title: 2023 Honda Indy Toronto

abstract: The 2023 Honda Indy Toronto was the tenth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on July 16, 2023, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Exhibition Place circuit. The race consisted of 85 laps and was won by Christian Lundgaard, his first ever IndyCar Series win.

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# 2023 Honda Indy Toronto

The **2023 Honda Indy Toronto** was the tenth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on July 16, 2023, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Exhibition Place circuit. The race consisted of 85 laps and was won by Christian Lundgaard, his first ever IndyCar Series win.

## Entry list

| Key | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| **R** | Rookie |
| **W** | Past winner |

| No. | Driver | Team | Engine |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden  **W** | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Patricio O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 06 | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon  **W** | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 11 | Marcus Armstrong  **R** | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Will Power  **W** | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda |
| 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay  **W** | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda |
| 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda |
| 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 51 | Sting Ray Robb  **R** | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda |
| 55 | Benjamin Pedersen  **R** | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 60 | Tom Blomqvist  **R** | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Agustín Canapino  **R** | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
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## Practice

### Practice 1

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|  |
Top Practice Speeds
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:00.8075 |
| 2 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:00.8575 |
| 3 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:00.8607 |
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### Practice 2

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|  |
Top Practice Speeds
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:00.5657 |
| 2 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:00.5972 |
| 3 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:00.6350 |
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## Qualifying

### Qualifying classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | | | | Final
grid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | | Round 1 | | Round 2 | Round 3 | |
| | | | | | Group 1 | Group 2 ||
| 1 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:01.2205 | N/A | 01:11.6498 | **01:04.1567** | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:01.4651 | N/A | 01:12.0354 | 01:04.4790 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:14.6156 | **01:11.3448** | 01:04.5500 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:14.0931 | 01:12.1818 | 01:04.9091 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:14.4562 | 01:11.7609 | 01:04.9423 | 5 |
| 6 | 12 | Will Power  **W** | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:01.3766 | N/A | 01:12.1995 | 01:05.0703 | 6 |
| 7 | 9 | Scott Dixon  **W** | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:01.4546 | N/A | 01:12.3123 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | **01:00.6453** | N/A | 01:12.3316 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | **01:14.0454** | 01:12.5611 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong  **R** | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:14.8143 | 01:13.5600 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 2 | Josef Newgarden  **W** | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:14.2781 | 01:13.6353 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:01.1978 | N/A | 01:15.0226 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:01.5325 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | N/A | 01:14.8356 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:01.6340 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:14.8759 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 01:02.0296 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 78 | Agustín Canapino  **R** | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:15.4540 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:02.2035 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 60 | Tom Blomqvist  **R** | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:16.0415 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay  **W** | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:02.2554 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:16.0598 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb  **R** | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 01:02.3978 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:16.2870 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen  **R** | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:02.6538 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:18.9856 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:29.3774 | N/A | N/A | 27 |
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Notes * **Bold text** indicates fastest time set in session.

## Warmup

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Top Practice Speeds
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon  **W** | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:01.3208 |
| 2 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:01.3810 |
| 3 | 2 | Josef Newgarden  **W** | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:01.6161 |
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## Race

The race started at 2:00 PM ET on July 16, 2023.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit
Stops | Grid | Laps
Led | Pts. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 85 | 01:41:55.8001 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 54 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +11.7893 | 2 | 15 |  | 40 |
| 3 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 85 | +15.0599 | 2 | 14 |  | 35 |
| 4 | 9 | Scott Dixon  **W** | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +15.7600 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 33 |
| 5 | 2 | Josef Newgarden  **W** | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +19.2421 | 2 | 11 |  | 30 |
| 6 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +19.4798 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 29 |
| 7 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong  **R** | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +22.8005 | 2 | 10 |  | 26 |
| 8 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 85 | +23.9982 | 2 | 3 |  | 24 |
| 9 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 85 | +26.6884 | 4 | 27 |  | 22 |
| 10 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 85 | +28.6024 | 3 | 5 |  | 20 |
| 11 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +33.5625 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| 12 | 78 | Agustín Canapino  **R** | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | +35.2616 | 2 | 18 |  | 18 |
| 13 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | +35.6375 | 2 | 12 |  | 17 |
| 14 | 12 | Will Power  **W** | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +36.3467 | 3 | 6 |  | 16 |
| 15 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | +37.1611 | 4 | 8 |  | 15 |
| 16 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 26 |  | 14 |
| 17 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 82 | +3 Laps | 6 | 24 |  | 13 |
| 18 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 81 | Contact | 4 | 16 |  | 12 |
| 19 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb  **R** | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 81 | +4 Laps | 3 | 23 |  | 11 |
| 20 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 69 | Contact | 3 | 17 |  | 10 |
| 21 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 45 | Contact | 1 | 13 |  | 9 |
| 22 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 41 | Contact | 1 | 9 |  | 8 |
| 23 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 10 | Mechanical |  | 22 |  | 7 |
| 24 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 0 | Contact |  | 19 |  | 6 |
| 25 | 60 | Tom Blomqvist  **R** | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 0 | Contact |  | 20 |  | 5 |
| 26 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay  **W** | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | Contact |  | 21 |  | 5 |
| 27 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen  **R** | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 0 | Contact |  | 25 |  | 5 |
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| *Fastest lap:  Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) – 01:01.2182 (lap 13)* | | | | | | | | | | |
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## Championship standings after the race

* **Note:** Only the top five positions are included.

## InfoBox

2023 Honda Indy Toronto
| Race details | |
| --- | --- |
| 10th round of the 2023 IndyCar season | |
| Layout of the Exhibition Place circuit | |
| Date | July 16, 2023 |
| Official name | Honda Indy Toronto |
| Location | Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Course | Temporary road course
1.786 mi / 2.874 km |
| Distance | 85 laps
151.81 mi / 244.314 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) |
| Time | 01:04.1567 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) |
| Time | 1:01.2182 (on lap 13 of 85) |
| Podium | |
| First | Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) |
| Second | Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Third | Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport) |


title: Slippy McGee (1923 film)

abstract: Slippy McGee is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and based on the book Slippy McGee: Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Marie Conway Oemler that was published in 1917. The film was an Oliver Morosco Production released by Associated First National and featured actress Colleen Moore as Mary Virginia. It is not known whether the film survives.

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# Slippy McGee (1923 film)

***Slippy McGee*** is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and based on the book *Slippy McGee: Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man* by Marie Conway Oemler that was published in 1917. The film was an Oliver Morosco Production released by Associated First National and featured actress Colleen Moore as Mary Virginia. It is not known whether the film survives.

## Plot

The title is also the moniker of a renowned safe-cracker, Slippy McGee, who has always managed to evade capture until his latest job, when he is wounded. He escapes aboard a freight train, bound for parts unknown, and finds himself in the town of Appleborro. There, he is discovered and cared for by Father De Rance and Mary Virginia. His leg is amputated, and during his recovery in Appleborro, the town's influence causes him to reform. He becomes interested in the local butterflies, De Rance's hobby, and becomes so knowledgeable in them that he becomes a published expert. Slippy has fallen in love with Mary Virginia, but she plans to marry Lawrence Mayne. However, George Inglesby determines that he wants Mary Virginia for himself, and decides to blackmail Mary Virginia into marrying him using incriminating letters he has in his possession. Wishing Mary to be happy, Slippy resorts to his old ways, breaking into the safe where the letters are kept and thus freeing Mary Virginia of the power George has over her.

## Cast

## Production

Production on the film began in June 1921 with Colleen's return from New York and Florida, where she was making *The Lotus Eater* with John Barrymore which was directed by Marshall Neilan. Upon her return to Los Angeles, she left again after a few weeks for location work at Natchez, Mississippi, which filled in for the fictional town of Appleborro. Colleen was taken with the town, and spoke well of the hospitality she and the *Slippy McGee* troupe were treated to. It was not the first film production the town had hosted. The film would not be released until two year later, in 1923.

## Footnotes

1. Progressive Silent Film List: *Slippy McGee* at silentera.com
2. "Morosco Company Will Start Shooting Scenes Here Today," *Natchez Democrat*, June 16, 1921, page 3.
3. "Slippy Magee is Story that Could Have Happened Here," *Natchez Democrat*, June 19, 1921, page 4.
4. "Colleen Moore Charmed with Natchez—Says Girls Pretty and Well Dressed," *Natchez Democrat*, June 18, 1921, page 2.
5. "Colleen Moore," *Hamilton Evening Journal* (Ohio), August 27, 1921, page 6.
6. *A Lifetime on Deadline,* by George W. Healy, Jr., Pelican Publishing Co., 1976.
* *Natchez Democrat*, July 12, 1921, page 4.
* "Natchez Is on the Map," by Grace Kingsley, *Los Angeles Times*, August 14, 1921, page III1 and page III16.

