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Kranz (surname)

Kranz is a German language-derived surname; in German the word means wreath.

Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 61.6% of all known bearers of the surname Kranz were residents of Germany (frequency 1:4,603), 26.3% of the United States (1:48,490), 2.3% of Australia (1:37,147), 2.2% of Brazil (1:326,176), 1.9% of Austria (1:16,156), 1.7% of Poland (1:79,683) and 1.0% of Canada (1:129,570).

In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,603) in the following regions:
 * 1. Rhineland-Palatinate (1:2,177)
 * 2. Berlin (1:3,169)
 * 3. Hesse (1:3,245)
 * 4. Saxony-Anhalt (1:3,515)
 * 5. Thuringia (1:3,716)
 * 6. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (1:3,798)
 * 7. Brandenburg (1:4,147)
 * 8. North Rhine-Westphalia (1:4,315)

People

 * Ashley Kranz, winner of CMT Canada's "CMT Casting Call 2007"
 * Bernhard Kranz, German highly decorated Hauptmann der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II
 * Carl Frederick Kranz, German-born minister and teacher, founder of the German Evangelical Proseminary, founding president of Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois
 * Fran Kranz, American actor
 * Gene Kranz, American NASA flight director and manager
 * George Kranz, German dance music singer and percussionist
 * Hugo Kranz, German-born businessman and political figure in Ontario, Canada
 * Jacob ben Wolf Kranz, Jewish Lithuania (Belarus)-born preacher (maggid)
 * James P. Kranz Jr., American lawyer
 * Ken Kranz, American NFL football player
 * Markus Kranz, German football coach and former player
 * Paula Dean Broadwell (née Kranz), American writer, academic, and anti-terrorism professional
 * Stanislaus Kranz, birth name of Stanley Cortez, an American cinematographer
 * Walther Kranz, German Classical philologist and historian of philosophy

Places

 * Kranz Peak, a peak in the Queen Maud Mountains
 * Kręcko (German: Kranz), a village in western Poland
 * Kranzburg, town in South Dakota

Other

 * Frankfurter Kranz, a cake specialty believed to originate from Frankfurt am Main, Germany
 * Kranz anatomy, a characteristic leaf anatomy often possessed by C4 plants
 * Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania, a 1978 Italian comedy film

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Aerial dance

Aerial modern dance is a subgenre of modern dance first recognized in the United States in the 1970s. The choreography incorporates an apparatus that is often attached to the ceiling, allowing performers to explore space in three dimensions. The ability to incorporate vertical, as well as horizontal movement paths, allows for innovations in choreography and movement.

Overview
There are two types of aerial dance. In vertical dance a dancer is suspended in a harness from a rope or cable and explores the difference in gravity, weightlessness and varied movement possibilities offered by the suspended state. In the second type a dancer or acrobat intertwines the use of the floor or a wall with their aerial apparatus. The first utilizes the strength and expression of dance with an altered state to communicate contemporary ideas. In the second, the dancer uses dance as a way to indicate that their work is less trick-based than circus arts, and in some cases hopes that disassociating with the circus makes their work appear more contemporary and artistic.

One of the first choreographers to utilize what we now think of as aerial dance was Trisha Brown. She called her dances (1968–1971) "equipment pieces". Please see the video of a reproduction of one of her early pieces. They are not “dancey” pieces, but by placing the pedestrians on the side wall, Brown illustrates the choreography of everyday movement. She was notably the first choreographer to pull dancers up into the air. She choreographed multiple pieces off the ground, some involving projection and multimedia, using air and wall surfaces in novel ways.

In the late '90s an Argentinian aerial dance troupe named De La Guarda gained notoriety in London for their show combining performance art with aerial dance. The troupe is no longer touring, but some previous members have started a new company called Cuerda Producciones that continues to create aerial dance theater pieces.

Wanda Moretti of Italy is creating a vertical dance network aimed at collecting knowledge for artists and professionals in the field. Moretti says, “From its beginning 30 years ago, vertical dance evolved from the multiple practices and influences of its initial instigators. It was born from the desire to explore space, environment and become a place where everything was possible.”

Aerial modern pieces, whether solo or ensemble, often involve partnering. The apparatus used has its own motion, which changes the way a dancer must move in response. The introduction of a new element changes the dancer’s balance, center, and orientation in space. Aerial modern dancers gather annually for workshops in Boulder, Colorado, County Donegal in Ireland, Brittany, in France, and Italy.

Another early influence on aerial modern dance, Terry Sendgraff, is credited with inventing the "motivity" trapeze. Sendgraff actively performed, choreographed and taught in the San Francisco Bay Area from the early 1970s, until announcing her retirement in 2005 at the age of 70, when she handed over her aerial dance business to Cherie Carson. The motivity trapeze came about as a result of an exploration on a low-hung circus trapeze. The ropes twisted together, causing the apparatus to spin. By formalizing this, hooking both ropes to a single point of attachment, Ms. Sendgraff used the apparatus to spin, twist, as well as fly in a straight line and in a circle.

Workshops
In Boulder, Frequent Flyers Productions produces the Aerial Dance Festival which been held every year since its inception in July 1999. Here workshops, performances, and discussions bring together dancers, gymnasts, circus artin Brighton, England every summer.

Portland, Oregon is a unique aerial hub of the United States. Studios such as Afterglow Aerial Arts host Youth Professional Programs that help children and teens prepare aerial dance skills for future work in Cirque du Soleil and circus troupe of the like.

In Italy, an emerging aerial dance company, brought the contemporary dance discipline to a vertical stage. The performance of the Company is distinguished from others by the details of the choreography and the harmony of the movement, typical elements of classic dance. Aerial dance is an art form that is incredibly demanding and requires a high degree of strength, power, flexibility, courage, and grace to practice.

Site dance
Other examples of aerial modern dance are the site-specific works of Joanna Haigood of the Zaccho Dance Theatre, Amelia Rudolph of "Project Bandaloop," and Sally Jacques' Blue Lapis Light. Haigood’s work is based on careful research of the history, architecture and societal impact of found spaces, and the translation of these memories into the movements performed in that space. Project Bandaloop combines rock-climbing with dance in performances that scale and/or descend canyons, rock walls, and tall buildings across the world. Video of their outdoor work is sometimes integrated into indoor performances, projected onto screens or trampolines behind the dancers on stage. Blue Lapis Light uses multiple apparatuses, such as aerial silks, harnesses, and bungees to create dances on bridges, office buildings, hotels, and other outdoor spaces.

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Jean-Baptiste Labat

Jean-Baptiste Labat (sometimes called, simply, Père Labat) (1663 – 6 January 1738) was a French clergyman, botanist, writer, explorer, ethnographer, soldier, engineer, and landowner.

Life
Labat was born and died in Paris. He entered the order of the Dominicans at the age of twenty. He was ordained at the completion of his philosophical and theological studies. Besides preaching, he taught philosophy and mathematics to secular students at Nancy. Abandoning this work, he devoted himself to missionary activity and for many years preached in the various churches of France.

In 1693, determined to devote himself to foreign missionary work, he received permission from the general of his order to travel to the West Indies, then under French domination. On 29 January 1694, he landed in Martinique. He was entrusted with the parish of Macouba, where he labored for two years and added many new buildings, including the church.

In 1696 he travelled to Guadeloupe, and was appointed procurator-general of all the Dominican convents in the Antilles (Procureur syndic des îles d'Amérique) upon his return to Martinique.

The French government appointed him as an engineer due to his scientific knowledge. In this capacity, he visited the French, Dutch, and English Antilles from Grenada to Hispaniola. Labat encountered many aspects of Caribbean society, including slavery. In his account for the year 1698, Labat included his impressions regarding the slaves of Martinique: "The dance is their favourite passion. I don't think that there is a people on the face of the earth who are more attached to it than they. When the Master will not allow them to dance on the Estate, they will travel three and four leagues, as soon as they knock off work at the sugar-works on Saturday, and betake themselves to some place where they know that there will be a dance."

