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Nanyang Junior College

Nanyang Junior College (NYJC) is a junior college in Singapore next to Lorong Chuan MRT station, offering two-year pre-university courses leading up to the GCE Advanced Level examinations.

In recent years, Nanyang Junior College has witnessed a rise in its admission standards. For the past decade, the college has nurtured six Public Service Commission (PSC) Scholarship holders.

Foundation years
Nanyang Junior College was founded in 1977 as Lorong Chuan Junior College. It was among the first government-aided junior colleges to be established in Singapore. The building committee led by Mr. Goh Tjoei Kok was formed in 1972. Construction of the college began in 1976 with funding and support from the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI), which concurrently oversees the establishment of Hwa Chong Junior College, Singapore's second junior college and first government-aided junior college.

The college was renamed Nanyang Junior College in December 1977. The name "Nanyang" refers to the "Southern Seas" in Mandarin Chinese. The term was widely used by mainland Chinese people to refer to the region encompassed by Singapore, Malaysia, and the Southeast Asian region. The name is a reflection of the origins of Singapore having been built by immigrants predominantly from China, India, Malaysia, as well as other parts of the world.

The first cohort of about 600 Arts and Science students was enrolled in January 1978. Academic lessons were temporarily conducted at the former Westlake Secondary School campus. Construction of the major buildings and facilities at the permanent site along Serangoon Avenue 3 was completed in November 1978 and started administrative and academic operations the following month. Commerce stream and computer science were introduced into the college in 1979 and 1981 respectively. In 1981, Nanyang Junior College organised the 11th Pre-university Seminar in conjunction with the Ministry of Education.

As the campus of Nanyang Junior College was built on a small ridge, fog often covered part of the college in the 1980s and 1990s. Thus, the College was well known affectionately as "白云岗" (Chinese: Literal meaning "White Cloud Ridge"). This is also the inspiration for the brand name of the college's Chinese Cultural Society's annual drama production, "我们的白云岗" (Chinese: Literal meaning "Our White Cloud Ridge").

Transformation into a modern institution
On May 21,1995, the College Resource Centre was opened. The three-story building housed the Resource Library, the Computer Centre, the AVA Room, and seminar rooms. In 1997, Nanyang Junior College was selected to be the second college in Singapore to offer the Art Elective Programme (AEP). From January 15, 1999, Nanyang Junior College joined Hwa Chong Junior College and Temasek Junior College as the third pre-university center in Singapore to offer the Chinese Language Elective Programme (C-LEP). Nanyang Junior College was selected by the Ministry of Education in 2000 for an on-site re-development of its campus under the PRIME project. in which the Ministry of Education bored 95 percent of the re-development costs. The three-phrase re-development work included the construction of a new main building, which features new science and computer laboratories, a new library, and four new lecture theatres. Lessons and administrative operations continued in the old building and subsequently in temporary tutorial rooms and offices as the works were carried out between 2001 and 2004. The reconstruction works were briefly halted in 2003 due to the bankruptcy of the main contractor, which also affected a number of residential developments in Marine Terrace. The college moved into the newly re-developed campus building in January 2004, and officially declared the completion of the redevelopment works in June 2005. A stone feature, on which wrote "饮水思源" was donated by Mdm Ho Won Ho on her retirement as the principal of Nanyang Junior College in 2005.

In 2006, the school's executive committee proposed a change to the school's name to: "Chung Cheng Junior College", to signify the affiliation of Nanyang Junior College with Chung Cheng High (Main) and Chung Cheng High (Yishun). This proposition is overwhelmingly rejected by the alumni and staff, as well as prominent academics, stating the strong college heritage, as well as the political sensitivity of the name "Chung Cheng (中正)". In an academic article featured in Lianhe Zaobao in 2002, it was stated that the adoption of the name "Nanyang" in 1978 resulted of the strong objection by the society, due to the strong historical association of the name "Chung Cheng" to Kuomintang's founding leader Chiang Kai-shek, even with the clarifications made in a historical statement in 1940.

Campus
Nanyang Junior College's campus was built on a hilly ridge off Lorong Chuan and underwent a redevelopment in the 2000s to keep up with the changes to the academic and non-academic curriculum.

Academic information
Nanyang Junior College offers Arts and Science courses that lead up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examinations.

As a student-centered junior college, NYJC is quoted locally as the most flexible college in terms of its availability of subject combinations, and allowing deserving students to undertake elective programmes even without relevant backgrounds. The college consistently performed well above national standards for the GCE A Level examination since the 1980s. The college was consistently ranked as the top-performing mid-tier junior college and the seventh in national ranking throughout the 1990s.

Starting in the 2000s, NYJC has come into prominence for its steady rise among colleges with the most competitive academic achievements, faring well above the national average for most subjects at the annual GCE A Level examination.

Language Elective Programme
As a ministry-designated Cluster Centre of Excellence for Chinese Language, Nanyang Junior College offers the Chinese Language Elective Programme (C-LEP, or 语特) since 1999. To date, it has produced many outstanding graduates across various fields of work.

The ministry head programmes encompass many inter-school enrichment activities and initiatives among the five participating institutions, aimed to enhance students’ learning and cultivate a deeper interest in the Chinese language and culture. These include dedicated lecture series, camps, oversea immersion trips, editing and publishing of literary works, as well as internships. In NYJC, this inter-school programme is complemented by the NYJC LEP Programme, which include school-based enrichments such as production of the annual play "我们的白云岗" (Chinese: Literal meaning "Our White Cloud Ridge"), as well as organising the annual National Translation Competition. The college also award the NYJC Bicultural Award and the NYJC Award for Excellence-in-Chinese (or 传薪奖) to graduating students with outstanding performance and contribution.

Students are required to undertake H2 Chinese Language and Literature and a Chinese Language-related subject to be eligible for the program. As with other institutions offering the C-LEP, students under the programme enjoys two bonus points in their admission to Nanyang Junior College. Singaporean students are eligible for the two-year Chinese Language Elective Scholarship offered by the Ministry of Education.

Art Elective Programme
Nanyang Junior College offers the Art Elective Programme since 1997. The college is also one of the ministries designated Cluster Centre of Excellence for the Arts. The college is known for its strength in the teaching of arts and its egalitarian stance, accepting students that have a passion for arts but deprived of a considerable background.

Co-curricular activities
Nanyang Junior College is well known for its forte in Volleyball, Dragonboat, Table tennis, Performing Arts and Robotics. In 2017, the Volleyball Boys' and Girls' teams created history by becoming the first college to obtain both championship titles in the same year. Both teams repeated this feat in 2018 and 2019.

Transport

 * Neo Kian Hong: CEO, SMRT Corporation

Medicine

 * Lim Kah Leong: senior research scientist (adjunct), National Neuroscience Institute; associate professor, department of physiology, National University of Singapore; associate professor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

Politics

 * Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim: Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Health & Ministry of Transport; Member of Parliament, Nee Soon GRC
 * Teo Ser Luck: Former Member of Parliament, Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
 * Chia Kiah Hong, Steve: Former secretary-general, National Solidarity Party
 * Yeo Guat Kwang: Former Member of Parliament, Ang Mo Kio GRC
 * Ng Phek Hoong Irene: Former Member of Parliament, Tampines GRC
 * James Gomez: Former Member, Singapore Democratic Party
 * Low Thia Khiang: Former Member of Parliament, Aljunied GRC

Arts

 * Sarah Choo Jing: Multidisciplinary fine artist

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Scottish Vocational Qualification

A Scottish Vocational Qualification, or SVQ, is a certificate of vocational education in Scotland. SVQs are available to people of all ages. SVQs are developed by Sector Skills Councils, in partnership with industry and awarding bodies. After the SSC has developed the SVQ structure, awarding bodies can develop the full SVQ and then seek to have the SVQ accredited by the Accreditation Unit of the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). SVQs can be awarded by an awarding body, once the awarding body has been approved by SQA Accreditation.

Scottish Vocational Qualifications are based on standards of competence that describe a candidate's ability to work in real conditions - having an SVQ is a confirmation that they are competent to the standards on which the SVQ is based. The standards of competence are developed by Sector Skills Councils on behalf of industry.

There are five levels of SVQ, whose definitions are as follows:

Work is now underway to ensure that all SVQs, as the structures are being developed by the Sector Skills Councils and awarding bodies, will be credit rated for the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework.
 * Level 1||basic, routine and repetitive work skills
 * Level 2||broad range of skills including non-routine activities and individual responsibility
 * Level 3||supervisory skills
 * Level 4|| management skills
 * Level 5||senior management skills
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 * Level 4|| management skills
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Kangaroo word

A kangaroo word is a word that contains all the letters of one of its synonyms, called a joey word, arranged so that these letters appear in the same order in both words. For example, the word inflammable is a kangaroo word containing the joey word flammable; the words action, malignant, healthiness, and advertisement also each include their own synonyms. In the kangaroo word, the letters of the joey word may also be separated, as in masculine, which contains the letters of male scattered throughout. Another example is precipitation, containing the word rain. Some compilers in fact require that the letters of the joey word not be consecutive within the kangaroo word (for example: borough carries burgh, but the letters are not in the normal order) or may stipulate that the kangaroo and joey words be etymologically unrelated; so that in both cases words such as: action (act), healthiness (health), advertisement (ad), malignant (malign), and inflammable (flammable), would not qualify.

