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Grand Theft Auto (film)

Grand Theft Auto is a 1977 American road action comedy film starring and directed by Ron Howard, in his feature film directorial debut. Howard also wrote the screenplay with his real-life father Rance Howard, who also co-starred in the film. As of 2023, this is the only film that Howard has both directed and starred in. The film takes its title from the crime grand theft auto, which is committed a number of times by several different characters.

In the film, a wealthy political candidate pressures his daughter to marry a similarly wealthy suitor instead of her current love interest. The daughter steals her parents' car and flees towards Las Vegas with her love interest. Her unwanted suitor steals another car and chases her. He also offers a reward to whoever can catch the woman for him. The suitor is himself chased by his worried mother.

Plot
In Los Angeles, Paula Powers (Nancy Morgan) wealthy parents, Bigby (Barry Cahill) and Priscilla Powers (Elizabeth Rogers), want her to marry Collins Hedgeworth (Paul Linke), whom they refer to as her fiance, and who also hails from a wealthy family. Paula is really in love with classmate Sam Freeman (Ron Howard), an environmental research major, however, her father dismisses him as a "fortune hunter," which they dispute. Bigby yells at Sam to leave, and while he tries to defend himself, Paula tells him to go wait for her outside. Bigby tells Paula that he is running for governor and wants her to cooperate. However, Paula dismisses Collins as a "flake," and tells her parents that she won't marry him and will elope with Sam to Las Vegas. Bigby threatens to disinherit her and take away her sports car (that she had bought with her own money) if she disobeys him.

Paula goes to her room and escapes through the window, stealing her parents' Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud and hitting the road with Sam, beginning a wild explosive car chase and race towards Las Vegas. Bigby calls his associate Ned Slinker (played by Ron Howard's real-life father Rance), asking him to bring back Paula and the Rolls-Royce, and to have Sam incarcerated, without involvement of police and news media. Priscilla gets a call from Collins, who is currently in a stable playing polo, and tells him Paula ran off. Enraged, Collins smashes the phone and takes off in his car. After crashing it, he steals another car from a nearby dealership to continue the chase. His mother Vivian (Marion Ross, Ron Howard's co-star on Happy Days), after being informed of it by the police, decides to go after him herself before the police could arrest him.

Collins catches up with Paula and Sam on the Interstate, but ends up crashing the car he stole. Before stealing another car, he calls the TenQ radio station to DJ Curly Q. Brown (Don Steele), offering $25,000 to whoever can catch her. Several people, hearing it on the radio, including two mechanics Ace (Ron Howard's younger brother, Clint Howard) and Sparky (Pete Isacksen) in an antique Bugatti Type 35, set off after Paula and Sam. Vivian also calls TenQ, offering $25,000 for the safe return of her son. As she runs a red light, she attracts the attention of Officer Norman Tad (James Ritz), who chases after her. She ends up crashing into a tree and the officer attempts to arrest her, and her blurting out trying to save her son is overheard by a nearby preacher (Hoke Howell), who steals the police car to collect the reward money. Vivian also continues the chase, prompting the officer to commandeer a bus.

After hearing a radio listener call-in saying Sam ought to be shot, Paula calls the station from the car phone and tells her side of the story. Upon hearing it, Curly announces that he will root for them. As Ace and Sparky catch up to them, they turn off the Interstate in an attempt to lose their pursuers in the desert. Sam wants to head to Reno to marry instead, but Paula is set on a Vegas wedding. Bigby calls Paula on the car phone, trying to get her to come back. When Paula tells him that her dream is to marry Sam, he calls it a "damn lousy dream." Curly goes up in a helicopter to follow Paula and Sam, annoying them as he is now sharing their location and attracting more people to collect the reward. When Collins crashes his stolen car, the preacher attempts to catch him and collect his money, but Collins convinces him to chase after Paula with him to double the reward. Tad manages to arrest Vivian and drags her onto the bus with him, as they continue the chase after Paula and Sam.

As Paula and Sam cross the Nevada state line, Slinker hires a local Vegas mob to try to stop them. As they approach Las Vegas, Sam starts to have doubts about Paula wanting to elope, thinking she just wants to spite her father. They pull over and have a small argument in an abandoned junkyard, and when Sam asks Paula if she really want to go through with the marriage and she convinces him she does, they embrace and continue on.

The pursuing cars all end up in a demolition derby (filmed at the Victorville fairgrounds). The priceless Rolls-Royce is destroyed, with Paula and Sam bailing out at the last moment, causing a massive pile-up. The derby announcer tells everyone who they are, causing the crowd to cheer them on. Bigby and Slinker chase after Paula and Sam, who are on foot, in a van, but derby cars crash into them. Paula and Sam make it to the grandstand, and the crowd, cheering them on, lets them through. As Bigby, Slinker, Collins and the preacher reach the bleachers, the crowd boos them and pelts them with food, allowing Paula and Sam to get into a taxi outside and slip away, as the police arrives at the fairgrounds and arrests the pursuers. When Vivian reaches her son, she tells him not to fret about Paula, calling her "socially inferior" right next to the Bigby, who attempts to defend his daughter's honor, to which she calls him an "uncouth ass." When Bigby insults her back, Collins attempts to charge at him, but he punches him out, saying he's glad Paula didn't marry him, calling him a "flake" like Paula did earlier, and concedes that perhaps Paula did marry the right man. (A later chase scene was filmed at the intersection of Highway 18 and Apple Valley Road in Apple Valley).

At the chapel, Paula and Sam are married, and the minister asks for their autographs. As they exit the chapel, they are surrounded by a swarm of fans, including a hotel owner offering them a free stay in his hotel's honeymoon suite, alongside a ride to the hotel in a limousine. As they go to the hotel, Curly pursues them in a station wagon to get them to do an interview, but misses an oncoming firetruck and ends up crashing through a house into a swimming pool. Paula and Sam kiss in the backseat of the limousine as they ride to the hotel.

Production
When executive producer Roger Corman was testing titles for Eat My Dust!, Grand Theft Auto came a close second as a possible title. So when making a follow-up he decided to call it Grand Theft Auto.

The film was made on a budget of $602,000. It was filmed in and around Victorville, California. Roger Corman worked as an executive producer, along with Rance Howard, who also co-wrote the script with Ron Howard. When Howard pleaded Corman for an extra half day to reshoot a scene, Corman responded "Ron, you can come back if you want, but nobody else will be there."

Reception
The film was a commercial success, earning over $15 million at the box office, but critical reception was negative. It holds a rating of 29% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 14 reviews.

Home media
The film was released on Region One DVD in 1999 and re-released in 2006 and 2008.

Planned remake
The screenplay for a remake of Grand Theft Auto, written by Jason Dean Hall, appeared in the 2008 Black List, and was subsequently set to be produced by Corman, Stuart Parr, and Paul Rosenberg for Fox Atomic (although it never came to fruition); due to the script's deviations from the original film, it was initially assumed to be an adaptation for the similarly titled Grand Theft Auto video games.

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To the 5 Boroughs

To the 5 Boroughs is the sixth studio album by the American hip-hop group Beastie Boys. The album was released on June 14, 2004 internationally, and a day later in the United States. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the group's third consecutive album to do so, with 360,000 copies sold in its first week and is certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 1,000,000 in the U.S. It was the group's first major release after the September 11 attacks on New York City and reflects on the after-effects.

Release and promotion
The album's lead single "Ch-Check It Out" debuted on The O.C. in "The Strip" from Season 1, airing on April 28, 2004. The album was the cause of some controversy with allegations that it installed spyware when inserted into the CD-ROM of a computer. The band has denied this allegation saying there is no copy protection software on the albums sold in the U.S. and in the U.K. While there is Macrovision CDS-200 copy protection software installed on European copies of the album this is standard practice for all European releases on EMI/Capitol Records released in Europe and it does not install spyware or any form of permanent software.

Singles
The album's first single "Ch-Check It Out" was released on April 28, 2004. The album's second single "Triple Trouble" was released in July 2004. The album's third single "Right Right Now Now" was released in 2004. The album's fourth single "An Open Letter to NYC" was released in November 2004.

Critical reception
The album was met with positive reviews, with an aggregated score of 71 on Metacritic. Playlouder said "To the 5 Boroughs is a triumph." Rolling Stone said "To the 5 Boroughs is an exciting, astonishing balancing act: fast, funny and sobering." Jason Thompson of PopMatters called To the 5 Boroughs "their best album since Paul's Boutique". Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "The beats are[...] simple and effective, with a welcome lack of bells and whistles that made Hello Nasty so distracting." AllMusic said: "It's rather impressive that they're maturing gracefully turning into expert craftsmen who can deliver a satisfying listen like this". The NME said: "Like Missy Elliott, the Beasties are re-examining hip hop—what it was, what it is, what it can be". The Onion AV Club said: "With To the 5 Boroughs, Beastie Boys' members discover a musical entryway to an earlier, more innocent era, affording listeners the exuberance of youth along with the hard-won wisdom that can only come with experience." E! Online rated the album as a B− saying it was "fun but hardly fresh.

B-sides

 * "...And Then I" ("Ch-Check It Out") UK/Japan/Australia/Canada CD single
 * "RRNN: Straight Outta Shibuya (featuring Takagi Kan)"
 * "Brr Stick Em" ("Right Right Now Now")Japan CD single)
 * "Now Get Busy" (2004 Internet single/To The 5 Boroughs Japan bonus)

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Talk:Geosynchronous orbit derivation

The error (for those interested) is calculated as cuberoot(1+.5/667 x 1+0.5/598). (There is a lot less error in omega so it is swamped by the previous). Mat-C 20:23, 1 May 2004 (UTC)

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Dave Righetti

David Allan Righetti (born November 28, 1958), nicknamed "Rags", is an American professional baseball coach and former player. A left-handed pitcher, Righetti played in Major League Baseball from 1979 through 1995 for the New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, and Chicago White Sox. He served as the pitching coach for the Giants from 2000 through 2017.

