title: Noeasy

text: "Noeasy" is forty-six minutes and thirty-five seconds long and has 14 tracks of various genres of music. The album's first four tracks are described as hip hop, and EDM songs with aggressive bass sounds to represent fighting and to mock the group's critics and haters. Tracks five through nine include "emotional" tracks with pop, rock, and R&B sounds. The album concludes with three sub-unit songs and two previously-released songs. All tracks were produced and written chiefly by Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han, who work together as 3Racha, a production team of Stray Kids. Other members also participated in song writing. Lee Know and Felix co-wrote "Surfin'". Hyunjin co-wrote "Red Lights". Seungmin and I.N co-wrote "Gone Away". In addition to the members, several Korean and foreign songwriter-producers also participated, including Versachoi, HotSauce, Hong Ji-sang, and Krysta Youngs.


title: Noeasy

text: "Noeasy" opens with "Cheese", an EDM track with a "strong" rock sound, "cheerful" energy, and mixed in "rough" bass synth, which uses the word "cheese" as a wordplay to compare smiling with a variety of cheeses. The lyrics respond flippantly to critics and haters who pay attention. "Thunderous", the second track, the album's lead single, is a hip-hop and trap song that includes elements of Korean traditional music ("gugak"), brass instruments, and "chuimsae". The song expresses the conviction that the group will not be discouraged and will maintain their principles no matter what anyone says. The Korean title "Sori-kkun" () has a dual meaning of "jansori-kkun" () meaning "nagger", and "sori-kkun" () meaning "("pansori") singer".


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text: The third track, "Domino", is hip-hop-influenced with a doorbell sounding at the outset alluding to the pizza brand, "intense" beats, "distinctive" sounds, and high-pitched "taepyeongso". It compares their "extraordinary" ambition and confidence to a game of dominos. The lyrics imply that their actions act as a nudge to push everyone to follow after them in a domino effect. "Ssick", the fourth track, is a midtempo hip-hop and EDM song, which has the dual meaning of "sick", which means "cool" in English, and the Korean word "ssik" () means "grin smile". It references the influence of fame, and its legendary attraction, while offering the message that feeling special about oneself is enough.


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text: "The View", the fifth track, is described as a "rhythmic", "summery", and "hopeful healing" synth-pop song based on EDM sound, which triumphs over past difficulties and future uncertainties while feeling refreshed and optimistic. "Sorry, I Love You", the mid-tempo R&B sixth track, expresses a feeling of guilt and regret for liking someone and potentially ruining a friendship. The seventh track, "Silent Cry", is an alternative rock song about two people who cannot see each other hurting, and offers comfort to the silent world-weary soul. The eighth track, "Secret Secret", is a slow-tempo R&B song that conveys comfort and sympathy with the desire to let the secrets that they do not want to be shared with anyone but rain. "Star Lost", the dance-pop, soft rock ninth track, is a "feel-good" song with a nostalgic composition calling on fans who feel alone in the world to believe in themselves.


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text: The upbeat alternative R&B tenth track, performed by Bang Chan and Hyunjin, "Red Lights", features a "wild" feeling created by "violent" string sounds and electric guitar, giving a "ripened sexy charm". It uses the theme of continuing to love someone despite the red flags although it causes suffering, to talk about the unhealthy obsession or compulsion one can have towards their work. The summer-vibe upbeat dance-pop eleventh track, "Surfin'", which was sung by Lee Know, Changbin, Felix, is described as "like a glass of carbonated water" with tropical sounds and marimba beats with lyrics about having little adventures every now and then can heal the soul and mind, allowing them to keep their lives on track and not focus solely on working. "Gone Away", the ballad twelfth track, describes an unrequited one-sided love and the frustration of someone who is not able to be with their lover, with Han, Seungmin, and I.N's vocals.


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text: "Wolfgang", the hip hop thirteenth track, describes a wolf pack making music by following Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and compares the habit of a wolf hunting for prey in a group to Stray Kids. It was intended to imprint a cohesive and solid appearance and unstoppable will toward the goal. The album concludes with the song from Mixtape Project, "", a mid-tempo electropop song with a reggaeton rhythm that describes the frustration of feeling immature in front of the object of one's desire and expresses one's feelings of resentment and frustration at oneself for being clumsy and immature in front of the person they love.


title: Noeasy

text: Stray Kids set "Noeasy" to release on August 23, 2021 as a CD in both limited and standard versions, and to digital music and streaming platforms. The jewel case version of the album was released on August 30, one week after the official release date. Previewing and pre-orders for the limited version album began on July 22, concurrent with the trailer release, the two types of standard versions began one week later, and the jewel case version began on the day after release date on several record store.


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text: The album's limited and standard versions contain a CD-R, a package sleeve, a photobook, a lyrics book, a randomized member sticker, a unit folded poster, photo cards, and a double-sided photo card. The jewel case version, which features a member's solo cover, contains a CD-R, a sticker, and a randomized photo card. The limited version exclusively includes a randomized pop-up card and an all-member photo card set. A randomized poster, a frame photo card, and a special mini photo book solely available through pre-order.


title: Noeasy

text: On July 22, 2021, Stray Kids released a two-and-half-minute-long official comeback trailer named "Thunderous" and announced their second studio album, "Noeasy", scheduled for release on August 23. Directed by Lee Hye-sung, and produced by Sushivisual with a superhero theme, the trailer shows the members transforming into avenger corps against the ear-shaped "sound monster" by inventing technology, weapons, and brainstorming strategies in an apocalyptic world. On August 2, they released an exclusive clip with behind-the-scenes footage of the trailer. It shows the members tease about the undisclosed lead single and the member Felix appears alone and greets Stays (fandom name).


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text: The group released the track's snippet videos called "unveil: track" for the eight out of new twelve tracks, i.e., "Cheese", Bang Chan and Hyunjin's "Red Lights", Han, Seungmin and I.N's "Gone Away", Lee Know, Changbin and Felix's "Surfin'", "Domino", "Sorry, I Love You", "The View", and "Secret Secret". The teaser images were uploaded in three sets. The first concept shows a red avant-garde outfit with a smoky background. The second depicts a black-and-white outfit with plain white or "hanok" background. The third expresses pastel casual outfits surrounded by neon light properties.


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text: The complete track listing was announced on August 12, serving "Thunderous" as the album's lead single and including the previous releases "Wolfgang", and "" on it. The 44-second and 25-second music video teasers of the lead single "Thunderous" were released on August 20–21, and the performance video teaser with SKZoo costumes on the following day. The online cover artwork, and the 24-minute long documentary video "Intro: "Noeasy"" for introducing the album were also released on August 23, the same of the day of release. During promotion, the group held a listening party via Stationhead on August 27 (KST) and appeared on several television and radio programs, including the domestic music programs, "Weekly Idol", "After School Club", "Day6's Kiss the Radio", and "Cultwo Show", etc. In addition to the lead single, the B-side accompanying music videos for "The View", "Cheese", "Red Lights", "Surfin'", and "Gone Away", and live videos for "Sorry I Love You", and "Secret Secret" were also released.


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text: Stray Kids appeared on "Kingdom Week <No+>", a television variety show that benefits the winner of "Kingdom: Legendary War", which aired on Mnet for 7 episodes from August 17 to 23. The first and second episodes, titled "No Cut", showed the group's behind-the-scenes during "Kingdom: Legendary War", with commentary by the members Felix and Seungmin. In the third to fifth episodes, titled "No Solo", the members appears to head to the villa to rest and play a game called "buddy catcher". The sixth episode, titled "Non Stop", collected the group's best performance chosen by the members. The final episode, airing the same day as the album was released, held the album showcase, called "Stray Kids Comeback Show "Noeasy"".


title: Noeasy

text: "Thunderous" serves as the lead single (title track) from "Noeasy". It was accompanied by a music video posted to YouTube, Naver TV, and V Live, directed by Bang Jae-yeob. Both were released on August 23, 2021, alongside the album. It peaked at number 33 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, number 3 on the US World Digital Song Sales, and number 80 on the "Billboard" Global 200, and took six wins from music programs: twice on "Show Champion", twice on "M Countdown", once on "Music Bank", and once on "Inkigayo". The accompanying music video reached 50 million views on YouTube in 6 days of release and 100 million views in 55 days, making it the group's fastest and fifth 100-million-view music video.


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text: Stray Kids gave the debut performance of "Noeasy" with a showcase, called "Stray Kids Comeback Show "Noeasy"", held on the same day as the release date, as part of the final episode of "Kingdom Week <No+>". The group performed the lead single "Thunderous", and the B-side "The View" for the first time at the show, alongside the show's final competition song "Wolfgang", and "Grow Up" from their debut EP "I Am Not" (2018). The group promoted "Thunderous" on several music programs in South Korea: "M Countdown", "Music Bank", "Show! Music Core", "Inkigayo", and "Show Champion" for three weeks, August 26 – September 12, along with "The View" in the first week of promotion, and "Secret Secret" at "Show! Music Core" on September 4. "Domino" was also promoted and performed during September 24–26 on "Music Bank", "Show! Music Core", and "Inkigayo". Additionally, "Sorry, I Love You" was performed for the first time at Unite On: Live Concert on November 6.


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text: Songs from "Noeasy" were also performed at several awards ceremonies and year-end annual music shows. The group gave the debut performances of the sub-unit tracks "Red Lights", "Surfin'", and "Gone Away" as a medley, alongside "Thunderous" at the 2021 The Fact Music Awards on October 2. They performed "Domino", "Thunderous", additionally showed Lee Know's solo dance performance, and 3Racha's rap performance at the 2021 Asia Artist Awards on December 2. "Cheese" was given their debut performance on December 11 at the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards as part of medley, titled "Stray Kids World Domination", alongside the "hero" version of "Thunderous", and the unreleased song "Hey, Monster", performed by 3Racha. The group performed "Thunderous" with a new arrangement at the 36th Golden Disc Awards on January 8, 2022, alongside "Top", and "Wolfgang".


