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Wendy house

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{{Short description|Small playhouse for children}}
[[Image:LostBoysPeterWendy.jpg|thumb|The "Wendy house" from [[Peter Pan]]]]
[[File:Churchills' playhouse exterior.JPG|thumb|Playhouse built at [[Chartwell]] by [[Winston Churchill]] for his children]]

A '''Wendy house''', in the [[United Kingdom]], is a [[children]]'s playhouse that is large enough for one or more children to enter. Size and solidity can vary from a [[plastic]] kit to something resembling a real house in a child's size. Usually there is one room, a doorway with a window on each side, and little or no [[furniture]] other than what the children improvise.

The original was built for [[Wendy Darling]] in [[J. M. Barrie]]'s play, ''[[Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up]]''. Wendy was shot by the [[Lost Boys (Peter Pan)|Lost Boy]] Tootles after arriving in [[Neverland]], so [[Peter Pan]] and the Lost Boys built a small house around her where she had fallen. It was inspired by the wash-house behind Barrie's childhood home in [[Kirriemuir]]<ref name=ev/> and first appeared in story form in ''[[The Little White Bird]]'' in which fairies build a house around Mamie Mannering—the prototype for Wendy—so protecting her from the cold.<ref name=PP/>

A prop house was created by Barrie for the first stage production of the play in 1904. It was constructed like a tent so that it could be erected quickly during a song which Wendy starts with:

{{quote|I wish I had a darling house The littlest ever seen, With funny little red walls And roof of mossy green.<ref name=PP>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nG97v_jo08IC&pg=PA316 |title=Peter Pan and other plays |author=Michael Cordner |year=1999 |publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-283919-0 }}</ref>}}

[[John Darling (Peter Pan character)|John's]] [[hat]] was used as a [[chimney]] and a [[slipper]] was used as a [[door knocker]]. Toy manufacturers soon created replicas of the stage Wendy house, which have become a standard toy found in British [[garden]]s ever since.<ref name=ev>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T9D7kdJdQcQC&pg=PA145 |title=Everything You Can Do in the Garden Without Actually Gardening |author=Philippa Lewis|date=13 October 2009 |publisher=Frances Lincoln Adult |isbn=9780711230378 }}</ref>

==South African usage==

{{Unreferenced section|date=March 2021}}

In South Africa, Wendy houses are a form of accommodation for live-in domestic workers and is a wooden structure on the employer's property. The structure is usually erected in someone's backyard. They feature basic amenities such as electricity and running water. The corrugated iron homes, known as "shacks", are not Wendy houses. The Wendy houses, in contrast, are a more pleasant sight.

The term "wendy house" or "wendy" usually refers to the wooden temporary accommodation.

Among the more affluent population, wendy houses are used as entertainment huts, children's playhouses, or for storage.

==Playhouses for children around the world==
[[File:Astin Mansion Childrens Playhouse.jpg|thumb|left|Astin Mansion Children's Playhouse]][[File:Haskell Playhouse.jpg|thumb|left|Haskell Playhouse]]
Globally, the term ''playhouse'' is more generic and more common than the term Wendy house. A few online companies offer rustic, inflatable, or corrugated iron varieties with corporate manufactured designs utilizing plastic, purchased from [[Big-box store|big-box stores]] and requiring assembly from brands such as [[Fisher-Price]], [[Little Tikes]], [[Playskool]] and [[Mattel]] for the [[Suburbs|suburban backyard market]] particularly [[North America]] and [[Europe]]. A playhouse may become a hide-away, fort, club house in a child's imagination or simply a place to "play house" in imitation of adult behavior. [[Treehouses]] or [[tents]] sometimes serve as a playhouse or secret vantage point for children.
[[File:Modern-Cubby-House-Design.jpg|thumb|Modern Cubby House design]]
A Cubby House is another name for playhouses. There are both indoor and outdoor children's playhouses and manufactured kits for assembly by adults or children. A playhouse may become a hide-away or club house in a child's imagination. [[Treehouses]] built by or for adults are often appropriated by children as a secret vantage point and may become a safety concern.

