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Talk:Rock Steady (album)

GA Nomination Review

 * GA review (see here for criteria)

 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS):
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (references): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * a (fair representation): b (all significant views):
 * 1) It is stable.
 * 2) It contains images, where possible, to illustrate the topic.
 * a (tagged and captioned): b (lack of images does not in itself exclude GA):  c (non-free images have fair use rationales):
 * 1) Overall:
 * a Pass/Fail:
 * a Pass/Fail:

Lead

 * "... released on Interscope Records in December 2001 (see 2001 in music)." - Why not just list the exact release date and format it as [December 11] [2001 in music|2001]?

Background and production

 * "The band "spent most of the time swimming and getting sunburned and drinking and smoking and recording a little music";[4] Dumont passed out while recording a track from heavy drinking." - This doesn't flow well. Maybe it's just me, but the sentence about Dumont seems too abrupt. I feel like there needs to be something that leads into. "At one point," for example. Or, even to rewrite that part to say something like "Heavy drinking lead to Dumont passing out while recording a track."

Critical reception

 * The MOS recommends against wikilinking words in quotes. I find it particularly unnecessary, for example, that bus and parking lot be wikilinked in a quote. These just don't seem like a justifiable exceptions.

Sales and chart performance

 * Wikification in the article seems off to me. Some words, as noted above, seem wikified for no reason (they don't relate to the topic or add context), while other words should be wikified, in my opinion, such as Triple Platinum.

Non-section-specific

 * Although it is mentioned in the article, it seems to me that the fact that this album covers so many genres warrants the inclusion of a "Musical style" section.

Conclusion
Those are the only issues I noted regarding the GA criteria. However, this article just didn't impress me as much as your previous articles have. No offense, of course. It's just missing something. I'm not sure what. Criteria-wise, it's pretty close to passing. Just the few things above addressed. And, of course, if you don't agree with any of my suggestions, just leave a reply.

With that said, I have put the article on hold for no more than seven days. Regards, Lara Love  T / C  06:33, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

 * WP:MUSTARD recommends against using piped links to X in music articles since the link's target then isn't intuitive to most readers. I've removed a bunch of the less helpful links (I do have a tendency to overlink articles), and I linked platinum to platinum album.  I'll see about rewording that part in the Background and production section, and I'll try to split off the last paragraph of the section into a new article sometime tomorrow.  I have to agree that this isn't the same quality as most of the song articles I've done; unfortunately, there aren't as many online resources for older albums, and information about chart performance is almost non-existant.  17Drew 06:49, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Upon reviewing the article again, I see the suggestions have been addressed. With that, I have listed the article as a Good Article. As always, Drew, thank you for your hard work. Improving articles to GA improves Wikipedia. Regards, Lara  Love  03:30, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

UNDERNEATH IT ALL
This article states that Underneath it All was the bands high charting single, didn't "Don't Speak" make it to number one ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.71.75.254 (talk) 04:01, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
 * No, "Don't Speak" was not released as a physical single, so Billboard never included it on the Billboard Hot 100, only the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay. 17Drew 05:44, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Comments
""Hey Baby" preceded the album with an October 2007 release." - probably a mix-up with something from The Sweet Escape. Also, weren't there some television commercials promoting the album? That's not a very common way of advertising albums, so it probably should be mentioned somewhere if you can find a source. Teemu08 (talk) 18:09, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I was only thinking of the month when I wrote that, so I accidentally put the year as 2007. Thanks for catching that.  I can't seem to find anything about commercials about Rock Steady.  I did, however, find a commercial for Rock Steady Live, which would probably be a good thing to mention alongside the Rock Steady re-releases.  17Drew (talk) 01:38, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

2 Track Bonus Disk
I have the 2 track bonus disk (with Underneath It All, Just A Girl and the video for Underneath it All). It doesn't say BBC Radio 1; it says "radio 1Live, Cologne Germany, June 2002") --Docwhat (talk) 15:18, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

More Album Art?
I think there should be more album art images, as their is more than one. I live in Australia and mine is red with black font, with Rock Steady in red. and there are others as well.--124.181.213.51 (talk) 09:27, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

I totally agree. I have seen like 4 different versions of the cover art.219.89.149.155 (talk) 09:36, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

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User:Leperous

Formerly a Maths undergraduate at Oxford University, UK. Whilst there I worked for OSPL, and managed the Cherwell and  ISIS student media websites.

I also used to run the Snarkpit, a Half-Life editing website.

I am working on my PhD at the University of Southampton.

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Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din

Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din (or Imam Yahya) (يحيى محمد حميد الدين, 18 June 1869 – 17 February 1948) was the first king of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen from 1918 until his assassination in 1948. He became Imam of the Zaydis, a branch of Shia Islam, in 1904 after the death of his father, Muhammad Al-Mansur, and Imam of Yemen in 1918. His name and title in full was "His majesty Amir al-Mumenin al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Rab ul-Alamin Imam Yahya bin al-Mansur Bi'llah Muhammad Hamidaddin, Imam and Commander of the Faithful" (the prince of the believers, he who relies on God, the Lord of the Universe).

Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din was born on Friday 18 June 1869 in Sanaa into the Hamidaddin branch of the al-Qasimi dynasty who ruled most of Yemen proper and the southern region of present-day Saudi Arabia for over 900 years. When Yahya became Imam, he effectively ruled over the mountainous areas of what will be North Yemen. However, the Ottomans who made claims in the area did not recognize the rule of the Imams of Yemen since their entry into the region. He spent the early years of his reign attempting to expel the Ottoman presence, who withdrew only after their defeat in World War I.

A staunch isolationist, Imam Yahya never traveled outside of Yemen, and is said to have never left the Sanaa highlands or seen the Red Sea on his kingdom's coast.