## Bibliography

* *Silent Star*, by Colleen Moore.
* Jeff Codori (2012), *Colleen Moore; A Biography of the Silent Film Star*, McFarland Publishing,(Print ISBN 978-0-7864-4969-9, EBook ISBN 978-0-7864-8899-5).
* Colleen Moore research/history project page

## InfoBox

| Slippy McGee | |
| --- | --- |
| Lantern slide | |
| Directed by | Wesley Ruggles |
| Written by | Marie Conway Oemler |
| Produced by | Oliver Morosco |
| Starring | Wheeler Oakman
Colleen Moore
Sam De Grasse
Edmund Stevens
Edith Yorke |
| Cinematography | Allen G. Siegler |
| Edited by | Charles G. Clarke |
| Production
company | Oliver Morosco Productions |
| Distributed by | Associated First National Pictures |
| Release date | * June 11, 1923 (1923-06-11) |
| Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |


title: Thomas Kemp Sanderson

abstract:
Thomas Kemp Sanderson was an English corn merchant from Wakefield
in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and a Conservative Party politician. He unsuccessfully contested Wakefield at the 1868 general election, when he was beaten by the Liberal Party candidate Somerset Beaumont. He did not stand in 1874, when the Conservative candidate Edward Green defeated Beaumont. However, Green's election was voided on petition, and at the resulting by-election in May 1874, he won the seat. He was defeated at the 1880 general election by the Liberal candidate Robert Bownas Mackie,
another local corn merchant,
who Sanderson had defeated in 1874. He did not stand again.

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# Thomas Kemp Sanderson

**Thomas Kemp Sanderson** (1821 – 24 December 1897) was an English corn merchant from Wakefield in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and a Conservative Party politician.

He unsuccessfully contested Wakefield at the 1868 general election, when he was beaten by the Liberal Party candidate Somerset Beaumont.

He did not stand in 1874, when the Conservative candidate Edward Green defeated Beaumont. However, Green's election was voided on petition (due to bribery), and at the resulting by-election in May 1874, he won the seat.

He was defeated at the 1880 general election by the Liberal candidate Robert Bownas Mackie, another local corn merchant, who Sanderson had defeated in 1874. He did not stand again.


title: Ciarán Murray

abstract: Ciarán Murray is a former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Monaghan county team.

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# Ciarán Murray

**Ciarán Murray** is a former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Monaghan county team.

## Playing career

Murray helped Monaghan to victory in the 1984–85 National Football League Final defeating Armagh. He collected two Ulster Senior Football Championship medals in 1985, beating Derry and again in 1988, defeating Tyrone in Clones. He claimed an All-Star Award for his efforts in 1985. He played for Ireland in the 1986 and 1987 International Rules Series against Australia. In 1991, he retired from football due to persistent knee injuries. Murray acted as physio to the Republic of Ireland national football team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and was seen on TV embracing Mick McCarthy following Robbie Keane's late, late equaliser against Germany.

## InfoBox

Ciarán Murray
| Personal information | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sport | Gaelic football | | |
| Position | Centre half back | | |
| Born | Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland | | |
| Occupation | Physiotherapist | | |
| Club(s) | | | |
| Years | **Club** | | |
|  | St Tiernach's Clones | | |
| Inter-county(ies) | | | |
| Years | **County** | **Apps (scores)** |
| 1982–1990 | Monaghan | 55 |
| Inter-county titles | | | |
| Ulster titles | 2 | | |
| All-Irelands | 0 | | |
| NFL | 1 | | |
| All Stars | 1 | | |


title: 1938 Lincoln County Courthouse

abstract: The 1938 Lincoln County Courthouse is an Art Moderne style building in Pioche, Nevada. The 1938 courthouse replaced the so-called "million-dollar courthouse" built in 1871, whose last payment on the approximately $800,000 it cost was coincidentally made in 1938. In 1937, Lincoln County began receiving proceeds of a major boom in lead and zinc mining that ran through the 1950s and provided a major portion of the county's tax revenues. As the old county courthouse deteriorated, sentiment to replace it grew, resulting in a 1937 bond issue. At this time the county received a grant of $26,800 from the Public Works Administration toward 45% of the cost of a new courthouse. The PWA money carried conditions, one of which was a close review of the design. A modern look was preferred, to the point that a simplified Art Deco-Art Moderne style became known as PWA Moderne. The new courthouse was designed by Las Vegas architect A.L. Worswick in this style. After an initial bidding process in which all bids were above the $60,000 budget, a second bid in 1938 produced a low bid of $49,347. The bidder, L.F. Dow of Los Angeles and Las Vegas, completed the courthouse in 1939. The building has served as the county courthouse, jail, county sheriff's office, and state office building ever since. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

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# 1938 Lincoln County Courthouse

The **1938 Lincoln County Courthouse** is an Art Moderne style building in Pioche, Nevada. The 1938 courthouse replaced the so-called "million-dollar courthouse" built in 1871, whose last payment on the approximately $800,000 it cost was coincidentally made in 1938.

In 1937, Lincoln County began receiving proceeds of a major boom in lead and zinc mining that ran through the 1950s and provided a major portion of the county's tax revenues. As the old county courthouse deteriorated, sentiment to replace it grew, resulting in a 1937 bond issue. At this time the county received a grant of $26,800 from the Public Works Administration toward 45% of the cost of a new courthouse. The PWA money carried conditions, one of which was a close review of the design. A modern look was preferred, to the point that a simplified Art Deco-Art Moderne style became known as PWA Moderne. The new courthouse was designed by Las Vegas architect A.L. Worswick in this style.

After an initial bidding process in which all bids were above the $60,000 budget, a second bid in 1938 produced a low bid of $49,347. The bidder, L.F. Dow of Los Angeles and Las Vegas, completed the courthouse in 1939. The building has served as the county courthouse, jail, county sheriff's office, and state office building ever since. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

## InfoBox

|  | |
| --- | --- |
| 1938 Lincoln County Courthouse | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
|  | |
|  | |
|  | |
| Location | 1 Main St., Pioche, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 37°56′13″N 114°27′2″W / 37.93694°N 114.45056°W / 37.93694; -114.45056 |
| Built | 1938 (1938) |
| Architect | Worswick, A. Lacy; Dow, L.F., |
| Architectural style | Art Moderne (PWA Moderne) |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000820 |
| Added to NRHP | July 25, 2002 |


title: The Homestretch (2014 film)

abstract: The Homestretch is a 2014 American documentary film produced and directed by Anne de Mare and Kirsten Kelly. De Mare and Kelly intended the film to serve as a challenge to the negative stereotypes of youth homelessness. The film premiered at the 2014 HotDocs Film Festival on April 26, 2014. It went on to play at the 2014 AFI Docs Film Festival and the 2014 Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Independent Lens, The Orchard, Bull Frog Films, and Java Films acquired distribution rights to the film. Independent Lens broadcast the film nationally on PBS, while The Orchard released it through digital platforms on November 21, 2014.

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# The Homestretch (2014 film)

***The Homestretch*** is a 2014 American documentary film produced and directed by Anne de Mare and Kirsten Kelly. De Mare and Kelly intended the film to serve as a challenge to the negative stereotypes of youth homelessness. The film premiered at the 2014 HotDocs Film Festival on April 26, 2014. It went on to play at the 2014 AFI Docs Film Festival and the 2014 Human Rights Watch Film Festival.

*Independent Lens*, The Orchard, Bull Frog Films, and Java Films acquired distribution rights to the film. *Independent Lens* broadcast the film nationally on PBS, while The Orchard released it through digital platforms on November 21, 2014.

## Synopsis

The film follows three homeless teenagers as they brave Chicago winters, the pressures of high school, and life alone on the streets.

## Reception

The film received a positive response from critics.

