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Tiny Rowland

Roland Walter "Tiny" Rowland (Fuhrhop; 27 November 1917 – 25 July 1998) was a British businessman, corporate raider and the chief executive of the Lonrho conglomerate from 1962 to 1993. He gained fame from a number of high-profile takeover bids, in particular his attempt to take control of Harrods. He was known for his complex business interests in Africa and his closeness to a number of African leaders.

Early life
He was born Roland Walter Fuhrhop on 27 November 1917 during World War I in a British internment camp for aliens outside Calcutta, India. His mother was Anglo-Dutch and his father, Wilhelm Fuhrhop, was a German export-import trader in Calcutta. Having been born in British India, he was automatically a British subject, by the principle of jus soli. However, his parents remained "enemy aliens" for the duration of the First World War, and after the war, the Fuhrhops were refused entry into the United Kingdom. They settled in Hamburg, Germany.

He was said to have been nicknamed "Tiny" by his nanny because he was a large child. In the 1930s, he was briefly involved with the Hitler Youth, but his father was firmly opposed to Hitler and moved his family to Britain in 1937 to escape Nazi Germany.

He was sent to England, where he attended Churcher's College in Hampshire and acquired an upper-class British accent and mannerisms. His family settled in England in 1937.

He then worked for his uncle's shipping business in the City of London. He took his uncle's surname, Rowland, shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War. He was conscripted into the British Army, where he served with the Royal Army Medical Corps. As enemy aliens, his parents were interned on the Isle of Man, where his mother died. He himself was interned as an enemy alien after trying to arrange for the release of his father.

Lonrho
In 1948, Rowland moved to Southern Rhodesia, where he subsequently managed a tobacco farm at Eiffel Flats, Mashonaland West province. From 1952 to 1963, he lived with Irene Smith, the wife of a business partner.

Rowland was recruited to the London and Rhodesian Mining and Land Company, later Lonrho, as chief executive in 1962. Under his leadership, the firm expanded beyond mining and became a conglomerate, dealing in newspapers, hotels, distribution, textiles and many other lines of business.

During 1973, Rowland's position was the subject of a High Court case in which eight Lonrho directors sought Rowland's dismissal, due to both his temperament and to claims he had concealed financial information from the board. Rowland failed in his legal attempt to block the move but was subsequently backed by shareholders and retained his position. British Prime Minister Edward Heath, referring to the case, criticised the company in the House of Commons and described events there as "the unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism".

In 1983, Rowland took over The Observer newspaper and became its chairman. He also campaigned to gain control of Harrods department store in Knightsbridge, but he was defeated by Egyptian-born Mohamed Al-Fayed. Rowland described his relationship with the Fayed family in his book A Hero from Zero. He started with the following words:

"In Spring 1985, the three Fayed brothers acquired House of Fraser. They did so despite detailed allegations by Lonrho as to their unsavoury character and the fabrications as to their origins and wealth which they had invented to present themselves in a falsely favourable light."

The rest of the book set out to justify these statements.

A December 1993 Financial Times article revealed that Hemar Enterprises, makers of documentary film The Maltese Double Cross – Lockerbie, was owned by Metropole Hotels, controlled by Rowland. The film stated that Libya had no responsibility for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Shortly after the indictment of Libya in the Pan Am Flight 103 incident, Rowland sold a percentage of his interests to the Libyan Arab Foreign Investment Company (Lafico), controlled by the government of Libya. For this reason, Susan and Daniel Cohen, parents of Pan Am Flight 103 victim Theodora Cohen, claimed that Libya had backed the film.

In a boardroom coup engineered by German tycoon Dieter Bock in October 1993, Rowland was forced to step down as chairman of Lonrho. He was succeeded by former diplomat Sir John Leahy. In March 1995, he was dismissed by the board. The Cohens' conjecture regarding Rowland's association with Muammar al-Gaddafi, the leader of Libya, and the film The Maltese Double Cross – Lockerbie contributed to the decision to dismiss Rowland.

In 1996, President Nelson Mandela awarded Rowland the Order of Good Hope, the highest South African honour. Rowland died from cancer in London on 25 July 1998.