Impressions
Sir Gilbert Clayton, who visited King Yahya in Sana'a in an earnest attempt to win him over in 1925 and during his short stay in the capital, was impressed by this ruler's administration, his military preparedness, and organization.

Lt Col. Harold Jacob, C.S.I. describing him said; "Imam Yahya is a strong ruler. His sanctity as High Priest of the Zaidi sect and his descent from the Prophet's family adds to the prestige which his benign rule has won. His methods are patriarchal and humane. His one hobby is the Yemen"

Jewish chronicles lavish praise upon him and depict him as the champion of justice and compassion. This is, however, not surprising. Imam Yahia managed to put an end to the state of anarchy, lawlessness and violence which had lacerated the country and inflicted immense suffering upon its inhabitants, including the Jews. During his long reign the Jews enjoyed relatively favorable conditions and were generally in favour of the Imam.

World War I
In 1911 Imam Yahya signed the Treaty of Daan with the Ottomans which recognised his rule over the Zaydi-controlled portions of Yemen.

News of the demise of the Ottoman Empire reached Yemen on Thursday 14 November 1918. Imam Yahya went to Sana'a three days later on Sunday 17 November 1918 to meet with tribal leaders from Hashid, Arhab, Nihm, and Khowlan. He arrived at the residence of the judge and scholar Hussein bin Ali Al Amri and received dignitaries, scholars, Turkish princes, judges, and a flood of subjects who proclaimed him the supreme ruler of all of Yemen.

His first order was to forbid entering the capital Sana'a with arms, and appointed sentries at the gates to start a reign of peace and justice unparalleled during the years of his rule. City after city accepted the rule and authority of Imam Yahya; the port of Mocha, and the city of Taiz were among the first most important cities. He took steps to create a modern state, and maintained all Ottoman officials who would stay to support the development of government.

He created a regular army in 1919 that enlisted soldiers from the surrounding tribes to Sana'a; from the tribes of Sanhan, Bani Harthi, and Bani Hushaish. He signed many treaties which recognised Yemen as a sovereign state, the first of which was the Italo-Yemeni Treaty in 1926.

Due to conflicting tribes in the border areas between Saudi Arabia and Yemen that escalated into a war ensued that was ended in 1934 with the signing of the Taif Treaty between Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The treaty was the basis for the final territorial agreement between both countries concluded during the reign of King Fahd bin Abdulaziz and President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Internal policy
From 1934 until his assassination in 1948, Yahya redirected his energies toward internal consolidation of his authority and the creation of a viable central government, answerable to him personally. To this end, control of the hinterland was strengthened by the establishment of a standing army and the naming of his sons as governors of key provinces. Tighter control over affairs in Sana'a, the capital, was assured by expanding the scope of administrative functions and appointing other sons as supervisors of old and new political institutions. The regime sent Yemen's first students abroad : military cadets to Iraq in the 1930s and civilian students, the "Famous Forty," to Lebanon in the late 1940s. An early attempt was made to introduce some direction to the nascent national economy by the establishment of a Yemen trading company. Even with these changes, Yahya's Yemen was a semi-feudal state in which even the most basic measures required his personal approval. Imam Yahya was largely admired by the Jews of Yemen, who saw him as their patron and protector. Earlier, in 1906, the Jews of Sana'a had come out in full-force to welcome the Imam who returned to the city after the Turks had temporarily left it. However, by 1922, in response to outside pressure, Imam Yahya promulgated an edict that prohibited Yemeni Jewish emigration. Although the ban on emigration remained the official policy of the state until 1949, Jews were able to bypass its policy by secretly going into the British Protectorate of Aden. Throughout the early 1940s, Imam Yahya turned a blind eye to Jewish emigration, neither prohibiting it nor officially permitting it, but rather giving his unspoken consent to the departure of Jews from Sana'a and other central Yemeni settlements. During the Imam's reign, he reinforced an old edict prohibiting Jews from building their houses higher than Muslim houses. The Imam appointed Yihya Yitzhak Halevi as one of four representatives of the Jewish community, responsible for conveying matters of state to his community and collecting the annual Poll-tax, a position which he held until his death. After the Imam's assassination in 1948, the king's emigration policy continued under his son Ahmad.

Assassination
During a short excursion outside of the periphery of Sana'a on 17 February 1948, the Imam's limousine was ambushed by an assassin, during which the Imam Yahya and his grandson were shot and killed, in what became known as the al-Waziri coup. The assassin, known as Ali Nasser Al-Qardaei, was from the Murad tribe.

Upon the knowledge of the murder of Imam Yahya, Yemeni tribes rallied behind Sayf-ul-Islam Ahmad bin Yahya and accepted him as the new Imam of Yemen. The armies surrounded Sanaa under the leadership of Seif Ul Islam Alhassan and Seif Ul Islam Alabbass, both sons of the late Imam, supported by their brother Seif Ul Islam Yahya from within the city walls.

The news shocked both the Arab League, and all Muslim governments. King Abdullah of Jordan compared his death to that of the third Caliph Uthman.

Both King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, and himself supported Imam Ahmad, and were first to declare him as the new Head of State.

Yemen was a founding member of the Arab League in 1945, and later joined the United Nations in 1947.

In 1946 British opposition to Imam Yahya was led from Aden-based political parties.

He had 14 sons:

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William Cunnington

William Cunnington FSA (1754 – 31 December 1810) was an English antiquarian and archaeologist.

Archaeological investigations
Cunnington was a self-educated merchant, who developed an interest in the rich archaeological landscape around the Wiltshire village of Heytesbury where he lived and worked. In contrast to the vast majority of antiquarians of the time, Cunnington realised that to fully understand the barrows which fascinated him, they should be excavated and recorded carefully and methodically. Beginning his work around 1798, the initial investigations were self-funded, but increasingly they attracted the interest of a succession of wealthy patrons including H.P. Wyndham MP (whose sister Laetitia lived at Heytesbury House) and culminating in Sir Richard Colt Hoare (1758–1838) of Stourhead.