Labat was no simple observer of slavery, however. As proprietor of the estate of Fonds-Saint-Jacques (in the north, alongside a river of the same name) and founder of the parish of François, both on Martinique, Labat applied himself to modernizing and developing the sugar industry on this island, and owned his own slaves. However, French scholar Suzanne C. Toczyski reveals a significant tension between, on the one hand, the missionary's infamous acceptance and promotion of slaves as a property to be used (and abused), and, on the other, his appreciation of the nègres as a potential source of knowledge and, more significantly, as Others to know, as representatives of a culture of interest from Labat's protoanthropological perspective  Fonds-Saint-Jacques was for a long time regarded as a model to be copied. On Martinique, Labat's memory has survived in the vocabulary: La Tour du père Labat ("windmill"); les chaudières Père Labat (the Père Labat boilers"), or the standard of distillation known as type Père Labat.

As engineer in Guadeloupe, he took an active part in its defense when the British attacked the island in 1703. Labat fired several cannon with his own hand. He was appointed Vice-Préfet Apostolique in the same year.

In 1706, Labat was sent to Europe as deputy of his order. He spent several years in Italy and attended a meeting of the order at Bologna, and presenting to the general a report of his work. Labat prepared to return to America, but was denied permission and detained in Rome for several years. He traveled to Paris in 1716. He lived in the convent on Rue Saint-Honore until his death. During these years, Labat commenced a long contemplated history of the West Indies. The work was finally published in six volumes at Paris, in 1722, with copious illustrations made by himself (Nouveau Voyage aux isles Françoises de l'Amérique, Paris, 1722).

Legacy

 * On Martinique, Labat devised new methods for the manufacture of sugar, which remained in use for a long time.
 * Labat had a wide reputation as a mathematician and won recognition both as a naturalist and as a scientist. He assisted the botanist Charles Plumier in his work, while Plumier was in the West Indies.  He embodied in the history his scientific observations and treated comprehensively and accurately of the soil, trees, plants, fruits, and herbs of the islands. He also explained the manufactures then in existence and pointed out means for the development of commercial relations.
 * His books that deal with America, "best-sellers" during their time, are Nouveau voyage aux iles de l'Amerique (6 vols., Paris, 1722; 2d ed., 8 vols., 1742; Dutch translation, 4 vols., Amsterdam, 1725; German, 6 vols., Nuremberg, 1783-'7); and Voyage du Chevalier Demarchais en Guinee, iles voisines, et a Cayenne, fait en 1725, 1726, et 1727 (4 vols., Paris, 1730).
 * He published similar works on other countries, drawing information from the notes of other missionaries. His two works on Africa have become well known: Nouvelle relation de l'Afrique occidentale (Paris, 1728) and Relation historique de l'Ethiopie occidentale (Congo, Angola, Matamba, after the Italian of Father Cavazzi, Cap. (Paris, 1732).

The genus of the tropical fruit tree family Sapotaceae Labatia, first described in 1788, was named after Labat. It was maintained as a distinct entity until the 1930s when it was submerged in the genus Pouteria. In 1972, it was proposed that a new genus called Neolabatia be recognized, containing six species formerly known as Labatia, but this classification is disputed.

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Jim Clancy (journalist)

Jim Clancy (born Chicago, December 18, 1955) is an American broadcast journalist, best known as a former correspondent and anchor on CNN International. He formerly anchored several CNN news reports, including The World Today and The Brief, before his resignation following a series of controversial exchanges with other users on Twitter.

Career
From 1982 to 1996, Clancy was a CNN international correspondent in the Beirut, Frankfurt, Rome and London bureaus. During this time, he won the George Polk Award for his reporting on the genocide in Rwanda, the DuPont-Columbia Award for coverage of the war in Bosnia, an Emmy Award for reporting on the famine and international intervention in Somalia and the A.H. Boerma Award for his coverage of global food and hunger issues. Clancy joined CNN in 1981 as a national correspondent after an extensive career in local radio and television in Denver, Colorado and San Francisco, California.

In 2012, Clancy contributed to CNN'S Emmy Award-winning coverage of the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The Emmy for "Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story" was one of two awards CNN received in 2012.

In January 2015, Clancy made a series of tweets about Israel and the Charlie Hebdo shooting. On January 16, 2015, CNN announced Clancy had retired from the network after nearly 34 years. Clancy later said he had no regrets and criticized Twitter trolls saying "I don't have to put up with this."

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In Spite of All the Danger

"In Spite of All the Danger" is the first song recorded by the Quarrymen, then consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, pianist John Lowe, and drummer Colin Hanton.

McCartney wrote the song and Harrison provided the guitar solo, and so the song is credited to McCartney–Harrison. Recording took place sometime between May and July 1958 at Percy Phillips' home studio in Liverpool.

Composition and structure
Paul McCartney wrote the song on his own, likely around January 1958 and possibly at George Harrison's family home in Upton Green. The song uses the B7 chord, which McCartney discovered with Harrison after a multi-bus trip across Liverpool to the home of a stranger who knew the chord. Harrison wrote both of the song's guitar solos, and so McCartney gave him a joint credit. In The Beatles Anthology, McCartney describes it as, "a self-penned little song very influenced by Elvis [Presley]." In an interview with Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn, McCartney goes further and explains that the song is very similar to a specific Elvis song, though he avoids mentioning which particular one. Lewisohn writes that, though McCartney wrote the track on his own, it is heavily based on the melody of Elvis's "Tryin' to Get to You", which also includes the similar lyric, "[in] spite of all that I've been through." Musicologist Walter Everett agrees, writing that "its cadence comes close". Chris Ingram says it was "clearly inspired" by it, and John C. Winn says it was "fashioned after" it.

Everett writes most of the Beatles' earliest compositions were "thoroughly diatonic, grounded solidly in the major scale," and includes this song as an example.

The song is in the key of E and follows a standard I-I7-IV-V7-I-IV-I (E-E7-A-B7-E-A-E) progression. Here the harmonic development initially arises with the move (in bar 5 on "I'll do anything for you") to a subdominant or IV (a chord built on the 4th degree of the E major scale), but without the intervening range of chords prolonging harmonic tension that so characterised later Beatles songwriting. The resolution back to the tonic comes as the V chord (B7 in bar 8 on "you want me to") shifts to the I (E chord on "true to me"). Everett writes that the bridge "[culminates] in a stop-time retransition on a blue-note colored V." This "dramatic placement of stop time... at the end of the bridge" was something the Beatles saw regularly, including in "Come Go with Me", before they used it in "In Spite of All the Danger". They used the technique again in their later compositions "There's a Place" and "This Boy".

Recording
Around July 1958, the Quarrymen paid for a recording session at Percy Phillips' home in Kensington, Liverpool, recording a cover of Buddy Holly's "That'll Be the Day" and "In Spite of All the Danger". Lennon, McCartney and Harrison all played guitar, John "Duff" Lowe the piano and Colin Hanton the drums. Recording was achieved with a single microphone suspended from the ceiling, no volume balancing possible. Curtains and carpets were put in the downstairs living room to dampen the noise of traffic from the street outside. At nearly three and a half minutes, the song is much longer than most pop recordings of the time. Lewisohn writes, "anecdotes have Percy Phillips waving his arms at them, hurrying them to a finish, because he could see the disc-cutting lathe reaching its ultimate point, almost at the center label."

The recording was cut directly to a single two sided shellac-on-metal 78-rpm disc. The disc likely cost the group 17s 6d. In a 1977 interview, Phillips recalled that the group initially only paid 15 shillings and someone returned a few days later with the remaining amount and to buy the record.

The only earlier recording of the Quarrymen is a reel-to-reel tape-recording made by an audience member on July 6, 1957, during the Quarrymen's last set for the 1957 Rose Queen garden fête at St. Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool.

