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Stealth tax

A stealth tax is a tax levied in a way that is largely unnoticed, or not recognized as a traditional tax. The phrase was generally used in the United Kingdom by Conservatives against the New Labour government's behaviour and has been used in British politics since the 1990s.

Origins
On 16 September 1996, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) demanded a reverse to a tax on UK pension funds' dividends. Anne Robinson, the director general of the NAPF said pension funds are being "taxed by stealth".

The exact phrasing "stealth tax" has been in British political use since 1998 when it was used to refer to tax increases that apparently circumvented the 1997 New Labour manifesto commitment that "over the five years of a Labour government ... there will be no increase in the basic or top rates of income tax".

Anne Segall of The Daily Telegraph claimed on 17 January, 1998, that "taxes will rise by £7 billion this year ... as a result of a variety of measures introduced or extended by the chancellor Gordon Brown. Mr Brown's 'stealth' taxes are directed mainly at middle-class voters and in particular at middle-class professionals and those with savings".

On October 19, 1998 Francis Maude, then Shadow Chancellor (the opposition finance minister) claimed the Chancellor Gordon Brown was imposing "stealth taxes ... designed to conceal their effect".

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair only made occasional references to stealth taxes, such as on 1 November 2001 in relation to Company Car taxation, 9 November 2000 in relation to Fuel prices, and on  21 October 2002 in reference to Pensions.

On 22 May 2001, the expression increasing taxes by stealth was extensively used by former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on her address to the Conservative Party's rally in Plymouth.

Examples
One form of stealth taxation occurs when deductions or exemptions are reduced based on income level resulting in more taxable income, but the same tax rate for a higher total tax. Under 2007 US tax law 1040 Schedule A itemized deductions and the $3,400 personal exemption are phased out (reduced) at higher income levels ($234,600 for married filers).

Stealth taxes might be recognized as taxation but remain largely unnoticed, as with Value Added Tax (VAT) in the UK between 1979 and 1991, during which period it rose from 8% to 15% (compensating for a large reduction in the higher and basic rates of income tax) and then to 17.5% (when the Poll Tax was replaced by a council tax), shifting the burden of taxation away from income onto consumption.

Regressive stealth taxation
Stealth taxes can be viewed as regressive, as more affluent people are less affected by VAT, for example. State lotteries may also be viewed as a form of taxation, and there is evidence that they are played more by poor people than by the affluent.

In January 1999 Conservative culture spokesman Peter Ainsworth described the National Lottery's New Opportunities fund as a "stealth tax". and Conservative leader William Hague claimed "The Labour stealth tax amounts to £1,500 for every working person". In Parliament on 3 November 1999 William Hague accused the government of levying a £500 million 'stealth tax' that would hit IT companies.

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Talk:James Robertson (Trotskyist)

Untitled
Rewrote this POV sentence:

"Robertson....by 1959 had publicly declared a defensist position with regard to those states which he saw as being degenerated and deformed workers' states, with a statement in support of the Chinese states suppression of the pro-theocratic reactionary revolt in Tibet aided by CIA."

Rewrote it as:

"In 1959, he published a statement in support of the Chinese suppression of the Tibetan resistance movement, and more generally took a defensist position with regard to existing Communist states, which he saw as being essentially workers' states, albeit degenerated and deformed ones."

Also corrected the atrocious spelling and grammar in that paragraph.

--Peter G Werner 18:50, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

Notability?
I fail to see how this man is notable. Please explain --euyyn 18:09, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

He is notable because he is the defining personality of the Spartacist League which, while not notable in a conventional way, is a very difficult group to ignore for those of us who dare to claim Trotskyist positions that differ from their own. Commander deathguts 00:17, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

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30 Odd Foot of Grunts

30 Odd Foot of Grunts were an Australian rock group, formed in 1992, with Russell Crowe on lead vocals, Dean "Deano" Cochran on guitar, Garth Adam on bass, Dave Kelly on drums, Dave Wilkins on guitar and vocal, and Stewart Kirwan on trumpet.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Erich Topp

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Erich Topp
Delete Spam Grpunkim 18:50, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

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Iskhak Akhmerov

Iskhak Abdulovich Akhmerov (Исха́к Абду́лович Ахме́ров, Исхак Габдулла улы Әхмәров) (1901–1976) was a highly decorated OGPU/NKVD (KGB) Soviet security officer, best known to historians for his role in KGB operations in the United States 1942–1945. His name appears in the Venona decryptions over fifty times, often as signatory, and on his return to the Soviet Union in 1945/46, he rose to deputy chief of the KGB's 'illegal' intelligence section. (NOTE: Many details from Haynes and Klehr's Venona come from Veterany Vneshnei Razvedki Rossii [Moscow: Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, 1995], which forms the basis of their profile of him in their book's Appendix E. )

Background
Akhmerov was born in Troitsk, located in modern Chelyabinsk Oblast, and came from a Tatar background.

He joined the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) in 1919, and attended the Communist University of the Toilers of the East and the First State University, where he graduated from the School of International Relations in 1930.

OGPU/NKVD
Akhmerov joined the OGPU/NKVD in 1930 and participated in the suppression of anti-Soviet movements in the USSR's Bukhara Republic between 1930 and 1931.

In 1932, Akhmerov transferred to the foreign intelligence division ("INO") of the NKVD and served as a 'legal' intelligence officer under diplomatic cover in Turkey.

In 1934, he transferred to China, where he served as an "illegal" field officer.

In 1935, he entered the United States with false identity papers. He recruited agents in the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Treasury, and U.S. intelligence services. In 1939, he was transferred back to the Soviet Union. By 1942, Akhmerov had become chief illegal resident in the United States during World War II. American agents he ran for the Soviets include Laurence Duggan, Mary Price, and Michael Straight (the last knew Akhmerov as "Michael Green"). Places he likely lived during that time include New York City and Baltimore.

According to Pavel Sudoplatov, Akhmerov ran one of five spy rings targeting the United States for atomic bomb secrets. The Akhmerov led ring targeted United States Communist Party members for the Kremlin's needs.

In 1945, Akhmerov returned again to the Soviet Union to become deputy chief of the KGB's 'illegal' intelligence section (отдел нелегальной разведки). He attained the rank of colonel.

Aliases
Akhmerov is known to have used the cover names "William Grienke", "Michael Green", "Michael Adamec", and several others while in the United States. His code names in the Venona project decrypts of Soviet intelligence messages are MAYOR and ALBERT.

Hede Massing describes a Soviet rezident in the United States named "Bill Grinke," "Bill," and "Walter Grinke," whom she describes as a "pedestrian" man, looking about 40 years old, who took her on from Valentin Markin at the end of 1934. When Massing reported her encounters with Noel Field, she was reporting to "Bill": she had met Field through Daily Worker journalist Marguerite Young. By "May or June 1935," another rezident named "Fred" had taken over from "Bill," at which point she began to "develop" Field. In January or February 1937, just before Ignace Reiss defected from the Soviet underground, Massing received an assignment to spy on Ludwig Lore, and "Bill" resumed her management.

Scholars John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr report that the FBI considered Elizabeth Bentley's "Bill" to be Akhmerov.

Scholar Raymond W. Raymond stated that "Walter Grinke" was known to Whittaker Chambers and Elizabeth Bentley as "Bill" – and that he worked for Amtorg.

Personal and death
Akhmerov spoke Turkish, English and French.

He married Helen Lowry (AKA "Elza Akhmerova"), a niece of the CPUSA General Secretary Earl Browder and who also worked for Soviet intelligence. She was also a "full partner" in his espionage.

He died in 1976.

Awards
Akhmerov received the Order of the Red Banner twice, the Order of the Badge of Honor, and the badge of Honored Chekist.

Legacy
On April 7, 2011, a memorial plaque was unveiled in honor of the 110th anniversary of Akhmerov's birth.

On April 16, 2015, a monument for Akhmerov was unveiled at the Scarlet Field in Chelyabinsk.

A monument to him and his wife was created in Tatarstan By the artist Rim Akchurin that features the Brooklyn Bridge, symbolizing his espionage work in New York, as well as the kremlins of Moscow and Kazan.

Venona
As chief of KGB in the US during WWII, Akhmerov's name appears on many decrypted Venona documents, as does his wife. During WWII, he served as one of three major contacts for comrade Vasily Zarubin. He also ran the Perlo group of Victor Perlo, which had reported previously to Jacob Golos and Elizabeth Bentley. Cables also mention the Silvermaster group under Nathan Gregory Silvermaster.

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User talk:Amintran

Cartouche
Nice cat, but not really encyclopedic. I'm afraid I removed it. You could put the picture on your user page, though. –Hajor 18:50, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

I was just going to say the same thing. 19:00, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

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List of storms named Bridget

The name Bridget has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and for one in the Australian region.

In the Eastern Pacific:
 * Tropical Storm Bridget (1967), weakened as it approached the Mexican mainland
 * Hurricane Bridget (1971), Category 2 hurricane that paralleled the Mexican coastline just offshore before making landfall southeast of Manzanillo, Colima
 * Tropical Storm Bridget (1975), never came near land

In the Australian region:
 * Cyclone Bridget (1969)

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Amroth

Amroth is a village, parish and community 7 mi northeast of Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Located on Carmarthen Bay, Amroth is noted for its long sandy beach which stretches the length of the village. It regularly earns a Blue Flag award. and is the south-to-north start of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. Amroth is within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

The name is Welsh, and probably means "on (the brook called) Rhath".