Hoare's substantial financial investment in Cunnington's work from 1804, and the consequent increase in the number of excavations undertaken, enabled the latter to excavate several hundred barrows across south Wiltshire. By modern standards, Cunnington's excavation methodology – predominantly involving a shaft trench dug from the crown of a barrow to ground level in search of "novelties" – was poor, but he was the first archaeologist to undertake such an extensive campaign of work and was a true pioneer. It was not until the work of Thomas Bateman (1821–1861) in Derbyshire in the 1840s, that large scale excavations saw a significant step forward in methodology.

Stephen and John Parker, also of Heytesbury, worked on nearly all of Cunnington's excavations up to 1810 and were held in some esteem as reliable, careful and experienced excavators. John Parker is more frequently discussed in correspondence between Cunnington and Hoare and it is clear that he was often despatched on travels across the Wiltshire Downs in search of new sites. John, born in 1780, is portrayed with some warmth by Cunnington and he comes across as hard-working and enthusiastic, being deeply disappointed by the failure of excavations to produce interesting material. 2009 research by Paul Everill has revealed the first reference to the use of a trowel on an archaeological site in a letter from Cunnington to Hoare in 1808, which describes John Parker using one in the excavation of Bush Barrow.

Personal life
Cunnington was born at Grafton, Northamptonshire, in 1754, and by about 1775 he had settled as a tradesman at Heytesbury, Wiltshire.

He married Mary, daughter of Robert Meares, in 1787, and they had three daughters. One daughter, Elisabeth, married her cousin William Cunnington II; their son William Cunnington III (1813–1906) was instrumental in the formation of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society in 1853.

Legacy
Along with Richard Colt Hoare, Cunnington was the subject of an exhibition at the Wiltshire Museum in 2003. The museum holds the archives made by Cunnington, along with watercolour drawings made by Philip Crocker and the objects that he excavated.

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MIAT Mongolian Airlines

MIAT Mongolian Airlines is the state-owned national airline of Mongolia, headquartered in the MIAT Building in the country's capital of Ulaanbaatar. The airline operates scheduled services from its base at Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Sergelen, near Ulaanbaatar.

Foundations
The start of aviation in Mongolia is attributed to 25 May 1925, when a Junkers F 13 given by the USSR to the Mongolian People's Republic landed in Ulaanbaatar. In 1946, the Civil Air Transport Department (Иргэний агаарын тээврийн тасаг) started operations with 8 aircraft. It conducted direct flights from Ulaanbaatar to nearby provinces Selenge, Bulgan, Arkhangai, Övörkhangai, Khentii, Sükhbaatar, Dornod and performed limited charter and unscheduled airmail flights to the more isolated provinces.

Regular services
The first batch of Mongolian flight crew for Antonov An-2 operations were sent to Irkutsk for training in 1955, graduating the next year and paving the way for regular domestic services. Regular flights started on 7 July 1956 using an Antonov An-2 from Ulaanbaatar to Irkutsk. The Ilyushin Il-14 was introduced in 1957, and by 1958, MIAT had a fleet of 14 Antonov An-2 and 7 Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft.

The first Antonov An-24 turboprop aircraft was received in 1964. An-26 twin turboprops were also obtained in the era.

By 1970, the airline was conducting services to 130 separate airfields in the country, with 4-6 flights a week from Ulaanbaatar to province centers (accounting for 70% of passengers), and 2-3 flights a week from province centers to sum centers.

In 1987 it started regular international operations to Moscow, Irkutsk, and Beijing (opening representative offices in the three cities) with its first jet aircraft, a Tupolev Tu-154 on lease from Aeroflot.

Post-communist era
In 1992, MIAT bought five Chinese Harbin Y-12 commuter aircraft for domestic flights. The same year, the president of the Hanjin Group (parent of Korean Air) gave a Boeing 727-200 to the airline, with two more acquired in subsequent years. These three aircraft were used until 2003. In 1993, MIAT was made into an independent state-owned enterprise.

International operations outside of the Soviet Union and China started in 1995 with regular flights to Seoul, followed by flights to Berlin and Osaka in 1996.

An Airbus A310 was leased in 1998, becoming MIAT's first Airbus plane.

The 1990s were a spotty era in MIAT's safety record, with four crashes of An-2, An-24, And Harbin Y-12 aircraft involving 139 fatalities. The last fatal crash was in 1998.

A Boeing 737 was leased in 2002 to replace the aging 727-200 fleet, and the same year flights to Tokyo were introduced.

Between 2003 and 2008, MIAT's An-24 and An-26 fleet was gradually retired. In April 2008, MIAT received its second Boeing 737-800 aircraft on lease from CIT Aerospace. In July 2008, MIAT ended scheduled domestic flights completely, briefly resuming scheduled domestic flights to Mörön and Khovd in June 2009.

In late 2009, MIAT flew charter flights to Hong Kong and Sanya, a popular resort city in Hainan, China. In June 2010, the airline's flights were brought to a halt due to a mechanics' strike. However, the situation was resolved with the replacement of the CEO and Technical Director.

In early 2011, MIAT signed an agreement with Air Lease Corporation to lease two former China Eastern Boeing 767-300ERs until 2013. The first aircraft entered service in May 2011 with the second following in November 2011. In 2011 the Airbus A310 was retired after serving MIAT Mongolian Airlines for 13 years.

All-Boeing fleet
In June 2011, MIAT began regular flights to Hong Kong. The company also ordered three aircraft, a Boeing 767-300ER and two Boeing 737-800s, to be delivered in 2013 and 2016 respectively. The order marks the first time in two decades that MIAT has chosen to expand its fleet by purchasing new aircraft straight from the manufacturer rather than leasing them.

