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Don Brewer

Donald George Brewer (born September 3, 1948) is an American drummer and singer. He is one of the originators of the band Grand Funk Railroad.

Early life
Brewer was born in Flint, Michigan, on September 3, 1948, the son of Clara Eileen (née Waterman) and Donald A. Brewer, and is a graduate of Swartz Creek High School.

Early career
Brewer started his first band, called The Red Devils, at the age of 12. After leaving The Red Devils, Brewer formed another band named the Jazzmasters for whom he played drums and sang. In 1964, Brewer joined former DJ Terry Knight as well as bassist Herm Jackson, guitarist Curt Johnson, and keyboardist Bobby Caldwell and formed the band Terry Knight and the Pack. In 1966, he experienced his first top 40 hit with "I (Who Have Nothing)".

Grand Funk Railroad
In 1968, Brewer left Terry Knight and the Pack along with bandmate Mark Farner and recruited Mel Schacher, the bassist for the hit band ? and the Mysterians, and formed Grand Funk Railroad. They hired Terry Knight as their manager. Grand Funk Railroad released their first album On Time in 1969 which sold over a million copies. In 1973, Grand Funk released the album We're an American Band, featuring the hit song "We're an American Band". This track, written and sung by Brewer, was the band's first #1 single. Still popular, the song has since been recorded by other artists. In addition to playing drums for Grand Funk, Brewer also provided lead vocals for a number of songs, including the first and third verses of "Some Kind of Wonderful" (1974). Brewer was the baritone lead singer for the group, in contrast to the tenor vocals of Mark Farner. In 1974, the label Qualico released the album Monumental Funk, recorded by Mark Farner and Brewer.

In 1977, following the initial breakup of Grand Funk, Brewer and former Grand Funk bandmates Mel Schacher and Craig Frost formed a new band named Flint, which released one self-titled album in 1978 before disbanding. He also continued in other musical endeavors, including producing for the band The Godz (from Columbus, Ohio) their self-titled debut album The Godz in 1978.

In 1981, Brewer and Farner resurrected Grand Funk for the album Grand Funk Lives that cracked the Billboard albums chart. Two years later, they split again and Brewer joined Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band. In 1996 Brewer, Schacher, and Farner reunited as Grand Funk. Farner decided to leave the band at the end of 1998 to resume his solo career. In 2000, Brewer and Schacher added vocalist Max Carl, former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick and keyboardist Tim Cashion to the line-up. This band has been touring the U.S. and Canada playing about 40 shows per year.

Other drumming
Brewer played the bongo on Frank Zappa's song "Let Me Take You to the Beach" from the album Studio Tan, released in 1978. Brewer was featured in Classic Rock Drum Solos DVD (2007), performing a solo from when he and Grand Funk Railroad sold out Shea Stadium in 1971. In 2000, Brewer performed as a guest clinician at Modern Drummer Magazine's annual Drum Festival event. In 2006, Brewer rejoined Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band for their 2006–07 tour; it was his first appearance with the band since he played for them on their 1983 tour. He also played with them on their 2011 tour and during Seger's 2014–2015 Ride Out U.S. concert tour.

Personal life
Brewer lives in Jupiter, Florida, with his wife Sunny Quinn. Together since 1985, Don and Sunny have two daughters and five grandchildren.

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User:DJ John

Hi,

My name is DJ John,and I am the owner of Diskotek Johnshine,a nightclublocated in Århus,Denmark.

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Swaziland Communist Party

The Swaziland Communist Party (SWACOPA) was a communist party in Eswatini. SWACOPA was founded around 1994. It was led by Mphandlana Shongwe and Zakhe Genindza.

SWACOPA's activities were suppressed by the regime, and several cadres detained. Following the removal of the 1973 decree to make way for the new constitution, the party has been one of the first to register as an official political party.

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Villarreal (disambiguation)

Villarreal is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of Castellón.

Villarreal may also refer to:

Sports

 * Villarreal CF, a football club based in Villarreal, Castellón
 * Villarreal CF B, the reserve team of Villarreal CF
 * Villarreal CF C, the second reserve team of Villarreal CF

People

 * Brayan Villarreal (born 1988), Venezuelan Major League baseball player
 * David Villarreal (born 1955), American serial killer
 * Eugenio Torres Villarreal, a Mexican professional wrestler, television host and rapper
 * Federico Villarreal (1850–1923), 19th-century Peruvian mathematician
 * José Villarreal (athlete), Venezuelan paralympic athlete
 * Jose Villarreal (soccer) (born 1993), American soccer player who plays for LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer
 * José Félix Villarreal (1956–2022), Mexican chess master
 * José Antonio Villarreal (1924–2010), novelist
 * José Luis Villarreal (born 1966), former Argentine footballer
 * Javier Villarreal (born 1979), Argentine football player
 * Óscar Villarreal (born 1981), Mexican Major League baseball player

Places

 * Villareal, Samar, a municipality in Samar province, the Philippines
 * Legutiano, a municipality in Álava province, Spain, sometimes referred to as Villarreal de Álava
 * Ciudad Real in Spain, before it was made a city in 1420

Other

 * Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, is a public university in Lima
 * María Victoria Villareal, placeholder name for Argentine personal ID cards

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Zumarraga

Zumarraga or Zumárraga may refer to:

 * Zumarraga, Samar, the Philippines
 * Zumarraga, Spain
 * Juan de Zumárraga, the first bishop in Mexico

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Talk:True Family/Archive 1

"cult figure and the focus of a sacred shrine" cut from article

 * Soon Ae Hong - Sun Myung Moon’s late mother-in-law (known to members as Dae Mo Nim, or ‘revered mother’), who died in 1989 - has now become a cult figure and the focus of a sacred shrine at Chung Pyung, Korea, where a medium æ Mrs Hyo Nam Kim æ claims to be spiritually linked with her, and where members have recently been asked to undergo substantial periods of spiritual training.[16]

Moving article to "Soon Ae Hong"
We probably should move the article to her real name. Uncle Ed 16:16, July 13, 2005 (UTC)

On second thought, exuc's move makes sense. It's consistent with the "title" convention:
 * Black Heung Jin Nim for Cleophas, the Zimbabwe who (supposedly) channeled for Heung Jin Moon in the mid-1980s.
 * Dae Mo Nim for Mrs. Soon Ae Hong, who is True Mother's mother and is (supposedly) being channeled by Hyo Nam Kim.

Just what I was thinking. --Uncle Ed 13:55, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

 * I moved Soon Ae Hong back to Dae Mo Nim: We had this discussion before, and Ed forgot that he agreed we shouldn't move Mark Twain to "Samuel Clemens". Dae Mo Nim was far more significant after her death.-Exucmember (talk) 22:07, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, I changed my mind. She's not a famous author, and anyway see where Lewis Carroll redirects to. Mrs. Hong is a subject of biography, although much has yet to be written here. She only picked up the DMN title posthumously, as did Moon's own mom.

I also plan to request consensus for moving black HJN to Cleophas, once I verify his last name and get some more facts from a church member I know who was in Zimbabwe before and after the temporary US channeling. By the way, a 3-year period does not make one a permanent channel. --Uncle Ed (talk) 10:29, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

 * This is not a biography page. It is about the phenomenon taking place during a certain period. The medium herself is not notable, and neither was the person being channeled (Soon Ae Hong). Think about it, and I think you'll agree, Soon Ae Hong herself was not sufficiently notable for a Wikipedia article. The phenomenon, however, is probably notable. -Exucmember (talk) 18:17, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

 * It might therefore be better to have an article on the phenomenon generally (e.g. 'Spiritual channelling in the Unification Church' or similar). Certainly the sourcing on this article doesn't currently support its separate existence. It would also look less 'oddball' than having a series of apparently 'biographical' articles, many of which contain more about the period after the person, who the article is ostentatiously on, died. HrafnTalkStalk 05:34, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

 * There were three channelling episodes that come to mind, of Soon Ae Hong, Sang Hun Lee, and of Heung Jin Moon. If we're talking about what should be in an encyclopedia, the first two are relatively minor, but the third was a major phenomenon (and some would say a milestone or even a turning point in the church). The first two may not, on second thought, be sufficiently notable for independent Wikipedia articles. I have to agree that the sourcing in the current article doesn't support its existence, which Hrafn several times has correctly pointed out was true of many Unification related articles (especially on specific theological ideas). Because the Heung Jin Moon channelling was so significant (and far more noticed by the world at large), it would be a disservice to collapse that article into a more general topic that only includes two (much less significant) examples, even though current Unification Church members would probably love to see that because they would prefer the scandal to swept under the rug. But that scandal led many members to reassess the role of violence within the church, the meaning of obedience to leaders, the role of authority, faith and freedom (or coercion), and other issues. The Black Heung Jin Nim phenomenon went far beyond just channelling. Reading over the Dae Mo Nim / Soon Ae Hong article just now, I'm having second thoughts about whether this article topic can be considered notable without a lot more content and a lot more sourcing. -Exucmember (talk) 06:19, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