Personal life and death
Rowland met Josie Taylor in 1965 and married her in 1968. They remained married until Rowland's death in 1998. They had 4 children, including Toby Rowland, who would eventually co-create the video game company King in 2003. Toby married the fashion writer Plum Sykes in 2005.

In popular culture
Rowland is prominently featured in the second part of the documentary The Mayfair Set by Adam Curtis, where he is profiled as a ruthless businessman, jetting through Africa to take over British companies in former colonies.

He was also said to have served as the model for the fictitious ruthless British businessman Sir Edward Matheson played by Stewart Granger in the 1978 film The Wild Geese.

The satirical magazine Private Eye frequently referred to him as "tiny but perfect", not because of any shortness in stature, but because he was always impeccably groomed.

In Australia, a champion racehorse, Lonhro, was named after him (with an intentional misspelling). As a foal, the horse was described as "tiny but perfect".

Rowland is portrayed by Sam Neill in the Australian TV miniseries House of Bond (2017).

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Tara (Irtysh)

The Tara (Тара) is a river in the Novosibirsk and the Omsk Oblasts in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Irtysh in the Ob's basin. The length of the river is 806 km. The area of its basin is 18300 km2. The Tara freezes up in late October or November and is frozen until late April or early May.

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Sands of the Nile

Sands of the Nile, also known as Hindu Sands or Sands of the Desert, is a popular magic trick performed since the early part of the 20th century. It was a staple of Doug Henning's stage and television shows.

Effect
A large transparent bowl is placed on a pedestal along with three small piles of colored sand. The bowl is filled with water, often with the magician drinking some or providing it to an audience member to demonstrate it is simply normal water. Stirring the water with his hand, the water turns murky or black. The colored sands are then poured into the bowl and stirred by hand. With a flourish, the magician reaches into the bowl to pull out each color of sand, separate and unmixed. With a last stir, the water turns clear again, with a few stray grains of sand left in it.

Method
The trick uses simple chemistry for all of its effects.

The change of color from clear to opaque and back can be accomplished using any number of simple chemical reactions. Almost any acid/base invisible ink formula will work, with common examples being iodine which goes clear with sodium metabisulfite, or a mixture of tannic acid and ferric ammonium sulfate which turns clear with oxalic acid. In both cases, the chemicals are introduced during the pour, often using multiple containers with only the first being pure water, or using any number of simple gadgets like a false thumb to store them during setup.

The sand is treated with a hydrophobic compound to produce what is commonly known as magic sand or Moon Sand. When poured into water, it naturally clings to other grains, forming piles or lumps at the bottom of the bowl. The sand can be poured rapidly in a spray and will still re-form, adding to the illusion of it mixing into the water. The hand-stirring performed after pouring will leave these piles intact. The magician can then reach into the bowl and feel out the piles, grasping some of the sand and tossing it into the air. Water has been excluded from the piles, leaving the sand completely dry and free-flowing.

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Bernardo Carpio
Nope. It's not the same guy. Bernardo Carpio is a Filipino Legend and is a completely different individual from the European Bernardo Del Carpio.

Since the Philippines was conquered by Spain and the name Bernardo del Carpio is Iberian, it's obvious that the colonized filipinos accosted the name of an Iberian myth and applied it to one of their prehistoric 'giant' legends. However, I cannot YET find a reference supporting that derivation.

Yup, I do have sources. I just haven't put them in yet because I'm new to this and I don't know how to cite webpages...YET. I'm working on it.

That said, thanks for pointing the del Carpio wiki out to me. I was about to search for it tomorrow.

Debra Yang
Taco, stop censoring; its true: Yang has lost much support. Yet, you delete it whilst claiming to cradle democracy and free speach bluh bluh ad infinidum...go read an Ann Coulter book or something.

Rochester Notables
Taco, before you judge someone as "unnotable" and merely a "vanity post" in the Rochester Notables page, perhaps you could take the time to "Google" the person first.

You deleted Mark Furnish (but somehow felt no problem keeping unknown comics and the like on the list)

Read a newspaper or do a simple web search next time. Once you do that, and come up with nothing, it makes it easier to become high and mighty.

