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Neuromere

Neuromeres are distinct groups of neural crest cells, forming segments in the neural tube of the early embryonic development of the brain. There are three classes of neuromeres in the central nervous system – prosomeres (for the prosencephalon), mesomeres (for the mesencephalon) and rhombomeres (for the rhombencephalon) that will develop the forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain respectively.

Neuromeres can then be divided up so that each segment is carrying different and unique genetic traits, expressing different features in development.

Neuromeres were first discovered in the beginning of the 20th century. Although researchers have long since recognized the different signs of differentiation during embryonic development, it was widely thought that neuromeres held no relation to the structure of the nervous system. Swedish neuroembyrologists Bergquist and Kallen clarified the role of neuromeres by conducting several studies showing that neuromeres are important in the development of the nervous system. These experiments consisted of studying the brains of different vertebrates during their development period.

During embryonic development, neural crest cells from each neuromere prompt the development of the nerves and arteries, helping to support the development of craniofacial tissues. If gene expression goes wrong, it can have severe effects on the developing embryo, causing abnormalities like craniofacial clefts, also known as cleft palates. The anatomical boundaries of neuromeres are determined by the expression of unique genes known as Hox genes in a particular zone. The Hox genes contain the 183-bp homeobox, which encodes a particular portion of the Hox proteins called the homeodomain. The homeodomain can then bind to other portions of DNA to regulate gene expression. These genes determine the basic structure and orientation of an organism after the embryonic segments have formed. The neural crest cells that are found outside of a given neuromere will express the same proteins as the cells that are found inside the neural tube. The genes that are being expressed fall into two categories, extracellular signaling proteins and intracellular transcription factors. The genes are able to perform different tasks at different times depending on the environment that may or not be changing as well as when they are being activated and expressed.

The neural crest was first discovered by Wilhelm His in 1868 when he was studying the embryo of a chick. He first named it Zwischenstrang, which literally translated to mean “intermediate cord.” The name neural crest develops from the neural folds during embryonic development. This is where the neural plate folds in on itself, forming the neural crest. Neural crest cells will eventually become portions of the peripheral nervous system. During development, the neural tube is considered as the precursor to the spinal cord and the rest of the central nervous system.

The forebrain forms the six prosomeres, p1 to p6, which are then divided into two more categories, dorsal and ventral. The telencephalon forms from the dorsal parts of p6 and p5, where p6 becomes the olfactory system and p5 will coincide with the visual system. Mesomeres, m1 and m2, become the midbrain, which contains the superior and inferior colliculi. The 12 rhombomeres, which are numbered from r0 to r11, construct the hindbrain. The myelencephalon is made from rhombomeres r2 to r11, which also form the medulla. These rhombomeres are also associated with the neural crest that supplies the pharyngeal arches, a set of visible tissues that are in line with the developing brain and give rise to the head and neck.

Spinal cord anatomy
Spinal segments are the part of the spinal cord, from which ventral and dorsal roots exit to form a specific pair of spinal nerves. The spinal cord is not segmented itself, it is only made into segments by the spinal nerves as they leave. 31 deferent segments exists in a human spinal cord:

8 cervical segments
Cervical nerves exit above C1 segment and below C1-C7.

Note that this creates 8 nerves and segments corresponding to only 7 cervical vertebra.

12 thoracic segments
Nerves exit below T1-T12.

5 lumbar segments
Nerves exit below L1-L5.

5 sacral segments
Nerves exit below S1-S5.

1 coccygeal segment
Originally, during development there are two segments S1 and S2 which fuse.

The nerves in this case exit at the coccyx.

In more detail
The spinal cord is the main pathway for information connecting the brain and peripheral nervous system. The length of the spinal cord is much shorter than the length of the bony spinal column. The human spinal cord extends from the foramen magnum and continues through to the conus medullaris near the second lumbar vertebra, terminating in a fibrous extension known as the filum terminale.

It is about 45 cm (18 in) long in men and around 43 cm (17 in) in women, ovoid-shaped, and is enlarged in the cervical and lumbar regions. The cervical enlargement, located from C3 to T2 spinal segments, is where sensory input comes from and motor output goes to the arms. The lumbar enlargement, located between L1 and S3 spinal segments, handles sensory input and motor output coming from and going to the legs.

The spinal cord is protected by three layers of tissue, called spinal meninges, that surround the canal. The dura mater is the outermost layer, and it forms a tough protective coating. Between the dura mater and the surrounding bone of the vertebrae is a space called the epidural space. The epidural space is filled with adipose tissue, and it contains a network of blood vessels. The arachnoid mater is the middle protective layer. Its name comes from the fact that the tissue has a spiderweb-like appearance. The space between the arachnoid and the underlying pia mater is called the subarachnoid space. The subarachnoid space contains cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The medical procedure known as a lumbar puncture (or "spinal tap") involves use of a needle to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid from the subarachnoid space, usually from the lumbar region of the spine. The pia mater is the innermost protective layer. It is very delicate and it is tightly associated with the surface of the spinal cord. The cord is stabilized within the dura mater by the connecting denticulate ligaments, which extend from the enveloping pia mater laterally between the dorsal and ventral roots. The dural sac ends at the vertebral level of the second sacral vertebra.

In cross-section, the peripheral region of the cord contains neuronal white matter tracts containing sensory and motor neurons. Internal to this peripheral region is the gray, butterfly-shaped central region made up of nerve cell bodies. This central region surrounds the central canal, which is an anatomic extension of the spaces in the brain known as the ventricles and, like the ventricles, contains cerebrospinal fluid.

The spinal cord has a shape that is compressed dorso-ventrally, giving it an elliptical shape. The cord has grooves in the dorsal and ventral sides. The posterior median sulcus is the groove in the dorsal side, and the anterior median fissure is the groove in the ventral side.

In the upper part of the vertebral column, spinal nerves exit directly from the spinal cord, whereas in the lower part of the vertebral column nerves pass further down the column before exiting. The terminal portion of the spinal cord is called the conus medullaris. The pia mater continues as an extension called the filum terminale, which anchors the spinal cord to the coccyx. The cauda equina (“horse’s tail”) is the name for the collection of nerves in the vertebral column that continue to travel through the vertebral column below the conus medullaris. The cauda equina forms as a result of the fact that the spinal cord stops growing in length at about age four, even though the vertebral column continues to lengthen until adulthood. This results in the fact that sacral spinal nerves actually originate in the upper lumbar region. The spinal cord can be anatomically divided into 31 spinal segments based on the origins of the spinal nerves.

Each segment of the spinal cord is associated with a pair of ganglia, called dorsal root ganglia, which are situated just outside the spinal cord. These ganglia contain cell bodies of sensory neurons. Axons of these sensory neurons travel into the spinal cord via the dorsal roots.

Ventral roots consist of axons from motor neurons, which bring information to the periphery from cell bodies within the CNS. Dorsal roots and ventral roots come together and exit the intervertebral foramina as they become spinal nerves.

The gray matter, in the center of the cord, is shaped like a butterfly and consists of cell bodies of interneurons and motor neurons. It also consists of neuroglia cells and unmyelinated axons. Projections of the gray matter (the “wings”) are called horns. Together, the gray horns and the gray commissure form the “gray H.”

The white matter is located outside of the gray matter and consists almost totally of myelinated motor and sensory axons. “Columns” of white matter carry information either up or down the spinal cord.

Within the CNS, nerve cell bodies are generally organized into functional clusters, called nuclei. Axons within the CNS are grouped into tracts.

There are 33 spinal cord nerve segments in a human spinal cord:

8 cervical segments forming 8 pairs of cervical nerves (C1 spinal nerves exit spinal column between occiput and C1 vertebra; C2 nerves exit between posterior arch of C1 vertebra and lamina of C2 vertebra; C3-C8 spinal nerves through IVF above corresponding cervica vertebra, with the exception of C8 pair which exit via IVF between C7 and T1 vertebra)

12 thoracic segments forming 12 pairs of thoracic nerves (exit spinal column through IVF below corresponding vertebra T1-T12)

5 lumbar segments forming 5 pairs of lumbar nerves (exit spinal column through IVF, below corresponding vertebra L1-L5)

5 sacral segments forming 5 pairs of sacral nerves (exit spinal column through IVF, below corresponding vertebra S1-S5)

3 coccygeal segments joined up becoming a single segment forming 1 pair of coccygeal nerves (exit spinal column through the sacral hiatus).

In the fetus, vertebral segments correspond with spinal cord segments. However, because the vertebral column grows longer than the spinal cord, spinal cord segments do not correspond to vertebral segments in the adult, particularly in the lower spinal cord. For example, lumbar and sacral spinal cord segments are found between vertebral levels T9 and L2, and the spinal cord ends around the L1/L2 vertebral level, forming a structure known as the conus medullaris.

Although the spinal cord cell bodies end around the L1/L2 vertebral level, the spinal nerves for each segment exit at the level of the corresponding vertebra. For the nerves of the lower spinal cord, this means that they exit the vertebral column much lower (more caudally) than their roots. As these nerves travel from their respective roots to their point of exit from the vertebral column, the nerves of the lower spinal segments form a bundle called the cauda equina.

There are two regions where the spinal cord enlarges: Cervical enlargement - corresponds roughly to the brachial plexus nerves, which innervate the upper limb. It includes spinal cord segments from about C4 to T1. The vertebral levels of the enlargement are roughly the same (C4 to T1). Lumbosacral enlargement - corresponds to the lumbosacral plexus nerves, which innervate the lower limb. It comprises the spinal cord segments from L2 to S3 and is found about the vertebral levels of T9 to T12.

Embryology
The spinal cord develops from part of the neural tube during development. As the neural tube begins to develop, the notochord begins to secrete a factor known as Sonic hedgehog or SHH. As a result, the floor plate then also begins to secrete SHH, and this will induce the basal plate to develop motor neurons.

Meanwhile, the overlying ectoderm secretes bone morphogenetic protein (BMP). This induces the roof plate to begin to secrete BMP, which will induce the alar plate to develop sensory neurons. The alar plate and the basal plate are separated by the sulcus limitans.

