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Wedding videography

Wedding videography is a video production that documents a wedding on video. The final product of the videographer's documentation is commonly called a wedding video. It is also referred to as a wedding movie, or a wedding film.

Wedding videography can trace its roots back to before the invention of the modern video camera through 8mm and 16mm films. When film was the only way to capture moving pictures, a few enterprising individuals would take the family 8mm camera and film the weddings of friends and family. These film cameras had a major limitation in the form of 4-minute load times. After exposing 4 minutes of film, the operator would have to load a new film cartridge. The high cost of processing and the fact the majority of them could not record sound to the film further limited the industry. However, there were still a few individuals who were able to turn the documentation of weddings into a business.

In 1967 Sony introduced the first Portapak, the Sony DV-2400 Video Rover. With the introduction of these first camcorders, wedding video documentation evolved from something only for the rich into something for the masses. Early adopters were primarily hobbyists who at first started recording the weddings of friends and family, then went on to do jobs for pay.

The early days of professional wedding videography were marked by primitive technology and technique, with the equipment generally producing low image quality. Cameras required bright lights, had fuzzy pictures, poor color saturation, and single-channel, poor quality audio. The cameras were bulky, with a separate unit that connected to the video recorder via a cable, severely limiting the videographer's movement. In post-production, many wedding videos were not edited. Generation loss was also a limiting factor because of the nature of analog video tape.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the state of the industry began to improve. Videographers began to form regional and national organizations, the largest, currently active organization being the Wedding and Event Videographers Association International (WEVA). Manufacturers created a market between the professional video camera and video camera consumer levels, known as the prosumer, which met the needs of this niche market. Towards the mid-1990s, the manufacturers introduced digital cameras, removing the last of the technological barriers that had impeded wedding videography since it was established. The cameras were small, mobile, worked even better than the already good analog cameras on the market in low light situations, and allowed the videographer to be discreet and not an intrusion to the events. Post-production creativity took a major leap forward with the introduction of advanced tools like the Newtek Video Toaster in the early 1990s. This led to the introduction of other relatively inexpensive non-linear editing systems (NLE), which offered the editor many more creative options. But the delivery method still relied on an analog viewing system, VHS video tape. This changed in the late 1990s with introduction of the recordable DVD. Weddings and events were now recorded digitally, edited digitally, and delivered digitally, greatly improving the image quality.

By the late 1990s, wedding videography had expanded beyond documentation of weddings. The majority of wedding videographers preferred to add the additional term of "event" to their description of service. New offerings, such as Love Stories, Photo Montages (a retrospective collection of photographs set to music), music videos, family biographies, anniversaries, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, graduations, and many other one-time events were also being documented in large numbers on video. The general skill level of the industry's members improved and post-production capabilities reflected the standards of commercial productions.

Typical styles
Common styles range from "journalistic" to "cinematic".

 * Video Journalistic style (also referred to as documentary style): Typically described as a documentary film of the event. Segments are edited as they occur to preserve continuity. This style of editing will produce a polished documentation of the day as it unfolds.

 * Cinematic: Cinematic videography/editing is defined as a ‘filmy' look.  This style aims to increase the emotional impact through use of slow motion and transition effects, saturated colors, creative camera angles and dramatic music.  It has that 'wow' factor to tell your story in a unique way.

 * Concept Videos: Concept wedding video is the most artistic and elaborated type of wedding videos. It is usually scripted and includes a lot of preparation, usually a few pre wedding shoots, interviews with the couple or guests and finally the wedding video itself.

 * Short Form Wedding:Although there is no official standard, the generally accepted rule of thumb for a short form is between 10-45 minutes in length. The first thing you will probably notice when viewing a film is that events don't always occur in chronological order. That's not to say, however, that it doesn't flow. In fact most times it can have a very concise flow. The reason being is that couples trust the videographers creative instincts, which in turn allows us to tell a more compelling story by shifting around certain moments. This is known as "time-shifting." Normally the different elements of the day are connected by speeches, sound bites or vows from the ceremony, together they tell a compete story.

 * Instagram Videos: Since the rise in popularity of mobile phones and social media apps, especially Instagrams popularity there has been an increase in much shorter wedding videos. The typical length of an Instagram video is 15 seconds to 60 seconds for the Instagram feed. You can also upload longer videos too to IGTV.
 * Drone shots: Drones have become more common at weddings which has seen a surge in Aerial photography and videography.

While in some traditions the wedding is the most important event of one's life, in others it is regarded as a mere celebration. The more traditional and orthodox religions regard weddings as a very important tradition and invest large amounts of money in this event, even making loans.

Types of video
Wedding video has grown in recent years to encompass countless video production offerings. Some are produced to be shown at the wedding or are delivered after the wedding.

 * Engagement/proposal video: A video documenting how one person proposes to his or her partner. An engagement/proposal video is usually filmed without the other person's knowledge in order to capture the other person's genuine reaction & surprise.

 * Invitation DVD: Some invitation printers will include a DVD in a slot in the printed invitation. The DVD shows the couple and/or the parents on camera inviting viewers to the wedding and reception.

 * Photo montage (also called video scrapbooks): Includes but is not limited to still pictures displayed on a video. Can also include sound bites and video footage, but is predominantly still photos.

 * Love story: Traditionally an interview of the soon to be couple about how they met, what they are like together and what their plans for the future are. Quite often the interview is inter-cut with romantic footage of the couple frolicking together or re-enactments of what they are talking about.

 * Concept video: Typically a short film that incorporates to tell a story about the bride or groom or both. Quite often not related to the couple's real life.

 * Same day edit (also called a wedding day edit, sometimes abbreviated as SDE): A short video (usually 3 to 5 minutes) produced from the footage of the wedding shot earlier in the day, usually incorporating footage from pre-ceremony (getting ready), ceremony, photoshoot, reception entrance and first dance, which is then shown near the end of the reception (usually prior to the bride & groom speeches) as a recap of the wedding. It is also possible to incorporate footage shot prior to the wedding in the same day edit.

 * Next day edit (sometimes abbreviated as NDE)
 * A next day edit is similar in concept as a Same Day Edit, except it is made overnight to be played the next day. A next day edit is a short video (usually 3 to 5 minutes) produced from the footage captured during the day, edited over night, to be played the next day. It is quite common to see Next Day Edit videos in South Asian weddings where there are multiple days of events. A wedding can have the ceremony take place on Saturday and have a Next Day Edit video played during the reception on Sunday evening.

 * Bridal elegance: A video shot in the style of a fashion shoot that depicts the bride in her wedding gown. Can be done before, during or after the wedding.

 * Highlights: A wedding highlight video is usually a 3 to 12 minutes video/short film that highlights the best moments of the wedding day. A highlight video can be edited in Non-linear or Linear fashion. A linear highlight video is a highlight video that shows the sequence of the day in chronological order. A non-linear highlight video focus on story telling, thus, footage & speeches are sometimes shown out of chronological order to tell an engaging story. Is quite common to share highlight video on YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Instagram and other social networks to family and friends. The shorter highlight video is quite often popular for showing to friends, while immediate family members and close friends might want watch the full-length wedding video.

 * Trash the dress: A fad that struck the video and photography markets from 2005 to 2008. The idea was to create art by soaking, staining, dirtying or outright destroying the wedding gown. The shoot often occurred after the wedding day.

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Jon Lugbill

Jon Phillip Lugbill (born May 27, 1961 in Wauseon, Ohio) is a whitewater canoe slalom racer. During the 1980s, he participated in international racing in Men's Individual C1 (a decked canoe, similar to a kayak). He is the only slalom racer to ever appear on the Wheaties box.

Lugbill started canoeing in the 1970s in the Washington, D.C. area. He often trained daily in his C1 using slalom gates set up on a feeder canal next to the Potomac River near Great Falls. During the winter, Lugbill and his fellow paddlers also trained in the David Taylor Model Basin. He and some other fellow racers (notably David Hearn) developed new designs of low volume decked canoes, using nylon, kevlar and fiberglass cloths mixed with epoxy resin.

In 1979, Lugbill won the C1 men's individual World Championship in canoe slalom at the first World Championships to be held on the North American continent at Jonquière (Canada). This was the first time an American had won an individual gold medal in the world canoe slalom championships. Lugbill went on to win gold in his category several more times; 1981 at Bala (Wales), 1983 at Meran (Italy), 1987 at Bourg St. Maurice (France), and 1989 at the Savage River (USA). In 1985 at Augsburg (then in West Germany), Lugbill had to settle for the silver medal after David Hearn bested him for the gold. Lugbill also won seven consecutive world championship gold medals in the C1 team event (1979-1991). His older brother Ron was part of the gold medal winning C1 team in 1981.

Lugbill won three consecutive overall world cup titles in the C1 category including the inaugural edition in 1988.

