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Talk:Kate (film)

D.O.A.
Can anyone say D.O.A? 2600:8800:784:8F00:C23F:D5FF:FEC4:D51D (talk) 04:17, 2 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Many reviewers have pointed to DOA. Some editors have tried to highlight this in the aritcle, but there's a big difference between reviews saying it and the filmmakers saying it.
 * I was looking for other information but I found interviews with the director, and when asked if he was inspired by DOA he replies "No, not at all, actually." Although he is aware that the film has been compared to DOA and Crank he talks about how anime has influenced his work, and his interest in yakuza films.
 * The director has clearly stated that it was not one of his influences, but we don't yet know what the writer Umair Aleem has to say about it. -- <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 12:48, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

All Female Band
We never EVER point out that a band is all male, or even mixed gender. Why do we still make such a fuss over a band that happens to be all female? Band-Maid isn't notable just because of their gender. They are very talented people who are making really good music. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:4040:1245:3600:FC2D:7655:8C0F:9670 (talk) 15:10, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

List formatting
SomeGuyFromSouthCarolina (Correction: User:Some Dude From North Carolina) screwed up the list formatting Learning how markup actually works can be dull, so understandably many editors don't know that they should not mix different list types like that edit did, see the documentation Help:List. I kept the visible formatting change and corrected the bad markup with a minor edit. My edit was reverted along with several other edits, and I hastily and mistakenly thought the erroneous markup had been restored, but the revert went further back than I realized and removed that mess too. So it should all be good now. Sorry for the misunderstanding User:Sundayclose. -- <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 03:14, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * First of all, I'm not from South Carolina. No, YOU screwed the list formatting. Please link the policy for what you consider the "correct" formatting, but not Help:List because that does not address the issue of how a "See also" list should be formatted. Otherwise, your preferred formatting is just based on your personal preference and is contrary to the way almost all "See also" sections are formatted. Sundayclose (talk) 03:09, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I submitted my edit too soon and there was an edit conflict before I finished submitting my comment in full.
 * Again apologies to Sundayclose, another user entirely made a mistake and Sundayclose reverted it and my edit back to an old version, and I can see the article is fine now. -- <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 03:14, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

Poster image
An editor changed the poster image from JPG to PNG. He gave no explanation for this change. (File:Kate_(film).jpg to File:Kate_(film).png) The poster image is sourced from a JPG image originally http://www.impawards.com/2021/kate.html and anyone changing from one format to another should be able to explain why. As the image is largely photographic and was in JPG format in the first place there is no reason to change format, using PNG an option but certainly not a requirement. If the editor wanted a higher quality image they could have uploaded a higher quality JPG, to the same location (File:Kate_(film).jpg). (Take the original image, edit it, resize it to the desired dimensions but with the JPG quality settings set at a very high level.) No format change necessary, no edit to this article Kate (film) even necessary.

When asked to explain his change he did not explain it and instead responded negatively. This hostility is consistent with what I experienced with this editor before, he does not like to follow the simple rules and provided meaningful edit summaries, which might have avoided this problem from the start. He seems to take disagreements very personally, and gets hostile instead of discussing the matter. He continues to incorrectly assume that as an anonymous IP editor I cannot possibly be editing in good faith. His user page states that he is "No longer here" I wish that was true and I could continue edit this article like I did before he got here and made his unexplained changes. Mistakes happen, but other editors know how to disagree and discuss without so much hostility.

He eventually wrote the edit summary: "There is no such thing as using "JPG is better than PNG" when it comes to film posters. PNG is uploaded because it features the correct saturation and sharpness with reduced pixels (common sense)."

None of the improvements he wants require an image format change, all can be achieved while still using JPG. None of this was necessary, better explanation of his changes in the first place, or not making them at all could have avoided this. I strongly suggest he make any changes he believes are necessary to the existing image File:Kate_(film).jpg directly.

The guideline WP:PIFU says "JPEG for photographic images" and "PNG for everything else".

-- <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 14:02, 27 September 2021 (UTC)

 * From the eventful edits on Music (2021 film) and its talk page to the recently shown signs of anti-transgender behavior on Hard Candy and its talk page, this user has been constantly aiming to disrupt encyclopedia while violating multiple guidelines and discussions to make his preferred opinions and thoughts visible. Numerous editors warned and distanced themselves from this person (you can see examples by just looking at the Music (2021 film)'s talk page), including me, but they do want to draw attention and I was one of the unlucky ones that had to deal with this user's actions more than once before. Instead of good writing, providing reasonable edit summaries and constructive contributions, I think they enjoy targeting and hounding a specific editor before they stop editing for a while and come back with another unregistered account.
 * In this specific case, they claim that "JPG is better than PNG", which is not true. I replaced old JPG files with worse quality than this file with a PNG and mostly had no issues. I even got a supporting message from someone who uploads files frequently, and there are other editors who upload PNG film posters besides me. It's not that they came here before, which they didn't, it's that they got bored again and have been in an attack mode wherever they see me. If we look at their actions and comments, it can even be said that they think they have the right to interfere with my user page and my talk page, and that they own all the articles they have edited. I don't have more time to spend for the shenanigans, so I appreciate the page protection. ภץאคгöร 07:19, 28 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Not fully understanding the details of file formats is a minor issue, failing to recognize that they might have more to learn is a bigger problem. The above editor cannot seem to understand or admit that they might be the in the wrong, and that they might be failing to explain properly, and overreacting to criticism.
 * I asked User:Some_Dude_From_North_Carolina who uploaded the image in the first place for their opinion, they told the User:Nyxaros/User: Sebastian James that their edits to this page were not constructive. -- <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 12:01, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
 * "I even got a supporting message from someone who uploads files frequently, and there are other editors who upload PNG film posters besides me." If you have links to relevant discussions then post them. There are cases when PNG can be used but when the original image was in JPG format and when another editor uploaded a JPG then there should be a good reason given for changing the file format. (There are important differences between JPG and PNG, between lossy formats and lossless formats, but it is entirely possible to have high quality JPEGs and low quality PNG files.)
 * If you want a higher quality image you should have said that in the first place. But getting a higher quality image can be achieved without needing to change the file format. -- <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 12:45, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

Budget
Deadline says the budget was $25 million. The source is already referenced in the production section, but the budget figure has not been added to the text or the Infobox yet. -- <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 12:52, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Article unlocked again so I went ahead and added the budget. -- <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 00:08, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Character descriptions
WP:GOODFAITH. An anon ip editor made a good faith effort to improve the article, specifically the character descriptions. I looked at that edit and I looked at the cast section and thought "lets try and improve the article".

The character descriptions could be better, or they could be left out entirely (as many film articles do, and this article did until quite recently). Please improve the character descriptions. Even if things that happened in the plot are a "neutral fact" that does not make them good character descriptions, and it is better to keep the plot in the plot section. Please take the edits of the other anon and my edits as good faith suggestions that the Cast section could be better. I urge to take a closer look and please do something, anything at all, to move the article forward in some he thinks might be an improvement. -- <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 15:40, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Brief character descriptions are quite common in the cast lists in film articles. They allow the reader who doesn't want to spoil the plot for themselves to get an idea of something about a character. On a personal level I have found them useful, particularly in films with a lot of characters and keeping up with names interferes with my enjoyment of the film. Wikipedia is written for readers and is not restricted by arbitrary rules that are not policy. I objected to the use of the phrase "handsome stranger" for a character description because it is a subjective interpretation. I don't see a problem with the character descriptions as they are now. I don't see any need to "do something, anything at all, to move the article forward" just for the sake of change. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Sundayclose (talk) 15:54, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes WP:FILMCAST can include character descriptions, but is not a requirement, and the guidelines emphasize real-world context rather than character descriptions. It wasn't about something being "broke" or not, the edits were about the possibility that the descriptions could be better, and more about describing the characters. "I don't see a problem with the character descriptions": Who poisoned who is a plot point not a character description. -- <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 21:57, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I never said character descriptions are a requirement. I said that they are allowed and are frequently used. The WP:IMPLICITCONSENSUS for this article is that they are used. You can't remove them without a new consensus simply because you don't like them. And I don't think the descriptions as they are now need to be changed. But if you want something changed, feel free to discuss here, but without the WP:OR "handsome stranger". Sundayclose (talk) 23:03, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Sundaclose went and added Plot the Cast section. Plot is still not a character description. -- <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 03:28, 12 December 2021 (UTC)

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Talk:Chinese American Museum DC

Freeze Changes
The edit reversions first began around May 7th by anonymous IPs, then copied by accounts such as User: Frankdgreen linked to the subject article.

I recommend reverting and freezing on the version "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chinese_American_Museum_DC&oldid=1223588071".

This was the last stable version and restored by four other Wikipedia users User:Joyous!, User:C.Fred, User:TornadoLGS, User:CanonNi who also identified IP vandalism, followed by other users doing the same.

Older versions are problematic because they are all accounts by CAMDC itself or the sourced/cited itself. Such as director David Uy at User:LegalResearch345 2. This violates Wikipedia's terms of service.

CAMDC, Chinese State Media, and the Embassy of China in DC
Vandalism by CAMDC

Since May 7, 2024, CAMDC has been vandalizing this article, remove or otherwise trying to bury references to its use of state media outlets such as China Daily, CGTN, and SinoVision. All are designated foreign agents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

Vandalism first used IPs that haven't interacted with Wikipedia in over a decade. CAMDC then switched to accounts Johnj1995, Frankdgreen and GünniX.

The latest version was reverted to that Joyus! and C.Fred who have been active for decades, and first detected the anonymous IP vandalism, and then copied by the CAMDC accounts.

Sources and Association

The sources used for association with Chinese state media and the Embassy were the ones provided by CAMDC itself. CAMDC's first interview 5 years ago and posted on its social media is with SinoVision.

