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Variations and such should be on the page for that species. --DanielCD 02:28, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium aciculare subsp. aciculare
 * Dichanthelium aciculare var. aciculare
 * Dichanthelium aciculare subsp. angustifolium (Elliott) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium aciculare subsp. fusiforme (Hitchc.) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium aciculare subsp. neuranthum (Griseb.) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium aciculare var. ramosum (Griseb.) Davidse
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. acuminatum
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. columbianum (Scribn.) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum var. densiflorum (E.L. Rand & Redfield) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. fasciculatum (Torr.) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum (Torr.) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. implicatum (Scribn.) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum var. implicatum (Scribn.) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. leucothrix (Nash) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. lindheimeri (Nash) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum var. lindheimeri (Nash) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. longiligulatum (Nash) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum var. longiligulatum (Nash) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. sericeum (Schmoll) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum var. sericeum (Schmoll) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. spretum (Schult.) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. thermale (Bol.) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum var. thermale (Bol.) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum var. thurowii (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum var. villosissimum (Nash) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum var. villosum (A. Gray) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium acuminatum var. wrightianum (Scribn.) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium adenorhachis (Zuloaga & Morrone) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium aequivaginatum (Swallen) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium albomaculatum (Scribn.) Gould
 * Dichanthelium angustifolium (Elliott) Gould
 * Dichanthelium annulum (Ashe) LeBlond
 * Dichanthelium assurgens (Renvoize) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium boreale (Nash) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium boscii var. molle (Vasey ex Ward) Mohlenbr.
 * Dichanthelium cabrerae (Zuloaga & Morrone) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium caerulescens (Hack. ex Hitchc.) Correll
 * Dichanthelium caparoense (Zuloaga & Morrone) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium chamaelonche (Trin.) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium chamaelonche subsp. breve (Hitchc. & Chase) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium chamaelonche subsp. chamaelonche
 * Dichanthelium clandestinum (L.) Gould
 * Dichanthelium columbianum (Scribn.) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium commonsianum (Ashe) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium commonsianum var. commonsianum
 * Dichanthelium commonsianum var. euchlamydeum (Shinners) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium commutatum (Schult.) Gould
 * Dichanthelium commutatum subsp. ashei (T.G. Pearson ex Ashe) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium commutatum var. ashei (T.G. Pearson ex Ashe) Mohlenbr.
 * Dichanthelium commutatum subsp. commutatum
 * Dichanthelium commutatum var. commutatum
 * Dichanthelium commutatum subsp. equilatrale (Scribn.) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium commutatum subsp. joori (Vasey) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium congestum (Renvoize) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium conjugens (Skottsb.) C.A. Clark & Gould
 * Dichanthelium consanguineum (Kunth) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium cordovense (E. Fourn.) Davidse
 * Dichanthelium cucaense (Zuloaga & Morrone) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium cumbucana (Renvoize) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium cynodon (Reichardt) C.A. Clark & Gould
 * Dichanthelium davidsei (Zuloaga & Morrone) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium depauperatum (Muhl.) Gould
 * Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould
 * Dichanthelium dichotomum var. breve (Hitchc. & Chase) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium dichotomum subsp. dichotomum
 * Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum
 * Dichanthelium dichotomum var. ensifolium (Baldwin ex Elliott) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium dichotomum var. glabrifolium (Nash) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium dichotomum subsp. lucidum (Ashe) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium dichotomum subsp. mattamuskeetense (Ashe) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium dichotomum subsp. microcarpon (Muhl. ex Elliott) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium dichotomum subsp. nitidum (Lam.) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium dichotomum var. ramulosum (Torr.) LeBlond
 * Dichanthelium dichotomum subsp. roanokense (Ashe) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium dichotomum var. roanokense (Ashe) LeBlond
 * Dichanthelium dichotomum var. tenue (Muhl.) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium dichotomum var. unciphyllum (Trin.) Davidse
 * Dichanthelium dichotomum subsp. yadkinense (Ashe) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium ensifolium (Baldwin ex Elliott) Gould
 * Dichanthelium ensifolium var. breve (Hitchc. & Chase) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin
 * Dichanthelium ensifolium subsp. curtifolium (Nash) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium ensifolium var. ensifolium
 * Dichanthelium ensifolium var. unciphyllum (Trin.) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin
 * Dichanthelium erectifolium (Nash) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium forbesii (Hitchc.) C.A. Clark & Gould
 * Dichanthelium fusiforme (Hitchc.) Harvill
 * Dichanthelium hebotes (Trin.) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium heliophilum (Chase ex Zuloaga & Morrone) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium hillebrandianum (Hitchc.) C.A. Clark & Gould
 * Dichanthelium hirstii (Swallen) Kartesz
 * Dichanthelium implicatum (Scribn.) Kerguélen
 * Dichanthelium isachnoides (Munro ex Hillebrand) C.A. Clark & Gould
 * Dichanthelium itatiaiae (Swallen) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium joori (Vasey) Mohlenbr.
 * Dichanthelium koolauense (H. St. John & Hosaka) C.A. Clark & Gould
 * Dichanthelium lanuginosum (Elliott) Gould
 * Dichanthelium lanuginosum var. fasciculatum (Torr.) Spellenb.
 * Dichanthelium lanuginosum var. lindheimeri (Nash) Harvill
 * Dichanthelium lanuginosum var. sericeum (Schmoll) Spellenb.
 * Dichanthelium lanuginosum var. spretum (Schult.) Harvill
 * Dichanthelium lanuginosum var. thermale (Bol.) Spellenb.
 * Dichanthelium lanuginosum var. villosissimum (Nash) Gould
 * Dichanthelium latifolium (L.) Harvill
 * Dichanthelium laxiflorum (Lam.) Gould
 * Dichanthelium leibergii (Vasey) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium leucoblepharis (Trin.) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium leucoblepharis var. glabrescens (Griseb.) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium leucoblepharis var. leucoblepharis
 * Dichanthelium leucoblepharis var. pubescens (Vasey) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium leucothrix (Nash) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium lindheimeri (Nash) Gould
 * Dichanthelium linearifolium (Scribn.) Gould
 * Dichanthelium linearifolium var. linearifolium
 * Dichanthelium linearifolium var. werneri (Scribn.) Mohlenbr.
 * Dichanthelium longiligulatum (Nash) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium lucidum (Ashe) LeBlond
 * Dichanthelium macrospermum Gould
 * Dichanthelium malacophyllum (Nash) Gould
 * Dichanthelium mattamuskeetense (Ashe) Mohlenbr.
 * Dichanthelium meridionale (Ashe) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium microcarpon (Muhl. ex Elliott) Mohlenbr.
 * Dichanthelium nitidum (Lam.) Mohlenbr.
 * Dichanthelium nodatum (Hitchc. & Chase) Gould
 * Dichanthelium nudicaule (Vasey) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin
 * Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould
 * Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould
 * Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. helleri (Nash) Mohlenbr.
 * Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. oligosanthes
 * Dichanthelium oligosanthes subsp. scribnerianum (Nash) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum (Nash) Gould
 * Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. wilcoxianum (Vasey) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium ovale var. addisonii (Nash) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium ovale subsp. ovale
 * Dichanthelium ovale var. ovale
 * Dichanthelium ovale subsp. praecocius (Hitchc. & Chase) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium ovale subsp. pseudopubescens (Nash) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium ovale subsp. villosissum (Nash) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium pantrichum (Hack.) Davidse
 * Dichanthelium pedicellatum (Vasey) Gould
 * Dichanthelium peristypum (Zuloaga & Morrone) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium perlongum (Nash) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium petropolitanum (Zuloaga & Morrone) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium polyanthes (Schult.) Mohlenbr.
 * Dichanthelium portoricense (Desv. ex Ham.) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin
 * Dichanthelium portoricense subsp. patulum (Scribn. & Merr.) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium portoricense subsp. portoricense
 * Dichanthelium pycnoclados (Tutin) Davidse
 * Dichanthelium ravenelii (Scribn. & Merr.) Gould
 * Dichanthelium sabulorum (Lam.) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium sabulorum var. cordatum (Zuloaga & Morrone) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium sabulorum var. patulum (Scribn. & Merr.) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium sabulorum var. polycladum (Ekman) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium sabulorum var. sabulorum
 * Dichanthelium sabulorum var. thinium (Hitchc. & Chase) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium scabriusculum (Elliott) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium sciurotis (Trin.) Davidse
 * Dichanthelium sciurotoides (Zuloaga & Morrone) Davidse
 * Dichanthelium scoparioides (Ashe) Mohlenbr.
 * Dichanthelium scoparium (Lam.) Gould
 * Dichanthelium scribnerianum (Nash) Gould
 * Dichanthelium sendulskyii (Zuloaga & Morrone) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Elliott) Gould
 * Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon var. floridanum (Vasey) Davidse
 * Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon var. isophyllum (Scribn.) Gould & C.A. Clark
 * Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon var. polyanthes (Schult.) Gould
 * Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon var. sphaerocarpon
 * Dichanthelium sphagnicola (Nash) LeBlond
 * Dichanthelium spretum (Schult.) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium stigmosum (Trin.) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium stipiflorum (Renvoize) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium strigosum (Muhl. ex Elliott) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium strigosum subsp. glabrescens (Griseb.) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescens (Griseb.) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium strigosum subsp. leucoblepharis (Trin.) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium strigosum var. leucoblepharis (Trin.) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium strigosum subsp. strigosum
 * Dichanthelium strigosum var. strigosum
 * Dichanthelium superatum (Hack.) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium surrectum (Chase ex Zuloaga & Morrone) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium telmatum (Swallen) Zuloaga
 * Dichanthelium tenue (Muhl.) Freckmann & Lelong
 * Dichanthelium umbonulatum (Swallen) Davidse
 * Dichanthelium villosissimum (Nash) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium villosissimum var. praecocius (Hitchc. & Chase) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium villosissimum var. pseudopubescens (Nash) Mohlenbr.
 * Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum
 * Dichanthelium viscidellum (Scribn.) Gould
 * Dichanthelium wilcoxianum (Vasey) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium wrightianum (Scribn.) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium xalapense Kunth
 * Dichanthelium xanthophysum (A. Gray) Freckmann
 * Dichanthelium yadkinense (Ashe) Mohlenbr.

