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Removing singles that didn't chart
In future, please don't remove singles that didn't chart from singles sections, as you did at Freemasons (band). The section is marked "Singles" for a reason—not every single or release by an artist or band charts, and the fact that it doesn't chart doesn't not make it a single. It's not marked as a "charted singles" or "charted songs" section. If it was—and this was standard practice to name sections as such—then it would be okay to remove them.  Ss 112  00:11, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

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Bey Logan
Hey, I don't suppose you remember Articles for deletion/Bey Logan three years on? I didn't oppose deletion for a variety of reasons, but...

I actually hadn't noticed at the time since I got out of my HK kung-fu movie phase, and consequently my rampant consumption of Logan audio commentaries, but I recently made a trip home and met with a friend whom I had shared those DVDs with back in the mid- to late-2000s, and he told me something that got me Googling just now, finding for example this. Normally if an AFD resulted in deletion of someone who was best known to popular culture for allegedly doing something bad, but no reliable sources could be found covering those allegations because the person wasn't famous enough, I would say that's an argument for deletion (or, in this case, keeping the article deleted), but here that's not the case, since he was named in headlines of the South China Morning Post, Newsweek and The Hollywood Reporter.

What would you say to recreating the page under these circumstances?

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title: User talk:MSJapan


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Talk:Phil Solem

On 4 July 2005, this article was nominated for deletion. See Votes for deletion/Phil Solem
 * I did, because as a newbie I didn't understand that a more proper course of action was to boldly merge the article. The merge is complete now. --IByte 22:16, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

license: Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

title: Talk:Phil Solem


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User talk:Illinoisian

Big ass warning type thing: You step to me on my user page, and I reserve the right to tell you to rack off, in any number of ways which may damage your ego. You act nice and civil here, and I'll do the same. Note, if you post random unhelpful shit, I will tell you to rack off as well. Be a jerk at your own risk.

Bottom Line: Don't start nothin', won't be nothin'!

Welcome from Redwolf24
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Regarding your contributions
Thanks for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles will be removed quickly. Please see the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks,

Minnesota state flag
Hey, what is that supposed to say on the "Minnesota state flag" you uploaded--"Little Canodia"? The maple leaf is cute. This, however, is meant to be a serious encyclopedia, so please don't do that. Thanks, Antandrus (talk) 05:12, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

Image:Illinois-map-straight-lg.jpg
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Useful
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Thanks for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 02:29, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

Please stop adding nonsense to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you were just trying to experiment, then use the sandbox instead. Thank you. -- 03:06, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

Take a break for a few hours. -- Curps 03:27, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Moderator on crack! WikiTroll User:Curps is pushing POV by banning me for reverting his deletion of my vote! Moderator on crack! WikiTroll!  Illinoisian 03:49, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

Republic of Illionois
Just thought I'd let you know that the Republic of Illinois lives forevermore at User:Redwolf24/Vandals. But don't do something like that again or face a block ;) Redwolf24 02:21, 20 August 2005 (UTC)

BARNSTARBEAR!!!
Thanks!!!1!two!!! El_C 21:53, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Warning?
Warning for what? Bite me. Looking at your edit history you're a troll, so stop trolling my talk page. Illinoisian 15:09, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * You have reinserted the patently false statement that Louisiana was demoted to a Federal Territory three times. The first time, you did so with the edit summary "", and marked it as a minor change. The second time, you did so with the edit summary "I believe the term is "w00t"? Or perhaps "oH nOess!!!!111oneone teh intarweb news!", and marked it as a minor change. The third time you did so with the edit summary "copyedit," and marked it as a minor change. This constitutes vandalism, and must stop. Hipocrite - « Talk » 16:25, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Absolute bull, the claim was backed up by google news, and NO ONE has been able to refute it, google news still lists it, thus it needs to be listed here as well. Illinoisian 17:11, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * WP:AGF requires that I take this at face value, so I will. Google News is an aggregator, and is only as accurate as the cite that it links to. The article in question was written as satrical by the site in question. I have done the requisite research to determine that no such bill was passed by the senate. If you believe one was, you should be able to find the bill on thomas. Don't try - it's not there. Hipocrite - « Talk » 17:26, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

Since i can see that you have deleted the test3 given you just a bit earlier, and have vandalized a user page twice since then. -- Dark fred Talk to me 16:39, 8 September 2005 (UTC) This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia.
 * I call bullshit, what user page have I "vandalized"? Illinoisian 16:58, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * In addition, I'd like to mention if you're talking about Kim, how the flying monkey fuck is leaving her a nice note Vandalism. Cease your persistant Wikistalking immediately or I'll be forced to RfAr you. Illinoisian 17:11, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