In January 2019, MIAT announced flights to Shanghai and Guangzhou in China to start from summer of 2019. In addition, it announced the leasing of 3 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to be delivered in January, May, and October 2019, thereby replacing two of its aircraft whose leases were due to expire in 2019, together with the implementation of a self-checking system.

In 2019, it was announced that MIAT had acquired a Boeing 787-9 on lease from Air Lease Corporation, to be delivered in 2021. This was disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a modified order of 2 Boeing 787-9 to be delivered starting in 2023, with flights being planned to Shanghai-Pudong, Ho Chi Minh, Singapore, and San Francisco.

Pandemic and post-pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic on 21 June 2020, MIAT performed the first non-stop flight (for repatriation and aid purposes) between Mongolia and North America in history with a Boeing 767-300 flown between Ulaanbaatar and Seattle. It performed similar repatriation and charter services during the pandemic to Sydney and Johannesburg, flying to the continents of Australia and Africa for the first time.

In October 2022, MIAT became the first carrier to fly a Boeing 737-MAX into China after the latter's flight regulator grounded all 737 MAX aircraft in March 2019.

Starting June 2023, MIAT resumed its domestic operations, with flights to 7 new destinations in Mongolia as well as restarting flights to Khovd and Mörön after 15 years. This was done in line with the government's program of '2023-2025 – The Years to Visit Mongolia' with the goal of promoting and supporting tourism in Mongolia. As part of this change, MIAT wet-leased a Bombardier CRJ-200 and Boeing 767 to increase capacity.

In August 2023 and April 2024, MIAT announced the arrival of two Boeing 787s, to be used to initially fly routes to Frankfurt, Istanbul, and Seoul.

In April 2024, MIAT received its first Bombardier CRJ700 for use in domestic routes in "MIAT Regional" Branding, increasing its domestic capacity.

Destinations
As of October 2023, MIAT Mongolian Airlines serves the following destinations.

MIAT Mongolian Airlines plans to transform Mongolia into a major air transit hub, leveraging its strategic geographical location between Europe and Asia. The airline aims to increase its transit passenger numbers significantly, targeting 24,000 passengers in 2024, and projects a revenue boost to 1 trillion MNT ($333 million). This initiative involves significant infrastructure upgrades at Chinggis Khaan International Airport, enhanced marketing strategies, and forming strategic partnerships to offer competitive pricing and high service standards, positioning Mongolia as a viable alternative to established transit hubs.

Codeshare agreements
MIAT Mongolian Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
 * Aeroflot
 * Cathay Pacific
 * Japan Airlines
 * Korean Air
 * Turkish Airlines

Current fleet
As of July 2024, MIAT Mongolian Airlines operates a fleet consisting of the following aircraft:

Former fleet
MIAT has previously operated a variety of aircraft types, including:

 * Airbus A310-300
 * Airbus A330-300
 * Antonov An-2
 * Antonov An-24
 * Antonov An-26
 * Antonov An-30
 * Boeing 727-200
 * Boeing 737-500
 * Boeing 737-700
 * Harbin Y-12
 * Ilyushin Il-14
 * Kamov Ka-26
 * Mil Mi-4
 * Mil Mi-8
 * Polikarpov Po-2
 * Tupolev Tu-154
 * Yakovlev Yak-12

Accidents and incidents
MIAT Mongolian Airlines has suffered the following incidents and accidents since commencing operations:

 * 4 August 1963: Avia 14 Super MONGOL-105 struck the side of Otgontenger mountain, killing at least two. According to a Mongolian journalist, the aircraft had departed Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport for Uvs and Hovd with more than 40 on board.
 * 17 September 1973: Antonov An-24B BNMAU-4206 struck the side of a mountain in Khovd Province during descent.
 * 1 May 1979: Antonov An-24B BNMAU-1202 ran off the runway on landing at Erdenet Airport.
 * 31 October 1981: PZL-Mielec An-2R MONGOL-613 crashed in Sukhbaatar Province.
 * 25 June 1983: Antonov An-24RV BNMAU-8401 ran off the runway on landing at Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport, collapsing the right landing gear and rolling over; all 47 on board survived. The aircraft had suffered engine failure on final approach and had been losing altitude.
 * April 1985: Antonov An-24RV BNMAU-10207 reportedly crashed on approach to an airport in Khovsgol Province; the wreck was reportedly seen at Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport in 1995.
 * 1985: Antonov An-24RV BNMAU-10210 force-landed in Khovsgol Province after both engines were shut down by mistake during a steep approach; the aircraft was written off.
 * 23 January 1987: Antonov An-24RV BNMAU-7710 crashed on landing at Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport; there were no casualties.
 * 26 January 1990: Antonov An-24RV BNMAU-10208 force-landed near Ulaangom Airport after the pilot failed to locate the airport at night; all 41 on board survived.
 * 5 December 1992: Harbin Y-12 II D-0066 crashed on takeoff from Choibalsan Airport.
 * 23 April 1993: Antonov An-26 BNMAU-14102 struck the side of Marz Mountain during descent into Ölgii Airport en route from Ulaanbaatar after the crew began descending too soon, killing all 32 on board; wreckage was found on 7 May 1993.
 * 21 September 1995: Flight 557, an Antonov An-24RV (BNMAU-10103) struck a mountain near Choho Geologoh Uul during approach to Mörön Airport en route from Ulaanbaatar after the crew descended too soon; of the 43 on board, only a passenger survived. The accident remains the deadliest in Mongolia.
 * 10 June 1997: Flight 447, a Harbin Y-12-II (JU-1020), lost control and crashed after encountering windshear while on final approach to Mandalgobi Airport, killing seven of 12 on board.
 * 26 May 1998: Harbin Y-12 JU-1017 crashed into a mountain near Erdenet due to pilot error, killing all 28 passengers and crew on board.