 * I think Exucmember is right. I think Black Heung Jin Nim should retain its own article, but the lesser instances should be rolled up into a single article -- assuming that there's sufficient sourcing to even sustain this. Controversial New Religions by James R. Lewis & Jesper Aagaard Petersen give some information on the Dae Mo Nim episode, but its presentation is more narrative than analytic -- making it in some ways closer to a primary source in its treatment (with the problems that such sourcing presents). The ancestor/spiritualism issue would appear to be one of more prominent points of difference between UC and orthodox Christianity, so surely somebody must have written on this topic. HrafnTalkStalk 06:54, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Ed, if you think Soon Ae Hong deserves her own biographical article, perhaps you should do what Steve did with Unification Church of the United States, developing the article in your own space, finding sources and filling out the content, and then move it to the mainspace. Of course, the situation is different because that article didn't exist in mainspace, but you might consider Steve's method as an alternative to creating loads of articles that, even if developed, may not be sufficiently notable. I know you're very experienced here and I've only been around for a few years, so I'm not trying to tell you how to operate, but Hrafn does have a point about all the non-notable articles you started. I'm honestly not sure whether this article can be brought up to notability standards. -Exucmember (talk) 06:45, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm going to pick and choose one good idea from each of you, Hrafn and Exuc. We need an article on UC channeling, as well as an article on True Mother's mommy. --Uncle Ed (talk) 00:53, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

 * I would be highly surprised if the latter article (shorn of its posthumous events, which would go into the channelling article) would meet WP:BIO. HrafnTalkStalk 07:30, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

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Talk:Kathy Hilton

Untitled
Kathy Hilton already has a page under her maiden name, Kathy Richards, does anyone wish to merge the two?
 * I didn't realize there was a Kathy Richards article when I first made this article. I would suggest that we make this into a redirect for Kathy Richards and move any worthwhile info to that article. --MatthewUND 23:36, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * The more I think about it, I would now propse that we take the information in Kathy Richards, move it to this article, and make the "Kathy Richards" page a rediect to this one. Most people would certainly identify the woman as "Hilton" and not "Richards."  Any comments? --MatthewUND 08:29, July 14, 2005 (UTC)

Bernard Goldbergs Book
Is that book of such great value it has to be added in a Wiki article. I'll go and just delete it myself but there's people who follow me around and says that every little edit I do is vandalism. —The preceding RabbitKing (talk • contribs) 10:44, 15 December 2006 (UTC).

 * Ummmm... what?? Can we get that again in English, please?  CanadianMist 14:41, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Barron Hilton's worth
The Barron Hilton article states he's worth $1 billion, and that stat is sourced. The Richard Hilton article says Barron is worth $1 billion, and that fact is also sourced. This Kathy Hilton article states, unsourced, that Barron has a $21.5 billion interest in Hilton Hotels. I removed that unsourced claim. Siberian Husky 00:06, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Place of birth
We've got two sources that say Whittier, CA. User:Tracy3405 has been changing this without a source. While Kathy's half-sister Kim Richards was born in Mineola, that doesn't mean that it follows that Kathy was born there also. —C.Fred (talk) 05:46, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I can find no California birth record for Kathy Hilton. The first source is the National Ledger and the second source doesn't work. My sense is that she wasn't born in California. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 17:43, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

The grandchildren count doesn't add up...
In the Richard Hilton article Paris has one child. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:8109:AB8F:7800:4F9B:3AD0:9E62:523 (talk) 00:19, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

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Talk:Doukhobors

POV?
The sentence:

"The real abuse was on the part of the Doukhobor community that failed to educate their children other than to drill into them government conspiracy theories and train them to commit acts of violence towards their own families and community members (through well documented bombings and acts of arson)"

,seems obviously to be biased. 24.36.78.185 (talk) 05:13, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

File:Doukhobors at outdoor meeting.jpg Nominated for Deletion
Hm, not sure if that discussion is ongoing or closed, there's nothing on the image page indicating anything about an IfD......it's PD-Canada50 and like other Nat'l Archives fine for use on Wikipedia (despite the US copyright which says that since its copyright only expired in the US in 1999, its US copyright from 1996 (?) is still valid. I know other PDCanada-50 items have survived such deletion attempts; I really think some people have too much time on their hands and a penchant for deleting things....Skookum1 (talk) 16:46, 29 May 2013 (UTC)

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Copyedit comments
I am abandoning this copyedit, may return if these problems are fixed. (t · c)  buidhe  20:13, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Sourcing issues: some unsourced content
 * Inconsistent referencing style (cs1 vs. cs2 styles: pick one)
 * References in lead distract the reader
 * Confusing topical and temporal order in the lead. I suggest having one short paragraph about origins/history and a separate one on religious beliefs.
 * No section in the body for their religious beliefs

 * Thanks, will try to fix these. 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 20:16, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

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Welcome to my land, it is very small, but my life is very small too! I do not make new articles, but I do make small changes to existing articles

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Star Hero

Star Hero is a science fiction role-playing game published by Hero Games and Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) in 1989. The game uses the Hero System rules also used in other Hero Games publications such as Champions and Danger International.

Description
Players take on the role of space adventurers. Similar to other Hero Game publications, players use dice to determine the scores for basic attributes such as Strength and Dexterity. They then spend a pool of Hero points to buy skills. Or rather than taking the time to do this, a player can simply use a pre-generated template such as Starship Pilot or Scientist.

In addition to the standard Hero System rules for skills resolution and combat, Star Hero includes rules for starship construction, future technology and creating new alien races.

The game also gives general guidelines for creating a campaign.

Hero Universe
The official Hero Universe setting divides the science fiction genre into five historical periods: Solar Hero (years 2080 to 2200), Interstellar Hero (2200–2300), Alien Wars (2300–2400), The Terran Empire (2400–2700), and The Galactic Federation (2700-3000).

Publication history
After Hero Games/ICE released a third edition of the Hero System, Sam Browne and Paula Woods used the new rules to create Star Hero, a 192-page book published in 1989 with illustrations by Timothy Bradstreet, Richard H. Britton, Rick Harris, and Douglas Shuler.

In 2002, following the release of the 5th edition of the Hero System, Star Hero was updated to reflect the new rules. This book was dedicated to RJM Hughes, an avid poster at the Hero Games forums, who died in August 2002 due to complications from diabetes.

Fifth Edition Star Hero supplements

 * Terran Empire by James Cambias, 2003
 * The Spacer's Toolkit by Ben Seeman, 2003
 * Alien Wars by Allen Thomas, 2003
 * Worlds of Empire by Allen Thomas, Ben Seeman, Jason Walters, Steve Long, and Darren Watts, 2006

Following the release of the sixth edition of the Hero System in 2011, a new edition of Star Hero was published as well.

Reception
David Rogers reviewed the first edition of Star Hero in Space Gamer Vol. II No. 1. Rogers commented that "Overall, I give Star Hero a B+ for presentation, largely because of artwork and sloppy editing. The game, though, plays like a winner. If you're looking for roleplaying science fiction that allows you design your own characters rather than relying on dice to make up your characters for you, this is your game."

In his 1990 book The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games, game critic Rick Swan called this "An intelligent, comprehensive science-fiction RPG," noting that it "includes just about everything necessary for an exciting outer space campaign except a detailed setting." The lack of a campaign universe was the only issue Swan had with this game, writing, "the lack of a focused campaign setting, such as those offered in MegaTraveller and Star Wars, is the game's biggest drawback; the referee will either have to build a universe from scratch (a mighty tall order), or graft the Star Hero rules onto a preexisting setting." Despite this, Swan gave the game a solid rating of 3 out of 4, saying, "those looking for a simple, comprehensive overview of science-fiction role-playing should enjoy Star Hero."

Other reviews

 * Pyramid

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Tsurezuregusa

Tsurezuregusa (徒然草) is a collection of essays written by the Japanese monk Kenkō (兼好) between 1330 and 1332. The work is widely considered a gem of medieval Japanese literature and one of the three representative works of the zuihitsu genre, along with The Pillow Book and the Hōjōki.

Structure and content
Essays in Idleness comprises a preface and 243 passages, varying in length from a single line to a few pages. Kenkō, being a Buddhist monk, writes about Buddhist truths, and themes such as death and impermanence prevail in the work, although it also contains passages devoted to the beauty of nature as well as some accounts of humorous incidents. The original work was not divided or numbered; the division can be traced to the 17th century.

The work takes its title from its prefatory passage:

"What a strange, demented feeling it gives me when I realize I have spent whole days before this inkstone, with nothing better to do, jotting down at random whatever nonsensical thoughts that have entered my head."

The poet Shōtetsu, who lived a hundred years after Kenkō, noted that Essays in Idleness resembled Sei Shōnagon's The Pillow Book in form, being composed of anecdotes, reminiscences, and homilies. Another influence on Kenkō was the eremitic tradition exemplified in Kamo no Chōmei's Ten-foot Square Hut.

Mystery of its origins
Kenkō's work has been held in high regard and considered a classic in Japan since the 17th century, but little is known of its composition and publication, and they remain matters of speculation. One of the most popular beliefs about it was first put forward by Sanjonishi Sane'eda (1511-1579), who stated that Kenkō did not edit the 243 sections of his work, but rather wrote his thoughts on random scrap pieces of paper, which he then pasted onto the walls of his cottage. It has been hypothesized that Imagawa Ryoshun, a friend of Kenkō's who was a poet and a general, compiled these scraps into a book, combining them with other essays of Kenkō's  found in the possession of Kenkō's former servant, and arranging the material into the order they are found in today. The oldest surviving text of Tsurezuregusa has come down to us from Ryoshun's disciple Shotetsu, a fact that appears to support Sanjonishi's account. However, most modern scholars have rejected this account, being skeptical of the possibility that any individual other than Kenkō himself could have put the book together.

Theme of impermanence
Throughout Essays in Idleness, a consistent theme regarding the impermanence of life is noted in general as a significant principle in Kenkō's work. This concept is included throughout Tsurezuregusa as a whole, making it a highly relatable work to many as it touches on the secular side among the overtly Buddhist beliefs mentioned in some chapters of the work.

