony Morales – drums
 * 41) * Steve Reid – percussion and soundscape
 * 42) Open All Night - 4:48
 * 43) * Kenny G – soprano saxophone
 * 44) * Russ Freeman – additional keyboards
 * 45) * Brandon Fields – alto saxophone
 * 46) * Gregg Karukas – keyboards and synth solo
 * 47) * Tony Morales – drums
 * 48) * Steve Reid – percussion, E-mu programming
 * 49) Intimate Strangers - 5:40
 * 50) * Dave Koz – electronic wind instrument
 * 51) * Russ Freeman – acoustic guitar, keyboards
 * 52) * David Benoit – acoustic piano
 * 53) * Gregg Karukas – keyboards and synthesizers
 * 54) * Jimmy Johnson – fretless bass
 * 55) * Tony Morales – drums
 * 56) * Steve Reid – percussion

Production

 * Russ Freeman – producer, arrangements, mixing
 * Jim Snowden – executive producer
 * Steven Sharp – engineer, mixing
 * Steve Reid – mixing
 * Bill Mayer – front cover artwork
 * Kathleen Covert – art direction, design

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Swart gevaar

Swart gevaar (Afrikaans for "black danger") was a term used during apartheid in South Africa to refer to the perceived security threat of the majority black African population to the white South African government. It was used by the Herenigde Nasionale Party in the 1948 general election to promote the Sauer Commission's recommendation of apartheid.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Virgin Mary and bare-breasted

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was DELETE. Golbez 08:16, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)

Virgin Mary and bare-breasted
Completely un-notable postmodernist mini-essay with nonsensical title... Blackcats 08:33, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete this and all other "period eye"-cruft.   [  +t,  +c  ] 08:51, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd 11:56, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * comment - this article could form part of an interesting topic such as Mary in art and religious iconography if someone was knowledgeable enough on the subject. --Doc (?) 12:29, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC) Just realised where this originated - delete without further discussion --Doc (?) 00:27, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete all this period eye cruft as personal essays. Non-notable, original "research" Wikibofh 14:07, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete: Original research. There are possibility for madonna articles, but that's unrelated to this nonsensical titling. Geogre 14:52, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * We should have an article on artistic depictions of the Virgin Mary. This ain't it. Delete. -- BD2412 talk 17:52, 2005 Jun 9 (UTC)
 * Strong delete along the lines of everything else this user has done: Original research, POV, bias. jglc | t | c 17:57, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. It's not the bias that bugs me, and I doubt it is really original research (poorly sourced, most likely), but in this form it is clearly unencyclopedic in nature and style. As other have noted, it would be interesting and useful to have an article on the iconography of the Virgin Mary, but this is not such an article -- it is not an encyclopedia article at all. --Fastfission 05:29, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages.  Please do not edit this page .


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Talk:Airs above the ground

merge
This article is way to small to be on it's own, its a form of dressage, so it should just be listed as one of the maneuvers on that page. Along with any other short maneuver articles. Capriole, Courbette, and Levade. - <> Who ? ¿ ?  08:45, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * There's a lot more material now, so I have reversed the merge. The topic is quite irrelevant to the Dressage page as it now stands. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 14:32, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

 * Works for me. This is, ideally, how spinoffs DO work:  Keep a section within a main article until it is bulked out and nicely sized to make a good free-standing article, then move it in as more than a stub.  That said, I did leave in a summary and a link in the other article, as it is a first stop for people looking for info on the topic.  I really don't think you can have too many wikilinks (as anyone reviewing my GA noms and cutting a bunch of them knows!)   Montanabw (talk) 04:43, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

"The levade was first taught at the beginning of the 20th century" incorrect
Whoever wrote that apparently has not looked into Gueriniere's book. There is also a painting from around 1580 showing Indian king Man Singh I performing a levade. It was in his WP article, but has been removed for unknown reasons. Thyl Engelhardt 213.70.217.168 (talk) 06:38, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

 * Hi Thyl, (Ask Andreas who I am, we've connected on facebook via H&D, I don't use my real name here). If you can toss me a date/century to use with the citation to Gueriniere (page number, all the usual bibliographic info) I can correct the material. The painting won't work unless we have a source saying something like "a painting from around 1580 shows Indian king Man Singh I performing a levade."  I know that sourcing annoys people, but it's what we need on wikipedia. They also can't/don't use facebook or blogs as sources here.   Montanabw (talk)  13:51, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

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Talk:Mongolian

Mongoloid
The bit about mongoloid should go on the mongoloid article? not sure how to best fit it in. --Exparrot 08:36, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

There is no 'mongoloid article' since the M-word is an outdated word for people with Down Syndrome that only fucktards use nowadays. Sheogorath 149.254.186.190 (talk) 08:53, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

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John Neville (actor)

John Reginald Neville, CM OBE (2 May 1925 – 19 November 2011) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned more than sixty years, he was renown for his roles on both stage and screen in genres ranging from classical theatre, to fantasy and science fiction.