==See also==
{{commons category|Playhouses}}
* [[Cubby-hole]]

== Notes ==
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[[Category:Traditional toys]]
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[[Category:Wendy's International]]
[[Category:Peter Pan]]

Grand Canyon (mall)

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{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = Grand Canyon Grand Kanyon
| image = Grand Canyon Mall Haifa.JPG
| caption = The main entrance to the Grand Canyon at night in 2008
| location = [[Haifa]], [[Israel]]
| coordinates = {{coord|32|47|22.89|N|35|0|28.18|E|display=inline,title}}
| opening_date = August 1999
| manager =
| owner =
| developer =
| building_costs =
| number_of_stores = 220
| number_of_anchors =
| floor_area = {{cvt|200,000|sqm}}
| floors = 3 (Retail floor), 7 total (Retail + Other Services)
| parking = 3000 spaces
| website = {{url|www.grandcanyon.co.il}}
}}
The '''Grand Canyon''' ([[Hebrew]]: גרנד קניון, literally "Grand Mall," a [[Word play|play on words]] with the actual [[Grand Canyon]]) is the largest [[shopping mall]] in northern [[Israel]],<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/eng/modules/article/view.article.php/c30/83
|title=Tour - Haifa - Articles - Canyon Haifa (shopping mall)
|publisher=www.tour-haifa.co.il
|accessdate=2008-04-18
}}</ref> located in the northern city of [[Haifa]].

It features 220 stores, of which approximately 80% are chain stores. Inside the mall there is also a {{cvt|4000|sqm}} [[spa]], and a children's [[amusement park]] which closed in April 2014.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.grandcanyon.co.il/Info.asp
|script-title=he:גרנד קניון - מרכז האופנה, הקניות, הבידור והבילוי של חיפה והצפון
|publisher=www.grandcanyon.co.il
|accessdate=2008-04-18
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321035253/http://www.grandcanyon.co.il/Info.asp
|archivedate=2008-03-21
|language=he
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

The mall opens half an hour after sunset on Saturday out of respect for the [[Jewish]] [[Shabbat|Sabbath]]. However, some stores and restaurants are open on Saturdays.

==Incidents==
*On March 31, 2002, a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] [[Hamas]] [[Palestinian suicide attacks|suicide bomber]] attacked the Matza restaurant located near the shopping mall, killing 16 people including children and injuring over 40.<ref>{{cite news | last = Bennet | first = James | title = MIDEAST TURMOIL: THE VIOLENCE; Bomber Strikes Jews and Arabs At Rare Refuge | work = [[New York Times]] | date = 2002-04-01 | url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F03E0DD153AF932A35757C0A9649C8B63 | access-date = 2008-07-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1077927.html |title=Israeli man succumbs to wounds sustained in 2002 Hamas suicide bombing - Haaretz - Israel News |access-date=2009-04-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415134709/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1077927.html |archive-date=2009-04-15 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of shopping malls in Israel]]
*[[Lev HaMifratz Mall]]

==References==
<references/>

{{commons category}}
{{Shopping Malls in Israel}}

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Haifa]]
[[Category:Shopping malls in Israel]]
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Haifa]]
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D.b.s.

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{{Short description|Canadian punk rock band}}
{{About|the Vancouver band||DBS (disambiguation)}}
{{lowercase}}
{{primary sources|date=January 2009}}

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = d.b.s.
| image =
| caption =
| image_size =
| origin = [[North Vancouver (city)|North Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
| genre = [[Punk rock]] [[Pop punk]] [[Melodic hardcore]] [[Skate punk]] [[Hardcore punk]]
| years_active = 1992–2001
| label = [[Nefer Records]] [[Sudden Death Records]] [[New Disorder Records]] [[Crap Records]] [[Ache Records]]
| associated_acts = [[The Red Light Sting]] [http://www.theredlightsting.com] [[#Other projects|See below]] for more
| website = [http://members.tripod.com/d_b_s_/ Official website] (defunct)
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Andy Dixon]] Jesse Gander Paul Patko Ryan "Nordburg" Angus Dhani Borges
}}
'''D.B.S.''' ('''Dirty Black Summer''', stylized as d.b.s.) were a [[punk rock]] band from [[North Vancouver (city)|North Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada. From their beginnings in 1992 to their eventual breakup in 2001, they gained popularity in the Canadian punk rock scene, and to a lesser extent, the U.S. punk rock scene.