Kenkō relates the impermanence of life to the beauty of nature in an insightful manner. Kenkō sees the aesthetics of beauty in a different light: the beauty of nature lies in its impermanence. Within his work, Kenkō quotes the poet Ton’a: “It is only after the silk wrapper has frayed at top and bottom, and the mother-of-pearl has fallen from the roller, that a scroll looks beautiful.”

In agreement with this statement, Kenkō shows his support for an appreciation for the uncertain nature of things, and proposes the idea of how nothing lasts forever is a motivation for appreciation of what one has. Kenkō himself states this in a similar manner in his work:

“If man were never to fade away like the dews of Adashino, never to vanish like the smoke over Toribeyama, but lingered on forever in this world, how things would lose their power to move us!”

Kenkō clearly states his point of view regarding the nature of things in life, and regards the perishability of objects to be moving. In relation to the concept of impermanence, his works links to the fondness of the irregular and incomplete, and the beginnings and ends of things. Kenkō states:

“It is typical of the unintelligent man to insist on assembling complete sets of everything. Imperfect sets are better.”

Within his work, Kenkō shows the relation of impermanence to the balance of things in life. Beginnings and ends relate to the impermanence of things, and it is because of impermanence that beginnings and ends are interesting and should be valued. Irregularity and incompleteness of collections and works show the potential for growth and improvement, and the impermanence of its state provides a moving framework towards appreciation towards life. Kenkō notes, “Branches about to blossom or gardens strewn with faded flowers are worthier of our admiration. In all things, it is the beginnings and ends that are interesting.”

Kenkō's work predominantly reveals these themes, providing his thoughts set out in short essays of work. Although his concept of impermanence is based upon his personal beliefs, these themes provide a basic concept relatable among many, making it an important classical literature resonating throughout Japanese high school curriculum today.

Translation history
The definitive English translation is by Donald Keene (1967). In his preface Keene states that, of the six or so earlier translations into English and German, that by G. B. Sansom is the most distinguished. It was published by the Asiatic Society of Japan in 1911 as The Tsuredzure Gusa of Yoshida No Kaneyoshi: Being the Meditations of a Recluse in the 14th Century.

Translations

 * Keene, Donald, tr. (1998). Essays in Idleness: The Tsurezuregusa of Kenkō. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0231112550.
 * McKinney, Meredith, tr. (2013). Essays in Idleness and Hojoki. London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0141192109
 * Sansom, G. B., tr. (1998). Essays in Idleness: The Tsurezure Gusa of Yoshida Kenko. Noel Pinnington, ed. Stansted: Wordsworth Editions. ISBN 978-1853267888.

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Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Hashar

Hashar
final (31/2/0) ending 16:21 20 July 2005 (UTC)

I am a developer for MediaWiki and do not really follow en.wikipedia.

I am not going to block anyone cause there is enough sysops around to handle that, not going to delete stuff either unless it's a massive vandalism (which does not happen so often anyway).

My request for adminiship is to be able to fix stuff in the MediaWiki messages and eventually easily revert my bot modifications when if I ever make a mistake.

Finally, I would be able to grant myself sysop rights by editing the database, but I believe it's not the way to do it.

References:
 * on wikipedia since october 2002
 * sysop on fr since april 2003 (iirc)
 * sysop on meta (for vandalism / mediawiki namespace fixing)
 * trusted bot user on fr:, ro:, sv:, simple:
 * MediaWiki bug fixer with cvs rights
 * WikiMedia server shell access

Hashar 16:21, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept

Support
 * 1) Speedy Support for the reasons given. Plus, he's French and likes the kitties. SchmuckyTheCat 19:35, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Hashar is going about this the right way. The request is unusual compared to what we are used to dealing with, but the reasoning behind the request is sensible. And clearly Hashar is trustworthy, so it is easy to support this request. --Michael Snow 18:10, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Been here for over two years, I see?  Well, that translates to a definite support.  Denelson83  19:18, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Seems fine to me. Meelar (talk) 19:39, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Support Triddle 22:04, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Support Stewart Adcock 22:11, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) El_C 23:43, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Andre ( talk ) 01:25, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) I am very grateful for anyone with the skills and dedication to be able to contribute to the development of the technical side of Wikipedia. If this makes life easier for Hashar in that regard, by all means support. Jwrosenzweig 07:04, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 10) Support. Though I've never encountered Hashar here, I've confirmed that this user is a developer. He could just as easily given himself the sysop access, but didn't. I respect that a great deal. --Deathphoenix 13:32, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 11) Support, of course. If he can be trusted with developer access I think he can be trusted with the powers of a mere sysop. A good, trustworthy fellow who shouldn't have to go find someone else to fix the MediaWiki: namespace. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 14:53, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 12) Support - I thought developers had admin access by default, but I guess that's not the case. Shimgray 19:52, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 13) Goes without saying. Dan100 (Talk) 20:46, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * 14) Support. Anyone who votes against must really hate Wikipedia. And kittens.--Eloquence* 00:34, July 15, 2005 (UTC)
 * 15) Support Has a very good and specific reason.--Jondel 00:41, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 16) I thought he was. -- M e r o v i n g i a n  (t) (c) 06:49, July 15, 2005 (UTC)
 * 17) Support. Guettarda 13:08, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 18) Support. Ruy Lopez 17:23, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 19) Do developers really have to do this? Evidently they do. Support.  CDThieme 20:17, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 20) Cool. JuntungWu 04:03, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 21) Support. Sarge Baldy 06:47, July 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * 22) Support gkhan 12:22, July 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * 23) Support, for three reasons. He's a proven good sysop. Admin abilities are useful for a developer. And Nut and Bolt, my two cats, told me to. Grutness...  wha?  02:08, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 24) Support--nixie 04:08, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 25) Support - he gets my full support JoJan 08:13, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 26) Certainly. Radiant_ >|< 19:56, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * 27) Support - since self-nominations need "super consensus". Stirling Newberry 05:25, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 28) Mais oui! -- Excellent and trustworthy. 4.156.189.118 14:48, 19 July 2005 (UTC) BCorr | Брайен 14:50, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 29) Support. Jonathunder 19:27, 2005 July 19 (UTC)
 * 30) Support Cyberjunkie | Talk 07:34, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 31) Support Viajero | Talk 13:36, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

Oppose
 * 1) --Boothy443 | comhrÚ 22:15, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Insufficient reasons for nomination. --Anglius 18:42, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * In the sense that he could just have been given adminship without a vote? At least he has the decency to ask. --JuntungWu 04:04, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I did not mean that, Mr. Wu, and I apologise that it had been interpreted in that manner. I meant that administrators should attempt to "patrol" for 'vandalism,' for instance. --Anglius 04:51, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Why? I we know that he wont abuse it, why not give him adminship. That is the essence of the "No big deal" thing. As long as we know a user wont abuse his privliges, why not give him adminship? gkhan 12:22, July 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * I suppose that you are correct, sir, but I have already 'voted'(not to be impolite). --Anglius 20:41, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * You are also well within your rights to change your vote as you see fit. You are also well within your rights to let your vote stand, of course. ;-) --Deathphoenix 14:46, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I thank you, sir. --Anglius 18:01, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

Neutral

Comments
 * How about some links to the proper websites that demonstrates each point you have made above (shell access, cvs access, etc). I would like to be able to verify for myself the assertions made, before I vote. Triddle 17:09, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * See Developers. --Michael Snow 18:10, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Good point. Thanks for the link Michael Snow. Hashar 02:18, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * According to Kate's Tool, Hashar has approximately 2200 edits. See here for the full report. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 19:37, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate

A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:
 * 1. What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? (Please read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.)
 * A. would fix mediawiki: namespace, help with massive vandalism, fix stranges bugs nobody can fix (apart other developers :p).
 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. Hashar's cat which unfortunatly got in VfD :-/
 * 3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
 * A. I got regular conflicts with the whole wikipedia community when I commit stuff in MediaWiki that broke everything. Recent example is when all thumbnails had a 5px width size.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Perseus - The Movie

 This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was DELETE. Postdlf 07:13, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

Perseus_-_The_Movie
Vanity, not notable film produced by high-school students. BrianSmithson 16:21, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Phoenix2 16:58, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per BrianSmithson. Dcarrano 18:07, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete big hit at the school = not notable here. --Etacar11 00:46, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - non-notable / vanity - Tεx  τ  urε  19:56, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.


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Gioia Tauro

Gioia Tauro is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria (Italy), on the Tyrrhenian coast. It has an important port, situated along the route connecting Suez to Gibraltar, one of the busiest maritime corridors in the world.

History
Gioia Tauro has been continuously inhabited for more than 2500 years.

Metauros
The remains are a little further inland in the old town of Gioia Tauro on a rise overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea.

The renowned ancient poet Stesichorus (630-555 BC) was born there.

It was established by Greeks from Zancle and was occupied by Locri in the 6th c. BC. It was one of the smaller ancient Greek centres among the settlements in Southern Italy (Magna Graecia).

The Battle of the Metaurus was fought nearby in 207 BC.

Modern era
In the 1970s, Gioia Tauro was the main centre for industrial development in Southern Italy, following a burst of violence in Reggio Calabria in 1970, signalling frustration over the central government's neglect of the region. The construction of a large steel plant and port facility was meant to bring income and jobs to Calabria. Until then Gioia Tauro had been a productive and beautiful agricultural area. Profitable farms and olive groves were expropriated and demolished.