History
The beach stretches the whole length of the village and at extreme low tide, the petrified forest, destroyed when sea levels rose 7,000 years ago, can still be seen. Fossilised antlers, nuts and animal bones and Neolithic flints have been discovered.

The parish, which appeared as Amrath on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire, was an important anthracite coal mining area until the end of the 19th century. Slight remains of mines and tramways are still visible. Ruins of Amroth Castle still remain, and one mile inland is the Anglican parish church of St Elidyr, which is a grade II* listed building.

Amroth Castle
Amroth Castle stands on the north side of the unclassified coast road east of the village of Amroth. It is surrounded by a high wall with an entrance archway at the south-western corner. The present building is a 19th-century country house built in the style of a mock castle which possibly replaced a small stone castle dating from the 12th century. The gatehouse is much restored. The ruinous remains of the house are a grade I listed building.

After passing through several hands the castle was used as a lunatic asylum in the 1850s. Converted back to a private house in the 1880s it was later owned and occupied by Owen Colby Philipps, the shipping magnate who bought the White Star Line and was created Baron Kylsant of Carmarthen and Amroth in 1923. It passed to his daughter Nesta, who had married George Coventry, grandson of the 9th Earl of Coventry. They moved out in 1930 when George inherited the Coventry title and estates.

Walking trails
The Pembrokeshire Coast Path runs west along the coast from its start at Amroth. This national trail has since 2012 also formed a part of the Wales Coast Path which continues eastwards from Amroth over the headland of Telpyn Point towards Pendine. Amroth is also the southern terminus of the Knights' Way, which runs north to St Davids Cathedral. A section of the Cistercian Way also passes through.

Governance
Amroth is an electoral ward and a community in Pembrokeshire, which includes Amroth, Crunwere, Summerhill, Stepaside, Pleasant Valley, Wisemans Bridge, Llanteg and Llanteglos. The ward elects a councillor to Pembrokeshire County Council and up to twelve community councillors to Amroth Community Council.

Amenities
The beach which stretches the length of the village earned a Blue Flag award in 2020 and the eastern end has had a lifeguard for part of the summer. Public toilets are available at either ends of the village. The main car park is managed by Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stephen M. Forrest

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The result of the debate was DELETE -- Francs2000 | Talk 01:58, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

Stephen M. Forrest
"Visiting instructor" and post doctoral student (albeit Ivy League). No publications or achievements. The biography contains original research, apparently written by an appreciative student of his. This subject is currently much less notable than the average full professor. Willmcw 18:51, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete: Appears to fail Wikipedia talk:Criteria for inclusion of biographies/Academics. Further, can find no curriculum vitae for him. Is he even published? He is ABD..all but doctorate; he's NOT a PhD just yet. Almost, but he's not there yet. He may be worth including here in a few years, but not yet. --Durin 20:57, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, nn, even if he had a PhD. Needs to be more notable than your average college professor, adn they've all got PhDs. -Splash 22:18, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete vanity, no notability asserted. -- Etacar11   01:12, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nn vanity. JamesBurns 08:19, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Sabdapalon

earlier question
What is Mt Sumeru? --Dangerous-Boy

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Talk:European Council for Fatwa and Research

"European" credentials?
Has there ever been any explanation offered as to why there are so many non-Europeans on this "European" council??? The name of this organization seems to proclaim itself to have some vague affiliation with the idea of European Muslims producing a European-adapted form of Islam for themselves, but the membership of the organization seems to be highly antithetical to its achieving any such goal. ''-- 18:52, 20 July 2005 User:AnonMoos

I LOL'ed when I saw that this "European" Council is headed by that Egyptian jailbird Qaradawi. -- 11:42, 4 December 2005 154.5.18.86

For one simple reason, you do not allow them to grow rich as we do in the states, so they can't make their own schools and create such things. The longer you keep them down, the harder it will be for them to develop anything independent, because they themselves are not independent. -- 05:09, 28 February 2006 141.211.222.50

Dear AnonMoos: First of all Islam is not bound by race, color or geographic boundary. In Islamic belief system all its followers are part of one big family. Therefore it does not matter where our clerics are from. Second your view of "European-adapted form of Islam" is outright against the teachings of this religion. As stated in the article itself Islam does not mend with our wishes, its a divine belief system and as Muslims (and humans) we don't have the right to change what is divine. We mend to it, its called SUBMISSION. So you can't have an EU form of Islam and a US form of Islam or Asian form of Islam... you just have Islam. Interpretations may be different at times with different schools but the basic ideology is always the same.

As for our LOL'ed Commentator from the US... I think you should stop thinking like the southern slavery addicted plantation owners of the last century. US has moved far now... As millions of Muslims you are also an immigrant in the US START ACTING LIKE ONE!. Your next president's middle name (Only) is the Prophet Mohammad's (God's Peace and blessings be Upon him)Grandson's name "Hussein" and who knows whats next. As Qardavi's book is titled : Islam : the Future Civilization, I am sure you cannot oppress us any longer. We are free and will catchup soon to what we lost during the last four centuries. If you think we will remain enslaved well i am sorry to tell you that you and those like you will be disappointed. 1ofBillions (talk) 13:53, 12 October 2008 (UTC) 1ofBillions

 * That's nice -- however, one of the conspicuous issues creating problems for Muslims in Europe over the past 10 years or so has been "parachute" Imams, who "parachute" into European countries from outside Europe without understanding European societies (often without even speaking a European language), and who give advice to their parishioners which is often in violation of the accepted cultural norms of European societies (sometimes in violation of the laws of European countries). I really don't see how a council headed by Qaradawi and including a majority of non-European residents will do anything to ameliorate this problem. AnonMoos (talk) 17:39, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

German Sheikh Siddique
Muhammed Siddique (see list No 25) ECFR Members http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Council_for_Fatwa_and_Research#Members_of_the_ECFR was born as Wolfgang Borgfeld http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Siddiq_Borgfeld Mr Borgfeld / Sheikh Siddiq(ue) was the founder of Muslim Youth Germany (Muslimische Jugend in Deutschland, MJD) http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslimische_Jugend_in_Deutschland 79.251.82.131 (talk) 18:19, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

removing POV tag with no active discussion per Template:POV
I've removed an old neutrality tag from this page that appears to have no active discussion per the instructions at Template:POV:
 * This template is not meant to be a permanent resident on any article. Remove this template whenever:
 * There is consensus on the talkpage or the NPOV Noticeboard that the issue has been resolved
 * It is not clear what the neutrality issue is, and no satisfactory explanation has been given
 * In the absence of any discussion, or if the discussion has become dormant.

Since there's no evidence of ongoing discussion, I'm removing the tag for now. If discussion is continuing and I've failed to see it, however, please feel free to restore the template and continue to address the issues. Thanks to everybody working on this one! -- Khazar2 (talk) 13:16, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

Broken links, lack of secondary sources
Hello all,

There are a few broken links, e.g. [4] and [5]. It would really be good to have a reference for this:

According to its Mission Statement[4] the ECFR wants to assume a leading role in all dogmatic and accordingly also in all worldly issues in the worldwide Islamic community, the Ummah.[citation needed] Among others, it wants to address the younger Muslim generations living in outside Islamic countries, especially those in Europe and the United States.[citation needed] - Given the org's name, it seems quite surprising that they claim to have a worldwide scope.

It would also be good to have unbroken references for the string of quotes from controversial Qaradawi fatwas. It would be better still to include secondary opinions on the group's ideology rather than relying on direct quotes, which could be seen as being original research. There are for example Islamic scholars who affirm the supremacy of the Sharia in Muslim life, but then hold that following the Sharia in a secular democratic society implies first of all following the law of the land. In such cases, citing 'supremacy of the Sharia' statements without contextualization is thus not very helpful in understanding their stances, hence why it'd be great if someone can find adequate secondary sources. Thank you. 183.89.24.129 (talk) 09:34, 25 April 2017 (UTC)


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Summary
Logo of the Norwegian far-right party Demokratene.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alove For Enemies

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The result of the debate was DELETE -- Francs2000 | Talk 02:01, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

Alove For Enemies
Delete. Does not quite meet WP:MUSIC criteria for notability. While they have released two albums, neither of these were on "a major label or one of the more important indie labels." If they should happen to break out, the article can be re-created at a later date, and only one sentence will be lost. Icelight 18:53, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Clean-up. Google returns a good number of results, including for well-known lyrics websites. It's terribly written, though.  If anyone can find out anything worth noting, put it in there and fix this thing.  Thorns Among Our Leaves 19:01, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete notability not established. JamesBurns 08:21, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Do the Right Thing

Controversial film
Was "Do the right thing" controversial? eh? Project2501a 18:55, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Very. When it was released there were reports of riots showing the film in some areas, and it was boycotted by several anti-defamation leagues.--Fallout boy 08:53, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

 * That's not true. There were fears that it might cause riots. In the event it didn't. The Singing Badger 14:58, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

Re: plot summary.
Did extensive rewrite, especially after someone said that Smiley (the mentall retarded guy) was white. He might be lightskinned, but he's not white! --FuriousFreddy 01:39, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

Obsessed with money
I had to remove the remark that Mookie was "obsessed with money" because he wants to get paid. I want to get paid. Does that make me obsessed with money? There's just not enough evidence in the movie to point to money as a primary motivation for any of the actions Mookie takes, except for going to work in the first place. -- Anon

 * I actually think Lee himself has described the character that way, though I don't have any references off-hand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.74.57.100 (talk) 17:52, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

"Four-fingered ring"
Is a "four-fingered" ring what's commonly known as a knuckleduster? -- Anon
 * Not quite. Similar, but somewhat different, I'd say. --FuriousFreddy 00:53, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

Speaking of which (and obviously I just need to go watch the movie for myself, but), is LOVE/HATE an homage to Night of the Hunter, and if so, should it be mentioned in the article somewhere? --Quuxplusone 01:17, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

I watched a DVD commentary that featured Spike Lee saying that the LOVE/HATE rings as well as Raheem's speech to Mookie about them are tributes to Night of the Hunter. The commentary was originally on a laserdisc release and had Chuck D on it. But you are 4 years in the past, and I don't wanna add it. Modinyr (talk) 06:20, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

Citation Needed
"Lee himself has stated that this question is only one that bothers white viewers. He believes that the key point is that Mookie was angry at the death of Radio Raheem, and that viewers who consider the riot unjustified are implicitly valuing property over the life of a black man."

