The Intervention (film)

# The Intervention (film)

## Abstract

The Intervention is a 2016 American independent dramedy film, written and directed by Clea DuVall in her feature directorial debut. It stars DuVall, Melanie Lynskey, Natasha Lyonne, Vincent Piazza, Jason Ritter, Ben Schwartz, Alia Shawkat, and Cobie Smulders. The film debuted at Sundance on January 26, 2016, and began a limited theatrical run on August 26, 2016, premiering on VOD the same day. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

## Synopsis

A weekend escape for a gang of old friends takes a sour turn when two of them—married couple Ruby and Peter (Cobie Smulders and Vincent Piazza)—discover that the entire trip has been orchestrated by Annie (Melanie Lynskey), a control freak with a spiralling booze problem, who's convinced herself the couple are desperately unhappy in their relationship and that an "intervention" is needed to remedy it. What Annie and the others don't realise—but what becomes startlingly clear as the disastrous few days develop—is that their own problems are just as big and in as dire need of attention as Ruby and Peter's.

## Cast

- Clea DuVall as Jessie; an independent-minded career woman and the girlfriend of Sarah. DuVall wrote the character of Jessie with the intention of playing the role herself, although she said after the film's release that she would not cast herself again in a film she was directing due to the stress of directing and acting at the same time. Being an open lesbian herself, Duvall wrote Jessie as gay because she wanted to normalize gay relationships and feature "a gay couple in a movie where it's not about them being gay".

- Melanie Lynskey as Annie; a neurotic, insecure alcoholic who is the mastermind of the "marriage intervention" and Matt's fiancée. DuVall wrote The Intervention for Lynskey, who is a close friend of hers. She wrote the role of Annie with Lynskey in mind, and Lynskey read DuVall's drafts of the screenplay as she wrote it. Lynskey had three therapy sessions before the film went into production to prepare herself for working with her friend and communicating with each other professionally as actor and director. She said afterwards, "I didn't want anything to happen to our friendship and a big challenge was being able to stick up for myself and my perspective in regard to the script and this character."

- Alia Shawkat as Lola; a free-spirited 22-year-old hippie and the girlfriend of Jack. Shawkat is also a longtime friend of DuVall's. She was the second actor to be cast, after Lynskey.

- Cobie Smulders as Ruby; the long-suffering wife of the career-minded Peter. Smulders broke her leg shortly before filming was scheduled to begin. Instead of replacing her or choosing camera angles that would hide her injury, DuVall chose to include it in the story. Smulders felt that it "added more vulnerability" to her character and DuVall later described it as "one of favorite things about the movie".

- Natasha Lyonne as Sarah; Jessie's girlfriend. Lyonne, DuVall and Lynskey had been close friends since appearing together in the 1999 comedy But I'm a Cheerleader. DuVall felt that their history of playing lovers in But I'm a Cheerleader, as well as their real-life friendship, "really lent itself to be able to play girlfriends in a way that felt authentic".

- Jason Ritter as Matt; Annie's fiancée. Ritter is Lynskey's real-life partner. DuVall cast him as Matt because she had difficulty writing the part and trusted that he could "make it feel like a complete character".

- Ben Schwartz as Jack; a free-spirited hippie type whose wife Mary died a year and a half ago. He is dating 22-year-old Lola with the hopes of something more serious.

- Vincent Piazza as Peter; a workaholic businessman and Ruby's husband. DuVall described Piazza as "one of the sweetest guys I've ever met in my entire life" and said that because of his nature, "there were times he would be too nice, and I would have to convince him to be an asshole."

## Production

DuVall started writing The Intervention in 2012. The idea for a story based around a marital intervention came partly from DuVall's own life; she said that she was too judgmental of her friends' lives and reluctant to face her own problems. She did not initially intend to direct the script she had written for The Intervention, but changed her mind while trying to find another director. The film was produced by Sam Slater and Paul Bernon of Burn Later Productions, along with Sev Ohanian. Bernon and Slater became involved after asking DuVall's agency if they had any film projects in need of financing, and Ohanian was brought to the project by Mel Eslyn, who served as an executive producer. DuVall said that the process of finding investors was fast and relatively easy, which she attributed to the film's very low budget. The film's financing was secured six months after DuVall had finished writing the script, and filming began three months later. Four members of the main cast (Lynskey, Lyonne, Ritter and Shawkat) were friends of DuVall's, while the other three (Smulders, Piazza and Schwartz) were cast through "a connection to someone else in the cast".

The film was shot in Savannah, Georgia, over the course of 18 days in the summer of 2015. It was filmed in particularly hot weather, which caused the cinematographer, Polly Morgan, to develop heat stroke. The house where the majority of filming took place repeatedly lost power, leaving the cast and crew without air conditioning and running water on set. DuVall later said that the heat and the problems it caused "probably helped add tension to the scenes". Each scene was shot with two cameras simultaneously, with one focused on the speaking character and the other focused on those who were not speaking. The filmmakers chose not to have playback monitors on set in order to save time and money; DuVall said that this made it difficult to act and direct at the same time since she was unable to watch scenes that required her to be in front of the camera.

The film was scored by Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara, making her debut as a film composer. DuVall had collaborated with Tegan and Sara several times before as a director of their music videos. She wanted Quin to create a "non-traditional" film score, saying, "A big reason why I wanted to work with Sara on the score is because she hasn't done it before. I wanted something that didn't sound like the scores I am used to hearing." Tegan and Sara also wrote and performed a song for the film, titled "Fade Out". When DuVall approached her about The Intervention, Sara Quin had already written a rough version of the song; she rewrote some of the lyrics to fit with the film. DuVall chose to only feature songs with female vocalists on the film's soundtrack.

## Release

The Intervention had its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2016, where Lynskey received a Special Jury Award for Individual Performance. Two days after the premiere, it was announced that Paramount Pictures had acquired worldwide distribution rights for around $2.5 million. The film screened at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 28, 2016, and served as the opening night film for Outfest on July 7, 2016. It was released in a limited release in theaters and on video on demand through iTunes on August 26, 2016. Its theatrical run lasted for a single week; it grossed $32,919 from 17 theaters.

## Reception

The Intervention received mostly positive reviews from critics. It currently holds a 78% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 51 reviews, with an average of 6.41/10. The website's critical consensus reads, " The Intervention ' s familiar plot is enlivened by complex character dynamics and a likable cast." On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 57 out of 100, based on 16 critics.

Dennis Harvey of Variety gave a positive review, writing, "Clea DuVall's debut as writer-director breaks no new ground in themes or execution, but is pleasingly accomplished on all levels." IndieWire 's Kate Erbland gave the film a B+ rating, describing it as "a sharp-tongued and smart observational comedy" and praising DuVall's "crisp and smart" direction. Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times found the film "unfussy, dryly amusing and sincere", and praised the performances of Lynskey and Smulders. Moira Macdonald of The Seattle Times called the film "confident and accomplished" and compared it favorably to The Big Chill. In a review for Entertainment Weekly, Kevin P. Sullivan gave the film a B rating, writing, "The script wobbles between heavy-handed and touching, but the result is a pleasantly nostalgic throwback that's saved from its copy-cat tendencies by charismatic actors."

On the other hand, The Hollywood Reporter ' s Todd McCarthy found the film "bland and without consequence" and opined that DuVall ought to have brought on a co-writer to "create more distinctive characters and dialogue". Nigel M. Smith of The Guardian gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, criticizing DuVall's "misjudgment of tone" in writing it as a comedy rather than fully exploring the "messed up" characters. Writing for Slant Magazine, Diego Semerene called the film's premise unoriginal and formulaic, ultimately describing it as "intolerable".


Miss Grand Taiwan

# Miss Grand Taiwan

## Abstract

Miss Grand Taiwan is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Taiwan representatives competing at the Miss Grand International contest. The title was first awarded in 2014 to a Taipei -based model, Chen Szu Yu (陳思妤), who then competed internationally at the parent stage held in Thailand, but was unplaced. The following titleholders were all appointed; no national pageant was organized.

In 2023, the license of Miss Grand International for Taiwan was purchased by the International Celebrity Pageant Group, a Kuala Lumpur -based pageant organizer headed by Lennard Tan and the owner of another international pageant, Miss & Mister Celebrity International.

Since the establishment of Miss Grand International, Taiwan has participated four times: in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2018, but all its representatives received non-placements.

## International competition

The following is a list of Taiwanese representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.


Division of Werriwa

# Division of Werriwa

## Abstract

The Division of Werriwa is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The name Werriwa derives from a local Aboriginal name for Lake George, which was located in the division when it was established in 1900. The division was one of the original 65 divisions first contested at the first federal election.

Werriwa now covers an area in south-west Sydney, including the suburbs of Ashcroft, Austral, Bonnyrigg Heights, Bradfield, Busby, Carnes Hill, Cartwright, Casula, Cecil Hills, Edmondson Park, Glenfield, Green Valley, Heckenberg, Hinchinbrook, Horningsea Park, Hoxton Park, Long Point, Lurnea, Macquarie Fields, Macquarie Links, Middleton Grange, Miller, Prestons, Sadleir, and West Hoxton; as well as parts of Badgerys Creek, Bonnyrigg, Bringelly, Cecil Park, Denham Court, Ingleburn, Kemps Creek, Leppington, Mount Pritchard, and Rossmore.

The current Member for Werriwa, since the 2016 federal election, is Anne Stanley, a member of the Australian Labor Party.

## Geography

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.