Neville was one of the young leading lights of the British theatre in the early 1950s, with he and contemporary and friend Richard Burton honing their crafts at The Old Vic, where over the course of five years they worked their way through the Shakespearean canon. Based on their performance styles and physicality, it was commented at the time that Burton was seen as the successor to Laurence Olivier, whereas Neville was seen as the natural successor to John Gielgud. Neville was a great champion of young talent throughout his career, as was evident when a 23 year old Judi Dench made her professional debut as Ophelia opposite his Hamlet in 1957.

Alongside the classical repertoire, Neville also worked on contemporary productions. He originated the titular role of Alfie in Bill Naughton's 1963 play Alfie. It was in that same year that he, along with Frank Dunlop and Peter Ustinov became artistic directors of the Nottingham Playhouse, with Neville later assuming sole charge. It was under his leadership that he played the leading part in Coriolanus, directed by Tyrone Guthrie, playing opposite a young Ian McKellen in the role of Tullus Aufidius. After leaving Nottingham in 1972, Neville emigrated to Canada, where he enjoyed further theatrical success in Stratford, Ontario at the Stratford Festival Theatre.

He enjoyed a resurgence of international attention in the 1980s as a result of his starring role in Terry Gilliam's cult classic The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) and latterly in the hit sci-fi series The X-Files where he featured in the sinister role of The Well-Manicured Man.

Early life and education
John Neville was born on 2 May 1925 in 197 Church Road, in the north London suburb of Willesden, London, the son of Mabel Lillian (née Fry) and Reginald Daniel Neville, who worked as a mechanic for the local council, Neville also had a younger sister called Joan. He was educated at Willesden and Chiswick County School for Boys. It was here at the age of eleven, that he directed his first play, 'The Lamentable Comedy of Pyramus and Thisby' from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, with the play being performed at the end of term.

Outside of school, he was being taken to the Old Vic and Stratford upon Avon by Frank Aubrey Dawson, the churchwarden at, St Michael and All Angels Stonebridge Park, the local parish church where Neville sang in the choir. Towards the end of July 1937 the pair went on a holiday for two weeks to Stratford upon Avon. For three years in a row, he was taken along with Dawson’s 5 nieces, one of which included future historian Lorna Arnold, who recalled that “in time he became one of our extended family”. With The Blitz raining down on London, Neville and his family moved to Beaconsfield for six months, with his school being evacuated to nearby High Wycombe, it was here that Neville played, his first significant part as, Brutus in Julius Caesar.

Returning for his final terms at school near Wembley, Neville left before he was just 17. With him taking a small time job as a stores clerk in a nearby garage in Neasden. Persuaded to join the St. Michael's youth club from his church, Neville was asked to establish a youth drama group, something he later recalled when interviewed by Richard Ouzounian later in life. It proved tricky to get the local children to get as passionately involved with his drama club as he was, so had to barter with the boxing and table tennis clubs for members. The National Federation of Boys' Clubs was affiliated to the British Drama League, with Neville beginning to attend courses. A female director from the London County Council directed his club in Act I of Hamlet. With St. Michael's winning the first drama festival in Willeden. Audiences were impressed by his voice and the potential it held.

Thanks to Dawson introduction to the classics, Neville had, by now, seen all of Shakespeare's plays and it was at those trips to the theatre that Neville’s passion for acting, and Shakespeare in particular, began to develop. As a result of the interest in his recent performance, he decided that he wished to become an actor. However, with little money, his parents were unable to pay for such a venture. The local Willesden Borough Council suitably impressed informed Neville that they would provide him with a scholarship grant on the proviso that he got in, as would Middlesex County Council who would provide a grant for his living expenses. In 1943, after a successful audition, Neville gained his place at the prestigious drama school, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

However, shortly afterwards, aged nearly 18, he was called up and drafted to serve as a signalman in the Royal Navy during World War II, where he stayed for 3 years, serving on HMS Scotia, HMS Relentless, HMS Malaya and the RFA Arndale travelling between Australia, the Philippines and Hong Kong. It was only upon being demobbed and being able to claim his Ex-Serviceman’s Grant and still being able to live at home in London that he was able to begin studying at RADA in Gower Street and train as an actor in 1946. It was whilst studying at the school, that any remnants of his East End accent were replaced by the Received Pronunciation, which was the fashion at that time within the profession. Fellow students at the time included Barbara Jefford, Robert Shaw, Paul Daneman and Peter Sallis.

In late Spring of 1947, and still a student, he made his West End stage debut with the Old Vic company, as a walk on in 'Richard II' with Alec Guinness as the King at the New Theatre, due to the Old Vic Theatre being severely bomb damaged.

