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Morena Baccarin

Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin (born June 2, 1979 ) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Inara Serra in the sci-fi television series Firefly (2002–2003) and its follow-up film Serenity (2005), Vanessa in the superhero comedy films Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018), Jessica Brody in the thriller series Homeland (2011–2013), and Leslie Thompkins in the superhero series Gotham (2015–2019). For Homeland, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013.

Early life
Baccarin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the daughter of actress Vera Setta and Fernando Baccarin, a journalist. Through her father, she is partially of Italian descent, with roots in Veneto.

Baccarin attended Public School 41 and New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies, where her future Homeland co-star Claire Danes and she were classmates. She later entered the theater program at the Juilliard School, where she was in the drama division's Group 29 (1996–2000).

Career
Baccarin landed her first film role in the improvised fashion-world comedy Perfume (2001). This was followed by a lead role in Way Off Broadway (2001).

She served as Natalie Portman's understudy in the Central Park production of The Seagull. The science-fiction drama Firefly (2002) as Inara Serra was Baccarin's first television series, and she reprised her role in the 2005 film Serenity. In February 2005, Baccarin provided the voice for Black Canary in multiple episodes of the animated series Justice League Unlimited. She guest-starred in season two, episode seven of How I Met Your Mother as Chloe, which aired on November 6, 2006. She also guest-starred in three episodes of the television series The O.C. in 2006. Baccarin appeared in the unaired pilot episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, playing a transgender woman, Carmen. In April 2006 Baccarin was announced to be playing the adult version of recurring villain Adria in the 10th season of Stargate SG-1. She first appeared in season-10 episode "Counterstrike" as adult Adria (the younger versions of Adria were previously played by other actresses). Baccarin reprised her role in the film Stargate: The Ark of Truth.

In May 2009, Baccarin made her off-Broadway debut in Theresa Rebeck's television satire Our House at Playwrights Horizons in New York City. She landed the lead role of Anna, the leader of the alien Visitors, in ABC's 2009–2011 series V, a remake of the 1984 series. In May 2011, shortly following the airing of the show's second-season finale, producers announced that the show would not return for a third season. That same month, Baccarin joined the cast of the Showtime television drama Homeland, for which she received praise for her role as the conflicted wife of a former prisoner of war. On July 18, 2013, she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 2013 Primetime Emmy awards for her performance.

Baccarin appeared in the 2015 action-comedy Spy as agent Karen Walker. In 2016, Baccarin appeared in the film Deadpool as Vanessa Carlysle. She reprised her role in the 2018 sequel Deadpool 2. In 2015, Baccarin began a leading role as Dr. Leslie Thompkins in the Fox show Gotham. She portrayed the character in all five seasons of the show. She also played a recurring role as Erica Flynn, a woman who murdered her husband, and a romantic interest of Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) from The Mentalist, 2013 to 2015. In 2019, she played a psychologist on the Brazilian TV series Sessão de Terapia (Therapy Session), her first production role in her native country. In 2020, Baccarin co-starred in the apocalyptic thriller Greenland. In 2023, Bacarrin starred in the action film Fast Charlie.

Political views and activism
In January 2019, she wrote an opinion piece in Newsweek magazine describing her experiences working with the International Rescue Committee on behalf of refugees. She was interviewing refugees from Venezuela during a trip to Colombia. She warned of an evolving situation, which could lead to an increase of refugees asking for asylum in the United States. Baccarin became an advocate for women and girls, inspired by her mother's work for women’s rights in Brazil.

In 2019, together with other artists, lawyers, advocates, and refugees, she took part in the Flores Exhibits project. She read the sworn testimony of a migrant child held in detention at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Personal life
In November 2011, Baccarin married American film producer and director Austin Chick. In October 2013, Baccarin and Chick's son was born. In July 2015, Chick filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Around that time, Baccarin began dating her Gotham co-star Ben McKenzie. In March 2016, Baccarin and McKenzie's daughter was born. On March 18, 2016, Baccarin and Chick's divorce became official. In November 2016, Baccarin and McKenzie announced their engagement. They were married in Brooklyn, New York, on June 2, 2017, Baccarin's 38th birthday. In March 2021, Baccarin and McKenzie announced the birth of their son.

Video game

 * Destiny 2 (2017), as Sagira (in Curse of Osiris DLC)
 * Assassin's Creed Nexus VR (2023), as Dominika Wilk

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Talk:Franjo Tuđman

Bosnian war section
The second para starts with "The Bosniak leadership initially showed willingness to remain in a rump Yugoslavia, (...)", this is just half true. In reality it was one of two currents within the SDA party, the one led by two prominent party leaders Muhamed Filipović and that other guy dissident from Switzerland, whose name I can't remember, which opted to negotiate with Milosevic and seek some way to stay within YUG. Filipovic and this other guy were in fact on the meeting with Milosevic in Belgrade, and this matter practically caused the party to break into two factions and at the first elections they were already completely separated into SDA and some other party, which was completely ignored by Bosniak electorate. Characters like Izetbegovic, Silajdzic, Ganic, Cengic, etc never even contemplated such variant, and they were key Bosniak leaders. Kristo exploiting rather simplistic view on this episode in history. ౪ Santa ౪ 99°  20:13, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

Antisemitism section needed
Clearly, Franjo Tudjman left behind not only highly antisemitic academic work, as already described in the article, but is on the record of making antisemitic remarks in public as well.

Such as his 1990 election speech where he makes antisemitic remarks about supposed rumors that he is of Jewish, or that his wife is either of Jewish or Serbian descent - namely that "had that been true he'd be rich and not a communist" and his happiness regarding "his wife not being either (Jew or Serb)".

The speech is easy to find on YouTube, has been since at least 2020, and it should be added, along with other instances of Tudjman's antisemitism into a new, separate, section. Clearly, from the rambling character of the speech it is obvious that such antisemitic ideas were integral to his personal way of thinking and not just a part of some political speech, perhaps prepared by someone else.

109.175.104.3 (talk) 16:15, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

 * The article already describes this at length, if you have a specific suggestion to make please do, otherwise this sounds like a bit of WP:SOAPBOX. --Joy (talk) 11:30, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

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Talk:Socialist Unity Party of Germany

"Unified Socialist Party of Germany" vs. "Socialist Unity Party of Germany"
In my point of view is the tanslation of "Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands" with "Socialist Unity Party" misleading - "United Socialist Party" would be more appropriate...

Citius Altius Fortius 21:24, 04 Jul 2005 (CEST)
 * The term Einheitspartei can as well be considered in the way, that the party's will was to fight for a reunification, as in the way, that the Party is the united party of the socialist movement of Germany. --134.2.223.216 7 July 2005 02:10 (UTC)

Would someone please explain to me how "Unified Socialist Party" is the more correct English translation of Sozialistische Einheitspartei? Not only is "Socialist Unity Party" the literal translation from German into English, it also makes (at least to me) a lot more sense, since one of the main ideas the SED attempted to project was (through its name) the unity of German socialists - the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Communists (KPD) - following the years of disunity, turmoil and conflict during the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich. The KPD, by the way, began with a faction of former SPD members such as Karl Liebknecht, Rosa Luxemburg, etc.

Perhaps of greatest importance is that I cannot locate a single reference work that translated Sozialistische Einheitspartei into English as "Unified Socialist Party." However, there are plenty of references to "Socialist Unity Party," including official German government websites (example here) and in English-language publications published by the GDR government and the SED itself. I invite anyone reading this to provide me with an example to refute this.--Cvieg (talk) 20:01, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

On 18 January 2008, user:Portim edited this article using the phrasing "Unified Socialist Party" in place of "Socialist Unity Party." I posted a response (and request) on his talk page on 21 January 2008. As of this date, user:Portim has not responded to my post. I have therefore reverted his edit of this article to my previous edit (dated 13 January 2008). I repeat my invitation for anyone to provide me with a recognized example that uses the translation "Unified Socialist Party" if they wish to challenge the generally accepted translation of "Socialist Unity Party."--Cvieg (talk) 18:43, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

 * The question is not which translation makes more sense but which is the usual translation in English-speaking countries. The "Einheit" in SED indeed means that it portrayed itself as a reunifaction of the two branches of German's labour parties that got separated in 1917. Hence the handshake symbol. Hence, "Unified Socialist Party" makes more sense, as it is "Einheitspartei" not "Partei der Sozialistischen Einheit". However, as I said, what English speakers use is what counts. Deposuit (talk) 14:13, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

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Ugh. That image is ever so slightly (well, about 10 times) too large. -- Morwen.

 * Fixed - reduced from 1436px wide to 300px (on the page) and 750 px (larger version). --rbrwr

Merge into Left Party (Germany)
Shouldn't this article be merged into Left Party (Germany)? If PDS was the direct legal succession of SED, then there should only be one article for the entire history of the party. --Soman 01:31, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
 * The PDS is the successor of the SED in the end. This article is about the party that ruled alone, so I think there is no need for a merger --SoWhy 19:03, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

To merge is out of the question I think. the PDS article would be overwieghted without a reason.--Constanz - Talk 10:48, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

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border shootings
is there a reason this is not mentioned at all in here? After all, this party is responsible for it.

11th congress
I can read the following in the paragraph talking about the 11th congress:

The eleventh Congress, held 17–21 April 1986 and lasted until June 5, 1999, unequivocally endorsed the SED and Honecker, whom it confirmed for another term as party head.

What does that mean? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.165.22.67 (talk) 22:34, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

Dissolved?
The infobox says the party was dissolved in 1990.