## History

Originally, Werriwa was a large and mostly rural electorate that stretched from south-west Sydney to the northern part of what is now the ACT, and included the Southern Highlands, Goulburn, and part of the South West Slopes. In succeeding years, with demographic change and electoral redistributions, Werriwa began to shrink and, from 1913 onwards, no longer included Lake George. It underwent several other major changes to its borders over the years. The 1949 expansion of Parliament saw Werriwa lose most of its remaining rural territory to the newly created Division of Macarthur and move to approximately its current position in south-west Sydney, over 150 kilometres (93 mi) away from Lake George. However, it has retained the name of Werriwa, primarily as it is an original Federation electorate—the Australian Electoral Commission 's guidelines on electoral redistributions require it to preserve the names of original Federation electorates where possible.

It is a very safe seat for Labor, which has held it continuously since 1934 and for all but nine years since 1906.

Werriwa is best remembered for being the electorate of former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, who held it from 1952 to 1978. It was represented from 1994 to 2005 by one of Whitlam's former aides, Mark Latham, the leader of the ALP and Leader of the Opposition from 2003 to 2005. In more recent times, a by-election in March 2005 resulted in Labor's Chris Hayes elected with over 55% of the vote, in a 16-candidate race which saw no other candidate poll above 8%.

## Demographics

Werriwa is a heavily working-class electorate and is considered part of Labor's " Red Wall ".

Werriwa is home to relatively large immigrant communities. According to the 2016 census, 64.8% of electors had both parents born outside of Australia. 40.0% of people only speak English at home. Other languages spoken at home include Arabic 10.1%, Vietnamese 6.3%, Hindi 4.3%, Spanish 2.8% and Italian 2.2%.

## Election results


Moti Masjid (Mehrauli)

# Moti Masjid (Mehrauli)

## Abstract

The Moti Masjid (lit. ' Pearl Mosque ') is an 18th-century Mughal mosque located in Mehrauli, Delhi. Named for its white marble, the mosque was constructed during the reign of Bahadur Shah I, in the vicinity of the dargah of Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki.

## Location

The Moti Masjid is located in Mehrauli, to the west of Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki's dargah. Adjacent to the mosque is a burial enclosure containing the graves of several 18th and 19th-century emperors, such as Bahadur Shah I, Ahmad Shah, Shah Alam II, and Akbar II.

## History

The Moti Masjid was built in 1709, during the reign of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah I. The mosque is typically considered to have been constructed by Bahadur Shah; however, Dadlani argues that it is more likely the mosque was built by a family member or deputy of the emperor. The construction of the mosque in the vicinity of Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki's dargah is reflective of the unprecedented Mughal patronage at the dargah beginning with Bahadur Shah I.

During communal uprisings in the partition era, the Moti Masjid was attacked, despite being a protected monument. The mosque's marble minars were torn off and smashed. This was amidst the occurrence of similar attacks on several other Islamic religious sites in Delhi, as part of larger anti-Muslim violence in the city.

## Architecture

The Moti Masjid in Mehrauli is the last example in the Mughal tradition of providing small marble-faced mosques. The mosque is a single-aisled prayer hall of five bays. This is a departure from the previous Moti Masjid in the Red Fort, which is double-aisled. The facade of the mosque bears three scalloped archways, with a pishtaq in the centre. The structure is topped by three domes, resting on constricted necks. Each corner of the east central bay is lined by balustrade-like columns.

The mosque is surrounded by enclosure walls; one of these walls is shared with that of the dargah, while the southern wall opens to the burial enclosure, also made of marble.


Receive-after-transmit time delay

# Receive-after-transmit time delay

## Abstract

In telecommunications, receive-after-transmit time delay is the time interval between (a) the instant of keying off the local transmitter to stop transmitting and (b) the instant the local receiver output has increased to 90% of its steady-state value in response to an RF signal from another transmitter.

The RF signal from the distant transmitter must exist at the local receiver input prior to, or at the time of, keying off the local transmitter.

Receive-after-transmit time delay applies only to half-duplex operation.


2025 U.S. Open Cup qualification

# 2025 U.S. Open Cup qualification

## Abstract

The 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification will serve as local qualification for the 110th edition of the oldest soccer tournament in the United States. The tournament proper will feature both professional and amateur teams in the United States soccer league system.

Qualification for the 2025 tournament includes local qualifying matches contested by 114 amateur teams, fighting for 14 local qualifying slots, and is scheduled to take place in 2024. One team also qualified by winning the 2024 National Amateur Cup and one team qualified by winning the 2024 United Premier Soccer League Spring Championships.

## Qualification Procedure

Clubs based in the United States that play in a league that is an organization member of U.S. Soccer are generally eligible to compete for the U.S. Open Cup, so long as their league includes at least four teams and has a schedule of at least 10 matches for each club. To be eligible, teams must be members in good standing of their leagues on December 31, 2023, and remain so through the 2024 final. Any team that started its first season of competition in an existing league must have started its new league's schedule no later 30 days prior to the Open Division Entry Deadline.

Starting in 2019, the winner of the previous year's National Amateur Cup automatically qualifies for the U.S. Open Cup. The cup winner enters the tournament proper in the first round with the other local qualifiers. Beginning in 2024, the United Premier Soccer League Spring Champion also earned a direct entry into the first round proper of the tournament. These two teams along with the 14 local qualifiers account for 16 of the 32 amateur teams that qualify for the tournament proper in 2025. The other 16 teams come from the National Premier Soccer League and USL League Two and qualify through national league pathways, which use previous summer season standings to determine who qualifies for the slots.

## Amateur qualification

### National Amateur Cup

New York Pancyprian-Freedoms defeated FC Milwaukee Torrent 6-0, to win the 2024 National Amateur Cup and qualify for the 2025 U.S. Open Cup.

### United Premier Soccer League Spring Champions

Soda City FC defeated Inland Empire FC 3–2, to win the 2024 UPSL Spring Championships and earning a direct qualification into the 2025 U.S. Open Cup.

### Local qualifying

U.S. Soccer originally announced that 114 teams would participate in local qualifying. Four rounds of local qualifying matches will result in 14 clubs advancing to the tournament proper. The teams will be organize into 14 regional pools prior to the qualifying round draw

#### Number of teams by state and league

A total of 24 states and the District of Columbia are represented by clubs in the U.S. Open Cup Qualification this year.

- States without a team in the Open Cup Qualification: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.


Homicide: Life on the Street season 6

# Homicide: Life on the Street season 6

## Abstract

The sixth season of Homicide: Life on the Street aired in the United States on the NBC television network from October 17, 1997 to May 8, 1998 and contained 23 episodes.

The sixth season marked the debut of character Detective Laura Ballard (Callie Thorne). Detectives Frank Pembleton (Andre Braugher) and Mike Kellerman (Reed Diamond) depart the show in the season finale. Chief Medical Examiner Julianna Cox departs mid-season, with her last appearance being in the episode " Lies and Other Truths ". Detectives Paul Falsone (Jon Seda) and Stuart Gharty (Peter Gerety), both of whom appeared in the Season 5 finale, become regular characters.

The DVD box set of season 6 was released for Region 1 on January 25, 2005. The set includes all 23 season 6 episodes on six discs.

Going into the sixth season, NBC gave the series producers an ultimatum to make Homicide more popular than its CBS timeslot competitor Nash Bridges or face cancellation. When this goal was not reached, the studio began serious consideration to canceling the show, but a number of unexpected events at NBC increased Homicide ' s value. Among those factors were the loss of the popular series Seinfeld and the $850 million deal needed to keep ER from leaving the network. As a result, the show received a 22-episode seventh season.

Andre Braugher would go on to win the only Emmy and, in 1999, Golden Globe awards the series would ever receive.

## Episodes

When first shown on network television, multiple episodes were aired out of order. The DVD present the episodes in the correct chronological order, restoring all storylines and character developments.


BNN Bloomberg

# BNN Bloomberg

## Abstract

BNN Bloomberg (formerly Business News Network and Report on Business Television) is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by Bell Media. It broadcasts programming related to business and financial news and analysis. The channel is headquartered at 299 Queen Street West in Downtown Toronto.

Since April 30, 2018, the network has operated as a partner of the U.S. business channel Bloomberg Television, although BNN still produces a large portion of its business day programming in-house. Much of the channel's programming was also simulcasted on radio, branded as BNN Bloomberg Radio, Formerly by CKOC in Hamilton and CFTE in Vancouver.

## History

### As Report on Business Television (RoBTV)

The network was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in 1996 to a joint venture of Thomson Corporation (50%), Western International Communications (25%) and Cancom (25%). It launched on September 1, 1999, as Report on Business Television (although using the abbreviation ROBTv); it was co-branded with Report on Business, the business news section of the Thomson-owned The Globe and Mail.

In 2000, Canwest acquired WIC and its interest in ROBTv. As part of the agreement transferring WIC's interests in Cancom to Shaw Communications, Canwest acquired Cancom's share of the channel as well.

The same year, the owners came into conflict with each other: Canwest acquired the Southam newspaper chain, including the National Post, the Globe ' s chief rival, while Thomson transferred the Globe and its shares of ROBTv to Bell Globemedia, a newly formed media company which also included CTV, in which Thomson held a 20% interest.

Following threats of legal action from both sides, in 2001 CanWest agreed to sell its 50% interest to Bell Globemedia, in exchange for carriage of a proposed competitor aligned with the Financial Post on Bell Expressvu.

