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The main event was a Last Ride match , where the objective was to place an opponent in a hearse located on the entrance stage and drive them out of the arena . WWE Champion John " Bradshaw " Layfield ( JBL ) defeated The Undertaker in this match to retain his title . Two predominant bouts were featured on the undercar... |
Presented by THQ 's WWE Day of Reckoning , No Mercy grossed over $ 700 @,@ 000 ticket sales from an attendance of 10 @,@ 000 , and received 240 @,@ 000 pay @-@ per @-@ view buys . This event helped WWE increase its pay @-@ per @-@ view revenue by $ 6 @.@ 2 compared to the previous year .
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The event featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre @-@ existing scripted feuds , plots and storylines . Wrestlers portrayed either a villainous or fan favorite gimmick as they followed a series of events which generally built tension , leading to a wrestling match . All ... |
The main event featured WWE Champion John " Bradshaw " Layfield ( JBL ) defending the title against The Undertaker in a match where the objective is to place an opponent in a hearse located on the entrance stage and drive them out of the arena , dubbed a Last Ride match . The buildup to the match began after SummerSla... |
One of the featured matches was contested for the WWE United States Championship , in which Booker T defended the title against John Cena . At SummerSlam , Cena defeated Booker in the first series of " best of five " match . On the August 26 episode of SmackDown ! , the second match was won by Booker , to even the ser... |
The other featured preliminary match was Kurt Angle versus The Big Show in a singles match . The buildup to the match began on September 9 , 2004 during an episode of SmackDown ! , where a Lumberjack match ( a standard match where non @-@ participating wrestlers prevent contestants from fleeing the ring ) was schedule... |
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Before the event went live on pay @-@ per @-@ view , Mark Jindrak defeated Scotty 2 Hotty in a match taped for Heat , one of WWE 's secondary television programs .
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The first televised match was a standard wrestling match between Eddie Guerrero and Luther Reigns accompanied with Mark Jindrak . In the early stages both competitors took the advantage over one another . Reigns controlled most of the match , as Guerrero tried to avoid Luther 's assaults . Reigns began to work on Guer... |
The next match was for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship , in which champion Spike Dudley accompanied by The Dudleys ( D @-@ Von and Bubba Ray ) defended the title against Nunzio with Johhny Stamboli . The match began with Nunzio performing a pescado , a slingshot crossbody where the wrestler goes from the inside of ... |
The next match that followed was between Billy Kidman and Paul London . The start of the match saw London toss Kidman out of the ring and perform a running springboard moonsault , a move in which a wrestler springboards and executes a backflip to land on the opponent , from the top ropes to the outside onto Kidman . K... |
The fourth match was for the WWE Tag Team Championship , in which champions René Duprée and Kenzo Suzuki defended the title against Rob Van Dam and Rey Mysterio . The match began with Van Dam and Duprée gaining the upper hand over each other . Duprée tagged Kenzo into the match , which led him to take offense over Van... |
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The first main match was between Kurt Angle and The Big Show . A stipulation in the match was placed that anyone who tried to interfere would get fired . For the duration of the match , The Big Show , who stood at 7 feet ( 2 @.@ 1 m ) and weighed 500 pounds ( 230 kg ) , used his body size to his advantage as he squash... |
The second main match was a singles match , in which United States Champion Booker T defended the title against John Cena in the final " best of five " match . In the early stages of the match , Cena and Booker fought at ringside . During this tussle Booker pounded Cena 's head into the ring steps before being reverse... |
Another match on the undercard was a mixed tag team match between the team of the Dudley Boyz ( D @-@ Von and Bubba Ray ) and Dawn Marie versus Charlie Haas , Rico Constantino , and Miss Jackie . The start of the match saw Haas get back body dropped by the Dudley 's . Dawn was tagged in to the match , as was Jackie wh... |
The main event was the Last Ride match for the WWE Championship , in which John " Bradshaw " Layfield ( JBL ) defended the title against The Undertaker . During the beginning of the match , the Undertaker began hitting JBL in the corner , before twisting his arm around and dropping JBL 's arm on the top rope . Followi... |
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Following No Mercy , the storyline between JBL and The Undertaker ended . JBL was then placed in a new angle against Booker T. On an episode of SmackDown ! , a six man tag team match involving Booker T , Rob Van Dam , and Rey Mysterio taking on JBL , Kenzo Suzuki , and René Duprée was scheduled . At the time , Booker ... |
On the October 21 episode of SmackDown ! , Paul Heyman requested that Theodore Long schedule a match between Heidenreich and the Undertaker at Survivor Series . Long agreed to the match , but informed Heyman that in order for the match to take place , he had to get the Undertaker to sign the contract personally . The ... |
Following his win at No Mercy , John Cena lost the WWE United States Championship to Carlito Caribbean Cool , who debuted on SmackDown ! . As part of the storyline , Carlito was given a bodyguard , Jesús , who stabbed Cena in the kidney while at a Boston @-@ area nightclub . On the November 18 episode of SmackDown ! ,... |
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The Continental Airlines Arena usually can accommodate 20 @,@ 000 , but the capacity was reduced for the event . This event grossed over $ 700 @,@ 000 from an approximate attendance of 10 @,@ 000 – the maximum allowed . It also received 240 @,@ 000 pay @-@ per @-@ view buys . No Mercy helped WWE earn $ 24 @.@ 7 millio... |
The event was released on DVD on November 9 , 2004 . The DVD was distributed by the label , Sony Music Entertainment .