Permanent block?
I wonder if this account should be permanently blocked as a vandalism-only account. Looking through the edit history, I see only vandalism, and arguing with other editors. Friday (talk) 17:12, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Get off my page, I've as much right to edit as you. My edits are either humorous, NOT VANDALISM, or trying to be truthful, checkout my google news source for the federal territory yourself. Illinoisian 17:14, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I did. It was satire, not a news piece.  If you're honestly trying to contribute, you should be more careful, as it appears that several different editors have considered your edits vandalism.  Friday (talk) 17:17, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * PS. Also, if you're honestly trying to contribute, you need to understand WP:NPA and WP:CIVIL.  Friday (talk) 17:18, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * How do you come to the conclusion that it was satire? Google news doesn't do that shit. As for other editors thinking my edits are vandlaism, look at Hipocrites edits, he's in the same boat and no one is threatening him. Some how I've pissed off Gimpy and his legions and they've decided to swarm me, well they just need to rack off for a bit and stay the hell away with their Trollish 'tudes. Illinoisian 17:21, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * You're asking how I knew this link was satire? I don't see how you could possibly be serious. Friday (talk) 17:26, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * It sounds real enough for me, and google news posted it, furthermore I'd like to note there is some precident for demotion. And yes, I can be serious. Illinoisian 17:27, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Though the article states that Sen Landreau was kicked out of the sentate on September 5, on September 7 she was allowed to co-sponsor legislation - S.RES.235, A resolution to permit the solicitation of donations in Senate buildings for the relief of victims of Hurricane Katrina. Hipocrite - « Talk » 17:32, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Then you should have mentioned so on the fucking talk page of the article. What utter bullshit and trolling. You get my troll of the year award. Illinoisian 17:34, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * WP:NPA Hipocrite - « Talk » 17:37, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * You come on my talk page, accuse me of vandalism and trolling, and then cite WP:NPA when I point out your failings in the same areas? You got balls man. Final warning: Rack off Gimpy, and don't come back until you have learned to stop trolling my talk page. Illinoisian 18:48, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Re: PS., How am I not being civil? If people want to come here and threaten me, I will sure as heck tell them to rack off if they're being jerks. Illinoisian 17:21, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Editting Wikipedia is a privelege, not a right. Editting other people's user pages in a negative fashion is generally considered vandalism. Your attitude has thus far been detrimental to Wikipedia. If it continues, you're going to be blocked for a good long time. If you honestly can't see anything remotely offensive in anything you've written, I'd suggest you probably don't belong here. --Scimitar parley 19:03, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * What a wholely and absolutely unhelpful comment! Thank you oh so much Mr. Scimitar! Instead of offering helpful advice on how or why my edit to Kim's page, urging here to come back because she is in fact loved here and needed, could be offensive you decide to use the "If you don't know why, I'm not telling" approach!  Wonderful!  Now here is my advice to you, make helpfull comments or rack off my page! Deal? Illinoisian 19:43, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Addendum: I am perfectly aware I am not being civil here, but quite frankly if someone here decides to act like an ass towards me, I'm not going to treat him with respect either, maybe elsewhere on Wikipedia, but not on my user page. Illinoisian 19:48, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * You want specific case-by-case explanations? Here you go:
 * These edits are considered vandalism. User pages are often considered the users "face" on Wikipedia, and modifying them is generally viewed as offensive, . Both were reverted.
 * Similarly, this edit belongs on the talk page, as in general you have no right to edit other people's user pages.
 * This edit is ridiculous and not factual.
 * That's not even getting into your talk page, or your responses on the talk pages of others. Civility is a Wikipedia policy, and if you can't abide by it, you probably don't belong here, as I stated earlier.--Scimitar parley 20:02, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * El_C didn't revert his page, which you would notice if you looked. He kept the bear.  The user at the second page didn't revert, some other bozo did.  Zscout370 did revert, and asked me not to, I agreed and we had a discussion, very civil.  As for Louisiana, up yours.  I got that from google news and more ridiculous things could happen.  ASSUME GOOD FAITH.  As for civility here on my own freaking talk page, I refuse to be civil to people who aren't civil to me, simple fact.  I would note many admins also use this policy.  El_C and I have had a great relationship, ditto with Kim and Redwolf, why?  Because they earned my respect by showing me respect. THAT is how it works. Elsewhere I am nothing but sunshine, gumdrops and cuppycakes.  Here on my page, if you decide to be an asshat, I will put you in your place. Illinoisian 20:39, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * That's odd, but according to the edit summary here, he did revert. He later attached the bear because he has a good sense of humor- which doesn't make your actions right. As for respect, you'll deserve it when you earn it, not before.  Frankly, I think the block is eminently justified. --Scimitar parley 22:35, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

This user has been permanently blocked for trolling, vandalism and personal attacks. Zoe 20:44, September 8, 2005 (UTC)

 * Please contact Redwolf, I'd like his opinion on this matter. Illinoisian 20:45, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I've informed him. --Scimitar parley 22:41, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Thank you to Scimitar for informing me. I must say I support the block, after reading up above. Hipocrite may be/havebeen a troll, but you still said Louisiana was demoted to a territory after I told you to not do such a hoax as you did with Republic of Illionois, and I believe I threatened a block if you did. You did another hoax, and thus you must be blocked. Sorry Illinoisan. R  e  dwolf24  (talk) 00:16, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Hm, google news? Seems ridiculous, but my mantra is always to assume good faith, as long as the one doing the questionable thing has done something good, and yes, you have some good edits. I will not question the block, as I respect Zoe. So here's what to do if you want to be unblocked:

 * 1) Email Zoe, and don't have the email read OMGYOUBITCH I AMNOT A TROLL UNBLOCK M E NOW!!11. Pleade your case calmly, promise to be good, and you might get an unblocking
 * 2) Before you put anything like Louisiana being demoted, check some sources. Common sense, say in your head, "Something this big would be all over the news". Turn on CNN, is it there? If not, don't write it.
 * 3) If Zoe DOES unblock you, I will place you on a 2 month probation. And never attack users, even if they have had some trolling in the past, as you did above with Hipocrite. Think of it this way, if you're nice and they're not, you might just get the advantage ;) R  e  dwolf24  (talk) 00:23, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I apologize, but I must insist that you show me where I have done anything remotely trolish on this project, or else I must insist on an apology. Hipocrite - « Talk » 00:57, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Hipocrite I only know of you from your interactions with Agriculture. And those must not be a highpoint for you. R  e  dwolf24  (talk) 01:12, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I have to vouch for Hipocrite, he patrols and as far as I have seen seems to always have the good of wikipedia in mind with his edits. He does tend to patrol some very trollable and controversial topics. He doesn't make POV edits and is willing to admit mistakes. The worst thing you could say about him is that he does get drawn in by these trolls occasionally. But as you can see in the above conversation at some point even the admins begin to take it personally. -- Dark fred Talk to me 10:06, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

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Hollywood (Madonna song)

"Hollywood" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna. The song was written and produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï for her ninth studio album, American Life (2003). On May 27, 2003, it was released as the second single from the album by Maverick Records. It later appeared on the greatest hits album, Celebration (2009). "Hollywood" is a folk rock, synth-pop, electro-folk, electropop and psychedelic folk song that lyrically discusses American culture and greed, focusing on Hollywood, California, as a place of pop stars and illusory dreams. Ahmadzaï did the main programming for the track and kept the track as simple as possible, without using too many instruments.