* It was the recipient of the 2016 Emmy Award for Outstanding Business & Economic Reporting - Long Form.
* Ben Sachs of the *Chicago Reader* said that "Directors Anne De Mare and Kirsten Kelly persuasively indict America's failure to assist homeless teenagers, which a title estimates at 1.6 million people. Yet the stories they present are genuinely uplifting, charting the lives of three homeless Chicago teens as they find housing, complete their high school educations, and ready themselves for the adult world."
* Keith Uhlich of The A.V. Club gave the film a positive review and said: "This empathetic documentary is a portrait of three juveniles—Roque, Kasey, and Anthony—and their struggle to extricate themselves from itinerancy."
* In his review for *The Village Voice*, Danny King said: "'The Homestretch' is ultimately a humane accomplishment."
* Glenn Kenney wrote for Roger Ebert's website "Its intimacy is a reflection of its compassion."

## InfoBox

| The Homestretch | |
| --- | --- |
| Theatrical film poster | |
| Directed by | Anne de Mare
Kirsten Kelly |
| Produced by | Anne de Mare
Kirsten Kelly |
| Cinematography | Anne de Mare
Kirsten Kelly |
| Edited by | Leslie Simmer |
| Music by | Greg Kalember |
| Production
companies | Kartemquin Films
Spargel Productions |
| Distributed by | The Orchard
Bullfrog Films
Java Films
Independent Lens |
| Release dates | * April 16, 2014 (2014-04-16) (HotDocs) * September 12, 2014 (2014-09-12) (United States) |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |


title: Slim & the Supreme Angels

abstract: The Supreme Angels was an American traditional black gospel music group from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The Supreme Angels were formed in 1953 by several young ministers. In the 1960s Reverend Howard "Slim" Hunt of Walnut Grove, Mississippi, joined the group as the guitarist. Having been called to further their ministry, the ministers left the group to pastor various churches. Rev. Hunt decided to continue on as the now the lead singer of the group, changing the name of the group in later years to Slim & the Supreme Angels. As personnel changes continued throughout the years, Robert "Sugar" Hightower, of DeLand, Florida formerly of The Hightower Brothers and Mighty Clouds of Joy became the group guitarist and vocalist. The remaining group members of The Supreme Angels were Quincy King on vocals, Larry Young on vocals and keys, Michael Kimpson performing on vocals and bass, and Maurice Robinson on drums and vocals. They released seventeen albums over the span of 51 years, and the imprints they utilized were the following: Melendo Records, Nashboro Records, Black Label Records, Intersound Records, MCG Records, Gospel Jubilee, Malaco Records, and Grammercy Records. The group got three albums to place on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart, and those were 1989's Death and the Beautiful Lady, 1995's Stay under the Blood, and 1996's Nobody but You.

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# Slim & the Supreme Angels

**The Supreme Angels** was an American traditional black gospel music group from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The Supreme Angels were formed in 1953 by several young ministers. In the 1960s Reverend Howard "Slim" Hunt of Walnut Grove, Mississippi, joined the group as the guitarist. Having been called to further their ministry, the ministers left the group to pastor various churches. Rev. Hunt decided to continue on as the now the lead singer of the group, changing the name of the group in later years to **Slim & the Supreme Angels**. As personnel changes continued throughout the years, Robert "Sugar" Hightower, of DeLand, Florida formerly of The Hightower Brothers and Mighty Clouds of Joy became the group guitarist and vocalist. The remaining group members of The Supreme Angels were Quincy King on vocals, Larry Young on vocals and keys, Michael Kimpson performing on vocals and bass, and Maurice Robinson on drums and vocals. They released seventeen albums over the span of 51 years, and the imprints they utilized were the following: Melendo Records, Nashboro Records, Black Label Records, Intersound Records, MCG Records, Gospel Jubilee, Malaco Records, and Grammercy Records. The group got three albums to place on the *Billboard* magazine Gospel Albums chart, and those were 1989's *Death and the Beautiful Lady*, 1995's *Stay under the Blood*, and 1996's *Nobody but You*.

## Background

The group had its origins in the agricultural world with Reverend Howard "Slim" Hunt, an African-American, growing up as the son of cotton farmers in Walnut Grove, Mississippi. At 17 years old, Hunt moved to New Orleans, Louisiana to take a job as a riverboat steamer, while residing with his sister at the time. This lasted only six months, before he relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1953, where he resided with another one of his sisters, while he was working as a plumber. In 1956, Hunt was working as a candy maker, when he joined a local band, The Supreme Angels as their guitar player organized by several local ministers, Rev. Herman Pryor, Rev. Floyd Taylor and Brother Earl Woods. As the ministers in the group were called to pastor their own churches they left the group and Reverend Hunt continue on with the group, eventually including guitarist and vocalist, Robert "Sugar" Hightower, vocalist, Gregory Kelly, and vocalist(tenor) Patrick Atkinson Sr, Michael Boykin, vocalist and keyboards. Other Members include vocalist and keyboardist Quincy King, keyboardist and vocalist, Larry Young, bass guitarist and vocalist, Michael Kimpson, and drummer and vocalist, Maurice Robinson. Hunt would found the Deliverance Temple in 1986, where he was the pastor, which was located in Dillon, South Carolina and later the Deliverance Temple Church of God in Christ in Goldsboro. N.C. He continued to tour and preach until his death in Goldsboro, N.C. on February 25, 2007 after which Robert "Sugar" Hightower took over leadership of the group. Robert Lee Hightower passed away on August 24, 2010 also in Goldsboro, N.C.

## History

The group released seventeen albums with various labels from 1956 until 2007, and the labels they released albums with were the following: Melendo Records, Nashboro Records, Black Label Records, Intersound Records, MCG Records, Gospel Jubilee, Malaco Records, and Grammercy Records. They got three of those albums to chart on the *Billboard* magazine Gospel Albums chart, and those were 1989's *Death and the Beautiful Lady* at No. 14, 1995's *Stay under the Blood* at No. 16, and 1996's *Nobody but You* at No. 36.

## Members

* Reverend Howard "Slim" Hunt (December 13, 1934 — February 25, 2007) – vocals
* Robert "Sugar" Hightower (December 17, 1948 — August 24, 2010) – guitar, vocals
* Greg Kelly – vocals
* Daniel (Scotty) Scott - (1942-1991)
* Patrick Atkinson Sr. – vocals
* Michael Boykin – vocals and Keyboard
* Michael Kimpson – bass guitar, vocals
* Quincy King – keyboard
* William Manning – vocals
* Rev Floyd Taylor - vocals
* C.D. Hall - vocals
* Al Dent – guitar
* Kevin Wilson - guitar
* Kevin Cloud - bass guitar
* Joey Williams - guitar
* Bob Evans - keyboards
* Tom Eaddy
* Tommy Seymore (September 1, 1943 – April 4, 2010) – vocals
* Rev Shank Robinson (November 11, 1939 - May 10, 2020) Lead Vocals
* JR Rideout - Tenor

## Discography

List of selected albums, with selected chart positions
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | | US
Gos |
| *Death and the Beautiful Lady* |  | 14 |
| *Stay under the Blood* |  | 16 |
| *Nobody but You* |  | 36 |

## InfoBox

| Slim & the Supreme Angels | |
| --- | --- |
| Origin | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Genres | Gospel, urban contemporary gospel, traditional black gospel, southern gospel |
| Years active | 1953 (1953)–2007 |
| Labels | Melendo, Nashboro, Black Label, Intersound, MCG, Gospel Jubilee, Malaco, Grammercy |
|  | |
| Past members | Rev. Howard "Slim" Hunt
Robert "Sugar" Hightower
Daniel "Scotty" Scott
Greg Kelly, Tom Ealey
Tommy Seymore
Poppa Hightower
Al Dent
Quincy King
Larry Young
Michael Kimpson
Maurice Robinson
Rev. Herman Pryor
Rev.Floyd Taylor
Earl Woods
Patrick Atkinson Sr.
Michael Boykin
Rev. Shank Robinson
Junior Rideout |


title: Lejla Basic

abstract: Lejla Bašić is a Swedish football midfielder who played for KIF Örebro DFF.

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# Lejla Basic

**Lejla Bašić** (born 3 October 1994) is a Swedish football midfielder who played for KIF Örebro DFF.

## Career

Basic began her career with KIF Örebro in 2013. She helped lead the club to promotion during the 2018 season.

Basic made one appearance for the Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team, a 1–2 defeat to Croatia in a friendly on 9 June 2017.

## InfoBox

Lejla Bašić
| Personal information | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Date of birth | (1994-10-03) October 3, 1994 | | |
| Place of birth | Sweden | | |
| Position(s) | Midfielder | | |
| Senior career\* | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
| 2013–2014 | KIF Orebro | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Alta | 32 | (3) |
| 2016–2019 | KIF Orebro | 44 | (3) |
| International career | | | |
| 2017 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | (0) |
| \*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:35, 21 May 2016 (UTC) | | | |


title: Slender-billed white-eye

abstract: The slender-billed white-eye is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Norfolk Island. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Its predators include the Norfolk Island morepork.