I haven't found anything where Spike Lee says that. Can someone put in a citation?
 * Roger Ebert makes the above implication that the writer attributes to Lee in his essay on the film for the Criterion Collection. Ebert writes, "Among the many devastating effects of Lee’s film, certainly the most subtle and effective is the way it leads some viewers (not racist, but thoughtless or inattentive or imbued with the unexamined values of our society) to realize that they have valued a pizzeria over a human life."   The Criterion web site positions this essay directly beneath a signature of Spike Lee in a way that might lead one to believe Spike Lee had written the article (one would have to ignore the self-references to Spike Lee within the article, but anyway..)  It seems plausible that someone confused the two.  But someone suggests Lee himself says it in the same DVD, which is something I cannot verify. -- Anon

 * A citation is surely needed. The death of Radio Raheem at the hands of the police is horrific, but the destruction of the pizzaria is properly tragic and so elicits a greater reaction. Lee's respect for the idiom of tragedy as a mistake magnified is shown by Sal's having destroyed Raheem's boombox in an earlier scene. MaherCoen (talk) 09:57, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

 * He says it in an interview on the Criterion Collection DVD. I'll add a citation. Cop 663 (talk) 14:17, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Oh wait, it's already cited!! Pay attention, people... Cop 663 (talk) 14:19, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Incorrect description of Sal
The character Sal is indeed racist, just like Pino. The difference is the aggressive nature of how each character expresses it. Sal's racism is shown when he loses his temper (similar to how whites become more liberal regarding minorities when they're drunk). Pino's racism is blatant. This is the point Spike Lee makes during the final quarter of the film. I've edited the article to reflect this. Panda

 * I think there are many diffrent ways to interpret what Sal yells here. The fact that he yells racial slurs when he is enraged does not necessarily mean that he is a racist. I think anyone can agree that he was put under an incredible amount of stress here. I think that he struggles with racal prejudice as much as anyone else does, but I think that when you look at what he says when he is at his most contemplative (discussing with Pino the decades he has spent in the neighborhood), it's hard to call him a racist. I also take issue with the notion that people were valuing property over life in this movie. In effect, the pizzeria is Sal and his sons' life. Sal makes this clear in his discussion with Pino. The crowd is destroying three people's lives as retaliation for the actions of a third party—namely, the police officer who murdered Radio. — noktulo 23:09, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm not quite sure whether you were the one that edited the article (as i review it seems the article is now a mirror of your above response), but I believe we need an administrator to lock this page. A grown man should be able to control himself regardless of how 'incredible' their stress is. It is unacceptable and unprofessional to threaten even an irate customer with battery (baseball bat Sal). I think it's universally agreed that Buggin Out and Radio both disrespected Sal's establishment. 'The crowd is destroying three people's lives' can be interpreted as extremely unsympathetic view of life. As Mookie stated in the film, Sal's insurance would cover his material losses. He will move his business to another neighborhood since his and Pino's actions along with those of the police tarnished his relationship with the community. However, Radio Raheem's life cannot be recaptured.

Also, the following paragraph has strange wording: Sal, after being harassed by youth looking for a reason to start a fight, loses his temper near the climax and begins shouting racial slurs in retaliation for the racial slurs against him, and winds up destroying the radio box that was blasting music so loudly that no one could hear one another. His younger son Vito is not racist at all and has a unique bond with Mookie. Panda

 * I I don't think it's particularly fair to Sal to say that he should have been able to control himself, when Radio also showed a huge lack of self-control in starting the fight. Sal wasn't responsible for Radio's death, either. Obviously there are bigger forces at work than just Sal and his sons vs. Radio, Buggin' Out, and the rest of the neighborhood. Clearly it's a travesty, and a result of racism, that the police killed Radio over a fight, and the crowd was certainly justified in wanting to smash SOMETHING, but taking their anger out on the pizzeria basically because it was the only white-owned business on the block wasn't fair to Sal and didn't solve anything. The white cops will still be around, there's nothing stopping another white business from opening up, and Sal, Vito, and especially Pino probably have a much worse view of the neighborhood and non-whites in general. ebolamunkee 03:09, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

"In lieu of"?
This sentence:

"Radio Raheem's boombox is blaring, as always, Public Enemy's "Fight the Power," at the highest volume possible in lieu of their protest."

makes no sense. Maybe it should be "in view of"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.224.116.24 (talk) 04:08, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

Deleted sections
I deleted the Scenes and Famous Quotes sections on the page due to the fact that outside of not having any references, neither section is really required on a film page on Wikipedia. WikiGuy86 (talk) 22:50, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Picture of ML King and Malcolm X
There may be more than one picture, but the one that is seen most clearly (near the end of the film) is most definitely NOT the LOC image linked from the article. This can be easily ascertained by recalling that the film shows both men openly laughing. elpincha (talk) 04:34, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

"Greatest films of all time"
Do we really need nine refs in the lede for the claim that this is considered one of the greatest films of all time? As far as I am aware, references are not required in the lede at all, as long as any claim made there is supported by references in the body of the article. Nine references for that one claim is excessive. --- The Old Jacobite The '45  12:49, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

Greekfest Riots
Someone added a mention of the greekfest riot. The article NEVER said the rioted because of the movie. It merely says the song Fight the Power was in the movie. In fact it doesn't even claim the song was behind the riot. Turtire (talk) 20:00, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

Should a section be made for "In Popular Culture"
I'm not aware of all the references to DTRT but at the very least there's one in Futurama S02E18 as a bin throws itself through the window of Sal's Pizzeria during riots. There are probably other references out there though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DVDV28 (talk • contribs) 06:33, 13 August 2015 (UTC)

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Critique
Lee's misguided foray into the plight of urban, black America:

If Spike Lee set out to depict the black community in all of it's negative stereotypes, he surely created a masterpiece in "Do The Right Thing". Lee portrays Mookie as a distinctly sub-par, lazy, irresponsible employee (person?), who only has a job because of Sal's enormous generosity and goodwill towards the community. Just prior to the movie's climactic altercation, Sal tells Mookie he's like a son to him; a show of respect and love that Mookie repays by helping to incite the riot that destroys Sal's business. The only reason the violent altercation was allowed to commence that evening was because of Sal's unending generosity to the community (he reopened the shop after closing, to serve a group of disrespectful and ungrateful neighborhood customers). Lost in Lee's attempt at contrasting the value of human life and personal property is the fact that Raheem was the one entering Sal's business and being disrespectful. Raheem is the one who resorted to physical violence against Sal due to Sal's destruction of Raheem's personal property.

Lee attempts to misguide audience-goers into viewing Raheem's death as a tragic injustice of white vs black, another example of unchecked police brutality. But what of the fact that police were trying to subdue a violent, agitated Raheem who was attempting to choke a local business owner to death; a fallout from the altercation Raheem instigated? Is Lee also trying to imply that violent retaliation to any white owned property is justified when a contingent of angry black men, which turned into a violent mob, intimidates and tries to murder a local white business owner over a perceived slight, because the outcome went wrong (due to his own actions) for one of the black men? The victim in this movie is Sal; a victim of extortion, intimidation, arson and assault & attempted murder. This is his reward for being an exceedingly kind man, source of good pizza and providing a place for people in the community to gather for 20 years.

There is plenty to say about the state of the black community, the despair, the inequality, the oppression, racism, prejudice and discrimination that keeps them from achieving equal success. But in "Do The Right Thing", Lee seems to reinforce how the black community only inflicts harm onto themselves. Lee's movie appears to convey the idea that the black community can act unreasonably but expect reasonable treatment in return. Neither the words of Malcolm X nor Martin Luther King Jr., even remotely reflect the actions that transpired at the end of Lee's film. The addition of their quotes seemed like a lazy way to incorporate a salient message amidst the accountability Lee fails to attribute to the black members of the community for the events of that fateful evening. 70.181.198.81 (talk) 19:08, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Bias in summary
“Mookie confronts Pino about his contempt towards African-Americans, although Pino's favourite celebrities are Black.” Does the film suggest that Pino’s hatred of Black people and his admiration of Black celebrities are truly comparable notions? Can the framing of this encounter be changed to more accurately reflect Lee's commentary on white supremacy? Emjwatson (talk) 03:45, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

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William Diehl

William Diehl (December 4, 1924 – November 24, 2006) was an American novelist and photojournalist.