The 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type criminal organisation based in Calabria, and in particular the Piromalli clan, exploited the construction of the steelworks until the project was abandoned in 1979, when the crisis in the steel industry could no longer be ignored and the government decided there was no economic basis for it. In the meantime some 1,000 people were killed in conflicts over construction contracts. For a while the homicide rate of Gioia Tauro, was higher than that of New York City.

Following this, a proposed electrical energy power station was never built, due to environmental problems. Gioia Tauro became an example of the failure that characterized much of the development of Italy's South as "industrialisation without development."

Gioia Tauro seaport
The seaport has seven loading docks with an extension of 4646 m; it is the largest in Italy and the seventh-largest container port in Europe, with a 2007 throughput of s from more than 3,000 ships. In 2018 the port was in eighth place for EU container traffic, on a higher throughput of.

In 2002 more than one-third of national traffic went through the seaport; it specializes in transshipment activities, replacing the port of Malta as the node for overseas traffic to and from the US and the Far East. The Medcenter Container Terminal (Medcenter, Contship) is the main operator working in the port.

'Ndrangheta control of port
According to a 2006 report, Italian investigators estimate that 80% of Europe's cocaine arrives from Colombia via Gioia Tauro's docks. The port is also involved in the illegal arms trade. These activities are controlled by the 'Ndrangheta. In 2014 the US FBI and the Italian police made arrests in a joint operation aimed at smashing a new trafficking route for drugs and weapons that officials said had brought together the Gambino crime family of New York and the 'Ndrangheta. It was alleged that representatives of the criminal organisations discussed plans to ship cocaine and heroin from Gioia Tauro to the United States, selling more than 1.3 kg of heroin to an FBI undercover agent, thinking it would be distributed across the United States. A mafia expert said that the US mafia understood that the Sicilian Cosa Nostra had been so weakened that it allowed the 'Ndrangheta to rise.

“In the 1970s, the Christian Democratic Italian Government (with the active encouragement of the left) appropriated (and wasted) tens of billions of dollars to build one of the country’s largest steel plants in Calabria, but the project was abandoned because of a crisis in the steel industry.... The government ultimately completed construction of a huge seaport at Gioia Tauro (the sixth largest in the Mediterranean) which was originally meant to service the steel plant....[Alex] Perry [in his 2018 book, The Good Mothers (2018)] notes that ‘the railway that connected Gioia Tauro to Europe stopped 1.5 kilometers short of the port, meaning all the cargo’ — legal and illegal — ‘from one of the biggest Mediterranean container ports had to be loaded onto mafia-owned trucks and driven three minutes to the station.’ The port's legitimate business has struggled in recent years, no doubt a result of Mafia control.”

The Piromalli-Molè clan managed to condition the management of the new container terminal. Established in the mid-1990s, it became the largest terminal in the Mediterranean, moving over 2 million containers in 1998. Since 1994, when Contship Italia rented the port area to start transshipment activity and the Medcenter Container Terminal was set up thanks to 138 billion lire (about US$86 million) in state financing, the Piromallis aimed to oblige the Medcenter company, through its vice president Walter Lugli, and the Contship company, through its president Enrico Ravano, to pay a kickback of US$1.50 for each transshipped container, about half of the net profits earned by the two companies.

In February 2008 the parliamentary Antimafia Commission concluded that the 'Ndrangheta "controls or influences a large part of the economic activity around the port and uses the facility as a base for illegal trafficking." In its report it said that "the entire gamma of internal or sub-contracted activities is mafia-influenced, from the management of distribution and forwarding to customs control and container storage." The extortion of Ravano and Contship was part of a project that "did not involve simply this security tax, which grew with the port, but also control of activities tied to the port, the hiring of workers, and relations with port unions and local institutions". "It effectively eliminated legitimate competition from companies not influenced or controlled by the mafia in providing goods and services, performing construction work and hiring personnel. And it threw a shadow over the behaviour of local government and other public bodies."

'Ndrangheta infiltration of city council
The city council of Gioia Tauro was dissolved in 1991 because of infiltration by the 'Ndrangheta. In April 2008, it was dissolved for the second time for the same reason. The town is home to several 'ndrine, such as the Alvaro, Mammoliti, Molè, and Piromalli families.

Gioia Tauro's former mayor and deputy mayor, Giorgio Dal Torrione and Rosario Schiavone, were arrested on mafia charges on October 13, 2008. Both had been forced to step down in April, when the city council was dissolved on suspicion of mafia infiltration. 'Ndrangheta boss Gioacchino Piromalli was arrested as well, along with his nephew, also named Gioacchino Piromalli, who is a lawyer. The mayors were accused of employing the younger Piromalli. Police believe the legal work was a front to enable the Piromallis to regain a slice of the business generated by the port of Gioia Tauro.

Notable people

 * Stesichorus – ancient poet
 * Nick Nostro – film director

Winds

 * Sirocco, a hot, dry wind originating in Sahara Desert (southeasterly)
 * Libeccio, very dangerous for shippers (to be avoided; southwesterly)
 * Mistral (Ponente), the predominant and quiet wind (northwesterly)

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New England, Peterborough

New England is a residential area of Peterborough in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. For electoral purposes it forms part of Peterborough North ward. The area is bounded by Millfield to the south, Dogsthorpe to the east, by the A47 (Soke Parkway) to the north and the A15 (Bourges Boulevard) to the west. The Faidhan-e-Madina Mosque opened here in 2003.

Railway lines began operating locally during the 1840s, but it was the 1850 opening of the Great Northern Railway's main line from London to York, that transformed Peterborough from a market town to an industrial centre. Relatively little urban development took place to the west of the railway, but the marshalling yards and other installations were labour-intensive and housing for railway workers and their families spread from the vicinity of the North station almost to Walton. The Great Northern built an entire community here, which provided much of the labour for the enormous marshalling yard and associated engine sheds close by.

The area falls within the ecclesiastical parish of Saint Paul and a Victorian church was erected at the Triangle in 1869. Fulbridge County Primary School is located in the area; following the closure of nearby Walton Comprehensive School in July 2007, secondary pupils attend Queen Katharine Academy which opened on the same site in September 2007.

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User:Kirzania

About her Beastlordiness
Currently an Art Studio major living in the U.S. I am also a grammar fiend. However, I work in the energy business, so I mainly work on oil/gas-type submissions. This page will be Cooler(tm) soon.

I draw, I game, I compute.

States of Claim
Texas - PA - Indy - Kentucky - Michigan - Texas*2

On the Agenda
Add these pages:
 * Holly Corporation
 * Giant Industries
 * Little America Refining
 * Petro Star
 * Silver Eagle Refining
 * Somerset Refinery
 * Wyoming Refining
 * Flint Hills Resources - Give own page with link to Koch
 * Cinergy Corporation - Expand

Pages Added

 * Lion Oil (11 August 06)
 * Calumet Lubricants (14 July 05) - Still needs work
 * Ergon (13 July 05)
 * Frontier Oil (13 July 05)

Etc
Need to work on:
 * Premcor - Needs to be expanded
 * Lion Oil - Limited information at present time

Changes for List of oil refineries
 * Arroyo Grande - ConocoPhillips
 * Bakersfield - Shell Oil Products US
 * Los Angeles - BP West Coast Products LLC
 * Wilmington - Ultramar Inc
 * Douglasville Refinery (Young Refining), Douglasville, Georgia
 * PDV Midwest Refining LLC - Lemont (Chicago)
 * Chalmette - Chalmette Refining LLC
 * Saint Rose - Shell Chem LP
 * Port Reading - Amerada Hess Corp
 * Paulsboro - Citgo Asphalt Refining Co
 * Lovington Refinery (Holly Corporation), Lovington, New Mexico
 * Ardmore - TPI Petroleum Inc
 * Portland - Chevron USA Inc
 * Warren - United Refining Co
 * Corpus Christi	- Trigeant LTD
 * Channelview - Dow Haltermann Products
 * Deer Park - Deer Park Refining LTD Partnership
 * El Paso - Western Refining Company LP
 * Houston	Lyondell - Citgo Refining Co LTD
 * Port Arthur Refinery (Atofina Petrochemicals), Port Arthur, Texas
 * Port Arthur Refinery (Motiva Enterprises), Port Arthur, Texas
 * Port Arthur - Total Petrochemicals Inc
 * Silsbee	- South Hampton Refining Co
 * Sunray - Valero Energy Corporation
 * Tyler - La Gloria Oil & Gas Co
 * Anacortes - Shell Oil Products US

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22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division

The 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division (22. SS-Freiwilligen Kavallerie-Division) (22. SS-Önkéntes-Lovashadosztály) was a German Waffen-SS cavalry division which was active on the Eastern Front during World War II. The division was composed primarily of Royal Hungarian Army Volksdeutsche conscripts who were transferred to the Waffen-SS following an agreement between Germany and Hungary. The division is commonly known under the Maria Theresia name in publications, although no documents have been found to confirm this name.

Formation and Training
In December 1943, the 17th SS-Cavalry Regiment from the 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer was ordered to become the cadre for a new SS cavalry division. On 29 April 1944, the SS-Führungshauptamt authorised the division to be raised on basis of the 17th SS-Cavalry Regiment. The unit was sent to Kisbér in Hungary to begin forming the new division. While personnel from the Florian Geyer formed the nucleus of the division, the bulk of the troops were Hungarian Volksdeutsche (ethnic German) conscripts, transferred to the Waffen-SS following an agreement between Germany and Hungary.