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= Sir John Brunner , 1st Baronet =
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Sir John Tomlinson Brunner , 1st Baronet , PC DL ( 8 February 1842 – 1 July 1919 ) was a British chemical industrialist and Liberal Party politician . At Hutchinson 's alkali works in Widnes he rose to the position of general manager . There he met Ludwig Mond , whom he later formed a partnership with to create the ch... |
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John Tomlinson Brunner was born in Everton , Liverpool , the fourth child and second son of John Brunner ( b . 20 June 1800 ) , a Swiss Unitarian and schoolmaster , and Margaret Catherine Curphey ( d . 8 September 1847 ) , who originated from the Isle of Man , daughter of Thomas Curphey and wife Margaret Leece . His f... |
= = Brunner Mond and Company = =
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In 1873 Brunner formed a partnership with Mond and together they founded Brunner Mond & Company . Their initial capital was less than £ 20 @,@ 000 ( £ 1 @.@ 6 million in 2016 ) , most of which was borrowed . In April 1872 Mond had been to Belgium to meet Ernest Solvay to negotiate terms to manufacture alkali by the pr... |
Brunner and Mond decided to build their factory at Winnington , near Northwich , Cheshire on land owned by Lord Stanley of Alderley . This was sited on the River Weaver which allowed for the transport of the raw materials and finished products to and from the works . Lord Stanley insisted on selling the house , Winnin... |
After its slow start , Brunner Mond & Company became the wealthiest British chemical company of the late 19th century . On its merger with three other British chemical companies to form Imperial Chemical Industries ( ICI ) in 1926 , it had a market capitalization of over £ 18 million ( £ 940 million in 2016 ) . Brunne... |
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During the years he was working at Hutchinson 's in Widnes , Brunner was developing his political interests . He joined the Widnes chapter of the National Education League and became its secretary in 1872 . This gave him the opportunity to come into contact with Liberals from Liverpool and other parts of the country .... |
The Liberal Party won more seats than any other party in the election , but insufficient to form a majority government , leaving the Irish Parliamentary Party holding the balance of power . It proved impossible to form a stable government , and so another general election was called in June 1886 . In the meantime , th... |
As a Liberal MP he supported Irish Home Rule , trade unions , free trade and welfare reforms . Leading up to the First World War he argued that Britain should adopt a more sympathetic approach towards Germany , including naval disarmament . When war did break out , Brunner was resolute in the opinion that it should be... |
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Brunner was a generous benefactor whose gifts included the provision of schools , guildhalls and social clubs . In Northwich he provided a free library and re @-@ endowed Sir John Deane 's Grammar School . In Runcorn he purchased a disused chapel and presented it to the town to be used by the trades unions and the Fri... |
Abroad he gave gifts to the Landesmuseum in Zürich and provided a hospital , also in Switzerland . In 1885 he became a Freemason and in 1900 founded the John Brunner Lodge at Over Winsford . The following year he was honoured with the brevet rank of Past Grand Deacon of England .