CAMDC has in its stairwell a copy of China Daily, where among other things the founder clearly states the intent and that the Embassy of China praised their efforts. This article is cited, archived, and there's a picture uploaded to its profile on Google.

Objectivity

The association with Chinese state media, United Front Work Department, and the Chinese Embassy in DC is fact. This is stated by CAMDC itself, and observed by it, repeated by state media, and by outsiders. Again there's a copy of China Daily that explicitly says so.

Prior to my original edits, all substantial edits on this article were from David Uy (the executive director) or various forms of 1882. They were copied and pasted from CAMDC's own website.

This was repeated with the continued vandalism by CAMDC to be the only authority on itself.

More concerning is that CAMDC is clearly more focused on the FARA association than the actual content in the museum. Because FARA aside, the original changes I made to what is in the museum were an improvement on what what is on display. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FarEasternMarket (talk • contribs)

Vandalism, Self Edits, and Conflict of Interest
CAMDC

On May 7th, 2024 CAMDC deleted introduction sections identifying that per its own YouTube channel and the museum itself, that early promotion was by People's Republic of China state media and designated foreign agents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938.

Previous article iterations, and article were essentially single source, self-edits, and self promotion, including by museum director David Uy. This is not objective and violates Wikipedia's terms of service.

Examples include the self proclaimed that the museum is "a bold undertaking". The only source is from CAMDC's website itself.

Furthermore even without the obvious foreign interference, the original article was not organized by exhibit, floor, or other events CAMDC sponsors. Even with identifying that CAMDC is part of the United Front Work Department, what I wrote was an improvement.

On May 17th, 2024, CAMDC again by unregistered IP deleted sections only pertaining to it's use of foreign agents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938.

On May 17th, 2024, "users" User:Johnj1995 and User:Frankdgreen deleted the same sections.

Johnj1995's oldest edits are mostly related to China, despite the semi-aged account. Frankdgreen is a new account.

The sections they deleted claim neutrality of sources. The sources are CAMDC itself. CAMDC cites it's own YouTube account interviews with SinoVision and CGTN. These are designated foreign agents under FARA. SinoVision is by definition United Front Work Department.

CAMDC also cites China Daily, which is sourced, where the founder Philip Qiu again cites that the Embassy of China in DC praised their efforts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FarEasternMarket (talk • contribs)

Updates
Sources

Sources for CAMDC are all from CAMDC itself. China Daily, CGTN, and SinoVision are designated foreign agents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938.

CAMDC Philip Qiu is quoted in China Daily (cited) in a copy on display in the museum. The same copy quotes accolades by the Embassy of China in Washington, D.C.

Additions

If CAMDC is a museum dedicated to Chinese Americans, it is missing several groups, including those from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Vietnam, and why they immigrated. FarEasternMarket (talk) 20:59, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Vandalism
Changes made to the pages since April 18, 2024 by a certain user are largely based by an opinion published on the Hill on February 9, 2024. The changes are one-sided, and do not offer a balanced view. Moreover, many changes are simply allegations and innuendos, without any evidence to support them. Frankdgreen (talk) 10:28, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Plagiarism
Changes made by FarEasternMarket are largely based by the opinion published on the Hill on February 9, 2024. FarEasternMarket used them as own idea and failed to cite the source. Frankdgreen (talk) 11:14, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Disruption

 * User:FarEasternMarket, I don't understand what these talk page messages are supposed to do, and you didn't sign them. And you're suggesting that User:Johnj1995 and User:Frankdgreen are the same person? That's a pretty ridiculous suggestion, and you didn't format their user names correctly either. User:Frankdgreen, don't throw shade at "a certain user": name names and ping them. I am considering blocking both of you. You may be new editors, but that doesn't mean you can't just make false accusations and fight out an edit war in this article. Both of you, read up on talk page guidelines, for technicalities and content: Talk page guidelines. Drmies (talk) 17:26, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
 * User:Frankdgreen edits are the exact same as the IP vandalism that in particular targeted association with Chinese state media and the Embassy in DC. This vandalism was caught by two other long time editors. User:Joyous! or User:C.Fred This is despite it being sourced three times (China Daily, CGTN, and SinoVision) and by CAMDC itself. There is no debate on the association when CAMDC is making the association themselves, but this is what CAMDC appears most concerned about. User:Johnj1995 may or may not be associated, but quickly tried to bury User:Frankdgreen edits with quick minor ones. Looking at that user's history, many of the oldest articles are also China related. So my recommendation, if anything, is to restore to the User:Joyous! or User:C.Fred. Both caught the IP vandalism. FarEasternMarket (talk) 17:56, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
 * You have a recommendation, but more important to me I see you throwing shade at Johnj1995, whose good faith need not be doubted and whose edit is pretty obviously valid. Drmies (talk) 01:19, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Update: I reverted to a much earlier version; recent edits completely disrupted the formatting and added what seemed like a list of random factoids/sentences. This needs experienced editors who know how to write encyclopedic content, who understand formatting, who are neutral, and who will explain what they are doing. Drmies (talk) 17:32, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
 * The problem with "a much earlier version" is that all of the edits prior to any I made were all by CAMDC itself and in many cases are straight copy pasted from its own website. The association with state-media and the embassy is cited multiple times, and using CAMDC's own words. My original edits also cleaned up CAMDC's rolling edits since the article's creation. I made sure to retain as much content as possible. FarEasternMarket (talk) 18:01, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I agree that the page be reverted to the earlier version. I suggest the page be protected and no changes be allowed.  Neutral and experienced editors are needed.  Frankdgreen (talk) 19:39, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Both of you are now blocked from editing the article for three months. FarEasternMarket, you're the worst, but Frankdgreen isn't much better. FarEastern, I might have left some of your stuff stand, and yes, the "earlier version" is full of primary material, but you also restored all that crap. We need real editors here, not two hotheads who aren't interested in building an encyclopedia but are here only to ride their hobby-horses. Drmies (talk) 01:24, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

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Ipindo

Ikatan Pandu Indonesia (Ipindo) was the World Organization of the Scout Movement-recognized Indonesian national Scouting federation from 1953 to 1961.

When Indonesia became an independent country, there were more than 60 separate Boy Scout and Girl Guide organizations. Most were directly affiliated with some certain political parties or social groups. Attempts were made to unify all Scout organizations into one. The fact that Indonesia is made up of many islands made administration and supervision difficult, and the Japanese occupation caused some twenty separate Scout organizations to spring up, so it took time for them to coalesce. In September 1951 thirteen of the stronger Scout and Guide organizations nationwide met and decided to found a federating body to satisfy national and international needs.

Ipindo's motto was "Sedia", meaning "Be Prepared" in English. Tuan Soemardjo was elected chief commissioner, and Dr. Bahder Djohan, an old Scout and Minister of Education, became honorary President. Government approval of Ipindo was granted on February 22, 1952, and President Sukarno consented to become patron of the unifying and correlating National Scout Council. Soon, other Scout and Guide organizations began to merge into Ipindo.

With the 1961 decision to absorb the Fadjar Harapan Pioneer movement organization (founded in 1959), the establishment of a single Scout Movement organization in Indonesia called Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia was officially complete. In May 1961, the then President of Indonesia, Sukarno, signed a presidential regulation making Gerakan Pramuka the official Scout and Guide organization in Indonesia.

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The result was   snow delete. BencherliteTalk 22:26, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Jade carved WuengJonq

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This is one of several rather dubious articles (see WP:AN, permalink) which reads like a high-gloss sales catalogue for artworks from such material, and lacks reliable sources - in short, it raises big red flags with respect to the trinity of core policies WP:V, WP:NPOV and WP:NOR.  Sandstein  13:13, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete looks like a blatant hoax, could be a case for a speedy? Seasider91 (talk) 13:51, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete Completely lacking in verifiability. OhNo itsJamie Talk 14:37, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of China-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 15:09, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 15:09, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

 * Delete per nom...Modernist (talk) 15:13, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete – apparently part of an extensive Internet advertising campaign for pieces on sale at the author's "web museum". Kanguole 15:36, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete - Spamming/hoax page created by User:Orionwebmuseum, who's been blocked for spamming. User:Orionandhsu appears to be a sock puppet of User:Orionwebmuseum. -Zanhe (talk) 18:18, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

This is an article written for the subject of Jade carved WuengJonq and has nothing to do with Possible Fraud? guessed by somebody. If someone is really interested in this subject and has different opinions about the contents written for this subject, he should join to edit the contents, instead of deleting the whole subject for interfering readers' rights to understand this subject. Don't make wikipedia to be a blank window books without any contents for readers to select freely. -- Orionandhsu (talk) 15:53, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

 * Delete Just a part of a sales pitch. Even if a real term, this article is so bad it would be better to delete it and let someone else recreate it with proper reliable sourcing. Silver  seren C 20:46, 12 July 2012 (UTC)


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Geometry for Elementary School/Copying an angle

In this chapter, we will show how to copy an angle $$\angle ABC$$ to other angle $$\angle CDE$$. The construction is based on Book I, proposition 23.

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 * 1)  Draw a line between A and C and get $$\triangle ABC$$.
 * 2) Copy the triangle $$\triangle ABC$$ and get $$\triangle CDE$$

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= Babalà Club = Babalà Club, formerly known as A la Babalà, was a children’s TV show broadcasted by the Valencian autonomic channel Canal Nou (on Saturday mornings, Sundays, and during holidays).

The show was conducted by an anthropomorphic Bull Terrier stuffed dog, who was the mascot and symbol of the show. Alongside him, the show was co-hosted by Pau and Nina. His first adventure as Babalà was hosted by Paqui Rondán and the reporter Indi, ; then, the popular María Abradelo went on to co-host alongside the dog Babalà for seven years. Soon after, the show Juga-la Babalà was born, also hosted by María Abradelo, in which kids from different backgrounds competed, since school kids also participated in the Babalà Club. That summer, Juga-la a l’aigua was born, its summery version from a but set on water park. Several years after, Babalà Galàxia which happened on a virtual stage, was created, and —it took place on a virtual stage and was hosted by María Abradelo alongside the virtual dog, and a robot, also virtual, known as Bolet. It aired for four years. Then, After being aired for four years, it came back to Earth and the show was once again hosted by Pau and Nina.