Biography
During World War II, Diehl lied about his age to join the U.S. Army Air Corps at 17, serving as a ball turret gunner on a B-24 Liberator where he flew 24 missions over Germany. He was the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart and the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters. Diehl often cited his experiences during the war as a strong influence on his fiction.

Diehl was also a successful photographer and journalist, when he began his novel-writing career at 50. His first novel, Sharky's Machine, was made into the 1981 film of the same name, directed by and starring Burt Reynolds. Diehl saw it being shot on location in and around his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Its cast included Vittorio Gassman, Brian Keith, Charles Durning, Earl Holliman, Rachel Ward, Bernie Casey, Henry Silva, and Richard Libertini. It was the most successful box-office release of a film directed by Reynolds.

Diehl relocated to St. Simons Island, Georgia, in the early 1980s, and lived there for the next 15 years before returning to Atlanta. While living on St. Simons, he completed eight other novels, including Primal Fear, which was adapted into the 1996 film of the same name.

Death
Diehl died of an aortic aneurysm at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta on November 24, 2006, while working on his 10th novel. He was survived by five children, four (Cathy, Bill, Stan, and Melissa) from his first marriage, and one (Temple) from his second marriage.

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Devil's Haircut

Devil's Haircut can refer to:

 * "Devil's Haircut" (Grounded for Life episode)
 * "Devils Haircut", a song by Beck which appears on the album Odelay

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Goose Lake International Music Festival

The Goose Lake International Music Festival held August 7–9, 1970, in Leoni Township, Michigan, "was one of the largest music events of its era", and featured many of the top rock music bands of the period.

Facilities and planning
The festival took place nearly one year after Woodstock, and the Goose Lake promoters set out to create a better planned event with better facilities for rock fans than Woodstock. The lead promoter was Richard Songer, a wealthy 35-year-old man who had been successful in the construction business. Songer teamed up with experienced Detroit disc jockey and promoter, Russ Gibb, and his associate, Tom Wright, to help plan the festival.

Goose Lake Park was built on 390 acres of land, with a budget of $1 million, and was billed as the "world's first permanent festival site". It was projected that 60,000 fans would attend the first festival.

The stage was built on a large, revolving turntable with two performance spaces so that the previous band could disassemble its gear and the next band set up while the current band was performing. At the end of each performance, the stage would rotate 180 degrees, and the next act would begin performing almost immediately. The backstage area had a tent where 20 to 30 groupies described as "sizzlers" were available for the performers.

Those who attended were provided free campsites, free parking and free firewood. There were restrooms and showers every 500 feet, medical staff, motorcycle and dune buggy trails, a lake with a beach, and also the "longest slide in the world". To keep gate crashers out, the site was surrounded by a high chain-link fence topped by barbed wire.

The admission price for the three-day event was $15.00, and entry tokens in the style of poker chips were sold to avoid the counterfeiting of paper tickets.

Before the festival, concerned local officials sought a temporary restraining order to prevent the event, but a judge denied the request. Many Canadian rock fans were turned back at border crossings and were unable to attend.

Performers
National and international acts performing at the festival included Faces featuring Rod Stewart, Jethro Tull, Chicago, Ten Years After, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Mountain, John Sebastian, the James Gang featuring Joe Walsh, The Flock and The Litter.

Notable Detroit area bands performing included Bob Seger, the MC5, The Stooges, Detroit featuring Mitch Ryder, Brownsville Station, Savage Grace, Third Power and SRC. Masters of ceremonies were Teegarden & Van Winkle, who also performed.

Savoy Brown, Joe Cocker and Alice Cooper were announced acts that did not perform due to contractual problems.

The festival
An estimated 200,000 rock music fans attended the festival. The initial attitude of the "young, hip police force" toward the fans in attendance was to "leave them alone", at least when they were inside the festival grounds. The festival was known for widespread, openly visible drug sales and public nudity.

John Laycock of the Windsor Star praised the festival, writing that "The Organization Men of Goose Lake have resurrected the spirit of Woodstock without the discomforts" and that "the giant amphitheatre was superbly equipped." Laycock mentioned the performances of Frost, Savage Grace, Chicago, The Flock, Jethro Tull, John Sebastian, Faces, Ten Years After, Mountain and The Flying Burrito Brothers as particularly memorable. Tom Wright, who was responsible for staging and logistics at the festival, including design of the revolving stage, reported that it had gone off "virtually hitch free".

The rotating stage was a success. Record store owner Dave Bernath remembered, "The band would literally hit their last note, say 'thank you' and 'goodbye,' they spun around and the next band started within a minute—in seconds! The first band was still fading out when the other band came on! That's the way it should be!"

Despite some problems, "most fans and musicians recall a sunny attitude surrounding the weekend". Rod Stewart enjoyed his Friday night performance so much that he stayed to watch Alvin Lee perform with Ten Years After the following night.

The participation of the White Panther Party and the affiliated Serve the People (STP) Coalition added some "street credibility" to the event. The festival took place at the time of the 25th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and peace groups publicized an anti-nuclear weapons message during the event.

Detroit rock historian David A. Carson wrote that "drugs took center stage" at Goose Lake, and that the park was "reminiscent of Attica" because of the barbed wire topped perimeter fence. There was a report of a rape by a group of bikers while The Stooges were performing.

Aftermath
There were 160 arrests of those leaving after the event, mostly on drug charges. Jackson County sheriff Charles Southworth estimated that "75% of the youths were on drugs".

Extensive newspaper coverage concentrated on the open drug sales and use at the festival. Michigan governor William Milliken denounced the "deplorable and open sale and use of drugs" at the festival, and called for investigation and prosecution of the "drug pushers" who were present. Michigan attorney general Frank J. Kelley said "I think we have seen the first and last rock concert of that size in Michigan".

Promoter Richard Songer was indicted for promoting the sale of drugs. He was acquitted in December 1971. The district attorney obtained an injunction barring any other public shows at the park. No further rock festivals took place at Goose Lake.

The site of the Goose Lake Festival is now the Greenwood Acres Family Campground.

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Nightmare (Soulcalibur)

Nightmare (ナイトメア) is a fictional character in the Soulcalibur series of video games. The evil possessor of Siegfried Schtauffen (ジークフリート・シュタウフェン)'s body, he later becomes an entity entirely separated from Siegfried in Soulcalibur III onward. Nightmare is the living incarnation of Soul Edge and a vessel for Inferno.

Nightmare first appeared in one of the possible endings and as an alternative skin for the Siegfried character in the game Soul Edge. In the sequel Soulcalibur, he was given a name and featured as a central character. Ever since then, Nightmare has been a major antagonist, with his ownership of Soul Edge making him the objective of many other characters in the story. Nightmare has served as a recurring antagonist in contrast to the protagonist role played by Siegfried, as well as serving as Siegfried's archenemy until Soulcalibur V, where Graf Dumas (actually Raphael Sorel) becomes the new host for Nightmare/Soul Edge/Inferno. In Soulcalibur VI, which serves as a reboot, Siegfried is once again Nightmare/Inferno's host once more.

Nightmare has appeared in all the sequels to Soulcalibur with visual differences between each game. His fighting style was altered from Soulcalibur II to Soulcalibur III after Siegfried became a separate character.

Conception and design
During the development of Soulcalibur, Nightmare's helmet went through several iterations with an aim to give a sense of "pressure" and "emit an atmosphere that terrifies anyone who sees them." The finalized design was modeled after a unicorn, while his armor implemented imagery of a dragon, which the development team felt symbolized "evil, chaos and power". Early drafts of his design took inspiration from a chimera, with a lion's head on either his shoulder or chest, and one design featuring a snake in place of his right arm, and considered the idea of either head breathing fire or being able to bite opponents. They instead shifted took a more traditional look of a "black knight" with a large mutated arm gripping his sword. Said mutated left arm originally took inspiration from a fiddler crab, giving what the developers felt was a "heteromorphic" appearance to the character. While in the concept artwork Nightmare is depicted with his left arm mutated to hold the sword, in some early designs fused with the sword itself, in the final design his right arm is mutated instead, despite still wielding his sword with his left.

As for the weapon itself, while at one point they considered a coiled lance, most iterations kept the large zweihänder sword Siegfried had used in the original Soul Edge. Though there were concerns that early sketches of it being too big, the development team noted that by the final they made it even larger. Earlier drafts of it were given red pores and veins, meant to resemble a plant and to let one "feel the beauty even in the midst of fear" when looking at it, while elements such as a mouth and eye were added to give it a more organic appearance.

With Soulcalibur V, the character's appearance was changed dramatically, now designed with a bat motif in mind that designer Hirokai Kado suggested was significant, but did not clarify as to why.