During their decade-long career, they released five studio albums, and toured with many well-established punk rock bands such as [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]], [[Anti-Flag]], [[D.O.A. (band)|D.O.A.]], [[Bouncing Souls]], [[Youth Brigade (band)|Youth Brigade]], and many more.<ref name="sudden death bio">{{cite web
|url = http://www.suddendeath.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=37
|title = d.b.s.
|work = Sudden Death Records
|quote = "In their 5 years they toured with such bands as Rancid, Falling Sickness, Anti-Flag, Digger, Slacker, I-farm, No Fraud, DOA, Gob, Bouncing Souls, AFT, Youth Brigade and many more…"
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080101115613/http://www.suddendeath.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=37
|archive-date = 2008-01-01
|url-status = dead
}}</ref> Their music drew comparisons to [[Jawbreaker (band)|Jawbreaker]], [[Lifetime (band)|Lifetime]], and [[The Promise Ring]], among others.<ref name="Exclaim SBGI">{{cite web
|url = http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=102&csid2=850&fid1=6363
|title = Pop Rocks: Some Boys Got It, Most Men Don't
|accessdate = 26 April 2009
|author = Rob Ferraz
|date = October 1999
|work = [[Exclaim!]]
|location = Toronto
|quote = The music shifts easily from Promise Ring-style melody ("And Then I Awoke"), to emo hardcore ("A Foundation for Positive Change") in the blink of an eye. On "Past Friendships" they slide into a Jawbreaker-style ballad complete with melancholy lyrics.
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20120718044322/http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=102&csid2=850&fid1=6363
|archive-date = 2012-07-18
|url-status = dead
}}</ref><ref name="Film Junk">{{cite web
| url = http://www.filmjunk.com/2000/02/14/dbs-some-boys-got-it-most-men-dont/
| title = ''Some Boys Got It, Most Men Don't'' review
| accessdate = 26 April 2009
| author = Sean Dwyer
| date = 14 February 2000
| work = Film Junk
| location = St. Catharines
| quote = On this album, they have clearly been influenced by a lot of the emo and hardcore bands on Jade Tree Records, such as Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, and The Promise Ring.
}}</ref><ref name="Collective">{{cite web
|url = http://www.collective-zine.co.uk/reviews/?id=3389
|title = ''Some Boys Got It, Most Men Don't'' review
|accessdate = 26 April 2009
|author = Shawn Cameron
|date =
|work = Collective Zine
|quote = The lyrics are very well written, comparisons to Jawbreaker can easily be made while not coming off as the least bit...ridiculous.
|archive-date = 16 July 2011
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716144010/http://www.collective-zine.co.uk/reviews/?id=3389
|url-status = dead
}}</ref><ref name="Discorder">{{cite web
| url = http://www.citr.ca/discorder/reviews/00august.html
| title = Discorder August 2000 Reviews
| accessdate = 26 April 2009
| author = Godfrey J. Leung
| date = August 2000
| work = [[Discorder]]
| location = Vancouver
| quote = Musically, this album shows the band wearing its Lifetime and Jawbreaker influences on its sleeve
}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref name="Exclaim FEYK">{{cite web
|url = http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=20&csid2=850&fid1=9764
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20120707221151/http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=20&csid2=850&fid1=9764
|url-status = dead
|archive-date = 2012-07-07
|title = Pop Rocks: Forget Everything You Know
|accessdate = 26 April 2009
|author = Rob Ferraz
|date = July 2001
|work = [[Exclaim!]]
|location = Toronto
|quote = With a sound that can be likened to the Promise Ring, these final five songs exemplify the introspective inspiration they wove into their music so well.
}}</ref>