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text: Described as a "mega performance" and "action movie-like feeling", "Thunderous" was performed at the 2021 "KBS Song Festival" on December 17, which was shot at Namhansanseong, Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province with the theme "With K-Culture", assets K-pop and K-cultural asset. They performed the Christmas version of "Thunderous" at 2021 "SBS Gayo Daejeon" on December 25, additionally using canes, group dance, and parodying "Squid Game" ttakji, and dalgona game, alongside "Winter Falls" from the single album "Christmas EveL", and covered IU's "Merry Christmas Ahead", performed by the members Changbin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N, as part of Christmas carol medley with various artists. They concluded 2021 with "Thunderous" performance at 2021 "MBC Gayo Daejejeon" on December 31, adding the ringing of a New Year's bell before the New Year ceremony, alongside 2PM's "Only You" cover.


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text: As an ambassador for the Korea Pavilion of Expo 2020, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Stray Kids performed "Thunderous", as part of the opening show of the Korea Pavilion's Korea National Day with the Little Angels, and K-Tigers on January 17, 2022. The group also performed "Thunderous", alongside "Miroh", "God's Menu", and "Back Door" at the Korea National Day K-Pop Concert on the same day, joining Forestella, (G)I-dle, Golden Child, Sunmi, and Psy. The debut performance of "Silent Cry" was given at the group's second fan meeting, 2nd #LoveStay 'SKZ's Chocolate Factory', which was held on February 12–13 at Olympic Hall.


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text: Upon its release, "Noeasy" received positive reviews from music critics. According to "Rolling Stone India", Divyansha Dongre appreciated the group that "keeps their identity intact as they reflect on hate directed towards their artistry" with "centered around a powerful message of self-expression." Tamar Herman from "South China Morning Post" summarized the album "offers a lot of different styles to suit listeners and finds its strength in the band's creativity and storytelling," and also tells Stray Kids have grown with each release. Writing for "Pinkvilla", Ayushi Agrawal considered the album as "a book that can only be penned by Stray Kids," and praised the album "reinstated their tag of 'self-producing idols' in a way that is above and beyond any expectations," and "reaffirms the group's self-made mighty footing in the music industry." Ruby C writing for "NME" rated the album four out of five stars, and described the album as both claps of thunder and gradually subsided storms, and "filled with depth, creative substance and a whole repertoire of 'noise' to boot."


title: Noeasy

text: Chu Seung-hyun from "" wrote "Noeasy" contains "full of unique bold and energetic appearance." Crystal Bell of "Teen Vogue" describes the album as "more than noise", and compliments the group "perfect their ability to make even the quiet parts unabashedly loud, showing us how to live with the noise — not run away from it." "The Lantern" writer Chloe McGowan gave 4.5 out of five score, and said the album features "fast-paced chart-toppers", "sultry anthems", "serotonin-boosting bops" and "heartbreaking ballads", all "incredibly on-brand" for the self-produced idol group. McGowan also said, "Stray Kids fully utilizes the individual talent of each member on this album as they continue to push boundaries and expectations for K-pop while testing the limits and creative devices of their own sound." Molly Matthews, a music critic from "Redbrick", gave the album full-score ratings and described it as "jaw-dropping" and "jam-packed" with "energy, emotions, and charisma". She also said every part of "Noeasy" "drips in gold" from lyrics, vocals, rap to instrumentals.


title: Noeasy

text: On August 17, 2021, it was reported that pre-orders for "Noeasy" had surpassed 830,000 copies, and surpassed 930,000 pre-orders on the day of release, breaking their previous record of 300,000 pre-orders for "In Life". According to Hanteo Chart, "Noeasy" sold 355,946 copies on the first day, and 641,589 copies in the first week.


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text: Upon its release, "Noeasy" debuted and peaked at number one on the thirty-fifth, and thirty-sixth weeks, two consecutive weeks of the South Korean Gaon Album Chart for the issue dates of August 22–28, and August 29 – September 4, respectively, becoming the group's fifth number one album on the chart, after "", "", "Go Live", and "In Life". The album has sold 1,127,800 as of the end of August, making it the first million-selling album of the group, and their label, JYP Entertainment, and the sixth 2021 South Korean million-selling album, after BTS's "Butter", NCT Dream's "Hot Sauce", Seventeen's "Your Choice", Baekhyun's "Bambi", and Exo's "Don't Fight the Feeling". All of the album's 14 tracks also entered the Gaon Download Chart simultaneously for the first time, earning all top-40 hits.


title: Noeasy

text: "Noeasy" received a million certification by Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) on October 7. "Noeasy" ranked at number eight on the 2021 year-end Gaon Album Chart, selling 1,303,106 copies as of the end of the year.


title: Noeasy

text: In Japan, "Noeasy" peaked at number 2 on the Oricon Albums Chart, and number 21 on "Billboard Japan" Hot Albums. In the United States, the album entered the "Billboard" Heatseekers Album at number 4, World Albums at number 5, Independent Albums at number 38, and Top Current Album Sales at number 69 for the chart issue date of September 4, 2021. Its tracks "Cheese", "Thunderous", "Domino", "Ssick", "The View", "Sorry, I Love You", "Red Lights", and "Wolfgang", charted simultaneously at the top 25 in the World Digital Song Sales. The album entered several national charts in Australia (14), Austria (12), Belgium, both Flanders (13) and Wallonia (5), Croatia (34), Denmark (3), Finland (5), Germany (64), Hungary (5), Lithuania (22), the Netherlands (18), Norway (27), Poland (6), Spain (67), and Switzerland (10). It additionally entered the component charts of French Physical Albums (63), Swedish Physical Albums (10), and the UK Album Downloads (26).


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: The South Florida Bulls football team represents the University of South Florida. The Bulls began playing in 1997 and compete in the American Athletic Conference (The American) of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The team plays its home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: In 1997, Jim Leavitt, previously the co-defensive coordinator at Kansas State, was hired as the team's first head coach. Their first team meeting was held under a shade tree, as the school had no proper football facilities on campus. The team started as a Division I-AA (now Division I FCS) independent for their first four seasons, finishing with a winning record three times and ranked in the AP Poll twice. During the 2000 season, their final year in Division I-AA, the Bulls beat three teams ranked in the top 15: No. 13 James Madison, No. 6 Western Kentucky, and No. 1 Troy State; as well as Division I-A Connecticut. That team finished with a 7–4 record, with all four losses coming to Division I-A opponents.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: In 2001, the Bulls moved to Division I-A (now Division I FBS), where they remained independent. They joined Conference USA in 2003, but only stayed until 2005, when they became a member of the Big East Conference (now the American Athletic Conference). On December 31, 2005, USF lost to NC State in the Meineke Car Care Bowl, the team's first bowl appearance. On December 23, 2006, USF won its first bowl game, the inaugural Papajohns.com Bowl, with a victory over former Conference USA rival East Carolina. Leavitt led the Bulls to 5 straight bowl games from 2005 to 2009, earning a 3–2 record.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: South Florida upset Top 25-ranked teams such as Louisville (2005), West Virginia (2006, 2007, 2009), Auburn (2007), Kansas (2008) and Florida State (2009). During Leavitt's tenure, the Bulls were 7–12 against opponents ranked in the Top 25.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: The 2007 football season marked the first ascent into both the AP Poll and BCS standings for the Bulls. They reached No. 23 after defeating No. 17 Auburn 26–23 in OT, No. 18 after defeating North Carolina 37–10, No. 6 after defeating No. 5 West Virginia 21–13, No. 5 after defeating FAU 35–23, and the team finally peaked at No. 2 after defeating UCF 64–12. The Bulls' high ranking was short lived, as South Florida lost its next 3 games, and tumbled out of the rankings. The Bulls would rebound and win three straight games to close out the regular season ranked No. 21 in the BCS standings and No. 23 in the AP Poll. After a 9–3 season, the Bulls earned a bid to their third straight bowl game, the Brut Sun Bowl against Oregon. The Bulls entered the game as favorites, but surrendered 56 points (a Sun Bowl record) in a blowout loss. Following the loss, USF dropped from the national rankings in both the AP Poll and the USA Today Poll.


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text: Leavitt was fired on January 8, 2010, after an investigation revealed that, during halftime of a game against Louisville, he grabbed a player by the shoulder pads and struck him twice across the face. The investigation also claimed that Leavitt interfered with the investigation by telling several coaches and players to change their stories. Leavitt maintains he never struck the player, but was merely trying to console him, and after a wrongful termination suit against USF, the school eventually settled with Leavitt for $2.75 million.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: On January 14, 2010, Skip Holtz, son of legendary coach Lou Holtz, was hired as the team's second head coach, leaving East Carolina after five seasons.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: During his first season, Holtz led the Bulls to the program's first victory over the Miami Hurricanes. Following the regular season, he led the Bulls to 31–26 victory over the Clemson Tigers in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. USF finished with an overall record of 8–5 record, the fifth consecutive season of at least eight wins.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: To start the 2011 season, Skip Holtz led the Bulls to a dramatic 23–20 victory against Notre Dame, his alma mater. Unfortunately, the Bulls finished the season with an overall record of 5–7, the team's first losing season since 2004.


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text: The team struggled again during the 2012 season, as the Bulls finished with a 3–9 record, which, at the time, was the worst in school history. USF athletics director Doug Woolard fired Holtz at the conclusion of the 2012 season, and Holtz was subsequently hired by Louisiana Tech to be the new head coach.