Additionally, the floor plate also secretes netrins. The netrins act as chemoattractants to decussation of pain and temperature sensory neurons in the alar plate across the anterior white commissure, where they then ascend towards the thalamus.

The elimination of neuronal cells by programmed cell death (PCD) is necessary for the correct assembly of the nervous system.

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Prefab Sprout

Prefab Sprout are an English pop/rock band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham who rose to fame during the 1980s. Formed in 1978 by brothers Paddy and Martin McAloon and joined by vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player Wendy Smith in 1982, they released their debut album Swoon to critical acclaim in 1984. Their subsequent albums, including 1985's Steve McQueen and 1990's Jordan: The Comeback, have been described by Paul Lester of The Guardian as "some of the most beautiful and intelligent records of their era". Frontman Paddy McAloon is regarded as one of the great songwriters of his time and the band have been credited with producing some of the "most beloved" pop music of the 1980s and 1990s.

Nine of their albums reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart and one of their singles, "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", peaked at number seven in the UK Singles Chart. The band's other popular songs include "When Love Breaks Down" and "Cars and Girls". The band has not played live since 2000. Starting from 2003, Paddy McAloon has retained the Prefab Sprout name as a solo project.

Early days (1977–1983)
In 1977 brothers Paddy and Martin McAloon formed The Dick Diver Band. By 1978, the name had changed to Prefab Sprout, a name McAloon had created years earlier when, he has said, "all the groups had names like that". The band first played live in 1979, having been joined by drummer Michael Salmon.

The band recorded their first single "Lions in My Own Garden (Exit Someone)" b/w "Radio Love" on 25 February 1982, and self-released it on their own Candle Records (slogan: "The wax that won't get on your wick"). Songwriter Paddy McAloon wanted a song title where the first letters of the words spelled out Limoges, the French city where his former girlfriend was studying at the time. Music journalist Stuart Maconie described the track as "enigmatic, melancholy, tuneful and therefore perfect for a jobless literature graduate with girlfriend problems". Their lineup expanded shortly after to incorporate vocalist Wendy Smith, and they recorded a second single "The Devil Has All the Best Tunes / Walk On" that September.

Peak commercial success (1983–1992)
Prefab Sprout were signed by Keith Armstrong's Kitchenware Records in March 1983, after Armstrong heard their music played in the Newcastle branch of HMV he managed. Their two singles were reissued by Kitchenware and attracted notice including praise from Elvis Costello.

Following the departure of Michael Salmon as drummer, the band recorded their debut album with session drummer Graham Lant in a 24-track studio in Edinburgh on a budget of £5,000. Entitled Swoon (an acronym for Songs Written Out Of Necessity), it was released on the Kitchenware label in March 1984. It was critically acclaimed, with several reviewers highlighting its unorthodox musical style and unconventional lyrics. and it reached No. 22 on the UK Albums Chart. The album attracted the attention of musician Thomas Dolby, who began producing a new batch of what McAloon would describe as simpler songs with the band. Graham Lant's relationship with Prefab Sprout ended soon after recording of Swoon, so Neil Conti joined the band as drummer. The resulting album, 1985's Steve McQueen, (released in America as Two Wheels Good in anticipation of displeasure from McQueen's estate) was highly praised by critics and gave the band its first hit single on UK Singles Chart, "When Love Breaks Down".

The band's next project was Protest Songs, a sparsely-produced and quickly recorded album intended for a limited release in late 1985. The album was put on hold by CBS so as not to stunt sales of Steve McQueen, finally seeing release in 1989. In 1988, the band released their follow-up to Steve McQueen, From Langley Park to Memphis. The album gave the band their biggest commercial success in the UK with the single "The King of Rock 'n' Roll". The song is written from the perspective of a washed-up singer who had a one-hit wonder in the 1950s with a novelty song featuring the chorus "Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque". It reached No. 7 in the UK Singles Chart, their only single to reach the Top 10. From Langley Park to Memphis included guest appearances from Stevie Wonder and Pete Townshend, and used multiple producers including Thomas Dolby, who could not commit to working on the entire album.

In 1990, Jordan: The Comeback, fully produced by Thomas Dolby, was nominated for a BRIT Award. Though the music was more accessible than their earlier material, the lyrics and subject matter remained characteristically oblique and suggestive. McAloon has alluded in interviews to several albums' worth of songs that he has written but are unreleased/unrecorded including amongst others, concept albums based on the life of Michael Jackson, the history of the world (Earth: The Story So Far) and a fictional superhero (Zorro the Fox).

Their greatest hits, A Life of Surprises: The Best of Prefab Sprout, gave them their biggest US hit, "If You Don't Love Me", which spent several weeks in the Top 10 on the dance chart. McAloon joked in the album liner notes about the band's lack of touring over the past decade.

Line-up changes (1997–2001)
After a five year hiatus, Prefab Sprout released their first new studio album since 1990's Jordan, Andromeda Heights, in 1997. After its release, Wendy Smith left the band to pursue a new career as a voice instructor.

A double album anthology, the 38 Carat Collection was released by CBS in 1999 as the group was leaving the record label. The group's US label, Epic, belatedly reissued this set as The Collection in early 2001. To promote the compilation, in 2000 the band embarked on their first UK tour in ten years.

In 2001 the band, now reduced to Paddy and Martin McAloon, released The Gunman and Other Stories, a concept album themed on the American Wild West, produced by Tony Visconti. The opening track "Cowboy Dreams" was a hit for the British actor-singer Jimmy Nail. Though critically acclaimed, neither enjoyed major commercial success.

Paddy McAloon solo project (2003–)
After being diagnosed with a medical disorder that seriously impaired his vision, Paddy McAloon released the album I Trawl the Megahertz under his own name in 2003 on the EMI Liberty label. Fifteen years later, in autumn 2018, the album was reissued on Sony Music as a Prefab Sprout record, as originally intended.

In early 2007 a remastered edition of Steve McQueen was released in a two-CD package, containing new versions of eight of the songs from the original album, in different arrangements performed by McAloon on acoustic guitar.

Prefab Sprout's first album of new material since 2001, Let's Change the World with Music, was released on 7 September 2009. The album is actually a collection of McAloon solo demos originally recorded in the early 1990s, intended for an unmade full band Prefab Sprout album. Reviews in the UK press were favourable (e.g. 5/5 in The Times, 4/5 in The Guardian, 4/5 in Record Collector).

Crimson/Red, consisting of developed versions of tracks from the vaults, was released on 7 October 2013 on vinyl and CD on the Icebreaker records label. A limited edition box set with an interview CD was also released. The lead single was "The Best Jewel Thief in the World". Crimson/Red was a solo project, with Paddy McAloon singing, playing and programming all of the music on the album on his own.

In a 2013 interview, McAloon explained that his health issues (in particular, the deterioration of his hearing and eyesight) now dictated the way in which Prefab Sprout music was recorded, making it impractical and even impossible for any other musicians to be involved, but that he remained fond of and grateful to his former bandmates.

On 3 March 2017, McAloon's manager Keith Armstrong, one-time head of Kitchenware Records, posted a short clip on Instagram of McAloon performing a new song "America" to a camcorder; operated by McAloon himself. A longer version appears on Armstrong's YouTube page.

On 8 November 2018, Rough Trade announced the availability of vinyl LP and CD versions of I Trawl the Megahertz, including a white vinyl special edition of 1000 copies. On the same day, Sony Music announced the release under their "Legacy" brand. The Sony press release notes that although this was originally a solo album, it is now fitting to classify it as a Prefab Sprout record.

Since 2023 bass player Martin McAloon has toured and performed Prefab Sprout material as a solo artist.

Unreleased material
Several interviews have described a significant vault of unreleased material, credited either to Prefab Sprout or to McAloon himself. Crimson/Red was based on tracks from the vault, and Let's Change the World with Music was released in a form that was substantially similar to its 1993 demo form.

On 10 December 2018, Paddy McAloon featured in an interview on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4. McAloon said that Sony would be making further releases, and that since 2013 he had been working on an album of unreleased material, 'Femmes Mythologiques', to be issued in September 2019. During the radio appearance, he played a segment of a song called "Cleopatra".

Band name
Several inaccurate stories have circulated about the origins of the band's unusual name. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, the band's name was a mondegreen from the song "Jackson" ("We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout"), misheard by frontman Paddy McAloon. McAloon has maintained that the name was entirely made-up, stating in a 1984 interview; "I was asked about the name so many times I used to invent stories about it. The truth of the matter is that I made it up. Around that time all the groups were supposed to mean something ... and when you are 13 you think it's profound, that there must be some secrecy. I liked the idea and so thought of two odd words, put them together and have kept it, basically because it reminds me of how I used to look at things".

Members

 * Current members
 * Paddy McAloon – vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, piano, harmonica, bass guitar (1978–present)

 * Former members
 * Martin McAloon – bass guitar (1978–2001)
 * Michael Salmon – drums, percussion (1978–1983)
 * Wendy Smith – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano, tambourine (1982–2000)
 * Feona Attwood – vocals (1982)
 * Graham Lant – drums, percussion (1983–1984)
 * John Hendry – drums, percussion (1984)
 * Neil Conti – drums, percussion (1984–1993, 2000)
 * Paul Smith – drums, percussion (1997)

 * Touring musicians
 * Kevin Armstrong – guitar (1985)
 * Michael Graves – keyboards (1985–1986)

Discography

 * Swoon (1984)
 * Steve McQueen (1985)
 * From Langley Park to Memphis (1988)
 * Protest Songs (1989)
 * Jordan: The Comeback (1990)
 * Andromeda Heights (1997)
 * The Gunman and Other Stories (2001)
 * I Trawl the Megahertz (2003)
 * Let's Change the World with Music (2009)
 * Crimson/Red (2013)

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The Last Record Album

The Last Record Album is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1975 on the Warner Bros. label.

Background
The album title and cover illustration by Neon Park both allude to the 1971 film The Last Picture Show as well as the title typography on the film's poster, with Hollywood Boulevard turned into a desert leading to the apparent visual pun of the Hollywood Sign Jell-O mold "dessert". At left, Frederick's of Hollywood has long since closed, but the famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre at right is still a landmark.