In Square Circle
Seems we have a conflict on our hands. After creating a page for Logan Circle, Philadelphia, I unwittingly forgot to update all the references in the Philadelphia page from Logan Square (how the park was originally referred). The day after I did this, you created the current Logan Square (Philadelphia) page with the references intact. I have proposed that these pages be merged and we figure how to refer to the park. Obviously my vote's for Logan Circle, which is the present-day colloquium, but since Logan Square is technically valid, all Square links will redirect to the Circle page. So don't be worried if all that's left of the current page is a redirect; I'll have the info moved (unless you beat me to the punch). --Pastricide 17:38, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Name change will depend on consensus; if I don't run into any objections on the Philadelphia talk page I'll complete the merge as planned. Thanks for your reply. --Pastricide 02:48, 20 August 2005 (UTC)

Newspapers of Record
If you checked the circluation of each, you will see that they are not mere "flyers" as you put it. Stick to your area of expertise. Furthermore, if you don't want it up high, then YOU put it lower down. I personally think it belongs up there, but whatever. WillC 21:58, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

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Good research. We look completely legit now! --128.164.134.86 03:50, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

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I'm still working on my wiki editing skills...soon I'll learn how to do it myself, but until then you seem to be the only one interested in adding (rather than subtracting) pictures to the GW page.

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Categorize yourself?
Hi, have you thought about dropping a on your userpage? Cheers! bd2412 T 18:34, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

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Southwestern University School of Law
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University of Minnesota Law School
Since you asked, I've reverted with reasons stated at the proper location: the talk page for the article. --Bobak 18:33, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Trump University
Mm, yeah. Looks bad. I'd never heard of the place until now, but it seems like a pretty clear case of WP:COI. Cheers, Antandrus (talk) 02:53, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Taco325i's User Page
Unschool enjoyed Taco325i's user page more than he has ever enjoyed anyone else's user page. Unschool wishes he had been, was now, or ever could be as entertaining to read as Taco325i. But Unschool knows that George W. Bush will sooner be transfigured at the top of Denali with Dick Nixon and Jerry Ford suspended in the air on his right and his left than Unschool will think of something amusing to write on his User Page. Unschool 07:23, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Updates to Trump University changes
The updates just made to the Trump University are accurate and unbiased. Why change them?

Welcome to VandalProof!
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that Linguist
According to the instructions on the template, anyone other than the author can remove the tags and give the reason. In this case the reason fit into the edit summary, so I accept your criticism that I should have explained further. Most associate professors at major universities have survived AfD lately, so they are none of them noncontroversal. DGG 22:40, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Reverting law school articles
No problem. I noticed he got one of the handful on my watchlist, I then looked at his contribs to see if there were any I missed. I'll keep an eye out. --Bobak 19:36, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

"GhostPirate rules"
Thanks for that bit of...surrealism, it made me laugh. If only they would all "run away"! GhostPirate 16:48, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh yeah! That's what it was! I love the Venture Bros., by the way, but the name was something I just made up. That's a great episode ("Ground control to Major Tom! Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong!). GhostPirate 16:54, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Lorenzo
Hi there; Just to clarify, the revision which you made (ass-as) was, of course, wholly correct. But the version you changed from was not a revision, it was straight-forward vandalism and could have been labelled asxsuch in your edit summary. No harm done, though.--Anthony.bradbury 23:24, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

The Brazilnut thesis.
I have full permission from D. Bratschi so i can add the thesis as it is directly related to the Amazon Rainforest, which is what our work is about. I am new to this and am making amature mistakes, i would appreciate any help. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kellyanne.tomlinson (talk • contribs) 14:47, 17 January 2007 (UTC).