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# Slender-billed white-eye

The **slender-billed white-eye** (***Zosterops tenuirostris***) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Norfolk Island.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Its predators include the Norfolk Island morepork.

## InfoBox

| Slender-billed white-eye | |
| --- | --- |
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| Painting by John Gould (1848) | |
| Conservation status | |
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Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | *Zosterops* |
| Species: | ***Z. tenuirostris*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Zosterops tenuirostris***
Gould, 1837 | |
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| Geographic range of the slender-billed white-eye | |


title: Vaclav Ourednik

abstract: Vaclav Ourednik is a Swiss natural scientist of Czech origin. His work contributed in important ways to the exploration of developmental and regenerative processes in the nervous system.

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# Vaclav Ourednik

**Vaclav Ourednik** (\* June 27, 1960 in Prague) is a Swiss natural scientist of Czech origin. His work contributed in important ways to the exploration of developmental and regenerative processes in the nervous system.

## Biography

After his studies in microbiology and molecular biology, he turned quickly towards the development and plasticity of the brain. With his wife and scientific collaborator, Dr. Jitka Ourednik, he worked for decades at renowned universities and institutions such as Harvard University and ETH Zürich. Together, they published in high-profile scientific journals like Science, Nature and PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences). Their work described plastic processes governing the development and regeneration of the central nervous system (CNS) and the design of innovative therapeutic approaches towards injury and degenerative disease of the spinal cord and brain. Vaclav Ourednik received various recognitions for his work, among them the Pfizer Prize in Neuroscience as co-author on a Science paper about cortical plasticity and the MJ Fox Foundation Award for his work on neuronal degeneration during Parkinson's disease. In 2005, the scientist couple was invited to present their new ideas and findings during the prestigious Nobel-Forum lectures for young investigators at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.

Finally, during the International Year of Astronomy 2009, the two researchers founded the Alpine Astrovillage, a center for astrophotography and stargazing. It is situated in the Eastern Swiss Alps, in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve "Val Müstair -Swiss National Park". Since then, the two have dedicated themselves exclusively to popular science and educative work and the running of the AAV Center in Switzerland. For their long and internationally recognized work as born Czechs living abroad, the Czech Embassy in Switzerland nominated Vaclav and Jitka Ourednik twice as candidates for the prize Gratias Agit awardet by the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs.

## Scientific work: Developmental and regenerative neuroscience, selected publications

*Source:* *US National Library of the National Institute of Health, PubMed*

* (English) "Altered sensory processing in the somatosensory cortex of the mouse mutant barrelless" *Science, 1996*
* (English) "Neural stem cells display extensive tropism for pathology in adult brain: Evidence from intracranial gliomas, *PNAS, 2000*
* (English) "Segregation of human neural stem cells in the developing primate forebrain" *Science, 2001*
* (English) "Neural stem cells display an inherent mechanism for rescuing dysfunctional neurons" *Nature Biotechnology, 2002*
* (English) "Behavioral improvement in a primate Parkinson's model is associated with multiple homeostatic effects of human neural stem cells" *PNAS, 2007*
* (English) "Cross-talk between stem cells and the dysfunctional brain is facilitated by manipulating the niche: evidence from an adhesion molecule" *Stem Cells, 2009*
* (English) "Communication via gap junctions underlies early functional and beneficial interactions between grafted neural stem cells and the host" *PNAS, 2010*

## Popularization of science: Astrophotography

* (German) (English) Homepage of the astrophotography center Alpine Astrovillage
* (German) (English) (French) (Czech) *Caelus* Edition associated with the AAV Center. It publishes non-fiction books, audioplays and other publications about the cosmos and astrophotography

## Public media: Selected reports

## Others


title: Church of the Advent (Limestone, Maine)

abstract: The Church of the Advent is a historic church building on Church Street, one block south of the junction with Maine State Route 229 in Limestone, Maine. Built in 1881, the architecturally eclectic Gothic/Romanesque building was constructed for an Episcopalian church congregation founded in 1872, which is believed to be the oldest in Limestone. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

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# Church of the Advent (Limestone, Maine)

The **Church of the Advent** is a historic church building on Church Street, one block south of the junction with Maine State Route 229 in Limestone, Maine. Built in 1881, the architecturally eclectic Gothic/Romanesque building was constructed for an Episcopalian church congregation founded in 1872, which is believed to be the oldest in Limestone. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

## Architecture and building history

The Church of the Advent is a modest wood-frame building, with a distinctive steeply gabled roof and a small tower just to the left of the main block. The main (west-facing) facade has two tall and narrow round-headed windows, with the main entrance in a rounded opening in the tower. A narrow rectangular window is above the doorway in the tower, with an open belfry above, capped by a pyramidal roof. Behind the sanctuary is a wider modern single-story addition built of concrete blocks, with a shallow-pitch gable roof. The interior (walls and barrel-vaulted ceiling) are finished in stained tongue-and-groove woodwork, although early accounts describe the church ceiling as having been plastered. Surviving original features include wall-mounted oil lamps.

The Episcopal congregation that built the church in 1881 was founded in 1872, and is believed to be Limestone's first organized church group. It originally met in a school before having this building built. The building was originally located on the Grand Falls Road where the Protestant Cemetery continues to stand. The church was moved on log rollers, using horses to its present location over several months in 1896. It was reported in 1904 that its tower had been raised to accommodate the belfry.

## InfoBox

|  | |
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| Church of the Advent | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | Church St. 1 block S of jct. with ME 229, Limestone, Maine |
| Coordinates | 46°54′38″N 67°49′30″W / 46.91056°N 67.82500°W / 46.91056; -67.82500 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1881 |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000767 |
| Added to NRHP | June 21, 1991 |


title: Shapwick Heath

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Shapwick Heath is a 394.0-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and national nature reserve between Shapwick and Westhay in Somerset, notified in 1967. It is part of the Brue Valley Living Landscape conservation project. The project commenced in January 2009 and aims to restore, recreate and reconnect habitat. It aims to ensure that wildlife is enhanced and capable of sustaining itself in the face of climate change while guaranteeing farmers and other landowners can continue to use their land profitably. It is one of an increasing number of landscape scale conservation projects in the UK. Shapwick Heath, part of the Avalon Marshes in the Somerset Levels Wetlands, and managed as a national nature reserve by Natural England, is a former raised bog lying in the basin of the River Brue. The site supports a diverse community of terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates. National rarities are the Greater Silver Diving Beetle and the
Lesser Silver Diving Beetle which is now confined nationally to the Brue Basin Peat Moors. The Sweet Track, an ancient causeway crosses the site. It is one of the oldest engineered roads known and the oldest timber trackway discovered in Northern Europe. The adjoining Shapwick Moor has been purchased by the Hawk and Owl Trust as a reserve. Ham Wall nature reserve is to the east.

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# Shapwick Heath

**Shapwick Heath** is a 394.0-hectare (973.6 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and national nature reserve between Shapwick and Westhay in Somerset, notified in 1967. It is part of the Brue Valley Living Landscape conservation project. The project commenced in January 2009 and aims to restore, recreate and reconnect habitat. It aims to ensure that wildlife is enhanced and capable of sustaining itself in the face of climate change while guaranteeing farmers and other landowners can continue to use their land profitably. It is one of an increasing number of landscape scale conservation projects in the UK.

Shapwick Heath, part of the Avalon Marshes in the Somerset Levels Wetlands, and managed as a national nature reserve by Natural England, is a former raised bog lying in the basin of the River Brue. The site supports a diverse community of terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates. National rarities are the Greater Silver Diving Beetle (*Hydrophilus piceus*) and the Lesser Silver Diving Beetle (*Hydrochara caraboides*) which is now confined nationally to the Brue Basin Peat Moors.

The Sweet Track, an ancient causeway crosses the site. It is one of the oldest engineered roads known and the oldest timber trackway discovered in Northern Europe.

The adjoining Shapwick Moor has been purchased by the Hawk and Owl Trust as a reserve. Ham Wall nature reserve is to the east.