Was it really ever dissolved? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anuclanus (talk • contribs) 13:08, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
 * No. It was renamed in 1990. In recent years it merged with another group but in 1990 it was merely renamed. Deposuit (talk) 14:09, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * it was renamed in December of 1989 from Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands (SED) to Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands – Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus (SED-PDS) and on January 4th 1990 it was again renaimed in Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus (PDS) 78.42.252.102 (talk) 14:07, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
 * The PDS changed its name again in 2005 to "Die Linkspartei.PDS" and then merged in 2007 with a party called Wahlalternative für Arbeit und soziale Gerechtigkeit (WASG) to "Die LINKE", which is a currently active and relevant political party in Germany. The PDS was the direct successor of the SED, quite a few of the current members of the Left were members of the SED in the German Democratic Republic, for example Gregor Gysi or Sahra Wagenknecht. The information in the article should be changed, because it suggests an official dissolution in 1990 which never took place. On the other hand, when changing the article, it should be taken into account that the orthodox socialists and "far left" are only one or two groups among others within the party, a lot of members support reform ideas and cooperation with other parties. It is an object of discussion in Germany "how much SED" there is still in the Left and whether the party is "electable". Some information in English here: http://www.thelocal.de/20130916/51939 ; more detailed, but in German here: http://www.bpb.de/politik/grundfragen/parteien-in-deutschland/42127/die-linke --Chitarra56 (talk) 18:03, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Stop Vandalizing Political Position
Whoever keeps deleting the "Far-Left" label from the Political Position slot needs to stop. The SED was a far left party; few--if any--historians will dispute that. The political position refers to the position relative to the international political spectrum, not the local one, so stop using that argument. 107.77.68.122 (talk) 21:18, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

 * First of all, this is a content question, not one of vandalism. Accusing other users of vandalism in case of content disputes is not helpful or constructive.
 * In communist-led single-party states (or de facto single-party states without real political competition like East Germany), a left-right spectrum that we know from Western-style pluralistic liberal democracies did not exist. "Far-left" or "far-right" denotes parties that fundamentally challenge the current system. Per definition, ruling parties in communist states of course did not challenge the system in which they ruled. In fact, they ruled the system. They even were identic with the system. Describing them as "far-left" or "far-right" is totally unsuitable. Parties like the SED or the CP of the Soviet Union did not want to change the system at all, they wanted to maintain the system in which they ruled by any means. In this regard, they actually were very conservative (conservative of that system).
 * Applying the standards of a Western multiparty system and claiming it was international is inadequate. It is not international. It does not apply to China (the most populous country in the world), it did not apply to the Soviet Union (one of two super powers during the Cold War) and its satellite states (including East Germany), it does not apply to Arabic absolute monarchies, it does not apply to the Iranian theocracy, it does not apply to single-party dictatorships in developing countries. It only applies to Western multiparty democracies, that are only a minority of countries globally.
 * In East Germany, the SED was in the centre of power for 40 years, not on the margin. In that system, being an SED member was totally accepted and even expected if you wanted to make a career in the public sector. (While being a member of a far-left or far-right party in a multiparty system is usually disfavoured by the majority and often an obstacle to a civil service career.) Being against the SED was considered extreme and anti-system. The civil rights activists who challenged the SED rule were considered radicals (not just by the rulers but also by many ordinary citizens who had come to terms with the ruling system). The SED had conservative and progressive members and lots of opportunistic members that did not care a lot about ideology, but rather about their careers. Far-left means promoting radical change, the SED was strongly against radical change.
 * There were no parties to the right of the SED (that you might consider centrist or rightist, if you assume that the SED was far-left). All parties in East Germany supported the "Real socialism" of that time. All parties accepted the "leading role" of the SED. They had to, because they were satellite parties of the SED. LDPD, CDU, NDPD were no real liberal, Christian democratic or national conservative centre or centre-right parties as they exist in Western democracies. They were all aligned with the SED and tried to win support of the middle-class for the SED-led state. So the SED had no real opposition from either the left or the right. It controlled the whole political spectrum of East Germany.
 * Moreover, you have not cited a single reliable source that would describe the SED as far-left. Per WP:Verifiability every piece of information that is not supported by reliable sources may be contested by other users and removed if no references are provided. --RJFF (talk) 18:05, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

 * By the way, consequently I would not consider the NSDAP of the period in which it ruled (1933–45) far-right. The case is different however, because the NSDAP worked as one of many parties in the multiparty democratic period of 1918–33. In that period it was commonly considered far-right. --RJFF (talk) 18:09, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
 * RJFF sums up the issue quite well. 'Left' and 'Right' positions are not absolutes, but varies in different contexts. Whilst by no means a fringe party in East Germany, if we see Europe as a whole during the Cold War SED was part of the mainstream left tendency. The contemporary far-left, that emerged out of the protest movements of 1968, was actually represented in East Germany, through underground groups. For a period of time the KPD/ML was the sole organized opposition in East Germany. --Soman (talk) 20:31, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

 * Hello Please join the discussion rather than reverting against consensus. --RJFF (talk) 21:48, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

"Electoral history", number of seats
The numbers of seats in the "electoral history" table are inaccurate. The SED had not only the 100/110/127 seats assigned to its own slate. Most of the deputies of "mass organisations"—FDGB (53–68 seats), FDJ (29–40), DFD (29–35), Kulturbund (18–22)—were SED members as well. So in fact, the number of SED members in the People's Chamber was much higher than indicated in the table. I am afraid the design of the table is based on a misunderstanding of the political system of East Germany and the role of parties and "elections" in that system which differs wildly from the one in Western multiparty democracies. --RJFF (talk) 09:08, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

Far-left position
Hi everyone! I read previous talk about position of the party. But my opinion is, that ideology of party was far-left, so I don't see any problem in describing party's position as far-left. Ideologies such as Marxism-Leninism, Communism, Stalinism... are far-left and thats a fact. Your opinion? Kind regards AK2468 (talk) 12:17, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

 * yea definitely far left. Has it been something else before? Karttapelimies (talk) 16:49, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I don't know. Some users have always been deleting that particular part. AK2468 (talk) 20:13, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

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Atilia gens

The gens Atilia, sometimes written Atillia, was a plebeian family at ancient Rome, which rose to prominence at the beginning of the fourth century BC. The first member of this gens to attain the consulship was Marcus Atilius Regulus, in 335 BC. The Atilii continued to hold the highest offices of the state throughout the history of the Republic, and well into imperial times.

Origin
Chase classifies the nomen Atilius with a small group of gentilicia probably formed from praenomina ending in -ius using the suffix -ilius, a morphology common in names of Latin origin. The root might then be a praenomen Atius, otherwise unknown, although there was a Sabine praenomen Attius.

Praenomina
The Atilii favored the praenomina Lucius, Marcus, and Gaius, the three most common names throughout Roman history, to which they sometimes added Aulus and Sextus. Under the Empire, some of the Atilii bore the praenomen Titus.

Branches and cognomina
Under the Republic, the cognomina of the Atilii included Bulbus, Calatinus, Luscus, Priscus, Regulus, Nomentanus, and Serranus. Of these, only Regulus and Serranus appear to constitute a distinct family, with the Serrani being descended from the Reguli. The only cognomina found on coins are Saranus, which appears to be the same as Serranus, and Nomentanus.

Luscus, the first surname associated with the Atilii appearing in history, was a common name originally describing someone with poor eyesight, belonging to a large class of cognomina derived from the physical characteristics of individuals. This is the surname as given in Dionysius, although some sources amend it to Longus, originally referring to someone particularly tall. It has been argued that Lucius Atilius Luscus, one of the first consular tribunes elected in 444 BC, was a patrician, since the first plebeians were elected to that office in 400; and most if not all of the ancient patrician gentes possessed plebeian branches, which frequently came to eclipse the fame of their patrician forebears. However, the lists of consular tribunes from both 444 and 422 contain names that are otherwise regarded as plebeian, and according to tradition the office was created with the intention that its members should be elected from either order, so in all probability Luscus, like all of the other Atilii, was plebeian.

Priscus, a personal cognomen belonging to one of the early Atilii, usually translates as "elder", and probably served to distinguish its bearer from younger Atilii of his era.

Bulbus, an onion, belongs to a class of surnames derived from everyday objects, although the circumstances by which such cognomina were acquired by individuals is seldom known. The name is comparable to Caepio, a cognomen with much the same meaning.

The Atilii Reguli were the most illustrious of their gens. The surname Regulus is a diminutive of Rex, a king. This family rose to prominence in the time of the Samnite Wars, and continued down to the interval between the First and Second Punic Wars, at which time it was supplanted by that of Serranus or Saranus. The Atilii Serrani continued down to the time of Cicero, before fading into obscurity.

Calatinus, also found as Caiatinus, the surname of Aulus Atilius Calatinus, a hero of the First Punic War, probably refers either to the town of Cales in Campania, or to the neighboring town of Caia. One of the Atilii Reguli had previously obtained the surname Calenus, in consequence of a battle fought at Cales in 335 BC. Likewise, Nomentanus, the name of one of the Atilii during the late Republic, is derived from the Nomentum, an ancient city of Latium, although his particular connection with that town is unknown.

