Early life.

Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Huster attended Saint Ursula Academy and helped lead the team to the 2007 High School State Championship with a game-winning goal in the finals. She earned NSCAA/adidas Youth All-American accolades in 2006 and 2007 and was named first team All-State in 2007. Huster was a three-time All-GGCL First Team and a two-time All-Southwest Ohio honoree. She was named a top 50 college recruit by Soccer Buzz. Strong academically, she earned NSCAA Scholar All-America accolades and was named GGCL Scholar Athlete in 2007. She also received All-Southwest Scholar honors from 2005–2007.  Huster played club soccer for the Ohio Elite Soccer Academy and helped the team clinch the Super Y League North American Championship in 2007. She was named a member of the All-North American final select team the same year. She was also a member of the Region II Olympic Development Program (ODP) from 2003–2007. She played with the SYL ODP National Select team for four years. Scoring the tying goal in the championship game Huster was part of the U-16 Ohio Elite Soccer Academy girls' team that captured the 2002 US Club Soccer National Cup in Blaine, Minnesota as a U-13 year old.

Florida State Seminoles.

Huster attended Florida State University where she was a four-year starter for the Florida State Seminoles and an integral part of the 2011 squad that made the College Cup that year. She was named Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year the same year. Throughout her collegiate career, Huster scored 20 goals and served 19 assists in her 92 appearances with the Seminoles. In the fall of 2009 Tori received the Golden Torch Award, which is given to the athlete from each sport with the highest grade point average.

Playing career.

Club.

W-League.

Huster played for the Boston Renegades of the American W-League during the summer of 2008 and 2009. She also played for the W-League's Colorado Rush during the summer of 2010.  Western New York Flash Out of Florida State University Huster was selected in the second round (8th overall) by the Western New York Flash in the 2012 WPS Draft. The Flash joined the WPSL-Elite in 2012 and continued its winning ways. The team won its third league title (all in different leagues) with another penalty kick decision. After finishing the regular season 9–3–2, the Flash earned the second seed in the WPSL-E playoffs and went on to defeat the Chicago Red Stars 1–1 (4–2 PKs) to win the 2012 WPSL-Elite National Championship.

Newcastle Jets.

Huster signed with the Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League for the 2012–13 season. She scored her first goal for the Jets during a 3–3 draw against Sydney FC on October 21, 2012. She started in all 12 of her appearances for the squad and scored four goals.

Washington Spirit, 2013–.

Huster was the second pick (seventh overall) by the Washington Spirit during the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft in preparation for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League. She started in all 21 of her 2013 appearances and scored one goal during a 4–2 victory over the Seattle Reign FC on May 17. Huster scored her lone goal of 2014 in a 1–0 win at Chicago Red Stars on April 26. In 2015, Huster played in 17 of the Spirit’s 20 matches, totaling 1177 minutes. In 2016, she played and started 19 regular season matches plus all 120+ minutes of both post season matches. Playing the most minutes of any Spirit player in 2016, she helped lead the Spirit to its first ever NWSL Championship appearance. The midfielder scored her lone goal of the season on July 2 at home in a 2-0 win against FC Kansas City.

Western Sydney Wanderers, 2013.

Huster signed with Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League for the 2013–14 season.

Return to Newcastle Jets, 2014.

In September 2014 Huster joined Newcastle Jets together with fellow Americans Katherine Reynolds and Angela Salem. Huster started all twelve of Newcastle's matches, scoring three goals.

Second return to Newcastle Jets, 2017–.

In October 2017, Huster returned to Australia for the off-season, joining Newcastle Jets for the 2017–18 W-League season alongside fellow Americans Katie Stengel, Arin Gilliland and Britt Eckerstrom.

International.

Huster has represented the United States at the U-23 level. Huster was called up for the USA's matches against France and England in 2015.

Victoria "Tori" Huster (born September 23, 1989) is an American soccer midfielder currently playing for Washington Spirit of the NWSL.

Victoria Huster (* 23. September 1989 in Cincinnati, Ohio) ist eine US-amerikanische Fußballspielerin, die seit 2013 beim NWSL-Teilnehmer Washington Spirit unter Vertrag steht.


History.

Background.

The site of the Rokumeikan was in Hibiya, near the Imperial Palace on land which had formerly been used as an arsenal for the Satsuma domain. After the Meiji restoration, in 1872 the land became the headquarters of the secretariat charged with preparations for the Vienna Exhibition of 1873. Between July 1875 and October 1881 the land was occupied by the colossal “Yamashita Monnai Museum”, a combined zoological and botanical garden, which was then moved to Ueno to make way for the new building and its grounds.  Foreign visitors had previously been housed in the Enryōkan, a building originally erected by the Tokugawa shogunate as part of a training school for naval cadets. Despite attempts at modernization, the building was old and deemed no longer considered satisfactory for housing foreign dignitaries.

Construction.

Conder received a commission to design a new structure in 1880, and building work started in 1881. Conder borrowed from the French Renaissance style, and used a Mansard roof in his design, which also incorporated an arched portico with columns. However, Conder's wish to put Japanese elements in the design was overruled, although he claimed to have included "pseudo-Saracenic" features. Only the garden, which used pine trees, stone lanterns and ponds, was in the Japanese style.  Difficulties were encountered in construction which caused the original budget of 100,000 yen to expand to 180,000 yen before construction was completed. In contrast, the Foreign Ministry building cost only 40,000 yen to construct. The building was officially opened on 28 November 1883 with a gala to which 1200 guests were invited, including nobles, bureaucrats and foreign diplomats, presided over by Inoue and his wife Takeko.

The Rokumeikan era.

Inoue's intent with the Rokumeikan was to impress Western visitors, by creating a faultless Western atmosphere in which diplomats and foreign dignitaries would feel themselves not among "natives" but among cultural equals. He hoped that they would be more inclined to regard Japan as an equal in terms of “civilization” in European minds, which would facilitate renegotiation of the Unequal Treaties, abolition of extraterritoriality and would hasten Japan's entry as an equal in the ranks of the imperial powers.  The Rokumeikan served elaborate banquets, with menus written in French. In the ballroom, Japanese gentlemen in evening dress imported from tailors in London danced the waltz, polka, quadrille, and mazurka with Japanese ladies dressed in the latest Parisian fashions to the latest European songs played by an Army or Navy band. Foreign residents of Tokyo were hired as dancing tutors.  The results were mixed. Although the highly conspicuous Western building was praised by some visitors, its concept was deplored by many others as tasteless imitation. Pierre Loti, who arrived in Japan in 1886, compared the building (in "Japoneries d'Automne," 1889), to a mediocre casino in a French spa town, and the European-style ball to a “monkey show”. Likewise, the noted French artist Georges Ferdinand Bigot published a cartoon depicting a stylishly dressed Japanese man and woman admiring themselves in a mirror, but the reflection was that of a pair of monkeys.  Japanese conservatives were outraged by what they perceived to be the degeneration of traditional morals, especially by the close proximity between men and women during dances, linked rising taxes with the supposed dissipation and self-indulgence of the government. Reports and gossip of scandalous behavior by high-ranking officials (although the most notorious took place at private residences, not at the Rokumeikan), added to the controversy.  The failure of "Rokumeikan diplomacy" to achieve its desired goal of treaties revised in Japan's favor led eventually to the discrediting of Inoue, who resigned in 1887.

Later years.

In 1890, the Imperial Hotel opened nearby the Rokumeikan (again with the involvement of Inoue), and was on a grander scale. The opening of the hotel eliminated the need for the Rokumeikan as a residence for foreign visitors. The banquets and balls continued, and the nativist reaction did not slow the construction of Western-style buildings in Tokyo, but with the increasing westernization of Japan, a growing sense of cultural nationalism, and the eventual elimination of the Unequal Treaties in 1899, the Rokumeikan steadily diminished in importance.  The Rokumeikan building was sold in 1890, to an association for "kazoku" peerage of Japan. The building was severely damaged in the 1894 Tokyo earthquake, the high cost of repairs contributing to a decline in use of the building. 1897, Conder was called in to repair the building and make additional alterations. It was used by the Peers' Club ("Kazoku Kaikan") for the next few decades.  The building was demolished in 1941, The timing was somewhat fitting, since by this time Japan was at war with most of the Western great powers (including the United Kingdom, United States of America, and France) whose diplomats Rokumeikan was built to host.  The destruction of the building disturbed the architect Taniguchi Yoshirō and eventually led him to create the "Meiji Mura" for the preservation of Meiji period buildings.

Name.

The name “Rokumeikan” comes from a Chinese classic, the "Shi Jing" ("Book of Songs"), and refers to the benefits of hospitality. The 161st ode is entitled "Lù Míng", 鹿鳴, which is read in Japanese as "rokumei". It was chosen by Nakai Hiromu, the first husband of Inoue's wife Takeko.  The name is often translated as "Deer Cry Pavilion", and in older books the translation "Hall of the Baying Stag" is given.  Once purchased by The Peer's Club (group), building was renamed "The Peer's Club, but also went by the names "Noble's Club" and "Peerage Club".

Allusions in literature.

The Rokumeikan is frequently mentioned in Japanese literature, for example

Location.

The site of the Rokumeikan is in Chiyoda-ku, Uchisaiwaichō 1-chome. There is a plaque in front of the NBF Hibiya Building (formerly the Yamato Life Insurance Company).

The was a large two-story building in Tokyo, completed in 1883, which became a controversial symbol of Westernisation in the Meiji period. Commissioned for the housing of foreign guests by the Foreign Minister Inoue Kaoru, it was designed by British architect Josiah Conder, a prominent Western adviser working in Japan.