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Talk:Pablo Honey

Recording date
Hey, mind helping me with something? I can't seem to find a source for the recording date "September–November 1992". I looked in liner notes and sources and can't seem to find anything. Any ideas? Thanks — PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 23:24, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

 * Hey. I'm not sure where those dates came from — I'll have a dig around in sources and report back. Popcornfud (talk) 02:30, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Hmm. I consulted a few sources but couldn't find any dates provided anywhere. I'll update the article if I find anything. In the meantime probably best to remove the claim to avoid risk of WP:CITEGENESIS. Popcornfud (talk) 09:43, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I found an AllMusic archive but not sure I would trust it... Especially since WP:RSP says not to trust genre listings — PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 21:54, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks to @User:PerfectSoundWhatever and @The Sharpest Lives for your recent excellent work improving this article, particularly in the thoroughness of identifying faulty sources. I think those were mainly my fault — I haven't checked the history but I think I just copy-pasted over some claims + sources from the main Radiohead article, which had been there for years before I ever arrived, without verifying them first. That creates opportunity to improve the Radiohead page too, so nice work all round. Popcornfud (talk) 06:17, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

 * Any time! And thank you for your excellent work on so many Radiohead articles! – The Sharpest Lives (💬•✏•ℹ) 12:41, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Appreciate it! Thanks for your work on the article and succinct copyedits —  PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 20:36, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Itch
I've been reminded by some recent edits that the Itch EP exists. It was released in Japan (and maybe New Zealand?) and compiles some of the Pablo Honey songs. It doesn't require its own page (see Articles for deletion/Itch (EP)) as it appears to be barely recognized, but it would be good to mention in a sentence on this article, if anyone can find a single reliable source for it. (I can't.) Popcornfud (talk) 05:46, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

 * I found this, if you'd like a source. – The Sharpest Lives (💬•✏•ℹ) 06:06, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I did find that too, but I'm not sure it's usable. It has a rating but no review or description, so we can't use it to say what the EP actually is or what it contains. It also claims it was recorded in Metro, Chicago, IL... Popcornfud (talk) 06:15, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I found a passing mention in Malay Mail, 2004.
 * "Gaining complexity after experimenting with a few EPs in between (1994's Itch and My Iron Lung), the highly successful and complex The Bends was released in 1995." — PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 02:34, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Hmm, still not really enough I think... it doesn't tell us what the EP contained or what it was. I think if we only mention that it was released, with no further detail, that will be more confusing than if we don't mention it at all.
 * I'm surprised that seemingly this EP by a major band isn't even notable enough for a sentence, let alone an article. Popcornfud (talk) 04:10, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Crawdaddy

Ran a google search and could find no factual evidence for this game. Not very plausible, delete article but keep page as a redirect to Crayfish.--205.188.116.130 14:07, 8 May 2004 (UTC)
 * There is a game called crawdad but it has no resemblance to the text in the article. --Ben Brockert 14:23, May 8, 2004 (UTC)
 * Comment: Sounds like the sort of card game that gets played at school in break times. Not sure what kind of status a game of that nature needs to be included. I used to play a game called Blackjack which was very different to the casino game of the same name.  So, I suppose I've allowed my own personal nostalgia to stay my (aha!) hand. --bodnotbod 20:24, May 8, 2004 (UTC)
 * Odd that an English schoolyard card game would be called crawdaddy. Do they have crayfish in England? I tenatively vote to keep, having played something like this under a different name. Rhymeless 05:32, 9 May 2004 (UTC)
 * I live in Australia, and we play Crawdaddy all of the time, I troubles me that the World Wide Wiki is reluctant to keep an article on a great game such as this--24.129.180.34 13:06, 10 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Then would you 24.129.180.34 be willing to review the article and expand on it as appropriate? Thanks! Oh, and I vote keep. Alcarillo 14:03, 10 May 2004 (UTC)
 * I think that crawdaddy is a great game, I play it all the time. I would be greatly disappopinted if it was taken away; I vote to keep it. --unsigned, (18:44, May 10, 2004, User:Josephk) (account created today)
 * I, too, enjoy playing Crawdaddy while in company of friends. This site was the only one to have the complete rules of the game, a definate keep on the Wiki--Stinkoman K 20:01, 10 May 2004 (UTC) (account created today)
 * I also love this game! It is so difficult to find such a detailed description of it online; I am pleased to see that it is on Wiki, and would be dismayed if it was removed. (User:Hereiam777, account created today)
 * Has there ever been a decision on allowing probable sock puppets to vote here? - Hephaestos|§ 21:45, 10 May 2004 (UTC)
 * They are allowed to vote but their vote may not be given much weight when a decision to delete the article is made. UninvitedCompany 21:56, 10 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Sounds like *somebody* really wants the page to stay...unnecessary though, as it will probably be kept anyway...I vote keep, as minor as it may or may not be, it is most likely a real variation on Blackjack.--Beelzebubs 03:11, 11 May 2004 (UTC)
 * looks like a troll to me, given (i) the bizarre nature of the rules, (ii) the lack of evidence after some searching and (iii) the sock puppet votes above.  At the very least, "currently popular in England" is unverifiable at best and should be removed. --A1r 16:30, 12 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Add a redirect to crawfish and delete the rest Burgundavia 07:37, May 13, 2004 (UTC)
 * No vote on deletion (it looks highly suspicious but I can't prove that it's fake) but I oppose the redirect to crawfish. The synonym for crawfish is crawdad.  Crawdaddy is not recognized in any dictionary I've checked nor is it in use anywhere in my experience.  Rossami 22:08, 14 May 2004 (UTC)


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Maximum Security (comics)

"Maximum Security" is a comic book story line and crossover event that ran through a three-issue self-titled limited series and individual issues of the other titles published by Marvel Comics with a cover date of either December 2000 or January 2001. In it, a multitude of alien civilizations that had previously interacted with Earth join forces to prevent humans from interfering further with galactic affairs. To accomplish this, they designate Earth as a penal colony.