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text: On December 8, 2012, USF announced the hire of Willie Taggart, who previously served as head football coach at Western Kentucky. Despite having the top rated recruiting class in the American Conference heading into the 2013 season, the Bulls struggled in Taggart's first year, posting a 2–10 record, the worst record in school history


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: USF once again had the top recruiting class in the American Conference heading into the 2014 season, and the Bulls showed improvement in Taggart's second year, finishing with a 4–8 record.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: In Taggart's third season, after having the second best recruiting class in the American Athletic Conference, the Bulls finished with an 8–5 record. After a 1–3 start, with losses to FSU, Maryland, and Memphis, USF won seven of their next eight games, including a 44–23 upset of No. 22 Temple, a 65–27 victory over Cincinnati, and a 44–3 victory over in-state rival UCF. The Bulls earned a bid to the Miami Beach Bowl against Taggart's former team and alma mater, Western Kentucky, a game USF lost by a score of 45–35. During the bowl game, multiple school records were set, including single season rushing yards (1,381), and 100-yard rushing games (9), by Marlon Mack, and single season receiving yards (822) by Rodney Adams. The same day as the team's bowl game, Taggart received a three-year contract extension.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: Before the 2016 season, the Bulls were selected by many media outlets to win the East division of the American, and were projected to play the University of Houston in the American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game. The Bulls ended the 2016 season tied with Temple for 1st place in the East division, but because of a Week 8 loss to the Owls, USF did not play in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game. In a Week 5 game against Cincinnati, Marlon Mack passed Andre Hall to become the leading rusher in program history. Two weeks later, in a Week 7 game against UConn, Mack passed B.J. Daniels to become the program leader in rushing touchdowns. After that game, Coach Taggart was included on the watch list for the Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award, presented annually to the best coach in college football. During their Week 9 game against No. 22 Navy, the Bulls set a school record for rushing yards in a game, racking up 412 yards in a 52–45 victory. The Bulls broke that record two weeks later in their Week 11 game against Memphis, rushing for 416 yards in a 49–42 victory. Also in that game, the Bulls broke the school record for offensive touchdowns in a season (58). In a Week 12 game against SMU, Quinton Flowers passed Matt Grothe to become the school leader in single-season total offense. The Bulls secured their first 10-win season after a 48–31 victory over UCF in Week 13. During that game, Quinton Flowers set the school record for single season rushing yards (1,425), passing the mark Marlon Mack set in 2015. On November 30, 2016, Quniton Flowers was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, which was the first such award in school history. On December 7, 2016, Willie Taggart was announced as Oregon's new head coach, a position that was vacant after the firing of Mark Helfrich on November 29, 2016. Led by interim coach T. J. Weist, the Bulls ended their season with a 46–39 OT victory over South Carolina in the Birmingham Bowl on December 29, 2016. On January 12, 2017, Quinton Flowers was named the 2017 College Football Performance Awards National Performer of the Year.


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text: On December 11, 2016, USF announced that former Texas and Louisville head coach Charlie Strong would become the Bulls' new head coach, the fourth in school history. Strong's deal was for five years, which would have kept him in Tampa through the 2021 season. Strong was hired, in part, because of his strong professional and recruiting ties to the state of Florida, as he served as an assistant coach at the University of Florida for almost a decade.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: Before the 2017 season, the American Athletic Conference Media Poll listed USF as the favorites to win the 2017 American Athletic Conference Championship Game and the unanimous pick to win the East division. On August 3, the Bulls were ranked No. 21 in the preseason Amway Coaches Poll. On August 19, Quinton Flowers was named to the Manning Award Watch List, making him the first Bull to be named to five preseason watch lists, as he had already been named to watch lists for the Maxwell, Walter Camp Player of the Year, Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm awards. On August 21, the Bulls were ranked No. 19 in the preseason AP Poll, which matched the highest preseason ranking in school history (2008). In their Week 1 game against San Jose State, the Bulls set school records for both rushing attempts (74) and total plays (101) in a single game. On September 15, the Bulls earned their first victory over a Big Ten opponent, beating Illinois 47–23. During this game, the Bulls totaled 680 yards of offense, the second-most in program history, and the most against an FBS opponent. During the Bulls' Week 4 game against Temple, Quinton Flowers became the program leader in both rushing touchdowns, passing Marlon Mack, and total touchdowns, passing Marquel Blackwell. Also during this game, the Bulls allowed only 85 yards of total offense, which is a program record against an FBS opponent. With a win in this game, the Bulls extended their winning streak to nine games, a program record. With a 33–3 win over Cincinnati in Week 7, the Bulls extended their streak of 30-plus point games to 23, matching the AP Poll era record (since 1936) set by Oregon from 2011 to 2012. The Bulls also extended their winning streak to 11 games, the longest active streak in the country. USF also equaled the best start in program history (6–0), which was previously accomplished in 2007. On October 18, Coach Strong was named on the watch list for the Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award. With a 34–28 win over Tulane in Week 8, the Bulls extended their streak of 30-plus point games to 24, setting the AP Poll era record. This win also gave USF their best start in program history (7–0). On November 2, Quinton Flowers was named a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. During the Bulls' Week 13 game against rival UCF, Quinton Flowers passed Matt Grothe to become the program's all-time leader in total yards. He also set single-game records for both passing yards (503) and total yards (605). After losing to No. 13 UCF, the Bulls finished the regular season in 2nd place in the East division of the American, and they ended their season with a 38–34 victory over Texas Tech in the Birmingham Bowl, finishing with a record of 10–2.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: The Bulls' 2018 recruiting class was ranked second in the American Athletic Conference, behind only Cincinnati. On July 24, the American Athletic Conference Media Poll ranked USF third, behind only Memphis and UCF. The Bulls were also ranked behind only UCF as favorites to win the East Division. On August 2, the Bulls received six votes in the preseason Amway Coaches Poll, which put them just outside the Top 25. During the Bulls' Week 6 game against UMass, RB Jordan Cronkrite rushed for 302 yards, which set both USF and American Athletic Conference records for rushing yards in a game. On October 16, Coach Strong was named to the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award watchlist. After starting the season 7–0, which tied the record for the best start in school history, the Bulls would lose their next five games to end the regular season 7–5. Despite the poor finish to the regular season, the Bulls were selected to play in the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl against Marshall. The Bulls would lose the game 38–20, however, wide receiver Randall St. Felix set two records, one for most yards in a USF bowl game, and the other for most yards in the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, with 165 receiving yards.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: The Bulls struggled in Coach Strong's third year, finishing with a record of 4–8. On December 1, 2019, Strong was fired two days after a 34–7 loss to Central Florida.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: On December 9, 2019, USF announced that Jeff Scott would be the program's fifth head coach. Scott was previously the co-offensive coordinator at Clemson, where he won the College Football Playoff national championship in 2016 and 2018, and made the final at the conclusion of the 2019 season.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: During Scott's first season, the Bulls suffered their worst loss in program history in a Week 3 game against No. 7 Notre Dame, falling 52–0 in South Bend. The 2020 season saw three games canceled due to COVID-19, and the team finished with a record of 1–8.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: The 2021 season saw the Bulls start 0–2, with losses to No. 25 NC State and No. 13 Florida, but they snapped their 10-game losing streak with a 38–17 win against Florida A&M. On October 23, the team won their first game against an FBS opponent in the Jeff Scott era after beating Temple 34–14. Before the final game of the season, Coach Scott fired defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer, and within a few weeks, he found Spencer's replacement in Miami's defensive analyst Bob Shoop. The team finished the 2021 season with a 2–10 record, but after the regular season, sophomore running back Brian Battie earned several First Team All-America selections, joining George Selvie as the only two Bulls to earn First Team selections from two of the five major All-America organizations. When 247Sports launched the Transfer Team Rankings in 2021, the Bulls opened at No. 1 with eight Division I transfers.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: South Florida fired Scott and defensive coordinator Bob Shoop on November 6, 2022, following a 1–8 start to the season. Special teams coordinator Daniel Da Prato took over as interim head coach, and linebackers coach Ernie Sims became defensive coordinator.


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text: On December 4, 2022, USF announced that Alex Golesh would be the program’s sixth head coach. Golesh previously served as the offensive coordinator/tight ends coordinator for the University of Tennessee, where he was named a finalist for the Broyles Award after the 2022 regular season.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: The Bulls have played as both an independent, both in FCS and FBS, and as a member of three conferences.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: The Bulls played their home games at Tampa Stadium, which was also home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, during their debut season in 1997 and the first two games of the 1998 season before moving to the newly completed Raymond James Stadium, across the street from their previous home. The Bulls debuted in Raymond James Stadium on October 3, 1998, with a 45–6 win over The Citadel.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: From 1998 to 2007, the upper sections were typically not used during USF games, but the lower sections allowed for a capacity of 41,441.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: On September 28, 2007, the No. 18 ranked Bulls played the No. 5 ranked West Virginia Mountaineers in front of 67,012 fans, which remained the largest USF home game crowd until September 29, 2012, when the Bulls played the FSU Seminoles in front of 69,383 fans.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: The Bulls have enjoyed a considerable winning edge at home, and as of the end of the 2022 season, they have a 102–62 record in home games and a 94–60 record at Raymond James Stadium, including one streak of 21 straight home victories (11/6/1999–10/10/2003). As of the 2022 season, the Bulls are 22–4 in home openers, with their only losses coming in 2013 to McNeese State, 2019 to No. 17 Wisconsin, 2021 to No. 9 Florida, and 2022 to No. 25 BYU.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: In August 2017, USF officials announced they were exploring sites for an on-campus stadium that would seat 40,000 to 50,000 fans. In 2021, USF officials and the board of trustees expressed their renewed interest in an on-campus stadium making it a priority for the interim president Rhea Law.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: The team conducts practices on campus at the Frank Morsani Football Practice Complex, which opened in 2011. In September 2021, the university began construction on an indoor practice facility, which is expected to be completed in summer 2022.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: Before major conference realignment in the early 2010s, USF had many competitive games with Louisville (5–6 overall record) and West Virginia (3–4 overall record; 3–3 when opponent ranked in Top 25). USF also began a 6-year Thanksgiving weekend series in 2008 with Miami, with the last four games (2010–2013) being televised by one of the ESPN networks. West Virginia left the Big East conference before the 2012 season to join the Big 12, while Louisville left the American Athletic Conference after the 2013 season for the ACC.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: The rivalry with in-state opponent UCF began with a matchup in 2005 and has been played annually since 2013. The matchup had been the subject of much discussion and fan enthusiasm since the 1990s, but it was not until 2005 that games were scheduled. The two schools met in a four-year, home-and-away series through 2008. USF won all four games, which drew substantial crowds, but declined to schedule any further games. The series resumed as an annual conference game when UCF joined the American in 2013. The annual match comes to an end after the 2022 season when UCF moves to the Big 12 in 2023. The Knights lead the series 8–6 through the 2022 season.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: USF Football game broadcasts can be heard in the Bay Area on flagship station WPHT 102.5 FM and nationwide on the Bulls Unlimited digital radio station on TuneIn. Play-by-play man, and the "Voice of the Bulls", Jim Louk, is teamed with analyst and former Bull Sam Barrington. In 2017, Joey Johnston, a senior writer for the Tampa Tribune and Tampa Bay Times, joined Louk and Robinson as a sideline reporter.