The album's back cover includes the record's lyrics. One song, "Hi Roller," was marked out in black ink with the annotation "Maybe Next Time". The song was indeed included on their next album Time Loves a Hero (1977).

Reception
Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "For a very short album – only eight songs – too many of the cuts fall flat. Those that succeed, however, are quite good, particularly Paul Barrère and Bill Payne's gently propulsive 'All That You Dream,' Lowell George's beautiful 'Long Distance Love,' and the sublime 'Mercenary Territory' .... There are enough signs of Little Feat's true character on The Last Record Album – the three previously mentioned songs are essential for any Feat fan – to make it fairly enjoyable, but it's clear that the band is beginning to run out of steam."

The track "Long Distance Love" was placed at number 26 in John Peel's 1976 "Festive Fifty". The album was voted number 555 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).

Writing for The Guardian in 2010, after the death of Richie Hayward, Adam Sweeting commented:

"The Last Record Album (1975) was a less cohesive effort, but continued the group's upward commercial progress. In hindsight, there is bleak irony in the way George chose to decorate the album's sleeve with the medical bills racked up by Hayward following a serious motorcycle accident ... During his final illness, when he had moved to Canada, Hayward's lack of medical insurance left him facing huge bills for treatment."

Side one

 * 1) "Romance Dance" (Barrère, Gradney, Payne) – 3:49 (lead vocals: Bill Payne, Paul Barrère)
 * 2) "All That You Dream" (Barrère, Payne) – 3:52 (lead vocal: Lowell George)
 * 3) "Long Distance Love" (George) – 2:43 (lead vocal: Lowell George)
 * 4) "Day or Night" (Payne, Fran Tate) – 6:24 (lead vocals: Bill Payne, Paul Barrère)

Side two

 * 1) "One Love Stand" (Barrère, Gradney, Payne) – 4:26 (lead vocal: Lowell George)
 * 2) "Down Below the Borderline" (George) – 3:41 (lead vocal: Lowell George)
 * 3) "Somebody's Leavin'" (Payne) – 5:07 (vocal: Bill Payne)
 * 4) "Mercenary Territory" (George, Hayward, Elizabeth George) – 4:27 (lead vocal: Lowell George)

Musicians

 * Paul Barrère – guitar, vocals
 * Sam Clayton – congas
 * Lowell George – vocals, guitar
 * Kenny Gradney – bass
 * Richard Hayward – drums, vocals
 * Bill Payne – keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
 * John Hall – guitar ("All That You Dream")
 * Linda Ronstadt – backing vocals (“All That You Dream”)
 * Valerie Carter – backing vocals ("Long Distance Love" and "One Love Stand")
 * Fran Tate – backing vocals ("Long Distance Love" and "One Love Stand")

Production

 * Lowell George – producer
 * George Massenburg – engineer
 * Neon Park – cover artwork

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Plase see Category:Universities and colleges in British Columbia; I also think this tempalte should include all post-secondary institutions, not just universities....Skookum1 (talk) 16:46, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I disagree. Colleges should have their own template. GreenJoe 17:57, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Given the number of items that we're talking about here, a separate template for colleges would be kind of overkill, akin to the deprecated idea of having separate templates for AM and FM stations in the same market (all of which have now been merged down to one per market.)
 * I'd also note that a lot of templates are now being merged into an even newer navbox format which uses formatting to include multiple sections in a single template and hide the ones that don't apply on any particular article. For example, where we used to have 17 different templates for each individual administrative region in Quebec, we now have just one, Administrative divisions of Quebec region, which has 17 subsections but works by displaying only the specific region whose name is included in pipetext on any individual article that it's applied to (see, frex, the difference between La Trinité-des-Monts, Quebec and Barkmere, Quebec, which are both linking to the same template — but one has the display parameter set as Bas-Saint-Laurent and the other has it set as Laurentides.) A separate template for colleges will eventually get merged back into this one under that type of format anyway, so why not just set it up that way now? Bearcat (talk) 00:20, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree with BearCat here. With a template that is able to "hide" sections, it makes sense to have 1 template with all post-secondary institutions.DigitalC (talk) 03:07, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Seminary of Christ the King, Mission
I know they have post-secondary accreditation but I don't know if they're formally a clerical university; they may be, and if so should be here; old Notre Dame in Nelson could use a 'defunct university" article and maybe mention here...and what about St. John's College etc at UBC, the religious colleges on the UBC campus; one or two of them may have university status, I think. Is Emily Carr really called/defined as a "unviersity", by thew ay?Skookum1 (talk) 18:19, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, Emily Carr was part of the legislation that went through, and we've updated the article. As for the Seminary... it's just a seminary. If it only offers religious degrees, it answers your question. GreenJoe 20:45, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

This place isn't a University unless they grant non-religious degrees. Me-123567-Me (talk) 17:50, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Sez whose definition?? Seminary of Christ the King is no different from Trinity Western in being a religion-based institution, and its degree-granting rights were considered by other universities to rank it as one of their company; I note that the ecclesiastical colleges at UBC are not listed also, which is debatable (they're on the UBC campus, but not part of that institution).  And I'm not so sure that the Seminary grants only religious degrees - are you?  BTW I'm not Catholic or pro-religious universities; I just don't see the difference between a Doctor of Divinity and a Doctor of Philosophy or a Doctor of Science.  You may, but a doctorate is a doctorate.  Where in the supposed Wiki rulebook does it say "institutions which grant only religious degrees are not universities"?Skookum1 (talk) 18:01, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Also worth noting that ecclesiastical institutions are the foundation of the university system historically; Cambridge and Oxford are, ultimately, religious institutions as well as royally-chartered ones. If it hadn't been for monastic colleges and their offspring "universities" would never have come into existence; it's the monastery system in fact that coined the term universitas in reference to fully-rounded education; something North American universities have by and large lost sight of in their pursuit of specialization and commercial licensing for professionals.  I think you're quite wrong here and if such a wiki guideline exists it flies in the face of historical reality, and of the traditions which gave birth to universities.Skookum1 (talk) 18:04, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Seminary students there, I know, study things other than religion; I suspect degrees in things ranging from art history, philosophy of science and even music are granted there, in addition to albeit supplementary to divinity degrees; unless you know better...but I think you're making assumptions. Trinity no doubt offers degrees in anti-evolution-science and other variations on university education, all with religious contexts, and I doubt a B.Sc. from Trinity is worth any much more than one from the Seminary (which may grant them, who knows).  There is a fine line between a religiously-operated university, like Trinity or like Notre Dame in Nelson used to be, and one that is religiously-oriented/focussed.  I'm not sure at all there's a difference; if Wiki "rules" say there is it's classist and elitist to do so.  In my time the Seminary was one of the only degree-granting institutions in BC, and carried the academic clout that goes with that; to be shoved aside off a template of BC post-secondary institutions because of anti-religious bias (i.e. because religioius degrees "aren't real degrees") is extremely POV.Skookum1 (talk) 18:10, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Quest University hasn't even granted a degree yet, much less opened its classroom doors, yet it's on the template.....Skookum1 (talk) 18:11, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Quest University... is a UNIVERSITY!
 * Trinity Western University... is a UNIVERSITY
 * For the definition, see... University.
 * The template is for recognized... UNIVERSITIES... not degree-granting things, otherwise we also have to include degree-granting colleges. Me-123567-Me (talk) 23:53, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Their website says they only offer theology degrees. Me-123567-Me (talk) 23:58, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

why are the privates hidden?
Why is there a logic switch hiding the private accreditated institutions? It seems strange that when looking at the UBC page, there is no link in the navbox for Trinity Western University, but at TWU there is one for UBC - what's the reasoning there? If we are displaying "Universities in BC" why don't we display all of them all of the time? j-beda (talk) 14:55, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

 * well I fixed some logic and links in the template so it nicely does "university" and "college", "private" and "public" and the users of the navbox can figure out which they want to have displayed. j-beda (talk) 16:41, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

 * As nice as the logic was, I have removed the "private" switch. There is no reason to omit the private universities and colleges when listing BC institutions; it should be "all" or "none". --Ckatz chat spy  19:15, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Fine with me. We'll see if anyone else thinks the "private" distinction is of any importance. j-beda (talk) 00:51, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

Why are the colleges in here too?
Shouldn't the colleges be split out into their own template? Why would a college page want to have a navbox with the name of "universities in British Columbia" and links to List of universities in British Columbia which has no colleges listed? j-beda (talk) 15:00, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Well I fixed some logic and links in the template so it nicely does "university" and "college", "private" and "public" and the users of the navbox can figure out which they want to have displayed. j-beda (talk) 16:41, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

what a mess
can there be an effort to overhaul this template? here is what is logical and would mirror the more successful education templates from other wikiprojects:

 * separating colleges from universities, letting them have their own template;
 * separating public institutions from private ones

many American articles have it so that there is a template simply for a state funded "university system", and even one more for all the universities in a state. the template we have for BC is just long, confusing, and elitist. (universities get their own template, but colleges have to 'share' one with the universities?)

even the Ontario template is so much more organized..

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Sandy Bay, Tasmania

Sandy Bay is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, located immediately south of the central business district, and adjoining the suburb of Battery Point. Sandy Bay is bounded on the east by the Derwent River, and has several beaches along the shore, the main beaches with public access are Short Beach, Nutgrove Beach, Long Beach and Lords Beach.

The suburb has many large homes, and is known as one of the city's prestigious areas. In the more southern areas of Sandy Bay, close to the water and also high on the slopes of Mt Nelson, are some of Tasmania's most expensive real estate. It is also the site of the Hobart campus of the University of Tasmania, and the private schools, Fahan School, The Hutchins School, and Mount Carmel College, Sandy Bay. There is considerable diversity within the suburb. The area surrounding the University of Tasmania is home to considerable student accommodation.

Sandy Bay is accessible from the city via Sandy Bay Road, which runs from Davey Street in the city all the way to the Kingborough municipal boundary at Taroona where it becomes the Channel Highway. Before the construction of the Southern Outlet, the road was the primary route to and from Kingston. The higher parts of Sandy Bay are accessible via Regent Street, which bypasses the main shopping district and goes through the University to Churchill Avenue and Lower Sandy Bay.