Righetti began his career as a starting pitcher, but the Yankees converted him into a relief pitcher, using him as their closer, in 1984. He won the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year Award in 1981. As a starter, he threw a no-hitter on July 4, 1983. As a closer, he was twice named the AL Rolaids Relief Man of the Year and pitched in two MLB All-Star Games. He was the first player in history to both pitch a no-hitter and also lead the league in saves in his career. Dennis Eckersley later duplicated the feat, as did Derek Lowe.

Early life
Righetti was born in San Jose, California. His father, Leo, was a professional baseball player. His brother, Steve, is thirteen months older than Dave. Leo trained his sons to become baseball players. Dave and Steve starred for their Lincoln Glen Little League team, Letterman, with Dave playing in the outfield and Steve playing shortstop.

Righetti attended Pioneer High School. Paddy Cottrell, a scout for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball, noticed Righetti and suggested he become a pitcher due to his throwing motion. As a senior, he was named to the All-League team.

College career
Righetti enrolled at San Jose City College, where he continued his development as a pitcher on the school's baseball team. He was named the junior college player of the year, beating out teammate Dave Stieb.

Draft and minor leagues
At Cottrell's urging, the Rangers selected Righetti on January 11, 1977, in the first round (10th overall pick) of the amateur draft. The Rangers selected Steve in the sixth round, and told Dave that they would only sign Steve if he signed. Both Righetti brothers signed with the Rangers. Dave made his professional debut that year in minor league baseball with the Asheville Tourists of the Class A Western Carolinas League, where he pitched to an 11–3 win–loss record.

In 1978, Righetti pitched for the Tulsa Drillers of the Class AA Texas League. In a July game against the Midland RockHounds, Righetti recorded a league-record 21 strikeouts. Jerry Walker, a scout for the New York Yankees, was present in the stands. Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, while negotiating a trade with Rangers owner Brad Corbett that offseason, specifically waited until late in their negotiations to ask that Righetti be added to the trade. On November 10, 1978, the Yankees acquired Righetti, along with Juan Beníquez, Mike Griffin, Greg Jemison, and Paul Mirabella, while the Rangers acquired Sparky Lyle, Domingo Ramos, Mike Heath, Larry McCall, Dave Rajsich, and cash. The Yankees introduced Righetti as "the next Ron Guidry". Righetti was almost traded to the Minnesota Twins in January 1979; the Twins and Yankees were unable to complete a deal in which Righetti, Chris Chambliss, Juan Beníquez, and Dámaso García would have moved to Minnesota in exchange for Rod Carew.

New York Yankees (1979–1990)
Righetti made his major league debut with the Yankees on September 16, 1979, wearing uniform number 56. In this game against the Detroit Tigers he pitched five innings, striking out three and allowing three hits, six walks, and three earned runs. After Righetti made his second start, Yankees' manager Billy Martin declared that Righetti "will win 20 games next season". However, Righetti struggled with his control, and spent the 1980 season with the Columbus Clippers of the Class AAA International League, where he had a 6–10 win–loss record and a 4.63 ERA with 101 walks and 139 strikeouts in 142 innings.

Though Righetti pitched well in spring training in 1981, the Yankees did not have room for him on their roster, so he began the season with Columbus. After he pitched to a 5–0 record and 1.00 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 45 innings, the Yankees recalled Righetti from Columbus in May 1981. He was assigned uniform number 19. The Yankees reserved numbers ending in 9 for pitchers they viewed as having promise: Dick Tidrow wore 19 for the Yankees, while Catfish Hunter wore 29, Ron Davis wore 39, and Guidry wore 49. Righetti pitched strongly as a starter for the Yankees, posting an 8–4 win–loss record in 15 games started, with a 2.06 earned run average (ERA) and 89 strikeouts in 105 innings pitched during the 1981 season. Righetti won the American League's Rookie of the Year award, beating Rich Gedman and Bob Ojeda. Righetti defeated the Milwaukee Brewers twice during the 1981 American League Division Series. The Yankees reached the World Series that year; however, he was knocked out of game three of the 1981 World Series early, which was won by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

In 1982, Righetti pitched to an 8.53 ERA during spring training. Steinbrenner sought to demote Righetti to the minor leagues, but stated he "got outvoted then". Through June 1982, Righetti had pitched to a 5–5 win–loss record with a 4.23 ERA. Though his 77 strikeouts were fourth-best in the American League, his 62 walks were considered a problem. The Yankees demoted Righetti to the minor leagues, for what Steinbrenner termed a "$2 1/2$-week intensive brushing up". Sammy Ellis, Righetti's pitching coach with Columbus, said that Righetti had been rushing his pitching motion, which was likely due to anxiety. Working with Ellis, Righetti made four starts for the Clippers, recording 33 strikeouts in 26 innings, before he was recalled to New York. Righetti finished the 1982 season with 11 wins in 27 starts, with a 3.79 ERA and 162 strikeouts and 108 walks. His strikeouts were third-best in the AL, while his walks led the league.

On July 4, 1983, Righetti threw a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. It was the first Yankee no-hitter since Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series, and the first by a Yankee left-hander since 1917. Righetti recorded a swinging strikeout against Wade Boggs to end the game. Twenty-five years later, Righetti reminisced about the game:

"My biggest worry, because I had a tendency to fall toward third base, was him (Boggs) tapping a ball between me and Mattingly and me trying to get to first base...I threw a lot of fastballs during the at bat, but the last slider I ended up throwing, he happened to miss it. Thank goodness."

In 1984 Righetti was moved to the Yankees' bullpen to replace Goose Gossage, who signed with the San Diego Padres in the offseason, as their closer. Despite the move being due to the Yankees having an excess of starters, many criticized the decision, arguing that Righetti was more valuable pitching as a starter, where he would accrue more innings.

Entering his first game as a relief pitcher with the bases loaded, Righetti did not allow an inherited runner to score, retiring the final seven batters of the game. He proved even more effective in relief, averaging 32 saves per season over the next seven years with the Yankees, and being named an All-Star in 1986 and 1987. On October 4, 1986, he saved both games of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox, finishing the season with 46 saves, and breaking the major league record shared by Dan Quisenberry and Bruce Sutter. The record would stand until Bobby Thigpen saved 57 games for the Chicago White Sox in 1990. Righetti retained the single-season record for left-handers until 1993, when Randy Myers saved 53 games for the Chicago Cubs; Righetti still owns the AL record for left-handers.

Righetti became a free agent after the 1987 season. Amid rumors that Righetti would sign a three-year contract worth $20 million with the Tokyo Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball, Righetti's agent acknowledged that the Giants did make Righetti an offer, but stated that the value was considerably less than what was reported, and stated that Righetti would continue to pitch in MLB. The contract offer was later estimated at $10 million. Righetti chose to re-sign with the Yankees, signing a three-year contract worth $4.5 million.

Righetti struggled with the Yankees early in the 1988 season, blowing four consecutive save opportunities, resulting in boos from the Yankee Stadium crowds. He then recorded five saves in consecutive opportunities.

Righetti became concerned with the direction the Yankees were taking, as they had traded away Rickey Henderson, Jack Clark, and Dave Winfield.

San Francisco Giants (1991–1993)
After the 1990 season, Righetti signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants, receiving a four-year contract worth $10 million. While with the Giants in 1991, he broke Lyle's major league record for left-handers of 238 career saves; Righetti's record stood until 1994, when John Franco surpassed his eventual total of 252.

Righetti saved 24 games in 1991. He lost the closer role during the 1992 season to Rod Beck. Righetti made a start on June 10, 1992, his first start since September 1983. He pitched in middle relief for the Giants in the 1993 season.

Oakland Athletics (1994)
Released by the Giants after the 1993 season, Righetti signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics. After beginning 1994 with the Athletics, he was released.

Toronto Blue Jays (1994)
Righetti signed as a free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays in May 1994. Righetti had a 0–1 win–loss record and 6.75 ERA for the Blue Jays.

After that season, Righetti was released by the Blue Jays.

Chicago White Sox (1995)
In 1995, Righetti signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox. On November 9, 1995, he was again granted free agency; but no team signed him. Righetti retired to end his 16-year career, finishing with 252 saves, a 3.46 ERA, and a record of 82–79 in 718 games.

Coaching career
In 2000, Righetti became the pitching coach for the Giants. Righetti's pitchers helped the Giants win the 2002 National League pennant, although the Giants would lose the World Series in seven games to the Anaheim Angels.

Despite uncertainty if he would return to the Giants for the 2007 season due to a managerial change, Righetti announced in early November 2007 that he would remain with the Giants in his present role. He was the pitching coach for the pitching staff that included Matt Cain, Madison Bumgarner, Tim Lincecum, Jonathan Sánchez, and Brian Wilson that won the 2010, 2012, and 2014 World Series. An analysis by Fangraphs showed that Righetti has an uncanny knack for teaching pitchers to avoid giving up home runs.

After 18 seasons of working under managers Dusty Baker, Felipe Alou, and Bruce Bochy, Righetti was removed from his role as pitching coach on October 21, 2017, and moved into a front-office role with the Giants. He served as the bullpen coach for the United States national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

Personal life
Righetti and his wife had triplets (two daughters and one son), who were born in 1991; Righetti's sister-in-law served as a surrogate mother.

