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Talk:Theodore G. Bilbo

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In reaction,though belated, to Bilbo's purge of university professors the following wording was added to the State Constitution: Such board shall have the power and authority to elect the heads of the various institutions of higher learning, and contract with all deans, professors and other members of the teaching staff, and all administrative employees of said institutions for a term not exceeding four (4) years; but said board shall have the power and authority to terminate any such contract at any time for malfeasance, inefficiency or contumacious conduct, but never for political reasons.

Source: State of Mississippi Constitution, Section 213A

66.32.91.253 (talk) 18:44, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

White Supremacy?
He supported Leroy Percy and paid a heavey price because of it. Seems inconsistent with the WS label. Those were nasty times so supporting Percy took some courage. He may have been risking his life. IMO calling him a white supremacist is simplistic. Geo8rge (talk) 02:53, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Bilbo wrote to Gen. MacArthur that all Japanese should be "sterilized" under the American occupation. He was a racist of embarrassing proportions.50.111.51.247 (talk) 16:13, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

I think it was just a tactical move in state politics; he was certainly a member of the Klan.

As for the label of 'white supremacist' being simplistic - well, the link to his book 'Take Your Choice' is in the article. He wrote it at the end of his life, as a defence and celebration of what he believed on the race question. Read the book all the way through, and see what you think.

It is true that he met with black leaders sometimes, including Leon Louis at the end of his life. He seems to have had a sincere belief that the races were better apart and thought that blacks of good will would feel the same. Some, like Garvey, seem to have done.

Next time I am in Jackson, MS, I will try to get a picture of his statue and add it to the article. With and without coats (g). 76.2.155.181 (talk) 05:56, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

The link to the book has disappeared. Suggest it be put back, to give researchers access to the subject’s views. 96.90.200.185 (talk) 17:58, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

Firing the Professors
Why?

Saying it was due to 'political considerations' is rather skimpy. Some background on this dramatic move, which made national headlines, would improve the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.13.153.50 (talk) 00:46, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

Good detail addition to the professors flap, but still no info as to why? 86.148.55.210 (talk) 10:17, 18 September 2016 (UTC)

Law Practice
'In 1908, he was admitted to the bar in Tennessee and began a law practice in Poplarville, Mississippi.'

Can you practice law in MS without being a member of the Bar in that state?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.146.138.235 (talk) 00:51, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Regarding the uncited claim that Andy Duncan had written a short story entitled "Senator Bilbo," I can verify that the story, copyright 2001, was published in the anthology "Seekers of Dreams" edited by Douglas Anderson. Date of publication 2005, ISBN 1-59360-048-8, Library of Congress Control 32005925489.

My apologies for not signing the above edit. Genshed (talk) 19:04, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

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NDCS

NDCS may refer to:
 * National Deaf Children's Society
 * National Dental Centre Singapore
 * Nebraska Department of Correctional Services

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Talk:Sputnik 3

Untitled
This article should be retitled 'Sputnik 3' to mirror the naming convention used by the other Sputnik launches.--Hooperbloob 23:23, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Launch time
What is the reference for the time of launch? V.V. Poroshkov's book on Baikonur (used as an authoritative source for precise launch log records) gives the launch time at 7:00:35.5. DonPMitchell (talk) 06:45, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Adding Information
The impending possible deletion of the "Sputnik Program" page has caused the transfer of information, citation and references while they still inhabit cyberspace.Mark Lincoln (talk) 18:22, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

Challenge to Apollo
Starts talking about this craft (as object D) on page 151:

https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4408pt1.pdf

©Geni (talk) 04:42, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

 * further information on page 175.©Geni (talk) 04:54, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

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Tanya (1976 film)

Tanya is a low-budget 1976 comedy film directed by Nate Rodgers and loosely based on the experiences of Patricia Hearst. The lead character, Charlotte Kane, is 20-year-old heiress of a newspaper mogul. She is kidnapped by five sex-crazed pseudo-revolutionaries who call themselves "The Symphonic Liberation Army" (a parody of the Symbionese Liberation Army). Charlotte is quickly converted to their cause and changes her name to Tanya.

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Talk:Sophia Charlotte of Hanover

Untitled
Could this be moved to Sophia Charlotte of Hanover in line with similar entries? --Wetman 23:26, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Fine with me. --Leifern 03:01, 2005 Feb 13 (UTC)

Date of birth & death
According to the english article she was born on October 20, 1668 and died on January 21, 1705. Accoding to the german article de:Sophie Charlotte von Hannover she was born on October 30, 1668 and died on February, 1 1705. -- 20:18, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Name
In Germany she is always known as "SophiE" (not "-a"). Is there a reason you would list a person in a reference work not under HER name precisely in the form she heard and used during her life ?

Reading "of Hannover" I'd get the impression she was the ruling or First lady there, and not in Berlin, as was the case. Is that a general convention, contrary to my expectation ? 147.142.186.54 13:24, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

"Remembered for ..."
More people would certainly remember her for the castle her husband had built for and named after her: Charlottenburg ! And the whole district (ca.180 000 inhabitants) of Berlin "around it" received the same name. 147.142.186.54 13:24, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

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Michaeliskirche (Ohrdruf)

The Michaeliskirche or St. Michaelis Kirche (St. Michael's Church) in the Thuringian town of Ohrdruf was the church where Johann Sebastian Bach's eldest brother, Johann Christoph Bach, held the post of organist 1690 - 1721. He took on the care of his younger brothers Johann Jacob and Johann Sebastian after they were orphaned in 1695.

History
Previous churches at the site go back to the 8th century and are associated with Saint Boniface who reportedly founded the first monastery in Thuringia here, dedicated to Saint Michael.

J. S. Bach was orphaned at the age of 9 and went to live with his eldest brother. Johann Sebastian also attended school here.

The church contained a three-manual German baroque organ in a historic case of Austrian origin. It was here that Bach learned about organ building. The organ needed constant repairs, and he was sent into the organ often to fix minor problems.