Media related to Shapwick Heath at Wikimedia Commons

## InfoBox

Shapwick Heath
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Location within Somerset | |
| Location | Somerset |
| Grid reference | ST430403 |
| Coordinates | 51°09′33″N 2°48′52″W / 51.1591°N 2.8144°W / 51.1591; -2.8144 |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 394 hectares (3.94 km2; 1.52 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1967 (1967) |
| Natural England website | |


title: Fernando C. Beaman

abstract: Fernando Cortez Beaman was a teacher, lawyer and politician from Michigan during and after the American Civil War. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as mayor of Adrian, Michigan.

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# Fernando C. Beaman

**Fernando Cortez Beaman** (June 28, 1814  September 27, 1882) was a teacher, lawyer and politician from Michigan during and after the American Civil War. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as mayor of Adrian, Michigan.

## Early life

Beaman was born in Chester, Vermont, the son of Joshua Beaman and Hannah (Olcott) Beaman. He moved with his parents to a farm in Franklin County, New York, in 1819, and attended the district schools and Franklin Academy in Malone, New York. He taught school and moved to Rochester, New York, in 1836, where he studied law.

## Career

He moved to Manchester, Michigan, in 1838, where he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in 1839. In 1841, he moved to Tecumseh to practice law, then moved to Clinton. In 1843, he moved to Adrian, having been appointed prosecuting attorney for Lenawee County. He served in that position until 1850. In Adrian, he formed a law practice with Thomas M. Cooley, future Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court.

He was the city attorney of Adrian and a member of the convention that organized the Republican Party "under the oaks" at Jackson in 1854. He was a delegate to the first Republican National Convention at Philadelphia in 1856, and was also mayor of Adrian in 1856 and judge of the probate court of Lenawee County from 1856 to 1860.

Beaman was elected as a Republican candidate from Michigan's 2nd congressional district to the United States House of Representatives for the Thirty-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1861, to March 3, 1871. Due to redistricting after the 1860 census, Beaman represented Michigan's 1st congressional district following the elections of 1862. During the Thirty-ninth Congress, he was chairman of the House Committee on Roads and Canals. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1870 and returned to Adrian where he resumed the practice of law.

Beaman was again appointed a judge of probate court of Lenawee County in 1871, and was then elected to the same position in 1872, and re-elected in 1876.

Due to ill health, Beaman declined appointment as United States Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Zachariah Chandler in 1879. He also declined appointments to the Michigan Supreme Court and as United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

He died in Adrian on September 27, 1882, and is interred in Oakwood Cemetery there.

## Personal life

Beaman married Mary Goodrich on May 10, 1841, in Brockport, New York. They had three children: Mary A. Beaman, Edward C. Beaman, and Roscoe W. Beaman.

## InfoBox

| Fernando Cortez Beaman | |
| --- | --- |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan's 1st district | |
| **In office**
March 4, 1863  March 3, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | Bradley F. Granger |
| Succeeded by | Henry Waldron |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan's 2nd district | |
| **In office**
March 4, 1861  March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Waldron |
| Succeeded by | Charles Upson |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1814-06-28)June 28, 1814
Chester, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | September 27, 1882(1882-09-27) (aged 68)
Adrian, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery
Adrian, Michigan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Goodrich Beaman |
| Children | Mary A. Beaman
Edward C. Beaman
Roscoe W. Beaman |
| Parent(s) | Joshua Beaman
Hannah (Olcott) Beaman |
| Alma mater | Franklin Academy |
| Profession | Teacher
Lawyer
Politician |
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title: Diplom-Verwaltungswirt (FH)

abstract:
The Diplom-Verwaltungswirt (FH) degree is a Bachelor's level academic undergraduate degree that provides training in laws as well as public management in Germany. The academic degree is achieved within the framework of a dual study program at a University of applied sciences for public administration.
This study is usually only available to appointed civil servants after a public selection procedure.
The study program of 4 years is often compressed into 3 years by concentrated studies with no semester breaks. This degree is a combination of the Bachelor of Public Administration and the Bachelor of Laws with the focus on laws, public management and economics. Because of the Bologna Process this degree has been replaced in some German states by a bachelor's degree, though many still award it as a Diplom-Verwaltungswirt (FH).

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# Diplom-Verwaltungswirt (FH)

The **Diplom-Verwaltungswirt (FH)** (abbreviated **Dipl.-Verw. (FH)**) degree is a Bachelor's level academic undergraduate degree that provides training in laws as well as public management in Germany. The academic degree is achieved within the framework of a dual study program (studies plus integrated practical blocks in a public authority) at a University of applied sciences (*Fachhochschule* or *FH*) for public administration. This study is usually only available to appointed civil servants after a public selection procedure. The study program of 4 years is often compressed into 3 years by concentrated studies with no semester breaks. This degree is a combination of the Bachelor of Public Administration and the Bachelor of Laws with the focus on laws, public management and economics. Because of the Bologna Process this degree has been replaced in some German states by a bachelor's degree, though many still award it as a Diplom-Verwaltungswirt (FH).


title: Cherra, Hazaribagh

abstract: Cherra is a census town in the Bishnugarh CD block in the Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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# Cherra, Hazaribagh

**Cherra** is a census town in the Bishnugarh CD block in the Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

## Geography

15km
10milesBIH A R Mohana
River Damodar
River Bokaro
River Konar
River Barsoti River Barakar River CCL
Hazaribagh Area CCL Argada Area CCL Barka
Sayal Area CCL Amrapali
& Chandragupta Area Surajkund hot springHS Konar
DamD Hazaribagh
Wildlife SanctuaryT UrimariCT ReligaraCT MeruCT KonraCT GidiCT DariCT CherraCT ChauparanCT CharhiCT BishnugarhCT BarhiCT HazaribaghM Tati JhariyaR PadmaR Nagar BarsotR KhapriaonR KeredariR KatkamsandiR KatkamdagR IchakR GorharR DaruR ChurchuR ChalkushaR  BarkathaR  BarkagaonR**Cities, towns and locations in Hazaribagh district in North Chotanagpur Division**
Some census towns and locations around Hazaribagh city have been shown in the Hazaribagh City map
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre, D: dam, HS: hot spring
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

### Location

Cherra is located at 24°00′51″N 85°44′58″E / 24.0143°N 85.7494°E / 24.0143; 85.7494.

### Area overview

Hazaribagh district is a plateau area and forests occupy around about 45% of the total area. It is a predominantly rural area with 92.34% of the population living in rural areas against 7.66% in the urban areas. There are many census towns in the district, as can be seen in the map alongside. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people but with the extension of coal mines, particularly in the southern part of the district, employment in coal mines is increasing. However, it has to be borne in mind that modern mining operations are highly mechanised. Four operational areas of Central Coalfields are marked on the map. All these areas are spread across partly this district and partly the neighbouring districts.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Urbanisation data calculated on the basis of census data for CD blocks and may vary a little against unpublished official data.

## Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Cherra (location code 368485) had a total population of 5,279, of which 2,779 (53%) were males and 2,500 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 796. The total number of literate persons in Cherra was 3,685 (82.20% of the population over 6 years).

## Infrastructure

According to the *District Census Handbook 2011, Hazaribagh*, Cherra covered an area of 2.1 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 12 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered wells, hand pumps. It had 868 domestic electric connections, 12 road lighting points. Among the educational facilities it had 6 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, 1 general degree college.

## InfoBox

| Cherra | |
| --- | --- |
| Census Town | |
| CherraLocation in Jharkhand, IndiaCherraCherra (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°00′51″N 85°44′58″E / 24.0143°N 85.7494°E / 24.0143; 85.7494 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Hazaribagh |
| Government | |
| Type | Federal democracy |
| Area | |
| Total | 2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| Total | 5,279 |
| Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
| Languages (\*For language details see Bishnugarh (community development block)#Language and religion) | |
| Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 825312 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06557 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 02 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hazaribagh |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Hazaribagh |
| Website | hazaribag.nic.in |


title: Slovak Sport.TV

abstract: Among sports television networks, Slovak Sport.TV was a Slovak digital satellite television platform that broadcasts sports games like tennis, baseball, etc.

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# Slovak Sport.TV

Among sports television networks, **Slovak Sport.TV** was a Slovak digital satellite television platform that broadcasts sports games like tennis, baseball, etc.