The show also included several cartoon series, a segment about popular Valencian tales, and leisure activities for the youngest.

In March 2009, A la Babalà was cancelled and replaced by the Babaclub. The show does not exist anymore due to Canal Nou’s shutdown.

The History of A la Babalà
1989-1991

The show took off in 1990 and at first it was hosted by Diego Braguinsky (who also hosted was also responsible of hosting the beginning of Canal Nou Televisió Valenciana’s broadcastings on October 9, 1989) and by Fani Grande. A la babalà is a Valencian saying that means “thoughtlessly”. Early on, the show took place on a set with stands where a group group s of kids in pairs played games like guessing different types of food while blindfolded or changing clothes and putting on costumes as quickly as possible. Diego and Fani’s gags were juggled with cartoon series. Shows like Pacman, The Gary Coleman Show, and specially, The Ninja Turtles specially, and alongside Dragonball, which had multiple seasons, made a big splash among the audience. A French show La baby-sitter with real actors was also broadcasted. In this first stage of the show, the mascot was an elongated red rag dog, with a yellow head and red-coloured cheeks. One of Fani Grande’s most famous gags was when she came out playing La bruixa maduixa (The Strawberry Witch).

1991-1992

For the next period, there was a change in the hosts: Fani Grande and Robert Esteve started hosting the program show. The set, instead of having children in the audience, became completely virtual. The same animated series were kept on air as in the previous period, and the evil mascot of the program show made its first appearance. It was a blue, small puppet with a grey, big head and a mean face, made to contrast with the tall and smiling puppet, which still was still the good mascot of the program show.

1992-1995

In 1992, there was a radical change in the program show : both the hosts and the mascots changed. The new hosts made their first appearance in the late 1992. Their names were Xoni (Ricardo Jordán), Poti (Carme Juan), and Tiriti (José Vicente Baynat), and their aesthetic was way more modern than in previous periods (Xoni's hairstyle s were was reminiscent of those of urban trends, like rappers ). At that time, there were three mascots which were virtually computer animated (although still 2D). They didn’t have any names, just like the previous ones. The three of them were buck-toothed geometrical shapes: a triangle with red limbs whose cap could transform into a helicopter, a white circle with a visor and limbs, and a square with limbs that crashed with everything that surrounded it and ended up, making it end up dizzy. Dragon Ball Z was still causing a frenzy among the youngest, but Kinnikuman, Dr. Slump, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, the giant mecha series Grendizer, and Science Ninja Team Gatchaman’s rerun were also trending at that time. In this period, there were way more musical numbers than before there was an increase in musical performances, and the hosts sang used to sing the A la babalà rap (in reference to the TV show’s name and it’s its meaning in Valencian) and educative songs to promote recycling, good habits, etc.

1996-1997

A new period, marked by a new beginning. Instead of two hosts, we are introduced to Paqui Rondán, who will host the show by herself. She had been a journalist for Notícies 9, began hosting the show by herself. Paqui starts the show and introduces the new mascot, a bull terrier dog named Babalà. The club would will be named after him: from A la babalà to Babalà Club. Having children as the audience and bringing them to stage started being on trend again (with a TV video wall). The stage was red, as the color of the club, and there were physical activities and music numbers musical performances. Paqui Rondán also had two dancers to perform with her on stage (and, at the beginning of this new period of the show, the dog was real). They still broadcasted animated series, although not Dragon Ball, which had just ended. They started broadcasting Valencian TV shows, like The Triplets, and they also put on old animated series, like The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show.

1997-2000

The structure of the program show barely changes. The scenery is different, but with the same colours. And the host is now María Abradelo, who had made herself known in the karaoke program show named Canta, canta, starts hosting the show . The mascot, Babalà, becomes a dog cartoon cartoon dog and sketches are done where it is shown doing he does many activities, like such as painting, and boxing, etc. are created.

2000-2001

In this period, the Babalà Club is located in a sort of attic where María Abradelo hung out with two teenagers (Lidia and Teo) and two children (Ana and Ferran). They starred in gags and covered the program show of the Fallas (2000 and 2001) and the Hogueras of de San Juan (Alicante).

2002-2006

María Abradelo was again the only host of the program show. However, the plot now then was centred on the Babalà ship, in which not only was María but also the dog Babalà (a giant humanoid stuffed dog man ) and a flying machine named Bolet, that resembled a coffee maker, talked in Valencian, was a scaredy-cat and knew a lot of things. In their trip with the ship, they looked for intelligent life and explored new planets. In that moment, the series T he series in that moment were all in Valencian.

2006-March 2009

The hosts were Pau and Nina, a pair of teenagers that starred in gags with Babalà, again, a giant stuffed dog with a man inside. The scenery stopped being virtual and started to simulate seem like colourful playgrounds. The hosts starred in musical sketches like El rock del Babalà.

March 2009-November 2013

The last stage of the club suffered again a name change. It was now called Babaclub and it included a collection of puppets that resembled Los Lunnis, from TVE. The new characters from Babaclub are Babalà, BabaDo, BabaRré (an anteater with a flute as a nose), BabaSí, BabaMí (a cat), PolPol (it pollutes polluted and has had a machine that turns turned everything into smoke, as it pollutes polluted a lot sometimes, and parts of its body fall fell off), the professor Sol, the duo Penta and Grama (two rats), Silfa and MacMicro (a monkey journalist). The names of the characters form formed the notes of a pentagram, in the solfège notation. All the characters were animals that lived in the workshop of the wise inventor professor Sol and had a music group together. They all crowded around there, including the rats Penta and Grama, that lived in a crack of the workshop and watched all that happened in the professor’s television. Silfa was a forest girl in a form of a magic halo that was able to talk with animals. In this last stage, the series still were mostly Valencian.

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= Babalà Club = Babalà Club, formerly known as A la Babalà, was a children’s TV show broadcasted by the Valencian autonomic channel Canal Nou (on Saturday mornings, Sundays and during holidays).

The show was conducted by an anthropomorphic Bull Terrier, who was the mascot and symbol of the show. Alongside him, the show was co-hosted by Pau and Nina. His first adventure as Babalà was hosted by Paqui Rondán and the reporter Indi, then the popular María Abradelo went on to co-host alongside the dog Babalà for seven years. Soon after the show Juga-la Babalà was born, also hosted by María Abradelo, in which kids from different backgrounds competed, since school kids also participated in the Babalà Club. That summer, Juga-la a l’aigua was born, its summery version from a water park. Several years after, Babalà Galàxia which happened on a virtual stage, was created, and it was hosted by María Abradelo alongside the virtual dog and a robot, also virtual, known as Bolet. It aired for four years. Then, it came back to Earth and the show was once again hosted by Pau and Nina.

The show also included several cartoon series, a segment about popular Valencian tales and leisure activities for the youngest.

In March 2009, A la Babalà was cancelled and replaced by the Babaclub. The show does not exist anymore due to Canal Nou’s shutdown.

The History of A la Babalà
1989-1991

The show took off in 1990 and at first it was hosted by Diego Braguinsky (who also hosted the beginning of Canal Nou Televisió Valenciana’s broadcastings on October 9, 1989) and by Fani Grande. A la babalà is a Valencian saying that means “thoughtlessly”. Early on, the show took place on a set with stands where a group of kids in pairs played games like guessing different types of food while blindfolded or changing clothes and putting on costumes as quickly as possible. Diego and Fani’s gags were juggled with cartoon series. Shows like Pacman, The Gary Coleman Show, and specially, The Ninja Turtles, alongside Dragonball, which had multiple seasons, made a big splash among the audience. A French show La baby-sitter with real actors was also broadcasted. In this first stage of the show, the mascot was an elongated red rag dog, with a yellow head and red-coloured cheeks. One of Fani Grande’s most famous gags was when she came out playing La bruixa maduixa (The Strawberry Witch).

1991-1992

For the next period, there was a change in the hosts: Fani Grande and Robert Esteve started hosting the program. The set, instead of having children in the audience, became completely virtual. The animated series were kept on air as in the previous period, and the evil mascot of the program made its first appearance. It was a blue, small puppet with a grey, big head and a mean face, made to contrast with the tall and smiling puppet, which still was the good mascot of the program.

1992-1995

In 1992, there was a radical change in the program: both the hosts and the mascots changed. The new hosts made their first appearance in the late 1992. Their names were Xoni (Ricardo Jordán), Poti (Carme Juan) and Tiriti (José Vicente Baynat) and their aesthetic was way more modern than in previous periods (Xoni's hairstyles were reminiscent of urban trends). At that time, there were three mascots which were virtually animated (although still 2D). They didn’t have any names, just like the previous ones. The three of them were buck-toothed geometrical shapes: a triangle with red limbs whose cap could transform into a helicopter, a white circle with a visor and limbs, and a square with limbs that crashed with everything that surrounded it and ended up dizzy. Dragon Ball Z was still causing a frenzy among the youngest, but Kinnikuman, Dr. Slump, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, the giant mecha series Grendizer and Science Ninja Team Gatchaman’s rerun were also trending at that time. In this period there were way more musical numbers than before, and the hosts sang the A la babalà rap (in reference to the TV show’s name and it’s meaning in Valencian) and educative songs to promote recycling, good habits, etc.

1996-1997

A new period, marked by a new beginning. Instead of two hosts, we are introduced to Paqui Rondán, who will host the show by herself. She had been a journalist for Notícies 9. Paqui starts the show and introduces the new mascot, a bull terrier dog named Babalà. The club will be named after him: from A la babalà to Babalà Club. Having children as the audience and bringing them to stage started being on trend again (with a TV video wall). The stage was red, as the color of the club, and there were physical activities and music numbers. Paqui Rondán also had two dancers to perform with her on stage (and, at the beginning of this new period of the show, the dog was real). They still broadcasted animated series, although not Dragon Ball, which had just ended. They started broadcasting Valencian TV shows, like The Triplets, and they also put on old animated series, like The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show.