Several remixes of "Hollywood", done by DJs such as Jacques Lu Cont, The Micronauts, Paul Oakenfold, Deepsky and Victor Calderone, were included on physical releases of the single around the world. Music critics applauded the song's catchiness but criticized its lyrics. The song topped Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs and Hot Dance Singles Sales component charts. The debut of the "Hollywood" remixes on the Dance Singles Sales chart gave Madonna her longest stretch of chart-topping titles on this chart, "Hollywood" being her sixth in a row. It also reached the top ten in Canada, Finland, Italy, Romania and number two in the United Kingdom on the commercial charts.

An accompanying music video, directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino, portrays Madonna highlighting the highs and lows of Hollywood. After the video was released, French photographer Guy Bourdin's son filed a federal lawsuit that accused Madonna of ripping off the work of his father, showing sequences of the video to be similar to his father's photographs taken in the 1980s. "Hollywood" was first performed in an acoustic version along with "American Life" and "Mother and Father" on a promotional tour for the album. In August 2003, Madonna opened the MTV Video Music Awards performing a medley of "Like a Virgin" and "Hollywood" with Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott. During the performance, Madonna kissed Spears and Aguilera on the lips, generating strong reactions from the media. "Hollywood" was later used as a dancers' interlude on the 2004 Re-Invention World Tour.

Background and writing
When Madonna started working on her ninth studio album, the cultural mood of America was bleak and paranoid after the September 11 attacks. There was discontent and fear all around as the terrorism and hatred took people by surprise, as they started questioning the feasibility of the American Dream. While developing the songs for American Life with producer Mirwais Ahmadzaï, Madonna interrogated and pondered upon those values. The confusion, disorientation and the anger they created seeped into the making of each and every song, including "Hollywood". She later spoke about Ahmadzaï's downbeat existentialism and the long discussions they had about this, and society's obsession with fame and fortune. In an interview with Q, in April 2003, she described the song as the allure of the beautiful life in Hollywood. The singer expressed her opinion about fame and celebrity culture, and how people think it to be a "wonderful life" but in reality is a "very powerful illusion".

In the VH1 special Madonna Speaks, the artist further clarified that the theme behind "Hollywood", as well as "American Life" and "I'm So Stupid" from the album, was about her "wanting to shout from the rooftops that we have all been living in a dream. I have been living in a dream — and you're all living in a dream and we have to wake up to reality." Madonna's first single from American Life—the title track—became the lowest charting first single from a Madonna album since her debut, reaching a peak of number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100. Warner Bros. Records hastily wanted to save the album from dropping off the charts, and decided to release "Hollywood", believing the song had commercial potential.

Recording
"Hollywood" was produced by Madonna, along with Ahmadzaï. The recording sessions for American Life started in late 2001, then was put on hold as Madonna filmed Swept Away in Malta and starred in the West End play Up for Grabs. She returned to the Olympic Recording Studios in late 2002 and finished off the sessions. Initially, Madonna was not satisfied with the original version of "Hollywood" recorded, so she developed an alternate melody for it. The instruments used on "Hollywood" are similar to the ones used on the other songs from American Life. The mixing for the track was done by Mark "Spike" Stent at the Westlake Recording Studios at West Hollywood, California, while Tim Young did the mastering of the song at Metropolis Studios in London. Ahmadzaï played the guitars, and also did the necessary programming. He used a drum kit and percussion from an E-mu Emulator and also added extra drum sounds to give the song an old, disco vibe. Wanting to have a loud bass synth sound, Ahmadzaï used a Nord Lead synthesizer with lot of filtering manipulations. But he faced problems with it, so he used a Yamaha O2R mixer. He did not want "Hollywood" to sound like the music being played at the nightclubs, so he recorded Madonna's vocals with heavy compression in her headphones. Two machines were used for the vocal editing in "Hollywood". Madonna preferred the Antares Auto-Tune plug in, while Ahmadzaï chose an AMS pitch shifter. Madonna wanted Auto-Tune because she wanted "Hollywood" to have a more dance-like feel to it, although Ahmadzaï was against it. Describing the recording of the vocals, Ahmadzaï said: "We used mainly analog compressors on the vocals, sometimes very cheap or mid-budget stuff, recorded with a Sony G800 tube mic, a Neve 8081 preamp and an LA-2A compressor/limiter. But everything is about the setting ... We experiment a lot with vocal sounds. For example, the pitch-down vocal at the end was initially much longer. The mix of this one was very hard — like almost all tracks — because there was so much stuff going on. This is why maybe the final version is so simple."

Composition
"Hollywood" is a "bouncy" folk rock, synth-pop, electro-folk, electropop and psychedelic folk song. Ken Micallef of Electronic Musician described it as "a clubby disco beat underpin[ning] a mammoth bass line with freaky percussion, queasy arcing tones and madly treated vocals." It also contains house beats with elements of space age and retro music. Following the sound of twittering birds, the song opens with a four-chord sequence played on a Martin D-28 acoustic guitar; the riff was compared to the music of the Red Hot Chili Peppers by Rikky Rooksby, author of The Complete Guide to the Music of Madonna. It is followed by the sound of drums and synthesizers until after a minute, when the arrangement is pulled out, leaving just Madonna's vocals and the acoustic guitar accompaniment. Madonna's voice glides over pop beats throughout the song. During the final sequence, Madonna's singing is slowly morphed lower in pitch into a distorted, robotic voice and she raps, with the repeated phrase "Push the button". According to the sheet music published at Sheetmusicplus.com, "Hollywood" is written in common time with a moderately fast tempo of 126 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of C major with Madonna's voice spanning from B3 to C5. An abrupt shift of key takes place at about three minutes into the song, from B minor to C♯ minor, which according to Rooksby was utilized to give the song's closing choruses a different treatment. The song follows a basic sequence of Bm–D–A–G–Em as its chord progression.