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User:Thebasti

I am Basti (I have been using that username from the time of BBSes and it stuck around).

During the years I have used Wikipedia on several occasions and I have finally decided to open an account because I edited one page and I didn’t like the fact that the system contributed change to my IP address. Anyway, now that I have an account I hope that I will make contributions more frequently.

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HMS Gravelines (D24)

HMS Gravelines was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was named after the Battle of Gravelines, which took place in 1588, resulting in the English Navy defeating the Spanish Armada. Gravelines was built by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead. She was laid down on 10 August 1943, launched on 30 November 1944 and completed on 14 June 1946.

Service
Upon commissioning, Gravelines was placed in reserve along with a number of her other sister-ships. In 1949, Gravelines joined the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla, which joined the Mediterranean Fleet. Gravelines exchanged crews with the destroyer HMS St. Kitts (D18) on 10 March 1953 and returned to the UK where she was paid off into the reserve fleet.

In 1955, Gravelines, with the rest of the 3rd Flotilla, returned once again to the Mediterranean, and was in the area during the Suez Crisis, which had occurred in response to the Egyptian President Nasser's nationalisation of the Suez Canal. That same year, Gravelines returned to a colder climate, when she, along with the rest of the Flotilla, joined the Home Fleet, based in the UK. In 1957, Gravelines began a refit, though it was cancelled the following year. Gravelines arrived for scrapping at Rosyth on 4 April 1961.

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Talk:SGI Indy

The picture at the top right is sexist (and, btw, also not representative for an Indy)
Some people can consider this picture offensive - i sent an url of this Wikipedia page to a woman to explain what is Indy about, and i'm feeling a bit ashamed of this... - a desktop showing a bit of Indigo Magic, 4Dwm, etc, would be much more elucidative. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.196.49.95 (talk) 11:23, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

There are definitely better pictures around, e.g. showing the IRIX desktop. There's no point in showing an Indy with Linux desktop. But above all, the wallpaper of that Linux desktop is really annoying and in no way representative for the SGI style. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.39.154.181 (talk) 16:25, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

 * It should show an Indy running IRIX using the IndyCam, after all, the IndyCam was one of the Indy's major selling point. Rilak (talk) 11:31, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

What year?
A timeline would add a lot to this article. --Duozmo 17:24, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

It seems to be around 1993 and 1994 - but i'm also very curious to be more assured about this as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.196.49.95 (talk) 11:19, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

 * These two sources from the Computer Business Review suggests a late 1993 introduction date: . Rilak (talk) 11:28, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Cleanup
It's almost a shame to clean this up, but it probably does need it! Mark Richards 20:30, 1 May 2004 (UTC)

NPOV?
The comments about IRIX5.1 being the Windows NT of Unixes is not NPOV. It would be sufficient to say that it didn't show the full power of the hardware, and avoid the Microsoft-bashing. Agreed? --ChrisRuvolo 19:11, 24 Jun 2004 (UTC)
 * No comments to date. Fixed it up.  --ChrisRuvolo 21:32, 3 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Re: last edit by 24.208.247.77
Major rewrite; removed copied personal home page feel and irrelevant information

I find some of the information that was removed relevant. The construction of the case, internal drive bay information, system noise, heat considerations, etc. As an Indy owner, I do not find these topics irrelevant. I think they should be worked back into the article. Thanks. --ChrisRuvolo 21:57, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)

What's "FF"?
Under Continued use, it says "being all FFs". This should be explained. 220.237.139.183 (talk) 16:07, 30 April 2008 (UTC) Anonymous

 * I made an edit to explain it. Is the current text clearer?  --ChrisRuvolo (t) 19:06, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Page name?
Shouldn't this page be called "SGI Indy and Challenge S" like this one: SGI Indigo² and Challenge M? Rilak (talk) 08:40, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

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QED R4600?
I am fairly certain that the processor databook on my desk said IDT R4600. Since I was on the bring up team for the Indy R4600... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.45.70.198 (talk) 01:15, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

reverted edit
I came to this article because this citation is showing a red error message and is including this article in.

Here is the citation:

This citation suffers from several problems: Because I am attempting to cleanup articles listed at Category:CS1 errors: archive-url, I :
 * 1) the content at the url assigned to archive-url (a scan/ocr/transcription of the paper magazine) is not a snapshot of the content at the url assigned to url (presumably a facsimile of the paper magazine)
 * 2) the google-books url does not require  to read the source; at google-books, the source cannot be read
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Editor Smuckola reverted with the edit summary: the citation was not damaged. The editor is mistaken as I have explained above. My edit should be restored.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 15:01, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

 * Hey there, I'm sorry about that. I was flooding this article with tons of citations and writing tens of kilobytes of text, and this citation was really weird. I don't remember previously ever having seen a google books item that wasn't visibly archived at all. This one isn't, as you know. I thought it meant that there was a Google subscription needed to read it online, but I now actually clicked that tab and I see it just links to outside sellers. Secondly, I'm always one who's repairing and completing citations, and I was totally sure that I checked this one for archive-date, and I must have seen access-date instead. So okay, I restored it, and thank you for your work. — Smuckola(talk) 06:45, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

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Talk:Peter Banks

NPOV
From the article: ''Peter Banks may be an obscure artist but is one of the few who have a real "cult" following around. His guitar talent is distinctive and some consider him the finest string-man Yes has ever had (with due respect to Mr. Steve Howe). He's also a fine singer and producer and a fair keyboardist. And overall, he's a remarkable and inspired jazz, rock and experimental musician, not as "classy" as some more famous guitarmen, but certainly a bolder one.''

This text seems more fit for an essay than an encyclopedia article, so I'm moving it here for now. Wmahan. 20:30, 2004 May 1 (UTC)

I agree, I liked yes's early work, but I can't just push Steve Howe aside!

Career with Yes
Wow, was this section written by Banks' publicist (or maybe his daughter)? He comes off as this noble character among the "mean" creatures making up the rest of the band. What's wrong with just saying "he left over artistic difference?"

Hey, I love Peter Banks, I've owned all his solo albums (not many folks can say that, I'm sure), but let's dispense with the dramatics. This is an encyclopedia entry, not an affadavit prior to a lawsuit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bpolhemus (talk • contribs) 15:12, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Hello!

I am the one who first redacted the original text (entry) refered to Peter Banks in Wikipedia. My e-mail address was different then (1997 or 1998); but you can see my name (Leonardo Ledesma) is the same as well as my site of origin (Lima, Peru).

In those days contributions to Wikipedia were more free-spirited, because the goal was to make us share our knowledge to enrich the web encyclopedia. Of course, every contribution such as mine (I did the original entry of Tony Kaye as well) was susceptible of improvement by any other person. So, the original article I wrote back then has had some changes; and I'm very thankful for that.

My intention was not to write an "essay" (and certainly I'm not Peter Banks daughter :) ) but as a part-time journalist maybe some of that style ended in the entry. Let me say just that my intention was give Peter Banks due credit in Wikipedia; because he's a rather obscure part of Yes musical history and, I think, he deserves to be noticed in some way between the usual tendency to mention only Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin. I certainly like all Yes line-ups, some more than others; hence my original contribution to call attention on Peter.

Sorry if my original effort is found nowadays to be sub-standard for the rules of Wikipedia. I merely see it as a first stone upon which a very detailed and objective data can be (and has been) constructed. And maybe, again, I can consider my original text a brief essay from an admirer point of view. Having said that, let's not deny Peter Banks the credit he deserves just because he's not as famous or revered as some of his guitar peers.

Thank you for reading this; and keep up your excellent work. Pizzarello (talk) 23:59, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

 * I have re-edited and re-worded this piece, and added some more references. I have removed the {Wiki} and {POV} tags, but it still needs further work. The lack of citations is the major stumbling block - can future sub-editors editors PLEASE try to remember sources, citations and NPOV. Gushing praise, fancruft, hear'say and your own personal point of view are not what is required.  Thanks,
 * Derek R Bullamore (talk) 19:59, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

As I said, what is required NOW is slightly different that what was required a decade ago (when personal points of view where regularly included). Hence the improvement this entry has had in recent time and I agree with the changes you made. And I didn't based the information I shared then on hearsay or fancruft: I consulted three books, mainly the one written by Dan Hedges with interviews with every (ex) Yes member up to 1980 and authorised by the band. Of course, now there are more books and information about Yes and references to Banks in particular. If I contribute something to Wikipedia now I respect the current standards (which, unfortunately, is not the case in some people contributions even today, as I see in other matters). Again, thanks for improving and correct my initial effort.--- Leonardo Ledesma. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.121.40.37 (talk) 17:45, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Date of death
Sad news that Pete Banks has died. I see there has been some confusion online as to the precise date of death. His body was found on 8 March, but he died on 7 March. This has been confirmed by his friend and manager, George Mizer. If a cite is needed, see. Bondegezou (talk) 21:34, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Lots of detail in this nice obituary at The Independent by Chris Welch: Bondegezou (talk) 20:18, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

PERSONAL THOUGHTS ON A GUITARIST WITH BANKS OF TALENT TO SPARE
Hello, I am Elliott Michaels, a musician who has lived, performed and struggled in New York, Los Angeles, and the last 20 years in Atlanta, GA. Peter Banks was one of the first musicians I met when I moved to Los Angeles from Brooklyn in summer 1981. I had the good fortune of getting on stage and playing with Banks on Tuesday jam nights at the Central on the West Hollywood Strip. I long respected Peter's prowess with a guitar, as well as his willingness to put up with the likes of lesser players such as myself!