Members

 * Lucius Atilius Luscus, one of the first consular tribunes, elected in 444 BC. In consequence of a defect in the auspices, he and his colleagues resigned, and consuls were appointed in their stead.
 * Lucius Atilius L. f. L. n. Priscus, consular tribune in 399 and 396 BC.
 * Lucius Atilius, tribune of the plebs in 311 BC.
 * Aulus Atilius A. f. C. n. Calatinus, consul in 258 and 254 BC, and dictator in 249.
 * Gaius Atilius A. f. A. n. Bulbus, consul in 245 and 235 BC.
 * Lucius Atilius, quaestor in 216 BC, slain at the Battle of Cannae.
 * Marcus Atilius, duumvir in 216 BC, with Gaius Atilius, dedicated the temple of Concordia, which Lucius Manlius Vulso, the praetor of 218, had vowed.
 * Gaius Atilius, duumvir in 216 BC with Marcus Atilius.
 * Lucius Atilius, commander of the Roman garrison in Locri, escaped with his troops by sea, when the town was surrendered to Hannibal in 215 BC.
 * Lucius Atilius, praetor in 197 BC, obtained Sardinia as his province.
 * Lucius Atilius, sent to Samothrace by Lucius Aemilius Paullus to demand the surrender of Perseus in 168 BC.
 * Lucius Atilius, a jurist, who probably lived in the middle of the second century BC
 * Marcus Atilius, a comic poet during the second century BC, quoted by Cicero and Varro.
 * Lucius Atilius Nomentanus, triumvir monetalis in 141 BC. In 120, he served on the staff of Quintus Mucius Scaevola, praetor in Asia.
 * Atilius, a freedman, built an amphitheatre at Fidenae in the reign of Tiberius, which collapsed, killing between twenty and fifty thousand spectators.
 * Atilius Vergilio, a standard-bearer who deserted Galba in AD 69.
 * Titus Atilius Rufus, a man of consular rank, was governor of Syria, early in the reign of Domitian. He died in AD 84, just before the return of Agricola from Britain.
 * Marcus Atilius Postumus Bradua, proconsul of Asia under Domitian.
 * Atilius Crescens, a friend of the younger Pliny.
 * Marcus Atilius Metilius Bradua, consul in AD 108.
 * Marcus Atilius M. f. Metilius Bradua Caucidius Tertullus … Bassus, proconsul of Africa under Antoninus Pius.
 * Atilia M. f. Caucidia Tertulla, daughter of the consul Marcus Atilius Metilius Bradua and Caucidia Tertulla.
 * Gaius Atilius Serranus, consul suffectus in AD 120.
 * Titus Atilius Rufus Titianus, consul in AD 127.
 * Titus Atilius Maximus, consul suffectus around AD 130.
 * Atilius Fortunatianus, a Latin grammarian, probably not later than the fourth century.

Atilii Reguli et Serrani

 * Marcus Atilius (M. f.) Regulus, surnamed Calenus, consul in 335 BC, with his colleague, Marcus Valerius Corvus, conquered Cales.
 * Marcus Atilius M. f. M. n. Regulus, consul in 294 BC, triumphed over the Samnites.
 * Marcus Atilius M. f. L. n. Regulus, consul in 267 and consul suffectus in 256 BC, captured during the First Punic War.
 * Gaius Atilius M. f. M. n. Regulus, surnamed Serranus, consul in 257 and 250 BC.
 * Marcus Atilius M. f. M. n. Regulus, consul in 227 and 217 BC, and censor in 214.
 * Marcus Atilius (M. f. M. n) Regulus, perhaps praetor in 212 BC, though the position may have instead been held by a Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.
 * Gaius Atilius M. f. M. n. Regulus, consul in 225 BC, slain at the Battle of Telamon.
 * Gaius Atilius (C. f. M. n.) Serranus, praetor in 218 BC.
 * Gaius Atilius (C. f. C. n.) Serranus, praetor in 185 BC.
 * Aulus Atilius (C. f. C. n.) Serranus, consul in 170 BC.
 * Marcus Atilius (C. f. C. n.) Serranus, praetor in 174 BC, was assigned to Sardinia, and given the command of the war in Corsica.
 * Marcus Atilius (M. f. C. n.) Serranus, praetor in Hispania Ulterior in 152 BC, defeated the Lusitani, and took their principal city, Oxthracae.
 * Marcus Atilius (M. f. M. n.) Serranus, triumvir monetalis in 151 BC, probably the son of Marcus Atilius Serranus, the praetor of 152. His coins bear the inscription Saran.
 * Sextus Atilius M. f. C. n. Serranus, consul in 136 BC.
 * Gaius Atilius Serranus, consul in 106 BC, took up arms against Saturninus in 100.
 * Atilius Serranus, one of the distinguished men slain by order of Marius and Cinna, when they entered Rome at the close of 87 BC.
 * Sextus Atilius Serranus Gavianus, tribune of the plebs in 57 BC.
 * Atilius Serranus Domesticus, mentioned by Cicero in 54 BC.
 * Atilia, first wife of Cato the Younger

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Seven Sisters, London

Seven Sisters is a district of Tottenham, north London, England, at the eastern end of Seven Sisters Road, which runs from Tottenham High Road to join the A1 in Holloway.

Etymology
The Dorset map of 1619 shows the area known today as Seven Sisters named as Page Greene. However, by 1805 the first series Ordnance Survey map was showing the area as Seven Sisters.

The name is derived from seven elms which were planted in a circle with a walnut tree at their centre on an area of common land known as Page Green. The clump was known as the Seven Sisters by 1732. In his early-seventeenth-century work, The Briefe Description of the Towne of Tottenham Highcrosse, local vicar and historian William Bedwell singled out the walnut tree for particular mention. He wrote of it as a local 'arboreal wonder' which 'flourished without growing bigger'. He described it as popularly associated with the burning of an unknown Protestant. There is also speculation that the tree was ancient, possibly going back as far as Roman times, perhaps standing in a sacred grove or pagan place of worship.

The location of the seven trees can be tracked through a series of maps from 1619 on. From 1619 they are shown in a position which today corresponds with the western tip of Page Green at the junction of Broad Lane and the High Road. With urbanisation radically changing the area, the 'Seven Sisters' had been replanted by 1876, still on Page Green, but further to the east. Contemporary maps show them remaining in this new location until 1955.

The current ring of hornbeam trees on Page Green Common was planted in 1997 in a ceremony led by five families of seven sisters.

History
Seven Sisters is on the route of Ermine Street, the Roman road connecting London to York. At the time of Domesday, the area was within the Manor of Tottenham held by Waltheof II, Earl of Northumbria, the last of the great Anglo-Saxon Earls.

In the medieval period a settlement grew up at Page Green and the woodland was increasingly cleared for agriculture. In the early decades of the nineteenth century, the Seven Sisters Road was constructed and the area saw the construction of a number of large houses, including Suffield Lodge, Seven Sisters House and Grove Place. These fine buildings soon fell victim to the spread of Victorian London and by the third quarter of the century the area had been almost completely built over.

Seven Sisters today
Today Seven Sisters is a multi-cultural area strongly influenced by its location on key road and underground rail routes. Immediately above the tube station is an early-Edwardian department store building, formerly occupied by Wards Furnishing Stores, which traded until 1972. Part of the building, known locally as Wards Corner became an indoor market with a strong Latin American flavour, known as "Latin Village" or "Pueblito Paisa". The site had been under threat of demolition since 2004 (see section Plans for development below); there were plans to redevelop it in 2018, but this action was resisted, and cancelled in August 2021.

The Clyde Circus Conservation Area stretches between the busy local shops of West Green Road and Philip Lane. Most of the residential streets between are in the Conservation Area, but not the more modern Lawrence Road and Elizabeth Place.

Residents of the Clyde Circus Conservation Area are brought together by the Clyde Area Residents Association (CARA), which holds an annual street party. Its sister group, the Fountain Area Residents Association (FARA), covers residents to the south of West Green Road, namely those in Kirkton Road, Roslyn Road, Seaford Road, Elmar Road, Turner Avenue, Brunel Walk, Avenue Road and Braemar Road. Recent successful projects organised by FARA members include the creation of a community garden at the site of a dated pedestrian ramp.

Another community project is the Avenue Orchard. The local community utilised wasteland behind a concrete wall on Avenue Road for planting apple trees, and held a workshop with local artists to source ideas for how to improve the look and feel of the wall and area around the Avenue Orchard.

Plans for development
The old Wards Corner building above the tube station was earmarked for development in 2004, when Haringey Council published a development brief. In August 2007 Haringey Council entered into a Development Agreement with developer Grainger plc. Grainger's plan to demolish the existing buildings on the site and replace them with a new mixed-use development of retail and residential units was met with local opposition. The Wards Corner Coalition (WCC) campaigned for the existing buildings and Latin American market to be retained and improved. The WCC mounted a legal challenge against the plans and, in June 2010, the Court of Appeal quashed the planning permission.

In 2012, Grainger submitted revised plans for the site. Haringey Council granted planning permission for the revised plans on 12 July 2012. After protests, the plan was definitively cancelled in August 2021.

In addition to the Wards Corner plans, further projects for regeneration in Seven Sisters are planned. Haringey Council's 'Plan for Tottenham' sets out the council's long-term vision for the area. Plans to regenerate Lawrence Road were put out for consultation and are now partly implemented. Transport for London has completed a major project to improve the Tottenham Hale Gyratory – a busy one-way system that used to pass Seven Sisters station – converting it to a slower, pedestrian-friendly, two-way road.

Nearest places

 * Alexandra Park
 * Bruce Grove
 * Harringay
 * Hornsey
 * Manor House
 * St Ann's
 * Stamford Hill
 * Stoke Newington
 * Tottenham Hale
 * Turnpike Lane
 * West Green
 * Wood Green

Nearest railway stations

 * Seven Sisters station
 * South Tottenham railway station
 * Tottenham Hale railway station
 * Stamford Hill railway station
 * Harringay Green Lanes railway station

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Beneath a Steel Sky

Beneath a Steel Sky is a 1994 point-and-click adventure game developed by British developer Revolution Software and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment for MS-DOS and Amiga home computers. It was made available as freeware – and with the source code released – for PC platforms in 2003. Set in a dystopian cyberpunk future, the player assumes the role of Robert Foster, who was stranded in a wasteland known as "the Gap" as a child and adopted by a group of local Aboriginals, gradually adjusting to his life in the wilderness. After many years, armed security officers arrive, killing the locals and taking Robert back to Union City. He escapes and soon uncovers the corruption which lies at the heart of society.

Originally titled Underworld, the game was a collaboration between game director Charles Cecil and comic book artist Dave Gibbons, and cost £40,000 to make. Cecil was a fan of Gibbons's work and approached with the idea of a video game. The game has a serious tone but features humour-filled dialogue, which came as a result of Cecil's and writer Dave Cummins's goal to find a middle ground between the earnestness of Sierra's and the slapstick comedy of LucasArts's adventure games. It was built using Revolution's Virtual Theatre engine, first used in Revolution's previous and debut release, 1992's Lure of the Temptress.

