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Black Sunday (novel)

Black Sunday is a 1975 novel by American writer Thomas Harris.

The novel is a thriller about a plot by terrorists to commit mass murder during the Super Bowl in New Orleans, and law enforcement efforts to stop them. Harris wrote the novel after watching the 1972 Munich Olympics hostage crisis, where members of the Black September Organization took Israeli athletes hostage and murdered them.

It was the first novel by Harris, and achieved only moderate success until it was sold to Hollywood. The 1977 film adaptation was a moderate critical and financial success, and sparked interest in the novel. Black Sunday is one of the two books by Harris not to involve the serial killer Hannibal Lecter. In his introduction to a new printing of the novel in 2007, Harris states that the driven, focused character of terrorist Dahlia Iyad was an inspiration for and precursor to Clarice Starling in his later Lecter novels.

Plot
Michael Lander is a pilot who flies the Aldrich Blimp over NFL football games to film them for network television. He is also, secretly, deranged by years of torture as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, a bitter court martial on his return and a failed marriage. He longs to commit suicide and to take with him as many as possible of the cheerful, carefree American civilians he sees from his blimp each weekend.

Lander conspires with Dahlia Iyad, an operative from the Palestinian terrorist group Black September, to launch a suicide attack using a bomb composed of plastique and a quarter million flechettes, housed on the underside of the gondola of the blimp, which they will detonate over Tulane Stadium during a Super Bowl between the Miami Dolphins and the Washington Redskins. Dahlia and Black September, in turn, intend the attack as a wake-up call for the American people, to turn their attention and the world's to the plight of the Palestinians.

American and Israeli intelligence, led by Mossad agent David Kabakov and FBI agent Sam Corley, race to prevent the catastrophe. They piece together the path of the explosives into the country, and Dahlia's own movements.

In a spectacular conclusion, the bomb-carrying blimp is chased by helicopters as it approaches the packed stadium. The blimp manages to crash into the stadium, causing mass panic and destruction, but Kabakov's helicopter manages to pull the blimp out of the packed stadium just seconds before the weapon detonates. The explosion kills hundreds, including Kabakov, but thanks to their efforts they manage to prevent the death of tens of thousands more people.

Film adaptation
In 1977, a film was made based on the novel starring Robert Shaw and Bruce Dern and directed by John Frankenheimer. The following is a list of elements of the novel that were changed for the movie:
 * The Super Bowl is moved from a fictional matchup between Miami and Washington in New Orleans' Tulane Stadium (the two teams had met in a Super Bowl in the 1970s, but that was Super Bowl VII which took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum) to the actual Super Bowl X between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys in Miami's Orange Bowl.
 * Moshevsky is not killed in the novel, and is the last character depicted as he boards his flight back to Israel.
 * Kabakov and Agent Corley are both killed in the explosion of the blimp in the novel, but both survive in the film.
 * Mohammed Fasil is arrested and Moshevsky brings him to be tried for his masterminding of the Munich Massacre at the end of the book. In the film, Fasil is killed by Kabakov when his Miami location is discovered.
 * The novel states that "the final casualty list totaled 512", including 14 deaths at the stadium. The movie implies that, while there were certainly injuries and probably deaths in the stadium during the panicked chaos when the blimp was flown in, the dirigible was dragged quickly and far enough away from the location to ultimately explode all of its deadly ordnance into the Atlantic Ocean and not cause casualties there.

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Family Guy Reference
The blimp scene in the Family Guy pilot is not a clear reference to this movie. Jeff Fries 19:36, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Film
I have created a new article for the film: Black Sunday (film) and have moved all the information about the film there. This article can therefore be about the novel. Count de Ville 02:31, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

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 * 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 DELETE. — J I P | Talk 05:47, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Sexiest and most violent nintendo games
Unformated POV listing - not notable nor encyclopedic. Vsmith 03:35, 11 October 2005 (UTC) Delete It's not even wikified.--Atlantima 18:22, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nomination. - Vsmith 03:35, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Either delete it or make it tomorrow's featured article. -Silence 04:36, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete personal POV essay, if that. MCB 05:07, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete unless this is a verifiable list released by the Queen of England. Qaz  ( talk ) 08:40, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong delete I wasn't expecting a great article when I clicked on this, but it's even worse than expected: it isn't even list/bullet formatted and it doesn't even seperate the sexy and violent games! Not to mention that these aren't even games by Nintendo, just games released on Nintendo hardware!  There's definitely something encyclopedic to be said about Nintendo's censorship policy, which is covered in its own section of the Nintendo article. Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd  15:07, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - pointless, impossible to make NPOV CLW 15:53, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete per Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd ... least they could do is format their cruft.--Isotope23 20:17, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Such a trash would dererve to be speedied automatically. Pavel Vozenilek 00:16, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per Starblind; usually I would say it couldn't be deleted for being POV, but here the title alone is POV. (The list is also poorly formatted, but that is not a reason for deletion; AfD != cleanup.) --Idont Havaname 02:08, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. This looks like an alphabetical list of the Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, and GameCube games with ESRB ratings of "M for Mature". I don't think this is something we need, even under a proper title. --Yggdrasil 04:30, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
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Talk:David Nalbandian

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When Djokovic beat the top 3 players in the world he was ranked number 4 and as a result became number 3 as he still is. Of course that IS quite a feat but hardly the same as doing it at number 25 unseeded and on the back of injury and poor results for 18 months as David has done. This is quite a comeback. I have not seen anybody make this point in the press as there is a big difference between the two events. As correctly stated in this article but not in the press Boris Becker did not do it back to back ( i.e. did NOT beat the top 3 consecutively - though he did still beat them in the same tournament ). I don't feel David Nalbandian is getting the level of recognition he should for one of the most amazing achievments ever in tennis. It is also totally different doing it in 2007 than in 1993 as Becker did. The top 3 now rarely lose except to each other and are well clear on points even over the next player at number 4 with others in the top 10 on a fraction of the points. David's amazing week cannot be over emphasised. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.137.10.164 (talk) 16:01, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Is all the verbiage related to Nalbandian being "boring on and off the court" part of an objective discussion of this athlete?

Playing Style
For a top player, David Nalbandian certainly does not "hold serve comfortably". He is broken more often than other players of his calibre. John McEnroe even said "his serve is a weakness".

Can somebody post a picture of him? Thanks. 66.215.30.56 03:35, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Equipment
It is quite clear that David Nalbandian does not play with the Yonex RDS 001 as said above, but rather plays with an older Yonex racquet that is painted to look like the Yonex RDS 001. If you pay close attention, you will note that the shape of Nalbandian's racquet is slightly longer and less isometric than the shape of the RDS 001. Repainting an older racquet to endorse the newer models is a common practice in men's tennis because players do not want to change the racquets which they've played with for most of their lives, and so the racquet manufacturers will then simply repaint the older model and advertise as if the player is playing with the new model. Nalbandian actually plays with the Yonex RD Ti-70 Long. This racquet has a 98 sq. inch head size, and is 27.5 inches long. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.30.140.235 (talk • contribs)

 * Previous comment extracted from article. Mariano (t/c) 08:15, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

More Information
Could someone please give some more accounts on his early life and the years of working to become a professional tennis player? Perhaps you could describe a bit more of him...perhaps I need to look for something myself...

2006 French Open Semi Finals
During the match, Nalbandian was dictating the game, it could be said that Nalbandian almost had Federer running the full court to return the hits. In the first set, he led 6-3 and the second set Nalbandian secured a 3-0 and the impending victory for the second set seemed to be the thrid seeded player's. However, if one would remember or if one had recorded the match, the Argentine's serves and volleys were weakened, his energy depleting and something was draining his usual gritty behaviour on court. Soon, he called for his trainer and a medic and were engaged in a deep discussion. Federer held on, he pinned this second set to his victory and eventually, as the heat of the Parisian sun and the minutes went by, Nalbandian forfeited the match, therefore Roger Federer advances to the finals with either defending champion and second seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal or fourth seeded Croatian Ivan Ljubicic.

I listened to the way the commentators reported and remarked to Nalbandian's discussion and it just disgusts me. I admit I am a David Nalbandian supporter I may appear to be bias to some readers but I want defend his decision. I also heard the way the audience reacted but what was offending and nasty was the way the Australian commentators judged him. Evidently, there was a reason for him to quit the match because of abdomenal injuries. I am not a tennis player but a runner and soccer player and I know an abdomenal injury in tennis affects your serves and not just your serve but your returns and your condition. I strongly believe that Nalbandian is a competitive and determined player and he would not forfeit for a silly reason. The commentators asserted that because he was losing to his opponent and saw no hope in winning, he thus utilised the pain to evade the match.

I believe that is a ridiculous assumption to make of him, every player's hopes and dreams would be to win a Grand Slam, something they could look back when they retire. They also realise sometimes the dream could come true, sometimes they miss out but everyone of them has one thing in common, that is, to battle their way through the rounds, quarters, semis and finals at their optimum strength to achieve their goal. Should they forfeit the match it clearly means something severe has happened and if there is another way for them to be cured in an instant or anything to continue the game they would, without hesitation, select the decision. In all honesty, the Argentine was the one playing the match and ultimately, it is up to him on how he wants to play and if it was wise to continue. I deem that he made the right choice, perhaps he should take the time to recover and you commentators merely sit in their air conditioned rooms and judge players. Even if a semi conscious person would know they would not quit a semi finals match unless something dire was holding them back.