One time Banks and I were onstage with some other musicians and I suggested we play the old Martha & the Vandellas hit "Heat Wave." I began strumming the intro chords and when Peter chimed in with the hook riff, I knew I was home, so to speak. That moment is forever in my happy box. It's too bad that Banks died at such a young age, and I'm sure he's blowing away everyone up in Rock & Roll Heaven. Rock on, Peter! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.208.197.20 (talk) 17:37, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Lionel Richie
The article stated that Peter Banks performed the guitar solo on Lionel Richie's "Hello," but that his work was "not credited." (No reference is given.) But it's well-known that famous session guitarist Louie Shelton played the guitar solo on that song. It's possible Banks played some other part on that song, but if so it should be sourced. I've removed the comment for now. Efb18 (talk) 23:59, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
 * It's certainly a claim Banks repeatedly made, but I've never seen any corroborating evidence. Bondegezou (talk) 08:35, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
 * OK, here's a citation supporting the claim. I suspect that's merely repeating the claim however: I doubt the obituarist actually researched the issue. I think it's possible that Banks did some session work for the song that might have been used, or that he did some session work for the song that wasn't then included in the final version. I think it's also possible that this was an elaborate joke on his part: he sometimes made outrageous claims that weren't true (pers. comm.). But that's me speaking as someone who runs a Yes website: as far as Wikipedia is concerned, I think the BBC citation is probably sufficient. Bondegezou (talk) 10:34, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

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Louder article
I am dropping this here, but this is not one of my areas of editing. Perhaps someone can include it as a reference. Peaceray (talk) 19:01, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Cheating story is not true!
It is not true that Peter Banks First wife from 1974-1986 (also a correction) Sidonie Jordan cheated on him or that he discovered her with anyone. They separated for a year in 1976 and she and he both dated other people. They had a falling out in 1996 and after that Peter had a vendetta against her and began to put her down in interviews and in his book! As well as releasing their albums together on One Way Records, cutting her out of the projects and removing her as a songwriter on her own songs! She has since his death, been very gracious in never putting him down on the liner notes of recent releases on Cherry Red Records of Empire, or in any articles or a recent documentary that is in the works. The proof is that he did not say anything about it nor put down the supposed 'man in question' in his book. On the contrary they were friends till his death! Cyanrainbow (talk) 01:25, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

David Cross Link
The David Cross link in the section about Peter Banks's death links to the page for a comedian, actor and director not the former King Crimson musician David Cross. 2A00:23C6:E8A1:7201:747D:954D:4BF3:FA36 (talk) 11:38, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/UserEnforcer

Article User:Enforcer listed on Votes for deletion May 1 to May 7 2004, consensus was to keep. Discussion:

False legal accusations against Wikipedia from a non-Wikipedian. User pages on Wikipedia are for Wikipedians to put information up on, and as User:Enforcer has not edited any Wikipedia pages other than his user pages and his talk page, I do not believe he can be reasonably said to be a Wikipedian. Instead, he is using Wikipedia as a place to publish a personal website, given that this personal page is his only contribution to date, which is expressly against our policy. He is free to bring up any concerns he has on any of the Wikipedia mailing lists, but we are under no obligation to publish his personal webpages on our servers. --Delirium 20:33, May 1, 2004 (UTC)

 * Keep. Could possibly be needed as evidence in a libel suit. Guanaco 20:40, 1 May 2004 (UTC)
 * This should probably be discussed on the Wikipedia legal mailing list. RickK 20:41, 1 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Or rather, the Foundation mailing list which supercedes it. - IMSoP 20:58, 1 May 2004 (UTC)
 * To play devil's advocate to some extent, outright deletion of this page would seem likely to invite claims of censorship of opinion. That the user page of a "non-existent" wikipedian is an inappropriate place for this is, I think, debatable; but even if so, the solution would surely be to move this to somewhere on where it could be refactored into a page on the legal status of the Wikimedia Foundation, and its obligations and plans present and future. That the user has made no other edits proves only that it is a sockpuppet of some kind (given their knowledge of which users are likely to be amenable to their views); thus, the use of a userpage is probably more appropriate than some other placements, which would probably be labelled spam. I also note that even hard-banned users do not have their user pages deleted - for instance Michael's pre-ban page is still in the page history. in short, keep. - IMSoP 20:58, 1 May 2004 (UTC)
 * It has seemed to me people are allowed to put just about anything on their own user pages. And this is about the encyclopedia, accurate or not.  Other anti-Wikipedia rants sit unmolested, and arguably inaccurate attacks don't seem an issue.  Also, Enforcer may well be a sock puppet of a contributor, given his knowledge of the system and certain users.  Not a vote. -- VV 23:33, 1 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Replace with notice that user is banned. Keep in history for legal reasons. For anyone who has doubts that Enforcer is a troll, he placed his comments about these issues on the talk pages of User:Plato, User:JRR Trollkien and User:Pooya, all of whom are known trolls (he selected them for their "determination in opposing anarchy [sic] and vigilantism among Wikipedia leadership") Being familiar with these user names also indicates that Enforcer is a returning troll.--Eloquence* 23:50, May 1, 2004 (UTC)
 * Banned or blocked? You need to learn the game, Eloquence. Either way, identifying methods of legal action on user talk pages is not a viable reason for either. If the group has no better way to discuss its future with critical users, bans, blocks, clobbering, whining and pouting are unlikely to prove any more effective. Get over it and learn to discuss things with people who disagree with you. If the same quality of information was entered in an article on any other subject, it would be corrected or revised in the typical Wiki method of editing perceived edits. Tonto 16:10, 2 May 2004 (UTC)
 * User:Tonto has been blocked for good measure, though I'm sure Fennec 15:48, May 3, 2004 (UTC)
 * FWIW, he also put said comments on User talk:172. -- VV 00:22, 2 May 2004 (UTC)
 * This is correct. Enforcer posted a note on my talk page. So, what's your point? 172 14:46, 15 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Clobber the pages with some kind of notice. Having the text in the page history is a suitable way to keep it for further consideration. Indulging User:Enforcer sets a bad precedent. Wile E. Heresiarch 04:41, 2 May 2004 (UTC)
 * KEEP. Let the dustbin of history decide his fate; and don't give the User cause to cry "censorship". Funny how these types use the platforms of the very systems they are critical of. Gotta love wikipedia and the First Amendment! Alcarillo 15:33, 3 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Whatever the merit of keeping this page, I don't think censorship or the 1st amendment has anything to do with it. As WP is not the government, WP has no obligation whatsoever to provide Enforcer, or anyone, with an open forum. Wile E. Heresiarch 04:12, 5 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Clobber with a notice as suggested above. -Fennec 03:15, May 6, 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep, without notice. Notices are appropriate for banned users, not blocked users. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 06:12, May 6, 2004 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sample Preferential Ballot

Article Sample Preferential Ballot listed on WP:VFD May 1 to May 7 2004, consensus was to delete. Discussion:

a sample ballot, not linked to from any page, not an article. Maximus Rex 20:35, 1 May 2004 (UTC)

 * Delete -- Cyrius|&#9998 21:43, May 1, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete, Vanity -- Chris 73 | (New) Talk 01:09, 2 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Hmm. Preferential voting is one of several voting schemes. An example such as this can clarify a general discussion. However, as it stands, the article isn't very enlightening. No vote yet. Wile E. Heresiarch 04:54, 2 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. It would be better to include an actual image in the appropriate article, like we have at Additional Member System. -- Jao 10:10, 3 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Agree with Jao. Delete, and hope that the author, or someone will step up to the plate and write an article about this voting system. Alcarillo 15:34, 3 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Also agree with Jao, this sort of material shouldn't constitute its own article, it should illustrate another one. --Michael Snow 16:22, 3 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep this article until we have an image on hand to replace it. It is informative as it stands. Yes, it can be improved. Wait til the replacement is here before deleting it. Wile E. Heresiarch 04:15, 5 May 2004 (UTC)

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Navicular bone

The navicular bone is a small bone found in the feet of most mammals.

Human anatomy
The navicular bone in humans is one of the tarsal bones, found in the foot. Its name derives from the human bone's resemblance to a small boat, caused by the strongly concave proximal articular surface. The term navicular bone or hand navicular bone was formerly used for the scaphoid bone, one of the carpal bones of the wrist.

The navicular bone in humans is located on the medial side of the foot, and articulates proximally with the talus, distally with the three cuneiform bones, and laterally with the cuboid.

It is the last of the foot bones to start ossification and does not tend to do so until the end of the third year in girls and the beginning of the fourth year in boys, although a large range of variation has been reported.

The tibialis posterior is the only muscle that attaches to the navicular bone. The main portion of the muscle inserts into the tuberosity of the navicular bone. An accessory navicular bone may be present in 2–14% of the general population.

Clinical significance
The human navicular is not a commonly broken bone but it breaks due to two reasons. The first mechanism is a stress fracture which happens commonly in athletes, and the other mechanism is a high energy trauma.

The navicular bone is a keystone of the foot: it is part of the coxa pedis and articulates with the talus, first, second and third cuneiform, cuboid and calcaneus. It plays an important role in the biomechanics of the foot, helping in inversion, eversion, and motion; it is a structural link between midfoot and forefoot and it is part of the longitudinal and transverse arch of the foot.