It received positive reviews at the time of its release and is retrospectively viewed as a cult classic and Revolution's greatest game besides Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars. A remastered edition was released for iOS in 2009 as Beneath a Steel Sky Remastered, which also received a positive reception from the gaming press. A sequel was greenlit during the Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse 2012 Kickstarter campaign, and was announced in March 2019. Entitled Beyond a Steel Sky, it was released on Apple Arcade in June 2020, on Steam in July 2020, and on GOG.com in March 2021.

Gameplay
Beneath a Steel Sky is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective. The player uses a point-and-click interface to interact with the environment and to guide protagonist Robert Foster through the game's world. To solve puzzles and progress in the game, the player collects items that may be combined with one another, used on the environment, or given to non-player characters (NPCs). The protagonist converses with NPCs via dialogue trees to learn about the game's puzzles and plot. Clues and other information are obtained by clicking on items in the inventory and on objects in the environment. Unlike in most adventure games at the time, the protagonist's death is possible, after which the player starts from the last save point. In the remastered iOS version, the point-and-click interface is replaced with a touch user interface, a hint system is added, and hotspots are highlighted.

Background
Beneath a Steel Sky is set at an unknown point in a dystopian future, when the Earth has been significantly damaged by pollution, nuclear fallout, or both.

In Australia, the six states and two territories who have been consumed by their respective capital cities are described as "city states". Union City is the second largest of the six remaining city states after the acquisition of Asio-City. Within this socio-political milieu, the national intelligence agency ASIO wield a great deal of power.

After the "Euro–American War", all participants agreed upon a set of ideals described as the "neo democratic principles" which remove all labour representation and social benefits. Ironically, those that subscribe to these principles are called "Unions", contrasting the real world definition of what a trade union pushes for. Those that oppose the Unions' ideals are called "Corporations". All of the City States in Australia are either Corporations or Unions.

The larger political context of the game involves a conflict between Union City and the Hobart Corporation, whereby they are each trying to achieve market dominance by the use of sabotage. During the game, characters in Union City remark that Hobart Corporation is winning the "economic war" by flooding the market with "cheap, gimmicky garbage", although it is never clarified whether this is mere propaganda.

Plot
The immediate backstory is introduced via a comic book that tells the story of a young boy called Robert who is the sole survivor of a helicopter crash in "the Gap" (the name applied to the Outback at the time of the game). Too young to fend for himself, Robert is adopted by a group of locals, who teach him the skills he needs to survive in this harsh new environment; they name him Robert Foster, partly due to him being fostered by them, but also because of the discovery of an empty can of Foster's Lager found near the crash site. Over the years, Foster learns engineering and technology and builds a talking, sentient robot called Joey. Joey's personality is stored on a small circuit board, which can easily be inserted and removed from many types of robot. This allows him to change bodies as the situation requires, provided his circuit board is not damaged. His commentaries on the current "shell" he is in are a running gag throughout the game.

As the game starts, Foster is kidnapped and his tribe annihilated by security soldiers sent from Union City by its all-powerful computer, LINC (Logical Inter-Neural Connection). The abductors refuse to give Foster any explanation as to what is happening. Shortly upon arriving in the city, the helicopter malfunctions and crashes in the city's upper level. Foster survives and flees, making his way into a recycling plant, carrying Joey's circuit board with him.

Foster places Joey's circuit board into a robotic vacuum cleaner (something about which Joey is none too happy). He then attempts to escape the plant, but is cornered by a security officer who had also survived the accident. The officer, Reich, addresses Foster as "Overmann". Just as Reich is about to kill Foster, a nearby security camera shoots a laser, disarming him. Reich tells the camera, which he reveals is controlled by LINC, that Foster must be stopped. In answer the camera shoots him again, killing him. Foster takes the officer's access card and sunglasses before he continues his escape.

As he makes his way further down the city, Foster eventually arrives in the abandoned subway tunnels. There he discovers that LINC has grown exponentially, to the point where he is now half-machine, half-organic entity. However, in order to function, LINC needs a human host to share its brain. The current host is Foster's biological father, who is old and has become severely worn out from his symbiosis with LINC. It is revealed that LINC sent for Foster because, with the death of its current host inevitable, it needed a replacement, and only a blood relative would do. Foster ultimately defeats LINC by plugging Joey (who, at this point, could be optionally given the new name "Ken" by Foster) into the mainframe. Joey/Ken is able to take control of the system, and set about turning Union City into a utopia.

Development
While working at Activision, Revolution co-founder and CEO Charles Cecil got the idea of working with Dave Gibbons, artist and co-creator of comic book Watchmen, as Cecil was a fan of the comic book himself. He approached Gibbons, but shortly thereafter, the old Activision broke down. However, they maintained a friendship, and Cecil later contacted Gibbons to ask him to work on Revolution's second game. Seeing his son play video games, Gibbons became interested and realized that his skills in drawing, writing and conceptualizing could be useful in a gaming environment. Joining the team just before the release of Lure of the Temptress, Gibbons was sent a rudimentary outline of what could happen in the hypothesised game, and wrote a longer story with new characters and scenarios, to which Revolution then further added. Originally the game was named Underworld, a title proposed by Gibbons, but it was renamed due to the release of Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss.

The production values became much higher for Beneath a Steel Sky than for Lure of the Temptress, resulting in a game six times larger, and by the end of 1993, the team working on the game had grown to eleven. The game was created in sections, which allowed the team to ensure that each part was "perfected" before moving on. Its 2-year development cost £40,000, a large amount of money for the company at the time.

Creative and technical design
The designers' goal was to create a visual bridge between comic and video game graphics. Gibbons drew the backgrounds in pencil, starting with roughs, which were sent to Revolution to see if they were technically feasible. Once agreed upon, Gibbons would then make the final sketch. The pencil sketches were then colored, mainly by Les Pace. The backgrounds were scanned on a Macintosh as 24-bit, 1000x1000 pixel images with 16 million colors, and then transformed to 8-bit, 320x200 pixel images with 256 colors for the PC version. The backgrounds were designed so that the sprites would appear clear on the screen and would not mix with the backgrounds. Gibbons created the sprites using Deluxe Paint on an Amiga. Steve Ince, who joined the team in February 1993, created a number of sprite animations, also painting some backgrounds based on Gibbons's sketches. Gibbons also designed the characters, although he found it challenging to get a character's personality and expression in a face that was only around seven pixels wide and nine pixels high with a limited palette. He would have liked to design a character in a similar manner to Prince of Persia or Flashback, but Revolution wanted something more detailed, so the result became a compromise. All character sprites are smoothly animated with around 20 positions each. According to Gibbons, about 75% of the backgrounds and characters he designed were used in the game.

Dave Cummins wrote the dialogue for the game. The tone of Revolution's early games was born from a tension between Cummins and Cecil. Cummins wanted to be more flippant with dialogue, while Cecil wanted to be more serious. Their goal was to find the middle ground between Sierra's "ridiculously earnest" stories and the slapstick comedy of LucasArts games. For the voice acting, which is only included in the CD-ROM version, Revolution used actors from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Only two days were spent recording over five thousands lines of dialogue. Not pleased with the results, however, Revolution decided on a lengthy re-recording, and realized that voice actors should be used, rather than stage actors. As a result of this, the speech does not always match the on-screen text, with English terms being Americanized. Cummins was also responsible for the score of the game, writing a specific tune for each of the main locations.

Beneath a Steel Sky became the second game to use Revolution's Virtual Theatre engine, after Lure of the Temptress. According to Cecil, the original version of the engine seemed less applicable in Beneath a Steel Sky, as the ability to issue commands conflicted with the gameplay they intended to create. Lure of the Temptress had one story that was moved forward by a key event, whereas Beneath a Steel Sky had multiple threads. In one way this presented them with "exciting gameplay opportunities, but in others it cordoned off more ambitious ideas in terms of multilinearity." As a consequence, some of the engine's features were scaled back. Tony Warriner and David Sykes, both Revolution co-founders and programmers, had to update the engine, which was part of the new deal with Virgin Interactive. As an example of change in the updated engine, Virtual Theatre 2.0, Warriner explained that in Lure of the Temptress, the system controlled everything, for instance specific routines to a door. So if there was a door on-screen, the door-routine was called up to handle it. The consequence was that every door looked the same and acted the same, so if a door was somewhat different from the last one, it caused a problem. This was changed in the new system, as it was object oriented and no distinction was made between a proper object like a door or key.

Release
Beneath a Steel Sky was presented at the European Computer Trade Show in the London Business Design Centre in April 1993 and at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago in June 1993. According to French magazine Génération 4, the game was supposed to be released by the end of October 1993. Various playable demos of the game were made; one was added to the first issue of PC Gamer, and Amiga demos were added as cover disks to several Amiga magazines.

Beneath a Steel Sky was published in March 1994 by Virgin Interactive on floppy disks and CD-ROM. It came on 15 floppy disks, as opposed to Lure of The Temptress, which came on four. Because of the Amiga restrictions, a few animations had to be left out, as not all Amiga owners had a hard drive. Each conversion of the images to the Amiga resulted in a loss of detail. According to Revolution in-house artist Adam Tween, it took a couple of days to "touch up" the screens. A comic book created by Gibbons, which was translated into the introduction sequence of the game, came as part of the game package.

Beneath a Steel Sky was translated from English into French and Portuguese. This was the first game not developed in Portugal to be released with a Portuguese translation.

Freeware release and Remastered edition
In August 2003, the game was released as freeware, with its assembly language source code by Revolution Software, although the license under which the source code is released does not qualify as a free software license. The source code availability made it possible for the ScummVM project to support the game, which allows the game to be played on Windows, OS X, Linux, Windows CE and other compatible operating systems and platforms.

In November 2011, James Woodcock released an enhanced soundtrack of the game for ScummVM. The game is also available as a zero-cost download on digital distribution services, including Desura and GOG.com.