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I noticed you tagged Image:Theodore mckeldin.jpg as PD-USGov, but it is not (I guess you aren't a copyright lawyer :) ). At any rate, I've changed the tag to fair use, and it's also an orphan image now so I marked it as orfud. --tomf688 (talk - email) 02:28, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Easy mistake to make; unfortunately the states aren't as liberal with their copyrights as the feds are. --tomf688 (talk - email) 02:31, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Wrong kind of hekat?
Taco3251, I do not understand your comment on the Akhmim Wooden Tablet. There were three types of ancient Egyptian cubits, but to my knowledge there was only one type of hekat. The AWT hekat used the Moscow Mathematical Papyrus definition for pi, once listed on the MMP web page as the squaring of a cirlce. Therefore all scribal uses of the hekat were the same size, the same one used in the RMP and the medical texts. Am I missing something important? Thanks for the comments. Milogardner 15:43, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, a Roman goddess has not been created by squaring any circle. Why and how do I start a new hekat discussiion/definition when the word is already used for another purpose and included in an AWT definition of a hekat unity found in ancient Egyptian weights and measures. Maybe this topic area that can be updated. Milogardner 20:56, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Our hekat (volume unit) wiki page is orphaned. Can you assist in the categorization effort? I tried, but obvious do not know how to do it. I have began the effort to add the phrase in other texts. Thanks Milogardner 21:06, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much for parenting our orphaned hekat. Muchas gracias senor. Milogardner 13:49, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Not an Aussie
Actually, I'm not an Aussie, but my dad is, hence my interest in things Australian. I'm actually from Maryland (which, I'm guessing from your user page, you are as well?). Aervanath 02:47, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Montgomery County, actually. Went to UMBC for college.  You? Aervanath 03:43, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Really, I thought Drexel was a good school. But then, I'm not particularly enthralled with my UMBC education, either.  That's life, I guess. Aervanath 03:50, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Ha! True, true. :) Aervanath 03:55, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

CSofL Us News Rankings
Notable facts - there are alot of schools in the 3rd tier, why single those out for comparison?/ there are three tiers technically
 * Context for one. Saying something is first, second or third tier doesn't mean much to someone who is unfamiliar with US News rankings.  By asking why those are singled out, I guess the implication is that they are a cherry picked few to make the school's 3rd tier ranking look better.  Sure that may or may not be the case depending on one's view of those other schools but it does place the ranking the context.  It would be similar to this.  Say you hated trout but loved salmon.  Then you found out a trout can be in the genus Salmo, among others.  If you knew nothing about fish you might not also realize that Atlantic Salmon are also of the genus Salmo and therefore related, however loosely, to trout.
 * As to the fourth tier, I thought I saw a fourth tier on the US News website. So I don't really know what you mean by "techinically" there are three tiers, although you may be right for all I know.  The only reason I put that was because I saw it on the website.
 * Otherwise you may have a valid point about not including the other schools although I think the benefit of including them outweighs the detriment, whatever that might be. I have trouble seeing what harm there is in putting them there.  If it does negate a certain stigma attached to the third tier, why is that necassarily a bad thing?

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For fixing a the detail at Higher Education: University Governance. Tough one to catch, good eye. --Kenneth M Burke 04:28, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

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 * I think we're in agreement, but just not realizing it. Murder and Homicide have distinct definitions.  Murder is a kind of homicide, but homicide is not murder.  My crusade is to ensure the correct use of the word "murder", because in everyday language we often use murder to describe all kinds of killings.  For example, no jurisdiction in the US publishes "murder statistics" or "murder rates", though we often call it that.  The proper term would be homicide rates.  -Taco325i 19:22, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I understand that the FBI Uniform Crime Reports actually publish statistics for Murder and non-negligent manslaughter (see http://www.justice.govt.nz/pubs/reports/2002/intl-comparisons-crime/section-5.html ), so using homicide is also inaccurate, as accidental homicides, such as motor vehicle accidents are excluded from the statistics. Perhaps the term criminal homicide (rate) is closer. I agree with you wanting to use the precise term, but your mission seems to have picked up a few followers who do not understand your intent, as they have tried to change ALL references to murder, when sometimes it is the applicable term. Perhaps you need to modify your mission slightly to only change inappropriate uses of the word murder. -- Cameron Dewe 11:37, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

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The Magic Hour
Magic Johnson actually brought a trained chimp on the show to blow the raspberries (Bronx cheer) at the absent Stern, who'd insulted him in a previous episode. It was sad, really (hey, you did ask). Czolgolz (talk) 06:18, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