Appearances
Even though Nightmare originally debuted in Soulcalibur, its predecessor, Soul Edge, featured a prototype of his character. In the home version, an extra character named "Siegfried!" was added as an unlockable character. "Siegfried!" was an alternate version of normal Siegfried taken from his no-input ending, where he was consumed by the cursed sword Soul Edge. This early version was much different from the former Nightmare, having crimson armor and a more flesh-like design, almost as if he were part of Soul Edge itself. He has no story nor ending, and only used Siegfried's Soul Edge without effects. In the conclusion of Soul Edge, Siegfried battled with the corrupted pirate Cervantes de Leon and eventually came into possession of the Soul Edge with its lingering spirit, Inferno. Soul Edge tempted Siegfried to wield it with a promise to resurrect his dead father in exchange for gathering souls for its consumption. Not knowing that he is just being used, Siegfried agreed and started killing people to gather souls. Eventually, Soul Edge consumed him and Nightmare is born.

Allying himself with Astaroth, Ivy, and Lizardman in the city of Ostrheinsburg, Nightmare attempted to completely restore Soul Edge. However, the attempt failed when his castle was attacked by Kilik, Xianghua, and Maxi, causing his allies to abandon him. Nightmare was eventually defeated by Xianghua, which caused Siegfried to realize that he is the one who killed his father. This allowed him to temporarily break free from Soul Edge's control. He then hid the sword and himself out from civilization to atone his sins that he committed when he was consumed by Soul Edge.

By Soulcalibur II, Soul Edge was able to take over Siegfried's mind. At first it was for short periods of time during his sleep, but eventually it took Siegfried's body completely and used him to cause destruction once more. Raphael Sorel, a former French nobleman pursuing the blade for his own scheme, challenged Nightmare. He was defeated, but managed to pierce Soul Edge's eye with his rapier. This caused the sword to lose control over Siegfried, and allowed him to defeat Inferno and break free once again. Siegfried then discovered Soul Calibur, released from Inferno's body after its defeat, and impaled Soul Edge's eye with it. With both swords sealed, Siegfried abandoned his old armor and left with them.

In Soulcalibur III, Zasalamel revived "Nightmare" in essence. Created as an avatar for a disembodied Inferno using the original armor as a shell, he pursued and eventually recovered his true body, Soul Edge. Nightmare also met Tira, who became his servant and manipulated others into protecting Soul Edge and sacrificing souls for Nightmare, to eventually become sacrifices themselves. Meanwhile, Zasalamel manipulated Siegfried, leading him to Nightmare, and wielding Soul Calibur, he clashed against Soul Edge. At the moment the swords struck a burst of energy was released; Siegfried was mortally wounded, while Soul Edge and its body were pulled into a warped dimension, eventually returning to Ostrheinsburg.

In Soulcalibur IV, Soul Calibur revived Siegfried, while Inferno restored Soul Edge fully and strengthened his hold over the animated armor that was Nightmare. Inferno then claimed the entire city of Ostrheinsburg as a vessel due to the fact that Nightmare lacked the capacity to contain his consciousness, and as a result, the city became cursed and many of its inhabitants were corrupted. Tira continued serving Nightmare and manipulating Astaroth, Sophitia and others into serving Soul Edge, in order to weaken Soul Calibur and provide Nightmare with the strength necessary to destroy the spirit sword. Nightmare would then clash against Siegfried in a final duel, though his plans were interfered with the appearance of Algol and the Tower of Remembrance.

As revealed in Soulcalibur V, Soul Edge is shattered and Nightmare ceases to be during his final duel with Siegfried. However, the blade is brought back to life by pieces collected by its servants. Nightmare is reborn in the body of Raphael and assumes the alias of Graf Dumas. From there, Dumas works his way into the graces of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II and is installed as the ruler of Hungary. Dumas exploits the war with the Ottomans to consume more souls and initiate a widespread search for the remaining fragments of Soul Edge. Unknown to him, his former servant Tira had been working to create a new Nightmare as she is not satisfied with Dumas.

Dumas manipulates one of his soldiers, Patroklos Alexander, into killing people corrupted by Soul Edge known as Malfested in exchange for help in his search to find his missing sister, Pyrrha. Patroklos revolts and flees from service. Dumas later discovers Patroklos and Pyrrha and reveals himself as Nightmare. He forces Pyrrha's hidden Soul Edge power to consume her, causing Patroklos to abandon her. Nightmare then initiated a war throughout Europe with his newfound power, but is eventually struck down and killed by Z.W.E.I., a young man whom he previously tried to hunt. Though Pyrrha Omega kills Z.W.E.I., Inferno makes her the new host for Soul Edge. She is defeated by Patrokalos and both Soul Ede and Soul Calibur are sealed in the Astral Chaos.

Nightmare returned as a playable character in Soulcalibur VI. The game revisits the events of the original Soulcalibur and shows Nightmare possessing Siegfried once more.

Other appearances
Outside of the Soul series, Nightmare appeared in Seme COM Dungeon: Drururuaga where the player can obtain him as an "ally" and use his armor along with Soul Edge. Soul Edge also appeared as an enemy in Namco x Capcom where its shards became Charade and was fought as enemies, and made a cameo in Retro Game Challenge. A Sackboy costume of Nightmare was released as a DLC for LittleBigPlanet 3.

In 2000, Epoch C-Works released a series of action figures based upon the original Soulcalibur, amongst them Nightmare. The semi-posable figure came with equipable weapons from the title in the same package. In 2003, Todd McFarlane Productions released a Nightmare sculpture amongst a set of five based on characters from Soulcalibur II. The immobile figure was modeled after his primary outfit and stood six inches tall with a base.

Siegfried and Nightmare both appear in Soulcalibur manga and make a guest appearance as cards in a mobile video game Outcast Odyssey and in many cards in Universal Fighting System. They are also both featured on the official Soulcalibur VI arcade stick.

Promotion and reception
In 2000, Epoch C-Works released a series of action figures based upon the original Soulcalibur, amongst them Nightmare. The semi-posable figure came with equipable weapons from the title in the same package. In August 2003, Todd McFarlane Productions released a Nightmare sculpture amongst a set of five based on characters from Soulcalibur II. The immobile figure was modeled after his primary outfit and stood six inches tall with a base. Nightmare's likeness was used as the basis for a costume for Sackboy in LittleBigPlanet 3, as part of a Soulcalibur themed costume pack for the title.

The staff of UGO.com praised him as the best character in the series, stating "Was there ever really any question? Not for us", and further praising his role as a playable "badass" villain. IGN listed him as a character they wished to see in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a playable guest villain, though noted he was also "too extreme" for the series. In a later article on the Soul series itself, they noted "a Soul game simply feels incomplete without an appearance by the warring personalities of Siegfried and Nightmare", and praised the contrast between Siegfried's angelic figure and Nightmare's demonic form. In Game Informer's 2009 list of best fighting game characters, Nightmare placed second.

In a 2002 poll by Namco prior to the release of Soulcalibur II regarding their favorite character, Siegfried placed ninth with 2.5% of the tally, tied with Mitsurugi. In Bandai Namco's 2015 poll, Siegfried was voted the sixth most popular characters from the series, followed by Nightmare.

In a retrospective of how his design evolved between the along the course of the series, Cecilia D'Anastasio of Kotaku stated "When I was a little gaming baby playing SoulCalibur II, Nightmare’s demonesque appearance and weird sentient sword freaked me out." She added that while his armor design in Soulcalibur wasn't very interesting, "it didn't have to be: his torso sized claw and gory sword said what it needed to say." Describing his Soulcalibur II appearance as his "signature look", she praised the additions of his long red hair and extra organic detail added to Soul Edge, and stated the return to element of this look in Soulcalibur V as looking "very Dark Souls here". Lastly, she was critical of his appearance in Soulcalibur VI, saying the development team had "sacrificed grit for glitz in his design—he's way less scarier than he's ever been.

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Talk:Barrel organ

Power Source
The article seems to imply that the power source for the barrel organ is not c a crank turned by a man or his monkey,saying "the power source is commonly assumed to be a crank, turned by this gentleman or by his monkey." It then says "With a few exceptions, the organ grinders used one of the smaller portable versions of the barrel organ." and then says that since the 20's, "paper note rolls are also used for ruling street organs." The article does not ever mention definitively what the power source is, which is muc to the detriment of this article. Would anyone who knows what the power source is plese write it into the article?