The miniseries and its crossover in the pages of Avengers were written by Kurt Busiek.

Marvel collected much the story arc in trade paperback on November 24, 2010.

Publication history
In December 2000, Marvel Comics published Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet, which recapped relevant events and set up the crossover's main plot. All three issues of Maximum Security were published in January 2001. Most other comics from the publisher that month tied into the event, if only marginally. Another tie-in comic, Maximum Security: Thor vs. Ego #1, reprinted earlier stories from Thor.

While not carrying the "Maximum Security" banner, plotlines from the earlier miniseries Avengers Forever (1999) and Avengers Infinity (2000) were concluded in Maximum Security.

Writer Kurt Busiek stated that he wrote the story out of "self-defense", having been told that Marvel was looking for a big crossover story and that he either had to come up with one or he'd be participating in someone else's.

His original synopsis was for a story called "Y2KANG" in which when the clock ticked over at midnight of New Year's Eve 1999, it became 1900 again and all the Marvel characters would be turn-of-the-century versions of themselves. However, by the time Marvel stated this was the story they wanted to do, it couldn't be solicited until April 2000 and wouldn't have made any sense.

Busiek's second suggestion was "Maximum Security", the concept of which was influenced by Australian history and how the British used Australia as a place to dump convicts, too far away from Britain for them to escape and return. Busiek thought it would be fun if the galactic powers that be viewed Earth the same way, dumping their criminals here and not caring about what happened to the natives.

Busiek needed someone to play the 'alien cop' and chose U.S. Agent, saying that he hadn't been used much lately and was inspired by the character. He was influenced by Tommy Lee Jones' character from the movie The Fugitive because he was "a tough, no nonsense Federal Agent who didn't care about your sob stories, just that if you broke the law you were going to jail", considering the character's personality to be "very USAgent-y".

Plot
Thor, Tigra, Starfox, Quasar, Moondragon, Photon and Jack of Hearts become the temporary Avengers Infinity squad when they travel into space and encounter a group of cosmic entities called the Infinites. The Infinites have plans to rearrange galaxies (destroying all life in those galaxies in the process) in order to improve the flow of their energies. The heroes convince the Infinites not to destroy the Earth and the other threatened planets. At the end, the unofficial team began to make their way to an intergalactic bar.

Meanwhile, at the Intergalactic Council, the Skrull ambassador files a formal complaint against humans, charging that Professor X and a band of Skrull mutants known as Cadre K have been interfering in the extermination of other Skrull mutants. The council is attacked by Ego the Living Planet and are rescued by Professor X and Cadre K. A new race, the Ruul, helps to miniaturize and imprison Ego. Despite the human assistance, the council sides with the Skrulls and votes to take action against Earth.

Earth's solar system is surrounded by a force field, and Earth is turned into a prison for intergalactic criminals, the Council reasoning that the criminals will keep Earth too occupied to do anything about the wider universe. Ronan the Accuser acts as warden from an orbiting space craft. The Avengers learn the miniaturized Ego is among the aliens condemned to Earth and that he is expanding and becoming one with the Earth. At the rate it grows, it could possibly assimilate the entire Earth within a week.

Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, and the Silver Surfer work to stop Ego from expanding. Meanwhile, Cadre K try to convince the Intergalactic Council to reverse its actions but are resisted by the Skrull ambassador. On Earth, people rally the alien criminals to fight back against Ronan.

Meanwhile, at a S.H.I.E.L.D. base on the moon, the Ruul release their leader, the Supreme Intelligence. At the same time, Cadre K is imprisoned as a result of their interruption of the council meeting.

While the Avengers Infinity group are held by the Shi'ar, the Ruul imprison them under the orders of the Supreme Intelligence. The Supreme Intelligence tells them how he made use of the Destiny Crystal, a device of great power he recently acquired. He used the crystal to accelerate the evolution of the Kree, creating the Ruul, who then manipulated the Council in a plan to get revenge on and destroy the Avengers and Earth. He will then use Ego's power as a weapon to expand the Kree empire.

U.S. Agent persuades the alien prisoners to fight on the side of Earth. He takes command of the Avengers and all the other heroes they can find and leads an attack on Ronan's citadel. During the battle, the Avengers Infinity team free themselves and teleport to the Intergalactic Council. Moondragon telepathically explains the true situation to the Council. The Supreme Intelligence appears in front of the Council and admits the truth but claims that it is too late to stop it.

Using information obtained by Gambit, Quasar is able to absorb Ego into his Quantum Bands. Ronan is defeated, and the Supreme Intelligence's plan fails. Quasar decides to leave Earth to avoid the risk of unleashing Ego again. The Council removes the alien criminals from Earth and decides to take no further action against humans for the time being.