Rokumeikan (, wörtlich: „Reh-Ruf-Pavillon“) war der Name eines 1883 errichteten Gebäudes im Bezirk Kōjimachi der damaligen Präfektur Tokio (heute Bezirk Chiyoda der Metropole Tokio), das zum Symbol für die Verwestlichung Japans in der Meiji-Zeit wurde.


Career.

Fajdek represented Poland at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, finishing just off the podium in 4th despite throwing a new Polish junior record of 75.31 metres with the 6 kg under-20 implement. In 2009, his first year as a senior, Fajdek placed 8th at the European U23 Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania with a throw of 68.70 metres. Fajdek placed 3rd at the Polish Championships that year with a mark of 70.86, behind former Olympic and World Champion Szymon Ziółkowski and a returning Wojciech Kondratowicz. In 2010 he grabbed another national bronze, this time with a throw of 73.85 metres; later that year, he improved his personal best to 76.07, good enough for 35th in the world.  Fajdek continued to improve in 2011, finishing second at the European Team Championships in Stockholm with a new personal best of 76.98 metres. He improved further to 78.13 at Madrid, beating among others the reigning Olympic Champion, Primož Kozmus of Slovenia. He was an overwhelming winner at the European U23 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, beating second placer Javier Cienfuegos by five and a half metres to record yet another personal best of 78.54. He also dominated his speciality at the World University Games in Shenzhen, winning the gold with 78.14, more than four metres ahead of silver medallist Marcel Lomnický; a week later at the World Championships in Daegu, however, he only managed 75.20 and finished eleventh.  Fajdek first broke 80 metres at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting in May 2012, finishing second to Hungary's World silver medallist Krisztián Pars. In his next competition at Montreuil he threw yet another personal best of 81.39, this time beating Pars.  Fajdek is currently coached by Czesław Cybulski, who has also coached Ziółkowski and Anita Włodarczyk.

Paweł Fajdek (born 4 June 1989) is a Polish hammer thrower with personal best 83.93 metres (9 August 2015, Janusz Kusociński Memorial in Szczecin). He is a four-time World Champion in the event.

Paweł Fajdek (* 4. Juni 1989 in Świebodzice) ist ein polnischer Hammerwerfer. Er ist Inhaber des Landesrekordes und mit aktuell vier aufeinanderfolgenden Weltmeistertiteln sowie dem Europameistertitel 2016 der erfolgreichste Hammerwerfer der 2010er Jahre.


Aircraft and crew.

The aircraft involved in the accident was an Airbus A300F4-622R, registered as N155UP. It was built in 2003; UPS took delivery of it in February 2004. It was powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines. At the time of the accident, it had accumulated approximately 11,000 flight hours in 6,800 flight cycles (a flight cycle is one takeoff and landing).  The captain of Flight 1354 was 58-year old Cerea Beal, Jr. Prior to being hired by UPS, Beal was employed by TWA as a flight engineer and then first officer on the Boeing 727. He was hired by UPS in October 1990 as a 727 flight engineer and became a 727 first officer in August 1994. Twice, in 2000 and again in 2002, Beal began and then withdrew from training to upgrade to captain on the 727. He transitioned to the A300 as a first officer in 2004 and then as a captain in 2009. At the time of the accident, he had accumulated 6,406 flight hours at UPS, 3,265 of which were on the A300.  The first officer was 37-year-old Shanda Fanning. Fanning was hired by UPS in 2006 as a 727 flight engineer. She became a first officer on the Boeing 757 in 2007, then transitioned to the Boeing 747 in 2009. She began flying the A300 in June 2012. At the time of the accident, she had accumulated 4,721 total flight hours, including 403 hours on the A300.

Accident.

The aircraft crashed at about 04:47 local time (CDT, 09:47 UTC) while making a localizer non-precision approach to runway 18 at Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport. It clipped trees and struck ground three times uphill. The fuselage broke apart, with the nose coming to rest about away from the initial point of impact, and the rest of it about farther down towards the runway and about from its edge and catching fire. Both pilots were killed.

Investigation.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) launched an investigation and sent a 26-member "go team" to the crash site to "collect perishable evidence". At a press conference held later on the same day, the NTSB said they had been unable to recover the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and the flight data recorder (FDR) as the tail section (where the recorders are housed) was still on fire. Both recorders were recovered on the following day, and were sent for analysis.  At their third media briefing on August 16, 2013, the NTSB reported that the crew had briefed the approach to runway 18 and were cleared to land by air traffic control two minutes prior to the end of the recording. 16 seconds before the end of the recording, the aircraft's ground proximity warning system (GPWS) sounded two "sink rate" alerts, meaning that the aircraft was descending too rapidly. Three seconds later, Captain Beal reported having the runway in sight, which was confirmed by First Officer Fanning. The CVR recorded the sound of the first impact with trees 3 seconds after the pilots reported seeing the runway. A final "too low terrain" alert by the GPWS was then recorded, followed by the final sounds of impact.  To represent the country of manufacture, the French aviation accident investigation agency BEA, assisted by Airbus technical advisors, participated in the investigation. Members of the FBI Evidence Response Team also assisted the NTSB. The NTSB stated in late August that no mechanical anomalies had yet been uncovered, but that the complete investigation would take several months.  On February 20, 2014, the NTSB held a public hearing in connection with its investigation. Excerpts from the cockpit voice recorder were presented, in which both the captain and first officer discussed their lack of sufficient sleep prior to the flight. The same day, the entire CVR transcript was released.  On September 9, 2014 the National Transportation Safety Board announced that the probable cause of the accident was that the aircrew had made an unstabilized approach into Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport during which they failed to adequately monitor their altitude. The aircraft descended below the minimum descent altitude when the runway was not yet in sight, resulting in controlled flight into terrain approximately short of the runway threshold. The NTSB also found that contributing factors in the accident were:

Aftermath.

In 2014, the Independent Pilots Association filed suit against the FAA to end the cargo airplane exemption from the flight crew minimum rest requirements. In 2016 the lawsuit was dismissed by a Washington, DC court, which determined the FAA had acted reasonably by excluding cargo airlines from the rest requirement based on a cost vs benefits analysis.  Bret Fanning, husband of first officer Shanda Fanning, filed a lawsuit against Honeywell Aerospace in 2014, alleging that its ground proximity warning system installed on the A300 failed to alert the pilots that their aircraft was dangerously close to the ground. Fanning claimed that the GPWS did not sound an alarm until one second after the aircraft began to clip the tops of trees; however, the NTSB determined from the aircraft's flight data recorder that the GPWS sounded a "sink rate" warning when the aircraft was 250 feet above the ground, 8 seconds before the first impact with trees.

UPS Airlines Flight 1354 was a scheduled cargo flight from Louisville, Kentucky, to Birmingham, Alabama. On August 14, 2013, the Airbus A300 flying the route crashed and burst into flames short of the runway on approach to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport. Both pilots were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. They were the only people aboard the aircraft.

Der UPS-Airlines-Flug 1354 war ein Linienflug der Frachtfluggesellschaft UPS Airlines vom Flughafen Louisville zum Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama. Am 14. August 2013 verunglückte dabei ein Airbus A300-600F beim Anflug nördlich der Landebahn 18, nachdem er zuvor Bäume gestreift hatte. Dabei kamen sowohl der Kapitän als auch die Copilotin ums Leben.


Pre-Season.

The 2013 edition of the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series began on 1 August 2013 at Kingsholm, continued on 2 August at Franklin's Gardens and 3 August at Allianz Park. The finals was on 9 August 2013 at The Recreation Ground. This was the first opportunity of the season for any of the teams competing in the Premiership to win a trophy. Gloucester 7s won the Series Final, beating Leicester Tigers 7s 24 – 17 and with it qualification to the inaugural World Club 7s at Twickenham.

Regular season.

Premiership Rugby announced the fixture list on 4 July 2013. As with previous seasons, Round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham. Fixtures as per Premiership Rugby Match Centre.

Round 22.

All games in Round 22 kicked off at 15:15 on 10 May 2014, so as to not give any team a potential advantage with regards to knowing how to achieve a play-off berth, European Rugby Champions Cup place, or safety from relegation.

Play-offs.

Semi-finals.

As with previous seasons, the play-offs followed a 1 v 4, 2 v 3 system, with the games being played at the home ground of the higher placed teams.

Final.

The final was contested at Twickenham between the winners of the two semi-finals. For the first time, the final went to extra time as the teams finished the regulation 80 minutes at 14 all.

Top scorers.

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-IRB nationalities.

The 2013–14 Aviva Premiership was the 27th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competition and the fourth to be sponsored by Aviva. This was also the first season to be broadcast exclusively by BT Sport.

Die Saison 2013/14 der English Premiership war die 27. Saison der obersten Spielklasse der englischen Rugby-Union-Meisterschaft. Aus Sponsoringgründen trug sie den Namen "Aviva Premiership". Sie begann am 6. September 2013, umfasste 22 Spieltage (je eine Vor- und Rückrunde) und dauerte bis zum 10. Mai 2014. Anschließend qualifizierten sich die vier bestplatzierten Mannschaften für das Halbfinale, die Halbfinalsieger trafen am 31. Mai 2014 im Finale im Twickenham Stadium aufeinander. Titelverteidiger waren die Leicester Tigers, die im Halbfinale ausschieden. Den Titel gewannen zum ersten Mal die Northampton Saints.


Biography.