Lyrically, it discusses American culture and greed, focusing on Hollywood as a place of pop stars and illusory dreams. The bridge opens with Madonna saying, "Music stations always play the same songs/I'm bored with the concept of right and wrong". Further, Madonna questions the Hollywood experience, singing, "How could it hurt you when it looked so good?". Alexis Petridis of The Guardian noted Madonna's vocals in the song are "high-pitched [to sound like a] little-girl", with the intention of "[underlying] the notion of innocence lost".

Remixes
Several remixes of "Hollywood", done by DJs such as Jacques Lu Cont, The Micronauts, Paul Oakenfold, Deepsky and Victor Calderone, were included on physical releases of the single around the world. In August 2003, the song was remixed with "Into the Groove" and performed with Missy Elliott under the title "Into the Hollywood Groove" as part of a promotional campaign for clothing retailer, GAP. Copies of the promotional CD were given to customers and were not available for individual purchase. An extended version, "The Passengerz Mix", was also included on the remix album Remixed & Revisited (2003). A promotional video for the remix was also shot. Rob Walker of Slate considered the video "interesting because Madonna has always been praised as much for her ability to market herself as for her actual talent as a singer and performer". However, he noted that "[the singer] can't even get an actual commercial right. Maybe Madonna really is over." A parody of the commercial which satirized at Madonna's age was featured on the ninth season of MADtv & the 2003 French & Saunders Christmas special.

"Hollywood" was also remixed by American DJ duo Blow-Up. The remix was set to be included on Madonna's second remix album planned for 2004; however, it remained unreleased. A Billboard review by Michael Paoletta considered it a "funky dark remix". An unofficial remix was commissioned to DJ Junior Vasquez for designer Donatella Versace's spring/summer 2004 menswear show in Milan, in spite of the singer having a falling out with Vasquez, following the DJ releasing an unauthorized single titled "If Madonna Calls". The original version that Vasquez played at nightclubs contained an actual phone message from Madonna left on Vasquez's answering machine. Madonna's publicist Liz Rosenberg confirmed that this did not mean the singer would collaborate with Vasquez in the future since the commissioning of the remix was just a "personal favor" for Versace.

Critical reception
"Hollywood" received mixed reviews from music critics. Michael Paoletta from Billboard described the song as "punky" and compared it to "Ray of Light" (1998). Dimitri Ebrlich of Vibe magazine gave a positive review for the song, describing it as "disarmingly self-deprecatory as it reflects on people's desperate attempts to make it in America's glamor industry", writing that it was a perfect fit for American Life. Jude Adam of Third Way magazine gave the song a positive review, considering it as "quirky, sunny, and sweet in perfect measures." Stephen Thompson of The A.V. Club considered the song as "actually catchy". Alexis Petridis of The Guardian noted that Madonna divulges in the song that not everyone who wants to make it in the movies succeeds. Jessica Winter from The Village Voice commented that in the song, "Madonna channels a generic teen-pop chanteuse". Dennis Ferrera from Out, while interviewing Madonna for her 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor, described the song as a "killer single". Another positive review by J. J. Evans from Naperville Sun described "Hollywood" as a track which best exemplifies Madonna's "silly way of writing" but felt that it worked in this case. Chris Heath from Yahoo! Music commented that "'Hollywood' breaks free of its inferior siblings to strike out as a sexy sliver of dance pop that's as good as anything on Music". Chuck Arnold from Entertainment Weekly found it ironic that Madonna was singing about Hollywood, given all her failed attempts at a successful movie career. Nonetheless, he concluded that "with its sweet guitar picking, this American Life single shines its light wherever you are".

Ian Youngs of BBC News noted that the song was another diatribe about fame and how difficult it is being in the public eye. He further added that it "ranks among the disappointments" on the album saying it feels lacklustre and commented about the "embarrassing rap". Ed Howard from Stylus Magazine commented that barring Madonna's rapping, "Hollywood" is at least engaging. Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine thought "following up 'American Life' with 'Hollywood' was nearly as ballsy" due to its lyrical content. Edna Gundersen of USA Today noted that the song "attest[s] to her undiminished skills as a shrewd pop composer". Michael Hubbard of musicOMH commented that everything rhymes with "Hollywood", and after commented the song would be better without these lazy lyrics, adding "[The song] has the name Madonna on it so it will sell, but it's hardly vintage stuff. Time for some musical reinvention to go with the incessant changes of image." In another review, Chuck Taylor from Billboard expressed his disappointment with the song. He explained that "Hollywood" is "a far cry from the ingenious fortitude displayed on so many previous singles of [Madonna's] two decades of career". He panned Ahmadzaï's limited electronic production and Madonna's excessive usage of acoustic guitar on the track, along with "whiney, preachy lyrics". Writing for The Sydney Morning Herald, Bernard Zuel called Ahmadzaï a "one-trick pony" for his production, but felt he pulled it off "on the groove-rich 'Hollywood'". Ben Wener from The Beaver County Times condemned the track as a "knowingly hypocritical attack on Hollywood". Writing for The Guardian, Jude Rogers praised its "fantastic Roland bassline and reflective sun-dappled guitar", placing the song at number 47 on her ranking of Madonna's singles, in honor of her 60th birthday.

Chart performance
"Hollywood" failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, or the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. It was the first time since "Burning Up" (1983) that a Madonna single did not reach the Hot 100. However, it peaked at number one on both Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Dance Singles Sales component charts. The debut of the "Hollywood" remixes atop the Dance Singles Sales chart gave Madonna her longest stretch of chart-topping titles on this chart, "Hollywood" being her sixth in a row. This stretch began with "Music" in 2000, followed by "Don't Tell Me", "What It Feels Like for a Girl", "Die Another Day" and "American Life". "Hollywood" was Madonna's 22nd number-one on the Dance Singles Sales chart, the most for any artist. On the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart, the song debuted at number four, but did not accumulate enough points to appear on the Hot 100. At the 2003 Billboard Year-end recap, Madonna was the number two Dance Club Play artist and the top Dance Singles artist. "Hollywood" was ranked at numbers 19, seven, and 45 on the Hot Dance Club Play, Hot Dance Singles Sales and Hot Singles Sales charts respectively. Other than the dance charts, "Hollywood" also reached a peak of number 35 on the Adult Pop Songs. In Canada, the song peaked at number five on Canadian Singles Chart.