In July 2009, Revolution announced that a remastered edition of Beneath a Steel Sky would be released on iOS later that year. The remastered edition features new animated movies by Gibbons, a context-sensitive help system and improved audio quality. The game was released on the App Store on October 7, 2009. The animated movies in the iOS remastered version make use of the original stills and use a sliding paper-like style to animate them. The source code was released under GNU GPL-2.0-or-later.

Critical reception and commercial performance
Beneath a Steel Sky was critically acclaimed. In 1995, PC Gamer awarded it the "Best Dialogue" award, and it won the "Best Adventure" award at the Golden Joystick Awards. It was also a commercial success, reaching the number one place on the British Gallup charts. Eurogamer's Simon Parkin later summarized that it "sold extremely well", with lifetime sales between 300,000 and 400,000 units by July 2009. Parkin noted that the majority of its sales derived from European countries.

CU Amiga's Tony Dillon proclaimed Beneath a Steel Sky as "one of the greatest adventures ever." Amiga Format's Rob Mead said that the game is an "Utterly brilliant", "massive, intense and atmospheric adventure which will keep you on tenterhooks right until its final startling conclusion." PC Gamer US's Steve Poole called it "slick, funny," "absorbing" and "one of the most playable adventures of all time" "that will appeal to a wide variety of gamers". Amiga Power's Cam Winstanley said that it is "an example of what an adventure game should be like – funny, enthralling and convincing." Adventure Gamers' Claire Wood called it an "enjoyable", "engaging adventure classic, thoroughly enjoyable playing experience" and "a 1984 for the computer game generation."

Winstanley thought that the main highpoint of the game was the story, with an ending "that's actually quite a surprise." Wood praised the "intelligent, thought provoking storyline" that "becomes more and more compelling, punctuated by unexpected plot twists and macabre discoveries."

Dillon praised the game's "stunning" graphics. Mead said the comic book-like artwork projected a great "atmosphere". Winstanley felt that the game looked "superb". Wood said the graphics "have aged reasonably well".

Many of the critics praised the game's "adult humour", showcased through numerous one-liners and double entendres. Dillon praised the charm of the various characters and their personalities built through conversations. Wood also praised the Revolution's "trademark" "light-hearted humour". Both Dillon and Wood, as well as Winstanley, highlighted Joey's witty remarks. Poole called the writing "some of the funniest dialog ever" and the characters "warped" and "interesting".

Reviewers praised the game's puzzles for being logical but still challenging. Poole found the puzzles to be "tricky" and "engaging", but stated "the difficulty of the puzzles in the final third of the game is disproportionately high" and that he disliked some of the "race the clock" puzzles. On the other hand, Winstanley felt that the "real time" puzzles "add pace". Wood's only gripe with the puzzles were the "odd and disorienting" LINC-space sequences.

Dillon wrote that the controls were so "simple that Revolution can finally lay claim to having created the ultimate in intuitive control methods." Poole labeled them "a masterwork of simplicity". Winstanley also praised the "simple" interface, while Wood said that the "unobtrusive interface" is one of the factors that make the game a "highly immersive experience".

Remastered version
The remastered 2009 iOS version was also very well received. It holds an aggregate score of 85% on GameRankings based on 7 reviews, and 82 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 5 reviews. It was nominated for Best Port/Enhanced Re-release at the Adventure Gamers' 2009 Aggie Awards in 2010. The game sold around 20,000 units in its first month of release, while Cecil anticipated sales of around 70,000 copies during its first year on sale, and roughly 100,000 in its lifetime.

The remastered release is available with Spanish, French, Swedish, Portuguese, German, Italian, and English subtitles.

Slide To Play Keith Andrew said that "Beneath a Steel Sky somehow feels bigger and bolder than its rivals, raising the bar and highlighting what others have so far failed to achieve. Perfectly suited to its new home, this remastering of a classic game serves up point-and-click play nearly unmatched on the App Store." Andrew noted that the point-and-click interface "merg[es] seamlessly with touchscreen controls" and that the hint system is "a feature that might antagonize some of Steel Sky's hardened fan-base, but one perfectly pitched at the iPhone generation."

IGN Eduardo Vasconcellos stated that the game "is a reminder of how good the old point-and-clickers really were. The updated elements only add to the experience – especially the cutscenes. If you're looking for an intriguing story, solid gameplay and some nostalgic charm, Beneath a Steel Sky is for you." Vasconcellos complimented the "intuitive and responsive" touch controls and said that the "visuals are an attractive update of the original release", and gave the game an "Editor's Choice" award.

Pocket Gamer's Tracy Erickson said that the game "remains as entertaining as it did 15 years ago, galvanising the adventure gaming resurgence on iPhone." Erickson felt that the touch controls are "only functional and not fantastic," but that "measures have been taken to address [problems of the original point-and click interface] to a respectable degree," and that the "minimally enhanced presentation raises alarm." However, he concluded that even though "More could have been done to brush the dust off this ageing title," "it's still a standout game." He gave it a "Silver Award".

Legacy
Although retrospectively Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars is generally looked upon as Revolution's magnum opus, Beneath a Steel Sky still holds the status of a cult classic and has been featured on numerous "all-time top" lists:

Amiga Power ranked Beneath a Steel Sky 42nd on their Amiga Power All-Time Top One Hundred in 1994. Adventure Gamers ranked the game 17th on their list of Top 20 Adventure Games of All-Time in 2004, and 19th on the Top 100 All-Time Adventures in 2011. In 2006, Adventure Classic Gaming put the game in 9th place on their list of the Top 10 retro graphic adventure games of all time from PC to consoles. Retro Gamer placed it in third on its list of Top 20 Adventure Games of All-Time ... not by LucasArts in 2010. It was included in Edge editor Tony Mott's 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die, a book published in 2010. In 2011, PC Gamer ranked it ninth on its list of 20 free PC games you must play. In the same year, Now Gamer listed it as one of the Greatest Point-And-Click Games (Not By LucasArts). In 2014, TechRadar placed it 40th on its list of the Top 50 best free games you should play today. Pocket Gamer included it on its list of Top 10 adventure games that should be revived on DS in 2009.

Beneath a Steel Sky: Remastered has been placed on numerous top lists as well, including Edges Top 50 iPhone Games at 26th in 2009, as well as Pocket Gamers Top 10 point-and-click adventure games on iPhone and iPad and Mashable's 10 Classic PC Games That Found New Life on the iPhone, both in 2010.

Beneath a Steel Sky is often referenced in Revolution's Broken Sword games, including 1997's Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror, in 2009's Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars – Director's Cut and 2013/2014's Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse, in the form of an easter egg.

Sequel
In 2004, Cecil commented "Beneath a Steel Sky 2 is a project Revolution has been considering for a while, and has started to move forward on, but we are unable to comment beyond this."

In an interview with Eurogamer in 2006, Cecil spoke of his admiration for the work done by ScummVM and the resulting interest in a sequel. He also stated that if he were to make the game he "would dearly love to work with Dave Gibbons again." In a February 20, 2009 interview with IGN UK about the Wii and DS versions of Broken Sword: The Director's Cut, Cecil and Gibbons re-iterated their interest in a sequel to Beneath a Steel Sky.

On September 25, 2012, Revolution announced that Beneath a Steel Sky 2 would be greenlit if their Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse Kickstarter reached $1 million. Despite Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse failing to meet the $1 million 'stretch goal', Revolution announced that the success of its crowdfunding campaign had inspired them to greenlight Beneath a Steel Sky 2. However, Revolution later clarified that Beneath a Steel Sky 2 will not necessarily be the studio's first project following Broken Sword 5 and that they would "think" about what their next game will be after finishing the Broken Sword game. In February 2014 it was reported that Beneath a Steel Sky 2 had never entered production, despite previous reports to the contrary. The reason cited was that the Broken Sword franchise took up the sole focus of the company.

On March 25, 2019, Revolution announced that Beyond a Steel Sky would be released on Apple Arcade (iOS, macOS, tvOS) later in 2019. The game was released on Apple Arcade on June 26, 2020, on Steam on July 16, 2020, and on GOG.com on March 19, 2021.

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Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats

The Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, also known as the Bern Convention (or Berne Convention), is a binding international legal instrument in the field of Nature Conservation, it covers the natural heritage in Europe, as well as in some African countries. The Convention was open for signature on 19 September 1979 and came into force on 1 June 1982. It is particularly concerned about protecting natural habitats and endangered species, including migratory species.

Aims and objectives
The convention has three main aims, which are stated in Article 1:

 * to conserve wild flora and fauna and their natural habitats
 * to promote cooperation between states
 * to give particular attention to endangered and vulnerable species including endangered and vulnerable migratory species

Structure
The convention is divided into:

 * Preamble
 * Because this convention has a special nature, which is to include the maximum number of signatures possible, it included the eventual signing by non-members of the Council of Europe: "the member States of the Council of Europe and the other signatories hereto, Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members,...”

 * Chapter I – General provisions
 * This chapter contains three articles, where it is stated the three aims of the Convention and general obligations of the Contracting Parties.

 * Chapter II – Protection of habitats
 * Here are set out the obligations of the Contracting Parties concerning the conservation of the habitats.

 * Chapter III – Protection of species
 * This chapter contains the obligations of the Contracting Parties regarding the Appendices I, II, III and IV and the exceptions of these obligations.

 * Chapter IV – Special provisions for migratory species
 * This chapter contains the obligations of the Contracting Parties regarding migratory species.

 * Chapter V – Supplementary provisions
 * This chapter contains supplementary obligations of the Contracting Parties, concerning co-operation, research, reintroduction and introduction of species.

 * Chapter VI – Standing Committee
 * This chapter settles the functioning procedure of the Standing Committee and their tasks.

 * Chapter VII – Amendments
 * This chapter contains the procedure of amendments regarding articles and Appendices of the Convention.

 * Chapter VIII – Settlement of disputes
 * This chapter contains the procedure of the arbitration of any disputes that could arise between Contracting Parties.

 * Chapter IX – Final provisions
 * This chapter contains the final arrangements of the Convention.