Australia's first legal casino, Wrest Point Hotel Casino, was opened in 1973 at the site of the former Wrest Point Riviera hotel.

History
Most of the land at Sandy Bay was granted to Norfolk Islanders when the colonial authorities forced them to relocate to Van Diemen's Land in 1808.

The suburb's long sandy beach was one of the first venues for horseracing in Tasmania's early days. The tides had to be considered when scheduling the races to ensure there was sufficient space available. The races attracted large crowds and there was a lot of rash betting, loud shouting and uninhibited consumption of refreshments.

The Queenborough Road Trust was initiated in 1861. The Trust was created under the Cross and Bye Roads Act 1852 (15 Vict No.8.), proposed on 24 Nov 1860, and held its first meeting on 22 Jan 1861. Its purpose was to construct, maintain and regulate cross and bye roads in the Queenborough Road District.

The Browns River Road District was proclaimed on 8 Nov 1852, under the Cross and Bye Roads Act 1852 (15 Vict No.8.) and abolished on 4 Sep 1871.

The Browns River and Sandy Bay Rivulet Road District was proclaimed on 4 Sep 1871, under the Cross and Bye Roads Act 1870 (33 Vict No.8.) and abolished on 26 Sep 1881.

The Browns River Road District was proclaimed on 26 Sep 1881, under the Cross and Bye Roads Act 1870 (33 Vict No.8.) and was abolished on 16 Nov 1885.

The Sandy Bay Road District was proclaimed on 16 Nov 1885, under the Roads Act 1870 (48 Vict No.28.).

The Browns River Road District proclaimed on 23 Jul 1897, and the name changed to Kingston on 26 Nov 1897.

Queenborough became a town under the Towns Act 1891 (55 Vict No.41.), and was proclaimed on 16 May 1892 (HTG 17 May 1892 p. 1038). It ultimately became part of the City of Hobart in 1914.

Sandy Bay Post Office opened on 22 April 1852. It was named Queenborough between 1859 and 1878. In the south of the suburb the Lower Sandy Bay office opened in 1885. It was renamed Sandy Bay Lower in 1895, Beachside in 1921 and Sandy Bay Lower in 1968.

Demographics
At the 2016 census, Sandy Bay had a population of 11,927 people.

Sandy Bay residents had a median age of 40. Median individual incomes in Sandy Bay were above average for the region—$511 per week compared with $455 per week; and 23.74% had incomes above $1,000 per week, compared with 15.50% across the Greater Hobart region. Industry sectors in which Sandy Bay residents worked were comparable with those in Hobart generally, with the largest proportions working in health care (17.67%), education (15.77%), retail (13.84%), hospitality (11.91%), public administration (9.66%) and professional, scientific and technical services (7.19%).

There is considerable diversity within the suburb. One of Sandy Bay's census collection districts (CCDs), based around the University of Tasmania and representing 1,131 people or 10% of the population, has a median age of 23 and an average income of $218, with almost three-quarters of the population in some form of education. Over 20% of the district's population is from Malaysia or China, compared to 5.7% in the suburb generally. At the other end of the scale, 59% of the suburb's population live in CCDs with median incomes above $500, some significantly above this, especially in the Lower Sandy Bay district.

The most common religious affiliations in descending order in the 2006 census were Anglican, no religion, Roman Catholic, Uniting and Buddhism. Parishes for the Anglican and Catholic churches have existed in the suburb since 1922 and 1934 respectively.

Politics
Sandy Bay is the only suburb of Hobart which is consistently safe for the centre-right Liberal Party at both state and federal level. The suburb is served by four booths – Sandy Bay, Sandy Bay Beach, Lower Sandy Bay and Waimea Heights – while another booth, Dynnyrne, is shared with the neighbouring suburbs of South Hobart and Dynnyrne respectively.

At federal level the electoral Division of Denison which encompasses the Sandy Bay region which had been a consistently marginal seat, but was held by the Australian Labor Party between 1987 and 2010 with little difficulty. The current member is the incumbent independent MP Andrew Wilkie, elected at the 2010 election.

At state level in the Division of Clark which encompasses the Sandy Bay area the current sitting members are:

 * Scott Bacon – Labor
 * Elise Archer – Liberal
 * Matthew Groom – Liberal
 * Cassy O'Connor – Greens
 * Madeleine Ogilvie – Labor

In the Tasmanian Legislative Council, Sandy Bay is within the electoral division of Nelson, and has been represented by independent member Jim Wilkinson since 1995.

Notable people

 * Chris Stone (footballer) was born in Sandy Bay

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Talk:Glock Ges.m.b.H.

Video
Changed the name on the video, as the gun showcased is not a G18, but rather a modified GLOCK (probably a G19).

Gaston Glock's military history...or lack thereof
Why is this important to the article? He "spent a few days" in a German Army camp? That does not constitute service, any more than my son is an Air Force veteran because he comes to the base with me. The only thing that I can think of is that it somehow associates him with the Nazis.

"Gaston Glock Service in German Army During World War II" is a misleading header at best, and since it is irrelevant I am removing it.

Re: "third-party conversion kits for .22LR" in the handguns products section
Glock recently came out with the Glock 44, which is chambered in .22LR https://us.glock.com/en/pistols/g44

The current phrasing makes it sound like there's no proprietary .22LR Glock pistol. Drbogatyr (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 01:03, 27 January 2020 (UTC)

Horses
http://www.ghpc.at/en/at/home/ I get that not many people know Glock is in the horse business but I feel like it'd be worth mentioning. Flixxy0 (talk) 06:56, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Necessity of field knife & entrenching tool subsections/specifications?
Both subsections are sourced entirely from Glock's catalog and a Glock dealer, and my initial search doesn't turn up any reliable sources discussing them. As it stands, they both read an awfully lot like blatant advertising, so unless anyone can show me why I'm mistaken, I think both subsections should be deleted. The existing mentions in the lede seem to me to be enough for products that are made by a notable company, but aren't notable in themselves. Librarian of Sand (talk) 00:18, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

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Cygnet (disambiguation)

A cygnet is a young swan. Cygnet may also refer to:

Places

 * Cygnet Island, a small islet in south-eastern Australia
 * Cygnet, Ohio, a village in the United States
 * Cygnet River, South Australia, a locality on Kangaroo Island
 * Cygnet, Tasmania, a town in Australia

Vehicles

 * Cygnet (ship), several ships
 * Aston Martin Cygnet, a City car manufactured by Aston Martin
 * General Aircraft Cygnet, a 1930s British light aircraft
 * Hawker Cygnet, a British ultralight biplane aircraft of the 1920s
 * Roberts Cygnet, glider

Other

 * Cygnet Cinema, a cinema located at 16 Preston Street, Como, Western Australia
 * Cygnet Committee, a song written by David Bowie in 1969
 * Cygnet Rowing Club, a rowing club founded in 1890 on the River Thames in England
 * Cygnet Theatre Company, a theatre company in San Diego, California
 * AEA Cygnet, a tetrahedral kite designed by Dr. Alexander Graham Bell and flown by First Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge
 * Cygnet Healthcare

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Time Loves a Hero

Time Loves a Hero is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1977.

The album's cover art is by Neon Park.

Critical reception
Record World called the title track "a philosophical, mid-tempo funk tune with some interesting melodic and instrumental hooks."

Side One

 * 1) "Hi Roller" (Paul Barrère) – 3:35 (lead singer: Lowell George)
 * 2) "Time Loves a Hero" (Barrère, Kenny Gradney, Bill Payne) – 3:47 (lead singers: Bill Payne, Paul Barrère)
 * 3) "Rocket in My Pocket" (Lowell George) – 3:25 (lead singer: Lowell George)
 * 4) "Day at the Dog Races" (instrumental) (Barrère, Sam Clayton, Gradney, Richie Hayward, Payne) – 6:27

Side Two

 * 1) "Old Folks Boogie" (Barrère, Gabriel Barrère) – 3:31 (lead singer: Paul Barrère)
 * 2) "Red Streamliner" (Payne, Fran Tate) – 4:44 (lead singer: Bill Payne)
 * 3) "New Delhi Freight Train" (Terry Allen) – 3:42 (lead singer: Lowell George)
 * 4) "Keepin' Up with the Joneses" (Barrère, George) – 3:51 (lead singer: Paul Barrère)
 * 5) "Missin' You" (Barrère) – 2:21 (lead singer: Paul Barrère)

Personnel

 * Little Feat
 * Paul Barrère – guitar, vocals
 * Sam Clayton – congas, percussion, vocals
 * Lowell George – vocals, guitar
 * Kenny Gradney – bass
 * Richie Hayward – drums, percussion, vocals
 * Bill Payne – keyboards, synthesizer, marimba, vocals

Additional musicians
 * Greg Adams – trumpet
 * Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – dobro ("Missin' You")¹
 * Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone
 * Mic Gillette – trombone, trumpet
 * Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone
 * Michael McDonald – vocals ("Red Streamliner")
 * Lenny Pickett – alto saxophone and tenor saxophone
 * Patrick Simmons – guitar ("New Delhi Freight Train"), vocals ("Red Streamliner")
 * Fred Tackett – mandocello and guitar ("Time Loves a Hero") (joined band 1988)

Note
¹ Little Feat – Raw Tomatoes Vol.1 (2002) booklet p14: "the skunk was not on that track"

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Melfort

Melfort may refer to:

 * Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
 * Melfort (electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Canada
 * Melfort (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada
 * Melfort Creek, a river in Saskatchewan, Canada
 * Melfort, Zimbabwe

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The Speech of Polly Baker

"The Speech of Polly Baker" (1747) is the fictional story of a woman put on trial in 1747 for having an illegitimate child. She had been convicted five times in the past for this same crime. Each time, she said, the full blame was placed on her shoulders but not the father's. In later versions, the story ends as she is set free and marries one of the magistrates in charge of her trial.

This story was actually written by Benjamin Franklin as a protest to the unfairness of the early judicial system charging women for having illegitimate children while not charging the fathers, although he did not disclose this until decades later; therefore Polly Baker is one of Franklin's many aliases. Franklin himself had an illegitimate son named William Franklin. See Illegitimacy in fiction.