Early Career in Repertory
One of Neville’s’ first job upon leaving drama school, was in the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, where he had been engaged for a summer season by Robert Atkins, lord of Regent's Park. The season included The Ambassador in King John, the first lord in As You Like It and Lysander in The Merchant of Venice

In 1948, his agent found him work at the Lowestoft Playhouse working in weekly rep where he stayed for 3 months. However, it was in January 1949, that he soon moved to the prestigious Birmingham Repertory Company, then located in Station Street, under the pioneering leadership of Sir Barry Jackson. During his time in the city, Neville lived in the leafy town of Sutton Coldfield. Amongst the company of actors were Douglas Campbell, Eric Porter, Donald Pleasence and Caroline Hooper. A holiday to France with Hooper soon developed into a relationship, with Neville proposing to Caroline at the end of September and getting married before Christmas at St Mary's Church, Moseley with Eric Porter as best man. The couple left in 1950, returning to London and buying a home in the Wood Green area.

Neville was then offered the chance by Denis Carey to work at the Bristol Old Vic in their repertory company, where he won acclaim for playing Marlow in She Stoops to Conquer, the Duke in Measure for Measure, the title role in Henry V, Slim in Of Mice and Men, PC Tom Blenkinsop in the actor's first stage musical, Christmas in King Street. He left the Bristol Old Vic in 1952.

The Old Vic
Fortuitously, soon after Neville arrived in 1953, the Old Vic under the directorship of Michael Benthall, decided to stage all of Shakespeare's plays in five years. In his first official season, Neville was cast as King Henry V and then not long after, as Fortinbras opposite Richard Burton who was playing Hamlet for the first time. This was soon followed up with Bertram in All's Well That Ends Well and then the Dauphin in King John.

By 1954, having now played Macduff opposite Paul Rogers's Macbeth and Berowne in Love's Labour's Lost, Neville took the lead role of King Richard II in an acclaimed production of Richard II where, on the first night, he received a record of 23 curtain calls, with Virginia McKenna as his Queen Anne. By now, Neville had now established himself as a matinee idol and a West End star of the 1950s, later hailed as "one of the most potent classical actors of the Richard Burton–Peter O'Toole generation".

In a Pre-Beatles age, he, according to The Times had, "Alongside Richard Burton, achieved a kind of romantic superstardom in Shakespeare unfamiliar since the prewar times of Olivier and (in America) John Barrymore)". In 1956, he and Burton famously alternated the parts of Othello and Iago in Othello. Further parts that season included Troilus (and later Thersites) in Troilus and Cressida directed by Tyrone Guthrie and as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet directed by Robert Helpmann, with his Juliet being played by Claire Bloom. He later reprised the role of Romeo on American television for the anthology series Producers' Showcase).

In the final season of the five year plan at the Old Vic, Neville played the part of Hamlet, with Judi Dench as his Ophelia, in what was her first professional performance after leaving drama school. This was followed up by Angelo in Measure for Measure and Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night. The productions of Hamlet and Twelfth Night toured Paris, Belgrade, Zagreb, Ljubljana, the United States and Canada. The visit to Canada would be Neville's first introduction to the country he would later call home years later.

During his time at the Old Vic, the young Neville was known for his classical good looks and mellifluous voice, and regularly described as the young John Gielgud's natural successor, this was a comparison Neville later revealed he hated to Gielgud's biographer Jonathan Croall.

In 1959, for a while, he took over the leading role of Nestor Le Fripé from Keith Michell in the original West End production of the musical Irma La Douce, with Elizabeth Seal as Irma. He later played the title role in Macbeth at the Nottingham Playhouse, directed by Peter Dews. He returned to the London stage for a brief period in 1963, playing the title role in Alfie by Bill Naughton, but by then his theatrical commitment lay outside London.

Nottingham Playhouse
In 1961, his weekly pay declining from £200 to £50, he joined the Nottingham Playhouse, becoming joint artistic director with Frank Dunlop and Peter Ustinov when the current Playhouse opened in 1963. It became one of Britain's leading regional repertory theatres. Though Dunlop and Ustinov soon left, Neville remained at the theatre until 1967, when he resigned over funding disputes with the local authority and the Arts Council.

Acclaimed director Richard Eyre once recalled that: "Peter Brook opened my eyes to the possibilities of the theatre as an art, but John Neville made me see the attractions of a life in the theatre. When I did my first production (at the Phoenix theatre, Leicester) he was there (with Judi Dench). The next day he offered me a job directing a schools' production at Nottingham Playhouse. It was there that I saw him play Richard II, and it still remains one of the best Shakespearean performances I've ever seen – beautifully orchestrated, exquisitely spoken, wholly authoritative."

Neville starred as the Duke of Marlborough in the BBC2 serial The First Churchills (1969), a major television role which also maintained his international profile when the show was broadcast as the very first Masterpiece Theatre series in the United States in 1971. He received good reviews in the musical adaptation of Lolita, called Lolita, My Love, which closed in Boston.