1997-2000

The structure of the program barely changes. The scenery is different, but with the same colours. And the host is now María Abradelo, who made herself known in the karaoke program named Canta, canta. The mascot, Babalà, becomes a dog cartoon and sketches are done where it is shown doing many activities like painting, boxing, etc.

2000-2001

In this period, the Babalà Club is located in a sort of attic where María Abradelo hung out with two teenagers (Lidia and Teo) and two children (Ana and Ferran). They starred in gags and covered the program of the Fallas (2000 and 2001) and the Hogueras of San Juan (Alicante).

2002-2006

María Abradelo was again the only host of the program. However, the plot now was centred on the Babalà ship, in which not only was María but also the dog Babalà (a giant stuffed dog man) and a flying machine named Bolet, that resembled a coffee maker, talked in Valencian, was a scaredy-cat and knew a lot of things. In their trip with the ship, they looked for intelligent life and explored new planets. The series in that moment were all in Valencian.

2006-March 2009

The hosts were Pau and Nina, a pair of teenagers that starred in gags with Babalà, again a giant stuffed dog with a man inside. The scenery stopped being virtual and started to seem like colourful playgrounds. The hosts starred in musical sketches like El rock del Babalà.

March 2009-November 2013

The last stage of the club suffered again a name change. It was now called Babaclub and it included a collection of puppets that resembled Los Lunnis, from TVE. The new characters from Babaclub are Babalà, BabaDo, BabaRré (an anteater with a flute as a nose), BabaSí, BabaMí (a cat), PolPol (it pollutes and has a machine that turns everything into smoke, as it pollutes a lot sometimes parts of its body fall off), the professor Sol, the duo Penta and Grama (two rats), Silfa and MacMicro (a monkey journalist). The names of the characters form the notes of a pentagram, in the solfège notation. All the characters were animals that lived in the workshop of the wise inventor professor Sol and had a music group together. They all crowded around there, including the rats Penta and Grama, that lived in a crack of the workshop and watched all that happened in the professor’s television. Silfa was a forest girl in a form of a magic halo that was able to talk with animals. In this last stage, the series still were mostly Valencian.

TEXTO FINAL

= Babalà Club = Babalà Club, formerly known as A la Babalà, was a children’s TV show broadcasted by the Valencian autonomic channel Canal Nou (on Saturday mornings, Sundays and during holidays).

The show was conducted by an anthropomorphic Bull Terrier, who was the mascot and symbol of the show. Alongside him, the show was co-hosted by Pau and Nina. His first adventure as Babalà was hosted by Paqui Rondán and the reporter Indi, then the popular María Abradelo went on to co-host alongside the dog Babalà for seven years. Soon after the show Juga-la Babalà was born, also hosted by María Abradelo, in which kids from different backgrounds competed, since school kids also participated in the Babalà Club. That summer, Juga-la a l’aigua was born, its summery version but set on a water park. Several years after, Babalà Galàxia was created, it took place on a virtual stage and was hosted by María Abradelo alongside the virtual dog and a robot, also virtual, known as Bolet. After being aired for four years, it came back to Earth and the show was once again hosted by Pau and Nina.

The show also included several cartoon series, a segment about popular Valencian tales and leisure activities for the youngest.

In March 2009, A la Babalà was cancelled and replaced by Babaclub. The show does not exist anymore due to Canal Nou’s shutdown.

The History of A la Babalà
1989-1991

The show took off in 1990 and at first it was hosted by Diego Braguinsky (who also hosted the beginning of Canal Nou Televisió Valenciana’s broadcastings on October 9, 1989) and by Fani Grande. A la babalà is a Valencian saying that means “thoughtlessly”. Early on, the show took place on a set with stands where a group of kids in pairs played games like guessing different types of food while blindfolded or changing clothes and putting on costumes as quickly as possible. Diego and Fani’s gags were juggled with cartoon series. Shows like Pacman, The Gary Coleman Show, and specially, The Ninja Turtles, alongside Dragonball, which had multiple seasons, made a big splash among the audience. A French show La baby-sitter with real actors was also broadcasted. In this first stage of the show, the mascot was an elongated red rag dog, with a yellow head and red-coloured cheeks. One of Fani Grande’s most famous gags was when she came out playing La bruixa maduixa (The Strawberry Witch).

1991-1992

For the next period, there was a change in the hosts: Fani Grande and Robert Esteve started hosting the program. The set, instead of having children in the audience, became completely virtual. The animated series were kept on air as in the previous period, and the evil mascot of the program made its first appearance. It was a blue, small puppet with a grey, big head and a mean face, made to contrast with the tall and smiling puppet, which still was the good mascot of the program.

1992-1995

In 1992, there was a radical change in the program: both the hosts and the mascots changed. The new hosts made their first appearance in the late 1992. Their names were Xoni (Ricardo Jordán), Poti (Carme Juan) and Tiriti (José Vicente Baynat) and their aesthetic was way more modern than in previous periods (Xoni's hairstyles were reminiscent of urban trends). At that time, there were three mascots which were computer animated (although still 2D). They didn’t have any names, just like the previous ones. The three of them were buck-toothed geometrical shapes: a triangle with red limbs whose cap could transform into a helicopter, a white circle with a visor and limbs, and a square with limbs that crashed with everything that surrounded it and ended up dizzy. Dragon Ball Z was still causing a frenzy among the youngest, but Kinnikuman, Dr. Slump, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, the giant mecha series Grendizer and Science Ninja Team Gatchaman’s rerun were also trending at that time. In this period there were way more musical performances than before, and the hosts sang the A la babalà rap (in reference to the TV show’s name and its meaning in Valencian) and educative songs to promote recycling, good habits, etc.

1996-1997

A new period, marked by a new beginning. Paqui Rondán, who had been a journalist for Notícies 9, began hosting the program by herself. Paqui starts the show and introduces the new mascot, a bull terrier dog named Babalà. The club would be named after him: from A la babalà to Babalà Club. Having children as the audience and bringing them to stage started being on trend again (with a TV video wall). The stage was red, as the color of the club, and there were physical activities and musical performances. Paqui Rondán also had two dancers to perform with her on stage (and, at the beginning, the dog was real). They still broadcasted animated series, although not Dragon Ball, which had just ended. They started broadcasting Valencian TV shows, like The Triplets, and they also put on old animated series, like The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show.

1997-2000

The structure of the program barely changes. The scenery is different, but with the same colours. And the host is now María Abradelo, who made herself known in the karaoke program named Canta, canta. The mascot, Babalà, becomes a cartoon dog and sketches are done where it is shown doing many activities like painting, boxing, etc.

2000-2001

In this period, the Babalà Club is located in a sort of attic where María Abradelo hung out with two teenagers (Lidia and Teo) and two children (Ana and Ferran). They starred in gags and covered the program of the Fallas (2000 and 2001) and the Bonfires of San Juan (Alicante).

2002-2006

María Abradelo was again the only host of the program. However, the plot now was centred on the Babalà ship, in which not only was María but also the dog Babalà (a giant stuffed dog man) and a flying machine named Bolet, that resembled a coffee maker, talked in Valencian, was a scaredy-cat and knew a lot of things. In their trip with the ship, they looked for intelligent life and explored new planets. In that moment, all the series were in Valencian.

2006-March 2009

The hosts were Pau and Nina, a pair of teenagers that starred in gags with Babalà, again a giant stuffed dog with a man inside. The scenery stopped being virtual and started to look like colourful playgrounds. The hosts starred in musical sketches like El rock del Babalà.

March 2009-November 2013

The last stage of the club suffered again a name change. It was now called Babaclub and it included a collection of puppets that resembled Los Lunnis, from TVE. The new characters from Babaclub are Babalà, BabaDo, BabaRré (an anteater with a flute as a nose), BabaSí, BabaMí (a cat), PolPol (it pollutes and has a machine that turns everything into smoke, as it pollutes a lot sometimes parts of its body fall off), the professor Sol, the duo Penta and Grama (two rats), Silfa and MacMicro (a monkey journalist). The names of the characters form the notes of a pentagram, in the solfège notation. All the characters were animals that lived in the workshop of the wise inventor professor Sol and had a music group together. They all crowded around there, including the rats Penta and Grama, that lived in a crack of the workshop and watched all that happened in the professor’s television. Silfa was a forest girl in a form of a magic halo that was able to talk with animals. In this last stage, the series were still mostly in Valencian.

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Thomas Spalding

Thomas Spalding (March 25, 1774 – January 4, 1851) was a United States representative from Georgia. He was born in Frederica, Georgia, St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1795, but did not practice. He engaged extensively in agricultural pursuits and is widely known for owning slaves

Early life
Thomas Spalding was born March 25, 1774, at Frederica on St. Simons Island to James Spalding and Margery McIntosh. His father was one of the earliest planters to experiment with growing Sea Island Cotton. His father was part of Clan Spalding and traced his ancestry back to the lairds of Ashintully Castle. Thomas Spalding would later in life name his Darien, Georgia mansion after his ancestral Scottish home. Spalding's father was an Indian trader, planter, and held a number of political posts prior to the American Revolution. His mother was part of the McIntosh family who helped establish Darien, Georgia. He was their only child. Spalding's father was a Loyalist during the American Revolution and moved the family to East Florida when the war broke out. Thomas Spalding attended the common schools of Georgia and Florida and later a private school in Massachusetts. James Spalding's property was temporarily confiscated during the war, but was returned to him after he petitioned the legislature. By the 1790s, James Spalding became the richest man in Glynn County, Georgia. James Spalding died in 1794, and Thomas Spalding inherited the entirety of his father's estate. On November 5, 1795, he married Sarah Leake. She was the only daughter of Richard Leak, a wealthy planter who owned neighboring Jekyll Island.