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WikiProject Shakespeare
Hey! I just noticed your work on Shakespeare-related articles and wanted to invite you to join the Shakespeare Wikiproject. It focuses on improving the quality of Shakespeare articles on wikipedia. I'm sure you'll agree there's a ways to go. If you'd like to join, just add your signature to the list of members. This will help us know who we can turn to for help on Shakespeare issues. Also on the project page you will find a to do template listing several articles needing attention, some of which you may find interest in. Please join! Wrad 17:05, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Happily obliged. --Sbp 19:22, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Recently we had a collaboration on the William Shakespeare article. It is nearly to WP:FA status, we have a copyeditor working on the final steps. In the near future we will probably try to get one of the play articles, probably Romeo and Juliet to GA status, just to set a standard for other play articles. I'll drop you a note whenever we start. Wrad 19:39, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

 * I'm more interested in the "low priority" historical stuff, because it's been sorely neglected. I just noticed that John Shakespeare's span is given as "(1529 - c.1601). Crazy! --Sbp 19:44, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Me too. I leave the main stuff to group projects, though I try to get involved in those.  I created Judith Quiney and Thomas Quiney, but haven't had a chance to expand them at all.  I'm working on Sycorax (Shakespeare) and Rosaline now, two pretty low-key articles.  To be honest, every Shakespeare article needs serious work right now. Wrad 21:47, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Shakespeare Collaboration
The Shakespeare Wikiproject is starting another collaboration to bring Romeo and Juliet to GA status. Our last collaboration on William Shakespeare is still in progress, but in the copyedit stage. If you have strong copyedit skills, you may wish to continue the work on that article. Members with skills in other areas are now moving on. Improving Romeo and Juliet article will set a standard for all other Shakespeare plays, so we look forward to seeing everyone there. Thanks for all your help with the project. Wrad 20:48, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Shakespeare project - New collaboration debate
The Shakespeare project's first collaboration has ended in success, with William Shakespeare reaching FA status! Congrats to all who chipped in! We also had success in our second collaboration Romeo and Juliet, which is now a GA. Our next step is deciding which article to collaborate on next. Please join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Shakespeare to help us choose. Thanks. Wrad 04:10, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Hamlet
The Shakespeare Project's new collaboration is now to bring Hamlet to GA status. Wrad 00:42, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

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Romeo and Juliet collaboration
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WikiProject Shakespeare notice
There is currently a discussion going on regarding the project's policy on how information on characters should be represented in articles on Shakespeare's plays. Please take part by clicking Talk:Romeo and Juliet. Further context, if needed, can be found by scanning the two previous talk sections on the page as well. Sent by §hepBot  ( Disable )  at 04:20, 11 November 2008 (UTC) per request of Wrad (talk)

Status of Deletion Request for President_Obama_Re-Takes_Oath.ogg file on Commons
What's the current status of the deletion request for the File:President_Obama_Re-Takes_Oath.ogg audio file in Commons? Inquiring minds want to know, since it's been long open since January 2009, and its now approaching the end of April with no further activity since January. Based on the reasoned votes, the consensus there is to keep the file. The audio file for the oath retake is used currently in the Inauguration of Barack Obama article that I'm working on, along with other editors, and the article is undergoing a FAC review. → Lwalt ♦ talk 10:35, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Phenny
I don't know how else to contact you, but I have a question about your Phenny IRC bot. Is it possible to make changes to the configuration file, such as adding new admin nicks, and have the changes take effect without restarting the bot? Furries (Talk) 21:07, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Port an Eilean Mhòir ship burial
Hi Sean,

i´m they guy who translated the english article into german - thanks for your great work, was fun to translate :) I have seen, that you also arranged with the copyright holder to use the existing pictures. So here´s my question:

It is possible to get the picture, where Harris and Gray dig at the site, from the University of Manchester. Here´s a link, and there you can also find a contact e-mail adress: Could you as a native english speaker contact the university, if it is possible to get this picture under a free license for wikipedia? I think this would be a great enrichment for the english and the german article. And i dont think, that my school english is good enough for writing with scientists or employees of an University :D So it would be really great, if you could do this. Please let me know your answer. Cheers, --Trollhead (talk) 12:32, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

