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Doon Mackichan

Sarah Doon Mackichan (born 7 August 1962) is a British actress, comedian and writer. She co-created, wrote and performed in the double-Emmy-award-winning Smack the Pony. She frequently collaborates with Armando Iannucci and Steve Coogan, having played multiple characters in The Day Today, Brass Eye and Alan Partridge, and has also appeared in Toast of London and Two Doors Down. Mackichan was nominated for Best Female Comedy Performance at the 2014 British Academy Television Awards for her performance in Plebs and won critical praise for her performance alongside John Malkovich in Bitter Wheat in 2019.

Early life
Mackichan was born in London and later moved with her family to the Scottish village of Upper Largo. She studied drama at Manchester University.

Career
Mackichan had her television debut in comedy series Five Alive, shown by Channel 4 between 1987 and 1988, along with Brian Conley (also making his television debut), Peter Piper, Joanna Brookes and Andrew Secombe. In series 2, shown in 1988, Andrew Secombe was replaced by Phil Nice.

Mackichan, one of the writers and stars of the Channel 4 comedy series Smack the Pony, has appeared in a number of Chris Morris radio and television comedy series such as On the Hour, The Day Today and Brass Eye. Mackichan's own BBC Radio show, Doon Your Way, was broadcast in 1996. She also appeared in the sitcoms Beast and Bedtime, and was a regular performer in Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge and The Mary Whitehouse Experience. She appeared in several of The Comic Strip Presents... films in the early 1990s, and appeared in the 1995 comedy The Glam Metal Detectives. In 2009, she appeared as Jane Thomason, the news producer for the BBC in Taking the Flak. She portrayed Cherie Blair in the Channel 4 satirical drama A Very Social Secretary, and appeared in the Channel 4 sitcom Nathan Barley. She portrayed a BBC news presenter, Louise Marlowe, in series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures in 2010.

In film, Mackichan played Victoria Lender in 1997's The Borrowers and teamed up with her former Smack the Pony co-stars for the 2004 film Gladiatress. Also in 1998 she appeared in the BBC TV mini-series of Dickens' novel Our Mutual Friend as Sophronia Lammle.

On stage, she appeared with Matt Di Angelo and David Haig in the Joe Orton black farce Loot. In July 2011, Mackichan performed alongside Julian Barratt in Nikolai Gogol's comedy The Government Inspector at the Young Vic Theatre, London. Later in 2011, she played the part of Frances in April de Angelis' play Jumpy at the Royal Court Theatre. Since 2013, Mackichan has starred in Toast of London as Steven Toast's (Matt Berry) quirky agent Jane Plough.

She has narrated several TV series including The Honey Trap and Bank of Mum and Dad. She has also voiced characters in several animated series including Bob and Margaret, Stressed Eric, Don't Eat the Neighbours and Bromwell High.

She fronted a TV ad campaign for Hallmark in the UK, and appeared alongside Darren Boyd as one half of a married couple for a series of Direct Line insurance TV ads in 2012.

She was a contestant in the 2003 BBC charity singing contest Comic Relief does Fame Academy, in which she came fourth.

She has appeared twice on the BBC panel show QI, in series C, episode 2, ("Cummingtonite", 2005) and series E episode 11, ("Endings", 2007).

From 2013 until 2018, Mackichan played Flavia, a recurring character, in the ITV comedy Plebs, for which she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance in 2014. She played Cathy in the BBC comedy Two Doors Down from 2013 until 2022, when she decided to quit the show to concentrate on other acting roles. In June 2023 it was announced she would be returning to this role in the forthcoming series.

In 2017 she played Feste in the Royal National Theatre's production of Twelfth Night and television film Death on the Tyne in 2018. Mackichan appeared as the Archangel Michael in the Amazon Prime/BBC mini-series Good Omens and as Sarah in Channel 4 comedy-drama Pure in 2019.

In 2019 she appeared as Sondra in David Mamet's Bitter Wheat at the Garrick Theatre. Writing in The Guardian, Michael Billington praised her as having given the show's best performance.

Personal life
In 1997, Mackichan married the actor Anthony Barclay. In 1998, she swam the English Channel as part of a six-person relay team.

Mackichan and Barclay were divorced in 2005, after having three children together. She then lived with her children in Clapham, South London. In 2016, she was living in Hastings, East Sussex.

In March 2016, Mackichan was part of a team of well-known people who attempted to sail around a section of Britain in just five days, as part of the BT Sport Relief Challenge: Hell on High Seas.