I understand how the fans and the audience would feel at the sudden retirement, paying for the tickets, making their way out to the hot sun and watching the game with patience and support and myself using up the time which I was suppose to dedicate it to exams revision, to watch him play. We must understand Nalbandian is doing this for himself and the pain must be excruciating thus compeling him to quit and I respect his decision. I also cannot believe that people assert he was faking an injury for something so dear to him.

--Tamar Azalbarian 03:58, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

is he injured?
David hasnt entered into any tournaments since like March. Is something wrong with him? If so, we should add it, because we dont have anything about him since the semi-finals of the davis cup. i cant because im not a registered user. 70.76.203.130 22:33, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Category removal
NALBANDIAN IS NOT ARMENIAN ! ONE OF 4 of HIS GRAND PARENT IS ARMENIAN. 3 /4 NOT ! HIS MOTHER IS ITALIAN. WHY SUCH A TROUBLE FOR a ARMENIAN PATRONYM ?

IN THE AGASSI PAGE WE DONT SEE "AMERICAN WITH ARMENIAN ORIGIN" or SAMPRAS "AMERICAIN WITH GREEK ORIGIn"

This sort of thing IS STUPID, EVERYONE IN USA HAVE ABROAD ORIGIn AND IN ARGENTINA, THE SAME. ---

2009, 24 september : people's origins should not be written on presentation of a player. i put differents origins of Nalbandian in Miscellaneous * Mother's Nalbandian is Italian. * one of his grand-father is Armenian.

when you read agassi wikipedia, the presenation is not "american with armenian origin" I dont understand why armenian (one of 4 grand parents !) would be most important than italian origin (mother) of nalbandian and above all nalbandian is ARGENTIN!

-> baulois

Why was the Armenian tennis player category removed? VartanM 22:01, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Because he us not Armenian.
 * The fact that he has Armenian ancestors doesn't make him Armenian. Categories such as Category:Armenian-Argentines are already controversial but usually toletared. Claiming that David is an Armenian tennis player is simply not true. You can try finding a source stating that he holds an Armenian passport, but I'm pretty sure you won't find any, since (I believe) he does not. Good wiking, --Mariano (t/c) 22:10, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
 * It actually does. How else would you determine ones nationality? I think your confusing nationality with citizenship. nationality comes from your parents. Citizenship usually comes from being born in one country or that country accepting you as its citizen. Holding one countries passport doesn't make you a that countries national, it only makes you that countries citizen. I could be Chinese with an Armenian passport, that would mean I'm an Armenian citizen not Armenian. Including the category Armenian tennis players in this article only mean that I and other users interested in Armenian tennis players will have easier and faster time accessing it. VartanM 23:21, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

 * I stronly suggest you read the Nationality article. If you want to go filosophic I could go even further and ask you 'how do you know Nalbandian even feels Armenian?'. My grand parents were Polish, and I would never say I'm Polish; I don't even know a bit of the language or their costums. Don't take this personal, but claiming that he is an Armenian tennis player is least to say deceitful. --Mariano (t/c) 00:04, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
 * This is not about the what Nalbandian or I feel. He actually feels just a little bit Armenian. This is about him having Armenian parents and an Armenian last name. Again wikipedia categories is not meant for me or anybody to claim anything. Its only a way to categorize articles to have an easier access to them. Lets say if he moved from Argentina to US, then it would be appropriate to include the American tennis players category, because he would be living and playing from US. I don't see why you're making such a big deal out of this. VartanM 00:25, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

 * No, living in USA doesn't make you American. Again, please read carefully, the Nationality article.
 * What's more, from your source:

 * Q. Do you feel part of the Armenian people?
 * DAVID NALBANDIAN: I never been there, so is quite tough to feel that way. Just a little bit, yes.
 * Q. Do you speak Armenian?
 * DAVID NALBANDIAN: No.
 * What clearly shows he has little connection with the Armenian culture.
 * --Mariano (t/c) 16:57, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry but you're missing the point here. Were not talking about his connection to the Armenian culture. Were talking about the facts and the facts are that his parents are Armenian, he's Armenian and his kids are going to be Armenian. The source I proved proves my point that he knows about his Armenian heritage and he's not denying it. And yes I did read the Nationality article and this is what it says "nationality is established at birth by a child's place of birth and/or bloodline". So that would make him an Armenian by bloodline. VartanM 03:13, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

 * The fact that Nationality can [in some cases] be aquired by blood line doesn't mean it is always and automatically. Please, read the hole article carefully, specially on the difference between nationality and citizenship. It is also untrue that a far blod past grants you a Nationality. As I said before, my parents were Polish and Spanish, but I don't have neither nationality, nor will (probably) my children. It also widelly depends on the Nationality law of each country, but in any case, acquicition of a Nationality is not automatic, you have to ask for it, and Nalbandian simply did not.
 * His parents might be Armenian, he simply isn't, not from a legal point of view, nor from a cultural one.
 * --Mariano (t/c) 13:22, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Lets get something clear, because I don't think were on the same page here. Are you saying that he's not Armenian? VartanM 21:41, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Basically? yes. He might be labeled as 'Armenian descendant', but as a tennis player, his ancestors play no importance: he's as Armenian as I'm Polish or Diego Maradona is Croatian; not. Labeling him as an Armenian tennis player is simply false. --Mariano (t/c) 17:12, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
 * He's Armenian and he's a tennis player, I don't see your point of argument here. I'm not claiming he's playing for Armenia. Would you still have a problem if category was named Tennis players of Armenian descent? VartanM 16:49, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

 * No, if the category had that name we wouldn't be having this conversation. --Mariano (t/c) 01:33, 18 June 2007 (UTC)--201.231.173.30 01:29, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Nalbandian es el mejor jugador del mundo, y nadie lo puede negar, en una semana venció al #3, al #2 y al #1!!! ¿que más puede hacer para demostrar que es un maestro? pero con mala suerte porque en 2 años le fue realmente muy mal no solo en lo profesional sino también en lo personal, pero siempre sorprende es un genio!. Argentina te amo --Vokoder 16:53, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Lead sentence and ethnicity
I removed ethnicity from the lead sentence per wp:mosbio and placed it further into the article. Maybe a family section could be started where this could go? --Tom 15:53, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Removed again. Seems to be covered further into the article. --Tom (talk) 21:44, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * And again. --Threeafterthree (talk) 05:12, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Lead
Why is the fact that he has beaten Federer and Nadal worthy of the opening? I mean. . . that's nice. . but he's an excellent player. I'm sure he's beaten Safin, Agassi, and others. So?--Lindsay (talk) 03:04, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree, but is probably since those two are currently so highly ranked and regarded. It does seem out of place compared to other tennis bios. I would move that down in the article but I am sure its already discussed without even looking. TIA --Tom 14:18, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I tweaked the lead per above. --Tom 15:13, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

david nalbandian is a best player :P —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.139.169.10 (talk) 09:13, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Began playing tennis at 17?
"Nalbandian began playing tennis at age seventeen " and he became a pro at 18? That's quite an achievement. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.120.253.157 (talk) 10:27, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Basel as an ATP 500 event
Nalbandian's wins and runner-ups finishes at Basel, Switzerland before 2009 were labeled as being ATP 500 events. Basel is going to be an ATP 500 event for the first time in 2009. All finals appearances at Basel before 2009 should be labeled as ATP 250 events on the list of Nalbandian's final appearances.

players to beat the top 3 at the same event-
andy roddick as well, i think? at dubai... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.88.20.44 (talk) 23:15, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

kicking incident
I removed this from the lede. --Mollskman (talk) 04:26, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
 * It was readded, but in much less detail. I would still leave it out of the lede, especially considering how short the lede currently is. --Mollskman (talk) 17:52, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I see it keeps getting re-added, but I agree that it would be totally undue to place it there. -- Jprg1966  (talk)  19:38, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

The kicking incident as currently detailed in the article is not accurate. What actually happened is that Nalbandian kicked an advertising board in front of the line judge, which then struck the line judge on the shin. The sources referenced do clearly state this. 81.157.155.102 (talk) 16:16, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

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The Crimea (band)

The Crimea were a British indie band, based in Camden, London. The band were featured in John Peel's Festive Fifty, ranking higher than bands such as the White Stripes and all eleven of the initial album demos were played on his show. The Guardian has described the Crimea's songs as "mini-epics" that reduce frontman Davey MacManus to "spasms of jerking anguish". On 2 July 2013, they announced via their official Twitter account that they were calling time on their 11-years as a band and that their gig at the Jazz Café in London on 30 July 2013 would be their last.

History
In 1998, the Crocketts signed to UK label V2 and released two albums. However, in late 2001, the band were dropped from the label's roster as part of a 'rationalisation' plan. Following this setback, Davey MacManus and Owen Hopkin formed the Crimea.

Their song "Lottery Winners on Acid" was played frequently by John Peel in 2002. They recorded a Peel session on 16 January 2003.

The Crimea were signed to Warner Bros Records following a showcase at the 2004 SXSW Festival in Texas. Their debut album, Tragedy Rocks, was released in 2005, with the first single from the album, "Lottery Winners on Acid", released on 9 January 2006; it entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 31 and became the first of three singles to appear as Single of the Week on what was then the show hosted by both Colin Murray and Edith Bowman on BBC Radio 1. In support of the Crimea's second single, "White Russian Galaxy", the band then performed on Top of the Pops.

Due to poor album sales Warner Bros dropped the Crimea in late 2006. The band continued to write new material and in April 2007 released Secrets of the Witching Hour as a free download from the band's website; a CD was also available, with artwork by Joe Udwin, the band's bassist, in collaboration with London-based, visual artist Tersha Willis. The band received a lot of support from Radio 1 DJ, Colin Murray, who gave the Crimea airtime on his nightly show by playing one track from the album each week and advocating downloading the album. The band hoped to tour substantially off the back of the new record.