Bell Globemedia assumed full control of ROBTv in late 2001; the channel was then rebranded as Report on Business Television, discontinuing use of the abbreviated "ROBTv" brand.

### As Business News Network (BNN)

On March 12, 2007, the channel was renamed Business News Network. The name change occurred to give exclusive rights to the "Report on Business" name to The Globe and Mail and for the channel to have its own identity. It also alleviated a common problem with the ROBTv name: other media and viewers called it "Rob TV", rather than sounding out the ROB acronym as preferred by the network.

BNN relocated its operations from 720 King Street West to 299 Queen Street West on December 6, 2010, the building in which CTV's Much and Toronto's 24-hour news service CP24 are based.

The Thomson family reacquired control of the Globe (and therefore Report on Business) in late 2010, and CTVglobemedia's broadcasting assets were sold to Bell Canada; as a result, the channel and the newspaper are no longer co-owned, although Bell retains a 15% interest in the paper. Following the merger with Bell Canada, on April 1, 2011, Bell Canada renamed its new business unit from CTVglobemedia to Bell Media.

### As BNN Bloomberg

On January 9, 2018, Bell Media announced that it had reached a licensing and content agreement with Bloomberg L.P., under which BNN would be co-branded as BNN Bloomberg — a rebranding which took effect April 30, 2018. The rebranded network collaborates with Bloomberg's existing news bureaus, which include five Canadian bureaus staffed by over 25 reporters. Bell Media Radio also holds rights to distribute Bloomberg Radio content in Canada;

Bloomberg had previously partnered with Channel Zero on Bloomberg TV Canada, which was the U.S. service supplanted with programs covering Canadian financial news; that channel shut down in October 2017. BNN's existing domestic programming was largely maintained upon the rebranding, although the network does carry Bloomberg's business day programs for Asia and Europe outside of the North American business day. In addition, the 1:00 p.m. ET hour of Bloomberg Markets: Americas became a co-production with BNN, with Amanda Lang co-hosting from Toronto. As a result of the partnership, the U.S. Bloomberg Television was once again pulled from Canadian television providers, but the network, as well as BNN Bloomberg itself, can be streamed online by BNN subscribers on participating television providers.

On June 20, 2024, Bell Media announced that BNN Bloomberg (along with sister channel CP24) would move to Bell Media's 9 Channel Nine Court building in Scarborough in the third quarter of 2025.

## Programming

A large majority of the programming carried on BNN is produced in-house. Previously, it had been the Canadian broadcast partner of CNNfn, an American business news channel which ceased operations in December 2004. BNN features a televised stock ticker with real-time data from the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, and many international financial exchanges. In addition to its homebase in Toronto, BNN also operates news bureaus located at the NASDAQ Market Site in New York City 's Times Square, and in Calgary.

BNN attracts approximately 5,000 regular viewers daily and has a strong viewership outside of the home (such as in gyms, restaurants and offices) which is not reflected in its ratings. This is a situation also faced by networks with high out-of-home viewing patterns such as CNBC. In March 2016, ratings data from Numeris showed BNN had an average weekly reach of more than 1 million viewers since December 2015.

### Special programming

The network hosts a series of special presentations throughout the year, including specials for tax and Registered Retirement Savings Plan seasons. In the fall of 2006, Report on Business Television hosted its first "Live On Location" event in Toronto during which a studio audience was featured during two of the network's most popular shows, Market Call with Jim O'Connell and SqueezePlay with Kim Parlee and Andrew Bell. This was the first time viewers had the opportunity to go live in person with the network during its regular broadcasts of Market Call.

In May 2008, the network relaunched BNN.ca, featuring its first online contest called "The BNN.ca $25,000 Challenge". The updated BNN.ca showcased a new video player allowing investors to search, sort and personalize BNN video; and the new player increased availability of past BNN video by allowing viewers to access content for an unlimited period of time online. Other added features on the site included blogs, a "Market Monitor", feature video clips on the homepage, an online stock ticker, features such as "Hot Stocks" and "Guest Picks", stock indices, and tracking of the latest and popular news stories on the site.

BNN's weekend programming consists mainly of repeats of some of the programs aired on BNN's weekday schedule, as well as other Bloomberg Television series.

## Radio

Concurrent with the April 30, 2018, rebranding of BNN, Bell also relaunched its Vancouver radio station CFTE (formerly a TSN Radio station) as BNN Bloomberg Radio. The station features audio simulcasts of BNN Bloomberg television programs, as well as other Bloomberg Radio programs. The station is aimed to a national audience for streaming via iHeartRadio. On February 9, 2021, Bell flipped CKOC in Hamilton to BNN Bloomberg Radio as well, after it dropped its own TSN Radio format. In 2023, CFTE in Vancouver was closed and Hamilton's CKOC was sold, pending CRTC approval. The BNN Bloomberg Radio feed will continue to run until the sale of CKOC is completed. On June 26, 2024 the CRTC approved the sale of CKOC and the BNN Bloomberg Radio feed officially ended on August 19, 2024.

## Notable on-air personalities

- Amber Kanwar

- Paul Bagnell

- Andrew Bell

## Notable Producers

- Alicia Harvey

- Peter Evans

- Mansi Thakker

- Ryan Miller

- Sydney Punchard


Luis Zubeldía

# Luis Zubeldía

## Abstract

Luis Francisco Zubeldía (born 13 January 1981) is an Argentine football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of Brazilian club São Paulo.

A former midfielder, Zubeldía's career was mainly associated to Club Atlético Lanús, where he played as a senior and managed the club in two different spells. He was known for being the youngest person to be in charge of an Argentine first division team.

## Playing career

### Club

Born in Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Zubeldía started playing with hometown side General Belgrano, before being spotted by José Pékerman and being taken on a trial period for the Argentine youth sides. After attracting the interest of several clubs, he chose to join Lanús, as according to himself, "his school was near the club".

Zubeldía made his first team debut for Lanús on 30 October 1998, in a 2–2 home draw against Independiente. He made 57 appearances, scoring 3 goals. In 2004, he retired from football at 23 years of age due to a osteochondritis dissecans of his knee.

### International

Zubeldía represented Argentina at under-17 and under-20 levels. He played for the former in the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship, and the latter in the 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2001 South American U-20 Championship.

## Managing career

### Lanús

After retiring, Zubeldía joined the staff of Ramón Cabrero at his main club Lanús, as an assistant. In June 2008, he was announced as manager of the club in the place of Cabrero; at the age of 27, making him the youngest coach in the history of the Argentine Primera División.

After leading the team to fourth place in the 2008 Apertura Tournament and qualifying to the 2009 Copa Libertadores, Lanús' Zubeldía ended the 2009 Clausura Tournament in third place. Under his technical leadership, Lanus finished the 2008–09 season with a total of 75 points, the best record in club's history so far.

On 15 November 2010, Zubeldía resigned and was replaced by Gabriel Schürrer.

### Barcelona SC

On 24 June 2011, Zubeldía moved abroad and took over Ecuadorian club Barcelona SC, signing an 18-month contract. On 8 April 2012, after a 1–1 tie against LDU Quito, the president of Barcelona, Antonio Noboa, entered the dressing rooms, having a strong discussion with the young coach. Zubeldía then gave a press conference in the following day announcing his resignation from Barcelona, which stated:

"The president made a comment that I believe was disoriented, I did everything possible not to react, but I reacted as any person of character would have reacted. It did not escalate, but respect was broken. Leaving that to the side and not being ego-centric, I choose to step aside for the benefit of the institution, because if the coach and the trainer don't respect each other, there's no project that could work. I would have liked to be in the photo of the winner of the stage, I wish the best to the next trainer, who has the most important thing, the raw materials."

Zubeldía's replacement was his compatriot Gustavo Costas, which led Barcelona to the 2012 Serie A title after 15 years. Zubeldía was recognized for his role in putting together the team that won the championship.

### Racing Club

On 15 April 2012, Zubeldía returned to his home country after being appointed manager of Racing Club, replacing Alfio Basile. He led the club to the 2012 Copa Argentina Final, losing 2–1 to Boca Juniors.

Zubeldía provided the first team debuts of several youth players which would later establish themselves as regular starters, such as Ricardo Centurión, Rodrigo De Paul, Luis Fariña and Luciano Vietto. He led the club to a fifth place in the 2012 Torneo Inicial, and to a sixth position in the 2013 Torneo Final.

On 25 August 2013, Zubeldía was sacked from Racing, after a poor start of the 2013–14 campaign.

### LDU Quito

On 26 November 2013, Zubeldía returned to Ecuador to replace Edgardo Bauza at the helm of LDU Quito. On 20 December 2014, he renewed his contract with the club for a further year.

In the 2015 season, Zubeldía led LDU to the first place in the First Stage, but left on 21 December of that year after losing the finals to Emelec.

### Santos Laguna

On 28 November 2015, Zubeldía was announced at Liga MX side Santos Laguna as their manager for the 2016 Clausura tournament. He reached the 2016 CONCACAF Champions League semifinals with the club, being eliminated by Club América on extra time.

On 15 August 2016, after only two draws in the first five matches of the Apertura tournament, Zubeldía was dismissed.

### Independiente Medellín

On 14 December 2016, Zubeldía switched teams and countries again, after taking over Independiente Medellín of the Categoría Primera A. The following 6 June, after the club's elimination in the 2017 Apertura quarterfinals, he resigned.