On July 19, 2003, "Hollywood" debuted at its peak of number two in the UK Singles Chart. The song was present for a total of seven weeks on the chart, and as of August 2008, has sold 59,633 copies according to the Official Charts Company. In Australia, "Hollywood" debuted on the chart at number 16, before falling out to number 37 the next week. On April 27, 2003, "Hollywood" debuted at number 55 on the Austrian Singles Chart, peaking at number 34 after four weeks. The song achieved moderate chart positions in both the Flemish and Wallonian territories in Belgium, peaking at numbers 14 and 32, respectively. Making its debut at its peak position of number 22, "Hollywood" charted for a total of 23 weeks in France during 2003. Between 2008 and 2009, the song charted for five weeks. On the Dutch Singles Chart, the song made its debut at number 20, spending a total of six weeks in the chart. On April 24, 2003, "American Life" debuted at number 20 on the Swedish Singles Chart. Similarly in Switzerland, the song debuted at number 15 on the Swiss Singles Chart, spending 13 weeks on the chart.

Music video
The music video for "Hollywood" was filmed at Universal Studios in Universal City, California and directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino, who previously worked with Madonna on her videos for "Open Your Heart" (1986), "Justify My Love" (1990), "Human Nature" (1995), "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" (1996), and "Don't Tell Me" (2000). In the United States, it premiered on June 23, 2003, on VH1. Madonna had long been a fan of the work of French fashion photographer Guy Bourdin since about a decade ago, commenting on his photographs as "They're so sick and interesting. These girls, you have to see the look on their faces — they're really bizarre." Arianne Phillips created the costumes for the video and she described Madonna's looks as an homage to old Hollywood glamour, while trying to be literal as well as conceptual. She paid tributes to stars like Ginger Rogers, Jean Harlow and Mae West. According to Mondino's own words, the concept of the video was: "Some kind of artifice that Hollywood can provide, that is so wide and has a graphic story-line about it as well as some humor about it, and to show the beauty, the scariness, the sexiness and the loneliness that one's success can be, 'cause everybody's dreaming about Hollywood, no matter what. The expectation can be very dangerous, and maybe for somebody like Madonna, who might be at a point, to realize that to be on the top is maybe not that important. That's what I feel about the video." The music video features Madonna in different styles and fashions. It also includes her dripping in twenty million dollars worth of vintage jewels and gowns in several transformations, including an original 25 carat ring and bracelet that was worn by West in the 1933 film, She Done Him Wrong. A real doctor (Dr. David Kish) was hired by Madonna to administer the fake shots, since she wanted to make the scenes appear real. The first day of shooting took place on June 2, 2003, and the scenes shot included the wall-of-mirrors, the massage, the botox injection and the ballet dancing sequences. The next day started with the French maid, the motel TV, the telephone conversation and the glamour shot scenes. Henry Keazor, one of the authors of Rewind, Play, Fast Forward: The Past, Present and Future of the Music Video, noted that Madonna exposed herself during the interventions portrayed in the video, by playing with the rumors and the stereotypes surrounding her.

After the release of the music video for "Hollywood", Samuel Bourdin, the son of Guy Bourdin, filed a federal lawsuit that accused Madonna of ripping off the work of his father. Bourdin said they are "strikingly similar" to pictures taken by his father from the 1950s to 1980s decades and published in French Vogue magazine. He accused Madonna of copyright infringement over at least eleven of Bourdin's works, including one of Madonna with her legs spread on top of a TV set. "It's one thing to draw inspiration; it's quite another to simply plagiarize the heart and soul of my father's work", Bourdin said at the time. Included in Bourdin's federal complaint were side-by-side comparisons of his father's work with images with stills from the "Hollywood" video. According to Dustin Robertson, editor of the "Hollywood" video, the sequences featuring Madonna in a red dress staring into a mirror are the ones which were pointed by Bourdin's estate in the lawsuit. The lawsuit named Madonna, Warner Bros. Records, and Mondino as defendants. The details presented in the lawsuit read as: "Factors such as composition, background, wardrobe, lighting, narrative, camera angle, decor, and objects depicted are strikingly similar ... There are very few scenes or sequences in the 'Hollywood' video that are not directly derived from the Bourdin works." Details of the financial settlement are confidential, and Madonna acknowledged no wrongdoing in her liberal appropriation of the images. Bourdin's lawyer, John Koegel, said the parties reached a "very, very successful settlement", adding that terms of the deal did not allow him to discuss exact dollar amounts. In 2011, news website Independent Online disclosed the settled amount by Madonna to be $600,000. In 2009, the video was included on Madonna's compilation, Celebration: The Video Collection.

Live performances
To start marketing American Life, Madonna performed the American Life Promo Tour. A performance on Tower's Fourth Street in Manhattan was presented to around 400 people and featured acoustic performances of "American Life", "Mother and Father", and "Hollywood". On August 28, 2003, Madonna opened the MTV Video Music Awards performing a medley of "Like a Virgin" and "Hollywood" with Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Missy Elliott. Spears appeared on stage atop of a giant wedding cake, wearing a wedding gown and veil; she sang the first few lines of "Like a Virgin" before Aguilera appeared from behind the cake and joined her. Madonna then emerged from the cake wearing a black coat and hat and started singing "Hollywood" before proceeding to kiss Spears and Aguilera on the lips. Missy Elliott came out from a wedding chapel to sing her song "Work It" halfway through the performance. The whole performance was a tribute to Madonna and an homage to her performance of "Like a Virgin" at the awards' inaugural show in 1984.