The Crimea have toured with artists including Regina Spektor, Billy Corgan, Kings of Leon, Travis, Primal Scream, Stereophonics and Ash. During December 2006, the band played three dates in support of Snow Patrol on their UK arena tour ending at Wembley Arena. In May they also supported Modest Mouse on their short UK tour. In late 2007, the band supported Stereophonics on their UK tour.

In early 2008, their single "Loop a Loop" featured in a television advert for Trident gum.

Davey MacManus is the brother of Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac, who appears as backing vocals on their two records.

Secrets of The Witching Hour
From 30 April 2007, Secrets of the Witching Hour was available for free download at The Crimea's website; the original release date was set for 13 May 2007. As of 20 February 2013, the album has been downloaded 118,450 times. At midnight on 13 May 2007 the band performed an acoustic gig at the summit of Primrose Hill to celebrate the release of the album. Several of the songs on the CD version of the album feature spoken introductions by Regina Spektor. The free online version contains spoken interludes by Tywanna-Jo Baskette, a singer and songwriter from Oxford, Mississippi, US.

Square Moon
The Crimea's third studio album was released on 29 July 2013 as a double album containing 22 songs, jointly by Alcopop and Lazy Acre Records. In an interview with: "God is in the TV", singer Davey MacManus spoke of his plan to go to Dieplsoot, a slum in South Africa to start a children's home. He has completed a nursing degree, and when volunteering in a clinic at a day centre for abused, sexually abused, orphaned, HIV and TB kids in 2012, he felt compelled to return and try to open a children's home, in order to protect the more at risk and sicker children he encountered.

Albums

 * Tragedy Rocks (2005)
 * Secrets of the Witching Hour (2007)
 * Square Moon (2013)

Singles

 * "Lottery Winners on Acid" (November 2002 – UK self-released)
 * "White Russian Galaxy" (June 2003 – UK self-released)
 * "Baby Boom" (November 2003 – UK self-released)
 * "Lottery Winners on Acid" (9 January 2006 – UK Warner) UK No. 31
 * "White Russian Galaxy" (April 2006 – UK Warner) UK No. 51
 * "Baby Boom" (August 2006 – UK Warner)

 * The 2006 "Lottery Winners on Acid", "White Russian Galaxy" and "Baby Boom" singles are not re-issues, but new recordings with new b-sides.

Members

 * Davey MacManus – Vocals, guitar, twangle
 * Joe Udwin – Bass, backing vocals
 * Andrew Stafford – Keyboards, backing vocals
 * Owen Hopkin – Drums

Past members

 * Andrew Norton – Lead Guitar 2004– 2007
 * Julz Parker – Lead Guitar 2003

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Norteño (band)

Norteño is a Canadian "Tango nuevo" quintet from Ottawa, Ontario. It consists of Pierre-Paul Provencher (bandoneon), Laurie Rosewarne (piano), Geneviève Petit (violin), Rémi Barrette (electric guitar), and Tobias Meis (double bass).

History
Norteño was started by Pierre-Paul Provencher and Laurie Rosewarne in 1993. Norteño plays a lot of music by Ástor Piazzolla, as well as some of Provencher's compositions in his style: tango nuevo, which is a fusion of tango and jazz.

In 2003, Norteño released an album entitled Milonga d'automne.

Norteño performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 1996, as well as some concerts at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The group performed at the Ottawa Jazz Festival in 2007.

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Luis Alicea

Luis René Alicea de Jesús (born July 29, 1965) is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball second baseman and coach.

Alicea played for the Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox. He played college baseball for the Florida State University Seminoles with his brother Edwin under head coach Mike Martin.

Alicea played 13 seasons, during which he played in 1,341 games. He was a career .260 hitter, with 47 home runs and 422 runs batted in. He had a lifetime .346 on-base percentage, and a .369 slugging percentage. He ranked in the top 5 in triples three times in his career (1992, 1997, 2000).

In 12 career postseason games, Alicea batted .267, with a .371 on-base percentage.

St. Louis Cardinals
He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round (23rd pick) of the 1986 amateur draft. He made his major league debut in a 12–9 Cardinals loss to the New York Mets on April 23, 1988. Starting at second base and batting eighth, Alicea went 1-for-4 with a triple, a walk and a run scored in his debut. He hit .212 with one home run and 24 RBI in 93 games with the Cardinals that season.

Alicea spent the next few seasons in the minor leagues before returning to the big leagues with St. Louis in 1991, hitting .191 without a single RBI in 56 games. Despite his struggles, the Cardinals brought him back to the big leagues in 1992 and he hit .245 with a pair of homers and 32 RBI in 85 games. He continued to improve as, in 1993, Alicea hit .279 with three home runs and 46 RBI, stealing 11 bases in 12 attempts, over 115 games. Despite a drop in playing time in 1994, Alicea set a then-career high in home runs with five while hitting .278 with 29 RBI in 88 games.

Boston Red Sox
On December 7, 1994, he was traded to the Boston Red Sox for Jeff McNeely and Nate Minchey. He played one season with the Red Sox, batting .270 with six homers and 44 RBI. Alicea was one of a few Boston players to perform well in the 1995 American League Division Series against the Cleveland Indians. He hit .600 (6-for-10) with a double and home run as the Red Sox were swept in three games.

St. Louis Cardinals, second stint
Alicea was waived by the Red Sox, returning to the Cardinals on a one-year, $500,000 contract on March 19, 1996. He hit .258 with five home runs and 42 RBI in 129 games for St. Louis.

Anaheim Angels
In January 1997, Alicea signed a one-year deal with the Anaheim Angels, taking over at second base for Randy Velarde. In 128 games with the Angels, Alicea hit .253 with five home runs and 37 RBI, stealing a career-high 22 bases.

Texas Rangers
In December 1997, Alicea signed a two-year, $1.5 million deal with the Texas Rangers. In his first season in Texas, Alicea hit .274 with six home runs and 33 RBI in 101 games. In 1999, he hit .201 with three homers and 17 RBI in 68 games with the Rangers.

It was in 2000 that he had his best season establishing career highs with a .294 average, 85 runs, 159 hits, and 63 RBI.

Kansas City Royals
He played his last two seasons with the Kansas City Royals before retiring following the 2002 season. In 2001, Alicea hit .274 with four home runs and 32 RBI in 113 games. In his final big league campaign, he hit .228 with a homer and 23 RBI in 94 games.

Coaching career
After his playing days ended, he managed the Lowell Spinners in 2004 and 2005 and was skipper of the Greenville Drive in 2006.

On November 29, 2006, Alicea was named by the Red Sox as their first base coach, taking over for Bill Haselman. He served in this position through the 2007 and 2008 seasons. On October 22, 2008, Alicea was told by manager Terry Francona that he was not going to be offered a contract for 2009.

Alicea was then hired by the New York Mets to be their first base coach for the 2009 season. On October 5, 2009, after the Mets' dismal 70–92 season, they announced that Alicea would not return to the Mets coaching staff in the 2010 season.

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I've lifted the relevant text from the main World Wide Web Consortium article and placed it here - any better ideas appreciated - eg deletion and redirection to the main article? I'm not sure what more we would want to write here, unless someone wants to crib the process more? Scottkeir 03:37, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

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W3C is the evil!

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Chex Mix

Chex Mix (stylized as Chex mix) is a type of snack mix that includes Chex breakfast cereal (sold by General Mills) as a major component.

There are many recipes (often printed on Chex cereal boxes) for homemade Chex Mix, also known as Chex Party Mix, which predates the commercial version by thirty-odd years. Though contents vary, the mixes generally include an assortment of Chex cereals, chips, hard breadsticks, pretzels, nuts or bagel bites. There are also commercially sold pre-made varieties of Chex Mix sold by the maker of Chex Cereals.

History of Chex Party Mix
Wheat Chex cereal was introduced in 1937 and Rice Chex in 1950 by Ralston Purina.

In 1952 an advertisement for Chex party mix appeared in Life Magazine with a recipe that included Wheat and Rice Chex.

In 1958 Corn Chex was introduced and added to the recipe. However, it was not until 1985 that pre-packaged products were introduced commercially by Ralston Purina and the trademarks registered to it.

"Original Chex Party Mix"
This refers to the official recipe on the box of chex cereal. The recipe for the "Original chex party mix" has changed multiple times over the years. There are recipes from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s that differ from the current "Original Chex Party Mix".

Advertising
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Charlie Brown and the "Peanuts" gang were used in animated TV commercials to promote Chex Party mix. In August 1996, General Mills acquired the Chex product line from Ralston Purina along with other brands.

Homemade Chex Mix
There are a number of recipes for homemade Chex mix including recipes on the Chex cereal boxes.

Commercial contents and varieties
All commercial Chex Mixes contain some form of Chex cereal. Other ingredients generally include rye chips, bagel chips, breadsticks, pretzels, nuts, and crackers. In total, General Mills produces 13 varieties of Chex Mixes, not including limited editions. These flavors can be broadly divided into three categories: savory, chocolate (usually marketed as "Muddy Buddies"), and sweet 'n salty. Sometimes, limited edition varieties of Chex Mix are released. Past examples of these include Winter Chex Mix Cocoa and Summer Chex Mix Ranch. In 2009, two new flavors, Spicy Szechuan, and Teriyaki were introduced and made available exclusively at convenience stores.