Horse anatomy
The horse has a sesamoid bone called the navicular bone, located within the hoof, that lies on the palmar aspect of the coffin joint between the second phalanx and third phalanx (coffin bone). The navicular bone in the horse is supported by the distal sesamoidean impar ligament and two collateral sesamoidean ligaments. The navicular bursa is located between the flexor surface of the navicular bone and the deep digital flexor tendon, which runs between the bursa and the distal phalanx. The central tarsal bone in the hock of the horse is homologous and analogous to the navicular bone of the human foot, and thus the navicular bone in the horse is a different structure from the eponymously labeled bone in humans. The navicular region is an important structure in relation to lameness, particularly in the front feet, and is involved with a significant disease process called navicular disease or navicular syndrome. Recently much of the original literature concerning navicular disease has been called into question, particularly the significance of radiographic changes as a sole diagnostic criterion. Navicular syndrome may be responsible for as much as 1/3 of all cases of lameness in horses, but radiographic changes in the navicular bone do not always provide a definitive diagnosis. Newer imaging techniques have shown that damage to the soft tissues in the region may be significant contributors to lameness and that multiple causes may result in visible lameness.

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Talk:Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence

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Strictly speaking, this should be 'The Flint-Worcester Tornadoes', since these are two widely separated events. --Brian Rock 20:36, May 1, 2004 (UTC)

The Flint-Worchester tornadoes are NOT seperate events. They are probably related. I mean, two severe tornadoes one day apart? Completely related.216.94.9.26 18:08, 16 February 2007 (UTC) Jenna Orian

Average ANNUAL tornado?
Wondering if average Mass tornados are supposed to be "average annual", but don't want to edit if this is not the case —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.95.139.107 (talk • contribs) 15:37, June 8, 2004 (UTC)

"Massachusetts has an average of about 5 tornadoes since 1950."

what does this mean? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.36.15.107 (talk • contribs) 20:53, June 7, 2005 (UTC)

 * I'm modifying the entry based on data found at: http://airmap.unh.edu/background/extremeEvents.html

 * This shows the average number of tornados in specific New England states per year based on data collected from 1956-1990.

 * -Isotope23 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Isotope23 (talk • contribs) 13:27, June 8, 2005 (UTC)

Baseball team nickname
Seems like this section doesn't really fit. A much smaller section, or even a note at the top pointing there may be better. Any thoughts? --Falcorian (talk) 22:28, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Split
These are two separate tornadoes, and thus should have separate articles. I propose a split to Flint, Michigan Tornado and Worcester, Massachusetts Tornado.

I'd vote against; these were the most famous of a 17-tornado outbreak spawned by the same overall storm system - as they were both produced by same greater storm produced tornadoes from Wisconsin to Massachusetts, I'll see what I can do to clarify this in the article. --Davidals 22:28, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Same here. It was the same system that produced them, and the rule is that the same system gets one main article. CrazyC83 01:04, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

I'd vote in favor; the Flint-Beecher tornado was separated from the Worcester tornado by over a thousand miles and nearly 24 hours. Even if we don't end up splitting the article, there should probably be a greater emphasis on, and more detailed description of, the Flint-Beecher tornado, as it was the most recent single tornado to kill over 100 people, and one of the most violent in Michigan history; all the information I've found on the Worcester tornado indicates it was a minor storm mainly of note due to its location and being part of the same system. If it warrants discussion in the Flint-Beecher article, then why not the other ones that were part of the outbreak? For example, two hours before the Flint-Beecher tornado, another tornado did over $25 million in damage at the GM Proving Grounds in Milford, MI, about thirty miles south of Flint. Rdfox 76 17:29, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Point of order (two years late): The Worcester Tornado was most certainly not a minor event...many have argued for it being given an F5 rating, and it caused more injuries than any other tornado since 1950 (save the Wichita Falls tornado of 1979). It reduced a 5-story brick building to two stories. Now that I got that off my chest, carry on :-D. - Running On Brains (talk page) 16:58, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Both tornadoes (and any other really important tornadoes with enough information) should have full sections once (if) a chart is compiled. Although it is tough to do from 1953 with a lot of incomplete information... CrazyC83 23:37, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

 * There is plenty information on both of these tornadoes to form two seperate articles. Both were among the deadliest and most destructive in history.  While there is precedent for two or more notable tornadoes to be included in the same article, this is different than other cases, say the Tupelo-Gainesville Tornado Outbreak where there was continuous tornado activity between the tornado...there was a gap of more than 12 hours and almost 1000 miles between the activity for the Flint-Worcester case.  These were two seperate outbreaks, regardless as to whether they were formed by the same system.  I think a split is in order. - Running  On  Brains  17:03, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
 * If the split were to happen, the naming of the two articles would have to be something along the lines of Flint-Beecher Tornado Outbreak and Worcester Tornado Outbreak, as both these areas had several other minor (or even major) tornadoes. - Running On  Brains  17:06, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Problem is there were tornadoes elsewhere as well, including deadly ones in other states...they would be orphaned if the article was split. CrazyC83 14:11, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

 * I vote to keep it as one article. I can't think of any other articles out there where events from one storm system are in seperate articles (are there any?).  Actually, I thought the trend was to merge these types of situations into one article, as was done with the Spencer, SD tornado & related Derecho event, as well as the 1993 Storm of the Century & related Derecho event.  If we do want to split them, I think the best way to deal with it would be to have one article main on the whole outbreak, and then create two new artciles for the individual tornadoes.  Put a summary of each tornado in the main one, and then put a main article link in.  I think we need to keep the standard of having everything from one storm system in the same article, but at times its appropriate for larger events to have their own space.  Gopher backer 21:39, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 * First off, given the significance of the events, the article is in sad shape and is ripe for revision and expansion and that should be the prime concern. For the time being, I'm in favor of keeping them together as a tornado outbreak series/sequence, but the article should be organized better to reflect this.  If enough material is written to warrant separate articles, then I wouldn't be opposed, as long as the connection between the systems and a good synopsis of the synoptic meteorological system is maintained.  Evolauxia 06:56, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Sounds like a good comprimise to me. - Running On  Brains  15:44, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Have any books been written on the Flint Tornados? Because the Worcester one got a book that ended up being kind of a big deal. --badlydrawnjeff talk 15:49, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

I'd vote to split. While the Flint-Beecher and Worcester tornadoes may have derived from the same storm, the tornadoes are not the same thing as the storm. Very little of the content of the article is common to both occurrences. Split the articles, and have each reference the other with a comment that they are thought to have been spawned by the same storm. While you're at it, the table of severe tornadoes at the end of the article doesn't fit; it probably belongs in a general article on tornadoes. --Flashcube 05:28, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Split these SEPARATE tornadic events. While the same storm system may have spawned the Flint-Beecher and Worcester tornadoes, they are separate tornadic events. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.80.112.226 (talk) 20:58, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

 * KEEP MERGED. The way the article is written now shows how closely the two tornados were related, from the congressional debate to the evening editions of the Worchester paper leaving folks to wonder if it was the same tornado. There would be redundancy if the articles were separated. Other near simultaneous events with geograpraphical disparity are treated as one, from the 2004 tsunami, to the 1998 embassy bombings. When and if the article grows to unmanageable size should be the time when split articles should be considered. MMetro 17:07, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

It's been over a year and there doesn't seem to be a clear consensus, so I'm removing the split proposal. Gopher backer (talk) 02:47, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

 * The split tag has re-appeared with no further discussion and no more reason to split, so I am removing it. Op47 (talk) 22:10, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Disagree. The 1953 Flint MI tornado and the 1953 Worcester MA tornado should be separate articles. Steelbeard1 (talk) 01:06, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Although I do not object to individual articles for these tornadoes, I would like to point out that these tornadoes having their own articles and keeping the outbreak page are not mutually exclusive. There are several cases on Wikipedia where a major tornado has its own article in addition to there being a page on the outbreak or outbreak sequence that produced it. Most notably we have articles for the 1999 Bridge Creek – Moore tornado, the 2011 Tuscaloosa – Birmingham tornado, and the 2011 Joplin tornado, which also have sections in their respective outbreak articles.TornadoLGS (talk) 03:14, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Ugh.
First off, "How did a tornado hit" Mass is not a sub category in my opinion. It's a question you need for a report and you go to it and find out in the first major section. I took it out since people can figure it out, as there are tornadoes in New York and if they can't, possibly combine it with the upper, longer parts? Secondly, trivia only has one thing. Put it with something else possibly so it's not out there in the open. Put it in the main part, put it somewhere else, expand it. Something. I'm tempted to put a "no trivia" tag at the top since they do exist. Also, "1953 Tornado Season in Perspective"? Maybe you can combine it with the rest as it's all of a sentence and doesn't deserve a topic. Just my opinions. Babylon pride 23:34, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Renaming?
Would Flint-Worcester tornado outbreak sequence be more appropriate, given that these two tornadoes were apparently part of three days of deadly tornadoes?- Running On  Brains  17:56, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Probably. What the exact definition of a sequence vs just an outbreak?  Gopher backer (talk) 02:54, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Generally, a tornado outbreak is a period of tornado activity with no breaks of 6 or more hours (and caused by the same storm system). A tornado outbreak sequence is exactly what the name implies: a series of tornado outbreaks.  While this was the same storm system, there were breaks of almost 20 hours (and hundreds of miles) between tornadoes. - Running  On  Brains  21:50, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
 * A tornado outbreak sequence is a period of continuous tornado activity consisting of a series of tornado outbreaks where there are very few if any days of low tornado activity. It's not merely a series of outbreaks as it's coming to be used on Wikipedia.  The emphasis is on the nonstop days with high tornado activity.  That's moot in this case, since it occurred on back-to-back days and was generated from the same synoptic system, but the distinction needs to get in people's minds so that the other articles are reflecting how the term is used.
 * If meteorologists loosen the definition in the future, then we can follow suit. Even a tornado outbreak doesn't have a tight, universal definition, so there is some flexibility here, but on many articles there are breaks of many days between outbreaks or there are only two or three days of tornado activity and that doesn't constitute an outbreak sequence as the term is used.  Evolauxia (talk) 10:06, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Worcester fatality count and rating
I'm cognizant of the need to standardize tornado data with a singular, reputable source, in this case the NOAA tornado database, but when there is reliable new information then the articles should reflect this. The National Tornado Database is unlikely to be changed after the initial entry, despite the availability of new information, however, we don't have that limitation and shouldn't self impose it. When we differ from the NOAA database this discrepancy should be explained and cited with reputable sources. In this case, the 94 Lives book is the result of a much more exhaustive study than NOAA was able to do reviewing newspapers when retroactively rating tornadoes in the mid 1970s. Probably the most authoritative source on historical tornadoes, Tom Grazulis and his Tornado Project database, initially concurred with NOAA on the information available, but updated to reflect the 94 fatalities and the F5 rating. There seems to be a mix (thus contradiction) on the fatality count in the article. The article should be brought into unison with the 94 figure, as should the rating be adjusted to F5. Evolauxia (talk) 10:19, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