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Radek Zelenka

Dr. Radek Zelenka is a fictional character of a scientist in the 2004 television series Stargate Atlantis, portrayed by David Nykl. He is a member of the original expedition from Earth to the Ancient city of Atlantis in the Pegasus galaxy, which he joined after turning down a job at Masaryk University in his home country Czech Republic. His expertise on Ancient technology is only surpassed by Dr. Rodney McKay, with whom he shares a friendly rivalry. Zelenka's planned one-time appearance in the season 1 episode "Thirty-Eight Minutes" was followed by a recurring role for expository scenes with McKay and the leader of the expedition. Zelenka has since appeared in approximately half of each season's episodes and also appeared in the crossover episode "The Pegasus Project" of Stargate SG-1. The series finale of Atlantis, "Enemy at the Gate", marks his last appearance. For his portrayal of Radek Zelenka, David Nykl was nominated for a 2005 Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Supporting Performance by a Male".

Role in Stargate
Dr. Radek Zelenka is a careful and precise scientist of the original Atlantis Expedition who often supplements the scientific decisions of the "equally brainy" Dr. Rodney McKay, with whom he has a friendly rivalry. He frequently appears in the control room with McKay and the leader of the Atlantis expedition for expository scenes to lay out an episode's premise to the audience, and is "a key player in helping the Atlantis team stay one step ahead of the bad guys as well as solving some of its most perplexing scientific conundrums". GateWorld's David Read felt that while Zelenka may "play second fiddle to Rodney", he is also "the only one who even has the potential to put McKay down." Actor David Nykl explained that Zelenka has "reasonably well honed social skills" and "can put up with a lot of stress [...] and a lot of pressure, particularly from McKay and the situations that he can get into", but he may be too focused and determined to get one thing done.

Zelenka recurs in all five seasons of Stargate Atlantis and is also among the Atlantis characters to appear in the Stargate SG-1 crossover episode "The Pegasus Project". In his first appearance in the early Atlantis season 1 episode "Thirty-Eight Minutes", Zelenka helps devise a plan to free Major Sheppard's team including Dr. McKay from a potentially lethal technical problem. After a first short collaboration in "Suspicion", Zelenka and McKay are the driving forces in finding a solution to protect the city of Atlantis from a massive hurricane in "The Storm".

"Hot Zone" reveals that Zelenka has been given the ATA gene therapy to enable him to operate Ancient technology, but the therapy had no effect on him. Season 2's "Duet" shows Zelenka off-world for the first time, where he needs to save McKay and a soldier from being captured in a Wraith dart. Following a major dispute about an experimental Ancient power generator in "Trinity", McKay apologizes to Zelenka when the experiment causes the death of a scientist. McKay saves Zelenka from certain death in "Tao of Rodney" and later apologizes for so often putting him down, admitting that Zelenka is "a brilliant scientist and a decent human being". Zelenka last appears in the series finale of Atlantis, "Enemy at the Gate", where he implements a wormhole drive that sends the city of Atlantis from the Pegasus Galaxy to Earth within seconds.

Conceptual history
From the beginning of Stargate Atlantis, the producers were looking for actors to play non-Americans to present the cooperation between different nations and other groups of people in an alien environment. In fact, although in the series it is possible to see soldiers and technicians wearing in their uniforms flags that identify them as Russians, Japanese, South Africans, Belgians, Germans, Britons, Spaniards, etc, all main and secondary characters of earthly origin, except Zelenka, are from the Anglosphere: Americans, a Canadian and a Scotsman.

When actor David Nykl mentioned his Czech Canadian background during his audition for a Russian character for the season 1 episode "Thirty-Eight Minutes", the producers changed the character's nationality to Czech and cast him. Nykl made such an impression that producer Brad Wright wrote Zelenka into the Rodney McKay (David Hewlett) scenes of the next episode, "Suspicion".

Zelenka was re-introduced in the mid-season-1 finale "The Storm", Martin Gero's second Atlantis episode. Gero had had difficulty with laying out the dangers of the storm and its solution in a quick and entertaining manner with just the McKay character, and Brad Wright was not opposed to introducing another expository character. Zelenka has since frequently appeared for expository scenes in the control room with McKay and the leader of the Atlantis expedition. Zelenka's given name is first mentioned by McKay in the season 1 finale "The Siege"; McKay had previously been unable to remember Zelenka's name. The producers chose "Radek", a fairly common Czech given name, without input from Nykl. When Colonel Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) replaced Dr. Elizabeth Weir (Torri Higginson) as the leader of the Atlantis expedition in season 4, the producers shifted the emphasis of Zelenka's collaboration with McKay to his interaction with Carter. By the end of the show's run, the interactions between Zelenka and McKay become more subtle to the point where they finish each other's sentences and need fewer words and expressions to get by.

Portraying a recurring character, David Nykl was not under contract and neither knew his number of episodes nor his character's story arc in advance. Nevertheless, he appeared in approximately half of each season's episodes. No scenes with Zelenka were cut in the first two seasons of Atlantis, and extra scenes involving Zelenka were shot in the first episodes of the season 3 to fill time. However, all of David Nykl's scenes were cut from the season 5 episode "The Shrine" due to time constraints, although Nykl's credits appear in the finished episode.

Since Zelenka's first appearance, David Nykl's fluent Czech was worked into Stargate Atlantis as part of Zelenka. Approximately half of Zelenka's Czech lines were scripted (in English), which Nykl then translated verbatim. The other half was ad-libbed and usually included swearing. His usual Czech exclamations include Ty vole and Do prdele. Nykl normally speaks with a Canadian accent, but Zelenka had a thick Czech accent; Nykl found it increasingly hard to remember to put on the accent as the show went on. The late season 1 episode "Letters from Pegasus" features a minute-long non-subtitled monologue in which Zelenka describes the city of Atlantis in his mothertongue. Nykl translated the scripted monologue at home and performed it in Czech the next day. A version in English was initially planned to be filmed but was dropped after Nykl's successful first take. The end of Zelenka's video message ("drž se miláčku" - "take care, darling") was ad-libbed, but Nykl left it to the writers to create Zelenka's backstory. But during the show's run, Zelenka only ever mentions having a brother, a sister, and a nephew, and is never shown to be or have been in a romantic relationship.

Reception
Often informing his superiors of critical situations, Zelenka earned the nickname "Mr. Bad News" among fans. In an interview with David Nykl, TheScifiWorld's Gilles Nuytens referred to Zelenka as a "popular" and "interesting" character, and compared Zelenka's appearances in Atlantis to those of the Stargate SG-1 character Walter Harriman, "a bit like the icing on the cake". Another interviewer mentioned that, following a "warm reception", the "fans have really taken [Zelenka] to heart". When GateWorld hypothesized that viewers were looking forward to an episode where the "underdog" Zelenka saves the day instead of McKay, Nykl replied that the set-up dynamic earns the character more sympathy from the audience. For his portrayal of Radek Zelenka, David Nykl was nominated for a 2005 Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Supporting Performance by a Male".

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USS Toucey

USS Toucey (DD-282) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Secretary of the Navy Isaac Toucey.

Toucey was laid down on 26 April 1919 at Squantum, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, launched on 5 September 1919, sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Alden Robinson, and commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts, on 9 December 1919.

Service history
Soon after commissioning, Toucey began duty with the Atlantic Fleet as a unit of Division 42, Flotilla 7, Squadron 1. Based at Newport, Rhode Island, for the next seven years, she operated along the eastern seaboard and in the West Indies. During the summer, the destroyer patrolled the northern latitudes off the New England coast, training in destroyer operations. Each winter, she headed south for the annual fleet concentration held in waters near the Panama Canal and for gunnery training at the range near Puerto Rico. Sometime between 1 July 1921 and 1 January 1922, she was reassigned to Division 25 of Squadron 9 and began operating with only 50 percent of her normal complement. However, by 1 January 1923, her full complement had been restored and, still assigned to the same squadron and division; she began operating with the newly organized Scouting Force.