Don 21:51, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Organs small enough to be easily portable were cranked by hand. Larger instruments such as those found in public places and homes could be hand cranked as well but were also driven by gears and chains attached to a large weight- when the weight was wound up it provided enough power to play several tunes. Barrel Pianos were in production well into the 20th C. - there were many rural areas with no electric power. Some of these were powered by very large spring motors. Electric powered barrel pianos were also built.Saxophobia 21:25, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Reed barrel organs?
Aren't there versions of the barrel organ that produce sound with a set of reeds (as in accordions and harmoniums, etc.? The article seems to mention only pipe organ types.  --Theodore Kloba 18:54, July 20, 2005 (UTC)

Yes, you're entirely correct. The pipe versions seem to be more popular with outdoor performers because pipes usually make a clearer sound and are more easily heard in the open air. The primary intent of an organ grinder was to attract attention and contributions.Saxophobia 21:18, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Major cleanup required
The later part of the article is more related to mechanical organs in general than barrel organs. Barrel organs are a specific case where the istrument is played by a barrel and NOT by a paper roll (incorrectly called a piano roll in this article) or book music. The article also mixes up with Dutch street organ and Fairground organ. Some reorganisation and possible merging or seperation of these articles may be needed. PaulJones 17:51, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

I have started a generic mechanical organ stub and its offshoots, some of which already existed. More work will be required. PaulJones 20:11, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
 * There is a detailed description of the barrel organ's history in the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, and that material can be used freely (so long as later research hasn't contradicted it). Currently there are free scans of the text available in Tim Starling's wikisource pages. I think someone who knows more about the topic should probably do the edits. I'm flagging this note page accordingly. David Brooks 06:48, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

I just did some cleaning up and rewording. I would also recommend that the image of the "Australia Grand Street Organ' be deleted (along with its accompanying sound file), as it's clearly not a barrel organ, as you can see by clicking on it, then clicking on the inset. It shows book music being fed into the works. There is no barrel. Mr Instamatic 18:16, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

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No discussion whatsoever about history
Who invented it? What year? Why? Failed article with no history section. --posted by User:69.143.56.37, 19 September 2017

 * (3 years later) For an article that purports to be encyclopedic, why is there absolutely no information contained in the current version of this article about this instrument's history? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 06:33, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is a collaborative project where editors can post content (supported by reliable sources and following other Wikipedia rules - WP:5P and WP:RS) in articles that are of interest to them. Rather than demand something be added to an article you can just be bold and do it yourself WP:FIXIT. If you don't know how check the links at the left of any page under 'contribute' or ask here I am happy to help. Robynthehode (talk) 08:38, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

What’s wrong with the Vienna picture?
Please indicate what it is that the Vienna picture “no longer meets our featured-picture criteria” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Austrian_BarrelOrgan.jpg). I could send you pictures and or videos of a friend and crank organ player here from Bonn, but I want to avoid “criteria”. I even have a recording of his very rare reed organ (Zungendrehorgel) at – horribile dictu – the most popular video patform, select qWUBEzY_8nY – Fritz Jörn (talk) 17:58, 12 December 2021 (UTC)

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Isaach de Bankolé

Zachari Bankolé (born 12 August 1957), known professionally as Isaach de Bankolé, is an Ivorian actor, active primarily in France and the United States. He won the 1987 César Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance in the film Black Mic Mac, and rose to international prominence for his starring role in Claire Denis' 1988 film Chocolat.

He is known to international film audiences for his roles in the films of director Jim Jarmusch, Mamadou in James Ivory's A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998), Timothy in Lars von Trier's Manderlay (2005), the villain Steven Obanno in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale, and the River Tribe Elder in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Black Panther (2018) and its 2022 sequel. He also played President Ule Matobo on the Fox television series 24 (2008-09).

Early life and education
De Bankolé was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to ethnic Yoruba parents from Benin. His grandparents are from Nigeria. He moved to Paris in 1975 for his last year of lycée, and pursued a master's degree in physics and mathematics at the University of Paris. He then attended an aviation school and earned a private pilot licence, before a chance encounter with French director Gérard Vergez led him to enroll in the Cours Simon, a Parisian drama school.

Career
De Bankolé has appeared in over fifty films, including Jim Jarmusch's Night on Earth, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Coffee and Cigarettes and The Limits of Control. He has been based in the United States since 1997. He appeared in the movie Machetero, in the role of journalist interviewing an imprisoned Puerto Rican revolutionary, along with the members of the New York City-based punk band Ricanstruction.

De Bankolé has also appeared in Lars von Trier's Manderlay. He portrayed Steven Obanno, a terrorist, in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale, and "The Lone Man", an assassin in Jim Jarmusch's film, The Limits of Control (2009). In 2013, he starred as Ayodele Balogun in Andrew Dosunmu's Mother of George, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was the closing night selection for Maryland Film Festival 2013. He has also had roles in Calvary, The Last Witch Hunter, and Black Panther.

In 2007, De Bankolé was ascended to a Knight of the French Legion of Honour for his contributions to the French film industry.

Personal life
De Bankolé is fluent in Yoruba, Bambara, English, French, German, and speaks some Italian. He was married to musician Cassandra Wilson from 2000 to 2003.

He has resided in the United States since 2000.

Awards

 * 1987 César Award for Most Promising Actor for his role in Black Mic Mac.

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Talk:Iraq-al Qaeda Connection

Vandalism and Personal Attacks
I had barely posted this new article when it was viciously vandalized with personal attacks against me. There is no thought or effort to make the article better, only to destroy it in anger. RonCram

This article should be deleted and redirected
This is the first time I have seen this article - it is full of misinformation. The real article on this topic addresses each of these pieces of misinformation in turn. I believe this one should be deleted, with anything not addressed on the other page merged in (though after a quick glance I don't see anything new here). Why must people continue to spread this misinformation? --csloat 23:45, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

I have just read it over more carefully. There really isn't anything new here except a lot of insistence that there was a Saddam-alQ connection during the Clinton Administration. I will leave it alone for a few days but it is my intention to replace the entire page with a redirect to the real page, which lists all of the meetings and incidents listed here but also includes the evaluation of those supposed links by terrorism experts, intelligence analysts, and the mass media. It is bizarre to me that so much of this keeps getting reposted. If my experience on the other page is any clue, the conspiracy theorists will cling tooth and nail to the fantasy of Saddam-OBL collaboration, which means more of my time will be wasted debunking a lot of this crap. --csloat 23:51, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

This article is unsubstantiated talking points long discredited - and reading it, it became obvious that it dances around fact, to a maddening degree. Like the original 'Saddam and al-Qaeda' article, this is trash. And I honestly do not mean that as a personal attack on the original poster (who has performed the lion's share of the edits) for this regurgitation of disinformation. I blame Feith, Hayes, and those who favor power over fact, and ambition over nation. -- RyanFreisling @ 01:44, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

This article is a complete mess, both informationwise and writingwise (try using a comma!). It also appears to be structured like a persuasive essay ("the evidence suggests.." in the introduction then a list of selectively chosen facts to prove this). Horrible. Any credible bits of information not in the existing article should be edited into the existing article by someone who does not have an agenda to push. --Jamieli 16:35, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

I agree. Let's redirect as csloat suggests. . . -asx- 17:35, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

Attempt to Delete and Redirect is Attempt at Censorship
There is much here that is not in the other article (which I did not know about until today). I have added a note at the top of the article for readers to see the other article. The best way to deal with controversial subjects, if the information is too large for one article, is to allow editors to state their case in a factual and unbiased manner and include a link to an opposing viewpoint. In that way, readers can read facts that support different conclusions.

Claims that the facts in this article are "unsubstantiated" or "debunked" are simply untrue. Putting "alleged" in front of a statement of fact does not debunk it.

The attempt to delete and redirect this article is attempt at censorship. The facts stand on their own as long as people are allowed to access to them. RonCram

 * Both articles deal with the same things and reacch opposite conclusions. I don't want to censor anything - if you know of a fact that is not on the other page please list it in the timeline.  I read this page and did not see anything not already dealt with, but if there is something please include the evidence there.  These items are not just alleged; in many cases they have been disproven, and in other cases it has been the conclusion of experts and intelligence analysts that nothing came out of the meetings.  The problem with this page is we have been over all this ground extensively before on the other page.--csloat 08:49, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Cry censorship! That's it! If you can't write an article that ruthlessly culls fact out from a mess of fiction, and you selectively base your premise on uncorroborated intelligence 'line items', you should not be surprised that your article falls appallingly below the 'level of quality' required for a free encyclopedia. You're not bringing truth to an unreceptive group - you're bringing pre-existing propaganda, now heavily discredited, back to the Wikipedia for it's second time thru the filter. Did you even read the 'Saddam and al-Qaeda' article before you decided your allegations merited an article unto themselves? Hardly censorship, if you made no effort to incorporate your 'facts' into the pre-existing body of information... -- RyanFreisling @ 13:15, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

The bottom line is that we don't want the same article twice on Wikipedia under different names. Regardless of the content, there should only be one article on this topic. It would be a better use of all our energies if we collaborate on a single article, instead of two. -asx- 17:38, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

What Makes This Article Different
The facts in this article are not disproven or even in doubt. The article cites substantiated evidence that that the meetings DID result in a working relationship in the area of chemical weapons development and training. The problem is that no one here has covered the ground on the connection.

This article:
 * *extensively quotes and references The 9/11 Commission Report and the Senate Report
 * *proves the connection between Saddam and al Qaida was fully understood under Clinton, specifically citing the writings of Richard A Clarke and Patrick Fitzgerald
 * *proves there was a working relationship between Saddam and al Qaeda in the area of chemical weapons development and training
 * *names specific Middle East experts who see the connection even after it became politically unpopular, including former Clinton DCI James Woolsey, think tank researchers and investigative journalists
 * *dicusses the difference of opinion between the Intelligence Community and the Office of the Secretary of Defense
 * *refers to a federal court case that found Saddam was involved in 9/11
 * *provides significant research material that readers can access for additional information

It is not possible to disprove the facts in this article. Most people will not read The 9/11 Commission Report or the Senate Report for themselves, but they may read an article that quotes from it extensively (rather than the usual media tactic of quoting only one conclusion of the report). That explains your attempt to censor the article.