 * I did forget about the rating review, which should be formally cited in the article. It'd also be nice to see the original documentation and reasoning in full.  Evolauxia (talk) 10:26, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

 * A cursory scan of the NWS Boston website revealed this informal presentation indicating the Worcester tornado was F5. Evolauxia (talk) 18:36, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

"Caught with their pants down"...
Does it really seem appropriate to use the colloquial phrase "caught with their pants down" (ninth paragraph, second sentence). DannyJohansson (talk) 18:36, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Flint Worcester??
This is editorializing. There was absolutely no proven or documented relationship between a tornado in Flint, Michigan and the one in Worcester, Massachusetts. In fact, meteorologists have stated that the Worcester tornado was spawned within an "air mass" thunderstorm, which means it was entirely local, not associated with other weather systems. I lived through that that tornado and, in fact, it was a deciding factor in me becoming interested in weather as a child. The typical life of Massachusetts thunderstorms can be reviewed at http://www.goldredeemer.com/Weather.html. Since the article is not "scholarly," it can't be used as a Wikipedia reference, but it should give interested editors something to look for. LymanSchool (talk) 13:08, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I have argued this before, and it did not achieve consensus (see ). I'm willing to revisit the idea, as it does seem a bit of original research to me. - Running On Brains (talk page) 16:48, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Split! This article is pathetic on the Flint Tornado. One of the 10 most deadliest tornadoes in American History and the worst single natural disaster in the one of the most populated states and some are arguing that these two single events should be the same based on blithering campaign rhetoric!?!? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.121.219.157 (talk) 12:12, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * While the Flint tornado probably should get its own article as the Worcester tornado already has, how significant the Flint tornado would not be the reason for splitting the article. The debate is whether or not the events on each day were closely related enough in terms of the system(s)that produced them to be considered part of the same event. TornadoLGS (talk) 17:38, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I would prefer to split the article was the Flint tornado, known at the 1953 Beecher Tornado, because it struck the Beecher district north of Flint, was the last one before the 2011 Joplin Tornado to claim more than 100 lives. Steelbeard1 (talk) 17:52, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

I created a separate Flint Beecher Tornado article. Steelbeard1 (talk) 12:58, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Half of Average Activity?
While 422 tornadoes in a year is well below average by today's standards I think there's more to that. A few quick search using the Tornado History Project shows that only 193 of those were rated as F0 or F1, which is well below the 1950-2010 average of about 680. By contrast 192 were rated F2-F5 in that year which is above the 61 year average of about 183. This seems to imply, as I have often heard before, that due to largely technological limits of the time, the majority of weaker tornadoes and were missed. IMHO the statement that 1953 was below average in overall tornado activity is inaccurate because of its oversimplified representation of tornado statistics. TornadoLGS (talk) 03:58, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Agreed; I did not notice this wording before. I have removed the offending sentence. - Running On Brains (talk) 04:09, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Added categories tornadoes in NE, OH and NH
These states also had confirmed tornadoes. My intention was for this to be a legitimate edit.--Kevjgav (talk) 19:42, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

"Tornado outbreak sequence" definition
I found:

 * An outbreak sequence, prior to (after) modern records that began in 1950, is defined as, at most, two (one) consecutive days without at least one significant (F2 or stronger) tornado.

and see it as needlessly clumsy, and BTW implausible. I suggest this alternative:
 * Prior to 1950, an outbreak sequence was defined as following at most two consecutive days without at least one significant (F2 or stronger) tornado.
 * The modern records that began in 1950 use one full day without such a tornado as the minimum separation between two such sequences.

But perhaps a specialist should check whether that less artificial statement better catches the whole of both notions, in avoiding the apparent suggestion (surprising in light of our usage in the rest of the article) that t.o.s. has always meant a period devoid of tornadoes. --Jerzy•t 07:06, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

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Rebel Rebel, this page is a mess
I just stumbled across this page. Not only does it have so many facts wrong (release dates, etc), but it had a now-removed plea to fix those very same "facts" right in the paragraph.

[someone fix this- this mostly isn't true ds-2 came out in 1987- someone make this paragraph right- most of it is wrong- the hm-2 was much earlier)

I'm also amazed that there is but a brief mention of BOSS's other products, but no in-depth list or anything. There are pages for various of BOSS' products laying around too. So much work, so little time. I'm not an expert on BOSS effect pedals/sound shapers. I only know something of their drum machines/rhythm machines. Anyone wanna take this on? sugarfish (talk) 03:09, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

Trademark
So is it BOSS or Boss? RickK 20:39, 1 May 2004 (UTC)

 * BOSS, per both its own website and Roland UK's. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 01:06, 2 May 2004 (UTC)

 * Please put the disambiguation notice for the South African Bureau of State Security back. BOSS was infamous in the 1970s. David | Talk 10:21, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

 * It was only removed in initial editing which despite my best efforts was cut short last night, it will be replaced today. Sorry for any trouble that may have been caused by this.  Silmarillion    (Talk)  [[Image:Nuvola apps edu mathematics-p.svg|18px|]] Wiki be With us! 13:26, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

I'm as much a Boss fan as anyone else, but this article sounds more like a catalog than a Wikipedia entry. Delenir

Is this page an advertisement?
I have to agree that this page is basically one large advertisement for the company.

FIXED. Thank you very much! NIRVANA2764 19:21, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

 * If this was an advert for Boss, I think they'd mention more of their gear than is mentioned on this page. Currently it mentions guitar effects processors ONLY. Looking at Bossus.com, I can see that this is just the first heading on the "Gear" menu. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.153.45.54 (talk) 08:48, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

So-called Tone-changers
I guess it's more correct to call those pedals tone-shapers. At least I saw such a definition on lots of musical websites.

User edit
I removed Michael Balzary from the list of people that use Boss products. Balzary and Flea are the same person and Flea was already in there. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Phefner (talk • contribs) 04:34, 18 February 2007 (UTC).
 * Someone has gone around and added Balzary to every list containing Flea. I'll try and clear that up at some point. I'm not sure this page merits a list of users though - after all it's much like listing writers who've owned a pen. *smb 23:54, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Artists who have used BOSS products
I believe this section should be completely removed. I can't think of any artist that never used any BOSS product. It's almost as having a list called "Programmers who have used Microsoft products". Only notable users (first users or endorsed players) should be listed, like Van Halen would be listed in a Peavey users list, with his Peavey 5150, for example. --SUBZ3R0 ( Talk 19:35, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Perhaps not such a good analogy - I can think of a multitude programmers who never programmed or used MS products! (But this isn't the place to list them ;)195.153.45.54 08:50, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

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Requested move
This page should be moved back to Boss Corporation. The name is not pronounced "B-O-S-S" and the letters don't stand for anything. Our manual of style for trademarks clearly indicates that in this case we should not reproduce the cosmetic all-caps rendering used by the company itself. —ptk✰fgs 05:37, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Concur, on WP:MOSTM grounds. —  SMcCandlish  [talk] [cont] ‹(-¿-)› 22:51, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Support unless any information is uncovered indicating that this is an acronym. Dekimasu よ! 09:19, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. It appears that Boss is not actually a corporation, rather a division of the Roland Corporation and a product brand name from Roland. From the Roland website: “BOSS is the division of Roland Corporation...” Can anyone provide more info? ●DanMS • Talk 01:13, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * They do describe themselves as "Boss Corporation". See: http://www.bosscorp.co.jp/en/index.html —ptk✰fgs 01:15, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, now I see the “Copyright 2004 Boss Corporation” at the bottom of the page, but that is about all we have. This is a little obscure—probably needs a little research from someone who is interested in the subject. ●DanMS • Talk 01:36, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * How about Boss (Roland)? —ptk✰fgs 02:08, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

 * I would definitely argue against merging the Boss and Roland pages though! It's just like AOL/Time/Warner - they're all the same company 195.153.45.54 08:52, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

This article has been renamed as the result of a move request. --Stemonitis 08:38, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

list of effects pedals
i request a list on a table with model number and effect produced. =( — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.129.13.155 (talk) 21:51, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

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The first big problem
The article name is not appropriate. Nowhere on the Boss or Roland sites can I find reference to any "Boss Corporation." That indicates that it's a BRAND NAME, so perhaps a division or a subsidiary but certainly NOT a "corpoation" as repeatedly claimed by one "editor" after another.

Put Boss Corporation into a search engine and you'll readily wind up at https://www.bosscorporation.com/ (an emergency-planning consultancy totally unrelated to Roland).