 * Hey, thanks for the translation. I'm glad you seem to be enjoying this as much as I am, and as much as the other contributors seem to be also. I've emailed the University of Leicester, and I'll let you know what they say, if they reply. I actually emailed a couple of other organisations already: AOC Archaeology, who were kind and said that Manchester are arranging the press materials; and a stock photo organisation used by one of the newspapers, who didn't reply at all. --Sbp (talk) 15:35, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks :) Let´s hope that they agree to publish the pictures under a free license. --Trollhead (talk) 16:23, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Port an Eilean Mhòir ship burial
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Help with modern archiving
Hello Sbp, I would like to help archive / curate / publish aaron's works. Please let me know how I can help. – SJ + 17:19, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Template:Roro
Hi Sean, because of an expansion I made at your Roro the other individual templates Roro001 to Roro901 became all obsolete. They are not transcluded anymore and you can delete them, or request their deletion. I hope this is o.k. with you.  sarang ♥ 사랑 15:47, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

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White admiral

White admiral may refer to the following species of butterflies:

 * Limenitis arthemis, in North America
 * Limenitis camilla, in southern Britain and much of Europe and the Palearctic, extending as far east as Japan
 * Limenitis trivena, in tropical and subtropical Asia

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Talk:Ružinov

There is no such a thing as an airport in Ruzniov, neither Zlate Piesky lake resort. Read the map for god's sake! --dusoft 20:33, July 11, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice. I have read the map just to be sure. Both Zlate Piesky and the Airport are situated in Trnavka, which is part of Ruzinov. Fair enough for me... Sf222 12:24, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Re: The Milan Rastislav Stefanik international airport is in Vajnory, not in Ružinov
I strongly disagree and—as you are not the first disputing this—I have made every effort to determine whether I am right.

In Vajnory there is the sports Vajnory airport ("Letisko Vajnory") which, I think, is closed now. Maybe you meant that.

The MRS International Airport spans four districts:
 * Ruzinov,
 * Vrakuna (did you mistake Vajnory for Vrakuna?),
 * Ivanka pri Dunaji (outside of Bratislava),
 * Most pri Bratislave (outside of Bratislava).

By looking at the map, at least 60% of the airport lies in Ruzinov, including all the airport's buildings and other facilities. The other districts only host parts of the two runways. Unfortunately there is no good online map of Bratislava's districts…

One more objection can be raised against Ruzinov as the home of the airport. Ruzinov is further split into 3 parts: Ruzinov, Nivy and Trnavka. (Please note I am not saying that Bratislava II is split into Ruzinov, Vrakuna and Biskupice.) As it happens, those 60% of the airport lie in Trnavka. That, however, does not mean they don't lie in Ruzinov. Bratislava has 17 districts and Ruzinov (= Ruzinov + Nivy + Trnavka) is one of them. Trnavka is not. Trnavka is a cadastral area in Ruzinov. This page is about Ruzinov, which contains Trnavka, which hosts the airport.

Sf222 18:51, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Francisco de Toledo, Count of Oropesa

POV complaint
This article needs revision--it depicts the Viceroy rather too euphemistically, and underemphasizes the many negative effects his reforms had on indigenous Andeans.

POV removed
I removed the POV tag when I edited and expanded the article. I think the problem is taken care of, but if there is something else that should be done, please let me know. Rbraunwa 17:12, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

This is a really bad entry that has tons of POV and distorts the reality of the mita.

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Latinate Name
As a Spanish-born Spanish administrator of a Spanish viceroyalty, is there any reason at all that his name is given in the article as "de Toledus"? Restored to Spanish and removed. I love Latin as much as the next Classics geek and if his works in Latina are common enough for de Toledus to be searched, by all means add it as an alias, but the Spanish should certainly be the article lede. -LlywelynII (talk) 12:01, 5 September 2008 (UTC)


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Summary
Lirael wearing a dagger, a silver key-bracelet and a red waistcoat of a Second Assistant Librarian with the Disreputable Dog. Both are looking at the silver Dark Mirror, the silver seven-tube panpipe of a necromancer and the Book of Remembrance and Forgetting in the Room of Lirael's Path, deep within the most ancient and deepest levels of the Great Library of the Clayr (chap. 22). Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr.