The division was designated the 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Maria Theresia. The title referred to Maria Theresa, who had ruled Austria, Hungary and Bohemia in the 18th century. The symbol of the division, a cornflower, was emblazoned on the divisional shield. However, some authors claim that the division was always referred-to in official documents as the 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division, and there are no records that would officially confirm it being named Maria Theresia.

Over the next months, the division continued its organization and training in Kisber, Győr and Budapest, equipped with mostly Hungarian weapons, vehicles and equipment. By June 1944, the divisional strength reached 4,900. In early August Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) ordered all divisions forming up in Hungary to send units to the combat zone. The 52nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Regiment entrained for the front in Romania, while the 17th SS Volunteer Cavalry Regiment remained in Hungary to train the rest of the division.

Romania
Kampfgruppe Wiedemann consisted of SS Volunteer Cavalry Regiment 52 with attached artillery, Flak and reconnaissance elements. The Kampfgruppe was transported from Gyula-Szalonta, Hungary to Arad, Romania, where it was attached to General der Panzertruppe Hermann Breith's III Panzer Corps, stationed in the area around Debrecen. Elements of the division went into the line on 30 September, forming a defensive ring around the city of Arad along with the Hungarian 9th Infantry Division.

On 2 October, the Soviet spearheads of Marshal Rodion Malinovsky's 2nd Ukrainian Front began probing towards Arad. On 6 October, Malinovsky launched a major offensive, thus beginning the Battle of Debrecen. Units of the division were quickly outflanked and encircled. The second echelon of Soviet forces sought to destroy the pocket; on 8 October it was split in two. One unit broke out however, with troops swimming across the Harmas river to German lines on the other side. On 30 October the remaining 48 survivors, after a 200-mile trek across enemy territory, linked up with German forces at the town of Dunaföldvár, south of Budapest.

Operation Panzerfaust - Budapest
In mid-October 1944, pro-German Honvédség officers had revealed that the Hungarian Regent, Admiral Miklós Horthy, was negotiating a secret surrender to the Soviets. Hitler sent SS-Obersturmbannfüher Otto Skorzeny to deal with the problem. Skorzeny commandeered all available elements of the Maria Theresia to take part in Operation Panzerfaust, which began at 0600 on 15 October. In little over half an hour, a German column led by four Tiger IIs, including a number of Maria Theresia men, stormed Buda Castle and forced Horthy to abdicate. Simultaneously, Operation Panzerfaust resulted in the forced detainment of Horthy's youngest son, the pro-peace Nicholas Horthy. Pro-German Arrow Cross leader Ferenc Szálasi replaced Horthy, negotiations were broken off and Hungary remained in the war.

The battle-ready units of the division were assigned to the IX SS Mountain Corps, which was deployed in Budapest. The division arrived in early November 1944 and took up defensive positions. There it was encircled along with the rest of the Axis troops in the Hungarian capital and destroyed. Only some 170 men got out of the encirclement.

The survivors, along with those who had not been sent to Budapest, were used to form the 37th SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Lützow, with the remnants of the Flak units being transferred to 32nd SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division 30 Januar.

Order of Battle, Budapest Jan 1945

 * 52nd SS Cavalry Regiment
 * 53rd SS Cavalry Regiment
 * 54th SS Cavalry Regiment
 * 17th SS Cavalry Regiment
 * 22nd SS Artillery Regiment
 * 22nd SS Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion
 * 22nd SS Panzer Jäger Battalion
 * 22nd SS Pionier Battalion
 * 22nd SS Nachrichten Battalion
 * 22nd SS Division Nachschubtruppen
 * 22nd SS Verwaltungstruppen Battalion
 * 22nd SS Sanitäts Battalion

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AllianceBernstein

AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (AB) is a global asset management firm providing investment management and research services worldwide to institutional, high-net-worth and retail investors.

AllianceBernstein's headquarters are located in Nashville, Tennessee; the firm also has locations throughout the world. It has approximately US$725 billion in assets under management.

Origins
AllianceBernstein traces its origins back to the founding of Sanford C. Bernstein in 1967 as an investment-management firm for private clients. Sanford C. Bernstein & Company was originally co-founded by Zalman Bernstein, Paul P. Bernstein, Shepard D. Osherow, Roger Hertog and Lewis A. Sanders.

Alliance Capital was founded in 1971 when the investment-management department of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc. merged with the investment-advisory business of Moody's Investor Services, Inc.

2000–2020
In October 2000, Alliance Capital acquired Sanford C. Bernstein. Alliance Capital's growth equity and corporate fixed-income investing, and its family of retail mutual funds, accompanied Bernstein's value equity and tax-exempt fixed-income management and its private-client business.

On January 20, 2015, AllianceBernstein announced a new brand name ("AB") and logo.

AllianceBernstein and Fidelity Investments took control of supermarket Winn-Dixie's parent company during the latter's 2018 bankruptcy.

In 2018, AllianceBernstein announced the move of their global headquarters from New York City to Nashville, while also having an office remaining in Midtown in New York City.

In 2019, AllianceBernstein partnered with Columbia University to provide training courses on sustainability and environmental sciences to its staff of investors.

In 2019, Alliance Bernstein was flagged by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement as a subsidiary of AXA through which the French insurance group maintained indirect investments in Elbit Systems and Israeli banks despite a partial divestment by the parent company.

In June 2020, AllianceBernstein acquired investment management firm AnchorPath for $400 million.

Bernstein Account is an account belonging to Bernstein Capital used to carry out transactions in organizations and funds with large net buying and selling volumes that are directly connected to the Vietnam stock exchange without going through an intermediary. waiting time for order matching like stock trading companies

2021–present
In April 2021, AllianceBernstein moved to a new headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. In September 2021, AllianceBernstein gave a $100,000 gift to the Nashville-based Martha O'Bryan Center.

In mid-August 2021, AllianceBernstein disclosed that it had entered a strategic partnership with LSV Advisors, LLC, in which AB would become the exclusive private wealth partner for LSV..

In March 2022, it was announced that AllianceBernstein had acquired the Minneapolis-headquartered CarVal Investors – a global private alternatives investment manager.

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State Bank of Patiala

State Bank of Patiala, founded in 1917, was an associate bank of the State Bank Group. It merged with State Bank of India on 1 April 2017. At the time of its merger, State Bank of Patiala had a network of 1445 service outlets, including 1314 branches, in all major cities of India, but most of the branches were located in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

History
His Highness Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala State, founded the Patiala State Bank on 17 November 1917 to foster growth of agriculture, trade, and industry. The bank combined the functions of a commercial bank and those of a central bank for the princely state of Patiala. The bank had one branch at Chowk Fort, Patiala, Undivided India. By 1927, it had five branches. It primarily engaged in providing short-term credit to grain dealers and other traders.

The formation of the Patiala and East Punjab States Union in 1948 led to the bank being reorganized, being brought under the control of the Reserve Bank of India, and being renamed Bank of Patiala. In 1949, the Bank absorbed Bank of Faridkot and Jind Cooperative Bank, though it subsequently gave up the cooperative business. The two acquired banks had been operating in neighboring princely states.

In 1950, Bank of Patiala started opening offices outside Patiala and East Punjab States Union. In 1952 it established a branch at Delhi. By 1959 the bank had 48 offices.

On 1 April 1960 Bank of Patiala became a subsidiary of State Bank of India and was renamed State Bank of Patiala. In April it absorbed Kalsia State Bank.

Logo and slogan
The logo of the State Bank of Patiala is a blue circle with a small cut in the bottom that depicts perfection and the small man the common man – being the center of the bank's business. The logo came from National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, and it was inspired by Kankaria Lake, Ahmedabad.

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User:IBook of the Revolution

The iBook of the Revolution is a Wikipedian based out of Tigard, Oregon. He is a student at Portland State University; previous occupations have involved studying at Vancouver Community College and working for the Vote Mob and Pendleton Woolen Mills. An Alaskan by birth, the iBook's family stretches far across the world, in distant places like Kwigillingok, Ōbu, and Oconto Falls. In addition, the iBook has dated men of diverse ethnic backgrounds, such as Polish, Californian, and Marathi.

The iBook has lived in Anchorage and Portland, Oregon. Although the iBook has attempted to learn Korean, Hindi, French, Yup'ik, Irish Gaelic, and Netherlandic, the only progress he has made is in Spanish and American Sign Language.

The iBook of the Revolution started the articles Associated Students of Portland State University, Basic Rights Oregon, Calista, Pamyua, and mengluni. The iBook has also contributed IPA notation for numerous cities in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.

es:Usuario:La iBook de la Revolución fr:Utilisatuer:L'iBook de la Révolution simple:User:The iBook of the Revolution

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Talk:Bane (The Matrix)

Can anyone find a picture of Bane, preferably one during the fight on the ship just before his death? I can't. Fantom 16:26, July 13, 2005 (UTC)

"Ask and you shall receive. I capped a picture from that scene and added it to the article. Avalyn 01:23, 19 August 2005 (UTC)"

Fleshed out Bane, who deserved more information as a supporting character in a critical part of the movie. Ian Bliss' skill at emulating the slow, deliberate speech of Hugo Weaving's Smith was so impressive to me that I didn't have a problem "hearing" Smith talking through Bane. I'd like to place a picture of Bane, as well as pictures for every character page, provided I can find suitable publicity stills that may be considered fair-use. Spencerian 00:58, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

Wow...there's hardly anything left from my original article.

I have to admit, it does read better now. Fantom 15:16, July 14, 2005 (UTC)

 * Sorry if I hacked it up too badly, Fantom. Sometimes I embrace the "mercilessly edit" principle of Wiki strongly and lord knows what's left of a stub after I do so. Spencerian 20:40, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

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Deschutes Brewery

Deschutes Brewery is a craft brewery in the northwest United States, located in Bend, Oregon. Founded in 1988 as a brew pub, it is known for such products as Black Butte Porter and Mirror Pond Pale Ale. In 2008, the brewery opened a second pub in the Pearl District of Portland, Oregon. Deschutes Brewery ships beer to 28 states, the District of Columbia, and around the world from its main brewing facility. The brewery is named after the Deschutes River, which runs through Oregon. , Deschutes was the eighth-largest craft brewery and fifteenth-largest overall brewery in the U.S., producing 250000 usbeerbbl in 2012.

History
Gary Fish established the Deschutes Brewery & Public House as small brew pub in 1988 in downtown Bend, Oregon and named it after the Deschutes River. He emphasized a community-based approach to his business, stating, "We want people to feel like this is, in a lot of ways, theirs." The brewery sold 310 barrels of beer in its first year, and by 1992, sales were up to 3,954 barrels. Unable to keep up with demand in its original facility, the brewery expanded to a 16,000 sqft production brewery in 1993 with the ability to brew in 50-barrel batches. Deschutes has a brewing facility with two brew houses, distributing its beer in 28 states. A Deschutes brew pub opened in the Pearl District of Portland, Oregon in May 2008.

In 2012, the brewery expanded its brewing facility by 6750 sqft, adding 105000 usbeerbbl of production capacity. The first stage in the expansion, which included five new fermentation tanks, was completed in 2012 and the second stage, with another five tanks, was completed in spring of 2013.

In June 2013, Ernst & Young recognized Gary Fish as a Pacific Northwest Entrepreneur of the Year Award Recipient.

The Swivelhead Red IRA and Da Shootz! Beer from Deschutes Brewery each reached #1 on the list of the top 100 beers of all time by the Cold Cans podcast.

In March 2016, Deschutes announced that they would build an east coast production facility in Roanoke, Virginia, with beer production slated to begin in 2021. The brewery has already opened a tap room and restaurant in downtown Roanoke and has hosted two street pubs since announcing the facility.

Products
The company produces a range of beers including Black Butte Porter, Mirror Pond Pale Ale, Fresh Squeezed IPA, Chainbreaker White IPA, Deschutes River Ale, Obsidian Stout, Red Chair NWPA, Twilight Summer Ale, Jubelale, Hop Henge Experimental IPA, Hop Trip, Chasin' Freshies, The Dissident, Mirror Mirror, and The Abyss. In April 2006, the Deschutes Brewery replaced its Quail Springs IPA, an English-style India Pale Ale, with Inversion IPA, an American Northwest-style India pale ale, as its year-round IPA.

To celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2013, Deschutes Brewery developed a series of collaborative beers dubbed Class of '88, teaming up with other breweries around the country also founded in 1988. The first in the series was a barley wine, with Rogue Ales and North Coast Brewing Company, the second a smoked porter with Great Lakes Brewing Company, and the third a Belgian-style strong ale with Goose Island Beer Company.

Mirror Pond has won awards in the pale ale category at various brewing competitions, including the gold medal at the 2010 Great American Beer Festival and the World's Best Premium Pale Ale in 2010. Black Butte is the best-selling craft porter in the United States. The company's spring seasonal, Red Chair Northwest Pale Ale, was named the World's Best Beer in 2010 and 2012.

Sustainability
Deschutes Brewery received the 2012 Sustainability Award from the Central Oregon Environmental Center and was named in 2011 as a "Green Power Partner" by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Starting in 2012, Deschutes Brewery pledged to put one billion gallons of water back into the Deschutes River annually through the Deschutes River Conservancy (DRC) water leasing program – the program's largest donation ever. The company purchases or offsets 100 percent of electrical power usage from renewable sources and is a "Champion" level member of Pacific Power's Blue Sky renewable energy program.

In 2019, Deschutes Brewery withdrew their support for Oregon Businesses for Climate and stated their opposition to HB 2020, a proposed bill in the Oregon Legislature that would cap greenhouse gas emissions in the state.

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One line summary seems OK to me.Average Earthman 11:55, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

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State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur

State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ) was a major Indian bank. It was a subsidiary of State Bank of India, with which it was merged on 31 March 2017. As of 2015, SBBJ had 1,360 branches, mostly located in the state of Rajasthan, India. Its branch network out of Rajasthan covered all the major business centers of India. In 1997, the bank entered the capital market with an initial public offering of 1,360,000 shares at a premium of Rs. 440 per share. For the year 2015-16 the net profit of the company was Rs. 8.5 billion.

History
The genesis of State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur dates back to the year 1943-44, when the Bank of Bikaner Ltd. and the Bank of Jaipur Ltd. came into existence. In 1960, both banks were incorporated as subsidiaries of State Bank of India and named as State Bank of Jaipur and State Bank of Bikaner. On January 1, 1963, both banks were merged into one entity viz. State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur. The constitution, capital, management and other matters pertaining to the Bank are governed by the provisions of SBI (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959.

75% of the shares of SBBJ are held by SBI and the remaining by institutions and general public. The Bank took over the business of the Govind Bank Pvt. Ltd, Mathura on 25th April, 1966. SBBJ went public in the year 1997 – 98 with an issue of 12.21 lakh shares of 100 each at a premium of 440/-. SBBJ is the only public sector bank with headquarter in Rajasthan.

At the time of incorporation, the Bank had a business of 45 crore, net profit of 7.5 lakh and a network of 124 branches (96 in Rajasthan). By March 2013 the business of the Bank increased to 1,30,590 crore, net profit stood at 730.24 crore.

The number of branches increased to 1049 (862 in Rajasthan) as on 30/09/2013. SBBJ had sponsored three Regional Rural Banks viz. Marwar Gramin Bank (set up in 1976), Sriganganagar Kshetriya Gramin Bank (1984) and Bikaner Kshetriya Gramin bank (1985). These were merged into single RRB viz. MGB Gramin Bank in June 2006, which covered the districts of Pali, Jalore and Sirohi. On 12 June 2006, SBBJ merged all three regional rural banks that it sponsored under the name MGB Gramin Bank, with headquarters in Jodhpur. On 25 February 2013, MGB Gramin Bank (RRB sponsored by SBBJ) and Jaipur Thar Gramin Bank (RRB sponsored by UCO Bank) merged into Marudhara Gramin Bank, sponsored by SBBJ, with headquarters in Jodhpur. The bank shoulders Lead Bank responsibility in 9 districts of the State.

The plans to make SBI one of the top 50 banks in India affected SBBJ very much. In 2016, the plan to merge SBBJ with its five co-subsidiaries was made, and it was ratified by the Government of India on 15 February 2017. It finally merged with SBI on 31 March 2017.

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Ohio State Route 53

State Route 53 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Ohio (physically northeast-southwest). Its southern terminus is at the beginning of the U.S. 68/S.R. 67 concurrency in Kenton, Ohio, and its northern terminus is on Catawba Island in Ottawa County, north of Port Clinton.

Route description
From Kenton, State Route 53 moves northeast to Forest, then continues eastward to Upper Sandusky. It then moves north through the small towns of Tymochtee and McCutchenville before entering Tiffin. The route then moves due north to Fremont, where it joins a four-route bypass around the city with U.S. Routes 6 and 20 and State Route 19. From its northern bypass interchange, it continues on a northeast heading, following the northern coastline of Sandusky Bay to Port Clinton, where it joins State Route 2 on a bypass around that city. From its eastern bypass interchange, State Route 53 heads north onto Catawba Island.

History
State Route 53 was an original state highway which stretched from the Ohio River at Higginsport to Port Clinton. The route followed that of current State Route 221 to Georgetown, then followed the route currently followed by U.S. Route 68 to Kenton, then along its current route into Port Clinton. The route entered Port Clinton and truncated at State Route 163.

Before the Fremont bypass was certified, State Route 53 was routed along the Sandusky River through Old Fort into Fremont.

In 1929, State Route 53 was routed through the town of St. Martin, a town it originally bypassed. This reroute was reversed in 1931 and is now State Route 251.

In 1933, State Route 53's southern terminus was moved to Kenton when U.S. Route 68 was certified.

In 1946, State Route 53's northern terminus was extended to Catawba Island. It shared a route with State Route 163 for approximately five miles, then split north to the island. This route was formerly the southern portion of State Route 357.

In 1969, State Route 53 was routed along the State Route 2 bypass with an interchange approximately 2 mi south of its split with State Route 163.

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Seven Kings School

Seven Kings School, previously Seven Kings High School, is a co-educational comprehensive primary and secondary school located in Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge, England. It caters for pupils aged 4–18 years old. Seven Kings School has separate primary and secondary classroom blocks located within a short walking distance from each other. The school participates in, and has won awards from, notable UK schemes including those such as the Jack Petchey Award. It is a National Teaching School. Seven Kings has been a pioneer in its inclusion policies which integrate pupils with special needs and disabilities.

History
The school was first opened in 1931, as Beal Grammar School, a co-educational grammar school. In 1957, the boys' wing of the school moved to a separate site, and today exists as a co-educational comprehensive secondary school under the name Beal High School. The remaining school became Beal Grammar School for Girls, a selective grammar school for girls. In 1974, the school was renamed Seven Kings High School, merged with Downshall Secondary School, and became a co-educational comprehensive secondary school.

In 1500’Seven Kings Primary School,was now Officially open and went though a tough time so now the children was opened. Owing to legislative restrictions on the opening of new primary schools, Seven Kings' new primary school was formed as part of an existing school. Thus, Seven Kings High School along with the new primary school became Seven Kings School. As children from the primary school progress through the school, an additional 120 children will start each year. The primary school reached full capacity in September 2021, when the original Reception intake became Year 6, the final year of primary education. These first children will be the founding year groups of the school and see the school grow as they move up through it. All children who attend Seven Kings Primary will automatically be entitled to move on to Seven Kings High School.

Uniform
Seven Kings uniform for the lower and upper school consists of a navy blue jersey or blazer with school badge, light blue shirt, charcoal grey trousers for boys, navy blue trousers or skirt for girls and a school tie, consisting of the Seven Kings logo of crowns. Pupils are required to meet standards of personal grooming that exclude fashions and other expressions of difference.

The Sixth Form students must wear formal suits (blazers) and ties. From September 2012, male students entering the sixth form must wear black suits and the Seven Kings sixth form tie. Female students are required to wear smart or formal clothes in a similarly limited palate of colours.

Results
A 2007, the school was inspected by Ofsted, who rated it as 'outstanding'. In 2009 Ofsted highlighted Seven Kings High School as one of 12 outstanding schools serving disadvantaged communities.

Notable former staff
Peter Hyman, former speechwriter to ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair, as well as former Head of Communications at 10 Downing Street, taught Politics and History at the school during the 2006–2007 academic school year.

Margaret Blacklock Evans, the headteacher of the school during its transition from Beal Grammar School for Girls to Seven Kings High School, was appointed an OBE in 1985.

Sir Alan Steer, a former headteacher, was the Labour Government's education tsar, completing a report of behavioural policies in educational establishments. This is often referred to as 'the Steer report'. He was knighted in the 2004 Birthday Honours.

Notable former pupils

 * Samir Bihmoutine, football player for Arsenal F.C. Reserves
 * George Parris, football player for West Ham from 1982 to 1993
 * Kiri O'Connor, best-selling author under the pen name K.M. Thompson
 * Isaac Harvey, London 2012 Olympics torch bearer
 * Rahima Begum (born 1984), human rights activist

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Discontinued beers?
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Do we want commentary?
Just a thought. Is commentary for each event useful or even appropriate? I have left room for such an option but I think the tables would be better with out comments David D. 16:29, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

If by commentary you mean the boxes labeled 'insert write up', then yep, I see no problem with them. Over the years many events have had changes in results or exceptional circumstances that need to be noted, this year is unlikely to be any different. I see these spaces as ideal for including a brief note for these occurances, rather than noting them seperate somewehre else on the page. I'd guess it would be possible to delete any boxes which are unused at a later date, and I'd consider their deletion to be easier than having to add them in if they were needed for one or two events. But feel free to disagree. Evil Eye 22:21, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

Also, more detailed info could be included in the boxes. I've just been looking at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships page and they have separate tables for each event with 'commentary' write-up in between. The info given there works very well in my opinion. Though there will be a slightly differnet page layout here I still think it will work well. Evil Eye 22:28, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
 * All valid points evil eye. i'm fine with the set up I was just wondering about getting some feed back since I had changed the layout on this page. In fact, the page used to be like the indoor one you cite, but I tried to maintain the character by keeping the cemmentary boxes.  All those small tables did not work for me, so I modified it to what you see now. I also modified the 2003_World_Championships_in_Athletics page, which previously had all the small tables. I also added the 2003 womens results, since previously there were none.  I think the comments still work well in that format. What do you think?  David D. 23:31, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

I do actually like the layout better with these new tables you have done. I've now looked at the 2001 page and it's easy to read tomments while being easier to follow and easier to skim over the results compared to those for the indoor world championships. Any chance you have the time to convert the indoor pages too? Evil Eye 01:04, 31 July 2005 (UTC)
 * It's on my list to do. i wanted to see how this 2005 page goes during and after the championships.  I didn't want to make too many changes in case the previous contributors didn't agree.  I figured they'd show up in the next three weeks or so and have a chance to comment. David D. 01:46, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I like the small boxes, they seem to be about the right length, I've written a couple of concise write-ups in them. There is a risk that they could clutter the page if there were lengthy entries.  Someone started going with bold for the names in the write-ups, I copied that and would be happy to see that become standard.MLA 07:19, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Flags
Evil Eye, what do you make of the changes one user has made to all the other WC pages, for example, 2001_World_Championships_in_Athletics (note added later: here is a link to an old page for reference). All those little flags drive me nuts but the anon user is still adding them despite a message I left on each page to discuss the issue. It is a huge amount of work for that person so I hesitate to revert but I think it looks really cluttered and adds no extra information. With all that work the user could have been adding the results. David D. 23:34, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I have reformatted 1999 World Championships in Athletics and 2001 World Championships in Athletics Those championships dating prior to 1999 still have the flag clutter and no results. For example, 1983 World Championships in Athletics.  David D. 06:08, 1 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I have just gone and added the results and reformated the table on the 1983 page so that it's in the form of the more recent ones. (I chose that one just in case you were online and doing the 1997 page.Evil Eye 15:43, 1 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Wow, that was a nice surprise!!!! Thanks for the help I really appreciate it. As you now know it is a slow process David D. 16:34, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

I tend to agree. I like the idea of using flags, but it does make the page very clutttered and harder to follow (you have to spend more time adjusting your eyesight and then even more filing through the extra info). I agree with a comment you made on one of the pages that there should be no flags in amongst the results themselves, but that there are some in the medals tables. Evil Eye 01:04, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I'm hoping the anon contributor will respond. I resorted to leaving messages on the pages themselves since I got no response from his/her talk page.  We'll see.  I might add whom ever is adding the flags is also adding other good info so they obviously mean well. David D. 01:48, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I'mnot sure if it's the same person who added them before, but someone hs begun to add flags back onto at least 3 of the pages again. I'm leaving it for now though to see what happens and see if other people have anything to say on the issue. Evil Eye 13:09, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Almost certainly the same user. I have set up a special talk page to try and address this issue. David D. (Talk) 15:26, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

Athletics world championship reformating efforts
Thanks for all your help Evil Eye. It's more fun when someone else is working beside you. I'm not editing anymore today, so you don't have to worry about us working redundantly on the same page. From now on, if I have time, I'll work from 1999 down. That way we won't duplicate effort. Again, thanks for the help. David D. 17:54, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

 * You're welcome. I can see there is a lot of work invloved in doing all the pages and I was looking for something to do, so seen as I have the results all on my computer I thought I might as well. Also, that link you ound containing the bit of history looks useful. I might have a good at incorporating some of the data etc into the article if I get the time. Also, I might try to add results like these to other Championships as I think I have the results for others too. Evil Eye 15:39, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

Metric versus Imperial re: Olympic games
You wrote above "Also, I might try to add results like these to other Championships", so you should read the following discussion: Measurements_Debate

It turns out that the Olympics are not as easy to correct with regard to the results since someone has been adding the imperial results. I am loathed to delete them, so I have left them, but included metric too. I suppose our American friends really do have a problem understanding the metric results if they take that much effort to convert them. David D. 15:58, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

 * That is interesting. It hadn't occurred to me yet that there might be different people wanting results in different units. I'd tend to the point of view that (in athletics anyway) that as everything seems to be measured in metric units in the events themselves, that is what should bhe used here. But thanks for making me aware of this. I've just read some more of that article and will try to read some of the dicussion when I get the chance. Evil Eye 16:10, 2 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Since you're intending to go into teaching you'll love this. In the US they still teach in feet, inches etc.  Obviously this is one of the major reasons they can't switch because even the younger generation don't get metric.  Even more strange is that in high school they don't run the 1500 m.  You'd think they would substitute for the mile right?  Wrong, they run the 1600 m.  Does that make any sense at all?

 * With regard to the imperial units, my policy has been to incorporate them into the results if someone has taken the effort to do that. However, I am not willing to do the conversions, especially since they are not literal conversions, there are official tables.  For example, the official height of 5.00 m in the pole vault is converted to 16' 4 3/4"  where as the exact conversion is 16' 4.85".  I assume they round down to the nearest quarter.  Since everything is actually measured in metric I see no logical or useful reason to convert anything to imperial.  David D. 16:32, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

Country name or abbreviation?
I have to admit that I have been using the three letter abbreviations for the WC tables since my source for the results had that formatt. In contrast, when I started the euro championships pages I used the full country names. I am leaning to full country names since some of the abbreviations are too cryptic. I also notice that the wikipedia country pages do not reference the three letter abbreviations typically used at sporting events. Which do you think is better since it would be good to come to a consensus sooner rather than later? David D. 17:59, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Yep, I've just seen that I've been using the full names and that you have been placing the abbreviations. I was using the full names as they were already in the table. I also think they are better as they are the only indication of country and we need something which would be unambiguous, but, as you say, the abbreviations can be cryptic. So I suggest we use the names. Evil Eye 18:08, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

 * This is just too easy. Aren't we supposed to argue about things like that?  We had better get them changed quick before someone disagrees ;-)  David D. 18:10, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Aye OK. I'll start and do 1999 and 2001 if you want.Evil Eye 18:14, 2 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I finished 2003. Note this recent edit on one of the olympic pages.  This is the same user that is adding all the flags.  In retrospect s/he probably got the flag idea from the olympic pages. David D. 19:04, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

Alternative formats
Check out the Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics page. I had never really taken much notice of it before. If you click the event on the left in the table it takes you to the details results. Although with all that effort you'd think they'd have the reaction times and wind readings too. David D. 19:52, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I'm astounded by the effort gone into that. It would be great if that could be done for the World Championships, but it would take some serious work and a lot of info gathering. Perhaps we should try something like that for the upcoming world Championships...it could pretty much be set up beforehand, like the page you've already done. The format could be copied from the Olympic one (though perhaps a table for each race would look bettwe/be easier to follow than the way it is on that page). I'd be able to have a go at starting the pages for some events tomorrow if you like. Evil Eye 20:11, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Personally that seems like a massive amount of work and I'm not sure it is worth the trouble. I have been to that page quite a few times and never thought to click on the links for full results.  I think a better strategy would be to link to the IAAF pages that will document each event in a huge amount of detail ( IAAF W100 mH heptathlon ) including photofinish pictures.  A link at the bottom of the page (ideally this link) may actually be more efficient than linking to all the heats and finals.  It will also be a hard copy record.  Remember these wikipedia pages get vandalised all the time.  In summary, the more pages you make the more difficult they are to navigate and the harder they are to maintain.   David D. 20:22, 2 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Another good reason to link to the IAAF site is that if there are DQ's due to drugs they update the results accordingly. It was interesting to note that Dwain Chambers was stripped from the results in 2003, even his heats and semi final results!  David D. 20:49, 2 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. I guess it would be so much work and it might never get finished, so it would be betetr to have simple links to where the info already is than to have some events covered in detail and other not. Evil Eye 13:11, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

50 km race walking for women?
I entered the comment in the background section, that for the first time in an international athletics championship, the event program for men and women is the same. In the medal winner table, this is the case. But I suddenly got my doubts. According to the official site (http://www.helsinki2005.fi/index.php?Name=schedules&lang=eng&atlv=50km%20Walk), there is no 50 km Race walking for women on the time schedule. Perhaps we have to edit my equal rights section - and the medal winner table as well? Rekjos 12:08, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Looks like you are right. I have removed the event from the table and tried to reword the background appropriately. David D. (Talk) 13:30, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Excellent - Thank you Rekjos 08:23, 4 August 2005 (UTC) :-)

Dummy results
I removed dummy results predicted by User:212.56.128.185 as they are not encyclopedic and also original research. And mostly because they confuse readers who might believe it's factual results. The user could move his or her predictions to a user page. bbx 16:25, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

 * And Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. Punkmorten 17:09, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

Come on guys that person that predicted his results put his own time to make some realistic predictions and i think we should give him more credit for it
 * It was interesting to read, but sadly it had to be deleted for reasons stated above. And just why did this user vandalise my user page? Punkmorten 20:52, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

Current sports events
Too bad the championship isn't at all mentioned in the daily current sports events bulletins (which, if you'll pardon me for saying so, has a totally U.S. sports + cricket bias...). Maybe we should add super-concise snippets of each day's finals results? --Wernher 17:24, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Agree. That would be great. - Darwinek 17:47, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Abbreviations
I just know WR = Word Record NR = National Record But there are many abbreviations, who knows the meaning? e.g. WL, CR, PB, SB, etc. --WikiParadise

 * I think that meaning of these abbreviations is known to every fan of athletics. - Darwinek 19:41, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Sorry, we're working on it and hasn't yet made a template. Will be done shortly. In the meantime, here they are. Of course not everyone knows about them, since not everyone can actually be expected to be a fan of athletics. :-) --Wernher 01:40, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Update: a hopefully unintrusive abbreviation list has now been made and placed below each results table. That should help against this specific problem. --Wernher 02:45, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

by the way someone forgot to add United Kingdom on the medals counting list

Medal table
The WC is over, it'd be nice to update the medal table. (I personally don't have time right now.) The official medal table is here iaaf.org/WCH05/results/medals.html. --rydel 22:47, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

Rain
I was thinking of adding something about the interruptions and reschedulings caused by the rain storms, but I don't see any place in the article where such a note would fit in. Just for the record, today's Helsingin Sanomat included an interesting piece of news: With a total monthly rainfall of 180 mm, this was the most rainy August in Helsinki within recorded history (regular measurements began in 1845). 84.239.128.9 20:18, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Maybe it could go in the background section. The rain certainly had an effect on the championship.  Surprisingly the times did not seem to suffer.  For example men's 400mH was fast despite the wet conditions.  David D. (Talk) 02:52, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

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Chiwara

A Chiwara (also Chi wara, Ci Wara, or Tyi Wara; ciwara; tchiwara) is a ritual object representing an antelope, used by the Bambara ethnic group in Mali. The Chiwara initiation society uses Chiwara masks, as well as dances and rituals associated primarily with agriculture, to teach young Bamana men social values as well as agricultural techniques.

Stylistic variations
Chiwara masks are categorized in three ways: horizontal, vertical, or abstract. In addition, Chiwara can be either male or female. Female Chiwara masks are denoted by the presence of a baby antelope and straight horns. Male Chiwara masks have bent horns and a phallus. The sex of a Chiwara mask is much clearer on horizontal and vertical masks while abstract masks tend to be difficult to classify.

The appearance of the Chiwara form varies greatly both by region and time produced. Specific master wood carvers also subtly modified the accepted (or even religiously mandated) local forms, forming a distinct "signature" or "school" of Chiwara figures. These regional variations have been roughly assigned the stylistic categories above. Thus the Bougouni / Southern region style are an amalgam of several animal motifs combined in the same work, in an abstract style; the Bamako / Northern region style is usually of the horizontal style; the Segu/ Northern region style (the heartland of the Bambara Empire) matches the vertical style with the unique "cut out" triangular body motif of the males. Other regional styles have been proposed, including the Sikasso region style, with a thin, delicate, vertical form within almost human, snoutless face.

Ceremonial usage
In Bambara, chi wara means laboring wild animal, and is a representation of Bambara mythos about the creation of farming.

Mousso Koroni
While there are several versions of the story, the discovery of agriculture is credited to the hero Chi Wara, a half antelope, half human figure born from the union of the earth goddess Mousso Koroni and the spitting cobra N'gorogo. The Chi Wara came to earth to teach humans to sow crops, and thus is honored at both sowing and harvest festivals.

The Chi Wara figure
The Chi Wara itself is usually represented as a Roan Antelope with an almost human face, but also takes shapes of other creatures and emblems of farming. The hero descends from the sky goddess, and thus represents the sun, its body is often elongated and short legged to represent the aardvark who burrows into the earth like a farmer. Its high horns echo the stalks of millet, and it stands on a dancer clad in a mass of raffia stalks to represent both flowing water and a bountiful harvest. The zig-zag patterns echo the movement of the sun across the sky, and the penis of the male figure stands low to the ground, fertilizing the earth. The Chi Wara figures always appear as a male/female pair, combining the elements of fertility of humans with fertility of the earth. The female figure usually carries a young antelope on her back, and is said to represent human beings carried by the Chi Wara hero, as well as a newborn human carried on a mother's back.

chi wara ton
As farmers of the upper Niger river savanna, the blessing of agriculture is of central importance to Bambara society. These traditions survive in part because the Bambara were one of the last cultures in the area to embrace Islam, after the fall of the Bambara Empire in the late 19th century. Bambara culture has traditionally had a strict set of age and caste fraternities (ton/jo/jow), and the chi wara ton society is one of the more important. It gathers all young adult males of the Soli age group to work the fields at clearing, sowing and harvest, when the greatest number of laborers is needed. Secret teachings of the chi wara ton pass the needed skills for this work, upon which the very survival of the community depends.

The chi wara ton is also the only major Bambara society which includes both sexes. Women's labor is needed for agriculture, just as both sexes are needed for human reproduction.

Dance
The Chi Wara is always danced with each wooden figure attached to a basket on the dancer's head, and the body covered in a huge pile of raffia. Often the face is obscured with raffia that has been colored or decorated, and the dancer carries a long staff. The figures are always in one or more male/female pairs, with the female usually dancing behind the male, fanning him and spreading his powers into the gathered community. The Male figures leap to represent the antelope, and then scratch the earth with their staves or horns as the Chi Wara teaches humans to cultivate crops. In some communities the Mousso Koroni figure also appears. Initiated children wear a "Sogono Kuni" ("Little antelope head"), which is quite rare to find in museums.

World influence
African sculptural forms became fashionable amongst European artists and collectors at the beginning of the Twentieth century, and the Chiwara, especially in its more abstract forms, became one of the icons of what Europeans called Primitive Art. The artist Guillaume Apollinaire and collector Paul Guillaume published images of the Chiwara in their Sculptures nègres in 1917, while Picasso, Braque, and Les Fauves became fascinated with African sculpture and masks in general, and the Chiwara figure in particular.

A vertical, male, semi-abstracted Chiwara figure was included in the 1935 Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit African Negro Art, and the Masterpieces of African Art at the Brooklyn Museum in 1954, (as well as shows in London and Paris) shows which were highly influential to western artists and collectors. Variations of its triangular cut-out pattern are echoed in mid-20th century Modernist art, and its outline remains one of the most recognizable of African art forms.

Other reference works

 * Lillian E Pharr. Chi-Wara headdress of the Bambara: A select, annotated bibliography. Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC (1980). OCLC 8269403
 * Dominique Zahan. Antilopes du soleil: Arts et rites agraires d'Afrique noire. Edition A. Schendl, Paris (1980). ISBN 3-85268-069-7

title: Chiwara