FWIW, at www.boss.info, every usage of the name appears as BOSS, as in all caps. Until someone provides a link to the actual trademark registration, I intend to err on the side of the company itself rather than the specious (for lack of a better word) logic of random passers-by. (Toys "R" Us can appear however the hell THEY want it, despite anyone's cherrypicked rules of proper punctuation.) Weeb Dingle (talk) 13:27, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

 * I agree, there are various names we could change it too, for instance:
 * BOSS
 * BOSS (Music Company)
 * etc Urban Versis 32KB ⚡ (talk 21:17, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Is a list really necessary?
The list featured concentrates on the compact pedal range, which changes from year to year and, eventually will become as long as a very long thing (to paraphrase Baldrick). IMO, it would be better to get rid of the list entirely - there are several fan and collector sites providing lists - and show an overview of all the equipment Boss has made, rather than concentrating on one part of the range.

SamXT (talk) 17:35, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

 * I agree -- maybe we could add lists of all Boss's pedals, not just the compact line? Urban Versis 32KB ⚡ (talk 21:14, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I meant the list should be scrapped entirely, rather than added to. There are fan sites which list every single Boss product; a simple, concise overview would be better here, IMO.SamXT (talk) 20:14, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, we should delete it and cover notable pedals in prose, offering proper encyclopaedic content instead of just a list of stuff — see WP:INDISCRIMINATE. Popcornfud (talk) 21:26, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
 * @SamXT @Popcornfud I see your point, this is a regular article and not a list article; maybe we could put a full list of the pedal line on a list article, or get rid of it altogether. Urban Versis 32KB ⚡ (talk / contribs) 01:39, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I've gone ahead and removed the list. Popcornfud (talk) 10:11, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
 * And I forgot to mention: the list was also completely uncited, so in violation of WP:VERIFY, obviously. Popcornfud (talk) 11:16, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, too bad it wasn't completely correct, because it would have been helpful to the consumer (even if it's not wiki's job) but perhaps a link to the right one we could find could be helpful. Sfthenerd (talk) 10:52, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, I also agree with that. Urban Versis 32KB ⚡ (talk / contribs) 23:33, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

FWIW, the list is still there, for me at least. SamXT (talk) 00:09, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Something else, re the list... The new RE-2 is claimed to use COSM modelling. I have no verification for this but to the best of my knowledge, Boss scrapped COSM some time ago. The product page doesn't state COSM, so I believe it's something different (possibly MDP?) SamXT (talk) 00:13, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

 * The list was restored without explanation by an anonymous editor, seemingly ignoring the discussion here, so I've removed it again. Popcornfud (talk) 03:36, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * The list is very helpful and should be restored. Who are you all to decide to remove it after 7 years?
 * If you're saying it isn't relevant to Boss Corporation then at least create a new wiki page dedicated to their pedals. Don't just remove the most thorough list of compact pedals. 2601:285:8081:14C0:509E:B1B3:EE4E:505D (talk) 13:05, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Actually, reading through the page it primarily only talks about boss compact pedals. The list absolutely should be a part of this page. Restore it. 2601:285:8081:14C0:509E:B1B3:EE4E:505D (talk) 13:08, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
 * No. Wikipedia is specifically not supposed to be a catalog or to host product lists like this. I appreciate that you found it helpful, but it is not on-mission for this encyclopedia. I would encourage you to grab a copy of it and post it on some other website. MrOllie (talk) 13:09, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

DD 20 pedal manual
I need a dd20 owners manual 2601:204:D77E:670:64F9:5BE6:A07A:ACCD (talk) 00:20, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

 * This ain't the place to ask but I won't be arsey about it...
 * Look on the Boss website, under Support. The manual is available for download.SamXT (talk) 00:06, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Notable pedals
Based on available sources, I feel a number of Boss pedals could have standalone articles, but those articles just become tech jargon overkill; plus, I'm not that motivated. So instead I think providing overviews of some classic pedals is warranted. I'm no pedal circuitry expert, so I tried to just stick to what sources say. I'm sure other pedals could be added. I mostly just know overdrives. Comments? Criticisms? Mbinebri (talk) 17:25, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

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Talk:Hardcore (1979 film)

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 * Hardcore is a powerful film with an outstanding performance by veteran film great George C. Scott in the lead role.

Ellsworth 20:39, 1 May 2004 (UTC)

The text refers to the PI as "eclectic". Is this the intended meaning, or should that read "eccentric"? --Slashme 16:56, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

 * I thought the same thing. I'm watching the film at the moment - I'll decide at the end whether to change it or not. -- Beardo 06:04, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

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It is a shame for Ilah Davis Hardcore was the only thing she starred in. I don't understand why she didn't made any other tv or film appearances. 2601:18C:8000:AAE0:7DF9:21E7:B8E2:16A5 (talk) 15:27, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

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Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks

Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks is a 2001 EP by the alternative rock band Modest Mouse. It collects the earlier Night on the Sun EP along with unreleased tracks from the recording sessions for The Moon & Antarctica.

It was released on Epic Records on September 25, 2001, on both CD and vinyl LP.

Track listing
All lyrics written by Isaac Brock; all music composed by Isaac Brock, Eric Judy, Jeremiah Green, except where noted.
 * 1) "Willful Suspension of Disbelief" – 3:38
 * 2) "Night on the Sun" – 7:38
 * 3) "3 Inch Horses, Two Faced Monsters" (Brock) – 4:13
 * 4) "You're the Good Things" – 3:33
 * 5) "The Air" – 4:32
 * 6) "So Much Beauty in Dirt" – 1:24
 * 7) "Here It Comes" – 3:10
 * 8) "I Came as a Rat (Long Walk off a Short Dock)" – 4:36

A short excerpt of "3 Inch Horses, Two Faced Monsters" was used as a sample at the end of The Moon & Antarctica's "A Different City".

Personnel

 * Isaac Brock – banjo, guitar, vocals, producer, engineer, Fender Rhodes, artwork, mixing
 * Jeremiah Green – percussion, drums
 * Eric Judy – bass, guitar, keyboards
 * Ben Massarella – percussion
 * Tyler Riley – fiddle
 * Tim Rutili – guitar
 * Ben Blankenship – bass
 * Brian Deck – arranger, producer, mixing
 * Phil Ek – producer
 * Tom Baker – mastering

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Boao Forum for Asia

The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA; ), initiated by 25 Asian countries and Australia (increased to 28 in 2006), is a non-profit organisation that hosts high-level forums for leaders from government, business and academia in Asia and other continents to share their vision on the most pressing issues in this region and the world at large. BFA is modelled on the World Economic Forum held annually in Davos, Switzerland. Its fixed address is in Bo'ao, Hainan province, China, although the Secretariat is based in Beijing. The forum, sometimes known as the “Asian Davos”, takes its name from the town of Boao, located in China's southern Hainan province, which has been the permanent venue for its annual conference since 2002.

The Forum is committed to promoting regional economic integration and bringing Asian countries even closer to their development goals. Initiated in 1998 by Fidel V. Ramos, former President of the Philippines, Bob Hawke, former Prime Minister of Australia, and Morihiro Hosokawa, former Prime Minister of Japan, the Boao Forum for Asia was formally inaugurated in February 2001. The founding of the BFA was driven by the People's Republic of China and founded by 26 Asian and Australasian states on 27 February 2001. The organisation held its first meeting from 12 to 13 April 2002.

Discussions at the BFA focus on economics, integration, cooperation, society and the environment. In the past the forum also addressed China's entry into the World Trade Organization, as well as Southeast Asia's economic crisis during the 1990s. The geopolitical strategy 'China's peaceful rise' was a topic of discussion for the forum in 2004. In addition to its annual meeting, the BFA also sponsors other forums and meetings related to Asian issues.

2008
The Boao Forum For Asia Annual Conference 2008 was held on 10–13 April 2008. It was attended by heads of government from countries including Australia, Pakistan, Norway and Kazakhstan. It also saw the historic meeting of Taiwan's Republic of China's Vice President-elect Vincent Siew, with then People's Republic of China paramount leader Hu Jintao.

2009
The 2009 forum was held in Boao, Hainan, from 17 to 19 April 2009. The theme was "Asia: Managing Beyond Crisis".

2010
The 2010 forum was held in Boao, Hainan, from 9–11 April 2010. The theme was "Green Recovery: Asia’s Realistic Choice for Sustainable Growth".

2011

The Energy, Resources & Sustainable Development Conference for the organisation was held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia between the 11 and 12 July 2011. The conferences brought together business, industry and political leaders in the region to discuss energy and resource security, development and trade. Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd stated China will invest US 1 trillion dollars abroad and Australia is in a good position to attract capital to develop new mines, infrastructure to service China's insatiable appetite for energy and resources. Rudd also indicated while Chinese capital is essential for Australia's economic future, China needs to do more in relaxing foreign investment rules for Australian companies such as restrictions on types of businesses, equity restrictions and branch or representative office caps.

2013
This year forum was held from 6 to 8 April in Hainan Province. Bill Gates, George Soros and Christine Lagarde attended. China's paramount leader Xi Jinping delivered the keynote address. This year focus was on "Restructuring".

2014
The 2014 forum was held in Hainan, from 8–11 April 2014, with the official opening address from Chinese premier Li Keqiang on 10 April. The theme of the forum was "Asia's New Future: Identifying New Growth Drivers".

Indian business tycoon Ratan Tata was appointed as a member of the Board of Boao Forum. The post is a rare distinction for an Indian in the Chinese government-backed influential body.