Late in 1926, she appears to have been temporarily assigned to the American naval forces operating in Europe. By 1 January 1927, her base of operations had been moved from Newport, to Norfolk, Virginia. From the sketchy records which exist, she appears to have served the remainder of her career with the Scouting Force destroyers operating out of Norfolk.

Fate
In the spring of 1930, she moved to Philadelphia to prepare for inactivation. On 1 May 1930, Toucey was decommissioned at Philadelphia. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 22 October. The former destroyer was sold on 17 January 1931 and scrapped sometime in 1934.

As of 2019, no other ships have been named Toucey. USS Saginaw (1859) was launched as Toucey, but her name was changed prior to commissioning at the request of her namesake.

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Stripped Live in the U.K.

Stripped Live in the U.K. is the second concert DVD by Christina Aguilera, and documents the premiere UK performances of The Stripped Tour. The DVD does not include "Make Over" which was situated after "Can't Hold Us Down". An extended version of "What a Girl Wants" can be seen on television broadcast of the concert. The DVD premiered on WB Network at 9 PM on November 30, 2003.

Critical reception
The DVD received mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics. UK reviewer, Peter Martin, praised the shows production, choreography and Aguilera's vocal ability, however was critical of Aguilera's tendency to oversing and the director's overall mixing. In a positive review, Mark Deming from The New York Times called the show "spectacular".

Commercial performance
The DVD release reached top ten on record charts in most markets, including Belgium and Sweden. In Mexico, the DVD debuted at number seven on the AMPROFON Music DVD Chart, and in the United Kingdom it debuted at number six. In Australia, Stripped Live in the U.K. debuted at number four of the DVD chart and then fell to number six the following week. In the United States, the DVD peaked at number three on the Billboard Top Music Videos chart on October 30, 2004.

Bonus features

 * Exclusive interview with Aguilera about her album Stripped, the tour, and her life and causes outside of music
 * An introduction to the supporting cast. Meet the musicians, dancers, stylists, and choreographers who help Aguilera put on her show every night
 * "Gilbert's Bus Tour" — a tour of Aguilera's tour bus with backup dancer Gilbert Saldivar
 * "One Night In Milano" — Aguilera meeting up with Donatella Versace in Milan, the fashion capital of the world
 * "RSVP" — Aguilera answering questions directly from her fans
 * "All Around The World" — backstage perspective of how the tour came to be

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WCSC

WCSC may refer to:

 * WCSC-TV, a television station (channel 5 analog/19 digital) licensed to Charleston, South Carolina, United States
 * World Chess Solving Championship
 * WSPO: a radio station (1390 kHz) licensed to Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. which held the callsign WCSC from 1930 to 1989
 * WIWF: a radio station (96.9 MHz/Channel 245) licensed to Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. which held the callsign WCSC-FM from 1948 to 1973.

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George Leonard (congressman)

George Leonard (July 4, 1729 – July 26, 1819) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Norton, Massachusetts. Besides service on state court benches and in both houses of the state legislature, he represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Biography
Leonard was born in Norton, Massachusetts on July 4, 1729, the son of George Leonard (1698–1778) and Rachel (Clapp) Leonard. He was educated locally and graduated from Harvard College in 1748. Leonard received his Master of Arts degree from Harvard in 1751. He began the study of law while serving as Bristol County's register of probate, an office he held from 1749 to 1783. He was admitted to the bar in 1750 and practiced in Norton. From 1764 to 1766, Leonard served as a member of the Massachusetts Provincial Assembly. From 1770 to 1775 he was a member of the Massachusetts Executive Council.

From 1784 to 1790, Leonard was judge of the probate court in Bristol County. He was judge of the common pleas court 1785 to 1798. Leonard was the court's chief judge from 1798 to 1804. During his career, Leonard held several local offices, including town meeting moderator, town selectman, town clerk and treasurer, town assessor, and commander of the Norton-area militia with the rank of colonel.

In 1788, Leonard was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Pro-Administration candidate. He was reelected in 1790 and served in the 1st and 2nd U.S. Congresses (March 4, 1789 to March 3, 1793).

Leonard served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1792 to 1793. In 1796, he was again elected to Congress, this time as a Federalist. He served in the 4th Congress, March 4, 1795 to March 3, 1797. In 1801 and 1802, Leonard served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

In retirement, Leonard was a resident of Raynham, Massachusetts. He died in Raynham on July 26, 1819. Leonard was buried at Norton Center Cemetery in Norton.

Family
In 1759, Leonard married Experience White (1738–1827). They were the parents of two daughters, Peddy (1761–1850) and Fanny (1762–1779). Peddy Leonard was the second wife of Jabez Bowen.

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My contribution to this article is duplicated in my writeup on the same subject at Everything2.
 * -Etoile 02:28, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Merge
This should be merged with "Annie Taylor." I think the title should be either "Anna Edson Taylor" or "Annie Taylor" but with enough re-directs so that all three give searchers the article. I suppose there is some Wik policy to guide us. Kdammers 01:52, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

Birth date
I am curious where You got the date of birth, Etoile. Records in Bay City (including requests from New York for information) did not indicate an established year of birth (at least when we searched back around 1980). Kdammers 01:52, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

Also, if she was born in 1838 and died in 1921, she couldn't possibly have been 65 at her time of death.

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I inadvertently clicked "rollback" rather than undo when I removed a relatively large amount of material earlier today and so lost the ability to leave an edit summary. My reason for reverting the article was because the new material consisted almost in its entirety of copied and pasted text from a copyrighted source: cheers Deconstructhis (talk) 02:15, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

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If the barrel disappeared permanently (as in the "later life" section), what barrel is at the IMax (in the image)? Banedon (talk) 01:47, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
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Some vandalism has remained in the article after the recent "funny" edits: in the introduction we have "in bet spongboblocales", which used to be in between jobs and locales; the "we bear bears" section title, which used to be Niagara Falls, and in that section "grizz", "panda" and "ice bear" randomly, plus the sentence "Also she hates her husband Albert". Also, the part which begins with the sentence "Annie Edson Taylor was born on October 24" used to have a section title: Early life. There may be more, but these are what I have found. It seems to me that the last non-vandalised version was this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Annie_Edson_Taylor&diff=prev&oldid=835484847. The article is semi-protected right now, could someone please remove them? 80.98.72.8 (talk) 01:20, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I think you're right, and have amended the article. Banedon (talk) 01:30, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
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HSBC Building

Several buildings carry the HSBC name, and some are often referred to as HSBC Building, HSBC Tower or both:

Building

 * HSBC Building (Hong Kong) - 1 Queen's Road Central, Victoria City, Hong Kong
 * HSBC Building Mongkok - 673 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
 * HSBC Building, the Bund - neo-classical landmark on The Bund, Shanghai, China
 * HSBC Canada Building - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
 * Marine Midland Building - 140 Broadway, New York City, US (also called HSBC Building)
 * One Centenary Square - Birmingham, United Kingdom - headquarters of HSBC UK

Tower

 * Menara IQ, Tun Razak Exchange, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 * HSBC Tower, Lima - twenty-six-floor tower in San Isidro, Lima, Peru
 * HSBC Tower, London - 8 Canada Square, in the Canary Wharf development, Isle of Dogs, London, UK
 * HSBC Tower, Shanghai - Forty-six-floor tower in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai, China
 * HSBC Tower, Mexico City - Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico
 * HSBC Tower, Midtown Manhattan (USA Headquarters) - 452 Fifth Ave., Manhattan, New York City, US

Other

 * HSBC Arena (Buffalo) - Buffalo, New York, US
 * HSBC Arena (Rio de Janeiro) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 * HSBC Centre - Kowloon, Hong Kong
 * HSBC GLT India - Global Technology Center in Pune, India
 * HSBC Tower - 188 Quay Street, Auckland, New Zealand
 * One HSBC Center - Buffalo, New York, US
 * One HSBC Plaza - Rochester, New York, US
 * One HSBC Plaza - Binghamton, New York, US

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Vehicle registration plates of Mississippi

The U.S. state of Mississippi first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1912. Since then, the state has gone through a variety of license plate designs and currently has several different designs for passenger, non-passenger, and optional-issue plates.

Plates are currently issued by the Vehicle Licensing Division of the Mississippi Department of Revenue. Only rear plates have been required since 1925.

1912 to 1976
In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 in in height by 12 in in width, with standardized mounting holes. The first Mississippi license plate that complied with these standards was issued 22 years beforehand, in 1934.

Optional / specialty plates
Many different specialty tags are available. In fiscal year 2014, a total of 2,749,315 license plates were issued by counties, with 683,550 being specialty plates such as: 165,849 Antique (vehicles older than 25 years), 100,698 disabled, 78,714 vanity or personalized plates, 18,367 MS State University, and 15,596 University of Mississippi.

As of July 2022, most specialty plates have a $33 fee, but college or university plates are $53. The state government has a revenue sharing deal with organizations sponsoring a specialty plate, which can be as small as a single high school. For 2014, $5,113,035 was paid to such organizations.


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Deep Kiss

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 * French kiss, an expression of affection
 * Deep Kiss (manhwa), a Korean manhwa by Hwang Mi Ri
 * "Deep Kiss", a song by Mitsou

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Dag J. Opedal

Dag Jakob Opedal (born 13 April 1959) is a Norwegian businessman who was CEO of Orkla Group from 2005 to 2014.

