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Featured content
Spectacular animals, Pine Trees screens, and more
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Left hand screen of the Pine Trees screens, a pair of newly featured pictures
This Signpost "Featured content" report covers material promoted since June 19. Text may be adapted from the respective articles and lists; see their page histories for attribution.
Featured articles
Fourteen
featured articles
were promoted this week.
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Shown are three Guadeloupe amazons (above), one Guadeloupe macaw (middle) as well as several seabirds and a sea turtle
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A red-billed tropicbird with her chick
The octopus
Alexander Kotzebue's depiction of the Battle of Kunersdorf
- The Rallidae. It is the only species in the genus Atlantisia. Endemic to Inaccessible Island in the Tristan Archipelago in the isolated south Atlantic, it is notable for being the smallest extant flightless birdin the world.
- Aoba47) is the second episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series Rugrats and the show's 67th episode overall. Released as a Mother's Day special, it revolves around the holiday from the perspective of a group of babies as they attempt to find the perfect mother for Chuckie, while sharing their favorite memories about their moms. "Mother's Day" was praised by critics and has been the subject of several retrospective reviews for its treatment of the death of a parent.
- The Million Second Quiz (nominated by Bcschneider53) is an American game show that was hosted by Ryan Seacrest and broadcast by NBC. The series aired from September 9 to September 19, 2013. For a titular million seconds (11 days, 13 hours, 46 minutes, and 40 seconds), contestants attempted to maintain control of a "money chair" by winning trivia matches against other contestants, earning money for every second they occupied the chair. The quiz was dubbed "The Olympics of quiz." Critics argued that the confusing format of The Million Second Quiz, along with its lack of drama and technical issues with the show's app during the first days of the series, caused viewers to lose interest in watching it on air. Although peaking at 6.52 million viewers for its premiere, ratings steadily dropped during the show's run before rising again near the finale.
- The commemorative fifty-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mintin 1918. The coins were minted in August 1918, and were sold to the public for $1 each. All sold, though many were held by a bank until 1933. Later writers have generally admired the coin, considering it one of the more handsome American commemoratives. The coin is valued in the hundreds of dollars today, though exceptional specimens may trade for more.
- Heritage Lottery Fund and the Warner Bros. film studio, which used the fort as a location for the opening scenes of the 2005 film Batman Begins.
- The Lesser Antillean island region of Guadeloupe. According to contemporary descriptions, the head, neck and underparts of the Guadeloupe amazon were mainly violet or slate in colour, mixed with green and black, the back was brownish green, and the wings were green, yellow and red. The bird fed on fruits and nuts, and the male and female took turns sitting on the nest. It was eaten by French settlers, who also destroyed its habitat. Rare by 1779, it appears to have become extinct by the end of the 18th century.
- The Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Birds of all ages feed on fish and squid, catching them by diving from the air into the water. However, the red-billed tropicbird sometimes follows surface-feeding predators. The predators will drive the prey to the surface, which are then seized by the tropicbird.
- LGBT rightsactivists called attention to the incident as evidence of the problems faced by transgender youth, while vigils were held in her memory in the United States and United Kingdom.
- The shore bombardment missions along its Italian coastline, and convoy, and escort and minesweeping tasks. Although widely used during the war, the class suffered no losses, despite taking hits during surface engagements and damage from accidents. By 1940, thirteen boats of the class had been lost or scrapped
- The . Most species grow fast, mature early and are short lived.
- platform video game developed and published by Nintendo as the first sequel to their 1985 bestseller Super Mario Bros.. The title is known for its intense difficulty, which contributes to its reputation as a black sheep in the franchise. Reviewers viewed The Lost Levels as an extension of the original release, especially its difficulty progression. The Lost Levels was the most popular game on the Disk System, for which it sold about 2.5 million copies. It is remembered among the most difficult games by Nintendoand in the video game medium, and among the least important games in the Mario series.
- Jeff Betancourt and the sequel to the 2005 film Boogeyman. It received mixed reviews from critics, although many of them considered it to be a general improvement over its predecessor. Attention was especially given to the human-like nature of the Boogeyman in the film, which reviewers felt was preferable to monsters in other contemporary creature features, including the previous film. Despite a mediocre commercial performance, recouping slightly less than its budget, the film received a sequel, Boogeyman 3, the following year.
- The decisive Frederick the Great'sarmy of 50,900 Prussians.
- A$12 million in damage. The cyclone revealed inadequacies in the warning broadcast system, and served as the impetus for enhanced cyclone awareness programs that have been credited with saving lives in subsequent cyclones.
Featured lists
Six
featured lists
were promoted this week.
Track map of all Atlantic tropical cyclones in 2016
Chelsea celebrate with the tournament cup after winning the 2011 Premier League Asia Trophy.
- Northamptonshire is a county in the 18 Local Nature Reserves in Northamptonshire (nominated by Dudley Miles), and there is public access to all sites.
- The TropicalAnalystwx13). A total of 16 tropical depressions were recorded, of which 15 further intensified into tropical storms. Of those 15, a total of 7 strengthened into hurricanes, while 2 attained their peaks as major hurricanes.
- ); its direction, screenplay, performances of the cast members, music, and cinematography have received the most attention from award groups.
- period drama film written, produced and directed by Bala. Paradesi was made on a budget of ₹400 million and was released on 15 March 2013 to critical acclaim, but failed at the box office. The film won 34 awards from 56 nominations (nominated by Ssven2); its direction, performances of the cast members, music, cinematography, and costumes have received the most attention from award groups.
- The Premier League Asia Trophy (nominated by Bloom6132) is a pre-season association football friendly tournament held in Asia every two years since its inception in 2003. It is "the only Premier League-affiliated competition".
- 33 other video games (nominated by The1337gamer), also to much critical success.
Featured pictures
Nine
featured pictures were promoted this week, including the Pine Trees screens (Shōrin-zu byōbu, 松林図 屏風) a pair of six-panel folding screens (byōbu) by the Japanese artist Hasegawa Tōhaku (nominated by Theramin
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Scuol-Tarasp) in the Engadin valley of the eastern Swiss Alps in southeastern Switzerland.)
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The longnose batfish, a species of batfish found in the Atlantic Ocean
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Suzzanna (1942–2008), an Indonesian actress
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The spotted trunkfish is found in reefs throughout the Caribbean, as well as the south eastern Atlantic Ocean. The species gets its name from the black spots it has covered over its yellow-golden body.
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Good articles
Apart from this featured content, a total of 133
good articles were promoted in the month of June, starting with The Blair Witch Project, Gus Grissom, and Badmotorfinger, and ending with Carroll Baker, G (New York City Subway service) and Citi Bike
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Right hand screen of the Pine Trees screens, a pair of newly featured pictures
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