Preface
The speech of Polly Baker, before a Court of Judicature, at Connecticut near Boston in New England; where she was prosecuted the Fifth Time, for having a Bastard Child: Which influenced the Court to dispense with her Punishment, and induced one of her Judges to marry her the next day.

Polly Baker's speech
May it please the Honourable Bench to indulge me a few Words: I am a poor unhappy Woman; who have no Money to Fee Lawyers to plead for me, being hard put to it to get a tolerable Living. I shall not trouble your Honours with long Speeches; for I have not the presumption to expect, that you may, by any Means, be prevailed on to deviate in your Sentence from the Law, in my Favour. All I humbly hope is, that your Honours would charitably move the Governor’s Goodness on my Behalf, that my Fine may be remitted. This is the Fifth Time, Gentlemen, that I have been dragg’d before your Courts on the same Account; twice I have paid heavy Fines, and twice have been brought to public Punishment, for want of Money to pay those Fines. This may have been agreeable to the Laws; I do not dispute it: But since Laws are sometimes unreasonable in themselves, and therefore repealed; and others bear too hard on the Subject in particular Circumstances; and therefore there is left a Power somewhere to dispense with the Execution of them; I take the Liberty to say, that I think this Law, by which I am punished, is both unreasonable in itself, and particularly severe with regard to me, who have always lived an inoffensive Life in the Neighbourhood where I was born, and defy my Enemies (if I have any) to say I ever wrong’d Man, Woman, or Child. Abstracted from the Law, I cannot conceive (may it please your Honours) what the Nature of my Offence is. I have brought Five fine Children into the World, at the Risque of my Life: I have maintained them well by my own Industry, without burthening the Township, and could have done it better, if it had not been for the heavy Charges and Fines I have paid. Can it be a Crime (in the Nature of Things I mean) to add to the Number of the King’s Subjects, in a new Country that really wants People? I own I should think it rather a Praise worthy, than a Punishable Action. I have debauch’d no other Woman’s Husband, nor inticed any innocent Youth: These Things I never was charged with; nor has any one the least cause of Complaint against me, unless, perhaps the Minister, or the Justice, because I have had Children without being Married, by which they have miss’d a Wedding Fee. But, can even this be a Fault of mine? I appeal to your Honours. You are pleased to allow I don’t want Sense; but I must be stupid to the last Degree, not to prefer the honourable State of Wedlock, to the Condition I have lived in. I always was, and still am, willing to enter into it; I doubt not my Behaving well in it, having all the Industry, Frugality, Fertility, and Skill in Oeconomy, appertaining to a good Wife’s Character. I defy any Person to say I ever Refused an Offer of that Sort: On the contrary, I readily Consented to the only Proposal of Marriage that ever was made me, which was when I was a Virgin; but too easily confiding in the Person’s Sincerity that made it, I unhappily lost my own Honour, by trusting to his; for he got me with Child, and then forsook me: That very Person you all know; he is now become a Magistrate of this County; and I had hopes he would have appeared this Day on the Bench, and have endeavoured to moderate the Court in my Favour; then I should have scorn’d to have mention’d it; but I must Complain of it as unjust and unequal, that my Betrayer and Undoer, the first Cause of all my Faults and Miscarriages (if they must be deemed such) should be advanced to Honour and Power, in the same Government that punishes my Misfortunes with Stripes and Infamy. I shall be told, ’tis like, that were there no Act of Assembly in the Case, the Precepts of Religion are violated by my Transgressions. If mine, then, is a religious Offence, leave it, Gentlemen, to religious Punishments. You have already excluded me from all the Comforts of your Church Communion: Is not that sufficient? You believe I have offended Heaven, and must suffer eternal Fire: Will not that be sufficient? What need is there, then, of your additional Fines and Whippings? I own, I do not think as you do; for, if I thought, what you call a Sin, was really such, I would not presumptuously commit it. But how can it be believed, that Heaven is angry at my having Children, when, to the little done by me towards it, God has been pleased to add his divine Skill and admirable Workmanship in the Formation of their Bodies, and crown’d it by furnishing them with rational and immortal Souls? Forgive me Gentlemen, if I talk a little extravagantly on these Matters; I am no Divine: But if you, great Men, (*) must be making Laws, do not turn natural and useful Actions into Crimes, by your Prohibitions. Reflect a little on the horrid Consequences of this Law in particular: What Numbers of procur’d Abortions! and how many distress’d Mothers have been driven, by the Terror of Punishment and public Shame, to imbrue, contrary to Nature, their own trembling Hands in the Blood of their helpless Offspring! Nature would have induc’d them to nurse it up with a Parent’s Fondness. ’Tis the Law therefore, ’tis the Law itself that is guilty of all these Barbarities and Murders. Repeal it then, Gentlemen; let it be expung’d for ever from your Books: And on the other hand, take into your wise Consideration, the great and growing Number of Batchelors in the Country, many of whom, from the mean Fear of the Expence of a Family, have never sincerely and honourably Courted a Woman in their Lives; and by their Manner of Living, leave unproduced (which I think is little better than Murder) Hundreds of their Posterity to the Thousandth Generation. Is not theirs a greater Offence against the Public Good, than mine? Compel them then, by a Law, either to Marry, or pay double the Fine of Fornication every Year. What must poor young Women do, whom Custom has forbid to sollicit the Men, and who cannot force themselves upon Husbands, when the Laws take no Care to provide them any, and yet severely punish if they do their Duty without them? Yes, Gentlemen, I venture to call it a Duty; ’tis the Duty of the first and great Command of Nature, and of Nature’s God, Increase and multiply: A Duty, from the steady Performance of which nothing has ever been able to deter me; but for its Sake, I have hazarded the Loss of the public Esteem, and frequently incurr’d public Disgrace and Punishment; and therefore ought, in my humble Opinion, instead of a Whipping, to have a Statue erected to my Memory.

Themes and genre
On the surface "The Speech of Polly Baker" appears to be a light-hearted and "amusing story". However, Franklin presents a protest against legislation that punished women for out-of-wedlock sexual relations by imposing fines and whippings while the father of the child went without punishment. Through her use of rhetorical questions to the magistrates, Franklin shows the inequity of the prevailing justice system.

Franklin creates a sympathetic fictional character in Polly Baker. According to literary critic Etta Madden, Baker's assertion that she's worthy of a statue in the town square reflects and mocks "Mather's memorializing of saints in his Magnalia Christi Americana" as well as the execution sermons Puritans espoused to make "lessons of wayward females." Furthermore, Madden explains that Baker's rational speech shows echoes of Anne Hutchinson, although some might not find her speech rational at all. Therefore, Madden argues, the piece shows more complexity than is initially apparent. Another critic (Aldridge) argues that if taken out of the context of American literature, "The Speech of Polly Baker" can be considered as a "universal myth along the lines of Don Juan and Faust."

Publication history
"The Speech of Polly Baker" was first published in the April issue of The London Magazine or May 1747 in The Gentleman's Magazine. It was also published in 17 April 1747 edition of the Derby Mercury and 18 April 1747 edition of the Newcastle Courant. In both of these it was presented without comment, leaving the reader to assume it was a genuine court report. The Derby Mercury stated they had the report "from the General and St James's Evening Posts &c, April 16th 1747".

Initially the piece was published anonymously, but in 1905 it was included in The Writings of Benjamin Franklin, although the editor had yet to prove Franklin's authorship. Max Hall, in Benjamin Franklin and Polly Baker: The History of a Literary Deception (1960) proved conclusively that Franklin wrote the piece, a conclusion accepted by scholars.

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This is space for me to place draft articles. Feel free to contribute, if you desire.--JohnWest 03:30, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)

= Kuhn-tucker theorem =

In mathematics, the Kuhn-Tucker theorem (also known as Kuhn-Tucker conditions) is a result used in non-linear programming. It states that, if certain conditions of the analyzed function and its constraints hold, then an optimum (maximum if the function is convex) for the function can be found.

In other words, given a function $$f(\overline {x})$$ —where $$\overline {x}$$ is a vector of variables— and given a vector of constraints $$\overline {g}(\overline {x})$$

= Capital asset pricing model (merged version) =

The Capital asset pricing model (CAPM) is used in finance to determine a theoretically appropriate price of an asset such as a security. The formula takes into account the asset's sensitivity to non-diversifiable risk (also known as systematic risk or market risk), in a number often referred to as beta (β) in the financial industry, as well as the expected return of the market and the expected return of a theoretical risk-free asset.

The model was introduced by William Sharpe, Lintner and Mossin independently, though it is commonly attributed only to the first of them, who published it earliest (in 1964). Sharpe received The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (jointly with Harry Markowitz and Merton Miller) for his contribution to the field of financial economics.

The formula
The relationship between a given asset i, and a proxy porfolio m (here, the market portfolio) is described as:

$$E(r_i) = r_f + \beta_{im}(E(r_m) - r_f)\,$$

Where:
 * $$E(r_i)$$ is the expected return on the capital asset,
 * $$\beta_{im}$$ (the beta) the sensitivity of the asset returns to market returns, or also$$\beta_{im} = \frac {Cov(r_i,r_m)}{Var(r_m)}$$,
 * $$E(r_m)$$ is the expected return of the market, and
 * $$r_f$$  is the  risk-free rate of interest.
 * $$(E(r_m) - r_f)$$ is sometimes known as the market premium: the difference between the expected market rate of return and the risk-free rate of return.

Asset pricing
Once the expected return, $$E(r_i)$$, is calculated using CAPM, the future cash flows of the asset can be discounted to their present value using this rate to establish the correct price for the asset.

In theory, therefore, an asset is correctly priced when its observed price is the same as its value calculated using the CAPM derived discount rate. If the observed price is higher than the valuation, then the asset is overvalued (and undervalued for a too low price).

Alternatively, one can "solve for discount rate" for the observed price given a particular valuation model and compare that discount rate with the CAPM rate. If the discount rate in the model was lower than the CAPM rate then the asset is overvalued (and undervalued for a too high discount rate).

Asset specific required return
The CAPM returns the asset appropriate required return or discount rate - i.e. the rate at which future cash flows produced by the asset should be discounted given that asset's relative riskiness. Betas exceeding one signify more than average "riskiness"; betas below one indicate lower than average. Thus a more risky stock will have a higher beta and will be discounted at a higher rate; less sensitive stocks will have lower betas and be discounted at a lower rate. The CAPM is consistent with intuition - investors (should) require a higher return for holding a more risky asset.