Political career
Spalding's political career began when he served as a member of Georgia House of Representatives from 1794 to 1795. In 1795, he was admitted to the bar after studying law; however, he never practiced professionally. He then served as a member of the state constitutional convention in 1798. He was a member of the Georgia State Senate in 1799. Shortly after his term ended, Spalding, his wife, his mother, and his friend Joseph Bryan traveled for 18 months in England, Scotland, and France. He served another term in the Georgia State Senate from 1803 to 1804. In 1804, Spalding ran for one of Georgia's four at-large seats for the 9th United States Congress as a Democratic-Republican candidate alongside his friend Joseph Bryan. In early September 1804 a hurricane devastated the coast of Georgia. The hurricane delayed the results of Liberty County, Tattnall County, and Camden County from reaching the state capital at Louisville, Georgia, in time. By the initial tabulation of the votes, Spalding came in fifth place 169 votes behind Cowles Mead. If the votes from the three counties with late returns were counted, Spalding would have a 38 vote majority over Mead. Georgia Governor John Milledge issued a certificate of election to Mead, who was seated in March 1805. Later that year, Spalding went to Washington and contested the election results. In December 1805, Congress voted that Spalding was entitled to the seat held by Mead, and was sworn in on December 24, 1805. While in Congress, Spalding was made chairman of a committee to investigate the boundary dispute between Georgia and North Carolina. His vote against the Non-importation Act was criticized by his constituents. Spalding stopped attending Congress on April 12 with nine days left in the session. With the elections in October 1806 indicating that he would not be elected for 10th United States Congress, Spalding resigned his seat in early November 1806 before the second session met. His resignation led to a special election that December. He served as a trustee of the McIntosh County Academy in 1807. Spalding served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1808 to 1810, and as a member of the Georgia State Senate from 1813 to 1814.

He was one of the founders of the Bank of Darien and of the branch in Milledgeville, Georgia, and president for many years. In 1815, he served as a commissioner from the United States of America to Bermuda to negotiate compensation related to property taken or destroyed in the South by the British in the War of 1812.

Sapelo Island plantation
In 1802, Spalding sold his plantation on St. Simons Island and began purchasing land on Sapelo Island. By the time of his death in 1851, Spalding and his family owned all of Sapelo Island with the exception of 650 acres at Raccoon bluff. While primarily known for his Sapelo Island plantation, Spalding also owned real estate and plantations elsewhere in Georgia. In 1822, he purchased Hutchinson Island across the Savannah River from Savannah, Georgia along with 125 slaves to work the rice fields on the island. He later sold his Hutchinson Island property in the 1840s. He also owned a plantation on Black Island near Darien, Georgia. Soon after purchasing his Sapelo Island plantation, Spalding hired Roswell King to be the overseer of the crew of slaves that were to construct a mansion on the south end of Sapelo Island. The mansion completed in 1810, known as South End House, would go on to survive being damaged by a destructive hurricane in 1824 before being heavily damaged during the American Civil War. Decades later, the mansion was repaired and enlarged later by a later owner Howard E. Coffin and then again by R. J. Reynolds Jr. The mansion is currently owned by the state of Georgia and is now commonly referred to as the Reynolds Mansion.

Thomas Spalding was also noted for his scientific approach to agriculture and was a frequent contributor to The Southern Agriculturist, The American Agriculturist, and The Southern Cultivator In order to further the study of agricultural science, Spalding became one of the founders of the Union Agricultural Society of Georgia in 1824 and was its first president. He thoroughly believed that knowledge of improvements in agricultural science should be freely shared.

Spalding engaged in the cultivation of a wide variety of crops on his Sapelo Island plantation. He was noted for being one of the largest producers of Sea Island Cotton in the state and wrote extensively on its cultivation and its history. Rice was also grown on his Sapelo Island plantation, but not to the same extent as sea island cotton. Spalding is credited with introducing the sugarcane cultivation to Georgia in 1805. Sugarcane had previously been grown for profit in Louisiana, but prior to Spalding, Georgia had been considered too cold of a climate for growing sugarcane. Due to Spalding's advocacy, sugarcane cultivation soon spread to many other plantations in coastal Georgia and inland along the banks of the Altamaha River. Spalding constructed a number of sugar mills on his Sapelo Island plantation. All were built with tabby walls. His earlier mill was powered by oxen. A sugar mill built in the 1830s was tidal powered. The ruins of his sugar mills are still visible.

By the late 1820s, Spalding began to advocate for crop diversification as a way to combat the collapse in market prices of staple crops like cotton and rice. He began calling for a resurgence in the cultivation of indigo and silk in Georgia. Both crops had been profitable during the colonial period. He gave thousands of mulberry tree saplings away to new neighbors between 1837 and 1838 in order to increase silk cultivation. He experienced moderate success with the production of wine. Spalding also cultivated olive trees on Sapelo Island that he had imported from the Province of Livorno in Italy, but had limited success.

In 1803 a group of 75 captive Igbo people, that had been procured for Spalding and a neighboring planter John Couper, rebelled against being forced into slavery. Twelve of them committed mass suicide by drowning at what would come to be called Igbo Landing on St. Simons Island. Some of the survivors were brought to Spalding's Sapelo Island plantation.

Spalding was an advocate of the task system of slave labor as he believed it allowed for his slaves to be more self-reliant. After the first few years of operating his plantation on Sapelo Island, Spalding switched from using white overseers to exclusively slave overseers. He summarized his theory of running his plantations as ideally being "without the interference of white man." Spalding housed his slaves in small village communities known as "hammocks" in which slaves of similar ethnic backgrounds lived together. He believed that type of community organization would better acclimate to slavery the newly enslaved people he purchased at Charleston, South Carolina, who were just arriving from Africa. In 1830, he owned 400 slaves. In 1840, he owned 348 slaves. In 1850, he owned 293 slaves. Spalding's primary slave overseer was a slave named Bilali Mohammet (sometimes referred to as Bu Allah). Bilali was an African Muslim born in Timbo Guinea between 1760 and 1779. Accounts differ about when Bilali was taken from Africa to the Americas, but Spalding seems to have purchased him about 1802. During the War of 1812, Spalding placed Bilali in charge of training other slaves with muskets to aid in the defense of Sapelo Island in the event of a British invasion. At some point during his enslavement on Sapelo Island, Bilali wrote what is now referred to as the Bilali Document, a manuscript on West African Islamic law written in Arabic.

Later life
In 1826 he was appointed by the State of Georgia to represent Georgia's interests during the surveying done to determine the boundary line between Georgia and the Territory of Florida. This required Spalding, Thomas Mann Randolph, and a team of men to travel from Ellicott's Mound at the headwaters of the St. Marys River in the Okefenokee Swamp through the frontier of South Georgia and onwards to Tallahassee, Florida.

Spalding was also involved with the Ocmulgee and Flint Railroad. He 1827, he gained a charter from the state of Georgia for the construction of a railroad from navigable water of the Ocmulgee River and Flint River. Construction of the railroad began on the banks of the Ocmulgee River in the 1830s at Mobley's Bluff in modern Ben Hill County, Georgia. A town was surveyed at the bluff and named Spalding in his honor. Abbott Hall Brisbane was appointed chief engineer for the railroad by the board of directors. Financial setbacks plagued the railroad. By the 1840s, the path of the railroad was graded most of the way from Spalding to Albany, Georgia. In September 1843, construction of the railroad ended when the workers constructing the route mutinied. In the 1830s he began working on a biography of James Oglethorpe, which was published in 1840 by the Georgia Historical Society. He was a president of the convention at Milledgeville, Georgia, in 1850, which resolved that the State of Georgia would resist any act of Congress abolishing slavery. He died in 1851, while en route home, at the residence of his son near Darien, Georgia, named Ashantilly. He was buried in St. Andrew's Cemetery.

Legacy

 * Thomas Spalding is the namesake to Spalding County, Georgia.
 * Palestine Lake in Florida was originally named Lake Spalding by John McBride the surveyor for the 1826 Georgia-Florida boundary line.

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Talk:Eddie Osei-Nketia

Common name
I moved this page to Eddie Osei-Nketia today, citing WP:COMMONNAME, and almost immediately reverted the change, also citing WP:COMMONNAME. While Edward is formally his forename, media in New Zealand, Osei-Nketia's home country, usually refer to him as Eddie, as seen from news stories this afternoon following his breaking of the New Zealand national record for 100 metres, from New Zealand's two main TV news outlets and leading print / web news outlet:, ,. Paora (talk) 05:10, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I am not a NZ (even if part of my family lives there) and for all athletes, of all countries, I use COMMONNAME as you can find it in main Sports sources as World Athletics, Olympedia, and so. WPen: is not only the NZ point of view of some local medias. I have no doubt that his nickname is Eddie as he becomes more and more popular (my best NZ friend calls him Bill even if his official name is William), but at the moment even NZ federation called him Edward until last year, as NZ Herald does or Stuff.com.--Arorae (talk) 05:39, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
 * But of course,, I think that the article could be improved not only by changing the name as done before, but by adding "Eddie" after his official name - as many NZ sites call him Eddie since 2022. But I would prefer that the title remains Edward Osei-Nkeita until the main sources change the use of it (like Mo Farah instead of Mohamed Farah)--Arorae (talk) 05:59, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Eddie is undoubtedly the common name, whatever World Athletics or anyone else might think. DerbyCountyinNZ  (Talk Contribs) 06:05, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
 * NPOV must be seen also by looking at the World Athletics profile and results and in media of all over the world, and even many media in NZ as demonstrated above.--Arorae (talk) 06:08, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Athletics New Zealand is the primary source for New Zealand athletes: . DerbyCountyinNZ  (Talk Contribs) 06:12, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Primary Sources are NOT the good ones for COMMONNAME but secondary ones fit better.--Arorae (talk) 06:15, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
 * and even primary sources write Edward as here.--Arorae (talk) 06:20, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Please see MOS:HYPOCORISM. Eddie is a common hypocorism of Edward, rather than a nickname. In accordance with the MOS, "Eddie" should therefore NOT be added after his formal name in the lede. The New Zealand Herald used Eddie in today's report here, as did Stuff in today's report and Radio New Zealand today. Examples of foreign media and websites using Eddie include Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) here, Daily Mirror (UK) here, Italian sprinting website SprintNews.it here, and American running website LetsRun.com here. Athletics New Zealand uses Eddie here, Athletics Australia uses Eddie here, and World Athletics uses Eddie here. Also worth noting that he calls himself Eddie on his Instagram page. Paora (talk) 09:07, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
 * , even if my English is not a native one, I am perfectly aware about Hypocorism. In my personal case, I am always called not with my official name. Sorry to have said "nickname" instead. You have convinced me that now Eddie is more usual than Edward (because of his celebrity). When I created this article, he wasn't famous enough. In fact, even his own father has a hypochorism (from Augustine I think). Sorry for being quite consersative (World Athletics makes very few mistakes in athletes' names.--Arorae (talk) 08:06, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