During the peak of Lugbill's career, whitewater canoeing was not included on the competition program of the Summer Olympic Games. His only appearance on the Olympic stage came in 1992, when the sport returned to the Olympics after a 20-year absence. On the man-made course in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain, Lugbill placed fourth after being assessed for a five-second gate touch penalty at Gate 23 during his first run.

Lugbill is the Executive Director of Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers and resides in Richmond, Virginia. The Sports Backers have been named the best Sports Commission in America an unprecedented 4 times by the National Association of Sports Commissions.

Lugbill lived in Archbold, Ohio until he was three years old. Then he moved to Vienna and then Fairfax, Virginia. He attended Lanier Intermediate School in Fairfax and Oakton High School. He graduated from the University of Virginia. He has two daughters, Kelly and Stephanie.

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Pasquotank

Pasquotank may refer to:
 * Pasquotank County, North Carolina
 * Pasquotank River, in northeastern North Carolina

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Velventos

Velventos (Βελβεντός) is a town and municipality in Kozani regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece. The 2021 census recorded 2,949 people in the community of Velventos and 3,057 in the municipality. The municipality has an area of 126.516 km2, the community 54.573 km2.

Administration
The municipality of Velventos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
 * Velventos (Velventos, Paliogratsano)
 * Agia Kyriaki
 * Katafygio
 * Polyfyto

The community of Velventos (before 1940: Velvendos) was created in 1918. It absorbed the former community Paliogratsano in 1951. The municipality of Velventos was formed in 1985 by the merger of the communities of Velventos and Agia Kyriaki. The community of Polyfyto was absorbed in 1994, and Katafygio in 1997. At the 2011 Kallikratis reform, it became part of the new municipality Servia-Velventos. In 2019 the municipality of Velventos was recreated in its pre-2011 extension.

Geography
Velventos lies at the foot of the Pierian Mountains, 33 km northeast of the city of Kozani. It is located near the artificial lake of Polyfyto. A local road connects it with the GR-3/E65 between Larissa and Kozani. It is located southwest of Veria, north-northwest of Servia and Larissa, east-northeast of Grevena and south-southeast of Kozani.

Surrounded by forests, it is located in the fertile valley of the Haliacmon river and produces fruit, mainly peaches. 10.6% of the area is cultivated. Agricultural production is organised in two agricultural cooperatives.

History
The area has been continually occupied since the prehistoric times. For this reason, many fruitful archaeological digs have been made in the area, unearthing mainly prehistoric findings. Velventos contains also many late Byzantine and post-Byzantine monuments and temples, among them the 12th-century church of Saint Minas and the 14th-century church of Saint Paraskevi.

During the Turkish occupation of Greece, Velventos saw great cultural development. Architect Stamatios Kleanthis was born here.

Velventos became part of Greece during the Balkan Wars.

Facilities
Velventos has a school, church, a lyceum (middle school), a gymnasium (secondary school), banks, a post office, and a square.

A well organized athletic stadium for several indoor and outdoor sport activities is located at the exit of the town. There are 2 Athletic Clubs, A.C. Velventos who has Soccer, Basketball and Volleyball as their main sport activities and A.C. Taekwondo Velventos with Taekwondo and Kick Boxing.

Notable people
Numerous scholars and famous researchers were born in this area, e.g.:

 * Stamatios Kleanthis famous architect
 * Eleni Psara (pioneer of optics engineering)
 * Markos Palamidis, fighter during the Macedonian struggle

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Coming to New Mexico
Howdy, Mike! I was perusing the category of Wikipedians in NM and saw your page. I, like you, was extremely saddened at the passing of Mitch Hedberg, and I love Incubus (although I'm only 21, so a year and change to go until combustion/universal dislike). I currently live in New York but I'm considering a move to Albuquerque, where I know few people and thus looked to Wikipedia to introduce myself. If you would like to talk about New Mexico, Wikipedia, or whatever, feel free to let me know!

I also noticed that you are into hiking, is New Mexico a good place for it? I think one of the great perks about going there is that one can spend far more time outdoors in NM than in NY, where it is just bitter cold and you are never truly "outside" no matter where you go.

Hope to hear from you! Paul 05:05, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Mike - thanks for getting back to me re: New Mexico. Time and circumstance have dictated that I am stuck here in New York for the time being, although bringing my motorbike out to NM and living out of a tent is a dream that I have not let go of. I also happened to notice property for sale in Valencia County near Los Lunas - do you happen to know anything about the area? It seems like it could be a good investment due to its proximity to ABQ and the interstate, so I'm considering giving it a shot...anyways, when I do go out to NM again, it would be great to go for a hike...I recently saw the featured article on Amateur Radio Direction Finding and was quite intrigued by that, are you at all familiar? Talk to you later...Paul 18:35, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

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Hello. You have been identified as having added or removed direct external map service links in articles. There is a discussion at Wikipedia talk:External links about which should be done, and some more opinions would be good to find community consensus. --Para (talk) 23:01, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

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Social effects of Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina had many social effects, due the significant loss and disruption of lives it caused. The number of fatalities, direct and indirect, related to Katrina is 1,833 and over 400,000 people were left homeless. The hurricane left hundreds of thousands of people without access to their homes or jobs, it separated people from relatives, and caused both physical and mental distress on those who suffered through the storm and its aftermath, such as Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Emergency preparation
At the beginning of 2001, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) detailed three unfortunate events that were considered more than probable to happen in the United States. These three included deadly earthquakes in and around San Francisco, an attack in New York City at the hands of a terror group, and a combined hurricane and levee failure in New Orleans. The latter of the three is what would become, four years later, the costliest natural disaster in United States history. This was not the first hurricane, however, that was of concern to local agencies—the ones who plan for and execute emergency evacuations, etc. Hurricane Georges, a Category 3 storm, started an evacuation in 1998 but missed downtown New Orleans after heading west several hours before expected landfall.

While New Orleans experiences many of the same issues that other coastal cities do in the face of a storm, it also holds its own unique characteristics. The city sits below sea level, at about two feet below sea level at any given place. The Mississippi River, in contrast, sits above sea level by the same difference. At the extremes, though, a part of the city can be ten to fifteen feet below sea level. After Hurricane Georges and Hurricane Floyd in 1999, these stressors created the need for increased drainage and a sustainable levee system.

The purpose of the levees on the eastern and western banks of the Mississippi River is to keep water out of the city when levels become high. The juxtaposition of this is that while they may keep water out, after surges and storms overcome the levees, the structures also play a strong role in keeping the water trapped in the city. Continuing years later, inspections on the levees of New Orleans and its various parts of town and parishes details how insufficient these levees are and continue to be. Inspections through the Army Corps of Engineers showed several issues with the levees in place. These issues include wall erosion, pounding water, settling/tilting of flood wall panels, and animal burrowing

As the city began to grow, drainage and levees were not seen as “enough” when faced with the potential of endangering the 1.4 million persons who called the city their home. Planning for the need to evacuate the population that would be willing and able to evacuate in an emergency, officials implemented a highway contraflow system. With this, all major inbound roads would be flipped to provide extra lanes for outbound purposes. This method was used prior to Hurricane Katrina in nearby states, citing “mixed successes”.

Displacement
On August 28, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city, the first in its history. Most of the city's residents evacuated, but approximately 100,000–120,000 remained after the mandatory evacuation order. The Superdome was made available as a shelter for those who were not able to evacuate and did not have protection from the storm. On August 29, about 12,000 people sought shelter between the Superdome and other shelters provided by the Red Cross. The extreme flooding caused by the hurricane later caused an additional 18,000 residents seek shelter at the Superdome and about 20,000 to the New Orleans Convention Center, neither of which were adequately prepared for that high numbers of evacuees.

Two weeks after the storm, 75% of evacuees were staying within 250 miles of the homes they lived in prior to the storm and by September 30, 2005 – a month after the storm – evacuees were registered in all 50 states. After 10 months, only a quarter of residents in the areas of the city that had flooded had returned and the evacuees that had moved away from the city had relocated an average of 3.5 times. In total, it is estimated that over a million people were displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

In 2006, 200,000 people called New Orleans home, a significant drop from the population of nearly half a million before Katrina. Of the rest of those who were displaced, about 40% moved to Texas and the rest went farther to either New York, Ohio, or even California.

Prior to Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Housing Authority managed 7,200 subsidized housing units that were occupied by low income families. After the flooding approximately 3,000 units were identified as significantly damaged and would need to be demolished and rebuilt. Although 3,000 units were destroyed, only 1,829 units were rebuilt and of these less than half met the criteria for subsidized housing. This further increased rental prices in New Orleans and caused the waitlist for subsidized housing became so long that it eventually closed and further prevented many of the lower income families from being able to move back to New Orleans. Some architects question if all of the 3,000 properties really sustained damage significant enough to warrant demolition. It is possible that the city of New Orleans used Hurricane Katrina as an opportunity for disaster capitalism by replacing subsidized housing with new homes to be sold to private owners and not setting priority on building housing that would have helped displaced citizens to return home.