### Deportivo Alavés

On 16 June 2017, Zubeldía moved to Europe after being appointed manager of Deportivo Alavés of the Spanish La Liga, signing a one-year deal. He was relieved from his duties on 17 September, after losing the first four matches of the campaign.

### Cerro Porteño

On 3 February 2018, Zebeldía replaced Leonel Álvarez at the helm of Paraguayan Primera División side Cerro Porteño. On 20 August, he was sacked and subsequently replaced by Fernando Jubero.

### Return to Lanús

On 31 August 2018, Lanús president Nicolás Russo announced the return of Zubeldía as manager of the club, with the official announcement occurring on 3 September. He reached the 2020 Copa Sudamericana final with the club, but lost 3–0 to Defensa y Justicia.

On 2 December 2021, Zubeldía confirmed that he would leave Lanús at the end of the season.

### Return to LDU Quito

On 22 April 2022, LDU confirmed the return of Zubeldía as manager of the club. He won his first professional title of his career on 28 October 2023, lifting the 2023 Copa Sudamericana after a 1–1 draw (4–3 penalty win) against Fortaleza.

On 17 December 2023, Zubeldía's side won the 2023 Serie A after another penalty win, now over Independiente del Valle. Despite the club's attempts for a contract renewal, LDU's president confirmed his departure on 4 January 2024.

### São Paulo

On 20 April 2024, Zubeldía was announced as head coach of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side São Paulo, signing a contract until December 2025.

## Personal life

Zubeldía's older brothers Gustavo and Juan are also involved in football: the former worked with him at Lanús as a fitness coach, later working under the same capacity at several clubs, and the latter was also a footballer and a midfielder, later becoming a manager.

## Career statistics

### Managerial

## Honours

### Manager

LDU Quito

- Copa Sudamericana: 2023

- Ecuadorian Serie A: 2023


Sindhi Canadians

# Sindhi Canadians

## Abstract

Sindhi Canadians (Sindhi: سنڌي ڪينيڊين (Perso-Arabic); सिंधी कनाडाई (Devanagari);) refer to Sindhis that are citizens of Canada or those that have ancestry or heritage from Sindh, Sindhi Canadians come under the global Sindhi diaspora. The population of Sindhis in Canada is estimated between 8,385 or 11,000 Sindhis in Canada. mainly concentrated in Toronto

## History

Sindhi Canadians either originate from British Sind of colonial India settling in British North America, or from the Sindh province of modern-day Pakistan.

On the occasion of Sindhi Cultural Day, the Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau sent heartful greetings for Sindhis.

Jeremy Patzer a conservative parliamentarian rose up to recognize Sindhi as one of the official languages of Canada.


The Jimmy Show

# The Jimmy Show

## Abstract

The Jimmy Show is a 2001 drama written and directed by Frank Whaley, based on the Off-Broadway play Veins and Thumbtacks by Jonathan Marc Sherman. The film stars Whaley, Carla Gugino, and Ethan Hawke. The film premiered at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival and also screened at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival.

## Synopsis

The film centers on the life of Jimmy O'Brien (Frank Whaley), a warehouse clerk by day and a standup comedian by night. He is also a failure as an inventor. He lives with his wife (Carla Gugino), daughter, and a disabled grandmother. Jimmy's aspiration to succeed contrasts sharply with the numbness of his pothead friend Ray (Ethan Hawke), who is just trying to get by. When performing, Jimmy contradicts the role of a comedian and instead uses the stand-up form to relate the tragedies in his life, which causes indifferent to hostile reactions from the audience; however, he also provokes members of the audience. Eventually, Jimmy is fired from his day job for stealing beer, which he abuses, and his wife finally leaves him and takes their daughter. He winds up working at a Middle Eastern fast-food restaurant. At the end of the film, Jimmy runs seemingly aimlessly in different directions in what appears to be him either on the verge of a nervous breakdown or spiritual awakening.

## Cast

- Frank Whaley as Jimmy O'Brien

- Carla Gugino as Annie O'Brien

- Ethan Hawke as Ray

- Lynn Cohen as Ruth

- Jillian Stacom as Wendy

- Spelman M. Beaubrun as Claude

- Sheila Kay Davis as Social Worker

## Production

The film was shot in Staten Island, the same location used by Frank Whaley in his 1999 drama Joe the King.


2024–25 Ferencvárosi TC season

# 2024–25 Ferencvárosi TC season

## Abstract

The 2024–25 season is Ferencvárosi Torna Club 's 121th competitive season, 16th consecutive season in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, where they will be competing as six-time defending champions and 126th year in existence as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, Ferencváros participate in this season's editions of the Magyar Kupa, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

## Kits

Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Magyar Telekom / Tippmix

### Kit usage

We indicate in parentheses the number of round.

## First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

## Transfers

### Summer

Sources:

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Sources:

## Friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

### Pre-season

### Mid-season

Source:

## Competitions

### Overall record

In italics, we indicate the Final position achieved in competition(s) that have not yet been completed.

Last updated: 15 September 2024 Source: Soccerway

### Nemzeti Bajnokság I

#### League table

#### Results summary

Last updated: 1 September 2024. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

#### Matches

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Source:

#### Results overview

All results are indicated from the perspective of Ferencvárosi TC. We indicate in parentheses the number of round. Win Draw Loss Postponed

### Magyar Kupa

#### Round of 64

The draw for the Round of 64 was held on 26 August 2024. Budafok also started the Magyar Kupa competitions in this round.

#### Round of 32

The draw for the Round of 32 will hold on 16 September 2024.

### UEFA Champions League

#### Second qualifying round

Ferencváros won 7–1 on aggregate.

#### Third qualifying round

Midtjylland won 3–1 on aggregate.

### UEFA Europa League

#### Play-off round

1–1 on aggregate, Ferencváros won 3–2 on penalties.

#### League phase

The draw for the League phase was held on 30 August 2024. The team for League Phase: Goalkeepers: Dibusz, Á. Varga – Defenders: Botka, Cissé, Ćivić, Gartenmann, Gustavo, Kaján, Ramírez, Szalai – Midfielders: Abu Fani, Ben Romdhane, Kady, Maïga, Makreckis, Rommens, A. Tóth, Zachariassen – Forwards: Saldanha, Gruber, Misidjan, Pešić, Traoré, B. Varga

## Squad statistics

### Appearances

Includes all competitions for senior teams. We indicate the number of the player's appearances as substitute by the combination of a plus sign and a figure.

Notes: GK: goalkeeper; DF: defender; MF: midfielder; FW: forward

### Goal scorers

Includes all competitions for senior teams. The list is sorted by squad number when season-total goals are equal. Players with no goals not included in the list. We indicate in parentheses how many of the goals scored by the player from penalties.

### Assists

Includes all competitions for senior teams. The list is sorted by squad number when season-total assists are equal. Players with no assists not included in the list.

### Goalkeppers

#### Clean sheets

Includes all competitions for senior teams. The list is sorted by squad number when season-total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play.

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions for senior teams. The list is sorted by red cards, then yellow cards (and by squad number when total cards are equal). Players with no cards not included in the list.

### Captains

Includes all competitions for senior teams. The list is sorted by squad number when season-total number of games where a player started as captain are equal. Players with no games started as captain not included in the list.

## Attendances

Home stadium: Groupama Arena, Budapest – Capacity: 23,700 (22,122 in international matches)

## Awards and nominations

### Weekly awards

#### Player of the Round

Player of the Week by Nemzeti Sport and Round Selection of Nemzeti Bajnokság by Nemzeti Sport and Csakfoci websites.

#### Goal of the Round

Goal of the Round of Nemzeti Bajnokság by the M4 Sport website.

- Score – The score at the time of the goal. Ferencvárosi TC's score listed first.

- Final score – The score at full time; Ferencvárosi TC's listed first.

### Monthly awards

#### Player of the Month

Player of the Month by Ferencvárosi TC (Sponsored: HSA Group).

### Yearly awards

## Milestones

Debuts

The following players made their competitive debuts for Ferencvárosi TC's first team during the campaign.

50th appearances

The following players made their 50th appearances for Ferencvárosi TC's first team during the campaign.

First goals

The following players scored their first goals for Ferencvárosi TC's first team during the campaign.

- Score – The score at the time of the goal. Ferencvárosi TC's score listed first.

- Final score – The score at full time; Ferencvárosi TC's listed first.


The Job (2009 film)

# The Job (2009 film)

## Abstract

The Job is an independent darkly comic drama written and directed by Shem Bitterman based on his 1998 play. The film world premiered on September 26, 2009, at the San Diego Film Festival where writer Shem Bitterman won a Best Screenplay award.

## Plot

A hapless man named Bubba, who is desperate to find a job and marry the woman he loves, is hooked up with a slick employment agent by a drifter. Only after agreeing to the job (a contract kill, no less), Bubba finds himself in over his head.

## Cast

- Patrick Flueger as Bubba

- Taryn Manning as Joy

- Ron Perlman as Jim

- Joe Pantoliano as Perriman

- Katie Lowes as Connie

## Production

Filming began on 6 May 2008 in Detroit, and ended in July 2008.

## Release

After a very brief limited release, the film was released on DVD on 27 July 2010.

The film is available on Amazon. Free to Amazon Prime members.


Carrington Event

# Carrington Event

## Abstract

The Carrington Event was the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history, peaking on 1–2 September 1859 during solar cycle 10. It created strong auroral displays that were reported globally and caused sparking and even fires in telegraph stations. The geomagnetic storm was most likely the result of a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the Sun colliding with Earth's magnetosphere.