Move to Canada
With his family, he left Britain for Canada in 1972, becoming a citizen there. He devoted his later career to the Canadian theatre. He took up the post of artistic director at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta (1973–78), and later took similar positions with the Neptune Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia (1978–83) and other Canadian theatre companies, including as artistic director of the Stratford Festival of Canada from 1985 to 1989, while continuing his acting career. On top of his artistic decisions, Neville helped eliminate the Neptune's deficit with canny promotions, such as giving free tickets to the local taxi drivers and their families, correctly anticipating that recipients would enthusiastically discuss the theatre with passengers and tourists.

Director Terry Gilliam cast him as the lead in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988). In the film, Neville plays the character at three different stages of his life; in his 30s, his 50s and his 70s. From 1995 to 1998, Neville had a prominent recurring role in The X-Files television series as The Well Manicured Man, and in 1998, he reprised the role in the feature film The X-Files. Although he made numerous other television appearances and occasional film roles, the main focus of Neville's career was always on the theatre.

In his later years, Neville had numerous cameo appearances in films, including primate of the Anglican Church in Australia in The Man Who Sued God and an admiral in the Earth Space Navy in The Fifth Element. He had a small role as Terrence in David Cronenberg's Spider (2002). Around the same time, he appeared with Vanessa Redgrave in the film adaptation of Crime and Punishment (also 2002).

In 2003, Neville performed a stage reading of John Milton's Samson Agonistes, with Claire Bloom at Bryn Mawr College at the behest of poet Karl Kirchwey. He appeared in an episode of the soap opera Train 48 (2005) as the grandfather of Zach Eisler, who was played by his grandson Joe Dinicol.

He was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2006.

Personal Life
The Nevilles first child Caroline was born in October 1950 and their son, Stephen in February 1952. In December 1952 they adopted an 8 month old child called Matthew. It was whilst playing Othello in 1956 that his daughter Emma was born with Richard Burton announcing the news to the audience at the curtain call. Ten days later the adoption agency called informing them that there was another child up for adoption, Rachel.

Eyre, later recalled in an Obituary "John was tall, aquiline, a natural aristocrat with feline grace who disguised well the roaring boy underneath…John was infectiously anarchic – wild, larky and raffish as well as supremely skillful as an actor and inspiring as the leader of a company. He took me under his wing and, for a time, I was his drinking and theatre-going companion. I was with him when I saw the Berliner Ensemble in Coriolanus, Arturo Ui and The Days of the Commune. I was overwhelmed by the productions, even more so when John took me backstage at the Old Vic to meet Helene Weigel (Brecht's widow) and Ekkehard Schall (Coriolanus). I felt I was in the company of gods. John was part of my luck and I've missed him for years."

His grandson is the actor Joe Dinicol.

Death
According to publicists at Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Neville died "peacefully surrounded by family" on 19 November 2011, aged 86. Neville suffered from Alzheimer's disease in his later years. He was survived by his wife Caroline (née Hooper) and their six children.

Select filmography

 * Oscar Wilde (1960) – Lord Alfred Douglas
 * Mr. Topaze (1961) – Roger de Bersac
 * Billy Budd (1962) – Julian Radcliffe, Second Lieutenant
 * Unearthly Stranger (1963) – Dr. Mark Davidson
 * A Study in Terror (1965) – Sherlock Holmes
 * Shaggy Dog (1968, TV Series) – Wilkie
 * The Adventures of Gerard (1970) – Duke of Wellington
 * Boswell's Life of Johnson (1971, TV Movie) – David Garrick
 * The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971, TV Series) – Dr Thorndyke
 * Reil (1979, TV Movie) – General Wolseley
 * The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) – Hieronymus Karl Frederick Baron von Munchausen
 * Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993, TV Movie) – Dr. Cecil Chambers
 * Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993, Season six, Episode 26: "Descent") – Sir Isaac Newton
 * Dieppe (1993, TV Movie) – Gen. Sir Alan Brooke
 * Stark (1993, TV Mini-Series) – De Quincy
 * Baby's Day Out (1994) – Mr. Andrews
 * The Road to Wellville (1994) – Endymion Hart-Jones
 * Little Women (1994) – Mr. Laurence
 * Dangerous Minds (1995) – Waiter
 * The Song Spinner (1995, TV Movie) – Frilo, the Magnificent
 * Sabotage (1996) - Prof. Follenfant
 * Adventures of Smoke Bellew (1996, TV Mini-Series) – Dwight Sanderson
 * Swann (1996) – Cruzzi
 * High School High (1996) – Thaddeus Clark
 * The Fifth Element (1997) – General Staedert
 * Regeneration (1997) – Dr. Yealland
 * Time to Say Goodbye? (1997) – Michigan Judge
 * Dinner at Fred's (1997) – Uncle Henrick
 * My Teacher Ate My Homework (1997) – Shopkeeper
 * Johnny 2.0 (1997, TV Movie) – Bosch
 * Goodbye Lover (1998) – Bradley
 * The X-Files (1998) – The Well-Manicured Man
 * Urban Legend (1998) – Dean Adams
 * Emily of New Moon (1998–2000, TV Series) – Uncle Malcolm
 * Water Damage (1999) – Jock Beale
 * Sunshine (1999) – Gustave Sors
 * The Duke (1999) – the Duke
 * Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace (2000) – Bishop George Bell
 * Custody of the Heart (2000, TV Movie) – Judge H. Chadwick
 * Harvard Man (2001) – Dr. Reese
 * The Stork Derby (2002, TV Movie) – Mr. Cunningham
 * Trudeau (2002, TV Movie) – British High Commissioner
 * Time of the Wolf (2002) – Preacher
 * Spider (2002) – Terrence
 * Crime and Punishment (2002) – Marmeladov, Sonia's alcoholic father
 * Between Strangers (2002) – Orson Stewart
 * Escape from the Newsroom (2002, TV Movie) – George's Father
 * Control Factor (2003, TV Movie) – Director
 * Moving Malcolm (2003) – Malcolm Woodward
 * Hollywood North (2003) – Henry Neville
 * The Statement (2003) – Old Man
 * Rolie Polie Olie (2003) - Klanky Klaus (replacing Howard Gerome)
 * White Knuckles (2004) – Narrator (voice)
 * Separate Lies (2005) – Lord Rawston
 * The Tragic Story of Nling (2006) - Donkey