The church burned down in 1753 and 1808 when fires raged through the town, but rebuilt each time. The church was again destroyed by Allied bombing in 1945, only the roofless 15th century tower remained. This was covered by a concrete roof until 1998/99 when the tower was reconstructed. Today, the tower houses a small chapel and an exhibition on the church's history.

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Rocket Red Brigade

The Rocket Red Brigade (Ракетная Красная Бригада) is a DC Comics superhero team. They first appeared in Green Lantern Corps #208 (January 1987), and were created by Steve Englehart and Joe Staton.

History
Originally created for the Soviet Union by Green Lantern Kilowog, the Rocket Red Brigade — normal human beings enhanced using "forced evolution" and armoured battle-suits — proudly defended the USSR.

Their abilities included super strength, invulnerability, flight (through rocket packs/boots), the ability to project powerful energy blasts and "mecha-empathy" — the ability to sense and control computers and machines (though to what extent is not clear).

Their name is likely a play on the phrase "rocket's red glare" from The Star-Spangled Banner, and Red Brigade.

Rocket Red #1
Decorated Russian soldier Josef Denisovich was a close friend of the alien Green Lantern Kilowog. He was also the first member of the Rocket Red Brigade. Josef was turned against Kilowog by the Soviet government, and died fighting Kilowog.

Rocket Red #7
The man known as Vladimir Mikoyan turned out to be a Manhunter. Vladimir was the first Rocket Red admitted into Justice League International. During the Millennium event, he was exposed as a Manhunter android and destroyed by Booster Gold (with the assistance of the Justice League and a force of other, human, Rocket Reds).

After the Manhunter was discovered, Dimitri Pushkin was admitted into the Justice League.

Pozhar
While serving as a member of the Red Shadows, Mikhail Denisovitch Arkadin, the Russian hero also known as Pozhar, wore a modified suit of Rocket Red armor.

Russian Mafia
After the Soviet Union collapsed, the other Rocket Reds fell on hard times. Several were brainwashed to serve as agents of the super-criminal Sonar. Many of the suits ended up on the black market. As seen in the pages of Chase #3 (April 1998), some of the more unscrupulous Rocket Reds began working for the Russian Organizatsiya Mafiya in order to feed their families.

Under Vandal Savage's control
Later four of the suits came into the possession of Vandal Savage. He imprisoned four of the Titans, Jesse Quick, Arsenal, Tempest, and temporary member Supergirl, in them and used them as missiles. He managed to destroy the South American city of Montevideo, Uruguay though Tempest managed to save himself. The other Titans were saved as well before their respective suits could detonate.

Rockets fly again
Surviving members of the Rocket Red Brigade took their armor back from the Russian Army to fight the world prison break during the events of Villains United. They also appeared protecting Russia's border in 52, wearing new, more advanced suits of armor. They were seen again in One Year Later protecting Russia while hindering Green Lantern Hal Jordan's attempt to apprehend an interstellar criminal in Green Lantern #10. After the ensuing situation was resolved, the current Rocket Red #1 is even promoted as a possible Justice League member in the future, should the League plan to expand. Ice was hidden in a suit of Rocket Red armor during her regeneration.

In Checkmate v.2 #22, it is revealed that Checkmate has since recruited the current Rocket Red # 1, Captain Maks Chazov, as its White Queen's Knight, with the apparent consent of Chazov's Russian government superiors.

In Blackest Night #3, the Rocket Reds were briefly seen in battle with Dimitri Pushkin, whose body had been reanimated as a Black Lantern.

In Justice League of America #45, the League meets the German Rakete-Auslese, or "Rocket Elite", who Batman notes are the German equivalent of the Rocket Reds, and use some of the same technology in their flying battlesuits.

During Mon-El's tour of the earth, he visits Moscow and helps the Rocket Reds during a battle with Georgian terrorists. Afterwards, a female Rocket Red pilot named Ivana takes Mon on a tour of St. Basil's Cathedral and gives him the first kiss he's ever received from a human.

The Rocket Red Brigade appears in Justice League: Generation Lost #4. One of their former number who had served under the USSR, Gavril Ivanovich, joins the members of the former Justice League International in tracking down Maxwell Lord. In The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity, Gavril is admitted into the new, United Nations-sanctioned Justice League as the official representative of Russia.

Television

 * An unidentified Rocket Red resembling Dmitri Pushkin makes non-speaking cameo appearances in Justice League Unlimited as a member of the Justice League.
 * The Dmitri Pushkin incarnation of Rocket Red appears in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Crisis: 22,300 Miles Above Earth!" as a member of Justice League International.
 * The Rocket Red Brigade appears in the Young Justice: Outsiders episode "Leverage". This version of the group was created by the Russian government to serve as their equivalent to the Justice League, is led by Commander Olga Illyich / Rocket Red No. 1 (voiced by Stephanie Lemelin), and also consists of new member Dmitri Pushkin / Rocket Red No. 4 (voiced by Steve Blum).

Miscellaneous
The Rocket Red Brigade appears in Smallville Season 11.

Merchandise

 * Rocket Red received an action figure in Mattel's Justice League Unlimited DC Superheroes toy line.
 * Rocket Red received an action figure in Mattel's Signature Series, available through Mattel's online outlet at MattyCollector.com.

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Nice to meet you. Could you kindly help me translate this article into the Romanized Egyptian Arabic language? Please.