Savory

 * Traditional
 * Cheddar
 * Buffalo Ranch
 * Spicy Dill
 * Bold Party Blend
 * Sour Cream & Onion
 * Peanut Lover's
 * Hot 'n Spicy (discontinued)
 * Jalapeño Cheddar
 * Chipotle Cheddar
 * White Cheddar
 * Soul Food
 * Italian Herb & Parmesan
 * Cherry & Crunchy Nuts
 * Extreme Sweet and Spicy Sriracha
 * Extreme Habanero
 * Ghost Pepper (discontinued)
 * Honey BBQ
 * Strawberry and Cranberry Walnut
 * Sauerkraut
 * Spinach
 * Nacho Fiesta (discontinued)

Sweet 'n salty

 * Caramel Crunch
 * Honey Nut
 * Trail Mix
 * Malted Mix

Sweet

 * Turtle Shell
 * Dark Chocolate
 * Peanut Butter Chocolate
 * Brownie Supreme
 * Snicker doodle
 * Cookies & Cream

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Conscious Alliance

Conscious Alliance is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Boulder, Colorado committed to supporting communities in crisis through hunger relief and youth empowerment.

Organization
Conscious Alliance operates grassroots food collection and hunger awareness programs throughout the United States, primarily by organizing food drives at concerts and music events in exchange for limited edition concert posters. Donations to Conscious Alliance benefit America's local food pantries and economically isolated Native American Reservations. Conscious Alliance has hosted hundreds of food drives at music festivals including Bonnaroo, Power to the Peaceful, and Wakarusa, and at concerts by artists such as The String Cheese Incident, STS9, Jack Johnson, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Dave Matthews, Phil Lesh, Bassnectar, and many others.

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Arent van Curler

Arent van Curler, later van Corlaer, (1619, Nijkerk, Gelderland - 1667) was the grandnephew of Kiliaen van Rensselaer. In 1637 Rensselaer commissioned him as his secretary and accountant at Rensselaer's patroonship Rensselaerswyck in the Dutch colony of New Netherland.

Life
As time went on, Rensselaer began to suspect that Van Curler was neglecting his management duties to engage in the fur trade. Dominie Johannes Megapolensis reported that van Curler had built a fine house and was drinking more than occasionally. In the summer of 1642, Van Curler began to develop a large farm, located on the west side of the Hudson, four miles above Fort Orange, in an area called "de Vlackte".

In August 1642, French Jesuit missionary Isaac Jogues was captured by the Mohawk and brought to their village of Ossernenon. Hearing of this, Van Curler visited the "first castle" and attempted to ransom Jogues, but without success as the Mohawk were not inclined to release him at that time. In the autumn of 1643, the Mohawk were persuaded to bring the priest with them when they came to Beverwijck to trade. Once there, van Curler helped Jogues to escape, hiding him his barn until a deal could be reached and the Frenchman put on a ship to take him downriver to New Amsterdam. In 2011 the Colonie Historical Society and the town historian were working on an interpretive sign for Schuyler Flatts Park to commemorate this.

The ransoming of Jogues brought a change in how the Mohawk treated captives. The following year Jesuit missionary François-Joseph Bressani was brought to Fort Orange to be ransomed for a substantial price in trade goods, for which the Dutch later sought reimbursement from the French.

Also in 1643, Van Curler married the widow of Jonas Bronck, Teuntie Joriaens, also known as Antonia Slaaghboom, and the couple settled in Beverwijck, near Fort Orange. In 1663 he had a son by Anneke Schaets, daughter of Gideon Schaets, the dominie of Beverwijck.

In 1662, he founded the city of Schenectady on land he purchased from the Mohawks. He was known for his fair dealings with the Indians, negotiating disputes and arranging for captives to be freed. He also fathered a child with a Mohawk woman, possibly before his marriage to Teuntie Joriaens. For many years the Mohawks called the governors of New York "Corlaer", using his name as a title, because of the high regard in which they held him.

In 1666 he aided De Courcelle, governor of New France, who ran into difficulties while on an expedition to  the Mohawk Valley, supplying the French with provisions. In 1667, on a trip to Quebec at the invitation of Governor de Tracy he drowned in Lake Champlain when his boat  overturned in Perou Bay during a storm.

The Hotel Van Curler in Schenectady, built in 1925 – now Elston Hall of Schenectady County Community College – was named after Arent van Curler. Van Corlaer Elementary School, built in 1914 on Guilderland Avenue in Schenectady, is also named after him. In the birthplace of van Curler, Nijkerk, two districts and two schools named after him.

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Clemens

Clemens is a Late Latin, German, and Dutch masculine given name and a surname, meaning "merciful".

Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Adelaide Clemens (born 1989), Australian actress
 * Andrew Clemens (1857–1894), American folk artist
 * Aurelius Prudentius Clemens, 4th century Roman poet
 * Avery Jae Clemens, Australian model and social media influencer
 * Barry Clemens (born 1943), American basketball player
 * Bert A. Clemens (1874–1935), American politician
 * Brian Clemens (1931–2015), British screenwriter and television producer
 * Clayton Clemens, American Professor of Government
 * Dan Clemens (1945–2019), American politician
 * Gabriel Clemens (born 1983), German darts player
 * George T. Clemens (1902–1992), American cinematographer
 * Harold W. Clemens (1918–1998), American politician
 * C. Herbert Clemens (born 1939), American mathematician
 * Isaac Clemens (1815–1880), Canadian farmer and politician
 * Jacob Clemens non Papa (c. 1510 to 1515–1555 or 1556), Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance
 * James Clemens (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jean Clemens (1880–1909), youngest daughter of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain)
 * Jeremiah Clemens (1814–1865), U.S. senator and novelist
 * Josef Clemens (born 1947), German bishop
 * Joseph Clemens (1862–1936), American missionary and plant collector
 * Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (1671–1723), German archbishop
 * Kellen Clemens (born 1983), American football player
 * Koby Clemens (born 1986), American baseball player
 * Kody Clemens (born 1996), American baseball player
 * Marcus Arrecinus Clemens (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Martin Clemens, British World War II soldier and Solomon Islands coastwatcher
 * Mary Strong Clemens (1873–1968), American botanist and plant collector
 * Mazie E. Clemens (1890s–1952), American journalist and WWI war correspondent
 * Olivia Langdon Clemens (1845–1904), wife of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain)
 * Orion Clemens (1825–1897), brother of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain)
 * Paul Clemens (born 1988), American baseball player
 * Pierre Clemens (born 1970) Belgian visual artist
 * Roger Clemens (born 1962), American baseball player
 * Mark Twain, pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835–1910), American author
 * Sherrard Clemens (1820–1881), American politician and lawyer
 * Titus Flavius Clemens (consul), great-nephew of the Roman Emperor Vespasian and (as Flavius Clemens) a saint in the Greek Orthodox Church
 * William Clemens (film director) (1905–1980), American film director

Given name

 * Clemens (rapper), (born 1979), real name Clemens Legolas Telling, Danish rapper, singer, music writer, actor
 * Clemens (impostor) (died c. 15 AD), ancient Roman
 * Clemens Alexandrinus (Clement of Alexandria, c. 150–c. 215), Christian theologian
 * Clemens Arnold (born 1978), German field hockey player
 * Clemens Baeumker (1853–1924), German historian of philosophy
 * Clemens Bollen (born 1948), German politician
 * Clemens Brentano (1778–1842), German poet and novelist
 * Clemens Denhardt (1852–1929), German explorer of Africa
 * Clemens Fritz (born 1980), German footballer
 * Clemens Maria Hofbauer (1751–1820), patron saint of Vienna
 * Clemens Holzmeister (1886–1983), Austrian architect
 * Clemens Kalischer (1921–2018), German-American photographer
 * Clemens von Ketteler (1853–1900), German diplomat
 * Clemens Klotz (1886–1969), German architect
 * Clemens Krauss (1893–1954), Austrian conductor
 * Clemens Rehbein (born 1992), German musician
 * Clemens August Graf von Galen (1878–1946), German count, Bishop of Münster, and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
 * Clemens von Pirquet (1874–1929), Austrian scientist and pediatrician
 * Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony (1739–1812), Saxon prince, Archbishop-Elector of Trier, Prince-Bishop of Freising, Prince-Bishop of Regensburg and Prince-Bishop of Augsburg
 * Clemens Westerhof (born 1940), Dutch football manager
 * Clemens Wilmenrod (1906–1967), German television cook
 * Clemens Winkler (1838–1904), German chemist

Fictional characters

 * Dr. Jonathan Clemens, a character in the 1992 film Alien 3 played by the British Actor Charles Dance
 * Clemens, a slave in the Cambridge Latin Course

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The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror was a reprint anthology published annually by St. Martin's Press from 1987 to 2008. In addition to the short stories, supplemented by a list of honorable mentions, each edition included a number of retrospective essays by the editors and others. The first two anthologies were originally published under the name The Year's Best Fantasy before the title was changed beginning with the third book.

For most of its run, the series was edited by Terri Windling and Ellen Datlow, with Windling primarily responsible for the "fantasy" portion of the content and Datlow for the "horror" portion. From the 16th edition (covering works first published in 2003), Windling's role was taken by the team of Kelly Link and Gavin Grant. The cover art for every edition was done by Thomas Canty. In 2009, it was announced that there would be no 2009 edition. Ellen Datlow is now editing The Best Horror of the Year published by Night Shade Books.