The kiss generated strong reaction from the media and the celebrities alike. Nekesa Mumbi Moody from Associated Press deduced "Twenty years after the first MTV Video Music Awards, and not much has changed — Madonna still makes jaws drop and cheeks blush." Brian Hiatt from Entertainment Weekly felt that "The close-up of [Madonna] locking lips with the 21-year-old Spears was an indelible MTV moment — sexy, vaguely transgressive, and as meaningless as it was entertaining." Elysa Gardner from USA Today explained that the performance "offered a poignant reminder of MTV's role in defining a youth culture that has become something of a tease — winking at convention without offering any fresh alternatives." When asked about it, Madonna revealed, "I am kissing [Britney] and passing my energy on to her. Like kind of a mythological fairytale." The performance was listed by Blender magazine as one of the twenty-five sexiest music moments on television history. MTV listed the performance as the number-one opening moment in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards. In Madonna's 2004 Re-Invention World Tour, a remix interlude of "Hollywood" featured a breakdancer, a firedancer, a bellydancer, a tapdancer, and a skateboarder. The screens displayed animations of tarot cards. The performance was included in the I'm Going to Tell You a Secret live album and documentary. On the same tour, the performance of "Into the Groove" contained samples from the remix "Into the Hollywood Groove". Elements of "Into the Hollywood Groove" were also incorporated into The Celebration Tour.

Track listings and formats

 * UK CD single 1
 * 1) "Hollywood" (radio edit) – 3:42
 * 2) "Hollywood" (Paul Oakenfold full remix) – 7:01
 * 3) "Hollywood" (Deepsky's Home Sweet Home vocal remix) – 7:34
 * UK CD single 2
 * 1) "Hollywood" (radio edit) – 3:42
 * 2) "Hollywood" (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix) – 7:09
 * 3) "Hollywood" (The Micronauts Remix) – 6:25
 * Australian, European, and US CD maxi-single
 * 1) "Hollywood" (radio edit) – 3:42
 * 2) "Hollywood" (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix) – 7:09
 * 3) "Hollywood" (The Micronauts Remix) – 6:25
 * 4) "Hollywood" (Oakenfold full remix) – 7:00
 * 5) "Hollywood" (Deepsky's Home Sweet Home vocal remix) – 7:34
 * 6) "Hollywood" (Calderone & Quayle Glam Mix) – 9:22

 * German, UK, and US 12-inch vinyl
 * 1) "Hollywood" (The Micronauts Remix) – 6:25
 * 2) "Hollywood" (Oakenfold full remix) – 7:01
 * 3) "Hollywood" (Calderone & Quayle Glam Mix) – 9:22
 * 4) "Hollywood" (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix) – 7:09
 * 5) "Hollywood" (Oakenfold 12-inch dub) – 7:01
 * 6) "Hollywood" (Deepsky's Home Sweet Home vocal remix) – 7:34
 * Digital single (2023)
 * 1) "Hollywood" (radio edit) – 3:42
 * 2) "Hollywood" (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix) – 7:09
 * 3) "Hollywood" (The Micronauts Remix) – 6:25
 * 4) "Hollywood" (Oakenfold 12" Full Remix) – 7:00
 * 5) "Hollywood" (Deepsky's Home Sweet Home vocal remix) – 7:34
 * 6) "Hollywood" (Calderone & Quayle Glam Mix) – 9:22
 * 7) "Hollywood" (Oakenfold 12" Dub) – 7:03

Credits and personnel

 * Madonna – lead vocals, background vocals, songwriter, producer
 * Mirwais Ahmadzaï – songwriter, producer, guitars, programming
 * Tim Young – audio mastering
 * Mark "Spike" Stent – audio mixing

Credits for "Hollywood" are adapted from American Life liner notes.

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Grand Slam of Grass

The Grand Slam of Grass is a series of American Thoroughbred horse races made up of four turf events for three-year-old horses.

The series offers a $5 million bonus for any horse who wins all four races. Currently sponsored by Jacobs Investments, the series consists of:

 * 1) Colonial Turf Cup - June at Colonial Downs, New Kent, Virginia
 * 2) Virginia Derby - July at Colonial Downs, New Kent, Virginia
 * 3) Secretariat Stakes - August at Arlington Park, Chicago, Illinois
 * 4) Breeders' Cup Turf - Late October/early November at a different location annually

Paddy O'Prado has come the closest to winning the Grand Slam. In 2010, he won the Colonial Turf Cup, Virginia Derby, and Secretariat, but did not run in the Breeders' Cup Turf.

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U.S. Highway 66 Association

The U.S. Highway 66 Association was organized in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1927. Its purpose was to get U.S. Highway 66 paved from end to end and to promote tourism on the highway.

The organization was similar to many that existed before the creation of federal highways in 1926, including those that promoted the Lincoln Highway and the National Old Trails Highway.

John T. Woodruff of Springfield, Missouri was elected the first president. The association began to advertise the highway in magazines, on billboards, and brochures. The continued push to completely pave the highway and complete an unfinished section (Watson Road in St. Louis, Missouri) paid off, the road was fully paved and completed in 1938, including a cut-off across New Mexico, bypassing a loop through Santa Fe.

The U.S. Highway 66 Association curtailed activities when World War II rationing of rubber and fuel disrupted leisure travel. In 1947, Jack and Gladys Cutberth revived the organization in Clinton, Oklahoma to promote "the shortest, fastest year-round best across the scenic West" with "800 miles of 4-lane highway".

In 1955, construction began on the new Interstate Highway System. As these new interstates began to replace longer and longer sections of the old highway, the group in 1970 changed its name to the Main Street of America Association and continued to stand as a voice for the older highway. The association published its last brochure in 1974; the brochure's cover referenced the new interstate highways that would lead to its demise.

In 1976, the association disbanded as U.S. Route 66 was now largely concurrent with I-55, I-44, I-40, I-15, and I-10. In 1984, the last section through Williams, Arizona was bypassed and in 1985 Route 66 was formally decommissioned.

The former association is not officially connected with the various Route 66 Associations which currently exist in all eight US Route 66 states to preserve and promote the historic highway; the first of these was established in 1987 by Angel Delgadillo and fifteen businesspeople in Seligman, Arizona to obtain "Historic Route 66" signage" on the old highway.

