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''''']''''' is a 1935 American horror film, the first sequel to the influential '']'' (1931). ''Bride of Frankenstein'' was directed by ] and stars ] as ], ] in the dual role of his mate and ], ] as ], and ] as ]. The film follows on immediately from the events of the first film, and is rooted in a subplot of the original novel, '']'' (1818). In the film, a chastened ] abandons his plans to create life, only to be tempted and finally coerced by the Monster, encouraged by Henry's old mentor Dr Pretorius, into constructing a mate for him. They are successful in animating the Bride, but upon seeing the Monster she rejects him with a scream. Dejected, the Monster detonates Frankenstein's laboratory, taking Pretorius and the Bride with it. Preparation for the sequel began shortly after the first film premiered, but script problems delayed the project for several years. ] started in January 1935, with creative personnel from the original film returning in front of and behind the camera. ''Bride of Frankenstein'' was released to critical and popular acclaim, although it encountered difficulties with some state and national censorship boards. Since its release the film's reputation has grown, and it is hailed as Whale's masterpiece. Modern film scholars, noting Whale's ] and that of others involved in the production, have found a gay sensibility in the film, although a number of Whale's associates have dismissed the idea. (''']''')
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* Four points: age since promotion - 1 point; date relevance, 75th anniversary of New York debut - 2 points; contributor history - 1 point. ] (]) 13:12, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
''']''' (1869–1940) was a British ] who served as ] from 1937 to 1940. Chamberlain is best known for ] foreign policy, in particular for his signing of the ] in 1938, conceding the ] region of ] to Nazi Germany, and, when Germany continued its aggression, for declaring war on it on 3 September 1939. His premiership was dominated by the question of policy towards the increasingly aggressive Germany, and his actions at Munich were widely popular among Britons. Chamberlain resigned the premiership on 10 May 1940, after the ] as he believed a government supported by all parties was essential, and the Labour and Liberal parties would not join a government headed by him. He was succeeded by ] but remained very well regarded in Parliament, especially among Conservatives. Chamberlain's reputation remains controversial among historians, with the initial high regard for him being entirely eroded by books such as '']'', published in his lifetime, which blamed Chamberlain and his associates for the Munich accord and for allegedly failing to prepare the country for war. (].)</div></div>
*Three points, 2 for 70th anniversary of the fall of the Chamberlain government, one for basic subject matter, Chamberlain is a part of the WWII/Churchill story and fair game for school reports. Chamberlain would be our first British prime minister TFA, four days after the election, btw.--] (]) 19:18, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
* '''Support''': Well done overall&mdash;excellently written, informative and balanced. ] (]) 01:45, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
* '''Support''' Didn't even know his name until high school, but I'm sure it's different in the UK. ] (]) 03:12, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
*'''Support''' Great topic and great work on it. ] 03:23, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
*'''Support''' core school/history topic. ] (] '''·''' ]) 10:48, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

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Here the community can nominate articles to be selected as "Today's featured article" (TFA) on the main page. The TFA section aims to highlight the range of articles that have "featured article" status, from Art and architecture through to Warfare, and wherever possible it tries to avoid similar topics appearing too close together without good reason. Requests are not the only factor in scheduling the TFA (see Choosing Today's Featured Article); the final decision rests with the TFA coordinators: Wehwalt, Dank, Gog the Mild and SchroCat, who also select TFAs for dates where no suggestions are put forward. Please confine requests to this page, and remember that community endorsement on this page does not necessarily mean the article will appear on the requested date.

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Currently accepting requests from April 1 to May 1.

Date Article Points Notes Supports Opposes
April 22 Earth 6 40th Earth Day; core topic; promoted over 2 yrs ago 4 0
April 25 United States Academic Decathlon −1 National Competition Date, Underrepresented topic 8 0
May 4 Bird 2 vital article, bird day in US, promoted over 1 yr ago, Overrepresented topic 0 0
May 10 Neville Chamberlain 3 70th anniversary of fall of government, basic subject matter 4 0
May 18 Crown Fountain 2-3 6th anniversary of completed construction, no similar articles 1 0

Tally may not be up to date; please do not use these tallies for removing a nomination according to criteria 1 or 3 above unless you have verified the numbers.

Requests

April 22

The Earth as seen from outer space
The Earth as seen from outer space

Earth is the fifth-largest planet of the eight in the Solar System. It is also the largest, most massive, and densest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets. Home to millions of species, including humans, Earth is the only place in the Universe where life is known to exist. The planet formed 4.54 billion years ago, and life appeared on its surface within a billion years. The world is expected to continue supporting life for another 1.5 billion years. Earth's outer surface is divided into several rigid segments that gradually migrate across the surface over periods of many millions of years. About 71% of the surface is covered with salt-water oceans, the remainder consisting of continents and islands. Earth's interior remains active, with a thick layer of relatively solid mantle, a liquid outer core that generates a magnetic field, and a solid iron inner core. Earth interacts with other objects in outer space, including the Sun and the Moon. The mineral resources of Earth, as well as the products of the biosphere, contribute resources that are used to support a global human population. The human inhabitants are grouped into about 200 independent sovereign states and have developed many views of the planet. (more...)