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Nancy Creek

Nancy Creek may refer to:
 * Nancy Creek (Atlanta)
 * Nancy Creek (Cartersville), Georgia
 * Nancy Creek (Washington)
 * Nancy Creek (Montana)
 * Nances Creek, Alabama

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Robopon Sun, Star, and Moon Versions

Robopon Sun, Star and Moon Versions are handheld role-playing video games for Nintendo's Game Boy Color. Of the three games, only Sun was released in North America in December 2000 by Atlus, while their original Japan releases were by Hudson Soft. The games focus on a boy named Cody (his default name) and his adventures on his island with his robotic friends. They mostly resemble the Pokémon series of video games, but also bear similarities to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game Robotrek, published by Enix (now Square Enix).

Story
Within Robopon Sun, Star, and Moon versions, the player assumes the role of a child named Cody, whose grandpa is retiring and gives him the family business, a Robopon dispatching company. Cody travels around Porombo Island collecting Robopon and battling against the "Legend 7", the top-ranked Robopon collectors on the island. Each time Cody successfully beats one of the Legend 7, he takes his or her place in the ranking system.

Gameplay
Gameplay revolves around collecting, software upgrading, equipment swapping, and battling robotic characters in a similar manner to the Pokémon game series. To power up the Robopon, the player could add software and parts to them. Parts had varying amounts of space to store software and determined what sort of attacks the Robopon could use. For example, a Robopon could have an "Armgun" or a "Punch" part, and this software adds certain elements to the attacks. Furthermore, software could be added onto other parts, creating more powerful additions. For example, by equipping a "Thunder" software to a "Punch" part, the Robopon would be able to use "Thunderpunch". Software could also be mixed together to create special attacks - by mixing "Fire" and "Thunder" software, the Robopon would have the special move "Zapp!!". This software could also be removed. If the player did so, the attack abilities it gave the Robopon would be removed as well. Because only Sun was released in the US, not all of the original 153 Robopon were available because the others were located on the Star Version that was never produced in the US.

Robopon cartridges have an Infrared panel on their top edge that allows them to trade information using waves much like a TV or VCR remote, allowing the cartridge to react to different objects. For example, pointing a remote control at the cartridges and pressing a button might boost the Robopon's stats, or open a chest within the games. This feature was called the "GB Kiss". The game included over 150 different Robopon to use, with the first 2 releases and then over 168, with the release of Moon version, though some had to be upgraded, similar to Pokémon's evolution stages. The Robopon were classified as either Arm, Move, or Boot. Arm tended to have high offense, Move were fast, and Boot had the highest stats overall. Boot Robopon could not have their parts or software changed.

Japanese releases
While the USA only received the Sun Version, the Japanese first had the two main releases, then nearly a year later got the Moon Version release. The Japanese version of the GB Kiss features a letter writing/sending feature, that can be accessed from the main menu, which can also send messages over the telephone. For the USA release, only the sending Robopon feature is included on the GB Kiss. These versions are also compatible with the Japanese exclusive game Robot Ponkottsu 64: Nanatsu no Umi no Caramel with the Nintendo 64's Transfer Pak. Another version, Robot Ponkottsu: Comic Bom Bom Special Version, was released in Japan on December 24, 1999.

Sequels
Two Game Boy Advance sequels were made; Robopon 2 Cross Version and Robopon 2 Ring Version, in a manner similar to that of the release patterns of different generations of Pokémon games. These games stars Cody traveling to another island but forgetting his Robopon. Subsequently, he has to find new Robopon, but instead of catching them he has to make them by finding different types of batteries and combining them in a method known as "Sparking". The game featured four-on-four battles, where all the Robopon the player had on him would battle against four opponent Robopon.

A Robopon game called Robot Ponkottsu 64: Nanatsu no Umi no Caramel was made for the Nintendo 64 but was never released outside Japan.

Manga
There were three manga series Robot Ponkots (ロボットポンコッツ), Robot Ponkots 2 (ロボットポンコッツ2), and Robot Ponkots Go! (ロボットポンコッツ豪!) created by Hataru Tamori which were all serialized in Comic Bom Bom from the late 1990s to early 2000s. They are unusually risque for children's manga, as the majority of the female characters are depicted as having enormous breasts.

Reception
Sun received a 7.0 from IGN, stating that it was a decent game, but played like a clone of Pokémon. The game received an average review of 2 out of 5 from Nintendo Power, with one 3-star review, three 2-stars, and one 1-star.

title: Robopon Sun, Star, and Moon Versions