title: South Florida Bulls football

text: Under the current American Athletic Conference TV deal, all home and in-conference away USF football games air on one of the ESPN channels or are streamed on ESPN+. Some replays can be seen on Spectrum Sports.


title: Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)

text: Benjamin J. Rhodes (born November 14, 1977) is an American writer, political commentator and former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting under President Barack Obama. With Jake Sullivan, he is the co-chair of National Security Action, a political NGO. He contributes to NBC News and MSNBC regularly as a political commentator. He is also a Crooked Media contributor, and co-host of the foreign policy podcast "Pod Save the World".


title: Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)

text: Rhodes was born on November 14, 1977, in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan. He is the son of an Episcopal father from Texas and a Jewish mother from New York. He attended the Collegiate School, graduating in 1996. Rhodes then attended Rice University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 2000 with majors in English and political science. He then moved back to New York, attending New York University and graduating in 2002 with an MFA in creative writing. His brother, David Rhodes, is a former President of CBS News.


title: Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)

text: In the summer of 1997, Rhodes volunteered with the Rudy Giuliani mayoral campaign. In the summer of 2001, he worked on the New York City Council campaign of Diana Reyna. In 2002, James Gibney, editor of "Foreign Policy", introduced Rhodes to Lee Hamilton, former member of the House of Representatives and director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, who was looking for a speechwriter. Rhodes then spent five years as an assistant to Hamilton, helping to draft the Iraq Study Group Report and the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission.


title: Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)

text: Rhodes wrote Obama's 2009 Cairo speech "A New Beginning". Rhodes was the adviser who counseled Obama to withdraw support from Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak, becoming a key adviser during the 2011 Arab Spring. Rhodes supported Israel in the 2012 Israel–Gaza conflict.


title: Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)

text: Rhodes was instrumental in the conversations that led to Obama reestablishing the United States' diplomatic relations with Cuba, which had been cut off since 1961. "The New York Times" reported that Rhodes spent "more than a year sneaking off to secret negotiations in Canada and finally at the Vatican" in advance of the official announcement in December 2014.


title: Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)

text: After leaving the Obama administration, Rhodes began working as a commentator. He began contributing to Crooked Media, NBC News and MSNBC. In 2018, he co-founded National Security Action.


title: Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)

text: In 2015-16, Rhodes defended U.S. political and military backing of Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. He later criticized Trump administration's involvement in the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen. He wrote of the war in Yemen, "Looking back, I wonder what we might have done differently, particularly if we'd somehow known that Obama was going to be succeeded by a President Trump."


title: Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)

text: Rhodes said Obama's administration was too worried about offending Turkey. He said Obama should have recognized the Armenian genocide.


title: Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)

text: In 2018, Random House published Rhodes's memoir, "The World as It Is", a behind-the-scenes account of Barack Obama's presidency. Rhodes has written opinion articles for newspapers and magazines including the "New York Times" and "The Atlantic". Rhodes was featured in the HBO documentary "The Final Year", along with John Kerry, Samantha Power and Susan Rice. The documentary portrays the events of Obama's final year in office, with a focus on his foreign policy team.


title: Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)

text: In 2021, Rhodes, a liberal Zionist, stated that, in the course of dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it became clear to the Obama administration that the Netanyahu government was not interested in working in earnest toward a peace treaty based on a two-state solution. He stated with respect to the U.S. government that, "nevertheless, we act like somehow Bibi Netanyahu believed in the two-state solution. We pretended to my shame at times in the Obama administration that he was interested in that. When I don't think he was, ever." Rhodes expressed concern that the Biden administration is making the same mistake.


title: Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)

text: In a controversial profile in "The New York Times Magazine", Rhodes was quoted "deriding the D.C. press corps and boasting of how he created an 'echo chamber' to market the administration's foreign policy", including the international nuclear agreement with Iran. The piece was criticized by numerous journalism outlets for Rhodes' apparent flippancy and cynicism in "pushing a 'narrative to media to sell the Iran nuclear deal". "Foreign Policy" magazine, which had named Rhodes as one of the top 100 global thinkers the year before, wrote:


title: Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)

text: Perhaps the key sentence is this: “His lack of conventional real-world experience of the kind that normally precedes responsibility for the fate of nations — like military or diplomatic service, or even a master’s degree in international relations, rather than creative writing — is still startling.”


title: Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)

text: But, as that quote indicates, he comes off like an overweening little schmuck... I expect cynicism in Washington. But it usually is combined with a lot of knowledge... To be cynical and ignorant and to spin those two things into a virtue? That’s industrial-strength hubris.


title: Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)

text: In 2017, it was alleged that Israeli private intelligence agency Black Cube attempted to manufacture incriminating or embarrassing information about Rhodes and his wife, as well as about fellow former National Security Council staffer Colin Kahl, in an apparent effort to undermine supporters of the Iran nuclear deal. Rhodes said of the incident, "This just eviscerates any norm of how governments should operate or treat their predecessors and their families. It crosses a dangerous line." The effort continued well after the Obama administration ended.


title: Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)

text: In 2011, Rhodes was on "Time" magazine's "40 Under 40" list of powerful and prominent young professionals. Rhodes was number 13 on "Fortune" magazine's "40 Under 40" list of the most influential young people in business in 2014.


title: Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)

text: Rhodes is married to Ann Norris, who was chief foreign policy adviser to former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer. They have two daughters.


title: Gary Bowyer

text: Gary David Bowyer (born 22 June 1971) is an English professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Scottish club Dundee.


title: Gary Bowyer

text: As a player, he made 52 league appearances for Hereford United, Nottingham Forest and Rotherham United in a professional career that lasted eight years, before retiring due to injury in 1997, aged 25. He won the Football League Trophy with Rotherham United in 1995–96, his only honour as a player.


title: Gary Bowyer

text: After working as a coach at a number of clubs, he has managed Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Bradford City and Salford City (twice). He guided Blackpool to promotion, via the play-offs, from League Two to League One in 2016–17.


title: Gary Bowyer

text: Bowyer was born on 22 June 1971 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. His father, Ian, was also a professional footballer; the two played together at Hereford United.


title: Gary Bowyer

text: After playing in non-League football for Westfields, Bowyer, a full-back, signed for Football League team Hereford United on non-contract terms, making 14 appearances in the 1989–90 season. After the season ended, Bowyer moved to Nottingham Forest, but he did not make a senior Football League appearance for club. Bowyer later signed for Rotherham United, making 38 appearances in the League over the next two seasons, before retiring due to injury at the age of 25. Whilst at Rotherham he was a part of the team that won the 1996 Football League Trophy Final.


title: Gary Bowyer

text: After retiring as a player, Bowyer began his coaching career working part-time at Ilkeston, before being appointed as under-17s coach at Derby County, where he spent six years as an academy coach. He then became under-18s coach for Blackburn Rovers in 2004. He became their reserve-team manager in 2008, and in December 2012 he was appointed as caretaker manager following the dismissal of Henning Berg, steering them to a 3–1 victory over Barnsley in his first game in charge. It was later announced that Bowyer would remain in charge until the end of January. Bowyer was re-appointed caretaker manager on 19 March 2013, following the sacking of Michael Appleton, until the end of the season; however, on 26 March Bowyer said he was unsure how long he would remain in the position, in case the club hired a new permanent manager, and on 8 April Bowyer was summoned to India for a meeting with the club's owners. Bowyer was appointed the permanent manager of Blackburn on 24 May, on a 12-month rolling contract.


title: Gary Bowyer

text: In September 2015, he called for goal-line technology to be implemented. On 10 November, Bowyer was sacked as manager of Blackburn Rovers.


title: Gary Bowyer

text: On 1 June 2016, Bowyer was appointed as manager of Blackpool on a one-year rolling contract, following the club's relegation to EFL League Two. On 28 May 2017, Bowyer guided Blackpool to an immediate return to EFL League One in his first season in charge after his side beat Exeter City 2–1 in the League Two play-off final. He resigned as Blackpool manager on 6 August 2018.


title: Gary Bowyer

text: In February 2019 he was linked with the vacant managerial position at Bradford City. On 4 March, Bowyer replaced David Hopkin as "Bantams" manager, signing a contract until the end of the season, with Andy Todd as his assistant. Bowyer retained the club's other coaching staff—including Martin Drury, who had been caretaker manager prior to his appointment— and said that all of City's squad players would have a chance to fight for a first-team place. In April, he signed a new contract with Bradford City until 2021. He was nominated for the League Two Manager of the Month award for October, but later said he was not a "fan" of such awards. Bowyer was sacked by Bradford City on 3 February 2020.


title: Gary Bowyer

text: He joined Derby County, as coach of their under-23s side, in September 2020. On 23 March 2021, it was announced that Bowyer was to become manager of League Two side Salford City on a deal lasting until the end of the season, replacing Richie Wellens. The deal came after an arrangement was reached between Salford co-owner Gary Neville and Derby manager Wayne Rooney, whereby Salford would pay no fee to Derby but would pay his wages for the duration of his spell in charge. He described the move to Salford as the first ever managerial loan. His first game in charge was on 27 March, a 1–0 away defeat to Exeter City, and picked up his first win on 5 April, two Ian Henderson goals giving Salford a 2–0 win against Forest Green Rovers. After achieving 17 points from eight matches to help boost his side's play-off aspirations, Bowyer was awarded the League Two Manager of the Month award for April. On 10 May he returned to his role as an academy coach at Derby County; however, two days later on 12 May, it was announced that he had returned to manage Salford City after signing a two-year contract. On 2 August, Billy Barr joined as his assistant manager.


title: Gary Bowyer

text: On 21 August 2021, he was booked for shoving Jonny Williams of Swindon Town in a 1–0 defeat, Salford's fourth game without a win at the beginning of the season, the club's worst start to a season since the 2014 takeover.


title: Gary Bowyer

text: On 8 June 2022, Bowyer was appointed manager of Scottish Championship club Dundee. The Dundee board said they liked his youth strategy and success at Blackpool. Bowyer was named the Scottish Championship's Manager of the Month for November 2022, with his team having won every game that month.