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Northwest Air Base

NW Avia was an airline based at Peski (airport) in Petrozavodsk. It was the only air company in the Republic of Karelia. Its main purpose was aerial fire-fighting (for which it was licensed) It was part of Avialesookhrana, although it did perform other typical aerial services (including pipeline and forest patrols, medical flights and search-and-rescue, scheduled and charter passenger flights. (commenced in 2009 ) and charter cargo services. NW Avia was undergoing reorganization with massive debts (~10 million rubles, it peaked at ~22 million rubles) and was the largest debtor in the Republic of Karelia. The airlines ceased to exist on July 1, 2014.

Destinations
Petrozavodsk, Kizhi

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Dream Creatures in Magi-Nation (GBC)

The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 05:10, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

List of Dream Creatures in Magi-Nation (GBC)

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Apparently this was made in 2011 but was overlooked until recently. It appears to be pure Wikia style fan-cruft that fails GNG and is totally unreferenced. In fact the original author admitted on the talk page that it was meant to be a dumping ground for fan content rather than an actual article. ZXCVBNM (TALK) 02:29, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. ZXCVBNM (TALK) 02:29, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

 * Delete - I would say this is nothing but a game guide, but there's not even enough content here to even be that. Its nothing but an un-cited list of non-notable fictional creatures from a fairly minor video game.  Fails WP:LISTN.  Rorshacma (talk) 02:50, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete - The cruftiest cruft. —Torchiest talkedits 07:47, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete Just delete. The quicker the better. GhostDestroyer100 (talk) 19:11, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Entirely unencyclopedic fan page - i.e. WP:NOTWIKIA. Naleksuh (talk) 20:19, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete. Trivial gamecruft. soetermans . ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 13:45, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete. Unhelpful fancruft. Namcokid  47  (Contribs) 15:22, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails LISTN, gamecruft. -- ferret (talk) 17:16, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
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Anne-Catherine Robert-Hauglustaine

Anne-Catherine Robert is a Belgian museum professional and lecturer at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne who also served as Director General of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), from May 2014 through November 2016.

Career
In 1997, Anne-Catherine Robert received a Ph.D. in History of Science and Technology from the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales (EHESS) in France. After completing her thesis, she began post-doctoral training at the University of Colorado Boulder, United States.

In November 1999, A.-C. Robert became Curator of Transport Collections at the Musée des arts et métiers in Paris, France, where the Museum Director, Dr. Dominique Ferriot, entrusted her with the presentation of the collections of the Saint-Martin-des-Champs priory. When the museum opened in November 2000, Anne-Catherine Robert became Director of Exhibitions and Publications. She has curated many exhibitions, including Parcours de Centraliens, inventeurs et entrepreneurs (Paris, Musée des arts et métiers, 3 November 2004 – 6 March 2005), La Lumière, au siècle des Lumières et aujourd’hui (Nancy, France, Galeries Poirel, 16 September – 16 December 2005), and Benjamin Franklin, homme de sciences et homme du monde (Paris, Musée des arts et métiers, 4 December 2007 – 30 March 2008). Between 2001 and 2008, she served as Editor in Chief of the museum’s journal. She was also Head of Sponsoring and Partnerships, and was part of the Musée des arts et métiers management team.

From January 2008 to May 2014, Anne-Catherine Robert was Associate Director of the Jardin des sciences de l’Université de Strasbourg. In this role, she led the future project of the Strasbourg University Science Museum, which includes improved collection displays, and the construction of a new planetarium, a temporary exhibition venue, and a science center. She also supported the Université de Strasbourg’s application for “Plan Campus”, which resulted in an allocation of €375m from the French Government.

In 2013, Robert- contributed to the ATOUTS project, which aims to promote interest in science among young people. She also coordinated the organizing committee of the “My thesis in 180 seconds” competition in Alsace, France, which was organised by the Université de Strasbourg, in collaboration with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) and the Conférence des Présidents d'Université (CPU).

She was also a member of the management team of several European projects such as Places, a project that aims to develop a network of 200 cities of scientific culture in Europe; 2-WAYS, a project of science parliaments for European youth; and EUCU.NET, a study project on children’s universities, in 2008.

Anne-Catherine Robert was also appointed as an expert in scientific and technical culture matters by the French Regional Councils of Rhône-Alpes and Alsace.

She is part of the scientific committee of the journal Culture et Musées, which publish the results of research in the fields of publics, institutions and mediations related to Culture.

Professional affiliations
Anne-Catherine Robert is part of the scientific committee of the “Journées Hubert Curien de la culture scientifique et technique”, a symposium held by the Université de Lorraine, in parallel with Science & You. In 2009, she was elected to serve on the board of the European Science Events Association. She was appointed Vice-President of the organisation from 2012 to 2014.

The International Council of Museums
From 2007 to 2010, Anne-Catherine Robert represented the Musée des Arts et Métiers within ICOM France, the French Committee of ICOM. Between 2010 and 2013, she became President of the ICOM International Committee on Exhibitions and Exchanges (ICEE), and in August 2013, she was appointed ICOM Treasurer during the organisation’s 28th General Assembly, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Robert's appointment as ICOM Director General was approved on 12 December 2013, during the 127th session of the ICOM Executive Council in Paris, France. After a transitional period, she relinquished her role as ICOM Treasurer to replace Ms. Hanna Pennock, the Acting General Director of ICOM at the time. In taking this position, the new Director General highlighted how important it is for ICOM to reassert itself “as a reference institution for museums all over the world. A new memorandum will be signed with UNESCO and new programmes will be put in place over the next months in order to reinforce the role of ICOM and its international experts. ICOM’s rapid reaction to disasters and other dangers that affect museums, including illicit trafficking, is another major asset that we should highlight. Active collaboration with other organisations that work in the cultural and heritage sector is essential for the development of ICOM. The 32,000 members of our organisation must be able to take advantage of ICOM’s programmes, of the potential of this exceptional international network and of the content developed by ICOM’s various committees.”.

“Concerning programmes like the Blue Shield, we have to continue the important work that has already been done in the interest of our members. ICOM must develop its support for its members” she concluded.

Teaching
Between 1997 and 1998, Anne-Catherine Robert was Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder and taught the History of Sciences and Technology at the University of Denver’s Graduate School for International Studies. From 2000 to 2003, she was Associate Lecturer for a course on the History of European Engineers in the US (18th and 19th centuries) at the Université de Technologie de Troyes, France. In 2004, she taught History of Physics at Paris-Sud University in Orsay, France.

Since September 2002, Robert has taught at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne in Paris, France. On 1 July 2014, she was appointed Associated Professor at the Training and Research Unit of History at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Prizes and distinctions
In 2002, Anne-Catherine Robert received the Prix Montgolfier for the exhibition Visages de l’industrie, held in the Musée des arts et métiers in 2001, which subsequently traveled throughout France in 2002. In 2005, the book 1929–2004. Parcours de Centraliens, which she co-authored with Jean-François Belhoste, received the Silver Top-Com distinction in the book category. The following year she received the same distinction in the journal category as Editor in Chief of La Revue du Musée des arts et métiers.

Through her work on the exhibition Benjamin Franklin, homme de science, homme du monde, Robert received a fellowship from the American Philosophical Society in 2006.

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Introduction to postmodernism

Welcome to the postmodernism course.

Here you will learn about postmodernism. What it is, what it is not, and research on the topic will be explored from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives.

Let's see what Wikipedia has to say about the topic:

Scholars and historians most commonly hold postmodernism to be a movement of ideas contrary to modernism. Modernism is concerned with the metaphysical aim of uncovering a fundamental truth that lies beyond what we consider to be 'reality'. The Modernist interest in what lies beneath the surface of human existence, was influenced by the works of (among others) Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx, Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity and the questions posed by Quantum Theory. Postmodernism questions whether these ideals can actually exist at all.

In a nutshell, the pro-postmodernism argument runs that economic and technological conditions of our age have given rise to a decentralized, media-dominated society in which ideas are simulacra and only inter-referential representations and copies of each other, with no real original, stable or objective source for communication and meaning. Globalization, brought on by innovations in communication, manufacturing and transportation, is often cited as one force which has driven the decentralized modern life, creating a culturally pluralistic and interconnected global society lacking any single dominant center of political power, communication, or intellectual production.

Postmodernism's adherents often argue that their ideals have arisen as the result of particular economic and social conditions, including what is described as "late capitalism" and the growth of broadcast media, and that such conditions have pushed society into a new historical period. However, a large number of thinkers and writers hold that postmodernism is at best simply a period, variety, or extension of modernism and not actually a separate period or idea.