Opedal was educated as siv.øk. from the Norwegian School of Economics in 1983, and earned an MBA from INSEAD in 1987. After two years at Dyno Industrier, he has worked for Orkla Group since 1989, first at Nora Industrier as assisting director from 1989 to 1991 and CFO from 1991 to 1994, then at Stabburet as CEO from 1994 to 1999. He became an executive in Orkla Foods and Orkla Brands in 2001, and CEO in 2005, until 2014.

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Robert Nadeau (aikidoka)

Robert Nadeau  (born March 10, 1937) is an American aikido teacher holding the rank of 8th dan and master teacher(Shihan) in the Aikikai. He is well known as a pioneer in the energy and awareness aspects of aikido,  having dedicated his lifes work to understanding and translating these principles handed down by Ueshiba into fields beyond aikido, including psychotherapy, personal development. Nadeau began training in martial arts at the age of 16 and began studying Aikido with American instructor Robert Tan. After Training in Japan with the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, from 1962-1964 Nadeau returned to Northern California and opened a series of martial art schools sharing space with first Professor Sig Kuferat and later Richard Bunch through whom he has had on-going contact with several notable Ju-Jitsu schools and which eventually led to the formation of the California Aikido Association. He is one of three division heads of the California Aikido Association and is also the founder and head instructor of City Aikido of San Francisco, Aikido of San Jose, and Aikido of Mountain View, CA. Nadeau has taught workshops in the United States, Switzerland, Israel and New Zealand.

Profile
At the end of his study in Japan Nadeau was issued a rare certificate of recognition as an authorized Aikido teacher signed by Morihei Ueshiba and Kisshomaru Ueshiba. In addition to his enrollment as an Aikido student at Hombu Dojo from 1962-1964 and maintaining a full training and meditation practice during his time in Japan, Nadeau had a close and substantial off-the-mat relationship with Morihei Ueshiba, which included regular extended trips to the Japanese countryside. Nadeau also assumed the position of publisher of an English-language newsletter about aikido while studying in Japan. By asking questions during small and sometimes private meetings, Nadeau learned first-hand some of the ideas and philosophies that Ueshiba wished to pass on to interested students. Fundamental among these teachings was the concept of "two forces" that combine to produce a new identity and "levels" which progress from limited to enhanced capabilities and awareness. Nadeau refers to the process of moving from one level to the next as an Alchemical transformation. According to Nadeau, this progression occurs in the "functioning realm", i.e. in a manner that improves functioning in everyday life.

He was reportedly told that if he could understand the secret of Aikido, Nadeau could accomplish all the very same incredible techniques that O Sensei performed himself in just three months.

Morihei Ueshiba spoke of Izanagi (male) and Izanami (female), the two great forces that, in Shinto mythology, created the islands of Japan. Or again, he spoke of Fire - Water - Steam as another example of two forces combining to yield a third transformed entity. These alchemical concepts have infused Nadeau's teaching since his return from his studies with Ueshiba in Japan in 1964. As a reminder of these direct transmissions, Ueshiba presented Nadeau with several scrolls amongst which are one was translated as "Do the aikido that cannot be seen with the human eye".

Publications

 * The "Moon Sensei" YouTube channel publishes an educational video magazine centered around the ongoing evolution of Robert Nadeau's teachings
 * "O Sensei's Process, This DVD provides an outline of O-Sensei's approach to training in a step-by-step process.
 * Further reading

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Old Dhaka Central Jail

Dhaka Central Jail was the largest jail in Bangladesh, located in the old section of Dhaka, the country's capital. The jail has been used to house criminals as well as political prisoners, especially during the Language Movement of 1952, the 6 Point Movement, and the Bangladesh Liberation War.

However, the jail earned infamy after the killings of four political leaders — A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman, Tajuddin Ahmad, Syed Nazrul Islam and Captain Muhammad Mansur Ali — on the eve of a military counter-coup on November 3, 1975, against the regime of president Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad and army chief Ziaur Rahman, which had seized power on August 15 after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The slain leaders are mourned by many supporters in Bangladesh today, with the date informally known as "Jail killing day."

History
Before British rule, there was a Mughal fort at the site of the current jail. In 1788, the fort was renovated, and converted into a jail. Until 1836, the Kotowali Police station was also co-located here. Records from 1833 show that the capacity of the jail at that time was 800 inmates. However, the jail had an average of 526 inmates every day. The Dhaka jail was converted into the central jail for East Bengal. After the proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1971, pro-independence guards working at the jail freed inmates from the prisons, prompting the Pakistani army to attack and take control of the jail. After the establishment of Bangladesh, the prison returned to its original form.

A jail museum was opened here in 2013 and the following year it was included under the Bangladesh National Museum. In 2015, a ruin from the period of Muslim rulers was found in the prison area, and the following year, an archaeological excavation was undertaken. The jail has been shifted to the new Dhaka Central Jail, Keraniganj in July, 2016. In 2017 a project was undertaken to preserve the prison grounds for historical needs. The design by Form Three Architects was finalized in a competition held for the proposed project and work on the project was inaugurated in 2019. According to the design, a cultural center and multipurpose complex will be constructed and in the prison area. Two museums are included in the proposed plan.

Notable inmates

 * Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
 * A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman
 * Tajuddin Ahmad
 * Syed Nazrul Islam
 * Muhammad Mansur Ali
 * Abdul Quader Mollah
 * Muhammad Kamaruzzaman
 * Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed
 * Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury
 * Motiur Rahman Nizami
 * Khaleda Zia

In popular culture
A Bangladeshi TV series, Karagar was shot at this former jail in 2022.

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Talk:Kirk Franklin

Duplicate info in the discography
There's a lot of overlap in the discography section, so if nobody has any objection, I think we should combine them. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Souldier77 (talk • contribs) 03:04, 9 December 2006 (UTC).

Video update
Does anyone know the artists and other info for this video and song: Don't Give Up —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.161.67.229 (talk) 09:52, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

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"On January 20, 1996, Franklin married long-time friend Tammy Collins.[4] When they wed, they each had one child from previous relationships. As a couple, they have two children together. Carrington became engaged to Maxx Nakwaasah in October 2015.[36]"

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Fort Miles

Fort Miles was a United States Army World War II installation located on Cape Henlopen near Lewes, Delaware. Although funds to build the fort were approved in 1934, it was 1938 before construction began on the fort. On 3 June 1941 it was named for Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles.

As the primary fort of the Harbor Defenses of the Delaware, it was built to defend Delaware Bay and the Delaware River and to protect domestic shipping from enemy fire between Cape May and Cape Henlopen, particularly from the German surface fleet. The fort also operated a controlled underwater minefield to prevent ships entering the Delaware River estuary. One of these mines was revealed following 2016 Hurricane Hermine by local Cape Henlopen state park staff. The sea mine and anchor were archaeologically conserved.

By 1950 the Army's coast defense role had been transferred to the Navy and coastal artillery defenses were obsolete with the fort becoming surplus. The Army continued to use portions and in 1962 the Navy established Naval Facility (NAVFAC) Lewes, a Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS) shore terminal there to replace the one at Cape May across the bay in New Jersey that was damaged in a storm. The NAVFAC was in commission 1 May 1962 to 30 September 1981. The headquarters building now houses the Biden Environmental Conference Center.

The fort is now Cape Henlopen State Park.

World War I
In 1917 a single 6 in gun was placed on Cape Henlopen, with another at the Cape May Military Reservation in New Jersey. These were removed after the war.

World War II
Prior to World War II the Harbor Defenses of the Delaware consisted primarily of Fort Saulsbury near Slaughter Beach, Delaware, accepted for service in 1924. This fort had four 12 in guns on long-range carriages, but was unaccompanied by smaller guns. It had effectively replaced several forts much further upriver, centered on Fort Delaware near Delaware City, though these remained armed until Fort Miles was built in World War II. The Delaware River was one of the coast defense areas of the US that most demonstrated the tendency of defenses to move seaward as gun range increased.

The outbreak of war in Europe in September 1939 and the Fall of France in June 1940 greatly accelerated US defense planning and funding. On 27 July 1940 the Army's Harbor Defense Board recommended the construction of 27 (eventually 38) 16 in two-gun batteries to protect strategic points along the US coastline, to be casemated against air attack. Two of these batteries were to be at Fort Miles, initially called the Cape Henlopen Military Reservation. Construction on the first one, Battery 118 (later named Battery Smith, after Major General William Ruthven Smith), began on 24 March 1941.

The first operational guns at the fort were four mobile 155 mm guns, which deployed to the fort on 15 April 1941 with two partial batteries of the 21st Coast Artillery Regiment. Concrete "Panama mounts" for these were completed in June 1942. On 5 June 1941 elements of the 261st Coast Artillery Battalion of the Delaware National Guard arrived.