5 points - The 40th Earth Day will be on April 22. I believe the article gets a total of 5 points; 1 for date relevance, 2 for being a vital article and another 2 for being promoted over two years ago (2007). Main contributor RJHall (talk · contribs) has given his blessing for the article to appear on the main page. Pyrrhus16 01:24, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Comment points look good.--Wehwalt (talk) 01:36, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
Support A wonderfully informative article. If anything is a core topic, Earth is it, and the total should be 6 points.—DCGeist (talk) 02:23, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
Comment Absolutely right, six points. My bad.--Wehwalt (talk) 02:28, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
Support Of course. Dabomb87 (talk) 03:11, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
Support Good. Ucucha 03:24, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
Support Great choice/opportunity for the day.. Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:48, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

April 25

The United States Academic Decathlon is an annual high school academic competition organized by the non-profit United States Academic Decathlon Association. Created by Robert Peterson in Orange County, California for local schools in 1968 and expanded to a nationwide setting in 1981, the competition consists of seven thematically linked multiple choice tests in art, economics, language and literature, math, music, science and social science, as well as three subjective events graded by judges: essay, interview and speech. Teams generally consist of nine members, who are divided into three divisions based on grade point average. Each team member competes in all ten events against other students in his or her division, and team scores are calculated using the top two overall individual scores from each team in all three divisions. To earn a spot at the national competition in April, teams must advance through local, regional, and state competitions. Online competitions, separated into "small", "medium", and "large" categories, are also offered. (more...)

Comment Two points for now, but it would lose three points to the school if it runs. Education/education. Different facets of the same topic is still similar. Otherwise we have a teacher one day, an educational program the next, a school the third, all solemnly claiming diversity.--Wehwalt (talk) 10:53, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
Comment School was scheduled, so minus one points now.--Wehwalt (talk) 19:22, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
That's unfortunate, as they really are both unique and excellent articles. This has received a good deal of support already; is there any chance that Raul would schedule this one not through this page if it got bumped? NW (Talk) 19:36, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
He doesn't seem to mind if people make suggestions on his talk. We don't have THAT many education articles, after all!--Wehwalt (talk) 19:38, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

May 4

 Closeup of a small dark-plumaged bird with a red breast.

Birds are winged, bipedal, endothermic (warm-blooded), egg-laying, vertebrate animals. There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most numerous tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from the 5 cm (2 in) Bee Hummingbird to the 3 m (10 ft) Ostrich. The fossil record indicates that birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs during the Jurassic period, around 150–200 Ma (million years ago).

Some birds, especially corvids and parrots, are among the most intelligent animal species; a number of bird species have been observed manufacturing and using tools, and many social species exhibit cultural transmission of knowledge across generations. Birds are social; they communicate using visual signals and through calls and songs, and participate in social behaviours including cooperative breeding and hunting, flocking, and mobbing of predators. About 120–130 species have become extinct as a result of human activity since the 17th century, and hundreds more before then. Currently about 1,200 species of birds are threatened with extinction by human activities, though efforts are underway to protect them. (more...)

Okay then, now is better for this one, given as May 4 is Bird Day in the US of A. vital article (2 points), plus > 1 yr old (1 pt), minus 2 points for glut of bio articles, + relevant date (1 pt) = 2 points. Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:04, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

May 10

 Actress Elsa Lanchester in makeup and costume as the Bride of Frankenstein. She is wrapped in bandages and her hair is swept up in a conical shape with white streaks extending up its length from the temples

Bride of Frankenstein is a 1935 American horror film, the first sequel to the influential Frankenstein (1931). Bride of Frankenstein was directed by James Whale and stars Boris Karloff as The Monster, Elsa Lanchester in the dual role of his mate and Mary Shelley, Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein, and Ernest Thesiger as Doctor Septimus Pretorius. The film follows on immediately from the events of the first film, and is rooted in a subplot of the original novel, Frankenstein (1818). In the film, a chastened Henry Frankenstein abandons his plans to create life, only to be tempted and finally coerced by the Monster, encouraged by Henry's old mentor Dr Pretorius, into constructing a mate for him. They are successful in animating the Bride, but upon seeing the Monster she rejects him with a scream. Dejected, the Monster detonates Frankenstein's laboratory, taking Pretorius and the Bride with it. Preparation for the sequel began shortly after the first film premiered, but script problems delayed the project for several years. Principal photography started in January 1935, with creative personnel from the original film returning in front of and behind the camera. Bride of Frankenstein was released to critical and popular acclaim, although it encountered difficulties with some state and national censorship boards. Since its release the film's reputation has grown, and it is hailed as Whale's masterpiece. Modern film scholars, noting Whale's homosexuality and that of others involved in the production, have found a gay sensibility in the film, although a number of Whale's associates have dismissed the idea. (more)

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