 * Appendices
 * Four appendices set out particular species for protection. They are regularly updated by the Standing Committee, who are advised by a number of Expert Groups:
 * Appendix I – Strictly protected flora species
 * Appendix II – Strictly protected fauna species
 * Appendix III – Protected fauna species
 * Appendix IV – Prohibited means and methods of killing, capture and other exploitation

Ratifying states

Member States of the Council of Europe, status as of 15 February 2022.

States not members of the Council of Europe

International Organisations

Algeria, Cape Verde, the Holy See, San Marino and Russia are among non-signatories that have observer status at meetings of the committee.

The convention led to the creation in 1998 of the Emerald network of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) throughout the territory of the parties to the convention, which operates alongside the European Union's Natura 2000 programme.

Duties of contracting parties
All countries that have signed the convention must:

 * promote national conservation policies
 * promote measures against pollution
 * promote educational and informative measures
 * co-ordinate efforts to protect migratory species
 * establish legislative and administrative measures

Monitoring the implementation of the convention
To achieve successfully the aims of this Convention, a number of monitoring devices were implemented.

Reporting system

 * Compulsory biannual reports
 * Voluntary general reports (every four years)
 * Legal reports (one country per year)
 * National reports
 * Follow-up of recommendations

Groups of experts
The chosen experts are in charge of monitoring the implementation of the Standing Committee recommendation regarding species and habitats, as well as doing their own recommendations about specific conservation problems.

Case-file system
The system is based in complaints for possible non-compliance or other problems related with the provisions of the Convention. These complaints are processed by the Secretariat, the Bureau and the Standing Committee and when they feel there is the need for further information, on-the-spot visits by independent experts can be arranged.


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Seven Sisters, Neath Port Talbot

Seven Sisters (Blaendulais: source of the (river) Dulais) is a village and community in the Dulais Valley, Wales, UK. It lies 10 mi north-east of Neath. Seven Sisters falls within the Seven Sisters ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough.

History
The village of Seven Sisters had always been recognised historically for its coal mining pit that was located in the middle of what was once one of the richest sources of coal in Britain, if not the world, in the heart of the South Wales Coalfield.

Development of many mines, and hence small settlements into villages and towns in the area, was brought about by a combination of a rich deposits of anthracite in the western South Wales coalfield, as well as the construction of the Neath and Brecon Railway from 1862.

Colliery
David Evans of the Evans-Bevan coal mining partnership, had wanted to call the colliery after his daughter, Isabella Bevan who cut the first sod on the land at Bryn Dulais farm with a silver spade on Monday 11 March 1872. However, in light of superstition, and the fact that his own six sisters attended the ceremony, Evans agreed to call the mine Seven Sisters.

Anthracite coal fields always suffer from blow out, and on 10 November 1907, one occurred which killed 5 men. In 1923, there were 607 men working at Seven Sisters, producing from the Furnace Four Feet, Brass and Nine Feet Big Vein seams. During World War II the colliery was featured in an anti-Nazi film The Silent Village, made with the cooperation of the South Wales Miners Federation.

During the 1950s geological problems and changing economic conditions took their toll, and in May 1963 the colliery closed and the pit filled in. The men who had been employed at the Seven Sisters were transferred to the nearby Blaenant Colliery, which closed in 1990.

Village
With the opening of the mine in 1875, a community grew up around it. The present day name of the village came from the fact that Evan Evans had one son and seven daughters, hence the "seven sisters". At its peak in 1945 the colliery employed over 759 men from the surrounding area.

The first dwellings erected in the village were single storey buildings for the coal miners, named Brick Row, which are still in place today. More collieries were opened in the surrounding area, such as the demand for coal increased. Nant-y-Cafn or Dillwyn colliery was opened in 1884, Henllan Colliery 1911 and Brynteg Colliery and brickworks in 1885. All housing in the village prior to the 1930s was for coal miners, brick workers and railway employees.

A junior school was opened in 1884 at a cost of £530 for the school building and £280 for the school house. 33 children appeared on the register for this year. Its first headmaster was Mr W.J. Thomas employed on an annual salary of £52.

In 1905, a mixed collection of bronze objects found much earlier in the Bryntêg area, was recognized as being an important find. Held in the National Museum of Wales, they are known as "The Seven Sisters Hoard."

The palace
In 1912, Evan Evans Bevan agreed to build a village hall, which on completion in 1914 became known as the "Palace." Used for gathering and travelling drama shows, from 1916 it showed films. Purchased in 1925 by the Reading Room Committee, it became the Seven Sisters' Miners' Welfare Society, which later established a children's playing field, a football field and in 1935 the construction of an outdoor swimming pool, completed in 1932. In 1941 the Society purchased the 1926 institute and bowling green, constructed by Evan Evans Bevan. The Society was taken over by the National Coal Board on nationalisation in 1947.

Present day
The former colliery site now has the Canolfan sheltered housing complex, and the Ysticlau Park playing field. Some history of the village still remains, with the pit head winding gear sunk in the ground next to the site of the old colliery, and five pairs of preserved sections of railway line indicating the size of the enterprise.

Although the railway still runs through the village, the station was removed and the line is at present freight only. Access to Neath is via the First Cymru 907 services to/from Coelbren; while the 158/X58 services run to Swansea's Quadrant Bus Station to/from Banwen. The former pit head baths were converted to an indoor swimming pool which was later converted into a multi-purpose Community Hall.

Originally the colliery team, Seven Sisters RFC founded in 1897, are a WRU affiliated rugby union club.

The village has as of 2019 a post office, small convenience shop, hairdressers, a cafe/fish and chip shop, a takeaway selling pizzas, kebabs and burgers and a small shop selling gifts.

Notable people

 * See Category:People from Seven Sisters, Neath Port Talbot

 * Richard Ithamar Aaron – philosopher
 * Ruth Bidgood – poet
 * Phil Davies – rugby player
 * Geraint F. Lewis, professor of astrophysics at the University of Sydney, Australia.
 * Valerie James BEM – British Empire Medal
 * Dennis Gethin – President of the Welsh Rugby Union 2007–2019

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Seven Sisters Road

Seven Sisters Road is a road in north London, England which runs within the boroughs of Islington, Hackney and Haringey. It is an extension of Camden Road, running from Holloway Road (the A1 road) at the Nags Head crossroads then on to another crossroads with Blackstock Road and Stroud Green Road. It carries on uphill alongside Finsbury Park to Manor House, and from there downhill to the junction with Tottenham High Road (the A10 road) at Seven Sisters Corner. The road was authorised in 1829 and constructed in 1833 by the Metropolitan Turnpike Trust. Seven Sisters Road is part of the A503. The stretch running past Finsbury Park is open to the park on the west side, and on the east side are large Victorian villas now used mainly as hotels.

The "Seven Sisters" after which the road is named were seven trees located opposite its junction with Tottenham High Road. This is made clear in the legislation authorising its construction, where the route of the road was described as running "from the Stamford Hill Road in the Parish of Tottenham, in the said County of Middlesex, nearly opposite to certain Trees called the Seven Sisters".

This junction is known as Wards Corner, reflecting the name of the large department store that stood on this corner. The Hetchins bicycle shop and frame factory were situated in Seven Sisters Road, on the site of what is now Apex House.

In the early morning hours of 19 June 2017, a man rammed a vehicle, hitting pedestrians on Seven Sisters Road near the Finsbury Park Mosque. One person was killed and about 10 were injured during the attack.

Buildings
Notable buildings along the road include:

 * The Rainbow Theatre
 * The Sir George Robey (pub; demolished 2015)
 * Finsbury Park station (side entrance)

References in popular culture
Welsh singer Shirley Bassey was a resident of Seven Sisters Road during the 1950s before she became famous.

The 1979 single "Saturday Night (Beneath the Plastic Palm Trees)" by the Leyton Buzzards features the line "I discovered heaven in the Seven Sisters Road".

Portland, Oregon based rock band Dan Reed Network released a song written by Dan Reed called Seven Sisters Road on the album Slam in 1989. The song was also included on the album Live At Last in 1997.

The Suede song "By the Sea" from the 1996 album Coming Up contains the line "And we said our goodbyes to the bank, left Seven Sisters for a room in a seaside shack".

Rob Fleming, the main character in Nick Hornby's book High Fidelity, lives in Seven Sisters Road.

The Swedish singer Meja's 1998 album "Seven Sisters" featured a track called Seven Sisters Road and contained the lyric "I'm going home on the Seven Sisters Road".

London electropop band Real Lies released a 2015 single entitled Seven Sisters which followed their earlier single, of a similar road theme, 'North Circular'.

The road is immortalised in the song 'Seven Sisters' by London-based rock band Desperate Measures. It's included on their 2024 album Sublime Destruction, released through Cadiz Music.

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Neath

Neath (Castell-nedd) is a market town and community situated in the Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a population of 19,258 in 2011. Historically in Glamorgan, the town is located on the River Neath, 7 mi east-northeast of Swansea.

Etymology
The town's English name ultimately derives from "Nedd" the original Welsh name for the River Neath and is known to be Celtic or Pre-Celtic. A meaning of 'shining' or 'brilliant' has been suggested, as has a link to the older Indo-European root  (simply meaning 'river').

As such, the town may share its etymology with the town of Stratton, Cornwall and the River Nidd in Northern England.

Roman fort
The town is located at a ford of the River Neath and its strategic situation is evident by a number of Celtic hill forts, surrounding the town. The Romans also recognised the area's strategic importance and built an Auxiliary Fort on the river's Western bank around 74 AD.

Much of the site is on the grounds of Dwr-y-Felin Comprehensive School but archaeological digs have also found gate-towers that extended out beyond the fort's walls (a feature unique in Roman Britain) and a large Roman marching camp that would have accommodated thousands of troops. These finds indicate some of the unusual measures the Romans took during the resistance of the native Silures. The fort at Neath was abandoned around 125 AD for fifteen years and again around 170 AD for a century before the final Roman withdrawal around 320 AD.