Lacheroy was born to a military family. His father was a decorated infantry second lieutenant (Legion of Honour and Croix de guerre), killed on 2 August 1916 at Fleury, next to Douaumont fort. Lacheroy was raised by his grandfather, attended the Prytanée National Militaire, and graduated from Saint-Cyr in 1927 among the 20 best students of the promotion (promotion "Maroc-Syrie").  Lacheroy chose the Colonial infantry and obtained a commission as second lieutenant in the 3rd Méhariste company in Levant at Latakia, where he remained until 1935. Promoted to captain, Lacheroy served as instructor for the air group in Rabat from 1936. There, he met Antoine Argoud. Lacheroy married in 1937. From 1941, Lacheroy served in the staff of General de Lattre de Tassigny in Tunisia.  In 1951, he was sent to French Indochina, where he was tasked to protect a railroad to Saigon and secure the sector of Bien Hoa. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, Lacheroy was transferred to Paris and made director of the Centre d'études asiatiques et africaines (CEAA). There, he developed a theory of Counter-insurgency warfare, by then known as "psychological action". In 1954, he served as adviser to Defence minister Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, and Defence minister André Morice in 1956.  In 1958, Lacheroy was dismissed by Jacques Chaban-Delmas and sent to the Constantine Province. On 13 May, he was made director of information and psychological action services in Algiers. In December, he gave conferences at the École supérieure de guerre, and later made director of the École supérieure des officiers de réserve spécialistes d'état-major.  In the early 1960s, Lacheroy resigned his commission to organise a coup d'état against President Charles de Gaulle. For seven years, he lived underground, along with Antoine Argoud, Pierre Lagaillarde and Jo Ortiz, and directed the OAS. He was sentenced to death "in absentia" in April 1961. Lacheroy was amnestied in 1968. He returned to Paris, where he retired. Charles Lacheroy died on 25 January 2005 in Aix-en-Provence.

Charles Lacheroy (22 August 1906 – 25 January 2005) was a French Army officer, theorist of Counter-insurgency warfare, and member of the Organisation armée secrète.

Charles Lacheroy (* 22. August 1906 in Chalon-sur-Saône; † 25. Januar 2005 in Aix-en-Provence) war ein französischer Offizier und Terrorist in der OAS.


Early life.

Smoove was born in Plymouth, North Carolina, to parents Floyd and Elizabeth Brooks. From the time he was three years old, he grew up in Mount Vernon, New York. He spent a significant amount of time with his extended maternal family in the Plymouth area, which he has said inspired much of his comedy. In Mount Vernon, he grew up in the Levister Towers housing projects with his two younger brothers. Smoove's father died from diabetes when he was 15 years old.  In 1983, Smoove graduated from Mount Vernon High School. He attended Norfolk State University in Virginia, studying engineering and graphic design.  Smoove worked as a perfume formulator and sold fire extinguishers door-to-door.

Career.

Smoove has had recurring roles on "Everybody Hates Chris" and "Saturday Night Live". On "SNL", he worked as a writer (and had bit roles in sketches, including playing Jimmy "JJ" Walker in a parody of the 1970s sitcom "Good Times") and was a recipient of the 2007 Writers Guild of America award for Best Comedy/Variety Series (Including Talk). He was on "Saturday Night Live" for three years.  Smoove has been a regular cast member on the HBO comedy "Curb Your Enthusiasm" since its sixth season in 2007, playing Leon Black. Smoove got the role of Leon on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" after his stint on "SNL." Although he was at that time based on the East Coast, he was in Los Angeles for his friend, music producer Oji Pierce's funeral, so was able to audition for "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Smoove wrote a book as his "Curb Your Enthusiasm" character, Leon, which was released on October 10, 2017.  He had a major role for seasons two and three on the Fox network sitcom "'Til Death" with Brad Garrett and Joely Fisher. In June 2008, he taped several episodes of "The Gong Show with Dave Attell" as one of the celebrity judges. Smoove was also a cast member on the short-lived sketch comedy program "Cedric the Entertainer Presents". He hosted the standup comedy series "Russell Simmons Presents: Stand-Up at The El Rey" on Comedy Central in July 2010 and also appeared on an episode of "The Simpsons" titled '"" in February 2011. Also in 2011, he starred in the "American Dad!" episode "The Worst Stan" and appeared in an episode of "" called "Dude, Where's My Wade".  In 2012, his first televised comedy special, JB Smoove: That's How I Dooz It, premiered on Comedy Central. The DVD of the special was released April 3, 2012. In 2013, Smoove voiced Hackus in "The Smurfs 2". Smoove appeared in "Movie 43" in the segment "The Proposition" alongside Anna Faris and Chris Pratt. He was the substitute co-host of the New York City morning talk show "Good Day New York" with Rosanna Scotto on April 9, 2012. He had a cameo as a grave digger in the episode of "Louie" entitled "Barney/Never". He also played a supporting role in Season 4, Episode 7 "The Vapora Sport" in the American sitcom "The League" on FX. He plays Wheelchair Guy, with whom the main characters have recurring comedic run-ins. He plays one of the "Replacers" for "". He is in the show "Real Husbands of Hollywood," where he plays a fictionalized version of himself.  Smoove hosts a talk show on the MSG Network called "Four Courses With JB Smoove". He provides the voice of Dr. Ray D'Angelo Harris, host of the Chakra Attack radio show in the video game "Grand Theft Auto V". Smoove appeared in the 2013 film "Dealin' with Idiots" as Coach Ted. In 2013, he became a regular cast member of the CBS comedy "The Millers", playing the character Ray.  In the summer of 2014, Smoove hosted the eighth season of the NBC reality series "Last Comic Standing".  In July 2016, Smoove appeared on comedian Jerry Seinfeld's web series, "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee".  In 2017, Smoove played Santa in Sia's music video, "Santa's Coming for Us".  In 2019, Smoove attended the final dinner service of "Hell’s Kitchen"'s eighteenth season "Hell's Kitchen: Rookies vs. Veterans" as a chef’s table guest in the blue kitchen that was run by runner-up Mia Castro. He appeared as a guest judge on the first season of the FOX reality singing competition "The Masked Singer". He also voiced Frank in the Harley Quinn show during 2019.

Philanthropy.

Smoove serves on the board of directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon. On November 7, 2017, he emceed the Boys and Girls Clubs Future Leaders Gala at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA.

Personal life.

In 2007, Smoove married singer Shahidah Omar. They have one daughter and live in Los Angeles. He shortened his name, Jerry Brooks, to "J. B." and added "Smoove" as his last name when he began performing stand-up comedy. He is a fan of the New York Knicks, New York Yankees and the New York Jets.  In 2019, Smoove played for the "Home" roster during the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game at the Bojangles' Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The roster was made up of celebrities with Carolina roots.  He is a vegan.

Jerry Angelo Brooks (born December 16, 1965), known as J. B. Smoove, is an American actor, writer, comedian, and voice actor. After beginning his career in 1995 on "Def Comedy Jam", he was a writer and performer on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" (2003–05), and is best known for his recurring roles on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2007–present) and the CBS sitcom "The Millers" (2013–15). He also portrayed a fictionalized version of himself on the BET improv-comedy reality television parody "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (2013–16).

J. B. Smoove (* 16. Dezember 1965 in Plymouth, North Carolina; eigentlich Jerry Brooks) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Komiker und Autor.


History.

The restaurant was founded in 1987 in the Johannesburg suburb Rosettenville, by Mozambique-born Fernando Duarte and South African-born Robert Brozin. Upon visiting a Portuguese takeaway named Chickenland, and trying the chicken with peri peri (a sauce that was first developed in nearby Mozambique and further refined in South Africa before being exported to other Portuguese territories and mainland Portugal) they bought the restaurant for about R80,000 rand (equivalent of about £25,000 at the time). They renamed the restaurant Nando's after Fernando's first born son. By 1989, the restaurant had three outlets in Johannesburg and one in Portugal. Capricorn Ventures International acquired the chain in 1992. As of 2017, there were over 1,000 Nando's branches in 35 countries.  In 2010, "Advertising Age" magazine named Nando's one of the world's top 30 hottest marketing brands alongside Tata Nano, MTN and Natura. During the same year, the success of Nando’s in the U.K. led the prestigious journal The Guardian to write that Nando's is a modern restaurant brand that has “changed the face of British fast food”. Then, Nando’s success was getting bigger and bigger, opening hundreds of restaurants in the following years. In 2012, Nando's 1000th store worldwide opens. As of July 2014 the Nando's restaurant group was ultimately owned by South African businessman Dick Enthoven and his family. Enthoven's son, Robby Enthoven who took over running the restaurants in 1993, was responsible for expanding the Nando's chain in the United Kingdom.  In 2018, American-based recruitment website Indeed named Nando's as the UK's sixth best private sector employer based on millions of employee ratings and reviews. In March 2020, Nando’s closed all of its 422 UK’s restaurants due to coronavirus pandemic. At that time, a statement from Nando’s read: ‘The health and safety of our customers and team is our highest priority.

Worldwide locations.

Nando's has locations in five continents worldwide.

Africa.

South Africa.

Fernando Duarte and his friend Robert Brozin are the founders of the first Nando's restaurant bought a joint previously called "ChickenLand" and renamed it Nando's. They opened it in 1987. By 2018, there were 340 Nando's restaurants in the country.

Botswana.

Nando's has been operating in Botswana since 1993. There are currently 17 restaurants in Botswana: 9 in Gaborone, 1 in Jwaneng, 1 in Maun, 2 in Francistown, 1 in Mahalapye, 1 in Palapye, 1 in Kasane and 1 in Letlhakane.

Eswatini.

There are two outlets in Eswatini (Swaziland), in Mbabane and Manzini.

Mauritius.

There are four Nando's restaurants in Mauritius.

Namibia.

Nando's launched in Namibia in 1995. Nando's closed all their restaurants in Namibia in 2018.

Zambia.

Nando's began operating in Zambia in 2002. Nando's has 22 restaurants in Zambia.

Zimbabwe.

In Zimbabwe, there are a total of 11 restaurants. It was founded in the year 1998.

Asia.

Bahrain.

Nando's has five restaurants in Bahrain at present.

Bangladesh.

Nando's has four restaurants in Dhaka, Bangladesh at present. First restaurant was opened in Dhanmondi in 2007.