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Jake Lingle

Alfred "Jake" Lingle (July 2, 1891 – June 9, 1930) was an American reporter for the Chicago Tribune. He was shot dead gangland-style in the underpass leading to the Illinois Central Randolph Street station on the afternoon on June 9, 1930, as dozens of people watched. The man convicted of the murder was mob associate Leo Vincent Brothers.

Lingle was initially lionized as a martyred journalist, but it was eventually revealed that he was involved in racketeering with the Capone organization and that his death had more to do with his own criminal activities than his journalism.

Early life
Jake Lingle was born on July 2, 1891, and raised on the West Side of Chicago. When he was eight years old, his parents converted from Judaism to Roman Catholicism. He received an education up to the eighth grade at John Calhoun North Elementary. His longtime friend, William F. Russell, later became the police commissioner in Chicago. Before becoming an office boy for the Chicago Tribune, Lingle played semi-professional baseball and worked for a surgical supply company.

Career
Jake Lingle began his career in journalism in 1912. Lingle was known for his work as a legman covering gang-related crime stories. He reported from the scene by telephone to a writer at the Chicago Tribune office and then that person would write up his story. During this period, Lingle made connections outside journalism, and while he earned $65 ($1,065 in 2021 money) a week reporting, he had more than $60,000 ($982,875 in 2021 money) in the bank.

Death

In Chicago, on the afternoon of June 9, 1930, Lingle left the Sherman House Hotel, where he had conversed with some power brokers, to catch the 1:30 pm train to a racetrack in Homewood where he gambled on horses. On his way through the Randolph Street Terminal, he was followed by two men. One of them, described as thin, with blonde hair, and blue eyes, raised his .38 caliber pistol and shot Lingle once directly in the back of the head, killing him.

Investigation
To find the killer quickly, the Chicago Tribune told readers the newspaper would give them a $25,000 reward if they had information that led them to the killer. Other local newspaper companies said they would throw in an extra $30,000. ($55,000 = $900,969 in 2021 money.)

In January 1931, the police received a tip and arrested a man by the name of Leo Vincent Brothers from St. Louis, Missouri. Many people swore that he was Lingle's killer. Others, including Brothers himself, denied his involvement. Convicted, Brothers was given the minimum sentence for murder of 14 years, and he served 8 years of the sentence.

Discoveries
Lingle's death brought to the public's attention his connections with gangsters. Lingle turned out to have been setting the price of beer in Chicago and involved in organized dog racing and gambling. He had maintained two homes plus a suite at the Morrison Hotel and had a six-figure stockbroker account. High-placed friends of his in the police department resigned. Not only did people discover what Lingle's occupation really was, but they also learned about the gangs and about those with whom Lingle was associated.

Reactions
Lingle had initially been considered a martyr, and an immense crowd attended his funeral in the West Jackson Boulevard District, with mourners overflowing onto the street outside the Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica.

However, once other journalists learned about Jake Lingle's association with mobsters and his gambling activity, they began questioning the Chicago Tribune about it. In response, the Tribune said that it had not been aware of Lingle's activities. However, Frank Wilson, an IRS agent, said Robert McCormick, who was the Tribune's proprietor, had arranged a meeting between Lingle and himself when he was investigating the Al Capone case, and claimed this proved that the Tribune knew about Jake Lingle's involvement with gangs.

In popular culture
The 1931 film The Finger Points was loosely based on Lingle's life and death, and starred Richard Barthelmess as the reporter, Fay Wray as his love interest, and Clark Gable as the gangster who corrupts him.

In 1959, the Jake Lingle murder was dramatized on a television episode of The Untouchables titled "The Jake Lingle Killing," in which Lingle is portrayed by Herb Vigran.