title: The Baby-Sitters Club (film)

text: The Baby-Sitters Club is a 1995 American comedy-drama film directed by Melanie Mayron, in her feature film directorial debut. It is based on Ann M. Martin's novel series of the same name and is about one summer in the girls' lives in the fictional town of Stoneybrook, Connecticut. The film was shot in the California cities of Los Angeles, Altadena, and Santa Clarita.


title: The Baby-Sitters Club (film)

text: The film was released on August 18, 1995. The film received mostly mixed to positive reviews, and grossed $9.6 million against a budget of $6.5 million.


title: The Baby-Sitters Club (film)

text: Kristy Thomas, president of "The Baby-Sitters Club", decides to open a day camp for their clients. Her best friend, Mary Anne Spier, along with Mary Anne's stepsister Dawn Schafer, offer their parents' backyard to serve as the campsite. All of the club members (Kristy Thomas, Mary Anne Spier, Dawn Schafer, Claudia Kishi, Stacey McGill, Mallory Pike, and Jessi Ramsey) vow to keep a close eye on the kids.


title: The Baby-Sitters Club (film)

text: Meanwhile, Kristy faces problems when she meets her estranged father (who abandoned her family seven years ago and started a new family in California), and faces a dilemma about telling her friends and family about this. Mary Anne is the only one she tells, and she too is under pressure as the curiosity of her friends grows.


title: The Baby-Sitters Club (film)

text: Claudia is forced to attend summer school because she failed science. Kristy promises to help Claudia study but, because she is seeing her father, she fails to keep her promise. Later on, the members of The Baby-Sitters Club, along with some of their clients, perform a rap song for Claudia who has to take a test; if she fails the test, she would have to repeat the eighth grade and drop out of the club.


title: The Baby-Sitters Club (film)

text: Stacey has a crush on a 17-year-old boy named Luca. As their relationship ensues, she faces problems telling him about her diabetes, and later, her age. This is revealed after a trip to a New York City club, in which a bouncer does not allow her into a club because she is underage. Luca is outraged, unable to believe that Stacey is 13 years old.


title: The Baby-Sitters Club (film)

text: Meanwhile, Dawn must face her neighbor, Mrs. Haberman, who becomes increasingly upset because of the camp activities that are taking place next door.


title: The Baby-Sitters Club (film)

text: Kristy's 13th birthday comes, and she has arranged to go to an amusement park with her father. Promising her friends she would make it to her own party, Kristy goes to meet her father, but he does not show up. She begins to walk home until her friends show up in Luca's car after Mary Anne tells them that Kristy's father came back.


title: The Baby-Sitters Club (film)

text: Luca drives the girls back to Mallory's parents' cabin and present Kristy with a half-melted birthday cake. As Stacey is saying goodbye to Luca, he tells her that he will be coming to Stoneybrook again next year. Delighted, Stacey tells him that she will be 14 years old when he returns. They share a kiss just before Luca departs.


title: The Baby-Sitters Club (film)

text: In return for making Mrs. Haberman's summer miserable, the girls give the greenhouse to her. Meanwhile, Kristy witnesses a miracle when Jackie Rodowsky hits his first home run, hitting Cokie Mason, who is sitting in a tree nearby, in the process.


title: The Baby-Sitters Club (film)

text: "The Baby-Sitters Club" was one of two nationwide theatrical releases on the weekend of August 18, 1995. It suffered a disappointing debut, opening in ninth place with $3 million, which placed it behind "Mortal Kombat". The total domestic gross was $9.6 million.


title: The Baby-Sitters Club (film)

text: On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 67% based on 15 reviews with an average rating of 6.20/10. On Metacritic it has a score of 48% based on reviews from 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "B+" on scale of A to F.


title: The Baby-Sitters Club (film)

text: Kevin Thomas of the "Los Angeles Times" gave the film 4.5 out of 5 calling it "A beautiful film that possesses the power to enchant all ages." Hal Hinson of "The Washington Post" called the film "A colorful, buoyant, loving tribute to the notion of girlfriends forever." Edward Guthmann of the "San Francisco Chronicle" gave the film 2 out of 4 and was critical of the film saying "85 minutes doesn't provide an adequate format for developing seven distinct characters."


title: The Baby-Sitters Club (film)

text: "The Baby-Sitters Club: Music from the Motion Picture" is a soundtrack that was released on August 8, 1995. The trailer memorably included such hit 90s songs as "Cornflake Girl" by Tori Amos, "Good" by Better Than Ezra, and "Dreams" by The Cranberries.


title: We Can't Be Stopped

text: We Can't Be Stopped is the third studio album by Geto Boys, released on July 9, 1991. It was among their most successful records in terms of units sold. The album is analysed track-by-track by Geto Boys in Brian Coleman's book "Check the Technique". "We Can't Be Stopped" was certified Platinum in early 1992.


title: We Can't Be Stopped

text: "We Can't Be Stopped" took only a few weeks to record. During the recording of the album, DJ Ready Red, one of the original Geto Boys members, left the group for personal reasons.


title: We Can't Be Stopped

text: In "We Can't Be Stopped", each member of the group has three solo tracks. Three tracks have all three members on the rapping roster, including a short verse from DJ Ready Red on the title track.


title: We Can't Be Stopped

text: The album cover is a graphic picture of member Bushwick Bill in the hospital. Bill was shot in the eye as he and his girlfriend tussled over a gun. Bushwick Bill wanted her to kill him and during the altercation he was shot as both hands were on the gun. The other two Geto Boys members and the group's management team took Bill out of the hospital room in order to take the picture, removing his eyepatch and intravenous drip in the process. Bill later expressed regret over the album cover, saying, "It still hurts me to look at that cover because that was a personal thing I went through... I still feel the pain from the fact I've got a bullet in my brain... I think it was pretty wrong to do it, even though I went along with the program at first."


title: We Can't Be Stopped

text: Fred Thomas from AllMusic called the album "[the group's] most visceral work, rising to platinum success against the odds and inspiring innovation in the genre with its powerful and distinctively Southern perspective on what rap could be." James Bernard of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the album a "B," saying that much of the “album stings, and their raw honesty has driven it onto the Billboard pop Top 40..."


title: We Can't Be Stopped

text: The track "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" has been singled out for praise. "Pitchfork Media" ranked the song #45 on its Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s list, with reviewer Tom Breihan writing "This track established the South as a serious force in the music, proving that these Texans could do dark better than anyone on either coast." "XXL" ranked the song #14 on its list of the 250 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs from 1990 to 1999. "The Source" gave the track its "Best Song" award in 1991. Robert Christgau gave the album a choice cut rating, only liking "Mind Playing Tricks on Me."


title: Lunula (anatomy)

text: The lunula, or lunulae (pl.) (), is the crescent-shaped whitish area of the bed of a fingernail or toenail.


title: Lunula (anatomy)

text: In humans, it appears by week 14 of gestation, and has a primary structural role in defining the free edge of the distal nail plate (the part of the nail that grows outward).


title: Lunula (anatomy)

text: It is located at the end of the nail (that is closest to the skin of the finger), but it still lies under the nail. It is not actually white but only appears so when it is seen through the nail. Outlining the nail matrix, the lunula is a very delicate part of the nail structure. If one damages the lunula, the nail will be permanently deformed. Even when the totality of the nail is removed, the lunula remains in place and is similar in appearance to another smaller fingernail embedded in the nail bed.


title: Lunula (anatomy)

text: In most cases, it is half-moon-shaped and has unique histologic features. Examinations concluded that the lunula is an area of loose dermis with lesser developed collagen bundles. It appears whitish because a thickened underlying stratum basale obscures the underlying blood vessels.


title: Lunula (anatomy)

text: The lunula is most noticeable on the thumb; however, not everyone's lunulae are visible. In some cases, the eponychium may partially or completely cover the lunula.


title: Lunula (anatomy)

text: The lunula’s location on the newest part of the nail allows assessments to be made about one’s health. In some cases, its absence may indicate an underlying health problem. Some examples of such problems are malnourishment, anemia, kidney failure, and heart disease.


title: Rigvedic deities

text: Rigvedic deities are deities mentioned in the sacred texts of Rigveda, the principal text of the historical Vedic religion of the Vedic period (1500–500 BCE).


title: Rigvedic deities

text: The most prominent deity is Indra, slayer of Vritra and destroyer of the Vala, liberator of the cows and the rivers; Agni the sacrificial fire and messenger of the gods; and Soma, the ritual drink dedicated to Indra, are additional principal deities.


title: Rigvedic deities

text: List of Rigvedic deities by a number of dedicated hymns, after Griffith. Some dedications are to paired deities, such as Indra-Agni, Mitra-Varuna, Soma-Rudra, here counted double. Vishvadevas (all gods together) have been invoked 70 times.


title: James Floyd (actor)

text: James Krishna Floyd (born 27 August 1985) is a British actor. He is known for his roles in "My Brother the Devil", "Everywhere and Nowhere," and the TV series "The Good Karma Hospital".


title: James Floyd (actor)

text: In 2013, Floyd was named as a Breakthrough Brit by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and won a British Independent Film Award for his role in "My Brother the Devil".


title: James Floyd (actor)

text: Floyd was born in Kings Cross, London and grew up in North West London with his parents. His mother is an Indian Tamil, and his father is English with Scottish ancestry. Floyd's father was a civil servant, working as a probation officer in such areas as Tottenham and Holloway, and his mother taught English to refugees and Category A prisoners at HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs. James grew up attending plays at the Royal Shakespeare Company, which he later credits as inspiration for his acting career.


title: James Floyd (actor)

text: Floyd attended the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) studying Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method but left to pursue a career in theatre. He trained at the RADA Youth Summer Program at the Old Vic and later became an alumnus of the National Youth Theatre.


title: James Floyd (actor)

text: Floyd began his career attending open auditions through the National Youth Theatre in London making his stage debut as one of the chorus in "Antigone at Hell’s Mouth" performed at the Soho Theatre. In 2005, he landed a lead in "Totally Practically Naked in My Room on a Wednesday Night" performed at the Tristan Bates Theatre. Despite this, he struggled for many years to make ends meet, working as an usher at the Strand Theatre and teaching maths to young students while auditioning.