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On the article KSBI, Roxy13 and a user from 69.150.216.162 have repeatedly added that KSBI is Oklahoma's only locally owned statewide TV network. Oklahoma's PBS affiliates, OETA, also operate a statewide TV network (with better statewide coverage). OETA is owned by the state and thus would seem to be defined as locally owned. I have attempted to update the article to point out that KSBI is Oklahoma's only commercial locally owned statewide TV network, but this was also deleted. I have also attempted to contact Roxy13 via his talk page. This being my first dispute, any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Philspice1 (talk • contribs) 22:29, 2006 September 11

 * Hi, I'm going to be your advocate for this case. Sorry for the delay in responding. Addhoc 11:07, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Citing sources
Can you cite a source or transcript for this? When you add something like that, it's great to have some sort of verification of that fact. Until you do, I've reverted your edit. Ironiridis 18:34, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I finally found a source for your text, and I went ahead and added it back into the article. Thanks for your addition. Ironiridis 18:59, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

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User:Jobarts/Desk

User:Jobarts/Sandbox

=High Priority=

Mormonism - Talk:Mormonism
Move info to appropriate articles, clean up.

Emma Hale Smith - Talk:Emma Hale Smith
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Muggle - Talk:Muggle
Clarify origin of term.

Earth in fiction
Check against other articles.

Infrared photography
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PalmPilot, Palm, Inc., PalmOne, Inc., PalmSource, Inc., Palm OS
Check and clean up.

ShareBuilder
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Zion
=Low Priority= Check non-article watchlist.

Meaning of Life
=Read for curiosity= WP:TASK, Community Portal, Martial art, Eidetic memory, Geocaching, Speed reading, Wikimedia,, User:Hawstom

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Brenda Starr (disambiguation)

Brenda Starr is a comic strip (1940–2011) about a female reporter.

Brenda Starr may also refer to:

 * Brenda Starr (1976 film), an American made-for-television adventure film based on the comic strip
 * Brenda Starr (1989 film), a film based on the comic strip
 * Brenda Starr, Reporter (film), a 1945 film serial based on the comic strip
 * Brenda K. Starr (born 1966), American musician
 * Brenda K. Starr (album)

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Talk:Nana-iro Inko

Nana-iro Inko / Rainbow Parakeet Switcheroo Request
While the original manga title IS Nana-iro Inko, it is commonly recognized on the official Osamu Tezuka site that the proper translation in English for the manga is "Rainbow Parakeet".

Currently, the Rainbow Parakeet page directs here, but I'd much rather see Nana-iro Inko link to Rainbow Parakeet, with Rainbow Parakeet holding all this information.

I figure it'd be more appropriate and make searching among English speaking users much easier.

In addition, I'd also like to see the same happen with Umi No Triton and Triton of the Sea

OtakuMan 18:49, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Performed the Switch
I have taken the liberty to move the content of Nana-iro Inko to the page for Rainbow Parakeet. It is my understanding that to maintain Wikiproject standards for anime and manga, titles should be referenced by their English translations, or most commonly used name, when in the English language Wikipedia.

Since Nana-iro Inko is literally translated as Rainbow Parakeet and is acknowledged as such on the official Osamu Tezuka website's English page for Nana-iro Inko:

Rainbow Parakeet at TezukaOsamu@World

I will alter the image to ensure that proper permission is given for use on the Rainbow Parakeet page.

OtakuMan 18:40, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

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Ole Christian Kvarme

Ole Christian Mælen Kvarme (born November 11, 1948, in Molde) is a Norwegian bishop of the Church of Norway. He was bishop of Oslo in the Lutheran Church of Norway from 2005 and 2017. As Bishop of Oslo, Kvarme was the personal prelate of the Norwegian royal family.

He graduated from the MF Norwegian School of Theology in 1974, and studied further in Göttingen and Jerusalem. He was ordained to priest for mission service abroad in Bodø in 1975.

Kvarme worked as a research assistant at the MF Norwegian School of Theology 1972 to 1974, as a Bible translator for the Norwegian Bible Society from 1973, as a military chaplain in 1975, as a missionary priest for Den Norske Israelsmisjon in Haifa 1976 to 1981. He was the executive secretary of the Norwegian Bible Society in Israel and of the Norwegian Bible Society on the West Bank from 1976 to 1981. From 1982 to 1986 he led the Caspari Center for Biblical and Jewish Studies, and from 1986 to 1996 he was secretary general of the Norwegian Bible Society.

He was Dean in Oslo Cathedral from 1996 to 1998 and was appointed Bishop of Borg in 1998. In 2005, he was appointed Bishop of Oslo. His appointment as Bishop of Oslo by the second cabinet Bondevik was criticized by non-Christians and liberal Christians because he is loyal to the decision of the highest body of the Church of Norway not to allow non-celibate gay people as priests.

Publications

 * Kirkens jødiske røtter, Oslo 1985.
 * Apostlenes Gjerninger - studiebok på hebraisk, Jerusalem 1986.
 * Bibelen i Norge, Oslo 1991.
 * Evighet i tiden. En bok om jødisk sabbatsglede og kristen søndagsfeiring, Oslo 1992.
 * Evangeliet i vår kultur, Oslo 1995 (together with Olav Fykse Tveit).
 * Åtte dager i Jerusalem. En bok om Jesu påske, om jødisk og kristen påskefeiring, Oslo 1996.
 * Gjennom det gode landet, Oslo 1997.

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Route 66 Association

Route 66 Association is the generic name of the non-profit associations established for preservation, restoration and promotion of the historic U.S. Route 66. They exist in all 8 Route 66 states: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.

The first Route 66 Association was established on U.S. Route 66 in Arizona by Seligman businessperson Angel Delgadillo. An initial meeting of 15 people on February 18, 1987 in Seligman led to efforts which yielded a state-issued "Historic Route 66" designation for a portion of highway 66 between Kingman and Seligman later that year. By 1990, similar organisations had been established in all eight US Route 66 states.

California Historic Route 66 Association
The California Historic Route 66 Association is the youngest of the 8, being established in December 1990 and dedicated to the U.S. Route 66 in California. It publishes a quarterly newsletter Roadsigns, which includes various news and history related to Route 66 in California, among other things. It published the Guide to Historic Route 66 in California, a travel guide with maps, directions, mileage, photos, and other travel information.

Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona

The Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona was established in February 1987 and dedicated to the U.S. Route 66 in Arizona. The Arizona association was instrumental in making the Seligman-Kingman stretch of Route 66 to be officially recognized as "Historic Route 66" later that year, a designation subsequently extended to the whole Route 66 in Arizona.

Seligman, Arizona businessperson Angel Delgadillo was a key early advocate both of the creation of this Route 66 association and of the introduction of the "Historic Route 66" designation and signage.

New Mexico Route 66 Association
The New Mexico Route 66 Association is dedicated to the education, promotion and preservation of Historic Route 66 in New Mexico.

Texas Old Route 66 Association
The Texas Old Route 66 Association, dedicated to the U.S. Route 66 in Texas, was incorporated in 1991. It publishes the Texas Route 66 Newsletter quarterly and maintains the Texas Route 66 Exhibit, the first Route 66 museum on the route, among other activities.

Oklahoma Route 66 Association
The Oklahoma Route 66 Association, organized in 1989, is dedicated to the U.S. Route 66 in Oklahoma. It publishes a quarterly newsletter and the Official Oklahoma Route 66 Association Trip Guide.

Kansas Historic Route 66 Association
The Kansas Historic Route 66 Association, founded in 1990, is dedicated to promoting, protecting, and preserving the 13.2 mile stretch of U.S. Route 66 in Kansas.

Route 66 Association of Missouri
The Route 66 Association of Missouri was organized in 1989 (a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation since January 13, 1990) is dedicated to the U.S. Route 66 in Missouri. The association publishes the quarterly newsletter, Show Me Route 66, which describes various projects associated with Route 66.

Route 66 Association of Illinois
The Route 66 Association of Illinois is dedicated to U.S. Route 66 in Illinois. Initiated in March 1989, it was incorporated in October 1989 in Dwight, Illinois, and currently has Pontiac, Illinois, where the Route 66 Association Hall of Fame and Museum is located, as its home base. The association publishes a quarterly magazine, The 66 News.

National Historic Route 66 Federation
Founded 1995, the National Historic Route 66 Federation publishes the "Route 66 Dining & Lodging Guide" (since 1999, currently including over 500 mostly vintage businesses) and a 200-page "EZ66 GUIDE For Travelers" (since 2005). With a stated objective of bringing Route 66 historians, authors, artists, photographers, business people and enthusiasts with citizens within U.S. Route 66 host communities, the federation presents an annual “John Steinbeck Award” to an individual who had contributed significantly to the preservation of Route 66 and organises an “Adopt-A-Hundred” programme in which adopters watch 100-mile segments for possible preservation problems along the route such as bridges, businesses or stretches of roadbed being closed. These same adopters were to review the dining and lodging businesses while they travelled.

The National Historic Route 66 Federation is working with the National Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program to issue $10 million in matching fund grants under the National Route 66 Preservation Bill (1999) to individuals, corporations and communities preserving or restoring historic properties along the historic route.

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Western Theological Seminary

Western Theological Seminary (WTS) is a private seminary located in Holland, Michigan. Established in 1866, it is affiliated with the Reformed Church in America, a mainline Reformed Protestant denomination in Canada and the United States.

The seminary offers professional and graduate degree programs for candidates for ministry, and to those pursuing careers in academia or non-theological fields. It was established to fill a need for theological education on the (then) western frontier of the Reformed Church in America. In its theological identity, Western Theological Seminary is evangelical, ecumenical and Reformed. Western Theological Seminary prepares students for ministry often involving ordination as well as for further graduate study, chaplaincy, missions, youth ministry, social service ministry, etc.

History
Albertus van Raalte founded Hope College in Holland Michigan; believing that parents had a primary responsibility to educate their children and not the state. In 1866, seven students graduating from Hope College felt called to full-time Christian ministry following graduation. They wanted to pursue their theological training in West Michigan, so they made a petition to the General Synod of the Reformed Church to allow for theological training through the Hope College Religion Department. Permission was granted and Western Theological Seminary was established. Initially, the theological department within Hope College was used for theological education; but in 1884 following the synods approval the department was separated from Hope College and Western Theological Seminary was established as its own institution. In 2022, the seminary became independent, though retains a relation to the Reformed Church in America, the denomination that gave it life and sustenance for over 150 years.

Academics
The seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS). It offers the Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Master of Theology (Th.M.), and Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degrees; it also offers graduate certificates.

Notable faculty

 * J. Todd Billings, Gordon H. Girod Research Professor of Reformed Theology

Notable alumni

 * Martin De Haan, founder of Our Daily Bread Ministries
 * Norman Kansfield, senior scholar at Drew University
 * Stephen Kaziimba, Archbishop of Uganda
 * Henry Collin Minton, scholar, minister
 * Richard Mouw, president of Fuller Theological Seminary
 * Robert H. Schuller, author, pastor
 * Eugene Sutton, Episcopal Bishop of Maryland
 * Robert E. Van Voorst, faculty at Western Theological Seminary

Notable affiliations
Among its student awards, Western Theological Seminary awards annual prizes for Excellence in Writing and Excellence in Preaching, named after the theologian and writer Frederick Buechner. Additionally, former seminary President and Henry Bast Professor of Preaching, Timothy Brown, has also delivered guest lectures on the topic of Buechner, including at the Buechner Institute at King University in 2013.

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Ryan Nelsen
Hi Dean, first of all, welcome to Wikipedia. But why are you reverting the FIFA World Rankings link? You're talking about the World Rankings, and that's the page which discusses them directly. --DR31 (talk) 17:58, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I got your message, so you sent it right! --DR31 (talk) 21:57, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

Useful football pages
Hi Dean

I noticed you'd been editing football pages, so here are links to some pages that I've found useful and that took me a while to find. Hope you're enjoying Wikipedia. CTOAGN 21:48, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

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 * User:Sjorford/Football - list of football-related pages
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