In the 1959 film Al Capone, Martin Balsam played a fictional corrupt reporter named Mac Keely, who was Lingle in all but name.

In the 1979 film The Lady in Red, Lingle is seen as the reporter harassing John Dillinger's escort/girlfriend, Polly Hamilton (called "Polly Franklin" in this film). But this is fiction, as Dillinger first met Hamilton in 1934, four years after Lingle's murder.

The 1988 novel by Howard Browne, Pork City, depicts Lingle's murder and the subsequent investigation by the Cook County State's Attorney's office.

In the 1993 series The Untouchables, Jake Lingle's murder is depicted in the two-part story, "Murder Ink," and is portrayed by David Perkovich.

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Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception (Norfolk, Virginia)

The Minor Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception (also known as the Black Basilica) is a Black Catholic parish in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. It is the oldest parish in the Diocese of Richmond and is known locally as "The Mother Church of Tidewater Virginia".

The church was built in 1857–1858, and is a rectangular stuccoed brick church. It features a centrally located, three-stage tower with spire. Also on the property is the contributing rectory. It is a three-story, rectangular brick building in the Late Gothic Revival style.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and named a minor basilica in 1991. The associated Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery was added in 2001.

Beginnings
The parish began in 1791 as Saint Patrick Church founded by French Catholics fleeing the French Revolution who were joined by some of the earliest Irish Catholic immigrants to the United States. St. Patrick's was the oldest parish in the Richmond Diocese and predated the formation of the diocese by 29 years.

First building
The first church edifice was built in 1842.

Since it was in the Southern United States, the racially segregated Christian church was for Whites only. Fr. Matthew O’Keefe initiated permitting African American Catholics to sit in an assigned portion of the choir loft for their use only. The anti-Catholic Know Nothings threatened him unless the church instituted segregated Masses, which he refused. Thugs tried to intimidate White parishioners until Fr. O’Keefe obtained police protection.

The church was destroyed by fire in 1856. Diocesan records show that local Catholic families believed the Know Nothings were responsible. "The Assumption," a painting donated by King Louis Philippe and Queen Amelie, was lost in the blaze.

Rebuilding
The present building was completed in 1858 and was rededicated under the title of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception in commemoration of the Marian dogma proclaimed in 1854 by Pope Pius IX.

The parish supported St. Mary Academy, an inner-city school that provided a Christian education to hundreds of urban children, most of whom were non-Catholic; however, circumstances eventually forced the academy to close. The parish also operates a soup kitchen and provides other outreach to Norfolk's poor and homeless.

Merger and renovation
In 1961, seventy-two years after its founding, Saint Joseph's—a nearby Black Catholic parish staffed by the Josephites—was clustered with Saint Mary's. The newly combined parish would later boast 99% African American membership.

After being added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and undergoing an extensive renovation and restoration program, the edifice was rededicated on November 1, 1989.

Minor basilica
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the church, December 8, 1991, Pope John Paul II proclaimed the Church of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception a minor basilica, the only one in the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of only a few with African-American predominance. In his announcement, the pope stated: "'Your Black cultural heritage enriches the Church and makes her witness of universality more complete. In a real way the Church needs you, just as you need the Church, for you are a part of the Church and the church is part of you.'"Despite the renovations in 1979, a litany of structural issues developed, with a 2015 inspection revealing massive rot and termite damage in the walls and roof. This kickstarted a second restoration project, to the tune of some $6.7M, which was completed in December 2020.

During the project, discovery was made of a series of crypts and tunnels under the church floor, the latter of which are speculated to have been involved with the Underground Railroad. The restoration also brought back into use the church's historic organ, which had laid dormant since 1981.

Influence
When Fr. Matthew O'Keefe moved north to Maryland, he modeled his new church after St. Mary's. Completed in 1906, Church of the Immaculate Conception in Towson shares the blueprints of St. Mary's with the exceptions of a larger rose window rather than a spire, thicker interior columns, and brownstone accents to the buttress and windows. Father O'Keefe, the first pastor of the new St. Mary's (Norfolk) and Immaculate Conception (Towson), is buried beneath the altar of the latter.


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Tripterygium wilfordii

Tripterygium wilfordii, or léi gōng téng (Mandarin) (, Japanese: raikōtō), sometimes called thunder god vine but more properly translated thunder duke vine, is a vine used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Tripterygium wilfordii has been promoted for use in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis; however, due to safety concerns this use is not recommended. Evidence is insufficient to deem it effective as a method of birth control for humans. A 2021 study published in Nature Communications found that one chemical isolated from the herb, triptonide, was an effective male birth control in mice and non-human primates, while others chemicals present in the herb have been previously shown to cause severe liver toxicity. Extracts of the bark T. wilfordii have been used as an insecticide in China for centuries, as documented in Wu Qijun's 1848 Illustrated Catalogues of Plants.

Health effects
The United Kingdom government does not recommend the use of Tripterygium due to potential side effects.