The Antonine Itinerary (c. 2nd century) names Nido (or Nidum) as one of nine places in Roman Wales.

Medieval period
St Illtyd visited the Neath area and established a settlement in what is now known as Llantwit on the northern edge of the town. The church of St Illtyd was built at this settlement and was enlarged in Norman times. The Norman and pre-Norman church structure remains intact and active to day within the Church in Wales. The Welsh language name for Neath is Castell-nedd, referring to the Norman Neath Castle, the English kings Henry II, John, and Edward I visited.

Industrial and modern Neath
Neath was a market town that expanded with the arrival of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century with new manufacturing industries of iron, steel and tinplate. The Mackworth family, who owned the Gnoll Estate were prominent in the town's industrial development. Coal was mined extensively in the surrounding valleys and the construction of canals and railways made Neath a major transportation centre and the Evans & Bevan families were major players in the local coal mining community as well as owning the Vale of Neath Brewery. Silica was mined in the Craig-y-Dinas area of Pontneddfechan, after Quaker entrepreneur William Weston Young invented the blast furnace silica firebrick, later moving brick production from the works at Pontwalby to the Green in Neath. The town continued as a market trading centre with a municipal cattle market run by W.B.Trick. Industrial development continued throughout the 20th century with the construction by BP of a new petroleum refinery at Llandarcy.

Admiral Lord Nelson stayed at the Castle Hotel en route to Milford Haven when the fleet was at anchor there. Lt. Lewis Roatley, the son of the landlord of the Castle Hotel, served as a Royal Marines officer with Nelson aboard HMS Victory in the Battle of Trafalgar.

The River Neath is a navigable estuary and Neath was a river port until recent times. The heavy industries are no more; the town is now a commercial and tourism centre. Attractions for visitors are the ruins of the Cistercian Neath Abbey, the Gnoll Park, and Neath Indoor Market.

Neath hosted the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 1918, 1934 and 1994.

Notable people

 * See Category:People from Neath

 * Roger Blake (1957– ), actor, entertainer and impressionist;
 * Mark Bowen (1963–, b. Briton Ferry), Former manager of Reading FC, and played for Spurs and Norwich City;
 * Hugh Dalton (1887–1962, b. Gnoll), Labour politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1945–1947;
 * Ben Davies (1993– ), Tottenham Hotspur, and Wales footballer;
 * David Davies, (1877–1944), Welsh international rugby union forward;
 * Ivor Emmanuel (1927–2007), singer and actor;
 * Hugh Evan-Thomas, vice-admiral;
 * Craig Evans (born 1971), cricketer;
 * Rebecca Evans (1963–, b. Pontrhydyfen), soprano;
 * Sir Samuel Thomas Evans (1859–1918, b. Skewen), politician and judge;
 * George Grant Francis (1814–1882, b. Swansea) historian who wrote Original Charters and Materials for a History of Neath (1845);
 * Julie Gardner (1969– ), television producer previously responsible for Doctor Who and its spin-off Torchwood, former executive producer of Scripted Projects at BBC Worldwide and co-founder of Bad Wolf Productions;
 * Richard Grant (born 1984), cricketer;
 * Cecil Griffiths (1900–1945), winner of an Olympic gold medal in the 4x400m relay at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics;
 * Howel Gwyn (1806–1888), Conservative politician;
 * Thomas Haffield (1988– ), Great Britain Olympic swimmer;
 * Carl Harris (1956– ), the former Leeds United and Wales international;
 * Richard Hibbard (1983– ), Rugby player for the Dragons of the Pro14;
 * T. G. H. James (1923–2009), Egyptologist and former Keeper of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum;
 * Sir William Jenkins (1871–1944), former Neath MP;
 * Katherine Jenkins (1980– ), popular classical mezzo-soprano;
 * Margaret Townsend Jenkins (1843–1923), Canadian clubwoman
 * Della Jones (1946, b. Tonna), mezzo-soprano;
 * Kristian Lavercombe (1976–), actor and singer
 * Geraint F. Lewis (1969– ), leading astrophysicist;
 * Andy Legg (1966– ), former professional footballer and Wales international;
 * Tony Lewis (1938–, b. Swansea), first Welshman to Captain an England cricket tour abroad, (India, Pakistan, 1972–73). Led Glamorgan to 2nd County Championship, 1969. Writer and broadcaster.
 * Michael Locke (1979–), skateboarder and stuntman known for the TV series Dirty Sanchez
 * Andrew Matthews-Owen, pianist;
 * Ray Milland (1907–1986), Oscar-winning Hollywood actor;
 * Craig Mitchell (1986– ), Welsh international rugby union forward;
 * David Watts Morgan (1867–1933), miners' leader and politician;
 * Sir William Nott (1782–1845), British General in India;
 * Harry Parr-Davies (1914–1955), composer;
 * Jessie Penn-Lewis (1861–1927), missioner and revivalist;
 * Gary Pickford-Hopkins (1948–2013) singer, composer and guitarist;
 * Sir Arthur Pugh (1870–1955, b. Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire), trade unionist, moved to his father's birthplace, Neath, 1894;
 * Henry Habberley Price (1899–1984), philosopher;
 * Walter Enoch Rees (1863–1949), rugby administrator;
 * Andrew Rhodes (1977– ), civil servant, Registrar and Chief Operating Officer of Swansea University
 * Paul Rhys (1963– ), actor;
 * Craig Richards (1959– ), former professional footballer
 * Connor Roberts (1995– ), Welsh international footballer;
 * Will Roberts (1907–2000, b. Ruabon, Denbighshire), artist, moved to Neath 1918;
 * Peter Shreeves (1940– ), former Spurs and Sheffield Wednesday manager;
 * Samuel Charles Silkin, Baron Silkin of Dulwich (1918–1988), barrister and politician, Attorney-General, 1974–1979;
 * Jonathan Spratt (1986– ), Welsh rugby player
 * William Squire (1917–1989), actor;
 * David Thaxton (1982– ), West End performer
 * Brian Thomas (1940–2012), Wales rugby union lock who also played and managed Neath RFC;
 * Bonnie Tyler (1951–, b. Skewen), pop star;
 * Andrew Vicari (1938–2016), artist;
 * Ron Waldron (1933– ), Welsh rugby coach;
 * Alfred Russel Wallace (1823, b. Monmouthshire), evolutionary theorist, lived in Neath during 1841/2 and attended lectures given by the area's scientific societies;
 * Cyril Walters (1905–1992), Glamorgan cricketer and Captain of the England cricket team;
 * Anna Letitia Waring (1823–1910), poet and hymn writer;
 * Elijah Waring (1788–1857), writer; and
 * Jane Williams [called Llinos] (1795–1873), singer and compiler of traditional Welsh music.

Sport
The Welsh Rugby Union was formed at a meeting held at the Castle Hotel in 1881. Neath Rugby Football Club, the famous and successful "Welsh All Blacks", play at The Gnoll.

Motorcycle speedway was staged at the Abbey Stadium in Neath in 1962. The Welsh Dragons, led by New Zealander Trevor Redmond, raced with some success in the Provincial League but, because of local problems, a number of the "home" fixtures were raced at St Austell. The Dragons introduced the Australian rider Charlie Monk to British speedway. After a season at Long Eaton Archers, Monk went on to have considerable success at Glasgow. The team also featured South African Howdy Cornell. In the early 1960s there was also stock car racing held at Neath Abbey, opposite the monastery

Neath Athletic A.F.C. was the town's largest football team, playing at Neath RFC's ground, The Gnoll, and played in the top flight of Welsh football, the Welsh Premier League, until the club was wound up in 2012. In the 2006–07 season, Neath Athletic A.F.C. were promoted from the Welsh Football League First Division to the Welsh Premier League. Neath Athletic A.F.C. had an average of 300 supporters attending a domestic, Welsh Premier League game, which was typical of the Welsh Premier League.

Administration
After Neath became a municipal borough in 1835, the borough council was based at Neath Town Hall in Church Place before relocating to Gwyn Hall in Orchard Street in 1888. Neath District Council, which was formed in 1974, was absorbed into the larger unitary authority of Neath Port Talbot on 1 April 1996. The town encompasses the electoral wards of Neath East, Neath North, Neath South and Cimla.

For the House of Commons at Westminster, Neath and the surrounding area are part of the Neath constituency. , its Member of Parliament (MP) is Christina Rees of the Labour Party.

In the Senedd, the Neath Senedd constituency is represented by Jeremy Miles (Labour), and by the wider South Wales West electoral region which returns four additional Members of the Senedd (MSs).

Climate
As with the rest of the British Isles, Neath experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters, often high winds, and low sunshine levels.

Education
Dwr-y-Felin Comprehensive School is situated on the outskirts of the town, opposite a campus of NPTC Group (which was previously Neath Port Talbot College. Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School is in the village of Cimla. Two other comprehensive schools serve the town: Llangatwg Comprehensive School in Cadoxton and Ysgol Bae Baglan in Baglan.

Transport
Neath railway station is on the South Wales Main Line. Great Western Railway and Transport for Wales serve the station with services westbound to Swansea, Carmarthen and the West Wales Line and eastbound to Port Talbot Parkway, Bridgend, Cardiff Central and London Paddington. Trains also run via Hereford and Shrewsbury to Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly.

Neath bus station is at Victoria Gardens, a five-minute walk from the railway station. National Express services call at the railway station. From Victoria Gardens, First Cymru provides direct inter-urban services to nearby Swansea and Port Talbot in addition to South Wales Transport who provide many similar local services.

The A465 skirts the town to the north east and provides a link to the M4.

Plans
In 2008 plans were announced to regenerate around 1000 acre of land in and around Neath town centre. The site once occupied by the previous civic centre was to be redeveloped as a new shopping centre. The area around the Milland Road Industrial Estate and with the area around the Neath Canal were also to be redeveloped. The proposals included an "iconic" golden rugby ball-shaped museum, a library, heritage centre and other new facilities.