Tie-ins

 * Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet #1
 * Maximum Security: Thor vs. Ego #1 (reprints classic Thor stories featuring Ego)
 * The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 2, #24
 * Avengers vol. 3, #35
 * Bishop:The Last X-Man #15
 * Black Panther vol. 3, #25
 * Captain America vol. 3, #36
 * Captain Marvel vol. 3, #12
 * Gambit vol. 3, #23
 * The Incredible Hulk vol. 3, #21
 * Iron Man vol. 3, #35
 * Marvel Knights vol. 1, #6
 * Peter Parker: Spider-Man #24
 * Thor vol. 2, #30
 * Thunderbolts vol. 1, #45
 * Uncanny X-Men #387
 * X-Men vol. 2 #107
 * X-Men Unlimited #29

Collected editions
Some of the issues are collected in the Avengers/X-Men: Maximum Security trade paperback (ISBN 978-0785144991):
 * Maximum Security #1-3
 * Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet #1
 * Avengers vol. 3 #35
 * Bishop: The Last X-Man #15
 * Captain America vol. 3 #36
 * Gambit vol. 3 #23
 * Iron Man vol. 3 #35 and part of last four pages of #34
 * Thor vol. 2 #30
 * Uncanny X-Men #387
 * X-Men vol. 2 #107
 * X-Men Unlimited #29

The Busiek stories are included in Avengers Assemble, Vol. 4 (ISBN 978-0785161974):
 * Maximum Security #1-3
 * Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet #1
 * Avengers vol. 3 #35-44
 * Avengers Annual 2001

Other issues are collected in other books:
 * The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 2 #24 is in Spider-Man: Revenge of the Green Goblin (ISBN 978-1302907006)
 * Black Panther vol. 3 #25 is in Black Panther by Christopher Priest: The Complete Collection Vol. 2 (ISBN 978-0785198116)
 * Captain Marvel vol. 3, #12 is in Captain Marvel Vol. 2: Coven (ISBN 978-0785113065)
 * The Incredible Hulk vol. 3 #21 is in The Incredible Hulk: Past Perfect (ISBN 978-0785162148)
 * Thunderbolts vol. 1 #45 is in Hawkeye & the Thunderbolts Vol. 2 (ISBN 978-0785195474)
 * Marvel Knights vol. 1 #6 is in Marvel Knights by Dixon & Barreto: Defenders of the Streets (ISBN 978-1302912130)
 * Peter Parker: Spider-Man #24 is in Spider-Man: Light in the Darkness (ISBN 978-1302918637)

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Sir Richard Hoare, 2nd Baronet

Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 2nd Baronet (9 December 1758 – 19 May 1838) was an English antiquarian, archaeologist, artist, and traveller of the 18th and 19th centuries, the first major figure in the detailed study of the history of his home county of Wiltshire.

Career and personal life
Hoare was born in Barnes, Surrey, and was descended from Sir Richard Hoare, Lord Mayor of London, the founder of the family banking business, Hoare's Bank. His parents were Sir Richard Hoare, 1st Baronet (1735–1787) and Anne Hoare (1737–1759). He was educated at preparatory school at Mr. Devis's school, Wandsworth, and afterwards at Samuel Glasse's school at Greenford, and was taught the Classics by the Rev. Joseph Eyre.

In 1783 Hoare married Hester, daughter of William Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton. In 1785 he inherited the large Stourhead estate in Wiltshire from his grandfather, Henry Hoare II, which enabled him to pursue his interests including the archaeological studies for which he had already shown an inclination. His inheritance came with the condition that he left the family's banking business, since Henry Hoare II wished to ensure the survival of the estate if the family's other business suffered eventual hardships. In 1785, Hoare's wife died following the birth of their second child, who also died. Having lost his wife and previous career, he embarked on a continental tour to France, Italy and Switzerland. In 1786 he purchased Glastonbury Tor and funded the restoration of the church tower on it.

He succeeded to the baronetcy in 1787, and in 1788 made a second continental tour, the record of his travels appearing in 1815 and 1819 under the titles Recollections Abroad and A Classical Tour through Italy and Sicily. He took numerous views during his travels in the form of sketches from which he later produced mainly sepia wash drawings, along with a smaller number of watercolours. His tutor John 'Warwick' Smith, and the painter Francis Nicholson, were also commissioned to produce coloured reductions from some of his continental sketches. Bound in volumes, many of these were dispersed in the Stourhead sales of the 1880s.

A journey through Wales was followed by a translation of the Itinerarium Cambriae and of the Descriptio Cambriae of Gerald of Wales, with Hoare adding notes and a life of Gerald to his translation. This work was first published in 1804, and was subsequently revised by Thomas Wright (1810–1877) in 1863. Hoare's further Tour in Ireland was published in 1807.

Hoare was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1792 and was also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. He was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1805. In 1825, Hoare donated his collection of Italian works on topography and history to the British Museum.

Sir Richard Colt Hoare was an avid plant collector and loved Pelargoniums and Rhododendrons.

Death
He died at Stourhead in 1838. His mausoleum in the churchyard of St Peter's in Stourton, the estate village, is under a pinnacled Gothic canopy designed by John Pinch the Elder.

Contributions to archaeology
The first recorded excavations at Stonehenge were made by William Cunnington and Richard Colt Hoare in 1798 and again in 1810. They dug around a fallen trilithon and a fallen slaughter stone, and discovered that they had once stood up. Colt Hoare excavated 379 barrows on Salisbury Plain as well as identifying many other sites in the area, publishing and classifying his findings. However, as the three-age system had not yet been introduced he was unable to date his finds and was therefore at a disadvantage when trying to interpret them. His most important book, The Ancient History of Wiltshire, outlined his findings; this work was first published in five parts from 1810 to 1821 for binding in two volumes. He also sponsored and contributed significantly to the 11 volumes of The History of Modern Wiltshire (1822–1844).

Publications

 * Journal of a tour in Ireland, A.D. 1806 (1807)
 * A Catalogue of Books Relating to the History and Topography of Italy (1812)
 * A Tour Through the Island of Elba (1814)
 * Hints to travellers in Italy (1815)
 * Recollections abroad, during the years 1790 (1817)
 * A Classical Tour Through Italy and Sicily (1819) – vol1 – vol2
 * Repertorium Wiltonense. Printed with a view to facilitate inquiry into the topography and biography of Wiltshire (1821)
 * A Letter, Stating the True Site of the Ancient Colony of Camulodunum (1827)
 * The Historical Works of Giraldus Cambrensis, (1905) includes Hoare's translation

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Bredon

Bredon is a village and civil parish in Wychavon district at the southern edge of Worcestershire in England. It lies on the banks of the River Avon on the lower slopes of Bredon Hill.