Censorship is the nuclear option. Are you really that afraid of the truth? RonCram

 * I see you still haven't bothered to read the Saddam Hussein and Al-Qaeda article. Read the timeline - everything you've quoted from the 911 Commission and other sources is refuted there.  Also, it is distorting reality to quote the 911 Commission on alleged meetings without citing their overwhelming conclusion!  Or to cite Clarke in 1997 but not his conclusions in 2004!  There was no Iraq-Al-Qaeda conspiracy; what there was was a few meetings and attempts to make contact, all of which led nowhere.  All intelligence agencies, including the CIA, and all terrorism experts now believe the two did not work together.  It doesn't matter what Woolsey thinks -- he was DCI, a political position, not an analyst actually sifting through the data.  The collective intelligence community reached a different conclusion; Woolsey is one person with a political agenda.  As for the DOD - what you mean is the OSP, created within the Pentagon specifically to make an end-run around the CIA conclusions in order to make a phony case for war.  This was exposed by Karen Kwiatkowski and is confirmed by the fact that the OSP was staffed by hacks like Douglas Feith.  The federal court case is irrelevant as well -- all it proves is that Saddam did not show up to court to defend himself (duh).  ALL of this material is covered in the timeline and has been extensively refuted on the discussion page.  Please read it carefully and if you think you have "truths" here that are not covered, please integrate them.  Stop whining about censorship - if you have information here that is not duplicated there, just include it in the timeline where it belongs.  On another note this page is a mess -- the other one is chronologically organized, which is at least slightly better.  --csloat 18:18, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I see you still have not bothered to read this article or do any kind of comparison of the topics, quotes and people discussed. I searched the conspiracy article for a series of key terms and only a few were found in the conspiracy article.  All of the following were NOT found:
 * Shifa
 * Patrick Fitzgerald
 * Fadl
 * dual-use
 * VX
 * boogie
 * Deroy Murdock
 * Jonathan Schanzer
 * Laurie Mylroie
 * Joseph Farah
 * Richard Miniter
 * Suleiman
 * al-Janabi
 * Shahab
 * Conclusion 94
 * Conclusion 95
 * Conclusion 97
 * Mujahidin e-Khalq
 * MEK
 * OSD
 * Office of the Secretary of Defense

 * Quit saying all of this was covered in the conspiracy article. That is clearly untrue to anyone who bothered to read both articles.

 * Contrary to your assumption, I was referring to the Office of the Secretary of Defense as my source indicates, if you had bothered to read it.

 * It is completely inaccurate to say "all terrorism experts now believe the two did not work together." That would only be true if you discount nearly a dozen terrorism experts who were quoted or referenced in this article.

 * Regarding the federal court case, there are very specific rules about trying a case in abstentia. The judge did not allow any hearsay evidence but did allow the testimony of expert witnesses like James Woolsey, who despite your denials was recognized as a terrorism expert by the court.  I suggest you watch the video on the CBS News website that I linked to.  By the way, Woolsey is a Democrat who was appointed by Clinton and Laurie Mylroie worked on Clinton's campaign staff in 1992.  Their conviction of the connection has nothing to do with politics.

 * You want to pretend there is no evidence for a connection and then try to suppress the facts. The fact is this article is nothing like the conspiracy article.  There are a few minor points of overlap but that is all.

 * In some cases the best way to present a story is to do it chronologically. Sometimes that is not the best way to tell the story at all.  In this case, a strict chronological retelling is not the best.  Certainly there are ways to make the article better but switching to a chronological approach is not it.  RonCram

 * Despite your posting of a list of google terms, they, nor your article, nor the cases cited in your article, explain the factual reality that al Qaeda and Iraq under Saddam Hussein did not collaborate or conspire on operations of terrorism. The citations and intelligence 'blips' do not add up to that conclusion. The 'dozen experts' you mention who would publicly allege such a connection are welcome to substantiate their claims - each time, however, it turns out those conclusions are in fact the goal of their research, and rigorous corroboration of allegations the first casualty of their zeal to justify war.

 * As the DSM memos state, "The intelligence was fixed around the policy". Alleging Clinton knew of ongoing collaboration between the two is patently false. Both were targets, but not collaborators. Your conclusions are faulty, and your article is too poorly written to communicate anything other than propagandistic desire to substantiate a war policy based on lies. -- RyanFreisling @ 23:25, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

 * It's very obvious you want to tell a story - but this is an encyclopedia. Please take your untruth elsewhere. -- RyanFreisling @ 23:25, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Ron: It would be better if you actually read the timeline rather than scanning it for key words.  I believe these items are all part of other items covered (e.g. under visits to Sudan, etc.), and if you disagree please feel free to edit the page -- all you need to do is include (for example): "1994 - July - Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden seen in a cafe in Sudan puffing on a hookah filled with VX gas" or whatever in the timeline.  All you need is a date and an explanation, with whatever quotes from "experts" you want to include.  I will not delete such items (though of course I may find myself researching them and adding material, as I have with the other items on the timeline).

 * Also a couple of things. The OSP was in the Office of Secretary of Defense -- so we are talking about the same office.  And neither employs intelligence analysts -- those are at CIA and DIA, and they concluded that the so-called "connection" was bogus.  What happened was that the OSP was created in the Pentagon specifically to go through raw intelligence reports that the CIA and DIA had already been through.  But instead of analyzing it for information, they used it to construct a case.  This is called "Team B" - they did the same thing in the Reagan admin -- a group of people hired for their ideology rather than their expertise, using the raw intel to tell a different story.  This all came out when Karen Kwiatkowski quit.  Also, James Woolsey is no terrorism expert.  He, like most people who occupy the DCI position (Stansfield Turner being a notable exception perhaps), is a political figure, not an analyst and certainly not an expert.  Let's face it, the DCI's main job is to be ready to fall on his sword.  I'm not saying that to disrespect Woolsey's experience in his role, or even the need for that role,but I think we need to be honest about what that role is.  Especially when all the real analysts at his organization conclude the other way.  But it doesn't matter - if you want to include Woolsey's quotes here that is fine, they are certainly relevant, but it is more relevant that the entire organization has concluded the opposite way.

 * Also, when I say "terrorism expert" or scholar I mean someone with actual expertise in the field, which could include advanced degrees, extensive public service experience specifically on the terrorism question, or extensive field research (interviews with terrorists, for example). I do not include ideologues with no expertise in the area who happen to work for think tanks.  Just because the Heritage Foundation considers someone a scholar does not cut it for me, sorry.  I'm interested in people who have committed themselves to actually understanding the phenomenon, not people who are essentially producing PR.  Laurie Mylroie is a classic example.  A university press would never have published that book about the 93 WTC attack.  Here are some comments from an actual Middle East expert about Mylroie's "expertise".  By the way, when I say people like Mylroie are ideologues it has nothing to do with whether they are democrat or republican - I could care less.  It's a question of whether they look at the evidence to figure out the truth or whether they look at the evidence to build a stronger case for the conclusion they have already arrived at.  In Mylroie's case I think she goes even farther and distorts things.  And there are plenty of republicans and former republicans whose expertise here is much more credible to me -- folks like Michael Scheuer, Larry Johnson, Brent Scowcroft, Jeffrey Record.  Also the Clinton administration folks who actually dealt with terrorism day to day -- Clarke, Daniel Benjamin, Scheuer, etc. -- have all concluded the Iraq al Qaeda allegations are bogus.

 * Also many items on your list are disingenuous. There is no "Office of the Secretary of Defense" but there is "Pentagon" and "Defense Secretary" and "DoD."  You cite MEK -- the reason there is no MEK is because their closest links were with John Ashcroft and Richard Perle, not with Saddam.  Salah Suleiman is not mentioned because he was working with Zarqawi, who was not al Qaeda at the time (and certainly was not connected to Saddam).  Shifa is not mentioned by name but is referred to (search for Sudan).

 * Again, nobody wants to censor you. Go ahead and add to the timeline anything you think belongs there.  Others will have a go at it, but if you have information that is backed up with evidence, it will stay up.  But I think you are way overstating the items on this page that you think are new. --csloat 00:06, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

Stop editing this page
I notice the anon user is still adding material to this page. Besides the fact that the material is inaccurate, it should no longer be added here, unless you have a contribution to the discussion about deleting this page. Otherwise you are just spinning wheels, as this page will be soon deleted. Please add any information relevant to the Saddam-Al-Qaeda conspiracy theory on the proper page.--csloat 01:05, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

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Corky Miller

Corky Abraham Phillip Miller (born March 18, 1976) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball and currently coaches the Dayton Dragons, the A-affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves and Chicago White Sox.

Miller saw action in parts of 11 seasons in the major leagues and he played in parts of 17 seasons in the minor leagues, batting a cumulative .193 whilst in the majors and .248 in the minors. He played in a franchise-record ten seasons with the Louisville Bats, the AAA-affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds from 2001 to 2004, then again from 2009 to 2014, and is currently the Louisville franchise's all-time leader in games played with 548.

High school career
Miller was a star baseball and football player at Yucaipa High School in Yucaipa, California. His accolades include first-team All-State and All-CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) honors while leading the T-Birds to the CIF titles in 1993 and 1994. He was also first-team All-CIF in football. He was inducted into the Yucaipa High School Hall of Fame in 2009.