Volumes

 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: First Annual Collection 1987
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Second Annual Collection 1988
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Third Annual Collection 1989
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fourth Annual Collection 1990
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifth Annual Collection 1991
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixth Annual Collection 1992
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventh Annual Collection 1993
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighth Annual Collection 1994
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Ninth Annual Collection 1995
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Tenth Annual Collection 1996
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eleventh Annual Collection 1997
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Twelfth Annual Collection 1998
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Thirteenth Annual Collection 1999
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fourteenth Annual Collection 2000
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifteenth Annual Collection 2001
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection 2002
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection 2003
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection 2004
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection 2005
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Twentieth Annual Collection 2006
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Twenty-First Annual Collection 2007
 * The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Twenty-Second Annual Collection 2008

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: First Annual Collection

 * "Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight" - Ursula K. Le Guin
 * A World Without Toys - T. M. Wright
 * DX - Joe Haldeman (poem)
 * Friend's Best Man - Jonathan Carroll
 * The Snow Apples - Gwyneth Jones
 * Ever After - Susan Palwick
 * My Name Is Dolly - William F. Nolan
 * The Moon's Revenge - Joan Aiken
 * Author's Notes - Edward Bryant
 * Lake George in High August - John Robert Bensink
 * Csucskári - Steven Brust
 * The Other Side - Ramsey Campbell
 * Pamela's Get - David J. Schow
 * Voices in the Wind - Elizabeth S. Helfman
 * Once Upon a Time, She Said - Jane Yolen (poem)
 * The Circular Library of Stones - Carol Emshwiller
 * Soft Monkey - Harlan Ellison
 * Fat Face [Cthulhu Mythos] - Michael Shea
 * Uncle Dobbin's Parrot Fair [Newford] - Charles de Lint
 * The Pear-Shaped Man - George R. R. Martin
 * Delta Sly Honey - Lucius Shepard
 * Small Heirlooms - M. John Harrison
 * The Improper Princess [Enchanted Forest] - Patricia C. Wrede
 * The Fable of the Farmer and Fox - John Brunner
 * Haunted - Joyce Carol Oates
 * Dead Possums - Kathryn Ptacek
 * Pictures Made of Stones - Lucius Shepard (poem)
 * Splatter: A Cautionary Tale - Douglas E. Winter
 * Gentlemen - John Skipp, Craig Spector
 * Demon Luck [Ithkar] - Craig Shaw Gardner
 * Words of Power - Jane Yolen
 * Jamie's Grave - Lisa Tuttle
 * The Maid on the Shore - Delia Sherman
 * Halley's Passing - Michael McDowell
 * White Trains - Lucius Shepard (poem)
 * Simple Sentences - Natalie Babbitt
 * A Hypothetical Lizard [Liavek] - Alan Moore

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Bobby Baun

Robert Neil Baun (September 9, 1936 – August 14, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for 17 seasons from 1956 to 1973. His nickname was "Boomer".

Playing career
Baun played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association from 1952 to 1956, winning the Memorial Cup in 1955 and 1956. After turning professional, Baun played most of the 1956–57 season with the Rochester Americans, the Toronto Maple Leafs affiliate in the American Hockey League. They would be the only minor league games Baun would ever play. He was called up to the Leafs during the season and played in Toronto for the next 11 seasons, winning the Stanley Cup in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1967.

Baun was one of the hardest and cleanest hitters of his time. He was not considered an offensive threat as a defenceman, never scoring more than 20 points in a season in the NHL. His highest single-season goal total was eight in 1959–60. However, Baun is remembered for his performance in game six of the 1963–64 NHL season Stanley Cup finals against the Detroit Red Wings. On April 23, 1964, having fractured his ankle earlier in the game, he returned in overtime and scored the game-winning goal to even the best-of-seven series at 3-3. The Leafs won the next game 4–0 to secure their third consecutive Stanley Cup championship.

Baun developed a reputation for understanding the business side of playing in the NHL in the years before there was a players' union. Eventually, other players sought Baun's advice about their contracts and salaries, which eroded his relationship with Leafs' general manager Punch Imlach. That relationship deteriorated even further when Baun was a holdout for the 1965–66 season. Baun eventually got a raise, but Imlach never forgot it. A series of injuries further dimmed Imlach's enthusiasm for Baun. In 1966–67, Baun suffered a broken toe. Imlach replaced him with Larry Hillman and Baun saw little ice time after that. He was mostly an observer from the bench for the Leafs' 1967 Cup victory, and refused to participate in the celebrations. Before the next season, Baun was left unprotected in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, and was selected by the Oakland Seals. Baun was one of four members of the Memorial Cup-winning Marlboros teams from the mid-1950s to play for the Seals, but the team struggled badly on the ice, particularly on offence, finishing the year with the worst record in the league. Baun asked to be traded back to an Original Six team, and Oakland accommodated his request, dealing him to the Detroit Red Wings in May 1968. Baun played in Detroit for two years but early into the 1970–71 season he found himself at odds with coach Ned Harkness, and was placed on waivers. From there, he was claimed by the Buffalo Sabres, managed by Imlach, who immediately traded him to the St. Louis Blues. Baun refused to report to St. Louis and nine days later was traded back to the Maple Leafs for Brit Selby.

The Leafs benefited from Baun's defensive play, helping Jacques Plante to record a 1.88 goals against average in 1970–71. Baun was just as effective the next season. In the fifth game of the 1972–73 season, he suffered a neck injury after a hit from Mickey Redmond that ended his NHL career at the age of 36. Baun played with a broken leg as well as having a skate cut his neck. Tim Horton found him outside the tour bus, and carried him to local hospital where he was found to be hemorrhaging. After many pints of blood, he was placed next to his wife who was giving birth to their third son.

Post-Playing Careers
Baun retired as a player and ran a cattle farm, but three years later, he was hired as head coach of the Toronto Toros of the World Hockey Association. Mike Nykoluk, another member of the Marlboros in the mid-1950s, had been the team's first choice, but he turned the job down. Playing for the Toros were three of Baun's former Leaf teammates: Frank Mahovlich, Paul Henderson, and Jim Dorey, as well as future NHL stars Mark Napier and Vaclav Nedomansky. But the Toros under Baun had a disastrous year, finishing the 1975–76 season with the worst record in the league. The Toros even finished 11 points behind the Minnesota Fighting Saints—a team that had folded with 21 games left to play in the season. Baun was replaced as coach after the season.

He returned to farming - he'd been "hands-on" with 800 hectares near Pickering before coaching. “Don’t call me a gentleman farmer,” he told sportswriter Paul Hunter in 2004. “I had manure on my boots.”

Owner of three Tim Horton’s donut franchises (he lent Tim some start-up cash and claimed to have sold Horton on the drive-through concept), Baun’s store at Highway 2 and White’s Road in Pickering did the most business in 1987 of 400 outlets in the fast-food chain.

During and after his career, Baun also kept busy as a car salesman, hotel/restaurant owner, real estate agent, and insurance company manager.

Baun said he realized his talent for salesmanship back in his Cub Scout youth on the Prairies. When Apple Day came along, Baun had polished his for three days for the best presentation. He saved enough money by age 15 to buy a Cadillac.

"My other careers were a learning experience, sometimes profitable, sometimes not, but I would not trade any of that," Baun wrote in his autobiography. "But in honest reflection, what has affected my life the most was that goal I scored on April 23, 1964."

Baun and the NHL pension plan
In the 1980s, Baun organized an NHL alumni association and began an investigation into the NHL's pension plan. The plan had been touted to players as the best in professional sports, but after playing in 17 NHL seasons, Baun's pension was only $7,622 a year. Baun received little support from other players, and eventually gave up. Problems with the pension plan were later uncovered through an audit backed by Carl Brewer.

Awards and honors
On June 1, 2007, Baun was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology for his work on and off the ice. He resided in Ajax, Ontario.

In 2010, Baun was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.

Personal life and death
Baun was the grandfather of former professional hockey player Kyle Baun, who played five games in the NHL.

Baun died on August 14, 2023, at the age of 86.

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User:Aegis~enwiki/Blind With Rain

Blind With Rain is a project created in 2001 by Aaron Geis. Its name was inspired by Dante Gabriel Rossetti's 19th century poem, "The Portrait".

Aaron Geis, raised in a small Ohio town, now resides in Maryland. Aaron's musical journey began as a teenager, influenced by the Seattle grunge movement in conjunction with Cleveland's early to mid 1990's industrial music scene. Throughout this time period, Aaron formed several fledgling bands with friends such as the noise-band Cardboard, the Filter-influenced White Tree and the Swans-esque Children of Catharsis.

Beginning in 1997 and continuing over the course of the next few years, Aaron rotated between playing guitar and keyboard throughout different incarnations of the Detroit-based gothic band Plastik Acid - formed by Chris Bentley - whom Aaron had previously worked with on "Children of Catharsis". In 1998, Aaron self-published a collection of poetry and illustrations titled, "Certain Things Within". 2001 brought Aaron and Chris together once again for the Summon Room, a collection of spoken word pieces from a group of primarily underground artists, which includes a performance by Jarboe. Additionally; in 2001, Aaron released the short-run CD, "Early Morning" which contained his instrumental works from 1998-2001. 2001 marked an end to several commitments, and thus ample time became available for Aaron to focus on his new project, Blind With Rain. Although Blind With Rain wouldn't evolve into it's current form for another three years, demos were consistently being recorded in an attempt to holster the specific sound Aaron had envisioned for his new project.

Aaron relocated to Baltimore, MD in the spring of 2004, shortly thereafter he began the formal writing and recording process for "The Chemical Window" (E.P.). Completed a year later, and mastered by the renowned Tom Baker, Blind With Rain's debut was released in September 2005.