2015
Leaders or deputies from 16 countries, including Armenia, Australia, Austria, China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nepal, the Netherlands, Qatar, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Uganda and Zambia, attended the forum held from 26 to 29 March. The theme of this year forum is "community of shared destiny".

2016
The 2016 forum was held in Hainan, from 22 to 25 March 2016. Participants at the annual conference focused on Asia's New future: New Dynamics, New Vision and took part in panel discussions. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang made the keynote speech at the opening of the annual conference.

2017
The 2017 forum was held from 23 to 26 March 2017. Keynote speech was made by Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli at the opening plenary of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2017. The theme for the conference was "Globalization and Free Trade: The Asian Perspectives".

2018
The Boao Forum for Asia 2018 was held between 8 and 11 April at Hainan Province, China. The theme of this year forum was "An Open and Innovative Asia for a World of Greater Prosperity". Chinese President Xi Jinping gave the opening speech at the opening ceremony. He said China will open up market including lowering tariffs on imported autos amid increasing trade tensions between US and China.

2019
The 2019 forum was held in Hainan, from 26 to 29 March 2019. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang made the keynote speech at the opening of the annual conference.

2020
The 2020 Forum was cancelled due to COVID-19.

2021
In 2020, China joined the G20-led Debt Service Suspension Initiative, through which official bilateral creditors suspended debt repayments of 73 of the poorest debtor countries. At the 2021 Boao Forum, Export-Import Bank of China president Hu Xiaolin stated that the interest of both debtors and creditors should be considered in debt suspension. Hu stated, "Debt suspension is neither debt reduction nor debt cancellation. It is an adjustment made to tackle difficulties at specific times" and that outright cancellation weakens financial stability.

2022
At the 2022 Forum, Xi announced China's Global Security Initiative. The Global Security Initiative identifies six commitments: (1) common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security; (2) respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries; (3) abiding by the purpose and principles of the UN Charter; (4) peacefully resolving disputes between countries through dialogue; (5) taking the security concerns of all countries seriously; and (6) maintaining security in both traditional and non-traditional fields. The principles outlined by the Global Security Initiative are long-standing elements of China's security policy and little operational detail was provided.

2023
The 2023 annual meeting was held in Boao, Hainan from March 28 to 31. This annual meeting has completely resumed offline, and participants are not required to wear masks. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and other international dignitaries attended the meeting, and also the Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a speech at the opening ceremony.

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Mount Columbia (Colorado)

Mount Columbia is a high mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14077 ft fourteener is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 16.0 km northwest by west (bearing 301°) of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The mountain was named by Roger W. Toll in honor of his alma mater, Columbia University,   and in commemoration of its rowing victory at the renowned Henley Royal Regatta in 1878.

Mountain
Along with nearby Mount Harvard, Mount Yale, Mount Princeton, and Mount Oxford, Mount Columbia is one of five Collegiate Peaks named for prominent universities. Due to a notoriously challenging scree field located on the standard route, Mount Columbia is usually only climbed by those wishing to climb all of Colorado's fourteeners. The forest service recommends that hikers take the user-created Horn Fork Basin Route, an 11-mile roundtrip that gains 5,800 feet in elevation. The area near the scree field is severely eroded, and although there are efforts to build a new trail to replace the current user-created trail, the formal trail has not yet been completed.

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Good Stuff

Good Stuff is the sixth studio album by American new wave band the B-52's, released in 1992 by Reprise Records. It was conceived after the band's manager urged them to quickly issue a follow-up to their highly successful album Cosmic Thing (1989) and was created without founding member Cindy Wilson, who was on a temporary hiatus. The album peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 and its title track peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. Good Stuff was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards.

Background
Good Stuff was created in the wake of the departure of B-52's singer and founding member Cindy Wilson, who left the band after an Earth Day performance in Central Park in 1990. The band were just finishing up 18 months of touring, following the massive success of their 1989 album, Cosmic Thing. Wilson would ultimately be absent from the band from 1990 to 1994, taking a hiatus to raise children, and later stated, "My clock was ticking, so I chose to take some time off." Wilson said that another reason for her departure was that she still missed her brother Ricky Wilson, the band's former guitarist who died in 1985, and that she "needed to step back and chill." Fred Schneider recalled, "All of a sudden she just decided she was quitting ... so it was real stressful. It was a real shock." However, the band continued with Wilson's blessing and eventually hired Julee Cruise to tour as a vocalist with the band.

Guitarist Keith Strickland later stated that Good Stuff came about when the band's manager pushed them to quickly come up with a new album to follow up the success of Cosmic Thing, despite them being "burnt out" and "exhausted" from touring. Like Cosmic Thing, Good Stuff was produced jointly by Nile Rodgers and Don Was.

Commercial performance
The title track, "Good Stuff", was issued as the lead single and peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, charting for 13 weeks. The album charted for 15 weeks, peaking at No. 16 on the Billboard 200, and went on to be nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards, losing to Tom Waits's Bone Machine.

Critical reception
David Browne of Entertainment Weekly felt the album "reduces their sound to a dull formula", and that "their attempts to keep the party going... sound more forced than ever", although he cited "Revolution Earth" as the highlight. Elysa Gardner of Rolling Stone found the work of the two producers "impressively seamless", citing "Dreamland" and "Bad Influence" as highlights, and added that "Pierson's richly textured vocals hold up just fine on their own" in light of the absence of Cindy Wilson.

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine thought the title track "was a transparent attempt to recapture the good vibes of 'Love Shack'" that "didn't succeed" but "did have the distinction of being the best single pulled from Good Stuff."

Track listing
All tracks written by the B-52's, except where noted.

 * 1) "Tell It Like It T-I-Is" – 5:13
 * 2) "Hot Pants Explosion" – 4:55
 * 3) "Good Stuff" – 5:58
 * 4) "Revolution Earth" (Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Robert Waldrop) – 5:48
 * 5) "Dreamland" – 7:35
 * 6) "Is That You Mo-Dean?" – 5:32
 * 7) "The World's Green Laughter" (Strickland) – 4:04
 * 8) "Vision of a Kiss" – 5:57
 * 9) "Breezin'" – 5:21
 * 10) "Bad Influence" – 5:41

Personnel
The B-52's
 * Kate Pierson – vocals
 * Fred Schneider – vocals (1–6, 8–10)
 * Keith Strickland – guitars (1–6, 8–10), vocals (3, 8), keyboards (4–10), drum programming (7)

Additional musicians

 * Richard Hilton – acoustic piano (1), keyboards (1, 4–5, 7–8), Synclavier programming (7)
 * Pat Irwin – acoustic piano (2), Hammond B3 organ (2), keyboards (3, 6, 10), guitars (10)
 * Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards (2–3, 6, 9–10)
 * Tracy Wormworth – bass (1, 4–5, 8)
 * Nile Rodgers – guitars (8)
 * Don Was – guitars (10)
 * James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass (2, 10)
 * Sara Lee – bass (3, 6)
 * Nicky Brown – bass (9)
 * Sterling Campbell – drums (1, 4–5, 8)
 * Jeff Porcaro – drums (2, 9–10)
 * Zachary Alford – drums (3, 6)
 * Lenny Castro – percussion (2–3, 6, 9–10)
 * Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone (2, 6)
 * Dave McMurray – saxophone (2, 6), flute (9)
 * Lee Thornburg – trumpet (2)
 * Amy Shulman – harp (6)
 * Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1)
 * Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (1)
 * Curtis King – backing vocals (1)
 * Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (1)
 * Brenda White-King – backing vocals (1)
 * Mo-Dean Intergalactic Choir – choir (6)

Technical

 * Nile Rodgers – producer (1, 4–5, 7–8)
 * Don Was – producer (2–3, 6, 9–10)
 * Tom Durack – mixing, engineer (1, 4–5, 7–8), recording (2–3, 6, 9–10)
 * Ed Cherney – recording (2–3, 6, 9–10)
 * Jon Goldberger – additional engineer (1, 4–5, 7–8)
 * Pat Dillett – additional engineer (2–3, 6, 9–10)
 * Rik Pekkonen – additional engineer (2–3, 6, 9–10)
 * Victor Deyglio – assistant engineer (1, 4–5, 7–8)
 * Hiro Ishihara – assistant engineer (1, 4–5, 7–8)
 * Justin Luchter – assistant engineer (1, 4–5, 7–8)
 * Dan Bosworth – assistant engineer (2–3, 6, 9–10)
 * Brian Pollack – assistant engineer (2–3, 6, 9–10)
 * Mike Reither – assistant engineer (2–3, 6, 9–10)
 * Scott Hull – digital editing at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
 * Doug Redler – technical coordinator
 * Artie Smith – drum technician
 * Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
 * Budd Tunick – production manager (1, 4–5, 7–8)
 * Marsha Burns – production coordinator (2–3, 6, 9–10)
 * Renoda Campbell-Monza – project coordinator
 * The B-52's – art direction, cover concept
 * Tom Recchion – art direction, design, cover concept
 * Janet Perr – design
 * Cecil Juanarena – computer imaging
 * Robert Waldrop – handlettering
 * Josef Astor – photography, booklet photography
 * Jay Gullixson – additional photography
 * Charlie Welch – additional photography
 * Laura Levine – booklet photography
 * Robert Molnar – booklet photography
 * Chip Simons – booklet photography
 * Doug Perrine – manatee photo
 * Lady Bunny – PETA photo
 * Joe McDevittt – make-up
 * Koko – make-up
 * Patti Wilson – stylist
 * Roland Beauchamp – hair stylist
 * Alpina Bowa – clothing designer
 * Angel Zimick – clothing designer
 * Ted Meuhling – jewelry

title: Good Stuff