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In 1899 Brunner ( who had by then been created a baronet ) became chairman of the Runcorn and Widnes Transporter Bridge Company . He subscribed £ 25 @,@ 000 ( £ 2 @.@ 5 million in 2016 ) towards its construction plus a loan of £ 12 @,@ 000 ( £ 1 @.@ 2 million in 2016 ) together with a personal guarantee on a bank loan... |
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On 14 June 1864 Brunner married Salome Davies , the daughter of a Liverpool merchant with whom he had six children . Salome died on 29 January 1874 and the following year he married Jane Wyman , the daughter of a Kettering physician and the governess to his children . From this marriage three more children , all daugh... |
Amongst other offices held , he was Vice @-@ President of the British Science Guild , Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Lancashire ( from 1904 ) and Pro @-@ Chancellor of the University of Liverpool . In 1909 the University of Liverpool awarded him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws . In 1895 he was made the Baro... |
The baronetcy passed to his eldest son , John Fowler Leece Brunner . His descendants include , through his elder son 's daughter ( Joyce Brunner Worsley ) , Katharine , Duchess of Kent ( born 1933 ) , married since 1961 to a grandson of Britain 's King George V , and Shelagh Brunner ( 1902 @-@ 1983 ) , daughter of his... |
= Battle of Quebec ( 1690 ) =
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The Battle of Quebec was fought in October 1690 between the colonies of New France and Massachusetts Bay , then ruled by the kingdoms of France and England , respectively . It was the first time Quebec 's defences were tested .
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Following the capture of Port Royal in Acadia , during King William 's War , the New Englanders hoped to seize Montreal and Quebec itself , the capital of New France . The loss of the Acadian fort shocked the Canadians , and Governor @-@ General Louis de Buade de Frontenac ordered the immediate preparation of the city... |
When the envoys delivered the terms of surrender , the Governor @-@ General famously declared that his only reply would be by " the mouth of my cannons . " Major John Walley led the invading army , which landed at Beauport in the Basin of Quebec . However , the militia on the shore were constantly harassed by Canadian... |
Both sides learned from the battle : the French improved the city 's defences , while the New Englanders realized they needed more artillery and better support from England to take the city .
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The colony of New France claimed the largest area of North America , although by population it was numerically inferior to the neighbouring colonies of New England and New York . By 1689 , there were only about 14 @,@ 000 settlers in New France , but most of the population lived in towns protected by elaborate forts .... |
In 1690 , Sir William Phips was appointed major @-@ general by Massachusetts to command an expedition against French Acadia . He sailed with seven vessels carrying a 450 @-@ strong militia " Foot Regiment " , and Port Royal surrendered on 21 May . Its governor , Louis @-@ Alexandre des Friches de Menneval , had only a... |
This shocked the French colonists , who feared that their capital city would be the next target . Quebec did not have extensive fortifications in 1690 , and the whole landward side of the city to the north and west was exposed , particularly at the Plains of Abraham . Count Frontenac returned to Canada for a second te... |
Meanwhile , a mobile war party of 150 Albany militia and Iroquois warriors under Captain John Schuyler marched and canoed overland to Montreal , imitating the petite guerre tactics ( long @-@ range expeditions into enemy territory ) perfected by the French colonists . Schuyler 's expedition was designed to seize Montr... |
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While the New England colonies and New York dispatched a force overland against Montreal , which accomplished virtually nothing , Massachusetts launched a separate expedition against Quebec . The whole operation had been financed by issuing paper bonds set against the expected booty to be taken from the city . The exp... |
Frontenac , a shrewd and experienced officer , reached Quebec from Montreal on 14 October . When all the militia whom he had summoned arrived , he had nearly 3 @,@ 000 men to defend the place . The New Englanders had been " quite confident that the cowardly and effete French would be no match for their hardy men " , b... |
On 16 October , Phips sent Major Thomas Savage as an envoy to deliver a summons of surrender to Frontenac . The encounter has been described as an application of psychological warfare . Before the fighting Frontenac led Phips ' envoys blindfolded through roaring mobs in the streets of Quebec in order to mask his numer... |
The New Englander told them they had one hour to comply , and then pulled out his watch . The proud and temperamental Frontenac was so enraged that he wanted to have the envoy hanged before the full view of the English fleet , and it was only because of the Bishop of Quebec , François de Laval , that he was calmed . A... |
Savage accepted his blindfold with relief and was led back to his ship . Phips ' council of war was extremely vexed by the reply , having expected to fall upon a defenseless and panicked city . That evening drums and fifes were heard approaching Quebec , followed by heavy cheering from the town : Louis @-@ Hector de C... |
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