== History ==

The band formed in 1992, when they were only in [[Education in Canada#Levels in education|grade 8]], consisting at the time of [[Andy Dixon]], Jesse Gander, Paul Patko, and Dhani Borges.<ref name="official bio">{{cite web
| url = http://members.tripod.com/~d_b_s_/history.html
| title = Band biography
| author = Jesse Gander
| accessdate = 15 April 2007
| work = d.b.s. official website }}</ref> The first songs they played together were covers of [[The Ramones]] ("I Believe in Miracles") and [[Stevie Wonder]] ("[[Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder song)|Higher Ground]]").<ref name="official bio" /> They were in grade 11 when they released their first full-length, ''Tales from the Crib''—a [[pun]] of ''[[Tales from the Crypt (comics)|Tales from the Crypt]]'', in reference to the band's youth. They went on their first tour that same year, traveling to [[California]] with fellow [[Vancouver]] punk band [[Gob (band)|Gob]].<ref name="official bio" />

Their musical career concluded with their final release, ''[[Forget Everything You Know]]''. After the release of this EP, they disbanded, and went on to [[#Other projects|other projects]].

== Members ==
* Jesse Gander − [[vocals]]
* [[Andy Dixon]] − [[guitar]], backing vocals
* Paul Patko − [[drum]]s, backing vocals
* Dhani Borges − bass (left sometime after recording ''[[I Is for Insignificant]]'')
* Ryan Angus (Nordburg) − [[bass guitar|bass]] (replaced Dhani in January 1998)<ref name="bassist change">[http://members.tripod.com/d_b_s_/news.html d.b.s. news]—January 1998 to June 2001</ref>

== Discography ==
{{columns-start}}

=== Self-released ===
* ''Selfexploditory'' (Cassette) – (1992)
* ''Lighten Up'' (Cassette) – (1993)
* ''Catch 22'' (Cassette) – (1993)

=== Full lengths ===
* ''[[Tales from the Crib]]'' − [[Nefer Records]] (1995)
* ''[[If the Music's Loud Enough…]]'' − [[Nefer Records]] (1996)
* ''[[I Is for Insignificant]]'' − [[Sudden Death Records]] (1998)
* ''[[Some Boys Got It, Most Men Don't]]'' − [[New Disorder Records]] (1999)
* ''[[If Life Were a Result, We'd All Be Dead]]'' − [[Crap Records]] (2000)
{{column}}

=== EPs and singles ===
* "Snowball's Rollin' Fine" (7") – [[Nefer Records]] (1995)
* ''When the Meek Get Pinched the Bold Survive'' (7") – [[Crap Records]] (1997)
* ''[[Forget Everything You Know]]'' (EP) − [[Ache Records]] (2001)

=== Split releases ===
* ''[[North America Sucks!!]]'' ([[Split album]] with [[Anti-Flag]]) – [[Nefer Records]] (1996)
* [[D.O.A. (band)|D.O.A.]]/d.b.s. Split (7") – [[Empty Records]]
* [[The Cost (band)|The Cost]]/d.b.s. Split (7") – [[Sellout Records]] (2000)
{{columns-end}}

== Other projects ==
* [[The Red Light Sting]] − A [[post-hardcore]]/[[art punk]] band formed as a side-project for d.b.s., with Andy Dixon on guitar and Paul Patko on drums. Now defunct.
* [[Operation Makeout]] − Formed in 1999, with Jesse Gander later replacing original member Lee Evernden on bass and vocals.
* [[Secret Mommy]] − Andy Dixon's [[glitch (music)|glitch]]/[[indietronica]] music.
* [[Winning (band)|Winning]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20070527072339/http://www.wearewinning.ca/] − A band which includes Andy Dixon on vocals, guitar and piano, and Paul Patko on drums and percussion.
* [[Ghost House (band)|Ghost House]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20080511161303/http://www.ghosthousemusic.com/] - Piano-driven post-punk band fronted by Jesse Gander. Toured and released one album, Departures, on Reluctant Recordings [https://web.archive.org/web/20080205015904/http://www.reluctantrecordings.com/].
* [[Opus Arise]] - 8-piece Symphonic Metal featuring Paul Patko on drums.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://members.tripod.com/~d_b_s_/}} − defunct for several years
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080616021052/http://www.acherecords.com/ Ache Records]

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