Postmodern scholars argue that such a decentralized society inevitably creates responses/perceptions that are described as post-modern, such as the rejection of what are seen as the false, imposed unities of meta-narrative and hegemony; the breaking of traditional frames of genre, structure and stylistic unity; and the overthrowing of categories that are the result of logocentrism and other forms of artificially imposed order.

Scholars who accept the division of post-modernity as a distinct period believe that society has collectively eschewed modern ideals and instead adopted ideas that are rooted in the reaction to the restrictions and limitations of those ideas, and that the present is therefore a new historical period. While the characteristics of postmodern life are sometimes difficult to grasp, most postmodern scholars point to concrete and visible technological and economic changes that they claim have brought about the new types of thinking.

Critics of the idea claim that it does not represent liberation, but rather a failure of creativity, and the supplanting of organization with syncretism and bricolage. They argue that post-modernity is obscurist, overly dense, and makes assertions about the sciences that are demonstrably false.

There are often strong political overtones to this debate, with conservative commentators often being the harshest critics of post-modernism. There is a great deal of disagreement over whether or not recent technological and cultural changes represent a new historical period, or merely an extension of the modern one. Complicating matters further, others have argued that even the postmodern era has already ended, with some commentators asserting culture has entered a post-postmodern period. Alan Kirby has argued, in his essay "The Death of Postmodernism, and Beyond", that we now inhabit an entirely new cultural landscape, which he calls "pseudo-modernism".

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Kilty, Altai Krai

Kilty (Кильты) is a rural locality (a passing loop) in Konstantinovsky Selsoviet, Kulundinsky District, Altai Krai, Russia. The population was 10 as of 2013. There is 1 street.

Geography
Kilty is located 17 km northeast of Kulunda (the district's administrative centre) by road. Konstantinovka is the nearest rural locality.

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Andy Duncan (writer)

Andy Duncan (born September 21, 1964) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer whose work frequently deals with Southern U.S. themes.

Biography
Duncan was born in Batesburg, South Carolina and graduated from high school from W.W. Wyman King Academy. He earned a degree in journalism from the University of South Carolina and worked for seven years at the Greensboro News & Record. His novelette "Close Encounters" won the 2012 Nebula Award for Best Novelette. His novelette "An Agent of Utopia" was a finalist for the 2018 Nebula Award.

Duncan earned an M.A. in creative writing (fiction) from North Carolina State University and an M.F.A. in fiction writing from the University of Alabama. He also attended Clarion West Writers Workshop in 1994.

In Fall 2008, he was hired as an Assistant Professor of English at Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland.

His fiction has appeared in a number of venues, including Asimov's Science Fiction, Realms of Fantasy, Weird Tales, SciFiction, and Escape Pod. He has also published poetry, essays, and reviews.

Personal life
Duncan currently lives with his wife Sydney in Frostburg, Maryland along with a 17 year old dog Lily, and cats Bella and Hilary.

Novels

 * The Night Cache (stand-alone novella), 2009, PS Publishing, (ISBN 978-1-848630-64-2)

Collections

 * An Agent of Utopia: New and Selected Stories, Small Beer Press, 2018 9ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>531)
 * The Pottawatomie Giant and Other Stories, PS Publishing, 2011 (ISBN 978-1-848633-09-4)
 * Beluthahatchie and Other Stories, Golden Gryphon Press, 2000 (ISBN 0-9655901-1-9)

Edited works

 * Crossroads: Tales of the Southern Literary Fantastic (with F. Brett Cox), Tor Books, 2004 (ISBN 0-7653-0813-4)

Nonfiction

 * Alabama Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff, Globe Pequot, 2005 (ISBN 0-7627-3088-9)

Professional activities
In October 2022, Andy Duncan was a guest on the Maryland State Library Agency podcast in the episode titled "Spooky Maryland Stories with Andy Duncan."

He was a senior editor at Overdrive, a magazine for truck drivers, from 2003 to 2008.

Duncan was an instructor at Clarion Workshop in 2004 and at Clarion West in 2005.

He has frequently given readings and spoken on panels at such venues as the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, held each spring in Florida.

Duncan starred as the main character, Counter, in a live dramatization of Jeanne Beckwith's one-act play The Back Room, performed with award-winning authors John Kessel and James Morrow, author and scholar Dr. F. Brett Cox, writer and critic Fiona Kelleghan, Sydney Sowers, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer expert Dr. Rhonda V. Wilcox. The play was presented at the 17th International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 19, 1999.

Awards
He has won the Theodore Sturgeon Award. and three World Fantasy Awards, and has been nominated for Hugo, Nebula Award and Shirley Jackson Award. The Night Cache was nominated in the Best Novella category for a 2010 World Fantasy Award.

He won the 2012 Nebula Award for Best Novelette for "Close Encounters" featured in The Pottawatomie Giant and Other Stories. His novelette "An Agent of Utopia" was also a finalist for the 2018 Nebula Award.

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Agrotis consentanea

Agrotis consentanea is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found on Madagascar and on the islands of the Cosmoledo atoll (Seychelles).

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Rocket (Alex G album)

Rocket is the seventh studio album by American musician Alex G, released on May 19, 2017, through Domino Recording Company.

Release
On March 2, 2017, Giannascoli announced that his seventh studio album, Rocket, would be released on May 19. The announcement was accompanied by the release of the first two singles, "Bobby" and "Witch", the former accompanied by a music video directed by Colin Acchione (who played bass on two of the album's tracks). On April 4, Giannascoli announced the change of his stage name from Alex G to (Sandy) Alex G, and shared another single, "Proud" alongside a music video. On May 4, he shared two more singles, "Brick" and "Sportstar", with a music video accompanying the latter.

Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, Rocket received an average score of 82, based on 21 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Writing for Pitchfork, Ian Cohen said, "Sometimes, there really is no substitute for the revelations that come when an artist unlocks the mysteries of their work. But it's certainly the reason why Rocket feels like one of the year's most endlessly generous records, as Alex G's restraint is our gift that keeps on giving." AllMusic's Marcy Donelson stated that Giannascoli is "far from catering to the mainstream here, but through it all, the wistful chords and progressions that are such a trademark of his sound act as a sonic through-line. Also uniting the album are immediate, conversational vocals and, similarly, an impression that accompaniment is gathered in a circle playing along by ear." David Sackllah of Consequence of Sound said, "As inscrutable as it can be at times, Giannascoli never betrays his purpose, making Rocket his most developed and accomplished album yet."

The A.V. Club critic Josh Terry said, "Even though Rocket sometimes feels messy, only a songwriter as prolific and uninhibited as Giannascoli can make the chaos this thrilling and affecting." Sam Shepherd of MusicOMH wrote, "Alex G's skill is in tackling difficult subjects and squeezing them into the most wonderful kernels of pop, and once again, he’s succeeded here." DIY's Will Richards said, "Slowing down and refining his output has allowed Alex the time to make Rocket a brilliantly considered next step. It's also his catchiest record yet." Sammy Maine of The Quietus wrote, "The raw and at times, ferocious navigation of the album soars in its earnest delivery and marks a career-defining release for (Sandy) Alex G." The Guardian writer Harriet Gibsone stated, "It is at times unpleasant, but Rocket has no ambitions to score a dinner party. The frantic interchanging of emotions--like the internal monologue of someone with a hellish hangover at ATP in 2009--is a challenging, ambitious progression."

Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Rocket.

 * Molly Germer – violin (tracks 1, 4, 5, 10–13), backing vocals (tracks 2, 8)
 * David Allen Scoli – piano (tracks 2), saxophone (tracks 14), backing vocals (tracks 14)
 * Samuel Acchione – guitar (tracks 3), slide guitar (tracks 4), backing vocals (tracks 14)
 * Colin Acchione – bass (tracks 2, 11)
 * John Heywood – bass (tracks 3, 4, 8)
 * Emily Yacina – backing vocals (tracks 4, 12)
 * Erin Porter – backing vocals (tracks 14)
 * Jacob Portrait – mixing
 * Heba Kadry – mastering
 * Rachel Giannascoli – artwork

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User:Ruddyjohn

I am a Brit living in France. I did Fine Art/Art History at Nottingham U and Philosophy (to Part One) at UCL."French Civilization and Literature" sounds grand but it was Mickey Mouse diploma cooked up at the SORBONNE for foreign students during the long Summer break. But it looks good on the CV. (that is, at that time when things looking good on the CV ('Resumé)was important to me) My interests are in The Humanities: History, US History, -especially Slavery and the Civil War - the successive Immigration Waves and their effect on the immediately preceding immigrants, pressure for jobs and housing etc, from the mid 1850s to about 1910. At present I am working on a project concerning the arrival of the MUSTANGS on the Great Plains. My paricular bee-in-the-bonnet is that in all probability this should have been before the 1720s- the accepted chronology - when they show up in East Texas.Think of the reproduction rates of those Spanish horses that escaped, were rustled by Native Americans, or swam ashore from incoming convoys that foundered in storms off Florida, Louisiana, Galveston! etc. Any help at all on this subject, especially references to daybooks,logs, cargo lists and the like would be most welcome.