Release and reception
With only one copy of the recording made, the group members shared the disc for a week each. Lowe was the last to have it, keeping it for nearly 25 years. In 1981, he prepared to sell it at auction, but McCartney intervened and purchased it directly from him. McCartney had engineers restore as much of the record's sound quality as possible and then made approximately 50 copies of the single that he gave as personal gifts to family and friends. In 2004, Record Collector magazine named the original pressing the most valuable record in existence, estimating its worth at £100,000, with the 1981 copies made by McCartney coming in second on the list at £10,000 each.

"In Spite of All the Danger" was not released to the public until it appeared on the 1995 compilation album Anthology 1 along with "That'll Be the Day", though the former was shortened to 2:42 from its original 3:25 runtime.

Lewisohn describes the song as "a chugging and melodic country-flavored number". He further writes that the record "[is] not representative of their sound at any time other than this moment, which was a long way from the rough skiffle scuffle of tea-chest bass, washboard and banjo that was its start." Everett calls the song "Les Paul-like". Musicologist and writer Ian MacDonald writes that the song is "a dreary doo-wop pastiche" which "has little to recommend it".

Performances
McCartney played the song throughout his 2004 Summer and 2005 US tours and would continue to perform it through his 2016–17 One on One, 2018-19 Freshen Up and 2022 Got Back tours. A recording of McCartney's concert at The Cavern Club in 2018, which featured a performance of the song with his touring band, was broadcast on Christmas Day 2020 on BBC One.

The song's recording was faithfully reproduced by "The Nowhere Boys" in the 2009 biopic Nowhere Boy. The band also performed "That'll Be the Day," although it was cut from the film and is available as a deleted scene on the DVD and Blu-ray releases. These versions of the two songs, which are flawless remakes of the originals, can be heard on the film's soundtrack.

McCartney performed the song at Glastonbury on 25 June 2022.

Personnel
According to MacDonald, except where noted:

 * John Lennon – lead vocal, rhythm guitar
 * Paul McCartney – backing vocal, rhythm guitar
 * George Harrison – lead guitar, backing vocal
 * John "Duff" Lowe – piano
 * Colin Hanton – drums

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Glenferrie Oval

Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL club from 1925–1973, and retained the ground as an administrative and training base until 2006. Hawthorn moved to a redeveloped Waverley Park early in 2006 in preparation for the 2006 AFL season.

History
Prior to adopting Glenferrie Oval as the club's traditional home, the Hawthorn Football Club had a nomadic history, playing home games at whatever the most suitable obtainable ground was for that season. Their first home ground was the Hawthorn C.G. (West Hawthorn Reserve), which was abandoned after just 1 season due to conditions imposed by the Hawthorn Cricket Club, with the Hawks playing at John Wren's Richmond Racecourse in 1903 (which was off Bridge Road between Stawell Street and Westbank Terrace – where Tudor Street with 5 no through streets branches of are now located), before moving to the Richmond Cricket Ground in 1904.

The Hawks' merger with Boroondara in 1905 had them move to Boroondara's ground, which at the time was the East Melbourne Cricket Ground. Hawthorn dropped their colours of blue and red (similar to Melbourne's guernsey at the time) and adopted Boroondara's colours, which was a black guernsey with red sash but retained the name Hawthorn FC. When the Hawthorn council opened Glenferrie Oval, then known as the Hawthorn City Sports Ground in October 1905, they endeavored to get a senior club to represent the district to be the main tenant during the next football season. The Hawthorn FC, competing in the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (now known as the VAFA), and Hawthorn Rovers (a popular club in the Eastern Suburbs Association) merged to form the Hawthorn City Football Club and made Glenferrie their home ground (the word City was later dropped and the club was just known as the Hawthorn Football Club when it entered the VFA in 1914).

Between 1906 and 1973, the Hawks played their home games at Glenferrie Oval, which was located in the heart of the affluent suburb of Hawthorn. The state of Glenferrie Oval and its location, close by the Glenferrie train station on the Melbourne East route, was a central reason why the club was firstly accepted into the VFA in 1914, and then the VFL in 1925. The club's onfield results had not reached any great heights in those early days but both the VFA and VFL had recognised the importance for representation in the suburbs east of the Yarra River. Glenferrie Oval was pivotal in these advancements of the Hawthorn Football Club as it was considered the most suitable at the time.

In 1914, when Hawthorn entered the VFA, the council was required to build a new dressing shed to meet the standards of the VFA competition. These dressing sheds were erected in the north-west corner of the ground, where the Tuck Stand now resides, and were later moved to the Rathmines Road Reserve in Hawthorn where it still exists today. In 1922 the ground was widened by 30 yards and lengthened westward by 50 yards - taking in the previous outer reserve ground - to the dimensions that remain today.

The 1922 ground improvements also resulted in Glenferrie Oval's first main stand, which was a wooden structure to be known as the Kennon-Owen Stand, and had been purchased from the East Melbourne Cricket Ground in late 1921 when that ground was closed due to expansion of the Jolimont railyards. The Kennon-Owen Stand was replaced by the Dr A S Ferguson Stand, a new brick stand opened in 1966 which was 185 feet long and could seat 1450, with 400 undercover. It was later to be home of the Past Players Association and the original Museum. The northern part of the Ferguson stand was demolished to make way for the Victorian Weightlifting Building that remain today.

Glenferrie Oval's grandstand, designed in an art-deco style, was built in 1937 and later named the Michael Tuck stand after the club great, and housed the new changerooms and administration of the club. It is now heritage protected as one of the most significant buildings of the era. In 1963 the large scoreboard was erected at the eastern end of the ground. After the club won the 1961 premiership it was decided to buy some houses on the other side of Linda Crescent to build the Social Club which opened in 1962. The ground was relatively small by VFL standards, but the intimate nature of the ground (with the grandstands and train line surrounding the ground) made for a terrific atmosphere. The Hawks had played 584 matches at Glenferrie Oval during their time there. The last game that Hawthorn played at Glenferrie Oval was in August 1973 when Hawthorn won against South Melbourne by 37 points, in front of a crowd of 9842 people.

Hawthorn Football Club retained the ground as an administrative and training base until 2006. Hawthorn moved their administrative and training facilities to a redeveloped Waverley Park early in 2006 in preparation for the 2006 AFL season.

The ground
The location of the ground has always been expansion prohibitive, wedged between the Belgrave/Lilydale railway line and nearby side streets. The small size and narrow wings of the ground led to it being known as the "sardine can" amongst fans.

The ground includes:

 * the heritage registered art deco Michael Tuck Stand (1938), named after Hawthorn legend Michael Tuck.
 * the Victorian Weightlifting Stadium
 * the social club (1963), sold by the Hawthorn Football Club in 2008 and subsequently demolished.
 * the Ferguson Stand (1960s), demolished in 2023.

Present day
The ground is open to the general public, and is used for a variety of recreation and leisure activities. In March 2010 the playing field was resurfaced with couch grass for public use. The Hawthorn Football Club continue to host Supporters' Days at the ground if they win the AFL Premiership, for instance drawing crowds of several thousand people in 2014.

The City of Boroondara is currently in the process of revitalising the precinct. The Ferguson Stand was demolished in 2023, with the Boroondara City Council planning on creating a new public open space where the Ferguson Stand once stood, as well as planning to refurbish the Michael Tuck Stand.

Record crowd

 * 36,786 - 17/4/1965. Hawthorn v Carlton (VFL)

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Penteli, Greece

Penteli (Πεντέλη) is a village and a municipality in the North Athens regional unit, Attica, Greece. Belonging to the Athens rural area, it takes its name from Mount Pentelicus.

Municipality
The municipality Penteli was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
 * Melissia
 * Nea Penteli
 * Penteli

Geography
Penteli is situated on the southern slopes of the limestone Penteli mountains. The municipality has an area of 36.064 km2, the municipal unit Penteli 28.878 km2. It is 14 km northeast of central Athens. Some of the neighbourhoods of Penteli are Agia Triada, Agios Dimitrios, Daou and Kallithea.

History
The bones of prehistoric animals - mastodons, rhinoceros, antelope, and giraffe, along with giant turtles, hyenas and other animals no longer extant in the area - have been found among the limestone crags of the mountain that looms over the present suburb of Athens. The Penteli mountains were renowned in Classical Greece as well as in the Roman Empire as a source of "Pentelic" marble, notably used to build the Parthenon and the Tower of the Winds. The Romans constructed a 140-foot water tower and aqueduct to supply water to the city of Athens. Penteli is the site of the ancient town of Pentele.

During the Greek War of Independence, the French philhellene Sophie de Marbois-Lebrun, Duchess of Plaisance supported the revolutionary leaders. When she settled in Greece in 1834, she bought large plots of land in Athens and on the Penteli mountain. She had the Rododafni Castle built for her.

In July 1995, Penteli was ravaged by a large forest fire. According to Turkish former prime minister, Mesut Yilmaz, many of the forest fires that raged the Greek countryside during that summer were actually started by Turkish secret service agents. The forests of Penteli suffered damage again from the August 2007 fires.

Transport
The area is serviced by Pentelis railway station on the Athens Airport–Patras line.

Sights

 * Monastery of Penteli
 * Rododafni Castle, also known as Pyrgos Doukissis Plakentias, a mansion built for the Duchess of Plaisance. Construction was started in 1840, but it was not finished until 1961, when Constantine II of Greece moved into it.
 * The Penteli Astronomical Station of the National Observatory of Athens, completed in 1936

Byzantine monuments
The catholicon of the old Monastery of St.Nicholas (Kallesia-Penteli). A wall painting monument of George Markou the Argus, the great and prolific post-Byzantine ecclesiastic iconographer of the 18th century.

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The Godfathers

The Godfathers are an English rock band from London, England, with strong influences from R&B and punk.

Career
The Godfathers were formed by Peter and Chris Coyne (vocals and bass, respectively) after the demise of The Sid Presley Experience in 1985, joined by Mike Gibson (guitar), Kris Dollimore (guitar) and George Mazur (drums). Peter Coyne had briefly worked as a music journalist from 1980 to 1982 for ZigZag and Record Mirror. Fellow TSPE member, and later Godfather, Del Bartle, went on to form The Unholy Trinity with drummer Kevin Murphy.

After independent single releases produced by Vic Maile, and collected on their debut album, Hit by Hit, they signed to Epic Records in 1987. Extensive tours of the UK, Europe and the United States followed. Single and title track of their first album "Birth, School, Work, Death" made the U.S. Billboard Top 40 in 1988 after college radio and MTV airplay but the band were less commercially successful in the UK.

Albums More Songs About Love and Hate (1989) and Unreal World (1991) followed, with Chris Burrows replacing Kris Dollimore on guitar in time for the latter, after which the Godfathers left Epic and released a live album and two studio albums on German label Intercord in the early to mid-1990s. The band ceased activity in 2000.

In 2003, Peter Coyne and Kris Dollimore played briefly in a band called the Germans with Rat Scabies, formerly of the Damned.

Reformation
In 2008, the band reformed with its original line-up. In March 2009, the band announced a change with Del Bartle returning to replace Kris Dollimore. Grant Nicholas later replaced George Mazur on drums, and Mike Gibson also left the band. In 2010, a live album, Shot Live at the 100 Club, was released as a CD/DVD set on Secret Records.

2011 saw the band release two download-only singles "Back Into the Future" and "The Outsider". "Primitive Man" followed the next year and all were included on their comeback album Jukebox Fury, released in 2013. Promotion for the album included a month-long UK tour supporting the Stranglers and drummer Dave Twigg stepping in for recently departed Grant Nicholas. 2014 saw another fresh line-up change, with two new guitarists, Mauro Venegas and Steve Crittall, replacing Del Bartle, and Tim James replacing (the recently returned) Grant Nicholas on drums. A new double-sided single, "Till My Heart Stops Beating" / "Rewind Time" was released in June 2015, and the band undertook several European and UK tours, also celebrating their 30th anniversary with a headline show at the 100 Club where they played 30 songs – one for each year – over the course of two sets.

In 2016, Chris Coyne left the band and was replaced by Darren Birch, formerly of Gunfire Dance, and touring bassist for both Walter Lure and Brian James (ex-the Damned). The new line-up recorded a new album, A Big Bad Beautiful Noise, in Birmingham that summer, which was released in February 2017, preceded by a single, "You Don't Love Me". Reviews hailed the album as the band's best in many years, with Vive Le Rock claiming it was "up there with the Godfathers' '80s classics".

During the A Big Bad Beautiful Noise 2017 tour through Europe, Mauro Venegas left the band and was replaced by guitarist Alex McBain.

In 2019, Peter Coyne announced he had parted ways with the previous Godfathers line-up, stating that he can "no longer work, tour or perform with Steve, Tim, Alex and Darren." With a new line-up consisting of bassist Jon Priestley, guitarists Richie Simpson and Paul Humphreys, and drummer Billy Duncanson, the Godfathers released the double A-side single "I'm Not Your Slave"/"Wild and Free" on 17 June 2020, followed by the album Alpha Beta Gamma Delta in September 2022.

Studio albums

 * Hit by Hit (1986, Corporate Image) – UK Indie No. 3
 * Birth, School, Work, Death (1988, Epic) – UK No. 80
 * More Songs About Love and Hate (1989, Epic) - UK No. 49
 * Unreal World (1991, Epic)
 * The Godfathers (aka The Orange Album) (1993, Intercord)
 * Afterlife (1995, Intercord)
 * Jukebox Fury (2013, Godfathers Recordings)
 * A Big Bad Beautiful Noise (2017, Godfathers Recordings)
 * Alpha Beta Gamma Delta (2022, Godfathers Recordings)

Live albums

 * Dope, Rock 'n' Roll and Fucking in the Streets (1992, Corporate Image)
 * Shot Live at the 100 Club (2011, Secret Records Limited) – includes live DVD
 * This Is War! The Godfathers Live! (2019, Godfathers Recordings)

Compilation albums and reissues

 * Birth, School, Work, Death: The Best of the Godfathers (1996, Epic)
 * Birth, School, Work, Death: Hits, Rarities and Gems (2007, CMG)
 * Hit By Hit [2CD edition] (2008, Corporate Image)
 * Birth, School, Work, Death [expanded edition] (2011, Lemon Recordings)
 * More Songs About Love and Hate [expanded edition] (2011, Lemon Recordings)
 * The Godfathers (aka The Orange Album) [2CD edition] (2013, Godfathers Recordings)

Other appearances

 * "Cause I Said So" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1988 film Permanent Record.
 * "It's So Hard" appeared on the 7" compilation Sounds – Waves 2, which was given away with Sounds magazine's March 1988 issue.

Current members

 * Peter Coyne – lead vocals (1985–2000; 2008–present)
 * Jon Priestley – bass, backing vocals (2019–present)
 * Richie Simpson – guitar, backing vocals (2019–present)
 * Wayne Vermaak – guitar, backing vocals (2019–2023)
 * Billy Duncanson – drums, backing vocals (2019–present)

title: The Godfathers


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Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Jossi

 * The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a successful request for adminship. Please do not modify it.

Jossifresco
[ Vote here]  (45/2/0) ending 01:09 October 15, 2005 (UTC)

– Jossifresco is a great guy, he does RC patrol all the time and is active in the community. In addition to the usual admin stuff, he is working on actual articles (getting Human up to FA status), which is sorely lacking in some admin candidates these days. kate's tool has him at around 4600 edits, with plenty of those being to the wikipedia namespace, for those who care about editcountis. -Greg Asche (talk) 01:09, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept. Thanks. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 01:32, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

Support
 * 1) Support As nominator (almost forgot, but Essjay reminded me. Thanks Essjay) -Greg Asche (talk) 01:12, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Support. (You're welcome, Greg.) -- Essjay ·  Talk 01:13, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Support Good User --JAranda | yeah 01:45, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Support Good janitor --Rogerd 02:53, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Support as per Essjay (in all things, unto Essjay) - User:Mys e kurity|Mysekurity ]] additions | e-mail ]]03:02, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Support, I've seen this user around. →Jo urna list   >>talk<<  03:11, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Support This user removes vandalism a lot and had a high edit count  ☺  A  d a m 1213  ☺ | talk  03:11, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * That's got to be the winner of the coveted "gaudiest signature ever" award. --Durin 15:50, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Support. Thoughtful on substance, works toward consensus, and takes initiative on grunt work.   — RDF talk 03:17, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Support. Agree with GregAsche and RDF. In addition, he responds promptly and courteously to messages on his Talk page, takes time to explain things, and graciously accepts edits and suggestions by others. Finell 03:45, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Private Butcher, your standards are absurdly high. Andre ( talk ) 04:49, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Support see him around all the time and is very sound.  Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk  05:42, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Merovingian (t) (c) 06:14, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Support CambridgeBayWeather 07:54, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Support, active vandalfighter with good judgement. --JoanneB 08:01, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Support, this guy is an excellent vandal fighter. Rje 11:07, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) Support. First rate vandal-fighter! Owen× ☎  12:49, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 10) Support I wouldn't think that editcountitis would be an issue with 4600 edits! This user has a good way of dealing with other users. Bratsche talk 13:14, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 11) Support should be good admin. Alf melmac 14:46, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 12) Support a fellow RC patroller.  Rob e  rt  15:11, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 13) double support this guy really deserves the adminship, he's helping us a lot with RC --( ☺ drini ♫ | ☎ ) 15:21, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 14) support he did good on vandal-busting and 4,600 edits is way plenty. --Isolani 15:39, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 15) Fire  Fox esp 17:25, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 16) Support; yes, definitely. Lots of good work, including versus vandals, for which he could use the keys to the admin closet.  Antandrus  (talk) 18:37, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 17) Support - yes! A valued member of the community we can trust with the mop. --HappyCamper 19:42, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 18) Support. Kirill Lokshin 20:31, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 19) S'port vandal-slayers need weapons --Doc (?) 08:17, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 20) Yes.  enceph  alon  10:24, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 21) Support - Trevor MacInnis (Talk | Contribs) 17:17, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 22) Support I was about to revert some vandalism on Periodic Table, only to see that Jossi had beaten me to the punch. That and his vote for my Rfa make this an easy choice. Karmafist 23:27, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 23) Support Vandal patrolling is often a thankless job.  Jossi's adminship will at least make it a more efficient thankless job.  Jkelly 16:02, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 24) Support. Troll-slayers deserve the mop and the flamethrower! Tito xd (?!?) 02:14, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 25) Cool. --JuntungWu 07:16, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 26) Support. Friday (talk) 15:51, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 27) Support, (I almost missed his RFA!). Excellent contributor to hundreds of articles and a good vandalfighter. Worked with him extensively on the Prem Rawat collection of articles last year, and I admire his capacity to withstand abuse, personal attacks and the stress that came with it. Since these early days, Jossi has shown that he is a valuable contributor to this project and is most deserving of the mop and bucket! --ZappaZ [[Image:Yin_yang.svg|12px]] 04:01, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 28) Support. Good vandal slayer. --GraemeL (talk) 15:43, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 29) Support for all of the reasons given above and for his contributions to the troubled article List of people who have said that they are gods. --goethean ॐ  16:20, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 30) Support. Intersofia 22:55, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 31) Support. El_C 03:27, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 32) Strong support I came here by accident, I was on Jossi's user page to ask him for help with a page badly wounded and desperately in need of attention. I know him to be a thoughtful neutral party, working together with him bringing Human towards FA status. If only Jossi were an admin, he could be even yet more helpful! Sam Spade 21:38, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 33) Support. To me Jossi represents new thinking, something desparately needed. Like me he prefers an emic POV on things, especially new religious movements, counteracting common prejudices. -- mizar ॐ Talk 01:40, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 34) Support. I am currently up for an RfA as well and I totally understand how the oppose votes sometimes focus on the wrong qualities. You look good to me. --ScottyBoy900Q 20:13, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 35) Support. As per nomination. --pgk( talk ) 20:49, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 36) Support. Sarge Baldy 20:53, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 37) Support. KHM03 22:03, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 38) Support. I have seen Jossi in action working on the Human article.  Seems to be a very constructive editor who strives to reach consensus in a polite way. Also, I have not seen Jossie lobbying for support with regard to this vote.  I too stumbled across it re: Sam Spade's comment above. David D. (Talk) 23:40, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

Oppose
 * Oppose, I think this person for being here so long needs more edits, so then I know that this person would be an active admin. Therefore I have to oppose. Sorry forgot to sign, I'll just sign now, and erase the old "signing". Private Butcher 03:12, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Out of curiosity, why is a low-activity admin a problem? N (t/c) 16:14, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * It's a problem because they should be active in wikipedia, since they'd be admins FOR wikipedia. Therefore they should be very active in all things, articles, RfAs, User Talks, etc. They should know all about how wikipedia works by experiencing it by being very active. That's just what I think, I know you all disagree with me, but it's just what I think. Privat  e   Butcher  17:22, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I think it's unreasonable to expect an admin to be active all the time. If you look at Requests for adminship/Standards not one of 60 have put "must be active all the time to be an admin" as a prerequisite for becoming an admin. It is normal to expect normal users and admins to have breaks from wikipedia like vacations, sickness, exams, work related travel, deaths in family etc. and normal "wikibreaks" just to relax. Wikipedia is not a job for editors or admins, it's all voluntary. So Your insistence of having "active admins" is very curious as it is not expected of admins. Admins are not some 24/7 editing/RC patrolling "elite breed", they are just normal editors with more tools available. Best You can do is put Your sig under Neutral, if you still think this being a problem. I hope you consider this and all the best otherwise. feydey 18:17, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Don't bitch at me about this ever again, I don't give a damn, I try to vote to make wikipedia better, and you tell me "oh you're reasons are wrong", there are no "wrong or right reasons". I have reasons, I expect them to be active a lot, alright, why? Because if they want to be admins they should treat it like a job. I removed my vote because you bitch at me, and I'm tired of it, and I can't vote neutral either because I'll get bitched about that too. So I refuse to support your bastard canididates, I do oppose, but since you're making me remove my vote I will. Privat  e   Butcher  19:16, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * You don't have to remove your vote just because he wants you to, you are entitled to vote however you want. Please do try to keep the hostility down though. Cheers. -Greg Asche (talk) 19:59, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I apologize for being hostile, but it just bothers me that I can't vote how I want without being complained to. All I did was vote which way I thought was best, but I'm sorry for saying what I said. Privat  e   Butcher  20:09, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Apology accepted. No bad feelings. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 21:41, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I would ask the admins who count the votes to count Private Butcher's. He clearly states that he did not withdraw his vote because he had any second thoughts about the candidate's fitness, but rather because he was harassed. -- Antaeus Feldspar 18:16, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * By "harassed" I assume that you mean "asked a simple question". --goethean ॐ  18:48, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose Strong Oppose Recent POV pushing on List of people who have said that they are gods leaves bitter taste in my mouth. Hipocrite - « Talk » 20:09, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Interesting that your considered my intervention as "POV pushing". All I was trying to do was to assist in a bitter dispute by making proposals, attempting to keep editors talking to each other and when all failed, posting an RfC that was well responded to. You can read my comments at Talk:List_of_people_who_have_said_that_they_are_gods. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 22:52, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I hate it when RFA candidates try to attack oppose votes. Like I'm just going to let you sit there and play martyr? How ironic - . Does your concept of "assisting in a bitter dispute by making proposals" include stepping into the middle of the dispute and enforcing your prefered version by reversion? Wait - how about your recent comment that the list is in shambles, needs to be revised so it looks like what you want or it should be deleted? Hipocrite - « Talk » 01:50, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I invite you to continue this discussion in the talk page and to help in resolving the dispute on that article, if you want. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 02:36, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I don't care about the article nearly as much as I care about what it says about your qualifications for adminstratorship. The passive-agressive editing on your part does not give me comfort. Your lack of understanding of my problem (your editing, not your edits) gives me even less. Hipocrite - « Talk » 03:08, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Strong Oppose. Jossifresco lacks the most important traits that an admin must have, integrity and honesty.  Examples?  Argued that Criticism of Prem Rawat should be deleted because the view of Prem Rawat's critics "do not deserve more than a short mention as already included in Prem_Rawat."  What makes this a show of utter lack of integrity?  The fact that Jossi had created that very article himself, stating "Opposing views can be added here".  It's hardly the only time that Jossi has both taken a role shaping an article of "opposing views" and then called for it to be deleted because of factors that never seemed to bother him when he was supposedly working for the good of the article.,  In general, what Jossi prescribes for "opposing views" is always different from the views he is in sympathy with.  Here, he argues that List of purported cults must get deleted because "NPOV requires that a controversial subject is treated in such way that the controversy is described and conflicting views be given a balanced coverage. This cannot happen here and thus, this article is POV and fundamentally flawed."   Yet when the new religious movement is the source of the accusation, Jossi shows no concern at all for whether there is "balanced coverage" of the accusation -- only for whether the accusation itself goes in.  I also like how he describes "serious POV conflicts during the editing last year of the Prem Rawat articles with one active WP editor and few anons."  I'd suggest anyone who wants to know how far Jossi can be trusted look up those conflicts and see how many more than "one active WP editor" was involved.  No, Jossi is not someone who can be trusted with admin powers. -- Antaeus Feldspar 03:30, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I followed these links and the only thing I read on all these, is an editor engaged in discussions about making articles NPOV and contributing in a civil and measured manner.--ZappaZ [[Image:Yin_yang.svg|12px]] 04:15, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, yes. That's because you also believe that what is the "NPOV" way of handling an accusation is different depending on whether your NRM is on the business end or pulling the trigger.  Even if you were a party with sufficient integrity to be a judge of Jossi's or anyone else's integrity (which you are not) what you've said is only a distraction from the real issue:  does Jossi talk the talk about NPOV?  or does he walk the walk?  The edits I cited show clearly that he can talk a great game about NPOV, all day long, but somehow what he deems NPOV for the goose will always be different from NPOV for the gander. -- Antaeus Feldspar 17:38, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * All I can see is only, that you have a different POV than Jossi, don't mistake this for NPOV. In fact I do not believe that there is anything like an absolute NPOV. You mentioned List of purported cults and stated that Jossis views were POV. But it is agreed among sociologist that the word cult or sect are not to be used anymore for new relgious groups, because they have a very clear negative perception in the public, and as such the word in itself is in fact POV. Any religion, and any religious view started out as a sect. Attempts of such lists as the one you mentioned and of course the List_of_people_who_have_said_that_they_are_gods, where a category is created, are very likely to create strong POV, especially if one lumps together criminals (Manson etc) with purported people of divine origin (like Jesus), in fact in order to make a statement by such comparisons, instead of differentiating between them and seeing each case in its own religious context. To point this out, and to see the danger of discrimination of minorities inherent in such an approach is not POV, but rather the task of an Admin. And I hope very much for you that you are not taking offense on his personal beliefs or mine or Zappaz's for that matter, and say we are all POV because we belong to one or the other NRG. This would in fact say more about your non- NPOV than his. About the article Criticism of Prem Rawat: It is indeed difficult to understand, why criticsim is not integrated into the main article about Prem Rawat, and if it is there already, why there should be a separate article. I have seen the same discussion in the german WP, and there was not even a disagreemant that there couldn't be two articles. And of course in the main article, the views need to be balanced. What that means in each individual case is of course a matter of dispute and opinion. And I don't think there is anything like an absolute neutrality. If you believe so, you are indeed strong POV taking your own opinion to be neutrality. -- mizar ॐ Talk 10:10, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * It is not Jossi's standards that bother me. It is the clear evidence of his double standards that bothers me.  If he had created Criticism of Prem Rawat and said "Opposing views can go here", and then spoke up in the deletion discussion and said "we shouldn't delete this because it's where opposing views were encouraged to go", that would be consistent.  If he had not created Criticism of Prem Rawat and had then advocated for its deletion, stating that critical views "do not deserve more than a short mention as already included in Prem_Rawat", that would be consistent.  It is the fact that Jossi created the article to hold opposing views and called for those opposing views to be deleted as not deserving their own article, that should give pause to anyone considering entrusting him with admin powers.  It is not just that he helped to develop the criteria determining which allegations of cultic nature would be listed at List of purported cults.  It is not just that he argued for the deletion of List of purported cults, stating that the criteria of the article made it "original research", and that accusations presented without "balanced coverage" of "opposing views" were inherently POV.  It is not just that he himself pushed for the unneeded inclusion of an accusation against a group, without balanced coverage of opposing views.  It is that he did all three which is cause for concern.  These double standards require a good explanation.  What they do not deserve is an attack on the messenger, alleging that that person is simply motivated by holding the opposing POV, rather than the documented evidence that the candidate has exhibited favoritism and double standards unacceptable from anyone of any POV.
 * Finally, I would like to know your basis for that very surprising statement, "it is agreed among sociologist that the word cult or sect are not to be used anymore for new relgious groups"? That's a very surprising statement; I'd like to know who said that and which sociologists they had the authority to speak for.  However, since that's completely off-topic to the current discussion, it would be better to discuss it on one of our talk pages. -- Antaeus Feldspar 18:16, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 *  "it is agreed among sociologist that the word cult or sect are not to be used anymore for new relgious groups"? That's a very surprising statement; I'd like to know who said that and which sociologists they had the authority to speak for.  However, since that's completely off-topic to the current discussion, it would be better to discuss it on one of our talk pages. If you don't want to discuss issues (like Jossi's reaction to the term cult), don't bring them up as an argument. If you think it's an argument, why not bring it up here? I am not running for Admin, so why should it be on my talk page? I have all the arguments from the german page about de:Sekte (sect:scientific). It says:Das Münchner Rechtslexikon schreibt zum Beispiel, der Begriff „Sekte“ habe in staatsrechtlicher Hinsicht seine Bedeutung verloren, da er eine negative theologische Beurteilung enthalte.(The Munich Lexicon of Law writes, the term 'Sekte'(= cult) has lost its legal meaning, since it contains a negative theological judgement) -- mizar ॐ Talk 22:20, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

Neutral

Comments
 * I know this edit count thing has taken some twists and turns, but here's my Gold Standard for how much edit counts relate to someone's contributions to Wikipedia: Jimbo's edits >;-o)    — RDF talk 05:38, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate

A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:
 * 1. What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? (Please read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.)
 * A. I am currently spending 60% of my time on RC patrol and new page patrol, and intend to continue doing so. I also check for copyvios and welcome new users and ip users that contribute good stuff. I have been also answering questions at the Reference desk (Humanism) and I find that quite rewarding (I know that is not an admin task, but it keeps me sharp...).
 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. That probably would be the series of articles I started a few weeks ago on Category:Book design and Typography. I intend to create 200 articles featuring the most known typefaces, with samples. I am also proud of my work at Human, that hopefully will be submitted to FAC soon. There are also several other articles that I am proud of, not only because of their content, but because they were fun to edit in a collaborative environment.
 * 3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
 * A. Yes. I had serious POV conflicts during the editing last year of the Prem Rawat articles with one active WP editor and few anons. I even got serious anonymous hate mail, that prompted me to abandon WP for a while. What I have realized is that time and patience and the aggregated effort of many editors are the best tool to ensure fairness and NPOV in articles about subjects that are controversial. Trust the community: it works. I have learned to trust that. Nowadays, and as the articles are somewhat stable, I keep myself busy on other areas such as Digital art, Typography and Book design articles.
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page. No further edits should be made to this page.

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Ufuk Talay

Ufuk Talay (born 26 March 1976) is an Australian football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Sydney FC. Talay was suited to play in central midfield and was known for his good distribution and on-field vision. He was the manager of Wellington Phoenix from 2019 to 2023.

Club career
Talay first entered a national competition for Marconi-Fairfield in the now defunct NSL, as first an understudy to Steve Corica and later as a midfield partner. He made his debut late in the 92/93 season, playing the last six regular season games and scoring in the final round. Marconi went on to win the grand final with seventeen-year-old Talay watching as an unused substitute. Talay remained with Marconi for a further two years, becoming a regular starter in the first team.

Turkey
Seeking a more promising career to build on his NSL and national team experience, Talay joined Turkish giants Galatasaray in the Turkish Super League. He spent time on loan out to other sides in the Turkish top flight and lower divisions with Antalyaspor, Karabükspor and Bursaspor, followed by a brief six-month stint in the French second division with Nîmes Olympique, before Galatasaray transferred him to Gaziantepspor in 2002. He shortly moved again to second division side Mersin Idman Yurdu, before being enticed to return to Australia with Sydney FC in the new A-League competition.

Sydney FC
As the sixteenth player signed to the inaugural Sydney FC squad, Talay sought to reignite his football career and at Sydney was reunited with former Marconi teammates Corica and Matthew Bingley, as well as Clint Bolton and Robbie Middleby whom shared the experience of the Youth World Cup. He has been described by Socceroo Josip Skoko as "the best player to never represent Australia", and Talay has expressed his desire for a full international cap. A motivation for his return to Australia is "the chance to get back in the spotlight and get that Aussie shirt".

His first season was cut short by a knee injury, missing the last seven games (including the grand final) after solid performances in the A-League and Club World Cup. As the 2006/07 season started, Talay found himself on the outer as new coach Terry Butcher favoured a central pairing of Terry McFlynn and Mark Milligan. His early appearances of the season were as a late substitute, before other injuries opened the opportunity to win back a first team place, which he held for the remainder of the year. He also took over penalty-duties for the side, making the most of the opportunity twice in the year. Two yellow cards in the final league match saw Talay suspended for Sydney's first leg final against Newcastle but on return for the second leg he could not prevent the club's elimination.

Following the close of the A-League season, Sydney proceeded on to the AFC Champions League 2007 competition. Talay played all six group-stage games, scoring goals against Shanghai Shenhua and Urawa. In the return match against Shanghai Shenhua, he sensationally hit the crossbar from the penalty spot, Sydney eventually drawing the match 0–0. '

Talay remains with Sydney for the 2007/08 season, continuing into the final season of his original three-year contract, playing every game of the season except one (due to suspension after receiving a fourth yellow card for the year the previous match). In December 2007, it was announced that he would follow former Sydney FC teammate Mark Rudan to Japan, signing with second division side Avispa Fukuoka, the move completed in February at the close of Sydney's season.

Avispa Fukuoka
Talay Joined fellow Australians Mark Rudan and Newcastle's Joel Griffiths becoming the third Australian in their squad. He was an immediate success, scoring twice in three games, and netting a third in his fifth game.

North Queensland Fury FC
Talay returned to Australia in 2009 after signing a two-year deal with newly established A-League franchise North Queensland Fury FC, after expressing interest in returning home to his family. He played in their inaugural year, the A-League 2009-10 season and the following season. Talay was recommended as captain by former teammate Robbie Middleby.

Sydney United
Despite announcing his retirement once North Queensland Fury folded, It was announced on 12 March 2011 that Talay had signed for NSW Premier League club Sydney United.

International career
His first national level selection was for the Young Socceroos in 1994. He joined the squad in a number of Youth World Cup qualifiers and retained his place for the 1995 Youth World Cup in Qatar.

In January 2008, he was named by coach Pim Verbeek in a 22-man Socceroos training camp squad, made up entirely of A-League players, in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup third round qualifiers in Sydney. However, he did not make the final 39-man squad for the qualifiers.

Coaching career
Talay was assistant coach at the FFA Centre of Excellence and the Australia under-17 team, before replacing Paul Okon as head coach of the under-20 team in September 2016. In June 2018, he left his role with the national set-up to join Sydney FC as assistant to Steve Corica, a teammate during his previous spell at the club.

2019–20
On 4 May 2019, Talay was announced as head coach for the Wellington Phoenix for the upcoming 2019–20 A-League season. In his first press conference, Talay expressed his idea of building a young team with a strong Kiwi core. Talay had a positive start to his managerial tenure with the Wellington Phoenix when he led them to a 7–0 victory over Wairarapa United in a pre-season friendly in his first match in charge.

His tenure started with four consecutive defeats, the worst start in club history. However, Talay helped the Phoenix achieve a top three finish for the first time in the Phoenix's 13-year history, capping off of a historic season which included a club record-equalling four match winning streak and a nine-match unbeaten run from 10 Nov 2019 to 11 Jan 2020. Talay introduced a fast-paced, free-flowing style of Phoenix football that had many pundits branding the Phoenix as the A-League's most exciting team to watch. Talay reiterated his commitment to the Phoenix, knocking back offers from A-league clubs Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers.

In mid-2020, Talay's first year at the helm of Wellington was honoured when he was voted as coach of the A-League Team of the Season.

2020–21
With the Phoenix forced to re-locate to Wollongong, Australia for the entirety of the 2020/21 A-League season, Talay’s side finished in seventh place – just one point away from a top six finish. The Phoenix played particularly well in the second half of the campaign, setting a new club record by going 11 matches undefeated to finish out the season. Following the end of the season, Talay said he considered it a privilege to coach the Phoenix. On 21 May 2021, Talay signed a two-year extension to his contract.

2021–22
In his third season in charge, Talay guided the Phoenix to a sixth placed finish securing a playoff spot in the finals series. They lost 1–0 to eventual winners Western United in the elimination final. Despite the early exit, the Phoenix exceeded expectations to finish sixth and qualify for the finals series given all the obstacles they had to overcome in 2021–22, such as spending the majority of the season away from home due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

2022–23
In April 2023, Talay announced that he will leave Wellington Phoenix at the end of his contract. The club announced the following week that his assistant, Giancarlo Italiano will replace him.

Sydney FC
Talay returned to Sydney FC as their head coach three rounds into the 2023-24 season, replacing the recently departed Steve Corica, a former teammate of Talay's at Sydney FC.

Personal life
Talay is of Turkish descent, and is able to speak Turkish fluently.

Career statistics
(correct as of 17 December 2018)

Player
Marconi Stallions
 * NSL Championship: 1992–93

Galatasaray
 * Süper Lig: 1998–99
 * Turkish Cup: 1995–96

Sydney FC
 * A-League Championship: 2005–06
 * Oceania Club Championship: 2005

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cat Tale

 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was Keep. Wikibofh 17:25, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Cat Tale
Unreleased movie still in production (Yes, I know it has an imdb entry!).Delete and submit a proper article when (or if) movie is released. Eddie.willers 01:10, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep I cleaned it up some, still a stub --Rogerd 02:31, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Rogerd's rewrite and cleanup. Animated feature with notable actors doing the voice roles with verifiable information. Capitalistroadster 03:12, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep -- film currently in production. Appears to be notable. --Mysidia (talk) 07:00, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Notable film. Amren (talk) 13:47, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - why delete it if you plan to just recreate the article when the film is released? --Loopy 00:13, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - I've cleaned it up, and added the basic plot. Notable film, this is a silly nomination! — Wackymacs 13:05, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - i agree that it does not seem to fall under non-notable category, but when film is released, will need expansion or removal then. - --Sstabeler (talk) 13:09, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.


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User:Merlyna

Welcome to my Wikipedian user page. I joined as a Wikipedian at one bright Friday in West Coast, on October 7, 2005. and was officially greeting by the great Merovingian at the same day.

about me
I am normally abnormal, logically crazy, and seriously insane. Moviebuff, coffee-addict, Internet-aficionado. Indonesian, born and grew in Bandung, has lived in Bandung (Indonesia), Jakarta (Indonesia), Enschede (The Netherlands), Washington DC (USA), and Los Angeles (USA).

me in cyberspace

 * my website, in English
 * my "celoteh" blog, in Indonesian
 * my "travel" blog, in English
 * my current research

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Tracy Shaw

Tracy Shaw (born 27 July 1973) is a British actress and singer.

Early life
Shaw was born into the hotel and pub trade, at the time when her parents ran the Talbot Hotel in Belper, Derbyshire. She attended Saint Ralph Sherwin Comprehensive School (now Saint Benedict Catholic Voluntary Academy) in Derby, learnt classical dance at Hilda Davis School of Dance, Belper and went to the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester in 1990, where she got a degree in theatre studies.

Career
Her best known work is as Maxine Peacock in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street. However, Shaw came into conflict with the show's bosses after they reportedly tried to cut her pay by £20,000 a year and she bowed out from her role as a result. Shaw's character met a tragic end in the episode screened on 13 January 2003, when she was murdered by Richard Hillman (played by Brian Capron).

She has also appeared in numerous ITV dramas. In 2003, Shaw appeared as Sally in the stage play The Blue Room, starring alongside Jason Connery.

Since the birth of her children Shaw has made the occasional return to acting and has performed in several national tours including Mum's the Word (2010), Busy Body (2011) and The Cat and the Canary (2021), as well as lead roles in pantomimes in Worthing and Southsea.

She also had a short lived pop career in 1998, releasing two singles on the Love This Records record label, "Ridin' High" and a cover of Lonnie Gordon's top 10 hit, "Happenin' All Over Again".

Personal life
In May 1996 she was presented with the Rear of the Year title. She had a series of high-profile romances including engagement to Darren Day.

She married Robert Ashworth in June 2001, but a series of early problems occurred including a row on a return flight from the Caribbean after she had been filming ITV's Wish You Were Here...?. In 2015 Ashworth blamed phone hacking for ruining his career and marriage.

Her marriage ended in divorce in 2004, and Shaw set up home with and subsequently became engaged to a childhood friend. The couple currently live in Caversham Heights, Berkshire and have two sons.

Stalker
In 2000, stalker Kevin Sedgwick pleaded guilty to harassing Shaw over a period of five years. He had written a number of letters to her, as well as Coronation Street co-stars Jacqueline Pirie and Jennifer James, and hung around the grounds of Granada Studios in Manchester, put his arms around Shaw, and asked for a kiss. Sedgwick pleaded guilty later that year to multiple acts of gross indecency with children. He is reported to suffer from hearing voices in his head.

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Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)

The Naut Tahrir al-Kuwait (نوط تحرير الكويت) (Medal for the Liberation of Kuwait) was instituted by King Fahd ibn Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia for service during the Liberation of Kuwait campaign.

Background
The Saudi Arabian version of the Kuwait Liberation Medal is awarded to members of the Coalition Forces who participated in Operation Desert Storm and the liberation of Kuwait between January 17, 1991 and February 28, 1991.

It is considered rarer than the Kuwaiti version of the medal, because it recognizes service in a relatively short period of time (only a few weeks) whereas the Kuwaiti version of the medal is granted for service over three years. The Saudi Arabian version is also senior in U.S. precedence, owing to its having been authorized for several years before the Kuwaiti version was offered.

Description
The Saudi version of the Kuwait Liberation Medal consists of a silver star of fifteen rounded points (with shorter rounded points between them) surmounted by a gilt medallion which contains a wreath tied at its base and a crown at its top. In the center of the gilt medallion is a silver representation of the Earth, over which is superimposed a gilt representation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Above the gilt medallion are the crossed swords and palm tree taken from the Royal Cypher. Beneath the gilt medallion is a swallow-tailed scroll with its ends folded back and point upward so they follow the contour of the gilt medallion. On the scroll are the words, LIBERATION OF KUWAIT in English, and the same inscription above it in Arabic.

Ribbon device
The service ribbon for the Kuwait Liberation Medal bears a gold-gilt device consisting of crossed swords (point up) superimposed over a palm tree. This device is taken from the Royal Cypher. The device is not used on the suspension ribbon of the medal.

Australia
The Australian Government has authorised the medal to be worn with other international honours and awards after all other Australian medals.

Belgium
Belgium has authorised the medal to be worn on military uniform with other international honours and awards after all Belgian medals.

Canada
The Canadian Government has decreed that the Canadian personnel may accept their medals as a keepsake but permission to wear them in uniform has so far been refused.

France
France accepted the medal for their personnel; permission to wear them in uniform has been granted.

United Kingdom
British servicemen have not been given permission by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to wear this medal since a UK campaign medal, the Gulf Medal, was issued. The wearing in uniform of the Kuwait Liberation Medal or its ribbon is therefore forbidden and it is accepted only as a keepsake.

United States
Service must have been performed in support of Operation Desert Storm and the liberation of Kuwait, between 17 January 1991 to 28 February 1991. Eligible areas include:
 * The Persian Gulf
 * The Red Sea
 * That portion of the Arabian Sea that lies north of 10 degrees north latitude and west of 68 degrees east longitude
 * The Gulf of Aden
 * The total areas of Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates

In addition, those personnel must have:

 * Been attached to or regularly serving for one or more days with an organization participating in ground and/or shore operations;
 * Been attached to or regularly serving for one or more days aboard a naval vessel directly supporting military operations;
 * Actually participated as a crew member in one or more aerial flights supporting military operations in the areas designated above; or,
 * Served on temporary duty for 30 consecutive days during the qualifying period. Note: That time limitation may be waived for personnel who actually participated in combat operations.

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Jean Rosenthal

Jean Rosenthal (born Eugenia Rosenthal; March 16, 1912 – May 1, 1969) is considered a pioneer in the field of theatrical lighting design. She was born in New York City to Romanian-Jewish immigrants.

In the early part of the 20th century, the lighting designer was not a formalized position; the set designer or electrician handled the lighting of a production. Rosenthal helped make the lighting designer an integral member of the design team. She also said that lighting "was a career in itself". As well as particular lighting innovations, she created an atmosphere specific to the production, and she was in demand as a Broadway lighting designer.

Career and education
In 1929, Rosenthal was introduced to Martha Graham at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. She became Graham's technical assistant, which led to a lifelong collaboration with Graham. She worked with Graham on 36 productions. Rosenthal studied lighting design at the Yale School of Drama from 1931 to 1934 with Stanley McCandless.

She returned to New York City, where she joined the Federal Theatre Project in 1935. This led to collaborations with Orson Welles and John Houseman. She later followed them to the Mercury Theatre, where she was credited as a member of the board in addition to production and lighting manager, although not as lighting designer.

She was lighting designer for hundreds of productions, including numerous Broadway shows, Martha Graham's dances, the New York City Ballet, and the Metropolitan Opera. On Broadway she lit musicals such as West Side Story (1957), The Sound of Music (1959), Take Me Along (1959), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Fiddler on the Roof (1964), Hello, Dolly! (1964), Cabaret (1966), and The Happy Time (1968).

Contributions
Some of her major contributions were the elimination of shadows by using flood lights from upstage positions and controlling angles and mass of illumination to create contrasts without shadows. "Some of the signature lighting she did for Balanchine and the diagonal shaft of light she created for Graham (lovingly referred to by her as 'Martha's Finger of God'), are now in such widespread use by dance companies of every style that they have become standards of the lighting repertoire."

The Magic of Light
Jean Rosenthal's book, The Magic of Light: The Craft and Career of Jean Rosenthal, Pioneer in Lighting for the Modern Stage, (Little Brown & Co, ISBN 0-316-93120-9) was published posthumously in 1972. Lael Wertenbaker assembled the book, a long-running project between her and Rosenthal, from tape-recorded dictation sessions.

The book begins with an autobiography, and goes on to detail the history of illumination, and methods for lighting plays, musicals, operas, and the house. It later details theatrical lighting equipment in use at the time of its publication. The Magic of Light concludes with samples of Rosenthal's paperwork (light plots, hookups, and focus charts), and a list of her lighting credits.

Death
On May 1, 1969, she died of cancer at the age of 57.

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