title: James Floyd (actor)

text: In 2007, Floyd starred as a young alcoholic indigenous Canadian in J.B. Priestley’s play "The Glass Cage" at the Royal & Derngate theatre, directed by Laurie Sansom. And in 2008, he played Ali, a Pakistani student from Detroit in Anna Ziegler’s "Dov and Ali" at Theatre503.


title: James Floyd (actor)

text: Floyd’s first starring film role was the 2011 coming-of-age drama "Everywhere and Nowhere", in which he played a British Pakistani teenager who has a passion for music and DJing. The film played to stellar reviews at the Mumbai Film Festival and Dinard Film Festival, and was released in the UK, Europe, and the Middle East.


title: James Floyd (actor)

text: In 2012, Floyd starred in the 2013 drama "My Brother the Devil", a tale of two British-Egyptian brothers growing up on a tough council estate in Hackney, East London. It was Sally El Hosaini’s debut film as a writer/director, and Floyd starred as "Rash", a young drug-dealing boxer with a secret. To prepare for the role, Floyd spent five months living with Hackney gang members and training as a boxer in order to “to get my head around how these guys really think and feel.” After his performance, Time Out reported that Floyd “be on every director’s must-cast list.” Later that year, he signed with United Talent Agency in Los Angeles.


title: James Floyd (actor)

text: In 2015, Floyd played the lead role of Alex Harks, an American orphan caught up in a private spy ring in the thriller "Rogue Agent", executive produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and co-starring Anthony LaPaglia. In 2017, Floyd co-starred as a rags-to-riches British Indian businessman in British noir "City of Tiny Lights" along- side Riz Ahmed, Billie Piper and Cush Jumbo. The film was directed by Pete Travis and produced by Rebecca O’Brien.


title: James Floyd (actor)

text: In 2007 Floyd played the role of footballer Miguel Lopez in the British TV series "Dream Team". In 2009 he appeared in the TV Film "Compulsion" (based on Jacobean tragedy "The Changeling"), alongside Ray Winstone and Parminder Nagra. In 2012 he appeared as a Spanish bullfighter in Seville set crime series "Falcón" for Sky Atlantic. He portrayed Freddie Mercury in the 2013 BAFTA-winning BBC biopic "The Best Possible Taste". In 2016, he starred as Ishbaal, prince of the Israelites, in the ABC drama "Of Kings and Prophets". Since February 2017, Floyd has starred as the Indian doctor Gabriel Varma in the ITV series "The Good Karma Hospital".


title: James Floyd (actor)

text: As of late 2019 Floyd is filming a lead role in new Middle-East set drama "Fertile Crescent" for Hulu. The 8-episode series was finally also released September 2020 as "No" "Man's Land" on Arte-tv in France. Arte-tv in Germany gave it the title "Kampf um den Halbmond" and released it as Web-stream.


title: James Floyd (actor)

text: Floyd lives in London. He has a son, who was born in 2016. In October 2017, James added his middle name Krishna to his official stage name. Floyd supports a number of charities, including Kiva, It Gets Better Project, and the Disasters Emergency Committee.


title: Alastor

text: Alastor (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλάστωρ, English translation: "avenger") refers to a number of people and concepts in Greek mythology:


title: Vladimir Lisin

text: Vladimir Sergeyevich Lisin (born 7 May 1956) is a Russian billionaire businessman. He is the chairman and majority shareholder of Novolipetsk (NLMK), one of the four largest steel companies in Russia.


title: Vladimir Lisin

text: According to "Bloomberg Billionaires Index" he was the third richest man in Russia and 58th richest in the world in April 2021 with an estimated net worth of US$ 26.6 billion.


title: Vladimir Lisin

text: Vladimir Lisin got his first job in 1975 working as a mechanic in a Soviet coalmine, and after studying at the Siberian Metallurgic Institute got a job working as a welder foreman at Tulachermet Metals Works. He rose through the ranks to become section manager, shop manager in 1979 and deputy chief engineer in 1986.


title: Vladimir Lisin

text: In 1992, he joined a group of traders (the Trans-World Group) who won control of Russia's steel and aluminium industry. When the partners split in 2000, he received 13% of the firm and later achieved a controlling share. His former boss was named the Minister for Russian Metallurgy, and Lisin became the sole owner of Novolipetsk Steel in 2000.


title: Vladimir Lisin

text: Since 1993, he has been a board member of several Russian metal producers, including NLMK, MMK and Sayansk and Novokuznetsk Aluminium Plants and has been a member of the board of directors of Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) since 1996 and its chairman since 1998. He previously worked as deputy chief engineer and as deputy general director of the Karaganda Steel Plant, one of Kazakhstan's four largest steel plants.


title: Vladimir Lisin

text: Lisin was member of the board of directors of Zenit Bank. Lisin sits on the board of directors of the Novolipetskii Metallurgical Combine, one of largest steel companies in Russia, in 1998 and still holds that position. He is a director at CJSC Chernomorneftegaz. He was a Director of Norilsk Nickel Mining and Metallurgical Co. since 2002. He has been chairman of JSC Novolipetsk Iron & Steel Corporation (OJSC Novolipetsk Steel) since June 2007. He served as an independent member of the board of directors of OJSC United Shipbuilding Corporation in 2008–2012.


title: Vladimir Lisin

text: His business interests, apart from steel, include transportation and logistics (with stakes in St Petersburg Sea Port, Tuapse Commercial Sea Port, North-Western Shipping Company, Volga Shipping Company), energy (stakes in Chernomorneftegaz and Severneftegaz), and utilities (Russian grid companies Federal Grid Company and Distribution Grid Company of Center). These predominantly Russian assets are controlled via Fletcher Group Holdings.


title: Vladimir Lisin

text: He graduated from the Siberian Metallurgic Institute in 1979 with a metallurgical engineering diploma specialising in "Foundry of irons and non-ferrous metals". In 1984 completed Postgraduate study in UKRNIIMET by correspondence (Kharkov, Ukraine). In 1989 he received an MSc in Metal Engineering from the Central Research Institute of ferrous metallurgy named after I. P. Bardin (Moscow). In 1990 he received a Diploma of the Higher commercial school under the All-Union Academy of Foreign Trade of People's Friendship Order, the training program "Administration and activity management of joint ventures in the territory of the USSR" (Moscow). In 1992 an MSc in Economics and Management from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA). In 1996 a Doctorate of the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys (MISiS), Faculty of engineering mechanics and in 1997 thesis for a Doctor's degree in Metal Engineering. In 1999 was a professor at RANEPA and in 2005 received a doctorate in economics.


title: Vladimir Lisin

text: He holds various patents for metallurgical processes and has published over 100 articles on metallurgy and economics, which include 15 monographs. He is a professor of the Academy of National Economy and the holder of the Council of Ministers' prize in the science and engineering (1989), the Honorary Metallurgist of Russia (1999), the Knight of the Order of Honour of the Russian Federation (2000) and the Knight of the Order of St. Sergiy Radonezhsky (2001).


title: Vladimir Lisin

text: Lisin is a shooting sports enthusiast. He was president of the European Shooting Confederation until October 2021, the Russia Shooting Union and has been appointed vice president of the Russian Olympic Committee. In 2013, Lisin was appointed as a member of the ISSF Executive Committee. He built one of Europe's largest shooting-range complexes in Lisya Nora, near Moscow. In November 2018, Lisin was elected president of the International Shooting Sport Federation, and succeeded Olegario Vázquez Raña, who had served as president since 1980.


title: Vladimir Lisin

text: Lisin was sanctioned by Australia after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. He resisted calls to step down as president, supported by the Russian-born ISSF Secretary General Alexander Ratner – who claimed that neither had any links to the Russian government.


title: Vladimir Lisin

text: Lisin is married and has three children. According to Bloomberg L.P., Lisin bought the 17th-century Aberuchill Castle and its surrounding estate in Perthshire, Scotland in 2005.


title: Vladimir Lisin

text: Lisin was sanctioned by Australia after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. In March 2022 Lisin called for a peaceful resolution in a letter to staff at NLMK, writing that "Lost lives are always a huge tragedy that is impossible to justify. I am convinced that peaceful diplomatic conflict resolution is always preferable to the use of force." However, in September 2022 it was claimed that NLMK had supplied materials to Russian firms involved in nuclear weapon development, and that tankers owned by Lisin had participated in evading EU sanctions by trans-shipping oil at sea to EU-registered vessels. In October 2022, the US was urged to sanction Lisin.


title: Languages of Kazakhstan

text: Kazakhstan is a multiethnic country where the indigenous ethnic group, the Kazakhs, comprise the majority of the population. As of 2021, the population of Kazakhstan is 70.4% Kazakhs, 15.5% Russians, 3.2% Uzbeks, 2.0% Ukrainians, 1.5% Uyghurs and 1.1% Tatars. The official languages of Kazakhstan are Kazakh and Russian. Both Kazakh and Russian are used on equal grounds. German (30,400 speakers), Tajik, Tatar (328,000 speakers), Turkish, Ukrainian (898,000 speakers), Uyghur (300,000 speakers), and Uzbek are officially recognized by the 1997 Language Law, No. 151-1.


title: Languages of Kazakhstan

text: Other languages natively spoken in Kazakhstan are Dungan, Ili Turki, Ingush, Plautdietsch, and Sinte Romani. A number of more recent immigrant languages, such as Belarusian, Korean, Azerbaijani, and Greek are also spoken.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: "The X Factor" is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The eighth series aired on ITV on 20 August 2011 and ended on 11 December 2011. Dermot O'Leary hosted the main show on ITV, while Caroline Flack and series 6 runner-up Olly Murs co-presented the spin-off show "The Xtra Factor" on ITV2. Louis Walsh returned to the judging panel and was joined by Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland and Tulisa. Barlow, Rowland, Tulisa joined the panel replacing judges, Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole. Series 5 winner Alexandra Burke served as a guest judge for week 4 of the live shows due to Rowland having a throat infection.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: Little Mix, a British four-piece girlgroup known earlier in the show as Rhythmix, was the first group to win the series. The group consisting of members Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall, and Perrie Edwards, and Jade Thirlwall, all auditioned as solo artists before being put together as a group by Kelly Rowland. They went on to become the first girl group to make it past week seven of the live shows, the first girl group to reach the finals and the first girl group to win the show. The eighth series also won Most Popular Talent Show at the 17th National Television Awards on 25 January 2012.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: On 5 May 2011, it was announced that Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole would not return as judges for the eighth series to work on the first season of "The X Factor USA". On 14 May 2011, Dannii Minogue announced that she would not be returning either, due to a clash with "Australia's Got Talent", another show for which she judges. Of her decision, Minogue said, "During discussions for me to return to "The X Factor" it became clear that unfortunately, this year, "The X Factor" audition dates in the UK clash with the live shows of "Australia's Got Talent" during June and July. For this reason I am unable to return".