College career
After high school, Miller was drafted by the California Angels in the 23rd round (629th overall) of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft, but he did not sign, opting to attend the University of Nevada, Reno. Miller was a career .356 hitter in his two seasons for the Wolf Pack (1997 and 1998). Miller led the team in hitting in 1998 with a .377 batting average. His on-base percentages in two seasons were .470 in 1997 and .514 in 1998. He owns the school's single-season record for getting hit by a pitch (28 in 1998) and he was hit 54 times in his two seasons.

First stint with Reds
Miller signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an undrafted free agent in 1998. Miller played for the Billings Mustangs, in Billings Montana. He made his Major League debut at age 25 on September 4, 2001, in a 7–1 Reds home loss to the Houston Astros, a game which he started and went hitless in three at-bats. He got his first big-league hit six days later, a single off Tony McKnight in a 3–1 road loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Miller remained with the Reds organization through 2004. On September 27, 2001, Miller was credited with stealing home.

Minnesota Twins
Miller played in five games with 12 plate appearances for the Minnesota Twins in 2005. In 2005, he also pitched for the first time in a professional game with the Twins AAA-affiliate the Rochester Red Wings. (He has since pitched a number of times—using a knuckleball—for the Louisville Bats.)

Boston Red Sox
He was signed by the Boston Red Sox on April 25, 2006, and added to the Pawtucket Red Sox Triple-A roster. Miller was promoted to Boston on August 5,, but his tenure in Boston would not last long. After appearing in just one game (a 7–6 defeat against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on August 6, 2006), Miller would be designated for assignment on August 14, 2006, to make room for Craig Breslow, who was promoted from Pawtucket.

Atlanta Braves
Miller was granted free agency after the season and signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves.

On July 31,, the Braves called up Miller to fill up the backup catcher role after previous backup catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia was traded that day. He made his debut on August 2, hitting a pinch-hit infield single. On August 5, Miller hit a game-tying RBI double, his first extra-base hit since, against the Colorado Rockies. On September 15, Miller hit his first home run since 2002.

On August 1,, Miller was designated for assignment, and was eventually sent outright to the minors. He returned to the Braves' active roster on September 1.

Chicago White Sox
Miller became a free agent following the 2008 season and signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.

As a non-roster invitee to White Sox spring training, Miller impressed enough to be awarded the back-up catcher's role to A. J. Pierzynski. In his first regular season game for the White Sox on April 11, 2009 (vs. the Minnesota Twins) Miller went 2–4, with 2 RBI and a run scored. The game resulted in an 8–0 White Sox victory.

2009
On June 26, 2009, Miller was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for outfielder Norris Hopper. On August 25, 2009, Miller was called up to the Cincinnati Reds from the Louisville Bats. He became a free agent following the season, but re-signed to a minor league deal.

2010
Miller started the 2010 season not on the Reds 40-man roster, but after the injury of Ryan Hanigan, he was placed on the active roster and took over backup duties to Ramón Hernández. He continued to fill the backup role, now with Hanigan and Hernandez switching spots on the disabled list. His starts came mostly as catcher for the Reds' young arms, such as Travis Wood and Matt Maloney, since he caught them in Louisville. He was outrighted back to Louisville on July 22, 2010, after Hanigan came back from the DL. Miller was called up on September 1. The Reds outrighted him from the roster in the offseason and he refused his assignment, becoming a free agent. They re-signed him to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

2013
On April 21, 2013, Miller was promoted to the Reds, replacing the injured Ryan Hanigan. He made his first start of the season on April 23, 2013, against the Chicago Cubs. The Reds lost this game in extra innings. On May 10, 2013, Miller was outrighted back to Louisville, after Hanigan was activated from the DL. He was called up by the Reds again on July 11, 2013, after placing Hanigan on the disabled list again. On August 7 Miller started behind the plate and hit two RBI doubles in the game before leaving in the fifth inning after a home plate collision; he was later placed on the 15-day disabled list. Miller played in a total of 17 games with the Reds in 2013.

At the conclusion of the 2013 regular season, the Reds outrighted him from the roster. He refused his assignment, becoming a free agent. However, during the Reds annual Redsfest an unsigned Miller appeared signing autographs. Miller would resign to a minor league deal with the Reds the next day.

2014
Miller started the 2014 season in Triple-A Louisville. Miller served as a primary catcher for the Bats due to Tucker Barnhart starting the season in Cincinnati with Devin Mesoraco on the DL. On April 13, 2014, while pitching for the Bats, Miller used a knuckleball to strike out a batter.

Miller was placed on the inactive list in May before being placed on the disabled list in June for a back strain. The Bats announced on August 5, 2014, that they would retire Miller's jersey. Corky Miller is known to many Louisville Bats baseball fans for his mustache, but he'll be remembered by his No. 8 jersey, the first to be retired by the franchise. Who at the time of his retirement held the franchise record for number of games played.

Coaching career
Corky Miller was added to the Reds single A affiliate team, Dayton Dragons coaching staff for the 2015 season. Miller joined manager Jose Nieves, pitching coach Tom Browning, and hitting coach Luis Bolivar on the Dragons staff. Miller would also visit other Reds affiliates on select dates in a catching instructor role in 2015. "We are excited to transition Corky Miller onto our Minor League coaching staff in 2015," said Jeff Graupe, Reds Director of Player Development. "Corky will be based out of Dayton and will split his time working with the Dragons and roving around our system developing our catchers.

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List of storms named Celeste

The name Celeste has been used for five tropical cyclones worldwide, four in the East Pacific Ocean and one in the Australian region of the South Pacific.

In the East Pacific:
 * Hurricane Celeste (1960) – developed from the remnants of Atlantic Basin Hurricane Abby; did not make landfall.
 * Tropical Storm Celeste (1968) – did not make landfall.
 * Hurricane Celeste (1972) – a long-lived Category 4 hurricane that made landfall on Johnston Atoll.
 * Tropical Storm Celeste (1976) – remained in the open ocean.

In the Australian region:
 * Cyclone Celeste (1996) – formed in the Coral Sea and rapidly intensified into a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale); approached Bowen, Queensland, before moving back out to sea.

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Jhalokati District

Jhalokati, also spelled Jhalokathi, (ঝালকাঠি) is a district in southern Bangladesh. It is located in the Barisal Division and covers an area of 758.06 km2 It is bounded by Barisal district to the north and east, Barguna district and the Bishkhali river in the south, and Pirojpur district to the west. Annual average temperatures: maximum 33.3 °C, minimum 12.1 °C; annual rainfall 2506 mm. The main rivers in this district are the Bishkhali, Dhanshiri, Gabkhan, Sugandha, Jangalia, Bamanda and Bajitpur. "পেয়ারা আর শীতলপাটি, এই নিয়ে ঝালকাঠি" "(Jhalokathi, The land of tasty Guava and Shitolpati)" is the official moto of the district.

History
The 2021 Bangladesh ferry fire occurred on the Sugandha River near the town.

Subdivisions
The district is administratively subdivided into 4 upazilas, these are:

 * 1) Jhalokati Sadar Upazila
 * 2) Kathalia Upazila
 * 3) Nalchity Upazila
 * 4) Rajapur Upazila

Administration
Zilla Parishad Chairman/Administrator: Khan Saifullah Panir (খান সাইফুল্লাহ পনির)

Deputy Commissioner (DC): Md. Johar Ali

Transportation

 * Roads & Highways:
 * Rural communications: Water transport is a major attraction in Jhalokati district. People can travel at a cheap cost by boats and various types of engine boats. Jhalokati is famous for its beautiful rivers and canals. Tourists can find it enjoyable to travel through boats.

Population
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Jhalokati District had 162,401 households and a population of 661,160. 121,894 (18.44%) were under 10 years of age. The population density was 935 people per km2. Jhalokati district had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 83.21%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1088 females per 1000 males. 27.85% of the population lived in urban areas.

Religion
A large majority of the district population is Muslim. It has 2475 mosques, 46 Hindu temples and five Buddhist pagodas. The percentage share of minority Hindus and Christians has seen a decline in absolute numbers since the 1981 census.

Most people of this district speaks Barisali dialect of Bengali which is the dialect of nearby Barisal city.

Media
Print media:
 * Prothom Alo (National)
 * Kaler kantho (National)
 * Samakal (National)
 * The Daily Star (National)

Telecommunications:
 * BTCL
 * Bangla Link
 * Teletalk
 * Grameen Phone
 * Robi etc.

Satellite Television:
 * Akash dth.

Notable personalities

 * Maqsudullah, Islamic scholar and first Pir of Talgachhia
 * Nachiketa Chakraborty, famous Tollywood singer's family hails from Chechri Rampur village in Kathalia Upazila
 * Kabir Ahmed, former international footballer who played for the Pakistan

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Johannesberg

Johannesberg may refer to:

 * Johannesberg, Bavaria, Germany
 * Janov nad Nisou, a village in the Czech Republic, known as Johannesberg in German
 * Jánský vrch, a castle in the Czech Republic, known as Johannesberg in German
 * Battle of Johannesberg of the Seven Years' War
 * Janževa Gora, Slovenia, known as Johannesberg in German

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Patriarch Nicholas II of Alexandria

Nicholas II was Greek Patriarch of Alexandria (1263–76). Before his ordination, he had been the Ambassador of the Sultan of Egypt in Constantinople.

title: Patriarch Nicholas II of Alexandria