The geomagnetic storm was associated with a very bright solar flare on 1 September 1859. It was observed and recorded independently by British astronomers Richard Carrington and Richard Hodgson —the first records of a solar flare. A geomagnetic storm of this magnitude occurring today has the potential to cause widespread electrical disruptions, blackouts and damage due to extended cuts of the electrical power grid.

## History

### Geomagnetic storm

On 1 and 2 September 1859, one of the largest geomagnetic storms (as recorded by ground-based magnetometers) occurred. Estimates of the storm strength (Dst) range from −0.80 to −1.75 μT.

The geomagnetic storm is thought to have been caused by a big coronal mass ejection (CME) that traveled directly toward Earth, taking 17.6 hours to make the 150 × 10 km (93 × 10 mi) journey. Typical CMEs take several days to arrive at Earth, but it is believed that the relatively high speed of this CME was made possible by a prior CME, perhaps the cause of the large aurora event on 29 August that "cleared the way" of ambient solar wind plasma for the Carrington Event.

### Associated solar flare

Just before noon on 1 September 1859, the English amateur astronomers Richard Carrington and Richard Hodgson independently recorded the earliest observations of a solar flare. Carrington and Hodgson compiled independent reports which were published side by side in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and exhibited their drawings of the event at the November 1859 meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Because of a geomagnetic solar flare effect (a "magnetic crochet") observed in the Kew Observatory magnetometer record by Scottish physicist Balfour Stewart, and a geomagnetic storm observed the following day, Carrington suspected a solar–terrestrial connection. However, he was not sure whether the two phenomena were related, writing that “one swallow does not make a summer”. Worldwide reports of the effects of the geomagnetic storm of 1859 were compiled and published by American mathematician Elias Loomis, which support the observations of Carrington and Stewart.

## Impact

### Auroras

Auroras were seen around the world in the northern and southern hemispheres. The aurora borealis over the Rocky Mountains in the United States was so bright that the glow woke gold miners, who were reported to have begun to prepare breakfast because they thought it was morning. It was also reported that people in the north-eastern United States could read a newspaper by the aurora's light. The aurora was also visible from the poles to low latitude areas such as south-central Mexico, Cuba, Hawaii, Queensland, southern Japan and China, and even at lower latitudes very close to the equator, such as in Colombia.

On Saturday 3 September 1859, the Baltimore American and Commercial Advertiser reported that

Those who happened to be out late on Thursday night had an opportunity of witnessing another magnificent display of the auroral lights. The phenomenon was very similar to the display on Sunday night, though at times the light was, if possible, more brilliant, and the prismatic hues more varied and gorgeous. The light appeared to cover the whole firmament, apparently like a luminous cloud, through which the stars of the larger magnitude indistinctly shone. The light was greater than that of the moon at its full, but had an indescribable softness and delicacy that seemed to envelop everything upon which it rested. Between 12 and 1 o'clock, when the display was at its full brilliancy, the quiet streets of the city resting under this strange light, presented a beautiful as well as singular appearance.

In 1909, an Australian gold miner named C. F. Herbert retold his observations in a letter to the Daily News in Perth,

I was gold-digging at Rokewood, about four miles from Rokewood township (Victoria). Myself and two mates looking out of the tent saw a great reflection in the southern heavens at about 7 o'clock p.m., and in about half an hour, a scene of almost unspeakable beauty presented itself: Lights of every imaginable color were issuing from the southern heavens, one color fading away only to give place to another if possible more beautiful than the last, the streams mounting to the zenith, but always becoming a rich purple when reaching there, and always curling round, leaving a clear strip of sky, which may be described as four fingers held at arm's length. The northern side from the zenith was also illuminated with beautiful colors, always curling round at the zenith, but were considered to be merely a reproduction of the southern display, as all colors south and north always corresponded. It was a sight never to be forgotten, and was considered at the time to be the greatest aurora recorded. The rationalist and pantheist saw nature in her most exquisite robes, recognising, the divine immanence, immutable law, cause, and effect. The superstitious and the fanatical had dire forebodings, and thought it a foreshadowing of Armageddon and final dissolution.

### Telegraphs

Because of the geomagnetically induced current from the electromagnetic field, telegraph systems all over Europe and North America failed, in some cases giving their operators electric shocks. Telegraph pylons threw sparks. Some operators were able to continue to send and receive messages despite having disconnected their power supplies. The following conversation occurred between two operators of the American telegraph line between Boston, Massachusetts, and Portland, Maine, on the night of 2 September 1859 and reported in the Boston Evening Traveler:

Boston operator (to Portland operator): "Please cut off your battery entirely for fifteen minutes."

Portland operator: "Will do so. It is now disconnected."

Boston: "Mine is disconnected, and we are working with the auroral current. How do you receive my writing?"

Portland: "Better than with our batteries on. – Current comes and goes gradually."

Boston: "My current is very strong at times, and we can work better without the batteries, as the aurora seems to neutralize and augment our batteries alternately, making current too strong at times for our relay magnets. Suppose we work without batteries while we are affected by this trouble."

Portland: "Very well. Shall I go ahead with business?"

Boston: "Yes. Go ahead."

The conversation was carried on for around two hours using no battery power at all and working solely with the current induced by the aurora, the first time on record that more than a word or two was transmitted in such manner.

## Similar events

Another strong solar storm occurred in February 1872. Less severe storms also occurred in 1921 (this was comparable by some measures), 1938, 1941, 1958, 1959 and 1960, when widespread radio disruption was reported. The flares and CMEs of the August 1972 solar storms were similar to the Carrington event in size and magnitude; however, unlike the 1859 storms, they did not cause an extreme geomagnetic storm. The March 1989 geomagnetic storm knocked out power across large sections of Quebec, while the 2003 Halloween solar storms registered the most powerful solar explosions ever recorded. On 23 July 2012, a "Carrington-class" solar superstorm (solar flare, CME, solar electromagnetic pulse) was observed, but its trajectory narrowly missed Earth. During the May 2024 solar storms, the Aurora Borealis was sighted as far south as Puerto Rico.

In June 2013, a joint venture from researchers at Lloyd's of London and Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER) in the US used data from the Carrington Event to estimate the cost of a similar event in the present to the US alone at US$ 600 billion to $2.6 trillion (equivalent to $ 774 billion to $ 3.35 trillion in 2023), which, at the time, equated to roughly 3.6 to 15.5 percent of annual GDP.

Other research has looked for signatures of large solar flares and CMEs in carbon-14 in tree rings and beryllium-10 (among other isotopes) in ice cores. The signature of a large solar storm has been found for the years 774–775 and 993–994. Carbon-14 levels stored in 775 suggest an event about 20 times the normal variation of the Sun's activity, and 10 or more times the size of the Carrington Event. An event in 7176 BCE may have exceeded even the 774–775 event based on this proxy data.

Whether the physics of solar flares is similar to that of even larger superflares is still unclear. The Sun may differ in important ways such as size and speed of rotation from the types of stars that are known to produce superflares.

## Other evidence

Ice cores containing thin nitrate -rich layers have been analysed to reconstruct a history of past solar storms predating reliable observations. This was based on the hypothesis that solar energetic particles would ionize nitrogen, leading to the production of nitric oxide and other oxidised nitrogen compounds, which would not be too diluted in the atmosphere before being deposited along with snow.

Beginning in 1986, some researchers claimed that data from Greenland ice cores showed evidence of individual solar particle events, including the Carrington Event. More recent ice core work, however, casts significant doubt on this interpretation and shows that nitrate spikes are likely not a result of solar energetic particle events but can be due to terrestrial events such as forest fires, and correlate with other chemical signatures of known forest fire plumes. Nitrate events in cores from Greenland and Antarctica do not align, so the hypothesis that they reflect proton events is now in significant doubt.

A 2024 study analysed digitized magnetogram readings from magnetic observatories at Kew and Greenwich. "Initial analysis suggests the rates of change of the field of over 700 nT/min exceeded the 1-in-100 years extreme value of 350–400 nT/min at this latitude based on digital-era records", indicating a far greater change rate than modern digital measurements.


The Juniper Tree (film)

# The Juniper Tree (film)

## Abstract

The Juniper Tree is a 1990 Icelandic medieval fantasy drama film written and directed by Nietzchka Keene. Based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale " The Juniper Tree ", the film was shot in black-and-white in a small budget in 1986. It stars Björk Guðmundsdóttir, Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir, Guðrún Gísladóttir, Valdimar Örn Flygenring and Geirlaug Sunna Þormar.

The Juniper Tree premiered at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival, where it was selected to compete for the Grand Jury Prize – Dramatic.

## Plot

In Iceland, two sisters, Margit and her elder sister Katla, escape their home after their mother is stoned and burned for witchcraft. They go where no one knows them and find Jóhann, a young widower who has a son called Jónas. Katla uses magical powers to seduce Jóhann and they start living together.

Margit and Jónas become friends. However, Jónas does not accept Katla as his stepmother and tries to convince his father to leave her. Katla's magic power is too strong and even though he knows he should leave her, he can't. Margit's mother appears to her in visions and Jónas' mother appears as a raven and to bring him a magical feather. Eventually, Katla kills the boy by challenging him to jump off a cliff to prove his mother will save him. Margit figures out what her sister has done but remains silent.