## InfoBox

Slovak Sport.TV
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| Founded | 1 July 2012 |
| Headquarters | Nitra, Slovakia |
| Area served | Nationwide |
| Key people | Róbert Greguš (CEO) |
| Products | Direct broadcast satellite |
| Website | www.slovaksport.tv |


title: Thomas Christmas

abstract: Thomas Christmas was an Irish politician. Christmas was born in Waterford, son of Richard Christmas, High Sheriff of Waterford in 1686, and Susanna Aland, daughter of Henry Aland, and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was MP for the Irish constituency of Waterford City from 1713 to 1747. Like his father and his grandfather, the elder Thomas Christmas, he was High Sheriff of Waterford (1715). The Christmas family were dominant in Waterford politics from the late seventeenth century up to the 1860s. He married Elizabeth Marshall, daughter of John Marshall of Clonmel, and sister of Robert Marshall, judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland); Robert is best remembered as the executor and co-legatee of Esther Vanhomrigh, the beloved "Vanessa" of Jonathan Swift. Thomas and Elizabeth had four children, including Thomas junior and William, who both followed their father into Parliament, and Elizabeth, who married Sir William Osborne, 8th Baronet. Their daughter Ada married her cousin Thomas Christmas and had issue including William Christmas. Thomas junior married Lady Catherine Beresford, daughter of Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone. After his early death, Catherine remarried Theophilus Jones and had three sons.

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# Thomas Christmas

**Thomas Christmas** was an Irish politician.

Christmas was born in Waterford, son of Richard Christmas, High Sheriff of Waterford in 1686, and Susanna Aland, daughter of Henry Aland, and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was MP for the Irish constituency of Waterford City from 1713 to 1747. Like his father and his grandfather, the elder Thomas Christmas, he was High Sheriff of Waterford (1715). The Christmas family were dominant in Waterford politics from the late seventeenth century up to the 1860s.

He married Elizabeth Marshall, daughter of John Marshall of Clonmel (died 1717), and sister of Robert Marshall, judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland); Robert is best remembered as the executor and co-legatee of Esther Vanhomrigh, the beloved "Vanessa" of Jonathan Swift. Thomas and Elizabeth had four children, including Thomas junior and William, who both followed their father into Parliament, and Elizabeth, who married Sir William Osborne, 8th Baronet. Their daughter Ada married her cousin Thomas Christmas and had issue including William Christmas. Thomas junior married Lady Catherine Beresford, daughter of Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone. After his early death, Catherine remarried Theophilus Jones and had three sons.

1. Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4
2. *Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)*, George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p. 151: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
3. Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). *The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes)*. Ulster Historical Foundation.


title: Faces in the Crowd (play)

abstract: Faces in the Crowd by Leo Butler was first performed at the Royal Court theatre in London in 2008. The original cast had Amanda Drew and Con O'Neill directed by Clare Lizzimore. It has been called a 'credit-crunch generation Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. It was one of the first pieces of theatre to examine the credit crunch and focused on an estranged husband and wife. The original performance was particularly notable for the staging where the play was performed in the round and the audience sat above the flat in which the play was set and looked down on the action.

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# Faces in the Crowd (play)

***Faces in the Crowd*** by Leo Butler was first performed at the Royal Court theatre in London in 2008. The original cast had Amanda Drew and Con O'Neill directed by Clare Lizzimore. It has been called a 'credit-crunch generation *Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?*.

It was one of the first pieces of theatre to examine the credit crunch and focused on an estranged husband and wife. The original performance was particularly notable for the staging where the play was performed in the round and the audience sat above the flat in which the play was set and looked down on the action.

## Overview

Dave and Joanna were married but he left their Sheffield flat under too much pressure. The action starts 10 years later when Joanna comes to visit him wanting a baby, they fight and argue viciously and sleep together as secrets come out about their past.

## Reviews

Lyn Gardner of The Guardian described the play as "awash with alcohol, vitriol and violence" and "a *Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?* for the credit-crunch generation." She also praised "the most full-frontally brave performances in London from Con O'Neill and Amanda Drew as the toxic ex-partners". She went on to say that "there are times when it is so raw and bloody, you want to avert your gaze".

Fiona Mountford of the Evening Standard described it as "the nearest theatre has yet come to a credit crunch play", commenting that "Butler worries at some weighty themes in his spare script, covering not only our have-now-pay-later culture but also the failure of feminist rhetoric when countered with the brutal facts of female biology." She congratulated it as "a thrillingly no-holds-barred production, powered by commendably raw performances from Drew and O’Neill."

Dominic Cavendish of The Daily Telegraph wrote that "Butler's outstanding new play - his best yet - catches the mood of the moment in its raw and devastating account of a couple who got swept along on a tide of easy credit, only to end up dashed against a northern rock of debt." Praising the "intensely pitiful scene that can shift in the space of a phrase from the bleakly funny to the unbearably excruciating", the reviewer went on to say that "I can't think of a recent play that catches so acutely the way that, while it may be tough up North, it can be grim down South too. And with incredible deftness, Butler ponders the harsh predicament of women who flounder when they hit the glass ceiling of reproductive reality. This is a timely, savagely brilliant theatrical epitaph for the New Labour decade of shattered hopes and dreams turned sour."

## InfoBox

| Faces in the Crowd | |
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| Written by | Leo Butler |
| Characters | 1 male and 1 female |
| Date premiered | 2008 |
| Place premiered | Royal Court Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |


title: Cecil Lowry-Corry, 6th Earl Belmore

abstract: Cecil Lowry-Corry, 6th Earl Belmore was the son of Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore and the brother of Armar Lowry-Corry, 5th Earl Belmore. Educated at Wellington College he held the offices of justice of the peace for County Tyrone and County Fermanagh, deputy lieutenant of County Fermanagh, High Sheriff of County Tyrone (1916) and High Sheriff of County Fermanagh (1922). He was also chairman of Fermanagh County Council from 1943 and then of Enniskillen Rural District Council. He was also a member of the General Synod of the Church of Ireland and honorary secretary of the Clogher Diocesan Fund. He succeeded to the title on 12 February 1948 on the death of his brother and died just over a year later aged 76. He was succeeded by his cousin.

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# Cecil Lowry-Corry, 6th Earl Belmore

**Cecil Lowry-Corry, 6th Earl Belmore** (20 March 1873 – 2 March 1949) was the son of Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore and the brother of Armar Lowry-Corry, 5th Earl Belmore.

Educated at Wellington College he held the offices of justice of the peace for County Tyrone and County Fermanagh, deputy lieutenant of County Fermanagh, High Sheriff of County Tyrone (1916) and High Sheriff of County Fermanagh (1922). He was also chairman of Fermanagh County Council from 1943 and then of Enniskillen Rural District Council. He was also a member of the General Synod of the Church of Ireland and honorary secretary of the Clogher Diocesan Fund.

He succeeded to the title on 12 February 1948 on the death of his brother and died just over a year later aged 76. He was succeeded by his cousin.

* "Lowry-Corry, Hon. Cecil". *Thom's Irish Who's Who*. Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. 140  via Wikisource.

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| Cecil Lowry-Corry, 6th Earl Belmore | |
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| Born | Cecil Lowry-Corry |
| Father | Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore |


title: Birmingham Terminal Railway

abstract: Birmingham Terminal Railway is a subsidiary of Watco, operator of several short-line railroad companies. The BHRR operates on 75.9 miles (122.1 km) of track providing switching services in the Birmingham, Alabama area. It began operating in 2012 after acquiring the assets of the Birmingham Southern Railroad.

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# Birmingham Terminal Railway

**Birmingham Terminal Railway** (reporting mark **BHRR**) is a subsidiary of Watco, operator of several short-line railroad companies. The BHRR operates on 75.9 miles (122.1 km) of track providing switching services in the Birmingham, Alabama area. It began operating in 2012 after acquiring the assets of the Birmingham Southern Railroad.

## InfoBox

Birmingham Terminal Railway
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| Overview | |
| Headquarters | Fairfield, Alabama |
| Reporting mark | BHRR |
| Locale | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dates of operation | 2012 |
| Predecessor | Birmingham Southern Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) |
| Length | 75.9 miles (122.1 km) |
| Other | |
| Website | Official website |


title: Fernando Báez (writer)

abstract: Fernando Báez is a Venezuelan writer, poet, essayist and "El Director de la Biblioteca Nacional de Venezuela". He is known for his work on the destruction of Iraqi books and art caused by the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

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# Fernando Báez (writer)

**Fernando Báez** (born San Félix, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan writer, poet, essayist and "El Director de la Biblioteca Nacional de Venezuela". He is known for his work on the destruction of Iraqi books and art caused by the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

## Career

Báez has a degree in education and a doctorate in library science, and worked for several years at the University of the Andes in Mérida, Venezuela, where he studied Greek and Latin under José Manuel Briceño Guerrero. He was declared a *persona non-grata* by the United States authorities, after the publication of his book on Iraq.