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 * 1) العشاء الرباني:العشا الربانى هو طقس ديني لإحياء ذكرى وفاة المسيح. وهو بيمكن المؤمن من المشاركه فى لحمه ودمه ، و بيخليه على اتصال بيه عشان تتكتب له الحياة الأبديه ويتغفر له يوم القيامه.الطقس الدينى ده لازم يتعمل باستمرار بقدر الامكان، و لازم ما يستخدمش فيه إلا العيش اللى اتعجن قبل خبزه فى عصير العنب و ما تكونش فيه خميره.
 * 2) يوم الراحةَ: يوم الراحه، و ده بيكون فى اليوم السابع من الاسبوع (يوم السبت)، و ده يوم بيعتبر يوم مقدس باركه الله و عمله مقدس، و تمضية اليوم لازم تكون بين ايدين الرب و فى التفكير فى الخلق و فى خلاصه، على أمل تحقيق الراحه الأبديه فى الحياه بعد الموت.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hepa

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. 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 MERGE or REDIRECT. dbenbenn | talk 22:45, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Hepa

 * A non-notable, non-genuine prefix that (IMHO) has never been practically used. How is this article useful?? Georgia guy 23:29, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge to Zetta and redirect to HEPA. Gazpacho 10:13, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Can someone verify if this saw some relatively widespread use? If so merge, if not delete. Radiant! 23:59, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to HEPA. -- Cyrius|✎ 01:58, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to HEPA. Megan1967 02:50, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * and merge Hepa information to Zetta, good suggestion RJH. Megan1967 05:50, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to HEPA. Cleduc 04:10, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge as trivia footnote to Zetta. Disambig link from HEPA, if necessary. — RJH 04:28, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * delete content and redirect.  ALKIVAR ™[[Image:Radioactive.svg|18px|]] 05:51, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, will mislead as a redirect. Wyss 11:45, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to HEPA; a brief disambig notice (pointing to Zetta) on that page would be acceptable. --TenOfAllTrades | Talk 18:29, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Agree with TenOfAllTrades. Merge with HEPA.  RickK 22:00, Feb 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge to zetta and dismabig to zetta and HEPA.   — Gwalla | Talk 00:00, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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References: NPR report also scroll down to Heart Failure Possible after Scare or Intense Stress RJFJR 23:30, Feb 12, 2005 (UTC)

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Ralston Hall

Ralston Hall Mansion located in Belmont, California, was the country house of William Chapman Ralston, a San Francisco businessman, a founder of the Bank of California, and a financier of the Comstock Lode. It is an opulent Italianate Villa, modified with touches of Steamboat Gothic and Victorian details. It is a California Historical Landmark and is designated a National Historic Landmark. It is now part of Notre Dame de Namur University.

The mansion
Ralston Hall Mansion is situated on the campus of Notre Dame de Namur University, on the San Francisco Peninsula. The mansion has been built around the villa of Count Leonetto Cipriani, the former owner of the estate. Taking three years to build, it was completed in 1867, when San Francisco's leaders and first citizens had large summer homes on the Peninsula, an integral part of San Francisco high society. Architect John Painter Gaynor, who later worked with Ralston on the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, is thought to have worked on it. Several of the design elements of Ralston Hall Mansion were copied in the design of the Palace.

A history of San Francisco speaks of the palatial grandeur of Ralston Hall: "In a domed wing was the oval ballroom. Its walls were mirrored, and from the frescoed ceiling hung a great crystal chandelier whose reflected lights and sparkle filled the room. I have never seen a more effective setting for a ball."

The Hall is a four-floor, 55000 sqft mansion, with a stately dining room, a mirrored ballroom in the Versailles tradition, an opera box modelled after the Opéra Garnier in Paris, a grand staircase, 23 crystal chandeliers, and inlaid wood floors. Ralston greatly admired the Palace of Versailles, and incorporated several of the palace's elements in his design of the mansion. The mansion has a number of elegant sitting rooms and parlours. The Oriental Music Room has a set of Chinese high-tea chairs and buffets. Ralston Hall houses a collection of antiques accumulated by Ralston, including some valuable Thomas Hill paintings.

The grounds of the mansion contain numerous gardens, a stoney grotto, and a garden of 150-year-old bamboo trees.

Uses of the mansion
After Ralston's death, the estate passed to his former business partner, United States Senator from Nevada William Sharon, whose family lived in the house. Sharon's daughter Flora's wedding to Englishman Sir Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh, 7th Baronet, of Rufford was one of the last elaborate social events of the time, taking place in the mansion's ballroom. After Senator Sharon's death in 1885, the mansion became Radcliffe Hall, a girls' finishing school. From 1900 to 1922, it was the Gardner Sanitarium.

Since 1922, Ralston Hall has been on the campus Notre Dame de Namur University, formerly the College of Notre Dame. Prior to its closure in 2012, the mansion contained some of the university's administrative and faculty offices, such as the admissions office. It was also used for some of the university's  events, such as “drama productions, concerts, recitals, guest lectures, student, faculty and staff meetings and forums”. The mansion was also used for weddings, galas, and other various events. In addition, it was open for public tours.

A few of the notable persons who have been entertained at Ralston Hall include:
 * President Ulysses S. Grant
 * Admiral David Farragut
 * Leland Stanford
 * Mark Hopkins

Cipriani period (1853–1864)
Originally, the mansion was built for Count Leonetto Cipriani in 1853. The original house was a “two-story Italian Villa-style house, featuring asymmetrical massing, Italianate cave brackets, lacy bargeboards, and a tower”. Some of the original house remains in the east wing. In 1864, Cipriani sold the building to William Chapman Ralston.

William Chapman Ralston period (1864–1875)
In 1864, William Chapman Ralston bought the villa. Ralston was a San Francisco businessman and entrepreneur who created the Bank of California. For the next few years, Ralston added to the building and grounds, and created one of the “first palatial home on the Peninsula”. He hosted many guests at the mansion, including Admiral David Farragut, Vice President Schuyler Colfax, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, Anson Burlingame, James Flood, and Mark Twain.

After Ralston finished expanding the mansion, it “resembled a hotel with extensive High Victorian architectural interiors; grand entertainment spaces on the main floor; European Renaissance designed pilasters, moldings, columns, interior arches, staircases, and furnishings; a remodeled ballroom, reception hall, and dining room; state-of-the-art ventilation system; imported embossed glass in skylights, doors, and windows; and decoratively painted rooms”.