Many evacuees from New Orleans, facing months without income, severely damaged or destroyed homes, and little in the way of recoverable possessions have begun expressing desires to permanently resettle elsewhere. Possible locations include the areas to which they were evacuated, or with friends or family in other states. This would lead to potentially large demographic effects not only on New Orleans but on the entire country, rivaled only by the Great Migration of African Americans in the first half of the 20th century, and the mass migration of the 1930s as a result of the Great Depression. The effects of this migration are likely to endure for decades as former citizens of New Orleans resettle in other areas yet retain strong cultural ties to New Orleans.

Studies have shown that the concentration of poverty is self-perpetuating, thus some postulate that the hurricane may have a small positive impact on future poverty levels.

Not only were evacuees displaced, but also some National Guard soldiers returning home from their deployment to Iraq were displaced because they were unable to find homes upon their arrival.

By July 2014, it was reported that nearly half of New Orleans neighborhoods have been restored back to over 90% of the residents from before Hurricane Katrina. Demographics of the city had shifted, with fewer African-American and white residents in the city now. This has allowed for a more diverse population with an increased number of Hispanic and Vietnamese residents after the storm. Of all age groups, children were the least likely to return to the city, decreasing the child population by 43%.

In August 2015, most of New Orleans had been restored, however, there are still some areas, like the Lower Ninth Ward, that are still undergoing development. There are many open lots where homes use to be and many marsh wetlands with wrecked ships and shipping containers left in open fields. They have rebuilt artificial barrier islands and wetlands just south of New Orleans, with belief that they will help protect the city from future storms that cause sea levels to rise. In 2017, to remember all of the victims of Hurricane Katrina, a memorial sculpture, called the ‘Scrap House’ by artist Sally Heller was built in the heart of New Orleans.

In terms of poverty, the rate 10 years after the hurricane was about the same prior to Katrina.

Due to the wide displacement caused by Hurricane Katrina, many people were separated from their family members, including young children separated from their parents and pets. A coordinated effort by the American Red Cross, Microsoft, and the San Diego Supercomputer Center, combined many diverse databases and has been very effective in reconnecting children with their parents. An effort to catalogue, identify, or even to collect remains of the dead is still ongoing as of April 2006, leaving those who do not know the whereabouts of loved ones to suffer uncertainty and anxiety. Over time both the reconnection and recovery operations have improved, but it will be much time before the majority of bodies are retrieved and people reunited.

While many existing organizations have worked to help those displaced, and some new groups and special efforts have been initiated, the survivors of Hurricane Katrina are still largely unorganized. Survivors have only recently begun to form associations for their own interests in the recovery effort. The largest of these associations is the ACORN Katrina Survivors Association, led by members New Orleans Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). The group has protested Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policies in both Houston, Texas, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and claims over 2,000 members.

An unknown, but significant, number of people restarted their lives in Houston instead of returning to New Orleans.

Health issues
Aside from the lack of water, food, shelter, and sanitation facilities, there were concerns that the prolonged flooding might lead to an outbreak of health problems for those who remained in the hurricane-affected areas. In addition to dehydration and food poisoning, there was a potential for communicable disease outbreaks of Cholera and respiratory illness, all related to the growing contamination of food and drinking water supplies in the area.

President Bush declared an emergency for the entire Gulf Coast. Before the hurricane, government health officials prepared to respond, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began sending medical emergency supplies to locations near the worst-hit area within 48 hours after landfall.

Supplies shipped by CDC's Strategic National Stockpile provided pharmaceuticals, technical assistance teams, and treatment capacity for citizens otherwise stranded by the hurricane's catastrophic effect on hospital infrastructure in Louisiana and Mississippi. These supplies served an estimated 30 acute care hospitals south of Interstate Highway 10, and volunteers organized around its, "contingency stations," to become temporary stand-ins for hospitals, warehouses, and distribution facilities damaged by the storm. Alongside strong responses from state and local medical teams, CDC support remained crucial until normal infrastructure support began to return a week and a half later.

Within days after landfall, medical authorities established contingency treatment facilities for over 10,000 people, and plans to treat thousands more were developing. Partnerships with commercial medical suppliers, shipping companies, and support services companies insured that evolving medical needs could be met within days or even hours.

There was concern the chemical plants and refineries in the area could have released pollutants into the floodwaters. People who suffer from allergies or lung disorders, such as asthma, may have health complications due to toxic mold and airborne irritants, leading to what some health officials have dubbed, "Katrina Cough". In Gulfport, Mississippi, several hundred tons of chicken and uncooked shrimp were washed out of their containers at the nearby harbor and could have contaminated the water table. On September 6, it was reported that Escherichia coli (E. coli) had been detected at unsafe levels in the waters that flooded New Orleans. The CDC reported on September 7 that five people had died of bacterial infection from drinking water contaminated with Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium from the Gulf of Mexico.

Wide outbreaks of severe infectious diseases such as cholera and dysentery were not considered likely because such illnesses are not endemic in the United States.

Mental health
Mental health issues were commonly experienced by residents affected by Hurricane Katrina, especially post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Five to seven months after the hurricane, 20% of people who had evacuated had exhibited mild to moderate mental health issues, 11% had exhibited serious mental health issues, and 16% had been diagnosed with PTSD.

One year later, evacuees exhibiting serious mental health issues and being diagnosed with PTSD had increased to 14% and 20%, respectively, which was unusual compared to other natural disasters. Residents of New Orleans with chronic mental health disorders were negatively affected by Hurricane Katrina as well. Before the hurricane, there were 196 practicing psychiatrists in New Orleans; after the hurricane, only 22 of them returned to New Orleans. Hospital rooms available for mental health patients also decreased from 487 to 190 because of the storm.

In addition to the increased risk of PTSD, the citizens of New Orleans that had been displaced to Houston, TX endured their own set of unique challenges. The media often covered stories of the increase in crime rate in Houston and often attributed the spike in crime to the displaced citizens of New Orleans which caused some Houstonians to become angry and resentful toward the victims of Hurricane Katrina. This created a moral panic in Houston; a sociological concept that describes the effect of media stories onto its audience. Case studies comparing the crime rates in Houston before and after Hurricane Katrina revealed that there was not a significant increase in crime rate. This moral panic created an unfair stigma onto the victims of Hurricane Katrina and it is believed that this may have led to loss of employment opportunities, barriers in education, and additional psychological stress.

Many residents of Houston who had moved from New Orleans after Katrina experienced a sense of deja vu in 2017 after Hurricane Harvey.

Animal issues
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, approximately 8,000 animals were rescued and brought to temporary shelters set up at the Lamar-Dixon Exposition Center in Gonzales, Louisiana, or the Parker Coliseum at Louisiana State University.

Most helicopter pilots and rescue boat captains refused to load pets in order to hold more people. Many families in the affected area refused to evacuate without their pets. While some field hospitals allowed pets to enter with their patients, those who were evacuated from the Superdome were not allowed to take their pets with them.

One case that attracted national attention was that of Snowball, a small white dog made famous by coverage of an Associated Press reporter, who said, "When a police officer confiscated a little boy's dog, the child cried until he vomited. 'Snowball, Snowball', he cried." The story of "Snowball" became a centerpiece in fundraising appeals by welfare organizations and various ad-hoc websites were created by people soliciting funds to help locate Snowball and reunite him with the boy.

Rescue teams were set up in the worst hit regions in response to desperate pleas from pet owners. Horses posed a particular problem, as they are easily stranded and cannot stand in water for long periods of time. Rescue agencies set up shelters and tried to find homes to adopt pets lost by their owners. Rescue centers were becoming overwhelmed in the days immediately following the hurricane. Several online resources were set up to give rescue groups, individuals, and businesses from around the country a centralized venue to publish their offers and requests for helping the animals displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Most of the 10,000 fish at the New Orleans Aquarium of the Americas died because the backup power ran out after four days. Most of the marine mammals and a large sea turtle survived. The Audubon Zoo lost only three animals out of a total of 1,400 due to good disaster planning and location on high ground.

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) in conjunction with the Louisiana SPCA and many other groups, had hundreds of staff and volunteers working in Louisiana and Mississippi. As of September 20, 2005, 6,031 animals were rescued and 400 were reunited with their owners. An estimated 600,000 animals were killed or left without shelter as a result of Hurricane Katrina.

Inspired by the story of Snowball, US Representative Tom Lantos (D-California) introduced the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act to the House of Representatives which would require states seeking FEMA assistance to accommodate pets and service animals in their plans for evacuating residents facing disasters. The bill passed with an overwhelming majority on May 22, 2006.