Birth control
Evidence is lacking that Tripterygium is either safe or effective as a method of birth control in men. Two trials found less sperm in people taking it for rheumatoid arthritis but these trials were observational in nature. A 2021 study in the journal Nature Communications found that triptonide, a chemical isolated from Tripterygium, was an effective birth control for male mice and male cynomolgus monkeys, but noted that other chemicals present in the plant cause severe toxicity, so consuming the herb or general extracts of the herb for birth control purposes is potentially dangerous.

Rheumatoid arthritis
In China, T. wilfordii has historically been used as a treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health has noted tentative evidence that T. wilfordii may improve some RA symptoms. Serious side effects, however, occur frequently enough to make the risks of taking it higher than the possible benefits.

Other bioactive chemicals
Wilfortrine is a sesquiterpene alkaloid isolated from T. wilfordii. It has immunomodulatory effects.

Side effects
At medicinal doses, T. wilfordii extract can have significant side effects, including immunosuppression.

In August 2011, the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency published a drug safety bulletin advising consumers not to use medicines containing lei gong teng due to potentially serious side effects.

China State Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in April 2012 about this medicine, urging caution.

A 2016 review found gastrointestinal symptoms in 13%, adverse reproductive outcomes in 12%, adverse skin reactions in 8%, hematologic events in 6.5%, cardiovascular events in 5%. Also irregular menstruation OR=4.6.

A 2011 review stated that although T. wilfordii has toxic potential, careful extraction gives an acceptable frequency of adverse reactions, which are largely related to the gastrointestinal tract and amenorrhea. The review found that T. wilfordii extract is a useful remedy for postmenopausal rheumatoid arthritis.

Pharmacology
Celastrol, a pentacyclic triterpenoid, and triptolide, a diterpene triepoxide, are putative active components of the extracts derived from Tripterygium wilfordii. Triptolide has pharmacological activities including anti-inflammatory, immune modulation, antiproliferative, and proapoptotic activity, but its clinical use is limited by severe toxicity. The biological target of triptolide is believed to be the XPB subunit of the TFIIH protein complex (involved in DNA repair and transcription initiation).

Tripfordines are bio-active sesquiterpene pyridine alkaloids of T. wilfordii.

To aid the investigation of pathways related to celastrol, a reference genome of T. wilfordii was sequenced, producing a 340.12 Mb genome with 31,593 structural genes (35 of them, CYP genes involved in the synthesis of the alkaloid active ingredients).

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Talk:Sheila Scott

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April 27, 1922 is her birthdate as confirmed by the Oxford DNB after I found disagreement with the Britannica entry.

lots of issues | leave me a message 08:42, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * I have corrected the birth back to 1922 as per the Oxford DNB and the GRO birth index. (is four years a record for a reply!) MilborneOne (talk) 19:46, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Piper PA24 Comanche 400 N8515P
I am correcting the errors regarding Sheila Scott's use of this aircraft, but it wasn't helpful to find so many other sources on the internet copying the same misinformation.

This aircraft, the higher rated 400hp rocket-ship version of her 'normal' Comanche 260, was actually the first aircraft she used to set records, back in 1965. The aircraft (N8515P) was Piper's European demonstrator, and Piper obviously saw value in allowing Sheila to showcase their aircraft.(¹) During this loan period Sheila named this aircraft 'Myth Sunpip' in recognition of her sponsors (The Sun newspaper, and Piper Aircraft).

FAI records will confirm the dates and aircraft type, and the aircraft registration N8515P is clearly visible in Associated-Press film dated 19 May 1965 'Sheila sets the speed' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOo0Sk0htKY)

It was almost exactly 12 months later (May 1966) when Sheila set another batch of records, this time in G-ATOY, a Comanche 260B which she eventually owned outright, but initially was either loaned, leased, or subject to hire-purchase - I don't have the exact financial details. CAA records only acknowledge full ownership wef 14/07/1970.

Likewise the precise ownership details for G-AYTO 'Mythree' are somewhat murky, with the aircraft being listed as only as 'chartered' by Sheila Scott Flying Enterprises Ltd, possibly another case of the Piper Aircraft Corporation loaning their aircraft to Sheila. The fact that shortly after her 1971 round-the-world trip it was returned to the Piper factory, only to be damaged beyond repair (with many others) when Piper's Lock Haven factory was flooded in 1972, adds weight to that idea (²). Otherwise Sheila would have surely received a substantial insurance payout, and possibly purchased a replacement aircraft. Instead, her flying career seemed to stall at that point.

Yes, some of the above is speculation and/or opinion, but CAA records definitely confirm that her full ownership of particular aircraft was a grey area. And N8515P was her first record setting aircraft, not one that she used 'later'.

BTW, as a young boy I bumped into Sheila, exiting G-ATOY at Kidlington circa 1971.