Ralston called the estate “Belmont”, and this eventually became the name for the town surrounding the estate. Outside of the mansion, the estate had a “ stone carriage house, barns, a bowling alley, greenhouses, servants’ quarters, and a gymnasium with Turkish baths”. The estate was built to be self sufficient, with innovative gas and water systems. A reservoir was constructed on the property in 1870.

In 1875 when Ralston himself died, and the Ralston era of the estate ended. Before his death, Ralston gave the estate to Senator William Sharon, his business partner.

Senator William Sharon period, and Radcliffe Hall (1875–1895; 1895–1898)
Sharon inherited the mansion in 1875. He did not live in the mansion, but maintained it and used it for entertaining. Ulysses S. Grant visited during this time in 1879, two years after his presidency. In 1885, Sharon died. His family kept the mansion until 1895. After the Sharon family, the mansion was used as a girls finishing school from 1895 to 1898, called Radcliffe Hall.

Gardner Sanitarium (1900–1922)
From 1900 to 1918, it was then a sanitarium founded and operated by Dr. A. M. Gardner formally of Napa State Hospital, and was called Gardner Sanitarium. After Gardner's death in 1913 the hospital became less popular and finally closed after World War I in 1922.

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (1922–to present)
The sanitarium closed after World War I. Then, in1922, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur bought the mansion as a location for their college. The mansion is still owned by the Notre Dame de Namur University today. In 1966, Ralston Hall was designate a National Historic Landmark and in 1972, it became a California registered Historic Landmark.

Pending renovation
In 2012 an engineering firm advised Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) that in spite of the home's relatively good condition “it could not guarantee the safety of the building’s occupants in the event of an earthquake on the San Andreas Fault”. As of April 2012, the building has been closed, pending renovation.

Among the required work - which indeed is substantial - is “replacement or retrofit, as necessary, of the entire masonry foundation”, and the "re-roofing, removal and replacement of existing siding and localized replacement of the flooring” of the upper floors. The repairs are estimated to cost at least $12 million.

As of February 2019, NDNU has decided to place the Ralston Hall renovation project “on hold” to focus on fundraising for the school. The project has been “placed on an ‘indefinite’ hold”,  although it is possible that retrofitting will resume sometime. The structure will be preserved until renovation can begin.

Historical significance
In order to help assure its preservation, the City of Belmont commissioned an architectural historian in 2016 to conduct an assessment of the Ralston Hall's historical significance.

Among his findings were that the mansion “retains its historic integrity, location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association” (with William Chapman Ralston from 1864 to 1875). One of the first palatial homes on the peninsula, it is also noted for its architecture.

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Queen Bee (comics)

Queen Bee is the name of six different characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Publication history
The Zazzala version of Queen Bee first appeared in Justice League of America #23, and was created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky. The first Bialyan Queen Bee first appeared in Justice League International #16, and was created by J.M. DeMatteis and Keith Giffen. The Tazzala version of Queen Bee first appeared in Creature Commandos #1. The Beatriz version of Queen Bee first appeared in JLA: Incarnations #6, and was created by John Ostrander and Val Semeiks.

Queen Bee (Zazzala)
The leader of the hiveworld Korll, Zazzala lives only for the interstellar expansion of her species. Zazzala first appeared in Justice League of America #23 (November 1963). She clashed with the original Justice League several times during the 1960s and 1970s, but largely disappeared for several decades.

Zazzala reappeared in JLA #34 (October 1999), when Lex Luthor contacts her to join his Injustice Gang. She agrees, freeing The General from his asteroid prison in exchange for a percentage of Earth's population to become her drones. She also participates in other battles against the League. Her main effort is concentrated upon the city of New York where she forces many of the citizens to craft an 'egg matrix' out of local supplies as a way to secure even more mind-control. She attempts to brainwash Green Lantern and Steel to serve her using 'hypno-pollen', but both heroes are able to fight it off; Huntress encouraged Green Lantern to resist the pollen, and Steel's suit's data-protection immune systems protected him from the pollen's effects. The Queen displayed impressive physical strength, as she was able to overpower, dominate, and defeat Big Barda in direct combat. Exploiting the Queen Bee's inability to see the color red, which many of the superheroes had in their costumes, Wonder Woman and Big Barda keep the Queen's forces occupied while Steel and Plastic Man get the drop on the Queen, Plastic Man covering Steel to render him virtually invisible to the bees. Utilizing a Boom Tube, technology controlled by Barda, they teleport the Queen and her army back to Korll.

Later, Zazzala and her drones join Luthor's new Secret Society of Super Villains. The Queen becomes the leader of the H.I.V.E., a multi-national criminal enterprise. She appears in the six-part Villains United limited series. A small team of villains, known as the Secret Six, attack her base as part of a war against the Society. Her forces are defeated, the base's prisoner, Firestorm, is freed and Zazzala herself is badly wounded.

One Year Later, Zazzala appears in JLA #20, fully healed from her injuries, and attempting to steal a matter transportation device that will appear to allow her to transport her troops to earth. She is defeated by Wonder Woman and captured by the Flash.

In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called "DC Rebirth", which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to "The New 52". Under her re-debut in Gail Simone's Plastic Man mini-series, the Queen Bee appears as a member of the Cabal, a criminal organization made up of Per Degaton, Doctor Psycho, Amazo, and Hugo Strange.

Queen Bee (Marcia Monroe)
Marcia Monroe was a spoiled young woman, daughter of a wealthy man, who enjoyed risking her life in absurd and pointless situations. Her playgirl attitude created trouble for the police, who often tried to save her from harm during her own stunts. One day, she was rescued by Batman, who brought her down to the ground and spanked her in public, making news in the headlines of the most notorious newspapers. Shortly after this encounter, Marcia started following Batman on his crime-busting activities and provided unrequested help when Batman least expected it. Marcia revealed that Batman's vulgar display of power was enough to make her fall in love with him. Batman and Marcia became an inseparable couple, but one day, she vanished without a trace.

Some time later, Batman saved a girl from being attacked with an arrow and soon he realized it was Marcia. She had returned to Gotham to ask Batman to return a valuable stolen gem which she had acquired from her father. Batman agreed to help her, but Marcia double-crossed Batman and provided evidence to the police incriminating Batman for the stealing of the gem. It was later revealed that Marcia had joined the crime syndicate known as CYCLOPS under the codename of Queen Bee. She was the leader of the task force that was in charge of releasing Eclipso from his human host, Bruce Gordon. With Eclipso's help, Queen Bee started a criminal spree and a campaign to get the criminal organizations of Gotham City under the control of CYCLOPS.

When Eclipso threatened to murder Batman, Marcia intervened and saved the man she loved. She then revealed that she had been forced to join CYCLOPS to save her father. Marcia helped Batman find a way to escape from Eclipso's trap and before parting ways, she gave Batman the real stolen gem and promised to stall Eclipso for a moment until he managed to escape. Batman was able to clear his name and stopped Eclipso with Bruce Gordon's help, but Marcia vanished from his life once again and never returned.

Queen Bee of Bialya
An unrelated Queen Bee was introduced in Justice League International #16 (August 1988). She was an ordinary human "femme fatale", who gained control of the terrorist nation of Bialya by forging an alliance with its former ruler Colonel Rumaan Harjavti then assassinating him. She solidified her power by brainwashing the Global Guardians into serving her. She has clashed several times with Justice League International and Justice League Europe.

Justice League Europe found out that the Queen Bee was behind their recent troubles, and that she had a Dominator named Doctor working for her. They invaded her palace and came to an agreement; she would cease hostilities against them if they kept quiet about the unethical things she was doing as Queen. They also demanded she sever relations with the Doctor. After they left, she killed the Doctor. The Queen had far-reaching influences, managing to put one of her own operatives in charge of the League via the United Nations.

The Queen Bee was eventually defeated by the JLE and the Guardians, who learned of her brainwashing plot. She was assassinated by Rumaan Harjavti's brother Sumaan, during the events of the JLA/JLE crossover Breakdowns (1991).

Queen Bee (Tazzala)
Queen Bee appeared in the 2000 Creature Commandos series. On the otherdimensional world of Terra Arcana, Zazzala's sister Tazzala joined Simon Magus's Terra Arcana Army with the ultimate goal of conquering Earth. The U.S. Army faction known as the Creature Commandos stopped the invasion plans. Tazzala herself was killed by Simon.

Queen Bee of Bialya (Beatriz)
The sister of the second Queen Bee, Beatriz was introduced in JLA: Incarnations #6 (December 2001, but set around 1996) as the new ruler of Bialya. She is using humans forged with machinery and passed off as the robot Extremists to police her country. Her fate since Captain Atom's Extreme Justice team brought an end to these activities is unknown, but she was presumably toppled from power as she no longer rules Bialya.

The New 52
In "The New 52" (a 2011 reboot of the DC Comics universe), Queen Bee is revamped and renamed the H.I.V.E. Queen. She makes her debut in Superman (vol. 3) #21 as the leader of H.I.V.E. She claims to be Brainiac's daughter. She is a member of the Twenty, a group of otherwise ordinary Metropolis citizens who are infected with a virus by Brainiac that grants them each psionic powers. However, her worldview is distorted and she becomes a zealous devotee of the alien. She creates H.I.V.E. using the façade of a benevolent social media company. Her plan is to actually kidnap other people with psionic potential and use their harvested mental energy to enslave the world in preparation for Brainiac's return. After trying to bend the telepath Hector Hammond to her will but inadvertently unleashing him, her entire plan is thwarted. She comes into conflict with the latter as well as another telepath, the Psycho Pirate, also a member of the Twenty, during the Psi War storyline. Superman and Lois Lane, who had also been infected with the same psionic virus, manage to defeat them. The H.I.V.E. Queen disappears in the aftermath of the battle.

She reappears much later in Teen Titans, where she takes control of the entire city of New Orleans. She then has the mind-controlled citizenry build satellite-like psionic amplifiers that will allow her to take over every mind across the United States, but the Titans are in the city at the same time and manage to resist her mental influence thanks to Raven's magic. Robin and the latter eventually assault her base and defeat her, freeing the city from her control.

DC Rebirth
The H.I.V.E. Queen returns in DC Rebirth in the pages of Red Hood and the Outlaws, having set up a new base of operations in Gotham City. Jason Todd/Red Hood confronts her over millions of dollars he stole from Penguin which the crime boss owed her for services rendered. Jason uses his suit's taser to disable her henchmen and she is knocked out by Bizarro and captured before she can read Jason's mind.

Powers and abilities
The first Queen Bee, Zazzala, has insect-like superhuman strength and speed, can fire venomous stinger darts from a set of glands on her right wrist, or release mind-confusing "pollen" powder. She and her drones are unable to perceive the color red. She is a capable enough combatant to fight Big Barda, and to dominate and defeat her.

Zazzala's sister, Tazzala, presumably had similar abilities.

The Queen Bee of Bialya had no superhuman powers or abilities, aside from her beauty and cunning. Her sister Beatriz was also an ordinary human, but was nowhere as resourceful as her sister.

The sixth Queen has great psionic powers including telepathy, mind control, empathy, casting extremely realistic and complex illusions to distract others or to trick people into seeing her differently, telekinesis, projecting harmful blasts of psionic energy and feeding off the mental energies of others to fuel her own powers. She also displayed some sort of healing factor, being able to reconstruct her entire body from scratch after she was blasted to pieces by the Psycho Pirate. Her intellect is also increased to the "12th level", courtesy of the psionic virus she is infected with by Brainiac. She has been described as a "world-class telepath" by Robin and has proven capable of controlling thousands of people at once without visibly straining herself.

Action Comics
A different version of Queen Bee named Lisa Raven first appears in Action Comics #42 (November 1941). Lissa Raven was the daughter of a brilliant psychologist who specialized in the working of the brain. Her father invented a machine that removes all worry from a person's thoughts. Lissa made herself the test subject, but something went wrong. The device robbed her of a conscience, turning her into a criminal. She started calling herself the "Queen Bee", and became an opponent to Mr. America. In her brief, colorful criminal career, Queen Bee used such amazing weapons as a giant robot and a mob of undead Vikings. Eventually, her father built another machine that would change Lissa back to normal. Afterward, she had no memory of her criminal activities, so Mr. America let her stay with her dad rather than arrest her.

Quality Universe
An alternate Queen Bee appears in Blackhawk #38 (March 1951). Queen Bee was the leader of an organization called "The Golden Swarm". They poisoned prominent townspeople and swayed public opinion in their favor partly by their comely appearance. The Blackhawks managed to defeat the Queen and her henchgirls by scaring them with mice.

Mystik U
Melissa, aka Queen Bee, is a bee-creature sorceress, and is the founder of the Thriae Society sorority at Mystik University. In her previous year (or years) on campus she had grown a large following of brainwashed thralls by giving them cocktails that transformed them into worker-bee like subjects who worshipped her. Melissa was defeated when she tried to turn Zatanna into a "Queen Maker" bee by feeding her magik-laced honey, only to be stopped by Zatanna's friends, who then unintentionally set The Malevolence upon her and her "hive".

JLA/Avengers
During JLA/Avengers, the Queen Bee is among the mind-controlled villains who attack the heroes as they assault Krona's Stronghold in #4. She is shown being blasted by the Wasp.

Flashpoint
In the alternate timeline of the Flashpoint event, Queen Bee was part of a team led by the Canterbury Cricket to fight the Amazons which ended in failure with the demise of every bug hero except the Canterbury Cricket.

Television

 * The Zazzala incarnation of Queen Bee makes non-speaking appearances in Justice League Unlimited as a member of Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society.
 * Queen Bee was meant to appear in the teaser for the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "The Mask of Matches Malone!", but due to issues with runtime, the segment was shortened and rewritten to feature Poison Ivy instead. Nonetheless, a draft of the original short featuring Queen Bee was made available on writer Gail Simone's message board.
 * The first Bialyan Queen Bee appears in Young Justice, voiced by Marina Sirtis. This version possesses the power of persuasion over most men and some women and is a leading member of the Light.

Film
The moniker of H.I.V.E. Queen is used by Rose Wilson in Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons: The Movie.

Video games

 * Queen Bee appears as a boss in the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable versions of Justice League Heroes, voiced by Abby Craden.
 * Queen Bee appears as a boss in DC Universe Online, voiced by Cyndi Williams. This version is aligned with H.I.V.E. and Brainiac.
 * Queen Bee appears as a playable character in DC Unchained.
 * Queen Bee appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.

Miscellaneous

 * The Zazzala incarnation of Queen Bee appears in the Super Friends tie-in comics.
 * The Justice League Unlimited incarnation of Zazzala / Queen Bee appears in issue #6 of Justice League Adventures and issue #29 of the Justice League Unlimited tie-in comic book.
 * The Zazzala incarnation of Queen Bee appears in the DC Super Friends tie-in comics.

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Talk:Duchy of Lorraine/Archive 1

I've moved the page to Duchy of Lorraine because that seems a more appropriate location, in that it discusses the history of the duchy itself. john k 23:33, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Division of Lorraine
In the second paragraph, it says : ''The Dukes of Lower Lorraine abandoned this style in favour of Duke of Brabant. '' What exactly does that mean? What style is it referring to? and to what style did they go? It just seems really confusing and nonsensical to me. Lensovet 22:47, Jun 19, 2005 (UTC)

Coat of Arms
The Coat of Arms, although correct, is taken from the game Crusader Kings, by Paradox Interactive. Should I replace it with one that's not taken from a game?

 * If you have a higher-quality image, sure.

Duchy of Lotharingia??
Who moved this page here? Lorraine is by far the more common English name. john k 20:33, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

Lotharingia
Lorraine ==

There are too many articles on the same subject. Lorraine is the French word for Lotharingia. I suggest that the articles are being merged without offending political sensitivities. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.75.50.230 (talk • contribs) 09:31, September 26, 2006

Le == de la Lorraine de == de Lotharingia de == là sont trop d'articles sur le même sujet. La Lorraine est le mot français pour Lotharingia. Je propose que les articles soient fusionnés sans offenser des sensibilités politiques. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.113.130.215 (talk • contribs) 09:57, March 2, 2007

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I say hi I said I say. --SMWhat

Why hey there Whatz0rz. - STAREYe

mIRC much? --SMWhat 05:09, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, sometimes. I made it to the sm.nt meeting a week ago. Or however many weeks ago it was. -STAREYe

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Heh, I was kind of surprised to bump into you here too. And not much. :P

cool hey, I hope you dont mind that i put your deviant art link up here!

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Tanauan

Tanauan may refer to either of two places in the Philippines:

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Science Police

The Science Police is a fictional law enforcement agency in the, active in the 21st, 30th and 31st centuries. The organization has also appeared in the Legion of Super Heroes animated series, the DC Universe Online video game, and the Supergirl television series.

30th and 31st centuries
In the 30th and 31st centuries, the Science Police is under the jurisdiction of the United Planets and has divisions on each world. Its headquarters are on Earth in the city of Metropolis. The Science Police has a professional working relationship with the Legion of Super-Heroes, with Shvaughn Erin serving as the SP's liaison to the Legion. Legionnaires Colossal Boy, Saturn Girl, Magno and Kinetix have all served with the Science Police at one time or another.

21st century
In the 21st century, the Science Police serve the federal government of the United States, with divisions in Metropolis and Midway City. The Science Police was created to replace the Special Crimes Unit, a division of the Metropolis Police Department that specialized in crimes committed by metahumans and aliens.

Metropolis' local Science Police are called into action when an unknown monster and later on Atlas attack the city during Superman's absence. Team leader DuBarry is shown to have self-confidence problems. The Science Police are assisted by a behind-the-scenes communications expert known as Control (a.k.a. Rachel) who is also the division's second-in-command.

DuBarry was killed along with fellow team leader Daniels and several prison guards when a team of Kandorians led by Commander Gor assaulted Stryker's Island and demanded custody of Parasite. The Science Police second-in-command Rachel asks Guardian to act as the liaison between the Metropolis Police Department and a coalition of superheroes in bringing justice for the fallen Science Police officers and prison guards. After the Kandorians left Earth, Guardian was appointed the team leader of the Science Police due in part to his cloned memories of Jim Harper's expertise as a police officer and a superhero.

Other versions

 * In the Elseworld comic book Superboy's Legion, Superboy wishes to protect the planets not under the Science Police's protection, which inspires him to create the Legion.

Television

 * The 31st century incarnation of the Science Police appears in Legion of Super Heroes. This version formerly employed Nemesis Kid before he left to join the Legion.
 * The 31st century incarnation of the Science Police makes a cameo appearance in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "The Siege of Starro!".
 * The 21st century incarnation of the Science Police appears in Supergirl. This version is a branch of National City's police department, with Maggie Sawyer as an agent.

Video games
The 21st century incarnation of the Science Police appears in DC Universe Online.

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Flybuys (Australia)

Flybuys is an Australian customer loyalty program equally owned by the Coles Group and Wesfarmers through joint venture Loyalty Pacific. Members can accrue points by shopping at Coles Group brands (Coles Supermarkets, Liquorland, etc.), certain Wesfarmers brands (Kmart, Target, Bunnings Warehouse, Officeworks, catch.com.au, Kleenheat, etc.), and some third-party partners like HCF Health Insurance, Coles Express and Optus. Points can then be redeemed for money off purchases at Coles Supermarkets, Coles Express, Liquorland, Kmart, Officeworks, Target and mycar (2,000 points gives an A$10 discount), as well as holidays (through Flybuys Travel or Velocity Frequent Flyer) and household goods (from the Flybuys Rewards Store).

It is one of Australia's largest loyalty programs and has over 9 million members. Fifteen Flybuys cards are scanned every second on average in Australia.

History
Flybuys began in 1994 as a joint venture of Shell, Coles Myer and National Australia Bank. The program met with substantial interest at launch, with a million Australian households joining within the first six weeks.

Telstra joined the program in 1995 but withdrew after two years, having created the Telstra Visa Card with ANZ (later to become the ANZ Qantas Telstra Visa Card). In April 2012, Telstra rejoined Flybuys with points being offered for pre-paid services.

In 1996, Loyalty Pacific licensed the brand to a consortium in New Zealand, which began to operate a similar program, also called Flybuys.

In 1998, major changes were made to the program. The offer to members was diluted because the points currency was devalued to increase points required for rewards 20-fold (from a minimum 550 points to 11,000), but the issuing of standard points only increased fourfold (from 1 point for $20 to 1 point for $5). At the same time, Shell relinquished its one-third ownership of the program, although that was unnoticed by members as Shell continued to issue points through its company-owned service station network.

In 2003, the program was revamped, with the offer improved for members, with the issuing of standard points at participating Coles Group brands increased to 2 points for $5. That change was accompanied by revised branding and a minor name change from “Fly Buys” to “FlyBuys”.

In December 2006, Loyalty Pacific was cited as a potential purchaser of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program.

In February 2011, Coles acquired National Australia Bank's 50 per cent interest in Flybuys, with NAB remaining as a major participant in the program.

In April 2012, Coles announced a substantial relaunch of the program, with the issuing of points for major brands increasing to 1 point for $1, and AGL, Telstra and Webjet became new partners. Points no longer expired if members used their card or redeemed points at least once a year. New cards were sent to over 8 million households in Australia. At the same time, a new benefit was introduced, under which Flybuys members could obtain a 10% discount off five product categories of their choice.

A consumer study of Australian loyalty programs in 2013 showed that Flybuys was easily the most popular program in Australia.

In April 2018, Wesfarmers stated it would be demerging the Coles business, but it retained a substantial ownership stake in Flybuys.

In November 2018, Wesfarmers and Coles announced the appointment of John Merakovsky as chief executive officer of Flybuys.

In February 2022, Wesfarmers and Coles announced the appointment of Anna Lee as chief executive officer of Flybuys.

Collecting points
Flybuys points collection is directed largely at regular consumer purchases, and most points are issued by major Coles and Wesfarmers brands – food (Coles Supermarkets), fuel (Coles Express), discount department stores (Kmart, K Hub, Target and catch.com.au), automotive (mycar Tyre and Auto) and liquor (Liquorland and First Choice Liquor). Coles also offers points for members who take up Coles car, home or pet insurance. Other brands which participate, but are not associated with the owners of Flybuys, include Optus and HCF.

Additional points can be collected from transactions on the Coles MasterCard (issued by Citibank) or selected National Australia Bank (NAB) credit cards, if they have been "linked" to a Flybuys membership. In some circumstances, that allows for one transaction to gain points from two sources: e.g. if a member pays for grocery purchases at Coles Supermarkets with a NAB credit card, Coles and NAB would issue points for the one transaction.

In October 2012, Flybuys created the Flybuys Toolbar in conjunction with Yahoo!7, enabling members to collect points from their web searches.

In July 2013, Australia's largest health insurer Medibank joined Flybuys, but left in 2019.

In November 2021, it was announced that Bunnings Warehouse would be joining the program for the first time, and that Officeworks would be re-joining.

Former participants in Flybuys include Myer (which withdrew in 2007 after being sold by Coles Group in June 2006), EziBuy (which purchased a former Coles Myer brand, Myer Direct), Michael Hill Jeweller, Elders Real Estate and Curves. Others such as Red Rooster and Katies were businesses divested by then Coles Myer. Traveland, Pulse Energy and Solar Shop are now-defunct businesses which were once Flybuys participants, while Megamart, Bi-Lo, Bi-Lo Mega Frrresh, Kmart Tyre & Auto Service (now Mycar), Target Country, Baby Target, Target Home, Fossey's, Grace Bros, Newmart, Sports Direct, Primary Layers, South Cape and Gifts To Go were Coles Myer/Coles Group brands that have been discontinued. Officeworks (though also owned by Wesfarmers and will be rejoining in time for Christmas) and Harris Technology withdrew in 2009.

For in-store purchases, the barcode on the back of a Flybuys card must be scanned to earn points. Alternatively, the barcode can also be stored on the Coles App, Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. For online purchases, the 16 digit member number on the back of the card is entered instead. In most cases points accrue at the rate of 1 for every $1 spent. Periodically, Flybuys will issue offers for additional points, which must be activated before use online or via the Flybuys app. Usually these offers offer either a higher earn rate (e.g. 10x points) or a certain number of points for completing a purchase of above a certain amount at a retailer. Most offers are targeted based on the member's transaction history.

Redemption of points
Initially, Flybuys points could only be redeemed for flights. In 1996, that was extended to include other benefits with a travel or leisure theme, such as accommodation, meals and entertainment. In 1999, redemption with a $100 Coles Myer shopping voucher was introduced, and general merchandise items followed. In 2009, most redemptions were gift cards or credits to credit card balances, with only a small proportion of redemptions being for flights. According to Flybuys,, over ten million rewards had been redeemed by members and there were over 800 choices. In 2012, "Flybuys Dollars" was introduced, allowing members to redeem points when paying for purchases at Coles, Kmart, Target, Liquorland, First Choice Liquor and Coles Express.

There are currently 5 main ways to redeem points on the Flybuys app or website:

 * Store Credit at Coles Group stores: Points can be redeemed for money off a shop at some Coles Group stores, at the rate of 200 points to $1. There are two ways to do this:
 * Flybuys Dollars: Points can be redeemed for Flybuys Dollars in 2000 point (equivalent to $10) increments on the Flybuys app or website. Flybuys Dollars can then be spent in-store using the mag-stripe on the Flybuys card like any other payment card and entering the PIN set at time of redemption.
 * Instant $10 off: Once a Flybuys barcode has been scanned at a checkout, if the total is above $10 and the account has more than 2000 points, the member will be prompted if they want to redeem an instant $10 off. As a PIN is not required this way, this can only be redeemed once a day. This feature was progressively rolled out to most Coles stores in 2023 and was expanded to Target with a new $20 option in 2024.
 * Gift Cards: Points can be redeemed for both Coles Group and third party gift cards, usually at the same rate as for store credit, however there are occasional promotions for a lower rate. Most cards are physical and will be posted to the member's address.
 * Rewards Store: Points can be redeemed for various items like homewares and electronics.
 * Flybuys Travel: Points can be redeemed for flights, hotels and package tours.
 * Velocity Frequent Flyer: Points can be converted to Velocity Frequent Flyer Points in increments of 1000 Flybuys to 500 Velocity. Auto transfers can also be set up.

Unpacked by Flybuys
On 29 September 2020, Flybuys launched its data platform, Unpacked by Flybuys.

Criticism
Flybuys has been criticised regarding the effort required to collect enough points to gain a reward. For many years, no rewards were available for fewer than 11,000 points, leading critics to claim that $55,000 was required to be spent to gain a reward with a value of around $100. However, since 2006, rewards have been available from 2,500 points, and it is now as low as 1,200 points (streaming new release movies).

Flybuys also attracted concerns regarding privacy of information, and the ability for the operators to track members’ shopping habits. In 1994, Flybuys adopted a privacy policy based on OECD principles under which it advised members that it might use personal information, such as name, age, gender, employment status and age of family members, "for marketing, planning, product development, research, Flybuys account administration and fraud and crime prevention and investigation." Flybuys varied this policy in 2006 to enable information to be passed to Coles Group and National Australia Bank, the owners of the program, unless directed otherwise by members. In 2009, Flybuys' responsible privacy practices were recognised with the conferring of an Australian Privacy Award.

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oppression
Is this practice part of the etymology of the term oppression? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.198.30.48 (talk) 06:02, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

Are we sure this is peine forte et dure? In modern French, fort takes an e after a feminine noun such as peine (just as dur does), but in Old French (which this is derived from) fort was invariable for gender, as in modern Spanish and Italian. So, shouldn't this be peine fort et dure? I have seen in spelt thus. Chamaeleon 23:43, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * The phrase (as indicated) is in Law French, hence why it doesn't conform to any French standard, old or new. It may be that the Anglo Norman language did allow such marking on fort. I wouldn't worry about it to be honest. Oswax 07:30, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

The article mentions that it was "abolished in the United Kingdom in 1772". Surely there was no such thing as the UK in 1772. Where exactly was it abolished? Bluewave 08:13, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Indeed you are strictly correct, it was more properly "abolished in the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1772" - but it remains abolished in the successor state the United Kingdom.

I have added a link under 'See Also' to Asphyxia. As described, peine forte et dure causes death by asphyxia, not by trauma. There may be injury to the chest of the victim, such as rib fractures, but these are not going to be the cause of death. Rather, the victim will die because they are unable to expand the thoracic cavity sufficiently to ventilate, i.e., to move air in and out to oxygenate the blood and remove carbon dioxide. I'd suggest deleting Crush syndrome because it's not relevant, but I will leave it to others, because I'm an anon user who edits rarely, and I don't feel I have the status to do that.

Incidentlaly, this entire article is repeated in the body of Crushing (execution). That can't be right.173.49.247.50 (talk) 01:02, 8 November 2014 (UTC)

Proposed merge
I propose that this article should be merged with Execution by pressing. I don't see why we need two articles on the same subject. TheMadBaron 23:29, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
 * No. While in some places and times it seems to have been very close to a method of execution it was generally it was a form of torture, with the aim of forcing the accused to recognize the court by making a plea.

References: Link problem
I tried to look up one of the references, the one one about Ms.McKenzie article. The link did not lead to the article. Should we edit it?JMChaleat (talk) 19:08, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

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