Since beta reflects asset specific sensitivity to non-diversifiable, i.e. market, risk, the market as a whole, by definition, has a beta of one. Stock market indices are frequently used as local proxies for the market - and in that case (by definition) have a beta of one. An investor in a large, diversisifed portfolio (such as a mutual fund) therefore expects performance in line with the market.

Risk and diversification
The risk of a portfolio is comprised of systematic risk and specific risk. Systematic risk refers to the risk common to all securities - i.e. market risk. Specific risk is the risk associated with individual assets. Specific risk can be diversified away (specific risks "cancel out"); systematic risk (within one market) cannot. Dependent on market, a portfolio of approximately 15 well selected shares (and more) would be sufficiently diversified to leave the portfolio exposed to systematic risk only.

An investor cannot expect to be rewarded for taking on diversifiable risk, (it is not rational to expose one's wealth to more risk than necessary). Therefore, the required return on an asset, that is, the return that compensates for risk taken, must be linked to its riskiness in a portfolio context - i.e. its contribution to overall portfolio riskiness - as opposed to its "stand alone riskiness." In the CAPM context, portfolio risk is represented by higher variance i.e. less predictability.

The efficient (Markowitz) frontier
The CAPM assumes that the risk-return profile of a portfolio can be optimized - an optimal portfolio displays the lowest possible level of risk for its level of return. Additionally, since each additional asset introduced into a portfolio further diversifies the portfolio, the optimal portfolio must comprise every asset, (assuming no trading costs) with each asset value-weighted to achieve the above (assuming that any asset is infinitely divisible). All such optimal portfolios, i.e. one for each level of return, comprise the efficient (Markowitz) frontier.

The market portfolio
An investor might choose to invest a proportion of her wealth in a portfolio of risky assets with the remainder in cash - earning interest at the risk free rate (or indeed may borrow money to fund her purchase of risky assets in which case there is a negative cash weighting). Here, the ratio of risky assets to risk free asset determines overall return - this relationship is clearly linear. It is thus possible to achieve a particular return in one of two ways: For a given level of return, however, only one of these portfolios will be optimal (in the sense of lowest risk). Since the risk free asset is, by definition, uncorrelated with any other asset, option 2) will generally have the lower variance and hence be the more efficient of the two.
 * 1) By investing all of one’s wealth in a risky portfolio,
 * 2) or by investing a proportion in a second portfolio and the remainder in cash (either borrowed or invested).

This relationship also holds for portfolios along the efficient frontier: a higher return portfolio plus cash is more efficient than a lower return portfolio alone for that lower level of return. For a given risk free rate, there is only one optimal portfolio which can be combined with cash to achieve the lowest level of risk for any possible return. This is the market portfolio.

Shortcomings of CAPM

 * The model does not appear to adequately explain the variation in stock returns. Empirical studies realized in the past 15 years show that low beta stocks may offer higher returns.
 * What is the "market portfolio"? Does it include the bond market? Real estate? Commodities? Private placements?
 * The market portfolio, and hence its return, are not observable and have to be estimated.
 * The model assumes that all investors are risk averse. Some investors (e.g., some day traders), however, can not be considered to be risk averse.
 * The model assumes that all investors create mean-variance optimized portfolios. However, there are many investors who don't know what a mean-variance optimized portfolio is.

Finding related topics

 * Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT)

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More fictional micro-trivia ("Ndnd is the queen of Omicron Persei 8, and is married to Lrrr."), this time thanks to Futurama. Top Sorry, second from top relevant English google hit is a WP mirror. All seems to be covered at Omicronian, if we need it at all. Niteowlneils 03:32, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * redirect to Omicronian --Whosyourjudas (talk) 03:34, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Fancruft. Omicronian doesn't belong there, either. Ian Pugh 03:41, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: I really doubt that this redirect would ever be used. -- [[User:Bobdoe| Bob Doe ]] 05:15, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: Fancruft. Don't bother with redirect. jni 06:10, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: I agree - fancruft. Don't bother with redirect. --Cje 07:45, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete fancruft, no redirect. SWAdair | Talk  08:22, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Fancruft. --Improv 16:28, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Just redirect, nobody's going to get hurt if we do that — siro  χ  o  22:43, Oct 6, 2004 (UTC)
 * Redirect. -Sean Curtin 02:20, Oct 9, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete, no redirect: subtrivial fancruft. Wile E. Heresiarch 22:34, 9 Oct 2004 (UTC)

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Talk:Anan ben David/archive

To quote Wikipedia's article on Karaism, "Karaites are often confused with the Ananites, founded by Anan ben David, however it can be seen from the writings of Jacob Al-Kirkisani, and other Karaite Sages, that Anan ben David did not found Karaism." In this article, it claims Anan ben David started Karaism.

Indeed, the author of this article explicitly states that "Anan Ben David is the founder of the Karaite movement." Given that this article opens with an egregious error, it is difficult to credit much of what follows, which has more of the character of a libelous polemic than a scholarly essay. No published references are cited. Legendary accounts are presented without source as if they were unproblematically historical, and highly-colored speculation is treated as if it was established fact. It would be better to expunge this article in its entirety than allow it to remain in its current form. Let us not forget that Karaite Judaism still exists and that living people are being insulted by this tendentious essay.

 * I've fixed that error. There are errors in the rest of the account of Anan Ben-David that I'll have to fix later. I'm a Karaite, and I'm trying to correct this error on other pages. If you know of any others that contain this error, please tell me. I'll take a look over the rest of the article later.

IZAK's Cross-posting
IZAK has been cross-posting the below questions on more pages than I can take the time to post, so I'll simply report it to a moderator. If you'd like to see my responses, please go to User_Talk:Yoshiah_ap

Anan ben David and Karaites as Jews
RE: The Jew page on Wikipedia

 * Who are today's "true" Karaites?

Recently, user User:Yoshiah_ap has been adding material about the Karaites as Jews. Each time I insert material describing the non-Jewish practices of Karaite groups, they are marginalized. IZAK 21:04, 2 May 2004 (UTC)

 * Should I start adding parts about the Zorastarian Practices Rabbinic Judiasm added? You don't know anything about Karaism IZAK, and you're insuation that Karaites venerate Jesus and Muhammad proves it.--Yoshiah ap 15:51, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)

 * Who is User:Yoshiah_ap representing as he needs to have a NPOV about Karaites

JUST WHO ARE THE "KARAITES" that User:Yoshiah_ap is "representing"? IZAK 21:04, 2 May 2004 (UTC)

 * How many "real" Karaites are alive today: Numbers please!

Another problem is that User:Yoshiah_ap is making the Karaites sound like a large group. Just how big is the Karaite movement TODAY? Five thousand? Ten thousand? Or what? IZAK 21:04, 2 May 2004 (UTC)

 * There are about 50,000 Karaites. 10,000 live in Ramla, last I checked.--Yoshiah ap 15:51, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)

 * Wikipedia says:Anan ben David's true role: He praised Islam and Christianity

 * Correction, You say that. --Yoshiah ap 15:51, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Furthermore User:Yoshiah_ap says that it is incorrect to say that Anan ben David is the founder of Karaism, but when it is said that Anan ben David venerated Islam, it is a "lie" and asks for sources.

Well (and I hope that User:Yoshiah_ap will not now dash off and change the Anan ben David page) it says on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anan_ben_David

"Anan Ben David opposed this move, and along with his followers he proclaimed himself the antiexilarch. This step was construed by the Muslim authorities as rebellion against the authority of the calif, who had formally invested Josiah with the position. Such an act on the part of a dhimmi (follower of a religion tolerated by Islam) in a Muslim state was a capital offense.

When Anan's proclamation of himself as exilarch became known, he was arrested by the authorities one Sunday in 767, and thrown into prison, to be executed on the ensuing Friday, as guilty of high treason. Luckily for Anan, he met in jail a prominent fellow-prisoner, the founder of the Muslim casuistic school of the Hanifites, al-Nu'man ibn Thabit, surnamed Abu Ḥanifah. He gave Ana Ben David advice which saved his life: He should set himself to expound all ambiguous precepts of the Torah in a fashion opposed to the traditional interpretation, and make this principle the foundation of a new religious sect. He must next get his partizans to secure the presence of the calif himself at the trial — his presence not being an unusual thing at the more important prosecutions. Anan was to declare that his religion was quite a different one from that of his brother and of the rabbinical Jews, and that his followers entirely coincided with him in matters of religious doctrine; which was an easy matter for Anan to say, because the majority of them were opposed to the rabbis.

'''Ben David and his friends complied with this advice, and in the presence of the calif Almansur (754-775) Anan defended himself. Moreover, Anan won for himself the favor of the calif by his deep veneration for Muhammad as the prophet of the Arab peoples, and by the declaration that his new religion, in many ways was similar to Islam.'''

Anan now devoted himself to the development of his new religion and its new code. His Sefer ha-Mitzvot ("The Book of the Precepts") was published about 770.

Anan Ben David adopted many principles and opinions of other anti-rabbinic forms of Judaism that had previously existed. He took much from the old Sadducees and Essenes, whose remnants still survived, and whose writings—or at least writings ascribed to them—were still in circulation. Thus, for example, these older sects prohibited the burning of any lights and the leaving of one's dwelling on the Sabbath; they also enjoined the actual observation of the new moon for the appointment of festivals, and the holding of the Pentecost festival always on a Sunday.

 * Have you even read any of the fragments remaining of his book, Sefer HaMitzvot?--Yoshiah ap 15:51, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)

From the Isawites and the Yudganites immediately preceding this epoch, he borrowed the recognition and justification of Jesus as the prophet for the followers of Christianity, and of Muhammad for those of Islam; in this way ingratiating himself with professors of those creeds." IZAK 21:04, 2 May 2004 (UTC)

 * Another fairy tale developed hundreds of years after his death, if not 1000 years.--Yoshiah ap 15:51, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)

PLAGIARISM ALERT
I have discovered that this article, as originally posted, was plagiarized in its entirety from the Jewish Encyclopedia. See http://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1460&letter=A&search=Karaite for the original source.