India.

Nando's opened restaurants in India in late 2010., Nando's has restaurants in five cities. Nando's plans additional expansion in India.

Malaysia.

Being one of its largest Asian market, the first Malaysian Nandos was established in 29 June 1998 in Jalan Telawi, Bangsar, an affluent suburb in Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian division of Nandos is managed by Nando’s Chickenland Malaysia Sdn Bhd, headed by Mac Chung Lynn, Group CEO of Nando’s Malaysia & Singapore.  As of February 2019, there were 76 restaurants operating throughout the country, with plans to operate 100 locations with about 2,000 employees within 4–5 years. The vast majority of the locations are centered around greater Kuala Lumpur.

Pakistan.

Nando's has been established since 2001. It has currently ten restaurants nationwide. Nando's has outlets in Lahore, Karachi Islamabad and Faisalabad.

Qatar.

In Qatar, Nando's has been established since 2001, with the first restaurant located on Salwa Road.

Saudi Arabia.

Nando's has a branch in Red Sea Mall, Jeddah, since December 2018.

Singapore.

In Singapore, Nando's opened its first restaurant on 9 May 2010; there are eleven outlets in Singapore.

Europe.

Ireland.

Nando's was first established in Ireland in 2008. The company opened its flagship restaurant on St Andrew Street in the city centre of Dublin in November 2011, employing 60 staff members to manage a space spread over two floors. As of early 2015, they have expanded to a total of 10 outlets in Ireland.

United Kingdom.

Nando's opened its first UK restaurants in 1992 in the west London suburbs of Ealing and Earls Court, initially focusing on takeaway food. The UK arm, owned by the Enthoven family via a private equity company, struggled until chairman Dick Enthoven put his son Robert in control. The focus then moved from takeaways to a mixed service (counter ordering and table service) model. Nando’s expanded in the UK in 1993. The company now employs around 8,000 staff in the UK and, as of 2013, had over 280 branches, with some 60 serving food conforming with Muslim dietary laws (halal). The UK is one of Nando's largest markets.  In 2010, Nando's UK won the "Sunday Times"' best place to work award, in the big company category. Its sauces and marinades were also retailed in UK supermarkets.  Nando's claims to have the largest collection of South African art in the UK, with over 5,000 works displayed in restaurants; original artworks are commissioned by the company.  In March 2020, all UK restaurants closed indefinitely due to nationwide lockdown rules introduced by the government to limit the spread of COVID-19. In late April 2020, Nando's reopened some locations for delivery and collection, with more opening throughout May.

North America.

Canada.

Nando's has operated since 1994 in Canada, with branches in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. On May 21, 2020, Nando’s Canada is permanently closing 21 of its corporate owned-and-operated restaurants in the country amid a sharp decline in sales during the COVID-19 crisis as the industry faces the long-term consequences of this unprecedented event. It said it will be running 27 restaurants in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario — 13 corporate owned-and-operated restaurants and 14 franchise locations.

United States.

Nando's opened its first United States location in 2008 in Washington, D.C. Nando's had 42 restaurants in the US: 12 in Illinois, 6 in Washington, D.C., 14 in Maryland; and 10 in Virginia.

Oceania.

Australia.

Nando's has been in the Australian marketplace since 1990, when the first restaurant opened in Tuart Hill in Western Australia. there were over 270 restaurants in Australia, with further growth planned.

New Zealand.

Nando's opened their first store in Glenfield in 2000. there are 31 Nando's outlets in New Zealand.

Controversies.

Advertising.

Australian refugee advertisement.

In Australia, Nando's ran an advertising campaign based around the 2002 political controversy regarding the mandatory detention of refugees. The detainees had been waging a hunger strike campaign, even resorting to sewing their lips closed. Nando's adverts proclaimed that the strikers "decided to unsew their lips after hearing the news that with every Nando's quarter chicken combo, Nando's are giving away an extra quarter chicken free". Melbourne's Sphere Advertising said that the ad was designed to spark controversy, saying that they knew that "there's a section of our audience that's going to be uncomfortable... but we want to evoke a response".

Malema advertisement.

During the South African national elections of 2009, Nando's made an advert lampooning African National Congress Youth League then president Julius Malema by using a puppet that resembled him. Malema's lawyers sued Nando's and the original advert was removed. However, an altered version was released, with the puppet's face pixelated and the voice altered. The puppet used in the advert was later sold at auction for R100,000 which was donated to an educational charity.

Last Dictator advertisement.

In 2011, Nando's launched a "Last dictators" advert in South Africa. The 60-second commercial shows a sad Robert Mugabe dining alone at Christmas in a large mansion while he reminisces about "happier times" with former dictators, such as playing water tag with Muammar Gaddafi, making snow angels in the sand with Saddam Hussein, singing Karaoke with Mao Zedong, pushing P. W. Botha on a swing set, and riding a Covenanter cruiser tank with Idi Amin in a similar fashion to Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet embracing each other from the film "Titanic," while the music from "Those Were the Days" is played. Musekiwa Kumbula, holder of the Nando's franchise in Zimbabwe, said his group "strongly feels the advertisement is insensitive and in poor taste". The advert also offended Chipangano, a Zimbabwean youth militia loyal to Mugabe, who then demanded an apology from Nando's, threatened to boycott the South Africa-based chain, and demanded the advert be withdrawn or the restaurant face retribution. Nando's South Africa subsequently withdrew the advert citing threats to its staff in Zimbabwe from a youth group.

Corporation tax bill.

Both "The Guardian" newspaper (UK) and the American non-profit publication "ICIJ" received documents in July 2014 revealing the details of past and present offshore clients of wealth managers Kleinwort Benson, including the Nando's restaurant group. "The Guardian" published its belief that, through the use of businesses in Malta, Guernsey and the Netherlands, Enthoven legally reduces the group's UK corporation tax bill by "up to a third". According to the British newspaper, Enthoven's profits eventually accumulate in the Kleinwort Benson-managed "Taro III Trust" that is based in Jersey and contains at least £750 million.  While no member of the Enthoven family agreed to speak with "The Guardian", a company representative explained that UK tax laws are not applicable to Enthoven, as "he is not resident in the US or the UK." The spokesperson also stated that, in the UK, Nando's paid corporation tax of £12.6 million on a profit of £58.2 million for the year ending February 2013.

Nando's () is a South African restaurant chain that specialises in Portuguese food, such as peri-peri style chicken dishes. Founded in Johannesburg in 1987, Nando's operates over 1000 outlets in 35 countries. Their logo is the famous Portuguese symbol, the Rooster of Barcelos.

Nando's ist eine südafrikanische Schnellrestaurantkette, die als Franchise- und Systemgastronomie-Unternehmen hauptsächlich pikant gewürzte Hähnchenprodukte als Schnellkost anbietet. Die Kette wurde 1987 in Rosettenville, einer von portugiesischen Einwanderern geprägten Vorstadt Johannesburgs, von Fernando Duarte und Robert Brozin gegründet. Seit Juli 2014 gehört die Gruppe dem südafrikanischen Geschäftsmann Dick Enthoven und dessen Familie.


Life.

Cohen was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1942, son of a Lithuanian businessman. He grew up as a Zionist and intended to settle in Israel. He studied Sociology and Social Work as an undergraduate at the University of Witwatersrand, getting involved in anti-apartheid issues.  He came to London in 1963, where he worked as a social worker, before completing his Ph.D at London School of Economics (LSE) about the social reactions to juvenile delinquency. The Mods and Rockers youth riots were then occurring at England's southern seaside towns, which he studied in the sensational press reactions and by direct interviews. From 1967, he lectured sociology briefly at the Enfield College, NE London, and then at Durham University. During this time of the student rebellions of 1968 he was influenced by the anti-psychiatry movement and participated in the National Deviancy Symposium. A project in Durham prison with Laurie Taylor (sociologist) from York, led to their publication of three books, namely "Psychological Survival: The Experience of Long-term Imprisonment" (1972), "Escape Attempts" (1976), "Prison Secrets" (1978) and the later "Visions of Social Control: Crime, Punishment and Classification" (1985) which Cohen wrote alone.  From 1972 until 1980 he worked as Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex.  In 1980, he moved with his family to Israel, where he became the Director of the Institute of Criminology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He worked with human rights organisations campaigning against torture and dealing with the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.  He returned to England in 1996 after having been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and was appointed Martin White Professor of Sociology at LSE, where he worked until retirement in 2005. In 1998 Cohen was elected a fellow of the British Academy. In 2003, he received an honorary doctorate from University of Essex and in 2008 from Middlesex University. In 2009 he was the first recipient of an Outstanding Achievement Award from the British Society of Criminology. He died on 7 January 2013 from consequences of Parkinson's disease.

Work.

Cohen was a leading writer on Criminology and Sociology.

"Folk Devils and Moral Panic" (1972).

Cohen's 1972 study ("Folk Devils and Moral Panics") of the UK popular media and social reaction to the Mods and Rockers phenomenon is widely regarded by British criminologists as one of the most influential works in the field in the last forty years. The work applied the concepts of labelling, societal reaction and the notion of the Deviancy Amplification Spiral. It helped to shift the focus of Criminology away from the causes of crime towards social reaction, the sociology of crime and Social Control. Cohen suggested the media overreact to an aspect of behaviour which may be seen as a challenge to existing social norms. However, the media response and representation of that behaviour actually helps to define it, communicate it and portrays it as a model for outsiders to observe and adopt. So the moral panic by society represented in the media arguably fuels further socially unacceptable behaviour. Although Cohen is credited with coining the term "moral panic" the term is quite old - for instance an early usage can be found in the Quarterly Christian Spectator in 1830 and it was used by the Canadian communications theorist Marshall McLuhan in 1964.

"States of Denial" (2001).