The attack on Pearl Harbor accelerated construction and other activity at the fort. The United States declaration of war on Japan compelled the U.S. Army to continue to garrison the fort with the 261st Coast Artillery Battalion, who days before were slated to leave. Fourteen vessels, including USS Jacob Jones, a U.S. Navy destroyer, were sunk off the coast of New Jersey during the first six months of 1942. Numerous batteries (ranging from 90 mm guns up to 16 in) were installed at the fort and a large mine field was laid in the waters off Lewes, Delaware in the following years, but the fort was to see no action during the conflict. In May 1945, the soldiers would receive the surrender of U-858, a German U-boat that was part of Wolfpack Seewolf at the time of the German surrender to Allied forces in Europe. The U-858 was the first enemy ship to surrender to United States forces following the defeat of Germany in World War II

On 14 March 1942 Battery C of the 52nd Coast Artillery (CA) (Railway) regiment arrived with four 8 in railway guns. By 10 September this battery was joined by Battery D with the same armament; Batteries C and D were initially the 2nd Battalion of the 52nd CA, and were redesignated as the 287th Coast Artillery (Railway) Battalion on 1 May 1943. Another early battery was the "examination battery", Battery 5 of four 3 in guns, completed 31 August 1942 and transferred for use 11 December 1943. Two guns each were taken from Fort Delaware and Fort Wadsworth, New York for this battery. In October 1942 the structure of Battery 118 (Smith) was completed, and in December 1942 the 16 in guns were mounted, but the battery was not transferred for use until 21 December 1943.

In late 1942 construction had yet to begin on Battery 119, the second 16 in gun battery at the fort. Battery 119 was cancelled and replaced with Battery 519, a casemated battery of two 12 in guns relocated from Fort Saulsbury. Construction began on Battery 519 on 15 November 1942, was completed on 31 August 1943, and the battery was transferred for use on 15 February 1944.

Batteries 221 (Herring) and 222 (Hunter) were completed in August 1943 and October 1943, and transferred in March 1944 and December 1943, respectively. Each of these had two 6 in guns on high-angle shielded barbette carriages, with a concrete-and-earth bunker for ammunition and fire control.

Two 90 mm gun Anti-Motor Torpedo Boat (AMTB) batteries were at Fort Miles as AMTB 5A and AMTB 5B. These were dual-purpose (anti-surface and anti-aircraft) guns. Each battery was authorized two 90 mm guns on fixed mounts, two on towed mounts, and two single 40 mm Bofors guns, although the weapons on hand may have varied. Both were completed in June 1943 and transferred in December 1943.

Fort Miles was supplemented by three batteries at the Cape May Military Reservation in New Jersey. The first was Battery 25 with four 155 mm guns on Panama mounts, built in 1942. Battery 223, a 6 in battery similar to Batteries 221 and 222 at Fort Miles, was built in 1943. A 90 mm gun battery was also built at Cape May in 1943.

At its peak, Fort Miles was home to over 2,200 soldiers, men and women, including the 261st Coast Artillery Battalion, the 21st Coast Artillery Regiment, part of the 52nd Coast Artillery (Railway), and a detachment of the 113th Infantry Regiment.

Fort Miles never saw any major action during World War II, firing its guns many times in practice and achieving high marksmanship ratings but never using those guns to engage an enemy. A 16 in gun was fired exactly once in testing, and the resulting recoil damaged the emplacement, resulting in no further shells fired from Battery Smith.

Fire control towers, four- to five-story round-base concrete towers with flat observation decks, were set up along the coast as baselines to triangulate the position of suspicious ships or submarines. Five such towers still exist within the current boundaries of Cape Henlopen State Park, including one (#7) that has visitor access. Many bunkers were also constructed to house guns and other weapons. Barracks, administration buildings, and a pier were also constructed as part of the fort.

With a significantly reduced threat from enemy surface forces, in March 1944 the first of several drawdowns at Fort Miles commenced. The Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB) of the 261st Coast Artillery Battalion (CA Bn) moved to Fort Jackson, South Carolina in March and was inactivated there on 20 April, with personnel transferred to field artillery units. The remainder of the 261st CA Bn became components of the 21st CA at Fort Miles. In April 1944 the 8-inch railway gun battalion (287th CA Bn) relocated to Fort Bragg, North Carolina and was reorganized as a field artillery battalion. In October 1944 the 21st CA was itself reduced to a battalion with the same number and placed under the Eastern Defense Command, and on 1 April 1945 was inactivated, with remaining personnel at Fort Miles transferring to the Harbor Defenses of the Delaware.

Weaponry
The four largest coastal batteries at Fort Miles are Battery 118 (Battery Smith), Battery 221 (Battery Herring), Battery 222 (Battery Hunter), and Battery 519. Due to the late date of its completion, Battery 519 was never formally named and was only designated by its Army Corps of Engineers construction number.

Cold War
Most of Fort Miles was declared surplus in 1948 and 1949, but the Army continued to use portions of it through the early 1990s as a Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) area for active and retired military personnel and their families, with the facility coming under the management of Fort Meade. In 1964, 543 acres (2.2 km2) of federal land were donated to the State of Delaware to establish Cape Henlopen State Park. Over time, more land was transferred to the state park until Fort Miles ceased operation as a military MWR facility altogether in 1991, as part of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) process. Fort Miles, consisting of approximately 96 acres, was transferred to the State of Delaware only for public park or recreational purposes. The State of Delaware reimbursed the Army MWR fund $14,369 for expenses expended to improve the property. Its last official usage was as a bivouac for soldiers who had just returned from the first Gulf War.

In 1962, the U.S. Navy took control of a portion of the southern end of Fort Miles, including Batteries Smith and Herring, to establish Naval Facility Lewes (NAVFAC Lewes), a Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS) shore terminal. The terminus had been at Cape May, New Jersey until damaged in the "Ash Wednesday" Storm and that station's equipment had been shipped across to Fort Miles by a Navy Landing Ship, Tank (LST). The Terminal Building was at Battery Herring with administration and barracks facilities further north. The array was reconnected at Lewes by the cable ship Neptune. NAVFAC Lewes would continue to operate until 30 September 1981. Since the SOSUS program was not officially declassified until 1991, the actual operations of NAVFAC Lewes remained classified for the duration of the facility's existence. The headquarters building that also contained some quarters, eating and recreation facilities, became a Naval Reserve Center until all land was returned to the state in 1996. That building remains as the Biden Environmental Conference Center. A married housing complex became facilities for the University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean and Environmental Sciences.

Present
Battery Smith originally housed the two 16 in guns and is now in use by Cape Henlopen State Park for storage. A 16"/50 caliber Mark 7 gun formerly on USS Missouri (BB-63) has been remounted at Fort Miles as a commemorative display; as of December 2018 part of the wreckage from USS Arizona (BB-39) was planned to be added. Battery Herring, originally covered with sand like all the other batteries, was excavated and expanded for use as NAVFAC Lewes. That structure was removed with the former administration and barracks facility now a conference center. Battery Hunter is in use currently as a Hawk Watch station. Battery 519 originally housed two 12 in guns. It is currently being renovated for use as a museum, celebrating Delaware's part in World War II. Tours began in 2004. It has a restored 12-inch gun similar to the original mounted at the south gun block. Additionally, it is being used to house a German-built 20 mm anti-aircraft cannon, captured from U-858 after its surrender. A former 8 in railway gun, converted as a 9.12 in test weapon, is also on site. Four Panama mounts still exist at Battery 22, located near the Beach House within the park.

Walking tours of the bunkers and other facilities currently being restored are available during the summer. The project falls under the purview of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC). Historic interpreters can be seen at the park during special events. These events are designed to give the public a demonstration of military life at Fort Miles when it was still in operation. Reenactors at the fort portray the 261st Coast Artillery Battalion and Detachment A, 1252nd Service Command Support Unit (Quartermaster Corps). Several fire control towers remain around Fort Miles; at least one is publicly accessible.

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Technology alignment

Business and technology alignment, or just technology alignment, corrects terminology and assumptions used in business to better match those of technology and standards anticipated in the technology strategy and technology roadmaps.

Changes terminology
When technology is changing very rapidly in an industry, the aligning of business terms to the distinctions that the technology requires tends to dominate any enterprise taxonomy development effort. In such circumstances, consultants or specific technology training is usually required, as the organization lacks the internal skills or experience with the technologies that it expects to be using soon.

Example: government
In government, for example, citizen use of the Internet and the increased availability of remote work has presented special challenges and opportunities, typically called "e-government". At the same time, internal operational efficiencies have become more of a priority due to rising competition between jurisdictions. Often the first step is to limit the number of different departments or agencies involved. By "consolidating the technology operations of 91 state agencies into the Virginia Information Technology Agency, the State of Virginia estimates an eventual savings of nearly $100 million a year." -

"Similarly, the U.S. National Performance Review recommended a data processing consolidation and modernization initiative citing industry experience suggesting operational savings of between 30% and 50%." -

While "California is the cradle of the information technology industry" its own state government claims that "collaborative exploration and exploitation of emerging technologies is extremely rare within state government", accordingly it seeks to "improve customer relationships through online services." However such efforts tend to rely very much on driving personalities and leadership. After one resignation, the state "lost the vision and executive sponsorship that contributed to its success and the national recognition of California's emerging eGovernment activities." This is a major problem in all technology alignment.

In Canada, a similar nationwide effort called Service Canada has similar goals, and has run into similar problems: "The big complaints are that departments fight over their turf and are organized to serve the bureaucracy, not Canadians. They don’t share data, information, common infrastructure, technology or integrate their business processes. Senior bureaucrats are often accused of being out of touch with the needs of Canadians." - The government claims that it "is expected to save C$3 billion over five years by automating manual operations, consolidating call centres and reducing overpayments in Canada Pension Plan and employment service." It "will need to spend about C$500 million for technology, consolidate or move offices and retrain the thousands of workers whose jobs were eliminated by automation."

When, as in California or Canada, new leadership and massive change to operations is required, technology alignment may simply excuse a massive business process reengineering and downsizing exercise. This too is a common situation in technology alignment: using the fact of new technology as a pretext for other large changes.

However, as with all such exercises, there are claims that better service will result, by (in Canada) "opening new offices and creating more front-line jobs in local communities" or (in California) "a 20% reduction in the workforce performing shared services" and of "nearly 9,000 state employees... about 3,600 are engaged in common core functions. An eventual 20% reduction in this workforce segment is possible through attrition when phased in over 5 years." -

These claims also are fairly typical: despite a longstanding admission among experts that there is a "productivity paradox", the introduction of new information technology and more automated work processes are always assumed to be "more efficient" than what they replace. Accordingly, technology alignment is probably not a passing fad, but, seems to be driven by factors built into business and technology culture.

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USS Breck

USS Breck (DD-283) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Joseph Berry Breck.

History
Breck was launched 5 September 1919 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum, Massachusetts, sponsored by Mrs. Forest MacNee, granddaughter of Lieutenant Commander Breck; and commissioned 1 December 1919.

Breck served with the Atlantic Fleet, attached to Destroyer Squadron 1 and for six months operated in the Caribbean area. From 15 July 1920 until June 1921 she was at Newport, Rhode Island, in reserve commission, having only limited duty training Naval Reserves on the Atlantic coast. In June 1921 she rejoined the Destroyer Force and participated in scheduled drills and exercises along the Atlantic coast and for a time had special duty in connection with the calibration of coastal Radio Compass Stations.

In June 1922 she joined Squadrons Escorting fleet, and annually took part in squadron and fleet operations in August 1925 her home yard was changed from Boston, Massachusetts, to Norfolk Navy Yard and Breck was attached to Destroyer Division 25. As a unit of that Division, she served with United States Naval Forces Europe, between June 1926 and June 1927 showing the flag along the European and North African coasts and engaging in target and engineering competition. Upon returning to the United States, she put in at New York Navy Yard and then proceeded to Newport where she embarked Naval Reserves for the training cruise with the Scouting Fleet. The succeeding years were similar in the established routine of gunnery practice, war games, and maneuvers until the end of September 1929 when Breck arrived with other units of Destroyer Squadron 9 at Philadelphia Navy Yard, ending her active service. Breck was decommissioned 1 May 1930 and sold 17 January 1931.

As of 2005, no other ships have been named Breck.

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Talk:Eragon (film)

Archive 01 created
Whew. This looks better. I also re-assessed the article to Start for the Inheritance Cycle Wikiproject for the reasons given by the last assessment (see the archive). Una LagunaTalk 06:06, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

A little point...
Could we remove the 'based on the novel of the same name' bit please? The book and film are two completely different things, and the film is a discredit to the novel. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.104.13.228 (talk) 15:46, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

 * The film is an adaptation of the book. Your opinion of this film doesn't change that. Lots of book adaptations are very different from the books they're based on. So I don't think we could remove the 'based on the novel of the same name' bit. Una LagunaTalk 16:06, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

The Film and book are completely different. For one thing, Roran goes away to wander, why and how will he know to come back. the ra'zac are dead so who will capture katrina? If it's ordinary soldiers, why will he need Eragon. This will have ruined half the second movie (roran's half) and the first few scenes of the third movie (attacking helgrind and leaving.)Why is there no difference between kull and urgals in the movie and why is eragons back not spasming, and is the cripple who is whole not supposed to talk to eragon when he is unconscious. Another thing is, at the end of the movie, why did eragon have to ask about saphira, their minds are linked and why did she grow up so fast? There are many other things and those are but a few flaws. XX EOIN XXTalk 18:12, April 12 2009 —Preceding undated comment added 17:12, 12 April 2009 (UTC).

 * Indeed, the adaptation kind of crippled the opportunity of coming up with a sequel based on Eldest or Brisingr. If they are to come with one, it would probably be even more contrasting to the original story.--Faitudum (talk) 17:47, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Remake of Star War Episode IV: A New Hope
I think it should be clearly stated in the first paragraph that this movie is a complete ripoff from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The plot is identical and all they did was replace the following:

The Jedi with Dragonriders.

Millennium Falcon with a dragon.

Light sabre with magical dragonslaying sword.

The Force with dragon magic.

Obi Wan Kenobi with Brom.

Luke Skywalker with Eragon.

Princess Leia with Princess Arya.

Emperor Palpatine with King Galbatorix.

Han Solo with Murtagh.

Darth Vader with Lord Durza.

The Death Star with an army.

And the vulnerable hole in the death star with Durza's heart.

Durza even blows up in a little explosion, quite a bit like the Death Star blowing up.

The author obviously has no imagination and completely ripped off his favourite Star Wars movie.

Amosjo (talk) 18:32, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a place for words like "Essentially" without facts taken from interviews or such. Wikipedia is not a place for fan opinions, unless they are sourced in the reception section from a credible source.Flap Jackson (talk) 15:27, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

I LOL'd

 * Yep, that is a good, lol-worthy point. But it might be a better obsevation to make on the page for the book, even though Christopher Paolini was kind of creative with it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Daganolson (talk • contribs) 00:48, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Eragon's age
Eragon was 15 in the book but 17 in the film.

The book: ...a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone...

The film: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449010/quotes Brom: I hardly think a boy of 15, 16.../Eragon: Seventeen!/Brom: Seventeen, forgive me. But I hardly think a boy of SEVENTEEN could handle it.]

...which is why I'm reverting the change from 17 to 15. Una LagunaTalk 05:59, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

 * That's fine. I always get them confused. I questioned my revert, but didn't have time to look it up. Thanks! However, is there a way we can just...omit the age? We could just say "teenage" instead. I don't think it's entirely necessary to have his exact age and it was a source of confusion for quite a while on the book's article. I think there was eventually an invisible warning between the number 1 and 7 that said not to change the age. --132 22:59, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Using the word "teenage" is probably safer and easier than going to the trouble of sticking invisible warnings all over the page. Looking through the archive, I've found someone suggested this once before, but the suggestion seems to have fallen on deaf ears. It does seem like the most sensible solution - I'll go implement it now. Una LagunaTalk 06:18, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

character looks
should it be noted that almost none of the characters resemble their appearances in the novel? for example: brom had a longer beard, eragon wasnt blond, and arya didnt have red hair. in fact, the only character accurately portrayed was durza —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.108.93.57 (talk) 07:12, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

 * We can only include this information if it's discussed in reliable sources; such details would otherwise count as original research. Una LagunaTalk 11:51, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

What about the fact there were no dwarves and Ayra didn't have prominent pointed ears? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.46.55.6 (talk) 03:18, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

actually there were dwarves but they looked just like the humans. 69.115.204.217 (talk) 02:04, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Opening Sentence
Is it really necessary to say it's "live-action/CGI"?74.33.174.133 (talk) 01:53, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Sequel
The article states: "Stefen Fangmeier will return to direct Eldest, which has already been announced as a Direct-To-DVD and will be released on 3 November 2009." However, there is no reference to where this information is gathered from. I can find no information on Fangmeier directing any future films, period, nor anything on the possibility of a sequel. Probably this is just speculation, but either way it seems completely false information. I have added a citation needed tag, though, on the off chance it is valid. Otherwise I propose it be deleted. -- Ceotty (talk) 17:45, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

 * I went ahead and deleted it. The same fact popped up on another Inheritance-related article a few days ago, but the lack of a reliable source to back it up suggests this is wishful thinking. I've found no information about this sequel on any of the major Inheritance websites. Una LagunaTalk 19:21, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Book cover
Is it worth noting that when the film was released, the original book cover was deemed too childish for the older viewers, and so a new cover was designed for the book as well as the cover with the movie photo on it? --Stripy Socks (talk) 10:29, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

 * If that fact is mentioned in a reliable source, then yes. It would probably fit in somewhere in the Production section. Una LagunaTalk 10:57, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, it sucked, but why?
Everybody knows this movie sucked. But why did it suck so bad? It might be good to find some critical reviews that go into more detail. Eragon is a story that should have done better on film.

 * No. Eragon is a book that was too good to be a movie directed by anyone with directorial experience that included such TOTALLY botched book-to-film attempts as ""A Series of Unfortunate Events"". Will somebody back me up on this, that it sucked because of the director? Or am I nuts?Daganolson (talk) 00:44, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Its possible because the movie was panned by critics, it deterred others from seeing the movie. Only those loyal to the book & the book series itself went to see it, apart from the few that like dragons. For me the movie was good, but its just my opinion. I read the entire series and its my second favorite book series. But the first book dragged on for several chapters, basically at some point where Brom & Eragon are on their journey up till the point where Eragon & Murtagh arrived at the Vardan camp. From that point forward, the series is a fantastic read. Perhaps because of the slow start of the story where it dragged could have played a part in the film's lack of success. Just my opinion. Aidensdaddy2k9 (talk) 23:50, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Too much?

 * Box office segment says:

"Eragon grossed approximately $75 million in the US and $173.9 million elsewhere, totalling $249 million worldwide.[12] Films need to gross roughly twice their production and distribution costs to break even:[13] Eragon, which had a production budget of $100 million and distribution costs of an estimated $30 million,[14] did not reach this threshold."
 * This may be true, but I've never seen it pointed out in any other movie articles. This belongs more to an article about box office and movie actual costs. I think someone was too upset at Eragon here... Simanos (talk) 15:56, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Plot Summary
I mean, I know almost no-one saw the bloody thing, but isn't there someone who can re-write the plot summary so it...isn't what it is now? I mean, "The evil king Galbatorix, then send the Ra'zac (His monster minions) after Eragon and his dragon because he wants to be the only dragon rider in existence. " ...Really? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.77.146.125 (talk) 22:06, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

I agree, if I had seen this movie, (I am still reading eldest) I would re-write it.... If I get some time to watch the movie, I will re-write it myself...

Alpedio (talk) 00:59, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

I, too, agree that the plot summary needs much improvement. It is unbalanced, focusing on the early part of the movie. Dont have time to fix :( Bellagio99 (talk) 16:37, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

I saw this in the talk section and I took the time to fix it, being careful not to be too lengthy in the summary, inputting the rest of the story, replacing some unnecessary sentences, while still leaving part of what was already there. I even fixed the "Angela" link in the cast list. It was previously a bad link. I hope the new summary is satisfactory. Aidensdaddy2k9 (talk) 00:51, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Who is Dylan?
Can anyone tell me who is the mysterious Dylan that is mentioned once (or twice, earlier) in the article - or was a troll under us? --Kuer.gee (talk) 13:46, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

 * It was vandalism. I've fixed that instance. Erik (talk | contribs) 14:16, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

Steep Turns
As with many others, this film doesn't address the 'g' effect of the dragon's steep turns. The riders seem impervious to the effect. 68.148.93.15 (talk) 00:44, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

Hello, I would like to know when the next movie will come out? My grandchildren just love this movie. I have read all four books and I truely hope they continue the movies. Too me, this is as good as the Harry Potter series. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dladyhawke (talk • contribs) 22:33, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

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"It is notable for being the last film to be released on VHS in the United States."

Because VHS was dead at this point, did it get an actual (small- or wide-) release in that format? Any sources? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:191:300:36D0:BD5E:8C6F:32E5:784C (talk) 05:08, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

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Richard Tyson

Richard Tyson (born 1956 (age 63)) is an American actor. He is best known as Kaz in Hardball (1989–1990) as well as his film roles in Three O'Clock High (1987), Two Moon Junction (1988), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Bound to Vengeance (2015), and Playing with Dolls (2015).

Biography
Tyson was born in Mobile, Alabama. His brother John was the district attorney of Mobile County, and was later the Democratic Party nominee for attorney general of Alabama in 2006.

Tyson starred in Three O'Clock High, Kindergarten Cop and three films directed by the Farrelly brothers. He starred in the television series Hardball. His roles in the 2000s included The Fear Chamber, Richard III, Flight of the Living Dead, No Bad Days and the western Shoot First and Pray You Live. He starred in the horror film Big Bad Wolf in which he is accused by his stepson of being a cruel and vicious werewolf.

Tyson played a former football star who owned the eponymous town in Jake's Corner. He guest-starred in CSI: NY, Boomtown and Martial Law. His other film appearances include The Visitation, Liar's Poker and Black Hawk Down. Tyson played Genghis Khan in an unfinished film of the same name, which was originally scheduled for release in 1992.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/History of US and Canadian license plates

 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 keep. Mackensen (talk) 00:30, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

History of US and Canadian license plates
Delete Is basically covered in US and Canadian license plates Spotteddogsdotorg 02:44, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Keep The article can be expanded to describe the changes that license plates have undergone in the past century. The article was just created, and there hasn't been much time for completing the entire thing yet. I think this is a worthwhile article to keep, and we shouldn't rush to delete this page. Absecon 59 03:58, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * This seems as if this user created this entry to provide cover for the Historical Mississippi License Plates which seems to be created to show off his collectionMississippi licence plates. So my Delete vote still stands, now adding vanity into the mix. If you want to show your plates off, other than illustrating a point, get your own website. Spotteddogsdotorg 14:29, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Delete Sure it can be expanded, but so can US and Canadian license plates. Let's not split that article until we have to. Isaac R 03:21, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * There is much information in this article that does not appear in US and Canadian license plates but this article should be merged into that one. -EDM 03:53, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. The article is better on its own and I suspect will be expanded considerably. US and Canadian license plates is already at 15K and should continue to cover the current situation and link to this history article. Double Blue  (Talk) 05:59, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep or merge back into main article. I see no reason to delete it. - Mgm|(talk) 10:07, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. This article and the related one on Mississippi look to me like somebody's project that will eventually expand to cover all states/provinces.  Give them the benefit of the doubt. Kaibabsquirrel 16:13, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete or Merge into main article. Melvis 16:26, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * User's 16th edit, 8 of which are VfD votes. Kaibabsquirrel 21:02, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, at least until it can be determined whether there will be enough interest in the subject to expand it into a full project. It was just created yesterday, and the article author took the time to visit the VfD and make a comment.  --Dachannien 16:32, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete There is a page like this already. ConeyCyclone 17:28, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Account created 17:05, 12 Jun 2005 and almost all edits are to VfD. Kaibabsquirrel 20:04, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete and merge. Hohokus 18:34, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Account created 9 Jun 2005 and almost all edits are to VfD. Kaibabsquirrel 20:04, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Jinkleberries 19:56, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Account created 19:40, 12 Jun 2005 and almost all edits are to VfD. Kaibabsquirrel 20:56, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete there is a page about US and Canadian license plates and it belongs there. Toasthaven 22:01, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * User's 59th edit. User's first ever edit was a VFD vote. Kaibabsquirrel 05:42, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge info into US and Canadian license plates that isn;t already there. -R. fiend 05:26, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Dsmdgold 13:20, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge what little info there is here into US and Canadian license plates; there is no evidence for potential growth here; even the author's own Historical Mississippi License Plates article offers little more than his photos. carmeld1 01:34, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: I disagree with you here. The initial contributor spent half an hour  just last night adding more info on periods from 1977-present for Historical Mississippi License Plates and I see no reason why others would not add information they find to this article as well. There is interest in historical licence plates.  Double Blue  (Talk) 02:22, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I doubt anyone but him cares. And if it took him half an hour to write out a bunch of years and load a few photos plus a handful of paragraphs he's not going to finish this article any time soon, much less the 49 other states, 13 or so Canadian provinces and territories, Puerto Rico, Guam, etc. There's potential for a viable article there I suppose, but I'd like to actually see it before I vote keep. -R. fiend 02:58, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I don't think there should be a deadline to finish nor should the initial contributor be required to do all the work. Having the article will encourage others to add any bits of info they have. If you believe a viable article is possible but concerned about it, perhaps you should add something like a tag.  Double Blue  (Talk) 03:29, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep SchmuckyTheCat 04:11, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with US and Canadian license plates. Pburka 00:45, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages.  Please do not edit this page .


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Queen Anne's Men

Queen Anne's Men was a playing company, or troupe of actors, in Jacobean era London. In their own era they were known colloquially as the Queen's Men — as were Queen Elizabeth's Men and Queen Henrietta's Men, in theirs.

Formation
The group was formed on the accession of James I in 1603, and named after its patron, James's wife Anne of Denmark. It was a combination of two previously-existing companies, Oxford's Men and Worcester's Men. Among the company's most important members were Christopher Beeston, its manager, and Thomas Heywood, the actor-dramatist who wrote many of its plays, including The Rape of Lucrece (printed 1608) and The Golden Age (printed 1611). William Kempe finished his career with this company, though he died c. 1603.

Personnel
In 1604, ten members of the new-formed company were granted the sum of four and a half pounds each, to buy red cloth for their livery for 15 March coronation procession. The ten were Beeston, Heywood, Richard Perkins, Thomas Greene, John Duke, James Holt, Robert Beeston, Robert Lee, Robert Pallant, and Thomas Swinerton. The same ten men are listed in a license granted to the company in 1609 (though Pallant is misnamed "Richard").

Richard Perkins would develop into the company's leading actor, and acquire a reputation as a major tragedian. John Duke had come to Worcester's from the Lord Chamberlain's Men, along with Christopher Beeston, in 1602. Little is known of Robert Beeston, though the common name suggests he was a relative of Christopher. (Pairs of relatives were not uncommon in acting troupes in this era: the brothers John and Laurence Dutton in Oxford's Men and Queen Elizabeth's Men in the 1580s; Anthony and Humphrey Jeffes in the Admiral's/Prince Henry's Men in the early 17th century. Robert Pallant, the son of the man in Queen Anne's, would play female roles for the King's Men c. 1620.)

Thomas Greene was the company's major comedian; he was reputed to have once portrayed a baboon onstage. Greene was so closely identified with his role as Bubble in a 1611 play that the play became indelibly renamed Greene's Tu Quoque.

A host of other actors were in the company over its tenure. See Richard Baxter and William Robbins for examples.

Theatres and performances
Queen Anne's Men originally performed at the Curtain Theatre — they acted The Travels of the Three English Brothers, by William Rowley, John Day, and George Wilkins, there in 1607; but they also acted the same play at the Red Bull Theatre in Clerkenwell that same year, becoming the first company to play there. John Webster's tragedy The White Devil received a disastrous premiere at the Red Bull on an overcast winter day in 1612.

Despite their royal patronage, Queen Anne's Men appear to have performed only sporadically at Court in their first decade – something less than once a year on average. On 12 and 13 January 1612, the company joined with the King's Men for Court performances of two Queen's company's plays, The Silver Age and The Rape of Lucrece. Queen Anne's Men played twice more at Court in the winter of 1613–14, three times in the following winter, and four times in 1615–16. They toured widely every summer throughout this period.

Style
The company acquired a reputation for playing relatively unsophisticated drama for a rowdy audience. [For more on their theatre and its audience, see: Swetnam the Woman-Hater.] Yet their style of drama had some surprising aspects. They were creative in terms of special effects: consider these stage directions from Heywood's The Silver Age, written for and acted by the company —

 * "Enter Pluto with a club of fire, a burning crown...and a guard of devils, all with burning weapons"
 * "Jupiter appears in his glory under a rainbow"
 * "Thunder, lightnings, Jupiter descends in his majesty, his thunderbolt burning"
 * "...fireworks all over the house."

Later years
In 1617 the company moved to the Cockpit Theatre, in the increasingly fashionable Drury Lane. This final move, which brought significantly higher admission prices, engendered indignation among their audience: the Cockpit was set on fire during a Shrove Tuesday riot on 4 March 1617 and had to be rebuilt. The Queen's troupe seems to have remained at the Cockpit for only a relatively brief time; within a couple of years they were back at the Red Bull.

The actors lost their patron at the death of Queen Anne in 1619; they continued on as the Company of the Revels, often known simply as the Red Bull Company after their theatre. Their final years were marked by a major legal dispute: Thomas Greene's widow, remarried as Susan Baskervile, sued for moneys owed her through her late husband's share in the troupe and loans she had extended over the years. The outcome of the so-called Baskerville or Worth/Baskerville suit was that the actors lost and the company was forced to dissolve in 1623.

Some members moved on to other troupes; Richard Perkins, for example, would acquire a reputation as perhaps the major tragedian of his generation while acting with Queen Henrietta's Men from 1625 to 1642. Christopher Beeston would attain prominence as the dominant theatre manager and impresario of the 1620s and 1630s.

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Benny Benassi

Marco "Benny" Benassi (born 13 July 1967) is an Italian DJ, record producer and remixer. He is widely seen as a pioneer of electro house, a genre brought into the mainstream by his 2002 summer club hit "Satisfaction".

He started his career as DJ along with his cousin Alessandro "Alle" Benassi, forming the electronica duo Benassi Bros. Although he began to gain popularity with his pseudonym in 1997 by releasing the song "Electric Flying", his first international hit was "I Feel So Fine", launched in 2001 under the nickname KMC.

In 2003, Benassi released his first solo debut album, Hypnotica, to positive reviews. Known as a pioneer album for electro-house, it incorporates electroclash sounds, many elements of house music and MacInTalk voices, and won the European Border Breakers Award. The following year, the debut album of the Benassi Bros., Pumphonia, was released. Their track "Illusion" became very popular in the American club scene, finally peaking at number 4 on Hot Dance Club Play. Following "Hit My Heart" peaked at 15.

In 2008, his remix of Public Enemy's "Bring the Noise" won the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording at the 50th Grammy Awards. In 2009, Benassi also entered the Top 100 DJs list from DJ Mag at #26, while in 2011 was rated #7 on DJ Poll Top 100 by DJ List web site.

Early days
A native of Milan and raised in Reggio Emilia, DJ and producer Benassi, started DJing alongside cousin Alle Benassi in the late 1980s in their hometown, before moving to Larry Pignagnoli's Off Limits production studio in the mid-1990s, creating music for various acts, including Whigfield, J.K. and Ally & Jo. In 2001, Benassi, under the name KMC, released his first hit called "I Feel So Fine", with vocals by Dhany. The track first climbed the charts in Benassi's native Italy, and soon became a #1 hit in the UK club charts.

Moving from house to electro, "Satisfaction" took Benassi's success worldwide a year later with high-profile DJs like Carl Cox, Darren Emerson, and Roger Sanchez offering praises. The track reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart after the Ministry of Sound record company replaced the original video (an almost still picture of the band, overlaid with graphics) with a video of models using power tools.

2003–04: Hypnotica
In 2003 Benny Benassi released his first solo debut album Hypnotica (he won the European Border Breakers Award in 2005 which racked up the most sales for an Italian album outside Italy).

2005–07: Pumphonia and …Phobia
Benassi often works with vocalists Paul French and Violeta, who are collectively known as The Biz. He produced a group with cousin Alle, called Benassi Bros., a project designed to shine the spotlight on the two Biz vocalists, Paul French and Violeta Claudia and other guest singers. A year after the release of Hypnotica, the album Pumphonia marked their first full-length release, and in 2005, Benassi Bros. released their second album …Phobia.

Some of Benassi's singles have charted high in the United Kingdom and have been played worldwide in clubs. Remixes for OutKast, Goldfrapp, and Felix da Housecat followed. Benassi also remixes music of his contemporaries, such as Tomcraft and Fischerspooner.

In 2005, Benassi founded the record label Pump-Kin Music. The focus of the label is primarily new and unsigned producers. The stated aim of the venture is to give exposure to some of the lesser known DJ/production talent across the world.

In August 2007, Benassi released a remix of Public Enemy's "Bring the Noise". The video for the track was created by Eclectic Method and features a montage of live footage from Public Enemy. It premiered on imeem.com. In February 2008, "Bring the Noise" won a Grammy for best Remix (Dance).

2008–09: Rock 'n' Rave
His album Rock 'n' Rave was released on 16 June 2008. The first single from the album was "I Am Not Drunk."

Benassi also broadcasts the one-hour long The Benny Benassi Show on Sirius XM Radio's channel Area. In 2009, he worked with Madonna on a remix for her single "Celebration" which was included on the official music video for the song.

On 28 October 2009, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records artist Benny Benassi placed #26, 13 spots higher than the previous year.

2010–14: Electroman
In 2010, Benassi released "Electro Sixteen", a video for Benny Benassi vs. "Iggy Pop", "Electro Sixteen," published by Ultra Records, which is an experimental music video featuring more than 15,000 photographs from his DJ set at New York's Electric Zoo Festival.

On 24 May 2010 "Spaceship", which featured Kelis, apl.de.ap and Jean-Baptiste, was selected as the Song of the Day on About.com, with the site calling Benassi's production "tight and melodic, [while] Kelis turns in a fantastic performance." The single was released via digital download on 21 August and charted at #18 on the UK Dance singles chart on 28 August."

On 23 January 2011, Benny Benassi released the music video for "Electroman", a single featuring T-Pain.

Benassi produced the track "Beautiful People", off Chris Brown's 2011 album F.A.M.E. and off Benassi's album Electroman, released June 7 the same year. Electroman includes several singles, such as "Cinema", "Electroman", "Spaceship" and "Control".

In 2012, Benassi worked a second time with Chris Brown. He contributed to "Don't Wake Me Up" which was released as the fourth single of Brown's fifth studio album Fortune. Benny Benassi also worked with Madonna, producing three tracks for her latest album MDNA: Second single "Girl Gone Wild", "I'm Addicted" and "Best Friend" (the latter is a track which can be found on the deluxe edition of the album). In addition, Benassi produced "Stardust", a track of British recording artist Mika's recently released studio album The Origin of Love. Next to them, Benny Benassi produced Anjulie latest single "You & I".

In 2013, Benassi collaborated with John Legend and Heather Bright respectively for the songs "Dance the Pain Away" and "Ghost". In 2014, he released the single "Shooting Helicopters", featuring Serj Tankian.

2015–present
In 2016, Benassi worked again with Chris Brown, releasing "Paradise", which was later included in his fourth studio album Danceaholic. The album also features collaborations with Richard Judge, Marc Benjamin, Vassy, and Christian Burns.

On June 28, 2018, he collaborated with the duo Sofi Tukker for the single "Everybody Needs a Kiss".

Benassi is managed by Paul Sears for Cock an Ear and Dave Frank for Milk & Honey Music.

Discography

 * Studio albums
 * Hypnotica (2003)
 * Rock 'n' Rave (2008)
 * Electroman (2011)
 * Danceaholic (2016)

title: Benny Benassi


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I can't find that any such song actually exists. Google finds next to nothing. K1Bond007 02:47, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete: If verifiable, it's still no more than a fragment of a substub. No point in merging something this questionable. Geogre 03:01, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * keep: good article Chubby Chicken 03:46, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - nn, unverifiable. --FCYTravis 04:41, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete unverifiable. JamesBurns 05:57, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete unless verified. Average Earthman 07:19, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete unverifiable, non notable. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson 07:20, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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 * Delete unverifiable. Pburka 00:48, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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