Location and geography
Bredon is located 3 mi north of the Gloucestershire town of Tewkesbury on the B4080 road. The River Avon forms the western boundary of the parish, and two of its tributaries, the Carrant Brook and Squitter Brook form the southern boundary.

The parish extends from the Avon valley floor at an elevation of 32 ft in the south-west to the upper slopes of Bredon Hill at an elevation of 820 ft in the north-east. The northern third of the parish falls within the Cotswolds AONB. At its greatest extent, the parish measures approximately 4.8 mi long by 2.2 mi wide and covers around 4,119 acre.

Population
Bredon parish includes the hamlets of Bredon's Hardwick, Kinsham and Westmancote. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 2,705.

History
Bredon's history of farming and settlement goes back at least four thousand years. Archaeological remains establish that parts of the parish were settled early in the Bronze Age (2500–800 BC). There are numerous Iron Age (800 BC–100 AD) remains, some of which would have related to Kemerton Camp, a large univallate hillfort at the summit of Bredon Hill. The parish is also rich in remains from the Britto-Roman Period (43–410 AD), revealing a continuing history of settlement and farming.

Modern Bredon has its roots in the Anglo-Saxon period (c.500–1066), when in c.716 Æthelbald, King of Mercia, gave land to his kinsman Eanwulf the grandfather of Offa to found a monastery. For some time, the manor of Bredon continued under an abbot of its own, but by 844 it had become the property of the Bishop of Worcester. It remained part of the Worcester monastic estate until the Reformation. Bredon's name evolved during the Saxon period, deriving from bree (Celtic for hill) and don (Old English for hill).

From the Norman Conquest (1066) to the end of the Late Medieval Period (1500), the parish was governed under the feudal system. The manor was held by the Bishop of Worcester, who maintained a summer residence, park and fisheries on the site of the first monastery, and the medieval village developed around these church buildings. Following the Reformation in the 16th century, the manor passed to the Crown.

In 1718, wealthy resident William Hancock founded Bredon Hancock's Endowed Church of England First School. Bredon's Act of Inclosure was passed in 1811, and among those gaining large consolidated holdings were the lord of the manor, Rev. Richard Darke, and the rector, Rev. John Keysall.

The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, one of the world's oldest main line railways, was constructed during the 1830s and 1840s through the village, with Bredon railway station opening in 1841. This remained in operation until 1965, when it was closed under the Beeching Axe. The station is currently closed on the Cross Country Route.

In February 1971, a new section of the M5 motorway was opened, cutting through the parish to the west of the village.

Buildings
There are 43 listed buildings in the village, including St Giles's Church and Bredon Barn (both Grade I), and the Old Rectory (Grade II*); the remainder are Grade II. A further 41 buildings were formerly listed prior to the abolition of the Grade III category in 1970. As is the case in most Cotswold villages, a variety of architectural styles and materials are in evidence, but almost all historic buildings are at least partly built from Cotswold limestone, quarried on Bredon Hill. Timber-frame construction was used as a secondary material up until the mid-17th century (often not painted black and white until the 20th century).

The earliest surviving building in the village, the parish church of St Giles, is one of England's most admired churches. It is built largely in the Norman, Early English and Decorated styles. A substantial part of the nave, the north porch and the western tower arch date from the 12th century, with significant additions in the 13th and 14th centuries – the most visible being a tall, octagonal spire, dating from 1300 to 1350, made famous by the poet, John Masefield. A number of 14th century heraldic tiles are set in the sanctuary steps, showing the arms of England, France, Beauchamp of Powick, Beauchamp of Warwick, Mortimer, Berkeley and others. The church contains many interesting monuments, including several to members of the interrelated Reed, Copley and Parsons families.

To the west of the church is Bredon Barn, a late 14th century threshing barn (often incorrectly referred to as a tithe barn) measuring approximately 40 metres by 12 metres. It has an enormous steep pitched roof covered in Cotswold limestone tiles. Walls are of limestone rubble masonry, divided into nine bays by oak posts on stone plinths forming aisles and carrying the open timber roof. The barn was badly damaged by fire in 1980. Now restored, it is in the care of the National Trust.

Natural history
Bredon and its surroundings are exceptionally rich in wildlife, boasting sites of international importance for their rare fauna. The parish contains parts of the Bredon Hill Special Area of Conservation; parts of three Sites of Special Scientific Interest; and parts of twelve Local Wildlife Sites (the best sites in Worcestershire not covered by national designations).

Bredon Hill has been recognised as the third most important site in the UK for dead-wood beetles and other invertebrates, a large proportion of which are in Bredon. The north of the parish is the richest area in Worcestershire for rare arable plants. Kemerton Lake Nature Reserve (half in the parish), managed by the Kemerton Conservation Trust, is the West Midlands Region's most important site for dragonflies, with 22 species recorded. It is also Worcestershire's most important site for jack snipe, and more than 170 other bird species have been recorded here. Purple milk-vetch, violet click beetle, barbastelle bat, lesser horseshoe bat, otter, polecat and great-crested newt are some of the other interesting species found in and around the village.

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Vestey

Vestey may refer to:

 * Vestey Group, a group of food production companies
 * Vestey's Meatworks, slaughterhouse in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia in operation 1917–1920
 * Vestey baronets, two British baronetcies

People with the surname

 * Edmund Hoyle Vestey (1932–2007), English businessman
 * Sir Edmund Vestey, 1st Baronet (1866–1953), English businessman
 * Samuel Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey (1941–2021), English businessman
 * William Vestey, 1st Baron Vestey (1859–1940), English businessman

title: Vestey