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Talk:Alfred Starbird

Family
, do you think Kate Starbird (granddaughter) and Margaret Starbird (d-i-l, wife of Edward), should link in here? Both legitimately notable, although in different contexts. (His sister Catherine, who wrote as Kaye Starbird, probably (a)isn't really notable enough as an author to get blue linked, and (b) will certainly get so soon, once the Overcoming Systemic Somethingorother Kabal gets wind of her.) Anmccaff (talk) 17:17, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
 * You bet! I have added them. I notice also that Margaret Starbird is also the granddaughter of Herman Beukema, one of Dwight Eisenhower's classmates. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:15, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
 * West Pointers aren't just born, they're in(ter?)bred!
 * Some of the prosopographics are needed, some are useful, and some are just bar-bet trivia, so I wasn't comfortable adding this without some discussion, since next thing someone else might add stuff about the Mayor of San Jose or Kustom Kars; at some point it goes too far afield. First cousins and grandkids are about as far as I'd add without an underlying pattern. Anmccaff (talk) 21:37, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

 * On a separate note, Colonel Edward Starbird did some good stuff with Nashville District, but I think the Notability Kabal would disapprove. Anmccaff (talk) 21:37, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

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Frederick Piesse

Frederick Piesse may refer to:
 * Frederick Henry Piesse (1853–1912), Western Australian businessman and politician
 * Frederick William Piesse (1848–1902), Tasmanian politician

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Muvhango

Muvhango is a South African television soap opera, created by Duma Ndlovu. It was broadcast on the public TV channel SABC 2, and had an average of 4 million daily viewers during it's latter run before it's conclusion. The first episode was aired on 7 April 1997. It was the first Tshivenda language TV drama, but later became multilingual in order to showcase that languages and cultures of South Africa should be used to unite rather than divide, even so Tshivenda is it's primary language.

The show is built on a premise that "umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu" meaning that we exist within a context. The show has strong family orientated storylines that seeks to speak to the conflict between the traditional and the modern ways. The Vhakwevho's are the custodians of the traditional side of things while the Johannesburg lot focuses on the modern ways.

In 2006 the series was nominated for the South African Film and Television Award for best soap opera.

Plot
The show is primarily set in Johannesburg and Venda. In Johannesburg, Thandaza Mokoena (Sindi Dlathu), James Motsamai (Dingaan Khumalo), Khakhathi Mulaudzi, Gugu Nkosi-Zikalala, Imani Nkosi, Hangwani Mukhwevho, Rendani Mukhwevho, their families and their colleagues deal with nepotism, drama and violence in the corporate world. In Venda, the Mukhwevho family leads the people of Thathe while there are cracks in their family. Thandaza left her business over to James the Qalabosha constructions

The Mukwevho Family, MMC and Qalabosha Constructions
The Mukwevho family is one of the highest royal families in Venda. Azwindini was the chief and had 4 wives (Susan, Pfuluwani, Vele and Mpho). Vho-Masindi is the Queen Mother and the Chief's mother. Vho-Makhadzi is the matriarch of the family by blood and Vho-Gizara is the younger brother of Vho-Makhadzi and is Azwindini's Royal Advisor. Vho-Makhadzi, Vho-Gizara, Vho-Borosi and Vho-Phusuphusu are siblings and their brothers Vho-Albert, Vho-Mushasha and Vho-Mashudu (Azwindini's father) all died.

Vho-Hangwani is Albert's widow and Rendani is her daughter. Hangwani and Rendani both reside in Johannesburg but go to Venda for family gatherings. Hangwani owns coffee shop Dukathole and Rendani works at the family business, MMC. Vho-Mukondeleli is Vho-Mushasha's widow and Mulalo is her grandson. Mulalo has been fighting for the throne for a long time and was even bewitched to show that he isn't entitled to the throne. In a surprising turn of events, Mulalo became the chief of Thathe.

Thandaza was the first woman from the Vha-Kwevho family to ever get a corporate job whereas Senior Royal Wife Susan chose to become a nurse in Venda. Teboho Mukwevho became the owner of a well known local restaurant but she decided to sell it. Thandaza, Susan and Teboho are the only women from the Mukwevho family who are independent and have steady jobs.

MMC

Mukwevho Mulaudzi Constructions (formerly known as Mukwevho Mojalefa Constructions) is the Mukwevho family business. Azwindini's father and his brother Albert used to travel a lot and they started a construction company in Joburg for their families in Venda. The CEO was previously Thandaza Mokoena, who was Edward Mukwevho's widow until she started her own rival business, Basadi Constructions (now called Qalabosha).

The current CEO is Gugu Nkosi-Zikalala with KK Mulaudzi as the company's majority shareholder and Tenda Mudau as the Chairperson of the board. Rendani normally acts as her family's proxy in board meetings.

Qalabosha Constructions

Renowned businesswoman Thandaza Buthelezi (played by Sindi Dlathu) left MMC with business tycoon Lerumo Mojalefa who was the company's chairperson and her close friend James Motsamai to start their own company (Basadi Constructions). However, Lerumo and Thandaza left and they left the company in James' hands. He changed the name to Qalabosha Constructions when he married Moliehi Zikalala. James is the Chairperson and CEO of Qalabosha.

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Talk:Bunny Vas

Contested deletion
This page is not unambiguously promotional, because Bunny Vasu is a renowned producer and he has produced numerous big films. He is a well-known producer in the film industry and this Wikipedia page is just an informative page on him with references to his films produced. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SushenDutt (talk • contribs)

Contested deletion
This page is not unambiguously promotional, because Bunny Vasu is a renowned producer and has produced several big hits. Everyone knows him and his work, and references have also been added to the content. His page is on IMDB, BookMyShow as well and his social media account is also verified. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SushenDutt (talk • contribs) 12:11, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes he's definitely notable as a producer, but that's not the problem. The problem is that the article is written like a puff piece in a lifestyle magazine. It needs a complete rewrite in order to be an encyclopaedia article. This is the second time it's been nominated for speedy deletion - another editor moved it to draft to give you time to fix the promotional tone, but all you've done is added more references and moved it back to main article space. Did you want to move it back to draft, and try again? Captain Calm (talk) 12:37, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Then what further changes are needed? Could you please help me with the same? SushenDutt (talk) 06:25, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

Contested deletion
This page is not unambiguously promotional, because all the references include BookMyShow, IMDB, Times of India and all major sources. Bunny Vasu is a renowned producer who has produced several big films. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SushenDutt (talk • contribs) 06:20, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
 * , definitely notable, but as I said above, that's not the problem here. Did you want me to move this back to draft, to give you time to fix the blatantly promotional tone? Captain Calm (talk) 06:27, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

Almost all the producer page's tones are similar and I have written keeping it in mind. Can you tell me the changes needed? We will be happy to edit and do the necessary changes. SushenDutt (talk) 14:33, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Who is "we" please? Captain Calm (talk) 15:02, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

It was just a figure of speech. Can you please tell me the changes needed? I will definitely do them and update. Thank you so much! SushenDutt (talk) 15:31, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

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Ossian E. Mills

Ossian Everett Mills (February 16, 1856 – December 26, 1920) was the founder of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity at the New England Conservatory of Music in 1898.

Early life
Mills was born in Thompson Connecticut on February 16, 1856. His parents were Maria and Andrew Mills who were musically inclined. He had six siblings, including Clinton James Mills who became an administrator at New England Conservatory of Music.

Mills was educated at Woodstock Academy. He moved to Boston, Massachusetts by 1879 where he studied voice at the New England Conservatory of Music.

Music career
Mills was employed by the New England Conservatory of Music. He was promoted to the position of bursar and held that position until his death.

He founded the Sinfonia Club (now Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity) at the conservatory on October 6, 1898, and was elected its treasurer. The music club expanded to become a national fraternity for music students and musicians in 1900. Mills was the first president of the national fraternity, serving from 1901 to 1902 and again from 1904 to 1905. At the end of his first term as president, the fraternity's constitution was changed to name him Grand Supreme President for life.

Mills was a tenor with the Handel and Hayden Society in Boston.

Personal life
As a student, Mills sang with the noted contralto Carrie Cleveland Carper. They married in April 1883. They had a son, Homer, in 1888.

He served on the board of trustees of the Beneficent Society of the New England Conservatory Music and was elected its auditor in 1895 and its assistant treasurer in 1898.

Mills was an active member of the Christian Endeavor Society, holding prayer meetings at the conservatory starting in 1886. That year, he founded and organized the students' annual Easter and Christmas "Song and Flower Mission" that visited the sick in Boston's city hospital. He organized this charity for nearly thirty years, involving student musicians and singers and volunteers helping to gather flowers after church services to distribute to each patient. This became "the first large-scale and ongoing use of music to aid the sick in America." Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia later revived the Song and Flower Mission as a national program, renamed the Ossian Everett Mills Music Mission in his honor.

In 1900, he was elected to the committee of Boston's Ward 12.

He died of pneumonia at his home in Wellesley, Massachusetts on December 20, 1920, after several days of illness. He was buried in Thompson, Connecticut. On December 28, 1928, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia erected a memorial at Mill's grave, with the epitaph, “Sacrifice, Secret Zeal, and Truth.”

Legacy

 * Phi Mu Alpha has chartered 451 collegiate chapters at 445 colleges and universities across the United States, of which 249 are currently active.
 * The Mills Music Mission was named in his honor and continues to provide musical visits to hospitals across the United States.

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Willie Cornelius

William McKinley "Sug" Cornelius (September 3, 1906 – October 30, 1989) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1929 to 1946 with several teams, playing mostly with the Chicago American Giants. He played in several East-West All-Star Games.

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Zoila Stewart

Zoila Rosa Stewart Lee (born 1 November 1968) is a retired Costa Rican sprinter who competed primarily in the 400 metres. She represented her country at two Olympic Games, in 1992 and 1996, as well as four World Championships. She won the silver medal at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games and multiple medals at Central American Games.

She still holds national records in several events including the outdoor 100 and 400 metres.

Her sister, Maureen Stewart, was an Olympic middle-distance runner.

Personal bests
Outdoor
 * 100 metres – 11.72 (Xalapa 1990) NR
 * 200 metres – 23.92 (Ponce 1993)
 * 400 metres – 52.57 (Ponce 1993) NR

Indoor
 * 200 metres – 24.87 (Lincoln 1998) NR
 * 400 metres – 56.43 (Lincoln 1998) NR

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Talk:Scourge of Malice

artwork & misslabel
iv put that fact that the "cradle/bodom" cover of fear of the dark is the one on this album and that the album is actually in the wrong artist on the iStore

and as for the artwork, i believe that its a Luis Royo picture... im looking into it

Balthazar 16:19, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

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