## Works

* *Historia de la Antigua Biblioteca de Alejandría* (2003)
* *Historia Universal de la Destrucción de Libros* (2004)
* *La Destrucción Cultural de Iraq* (2004)
* *A Universal History of the Destruction of Books: From Ancient Sumer to Modern Iraq*. Translated by Mac Adam, Alfred J. New York: Atlas & Company. 2008. ISBN 978-1-934633-01-4.
* *Las maravillas perdidas del mundo: Breve historia de las grandes catástrofes culturales de la civilización* (in Spanish). Océano. 25 June 2013. ISBN 978-607-400-851-7.
* *El saqueo cultural de América Latina: de la conquista a la globalización* (in Spanish). Debate. 2009. ISBN 978-84-8306-835-9.
* *Los primeros libros de la humanidad: El mundo antes de la imprenta y el libro electrónico* (in Spanish). Océano. 1 July 2015. ISBN 978-607-735-491-8.

Novels Translations * *Los Fragmentos de Aristóteles* (in Spanish). Universidad de los Andes, Ediciones del Vicerrectorado Académico. 2002.
* *Poética de Aristóteles* (in Spanish). Universidad de los Andes, Ediciones del Vicerrectorado Académico. 2002.


title: The Idolmaster Shiny Festa

abstract: The Idolmaster Shiny Festa The Idolmaster Shiny Festa is a series of three Japanese rhythm video games developed by Namco Bandai Studios and published by Namco Bandai Games. The games are part of The Idolmaster franchise, and were originally released on October 25, 2012 as Honey Sound, Funky Note, and Groovy Tune for the PlayStation Portable in Japan. They were the first games in the series to be localized into English, and were released for iOS on April 22, 2013 as Harmonic Score, Rhythmic Record, and Melodic Disc, while retaining their original names for the Japanese versions. Service for the iOS version was discontinued on March 15, 2016. The gameplay in Shiny Festa eschews the simulation format of previous Idolmaster games, and instead features a rhythmic gameplay in which the player times the presses of buttons to the rhythm of the songs and a predetermined pattern displayed on the screen. Each game features a different array of characters and songs, and also includes an original video animation episode produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Atsushi Nishigori. The games' story centers on the 765 Production's participation in a music festival, and is told via the anime episodes and occasional dialogue included in the games. Development of Shiny Festa began as a result of series producer Yōzō Sakagami's desire to create a video game that has a lighter feel and makes use of the franchise's songs that had not been featured in video game form. Shiny Festa's original releases sold a total of 119,132 copies in its first week of release in Japan, and together ranked as the best-selling video game in Japan that week. The games were described by reviewers as accessible to the franchise's new and existing fans, but the iOS releases were criticized by journalists for their prohibitive pricing. The mechanics of Shiny Festa later reappear in The Idolmaster Shiny TV, a high-definition remastered version for the PlayStation 3.

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# The Idolmaster Shiny Festa

***The Idolmaster Shiny Festa*** (Japanese: アイドルマスター シャイニーフェスタ, Hepburn: *Aidorumasutā Shainī Fesuta*, officially stylized as ***THE iDOLM@STER SHINY FESTA***) is a series of three Japanese rhythm video games developed by Namco Bandai Studios and published by Namco Bandai Games. The games are part of *The Idolmaster* franchise, and were originally released on October 25, 2012 as ***Honey Sound*** (ハニー サウンド, *Hanī Saundo*), ***Funky Note*** (ファンキー ノート, *Fankī Nōto*), and ***Groovy Tune*** (グルーヴィー チューン, *Gurūvī Chūn*) for the PlayStation Portable in Japan. They were the first games in the series to be localized into English, and were released for iOS on April 22, 2013 as ***Harmonic Score***, ***Rhythmic Record***, and ***Melodic Disc***, while retaining their original names for the Japanese versions. Service for the iOS version was discontinued on March 15, 2016.

The gameplay in *Shiny Festa* eschews the simulation format of previous *Idolmaster* games, and instead features a rhythmic gameplay in which the player times the presses of buttons to the rhythm of the songs and a predetermined pattern displayed on the screen. Each game features a different array of characters and songs, and also includes an original video animation episode produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Atsushi Nishigori. The games' story centers on the 765 Production's participation in a music festival, and is told via the anime episodes and occasional dialogue included in the games.

Development of *Shiny Festa* began as a result of series producer Yōzō Sakagami's desire to create a video game that has a lighter feel and makes use of the franchise's songs that had not been featured in video game form. *Shiny Festa*'s original releases sold a total of 119,132 copies in its first week of release in Japan, and together ranked as the best-selling video game in Japan that week. The games were described by reviewers as accessible to the franchise's new and existing fans, but the iOS releases were criticized by journalists for their prohibitive pricing. The mechanics of *Shiny Festa* later reappear in *The Idolmaster Shiny TV*, a high-definition remastered version for the PlayStation 3.

## Gameplay

*Shiny Festa* is a series of three rhythm games that feature various characters and songs from *The Idolmaster* video game franchise. At the beginning of each game, a twenty-three-minute anime episode is played to introduce the games' story: 765 Production (765 Pro), the talent agency where the protagonist works as a producer, is invited to participate in a music festival; however, only a few of its members may attend. The characters who attend the music festival, as well as the songs and episode that correspond to the characters, are dependent on the version of the game. In *Harmonic Score* and *Honey Sound*, the selected members are Haruka Amami, Chihaya Kisaragi, and Azusa Miura, and they are joined by Ritsuko Akizuki, who also performs in the festival, as their producer; in *Rhythmic Record* and *Funky Note*, Yayoi Takatsuki, Iori Minase, Hibiki Ganaha, and Ami and Mami Futami are chosen to attend the festival with the protagonist Producer; lastly Miki Hoshii, Yukiho Hagiwara, Makoto Kikuchi, and Takane Shijō make up the group of idols chosen to attend in *Melodic Disc* and *Groovy Tune*.

Like other games in the genre, the player plays the main portion of *Shiny Festa*'s gameplay, Stage mode, as he or she listens to a selected song. Each song's performance is limited to a predetermined idol or group of idols, unlike the franchise's previous games. During a song, a predetermined sequence of note icons scroll along several lines, called Melody Lines, toward a central target icon. To complete a song, the player must press buttons that correspond to the direction from which the notes originate from—the buttons on the console's left and right halves for the PlayStation Portable version, and the left and right halves of the screen for the iOS version—as they pass over the target icon. The player is scored by these presses' accuracy in timing and direction, for which he or she is given one of four ratings: Perfect, Good, Normal, and Bad. The player's performance is also represented by the Sparkle Meter, which increases or decreases as the player successfully or fails to hit a note. Throughout the song, new target icons and lines may spawn at predetermined times in different locations of the screen to supersede or accompany old ones. The note sequences may also include Long Icons, which are streaks of notes that need to be continuously held down; Simultaneous Icons, which are pairs of icons that pass over the target icon simultaneously; and Shooting Stars, which appears once the Sparkle Meter is filled, and causes a Shining Burst that raises the player's score and changes the song's accompanying music video when it is hit. The complexity of the song's sequence varies based on the player's selected difficulty for the song; there are four difficulty levels: Debut, Normal, Pro, and Master from the easiest to the hardest.

At the end of each song, a result screen is displayed to player, and his or her performance is rated with a letter grade, a numerical score, and a percentage that represents his or her accuracy. The player is awarded a number of fans and in-game money for his or her performance. The number of fans determine the idols' ranking, and as the player's idols increase in ranking, more items become available for purchase. These items can then be used to customize the game's appearance or adjust gameplay elements, such as straightening the Melody Lines' shapes or causing the player to gain fans quicker. Finishing a song also earns the player Memories with the idols who perform the song, which can be used in the Star of Festa game mode.

Star of Festa is a gameplay mode in which the player's idol unit participates in a five-day music festival. On each of the five in-game days, the player is required to consecutively play three songs, and for each song, he or she is given a score that represents votes given by the in-game audience. For the third song every day, the player may choose to compete against a computer-controlled opponent, represented as idols from 876 Production, 961 Production's Jupiter, and characters from *The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls* and other *Shiny Festa* games. By defeating his or her opponent, the player gains additional votes and earns the opponent's Name Card, which are shared across the three *Shiny Festa* games and passively grants additional votes. In addition to Name Cards, the player can also earn additional votes by using the Memories an idol has earned toward Memory Boosters. The player may choose to use the Memories of any of the idols who sings in the song, and if it is activated, Memory Booster icons appear throughout the song once the player has received a Shining Burst. To successfully complete Star of Festa, the player must accumulate 100,000 votes by the end of the last day.