I Agree. I just checked the page at the link and its virtually a word for word copy of the Jewish Encyclopedia's entry. Besides the plagerism, it might be noted that the source would be have a POV against both the subject of the article (Anan be Dawid) as well as against the Karaites (which predate Anan by at a minimum of a 100 years, refer to the 641 CE proclamation by 'Amr ibn al-'As, governor of Egypt, instructing the Rabbanim from interfering with the Karaites).

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Wikipedia talk:Auto-categorization

Future years

 * There is Category:Years in the future, but personally I think most pages there could probably be merged, redirected or deleted. -- User:Docu

Added all applicable articles there. -- Beland 03:35, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Lists of Villages to Categories
There are a number of lists which could be directly mapped to categories by an appropriate bot. I put in a request on the bots request page and got directed here. So now I'm asking for each of the lists on the left, would it be possible to check that every article linked (before the see also section) had the category on the right. This seems to be a good way of reusing existing information to make your project easier and more reliable.

 * List of cities in Tennessee -> Category:Cities in Tennessee
 * List of villages in Wisconsin -> Category:Villages in Wisconsin

etc.. (if you can accept this, we could hunt for more). Azikala 14:42, 6 Nov 2004 (UTC)

 * Excellent idea. To start implementing this idea, I've extracted a list of such list-to-category opportunities for the US municipal categories.  The conversion will be slightly messy, mostly because the categories already exist and are populated, but there are apples-to-oranges problems.  I'll have to take some time to work through some problems and post again later. -- Beland 02:08, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Please do not do this for Tennessee as we have merged our cities and towns lists, but the categories remain separate. Kaldari 21:56, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I just noticed this discussion. I created a number of "Category:Images of CITY, STATE" categories.  The purpose is to identify images separately from articles, so browsing for concepts can be text-oriented while bandwidth-intensive image browsing is supported separately.  (SEWilco 04:51, 18 August 2005 (UTC))

VA/WV
Many of the articles listed on the VA subpage are actually places in WV, many are also either ships (USS Virginia) or women's first names. Lachatdelarue [[User talk:Lachatdelarue|(talk)]] 14:15, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)

 * Oh, I had that problem with Kansas/Arkansas, too. Gurumph. -- Beland 07:53, 25 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * OK, considering that there should only be a relatively small number of articles left to categorize, and since all articles need to be categorized anyway, the solution to this problem is simply to find a parent category for all articles that are listed, whether or not they have anything to do with the state. Then they won't appear on future scans.  And please excuse Kansas/Arkansas and Virginia/West Virginia confusion; I guess there's a reason why humans are still involved in this loop.  8) -- Beland 00:38, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Don't worry about it... us humans can figure it out and the extract will get too confusing. Besides, this way I have learned a lot about Georgia the country too... :) Sortior 03:08, Dec 28, 2004 (UTC)

Help requested with Category:Albums by artist
This category is huge, hundreds and hundreds of subcategories. Because of this, only about 3 letters at a time are shown. It takes quite a bit of time to get to the end of the alphabet. I'm wondering about the following options:

1) Is there any way to make a table of contents for a category? I tried A, etc... but that didn't work.  Is there any way to do this?

2) If that is not possible, I created a new subcategory Category:Albums by artist: A-Z, but it would take forever to move everything into new subcategories. Can this process be automated?

Thanks, Samuel Wantman 07:15, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * This discussion was also started in Wikipedia talk:Categorization, please add further comments there. -- Rick Block

Is this the right place ?
Well, I would like an automated of categories to the simplified Category:Comic creators. I added a section in this page's article. Is the right place for putting this request ? Lvr 14:44, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * (Replied on User talk:Lvr. -- Beland 03:58, 9 May 2005 (UTC))

Is this the right place? (reprise)
I would like to move all the articles listed on Abstract strategy (which is essentially a list page) from Category:Board games to a new subcategory Category:Abstract strategy games. Is there an automated way to do this and is this the right place to ask for help with it? Thanks. —Blotwell 04:56, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

question
Would it be helpful if I created a list of long articles that have no category? Martin 11:02, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Reader-response criticism

David Bordwell
I don't see how David Bordwell's critical work relates to Reader Response since he seems to be a Formalist.Eriol11 (talk) 06:25, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

ETA--the whole 'Extensions' page (where Bordwell was mentioned) is quite poorly edited, featuring a number of unsubstantiated claims.Eriol11 (talk) 06:24, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

C.S. Lewis
It's nice to think that Lewis might have been a reader response critic avant la lettre, but alas, it's not true, and it's especially not true of his Experiment in Criticism. Lewis does say there that a critic should not to try to tackle works which he or she absolutely hates, but that doesn't amount to a thorough-going endorsement of RR criticism. If nobody objects within a month or so, I will delete the reference to Lewis' book (which is an excellent book, but not one based on a RR methodology. Theonemacduff (talk) 04:25, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

Credibility of article
There are large concerns with the content of this article as there is little citations proving its claims. It appears from a quick Google search that most of the information has been retrieved from this site http://www.criticalpracticechelsea.org/wiki/index.php?title=Reader_Response_Criticism. The types of reader-response criticism have not been clearly defined as different theorists have some elements in common whilst others contrasting, and this is not clearly stated. There are some portions of this article that are correct yet the structure of this article is confused and not explicit enough detailing the history of reader-response criticism and its concerning theorists. I would suggest a contents change including: 1. The evolution of reader-response criticism 2. Approaches to reader-response criticism (using Tyson's five classifications of reader-response approached: transactional reader-response theory; affective stylistics; subjective reader-response theory; psychological reader-response theory; social reader-response theory) 3. Interpretive communities 4. Oppositions to reader-response criticism 5. Extensions These changes would be supported by credible sources. It would also allow readers to comprehend the foundations of reader-response criticism and provide a better structured article to be built upon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NicoleJR (talk • contribs) 03:57, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

Proust
Am I wrong to wonder if Proust's Contre Sainte-Beuve was among the origins of reader response theory? FangoFuficius (talk) 08:34, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

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Waiting for Columbus

Waiting for Columbus is the first live album by the band Little Feat, recorded during seven performances in 1977. The first four shows were held at the Rainbow Theatre in London on August 1–4, 1977. The final three shows were recorded the following week at George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on August 8–10. Local Washington radio personality Don "Cerphe" Colwell can be heard leading the audience in a "F-E-A-T" spellout in between the first ("Join the Band") and second ("Fat Man in the Bathtub") tracks.

The band were backed by the Tower of Power horn section with whom they had recorded for their 1974 album Feats Don't Fail Me Now. The result was one of their biggest selling albums.

Many of their more well-known songs were either re-worked or extended. For instance, one of their signature songs, "Dixie Chicken", was heavily extended to include a lengthy piano solo by keyboardist Bill Payne, a Dixieland horn arrangement and finally a dual guitar jam between the band's two guitarists, Lowell George and Paul Barrère. In some cases, songs such as "Rocket in My Pocket" and "Mercenary Territory" were re-worked to include the horn section, and Little Feat additionally covered such tunes as Fraternity of Man's "Don't Bogart That Joint" and Allen Toussaint's "On Your Way Down" (which had also appeared on 1973's Dixie Chicken album). Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor makes a guest appearance playing slide guitar on "A Apolitical Blues".

The band recorded and mixed enough material from these performances for a triple LP, but for marketing reasons kept it to a double album. Three of the unused tracks were included on their 1981 album Hoy-Hoy!. All were eventually released on the 2002 "Deluxe edition" CD.

It was voted number 804 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).

The cover art, by Neon Park, depicts items from the Americas unknown to Europeans before Columbus: an anthropomorphic tomato on a hammock in front of a backdrop of American native foliage and cactus.

Side one

 * 1) "Join the Band" (Traditional) – 1:50
 * 2) "Fat Man in the Bathtub" (George) – 4:50
 * 3) "All That You Dream" (Barrère, Payne) – 4:25
 * 4) "Oh Atlanta" (Payne) – 4:09
 * 5) "Old Folks' Boogie" (Barrère, Gabriel Barrère) – 4:22

Side two

 * 1) "Time Loves a Hero" (Barrère, Gradney, Payne) – 4:20
 * 2) "Day or Night" (Payne, Fran Tate) – 5:23
 * 3) "Mercenary Territory" (George, Hayward) – 4:27
 * 4) "Spanish Moon" (George) – 4:49

Side three

 * 1) "Dixie Chicken" (George, Martin Kibbee) – 9:00
 * 2) "Tripe Face Boogie" (Hayward, Payne) – 7:02
 * 3) "Rocket in My Pocket" (George) – 3:42

Side four

 * 1) "Willin'" (George) – 4:42
 * 2) "Don't Bogart That Joint" (E. Ingber, L. Wagner) – 0:57
 * 3) "A Apolitical Blues" (George) – 3:41
 * 4) "Sailin' Shoes" (George) – 6:18
 * 5) "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" (Barrère, George, Kibbee) – 5:17

Vinyl reissue LPs
There have been two different half-speed mastered vinyl reissues on LP, both on the Mobile Fidelity label and containing the original full track list. The first reissue was released not long after the original Warner Brothers LP, was mastered by Stan Ricker, MFSL 2-013, and pressed by JVC in Japan and features a GOLD banner on the cover. The other is a 2011 release on Warner Brothers Records. This version is MFSL 2-322. It was mastered by Shawn R. Britton and pressed on 180g vinyl by Record Technology Incorporated in Camarillo, CA. This version features a GREEN banner the cover.

1990 single CD
In order to fit the double LP onto one CD, the tracks "Don't Bogart That Joint" and "A Apolitical Blues" were omitted from this release, but included as additional tracks on the CD issue of The Last Record Album.