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Allenhurst

Allenhurst may refer to:

 * In the United States:
 * Allenhurst, Florida
 * Allenhurst, Georgia
 * The Dr. Arthur W. Allen Home in Robinson, Illinois, also known as Allenhurst
 * Allenhurst (Scott County, Kentucky), near Georgetown, Kentucky, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
 * Allenhurst, New Jersey
 * Allenhurst, Texas

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Roslyn

Roslyn may refer to:

People

 * Louis Frederick Roslyn (1878–1940), British sculptor
 * Roslyn Atkins (born 1974), British journalist and broadcaster for the BBC

Places

 * Roslyn, Palmerston North, a suburb of the city of Palmerston North, North Island, New Zealand
 * Roslyn, Dunedin, a suburb of the city of Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
 * Roslyn (New Zealand electorate), a former electorate
 * Roslyn, New York, a village on the North Shore of Long Island in Nassau County, New York, United States
 * Roslyn, Pennsylvania, a community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
 * Roslyn, South Dakota, a town in Day County, South Dakota United States
 * Roslyn, Washington, a city in Kittitas County, Washington, United States
 * Roslyn, a fictional English seaside town in the novel Eric, or, Little by Little (1858)

Computing

 * Roslyn (compiler), Microsoft's language tooling for C# and Visual Basic .NET

Transportation

 * Roslyn station (Pittsburgh Regional Transit), a bus rapid transit station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
 * Roslyn station (SEPTA), a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Roslyn, Pennsylvania, USA
 * Roslyn station (LIRR), a Long Island Rail Road station in Roslyn, New York, USA
 * Roslyn railway station, New South Wales, a railway station in Roslyn, New South Wales, Australia
 * North Roslyn station (LIRR), former Long Island Rail Road station

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Pierson

Pierson or Piersons may refer to:

Places

 * Pierson, Florida
 * Pierson, Iowa
 * Pierson, Manitoba
 * Pierson, Michigan
 * Pierson College of Yale University
 * Pierson Creek, a stream in Iowa
 * Piersons Lake, a lake in Minnesota

Other uses

 * Pierson (surname)

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Shenmue II

Shenmue II is a 2001 action-adventure game developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for the Dreamcast. It was directed, produced and written by Yu Suzuki. Like the original Shenmue (1999), Shenmue II consists of open-world environments, brawler battles and quick-time events. It features a day-and-night system, variable weather effects, non-player characters with daily schedules, and various minigames. The player controls the teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki as he arrives in Hong Kong in 1987 in pursuit of his father's killer. His journey takes him to Kowloon and the mountains of Guilin, where he meets a girl who is part of his destiny.

Some of Shenmue II was developed alongside the original Shenmue, which was the most expensive video game ever developed at the time. An enhanced port was released for the Xbox in 2002; the Dreamcast version was not released in North America, where Microsoft Game Studios secured console exclusivity. Shenmue II received positive reviews for its story and scale, though reviews of the port were less positive, with critics finding its graphics lacking compared to other Xbox games. It has appeared in several lists of the greatest games of all time.

Shenmue II sold poorly and further games in the series entered a period of development hell lasting over a decade. In 2018, Sega released high-definition ports of Shenmue and Shenmue II for multiple formats. Shenmue III, developed by Suzuki's company Ys Net, was released in 2019 following a successful crowdfunding campaign.

Gameplay
Like the original Shenmue, the player controls the teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki in his journey for revenge. Most of the game is spent exploring the game's open world, searching for clues, examining objects and talking to non-player characters for information. The game features a 3D fighting system similar to Sega's Virtua Fighter series; Ryo can fight multiple opponents at once and practice moves to increase their power. In quick-time events, the player must press the right combination of buttons at the right moment to succeed.

Shenmue II adds several features. Players can ask for directions from passersby, and fast-forward the game's clock when waiting for a scheduled event to occur, such as a shop opening or character arriving. Unlike the first Shenmue, taking a job is not part of the main story, and the player can choose how to earn money—for example, by gambling, arm wrestling, street fighting or running a pachinko stand. Ryo can spend money on items such as capsule toys or 1980s arcade games including Hang-On, After Burner, Space Harrier and Out Run. The Dreamcast version allows the player to import their save data from the first Shenmue, transferring money, items and martial arts moves.

Plot
In 1987, the teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki arrives from Japan in Wan Chai, Hong Kong on the trail of his father's killer, Lan Di, of the criminal Chi You Men organization. He searches for Master Lishao Tao, the only link to the whereabouts of Yuanda Zhu, a martial arts expert who sent Ryo's father a letter warning him of Lan Di's intentions. When Ryo finds Tao, whose real name is Xiuying Hong, she refuses to help, considering his quest for vengeance reckless. The two part ways, but Xiuying continues to monitor Ryo's progress.

Ryo encounters Wuying Ren, the wily leader of a street gang. Ren decides to help Ryo after deciding there may be money to be made in Ryo's mysterious phoenix mirror; Lan Di took the second mirror, the dragon mirror, when he killed Ryo's father. Wong, a street boy who admires Ren, and Joy, a free-spirited motorcyclist, assist Ryo in his journey.

Ren informs Ryo that Zhu is hiding from the Chi You Men in Kowloon Walled City, a densely populated, crime-ridden enclave of Hong Kong. They locate Zhu there but are ambushed by the criminal Yellow Head organization and Zhu is kidnapped. Ryo and his allies infiltrate the Yellow Head headquarters, but Wong and Joy are captured. Ryo defeats a powerful martial artist and rescues Joy. On the rooftop of the Yellow Head building, Ryo rescues Wong and Zhu from the Yellow Head leader, Dou Niu, as Lan Di departs by helicopter.

At Ren's hideout, Zhu reveals that Lan Di killed Ryo's father because he believes Iwao killed his own father. He also reveals that the mirrors will lead to the resurrection of the Qing dynasty, the last imperial dynasty of China. Zhu advises Ryo to continue his search in Bailu Village in Guilin, where he says Lan Di is also heading.

In the mountains of Guilin, Ryo rescues a girl, Shenhua Ling, after she dives into a river to rescue a deer. Shenhua's family is connected to the legacy of the mirrors, and she seems to have magical abilities. They walk through the mountains to her village. At Shenhua's family home, a tree named Shenmue (Chinese for "sedge tree") is in bloom; she explains that her name means "flower of the Shenmue tree". The pair go to a stone quarry on the village outskirts to meet Shenhua's father, but find he is missing. They discover a cryptic note and sword; Ryo combines the sword with the phoenix mirror, triggering a device that reveals a large mural of the dragon and phoenix mirrors.

Development
Shenmue II was developed by Sega AM2 and directed by Yu Suzuki. Part of the game was developed in tandem with the first Shenmue, which was most expensive video game ever developed at the time and is reported to have cost Sega US$70 million; in 2011, Suzuki said the figure was closer to $47 million including marketing. According to IGN, Shenmue II was completed for "a much more reasonable sum".

Release
Shenmue II was released for Dreamcast in 2001 in Japan and Europe. The Japanese version included Virtua Fighter 4 Passport, promoting Sega's upcoming Virtua Fighter 4. By 2003, the Dreamcast version had sold 100,000 copies, a tenth of the original game's sales.

Microsoft secured console exclusivity rights in North America for Shenmue II. Sega released an enhanced port for Microsoft's Xbox console on October 29, 2002. The port features an additional camera mode, optional filter effects, improved frame rate and lighting, and English-language voice acting. It also contains a DVD of Shenmue: The Movie, a compilation film comprising cutscenes from the original Shenmue that was released in Japanese theaters. An anime adaptation of the first two Shenmue games premiered on February 6, 2022.

Ports
Sega released remastered versions of Shenmue and Shenmue II games for the PlayStation 4, Windows and the Xbox One on 21 August 2018. The remaster include updated graphics and control options, improved user interfaces and Japanese and English voices.

Reception
The Dreamcast version of Shenmue II received positive reviews. GameSpot found that it greatly improved on Shenmue and refined "nearly every aspect", with an "epic feel." Tom Bramwell of Eurogamer felt it was an effective "swan song" for the Dreamcast, which it took to "the very brink of its capabilities". GamesRadar felt that, like the first game, Shenmue II had some uninteresting elements, but praised the expanded scale and action.

Reviews of the Xbox version were less positive. IGN praised the story, but criticized the English-language voice acting and found the graphics lacking compared to other Xbox games. Matt Keller of palgn.com also criticized the English-language voice acting but concluded: "Shenmue II is a great example of the fusion of two different genres, and it provides an excellent, engrossing narrative to compliment the excellent gameplay." Eurogamer Martin Taylor criticized it as a "lazy port", and concluded: "Your perseverance with the sluggish pacing can be rewarding, but Shenmue II consistently proves itself an ageing game with ageing looks." GamePro stated: "Shenmue II is an extremely satisfying yarn that breaks into new visual and gameplay territory. The Xbox needed a game like this." It was nominated for GameSpot's annual "Best Story on Xbox" award, but lost to Dead to Rights.

Shenmue II was voted the tenth-best game of all time by IGN readers in 2008. In 2013, Den of Geek named Shenmue and Shenmue II the best Dreamcast games, and in 2014 Empire ranked Shenmue II the 51st-best game of all time.

Sequel
After the commercial failure of the first two games, Shenmue III entered a period of development hell lasting over a decade. In September 2011, Suzuki left Sega to focus on his development studio, Ys Net. In June 2015, he launched a successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to develop Shenmue III with Ys Net for the PlayStation 4 and Windows, having licensed the rights from Sega. It was released in November 2019.

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Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 desperately need NPOVing. "Crippled the country", "Inflationary budget", etc, are a point of view, and need (at the very least) putting in context - whose view is it? Warofdreams 18:07, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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Anthony Barber or Anthony Barber, Baron Barber? -- ALoan (Talk) 11:18, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Mont St Jean?
We say that he ditched his aircraft near Mont St Jean. Is this perhaps Mont St. Jean, Luxembourg (not sure whether there is a body of water nearby in which he could have ditched - did he just crash?) or could it be Mont Saint-Michel? -- ALoan (Talk) 13:35, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

siblings
He had 2 brothers and a sister. Why was the fact he had a sister named Dorothy left out?

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Barjik

Barjik (died 731) was a Khazar prince who flourished in the early 8th century. He is described by al-Tabari as "the son of the Khagan"; his exact status and position is unknown though he may have been the Bek.

Barjik led the Khazar armies in the Khazar-Arab wars of the early 8th century. In 730, he won a victory at the Battle of Marj Ardabil, sacking and occupying the city. He killed the Arab general al-Jarrah al-Hakami and mounted the latter's head on his throne as a trophy. This enraged the Umayyad troops who faced him the following year outside of Mosul, and Barjik was defeated and slain in the ensuing battle.

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Oglethorpe

Oglethorpe may refer to:

People Places
 * Oglethorpe (surname)
 * Bramham cum Oglethorpe, West Yorkshire, England
 * Brookhaven/Oglethorpe (MARTA station), a passenger rail station located in the Brookhaven neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia
 * Mount Oglethorpe, Georgia
 * Oglethorpe County, Georgia
 * Oglethorpe, Georgia
 * Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia
 * Oglethorpe Charter School in Savannah, Georgia
 * Oglethorpe Mall, a shopping mall in Savannah, Georgia
 * Military
 * Camp Oglethorpe, a prisoner of war camp near Macon, Georgia, maintained by the Confederates during the American Civil War
 * Oglethorpe Barracks, 19th century Army post, Savannah, Georgia
 * Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, the town
 * Fort Oglethorpe (Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia), Army base founded in 1904
 * Fort Oglethorpe, GA (Prisoner-of-war-Camp), a POW camp during World War I
 * Fort James Jackson, fort built during 1808-1812 that protected Savannah, Georgia and was also known as Fort Oglethorpe

Other Uses
 * Quercus oglethorpensis, also called Oglethorpe Oak, a species of plant found in the Piedmont of Georgia and South Carolina, and in Louisiana and Mississippi
 * USS Oglethorpe (AKA-100), an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship in service from 1945 to 1968
 * See List of NASCAR race tracks for Oglethorpe Speedway Park, a NASCAR race track in Pooler, Georgia
 * Oglethorpe Power, an electric power company headquartered in Tucker, Georgia
 * Change at Oglethorpe, a radio program that aired on BBC Radio 2
 * Oglethorpe, a recurring character from Aqua Teen Hunger Force
 * Bo Buchanan, Beaufort Oglethorpe "Bo" Buchanan, a fictional character on the soap opera One Life to Live

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Necrobation was proposed for deletion. This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was DELETE

 * Delete. Defined as "the involentary masterbation [sic] that corpses exhibit after death." Bogus. Crocogator 18:08, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Speedy. Been deleted already, along with Rape hawk and a few others someone insists on recreating. [[User:Xezbeth| Xezbeth ]] 18:15, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Apparently, he's a two-year serial vandal, at least according to User:Warthog. Crocogator 18:19, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Speedy. Why are we even bothering to discuss it? Deb 18:53, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Speedied it. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 18:53, Dec 21, 2004 (UTC)

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