Kangaroo words were originally popularized as a word game by Ben O'Dell in an article for The American Magazine, volume 151, during the 1950s, later reprinted in Reader's Digest.

The phrase kangaroo word is derived from the fact that kangaroos carry their young, known as joeys, in a body pouch. Likewise, kangaroo words carry their joey words within themselves. A twin kangaroo is a kangaroo word that contains two joey words (for example: container features both tin and can, magister features both master and mister). In contrast, an anti-kangaroo word is a word that contains its antonym (for example: covert carries overt, animosity carries amity). A grand kangaroo is a kangaroo word which has two joeys, one of which is in the pouch of the other. For instance, alone is a grand kangaroo since it contains lone, which carries its own synonym one.

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Thomas Ahearn

Thomas Ahearn, PC (June 24, 1855 – June 28, 1938) was a Canadian inventor and businessman. Ahearn, a native of Ottawa, Canada West, was instrumental in the success of a vast streetcar system that was once in Ottawa, the Ottawa Electric Railway, and was the first chairman of Canada's Federal District Commission in 1927. He held several patents related to electrical items and headed companies which competed for decades with Ottawa Hydro as providers for electricity in Ottawa. Ahearn co-founded the Ottawa Car Company, a manufacturer of streetcars for Canadian markets.

Life and career
He was born in the Lebreton Flats area of Ottawa in 1855. He started as a messenger in the Chaudière office of the Montreal Telegraph Company (located in J. R. Booth's office). Within the year he was promoted to the company's Sparks Street office. At 19, he went to New York City and worked for two years at Western Union Telegraph Company. He returned to Ottawa and became chief operator for Montreal Telegraph Company. He became a manager of the Bell Telephone Company office in Ottawa in 1880.

In 1881, he founded the firm of Ahearn & Soper, electrical contractors, with Warren Y. Soper, former manager of Dominion Telegraph Company's local office. He formed Chaudière Electric Light and Power Company in 1887 and he later merged it with other companies which created the Ottawa Electric Company in 1894.

In 1892, he filed patents for both an "electric oven" and a "system of warming cars by means of electrically heated water". The use of this invention that year to prepare a meal which he delivered by streetcar to the Windsor Hotel caused the Ottawa Journal to say "...everything had been cooked by electricity, the first instance on record..." Thomas Ahearn filed eleven Canadian patents in all.

He was founder and president of the Ottawa Electric Railway Company, which provided electric streetcar service in the city and had the first streetcars with electric heaters (a device he patented). After running as a vast and very successful private operation for over half a century, it was later taken over by the Ottawa Transportation Commission. He, with Ahearn and William Wylie in September 1893, founded the Ottawa Car Manufacturing Company which manufactured streetcars.

In 1901, the Ottawa Electric Railway Company built a 2000-foot canal just north of the Britannia Boathouse Club to generate Hydroelectric power on the Deschênes Rapids. Although the hydroelectric project was abandoned as unfeasible, the unfinished canal was used in 1951 as the basis of the Britannia Yacht Club`s main and inner harbour, which provide 250 wet moorings, fuel and pumpout facilities, for both sail and power boats. In 1905-6, he built a new clubhouse, known as the Britannia Boating Club House. After the new clubhouse, which was designed by Charles Penruddocke William Kivas Band, was destroyed by fire on August 29, 1919, the Club returned to its present location, in a building designed by Edgar Lewis Horwood.

On June 23, 1906, he was appointed as director and elected president of Ottawa Gas Company.

In 1908, he formed a holding company called the Ottawa Light, Heat and Power Company, Limited, which wholly owned Ottawa Gas Company (which Ahearn & Soper bought) and Ottawa Electric Company. In this way, the private sector continued to compete with Ottawa Hydro for decades.

In 1927, he was appointed by Prime Minister MacKenzie King as the first chairman of the Federal District Commission, the predecessor to the National Capital Commission. There he had a five-year term ending in 1932. In this capacity, much of Ottawa's parkway network was developed, as well as the Champlain Bridge across the Ottawa River.

Thomas Ahearn was appointed to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada in 1928.

By 1933, Thomas Ahearn was listed as:

 * The Broadcasting Committee of the Diamond Jubilee 1927, chairman
 * The Federal District Commission, chairman
 * Ottawa Electric Railway Company, president
 * Ottawa Traction Company, president
 * Ottawa Car Manufacturing Company, president
 * Ottawa Electric Company, president
 * Ottawa Gas Company, president
 * Ottawa Light, Heat and Power Company, president
 * Ottawa Investment Company, president
 * Ottawa Land Association, president
 * Ottawa Building Company, president
 * Ahearn & Soper Limited, vice-president
 * Wallace Realty Company, vice-president
 * Bell Telephone Company of Canada, director and executive committee
 * Canadian Westinghouse Company, director
 * Northern Electric Company, director
 * Bank of Montreal, director
 * Royal Trust Company, director
 * The Guarantee Company of North America, director
 * American Institute of Electrical Engineers, member

Thomas Ahearn died June 28, 1938. He is interred in Beechwood Cemetery.

Ahearn & Soper
Ahearn & Soper is an Ottawa company formed as an electrical engineering and contracting business in 1881 by Thomas Ahearn and Warren Young Soper, former manager of Dominion Telegraph Company's local office. Both men were working for Montreal Telegraph in Ottawa on March 13, 1873. The two founders were responsible for the creation of many companies in the fields of communications, heat, light and power, including the Ottawa Electric Railway Company and early electricity providers in Ottawa.

Their principal contracts have been with the Canadian Pacific Railway, Bell Telephone Company, Mackay-Bennett Cable Company of New York, and the North American Telegraph Company.

In the mid-1890s, they moved to 56 Sparks Street from 70 Sparks Street. In 1926, they built the Ottawa Electric Building (Albert Ewan, Architect) which still stands on 56 Sparks.

Family
Thomas Ahearn's first marriage was to Lilias Mackay Fleck. In 1892, in his second marriage, he married Margaret Howitt (likely Margaret Howit Fleck). Margaret was the daughter of Alexander Fleck, President of the Vulcan Iron Works Co., Ottawa, and his wife, Lilias Walker. Margaret was born in Montreal, and was educated at the McGill Model School and at Bute House. The couple travelled in foreign countries with their family. She served as the President of the Victorian Order of Nurses. She was identified with the Local Council of Women, and the Woman's Canadian Historical Society. The couple lived at Buena Vista, 584 Maria Street, Ottawa.

Thomas Ahearn's son Frank would become the owner of the Ottawa Auditorium and the Ottawa Senators professional ice hockey team.

Ahearn's other child, Lilias Ahearn Southam(1888-1962) married Harry Southam in 1909. Harry Southam, publisher of the Ottawa Citizen, was part of the Southam newspaper empire.

Legacy
Ahearn Avenue, a street in the Britannia Heights neighbourhood of Ottawa, is named for Ahearn.

In 1949, a monument to Ahearn was erected in Lansdowne Park, consisting of a square limestone pillar with two low walls of unequal length extending perpendicularly from the pillar, four drinking fountains attached to the shorter of the two walls, and a bench extending along the back side of the longer wall. A bronze plaque on the side of the pillar facing the fountains bears a relief of Ahearn, sculpted by Felix De Weldon, with his name and the years of his birth and death. The pillar was also inscribed on the two sides of the pillar adjoining the side with the plaque; one side reads "Hon. Thomas Ahearn, P.C./Of Ottawa/Pioneer in the field/Of electric lighting/And transportation./Presented with/Central Canada/Exhibition Association/Gold Medal, 1892"; the other side reads "This/Drinking fountain/Erected/In memory of/Hon. Thomas Ahearn/In the year 1949 by/Mr. & Mrs. T.F. Ahearn".

In 1967, the Ahearn Monument was moved from near the Bank St. entrance gate to Lansdowne Park to further into the park, at the rear of the Coliseum. During the redevelopment of Lansdowne Park in 2012, the monument was moved to a small plaza at the corner of Bank St. and Holmwood Ave., at the former site of Sylvia Holden Park. The monument was also altered at that time; the drinking fountains were removed, and the longer wall was lowered to the level of the bench.

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Deansgate railway station

Deansgate is a railway station in Manchester city centre, England, 1100 yd west of Manchester Piccadilly, close to Castlefield at the junction of Deansgate and Whitworth Street West. It is part of the Manchester station group.

It is linked to Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop and the Manchester Central Convention Complex by a footbridge built in 1985; Deansgate Locks, The Great Northern Warehouse and the Science and Industry Museum are also nearby.

The platforms are elevated, reached by lift or stairs, or by the walkway from the Manchester Central Complex. The ticket office, staffed full-time, is between street and platform levels. There are no ticket barriers, although manual ticket checks take place on a daily basis.

It is on the Manchester to Preston and the Liverpool–Manchester lines, both heavily used by commuters. Most tickets purchased by passengers to Deansgate are issued to Manchester Stations or Manchester Central Zone, therefore actual usage is not reflected in these statistics, due to the difficulty in splitting the ticket sales correctly between the four grouped stations (Piccadilly, Victoria, Oxford Road and Deansgate).

History
The original station buildings were situated on Hewitt Street. The station was opened as Knot Mill and Deansgate on 20 July 1849 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) near the Manchester terminus ('the Knot Mill station' ) of the Bridgewater Canal from which in 1849 travellers could catch a fast packet which could get them to Liverpool in four and a half hours for as little as sixpence. This fare was anomalously low because of a temporary outbreak of competition between the canal and the London and North Western Railway (L&NWR); it was back up to sixteen pence by 1853. When a celebratory train ran over the line at the beginning of July 1849, a reporter for the Manchester Courier observed that most stations had permanent buildings and "at Knott Mill and Oxford-street temporary stations will in the meantime be erected". When the line opened for passenger traffic a fortnight later, the Courier reported the station at Knott Mill had opened with temporary wooden buildings. The booking office was at street level; from it "narrow, steep, troublesome steps, enough to tire anyone but athletes" led to the platforms. The station proved – according to its critics -to be "inconvenient of approach, ugly in appearance, and with platform, booking office, and waiting-room accommodation much cramped" but accessibility was the biggest issue: for the aged, the invalid or children it was "a most difficult not to say dangerous task to climb the steep flights of steps to the platforms."

(The area was also the site of the annual Easter-tide Knott Mill Fair, a decades-old event, which (until its abolition in 1876) hosted acts such as Pablo Fanque's Circus Royal and George Wombwell's Menagerie.

In 1860, special trains laid on in connection with the fair by both the L&NWR and the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR), the joint owners of the MSJAR were not advertised as running to Knott Mill station; the LNWR excursion ran to Ordsall Lane, the MS&L excursion to London Road (now Piccadilly station). )

If the station was originally named "Knot Mill and Deansgate" by the MSJAR, from its opening onwards it was simply 'Knott Mill' (or 'Knot Mill') to the Manchester papers and by 1860 the railway was following suit in its advertisements. In 1864, the MS&LR gave the required notice of a bill to be brought forward in the next session of Parliament for widening part of the MSJAR "from or near Knott Mill Station to Old Trafford Station"; however in the same year the accident return for an accident at Old Trafford noted that the train involved had stopped at "Knot Mill, and left that station..."

Following the widening and improvement of the southern portion of Deansgate, in 1880 a correspondent to the Manchester Courier suggested that the station be renamed Deansgate "Very few lady passengers who have shopping to do in Deansgate make use of the Knot Mill Station. If they are aware of its nearness, perhaps they are waiting for the station and its approaches to be improved" A public meeting in October 1884 complained that Knott Mill station was altogether inadequate for the newly improved district; the MSJAR was therefore in breach of its Act of Parliament which required it to provide sufficient station accommodation: the Improvement Committee of Manchester Corporation was called upon to exert pressure on the MSJAR. A deputation from the Improvement Committee duly met directors of the railway to urge them to improve the "dingy" and "long-neglected" station. Improvement plans were drawn up but an impasse was reached; the MSJAR's joint owners (the L&NWR and the MS&LR) disagreed on how much they should spend on improvement and Manchester Corporation were unhappy with any narrowing of adjacent streets to accommodate an enlarged station. Not until 1892 was a plan devised that was acceptable to all of the interested parties. Negotiations to purchase the required land were protracted, with Manchester Corporation eventually offering to exercise its powers of compulsory purchase to assist the railway, but the work finally went out for tender in January 1895. Work started in March 1895 (by June 1895 a temporary entrance from Gaythorn Street had to be used and the previous entrance from Deansgate closed); it was completed in September 1896; the latter year appears (in a shield) as part of the decorative stonework over the entrance. The station name is given there as simply "Knott Mill Station". The station is now a Grade II listed building. Its battlemented architectural feature, visible at its corner, is intended to mirror similar features in the nearby viaducts, all of which in turn incorporated the design in recognition of the Roman fort that once stood in the Castlefield area.

The station became Knott Mill and Deansgate (for railway purposes: to the local press it remained Knott Mill station) around 1900 and Deansgate on 3 May 1971. It is sometimes known as Manchester Deansgate, and on many station information boards it is Deansgate G-Mex.

(The station name Deansgate was formerly used for the Great Northern Railway goods station serving the Great Northern Warehouse next to Manchester Central railway station. This is now a Grade II* listed (as Deansgate Goods Station) building. )

Services
All services at this station are operated by Northern. As of December 2022, the typical off-peak service pattern is: All eastbound trains call at Manchester Oxford Road, and those that continue to Manchester Airport also call at Manchester Piccadilly.
 * 1tph to Lancaster, including
 * 11tpd continuing to Barrow-in-Furness
 * 4tpd continuing to Windermere
 * 2tph to Blackpool North
 * 1tph to Southport via Bolton
 * 1tph to Liverpool Lime Street via Newton-le-Willows
 * 1tph to Liverpool Lime Street via Warrington Central
 * 2tph to Manchester Oxford Road
 * 4tph to Manchester Airport

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Talk:Peranakan Chinese

Date of presenting princess to sultan
Does ‘+/-’ of “+/-1459 AD” in section Language mean “approximately” ? If so, then it is non-standard usage, and also contrary to the wikipedia style guide for dates: see last paragraph of Manual_of_Style_%28dates_and_numbers%29 for how to rewrite it.

Kiauseng is not synonymous to Peranakan
As a part of community who speaks Creole Baba-Hokkien who uses the term, I want to emphasise that ‘Kiauseng’ is not synonymous to ‘Peranakan’. It is an ‘exonym’ labelled for people outside the Baba-Hokkien speaking community in Eastern coasts Sumatra. Kiau (Qiao/侨) + seng (shen/生) refers to Hokkiau + Folks. The term Kiauseng is not used by Penang Peranakans who refer themselves as Huan-Peng Lang. The term is used in Medan, North Sumatra, to refer to foreign Non-Mainland Chinese who did not assimilate to Hokkien Peranakan Patois spoken by the old communities in Northern Malaya and Sumatra. Most of Medanese elders would agree that Kiauseng is not the same as Peranakan or Babanyonya, as Medanese has its own babanyonya communities in the past. A lot of ‘Hokkienised’ term such as Hokkiau and Tionghoa are not used and were not use colloquially by Hokkien speaking communities. Most of people often labelled as Kiauseng are people of usually 3rd-4th generation who do not even exhibit old creolised Hokkien-Malay culture, but instead displaying Orde Baru forced-assimilation identity. Most kiauseng people do not speak creolised patois, but only borrowed Hokkien lingo from Batavian, Sundanese and Javanese peranakans. In short Kiauseng are fully assimilated Chinese in Nusantara. You will tend to find old Peranakan communities in Java to be more Chinese than Kiauseng-s. Thus in the spirit of multiculturalism vs assimilation, I do not think that Kiauseng-s are Peranakan. They don’t speak a uniquely Peranakan/Creole Patois and they don’t display uniquely Peranakan/Creole culture or behaviour. 120.21.9.146 (talk) 10:13, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

Peranakan
Peranakan term actually it originally from Malacca means "Kacukan/Mix" in between bloods or culture, Why the tittle put Peranakan? Peranakan and Chinese Peranakan (Baba&Nyonya) are two different things ! Example : Peranakan 1.Baba&Nyonya 2.Chetty 3.Kristang

4.Eurasia 5.Samsam 6.Jawi peranakan/Mamak

Peranakan origin from Malacca and has two major spread to Penang and Singapore. 1. Penang > Southern Thailand > Bangkok

2. Singapore > Riau Islands > Java Islands 2402:1980:2A3:FD3D:0:0:0:1 (talk) 00:21, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Peranakan not only chinese
Kindly refer the term of Peranakan in Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka.

It come from malay word and not only consits of chinese ancestry but it is wide term

Definition: 1. descendants of a country's child and a foreigner:; 2. born in: young people ~ Melaka; 3. uterus (where the baby is in the stomach), womb: pain

Do refer to https://prpm.dbp.gov.my/Cari1?keyword=peranakan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Visnu92 (talk • contribs) 03:23, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Proposed trim
User:Visnu92, User:Bennv123, User:Shirt58, opening this discussion regarding the proposed trim. I think it would be best if those in favor of the trim would explain their concerns with the current sourcing. Please feel free to ping anyone I may have missed who has been involved in this dispute. 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:4D61:46E2:1501:4B6F (talk) 03:47, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Perhaps, who was recently blocked for 48 hours for similar edits, should be pinged too. Bennv123 (talk) 03:51, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Edit request
Two changes should be made:
 * 1) The hatnote is nonsensical - "This article is about This article is about Peranakan,a term used to describe descendants of a country child and a foreigner." makes no sense. It should be "This article is about Peranakan, a term used to describe descendants of a country child and a foreigner."
 * 2) The short description starts with a lowercase character, which is against the short description guidelines. It should start with a capital letter. Suntooooth, it/he (talk/contribs) 16:35, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ * Pppery * it has begun... 18:58, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * "descendants of a country child" sounds a bit weird, don't you think so?
 * Also, the intro paragraph doesn't say anything about Chinese Peranakans at all. This happened after Megat Lanang and Visnu did whatever they did. Fikku Fiq  16:47, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Since I don't know anything about the topic, my edit request was mostly focused on obvious style errors - this article does seem very messy though. Suntooooth, it/he (talk/contribs) 17:03, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Should we transfer the 'lost' information into another article?
Since the edit war, about 100,000 bytes of contents — which is largely about Chinese Peranakan people — is gone from this article. Should we create a new page for Chinese Peranakans and put the now missing information there and retain this original one as the page for various Peranakan people and link it? Fikku Fiq 16:43, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

 * User:Fikku fiq, that would be a cut and paste move which is not allowed. The correct way to go about that would be to restore the article, which is what will happen if there is no consensus for the trim above anyway, and start an WP:RM. There is still a problem in that multiple cut & past moves have been attempted to different titles so any proposal may fail, not because people do not wish the page moved, but because the specific proposal does not get a majority resulting in a second or even third RM as individual proposals do not find consensus, I will inquire about procedure to see if open-ended RMs are allowed which may be a better way forward. 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:4183:4CE1:8C4D:3DA9 (talk) 17:50, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I am unsure if the two different disputes have been related. At any rate, this is the pre edit-war article. The argument seems to be that the title does not apply, in which case the solution is an WP:RM, not an almost-blanking. CMD (talk) 01:39, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I think they are of a similar nature, which is about the term "Peranakan". The pre-edit article on the whole referred to Chinese Peranakan/Baba Nyonya people, so when it comes to the title, Megat Lanang and Visnu's POV was, I think, correct, but like what you said, it should just have been a page move (from Peranakan to Chinese Peranakan) rather than a major blanking.
 * It is also not helped by the fact that based on what I know about Visnu, he does have a certain biased view, and I can't help to wonder if what he did was also motivated by that (even if he was somewhat correct when it comes to the title). Fikku Fiq  08:04, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Well, there are different weights to usage. Many people do just use "Peranakan" when referring to Chinese Peranakans, especially in English. The only source cited so far for the change is a Malay dictionary entry. Either way, this should be dealt with at an RM, and if there is a general page that is anything more than a disambiguation there should be sources specifically for that generic term. CMD (talk) 08:18, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's true. The Baba Nyonya Museum in Malacca also refers to the Chinese Peranakans. And a source that I read from Singapore also largely gears towards the Chinese-based community although it does state that not all Peranakans are Chinese. I guess now we can go both ways, although since this is the English Wikipedia and noting the general and international view of who the Peranakans are, the pre-edit article would not be out of place. Maybe we should have a page to list down the various kinds of Peranakans and leave this to refer to the Chinese Peranakans. Fikku Fiq  08:30, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * We would need to create those other articles before we could create a list or SIA. Another option might be just to broaden the focus of the existing content, though that might make it too bloated. 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:811B:92A6:AA8C:E001 (talk) 15:40, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * In my opinion, the previous edits in this current Peranakan article should be restored and the title of the article changed to "Straits-born Chinese" (which I feel is much accurate, as how the older generation of English-speaking Peranakans would say it) or "Chinese Peranakan". This is because there were older edits that are tied to other earlier discussions in this article's Talk page. Then a new Peranakan article should be created to accommodate the general Peranakan subject as can be seen now. Although the term Peranakan generally refers to Peranakan of Chinese heritage, I suspect it is partly due to a larger population/presence in comparison to the other strains of Peranakans. But as of this moment, I think this is the appropriate solution. -Jeblat (talk) 18:14, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * The other articles are already available so I don't think there's a problem in that. To put all in one article would indeed make it too bloated.
 * I do agree with Jeblat that we should return to the pre-edit war article, move it, and then create a new article as a general list (which is somewhat what the article is currently is). Fikku Fiq  23:49, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * We would first need sources about the general use to create a new page, but pinging Ymblanter on consensus that the raised dispute about the pre-edit war version should be resolved with an RM rather than with blanking as happened. CMD (talk) 01:24, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Protection is only for one more day. No one in favor of the trim has commented on the talk page yet, and while we have to set some deadline so discussions do not sit interminably, there may yet be someone who wants the trim who has not yet had an opportunity to comment. True Vishnu92 was the only editor to trim the page, but allowing another 24 hours for an opportunity to weigh in seems reasonable, after all some people are busy IRL. A full seven days seems like a fair compromise between the need to resolve things eventually, and the need to give everyone an opportunity to participate. 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:2997:D11A:B16B:FCC0 (talk) 02:35, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Discussion doesn't stop by going back to the status quo ante, especially when that reversion to the stable version is mentioned alongside opening a new discussion. Nothing is being compromised in any direction. CMD (talk) 02:54, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Fair enough 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:2997:D11A:B16B:FCC0 (talk) 02:55, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Pinging &, it appears Visnu92 is back at it again, blanking content from the article. Further intervention is needed to put a stop to this behaviour. hundenvonPG (talk) 09:07, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Update: I've opened a new case on WP:ANI regarding the persistent content blanking by said user. hundenvonPG (talk) 09:32, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes. He needs to be stopped. He doesn't act in a suitable way. I hope actions will be taken. Fikku Fiq  14:40, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

I've restored the page per above to restore the content that disappeared through the various WP:CUTPASTE moves. A shift should be handled through an WP:RM to determine if it is appropriate. CMD (talk) 01:45, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Requested move 6 January 2024

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: move to Peranakan Chinese. (closed by non-admin page mover) feminist🇭🇰🇺🇦 (talk) 15:09, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Peranakans → ? – Multiple possible titles have been suggested both directly in discussion and indirectly through attempted c&p moves. Should we move this page? If so where? 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:BDC2:D617:CAB6:BBF1 (talk) 04:06, 6 January 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. – robertsky (talk) 04:40, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Extended explanation
I'm probably missing a few, but at the very least Chinese Peranakan, Baba dan Nyonya, Straits-born Chinese, and Baba-Nyonya have all been suggested as possibilities. I'm trying to keep this open-ended so feel free to suggest additional alternatives in the survey.

To summarize as best I can, while Peranakan was originally restricted to the descendants of Chinese immigrants, it is no longer used exclusively for them but for descendants of other immigrant populations as well. The article as currently structured still focuses primarily on the more limited group. So we are trying to figure out how to deal with this.

One possible resolution that has come up repeatedly is moving the page to a more restrictive title such as the ones listed above.

This is not an attempt to foreclose on other possible resolutions that have come up such as expanding the current article to avoid issues with undue weight instead. I just wanted to get the ball rolling on discussion and try to solicit more outside input from the community. I'm happy to hear out everyone's thoughts on this and welcome alternative suggestions both for potential move destinations and alternative resolutions that do not require a move. 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:BDC2:D617:CAB6:BBF1 (talk) 04:06, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Survey

 * Note: WikiProject Singapore has been notified of this discussion. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 12:59, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: WikiProject Indonesia has been notified of this discussion. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 12:59, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: WikiProject Malaysia has been notified of this discussion. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 13:00, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: WikiProject Ethnic groups has been notified of this discussion. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 13:00, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

 * Comment I do not yet really have any strong preference as nom, just trying to get discussion started. 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:BDC2:D617:CAB6:BBF1 (talk) 04:06, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Of the move options that have been presented so far Chinese Peranakan and Peranakan Chinese appear to be the most suitable. I am not entirely sure between the two, the former is more natural but the latter looks like it is more common. There are not yet many hard numbers to judge if this is or is not the PRIMARYTOPIC, however one way to get a better idea would be to convert the redirect to a disambiguation or similar following a move and see what people are navigating to. 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:A5EF:77D4:910:538E (talk) 06:29, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Looking through the first few pages of google hits for "Peranakan", there is a mix of using "Peranakan" alone and "Peranakan Chinese" to refer to this article topic. That said, there is also a not infrequent note of the different usages, and some sources which discuss Peranakan in the general sense. For example, NLB Singapore states "...the term “Peranakan” generally refers to a person of mixed Chinese and Malay/Indonesian heritage" and discussing Straits Chinese specifically, before later noting "Not all Peranakans are of Chinese ancestry" and mentioning smaller groups. Britannica has a broad framing in the introduction, then focuses down saying "The Peranakan Chinese, however, form the largest and the most important group, and for this reason many scholars use Peranakan to refer specifically to the Chinese group". The Singapore Peranakan museum starts broad, and has a few more examples from the Peranakan Chinese than from others. The Malacca Baba Nyonya museum uses the term to mean Peranakan Chinese, but also notes the broader usage. The Penang Peranakan page uses Peranakan and Peranakan Chinese interchangeably. A look at google scholar and books seems to be mostly for Peranakan Chinese, although some clarify the broader meaning of the term. Our article does what all these sources seem to do, mention the broad meaning and then focus on the Peranakan Chinese. That said, we have more space to create different articles, so there is a WP:NOPAGE question around the separate notability of the broader term, and then if there was a split what the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC would be. CMD (talk) 06:31, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @Chipmunkdavis, maybe a WP:BROADCONCEPT or WP:SETINDEX page at Peranakan. We already have pages on Chitty, Kristang people, Jawi Peranakan, etc. Oddly, Ethnic_groups_in_Malaysia has a well-defined groupset on Peranakans. – robertsky (talk) 15:29, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
 * That sort of list is probably the best way to go if this page is moved, noting the dominance of the Peranakan Chinese within that. I can imagine it's possible for there to be an article, but no-one has presented sufficient sources here yet. CMD (talk) 01:23, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

 * Comment This may be out of my depth but it does appear that, going by the edit wars, a potential issue could be to ensure WP:NPOV, as Peranakans are not just exclusive to Singapore, Malaysia or Indonesia alone.
 * For example, while Peranakans are largely used to refer to individuals descended from intermarriages between Chinese and local Malays, according to this paper here (from a source far removed from the region), the term Peranakan could refer to any individual born to a Malay and a non-Malay parent, taking note that in the Dutch East Indies, any descendents of Europeans and indigenous Southeast Asians were also identified as Peranakans.

 * There should be more input and WP:CONS between editors from the three countries and avoid angling the article from the perspective of just one nationality. hundenvonPG (talk) 08:04, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

 * CommentDewan Bahasa and Pustaka, is the government body responsible for coordinating the use of the Malay language in Malaysia. In Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka dictionary Cleary state that [pe.ra.na.kan]/[pe.ra.na/.kan]/ | ڤرانقن is descendants of natives and foreigners. The foreigners here is not only specific to chinese, but also others like Indians, Arab and Portugese. The word is Malay word which also can be translate as Womb. Source : https://prpm.dbp.gov.my/Cari1?keyword=peranakan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Visnu92 (talk • contribs) 07:44, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

 * CommentDewan Bahasa and Pustaka, is the government body responsible for coordinating the use of the Malay language in Malaysia. In Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka dictionary Cleary state that [pe.ra.na.kan]/[pe.ra.na/.kan]/ | ڤرانقن is descendants of natives and foreigners. The foreigners here is not only specific to chinese, but also others like Indians, Arab and Portugese. The word is Malay word which also can be translate as Womb. Source : https://prpm.dbp.gov.my/Cari1?keyword=peranakan. Visnu92 (talk) 07:45, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Sorry, what?
 * What does womb have to do with Peranakans?
 * So Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka's definition is now authoritative in Singapore? Indonesia? Imposing non-NPOV? hundenvonPG (talk) 08:59, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Peranakan is Malay word. Peranakan also means womb. Visnu92 (talk) 09:57, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * The definition by DBP alone cannot be the reason why you decided to change the entire article. There are nuances to be discussed about. This is a Southeast Asia-wide topic and it needs to be handled in a civilised manner, which you, User:Visnu92, as always, have been not accustomed to. We are discussing the best course for this article's future and your action is selfish and unbecoming.
 * Rather than doing a major blanking alone, it would have been much better if you decide to share your views and a Move could be made. Fikku Fiq  14:39, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Noted. Peranakana also bring the same meaning in Singapore. The article is prejudice. I still stand on the point that the article should be moved to Chinese Peranakan. Visnu92 (talk) 04:59, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @Visnu92 Which is why all of us are discussing about it, and in fact, based on my observation, many others have been positive towards your idea in order to make it clearer and fair towards other Peranakans.
 * The main reason why people are annoyed with you is that you didn't try to talk about this matter first and chose to remove almost the entirety of the contents about a type of Peranakan people, thus basically removing a lot of valid/acceptable information about that particular Peranakan people, in this case, Baba and Nyonya/Straits Chinese. What you replaced it with, which was basically a list of the different types of Peranakans, has/had errors in grammar and other aspects.
 * If you had chosen to use the talk page to share your concerns, the editors and admins wouldn't have done this.
 * There are differences in making smaller edits, adding information to an article, and doing what you did. Fikku Fiq  08:19, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Noted. Visnu92 (talk) 14:07, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Noted. Visnu92 (talk) 14:07, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

 * Comment Peranakan in Indonesian and Malay means the uterus or womb, or someone from a mixed marriage between a local and a foreigner. Not all Peranakans are of Chinese ancestry. Other Peranakans include the Bugis Peranakans, Arab Peranakans and Java Peranakans. Source :https://catalogue.nlb.gov.sg/search/card?recordId=13562398 (Singapore National Library Board) . P — Preceding unsigned comment added by Visnu92 (talk • contribs) 10:01, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

 * Support I would support a move based on the other discussions we have so far.-- Fikku Fiq 15:52, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

 * If we are to go strictly on WP:UE, "Straits-born Chinese" would be the article title as "Peranakan" and "Baba-Nonya" are rooted in Malay/other languages. However all these terms are in English dictionary/dictionaries currently. If we go by WP:COMMONNAME in English sources for Singapore, from my quick searches, the usages from most common to least are "Peranakan", "Peranakan Chinese", "Baba-Nonya" (and variations, but usually referring to the cuisine more often than not), and then "Straits-born Chinese". Since Peranakan is/can also be a generic term, I don't think it should stay at this title. Instead a more general/globalised version should be written for it instead. I would support a move to "Peranakan Chinese" rather than "Baba-Nonya" for a preference of referring to the ethnic group by a defining, yet neutral feature. At least more neutral than referring to the group by essentially the genders. (Sorry in advance if a debate on race and gender starts due to the preceding comment.) – robertsky (talk) 08:58, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

 * Support: In my opinion, Baba dan Nyonya seems to be an odd option to be used in the English Wiki as the word dan in "Baba dan Nyonya" is a Malay word which simply means "and" in English- unless we're discussing about a Bahasa Malaysia Wiki. While the word Baba-Nyonya literally means/refers to the male and female Peranakan (which is actually more of a local colloquial term) instead of the people group collectively. So the only options left are Straits-born Chinese and Chinese Peranakan. Straits-born Chinese is the term used among English speaking/educated Peranakans of the older generation since the days of the British; a term of which I'm in favour. I suspect this term came about due to the prominent presence of the people in the Straits Settlements. But the term Chinese Peranakan is also very well understood in the Malaysian context and can be used interchangeably. However, do the Indonesians refer the Chinese Peranakans as "Straits-born Chinese" also? I think this is not the case, and perhaps even alien to them. So based on the content of the original Peranakan article, I think it's best to proceed with Chinese Peranakan or Peranakan Chinese. (In Malay/Indonesian, it is Peranakan Cina / Peranakan Tionghoa. So in English it should be Chinese Peranakan) -Jeblat (talk) 16:03, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Comment: Should it be Peranakan Chinese or Chinese Peranakans? Logically speaking, if it is Peranakan Cina/Peranakan Tionghoa in Malay/Indonesian, shouldn't it then be Chinese Peranakans in English? -Jeblat (talk) 13:43, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
 * It should be Chinese Peranakans in English, but many news portals, websites and other sources on the internet (that I can access for now), use Peranakan Chinese. Fikku Fiq  14:47, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Going by ngram, and Google Scholar searches ("peranakan chinese ~3,120 results vs "chinese peranakan" 1,190 results), "Perankan Chinese" seems to be the more common term. – robertsky (talk) 02:16, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

This article is a mess
This article is full of grammatical mistakes and only refers to one source. Someone needs to fix it. 184.22.158.33 (talk) 04:46, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

 * I think this refers to the machine translation of the Malay article ms:Peranakan. Rosguill@undefined not sure if "identity" is the right word, but you can see above couple of sections some discussion on the matter. CMD (talk) 06:31, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

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Bemowo

Bemowo is a district of Warsaw located in the western part of the city. Its territory covers the western belt of the former district of Wola, which was incorporated to Warsaw in the year 1951. The name of the district derives from the surname of General Józef Bem.

Neighbourhoods within the district

 * Lotnisko
 * Fort Radiowo
 * Boernerowo
 * Bemowo Lotnisko
 * Fort Bema
 * Groty
 * Górce
 * Chrzanów
 * Jelonki Północne
 * Jelonki Południowe

Twin towns – Sister cities
Bemowo is twinned with:
 * 🇭🇺 Óbuda-Békásmegyer (Budapest), Hungary

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Anna Tsuchiya

Anna Tsuchiya (土屋 アンナ) is a Japanese singer, actress and semi-retired model. Since 2005, she is primarily known as a singer.

Early life
Tsuchiya was born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and an American father of Irish and Polish descent (the surname of her father is Hider). In her earliest years, she spoke English and Japanese. Tsuchiya's parents divorced when she was seven. She has an older sister, Angela.

Modeling career
Tsuchiya's modeling career began at the age of fourteen after her older sister Angela, a former fashion model, suggested it. She entered her sister's former agency and was picked up by an agent who specialized in magazine-modeling. Her first jobs consisted of modeling for an open collection in Kobe and for Japanese Seventeen in 1998. Demand for her grew and by 2002, she was doing television commercials for Uniqlo and Edwin.

Inspiration for "Ichigo"
Her best known role in acting was as "Ichigo Shirayuri" – a rural-delinquent biker-gang girl turned fashion model – in the 2004 movie Kamikaze Girls. Ichigo as a model was portrayed as one with tendencies for violent behavior and delinquency. This Blue Ribbon Award-winning role, quite different from the one in the original work written by author and designer Nobara Takemoto, was loosely based on Tsuchiya's actual story which she later revealed after the movie's release.

Retirement
Tsuchiya retired from modeling at 18. She has said that she realized she could no longer compete with "gifted ones" like Emi Suzuki. She remains in demand for fashion and lifestyle magazines like Kera, Soup, and Zipper.

On June 2, 2007, Tsuchiya attended the official retirement ceremony for the sumo wrestler Kyokushuzan held in Ryogoku Kokugikan, presented him with a bouquet, and appeared in his memorial photobook released on June 4, 2007.

Use of dialects
Although born and raised in Tokyo, she sometimes uses Kyushu or Okinawa slang and speaks in southern dialects especially when she is drunk and on the radio. She has explained that the majority of the models she encountered were from the southern islands or the north, so she learned slang from them. This helped the development of her character Ichigo, the Bōsōzoku delinquent, in Kamikaze Girls.

Music career
Tsuchiya sang in her school choir and has been involved in the music industry since age 16. At 18, she terminated her contract with Japanese Seventeen, and supposedly decided to leave show business altogether. However, after an offer by former Oblivion Dust member K.A.Z, she invested in her music career. In mid-2002, she formed the rock duo Spin Aqua with K.A.Z. Tsuchiya has said her influences have changed over the years, from Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Cyndi Lauper, Bette Midler and Mariah Carey, to Bon Jovi and Guns N' Roses.

Soon after she debuted as a singer, she was dubbed "The Second Nanase" because of her resemblance to Nanase Aikawa. Spin Aqua released three singles, one album, and a video collection, without commercial success. In 2004, Tsuchiya became pregnant, and the group disbanded.

In 2005, Tsuchiya announced plans to begin a solo career. On August 24 of that year, she released her first mini-album, Taste My Beat, on Avex Group's sub-label, Mad Pray Records. Her first single was "Change Your Life", followed by a second single entitled "Slap that Naughty Body" / "My Fate". After these releases, Tsuchiya released her first remix album, ''Taste My Xxxremixxxxxxx!!!!!!!! Beat Life! Her third single, "Rose", was used as the opening theme for Nana''; Olivia Lufkin's "Starless Night" was used as the ending theme. This boosted Tsuchiya's music career, as "Rose" reached No. 6 on the Oricon charts and become her first Top Ten Hit.

In July 2006, Tsuchiya made her first overseas appearance at the Japan Expo in Paris, France. During this time, to boost her popularity, she also debuted her album Strip Me?.

In early 2007, after a short hiatus, she returned to the music scene with a new single called "Kuroi Namida". This song would also be featured in the Nana anime. This was followed by the third Nana anime opening single, "Lucy", in early February. This directly preceded a second full-length Nana album, titled Anna Tsuchiya Inspi' Nana (Black Stones), which contained singles from the show and new songs. A quasi-soundtrack album called Nana Best was then released, which included popular and unreleased songs by both her and Olivia Lufkin from the TV series. In March 2007, Lufkin's and Tsuchiya's songs from these albums were played at Shibuya AX in Tokyo in March 2007.

On June 30 of the same year, Tsuchiya performed at Anime Expo in Long Beach, California, followed by performances on July 27 at Pentaport Rock Festival in South Korea, and on July 29 at Formoz Festival in Taiwan. Called Tsichiya's "World Fez Tour", the series of performances concluded with a summer tour in Japan, which included a performance for a second time at Summer Sonic Festival. Shortly after the conclusion of the tour, Tsuchiya released her single "Bubble Trip" / "Sweet Sweet Song" on August 1.

The single "Cocoon" was released on January 30, 2008, followed in June by the single "Crazy World" which was a collaboration with the Japanese EMI Music recording artist AI. Tsuchiya released a third single in September 2008, "Virgin Cat", which was used to promote the show The L Word in Japan.

In October 2008, she released her third full-length album, the sexually explicit Nudy Show!

In 2008, Tsuchiya's song "Guilty" was featured in the ending credits of the film Resident Evil: Degeneration.

In 2009 Tsuchiya performed a set with a full orchestra at the New Classic Gig in Tokyo, revealing herself as a fan of Chopin and his "Revolutionary Etude" in particular. The orchestra included 70 members and the show was broadcast in 38 countries.

In May 2010, Tsuchiya's remix of her Nudy Show! album was released, titled ''Nudy xxxremixxxxxxx!!!!!!!! Show!''

On November 23, 2011, she released "Switch On!", her thirteenth single. It is the opening theme for the Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider Fourze. She decided to record the song because her son was a fan of the previous series, Kamen Rider OOO. She herself watched earlier versions while growing up. On August 22, 2012, she released another Kamen Rider single: Voyagers, the theme song to Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Space, Here We Come!.

In 2012, Tsuchiya's song "Carry On" was featured in the ending credits of the film Resident Evil: Damnation.

Acting career
Tsuchiya made her acting debut in 2004 in Novala Takemoto's adapted hit Kamikaze Girls as the girl biker punk yankī "Ichigo Shirayuri". This role brought her both immediate attention and critical success, with Tsuchiya winning several awards in Japan.

Tsuchiya's success in acting continued with various movie performances and appearances in dramas such as Katsuhito Ishii's The Taste of Tea which played at Cannes, the 2007 live-action remake of Dororo, and as the voice of Lindsay Lohan's character "Maggie Peyton" in the Japanese dub of Herbie: Fully Loaded. In February 2007's Sakuran she played the rebellious but beautiful courtesan Kiyoha in a live action adaptation of the manga.

Her latest performance in a film is starring in the live-action adaptation of the manga The Legend of Kamui.

In addition to acting, she has also been known for her impersonation skills, of many martial artists and wrestlers, most notably Wanderlei Silva, Melvin Manhoef and Jun Kasai.

Personal life
In 2004, Tsuchiya announced her engagement to model and actor Joshua Niimura, the younger brother of model Friedia Niimura (Rin Kozue). On November 19, 2004, Tsuchiya gave birth to their first child, a son named Sky (澄海) who is featured in a photobook with his mother, titled, Happy Days – Anna, Mama ni Naru!. In July 2006, it was announced that Tsuchiya and Niimura had divorced. In May 2008, Niimura died of heart failure at the age of 25.

In a 2008 interview in The Japan Times, Tsuchiya said: "It is cool being wild and broken-down, but drinking at nighttime is enough for me. I believe when you make rock music, it might not be cool if you behave not so cleverly. Actually, I've been rather earnest. When I drink a bit, I can get crazy, but not too much. The happiest thing for me is my family."

In September 2009, Tsuchiya wrote on her blog that she was pregnant and had married her long-time stylist, Yamato Kikuchi. The two had begun dating in 2007. On March 26, 2010, Tsuchiya gave birth to her second son, Simba (心羽). The couple divorced in 2016.

On March 6, 2017, she gave birth to her third child – a daughter, Seina. On November 21, 2018, she gave birth to her fourth child, a girl, Niina (虹波).

Discography

 * Taste My Beat (2005)
 * Strip Me? (2006)
 * Anna Tsuchiya Inspi' Nana (Black Stones) (2007)
 * Nudy Show! (2008)
 * Rule (2010)

Photobooks
† This is a compilation of her column at Flyman Postman Press.

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Peter Crombie

Peter B. Crombie (June 26, 1952 – January 10, 2024) was an American film and television actor.

Early life and education
Crombie was born on June 26, 1952, and raised in Oak Lawn, a suburb of Chicago. He studied acting at the Yale School of Drama before moving to New York City.

Career
Crombie appeared in such films as Born on the Fourth of July, Natural Born Killers, Seven, My Dog Skip and The Doors. His best-known television role was as the recurring minor character "Crazy" Joe Davola on Seinfeld. The name was used with the consent of Fox TV executive, Joe "Lennard" Davola.

Crombie also made guest appearances on such television series as Spenser: For Hire, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (in the episode "Melora"), Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, Picket Fences, NYPD Blue and many others. Crombie wrote the script for the 2006 short drama Threshold.

Personal life
Crombie married Nadine Kijner in 1991 and the couple divorced a few years later.

Death
Crombie died after a brief illness on January 10, 2024, at the age of 71.

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Amsterdam Oud-Zuid

Oud-Zuid (English: Old South) is the name of a neighbourhood and of a (larger) former borough (stadsdeel) of Amsterdam.

History
The borough was formed in 1998 by merging the former boroughs of Amsterdam-Zuid and De Pijp, lying southwest and south of the centre of Amsterdam. In 2010, the borough was merged with Zuideramstel to form the borough Amsterdam-Zuid. On 1 January 2005 the borough had a population of 83,696. It included some of the richest neighbourhoods in Amsterdam, most of which were developed at the end of the 19th century.

Neighbourhoods
The following neighbourhoods were included in the borough Oud-Zuid:

From the former borough of De Pijp:
 * Oude Pijp
 * Nieuwe Pijp including the Diamantbuurt

From the former borough Amsterdam-Zuid (as it existed from 1990 to 1998):
 * Apollobuurt
 * Hoofddorppleinbuurt
 * Museum Quarter
 * Duivelseiland
 * Schinkelbuurt
 * Stadionbuurt
 * Willemspark
 * Vondelpark (park)

The area Prinses Irenebuurt, which was part of the former borough of Amsterdam-Zuid, was not included in Oud-Zuid, but added to the borough Zuideramstel which was also created in 1998.

Before 1990 in popular usage amongst Amsterdammers, "Oud-Zuid" referred to a much smaller area: the Museumkwartier (incl. Duivelseiland) and the Willemspark area. The City of Amsterdam used the term "Oud-Zuid" to refer to a larger area which also included De Pijp and the Schinkelbuurt.

Destinations
Popular tourist and cultural destinations are located in the borough of Oud-Zuid, including:
 * the Albert Cuyp Market, which is held on the Albert Cuypstraat
 * the Vondelpark: a 47 ha park containing an open-air theatre and until April 4, 2012 the museum of the EYE Film Institute
 * the Stedelijk Museum and Van Gogh Museum, as well as the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam are located on the Museumplein ('Museum Square')
 * the Heineken Experience located in the former Heineken brewery
 * the Concertgebouw, a concert hall located on the Museumplein

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The article seems biased... --67.80.77.104 05:43, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Name controversy
Seems like his original name was Mohammad Pashaki, somehow changed in Ali Karimi...any accurate info? --necronudist (talk) 10:35, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * His full name is Mohammad Ali Karimi Pashaki. But everyone calls him Ali Karimi. His official website says so, . Nokhodi (talk) 03:54, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * But the Asian Federation and farsi wikipedia don't think so... --necronudist (talk) 10:30, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

club career Statistics
look here: his apps and gls are different from wiki, does anybody know the source of his Statistics written in this article?
 * Amirreza (talk) 15:35, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Green Armband Controversey
See [] and Iran Bans Election Protest Footballers. Needs to be expanded once there is a clear ruling from Iranian Football -- Stephen.andrew.lynch (talk) 00:35, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

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Ali Karimi → Ali Karimi (footballer, born 1978) – no clear WP:PRIMARYTOPIC Joeykai (talk) 04:45, 13 November 2022 (UTC) The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
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 * Oppose - no, the footballer born 1978 who made 127 appearances for Iran, was the Asian footballer of the year, is the clear PRIMARYTOPIC. GiantSnowman 19:24, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Oppose he is famous like pele and maradona (if any pele or maradona) born in future still Pelé/Diego Maradona are WP:PRIMARYTOPIC.--Miha2020 (talk) 19:37, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

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Nothing Compares 2 U

"Nothing Compares 2 U" is a song written by the American musician Prince for his band the Family. It first appeared on their only album, The Family (1985). Its lyrics express the feelings of longing expressed by an abandoned lover.

The Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor recorded a version for her second studio album, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990), co-produced with Nellee Hooper. It was released as the album's second single in early 1990 and became a worldwide hit. Its music video, directed by John Maybury, received heavy rotation on MTV. In December 1990, Billboard named "Nothing Compares 2 U" the "#1 World Single" of 1990 at its first Billboard Music Awards.

In 1993, Prince released a live version of "Nothing Compares 2 U", with Rosie Gaines on guest vocals, on his compilation album The Hits/The B-Sides. His 1984 demo was released as a single in 2018 and included on the 2019 compilation Originals.

Background
"Nothing Compares 2 U" was written by the American musician Prince, who recorded a demo in 1984. In 1985, Prince's funk band the Family released their sole studio album, The Family, including "Nothing Compares 2 U". It was not released as a single and received little recognition. Prince's demo was released in 2018.

Recording
The Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor recorded a version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" for her second album, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990), with a new arrangement by her and the producer Nellee Hooper. O'Connor's version is in the key of F major.

Pre-production for the song was done at Hooper's house. Hooper enlisted Gota Yashiki, with whom he'd previously worked on Soul II Soul's debut studio album, to do arranging and programming of instrument and drum tracks for the song. Yashiki utilized an Atari ST computer running C-Lab Notator sequencing software and an Akai S1100 sampler. After recording sessions moved to Britannia Row Studios, live drum parts were overdubbed and the cello part, provided by the Akai sampler, was finalized.

O'Connor's vocals were recorded in a single take, then double-tracked with another subsequent take, using an AKG C414B-ULS large-diaphragm condenser microphone. Per the singer's demands, absolutely no compression was to be utilized on her vocals.

Concept
Directed by John Maybury, the music video consists mostly of a closeup of O'Connor's face as she goes through stages of sadness and anger while singing the lyrics; the rest consists of her walking through the Parc de Saint-Cloud in Paris. Toward the end of the video, two tears roll down her face, one on each cheek. O'Connor has said that her tears were real. She did not intend to cry but then thought, "I should let this happen." She explained that the tears were triggered by thoughts of her mother, who died in a car accident in 1985. She said she learned to channel her emotions with the "bel canto" singing style, which she compared to extreme acting methods. In the middle and at the very end of the video, there is a shot from O'Connor's photo session for the I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got album cover.

Reception
The video won three "Moonmen" at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards: Video of the Year (O'Connor was the first female artist to be awarded it), Best Female Video and Best Post-Modern Video. It was nominated for Breakthrough Video, Viewer's Choice and International Viewer's Choice during the ceremony. The video was also the subject of many parodies and spoofs, such as Gina Riley's parody "Nothing Is There" on Fast Forward, referring to the fact that O'Connor tended to shave her head bald.

Commercial
O'Connor's version was a worldwide hit, topping charts in O'Connor's native Ireland, Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States (plus top five in France). It was certified platinum in Austria and in the United Kingdom, and gold in Germany and in Sweden.

In the United States it spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100; in addition, it was number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and reached number two on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart (held off the top position by Rod Stewart's "This Old Heart of Mine" for three weeks). In terms of its chart performance on the Hot 100 it ranked number three for 1990. In April 1990, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. On the second of its four weeks at number one, the record's parent album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got started a six-week run at number one on the Billboard 200. In 2019, the single ranked 97 in a Hot 100 60th-anniversary Top 600 covering the period from 1958 to 2018.

In the United Kingdom the single ranked number two for the year, behind a re-release of the Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody". In July 2023, days after O'Connor's death, "Nothing Compares 2 U" reappeared on the UK Top 100 at number 45, and charted at number 1 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.

Critical
O'Connor's version received mostly positive reviews. Jodi Cleesattle from American Eagle felt that "there is pain in Sinéad O'Connor's voice, and there probably always will be". She remarked that "loneliness and longing" are highlighted on the song, adding that O'Connor's voice "fits the song perfectly. Her vocals soar and leap unexpectedly but gracefully, making, the ballad, the loveliest of love songs." Bill Coleman from Billboard declared it as a "brilliant interpretation of the melancholic lament." Ernest Hardy from Cashbox called it a "genuine tear-jerker".

Greg Sandow for Entertainment Weekly felt that it is a song "about how to carry on after losing love". Tom Moon from Knight Ridder said she "adapts the breathy approach of a torch singer." A reviewer from Los Angeles Times noted that the singer "match raw emotion with spare sounds" on "the quiet, desperate, lovelorn beauty". Melody Maker wrote, "It should go without saying that her voice is brilliant, but this is a pointless and embarrassing over-sentimental paw. The zillions of strings don't help, they don't add poignancy, they merely serve to drag the momentum backwards. [...] A waste of talent."

Pan-European magazine Music & Media stated that out of all the recent covers of Prince songs – Chaka Khan's "I Feel for You", Tom Jones' "Kiss" and Simple Minds' "Sign o' the Times" – "this is definitely the most convincing." The reviewer noted further that originally recorded by Minneapolis band the Family for their 1985 debut album, "O'Connor's emotionally charged version has immediate appeal", and is "destined to be her biggest hit to date." David Giles from Music Week found that the song "is not one of Prince's finest moments, and O'Connor does little to disguise this fact bar a few token vocal somersaults. The string synths also have a dirge-like effect, dragging the rest of the arrangement along with them."

The Network Forty's reviewer wrote that "when Sinéad sang 'Nothing Compares 2 U', seas calmed, angels wept and Top 40 radio stood still to listen to this powerful expression of unrequited love." James Brown from NME said, "Pining for a recently departed love, Sinéad hits the lyrics with an immense range of vocal ability and passion. From a gossamer thin whisper to a searing plea she shows just how much catching up Kate Bush has to do." Tom Doyle from Smash Hits felt that "it doesn't sound at all like any of her other stuff."

Retrospective
In 2019, Bill Lamb from About.com wrote that O'Connor's "emotional, gutsy performance made it a classic. Painful loss meets stunning vocal beauty with a perfectly understated instrumental arrangement." In their 2020 retrospective review, Matthew Hocter from Albumism described it as a song "deeply rooted in emotion and despair which would go on to certify O'Connor and that song as one of music history's most unforgettable moments." AllMusic editor Steve Huey called the song "stunning" and noted its "remarkable intimacy".

In 2010, Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger noted it as a "very moving track", and added that it "captures the stasis, anger and devastation of a bad break-up with awful accuracy." He also complimented the music "whose stately, sympathetic pulse gives O’Connor the canvas she needs to be so devastating." In an 2000 review, Steven Wells from NME said "it remains one of the best 'boo-hoo, my bloke's left me' pop songs ever recorded", and a "stark reminder that O'Connor is blessed with an amazing and unique voice". He concluded with that it "remains the outstanding highlight of her career to date. She's more than capable of surpassing it in the future. Less Sade and more Aretha, please."

In 2009, Mark Richardson from Pitchfork stated that "you have to look pretty hard to find a better expression in pop music of the void that exists when a relationship ends." In an 2015 retrospective review, Pop Rescue wrote that O'Connor "makes light work" of the track, and she's "having plenty of power to belt out the lyrics at the right points." The reviewer added that it is a "fantastic exhibit of 90s music". In 2004, Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine felt that it perhaps is O'Connor's "greatest vocal achievement" and described it as a "classic torch song she quite simply owns."

Prince versions
In 1993, Prince released a live version of "Nothing Compares 2 U", with Rosie Gaines on guest vocals, on his compilation album The Hits/The B-Sides. This version reached number seven on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart in 1993 and number 66 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the Billboard issue dated January 15, 1994. Following Prince's death in 2016, this version reached number 43 on the US Digital Songs Sales chart and number 31 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart. Prince also recorded a solo version for his concert film Rave Un2 the Year 2000, and for his 2002 live album One Nite Alone... Live!.

Prince's 1984 demo (albeit in newly mixed form by Tony Maserati) was released as a single in 2018 by Warner Bros. Records in conjunction with his estate. It was accompanied by a music video, consisting of edited rehearsal footage shot in mid-1984. The single reached number 21 on the US Hot R&B Songs chart and number eight on the US R&B Digital Song Sales chart in 2018. It was included as the final track on Prince's 2019 posthumous compilation Originals.

Personnel (1984 version)
Credits sourced from Duane Tudahl and Guitarcloud
 * Prince – lead and backing vocals, Yamaha DX7, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums
 * Eric Leeds – saxophone
 * Susannah Melvoin – backing vocals
 * Clare Fischer – orchestral arrangement

Legacy

 * In 2003, Q magazine ranked "Nothing Compares 2 U" at number 242 in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever".
 * It was included at number 165 by Rolling Stone in its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
 * In 2007, VH1 ranked O'Connor's rendition number 10 of the "100 Greatest Songs of the 90s".
 * In September 2010, Pitchfork included the song at number 37 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90s.
 * The song was listed at number 77 on Billboard's "Greatest Songs of All Time".
 * Time magazine included "Nothing Compares 2 U" in its 2011 (unranked) list of "All-TIME 100 Songs".
 * In 2012, Porcys listed the song at number 60 in their ranking of "100 Singles 1990-1999", noting that "it's probably one of the noblest, most dignified slow songs of the decade".
 * In October 2014, Aretha Franklin released her 38th and final studio album Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics in which she covered several songs by other female recording artists, including an upbeat, jazz version of "Nothing Compares 2 U".
 * The song was simulcast on radio stations throughout the United States to commemorate Prince 15 days after his death. The simulcast was timed to reflect the song's opening lyric: "It's been 7 hours and 15 days since you took your love away."
 * Chris Cornell posted a link to his version the day after Prince's death. In an accompanying message, he wrote: "Prince's music is the soundtrack to the soulful and beautiful universe he created, and we have all been privileged to be part of that amazing world. I performed his song 'Nothing Compares 2 U' for the first time a couple months ago. It has a timeless relevance for me and practically everyone I know. Sadly, now his own lyrics in this song could not be more relevant than at this moment, and I sing them now in reverence as I pay tribute to this unequaled artist who has given all of our lives so much inspiration and made the world so much more interesting. We will miss you Prince!!!" On Father's Day 2018, Cornell's daughter Toni released a version of the song she recorded with her father before his death in 2017. In 2020, the song was covered on Chris Cornell's No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1.
 * In 2019, Stacker placed the song at number 20 in their list of "Best 90s pop songs".
 * In 2020, The Guardian ranked the song at number 12 in its list of the "100 Greatest UK No 1s"
 * Country artist Jon Pardi covered the song on his album Rancho Fiesta Sessions in 2020.
 * In 2024, Annie Lennox, accompanied by Wendy & Lisa sang this song at the 2024 Grammy Awards during the "In Memoriam" segment as a tribute to O'Connor. She ended the performance by saying "Artists for ceasefire! Peace in the world!" as a response to the 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire and the Israel–Hamas war.
 * Cleveland.com ranked "Nothing Compares 2 U" the best Billboard Hot 100 number-one song of the 1990s in 2020, calling it "one of the greatest love songs ever written".
 * It was included at number 184 by Rolling Stone in its 2021 update list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

Track listings

 * 7" single
 * 1) "Nothing Compares 2 U" – 5:09
 * 2) "Jump in the River" – 4:13

 * CD maxi
 * 1) "Nothing Compares 2 U" – 5:09
 * 2) "Jump in the River" – 4:13
 * 3) "Jump in the River" (instrumental) – 4:04

Credits and personnel
Nothing Compares 2 U
 * Sinéad O'Connor – lead vocals, background vocals, producer, mixing
 * Prince – music and lyrics
 * Nellee Hooper – producing
 * Chris Birkett – engineering, mixing
 * Dave Burnham assistant mix engineer

Jump in the River
 * Sinéad O'Connor – music and lyrics, lead vocals, producer, mixing
 * Marco Pirroni – music and lyrics
 * Chris Birkett – engineering, mixing
 * Fachtna O' Ceallaigh – mixing

Ireland chart history
"Nothing Compares 2 U" entered the Irish singles chart on January 11, 1990, reaching number one two weeks later. After a six-week run at the top, Sinéad O'Connor was replaced by "Love Shack" by the B-52's. The song left the chart on March 29, after twelve weeks.

UK chart history
In the UK Top 100 chart dated January 20, 1990, the single entered at number 30, then rocketed to number three, then to number one, where it stayed for four weeks, holding off a twin challenge from dance acts Technotronic and Black Box. The single slipped to number two in the chart dated March 3, replaced at the top by "Dub Be Good to Me" by Beats International. "Nothing Compares 2 U" completed its twelve-week run within the UK Top 40 in early April. "Nothing Compares 2 U" was Britain's biggest-selling new recording of 1990, ranking number two in the year-end chart behind a re-release of the Righteous Brothers' 1965 hit "Unchained Melody".

US chart history
The single entered the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 at number 33, in the issue dated March 24, 1990. "Nothing Compares 2 U" rose steadily over the next four weeks – no doubt bolstered by the increasing exposure of the song's video on MTV – before reaching number one in the issue dated April 21. The single took just six weeks to reach number one – tied with Madonna's "Vogue" and New Kids on the Block's "Step by Step" as the year's fastest climber to the top. It spent four weeks at number one, as it did in the UK, with Jane Child's "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" and Calloway's "I Wanna Be Rich" stuck at number two. Madonna's "Vogue" replaced "Nothing Compares 2 U" at number one. The single spent ten weeks in the Top Ten – one of only four 1990 releases to do so – and finished its 15-week run in the US Top 40 in late June.

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Infinity Land

Infinity Land is the third studio album by Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro, released on 4 October 2004 on Beggars Banquet.

Overview
The album saw the band move into darker territory, in terms of both sound and lyrical content. It also furthered various experiments from The Vertigo of Bliss, such as using 5/4 time ("There is no Such Thing as a Jaggy Snake"), multiple time changes, key changes, instrumental variation, unpredictable riffs and complex song structures.

The album contains a hidden track, "Tradition Feed". After the final track, "Pause And Turn It Up", approximately 18 minutes of silence precedes a short poem, read by Simon Neil. "Tradition Feed" can also be found as a B-side to the vinyl 7" single "Only One Word Comes To Mind". As with each of the band's first three albums, it has been played in full once only, on 15 December 2005 at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow. "Only One Word Comes to Mind" reached #27 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Glitter And Trauma", "My Recovery Injection", and "Only One Word Comes To Mind" were released as singles in edited forms. "There's No Such Thing As A Jaggy Snake" was released as digital download. "Got Wrong" was considered for the final single but lost out to "Only One Word Comes To Mind".

The cover art was created by Chris Fleming, who also created the cover art for all the singles from Infinity Land.

Simon Neil has stated in various interviews that the title Infinity Land is a reference to serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. It was in a Jeffrey Dahmer book, he talks about his ideal place, which is called Infinity Land - his idea of heaven - which is really grim, being surrounded by corpses and shit. You don't know what it's about, it could sound hopeful, but when you know what it's referring to, it becomes quite sinister. In a way, it's kinda cool that people don't know what we're referring to, that people make up their own meanings for things... it could be quite optimistic, but it's not.

Release history
Infinity Land was released in the UK in 2004.

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