It can easily be said that "The Chemical Window" (E.P.) has an ongoing theme by addressing the chemical dependency of anti-depressants among today's society while also focusing on the almost addictive qualities that can manifest in relationships. The chemical symbol for dopamine (a neurotransmitter present in regions of the brain that regulate movement, emotion, motivation and feelings of pleasure) appears on the CD face and is the prominent subject matter of the E.P.'s title track. With his music, Aaron uses a methodical selection of instrumentation to create profound layers of depth and mood. In a world saturated by redundant, imitative pop culture, Blind With Rain strives to maintain an inspired originality through a balanced formula encompassing a memorable hook amalgamated with the dense, haunting mood of early industrial music. The result is a rhythmic style of musical art that is both personal and universally sympathetic. The release of "The Chemical Window" (E.P.) demonstrates the mastery of Aaron Geis's musical formula with every track.

Industrial Nation magazine, issue .. 21, hailed Blind With Rain's 4-track demo (2004) by stating, "...the music here is nothing short of excellent, with clever beat programming (not in the pain-in-the-ass-virtuoso sense of the word), great use of reversed vocal samples (see, even the oldest recipes can bring good results when you're talented), and there's a level of melody-crafting I hadn't heard in ages."

(DDR. "Man Bites Noise, Experimental/Noise, New Music Reviews." IndustrialNation 21 (2005): 65.)

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I can't source it, but I've heard the '64 Cup goal was the only 1 he scored. Trekphiler 13:47, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Nope - According to hockeydb.com, Baun had 37 career goals in the regular season, and 3 in the playoffs - in fact, the overtime winner was the second he scored in the playoffs that year.

I just watched the game tonight, actually, as APTN was showing CBC's coverage of it. Amazing game - back then, all the superstars from eliminated teams hung out for interviews. Harry Howell, Bernie Geoffrion and Stan Makita were all there throughout the broadcast, as was the retired Ted Lindsay, Milt Schmidt and many others.

Baun is most impressive - the camera misses the initial injury, and the announcers speculate that there had been a collision, although you just see Baun on the ice about ten feet from in front of his own crease with nobody near him. Eventually he's carried out on a stretcher - one of the broadcasters initially calls him "Brewer" by accident and the consensus is that the Leafs are siginificantly hurt by his absence (particularly his bodychecking), given potential overtime and/or a game 7.

From thereon, the action in the game is fantastic - hard-nosed, end-to-end hockey with outstanding defensive play (minus checking and interference), with the announcers periodically reminding you of Baun's absence. Because there's no instant replay or broadcast booth, the players knew alot more about what was going on than the broadcasters (nowadays they show players what they did in the post-game show and its clear the players know far less than the booth boys), and then suddenly they, with evident shock, point out that Baun is back on the ice I think one of them called him a "trooper," noting that he had been carried off a little more than five minutes ago. More impressively, Baun's first shift back is a long one, and he completely pushes Howe off the puck, despite looking a little slow and clearly limping.

Before the overtime, the non-playing players speculate as to who will score the winner (Howell picked Pulford, a Bruins player - a tough guy, I don't remember who - picks Howe; Geoffrion merely says "an unlikely young player") and when action resumes, the OT winner is scored surprisingly quick. The replay isn't "instant," and when they cue it up, it's from the most recent face-off. The puck just moves around in the neutral zone, and Baun fires the puck from the blueline. There's a Leaf (Pulford, maybe?) in alone near the opposite-side hashmarks in case of a rebound, and the camera slides quickly, caught off-guard by Baun's shot and while there's clearly a goal it's hard to tell who scored or what happenned. They announcer speculates that the puck may have bounced to get past Sawchuk. In the brief Leaf celebration on the ice, you can see Baun jump straight up and down a few times on both skates.

After the commercial, Stan Mikita declares Baun to be the #1 star, with everyone still abuzz about him coming back after the stretcher incident. In fact, the announcer gets Baun to sit down and asks him about the injury rather than the goal. Baun reveals that he blocked a shot with his ankle. He then says (in a voice that sounds like Arlo Guthrie, a curious contrast with every other player in the broadcast who has the rural, southern Ontario accent) that he got up, "heard something snap," and that his ankle "caved in" and from then on he couldn't put any weight on it. He says it might just be a pinched nerve "like Sawchuk had" and that the doctors took him out back and "froze" it, and that he's sure it's nothing serious; he can't feel it at all. Just beautiful. The announcer is about to cut back to the studio, and suddenly realizes to ask him about the goal: "Oh Bobby...you're goal...did it bounce?" Bobby says he thinks it probably did, and that's that. A magnificent moment wonderfully archived by the CBC. Wencer 06:13, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

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Killing of Elza Kungayeva

Elza Kungayeva (also known as Kheda Kungayeva, alternatively spelled Kungaeva; 1982 – 27 March 2000) was an 18-year-old Chechen woman abducted, beaten, allegedly raped, and murdered by Russian Army Colonel Yuri Budanov during the Second Chechen War.

On March 27, 2000, Elza Kungayeva was forcibly taken from her home in Chechnya, abused and murdered. On February 28, 2001, the Rostov District Military Court began the trial of Col. Yuri Budanov for Kungayeva's murder. It was one of the first cases in which Russian authorities promptly and publicly acknowledged a war crime perpetrated by Russian federal forces against civilians in Chechnya.

Overview
On the night of March 26–27 at about 1 a.m., the commander of division 13206 Colonel Y.D. Budanov arrived in the village of Tangi-Chu in the Urus-Martan district of the Chechen Republic on armored personnel carrier (APC) no. 391 together with servicemen Sergeant Grigoriev, Sergeant Li-En-Shou, and Private Yegorov. On the orders of Col. Budanov, his subordinates forcibly took citizen Elza Kungayeva from house no.7 on Zarechni Lane and drove her to the division's encampment on the APC. Around 3 a.m. Budanov strangled Kungayeva in trailer 131 that was allegedly Budanov's quarters. On the orders of Col. Budanov, Pvt. Yegorov, Sgt. Li-En-Shou and Sgt. Grigoriev took the body of Kungayeva and buried her in a forested area near the encampment. Around 10 a.m. on March 28, 2000, Kungayeva's body was exhumed.

A forensic medical report, a copy of which was obtained by Human Rights Watch (HRW), cited a military procurator's report that on March 27 at 1 a.m., Budanov took Elza Kungayeva, a civilian, from her home in Tangi-Chu and brought her to a military encampment. The forensic examiner concluded that Kungayeva was beaten with a hard object, and strangled at about 3 a.m. The report cited marks on her neck, the condition of her blood vessels, the tone of her skin, and the condition of her lungs. It found that other injuries such as bruising found on her face, her neck, her right eye, and her left breast were inflicted by a blow with a "blunt, hard object of limited surface," which occurred approximately one hour before her death.

Russian military authorities first publicly accused Budanov of murdering Kungayeva, torturing and subsequently indicted him only on charges of murder, kidnapping, and abuse of office, in which he was accused of using torture.

The events of March 27
Visa Kungayev, Elza Kungayeva's father, said that between midnight and 1 a.m. on March 27, 2000, a loud noise woke the Kungayeva family. An armored personnel carrier (APC) drove up to their house on the outskirts of the village of Tangi-Chu, carrying three Russian soldiers, and their commander, Colonel Budanov. Kungayev warned his five children and went to his brother's nearby home to seek help.

According to the Kungayev family, armed soldiers entered the Kungayev house. Budanov stood in the corridor while two soldiers entered the bedroom and others guarded the house. First they brought Kungayev's younger daughter, Khava, out of the room, but when she screamed, Budanov reportedly said, "Let her go, take that one." The soldiers then brought out the eldest daughter, Elza, took her outside, and drove her away in the APC. Visa Kungayev then returned to his house, only to be told by his children that Elza Kungayeva had been taken by the soldiers. Kungayev's brother, a neighbor, said the APC bore the number 391. Many have reported that Budanov was drunk at the time.

Later on March 27, a group of villagers obtained permission from local Russian forces to travel to Urus-Martan, seven kilometers away, to search for Kungayeva. They believed she might have been taken to one of two detention facilities run by federal forces in that town. Two witnesses told Human Rights Watch that a federal commander in Urus-Martan told the villagers that Kungayeva had been raped by drunken men and was dead.

Aftermath
The military responded immediately to Kungayeva's murder, promptly taking Budanov into custody, and assisting the Kungayeva family; they also condemned Budanov at the highest levels, without awaiting the outcome of a court proceeding. Federal soldiers returned Kungayeva's body to her family on the evening of March 28, 2000, Major-General Alexander Verbitskii told villagers that Budanov had raped and then strangled Kungayeva, and promised that justice would be severe and swift. Budanov told the court he believed that Kungayeva was a Chechen sniper and that a fit of rage had come over him as he interrogated her.

Top Russian military officials in the Chechnya war attended Kungayeva's funeral on March 29, 2000, including Colonel-General Valery Baranov, acting commander of the United Group of Forces in Chechnya at the time, Maj.-Gen. Valery Gerasimov, acting commander of the Western Group of Forces, and his deputy, Maj.-Gen. Verbitskii. Kungayev said that the generals were very helpful, paid for the funeral, asked for his forgiveness, and expressed sympathy.

Official investigation
Visa Kungayev told Human Rights Watch that initially the investigation seemed satisfactory. He reported meeting with investigators in Tangi-Chu and in Urus-Martan and reported that investigators also questioned family members and villagers. Kungayev's lawyer said that the investigation established that no members of the Kungayeva family were fighters. However, after six months had passed, Kungayev worried that the investigation had stalled, and sent petitions to the federal military procuracy, the general procuracy, and the Duma, expressing concern about the apparent halt to the investigation and urging that it continue. In October 2000, Kungayev learned that the charges against Budanov did not include rape, and became especially concerned about the investigation at that point.