Baby names
Katrina also had a significant impact on the popularity of the name for babies. According to the Social Security Administration, Katrina, which had ranked as the 281st female baby name in 2004, dropped down to 382nd most popular name in 2006, 600th most popular name in 2007, and 815th most popular name in 2009. This surprised experts in naming trends, as past major hurricanes such as Hurricane Camille in 1969 had typically increased the popularity of a name due to its greater exposure.

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Talk:Troon

I removed the brief mention of Stephen Fraser as it seems extraneous without additional detail -- a brief search of the wiki and Google did not turn up information about who he is, or why we should care that he is from Troon. Someone with more info should fill in the details if appropriate. PxT 21:03, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

If there are two places called Troon, perhaps we should start a disambiguation page. Douglasnicol 15:04, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

The way the first two sentences are constructed is confusing - to say there are two places called Troon and then state that 'It is situated on the west coast, about eight miles north of Ayr' is wrong. Which one are we talking about? I know it's the Troon in Scotland but the first two sentences should be rewritten to make this clear. Also, the census results don't show a 100.8% increase as stated. They show a 4.7% increase, or alternatively the 2001 population is 104.7% of the 1991 population (which would be a pretty strange way of putting it). Bmxrejects 00:17, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Alan Hutton doesn't actually live in Troon as far as I'm aware. I know he use to and his family live here and I've also seen him about but im not so sure he actually resides in Troon. Can anyone back that up?

AlastairDewar (talk) 13:19, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

The entire sections on the Crosbie Castle and Fullerton Estate seem to be duplicated from other wikipedia entries and need to be removed - a single paragraph would suffice. There is nothing about the Town's beaches, its churches, its schools, etc. South Beach and Barassie are two of Scotland's most popular locations for windsurfing and kitesurfing, and there is of course the small matter of the town's golf courses...  The seacat section should be rewritten into a section about the port in general (rather than being an advert for seacat).

86.132.238.31 (talk) 20:37, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

@ AlastairDewar (are you related to denise dewar?)

I heard he live in the Prestwick area near the airport, my uncle knows him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.255.218.33 (talk) 19:32, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Duke of Portland & modifications to Troon Harbour
Hello. The article mentions <> Which Duke of Portland is being referred to? Could we get at least an approximate date for this statement & also add a Wiki link to the correct Duke of Portland, if there is such a page? Thanks. SaturnCat (talk) 20:40, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Proposed merge with Barassie, South Ayrshire
I propose that Barassie, South Ayrshire be merged into Troon. While historically a separate village, Barassie is now a suburb of Troon, and is classed as part of the Troon settlement for census purposes. As the article is an unsourced stub, what information there is can be easily incorporated into the town article. Jellyman (talk) 21:13, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

 * I would wait until someone fleshes out an article as Barassie has a story of its own to tell. Rosser Gruffydd 21:26, 8 April 2017 (UTC)
 * No objection if the sources exist to build a worthwhile article, and someone has the inclination to do it. Are you that person? If not, then the article has been there for a decade without anyone expanding it, how long does one wait...? Jellyman (talk) 06:53, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Oppose: Barassie is its own distinct community within Troon, akin to Alloway and Doonfoot in Ayr. This is widely recognised by those living in the area, so I believe it should have its own page rather than being amalgamated into the Troon page, which will inevitably result in Barassie having no representation on wikipedia as somebody decides to obliterate all Barassie content on the Troon page and it becomes forgotten. Brythones (talk) 14:35, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

United Kingdom
I think that it is necessary to mention the fact that Troon is located within the United Kingdom in the opening line of the article, primarily because Troon is currently located within the sovereign unitary state of the United Kingdom which is currently, whether you find it politically controversial or not, the primary legislative power for this area above the Scottish Parliament. This is political fact and would be in line with articles such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee. Brythones (talk) 13:53, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * It isn't standard practice for UK location articles to include it. The guidelines for writing about settlements at WikiProject UK Geography (WP:UKCITIES) suggest including type of settlement, local government district, ceremonial county and constituent country. The two examples shown there (Chew Stoke and Neilston) use this format and do not mention the UK in the lead (it does appear in the infobox, though). Also, a browse through the featured content listed on the project's main page (WP:UKGEO) show that these high-quality articles generally also conform to the guideline. The difference in articles for major cities such as you mention is that they are referencing specific claims about settlement size, such as saying it is the "Xth largest in the United Kingdom" or suchlike, which wouldn't be relevant to the majority of places. While I think an argument can be made for including the UK in the manner you suggest, I think a consistent approach across all such articles is preferable; so I don't see any reason to treat Troon different to anywhere else and wouldn't support such a change without wider consensus across UK articles generally. Jellyman (talk) 16:46, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Excellent points: can't argue with that. Brythones (talk) 11:48, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

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Dalwhinnie distillery

Dalwhinnie distillery, situated in the Highland village of Dalwhinnie in Scotland, produces single malt Scotch whisky. Whilst labelled as Highland, as the Dalwhinnie distillery is located in the Badenoch and Strathspey ward of the Highland Council, it is in the Speyside region - noting that under SWA regulations the full Speyside region falls within the boundaries of the Highlands and so can be labelled as such. The distillery is owned by Diageo.

The site for the distillery was chosen for its access to clear spring water from Lochan-Doire-Uaine and abundant peat from the surrounding bogs.

Set in mountain scenery, Dalwhinnie is the highest distillery in Scotland with a visitors centre at 1154 ft above sea level. The highest distillery is actually Braeval, in Glenlivet at 1163 ft.

The name Dalwhinnie is derived from Gaelic word Dail Chuinnidh, which means meeting place, referring to the meeting of ancient cattle drovers' routes through the mountains.

History
1897: John Grant of Grantown-on-Spey, George Sellar of Kingussie, and designer Alexander Mackenzie of Kingussie, put up an estimated £10,000 to build the Strathspey Distillery at Dalwhinnie between the Great North Road and the Highland Railway. Mackenzie had previous experience with designing a distillery in Kingussie.

1898: In February production begins but by the summer the venture was already in liquidation. In October A. P. Blyth buys the distillery for his son and renames it Dalwhinnie announcing ‘considerable improvements on the building and plant’.

1905: The largest distillers in the United States, Cook and Bernheimer, buy the distillery at auction for just £1,250. Many fear the take-over of the Scotch whisky industry. A huge warehouse in Leith blends Dalwhinnie with other whiskies "to suit the American palate".

1919: Prohibition hits America. Dalwhinnie returns to Scottish hands; they are those of Sir James Calder, chairman of Macdonald Greenlees, also blenders in Leith.

1926: Macdonald Greenlees is itself acquired; by the Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL). Dalwhinnie gains its fifth owner in under thirty years and is licensed to James Buchanan and Co. (famous for the Black and White and Buchanan blends).

1934: A fire in the early hours of 1 February closes the distillery for four years; perhaps coincidentally this is also the year in which electricity first comes to the village, replacing paraffin lamps.

1937: As rebuilding continues, winter snowdrifts 20 ft high hamper work.

1938: After four years Dalwhinnie re-opens in April, rebuilt and refreshed.

1940: Dalwhinnie shuts again, in common with most distilleries, as a result of wartime restrictions on their use of barley.

1961: The wash stills are converted to steam heating from a coal-fired boiler.

1968: The maltings cease production. Barley is now brought in from specialist maltsters for greater control over peatiness and alcohol yield.

1969: British Rail closes the distillery’s private siding; Dalwhinnie whiskies now leave for the south by road.

1972: Oil-firing replaces coal as modernisation continues.

1987: The distillery becomes part of United Distillers. United Distillers was a Scottish company formed in 1987 combining the businesses of Distillers Company and Arthur Bell & Sons, both owned by Guinness. During a modernisation of the Dalwhinnie plant the traditional worm tubs were removed and shell and tube condensers installed.

1989: Dalwhinnie 15 year old becomes one of the Six Classic Malts of Scotland.

1991: New visitor centre opens.

1994: Dalwhinnie is confirmed by the Met. Office as having the coldest average recorded temperature, 6 C, of any inhabited region in Scotland and probably the U.K.

1995: Distillery refitted. Traditional worm tubs are reinstated, having been removed several years earlier.

1997: Diageo was formed in 1997 from the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan and Dalwhinnie became part of the drinks giant’s portfolio.

Variants
As of 2019, Dalwhinnie single malt whiskies are available in the following expressions:
 * Standard 15-year-old
 * More mature 25-, 29- and 36-year-olds
 * Distillers Edition
 * Winter's Gold

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Talk:Robert, King of Naples

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Is this Robert the basis of the legend on which Longfellow based his long poem

"Tales of a Wayside Inn" ; Robert of Sicily ?