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: After Cowell and Cole announced their departures, a number of celebrities were linked to the judging role including Frankie Sandford, Alesha Dixon, Lily Allen, and Noel Gallagher. On 9 May 2011, five days before Minogue announced her departure, news broke that Cowell had offered a seat to Gary Barlow of Take That, though his contract was not finalised. Following Minogue's announcement, it was reported that Tulisa from N-Dubz had been in talks with producers to take on a judging role to replace Cole. It was also suggested that Kelly Rowland, formerly of Destiny's Child, was in discussions to take a seat on the judging panel for Minogue's replacement. Although Cole briefly served as a judge on the American panel, she was dropped from the American panel and Cowell gave her the option to return to the 2011 UK series judging panel. However, she later rejected his offer due to her unwillingness to judge the UK show without Cowell. On 30 May 2011, the judging line-up was confirmed as Louis Walsh, Barlow, Tulisa and Rowland. Barlow said that he was "extremely excited" to work on the show, and hoped to find a global superstar. Tulisa hoped to "bring something fresh and new to the panel", promising to speak her mind. Rowland wanted an "opportunity to hear a few diamonds in the rough" and said she would be "sternly honest". In week 4 of the live finals on 29 and 30 October, Rowland was unable to attend due to a throat infection and was replaced for these shows by Alexandra Burke, who won series 5.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: In February 2011, Konnie Huq, who presented spin-off series "The Xtra Factor" for series 7, was told that her contract would not be renewed. Matt Edmondson, Sandford, Kimberley Walsh, and series 6 contestant Stacey Solomon were all rumoured to be in the running, but it was confirmed on 31 May 2011 that Caroline Flack would co-present "The Xtra Factor" with series 6 runner-up Olly Murs.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: The first appeal for applicants for series 8 was broadcast during series 7 on 11 December 2010. For the first time, contestants could upload a video to YouTube. Auditions in front of the judges for series 8 took place in Cardiff, London, Glasgow, Liverpool, Birmingham and Manchester. It was the first time auditions had taken place in Liverpool, and the city replaced Dublin, where auditions were held in 2010.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: The auditions started in Birmingham's LG Arena on 1 and 2 June. They then took place in Glasgow's SEC Centre on 6 June and continued in Manchester's Event City on 12, 13 and 14 June. More auditions took place at Cardiff's International Arena on 29 June, and at London's O2 on 6, 7 and 8 July, and finished in Liverpool's Echo Arena on 13 and 14 July. The Manchester auditions were postponed from 18 to 20 May.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: London and Birmingham auditions were broadcast during the first episode on 20 August 2011. More of the London auditions, as well as the Liverpool and Manchester auditions, aired on 27 August 2011. On 3 September, the Glasgow auditions and more from London were shown. More auditions from Manchester, Birmingham and London were broadcast during the 10 September episode. More from London, plus the Manchester and Glasgow auditions were broadcast in the 11 September episode. The 17 September episode showed more auditions from Liverpool, Cardiff, London, Glasgow and Manchester. The final auditions aired on 18 September, and featured auditions from Liverpool, London and Cardiff.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: Bootcamp started on 18 August 2011. The first episode of bootcamp was broadcast on 24 September 2011. It showed 191 acts attending a pre-bootcamp party at The Selsdon Park Hotel in Croydon, while the judges reviewed their auditions to see if there were some acts they wanted to cut before bootcamp started. They cut 39 acts, leaving 152. The acts were split into 30 groups in which to perform at Wembley Arena, and each group was given one of six songs by the judges: "You've Got the Love", "Breakeven", "Price Tag", "Born This Way", "Forget You" or "Firework". The judges then went on to cut over 80 acts, but called back some soloists, who were asked if they were interested in forming groups. All agreed and were workshopped to see which singers would work well together. They formed six groups. The 61 remaining acts were then given the task of learning one song, 'making it their own' and performing it in front of a live audience, the second time bootcamp was open to an audience (the first was in 2009). The judges then chose the final 32 acts, based on these performances. However, they chose only 31 acts, and the final group was made from four members of two groups previously put together by the judges.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: Judges' houses, the final part of the selection process, was filmed in September. Judges were given their categories in late August. Barlow mentored the Boys, Rowland the Girls, Walsh the Over 25s, and Tulisa the Groups. Robbie Williams joined Barlow in Los Angeles, Jennifer Hudson assisted Rowland in Miami, Walsh was accompanied by Sinitta in Barcelona, and Tulisa received help from Jessie J in Mykonos. At judges' houses each act performed two songs for their mentor and his/her guest judge, although only one song was mentioned and shown on the main show, with the other song shown on "The Xtra Factor" instead.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: Sian Phillips was originally selected for the judges' houses, but due to visa issues, she was unable to travel to Miami and was thus replaced by Sarah Watson in the Girls category.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: Goldie Cheung was initially put through to the finals by Walsh, but pulled out of the competition at the end of the judges' houses stage, stating that she did not want to be away from her family. Sami Brookes, who had initially not made it through, took her place in the live shows.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: The live shows began on 8 October. Each week, the contestants' performances took place on Saturday and the results were announced on Sunday. As with previous series, each live show had a different theme. The results show often featured a group performance by the remaining contestants and guest live performances.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: The first live results show included live performances from series 7 winner Matt Cardle and Cee Lo Green, while Katy Perry and The Wanted performed on the second results show. On the third results show, Bruno Mars, Professor Green featuring Emeli Sandé and Kelly Clarkson performed. Series 7 contestant Cher Lloyd and "The X Factor USA" judge Nicole Scherzinger performed on the fourth live result show. Series 5 runners up JLS and Florence and the Machine performed on the fifth live results show, while Lady Gaga and series 7 contestants One Direction performed on the sixth. The seventh live show featured performances from Rihanna and series 7 runner-up Rebecca Ferguson. The eighth live results show included performances from former contestant and "The Xtra Factor" host Olly Murs featuring The Muppets, and Jessie J. JLS and One Direction also appeared alongside the 16 finalists to perform this year's charity single, "Wishing on a Star". The semi-final live result show featured performances from Justin Bieber and "The X Factor" judge Rowland. The live final featured performances from Coldplay, JLS, Leona Lewis, Michael Bublé and One Direction


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: For the live finals, "The X Factor" received new graphics and theme music similar to those already introduced on "The X Factor USA". Voting by text message, which had been absent since 2007, was reintroduced for this series in addition to the premium rate telephone vote, but was not available during the final.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: During the fourth week of the live shows, it was announced that Rowland was unable to travel back from Los Angeles due to a throat infection. During the week, it was announced that Burke would replace her as a judge on the show. After Burke accepted the role as guest judge, she became the first "X Factor" contestant to return to the show as a judge. It was reported on 28 June 2011 that the final would take place on 10 and 11 December 2011 at Wembley Arena instead of the usual Fountain Studios.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: On 26 October 2011, Rhythmix announced that they would change their name due to pressure from a children's music charity of the same name, after the programme tried to trademark "Rhythmix" in Europe. It was reported that the group decided to make the change, despite no legal reason to do so, to avoid any difficulties for the charity. The name was subsequently changed to Little Mix.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: On 28 October 2011, Ashley Baptiste decided to leave The Risk. In an interview on the official website, he explained "I don't believe my future lies in a boyband and it's not fair on [the other members] Charlie, Derry and Andy to remain in the band when I am not truly committed to it for the long term. I believe The Risk can win "The X Factor" and I'm backing them all the way. I count them as my friends so I know we'll stay in touch." He was replaced by Ashford Campbell, who was a member of Nu Vibe, another manufactured boyband who had already previously been eliminated.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: On 8 November 2011, Frankie Cocozza was ejected from the competition, saying he "no longer [deserved his] place in the show", having broken competition rules. As a result, it was announced that the four contestants eliminated by their mentors in week 1; 2 Shoes, Amelia Lily, James Michael and Jonjo Kerr; would be given the chance to face a public vote, with the winner of the vote being reinstated in the competition. Amelia Lily won the public vote with 48% of the overall total and replaced Cocozza in the competition.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: However, voting statistics revealed that Brookes received more votes than Brucknell which meant that if Walsh sent the result to deadlock, Brookes would have been saved.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: Rowland did not appear on the judging panel for week 4 due to illness, so series 5 winner Alexandra Burke took her place on the panel. However, Burke did not vote on the results show; instead, Rowland voted via telephone link from Los Angeles. Rhythmix's new name 'Little Mix' took effect from Week 4. Ashley Baptiste from The Risk quit the group and Ashford Campbell who was originally in Nu Vibe (eliminated Week 2) joined The Risk.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: However, voting statistics revealed that Habibis received more votes than Misha B which meant that if the result went to deadlock, Habibis would have been saved.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: However, voting statistics revealed that Robinson received more votes than Brucknell which meant that if the result went to deadlock, Robinson would have been saved.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: On 8 November 2011, Frankie Cocozza was ejected from the competition. The four acts that did not face the public vote in week 1 and were eliminated by their mentors—Amelia Lily, James Michael, Jonjo Kerr, and 2 Shoes—faced the public vote and the act with the most votes would replace Cocozza. The winner of the vote was announced as Amelia Lily with 48.8% of the public vote.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: However, voting statistics revealed that Brucknell received more votes than Misha B which meant that if the result went to deadlock, Brucknell would have been saved.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: With both acts receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Craig Colton was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: Starting in the quarter-final, each act performed two songs with voting lines opening after the first round of performances.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: However, voting statistics revealed that Devlin received more votes than Misha B which meant that if the result went to deadlock, Devlin would have advanced to the semi-final and Misha B would have been eliminated.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Misha B, was automatically eliminated. After her elimination, Misha B reprised her week 6 final showdown performance of "Who You Are" as her exit song.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: The final was held at Wembley Arena and lasted for over four hours, split over Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 December 2011.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: If Amelia Lily had made the final two, her favourite performance would have been, "The Show Must Go On" from week six, and would have sung "All I Want For Christmas Is You" for her Christmas song, as well as performing "Cannonball".