(¹) In 1963, Piper supported another female aviatrix, Betty Miller with her successful attempt to be the first female pilot to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean, during which she delivered a twin-engine Piper aircraft from Oakland, California, USA to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

(²) The ASN database lists 105 aircraft destroyed at Lock Haven on 23 Jun 1972, including 31 PA-23-250 Aztec E, but no mention of G-AYTO. The FAA register lists that airframe (c/n 27-4568) as owned by Philip K Chapman (NASA astronaut?), and exported to Canada two years later, but after that the trail goes cold. Either it was bulldozed into a large hole in the ground, or parts salvaged from it for use in Canada. WendlingCrusader (talk) 19:45, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

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Rooi gevaar

Rooi gevaar (Red danger) is an Afrikaans phrase, sometimes translated into English as "Communist danger". The term gained popularity in South Africa during the Cold War and was associated with the perceived threat of international communism to religious, economic, and political freedom on the Southern African subcontinent. This pretext was used to justify the banning of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and its sister organisation, the African National Congress (ANC), which were regarded as leading anti-apartheid movements. Alternatively, the phrase rooi komplot (Red plot) was also used.

The term diminished in use after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Talk:Manchukuo yuan

What was its value relative to the Japanese yen? Isn't that more important than its value relative to American or British currency? - Nik42 08:44, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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Maisons-Alfort

Maisons-Alfort is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.4 km from the center of Paris.

Maisons-Alfort is famous as the location of the National Veterinary School of Alfort. The Fort de Charenton, constructed between 1841 and 1845, has since 1959 housed the Commandement des Écoles de la Gendarmerie Nationale.

Name
Originally, Maisons-Alfort was called simply Maisons. The name Maisons comes from Medieval Latin Mansiones, meaning "the houses".

At the creation of the commune during the French Revolution, the name of the hamlet of Alfort was joined with the name of Maisons. The name Alfort comes from the manor built there by Peter of Aigueblanche, Bishop of Hereford (England), in the middle of the 13th century. The name of this Manor of Hereford was corrupted into Harefort, then Hallefort, and eventually Alfort. The National Veterinary School of Alfort was settled several centuries later in the manor and its estate.

History
On 1 April 1885, 40% of the territory of Maisons-Alfort was detached and became the commune of Alfortville.

In 1905, Buffalo Bill stayed two months in Maisons-Alfort while his famous Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show performed in Paris.

September 1944 explosion
At 8.39am on 8 September 1944 a V-2 rocket landed and killed six people at Charentonneau, launched from Petites-Tailles, near Houffalize, in south-east Belgium by Lehr und Versuchsbatterie 444. This was the first destruction caused by a V-2 rocket.

Later that day, a V-2 rocket from Wassenaar in the Netherlands, launched by 485 Artillerie Abteilung at 6.37pm, would hit Staveley Road in west London.

Demographics
The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Maisons-Alfort proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune of Maisons-Alfort ceded the commune of Alfortville in 1885.

Administration
Maisons-Alfort is part of the arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Marne. It is the only commune of the canton of Maisons-Alfort.

Points of interest

 * École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort
 * Fort de Charenton
 * Jardin botanique de l'École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort
 * Musée Fragonard d'Alfort
 * Château de Réghat

Education
The commune has:
 * 13 public preschools (écoles maternelles)
 * 12 public elementary schools
 * Three private preschools and elementary schools: Ecole Privée Notre-Dame, Ecole et collège Privée Sainte-Thérèse
 * Four public junior high schools: Collège Condorcet, Collège Edouard Herriot, Collège Jules Ferry, Collège Nicolas de Staël
 * One private elementary and junior high school, Ecole et collège Privée Sainte-Thérèse
 * Two public senior high schools/sixth-form colleges: Lycée Eugène Delacroix and Lycée Professionnel Paul Bert

Personalities

 * Tariq Abdul-Wahad, basketball player
 * Thomas N'Gijol, comedian
 * Ladjie Soukouna, footballer
 * Nicole Tourneur, women writer

International relations
Maisons-Alfort is twinned with Moers in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Transport
Maisons-Alfort is served by three stations on Paris Métro Line 8: École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort, Maisons-Alfort–Stade, and Maisons-Alfort–Les Juilliottes.

It is also served by two stations on Paris RER D: Maisons-Alfort–Alfortville and Le Vert de Maisons.

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 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was DELETE. Golbez 08:16, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)

Cognitive style
More un-notable "Period Eye" related mumbo jumbo. The article's text deffinately needs to be deleted IMO, maybe a brand new article or a redirect to cognition in its place?... Blackcats 08:46, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, agree with above regarding possible redirect after deletion. Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd 12:00, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Just repeats the unstructured facts from Period_eye. --Oneliner 12:27, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete all this period eye cruft as personal essays. Non-notable, original "research" Wikibofh 14:08, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete: Original research. I'm not really in favor of a redirect, as "cognitive style," when not used by this author, seems to be a favorite term for the pot crackers out there who are trying to exist on the Astral plane. Geogre 14:53, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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