Cohen's last book "States of Denial: Knowing about Atrocities and Suffering" attempts to analyze personal and political ways in which humans avoid uncomfortable realities, like poverty, suffering, injustice. In 11 chapters he examines elementary forms of denial, Knowing and Not-Knowing: The Psychology of Denial (How could people simultaneously know and not know about such matters?), Denial at Work: Mechanisms and Rhetorical Devices, Accounting for Atrocities: Perpetrators and Officials, Blocking Out the Past: Personal Memories, Public Histories, Bystander States (Though ignorance is bliss, to what extent is a bystander a perpetrator?, Images of Suffering, Appeals: Outrage Into Action, Digging Up Graves, Opening Wounds: Acknowledging the Past, Acknowledgement Now (societal and personal transformation) and concludes with Loose Ends.  The book has been highly praised by reviewers in the English speaking world. The Guardian wrote, "He leads the reader to the conclusion that it is denial that is 'normal' and an ability to see the truth and act accordingly which is rare, whether in individuals or in governments." Michael Ignatieff said "this book will become the starting point for all future debate on the subject".  States of Denial is an influential book on how people are in denial about racial oppression, slavery and other suffering. Cohen explains how many people, throughout this country, know that racial oppressive acts occur yet deny it. He writes how it seems as if these people only want to signify and realize things that they want, not actual reality. He says that people do know yet do not know that there is suffering and oppression, as if they choose to ignore it rather than talk about such an uneasy topic. Many people assume, and sometimes witness these acts occur, yet when asked will deny anything ever happened. Stanley Cohen writes about how people act blind to reality, due to uncomfortable and uneasy topics. According to Cohen, many people are in touch with the fact that racial oppression still occurs, along with other acts of human suffering, yet deny that those actions happen. The topic of racial oppression being such an uncomfortable topic makes it hard for many to acknowledge that it actually happens to this day. Stanley Cohen's point of the book is to bring awareness to those who do not see the truth being mass incarceration and how society is structured. He wants people to realize how much people choose to ignore in society today, and that it needs to change.

Personal life.

In 1963, Cohen married Ruth Kretzmer. She died in 2003; As of 2013, they were survived by their two daughters Judith and Jessica.  Laurie Taylor commented on his personality this way: "He could be cruel about the pedants and time-servers he met along the way, intolerant of those who modified their political principles as they gained promotion." Cohen's love of jokes and self-depreciating humor is exemplified in an anecdote when Taylor mentioned cutting down drinking during their next academic collaboration, like Richard Burton, who said that he "could see the world as it really was", to which Cohen replied "That's all very well, but who the hell wants to see the world as it really is?".

Stanley Cohen (23 February 1942 – 7 January 2013) was a sociologist and criminologist, Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics, known for breaking academic ground on "emotional management", including the mismanagement of emotions in the form of sentimentality, overreaction, and emotional denial. He had a lifelong concern with human rights violations, first growing up in South Africa, later studying imprisonment in England and finally in Palestine. He founded the Centre for the Study of Human Rights at the London School of Economics.

Stanley Hymie Cohen (* 23. Februar 1942 in Johannesburg; † 7. Januar 2013) war Professor für Soziologie an der London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) und ein international anerkannter Kriminologe und bedeutender Vertreter der Kritischen Kriminologie.


Plot.

Ebbo Velten works in Cameroon in a sleeping sickness aid project living with his wife, Vera. Their daughter, Helen, usually attending a boarding school in Wetzlar, Germany, visits them. There are few patients although the European financial aid is generous. Velten's family move back to Europe but he stays.  Three years later, World Health Organization inspector Alex Nzila visits to assess the programme. Before he reaches the clinic there is friction with local people because he fears over-paying or being robbed. On arrival at the clinic Velten cannot be found. A woman in the clinic goes into an obstructed labour requiring a Caesarean section. Velten arrives just in time to perform the operation and deliver the baby. The baby girl is his, from his relationship with the mother. Soon the woman's relatives arrive to celebrate the birth. Velten brusquely refuses to give the woman's brother money when his 'father-in-law' asks him to help. This causes tension with the family.  Velten then takes the inspector to see sleeping sickness clinics; no cases have been reported. Velten takes the inspector to see a tourist venture. Later Velten, with an acquaintance and a guide, takes the inspector night-hunting with guns and spotlights. The acquaintance has an argument with Velten and leaves. Velten and the guide continue hunting while the inspector sleeps. He is woken by a gunshot; the guide returns without Velten, takes the inspector to the river and leaves. In the morning the guide returns in a dugout canoe to rescue the inspector. A hippopotamus emerges in a mysterious way from the jungle. Earlier in the film someone had emphasised how rare hippos were on that part of the river. Velten (′′"I have to believe in metamorphoses"′′) seems to be dead; however, the truth is left unspoken.

Sleeping Sickness () is a 2011 German drama film, directed by. It premiered in competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, where Köhler won the Silver Bear for Best Director.

Schlafkrankheit ist ein Spielfilm des deutschen Regisseurs Ulrich Köhler aus dem Jahr 2011. In dem Drama um einen deutschen Entwicklungshelfer (gespielt von Pierre Bokma) im westafrikanischen Kamerun werden die Probleme der Entwicklungshilfe thematisiert. Der Kinostart in Deutschland erfolgte am 23. Juni 2011. Köhlers Regiearbeit wurde mehrfach ausgezeichnet, unter anderem mit dem deutschen Filmkunstpreis und dem Preis für die beste Regie (Silberner Bär) der Internationalen Filmfestspiele Berlin.


Background and themes.

Like Psalms 146, 147, 148, and 149, Psalm 150 begins and ends in Hebrew with the word Hallelujah. Further, Guzik notes that each of the five books of Psalms ends with a doxology, with Psalm 150 representing the conclusion of the fifth book as well as the conclusion of the entire work. Henry notes that this final psalm parallels the first psalm in that they have the same number of verses.  According to the Kabbalah, the ten expressions of praise in this psalm correspond to the ten sefirot (divine emanations). Additionally, the word "hallel" (, praise) can be found thirteen times in the psalm, correlating to the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy. The directive "hallelu" (, "you praise") is seen twelve times, corresponding to the twelve new moons that occur in a Hebrew calendar year. When this psalm is recited during the Jewish prayer service (see below), verse 6 is repeated, adding a thirteenth expression of "hallelu" which alludes to the thirteenth new moon in a leap year.  Psalm 150 names nine types of musical instruments to be used in praise of God. While the exact translation of some of these instruments is unknown, the Jewish commentators have identified the shofar, lyre, harp, drum, organ, flute, cymbal, and trumpet. Saint Augustine observes that all human faculties are used in producing music from these instruments: "The breath is employed in blowing the trumpet; the fingers are used in striking the strings of the psaltery and the harp; the whole hand is exerted in beating the timbrel; the feet move in the dance".  In verse 6, according to the Midrash, the Hebrew words "kol ha-neshamah" (, which literally mean "Let all souls [praise God]", can also be vowelized as "kol ha-neshimah", "Let every breath [praise God]". The Midrash expounds, "For each and every breath a person takes, he must praise God".

Text.

Hebrew Bible version.

Following is the Hebrew text of Psalm 150:

Uses.

Judaism.

Psalm 150 is the fifth of five consecutive psalms (Psalms 146, 147, 148, 149, and 150) which comprise the main part of "Pesukei dezimra" in the daily morning service. When recited in this prayer, verse 6 is repeated, indicating the conclusion of the main part of "Pesukei dezimra". This repetition of the final verse, which concludes the entire Book of Psalms, mirrors the way the final verse at the end of a Book of the Torah is repeated during the Torah reading in the synagogue.  The entire psalm is recited during the "Shofrot" section of the Mussaf Amidah on Rosh Hashanah, and during Kiddush Levanah.  Verse 3 is included in a piyyut recited by the "Hazzan" and congregation on the first day of Rosh Hashanah when that day coincides with a Shabbat.  In Perek Shirah, an ancient Jewish text that ascribes scriptural verses to each element of creation as their way of praising God, the spider says verse 5 of this psalm and the rat says verse 6.  Psalm 150 is one of the ten psalms of the Tikkun HaKlali of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov.

Catholicism.

Psalm 150 is one of the Laudate psalms, the others being Psalm 148 (Laudate Dominum) and Psalm 149 (Cantate Domino). All three were traditionally sung, in the sequence 148, 149 and 150, during Lauds, a morning service from the canonical hours.

Musical settings.

With its focus on musical instruments, Psalm 150 has been called "the musicians' psalm", and also "praise beyond words". It has inspired many composers to musical settings, from paraphasing hymns to use in extended symphonic works:

Psalm 150 is the 150th and final psalm of the Book of Psalms, generally known in English by its first verse, in the King James Version, "Praise ye the. Praise God in his sanctuary". The Book of Psalms is the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament. In Latin, it is known as "Laudate Dominum in sanctis eius". The psalmist urges the congregation to praise God with music and dancing, naming nine types of musical instruments. For this reason, Psalm 150 is also called "the musicians' psalm".

Psalm 150 bildet den Abschluss der Psalmen, der von Delitzsch als Schluss-Halleluja bezeichnet wurde. Der Psalm ruft zum Lob Gottes und seiner Taten mit verschiedenen Instrumenten auf. Die Urheberschaft bleibt anonym.


Club career.

Brann.

Finne was born in Bergen, with parents hailing from Voss. During his childhood, Finne participated in both athletics and cross-country skiing in addition to playing football and became regional champion in cross-country skiing while competing for Voss IL. Finne, who grew up in the area surrounding Brann Stadion, played football for SK Trane until he gave up both athletics and skiing at the age of 12 and joined Nymark IL where he played with Andreas Vindheim and Kasper Skaanes until the three joined SK Brann's youth-team together in 2009.  Before he signed a professional contract with Brann, he was eligible to play in Tippeligaen as he was listed on the team's B-list. He was wanted by Dutch club NEC Nijmegen and Ole Gunnar Solskjær's club Molde, but Finne signed a professional contract for Brann in September 2012. He scored his first two goals in Tippeligaen in the match against rivaling club Rosenborg on 23 September 2012. He made five appearances and scored three goals in the 2012 season, after which he gained the nickname "the fox in the box".  Finne's first appearance of the 2013 season, came when he replaced Kristoffer Barmen as a substitute against Lillestrøm in April 2013. In the First Round of the 2013 Norwegian Football Cup, Finne scored four goals when Brann won 14–0 against Hovding. In June 2013, Finne rejected Brann's offer for a new contract and stated that he wanted to move abroad either during the summer or when his contract expired after the season. The crowd at Brann Stadion did not like that Finne wanted to leave the club, and booed at him when he replaced Martin Pusic in the home match against Sandnes Ulf on 29 June 2013, but Finne answered by scoring a hat-trick in the 6–1 victory.

Cologne.

On 20 August 2013, it was announced that he had signed a 3.5-year contract with the 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln starting in January 2014. He joined the club as a Bosman player as his contract with Brann expired on 31 December 2013. He debuted for 1. FC Köln on 9 February in the 2. Bundesliga tie against SC Paderborn at the RheinEnergie Stadion (final result 0–1) entering the pitch as a substitute for Anthony Ujah in the 46th minute.

Heidenheim.

He moved to 1. FC Heidenheim on 16 January 2016. Finne played 24 games for the club and scored 3 goals.

Vålerenga.

On 24 February 2017, Finne signed a four-year contract with Brann rivals Vålerenga, despite his agent stating that he would never play for another Norwegian club. On 3 April he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win on his competitive debut for Vålerenga against Viking.

International career.

Finne first represented Norway when he played two matches for the under-15 team against Sweden U15 in September 2010. The next month he was selected for the squad that met Portugal, France and Netherlands in an under-15 tournament. He played a total of five matches for the under-15 team in 2010. The next year he played 11 matches for the under-16 team, scoring five goals. In 2012, he played 11 matches and scored four goals for the under-17 team in addition to 11 matches and three goals for the under-18 team. He made his debut for the under-19 team in 2013, and scored goals against Netherlands U19 and Cyprus U19 in the elite qualification for the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

Bård Finne (born 13 February 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vålerenga Fotball. Hailing from Bergen, he started his professional career in Brann. Finne has represented Norway from under-15 to under-21 level.

Bård Amadeus Finne (* 13. Februar 1995 in Bergen) ist ein norwegischer Fußballspieler, der seit Februar 2017 beim norwegischen Erstligisten Vålerenga Oslo unter Vertrag steht.


Definition.

For two matrices and of the same dimension, the Hadamard product formula_1 (or formula_2) is a matrix of the same dimension as the operands, with elements given by  For matrices of different dimensions ( and, where or ) the Hadamard product is undefined.

Example.

For example, the Hadamard product for a 3 × 3 matrix with a 3 × 3 matrix is

Schur product theorem.

The Hadamard product of two positive-semidefinite matrices is positive-semidefinite. This is known as the Schur product theorem, after German mathematician Issai Schur. For two positive-semidefinite matrices and, it is also known that the determinant of their Hadamard product is greater than or equal to the product of their respective determinants:

In programming languages.

Hadamard multiplication is built into certain programming languages under various names. In MATLAB, GNU Octave, GAUSS and HP Prime, it is known as "array multiplication", or in Julia "broadcast multiplication", with the symbol codice_1. In Fortran, R, APL, J and Wolfram Language (Mathematica), it is done through simple multiplication operator codice_2, whereas the matrix product is done through the function codice_3, codice_4, codice_5, codice_6 and the codice_7 operators, respectively. In Python with the NumPy numerical library or the SymPy symbolic library, multiplication of array objects as codice_8 produces the Hadamard product, but otherwise multiplication as codice_9 or matrix objects codice_10 will produce a matrix product. The Eigen C++ library provides a codice_11 member function for the Matrix class (codice_12), while the Armadillo library uses the operator codice_13 to make compact expressions (codice_14; codice_15 is a matrix product).

Applications.

The Hadamard product appears in lossy compression algorithms such as JPEG. The decoding step involves an entry-for-entry product, in other words the Hadamard product.  It is used in the machine learning literature, for example to describe the architecture of recurrent neural networks as GRUs or LSTMs.

Analogous operations.

Other Hadamard operations are also seen in the mathematical literature, namely the "Hadamard root" and "Hadamard power" (which are in effect the same thing because of fractional indices), defined for a matrix such that:  For  and for  The "Hadamard inverse" reads:  A "Hadamard division" is defined as:

In mathematics, the Hadamard product (also known as the element-wise, entrywise or Schur product) is a binary operation that takes two matrices of the same dimensions and produces another matrix of the same dimension as the operands where each element is the product of elements of the original two matrices. It should not be confused with the more common matrix product. It is attributed to, and named after, either French mathematician Jacques Hadamard or German mathematician Issai Schur.

Das Hadamard-Produkt, Schur-Produkt, komponentenweises Produkt oder elementweises Produkt ist in der Mathematik ein spezielles Produkt zweier Matrizen gleicher Größe. Die resultierende Matrix ergibt sich dabei durch Multiplikation der jeweils entsprechenden Einträge der beiden Ausgangsmatrizen. Das Hadamard-Produkt ist assoziativ, mit der Matrizenaddition distributiv und kommutativ, falls der zugrunde liegende Ring ebenfalls kommutativ ist.


Report.

Entry.

A massive total of 65 racing cars were registered for this event, of which 53 arrived for practice. Only these, only 38 started the long distance race on the public roads of Sicily. This, the 42nd edition of the event, saw a change on the nature of the race. Two drivers would be permitted now and the limit set so no driver would drive more than seven laps out of the total race distance of 14. So, it ensured no single driver would be able to complete the whole race.  The first two events of the season, the 1000 km Buenos Aires and 12 Hours of Sebring ended with victory for Phil Hill and Peter Collins, for Scuderia Ferrari. As Hill and Collins also won the last race of the previous season, the Venezuelan Grand Prix they’ve now won three races in a row for the Scuderia. With these new rules, and Maserati on the brink of financial crisis, Scuderia Ferrari would head the Italian challenge. Ferrari had four works 250 TRs in Sicily, Hill/Collins, Mike Hawthorn/Wolfgang von Trips, Luigi Musso/Olivier Gendebien and Gino Munaron/Wolfgang Seidel. Opposition would no longer come from Maserati, but from Porsche and Aston Martin.  David Brown sent just one Aston Martin DBR1 over from England for Stirling Moss/Tony Brooks, while Porsche arrived with three different cars, a 356A Carrera, a 550 RS and a 718 RSK, for their squad of drivers led by Jean Behra and Giorgio Scarlatti. They were joined by a fleet of privateer drivers in their Alfa Romeos, Oscas and other mainline sportscars.

Qualifying.

Prior to the race, there was no formal practice held, but Sergio Der Stephanian was killed in a pre-race accident, following a collision with a sand-laden lorry. He died shortly after in hospital.

Race.

With each lap 45 miles in length, the race covered a total of 14 laps, or 630 miles, the Targa Florio is unlike any other sports car race. Littered with switchback turns, blind corners and a straight nearly four miles longer than Circuit de la Sarthe’s Mulsanne, the Targa was a fearsome thing to behold.  Day of the race would be sunny and warm, with the first of the cars leaving the small village of Cerda, one-by-one, at 40 seconds intervals. It was clear right at the start that something was amiss for most of the competitors, as more than a few would be off the pace, while other would be off the road, in verges trying to repair their cars and get back into the race. Jean Behra would spin his Porsche 718 RSK. Moss would damage a wheel when he went off the road. Meanwhile, von Trips damaged his Ferrari heavily and returned to the pits dragging bit of his car along the ground. It seemed that everyone was struggling over the mountain roads, except one, Musso.  Musso was setting an incredibly pace. He started last of the big works entrants, but at the end of the first lap, he would be first. Being in the lead, he set about performing an error-free drive. Moss would be on the hunt in his Aston, ever-impressive sliding around the corners, kicking up gravel everywhere and carrying on without any trouble whatsoever, following that earlier incident. He would break the lap record, lapping more than a minute faster than Musso. But the Italian had already done all of his head work. He led and held steady before handing the car over to Gendebien.  With Gendebien now the car, Moss would take his Aston even faster, but it came at a price. After five laps, the gearbox gave up and Moss was out of the race, before Brooks had a chance to race. Despite the retirement of the sole Aston Martin, the circuit maintained the pressure on the factory efforts. Hill would end up in a ditch, losing valuable time trying to get out and back on his way. As for the Belgian, he was driving smartly, keeping the car on the road, and in the lead. He was just a few laps before returning the car back to Musso. This was the only Ferrari not under heavy pressure from Behra. The nimble little RSK was providing its self on the winding roads, and joining the battle for a spot in the top three.  Musso held a commanding lead, despite the advances of Behra. But Musso was not immune to trouble. Only three laps from the end, there was trouble. He appeared to be off the pace, lapping four minutes slower than previously. He was happy to make it back to the pits, as the brake fluid had leaked out of its reservoir. He had no brakes. It was reported that he completed the descent out of the mountains by staying in low gear. In any other race, this would have spelled the end, however, Musso and Gendebien had controlled the race right from the start. Such was their lead, the Ferrari mechanics repaired the car, Gendebien got back in the car for the remaining laps, still with a three-minute lead.  Now the leaders were out of trouble, their team-mates von Trips and Hawthorn were not. They were in second place, but with Behra back in the Porsche and absolutely flying. Following a pitshop, the margin between the Ferrari and Porsche would be practically nothing. There was no stopping Behra, and he continued to up his pace and Hawthorn could not response. Starting the 14th and last lap, Behra’s pace had meant he was now ahead.  Out in front, Gendebien brought the 250 TR home, to record a brilliant victory. Though Moss had set a new lap record in his Aston, the race had been dominated from the very beginning by Musso. Car number 106, took an impressive victory, winning in a time 10hr 37:58.1, averaging a speed of 59.251 mph. Second place went to the Porsche of Behra and Giorgio Scarlatti, albeit over 51⁄2 minutes adrift. The podium was complete by second Scuderia Ferrari of von Trips and Hawthorn, who were 54 secs behind in third.

Official Classification.

"Class Winners are in Bold text."

Standings after the race.

Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1, excepting the RAC Tourist Trophy, for which points were awarded 4-3-2-1 for the first four places. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Only the best 4 results out of the 6 races could be retained by each manufacturer.

The 42° Targa Florio took place on 11 May, on the Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie, (Sicily, Italy). It was the third round of the 1958 World Sportscar Championship, which was running to new regulations introduced at the beginning of the season. The most influential of these regulations changes would be the 3.0 litre engine size limit. The event returned to the championship for the first time since 1955, following the demise of the Mille Miglia and the ban on road racing on mainland Italy. But such outcry did not deter Vincenzo Florio from holding his event on the traditional 45 mile mountainous circuit.

Die 42. Targa Florio, auch 42° Targa Florio, Piccolo Circuito delle Madonie, Sicilia, in Sizilien fand am 11. Mai 1958 statt und war der dritte Wertungslauf der Sportwagen-Weltmeisterschaft dieses Jahres.


Biography.

Pfeiffer was born in Buffalo, New York on May 29, 1907. He attended the public schools of Buffalo and graduated from Buffalo's Technical High School.  He worked as a timekeeper for the American Radiator Company while studying accounting, and then worked as a manager for several companies in the Buffalo area. In 1938 he was appointed chief staff aide for the New York State Republican Congressional Committee. From 1939 to 1940 he was a member of the New York State Assembly journal clerk's staff.  Pfeiffer was secretary of the Erie County Republican Committee from 1941 to 1942. From 1942 to 1943 he was personnel officer for the Erie County Board of Supervisors. Pfeiffer served as executive assistant to the New York State Comptroller from 1943 to 1946, and was Deputy Comptroller from 1946 to 1948.  In 1948 Pfeiffer ran successfully for a seat in the United States House of Representatives. He served in the 81st Congress, January 3, 1949 to January 3, 1951, and was not a candidate for renomination in 1950. Pfeiffer was chairman of New York State Republican Committee from 1949 to 1953.  After leaving Congress Pfeiffer relocated to Kattskill Bay and pursued a banking career. He was a board of directors member and executive committee chairman for the Bank of North America in New York City from 1952 to 1966. From 1955 to 1982 he was a member of the board of trustees for the Albany Savings Bank. He was the bank's president from 1967 to 1971 and chairman of the board and chief executive officer from 1971 to 1975.  Pfeiffer maintained an interest in Republican politics, and successfully managed the campaigns of Nelson Rockefeller for Governor of New York in 1962 and 1966.  He was a trustee of Albany Medical College and Siena College.  He died in Glens Falls on July 22, 1985, and was buried at Pine View Cemetery in Queensbury.

Family.

Pfeiffer was married to Olive E. Williams. Their children included Jacqueline Lueth (1928-2010) and Betty Lou Coburn.

William Louis Pfeiffer (May 29, 1907 – July 22, 1985) was a Republican politician who served one term as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

William Louis Pfeiffer (* 29. Mai 1907 in Buffalo, New York; † 22. Juli 1985 in Glens Falls, New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1949 und 1951 vertrat er den Bundesstaat New York im US-Repräsentantenhaus.


Premise.

The series is focused on the eclectic staff of Contra Security, run by the eccentric and enigmatic Oz, as they test security systems by "breaking in before the bad guys". The story is largely told from the point of view of Cameron Price, the company's newest hire and a world-class hacker, as he adjusts to life with his new co-workers including Melanie, a beautiful thrill-seeking safecracker, and Cash, a fanboy and technological prodigy.

Development and production.

In October 2009, Fox announced that it had given a script commitment to creator and writer Adam F. Goldberg for a new comedy. A pilot commitment followed in January 2010, and casting announcements began the following February. Bret Harrison was the first to be cast, with the series tentatively titled "Titan Team". In March, Alphonso McAuley joined the pilot, now titled "Security". Odette Annable was the third to join a few weeks later, and the cast was then completed with the additions of Christian Slater and Trevor Moore.  In June 2010, Fox ordered two more scripts for the series, under the new title "Breaking In", with the series officially picked up in November with a 7-episode order. Michael Rosenbaum made a cameo appearance in the pilot episode, but producers were "so pleased with the performance" that he was later added to the main cast. Filming for the six remaining episodes began in Los Angeles in February 2011.  On May 10, 2011, Fox canceled "Breaking In" along with four other series that had been "on the bubble". However, two days later, "Deadline Hollywood" reported that the network was in potential talks with Sony Pictures Television to have "Breaking In" return for a second season, however the series was not included on Fox's 2011-12 schedule. The following month, Fox picked up the options on the cast until November 15, making another season possible.  In August 2011, news broke that "Breaking In" had been renewed for a second season to air as a midseason replacement in 2012. About the renewal, Fox's entertainment president, Kevin Reilly, said in a statement: "We are looking forward to bringing it back for a second season and continuing our relationship with this incredibly talented cast and these fantastic creators -- Adam Goldberg and Seth Gordon. We can't wait to see where they take these characters next year." Afterward, it was confirmed that only Slater, Harrison and McCauley would return as regulars for the new season; Annable and Rosenbaum would only return for guest appearances. In addition, Megan Mullally and Erin Richards were to join the cast.

Home media.

On November 6, 2012, Amazon.com released both seasons on DVD. The 2-disc set is on DVD-R discs, burned on request. It contains no special features. The show is also available to stream on Amazon.com and iTunes Store.

Breaking In (stylized as Breaking_In) is an American sitcom television series, which ran on Fox from April 6, 2011 to April 3, 2012. The series debuted as a mid-season replacement following "American Idol".

Breaking In ist eine US-amerikanische Fernsehserie des Senders Fox, welche vom 6. April 2011 bis zum 3. April 2012 ausgestrahlt wurde. Nachdem die Serie bereits im Mai 2011 von Fox für abgesetzt erklärt wurde, gab Fox im Juli 2011 die Verlängerung um eine zweite Staffel bekannt. Die endgültige Absetzung erfolgte nach fünf ausgestrahlten Episoden der zweiten Staffel.


Gameplay.

Set within the "Warcraft" universe, "Hearthstone" is a digital-only, turn-based collectible card game which pits two opponents against each other. Players select a hero from one of ten classes. All classes have unique cards and abilities, known as hero powers, which help define class archetypes. Each player uses a deck of cards from their collection with the end goal being to reduce the opponent's health to zero. There are four different types of cards: minions, spells, weapons, and hero cards. Quests are a specific type of spell only found in three expansions. These cards are ordered by rarity, with Legendary cards being the rarest, followed by Epic, Rare, Common, and Basic. Blizzard releases expansions of additional cards every four months to increase the variety in the metagame. The game uses a freemium model of revenue, meaning players can play for free or pay to acquire additional card packs or content.  Unlike other card games such as "", "Hearthstone" was designed to speed up play by eliminating any manual reactions from the opposing player during a player's turn, and setting a timer for each player's turn. During a turn, players play cards from their hand using "mana", a budget each player must abide by which increases by one each turn with a maximum of ten, and with cards having various mana costs. This invokes strategy as the player must plan ahead, taking into account what cards can and cannot be played. Minions and spells are unique. Minions will be placed directly onto the board after being played and may carry special effects like Charge or Deathrattle, allowing the minion to attack instantly or making the minion do something special upon death, respectively. Spells have distinctive effects and affect the board in various ways. Cards can be obtained through opening card packs or by crafting them with arcane dust.

Game modes.

The normal gameplay mode is one-on-one matches between a player and a randomly selected human opponent. Within this, the Standard game mode uses prepared decks limited to cards from the Basic and Classic sets alongside the expansions from the last two years. A separate Wild game mode allows all past and present cards to be used subject to

Card sets.

The following table lists the card set releases by their name, type, North American date of release (with the release in other regions typically within a day afterward), the date of the expansion's removal from the Standard format, and the distribution of cards within that set.  Initially, Blizzard introduced an alternating series of Expansions and Adventures, with roughly three new sets released each year. Expansions are new card sets, containing between 100-200 new cards, that become available to buy or win, as well as introducing new mechanics to the gameplay. Adventures feature smaller number of cards, around 30, which can only be earned by completing multiple tiers of story-based challenges and boss fights in single-player mode. In 2017, Blizzard changed their approach, and plan to only release Expansions in the future, through at least 2018. Blizzard moved away from Adventures as they found that because Adventures gated the set's cards until the challenges were completed, these cards did not readily enter the meta-game, and when they did, they would be used more by expert players who could easily complete the Adventures' challenges compared to amateur

Development.

Conception.

Development of "Hearthstone" at Blizzard was inspired by two directions, according to developer Eric Dodds: a desire for Blizzard to develop something more experimental with a smaller team in contrast to their larger projects, and the shared love of collectible card games throughout the company. Blizzard executives, around 2008, had considered that their revenue was primarily sustained on three well-established properties (the "Warcraft", "StarCraft", and "Diablo" series), but saw the rise of small independent developers with highly successful projects, representing a shift in the traditional video game model. To explore this new direction, Blizzard brought a number of people into "Team 5", named after being the fifth development team formed at Blizzard. Initially, the team had between 12 and 15 members, in contrast to other Blizzard games with teams in excess

Game design and programming.

After about a year of starting development, the team had produced an Adobe Flash prototype of the game that offered the core card game mechanics and the unique heroes. At this point, several on Team 5 were temporarily moved into other teams to complete the release of "". This 10-to-11 month period was considered fortuitous by the team, according to Chayes. Principal designers Dodds and Ben Brode remained developing "Hearthstone", and the two were able to quickly iterate many ideas using both the prototype and physical replicas to fine-tune the game mechanics. Secondly, those that were put on "StarCraft II" came back with ideas based on "StarCraft"s asymmetric gameplay to help balance the various heroes while still creating a unique characterization and play-style for

Soundtrack.

The soundtrack was composed by Peter McConnell; with trailer music by Jason Hayes. According to McConnell and Dodds, who oversaw the music direction, they wanted to create a soundtrack that would reflect the tavern setting they had established for the game, but they did not want

Beta changes.

The beta testing periods were used to evaluate the game's balance, adjusting cards found to be too powerful or too weak, and making sure no single hero or deck type dominated the game. As they approached the game's release in March 2014, Blizzard found that it was hard to generate interest in getting

Ongoing support.

Blizzard provides regular bug fixes, updates, and expansions for "Hearthstone". Hamilton Chu, the former executive producer for "Hearthstone", stated that Blizzard intends to support the game for ten to twenty years. The principle means that additional cards have been introduced to the game are through either themed Expansions or Adventures. Blizzard had originally envisioned to release Expansions in a staged approach as to not drastically jar the player community, creating the Adventure concept for the first post-release addition with "Curse of Naxxramas". The meta-game remained unpredictable for several months, helping to keep the playing community interested in playing the game and invalidating their strategies. The solo challenges on Adventure mode also served as a means to help

Release.

"Hearthstone" was first announced with the subtitle "Heroes of Warcraft" at Penny Arcade Expo in March 2013 for Windows, Mac, and iPad, with an expected release date in the same year. Internal beta testing of the game within Blizzard began in 2012. In August 2013, the game went into closed beta, to which over one million players had been invited as of November 8, 2013, with plans to enter open beta in December. Blizzard continued closed beta into mid-January 2014 despite their original estimation. Blizzard announced open beta for North America on January 21, 2014. Open beta was announced for Europe on January 22, 2014 and on January 23, 2014 open beta was made available in all regions.  The game was released on March 11, 2014, available on Microsoft Windows and macOS operating systems. By the end of March 2014, the game had more than 10 million player accounts registered worldwide. On April 2, 2014, the game was released for iPad in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. On April 16, 2014 it was released globally for iPads. On August 6, 2014, support for Windows 8 touchscreen devices was added to the game, although not for Windows RT devices. On December 15, 2014, the game was released for Android tablets 6" or larger in Australia, Canada and New Zealand and on December 16, 2014 it was widely released for Android tablets. On April 14, 2015, the game was released for iPhone and Android smartphones worldwide. The smartphone version of the game includes new UI elements that place the player's hand on the bottom right but only half visible, so players must tap on their hand to zoom in and play cards. Single cards can also be viewed full screen by tapping and holding on a specific card, which is useful to read all the card details while using a smartphone display.

In-game promotions.

To mark the release of "Hearthstone", Blizzard released the Hearthsteed mount for "World of Warcraft" players that is obtained by winning three games in Arena or Play mode. Widely advertised on various "World of Warcraft" websites, this promotion encourages players to try "Hearthstone", and marked the first significant crossover implemented between Blizzard games. Since then, multiple promotions have been implemented in other Blizzard titles such as "", "Heroes of the Storm", "" and "Overwatch".  An alternate hero for Shaman, Morgl the Oracle, is available through "Hearthstone"'s "Recruit A Friend" program after

Other media.

To promote the "Journey to Un'Goro" set, Blizzard made a web series called "Wonders Of Un'Goro" featuring an adventurer exploring the area.  Before releasing the "Knights of the Frozen Throne" set, Blizzard

Professional competitions.

Thanks to the designers' focus on accessibility and fast-paced gameplay, "Hearthstone" has been the focus of a number of tournaments. Blizzard hosted an exhibition tournament in November 2013 called "The Innkeeper's Invitational" with three decks each of a different class, featuring several well-known gamers such as Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski, Octavian "Kripparrian" Morosan, Jeffrey "TrumpSC" Shih and Byron "Reckful" Bernstein. Artosis won the best-of-five tournament. "Hearthstone" was the focus of a number of other tournaments during its closed beta, including those hosted by Major League Gaming and ESL. In March 2014, The esports organization Tespa announced the Collegiate Hearthstone Open, a free-to-enter tournament open to all North American college students, featuring $5,000 in scholarships. Major League Gaming, ESL and the ZOTAC Cup all continue to regularly host minor "Hearthstone" leagues in the North American and European territories with small or no prize pools aimed at everyday players. Blizzard staff were stated to have been surprised with the game's success as an esport during its closed beta.  In April 2014, Blizzard announced the first Hearthstone World Championship would be held at BlizzCon on November 7–8. The tournament featured players from each of the game's four regions, with each region

Reception.

"Hearthstone" received "universal acclaim" on iOS and "generally favorable" reviews for PC, according to review aggregator Metacritic. The game was praised for its simplicity, gameplay pace, and attention to detail along with being free-to-play, while the lack of actual card trading between players and any form of tournament mode was pointed out as the major shortcomings. Eurogamer gave the game the perfect score of 10 and remarked that the game is "overflowing with character and imagination, feeds off and fuels a vibrant community of players and performers, and it only stands to improve as Blizzard introduces new features, an iPad version and expansions." IGN and Game Informer both gave the game a slightly lower grade of 9/10, with IGN's Justin Davis praising the game for its "elegant simplicity of rules" and "impressive attention to detail and personality, and the true viability of playing completely for free make it easy to fall under its spell and get blissfully lost in the depths of its strategic possibilities." GameSpot gave the game a score of 8/10, praising the game for its depth and complexity. The only major drawback noted was that the "absence of extra features hampers long-term appeal".  Later "Hearthstone" card expansions have also been well received. "Game Informer" rated the "Curse of Naxxramas" expansion 9/10, stating "Naxxramas is an excellent addition to the core game, and an exploration of sorts to examine the potential for additional single-player Hearthstone content [...] the adventure provides a substantial amount of new content that spills over into ranked, casual, and arena mode and changes how you approach the game." PC Gamer found that "["Curse of Naxxramas" is] a much-needed and fun refresher for Blizzard’s card battler", however "the next card expansion will need to be more sizeable", rating it 78/100. Reception for "Goblins vs. Gnomes" has also been positive, with "Game Informer" writing "the first expansion set for Hearthstone is a major step forward for the already accessible and fun game", and awarding it a score of 9.25/10, while Eurogamer scored it an 8/10, writing "whatever happens to Hearthstone in the future, the new content has stumbled a little by strengthening certain deck archetypes that needed no such help [...] it's re-introduced a thoughtfulness to play that's been absent for too long."  Commentators have noted that "Hearthstone" can suffer from "pay to win" mechanics, that those that invest monetarily into the game to get new cards and packs have generally a better chance of winning, though it is possible to be successful without spending money. Some have observed that with some of the newer expansions, with the need for strong Legendary cards to construct good decks around, one may need to spend about $50 to $100 to get the right cards to make a successful decks in the Standard format, belying the game's free-to-play nature. Daniel Friedman for "Polygon" estimated that to stay "current" within "Hearthstone", specifically acquiring each of the released Legendary cards, would cost about $400 between booster pack purchases per year; Friedman argues the need to stay current for hard-core players is compounded by the power creep that comes with each new expansion that tends to diminish the effects of cards from older expansions. Friedman does add that this cost is less an issue for casual players since it is still possible to rank well during each season play with fundamental deck types.

Sales and playerbase.

By September 2014, there were more than 20 million registered "Hearthstone" players and by January 2015, there were more than 25 million. As of June 2015, the active players were estimated to be about eight million PC players and nine million mobile device players, with some overlap between each group. Blizzard reported 30 million players in May 2015, 40 million in November 2015 and 50 million in April 2016. Blizzard reported it gained 20 million players over the following year, reaching 70 million unique players, and that they saw record numbers for

Awards.

Forbes awarded "Hearthstone" as the best digital card game of 2013. At The Game Awards 2014, "Hearthstone" was awarded the best mobile/handheld game. In December 2014, GameSpot awarded "Hearthstone" with mobile game of the year. GameTrailers awarded "Hearthstone" with multiplayer game of the year and best overall game of 2014. At the 18th Annual DICE Awards, "Hearthstone" was awarded with "Mobile Game of the Year" and "Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year", as well as nominations for "Game of the Year", "Outstanding Achievement in Game Design", "Outstanding Innovation in Gaming", and "Outstanding Achievement in Online

Hearthstone is a free-to-play online digital collectible card game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. Originally subtitled Heroes of Warcraft, "Hearthstone" builds upon the existing lore of the "Warcraft" series by using the same elements, characters, and relics. It was first released for Microsoft Windows and macOS in March 2014, with ports for iOS and Android releasing later that year. The game features cross-platform play, allowing players on any supported device to compete with one another, restricted only by geographical region account limits.

Hearthstone ist ein Online-Sammelkartenspiel des US-amerikanischen Spielentwicklers Blizzard Entertainment. Das Computerspiel erschien im März 2014 für Windows und macOS, am 16. April 2014 für das iPad, am 15. Dezember 2014 für Android-Tablets und am 14. April 2015 für das iPhone und Android-Smartphones. Es ist ein durch Mikrozahlungen unterstütztes Free-to-play-Spiel.