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: It was announced on 12 October 2011, that the 16 finalists would record a cover version of "Wishing on a Star", released on 20 November in aid of Together for Short Lives, a charity which Cowell said do "amazing work". It is the fourth time finalists have released a charity single. Series 5 contestants JLS and series 7 contestants One Direction also feature on the single.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: The winner's single was Damien Rice's "Cannonball". For the first time since series 1, the winner's single was not released in the week of the coveted Christmas number one chart battle. The Official Charts Company announced that the 2011 Christmas number-one would be announced on Christmas Day, meaning releases on 18 December would be new entries in the chart that week. Little Mix's winner's single was released on 14 December, which meant it would have to maintain significant sales numbers in its second week to achieve the Christmas number one. It was announced on 17 November that N-Dubz rapper Fazer would be producing the single.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: In September 2011, it was announced that Marks & Spencer would be "The X Factor" official fashion partner. On 2 October 2011, it was revealed that the 16 finalists would star in the retailer's 2011 Christmas advertisement. It is a one-minute advertisement that premiered during week 5 of the live shows. The finalists recorded a cover of the song "When You Wish upon a Star" to feature in the advert and modelled clothes from the company. The finalists will be paid for the advertisement. After his ejection from the competition, M&S announced that Frankie Cocozza's face would be edited out of the advert, as it wasn't possible to edit his voice from the advert. On 17 November 2011, M&S posted the latest edit of the advert to their official YouTube account, with Cocozza's vocals completely erased.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: Initial viewing figures for the first episode were placed at 11.3 million for ITV1, however, the peak audience was 12.6 million, a match for the highest viewing figures for an "X Factor" series opener, and almost 5 million more than "Doctor Who" on BBC One, the second-highest rated programme that night.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: Despite a drop in ratings from the previous series, it was the third most watched series in the show's eight-year history


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: Misha B was involved in a controversy during the third live show when Tulisa accused her of making "mean comments" and Walsh accused her of being a "bully" backstage. Both later apologised. The other two judges, Barlow and Rowland, and several contestants defended Misha B during and after the show. Barlow later said he believed the wrongful allegations had ended her chances of winning the competition.


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: On 8 November, Frankie Cocozza was ejected from the competition. He released a statement saying "I'd like to apologise to Gary, my fellow contestants and everyone who has voted for me, but, as of today, I will no longer be in The X Factor. My life during the show has gone out of control and my behaviour off stage has overstepped the rules of the competition."


title: The X Factor (British series 8)

text: Cocozza's behaviour earlier in the series has led to two Ofcom investigations – he swore during a live show and was also shown drinking heavily with some friends.


title: Ben Cousins

text: Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for and in the Australian Football League (AFL).


title: Ben Cousins

text: Cousins is listed by journalist Mike Sheahan as one of the fifty greatest players of all time. During his 12-year, 238-game career with West Coast, he won several of the league's highest individual awards, including a Brownlow Medal, Most Valuable Player and a premiership medallion. He was also selected six times in the All-Australian Team and represented Australia in the International Rules Series. He was West Coast's club champion for four seasons and captain for five seasons.


title: Ben Cousins

text: Cousins' football career was marred by highly publicised off-field incidents involving recreational drug use, traffic convictions and association with criminal elements. On several occasions he was fined or sanctioned by West Coast, culminating in his contract's termination in October 2007. The following month, he was banned from AFL for one year by the AFL Commission for "bringing the game into disrepute". Amid predictions that he would remain undrafted, Richmond claimed Cousins with the last pick of the 2008 draft. He played 32 games across two seasons at the club, retiring from the AFL at the end of the 2010 season.


title: Ben Cousins

text: Cousins co-produced a documentary film titled "", saying he hoped it would serve as a cautionary tale against drug use. Released days after his retirement, it went onto become "one of the most-watched documentaries in Australian history." Post-football, Cousins continued to struggle with his drug addiction and have run-ins with the law, and in 2017 he received a 12-month prison sentence for a variety of offences.


title: Ben Cousins

text: Cousins was born in Geelong, Victoria, in 1978, to Stephanie and Bryan, an Australian rules footballer who had moved from Western Australia to play for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League. When Cousins was 18 months old, his family moved back to Perth, Western Australia, where he was raised with younger siblings Matthew, Sophie and Melanie. He played junior football for the Bull Creek-Leeming Junior Football Club and for his private school, Wesley College. In his last year at Wesley in 1995, he was recruited to join the East Fremantle Football Club's senior side in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and played for both his school and East Fremantle throughout the season.


title: Ben Cousins

text: While Cousins was still at school, three AFL teams competed to draft him under the father–son rule: the Geelong Football Club, the West Coast Eagles, and the newly formed Fremantle Football Club. Cousins' father Bryan played 238 games for Perth in the WAFL and 67 games for Geelong in the VFL during the 1970s and 1980s. Geelong's recruiting manager, Stephen Wells, said, "Ben barracked for Geelong and we tried everything to get him here." However, Cousins preferred to remain based in Western Australia and chose West Coast in October 1995.


title: Ben Cousins

text: At 17, a week after his tenth WAFL game for East Fremantle, Cousins played his first AFL match and kicked two goals for West Coast against Geelong. He won the Norwich Rising Star award for his debut season in 1996, polling 15 votes from the six judges to beat Shannon Grant by one point.


title: Ben Cousins

text: Cousins' popularity continued to increase over the following seasons. In 1998, the "Herald Sun" ran a two-page article across its centre pages about 20-year-old Cousins, titled "West goes wild for the kid". The article portrayed Cousins as a sex symbol and "football's answer to Brad Pitt". When asked about the article, he said the popularity "comes with the territory... If you want to be a league footballer you have to accept that it is part of the game." Sports agent Ricky Nixon approached Cousins in 1998 about managing his endorsement deals, because "He's good-looking, he elected to stay in Perth and not play in Victoria, opposition coaches take notice of him and on top of that he's a future leader." In 1999, International Management Group, who managed sports stars such as Tiger Woods and Pete Sampras, said they would like to sign Ben, as "There is no doubt that he is now in the top bracket of players and has great marketing potential... Apart from being an outstanding footballer, he is a quality young man." Ross Nicholas, West Coast's marketing manager, said:


title: Ben Cousins

text: "He's easily the most sought-after Eagle... No player was, or is, as popular as Ben. His appeal is so diverse. Kids want his autograph and photograph. Sponsors want him to sit next to them. They want him to push their product... If Ben's well managed, the sky's the limit for him... They've got to find the balance between his commercial potential and his contribution to the community. The club offers protection, but it's up to Ben what demands he puts himself under."


title: Ben Cousins

text: In 1998, Cousins was selected in the All-Australian Team and was runner-up in West Coast's Best and Fairest. He played in his first AFL finals game in 1999, against the Western Bulldogs in a qualifying final at the MCG, and the year included another selection in the All-Australian Team and representing Australia in the International Rules Series. In 2000, Cousins signed a new three-year contract with the West Coast Eagles, reportedly worth nearly A$1 million.


title: Ben Cousins

text: He played his 100th game amid speculation he would take over the captaincy from Guy McKenna, who was due to retire after the same game. Cousins said, "After you play two or three seasons, you think of the possibility of a leadership role down the track, but the talk of it has certainly come a lot earlier than I would have thought." In 2001, Cousins was named co-captain, sharing the role with Dean Kemp. He won his first club Best and Fairest at the end of the season, a feat which he repeated in 2002 and 2003, and he was again named in the All-Australian Team in 2001 and 2002. Kemp's retirement saw Cousins become the captain in 2002, a role he filled until 2006. In 2005, West Coast coach John Worsfold said of Cousins' fifth year as captain, "Ben is improving all the time and with the way this group is coming along, I think he is going to be a great leader".


title: Ben Cousins

text: In early 2003, Cousins injured his ankle in a game against Hawthorn but played on through five weeks of pain-killing injections. In Round 15, 2004, he injured his back and missed six games. Cousins said, "That injury is something that I got over and am probably no chance of getting a relapse... The other side to it is, because I have played 10 years of consistent AFL footy, I've probably got an older back than someone my age". In Round 1, 2005, he dislocated a finger and missed one round after undergoing an operation. West Coast chief executive Trevor Nesbitt said, "There's no doubt that he's at his best when under pressure and he's so resilient; he plays with injuries that other players wouldn't".


title: Ben Cousins

text: After Cousins played his 200th game in July 2005 he was given a "rousing reception from 41,524 grateful fans", as video clips of his ten years at West Coast were shown at the end of the game. Cousins was "possibly the highest-profile sportsman in Western Australia", the youngest of the 10 West Coast players to reach 200 games and the 14th youngest in the history of the AFL/VFL.


title: Ben Cousins

text: Cousins won the Brownlow Medal, the AFL's highest individual player award, on 19 September 2005 with 20 votes, ahead of teammate Daniel Kerr on 19 votes and Nick Dal Santo on 18 votes. Cousins was the favourite to win with bookmakers, after five previous top-10 finishes. He did not attend the award ceremony in Melbourne, remaining in Perth to prepare for West Coast's Grand Final match against Sydney Swans the following weekend. His celebration was "very quiet, I went over to the bar, bought the folks a bottle of champagne, had one lemonade and went up to the (hotel) room. I managed to get to sleep before midnight, which was a bonus." West Coast's last training session in Perth before travelling to their first Grand Final game since 1994 was attended by 3,000 fans. Trevor Nesbitt, West Coast's chief executive, said he expected that the combination of the team's Grand Final appearance, Cousins' Brownlow win, and Chris Judd's Brownlow win in the previous year, would lead to a turnover of around $2 million in club merchandise. Nesbitt added: