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Taken (other)
Taken may refer to: People * Floris Takens (1940-2010), Dutch mathematician Arts, entertainment, and media ''Taken'' film and television franchise * ''Taken'' (franchise), a trilogy of action films starring Liam Neeson ** ''Taken'' (film), the first film in the trilogy ** ''Taken'' (2017 TV series), an American television series which acts as an origin story of Bryan Mills ** '' Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker'', a 2013 made-for-TV film Film *''Taken'', a 1999 film featuring Michael Rudder * ''Taken'', a Flash animation by Adam Phillips Television * ''Taken'' (2016 TV series), a Canadian true crime documentary series * ''Taken'' (miniseries), a 2002 American science fiction miniseries * "Taken" (''Alias''), an episode of ''Alias'' * "Taken" (''Arrow''), an episode of ''Arrow'' * "Taken" (''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''), an episode of ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' Literature * ''Taken'' (novel), a 2001 novel by Kathleen George * ''Taken'' (Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floris Takens
Floris Takens (12 November 1940 – 20 June 2010) was a Dutch mathematician known for contributions to the theory of chaotic dynamical systems. Together with David Ruelle, he predicted that fluid turbulence could develop through a strange attractor, a term they coined, as opposed to the then-prevailing theory of accretion of modes. The prediction was later confirmed by experiment. Takens also established the result now known as the Takens's theorem, which shows how to reconstruct a dynamical system from an observed time-series. He was the first to show how chaotic attractors could be learned by neural networks. Takens was born in Zaandam in the Netherlands. He attended schools in The Hague and in Zaandam before serving in the Dutch army for one year (1960–1961). At the University of Amsterdam he concluded his undergraduate and graduate studies. He was granted a doctorate in mathematics in 1969 under the supervision of Nicolaas Kuiper for a thesis entitled ''The minima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taken (novel)
''Taken'' is a crime novel by the American writer Kathleen George set in 1990s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It tells the story of a baby taken in broad daylight downtown Pittsburgh. Protagonist Marina Benedict gets involved, and detective Richard Christie takes on the task of finding the missing child of a rookie pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati .... Sources ''Contemporary Authors Online''. The Gale Group, 2006. PEN (Permanent Entry Number): 0000142340. External links Kathleen George website 2001 American novels American crime novels Novels set in Pittsburgh {{2000s-crime-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sink Or Swim (The Waifs Album)
''Sink or Swim'' is the third album by Australian folk band The Waifs. It was released in Australia in 2000, and following their growing international success, it was released in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ... in 2002. Track listing # "The Waitress" (D. Simpson) - 2:19 # "Lies" (Cunningham) - 4:15 # "Danger" (V. Simpson) - 2:19 # "Without You" (Cunningham) - 3:31 # "The Haircut" (D. Simpson) - 2:29 # "Love Serenade" (Cunningham) - 3:31 # "Taken" (V. Simpson) - 3:30 # "Service Fee" (D. Simpson) - 2:42 # "A Brief History" (Cunningham) - 3:51 # "When I Die" (Cunningham) - 2:55 # "Sink Or Swim" (Cunningham) - 2:00 Personnel *The Waifs ** Josh Cunningham - Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Mandolin, Vocals ** Donna Simpson - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up All Night (One Direction Album)
''Up All Night'' is the debut studio album by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released by Syco Records in November 2011 in Ireland and the United Kingdom, followed by a worldwide release during 2012. Four months after finishing third in the seventh series of British reality singing contest ''The X Factor'' in December 2010, One Direction began recording the album in Sweden, the UK, and the United States, working with a variety of writers and producers. The album's lyrical content regards being young, relationships, heartbreak and empowerment. The album received generally favourable reviews from contemporary music critics, many of whom appreciated the album's combination of melodic song craft and catchy, pop-oriented material that, while slickly produced, avoided the commercial cynicism and adult contemporary posturing of some of their '80s and '90s forebears. The album bowed at number two on the UK Albums Chart and ultimately became the UK's fastest-selling debut album of 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Wrench
''One Wrench'' is Avail's fifth studio album, released in 2000. It was their first album for Fat Wreck Chords. Critical reception The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', also known simply as the PG, is the largest newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Descended from the ''Pittsburgh Gazette'', established in 1786 as the first newspaper published west of the Alle ...'' called the album "another high-intensity collection from heundersung working-class heroes." Track listing # "Fast One" – 2:03 # "Taken" – 2:35 # "N30" – 2:16 # "Leveled" – 2:22 # "New Song" – 2:23 # "High Lonesome" – 3:02 # "Invisible" – 2:48 # "Union" – 2:23 # "Heron" – 2:29 # "Rest" – 1:54 # "C. Days" – 2:04 # "Bell" – 3:00 # "Leather" – 1:24 # "Old Dominion" – 2:37 Production *Engineer, Producer - Mark Miley *Mastered by Bill McElroy References Avail albums 2000 albums Fat Wreck Chords albums {{2000s-punk-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taken (song)
"Taken" is a song by New Zealand band Stellar*, release as the second single from their second album, '' Magic Line'' (2001), in January 2002. It became the band's last top-10 single in New Zealand, reaching number six. The single includes a dance remix of " All It Takes" by former Nine Inch Nails member Charlie Clouser as well as an acoustic version of the title track, recorded at the now defunct Helen Young Studios in December 2001. Background Vocalist Boh Runga said that she liked the song before Jack Joseph Puig mixed it, but after he did, she liked the song even more, calling it "sexy". Track listing New Zealand CD single # "Taken" # " All It Takes" (The Charlie Clouser remix) # "Taken" (acoustic) Credits and personnel Credits are lifted from the New Zealand CD single liner notes. Studios * Recorded at The Lockup (Sydney, Australia) and Helen Young Studios (Auckland, New Zealand) * Mixed at Ocean Way Studios (Los Angeles) * Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Company (novel)
''The Black Company'', released in May 1984, is the first novel in Glen Cook's ongoing series The Black Company. The book combines elements of epic fantasy and dark fantasy as it describes the dealings of an elite mercenary A mercenary, sometimes also known as a soldier of fortune or hired gun, is a private individual, particularly a soldier, that joins a military conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any ... unit – the Black Company – with the Lady, ruler of the Northern Empire. __TOC__ Plot introduction The Dominator is an extremely powerful wizard who has the ability to turn his most bitter enemies into his loyal servants, even those nearly his equal in magic. The most potent of his victims are called the Ten Who Were Taken, or just Taken for short. With his wife, the Lady, whose magical skill is second only to that of the Dominator, he founded an empire unrivaled for evil. It was overthrown by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kids
The Kid or The Kids may refer to: Fictional characters * The kid (''Blood Meridian''), a character in Cormac McCarthy's 1985 novel ''Blood Meridian'' * The Kid (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' film series * The Kid (''The Stand''), a character in Stephen King's 1978 novel ''The Stand'' * Marshall Eriksen or The Kid, a character in '' How I Met Your Mother'' * The Kid, a character in the 1984 film '' Purple Rain'', played by Prince * The Kid, the narrator of Samuel R. Delany's 1975 novel ''Dhalgren'' * The Kid, a character in '' Bastion'' * The Kid, a character in '' Driver: Parallel Lines'' * The Kid, a character in '' Freedom Fighters'' * The Kid, a character in ''I Wanna Be the Guy'' * The Kid, a character in ''Jak II'' Films * ''The Kid'' (1910 film), a film by Frank Powell * ''The Kid'' (1921 film), a Charlie Chaplin film * ''The Kid'' (1950 film), a Hong Kong film that stars a young Bruce Lee * ''The Kid'' (1997 film), a film featuring Rod Steiger * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benedict Jacka
Benedict Jacka (born 25 September 1980) is a British author, best known for his ''Alex Verus'' series. Biography Jacka was born in England and attended the City of London School. He later attended Cambridge University The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III of England, Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world' ..., where he graduated with a Bachelors in philosophy and met his editor Sophie Hicks from Ed Victor Ltd. His first novels were three children's fantasy novels that didn’t get published, with that honour going to a children's non-fantasy novel called ''To Be A Ninja'' (Later: ''Ninja: The Beginning''). From 2000 on, he developed a fantasy setting for which he wrote four books, whose main characters were teenage elementals. None of the four were published. In 2009, he decided to try again with an adult character and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taken (Robert Crais Novel)
Robert Crais (pronounced ) (born June 20, 1953) is an American author of detective fiction. Crais began his career writing scripts for television shows such as ''Hill Street Blues'', ''Cagney & Lacey'', '' Quincy'', ''Miami Vice'' and '' L.A. Law''. His writing is influenced by Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Ernest Hemingway, Robert B. Parker and John Steinbeck. Crais has won numerous awards for his crime novels. Lee Child has cited him in interviews as one of his favourite American crime writers. The novels of Robert Crais have been published in 62 countries and are bestsellers around the world. Robert Crais received the Ross Macdonald Literary Award in 2006 and was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 2014. Biography Born in Independence, Louisiana, he was adopted and raised as an only child. He attended Louisiana State University and studied mechanical engineering. Crais moved to Hollywood in 1976 where he found work as a screenwriter for the televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Victims Unit)
Special or specials may refer to: Policing * Specials, Ulster Special Constabulary, the Northern Ireland police force * Specials, Special Constable, an auxiliary, volunteer, or temporary; police worker or police officer Literature * ''Specials'' (novel), a novel by Scott Westerfeld * ''Specials'', the comic book heroes, see ''Rising Stars'' (comic) Film and television * Special (lighting), a stage light that is used for a single, specific purpose * ''Special'' (film), a 2006 scifi dramedy * ''The Specials'' (2000 film), a comedy film about a group of superheroes * ''The Specials'' (2019 film), a film by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano * Television special, television programming that temporarily replaces scheduled programming * ''Special'' (TV series), a 2019 Netflix Original TV series * ''Specials'' (TV series), a 1991 TV series about British Special Constables * ''The Specials'' (TV series), an internet documentary series about 5 friends with learning disabilities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taken (franchise)
''Taken'' is a series of English-language French action films, beginning with '' Taken'' in 2008, created by producer Luc Besson and American screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen. The dialogue of all three films is primarily English, and all three feature Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills. The first film received mixed reviews from critics but a positive response from audiences with commercial success, the series grossed a combined $929,451,015 worldwide. A prequel television series based on a similar storyline and starring Clive Standen as Bryan Mills premiered in February 2017. The series has also experienced diminishing critical reception with each successive film. Films ''Taken'' (2008) A retired CIA operative named Bryan Mills crosses the globe to rescue his 17-year-old daughter after she is kidnapped by a group of Albanian smugglers while traveling in France. ''Taken 2'' (2012) Mafia boss and terrorist Murad, the father of Marko, whom Bryan had killed by electrocution in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