In March 2008, the county's new radio station, Afan FM, announced plans to install a new transmitter for the Neath area. This would give residents of Neath access to the radio station, which already transmitted to the neighbouring area of Port Talbot. The new transmitter for the Neath area was commissioned by Government regulator Ofcom on Thursday 23 October 2008.

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Antonine Maillet

Antonine Maillet, (born May 10, 1929) is an Acadian novelist, playwright, and scholar. She was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick, Canada.

Education
Following high school, Maillet received her BA from the Collège Notre-Dame d'Acadie in 1950, followed by an MA from the Université de Moncton in 1959. She then received her PhD in literature in 1971 from the Université Laval. Her thesis is entitled Rabelais et les traditions populaires en Acadie.

Career
Maillet taught literature and folklore at the college Notre-Dame d'Acadie (1954-1960); at the University of Moncton (1965-1967); at the Collège des Jésuites de Québec (1968-1969); at the Université Laval (1971-1974); then at the Université de Montréal between (1974-1975). She later worked for Radio-Canada in Moncton as a scriptwriter and host. In 1988 Maillet hosted the French-language Leaders' Debate for Radio-Canada TV between Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Liberal Party of Canada Leader John Turner, and New Democratic Party leader Ed Broadbent. From 1989 to 2000, she served as chancellor of the Université de Moncton.

In 1976 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1981. Maillet was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Lorne Pierce Medal in 1980. In 1985 she was made an Officier des Arts et des Lettres de France and in 2005 she was inducted into the Order of New Brunswick. She is a member of the King's Privy Council for Canada since 1 July 1992. This gives her the right to the honorific prefix "The Honourable" and the Post Nominal Letters "PC" for Life. In 1979 her work Pélagie-la-Charrette won the Prix Goncourt, making her the first non-European recipient. In 1994, the College Militaire Royal theatre group performed in a play by Maillet both at CMR and at Royal Military College of Canada. Maillet was granted an Honorary Degree from RMC in 1995.

Personal life
In 2022, Maillet publicly came out as a lesbian, having been in a relationship with actress and theatre director Mercedes Palomino until her death in 2006.

Selected works

 * Pointe-aux-Coques - 1958
 * On a mangé la dune - 1962
 * Les Crasseux - 1968
 * La Sagouine - 1971
 * Rabelais et les traditions populaires en Acadie - 1971
 * Don l'Orignal - 1972 (winner of the (1972 Governor General's Award for Fiction)
 * Par derrière chez mon père - 1972
 * Gapi et Sullivan - 1973
 * L'Acadie pour quasiment rien - 1973
 * Mariaagélas - 1973
 * Évangéline Deusse - 1975
 * Gapi - 1976
 * La veuve enragée - 1977
 * Les Cordes-de-bois - 1977
 * Le Bourgeois Gentleman - 1978
 * Pélagie-la-Charrette - 1979 (winner of the Prix Goncourt)
 * Cent ans dans les bois - 1981
 * ''Christophe Cartier de la Noisette dit Nounours, conte jeunesse illustré par Hans Troxler
 * La Contrebandière - 1981
 * Les drolatiques, horrifiques et épouvantables aventures de Panurge, ami de Pantagruel - 1981
 * La Gribouille - 1982
 * Crache à pic - 1984
 * Garrochés en paradis - 1986
 * Le Huitième Jour - 1986
 * Margot la folle - 1987
 * L'oursiade - 1990
 * William S. - 1991
 * Les confessions de Jeanne de Valois - 1992
 * La nuit des rois - 1993
 * La Fontaine ou la Comédie des Animaux - 1995
 * Le Chemin Saint-Jacques - 1996
 * L'Île-aux-Puces - 1996
 * Chronique d'une sorcière de vent 1999
 * Madame Perfecta - 2002
 * Le temps me dure - 2003
 * Pierre Bleu - 2006
 * Le Mystérieux Voyage de Rien - 2009
 * Fais confiance à la mer, elle te portera - 2010

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Revolution Software

Revolution Software Limited is a British video game developer based in York, founded in 1989 by Charles Cecil, Tony Warriner, David Sykes, and Noirin Carmody.

1992–1994: Lure of the Temptress and Beneath a Steel Sky
The company's logo was inspired by the 1981 film Excalibur and designed in collaboration with a graphic design firm in Hull.

Released in 1992 for the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS platforms, Lure of the Temptress was both critically and commercially a success, which helped set the company up for their future game releases. Revolution released the game as freeware on 1 April 2003.

Their next game was released in 1994; Beneath a Steel Sky became a hit on the Amiga and IBM PC compatibles. The game focused on protagonist Robert Foster's abduction and subsequent search for answers in a dystopian city of the future. In that period they also ported Sierra's King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow to the Amiga. Virtual Theatre system was used instead of Sierra's Creative Interpreter because of its much better performance.

1996–1997: Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars and Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror
Despite the success of Beneath a Steel Sky, it was the company's next game that they would become best known for, and which would have both the biggest critical and commercial success. Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars was released for PC and PlayStation in 1996 and was later ported to the Game Boy Advance in 2002. The game revolves around the story of George Stobbart, an American tourist whose holiday in Paris is rudely interrupted by a bombing. Investigating, he runs into photo-journalist Nicole Collard, and the two embark on a globe-trotting adventure. The hand drawn graphics, story and characters, and gameplay helped cement the company's reputation for story driven games. The game was quickly followed by a well-received sequel, Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror. According to Charles Cecil, each of the first two Broken Sword games sold around a 1,000,000 copies in the mid-1990s.

2000: In Cold Blood and Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado
In July 2000, the company released their first 3D game In Cold Blood for the PlayStation (later released for Microsoft Windows in October 2000). Set in the near future, the game featured John Cord, an MI6 agent. Sent to the fictional, former Soviet region of Volgia, the player embarks on a mission to investigate a newly discovered substance, Blue Nephrine. However, Cord is betrayed and must work out by whom, while simultaneously trying to work out what plans the dictator of Volgia, General Nagarov, has for this mysterious new chemical and the implications for the world.

In December 2000, the company also released a children's adventure game Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado to coincide with the release of the film The Road to El Dorado.

2001–2002: Good Cop Bad Cop cancellation
The company then started work on Good Cop Bad Cop, an action game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. However the game was eventually cancelled so that the company could concentrate on Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon.

2003–2006: Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon and Broken Sword: The Angel of Death
Released in November 2003, Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon featured 3D graphics, and moved away from the 2D point-and-click style of older games. As the game was developed for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox simultaneously, they decided to implement a direct control mechanism for the protagonist, instead of mouse control clicking on hot spots, as this was easier to convert to console game pads.

Revolution released Broken Sword: The Angel of Death on 15 September 2006. At the start of the game, George is working as a bail bonds clerk, when he falls in love with Anna-Maria, a woman who asks George to help her find an artifact.

2009–2011: Director's Cut and Remasters
On 1 March 2009, Revolution Software released a director's cut version of their first Broken Sword series, titled Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars – Director's Cut, for Wii and Nintendo DS platforms (later on iOS, Microsoft Windows and OS X). According to a Charles Cecil interview with Pocket Gamer, the iOS version of the Director's Cut sold around 160,000 copies by December 2010. The company also announced that The Director's Cut is coming soon to Android.

In October 2009, Beneath a Steel Sky – Remastered was made available on the Apple App Store. The Remastered Edition sold around 20,000 copies in its first month and expected to hit 70,000 sales in the first year and 100,000 lifetime sales.

The company announced the remastered edition of the second game in the Broken Sword series on 9 December 2010, called Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror – Remastered. The game was released in late 2010 on iPhone, April 2011 on OS X and May 2011 on Microsoft Windows.

2012–present: Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse, Beyond a Steel Sky, and Broken Sword 6 ideas
On 25 July 2012, Charles Cecil posted on his personal Facebook account: "Totally focused on the announce video for our next game. I am thrilled by how it's looking, and can't wait to talk publicly, but completing the video for end of the month – as originally promised – now seems somewhat ambitious." After a short delay, the game was officially announced to be a fifth entry in the series: Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse. The game was announced with a Kickstarter campaign and a video, showing some of the game's graphics and hinting at its storyline.

After the release of Beneath a Steel Sky – Remastered, Charles Cecil and Dave Gibbons stated that a sequel could be likely and that iPhone would be the ideal platform. During the Broken Sword 5 crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, the company originally put Beneath a Steel Sky 2 as a $1,000,000 bonus stretch goal if the new Broken Sword game raises enough money, but it only raised $820,000 (inc. PayPal donations). On 24 September 2012, after failing to reach the bonus stretch goal, the company's co-founder Tony Warriner said that "after the huge success of the Broken Sword 5 crowdfunding campaign on Kickstater, it inspired us to begin work on Beneath a Steel Sky 2. Development of the sequel will begin after the release of Broken Sword 5. We're delighted by the recent level of interest in a sequel to Beneath a Steel Sky and are currently discussing design ideas for this project which we plan to go into development following the release of Broken Sword 5. We're deeply touched that our Beneath a Steel Sky fans are as enthusiastic today as they were when the original game released in 1994." Beneath a Steel Sky 2 is to be developed for iOS, Android, PC, Linux and OS X. There is also a possibility in looking into a console version release. In a September 2015 interview, Cecil announced that he was working on a story for Broken Sword 6, which would involve the main characters travelling to Germany. In a later interview from April 2020, however, Cecil said he was "mulling around" ideas for Broken Sword 6, while his focus seemed to be still on Beyond a Steel Sky, though he did not exclude the idea that the next Broken Sword game may follow the company's present project.

Towards the end of 2023, Revolution announced that a sixth instalment of Broken Sword was in development, entitled 'Broken Sword - Parzival's Stone', which is scheduled for release in 2024. In addition, a revamp of the first game 'Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged' is due to be released in 2024, with updated graphics and other minor changes to the original gameplay.

title: Revolution Software