One day, she hears a bird sing and thinks it is Jónas returned. She tells Jóhann this and states that her sister did not mean to kill his son. Katla runs away leaving Margit to live with Johann. Eventually, Johann also leaves and Margit is left to console herself by creating folklore-type stories about birds.

## Cast

- Björk Guðmundsdóttir as Margit

- Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir as Katla

- Guðrún Gísladóttir as Margit and Katla's mother

- Valdimar Örn Flygenring as Jóhann

- Geirlaug Sunna Þormar as Jónas

## Production

### Filming

Principal photography took place in 1986 in Iceland with a low budget. It was shot in black and white to highlight its dramatic content and as a resource to place the story in the Middle Ages. Some scenes were filmed at the Reynisfjara basalt columns and the Seljalandsfoss waterfall on the south coast of Iceland.

## Release

Due to financial problems, the film did not see distribution until 1990, when it competed for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. It was restored to 4K resolution by the Center for Film & Theatre Research, Wisconsin, premiering at the AFI Fest on 10 November 2018. It saw a limited theatrical release on 15 March 2019.

### Critical reception

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 7.80/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 86 out of 100, based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Glenn Kenny from The New York Times praised Keene's direction and Björk's "enchanting" performance. David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film "B+" and wrote "A wonderful performance from a 21-year-old Björk is one of many reasons to see Nietzchka Keene's newly restored medieval fantasy."

### Home media

Rhino Home Video released the film on VHS in 1995 and on DVD in 2002.


Polarization-maintaining optical fiber

# Polarization-maintaining optical fiber

## Abstract

In fiber optics, polarization-maintaining optical fiber (PMF or PM fiber) is a single-mode optical fiber in which linearly polarized light, if properly launched into the fiber, maintains a linear polarization during propagation, exiting the fiber in a specific linear polarization state; there is little or no cross-coupling of optical power between the two polarization modes. Such fiber is used in special applications where preserving polarization is essential.

## Polarization crosstalk

In an ordinary (non-polarization-maintaining) fiber, two polarization modes (say vertical and horizontal polarization) have the same nominal phase velocity due to the fiber's circular symmetry. However tiny amounts of random birefringence in such a fiber, or bending in the fiber, will cause a tiny amount of crosstalk from the vertical to the horizontal polarization mode. And since even a short portion of fiber, over which a tiny coupling coefficient may apply, is many thousands of wavelengths long, even that small coupling between the two polarization modes, applied coherently, can lead to a large power transfer to the horizontal mode, completely changing the wave's net state of polarization. Since that coupling coefficient was unintended and a result of arbitrary stress or bending applied to fiber, the output state of polarization will itself be random, and will vary as those stresses or bends vary; it will also vary with wavelength.

## Principle of operation

Polarization-maintaining fibers work by intentionally introducing a systematic linear birefringence in the fiber, so that there are two well defined polarization modes which propagate along the fiber with very distinct phase velocities. The beat length L of such a fiber (for a particular wavelength) is the distance (typically a few millimeters) over which the wave in one mode will experience an additional delay of one wavelength compared to the other polarization mode. Thus a length L /2 of such fiber is equivalent to a half-wave plate. Now consider that there might be a random coupling between the two polarization states over a significant length of such fiber. At point 0 along the fiber, the wave in polarization mode 1 induces an amplitude into mode 2 at some phase. However at point 1/2 L along the fiber, the same coupling coefficient between the polarization modes induces an amplitude into mode 2 which is now 180 degrees out of phase with the wave coupled at point zero, leading to cancellation. At point L along the fiber the coupling is again in the original phase, but at 3/2 L it is again out of phase and so on. The possibility of coherent addition of wave amplitudes through crosstalk over distances much larger than L is thus eliminated. Most of the wave's power remains in the original polarization mode, and exits the fiber in that mode's polarization as it is oriented at the fiber end. Optical fiber connectors used for PM fibers are specially keyed so that the two polarization modes are aligned and exit in a specific orientation.

Note that a polarization-maintaining fiber does not polarize light as a polarizer does. Rather, PM fiber maintains the linear polarization of linearly polarized light provided that it is launched into the fiber aligned with one of the fiber's polarization modes. Launching linearly polarized light into the fiber at a different angle will excite both polarization modes, conducting the same wave at slightly different phase velocities. At most points along the fiber the net polarization will be an elliptically polarized state, with a return to the original polarization state after an integer number of beat lengths. Consequently, if visible laser light is launched into the fiber exciting both polarization modes, scattering of propagating light viewed from the side, is observed with a light and dark pattern periodic over each beat length, since scattering is preferentially perpendicular to the polarization direction.

## Designs

Several different designs are used to create birefringence in a fiber. The fiber may be geometrically asymmetric or have a refractive index profile which is asymmetric such as the design using an elliptical cladding as shown in the diagram. Alternatively, stress permanently induced in the fiber will produce stress birefringence; this may be accomplished using rods of another material included within the cladding. Several different shapes of rod are used, and the resulting fiber is sold under brand names such as "PANDA" and "Bow-tie". ("PANDA" refers to the resemblance of the fiber's cross-section to the face of a panda, and is also an acronym for "Polarization-maintaining AND Absorption-reducing".)

It is possible to create a circularly birefringent optical fiber just using an ordinary (circularly symmetric) single-mode fiber and twisting it, thus creating internal torsional stress. That causes the phase velocity of right and left hand circular polarizations to significantly differ. Thus the two circular polarizations propagate with little crosstalk in between them

## Applications

Polarization-maintaining optical fibers are used in special applications, such as in fiber optic sensing, interferometry and quantum key distribution. They are also commonly used in telecommunications for the connection between a source laser and a modulator, since the modulator requires polarized light as input. They are rarely used for long-distance transmission, because PM fiber is expensive and has higher attenuation than single-mode fiber. Another important application is fiber-optic gyroscopes, which are widely used in the aerospace industry.

The output of a PM fiber is typically characterized by its polarization extinction ratio (PER)—the ratio of correctly to incorrectly polarized light, expressed in decibels. The quality of PM patchcords and pigtails can be characterized with a PER meter. Good PM fibers have extinction ratios in excess of 20 dB.


2019 National League Wild Card Game

# 2019 National League Wild Card Game

## Abstract

The 2019 National League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball 's (MLB) 2019 postseason contested between the National League 's two wild card teams: the Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers. Played on October 1, Washington won by a score of 4–3 to advance to the National League Division Series to face the Los Angeles Dodgers. The game was televised nationally by TBS.

## Background

Washington entered the game with a 93–69 record, while Milwaukee was 89–73. They met six times during the regular season, with Milwaukee winning the season series 4–2.

The Washington Nationals secured a berth in the Wild Card Game for their first playoff appearance as a wild card team on September 24, finishing second in the National League East, behind the Atlanta Braves. They subsequently secured home field advantage on September 28.

The Milwaukee Brewers secured a postseason berth on September 26 and became the second NL wild card, their third playoff appearance as a wild card team, the first being in 2008, and their first Wild Card Game appearance on September 29, the final day of the regular season after they finished second in the National League Central, behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

## Game results

### Line score

For the first time in Montreal-Washington franchise history, the Nationals appeared in a wild-card game, facing the Milwaukee Brewers at Nationals Park. Although Max Scherzer had suffered a series of injuries since mid-season, manager Dave Martinez decided to go with him as Washington's starter for the game. Scherzer walked the Brewers′ first batter, right fielder Trent Grisham, and then gave up a home run in the next Milwaukee at-bat to catcher Yasmani Grandal. In the second inning, Milwaukee first baseman Eric Thames led off with a home run, and the Nationals trailed 3–0. Scherzer faced threats in the fourth inning, when Thames doubled and advanced to third, and in the fifth inning, when he walked both pinch hitter Travis Shaw and Grandal, but he did not allow the Brewers to score again. He left the game after five innings, having thrown 77 pitches, walking three Brewers and striking out six.

Washington generated little offense over the first seven innings. Against Milwaukee starter Brandon Woodruff, the Nationals managed only two hits, although one of them was a home run that shortstop Trea Turner hit in the bottom of the third to cut Milwaukee's lead to 3–1. Woodruff left the game after four innings, and Milwaukee relievers Brent Suter and Drew Pomeranz pitched the fifth, sixth and seventh innings without allowing any base runners. For Washington, Stephen Strasburg came into the game in relief of Scherzer — the first relief appearance of Strasburg's career, including both regular season and playoff games — and during the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings gave up two hits but no runs, walking no one and striking out four. The game's third through seventh innings thus mostly passed quietly, although an electrical malfunction at Nationals Park caused fire alarms to sound in the fourth inning and knocked out the public address system for several minutes, resulting in the nightly Presidents Race being run without the customary play-by-play and with third baseman Anthony Rendon and left fielder Juan Soto coming to bat unannounced in the bottom of the fourth.

The bottom of the eighth was the decisive inning of the game. Milwaukee closer Josh Hader came in for a potential six-out save and struck out center fielder Victor Robles to start the inning. Then Michael A. Taylor pinch-hit for Strasburg and reached first when the umpiring crew ruled that a pitch which appeared either to have hit Taylor or the knob of his bat had in fact hit him, and a Brewers challenge resulted in that decision being upheld. Trea Turner struck out, but pinch hitter Ryan Zimmerman then hit a broken-bat single to center, advancing Taylor to third. After Andrew Stevenson came in to pinch-run for Zimmerman, Anthony Rendon – batting with the crowd chanting " MVP ! MVP!" – walked on a full count to load the bases. Juan Soto then singled to right and Milwaukee right fielder Trent Grisham misplayed the ball; by the time Soto was tagged out between second and third to end the inning, Taylor, Stevenson, and Rendon all had scored to give the Nationals a 4–3 lead, their first lead of the game. Daniel Hudson then closed for the Nats, giving up one hit in a scoreless ninth inning and earning the save by getting Ben Gamel to fly out to lock down a 4–3 victory.

The win was the Nationals′ ninth in a row, and as the home crowd chanted "Beat LA! Beat LA!," the Nationals celebrated on the field. Previously, the Nationals – who had lost eight of their last nine playoff losses by one run – had been 0–3 in winner-take-all postseason games, and all three losses had come in National League Division Series games at Nationals Park and by a combined total of only four runs. The wild-card victory over Milwaukee was the first time in Nationals history, and only the second time in franchise history, that the team had advanced beyond the first round of the playoffs. For Max Scherzer, the win broke a streak of seven straight postseason games in which his team had lost a game in which he appeared. The Nationals advanced to the 2019 National League Division Series to face the Los Angeles Dodgers.

## Aftermath

The 2019 National League Wild Card game would be a sign of things to come for the Nationals. The Nats would thrive in playing in elimination games during the 2019 postseason, as they went 5–0 in such games, on the way to their first championship in franchise history and first for a Washington D.C. baseball team since 1924.


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Bernard Altum

# Bernard Altum

## Abstract

Johann Bernard Theodor Altum (31 January 1824 – 1 February 1900) was a German Catholic priest, zoologist, and forest scientist who also engaged in popularizing his religiously grounded understanding of science.

## Background

Altum was born to shoemaker Bernard Theodor Altum and Anna Gertrude Antonette Huder of Münster, Province of Westphalia. After going to local elementary schools, he entered Paulinum Gymnasium (Münster) and graduated in 1845. Altum studied philosophy and theology in Münster, and was ordained as a priest in 1849. Later, his interests turned to zoology, a discipline that he studied under Johannes Peter Müller and Martin Lichtenstein in Berlin, obtaining a doctorate in 1855 with a thesis comparing Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. From 1859 he was a lecturer at the University of Münster, then relocated in 1869 to the Academy of Forestry in Eberswalde as a successor to Julius Theodor Christian Ratzeburg.

In his earlier work, his research primarily dealt with mammals and birds; after moving to Eberswalde, his studies were largely in the field of forest entomology.

From 1893 to 1900 he was president of the German Ornithologists' Society.

Ernst Mayr wrote about Altum's 1868 book Der Vogel und sein Leben which included notes on territoriality in birds in 1935. Mayr noted that many English ornithologists believed that concepts of territory had been established by Eliot Howard only in 1920. Altum noted defence of territory using song, the relationship of territory size to food availability and examined how competition or the lack of it between species decided territorial conflict or overlap between two species. Altum was a creationist, and when the book was printed, it was criticized by many including Alfred Brehm, with whom he particularly clashed. At a meeting of Berlin ornithologists on 6 April 1868, Brehm had commented that Altum's work was theological and teleological and was opposed to a modern understanding of zoology and that he was making birds and animals into (instinct-driven) machines by not crediting them with intelligence, thereby debasing the study of birds.

As an editor of the magazine Natur und Offenbarung ("Nature and Revelation"), Altum belonged to an initially small but growing group of Catholic popularizers of zoology in Germany.

## Works

- Homeri cum Aeschyli, Sophoclis, Euripidis comparantur, (dissertation), Berlin 1855.

- Winke zur Hebung des zoologischen Unterrichts (a zoology instruction manual), Münster 1863.

- Die Säugetiere des Münsterlands, Münster (Mammals of "Münster country"), 1867.

- Der Vogel und sein Leben, Münster 1868 (Birds and their lives); published in several editions, 7th edition 1903.

- Forstzoologie (Forest zoology; volume 1: mammals, volume 2: birds, volume 3: insects; general insects and beetles). I. Säugethiere. Second improved and enlarged edition, published by Julius Springer, Berlin 1876. II. Vögel. published by Julius Springer, Berlin 1873. III. Insecten. 1. Abth. Allgemeines und Käfer. Second improved and enlarged edition, published by Julius Springer, Berlin 1881.

- I. Säugethiere. Second improved and enlarged edition, published by Julius Springer, Berlin 1876.

- II. Vögel. published by Julius Springer, Berlin 1873.

- III. Insecten. 1. Abth. Allgemeines und Käfer. Second improved and enlarged edition, published by Julius Springer, Berlin 1881.


Moorefield High School

# Moorefield High School

## Abstract

Moorefield High School is a high school located in Hardy County, West Virginia. It is one of two high schools located within Hardy County, the other being East Hardy High School. Moorefield High School was built in the late 1930s. Moorefield's colors are blue and gold and their mascot is the Yellowjackets, one among two schools in West Virginia to use this mascot (see Williamstown High School (WV)).

The building was renovated during 2013–2015. In 2013, the last part of the oldest portion of the school, dating from 1941, was demolished.

Moorefield high school have won 6 football championships, 2 in baseball, and 1 in basketball. Moorefield biggest sports rivalry is East Hardy High school.


The Kill-Off

# The Kill-Off

## Abstract

The Kill-Off is a 1989 American crime drama film written and directed by Maggie Greenwald, based on a 1957 novel of the same name by Jim Thompson. It was an independent film, produced by Lydia Dean Pilcher and shot by Declan Quinn in his film debut.

## Plot

In a small coastal community in New Jersey, the only action in town is a nightclub called The Pavilion. The owner, Pete, can barely make the payroll so in an effort to bring in more business, he hires a sultry stripper named Danny Lee.

Danny Lee's act soon turns the head of Ralph, which is not good news for his bed-ridden wife Luanne. Luanne's nasty talent is her gift for gossip, and when she begins to suspect that Ralph has adultery on his mind, she starts spreading more ugly rumors that have just enough basis in fact to stick. Soon things spin out of control and a wave of violence begins.

## Cast

- Loretta Gross as Luan

- Andrew Lee Barrett as Bobbie Ashton

- Jackson Sims as Pete Pavlov

- Steve Monroe as Ralph

- Cathy Haase as Danny Lee

- William Russell as Rags

- Jorja Fox as Myra Pavlov

- Sean O'Sullivan as The Doctor

- Ellen Kelly as Lily Williams

- Ralph Graff as Henry Williams

## Production

The Kill-Off was a part of the so-called Jim Thompson revival in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The other Jim Thompson novels to be adapted into films were The Grifters and After Dark, My Sweet. The Kill Off 's US release would arrive in the same year as the aforementioned films.

Director of photography Declan Quinn shot the film with low lighting; at times, footage of characters more than a few feet from the camera can be difficult to see. This was done to mirror the stylistic photography of the film noirs of the 1940s and 1950s.

Filming took place over a twenty-one-day schedule in January 1989 on a budget of less than $1 million. Exterior shots were filmed in the New Jersey seaside town of Keansburg, where the Keansburg Amusement Park can be seen in the background. Interior scenes were filmed on sets in New York.

## Release

The producers used the following tagline when marketing the film:

The film premiered at the Cannes Film Market on May 17, 1989. It went on to screen at the Women in Film Festival and the Toronto Festival of Festivals that year. Later, it was shown at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival and Maggie Greenwald was nominated for the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize. In the UK, the film opened at the Screen on the Hill in London on February 9, 1990, grossing $8,775 in its opening week. The film was given a limited theatrical release by Cabriolet Films beginning on October 19, 1990 in New York City. It also opened in Los Angeles for a week on December 14, 1990 in order to qualify for Academy Awards consideration.

### Home media

The film was not released onto videocassette in the United States until 1996, when Xenon Entertainment released it onto VHS. In 2014, Films Around the World released the film on a manufactured on demand DVD-R.

## Reception

### Critical response

Critic Peter Travers, writing for Rolling Stone, called the film "a daring, down-and-dirty thriller." In the Austin Chronicle, critic Marjorie Baumgarten reviewed the film positively, writing the "protagonists and pernicious moral rot are well-captured in Greenwald's film version of The Kill-Off. The milieu is compellingly perverse, and Greenwald and the actors get the seedy tone just right." Critic Dennis Schwartz felt though the film "wasn’t psychologically deep, nor was it morally arresting", it succeeds at "showing a feeling of deep noir malaise", noting "It’s rare that a woman directs a noir film and especially one as hard-boiled as this one."

The New York Times was less impressed with the film. Critic Caryn James wrote, " is tossed away by Ms. Greenwald's flaccid script and scenes so badly paced that the actors seem to be holding their breath between lines, waiting for their next cues."

### Accolades

Wins

- Torino Film Festival: Jury Special Prize, Maggie Greenwald; 1989.

Nominations

- Deauville Film Festival, France: Critics Award, Maggie Greenwald, 1989.

- Sundance Film Festival: Dramatic Grand Jury Prize, Maggie Greenwald; 1990.

## Differences from novel

In the book, the author never reveals the identity of the murderer, in contrast to the film. The film also spares one of the characters that the book does not, and turns the character into a moral center.


The 4:30 Movie (film)

# The 4:30 Movie (film)

## Abstract

The 4:30 Movie is a 2024 American semi-autobiographical coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It stars Austin Zajur, Nicholas Cirillo, Reed Northrup, Siena Agudong, and Ken Jeong. The story is loosely based on Smith's experiences sneaking into movie theaters as a teenager and his earliest romantic endeavors. It was released on September 13, 2024, by Saban Films.

## Cast

- Austin Zajur as Brian David

- Nicholas Cirillo as Burny

- Reed Northrup as Belly

- Siena Agudong as Melody Barnegat

- Justin Long as Stank

- Jason Lee as Brian's dad

- Kate Micucci as Melody's mom

- Genesis Rodriguez as Usher

- Diedrich Bader as Damocles

- Ken Jeong as Manager Mike

- Rachel Dratch as Brian's mom

- Sam Richardson as Major Murder

- Adam Pally as Emo Usher

- Harley Quinn Smith as Sister Sugar Walls

- Method Man as Cookie

- Betty Aberlin as Mrs. B

- Logic as Astro Blaster

- Evelyn Giovine as Jessica Court

- Brian O'Halloran

- Jeff Anderson

- Rosario Dawson

- Aaron Shuf

- Jason Mewes as A John

- Jason Biggs as a construction worker

## Production

### Filming

Filming took place at the end of August 2023, which was approved for filming during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. It was filmed at Smodcastle Cinemas, a New Jersey movie theater that Smith co-owns.

## Release

Saban Films acquired distribution rights and a tour is planned to run throughout the summer in the United States, with a nationwide release to follow.

## Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 73% of 30 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.4/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 54 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.


Gawad Urian Award

# Gawad Urian Award

## Abstract

The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines presented since 1977 by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (transl. Filipino Film Critics), a film critic organization composed of critics, writers, and scholars. It is the regarded as the highest award for a film given by critics in the Philippines and is seen as the counterpart of the United States' New York Film Critics Circle.

The name "Gawad Urian" is from Tagalog terms urian (a standard for gold) and gawad (award). It is the only major award-giving body in the Philippines to use the vernacular in awards shows and in the presentation of the awards. The official name for the Best Film category is Pinakamahusay na Pelikula, for example.

## History

The Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino was formed by a host of scholars, film writers and other award-winning writers on May 1, 1976, as a critics' voice to rival the then-only award-giving body in the Philippines, which is its Oscars, the FAMAS Awards. Three years earlier, what would be the members of the Manunuri were included in the judges' roster of the FAMAS after a shocking 1972 Best Actress tie materialized between major star Boots Anson-Roa and then-rising star Vilma Santos. A tie was unheard of at that time, which resulted in accusations of lessening prestige on the part of FAMAS. After a voting stint at the FAMAS, these future Manunuri members set up the Gawad Urian Awards.

The Gawad Urian Awards were established to "examine Filipino films, bolster the interest of the masses and the Philippine film industry, study and celebrate the achievement that will help define the good Filipino film, and cultivate the knowledge and skills that the film medium was designed for, which is to be a medium of communication and expression of our culture according to the standards and conditions of filmmaking in our country."

It then went on to become one of the most prestigious film award-giving bodies in the Philippines. Unlike the other award-giving bodies in the country, it has never been tainted with any accusations of vote buying or scandals. This distinction made the Gawad Urian a highly coveted award in the Philippine film industry that is only given to the most deserved winners.

The Gawad Urian is known for its infamous ties. At a time when the Filipino award-giving bodies were adamant about awarding ties after the FAMAS rock-up in 1972, the Gawad Urian has given ties in the Best Film category (3 ties), Best Screenplay category (1), Best Actress category (6) and Best Supporting Actress category (2), a dozen ties all in all. It is also known for awarding several lesser-known films produced by small independent production companies. In 2004, Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino, a landmark Filipino drama, was awarded Pinakamahusay na Pelikula (Best Film) by Gawad Urian, while it did not receive a single nomination from any award-giving body that year.

In 1988, the awards for the films of 1987 were not held because the Manunuri deemed that there was a "lack of deserving winners," which was a first in Filipino awards history.

In 2006, the Gawad Urian became the first award-giving body in the Philippine to welcome digital films into competition. Its nominees were swamped with achievement from digital films that year, which prompted the other award-giving bodies to include digital films in its roster of nominations the next year.

## Award categories

### Current categories

- Pinakamahusay na Pelikula (Best Film)

- Pinakamahusay na Direksyon (Best Direction)

- Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktor (Best Actor)

- Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktres (Best Actress)

- Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktor (Best Supporting Actor)

- Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres (Best Supporting Actress)

- Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula (Best Screenplay)

- Pinakamahusay na Sinematograpiya (Best Cinematography)

- Pinakamahusay na Disenyong Pamproduksyon (Best Production Design)

- Pinakamahusay na Editing (Best Editing)

- Pinakamahusay na Musika (Best Music)

- Pinakamahusay na Tunog (Best Sound)

- Pinakamahusay na Maikling Pelikula (Best Short Film)

- Pinakamahusay na Dokyumentaryo (Best Documentary)

### Honorary awards

- Natatanging Gawad Urian (Lifetime Achievement Award) – for film artisans whose contributions have helped shape the Filipino film industry.

- Ginintuang Gawad Urian (Golden Urian Award) – given by the Manunuri to Mike de Leon in 1992, the first and the last time the award was given out.

## Decades lists

### Best Films of the Decade

Every end of a decade, the Manunuri publishes a list called Mga Natatanging Pelukula ng Dekada which recognizes the best films of the decade.

#### 1970s

- Pagdating sa Dulo (1971) dir. Ishmael Bernal

- Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang (1974) dir. Lino Brocka

- Maynila: Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag (1975) dir. Lino Brocka

- Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon (1976) dir. Eddie Romero

- Insiang (1976) dir. Lino Brocka

- Itim (1976) dir. Mike de Leon

- Nunal sa Tubig (1976) dir. Ishmael Bernal

- Sakada (1976) dir. Behn Cervantes

- Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak (1978) dir. Celso Ad. Castillo

- Jaguar (1979) dir. Lino Brocka

#### 1980s

- City After Dark (1980) dir. Ishmael Bernal

- Kisapmata (1981) dir. Mike de Leon

- Batch '81 (1982) dir. Mike de Leon

- Himala (1982) dir. Ishmael Bernal

- Oro, Plata, Mata (1982) dir. Peque Gallaga

- Karnal (1983) dir. Marilou Diaz-Abaya

- Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim (1984) dir. Lino Brocka

- Sister Stella L. (1984) dir. Mike de Leon

- Hinugot sa Langit (1985) dir. Ishmael Bernal

- Orapronobis (1989) dir. Lino Brocka

#### 1990s

- Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak (1990) dir. Lino Brocka

- The Fatima Buen Story (1994) dir. Mario O'Hara

- Wating (1994) dir. Ishmael Bernal

- The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995) dir. Joel Lamangan

- Milagros (1997) dir. Marilou Diaz-Abaya

- Bata, Bata... Paano Ka Ginawa? (1998) dir. Chito Roño

- Jose Rizal (1998) dir. Marilou Diaz-Abaya

- Bayaning 3rd World (1999) dir. Mike de Leon

- Pila-balde (1999) dir. Jeffrey Jeturian

#### 2000s

- Batang West Side (2001) dir. Lav Diaz

- Tuhog (2001) dir. Jeffrey Jeturian

- Babae sa Breakwater (2003) dir. Mario O'Hara

- Magnifico (2003) dir. Maryo J. de los Reyes

- Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino (2004) dir. Lav Diaz

- Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros (2005) dir. Auraeus Solito

- Kubrador (2006) dir. Jeffrey Jeturian

- Serbis (2008) dir. Brillante Mendoza

- Kinatay (2009) dir. Brillante Mendoza

- Lola (2009) dir. Brillante Mendoza

#### 2010s

- Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria (2010) dir. Remton Siega Zuasola

- Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa (2011) dir. Alvin Yapan

- Ang Paglalakbay ng mga Bituin sa Gabing Madilim (2012) dir. Arnel Mardoquio

- Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan (2013) dir. Lav Diaz

- Women of the Weeping River (2016) dir. Sheron Dayoc

- Baboy Halas (2016) dir. Bagane Fiola

- Tu Pug Imatuy (2017) dir. Arnel Barbarona

- Respeto (2017) dir. Treb Monteras

- Balangiga: Howling Wilderness (2017) dir. Khavn de la Cruz

- BuyBust (2018) dir. Erik Matti

- Babae at Baril (2019) dir. Rae Red

#### 1970 - 1999

- Maynila: Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag (1975) dir. Lino Brocka

- Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon (1976) dir. Eddie Romero

- Insiang (1976) dir. Lino Brocka

- Nunal sa Tubig (1976) dir. Ishmael Bernal

- City After Dark (1980) dir. Ishmael Bernal

- Kisapmata (1981) dir. Mike de Leon

- Batch '81 (1982) dir. Mike de Leon

- Himala (1982) dir. Ishmael Bernal

- Orapronobis (1989) dir. Lino Brocka

- Bayaning 3rd World (1999) dir. Mike de Leon

### Best Actors and Actresses of the Decade

The Mga Natatanging Aktor at Aktres ng Dekada awards are given every first year of the decade to actors and actresses who had made outstanding works in the past decade. The artists named on these lists are also honored during that year's awards ceremony.

- 1980s: Gina Alajar, Nora Aunor, Phillip Salvador, Vic Silayan, Vilma Santos

- 1990s: Nora Aunor, Richard Gomez, Vilma Santos

- 2000s: Coco Martin, Gina Pareño, Cherry Pie Picache

- 2010s: Nora Aunor, Angeli Bayani, John Lloyd Cruz, Alessandra de Rossi