When he spoke with HRW in early February 2001, after authorities had closed the investigation, Kungayev expressed shock and regret that Budanov had not been charged with rape. "They took away the most important charge," he said. Kungayeva's reaction to the failure to prosecute the rape of his daughter may reflect the view common in Chechnya that rape ruins the honor not only of the victim but of her extended family. For this reason, rape is considered by some a crime worse than murder.

Budanov was convicted of kidnapping, murder, and abuse of power and sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of Elza Kungayeva. He was also stripped of his military rank and his Order of Courage. In January 2009, Budanov was released early from jail—a move that angered human rights activists.

Murder of Kungayeva family's attorney
On January 19, 2009, the attorney for the Kungayev family, Stanislav Markelov, was shot and killed when leaving a press conference he held in Moscow. Yuri Budanov was released in mid-January, 15 months earlier than his original release date, and Markelov announced at the press conference that he planned to file an appeal to keep Budanov in prison. A freelance journalist with Novaya Gazeta, Anastasia Baburova, was also killed with Markelov. A criminal investigation found that the murders were associated with Markelov's prosecutions of neo-Nazis.

Murder of Yuri Budanov
On June 10, 2011, Yuri Budanov, the man convicted of Elza Kungayeva's murder, was shot dead in central Moscow by an unidentified assailant as he left a notary office on Komsomolsky Prospekt, a busy avenue in the capital. Budanov had been released from prison 17 months earlier, in a move that angered human rights activists. Police said his killer and an accomplice fled in a Mitsubishi Lancer, which was later found less than a kilometer away from the crime scene. A pistol and silencer had been left inside the vehicle. A police source said the killing was “obviously a contract hit.”

On 7 May 2013, Yusup Temerkhanov was convicted by a jury of Budanov's murder and sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment. According to investigation, Temerkhanov's motive was revenge for his father, who was killed in 2000 during the Second Chechen War. Temerkhanov denied any involvement and pleaded not guilty. He died while serving his sentence in a penal colony in Siberia in August 2018.

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Vince Lia

Vince Lia (born 18 March 1985) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays for Essendon Royals in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 3.

Born in Shepparton, Lia played youth football in Victoria before making his senior debut with South Melbourne in the National Soccer League. He spent one season with Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues in 2005 before joining Melbourne Victory in 2005 to play in the newly formed A-League. Lia next spent a decade at Wellington Phoenix, making over 200 appearances for the club in all competitions. He returned to Australia in 2017, signing with Adelaide United. He had a brief spell at Perth Glory in 2020.

Lia represented Australia numerous times at youth level, including at the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Melbourne Victory
Lia spent the early stages of his professional career in the NSL at South Melbourne. He then moved on to Melbourne Victory where he spent two years as a fringe player, albeit winning a championship.

Wellington Phoenix
Lia moved to the Wellington Phoenix in 2007. Lia scored his first ever A-League goal in a 1–1 draw against his former club, Melbourne Victory, in the 58th minute on 24 November 2007. Lia missed the entire 2008–09 A-League Season due to a knee injury suffered in pre-season, requiring a full reconstruction. On 20 October 2009, Lia extended his contract with the Wellington Phoenix until the end of 2012.

Adelaide United
After a successful trial, Lia was given a one-year deal with Adelaide United for the 2017–18 season. He made his A-League debut for the club on 13 October 2017 in a 2–1 win over Brisbane Roar. A week later, Lia scored both goals for Adelaide in a 2–2 draw against Melbourne Victory, his former club.

Perth Glory
Following a number of injuries to Perth Glory's defence, the club signed Lia for the remainder of the 2019–20 A-League season. Lia was released by Perth Glory at the end of the 2019–20 A-League.

Altona Magic
In February 2021, Lia joined Altona Magic.

International career
Lia captained the Australian U-20's at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Club

 * Melbourne Victory
 * A-League Championship: 2006–07
 * A-League Premiership: 2006–07

 * Adelaide United
 * FFA Cup: 2018, 2019

International

 * Australia
 * OFC U-20 Championship: 2002, 2005

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Leonardo World (Canadian TV channel)

Leonardo World was a Canadian category 2 Italian language digital cable television channel wholly owned by Telelatino Network Inc. The channel broadcast programming related to Italian arts and culture including cuisine, fashion, travel, and more. It was a Canadian version of the Italian channel, Leonardo World.

History
In December 2000, Telelatino Network was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch Sitcom Canada, described as "a national ethnic Category 2 specialty television service directed to Italians/Italian-speaking audiences. The programming will be primarily sourced from existing European thematic satellite services operated by the Sitcom Spa group including its news and information, travel, lifestyle, motoring and Italian design services."

The channel launched in June 2005 initially on Vidéotron as Leonardo World in a package marketed as Super Trio Italiano with 2 other newly launched Telelatino channels, SKY TG24 and Video Italia.

On September 11, 2007, Vidéotron discontinued carriage of Leonardo World and on September 18, 2007 the remaining carriers, Rogers Cable and Mountain Cablevision discontinued carriage of the service. In Telelatino's message posted on its website, they noted that they were "disappointed" with the decisions of the distributors to drop the channel, along with some of the others in the Super Trio Italiano package, suggesting it was not Telelatino's decision to discontinue the service, rather it was a lack of interest from distributors. The unease of the providers would prove correct, as the domestic Italian version of the channel ended a year later.

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San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden

The San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden, or Sunken Gardens in Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Texas, opened in an abandoned limestone rock quarry in the early 20th century. It was known also as Chinese Tea Gardens, Chinese Tea Garden Gate, Chinese Sunken Garden Gate and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is located on the northwestern edge of Brackenridge Park, near the San Antonio Zoo.

History
The San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden (also known as the Sunken Gardens) in the U.S. state of Texas was developed on land donated to the city in 1899 by George Washington Brackenridge, president of the San Antonio Water Works Company. The ground was first broken around 1840 by German masons, who used the readily accessible limestone to supply the construction market. Many San Antonio buildings, including the Menger Hotel, were built with the stone from this quarry on the Rock Quarry Road.

In 1880 the Alamo Cement Company was incorporated and produced cement for 26 years in the kiln, the chimney of which still stands today. Supporting the workforce of the quarry was a small "village", populated primarily by Americans who worked the site. They and their families became popular with tourists, who purchased pottery, hand woven baskets, and food.

About 1917, City Parks Commissioner Ray Lambert visualized an oriental-style garden in the pit of the quarry. His engineer, W.S. Delery, developed plans, and work began when several donors paid for it. In 1918 Lambert used prison labor to shape the quarry into a complex that included walkways, stone arch bridges, an island and a Japanese pagoda.

At the entrance to the garden, Mexican-born artist Dionicio Rodriguez (1891-1955) replicated a Japanese Torii gate in his unique style of concrete construction that imitated wood. In 1919, at the city's invitation, Kimi Eizo Jingu, a local Japanese-American artist, moved to the garden. In 1926, they opened the Bamboo Room, where light lunches and tea were sold. Kimi and Miyoshi Jingu maintained the garden, lived in the park, and raised eight children. Kimi was a representative of the Shizuoka Tea Association and was considered an expert in the tea business nationally. He died in 1938, and in 1941 the family was evicted with the rise of anti-Japanese sentiment of World War II.

The garden was renamed the Chinese Tea Garden, to prevent the razing and vandalism of the tea garden during World War II, as many other cities' Japanese tea gardens were being vandalized. A Chinese-American family, Ted and Ester Wu, opened a snack bar in the pagoda until the early 1960s. In 1984, under the direction of Mayor Henry Cisneros, the city restored the original “Japanese Tea Garden” designation in a ceremony attended by Jingu's children and representatives of the Japanese government.

Renovation
For years the garden sat in neglect and disrepair, becoming a target of graffiti and vandalism. Due to limited funding, the city threatened to close the garden, but the community and parks supporters rallied and lobbied to keep it open.

In 2005, the city used about $550,000 in bond money to reroof the pagoda-like Pavilion and the Jingu House.

In 2007, former Councilwoman Bonnie Conner, vice chairwoman of parks projects for the San Antonio Parks Foundation and former Mayor Lila Cockrell, Parks Foundation president, began a $1.6 million restoration campaign to restore the ponds and waterfall in conjunction with the City of San Antonio. For the public re-opening on March 8, 2008, Jingu family members returned to San Antonio. Mabel Yoshiko Jingu Enkoji, the sixth child of Kimi and Miyoshi Jingu, who was born at the Garden, was the senior Jingu family member at the event.

In 2009, the San Antonio Parks Foundation and the City of San Antonio began work on the $1 million restoration of the historic Jingu house. Work was completed in October 2011. The building is now a Fresh Horizons Creative Catering restaurant, serving light lunches as the Jingu family did in the 1930s. In recognition of the Tea Garden's origin as a rock quarry that played a prominent role in the development of the cement business, as well as its later redevelopment as a garden, the site is designated a Texas Civil Engineering Landmark, a Registered Texas Historic Landmark, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Sunken Garden amphitheater is located to the south. It comprises 879 permanently installed seats and has the option of adding folding chairs for a total general admittance of 2,700. The general admittance (standing room) to the fenced grounds of the theater is 4,800 spectators. The Parks and Recreation Department's Cultural Program assumed management of the theater in the early 1970s. In early 1984, a $320,000 renovation of the theater was completed.