This Robert never ruled on the Island.

 * The figure described in the poem appears to be apocryphal (brother of both a reigning Emperor and Pope). Boccaccio tells a similar story about Jovian in the Decameron. Choess 22:04, September 2, 2005 (UTC)

Children and filicide
I have tagged the claim that Robert had a daughter executed as dubious. A previous discussion can be seen here. The editors who contributed are Lambiam, 90.197.27.217, and 70.67.193.176. The claim is dubious because it appears not to be supported by any of the peer-reviewed academic publications specializing in Robert or the Angevins, of which there are plenty, and is contradicted by many. What we have as the citation in this article, for example, is a book about a 16th-century chivalric order written by an art dealer. On the other hand, Balkans history professor John Van Antwerp Fine, Jr. writes that it was Tanush Thopia who "married an illegitimate daughter of Robert, King of Naples, and also was recognized as a count by the Angevins". Andrea does not exist in Fine's version, and no execution is mentioned. This genealogy book lists two illegitimate children, Boccaccio's love interest Maria d'Aquino and Charles d'Artois, stating that both were executed after Robert's death for conspiring against Andrew of Hungary. I thought this may be the source of confusion, but then I read here that Boccaccio scholar Vittore Branca disproved the very existence of Maria d'Aquino. Finally, to make matters even more complicated, historian Jean-Paul Boyer writes in his Enciclopedia Italiana entry about Robert that the king's only children were the two sons he had with Yolanda, and historians Samantha Kelly and Darleen N. Pryds, who also wrote about Robert specifically, suggest that he had no illegitimate children. What are we to make of all this? Surtsicna (talk) 22:16, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

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Talk:Brian Michael Bendis

Alias Canon
This insinuates that Alias isnt 616 cannon 'untill' Pulse came along, this is not true like the Hood another Max book it is canon. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.141.134.11 (talk • contribs)
 * You're absolutely right, and it has been removed. Thanks for pointing it out. For anyone wondering, Alias was always in canon with the rest of the Marvel universe, to the point where scenes from Bendis's Daredevil run would cross over to Alias, and Jessica Jones would make appearances in Daredevil. All "The Pulse" did was take away the word "fuck".--CyberGhostface (talk) 04:26, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Nit-picky
This might be nit-picky, but I believe Joe Quesada was editor of Marvel Knights when he brought BMB to Marvel. He became EIC soon after.
 * Correct. I'll fix this. rst20xx 13:11, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

The links for 'Jinx' in this page resolve to the wrong character.

Daredevil movie cameo
The info that his name, along with Frank Miller's and David Mack's, is listed in Daredevil the movie appears under both the Trivia heading and the Cameo appearances heading. I don't think this needs to be mentioned twice; any thoughts on which heading should keep it? Newt 13:22, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

TCJ
Does anyone have the Comics Journal interview he did? I'd like to add something here about how he accidentally wrote the same scene of a person talking to someone in a coma into four different comics after his wife was in a coma for a day. Unfortunately, I do not have said magazine. Any help? --Chris Griswold 18:56, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Reverted recent edits
Every single one of 63.138.149.130's edits was putting a negative bias on Bendis's article. I reverted them.--CyberGhostface 14:36, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

 * I actually think the whole article still comes across as very anti-Bendis. It seems very keen to report all the reasons he is disliked in great detail, whilst only very briefly and grudgingly admitting that he sells in vast quantities, is highly critically acclaimed (especially his run on Daredevil which gets very scant recognition here) and has won a lot of awards.  I'm not expert enough to do it, but I hope someone soon will correct the Bendis-is-an-asshole bias that the page is currently displaying.  Hatchet-jobs aren't very encyclopaedic...  --Cardinal Wurzel 21:10, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Jesus Christ...this article is a mess. They might as well say Bendis is the second coming of Satan. The whole thing is massively uncited pov. I removed most of it.--CyberGhostface 02:27, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Rewrote my rewrite of the article to make it less negative; that said, the previous version (prior to my changes) was too pro-Bendis in terms of utterly ignoring the fact that Bendis is NOT as loved as everyone says that he is and that in spite of his sales that his recent output since coming to Marvel has gained negative reviews from many fans. Especially since he took over Avengers, which has served as a watershed moment in which even Bendis's top supporters have come out to state that the emperer has no clothes on. Bendis is the new Rob Liefeld in terms of him selling books that are of extremely poor qualitywise. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.145.85.31 (talk • contribs)
 * Found this in the history. Why did you remove it? Also, if you honestly believe the drivel that you wrote was balanced, then I'd shudder to believe what you'd consider to be actually biased.--CyberGhostface 17:24, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Anal?
The controversial sex scene in the first issue of Alias was primarily controversial because it was anal sex. This aticle has been edited to remove references to "anal" sex. Why? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.251.101.34 (talk) 18:22, 2 March 2007 (UTC).

Inaccurate POV?
That's accurate; he's taken a lot of flak about that. And I'm trying to make this more NPOV, it's too pro-Bendis as it is right now. Thanos6 18:38, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Except that two of those characters aren't dead anymore, and one was planned by Bendis ahead of time to bring back.--CyberGhostface 19:07, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * But he wasn't the one who revived Vision, Scott Lang is still in the next world, and at the time (and still today) the deaths were/are perceived as insulting. Thanos6 19:16, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * If you're going to add it then you should at least mention how Bendis had Hawkeye planned out from the beginning.--CyberGhostface 19:29, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I will if you can give me a source; this is honestly the first I'd heard of it. Thanos6 19:38, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Bendis said when HoM came out he had planned for Hawkeye to come back. --CyberGhostface 20:05, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, I need an actual, documented source. Thanos6 00:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Opinion
The 'writer profile' section needs to go, it's all POV. Lots42 14:27, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

 * It needs citation, but it's all very true. The second paragraph is very true, though the first could be re-worded.  24.208.200.151 19:52, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

 * The second paragraph is completely POV. It might as well read "Characters that Bendis has killed."  If someone can dig up an actual source and not just a big thread on a forum, it should get deleted.  For what it's worth, I've never heard of any criticism for him killing The Owl/  Notthegoatseguy 13:00, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

 * I removed the offending information according to WP:Biography of Living Persons. I've put this page on Watch if anyone wants to further discuss this here, or on my User Talk page. Notthegoatseguy 00:05, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

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Criticism section
I have reinstated the criticism section that was previously deleted on 10:04, 14 December 2008 by user Wylie68. No reason had been given for this deletion despite accurate references being given. However, for the sake of encyclopedic etiquette I have removed weasel words and dubious phrasing to make the section more compliant with the NPOV rule. I'll take this opportunity to add to the conversation by saying that as mentioned above, BMB is a successful writer but also attracts a lot of negative attention with his writing, especially with his mainstream Marvel work. There are several theories out there that attempt to explain this negative feedback; nonetheless, both praise and criticism should be portrayed in as neutral a manner as possible. Fetternity (talk) 14:53, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

 * Quite. I'm not entirely sure what the "point of view" that allegedly is enough to warrant the sections total exclusion actually is. Could User:CyberGhostface clarify, perhaps..? I tried to write a neutral, factual - mostly sourced to Bendis' own interviews - piece essentially saying: people weren't enamored of the idea of Ultimate Spider-man - but it sold exceptionally well; people generally complain about decompression (and Bendis' work is a prime example of the practice), but he is praised as much as complained about for the realistic dialog; the death of Hawkeye provoked his biggest wave of criticism. It's very important to include the comment that his work is seen as "too wordy" (voiced by Oeming, echoed by many) so that Bendis can shoot it down in his own words as an attempt at "value for money" - while acknowledging that he has difficulty fitting everything in.
 * Is it supposedly too anti-Bendis - criticism and complaints; or supposedly too pro-Bendis - quoted responses/sales/praise to counter the criticism..? Could be argued either way, which hopefully makes it at least moderately balanced... ntnon (talk) 23:57, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

 * I admit that I was hasty in removing it and that I should have looked at it more, and I have reinstated it back with a "criticism-section" tag. I just think it would be better to make a general "critical reception" section instead of just a section dedicated to mostly the controversy surrounding his career. I've never been a fan of "Criticism" sections/articles, as they tend to be biased and in the end just become a place for people to add negative stuff about the subject. I will say that after looking at this one a second time, it's a lot more neutral than most so I have to commend you on that.--CyberGhostface (talk) 00:43, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

 * I agree - calling it "criticism" is going to lack neutrality by its very nature, the only way to make it neutral is in a kind of "yes but" way. Pitching it as a "reception" allows for more balanced coverage - granted this might be more negative than positive but we have given it the best opportunity to properly reflect the full range of opinions. You still have to be careful that you avoid fan opinion which tends to be overly loud in critical corners but, as ntnon says, there are properly sourced opinions on his work that can give us a rounded view of his work. (Emperor (talk) 02:28, 5 January 2009 (UTC))

 * I have again reinstated the section due to unwarranted deletion by anonymous IP user 71.237.253.235. The tag remains; I agree with it. I'm sure we can spin this otherwise while remaining NPOV, however I wouldn't immediately call a Criticism section biased; as long as it's factual and documented, the only thing that could betray bias would be the writing style or certain choice words. Let's work on it. Fetternity (talk) 14:22, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

The Criticism section is currently the target of something just short of an edit war perpetrated by user IP 71.237.253.235 who reverts the page to a version without Criticism. The issue is that User 71.237.253.235 does not participate at any level in the discussion we're currently having regarding the ongoing re-working of this section while leaving it there. We're meant to be neutral editors and arbitrarily deleting this section reeks of bias. 71.237.253.235, if you have a problem with criticism of BMB at any level, please speak up and back up your point of view. Otherwise, as per WP:CON, this section stays. Fetternity (talk) 00:58, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

I've restored it again and changed the sections title (for the reasons stated above). I am also considering moving the awards section into it and looking at sales - Secret Invasion being one of the biggest sellers of last year, for example. (Emperor (talk) 16:38, 15 January 2009 (UTC))

I have to say, the criticism/reception section does seem unduly weighted towards negative criticism. Bendis has received large amounts of critical praise for his writing style and writing in general. If we're going to include negative stuff, the positive stuff needs to be there as well. -Chunky Rice (talk) 23:46, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

 * Indeed. I have restored the section but as it stands it is a tug-of-war between those who don't seem to like his work and those who want to remove the section - that means a lot of back and forth and not much balance. I have removed a paragraph partly referenced to a forum and part to the same AICN review that had already been mentioned. It is easy enough to find a negative review for any creator, no matter how universally acclaimed they are so really relying on one review tells us nothing. There are a lot of reviews and even articles looking at his work and there are sales figures and awards tat could be thrown into the mix. So there is potential for a well-rounded section but as it stands it seems like a magnet for axe grinding. If it can't be imporved soon then I'd suggest we need to remove this and only add something back in if we someone can create a decent version (in their sandbox or on here) that gets a consensus. (Emperor (talk) 02:17, 18 January 2009 (UTC))

 * Seriously, it needs to be up there. So many retcons on so many pages all because of this tool. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.91.2.124 (talk) 13:00, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Quotes
This article is awfully full of quotes from Bendis. Why are there so many quotes? Are they really necessary? Also what the heck is with sticking brackets in the middle of a word??? Am I missing something? Also, it appears the criticism section was removed again. I am not reinserting it as I don't think this article can be saved. What a mess.Faethon Ghost (talk) 14:56, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

 * The brackets are there because in a direct quote, if you change something, you put brackets around it. Also, one of your removals broke a reference, so I put it back. -Chunky Rice (talk) 17:25, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Edit request: personal life.
Please change the following under 'Personal Life': "They have a daughter." to "They have two children." Comment to this effect can be found in this interview.

JasonBaur (talk) 02:28, 8 February 2011 (UTC)JasonBaur

Already done Looks like someone already fixed this. Qwyrxian (talk) 08:40, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

They have three children - two of whom are adopted. The article only references that the two adopted children. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.22.99.198 (talk) 15:12, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

 * Please see WP:V, WP:NOR, WP:IRS and WP:CS. Nightscream (talk) 18:18, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

From an announcement by Brian Bendis on the adoption of his 'third' daughter.

http://twitter.com/#!/BRIANMBENDIS/status/76732098681122817 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.81.158.188 (talk) 13:26, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

In this article it references that Olivia (Bendis' first daughter) has an adopted sister - this is before the second adoption of the third daughter.

http://timeoutchicagokids.com/arts-entertainment/arts-crafts-storytelling/39937/superheroic-sisters — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.81.158.188 (talk) 13:29, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

 * The article already mentions that. Nightscream (talk) 17:31, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Sorry if my change request wasn't clear. Let me try this again. Please change "They have two daughters, whom they adopted" to "They have three daughters, two of whom are adopted" See citations above - otherwise it reads as if they ONLY have two daughters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.81.158.188 (talk) 13:36, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Will there be a reply to this?

Please change "They have two daughters, whom they adopted" to "They have three daughters, two of whom are adopted" See citations above - otherwise it reads as if they ONLY have two daughters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.81.158.188 (talk) 05:22, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

 * I've started a discussion at the Reliable Sources Noticeboard asking them if Twitter updates are permitted under WP:Identifying Reliable Sources. Let's see what they have to say. Nightscream (talk) 08:39, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Thank you - as you can see from other sources he has two adopted daughters. The third - the eldest Olivia is mentioned here in this article. This is before the adoption of the second baby. Does that help? http://timeoutchicagokids.com/arts-entertainment/arts-crafts-storytelling/39937/superheroic-sisters — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.81.158.188 (talk) 04:59, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

Again pointing to the above articles - it should be clear that he has in fact 3 daughters - 2 of which are adopted. Will this be fixed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.81.158.188 (talk) 05:48, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

 * First, please sign your talk page messages. You can do this by typing four tildes at the end of them, which will also automatically time-stamp them.

 * As for Bendis' daughters, the above link only mentions two daughters, as do the other three sources cited in the passage in question. How do you know he has three, and why is this such an important matter for you? Do you have a personal connection to Bendis? Nightscream (talk) 06:27, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Each article mentions 2 daughters but different daughters in each article. The one article mentions Olivia and her adopted sister. He later adopts another daughter (bringing the total of children to three) - while the Twitter announcement has been denounced as a not a news source - the second article references his two adopted daughters which along with Olivia make three. As for the importance: 1) I think it important to be accurate 2) I think it is important that when Olivia one day visits this page she sees that she exists (and not just her adopted sisters) 3) I am amazed and respectful of the difficulties it getting something that I know to be a fact to be proven by the established standards 4) My personal connection to Bendis would be as irrelevant to this discussion as his original Tweets - but suffice it to say I know it as a fact - one which I am trying to prove by the established guidelines. Lastly, I don't mean to offend anyone here - I am just trying to add to the accuracy of this page and I hope you respect the efforts. If the information provided here proves not to be enough could the line be changed to "two of their daughters are adopted..." leaving at least an opening for his third child without a definitive count of his children. Thank You 69.81.158.188 (talk) 06:29, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Actually - let me make it easier. This article from 2009 references his 2 daughters. http://www.bookslut.com/features/2009_02_014023.php This article from 2011 references his 2 adopted daughters the youngest of which is 4 1/2 months old. http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-08-02-new-spider-man-inside_n.htm The 4 1/2 month old did was not yet born in 2009 - hence three children. 69.81.158.188 (talk) 06:42, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

 * Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 19:02, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Erstwhile?
Really? This isn't Simple English Wikipedia, but there's no point in using a dated word when there's a perfectly adequate modern word which means the same thing: "former." 83.183.141.239 13:35, January 3, 2012

 * New discussions go at the bottom, not the top. Also, please remember to sign your talk page posts. You can do this by typing four tildes (~) at the end of them, which will also time-stamp them.

 * Ah, the irony of this signature reminder. Grandpallama (talk) 14:59, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

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Why the "cuck" crap?
Where does the info on Bendis having been cheated on with a black man info come from? The article used as "proof" says nothing on that and the title has nothing on wife "blacked" (is that a verb?) and the other image used seems more something a racist trolls did to mock Bendis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.63.176.150 (talk) 11:55, 15 December 2017 (UTC)

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Molėtai District Municipality

The Molėtai District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.

Molėtai is known for its many lakes. There are about 220 lakes in the district and they cover about 7% of the total territory. Since it is only about 60 km north of Vilnius, many Vilnians own summer homes there. The area offers many recreational opportunities. It is easy to reach Molėtai because there is a highway connecting Vilnius and Utena which divides the district into two almost equal parts. Since there is little industry, the district is proud of its lack of pollution. The land is not very fertile, therefore the district's government is focused on developing tourism.

Another natural resource of the district are its forests which cover about 26.6% of its territory.

Structure
District structure: Population of largest Molėtai District Municipality elderships (2011):
 * 1 city – Molėtai;
 * 5 towns – Alanta, Balninkai, Dubingiai, Giedraičiai and Joniškis;
 * 928 villages.
 * Molėtai – 6434
 * Giedraičiai – 684
 * Naujasodis – 496
 * Suginčiai – 426
 * Toliejai – 379
 * Videniškiai – 368
 * Alanta – 348
 * Balninkai – 319
 * Joniškis – 258
 * Inturkė – 237

title: Molėtai District Municipality


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Employment: Board certified genetic counselor at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Hospital. Specializing in prenatal high risk genetics. Also genetic counseling for hereditary cancer risk asssement and pediatric genetics.

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 * Masters degree in Genetic counseling from CSUN in 2001.
 * Bachelors from UCI University of California, Irvine in 1999.

Interests: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Harry Potter, swimming, triathlons, Reform Judaism, human genetics, Gay rights

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Talk:Social effects of Hurricane Katrina

Goal for this article
This article should ultimately constitute a continuing record of the social trauma resulting from Hurricane Katrina - both to individuals, and to society as a whole. It is likely that those who suffered the worst of it will have continuing problems recovering from the experience to which they have been subjected. It is also likely that issues deriving from the event will reverberate through society as a whole, and become ingrained in our social conscience, this event being like an environmental Pearl Harbor or September 11. However, it is also possible that the event will simply fade from people's thoughts, much as the Indonesian tsunami appears to have. After all, for those living in New York or California or Iowa, the Gulf Coast may as well be Indonesia. There will also be significant overlap between the social, political, and economic effects, and this should be documented as well. -- BD2412 talk 21:08, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Just felt the need to point out the obvious. To say that "However, it is also possible that the event will simply fade from people's thoughts, much as the Indonesian tsunami appears to have." is very short sighted. "Americans" may have forgotten, but "people", roughly 1.5 billion of them remember. Remember that most of victims from this tusnami lacks access to internet or sufficient knowledge in English to contribute to wikipedia. Their experiences are simply undocumented and not widely known. Revth 04:28, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Point taken - I meant to say that it has faded from American people's thoughts. -- BD2412 talk 04:33, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

Unbiased?
This article does not seem to be a record of the social trauma which, in any case, is difficult to define and could be best addressed on one of the many other pages dealing with the fallout from Katrina. I see now there are separate articles for Economic effects of Hurricane Katrina and Political effects of Hurricane Katrina. Further, the statements about the government's response and the media's role reflect a distinct opinion. I think this article should merge into the main Hurricane Katrina article or into one Neutral Point of View article summarizing the social, political, economic, geographic, and other effects of Katrina.

 * I don't think it ought to be merged with another article. I appreciate having separate pages for the separate spheres of influence. As for being POV, the article discusses a "perceived" laxity in response - and it seems to me that it's a fact that many "peceive" laxity of response, whether one exists or not. If parts can be rewritten to make them more NPOV, by all means, let's do so. But I do think an article on the disaster's social effects deserves to exist. – Quadell (talk) 17:35, September 3, 2005 (UTC)

I don't think it should be merged either. It'd be nice to see some of the human aspects of this situation (future unemployment, etc) moved from other pages to here. After all, people are what matter most. Haoie 01:36, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

The intro has a claim for the future which is not supported anywhere else in the article: "the effect will likely be an end to some of the most impoverished neighborhoods in the United States, and end to a large degree the cycle of self-perpetuating poverty contained therein." I am not an expert on the subject of Katrina. I do know, and it is easily verifiable that the city of Gulfport is still under martial law. Testimonials of people i know who live and have worked recently in that area, which means little without actual documentation, paint a grimmer picture. If there is an end based on evidence that is out there, it will be because of displacement. My major concern is that there is absolutely nothing else in the article that pertains to that claim and as far as I am concerned it sounds like disinformation. Please support it or delete it. 15:37, 5 October 2006 (UTC) Heather N. Edwards, University of Arkansas

I've been asked to adopt this article by the director of Levees.org. I think the long-term goal of this article should be to provide a factual account of the widespread social and psychological dislocation caused the the flood of New Orleans. I don't believe the article should be merged with other, more general tropical weather articles. It should be broader and include the impacts of people on the Mississipi Gulf Coast. I appreciate the work done to date, and will only look to improve what is here. If I want to propose removal or replacement of existing material, I will attempt to contact the original author. Wet Bank Guy

Blanco (?) quote on bringing out the best/worst
I recall seeing a quote, I believe from Kathleen Blanco to the effect that normally disasters bring out the best in people, but this one seems to have brought out the worst in people. I can't seem to find it now, but if anyone comes across it, I think it belongs in this article. Cheers! -- BD2412 talk 17:48, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

Proposed merger of effects.
Given their closeness in time and location, it strikes me that it will soon become difficult to separate the respective economic, political, and social effects of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. How would my fellow editors feel about moving the articles covering these aspects to Economic effects of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, Political effects of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, and Social effects of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season? -- BD2412 talk 00:11, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Note: I've opened a centralized discussion on this question: Centralized discussion/2005 Atlantic hurricane season effects. -- BD2412 talk 00:26, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

Humanitarian & social effects merger
It seems that a lot of the items in Humanitarian effects of Hurricane Katrina can actually be merged into this article (social effects). Both articles appear to be covering similar topics. Merging would simplify some of the Katrina-related articles, and reduce some of the clutter. Dr. Cash 23:43, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

 * Great. — jdorje (talk) 03:14, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

 * Articles merged. Humanitarian effects of Hurricane Katrina now redirects here and the Katrina template has been revised. The overall article has also been cleaned up a bit, and the references have been fixed and formatted. Dr. Cash 06:32, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

"Refugee"/ "evacuee" issue - more?
I came to this article thinking it would have more than it did on the whole controversy over the evacuees being called "refugees" in early stories. I haven't yet gotten to check out the NPR link given at the end of the article, but I'd like to see the article itself give a line or two more to this issue. I remember as a Texan and as a person with links to "foreigners," being bothered by people's reaction to the word "refugee." People said things like, "These aren't 'refugees,' these are U.S. citizens!" Some people's comments even seemed to imply that calling them refugees would have somehow made it OK to care less about them, or that it would mark them as inferior somehow (or perhaps more helpless?). In retrospect (and seeing what the article does say), there may have been a concern that people would class "refugees" with "those helpless people in other countries that we can't do much about" or also that the term "refugee" (associated in many news stories of the time with those fleeing wars in Africa) was somehow tied to the race of many who were fleeing. It was if people considered it a distancing term, but also as if it were some kind of epithet, the way people reacted.

In summary, the whole discussion was such a big discussion of semantics and their implications that it deserves a tiny bit more space in the article, if only as a historical record. It's certainly not the biggest social effect of Katrina (and some would argue it distract-s/-ed from "real" issues, when I think one could make a case that it ties to those big issues), but it's worthy of more mention.Lawikitejana 17:20, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Removal of section about displacement to Houston
The following addition (not by me) was removed (again, not by me):
 * The displaced Katrina evacuees found work in Houston. Houston branches of United States chains such as Wal-Mart and Home Depot automatically hired displaced employees from Louisiana and other areas who worked for the same companies in Louisiana and other states.

 * Some displaced New Orleans chefs and cooks were hired by restaurants in Texas; Reynard LaVigne, a chef who worked at Galatoire's, began working at Palm's in Houston after moving to a rental house in Bellaire; customers and staff at Palm's noticed a cultural change that began after LaVigne began working at Galatoire's. LaVigne's manner of catering to customers and adding a disctinctive flair to his service began attracting customers to Palm's. Suzy Bergner, a Houston socialite, stated "It's getting more like Galatoire's," referring to Palm's.

The edit summary said that these two paragraphs were removed because "not all evacuees went to Houston." To me, that's not a justification for cutting the whole section, but rather for editing it to be more accurate. I was trying to think how to edit the section to make it fit better, but I thought I'd call others' attention to it and see what y'all come up with ... it seems to me that the first paragraph merits inclusion — obviously, one would first modify the blanket statement that implies all evacuees or all those who found work went to Houston — while the second paragraph starts getting so individually specific as to be highly out of place in a general article about larger social effects of the hurricanes. Maybe we could take just the first sentence from the second paragraph and use it to elaborate the previous paragraph (i.e., giving examples of industries in Houston that hired large numbers of evacuees?). Lawikitejana 01:26, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Snowball
The separate article on Snowball (Hurricane Katrina dog) is being considered for deletion. One of the proposals being made there is to abbreviate the material and transplant it to this article. In the event this proposal should reflect community consensus, I'm crafting a paragraph to that purpose and placing it here. One case that attracted national attention was that of Snowball, a small white dog made famous by coverage of Associated Press reporter Mary Foster, who said, "Pets were not allowed on the bus, and when a police officer confiscated a little boy's dog, the child cried until he vomited. 'Snowball, Snowball', he cried. The policeman told a reporter he didn't know what would happen to the dog." The story of "Snowball" became a centerpiece in fundraising appeals by welfare organizations and various ad-hoc websites were created by people soliciting funds to help locate Snowball and reunite him with the boy. Inspired by the story of Snowball, US Representative Tom Lantos (D-California) introduced the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act to the House of Representatives which would require states seeking FEMA assistance to accommodate pets and service animals in their plans for evacuating residents facing disasters. The bill passed with an overwhelming majority on May 22 2006. I think it would follow immediately after the sentence ending "were not allowed to take their pets with them (see also Snowball)." I am embedding references but not including a reference section. Obviously, if this paragraph were placed, the references would sort themselves into the main document. :) --Moonriddengirl 13:07, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Expanding Social Effects
As a student in a Wikipedia Education course, I am considering adding to the existing section on the social effects of Hurricane Katrina. I would like to expand on other disorders that are seen in Katrina victims and survivors in addition to PTSD. I am also particularly interested in transgenerational trauma as a result of Hurricane Katrina, which is being studied with growing intensity. Please read more about this project on my user page, Potential Project Topics! Madison Roy (talk) 23:30, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I propose that Internally displaced persons in the United States be merged into Social effects of Hurricane Katrina. The source article overlaps the target article and can easily be explained in the latter's context. As a stub consisting of two only paragraphs, the source article may be merged without unduly increasing the target article's size or implicating WP:DUE issues. KalHolmann (talk) 17:30, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
 * A better target for the content of Internally displaced persons in the United States might be New Orleans diaspora, which is listed as the 'main' article for Social effects of Hurricane Katrina. If someone was keen, then surely there are other examples of internally displaced persons in the United States which could be discussed. Klbrain (talk) 09:58, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Closing this proposal, and proposing another involving New Orleans diaspora. Klbrain (talk) 20:32, 30 December 2019 (UTC)


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Talk:MiniScribe

Dates?
The linked NY Times article says that the collapse was at the end of 1988, not 1989. In fact, the article is dated September 1989 and descibes the release of the company's report into the alleged fraud.Steve Graham (talk) 17:05, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

xt-series drives?
''On New Year's Day 1990, MiniScribe declared bankruptcy and announced that it was up for sale. In April, Maxtor purchased the company. Maxtor was looking for a PC-friendly companion line to its high-end XT-series drives,''

XT is linked to "IBM Personal Computer XT" here, and that in combination with "PC-friendly" suggests a comparison between drives for the IBM PC XT and drives for the original IBM PC. This can't be right, can it? By 1990 the XT (not to mention the the IBM PC, which differed from the XT mainly in having no built-in hard drive) was dead as a doornail; 386's were more the order of the day. I'm assuming that 'XT', independently, wsa the name of Maxtor's drive line, so I removed the link.
 * That is correct; the high end drives were the XT-xxxx models (one that would have been current on the early 1990s was the XT-8760E 700MB drive, which I last saw in an old NEC RomMaker CD-mastering rig about 10 years ago). I forget what differentiated the MXT and LXT models, but they all used the same basic architecture that dated all the way back to the XT-1000 in 1982. As an aside, I suppose that they wanted out of high-end SCSI because Seagate pretty much owned that area then, the XT-series designs were ESDI-based and quickly becoming obsolete, and all the R&D was going on with the former MiniScribe team in Longmont, whose specialty was mainstream 3.5-inch drives. -lee 15:50, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Changed the headers, article needs rewriting
I changed the headers because they looked like they were from a novel not from an encyclopedia. Article is factual, but sounds too much like a story and not enough like an encyclopedic article IMHO. Leokennis 13:38, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I originally wrote this article (years ago, actually), and yeah, it could use some toning down; I was still pretty fresh from writing on Everything2 -- which not only allows but encourages story-like writing -- and I got a little fluffy with things. If there's anything in particular you'd like changed, let me know. -lee 05:25, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Bricks
The wording is unclear, and seems to imply individual drive boxes were filled with bricks. From the court appeal referenced, it doesn't seem that the bricks were placed in the individual boxes, but that bricks were placed on pallets that were wrapped and boxed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.83.72.162 (talk) 10:34, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

The bricks were placed in boxes set in the bottom 2 levels of the pallet so it would be balanced correctly. The rational for the bricks was so the shipping weights would be correct for a pallet of disk drives. It is rather humorous to look back on, renting warehouse space, hiring temps, buying bricks (all cash transactions) doing all on the “down low”. I still have a parting gift from some of my team members, a brick with a PCB glued to it complete with mounting rails, serial number and QA stickers. THMGOLFER (talk) 15:04, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

 * I remmber the MiniScribe story well - it was covered in detail in several trade magazines at the time. My old 300MB 5.25" full height MiniScribe SCSI hard disk eventually became a brick (stopped working around 1992). In spring of 1992, I drove about 75 miles to Fall River MA (near Battleship Cove - USS Massachusetts) to trade to for a 9,600 baud external modem. The swapping party knew it was dead, but supposedly had ideas for it... 98.118.62.140 (talk) 04:47, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

MiniScribe analysis missing major elements
It is reasonably correct up to the point where it says it lost the IBM business which I think happened in late 1983 or early 1984. After that it misses the big circus.

After losing the IBM business in 1985, MiniScribe struggled and ultimately Hambrecht and Quist invested $21MM and installed QT Wiles as chairman. Prior to MiniScribe QT had many major success in turning high tech companies around. He turned MiniScribe around very dramatically attracting Apple, Compaq, Dell and other major OEMs as customers. When MiniScribe's business suffered from a somewhat normal industry slowdown in 1987 and 1988 some of QT's underlings began the fraud which culminated in the brick shipments.

When this information came to light, QT did not bring the information immediately to light. Rather, he wanted to investigate further. This got him fired, he was convicted of fraud and insider trading and ultimately served time. More than one investigator disagreed with he and his son-in-laws testimony and believe QT took the fall to protect his daughter and grandchildren.

After QT, the board, lead by Bill Hambrecht, then appointed Dick Rifenburgh as CEO. At one time there were three sets of auditors at the company (Coopers who was the old auditor, Arthur Young replacing Coopers, and Ernst and Whinny as the board's investigating auditor), consultants from a special investigatory committee, and future SEC chief Harvey Pitt. Under his leadership MiniScribe spent millions and millions of dollars on accountants, lawyers, and consultants rather than R&D or clean rooms. Indeed, one of Rifenburgh's largest accomplishments was presenting the SEC's enforcement division with a 1,500 page document containing the results of the in-house investigation.

Once Rifenburgh and his team finally signed off on the financial restatements, diligent observers noticed there was relatively little fraud -- about $20 MM on the bottom line with the bricks representing about $7.4MM in revenue. This was very different from the often quoted $300+ MM anticipated. Turns out the questions around the $300+ MM was not whether the money came in or not. It was about which quarter did the money come in. Of course this timing had impact on the stock price. One question that no one asked was $20MM material in the context of a $750MM company?

When publishing the financials, Rifenburgh did not take the advice of the company's inventory managers or the control team. Most of the controllers signed off on the audit for fear of dismissal or demotion. These fears were justified as those who did not sign were demoted. Several weeks later, the company had to restate again to reflect a $20MM inventory issue that likely occurred on during Rifenburgh's watch.

During the summer of 1989 Rifenburgh's received a large raise in exchange for his options. Following that shift, Rifenburgh rarely showed at the company before 10:00 am and was usually gone by 3 or 4:00 PM. He also spent considerable time away from the company. He was in fact staying in San Francisco at the company's expense during the earthquakes of 1989.

He was in the office briefly to instruct the company spokesperson to tell investors that he would be making an interest payment due bondholders. The morning the payment was due, Rifenburgh ordered the payment not be made.

Somewhat predictably, Rifenburgh's strategy pushed the struggling company under and it declared bankruptcy a few seconds after midnight on January 1, 1990. Rifenburgh and his team wanted to be the first bankruptcy in a new decade. In the bankruptcy auction, Rifenburgh's bid was above that of the winner Maxtor's however it was not acceptable to the court. Yes I have a bias. Then again I was one of the investigators and can tell you where the bricks wound up and how much I enjoyed working in the broom closet office I was given after refusing to sign the audit. Gerard6656 (talk) 23:04, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Unreference additions
An editor has repeatedly added two claims to the last paragraph without providing references. The first is that CoData was founded with the intent of building a 3.5" hard drive with the capacity of then-standard 5.25" drives. The second was that CoData was purchased by Conner Peripherals in 1986.

After some toing and froing, a reference was finally provided following the second claim, though it was clearly intended to cover both points. It does cover the first claim, though it takes a little unravelling. However it fails to address the second claim because the reference does not mention Connor Peripherals purchasing CoData anywhere. It does claim that CoData became Connor Peripherals but this, for all we know, could have just been a name change rather than a buyout (the word 'became' does not suggest a purchase). Thus any interpretation of 'became' into 'purchased' is pure WP:SYNTHESIS. The author of the statements claimed that they were 'trivially checkable'. I have not been able to verify the second claim so it seems far from trivial to verify it. -- Elektrik Fanne 15:27, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

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