Running time 74:00
 * 1) "Join the Band" (Traditional) – 1:24
 * 2) "Fat Man in the Bathtub" (George) – 4:52
 * 3) "All That You Dream" (Barrère, Payne) – 4:31
 * 4) "Oh Atlanta" (Payne) – 4:20
 * 5) "Old Folks' Boogie" (Barrère, G. Barrère) – 4:27
 * 6) "Time Loves a Hero" (Barrère, Gradney, Payne) – 4:19
 * 7) "Day or Night" (Payne, F. Tate) – 5:31
 * 8) "Mercenary Territory" (George, E. George, Hayward) – 4:37
 * 9) "Spanish Moon" (George) – 4:42
 * 10) "Dixie Chicken" (George, Kibbee) – 8:56
 * 11) "Tripe Face Boogie" (Hayward, Payne) – 7:10
 * 12) "Rocket in My Pocket" (George) – 3:48
 * 13) "Willin'" (George) – 3:50
 * 14) "Sailin' Shoes" (George) – 6:20
 * 15) "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" (Barrère, George, Kibbee) – 5:21

2002 "deluxe edition" double CD
From the Rhino reissue liner notes (p. 23):
 * Disc 1 (all) & Disc 2, Tracks 1-5: From the original release of Waiting for Columbus. [Note: For aesthetic reasons, the playing order of Sides 2 (tks 9-12) & 3 (tks 6-8) has been switched so that the band's main set (contained on Disc 1) now concludes with the long ovation that leads into the encore.]
 * Disc 2 Tracks 6-10: Performances that were refurbished & mixed for the original album, but not used.
 * Disc 2 Tracks 11-12: Selections that were apparently never considered for inclusion on either the original album or Hoy-Hoy!. They are newly mixed from the original multitrack tapes and do not contain any overdubs.
 * Disc 2 Tracks 13-15: First issued on the album Hoy-Hoy!.
 * [Note: This release now contains all the songs that were performed at the series of shows recorded for this album.]

Disc one
Running time: 60:02
 * 1) "Join the Band" (Traditional) – 1:54 - Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., August 10, 1977
 * 2) "Fat Man in the Bathtub" (George) – 4:53 - Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., August 8, 1977
 * 3) "All That You Dream" (Barrère, Payne) – 4:29 - Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., August 8, 1977
 * 4) "Oh Atlanta" (Payne) – 4:20 - Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., August 8, 1977
 * 5) "Old Folks' Boogie" (Barrère, G. Barrère) – 4:26 - The Rainbow Theatre, London England, August 4, 1977
 * 6) "Dixie Chicken" (George, Kibbee) – 8:53 - The Rainbow Theatre, London England, August 3 & 4, 1977
 * 7) "Tripe Face Boogie" (Hayward, Payne) – 7:09 - The Rainbow Theatre, London England, August 2 & 3, 1977
 * 8) "Rocket in My Pocket" (George) – 3:57 - The Rainbow Theatre, London England, August 2, 1977
 * 9) "Time Loves a Hero" (Barrère, Gradney, Payne) – 4:19 - The Rainbow Theatre, London England, August 4, 1977
 * 10) "Day or Night" (Payne, F. Tate) – 5:30 - The Rainbow Theatre, London England, August 4, 1977
 * 11) "Mercenary Territory" (George, E. George, Hayward) – 4:36 - The Rainbow Theatre, London England, August 2, 1977
 * 12) "Spanish Moon" (George) – 5:36 - Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., August 8, 1977

Disc two

 * 1) "Willin'" (George) – 4:42 - Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C. 08/08/1977
 * 2) "Don't Bogart That Joint" (E. Ingber, L. Wagner) – 1:01 - Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 08/08/1977
 * 3) "A Apolitical Blues" (George) – 3:51 - The Rainbow Theatre, London England, 03/08/1977
 * 4) "Sailin' Shoes" (George) – 6:23 - Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 10/08/1977
 * 5) "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" (Barrère, George, Kibbee) – 5:35 - Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 09/08/1977
 * 6) "One Love Stand" (Barrère, Gradney, Payne) – 4:27 - Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 09/08/1977
 * 7) "Rock and Roll Doctor" (George, Kibbee) – 4:17 - Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 09/08/1977
 * 8) "Skin It Back" (Barrère) – 5:40 - The Rainbow Theatre, London England, 02/08/1977
 * 9) "On Your Way Down" (Allen Toussaint) – 6:25 - Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 10/08/1977
 * 10) "Walkin' All Night" (Barrère, Payne) – 4:12 - Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 08/08/1977
 * 11) "Cold, Cold, Cold" (George) – 5:18 - The Rainbow Theatre, London England, 04/08/1977
 * 12) "Day at the Dog Races" (Barrère, Clayton, Gradney, Hayward, Payne) – 12:12 - Lisner Auditorium Washington D.C. 09/08/1977
 * 13) "Skin It Back" (Barrère) – 4:40 - Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 08/08/1977
 * 14) "Red Streamliner" (Payne, F. Tate) – 4:59 - Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 08/08/1977
 * 15) "Teenage Nervous Breakdown" (George) – 4:12 - Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 09/08/1977

2022 "Super Deluxe Edition" eight CD box set
This release includes a remastering of the original album plus three full live shows from the 1977 tour (Manchester, London, Washington D.C.).

Track listing

 * Disc 1 Original Album Remastered
 * 1) "Join The Band" - 1:55
 * 2) "Fat Man In The Bathtub" - 4:54
 * 3) "All That You Dream" - 4:29
 * 4) "Oh Atlanta" - 4:15
 * 5) "Old Folks Boogie" - 4:32
 * 6) "Time Loves A Hero" - 4:20
 * 7) "Day Or Night" - 5:30
 * 8) "Mercenary Territory" - 4:38
 * 9) "Spanish Moon" - 5:04

 * Disc 2 Original Album Remastered
 * 1) "Dixie Chicken" - 9:02
 * 2) "Tripe Face Boogie" - 7:10
 * 3) "Rocket In My Pocket" - 4:11
 * 4) "Willin' - 3:50
 * 5) "Don't Bogart That Joint" - 1:02
 * 6) "A Apolitical Blues" - 3:50
 * 7) "Sailin' Shoes" - 6:26
 * 8) "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" - 5:35

 * Disc 3 Live At Manchester City Hall, Manchester, U.K. July 29, 1977
 * 1) "Walkin' All Night" - 4:50
 * 2) "Skin It Back" - 5:15
 * 3) "Fat Man In The Bathtub" - 5:26
 * 4) "Red Streamliner" - 5:38
 * 5) "Oh Atlanta" - 4:16
 * 6) "Day At The Dog Races" - 9:56
 * 7) "All That You Dream" - 4:59
 * 8) "On Your Way Down" - 7:20
 * 9) "Time Loves A Hero" - 4:26
 * 10) "Day Or Night" - 7:51

 * Disc 4 Live At Manchester City Hall, Manchester, U.K. July 29, 1977
 * 1) "Rock And Roll Doctor" - 4:10
 * 2) "Old Folks Boogie" - 4:31
 * 3) "Dixie Chicken" - 12:49
 * 4) "Tripe Face Boogie" - 8:13
 * 5) "Medley: Willin' / Don't Bogart That Joint" - 5:34
 * 6) "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" - 6:39
 * 7) "Rocket In My Pocket" - 4:33
 * 8) "Sailin' Shoes" - 5:19
 * 9) "Teenage Nervous Breakdown" - 3:51

 * Disc 5 Live At The Rainbow, London, U.K. August 2, 1977
 * 1) "Walkin' All Night" - 5:02
 * 2) "Fat Man In The Bathtub" - 5:04
 * 3) "Red Streamliner" - 5:35
 * 4) "Oh Atlanta" - 4:23
 * 5) "Day At The Dog Races" - 12:51
 * 6) "All That You Dream" - 5:36
 * 7) "Mercenary Territory" - 4:36
 * 8) "On Your Way Down" - 7:18
 * 9) "Skin It Back" - 5:36
 * 10) "Old Folks Boogie" - 4:41

 * Disc 6 Live At The Rainbow, London, U.K. August 2, 1977
 * 1) "Rock And Roll Doctor" - 4:21
 * 2) "Cold Cold Cold" - 5:11
 * 3) "Dixie Chicken" - 11:47
 * 4) "Tripe Face Boogie" - 6:35
 * 5) "Medley: Willin' / Don't Bogart That Joint" - 5:47
 * 6) "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" - 7:12
 * 7) "Rocket In My Pocket" - 3:49
 * 8) "Spanish Moon" - 6:00
 * 9) "A Apolitical Blues" - 5:05
 * 10) "Teenage Nervous Breakdown" - 4:20

 * Disc 7 Live At Lisner Auditorium, Washington, D.C., August 10, 1977
 * 1) "Walkin' All Night" - 5:10
 * 2) "Red Streamliner" - 5:38
 * 3) "Fat Man In The Bathtub" - 5:06
 * 4) "Day At The Dog Races" - 11:04
 * 5) "All That You Dream" - 5:21
 * 6) "On Your Way Down" - 6:41
 * 7) "Time Loves A Hero" - 4:23
 * 8) "Day Or Night" - 7:23
 * 9) "Skin It Back" - 5:52

 * Disc 8 Live At Lisner Auditorium, Washington, D.C., August 10, 1977
 * 1) "Oh Atlanta" - 4:45
 * 2) "Old Folks Boogie" - 4:05
 * 3) "Dixie Chicken" - 14:04
 * 4) "Tripe Face Boogie" - 7:43
 * 5) "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" - 6:58
 * 6) "Rocket In My Pocket" - 4:39
 * 7) "Sailin' Shoes" - 6:21
 * 8) "Teenage Nervous Breakdown" - 3:19

Personnel

 * Paul Barrère – guitar, vocals
 * Sam Clayton – congas, vocals
 * Lowell George – lead vocals, guitar
 * Kenny Gradney – bass guitar
 * Richard Hayward – drums, vocals
 * Bill Payne – keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
 * Mick Taylor – lead and slide guitar ("A Apolitical Blues")
 * Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons – backing vocals ("Red Streamliner")

 * Tower of Power horn section:
 * Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone
 * Greg Adams – trumpet
 * Lenny Pickett – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, and clarinet ("Dixie Chicken")
 * Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone
 * Mic Gillette – trombone, trumpet

Tributes

 * On 31 October 2010, American rock band Phish covered Waiting for Columbus in its entirety as their "musical costume" for their Halloween show at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
 * On 31 December 2011, Little Feat along with former member Craig Fuller performed the entire set on Jimmy Buffett's Radio Margaritaville.

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