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Robert Barra

Robert D. "Bob" Barra (born February 1, 1960 ) is a Republican who was elected to serve the 21st district of the New York State Assembly in November 2000. Because of redistricting due to the census, Assemblyman Barra became the Assembly member from the newly formed 14th Assembly district.

Barra received a B.A. degree in communication and journalism from Hofstra University in 1982. He has worked for the Nassau County Department of Commerce, the North Hempstead Town Board, the Nassau Board of Elections, former congressman David A. Levy, and the Nassau Republican Party. He was an aide to state senator Dean Skelos at three different times between 1996 and 1999.

From 1991 until 1997, Barra served on the Lynbrook Village Board of Trustees. In 1999 he was appointed to the Hempstead Town Board. He was unable to win re-election due to the change of how board members were elected; up until that point, Hempstead Town Board members were elected at-large, instead of using the district system that is in place today.

Barra became a member of the New York State Assembly in January 2001. He stepped down from the Assembly at the end of 2010.

He lives in Lynbrook, New York, with his wife Celeste and two daughters: Alexandra and Erica.

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Talk:List of Buddha claimants

Dalai Lamas
Since the Dalai Lamas are incarnations of Avalokitesvara not The Buddha, isn't this incorrect? Or do you consider the bodhisattva to be the Buddha? --Friðrik Bragi Dýrfjörð 03:42, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks on that, I've corrected it.--T. Anthony 03:53, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

The Dalai Lama is not the head of Tibetan Buddhism. He is a political figure with some standing in the Gelug tradition. Other traditions have their own heads and due to the Dalai Lama's mixing of politics and religion, the Dalai Lama figure has in fact reached an all time low in popularity amongst Tibetan people. The book "A Great Deception" (http://www.agreatdeception.com/) goes into great detail of the actions performed by the 14th Dalai Lama, and since publication the Dalai Lama has taken no action to refute the claims of the book. The Dalai Lama's legal team has also been postponing a case where he has been sued in India for transgressing the Indian Constitution due to his acts of religious oppression. Thus, the Dalai Lama is not, contrary to popular belief, the head of Tibetan Buddhism. He is merely a political leader of a government in exile of a country that he signed over to the Chinese voluntary many years ago. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.213.219.138 (talk) 14:24, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

This is Chinese state propaganda!

Li Hongzhi
I removed Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Gong, because he never claimed to be a Buddha. The Chinese Communist Party controled media reported that Li Hongzhi claimed to the Buddha and changed his date of birth so it would be the same as that of the Buddha. Li Hongzhi published a Statement when Falun Gong was banned in China saying that. "(...)Some people spread rumors that I changed my date of birth, and this is true. During the Cultural Revolution, the government misprinted my date of birth. What I did was simply to change the misprinted date of birth to the correct one. As for the fact that Sakyamuni was also born on this day, what does that have to do with me? Many other people were also born on this day. In addition, I have never claimed that I am Sakyamuni.(...)"[]

At a Falun Gong conference in 2005, in response to a Falun Gong practitioner's question, Li Hongzhi said "(...) Dafa disciples should call me "Master," or "Teacher," etc. It's up to you, you can address me however you like. But be sure not to address me as "Buddha"." []

 * Agree it doesn't make sense to include Li Hongzhi based on hearsay about a claim that he denies.

List of claimants as a reincarnated Buddha
Hello - While Jiddu Krishnamurti did later renounce the claim made by the Theosophists Leadbeater and Blavatsky, that he was the Lord Maitreya, should he be mentioned in this list? - Mike Hebert, Baton Rouge, LA USA

Hi, how do I add someone onto this page. I would like to add Tathagata, Sam Han Lee.

He attained enlightenment at the age of 44 in Korea.

He calls himeself "Tathagata". He travels the world endlessly - to teach what he can see. He sells nothing and does not ask for money - he teaches as his duty. His main teachings are based on conscience, justice and love, he teaches about karma and cause and effect. He is the only person who has the third eye, a small lump which grew on his forehead, its also known as the eye of wisdom. He has many followers in South Korea and pockets of followers in many other countries.

His website is www.tathagata.co.uk no this website is no more try www.karmadiet.com http://members.tripod.com/tathagata2000 www.societyofnaturalscience.org these are all websites that make the same claim, and I also think he should be added to the list — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C4:F901:1601:A085:388F:4CD1:1A86 (talk) 10:53, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Whoever is in charge of this section please add him to this page.

Why does someone have to be a reincarantion of an old Buddha to be a Buddha? It is dead wrong. The former Buddha is dead and gone onto Nirvana. This Buddha reincarnate stuff is crack religion. And your list excpet for the old Asian guys that no one really knows - the 2nd half of it is totally erroneous. Buddha Boy and Dalai Lama and those crack religious white guys aren't Buddhas. I hope you revise this or someone does. I would but I know it to be deleted. The 2nd half looks like crack religionville. Though the list does say claimants. So anyone can claim they are a Buddha if they want and not be correct. This page just doesn't do Buddhahood, Samsara and Reincarnation justice.Ezdan1022 12:17, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

It's really important to distinguish between Buddhas and bodhisattvas. Bodhisattvas are reincarnated, Buddhas aren't. That's kind of the whole point. Juxian (talk) 19:23, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

The confusion of the above contributors comes from trying to derail the topic into a phylosophical or linguistic abyss. English language has a very good tool to clarify, what is this article about. It is not dealing with claims of being "a Buddha" but claims of being "The Buddha". Though we could claim that everyone is a Buddha indeed, only a few people in the world claim to be The Buddha. Similarly as everyone is a child of God in Christianity, yet not everyone claims he is The Son of God. Sayamevajayate (talk) 01:02, 22 March 2019 (UTC)SatyamevajayateSayamevajayate (talk) 01:02, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

Raël
Doesn't Raël deserve an asterisk for "a significant number of followers", given that "The International Raelian Movement currently has approximately 60,000 followers in 86 countries worldwide."?

Deletion candidate
A "Buddha" in the sense that someone has achieved enlightenment might not be common but as unusual as this page implies. (At least from a Buddhist POV). Some might call themselves Buddha, some don't. Some call themselves Jesus, some don't. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.94.198.155 (talk) 12:20, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Deletion candidate - Ram Bahadur Bomjon
He has never claimed to be Buddha. It does not matter what his devotees claim. Isn't this page about self-claims? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bluejaguar (talk • contribs) 22:23, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Maitreya Buddha, the future Buddha, is also a Buddha. "Maitreya (Sanskrit), Metteyya (Pali), is regarded as a future Buddha". Ram Bahadur Bomjon claims to be Maitreya Buddha to such an extent that he even calls himself Maitriya Guru Maha Sambodhi Dharma Sangha (BTW even the word Sambodhi means Self-Enlightened, e.g. in fact again a Buddha, according to Buddhist terminology). Plus: The official website of Ram Bahadur Bomjon is Maitriya.info. Plus: Also the fact that "His followers claim his level of knowledge is above that of Lord Buddha. They claim Siddhartha Gautam reached a Sambuddha (self-enlightened) state but Bomjon has attained Mahasambodhi (greater form of self-enlightenment) state." Setopati. If someone is higher than Buddha, he must have reached the Buddha stage in the first place, logically. It is not probable that the interviewed spokesperson claimed anything against his own claims about himself, at least he had not demented it when the article came out. Does anyone need clearer proofs about his self-claim to be Maitreya Buddha? Sayamevajayate (talk) 00:43, 22 March 2019 (UTC)SatyamevajayateSayamevajayate (talk) 00:43, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

Ching Hai
"A meditation master who professes to be an incarnation of God, the Buddha, and the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara"

 * Does "God" here mean the Abrahamic Creator God (whose existence is rejected by Buddhism), or simply a divine being? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.186.190.137 (talk) 17:21, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

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Meher Baba
Not sure if this belongs, but this is a claim by a master (Meher Baba) when he was a boy. He never said this as an adult after he assumed his role as a master. http://www.lordmeher.org/index.jsp?pageBase=page.jsp&nextPage=4459 (see bottom of page, second to last paragraph) AguireTS (talk) 20:43, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Removal of Rick Ross refs
Rick Ross is a felon and has had more controversy than many of the people he is paid to 'debunk'. His self-published website is being used in this article as a reference, while his articles lead to no further references from sources that meet Wikipedia standards. Therefore, if no one objects, I will be removing any refs that lead to his website. From the link: ''So who is Rick Ross, and why has he appointed himself both judge and jury? Rick Ross was born to a Jewish family in November 1952. His father was a plumbing contractor and his mother a helper at the Jewish Community Center in Phoenix, Arizona. After high school, Ross worked for a finance company, then a bank, before falling into trouble with the law. In 1974, he was convicted for the attempted burglary of a vacant show house and sentenced to probation. The following year he was sentenced to five years' probation after he and a friend embezzled property from a jewelery company. Ross then went to work for his cousin's car-salvage business. In 1982, aged 30, he had his first introduction to the world of groups and cults when a Christian missionary group infiltrated his grandmother's nursing home.''  petrarchan 47 T c 20:31, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
 * That doesn't make much sense to me. What does his past criminal history have to do with anything? Viriditas (talk) 02:20, 21 November 2013 (UTC)

Ambedkar's inclusion
Ambedkar never claimed himself to be the Buddha reincarnated, nor a Boddhisattva. While he is perhaps deified by some followers of his this is involuntary and thus he should not be considered a 'claimant' in my view. RooinMahmood07 (talk) 07:15, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

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