## Development and release

*The Idolmaster* series producer Yōzō Sakagami attributed the development of a rhythm game in the series to two reasons. Noting that songs have a strong meaning to the franchise, he had wanted to make the songs that were included in the series' albums but not in its video games to be accessible in that form. He also wanted to create an *Idolmaster* video game that, while maintaining a producer's viewpoint, has a lighter feel and would allow the player to hum along to the idols as he or she plays. He pointed out that the rhythm game genre fell in line with these two desires, and this led to the development of *Shiny Festa*. The team chose to develop for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) as he felt it was simple to play on. At the same time, the team also wanted to create scenes where the series' thirteen idols would be able to appear together, and chose to use pre-rendered videos to make this possible. Sakagami also noted that the development team deliberately chose to use a gameplay system in which the note icons float toward the screen's center to attract the player to look at the videos in the background.

The games' anime scenes were directed by Atsushi Nishigori and produced by A-1 Pictures, who also created *The Idolmaster* anime adaptation in 2011. According to Yōsuke Toba, Aniplex's producer for the anime television series, he was told about the plans of including anime material in *Shiny Festa* during production of the TV anime's final episode, and he did not inform Nishigori until later on. Series director Akihiro Ishihara said that each anime episode was initially planned to be about ten minutes long, but Nishigori extended each episode to its current length, feeling that the episodes would not be fun if they were too short. Three teams were formed to create the three episodes, and Nishigori noted that this enticed each team to compete with each other during production.

*Shiny Festa* was first released in Japan on October 25, 2012 for the PSP in three versions—*Honey Sound*, *Funky Note*, *Groovy Tune*—in both retail and downloadable forms; the downloadable versions are also playable on the PlayStation Vita. The PSP games' first printing also included a "backstage pass" that granted access to an online merchandise store, a product code for the song "The World is All One!" to be used in the games, and a serial number that granted a special *Shiny Festa* version of Haruka Amami for use in *The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls*. In conjunction with the release, peripheral manufacturer Hori released a set of accessories with *Shiny Festa* designs; the set includes three cases for the games' Universal Media Discs, a protective casing, and decorative stickers for the PSP's 3000 model. The games were later released in English for iOS devices on April 22, 2013, and became the first games in the series to be localized and released outside Japan. The titles of the English releases were respectively renamed as *Harmonic Score*, *Rhythmic Record*, and *Melodic Disc*, but the games retained the original titles for the Japanese iOS releases. Support for the iOS releases ended on March 15, 2016, and the downloadable content was also made unavailable on that date. The three anime episodes were released on October 8, 2014 alongside *The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future!* as a Blu-ray Disc as part of a limited edition bundle.

The mechanics of *Shiny Festa* were later ported to the PlayStation 3 as *The Idolmaster Shiny TV* as a high-definition remastered rhythm game. *Shiny TV* was released as part of the *Imas Channel* app on October 2, 2013. Unlike the *Shiny Festa* releases, only one song, "We Have a Dream", was initially available in *Shiny TV*, and additional songs are added to the game as downloadable content packs called mini albums. Bandai Namco Games released 12 mini albums for the game between October 2, 2013—beginning with the releases of mini albums for Haruka Amami and Yayoi Takatsuki—and February 19, 2014.

### Music

Across its three versions, *Shiny Festa* features a total of 48 songs written and composed by a variety of songwriters. Each version is composed of 20 songs, of which six are performed by 765 Pro Allstars and common to all three versions. The majority of the remaining songs in each version are exclusive to that version and performed by its featured idols, although there is also one exclusive song performed by 765 Pro Allstars in each version. An additional song, "The World is All One!!", was available for download to players who purchased a first printing copy of the PSP games. Four songs were originally introduced in *Shiny Festa*: "Music" appears in all three versions, "Vault That Borderline!" is featured in *Honey Sound* and *Harmonic Score*, "edeN" is featured in *Groovy Tune* and *Melodic Disc*, and "Visionary" (ビジョナリー) is featured in *Funky Note* and *Rhythmic Record*.

Unlike *Shiny Festa*, only the song "We Have a Dream" is initially playable in *Shiny TV*, and additional songs must be purchased as downloadable content. In addition to the songs originally contained in the *Shiny Festa* games, there are 14 extra songs available to download. Out of these, the song "Machiuke Prince" (待ち受けプリンス) was first introduced with the game, and it is made available to the player with the purchase of any mini album, while access to the songs "Arcadia" and "Sora" () are granted to players who purchased respectively the first and last six mini albums.

## Reception

The original PlayStation Portable (PSP) versions of the *Shiny Festa* games sold 119,132 units in their first week of sales, and together ranked as the best-selling video game in Japan that week. The PSP versions received a combined review score of 32 out of 40 from the Japanese video game magazine *Famitsu*. At the third Newtype Anime Awards in 2013, *Shiny Festa*'s anime sequences received first place in the Game Animation category. Critics commonly agree that *Shiny Festa*, while it appeals to the franchise's existing fans, is accessible and welcoming to new fans whose first exposure to the franchise is its anime adaptation. Japanator's Jeff Chuang wrote that the game is "twice the fun" to fans of the franchise's songs, while Elliot Gay, writing for the same website, argued that the games' inclusion of anime material pointed to the game's development as "fanservice for fans". Reviewers also agreed that despite its simple gameplay, *Shiny Festa* still provides substantial challenge. *Famitsu*'s reviewers wrote that while the game has a simpler control scheme compared to other rhythm games, it becomes difficult when played on the Master difficulty. Gay and Chuang both agreed that the simple gameplay becomes appropriately difficult with the higher difficulties, while ASCII Media Works' Lipton Kumada noted that the game becomes harder as variations such as simultaneous and long icons are added.

The iOS version's improvements over the original PSP version were positively received. The website Famitsu App noted that the iOS version has shorter loading times and greater display resolution compared to the PSP version. Gay wrote that the iPhone 4's Retina Display made the game look "a whole lot better than it did on the PSP or Vita", while Kumada said he was stunned to see the iPhone 5's more vibrant colors and lack of interlacing, despite its smaller screen compared to the PSP. At the same time, reviewers had mixed opinions regarding the iOS' version's control scheme. Ryūichi Matsumoto of 4Gamer.net appreciated the iOS version's use of touch screen input, feeling that it simplified the controls and Gay felt the touch controls felt natural. In contrast, Famitsu App's writer felt that it was easier to hold down notes with the PSP's buttons, and Chuang said that playing on an iPad Mini felt less precise than on the PSP, but noted that the player can theoretically "hit the notes even faster" with a touch screen. Chuang also noted he occasionally opened the iOS version's pause menu by accident due to the touch controls, and Matsumoto complained that the use of touch screen input meant that his fingers would be blocking his view.

Many journalists, particularly non-Japanese press, reacted negatively toward the iOS version's pricing in comparison to other games for the platform. Kotaku's Mike Fahey described the games as "a tough sell" at US$54.99 each and approximately $170 altogether in a market "dominated by free and $.99 games". Technology Tell's Jenni Lada noted that the PSP version would be cheaper when imported, and criticized Bandai Namco Games for "setting \[the release\] up to fail". Elliot Gay felt the games were expensive, but pointed out that it has "never been cheap to be" a fan of the franchise. Likewise, Kumada felt the iOS games were too expensive as mobile apps, but thought it was a "bit of a bargain" in comparison to the PSP versions' full retail prices.

## InfoBox

| The Idolmaster Shiny Festa | |
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| Cover art for *The Idolmaster Shiny Festa: Funky Note*. From bottom-left going clockwise: Yayoi, Hibiki, Ami, Mami and Iori. | |
| Developer(s) | Namco Bandai Studios
A-1 Pictures (animation) |
| Publisher(s) | Namco Bandai Games |
| Producer(s) | Yōzō Sakagami |
| Series | *The Idolmaster* |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable, iOS
PlayStation 3 (*Shiny TV*) |
| Release | **PlayStation Portable:**
* JP: October 25, 2012 **iOS:**
* WW: April 22, 2013 **PlayStation 3:*** JP: October 2, 2013 (*Shiny TV*) |
| Genre(s) | Rhythm game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |