title: Wario

text: Since his appearance in "Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3", Wario has become a well-established mascot for Nintendo, and he has received a largely positive reception. "Nintendo Power" described Wario as a "pretty uncool dude" which they "cannot help but like." They also listed his mustache as one of the best in Nintendo games. "Computer and Video Games" found the levity of Wario's games "liberating" compared to big Nintendo franchises such as "Mario" and "The Legend of Zelda". They also mention that, regarding the character, they "empathise more with the hopelessly materialistic Wario than goody brown-shoes Mario. Deep down, we'd all rather chase pounds over princesses." "IGN" editor Travis Fahs comments that while Wario is not the most likeable character, his strong confidence overshadows his flaws and makes him entertaining. "IGN" said "all this weird dude seems to care about is amassing as many material possessions and shiny things as possible". The website later ranked Wario 31st of "Top 100 Videogame Villains". In the book "A Parent's Guide to Nintendo Games: A Comprehensive Look at the Systems and the Games", Craig Wessel described Wario as a "sinister twist" on Mario. In "Icons of Horror and the Supernatural: An Encyclopedia of Our Worst Nightmares, Volume 1", S. T. Joshi cites Waluigi and Wario as archetypal examples of alter egos. In August 2019, a screenshot of "Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020" showing Wario in his swimwear appeared to depict him without nipples, leading fans and video game website "Polygon" to jokingly speculate about his lack of anatomical features. Patricia Hernandez of "Polygon" praised Wario's outfit on "" and said "The entire fit screams confidence, to the degree that it does not matter what score Wario gets by the end of the game." James Troughton of "TheGamer" has claimed that Wario is the best "Mario" character, and further stated that Wario is an icon of both fashion and villainy. Ryan Gilliam of "Polygon" described Wario as the "ultimate Italian American" and said that "Wario captures so much more of the Italian personality that resonates with me. Wario trumps Mario as my family mascot, born with a crucial, relatable need to be louder and larger than life," while Mike Scholars of "Kotaku" made a defense of Wario in his essay and said that "Wario Isn't Evil, He's Honest." Scholars further concluded that "Wario was conceived out of a desire to put a twist on the familiar, but his creators tapped into a powerful, universal constant: The Unrepentant Asshole." A professional stylist, Peter Nguyen, of "The Essential Man," commented on a Hiking Wario outfit in "Mario Kart Tour" in September 2021, calling it "stylish" and further said, "I think this is the most wearable and strongest appearance for Wario." He was also described as a "fashion icon."


title: Wario

text: In the "Super Smash Bros." series, Wario has also been praised. "Den of Geek" ranked Wario as the 18th best playable character in "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate", praising and noted that "It would have been so easy to make Wario just another Mario knockoff in Smash. "But Nintendo didn't do that. Instead, he's much wilder in the fighting series, a gross psychopath who runs over people with motorcycles and chomps down on people," while Jeremy Parish of "Polygon" ranked 73 fighters from "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" from "garbage to glorious", placing Wario at 10th, lauding the character and stated that "Wario is great because his maniacal lust for gold has led him to become Nintendo's greatest and most creative entrepreneur." Ian Walker of "Kotaku" also claimed that Wario is a decent character to play in "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate".


title: Wario

text: Outside of video games, Wario has been featured in a large variety of merchandise, spanning plush toys, clothing and action figures. Wario has also received several of his own Amiibo, that can be used in a wide array of games, including his own.


title: Wario

text: Wario also appears in "South Park": "Imaginationland Episode III", and is one of the characters from the "dark side" of Imaginationland.


title: Wario

text: The TV series, "MAD", makes multiple references of Wario, most notably on Season 3, Episode 16, where Wario chases three orphaned lemmings.


title: Wario

text: In the May 8, 2021 episode of "Saturday Night Live", host Elon Musk starred as Wario in a sketch in which he was put on trial for murdering Mario in a kart race.


title: Hugh Keays-Byrne

text: Hugh Keays-Byrne (18 May 1947 – 2 December 2020) was a British-Australian actor and film director. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he was best known for playing the main antagonist in two films from the "Mad Max" franchise: Toecutter in "Mad Max" (1979), and Immortan Joe in "" (2015). He also played Toad in the 1974 biker film "Stone", and Grunchlk on the science fiction series "Farscape".


title: Hugh Keays-Byrne

text: Keays-Byrne was born in Srinagar, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (part of the British Raj then, India now) to British parents; his family returned to Britain when India was partitioned. He began his career as a stage actor. Between 1968 and 1972, he had parts in Royal Shakespeare Company productions including "As You Like It, The Balcony, King Lear," "Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest or The Enchanted Island," "Doctor Faustus, The Man of Mode," "Troilus and Cressida, Enemies, The Revenger's Tragedy," and "Bartholomew Fair".


title: Hugh Keays-Byrne

text: Keays-Byrne made his first television appearance in 1967 on the British television programme "Boy Meets Girl". He was part of Peter Brook's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with the Royal Shakespeare Company, which toured Australia in 1973. Keays-Byrne decided to remain in Australia after the tour ended. In 1974, he acted in the TV movie "Essington", then made his first film appearance in the motorcycle picture "Stone" (1974). This was followed by supporting roles in films like "The Man from Hong Kong" (1975), "Mad Dog Morgan" (1976), "The Trespassers" (1976) and "Snapshot" (1979).


title: Hugh Keays-Byrne

text: After his first starring role in the 1978 TV movie "Death Train", Keays-Byrne was cast as the violent gang leader Toecutter in "Mad Max" (1979). Director George Miller had Keays-Byrne and the other actors for the gang travel from Sydney to Melbourne in a group on motorcycles, as there was no money for airplane tickets. In an early international print of the film, Keays-Byrne was dubbed with a bad American accent, which Miller later regretted.


title: Hugh Keays-Byrne

text: Keays-Byrne then continued to act in post-apocalyptic and science fiction films like "The Chain Reaction" (1980), "Strikebound" (1984), "Starship" (1985) and "The Blood of Heroes" (1989). In 1992, he made his directorial debut and acted in the film "Resistance". He also appeared in TV miniseries adaptations of "Moby Dick" (1998) and "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" (1999).


title: Hugh Keays-Byrne

text: Keays-Byrne played Grunchlk in the science fiction television series "Farscape" (1999–2003) and its conclusion "" (2004). George Miller also cast him as the Martian Manhunter in the planned 2009 movie "".


title: Hugh Keays-Byrne

text: Keays-Byrne returned to the "Mad Max" franchise in the 2015 film "" as the main villain Immortan Joe. The film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning 6, and Keays-Byrne was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain.


title: Hugh Keays-Byrne

text: Keays-Byrne and his partner Christina were long-time residents of Lisarow. They were also part of the Macau Light Company, an artist collective based in Centennial Park. His hobbies included painting, poetry, and gardening.


title: Hugh Keays-Byrne

text: Keays-Byrne died peacefully on 2 December 2020 at Gosford Hospital in NSW, at the age of 73. His death was confirmed on social media by his friend, "The Man from Hong Kong" director Brian Trenchard-Smith.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The Toyota Vios is a nameplate used for subcompact cars produced by the Japanese manufacturer Toyota, primarily for markets in Southeast Asia, China and Taiwan since 2002. Slotted below the compact Corolla, the Vios serves as the replacement to the Tercel (marketed as Soluna in Thailand since 1997 and Indonesia since 2000), which filled the subcompact or B-segment sedan class in the region. It is also successor to the entry-level variants of the E110 series Corolla in some markets such as the Philippines and Vietnam.


title: Toyota Vios

text: From 2005, the Vios was also marketed alongside its hatchback complement known as the Yaris in many countries globally. The second-generation Vios was released in 2007, which was marketed as the Belta in Japan and Toyota Yaris sedan in the Americas, the Middle East and Australia. The second-generation model shares its platform with the XP90 series Vitz/Yaris.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The third-generation Vios was released in 2013, which shares the platform with the XP150 series Yaris hatchback. It is marketed in regions outside Southeast Asia, China and Taiwan as the Yaris sedan. Through a major refresh in 2017, the Vios shares the same styling as the refreshed XP150 series Yaris hatchback. The heavily facelifted model also gained more global presence by local production in Brazil, India and Pakistan as the Yaris sedan. A separate, less major refresh was introduced for the Chinese market Vios in 2016 alongside a hatchback model marketed as the Toyota Vios FS.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In Thailand, the 2017 facelifted model was marketed as the Toyota Yaris Ativ, which shares the smaller 1.2-litre engine with the Yaris hatchback. The 1.5-litre Vios continued to be sold alongside the Yaris Ativ until 2022, using the Chinese market facelift styling.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The fourth-generation model was released in 2022 in Thailand as the Yaris Ativ. It was designed and engineered by Daihatsu using its DNGA platform.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The "Vios" name is derived from the Latin word ""vio"", meaning "go or travel (forward)", while Toyota marketed the car in Indonesia in 2007 with the backronym "Very Intelligent, Outstanding Sedan". In Indonesia, downgraded model of the Vios to cater for taxi fleet was marketed as the Toyota Limo through three generations.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The first-generation Vios, codenamed XP40, was assembled in Thailand's Toyota Gateway Plant in Gateway City, Amphoe Plaeng Yao, Chachoengsao Province, as part of a cooperative project between Thai engineers and Toyota's Japanese designers.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan markets, the Vios is equipped with a 1.5 L "1NZ-FE engine" with VVT-i. The smaller 1.3 L 2NZ-FE engine is offered in the Philippines. In China, the Vios () comes with the 1.3 L "8A-FE" and 1.5 L "5A-FE". Trim levels for Southeast Asian markets include J, E, G and S, while the DLX, GL, GLX and GLXi are offered in China.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The Vios was adapted from the Platz with modified body panels and portions of the car feature design cues from the E120 series Corolla. Like the Vitz and Platz, the Vios features instrument panel mounted on the top center of the dashboard.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In September 2005, the Vios received minor cosmetic changes to its exterior and interior for the 2006 model year. Updates included the front bumper, headlights and tail lights, redesigned alloy rims, speedometer dial design, and added a console box in the interior.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The Vios was campaigned in the Touring Car Championships in Indonesia and One Make Races in Thailand.


title: Toyota Vios

text: Taxicab versions marketed in Indonesia have less equipment and is rebadged as the Limo. This is not to be confused with certain taxis with the same name in Thailand, which use Corollas.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In China, the Vios was produced from 2004 to 2008 equipped with the 1.3 L "8A-FE" and 1.5 L "5A-FE" engines paired with a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission. The "5A-FE" engine was replaced by the "2SZ-FE" engine and "3SZ-VE" engine in 2006. Trim levels consist of the DLX, GL, GLX and GLXi trims.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In the Philippines, the Vios was launched in June 2003 with two trim levels; E and G. The 1.3 E was powered by a "2NZ-FE" VVT-i engine, mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. It came with an analog gauge cluster and 14-inch 5-spoke alloy wheels. The 1.5 G was powered by a "1NZ-FE" VVT-i engine. Additional features were foglights, power side mirrors and a digital gauge cluster. It was mated to either a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission. The base model J was introduced in June 2004. It had no power features (except for Steering) and 13-inch steel wheels. The 1.5 S was added to the lineup in early 2007 featuring a sportier body kit.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In Singapore, the Vios came in E and S trim levels and powered by a 1.5 L "1NZ-FE" engine. The top-of-the-line S trim comes with only a 4-speed automatic transmission. It has a digital speedometer, silver steering wheel trims, foldable wing mirrors, foglamps, chrome door handles and boot lid garnish. The E trim was available in either 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission and has a conventional speedometer.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In Malaysia, the specs and engines are generally similar as Singapore, the only difference is that in Malaysia, it is sold in E and G trim levels and comes with 15-inch alloy wheels and mudguards, while Singapore versions do not.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In Taiwan, the Vios comes with a 1.5 L "1NZ-FE" engine in J and E trim levels. The first-generation Vios was sold and produced until the first quarter 2014.


title: Toyota Vios

text: A Turbo variant of the first-generation Vios was made available only in Thailand, which only 600 cars were produced. A turbocharged 1.5 L engine with an air-to-air intercooler produces with light boost at 6,400 rpm with of torque. It can accelerate from 0– in 8.1 seconds. About 600 units were produced. Standard on the Vios Turbo are a functional scoop on its hood, wrap-around body kits, stiffer springs, firmer shock-absorbers and 16-inch alloy wheels. Colours available were red, black and silver. The transmission ratio and differential ratios were based on that of a MR-S.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The second-generation Vios is a renamed Japanese market Belta sedan with varying trim levels and equipment sold in Southeast Asian countries between April 2007 and March 2013. It was also sold as the Yaris sedan in North America and Australia. The model received a facelift in mid-2010 and the second time in 2012.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The third-generation Vios (designated XP150) for the Asian market was unveiled on 25 March 2013 at the 34th Bangkok International Motor Show in Thailand. Toyota aimed to designate the third-generation Vios as a global model, for markets outside of Asia. The car was sold in Thailand shortly after, and from the second quarter in Asia. The exterior was enlarged over the front and rear sections and its styling outline was later followed by the XP150 series Yaris hatchback for the Southeast Asian market. The speedometer position is no longer mounted on the centre of the dashboard.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In regions such as Africa, South America, the Caribbean and the Middle East, it is marketed as the Yaris Sedan.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In Mexico and certain South American countries, the XP150 series Vios (for global markets) was sold as the Yaris Sedán. It was sold alongside the Mazda2-based Yaris R.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In 2017, a major facelift model was released, which introduced newer sheet metal, interior design, while sharing the same front styling with the Yaris hatchback. The facelifted model was marketed in Thailand with the 1.2-litre as the Yaris Ativ to be eligible with the Eco Car program, while the Vios continued to be sold with the Chinese facelift styling and a 1.5-litre engine as a more powerful alternative. However, the Yaris Ativ-based styling was used for most markets instead of the facelifted Vios sold exclusively in China and Thailand.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The XP150 series Vios/Yaris sedan, is not offered in the United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The second-generation (XP90 model) sedan was sold in these countries as the Yaris, but it was dropped in late 2011 due to lackluster sales, with only the XP130 model being offered from the 2012 model year. Yaris sedans subsequently sold in North America from 2015 are based on the Mazda2 and produced for Toyota by Mazda.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The facelifted third-generation Vios was unveiled at the April 2016 Auto China. For the facelift model, there are projector headlamps with integrated LED light guides, a wider T-shaped grille and fog lamps shifted to the lower air-dam with vertical LED DRLs affixed on the bumper, similar to that of the pre-facelift XV70 series Camry. At the rear, the tail lamps feature LED-type units with revised graphics and feature a thinner linking chrome boot lid bar. This facelifted model is exclusively available in Thailand and China.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In most Asian countries (excluding Japan and Hong Kong), the facelifted Vios was sold from 2018 as a major facelift model and uses model NSP151 model code for the cars with 1.5-litre engine, or NSP150 for the 1.3-litre models. It is also offered in India, the Middle East and Latin American countries as the Yaris Sedan. It measures an additional in length and in width. Although the roof and chassis used are based on the Vios sold in China and Thailand, the body panels and interior of the Yaris Ativ-based Vios are different from the NCP150 Vios.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The facelifted Vios is sold in Singapore, Brunei, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia. In the first 6 countries, the Vios is offered with the 1.5-litre "2NR-FE" engine, while in the last 3 countries, it only powered by the smaller 1.3 L "1NR-FE" engine. Both engines are offered in the Philippines.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The facelifted Vios received a minor facelift in July 2020 with a redesigned bumper and grille, with integrated DRL dual lens LED headlamp for the range topping models. It also received added safety suite for the range topping variants.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The third-generation Vios was launched in March 2013 with four trim levels: J, E, G and S. The J and E trims were offered in either manual or automatic transmission. A TRD Sportivo model was introduced in May 2015.


title: Toyota Vios

text: From 2016 in Thailand, the "1NZ-FE" VVT-i engine was replaced by the flex-fuel "2NR-FBE" 1.5-litre Dual VVT-i engine. The four-speed automatic transmission was replaced with a CVT gearbox with seven-speed mode. The five-speed manual was dropped from the lineup, while the safety kit has been given an upgrade. An "Exclusive" version was introduced for 2016 to replace TRD Sportivo model.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The facelifted Vios was launched in Thailand in January 2017, featuring the same front fascia as Chinese market model. Trim levels offered include J, E, G and S, later categorised as Entry, Mid, and High trim levels from 2018.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The Vios was first unveiled in Singapore in May 2013. It is available in two trim levels: E and G variants. Both are equipped with an automatic transmission.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In January 2017, the Vios was reintroduced to the lineup with the newer "2NR-FE" engine and continuously variable transmission (CVT) with 7-speed sport sequential mode and was available for a short period of time until April 2017.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In December 2017, the facelifted Vios was introduced once more for the 2018 model year. The Vios for the Singapore market is offered in E and G model grades with only automatic CVT with a 1.5-litre "2NR-FE" engine.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The third-generation Vios was introduced to Brunei with J and E trim levels which are available with either 4-speed automatic or 5-speed manual transmissions. Between the initial production sourced from Thailand and Indonesia, the Bruneian spec third-generation Vios and Yaris hatchback were fully imported from Indonesia.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The facelifted Vios was launched in May 2018 along with the facelifted Yaris hatchback. Trim levels available are 1.5 E automatic and 1.5 J manual.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The third-generation Vios was launched in Malaysia in October 2013, and was sold in five different trim choices which are J manual, J automatic, E automatic, G automatic and TRD Sportivo automatic.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In September 2016, the third-generation Vios received a newer engine and additional features. The "1NZ-FE" VVT-i engine was replaced by the "2NR-FE" Dual VVT-i engine across the lineup and the four-speed automatic transmission was replaced by a CVT with seven-speed mode.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In January 2015, April 2017, and January 2018, the vehicle received minor updates which mainly consists of additional features. In July 2017, a "Sports Edition" trim was introduced based on the J trim.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The facelifted Vios was launched in January 2019. The GX and TRD Sportivo trim was discontinued, leaving only J, E and G trim in the lineup. Manual transmission is no longer offered on the J trim.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In December 2020, the second facelift model went on sale. The same J, E and G trim has been retained. Alongside the existing trim levels, the GR-S trim was introduced. It is a locally engineered model and the first model to wear the GR Sport badge in the Malaysian market. The headlining features are the "10-speed CVT" – which Toyota programmed the stepless automatic gearbox to have 10 virtual ratios in its manual mode, and sports-tuned suspension. It is equipped with 17-inch black multi-spoke wheels. The GR-S trim is available exclusively at GR Garage outlets and Toyota dealers participating in the Vios Challenge, a one-make race series in Malaysia.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In the Philippines, the third-generation Vios was launched in July 2013 with the same 4 trim levels as the outgoing model: 1.3 Base, 1.3 J, 1.3 E, and 1.5 G. Toyota Motor Philippines produces the Vios in their production plant in Santa Rosa, Laguna. It is equipped with either a 1.3-litre "2NZ-FE" or a 1.5-litre "1NZ-FE" engine. In 2015, the TRD Sportivo trim with TRD alloy wheels and body kit was released. In July 2016, the Vios received a newer engine, the 1.3-litre "1NR-FE" and 1.5-litre "2NR-FE" engine with Dual VVT-i, both available with both 5-speed manual and CVT transmission.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The facelifted Vios was launched in July 2018. Trim levels on offer are the 1.3 Base, 1.3 J, 1.3 E, 1.5 G, and two newer trim levels, the 1.3 E Prime and 1.5 G Prime, which replaced the TRD Sportivo trim. In April 2019, the XE trim was added into the lineup. In November 2019, the XLE trim was also added into the lineup. In July 2020, the second facelift model was released, along with additional features and the E Prime and G Prime trims had removed at the same time. In March 2021, the GR-S trim was added to the lineup.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The third-generation Vios was launched for the Indonesian market in May 2013 and initially imported from Thailand. Starting from December 2013, the Vios had been made locally assembled in Karawang, where most of the vehicles were exported to GCC countries as the Yaris sedan. It was the only sedan model to be manufactured at TMMIN Karawang Plant 2. Two trim levels were available; the 1.5 E and 1.5 G which were powered by the 1.5-litre "1NZ-FE" engine. The TRD Sportivo trim was launched in September 2014. A downgraded model was sold for the fleet taxi market as the Limo.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The Vios received an update in November 2016 with the newer 1.5-litre "2NR-FE" Dual VVT-i engine mated to a 5-speed manual transmission or CVT along with minor cosmetic updates.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The major facelift Vios was launched in April 2018. The Limo model was replaced by the Avanza-based Transmover.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In Vietnam, the Vios is offered in 2 trim levels; E (5-speed manual and CVT) and G (CVT). All trims have the 1.5-litre engine. The first and second facelift models based on the Yaris Ativ sedan was launched in August 2018 and February 2021 respectively, the trim levels are carried over from the pre-facelift model and in the 2021 facelift, the GR-S model was also added to the lineup.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The model is the best-selling car in Vietnam continuously from 2014 to 2018, with 67,787 cars sold during the period. The Vios continued at the top of yearly sales charts through to 2020.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In Taiwan, the third-generation Vios was available from the second quarter of 2014. Three models have since been available in Classic, Elegant and Luxury variants. All models use the same 1.5 L "1NZ-FE" engine from the previous model. In the second quarter of 2016, the "1NZ-FE" engine was replaced by the "2NR-FE" engine and a CVT.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The Vios was launched in China in November 2013 after its debut at the Shanghai Auto Show in April. The Vios is now only available in either 1.3 or 1.5-litre engine variants with the higher end 1.6 L model dropped. The Vios for the Chinese market are produced by the FAW Toyota joint venture. Both models are powered by newer Dual VVT-i engines "4NR-FE" and "5NR-FE" specially developed for the Chinese market.


title: Toyota Vios

text: In 2016, a facelifted hatchback version of the third-generation Vios was launched exclusively in China by the FAW Toyota joint venture. Based on the Yaris hatchback, it is known as the Vios FS (). The Chinese market also received the Vios-based Yaris L sedan. A 5-speed manual and CVT option are standard for both engines.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The fourth-generation Vios (designated AC100) debuted on 9 August 2022 in Thailand as the Yaris Ativ (the "Vios" nameplate had discontinued there). It is developed by Daihatsu through a joint Toyota-Daihatsu internal company known as Emerging Market Compact Car Company (EMCC) under the lead of executive chief engineer Hideyuki Kamino.


title: Toyota Vios

text: It is based on the DNGA-B platform shared with the W100 series Avanza/Veloz, although unlike any other Daihatsu-developed models, the Daihatsu-badged equivalency is not offered. The model is introduced with a longer wheelbase at . Compared to its predecessor, the car features a fastback-like sloping rear roof section which stretched the window line further back.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The interior is said to be more premium in appearance than past Vios models, with many areas covered by soft touch materials and an optional 64-colour ambient lighting system. Other optional equipment include an electronic parking brake, a 7-inch digital instrument cluster and a Pioneer-branded speakers.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The Yaris Ativ in Thailand is available in four grades: Sport, Smart, Premium and Premium Luxury. Eligible under the Eco Car tax incentive program, it is equipped with the 1.2-litre "3NR-VE" engine with Dual VVT-iE technology rated at and , paired with a Toyota-made CVT gearbox marketed as Super CVT-i. Advanced driver-assistance systems package branded as Toyota Safety Sense is standard. The model also indirectly replaced the 1.5-litre Vios in the country.


title: Toyota Vios

text: Produced at the Gateway plant in Chachoengsao, sales figures target in Thailand is set at 3,500 units per month, with exports planned to over 35 countries.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The fourth-generation Vios was launched in Laos on 1 September 2022, powered by the 1.3-litre "1NR-VE" engine rated at and . Toyota Safety Sense is standard for 1.3 Hi grade.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The fourth-generation Vios was released in Cambodia on 7 October 2022. It is only offered in Premium grade with the 1.3-litre "1NR-VE" engine, paired with the CVT. Toyota Safety Sense is standard.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The fourth-generation Vios was launched in Indonesia on 12 October 2022, and is imported from Thailand instead of being assembled locally. It is powered by the 1.5-litre "2NR-VE" engine rated at and . It is available in two grade levels: E with 5-speed manual transmission and G with CVT; an optional Toyota Safety Sense package is available for the latter.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The fourth-generation Vios was launched in Brunei on 18 December 2022, and the model is imported from Thailand instead of Indonesia from previous generation. The Brunei-model Vios is powered by 1.3-litre "1NR-VE" petrol engine mated to a CVT in a single grade.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The model was introduced in GCC markets such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates as the Yaris in September 2022. Unlike the previous generation, the Yaris is imported from Thailand instead of Indonesia. The GCC market Yaris is powered by 1.3-litre "1NR-VE" and 1.5-litre "2NR-VE" petrol engines.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The fourth-generation Vios was released in Costa Rica on 10 October 2022 as the Yaris sedan. Powered by the 1.5-litre "2NR-VE" engine as standard powertrain, it is offered in New Line (manual and CVT) and Highline (CVT only) grade levels. Toyota Safety Sense is standard for Highline grade.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The fourth-generation Vios was released in Mexico on 12 October 2022 as the Yaris sedan. Powered by the 1.5-litre "2NR-VE" engine as standard powertrain, it is offered in Base (manual and CVT), S (manual and CVT) and S Hi (CVT only) grade levels. Toyota Safety Sense is standard for S Hi grade.


title: Toyota Vios

text: The fourth-generation Vios was released in Peru on 2 November 2022 as the Yaris sedan. Powered by the 1.3-litre "1NR-VE" engine as standard powertrain, it is offered in Base (manual) and GLi (manual and CVT) grade levels, with LPG and CNG versions are also available as options.


title: Mario Party Superstars

text: The game features five remade boards from the original Nintendo 64 trilogy and a total of 100 minigames curated from previous entries in the series, similar to the Nintendo 3DS game "" (2017). Unlike "Super Mario Party", "Superstars" can be played with button controls. Upon release, "Mario Party Superstars" received mostly positive reviews from critics.


title: Mario Party Superstars

text: "Mario Party Superstars" features gameplay similar to the first eight entries in the "Mario Party" series, without the vehicle mechanics from the previous two numbered console games. Four characters, played by either humans or AI, traverse one of five boards in the game, collecting coins and stars. The player with the most stars at the end of the game wins. Stars are bought for twenty coins from Toadette, though can also be obtained via other methods. During a turn, each player rolls a die, enabling them to move the result of the roll - one to ten. Additionally, items may be used to affect themselves or other players. Between every round of four players moving, a randomly-selected minigame of 100 is played. All 100 minigames are taken from the previous entries in the series, 55 of which originate from the original N64 trilogy.


title: Mario Party Superstars

text: Nintendo revealed the game on the Nintendo Direct at E3 2021 on June 15. The presentation revealed and featured remakes of the boards "Peach's Birthday Cake" from "Mario Party" and "Space Land" from "Mario Party 2". "Polygon"s Ryan Gilliam noted that the boards included events not seen in the original versions; moreover, he commented that the game borrowed assets — such as the user interface — from its predecessor "Super Mario Party". The presentation also confirmed that Birdo will return as a playable character for the first time since "Mario Party 9" (2012). The third game board announced was "Woody Woods" from "Mario Party 3", which was revealed on the game's official website. During a Nintendo Direct broadcast on September 23, the final two boards were revealed, being "Yoshi's Tropical Island" from "Mario Party" and "Horror Land" from "Mario Party 2"


title: Mario Party Superstars

text: A few minigames from the original "Mario Party" which required players to rotate the analog stick as fast as they could make a return in "Superstars"; these minigames feature a warning not to rotate the analog stick with the palm of the hand. This was due to incidents where players sustained hand injuries from using the analog stick in this way. Overall, the game features 100 minigames, 55 of which originated in the first three games of the series.


title: Mario Party Superstars

text: "Mario Party Superstars" has an average score of 80/100 based on 88 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".


title: Mario Party Superstars

text: Mitchell Saltzman of IGN gave a favorable review, stating: ""Mario Party Superstars" is an amalgamation of some of the best boards, minigames, mechanics, and quality of life improvements from the whole series, resulting in the best "Mario Party" has been in a very long time."


title: Mario Party Superstars

text: It sold 163,256 physical copies within its first week of release in Japan, making it the bestselling retail game of the week in the country. As of December 31, 2021, "Mario Party Superstars" had sold 5.43 million copies worldwide.


title: Haruma Miura

text: Miura made his acting debut in the television drama adaptation of the novel "Agri" when he was seven years old. He was enrolled at the Tsukuba branch of Actors Studio and was concurrently a member of the boy band Brash Brats with two other students. Following the closure of Actors Studio, the three signed to Amuse Inc. As Brash Brats went on indefinite hiatus in 2005, Miura continued his acting career. Early notable television projects that he appeared in include "Ima, Ai ni Ikimasu", "Unfair", "Children", "14-sai no Haha", and "Fight". He also appeared in the films "Mori no Gakkō" and "Akihabara@Deep". His first starring role was Taiyō Sasaki in the 2006 film "Catch a Wave".


title: Haruma Miura

text: In 2007, Miura starred in the film "Koizora" as Hiro, and he also appeared in the film "Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge". Following the release of "Koizora", Miura won Newcomer of the Year for his role in the film at the 31st Japan Academy Film Prize. In 2008, he was cast as Ryo Shiraishi in "Binbō Danshi", Ren Kazama in the third season of "Gokusen", and Fujimaru Takagi in the live-action television drama adaptation of "Bloody Monday", as well as a guest appearance in a special episode of "Galileo" as a younger version of the main character, Manabu Yukawa. In addition, he appeared in the music video for "Umaku Ienai" by Yuzu. Miura later starred in the film "Naoko" and won the Sponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award at the 63rd Mainichi Film Awards for his performance. In October 2008, he released his second photobook, "Letters". By the end of 2008, Miura's rise in popularity led him to rank No. 3 on Oricon's annual list of "18-year-olds expected to be successful" in 2008. Oricon ranked him No. 1 in a list of "most anticipated actors for 2009." He also ranked No. 1 in a list of "actors of interest" in a survey published by the magazine "Ori-Star".


title: Haruma Miura

text: In February 2009, Miura was one of seven recipients who won Newcomer of the Year at the 2009 Elan d'or Awards. In April 2009, he appeared in the film "Crows Zero 2" as Tatsuya Bitō. In March 2009, he reprised his role in "Gokusen: The Movie", which was later released in July 2009. From June 20, 2009 to July 26, 2009, Miura starred in his first stage production, "Hoshi no Daichi ni Furu Namida". In September 2009, Miura was cast as Kotaro Mochizuki in "Samurai Seventeen", which was later renamed "Samurai High School"; this was his first leading role in an NTV drama.


title: Haruma Miura

text: In January 2010, Miura reprised his role for the second season of "Bloody Monday". His third photobook, "Switch", was released on February 5, 2010. In the same month, Miura released an idol DVD with Takeru Satoh chronicling their trip to New York City, which was titled "HT: NY no Chūshin, Nabe no Tsutsuku". The DVD sold 12,000 physical copies upon release, ranking No. 5 on Oricon's weekly DVD charts. In April 2010, he was cast as Shōta Kazehaya in the live-action adaptation of "Kimi ni Todoke", which was later released on September 25, 2010. In September 2010, he made his runway debut modeling at the 2010 Kobe Collection Autumn/Winter Show. Later that year, he was cast in his first drama, "Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta", as Shūji Kashiwagi, which was broadcast in January 2011.


title: Haruma Miura

text: In May 2011, Miura played Kensuke Sanada in the episode "Janken" of television mini-series "Yo ni mo Kimyō na Monogatari" in during the 2011 spring serialization. He appeared in the television drama "Saigo no Bansan: Keiji Tōno Kazuyuki to 7-nin no Yōgisha" as Eiji Miyata in the last 45 seconds of the final episode as a teaser to the television drama "Hi wa Mata Noboru", which he starred in. "Hi wa Mata Noboru" was later broadcast in July 2011. In June 2011, Miura starred in the film "Tokyo Park". On November 11, 2011, Miura and Satoh released a second part of their video diary, titled "HT: Sekidō no Mashita de, Nabe no Tsutsuku", which was filmed in Malaysia. The DVD charted at #2 on the "Oricon" Weekly DVD Chart and sold 14,000 physical copies on its first week of release, making it the best-selling male idol DVD since "Private of W-inds" in 2002.


title: Haruma Miura

text: In 2012, Miura co-starred in the stage play "Kaitō Seven" as Wild Upper. He then played lead in episode 8 of the television mini-series "Keigo Higashino Mysteries". From 2012 to 2013, he co-starred in the stage play "Zipang Punk: Goemon Rock III" as a guest performer, portraying Akechi Shinkuro. In 2013, Miura co-starred in "Last Cinderella" as Hiroto Saeki. "Last Cinderella" enjoyed high ratings throughout its broadcast, and the producers of the series partially attribute its success from the "playful" sex appeal of the characters, particularly the scene of Miura's character taking a shower. In the same year, Miura co-starred in the animated film "", providing the voice to Yama. He also co-starred in the film "The Eternal Zero" as Kentaro Saeki, and he was nominated as Best Supporting Actor at the 38th Japan Academy Prize for his performance.


title: Haruma Miura

text: In 2014, Miura starred in the television drama "Boku no Ita Jikan" as Takuto Sawada and "Satsujin Hensanchi 70" as Keisuke Miyahara. On April 18, 2015, he released his fourth photobook, "Fureru". In June 2014, he starred in the music video for "Bakemono" by Nico Touches the Walls. In July 2014, at the 51st Galaxy Award, Miura won the Individual Award for his performances on "Last Cinderella" and "Boku no Ita Jikan". He also starred in the live-action film adaptation of "Five Minutes to Tomorrow", a Japanese-Chinese co-production, and learned Mandarin Chinese for the film. In 2015, Miura portrayed Val Xavier in the Japanese stage production of "Orpheus Descending". He also portrayed Eren Jaeger in the two-part live-action film adaptation of "Attack on Titan", with both films releasing in 2015.


title: Haruma Miura

text: In 2016, Miura co-starred in the live-action television drama adaptation of "Never Let Me Go". Later, he was cast as Lola in the Japanese stage production of "Kinky Boots". His performance was critically acclaimed, earning Best New Actor and the Haruko Sugimura Award at the 24th Yomiuri Theater Awards. He was cast as Ii Naochika in the drama "", which was later broadcast in 2017. In January 2017, Miura was one of the recipients awarded at the 26th Japan Jewelry Best Dresser Award. In September 2017, he co-starred in the television drama "Otona Koukou" and also appeared in the music video for "Reportage" by Yu Takahashi, the theme song of the series.


title: Haruma Miura

text: In 2018, Miura co-starred in the Japanese film remake of the 2011 South Korean film "Sunny", portraying Wataru Fujii, as well as the film "A Banana? At This Time of Night?" He was cast as Sato in the live-action film adaptation of the novel "Eine Klein Nachtmusik", which was released in 2019 and also screened internationally under the title "Little Nights, Little Love". He also appeared in "Gintama 2" as Kamotarō Itō. On television, Miura became a co-host for the travel program "Sekai wa Hoshii Mono ni Afureteru: Tabi Suru Buyer Gokujō List" with Juju. For the fall 2018 season of "Yo ni mo Kimyō na Monogatari", Miura starred in the episode "Asu e no Warp" as Mineo Kobayashi, as well as Makoto Ameku in episode 1 of the television mini-series "Tourist". He starred in the television drama "Dying Eye" as Shinsuke Amemura.


title: Haruma Miura

text: In early 2019, Miura was cast in the film "The Confidence Man JP" as Jesse, which released later in the year. He starred in the Japanese stage production of "Crime and Punishment" as Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov. He reprised his role as Lola for the 2019 re-run of the Japanese production of "Kinky Boots". In April 2019, Miura was cast as Daichi Yūki in the television drama, "Two Weeks", as his first (Tuesday 9 PM) drama. In June 2019, Miura announced he was releasing his debut single, "Fight for Your Heart", as the theme song for "Two Weeks". "Fight for Your Heart" released on August 7, 2019, charting at #12 on the "Oricon" Weekly Singles Chart and #34 on the "Billboard Japan" Hot 100 on its first week of release. Miura also won the Asia Star Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards for his performance in "Two Weeks". In November 2019, Miura was cast in the live-action film adaptation of the manga "Brave: Gunjō Seiki" as Matsudaira Motoyasu.


title: Haruma Miura

text: Miura reprised his role as Jesse for "The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Princess". In March 2020, he was cast as Hiroyuki Ishimura in the television drama "Gift of Fire", which was set to broadcast in August 2020, and reprised his role for the series' film continuation. In the same month, he released his fifth photobook, "Nihonsei", in two different versions, with one version including a documentary photobook. He co-starred in the Japanese stage production of "Whistle Down the Wind" as The Man, which ran from March 7 to April 23, 2020. On his 30th birthday on April 5, 2020, he revealed on an Instagram live-stream that he was releasing "Night Diver" as his second single in early Q3 2020, which contained three songs from different genres including a dance song and a love song. He also stated that he composed and wrote the lyrics for "You & I", one of the B-side tracks, and "Night Diver" was later set to debut on "Music Station" on July 24, 2020. He was set to have his first concert events in Q4 2020, but they were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and were planned to be live-streamed instead. He co-starred in the television drama "Love Will Begin When Money End", which will be broadcast in September 2020, and was also cast in the musical "The Illusionist", which was set to run in December 2020.


title: Haruma Miura

text: Miura attended Horikoshi High School and graduated in 2009. From September 2016 until November 2017, Miura dated choreographer Koharu Sugawara. From 2016 to 2020, Miura participated in the charity event Act Against Aids. In 2017, he briefly studied abroad in London.


title: Haruma Miura

text: On July 18, 2020, at 1:35 pm (JST), Miura was found unresponsive after hanging himself in his closet at his home in Minato, Tokyo. His body was discovered by his manager, who had been ready to pick him up for work and then checked up on him after he did not respond to the messages, phone calls, or doorbell sounds. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:10 pm. Police believe Miura died by suicide, as an apparent suicide note was found in his room. The note, which was written in Miura's notebook, was undated, but he expressed anxiety and thoughts about dying. Miura's friends have stated he showed no signs of being suicidal prior to his death. Media news outlets linked it to cyberbullying and hate comments on social media, but Miura's friends and colleagues partially or completely refuted the claims.


title: Haruma Miura

text: NHK reported on July 20, 2020, that Miura's funeral and burial services had already been held. While fans paid tribute to Miura by leaving flowers outside of his condominium, his agency, Amuse Inc., announced that they will be setting up an opportunity for fans to pay respects while taking into consideration the COVID-19 pandemic. After the official website for "Sekai wa Hoshii Mono ni Afureteru: Tabi Suru Buyer Gokujō List", the travel program Miura had co-hosted since its first broadcast in 2018, posted a statement offering condolences to Miura, this led many users on Twitter to tweet messages addressed to him using the hashtag .


title: Haruma Miura

text: Miura's second single, "Night Diver", was released posthumously on August 24, 2020, with it pre-released digitally on July 25, 2020. "Gift of Fire" and "The Illusionist", two upcoming projects that Miura co-starred in, were put on hold. Miura's debut single, "Fight for Your Heart", re-entered the music charts, peaking at No. 7 on Oricon Daily Singles Ranking.


title: I-League

text: The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the winners getting promotion to play in the premier division, the Indian Super League.


title: I-League

text: The competition was founded in 2007 as the successor to the National Football League, with the first season starting in November 2007. The league was launched as India's first ever top-tier professional football league with the aim to increase the player pool for the India national team. I-League operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the I-League 2 and at first only promotion system with the Indian Super League, from the 2022–23 season.


title: I-League

text: Since the inception of the I-League, a total of seven clubs have been crowned champions. Dempo have won the most titles in league history, being crowned champions three times. Churchill Brothers, Mohun Bagan, Bengaluru and Gokulam Kerala have won the league twice. Salgaocar, Aizawl, Minerva Punjab and Chennai City have won it once.


title: I-League

text: In 1996, the first domestic league was started in India, known as the National Football League, in an effort to introduce professionalism in Indian football. Despite that ambition, that has not been achieved to this date. During the National Football League days, the league suffered from poor infrastructure and unprofessionalism from its clubs. One of the clubs in the league, FC Kochin, went defunct in 2002 after it was revealed that the club had not paid salaries since 2000, after making up 2.5 crores of losses in a season.


title: I-League

text: After a decade of decline with the National Football League, the All India Football Federation decided it was time for a change. This resulted in the modern day iteration of the top-tier in India.


title: I-League

text: After the 2006–07 NFL season, it was announced that it would be rebranded as the I-League for the 2007–08 season. The league's first season consisted of eight teams from the previous NFL campaign and two teams from the 2nd Division to form a 10 team league. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the title sponsors of the previous NFL, were named as the title sponsors of the I-League before the league kicked off in November 2007. The league also announced a change in their foreign-player restrictions with the new rule being that all the clubs could sign four foreigners – three non-Asian and one which must be Asian. The league also announced that, for the first season, matches will be broadcast on Zee Sports.


title: I-League

text: The original ten clubs in the I-League's first season were Air India, Churchill Brothers, Dempo, East Bengal, JCT, Mahindra United, Mohun Bagan, Salgaocar, Sporting Goa and Viva Kerala.


title: I-League

text: The first ever I-League match took place on 24 November 2007 between Dempo and Salgaocar. The match, which took place at the Fatorda Stadium in Margao, ended 3–0 in favour of Dempo with Chidi Edeh scoring the first ever goal in league history in the third minute. After eighteen rounds it was Dempo who came out as the first ever champions in the I-League. Viva Kerala and Salgaocar, however, ended up as the first two teams to ever be relegated from the I-League.


title: I-League

text: The next season the I-League was expanded from 10 to 12 teams. Mumbai, Chirag United, Mohammedan, and Vasco were all promoted from the I-League 2nd Division to make the expansion possible. This however brought up early concerns over how "national" the I-League was. The 2008–09 season would see eleven of the twelve teams come from three different cities. The previous season saw all ten teams come from four different cities. Bhaichung Bhutia, then captain of the Indian national team, said that it was the federations job to spread the game across the country and that it needed to happen.


title: I-League

text: Regardless of the early criticism, the I-League went on as scheduled and once the 2008–09 season concluded. it was Churchill Brothers who came out on top. Then, before the 2009–10 season, the league was once again expanded from 12 teams to 14. In order to make this happen Salgaocar, Viva Kerala, Pune, and Shillong Lajong were all promoted from the 2nd Division to the I-League. This helped the I-League retain some criticism about how national the league was as now the league would be played in seven different cities/states: Goa, Kerala, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Punjab, and Shillong.


title: I-League

text: On 9 December 2010 the All India Football Federation signed a 15-year, 700-crore deal with Reliance Industries and International Management Group of the United States. The deal gave IMG-Reliance exclusive commercial rights to sponsorship, advertising, broadcasting, merchandising, video, franchising, and rights to create a new football league. This deal came about after the AIFF ended their 10-year deal with Zee Sports five years early.


title: I-League

text: Two months later, on 8 February 2011, it was reported that twelve of the fourteen I-League clubs held a private meeting in Mumbai to discuss the ongoing issues related to the league. It was never revealed what was exactly talked about at this meeting. Then, on 22 February, it was announced that the same twelve I-League clubs that attended the meeting would not be signing the AFC–licensing papers needed to play in the I-League. The reasoning for this was because the I-League clubs were not happy over the fact that IMG-Reliance had so far done nothing to promote the I-League and that they demanded the I-League be made a separate entity from both the AIFF and IMG-Reliance. At this time however there were rumours that IMG-Reliance had been planning on revamping the I-League along the same lines as Major League Soccer of the United States for the 2012–13 season.


title: I-League

text: On 11 March 2012, following the disbanding of two former I-League clubs – JCT and Mahindra United, it was announced that the I-League clubs would be forming their own organization known as the "Indian Professional Football Clubs Association" (IPFCA) in order to safeguard their interest and promote football in India. Every club, except for HAL and AIFF–owned Pailan Arrows, joined the newly formed organization. Soon after, it was announced that there would be a meeting held between the AIFF, IMG-Reliance, and the IPFCA on 20 April 2012. In this meeting, IMG-Reliance would present their plan on how they would grow the I-League but the meeting never occurred for reasons unknown.


title: I-League

text: Then, on 4 May 2012, the AIFF hosted the last ad hoc meeting – an annual meeting between the AFC and AIFF to assess the growth of Indian football. The AFC president at the time, Zhang Jilong, was also in attendance at this meeting. It was reported that the IPFCA would use this meeting to voice their displeasure at the AIFF and IMG-Reliance but the association never showed up at the meeting.


title: I-League

text: Despite the ongoing war between the AIFF, IMG-Reliance, and the IPFCA, the league did manage to improve its product on the field and awareness did increase during this period. It all started when the India national team participated in the AFC Asian Cup in 2011 for the first time in 27 years. Despite being knocked-out in the group stage after losing all three of their games, India came back home more popular than ever. Subrata Pal, of Pune gained the most popularity after his impressive performances in goal for India during the Asian Cup. At the same time, before the Asian Cup, Sunil Chhetri became the second Indian footballer in the modern footballing era to move abroad when he signed for the Kansas City Wizards in Major League Soccer in 2010. He also became the first exported Indian from the I-League.


title: I-League

text: The league was then given a major boost from its main derby, the Kolkata derby, between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan. On 20 November 2011, 90,000 people watched at the Salt Lake Stadium as Mohun Bagan defeated East Bengal 1–0. The league also saw more expansion to others areas with the promotion of United Sikkim from the 2nd Division, however, their reign was short lived as financial troubles saw them relegated the next season.


title: I-League

text: Meanwhile, while the league continued to grow, so did the players' demand. During this period plenty of Indian players were wanted on trial by foreign clubs, mainly in Europe. After his return from MLS, Sunil Chhetri and international teammate Jeje Lalpekhlua were called for trials at Scottish Premier League side Rangers in 2011. Subrata Pal had trials at RB Leipzig before finally signing for Vestsjælland in 2014. And Gurpreet Singh Sandhu underwent trials at then Premier League side Wigan Athletic and finally signing for Stabæk Fotball, Norway in 2014.


title: I-League

text: At the same time, as Indian players demand abroad increased, the demand for higher quality foreigners in the I-League also increased. Former A-League player of the year and Costa Rican international Carlos Hernández signed with Prayag United before the 2012–13 season from the Melbourne Victory. Lebanese international Bilal Najjarine also signed with Churchill Brothers in 2012.


title: I-League

text: On 18 May 2016, IMG–Reliance, along with the AIFF and I-League representatives met during a meeting in Mumbai. At the meeting, it was proposed that starting from the 2017–18 season, the Indian Super League becomes the top-tier football league in India while the I-League gets relegated to the second tier, but the idea was not entertained by the I-League representatives.


title: I-League

text: In 2017, FIFA and the AFC had appointed a committee to look at the footballing landscape in the country which was in disarray due to two simultaneous leagues running together, and come up with solutions to re-establish a singular league pyramid which would be acceptable for everyone. In the month of June, IMG–Reliance, the AIFF and the I-League representatives, met with the AFC in Kuala Lumpur in order to find a new way forward for Indian football. The AFC were against allowing the ISL as the premier league in India while the clubs like East Bengal and Mohun Bagan wanted a complete merger of ISL and I-League. A couple weeks later, the AIFF proposed that both ISL and I-League run simultaneously on a short–term basis with the I-League champions retaining the spot for the AFC Champions League qualifying stage, while the AFC Cup qualifying stage spot going to the ISL champions. The proposal from the AIFF was officially approved by the AFC on 25 July 2017, with the ISL replacing the domestic cup competition, the Federation Cup.


title: I-League

text: On 14 October 2019, the AFC held a summit in Kuala Lumpur, chaired by the AFC Secretary General Windsor John, which involved key stakeholders from the AIFF, the FSDL, the ISL and the I-League clubs, and other major stakeholders to propose a new roadmap to facilitate the football league system in India. Based on the roadmap that was prepared by the AFC and the AIFF at the summit and was finally approved by the AFC Executive Committee on 26 October in Da Nang, in 2019–20 season, ISL will attain the country's top-tier league status, allowing the ISL premiers to play AFC Champions League and the I-League champions to play AFC Cup. In addition, starting with the 2022–23 season, I-League will lose the top-tier status, wherein the champion of the I-League will stand a chance to be promoted to the ISL with no participation fee. In its recommendation for 2024–25, it was agreed to fully implement promotion and relegation between the two leagues, and abolition of parallel league system.


title: I-League

text: One of the major criticisms of the I-League has been the league's continuing financial instability. Since the league began in 2007 the league has seen four clubs disband their operations – Chirag United Kerala, JCT, Mahindra United, and Pailan Arrows. When JCT disbanded, head of operations, Samir Thapar stated that the lack of any credible exposure and money as a major reason for JCT disbanding. The majority of clubs in the league rely on main sponsors the fund the team through a season at least. This is mainly due to the fact that clubs in the I-League do not rely on income from merchandise sales or ticket sales and that television revenue goes directly to the All India Football Federation instead of the clubs.


title: I-League

text: Currently, attendance in the I-League is suffering as the 2013–14 season only averaged 5,618 per game. Mohun Bagan averaged the most spectators that season with an average of 17,068 while Shillong Lajong ended up being the only other I-League club to finish with an average attendance over 10,000 when the finished at 11,308 per game. Part of the reason for these attendances other than the lack of marketing has been cited as being the fact that most I-League matches start in the afternoon, when it is uncomfortably hot for fans, rather than during the cooler evenings.


title: I-League

text: Many football clubs in India are termed as "institutional teams", in other words controlled or owned by an industrial business. That means it is difficult for players or coaches to turn into complete professionals. The players who play for institutional teams would also work on a full-time job outside the game for the company the team was owned by. This is much the same model which was found in Japan before the introduction of the J. League. The positives are that the teams are usually well resourced with players earning decent money and the reassuring prospect of employment after their footballing days finish. On the negative side, teams only effectively represent an individual business with a few thousand workers, rather than whole cities, and thus do not gain broad general support.


title: I-League

text: On 21 February 2014 it was officially announced that the two remaining institutional clubs in the I-League – Air India and ONGC – had been expelled from the I-League and that all other institutional clubs would not be allowed to participate in the league.


title: I-League

text: Since the league began in 2007, the rules have changed almost yearly. Currently, the league has 12 teams. Each club plays each other twice during the season, once at home and the other time away. At the end of the season, the team with the most points wins the league and gains promotion to the top flight Indian Super League. In the case of a tie then head-to-head record is looked upon. Further, in the case of a tie the goal difference is looked upon the tied teams.


title: I-League

text: A total of 36 clubs have played in the I-League since its inception in 2007, up to the current season.


title: I-League

text: The following is a list of clubs who have played in the I-League at any time since its formation in 2007 to the current season. Teams playing in the 2021-22 I-League season are indicated in bold. A total of 36 teams have played in the I-League.


title: I-League

text: Since the original National Football League, the Indian league has always been sponsored. When the I-League began in 2007 the last sponsor from the old National Football League, ONGC, were brought in as the sponsors, making the league be known as the "ONGC I-League". However, after the 2010–11 season, the deal with ONGC was not renewed and the I-League was left without a sponsorship deal till 2013. On 24 September 2013, it was announced that telecommunications company, Airtel would be the new title sponsor of the I-League, thus making the league known as the "Airtel I-League". In December 2014, it was announced that Hero MotoCorp would replace Airtel as the title sponsor for the league and hence the league would be known has "Hero I-League".


title: I-League

text: 2022-23 I-League season is airing on DD Sport and Eurosport HD television channel in India. It is live streaming on Discovery+ mobile app. From this season the league returned to its original "Away Home format", clubs scheduled to play home matches at their home grounds.


title: I-League

text: Since 2007 the I-League has managed to find a way to be telecast, which is drastic in increasing the profile and popularity of the league. Before the inaugural 2007–08 season, the All India Football Federation reached a deal with Zee Sports to broadcast 45 of the 90 matches that season with TEN Sports broadcasting 15 matches in the inaugural season. The deal with Zee Sports was a continuation of the 10-year deal reached between the AIFF and Zee Sports in 2005. However, in October 2009, Zee Sports reportedly sent a letter to the AIFF asking for the Federation to review the 10-year contract after concerns were raised by the broadcaster that the league was not attracting as many sponsors as they would have liked. In August 2010 it was revealed that there were crunch talks between the AIFF and Zee Sports over these concerns and that there was a provision in the 10-year deal that said it could be reviewed after the first five years.


title: I-League

text: The role of the head coach in the I-League varies from club to club. Some like to appoint technical or sporting directors as well as manager-style coaches. The All India Football Federation does impose licensing requirements for head coaches in the I-League, the rule being that the head coach must have an AFC Professional Coaching Diploma in order to coach in the I-League. However, some clubs and coaches like Subhash Bhowmick, Subrata Bhattacharya, Sukhwinder Singh and Bimal Ghosh were known for accepting a technical director role in order to bypass the head coaching requirements. This has bought about a lot of controversial news, most recently being when Churchill Brothers won the I-League after the 2012–13 season with Subhash Bhowmick not winning the "Coach of the Year" award, due to being listed as the technical director.


title: I-League

text: Seeing this, the AIFF technical director, Rob Baan, as well as others, advocated that the federation make it mandatory for both technical directors and head coaches to have an AFC Pro-Diploma. On May 14, 2014 this was officially put into act by the AIFF during their I-League licensing committee meeting.


title: I-League

text: In terms of coaching performance, after the first seven seasons of the I-League, an Indian head coach has won the I-League four times while a foreign head coach has won it three times. Zoran Đorđević of Serbia was the first ever foreign head coach to win the I-League. Italian coach Vincenzo Alberto Annese became the first coach to win back-to-back I-League titles in 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons.


title: I-League

text: Armando Colaco was the first Indian coach to win the I-League in the league's opening season and he has the most I-League championships at three. Khogen Singh is the latest Indian coach to win the I-League in 2017–18 season.


title: I-League

text: Season after season, players in the I-League compete for the golden boot title, which is awarded at the end of each season to the top scorer throughout the entire season. The most recent winner of the golden boot is Bidyashagar Singh, who won the golden boot at the end of the 2020–21 season after scoring 12 goals. Ranti Martins is both currently the holders of the most golden boot titles with five golden boots. Along with Odafa Onyeka Okolie, the two Nigerians make up the eight golden boots won by Nigerians, the most of any nationality in the league.


title: I-League

text: The I-League has only been awarding a proper trophy to the champion since 2013 when the 2012–13 season champions, Churchill Brothers, won the league. Before 2013 the I-League champions received a basic trophy. The new trophy was designed in Europe and is modeled along the lines of the champion trophies in the top European leagues. Regarding the trophy, the AIFF general secretary, Kushal Das, said "It is the endeavour of AIFF to practice the best principles of other leagues and accordingly we thought to create a more contemporary look to the I-League trophy in line with trophies given in European leagues".


title: I-League

text: End of season I-League awards were previously conducted by the Football Players' Association of India and All India Football Federation since 2008–09 season. Currently the awards include the Hero of the league, the golden boot, the golden glove, the best head coach (Syed Abdul Rahim Award), the best defender (Jarnail Singh Award), the best midfielder and the emerging player of the league, all of which are sponsored by Hero.


title: I-League

text: Traditionally, I-League clubs have done particularly well in the AFC Cup. In 2008 Dempo managed to reach the semi-finals of the AFC Cup before being defeated by Al-Safa of Lebanon. East Bengal also managed to reach the semi-finals in 2013 before being knocked-out by Kuwait. Bengaluru is the only I-League club to reach the AFC Cup Final in 2016 but lost to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya of Iraq.


title: I-League

text: However, in the AFC Champions League, no I-League club has ever managed to make it past the qualifiers.


title: Captain (United States O-6)

text: In the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHS), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps), captain is the senior-most commissioned officer rank below that of flag officer (i.e., admirals). The equivalent rank is colonel in the United States Army, Air Force, Space Force, and Marine Corps.


title: Captain (United States O-6)

text: Reflecting its nautical heritage, the term "captain" is used as a military title by more junior officers who command a commissioned vessel of the Navy, Coast Guard, or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship of patrol boat size or greater. Officers below O-6 who command aviation squadrons (typically O-5 commanders) usually use the less formal title "skipper".


title: Captain (United States O-6)

text: In the United States Navy, captain was the highest rank from 1775 until 1857, when the United States Congress created the rank of flag officer. The modern rank of captain (abbreviated CAPT) is a senior officer rank, with the pay grade of O-6. It ranks above commander and below rear admiral (lower half). It is equivalent to the rank of colonel in the other uniformed services. Promotion to captain is governed by Department of Defense policies derived from the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (DOPMA) of 1980 or its companion Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act (ROPMA). DOPMA/ROPMA guidelines suggest that no more than 50% of eligible commanders should be promoted to captain after serving a minimum of three years at their present rank and after attaining 21–23 years of cumulative commissioned service, although this percentage may be appreciably less, contingent on force structure and the needs of the service. With very few exceptions, such as Naval Aviator Astronaut and Naval Flight Officer Astronaut, unrestricted line officer captains in the Navy will have successfully completed at least one commanding officer assignment at the commander (O-5) level, typically a destroyer or frigate for surface warfare officers, a nuclear-powered attack submarine or ballistic missile submarine for submarine warfare officers, a SEAL team for special warfare officers, or an aviation squadron for Naval Aviators and Naval Flight Officers, before being selected for promotion to captain. All those selected to the rank of captain by the U.S. Navy are confirmed by the United States Senate.


title: Captain (United States O-6)

text: Navy captains with sea commands in the surface warfare officer community generally command ships of cruiser size or larger. The larger the ship, the more senior the commanding officer. Others may hold command as commodores of destroyer squadrons (DESRON) consisting of multiple destroyers and frigates. Surface Warfare Officers may also command large deck amphibious warfare ships or combat support ships and also serve as commodores of amphibious squadrons (PHIBRON) or other type of surface ship squadrons.


title: Captain (United States O-6)

text: In the submarine community, a captain typically commanded a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) until the early 21st century when the requisite rank for the position was downgraded to that of a commander. Today, like their surface warfare counterparts, captains in the submarine community may serve as commodores of submarine squadrons (SUBRON), commanding a group of SSBNs or attack submarines (SSN).


title: Captain (United States O-6)

text: In Naval Aviation, captains with sea commands are Naval Aviators or Naval Flight Officers who are commanding officers of aircraft carriers, commanding officers of large-deck air-capable amphibious assault ships, commanders of carrier air wings (CAG), or commodores of functional or "type" air wings or air groups. A smaller cohort outside of sea and shore commands may also serve as astronauts on loan to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).


title: Captain (United States O-6)

text: In the Naval Special Warfare "Sea Air Land" (SEAL) community, captains with sea commands are typically commodores in command of Naval Special Warfare Groups (NAVSPECWARGRU).


title: Captain (United States O-6)

text: In contrast, commanders of aircraft carrier strike groups (CSG) and expeditionary strike groups (ESG) are normally rear admirals, while subordinate destroyer squadron commodores, amphibious squadron commodores, carrier air wing commanders and the individual ship commanding officers within the strike group are of captain rank or lower. In addition, in the expeditionary strike group, the Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) commanding officer will always be a Marine Corps colonel. Adding to the confusion, all commanding officers of commissioned U.S. Navy warships and submarines (e.g., USS or "United States Ship") are called "captain" regardless of actual rank.


title: Captain (United States O-6)

text: Navy captains who are line officers may also fill senior command and staff positions ashore as Chiefs of Staff/Executive Assistants or senior operations officers to flag officers, or they may hold shore command assignments such as commanding officers of naval bases, naval stations, naval air stations, naval air facilities, naval support activities, logistics groups, specialized centers or schools, or commanders of test wings or training air wings. They may also occupy senior leadership positions on fleet staffs, naval component commands staffs, the staffs of the joint Unified Combatant Commands, the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV), or the Joint Staff.


title: Captain (United States O-6)

text: As opposed to unrestricted line captains, restricted line and staff corps captains will command facilities and organizations appropriate to their designators, such as intelligence centers commanded by intelligence officers; naval aviation depots/fleet readiness centers commanded by aeronautical engineering duty officers; naval hospitals commanded by Medical Corps (MC), Dental Corps (DC), Medical Service Corps (MSC), or Nurse Corps (NC) officers; supply centers by Supply Corps (SC) officers; Construction Battalions or civil engineering centers by Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) officers; or region legal service offices, trial service offices, or defense service offices commanded by Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAGC) officers..


title: Captain (United States O-6)

text: The United States Coast Guard also uses the same naval rank system for its commissioned officers as the U.S. Navy, with a Coast Guard captain ranking above a commander and below rear admiral (lower half). The sleeve and shoulder board insignia are similar to the Navy insignia, with a lighter shade of blue with a gold USCG shield above the stripes. Coast Guard captains follow career paths very similar to their Navy counterparts, with marine safety, security, and boat forces officers serving as Captain of the Port in command of Coast Guard Sectors, seagoing officers typically commanding large maritime security cutters or high endurance cutters and aviators commanding Coast Guard air stations. Coast Guard captains will also command all types of major Coast Guard shore installations and activities, as well as serve as chiefs of staff / executive assistants, senior operations officers, and other senior staff officers for Coast Guard flag officers. The Coast Guard has no staff corps officers.


title: Captain (United States O-6)

text: Like the U.S. Navy, all commanding officers of commissioned cutters (e.g., USCGC or "United States Coast Guard Cutter") are addressed as "captain" regardless of their actual rank.


title: Captain (United States O-6)

text: In the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps), captains are senior non-combatant officers that serve as directors or ranking supervisors in their respective uniformed services. Seagoing NOAA Corps captains command certain National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ships, while NOAA Corps aviators command NOAA flight operations activities. USPHS rapid-deployment force teams, containing 105 USPHS physicians, nurses, and other medical professionals, are commanded exclusively by USPHS Commissioned Corps captains.


title: Captain (United States O-6)

text: Although it exists largely as a maritime training organization, the United States Maritime Service also uses the rank of captain. Even though the Maritime Service is an auxiliary service, the grade is appointed by the President via the Secretary of Transportation, making it a federally recognized rank with corresponding paygrade of O-6.


title: Carl Benjamin

text: Carl Benjamin (born 1979), also known by his online pseudonym Sargon of Akkad, is a British far-right anti-feminist YouTuber and political commentator. A former member of the Eurosceptic right-wing UK Independence Party (UKIP), he was one of its unsuccessful candidates for the South West England constituency in the 2019 European Parliament election.


title: Carl Benjamin

text: During the Gamergate harassment campaign, Benjamin promoted the conspiracy theory that feminists were infiltrating video game research groups to influence game development. Since Gamergate, he has focused on promoting Brexit and criticising feminism, Islam, identity politics, and what he views as political correctness in the media and other institutions. Benjamin has been described as politically "right-wing" and "far-right" by multiple outlets. He denies this description of his politics, instead calling himself a "classical liberal" and a "skeptic".


title: Carl Benjamin

text: In 2016, in response to politician Jess Phillips' complaint that she frequently received rape threats from men online, Benjamin tweeted to her: "I wouldn't even rape you." Criticism of this comment—and of a later remark in which Benjamin said he might rape Phillips but for the fact that "nobody's got that much beer"—dominated press coverage of his European Parliament candidacy.


title: Carl Benjamin

text: Benjamin's YouTube channel drew attention during the Gamergate harassment campaign in 2014. "Inside Higher Ed" said his videos on the topic advanced a conspiracy theory in which he argued members of the Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) were actively plotting to influence video game development, saying DiGRA "became co-opted by feminists to become a think tank by which gender ideologues can disseminate their ideology to the gaming press and ultimately to gamers". He also posted content that was critical of feminist video game critics and academics and posted content that was critical of feminism in general. That year, Benjamin said that he had named his channel Sargon of Akkad because he was "a lover of history and the lessons it can teach us".


title: Carl Benjamin

text: In June 2015, YouTube took down one of Benjamin's videos when it received a copyright claim from "The Guardian". Benjamin contested the claim against the video which used substantial portions of "The Guardian"s video. "The Guardian" said it was offering "advice on how to engage with "Guardian" content without breaching copyright". The video was restored later the same day. One "Los Angeles Times" opinion columnist commented on the incident, saying it was "alarming to see copyright law used to stifle debate in the public square".


title: Carl Benjamin

text: At VidCon 2017, media critic Anita Sarkeesian appeared on a panel discussing online harassment directed towards women. A group of YouTubers who had frequently criticised Sarkeesian in the past, including Benjamin, filled one half of the first three rows of the audience and filmed Sarkeesian as part of a targeted harassment campaign against her. Sarkeesian singled out Benjamin as a serial harasser of hers, calling him a "garbage human". The event went viral among both critics and supporters of Sarkeesian. Benjamin accused Sarkeesian of abuse and cyberbullying and said that he would have wanted to know how she "would like to be approached"; in a blog post, Sarkeesian wrote:


title: Carl Benjamin

text: VidCon founder Hank Green issued a statement that the group's actions were clear "intimidating behaviour" and apologised for the situation "which resulted in [Sarkeesian] being subjected to a hostile environment that she had not signed up for". Patreon also investigated the claims of harassment, but determined that although they considered his actions "distasteful", Benjamin had not violated their code of conduct.


title: Carl Benjamin

text: In 2017, comedian and YouTuber Akilah Hughes filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement against Benjamin for using portions of her video "We Thought She Would Win" in his video "SJW Levels of Awareness". In February 2020, the case was dismissed with prejudice and Hughes was later ordered to pay Benjamin's legal fees after her claims were found to be "objectively unreasonable".


title: Carl Benjamin

text: In March 2018, North London Antifa protesters broke into a scheduled discussion between Benjamin and Yaron Brook by King's College London's Libertarian Society at the school. Masked protestors attacked security guards, set off smoke bombs, broke windows and set off a fire alarm. The event organisers called the police, cancelled the event and evacuated the building. The organiser reported that two security guards were hospitalised.


title: Carl Benjamin

text: Patreon banned Benjamin in December 2018, when he was earning over US$12,000 a month. According to Patreon, Benjamin violated the site's rules on hate speech by using "racial and homophobic slurs to degrade another individual". A number of users, including Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson, and Dave Rubin, left the platform following the ban of Benjamin, with Benjamin and Rubin moving onto Peterson's service Thinkspot. Harris stated that he did not "share the politics of the banned members," but objected to what he described as "political bias" on Patreon. As part of their explanation for why they dropped Benjamin, Patreon published a transcript of a YouTube video in which Benjamin stated that members of the alt-right were "acting like white niggers" because "Exactly how you describe black people acting is the impression I get dealing with the Alt-Right." He added that: "White people are meant to be polite and respectful to one another." Later in the video, Benjamin stated: "don't expect me to have a debate with one of your faggots." In response, Benjamin said that his targets were not black or homosexual, and claimed that the epithet "nigger" is not offensive in Britain as it is in the United States. Benjamin also claimed that the comments had been taken out of context.


title: Carl Benjamin

text: In May 2019, YouTube suspended Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad channel from the YouTube Partner Program. Benjamin has also been suspended from Twitter.


title: Carl Benjamin

text: In response to Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament Jess Phillips' statement that rape threats are commonplace for her, Benjamin said in May 2016, "I wouldn't even rape you #AntiRapeThreats #FeminismIsCancer" in a YouTube video and repeated this on Twitter. He has declined to apologise for the comment. He was investigated by West Midlands Police for the comment and a police spokesperson said he was "dealt with by way of words of advice".


title: Carl Benjamin

text: In June 2018, Benjamin joined the UK Independence Party (UKIP), along with YouTuber Mark Meechan, better known by his online name Count Dankula, and far-right conspiracy theorist Paul Joseph Watson. The trio's membership has been described by political analysts as part of a shift to the far-right in UKIP under Gerard Batten's leadership. In the European Parliament's 2019 elections in the United Kingdom, Benjamin was second on UKIP's list for the South West England constituency. Benjamin was not elected, with his party getting only 3.22% of the vote in his native South West England constituency (a drop of 29.1% from 2014) and losing both of its seats in the region, as well as all twenty-two of its seats across the rest of Britain.


title: Carl Benjamin

text: At a UKIP press conference announcing his candidacy, Benjamin once again refused to retract his comments about Phillips, saying "a decent person doesn't laugh about male suicide" and that he would apologise if Jess apologised for her position on men. Benjamin also stated that she was being a "giant bitch" for "laughing about male suicide" and so he was justified in being a "giant dick back". Philips had earlier mocked MP Philip Davies when he called for a debate for international men's day, citing increasing male suicides, lower life expectancy relative to women, and domestic violence. Phillips openly laughed and pulled faces while Davies spoke, which caused a social media outrage. Phillips had critiqued the idea of a "men's day" but also said that male suicide is a serious issue.


title: Carl Benjamin

text: In response to the controversy, the chairman of the Swindon branch of UKIP called for Benjamin to be deselected, which was rejected by Batten. Later in the campaign, he made additional negative comments about Phillips, saying he might rape her but "nobody's got that much beer". He said this was a joke and was empowering to victims of rape because "it's a lot more empowering to not be controlled by jokes". The University of the West of England cancelled a hustings event for fears of disturbances and Exeter Cathedral banned him a few days later from a separate election event it was hosting.


title: Carl Benjamin

text: In February 2020, Benjamin launched the group Hearts of Oak with British far-right activist Tommy Robinson and former UKIP members. Members of the group say that it is not a political party, but a "cultural movement" focused on "strong borders, immigration and national identity," "authorities privileging and protecting Islam alone," and "freedom of speech".


title: Carl Benjamin

text: Benjamin is an anti-feminist. He is also an advocate for Brexit and a critic of Islam. He has opposed online feminist movements such as the British group Reclaim the Internet, which he called "social communism". Following the 2014 Isla Vista killings, Benjamin said that social justice feminism was a "disease of the modern age" that had disenfranchised and radicalised young men, causing a rise in the number of mass murders. While on a panel in New York City in 2018, he said: "Jewish people, unfortunately for them, have got to drop the identity politics. I'm sorry about the Holocaust but I don't give a shit. I'm sorry." In May 2018, Benjamin was a speaker at a right-wing "Day of Freedom" rally in support of Tommy Robinson after Robinson was banned from Twitter for hate speech. At the rally, Benjamin voiced opposition to "totalitarianism, identity politics and Islamism".


title: Carl Benjamin

text: News outlets and journalists have described Benjamin as right-wing and far-right. "Vox" has described him as anti-progressive. He has been described as alt-right by "The Times" and "The Jewish Chronicle" and has been linked to the alt-right by news media and researchers, including "Newsweek", "Salon", "The Guardian", "Wired UK", and Data & Society. "The Daily Dot" compared Benjamin to the alt-right due to his anti-feminism and criticisms of Islam and Black Lives Matter, frequent subjects for criticism by the alt-right. "Vice" and "PC Magazine" have described him as a conspiracy theorist. James Delingpole, writing for "The Spectator", described him as a "leftist libertarian whose schtick is simply to question the received wisdoms of our time". Benjamin has described himself as a "classical liberal" or "English liberal" and has said that he opposes the alt-right. He has argued that the alt-right's authoritarian and collectivist thinking is a reaction to comparable racism against white people from the left. Benjamin has also described himself as a "skeptic". In the 2016 United States presidential election, Benjamin initially supported Bernie Sanders, later saying that Donald Trump was the lesser of two evils compared with Hillary Clinton.


title: Leonid Pasechnik

text: Leonid Ivanovich Pasechnik (; born 15 March 1970) is a Russian politician is serving as the acting head of the Lugansk People's Republic from 4 October, 2022.


title: Leonid Pasechnik

text: He served as President of the breakaway Lugansk People's Republic since 2018 to 2022. He previously served as the partially recognized republic's Minister of State Security from 2014 to 2017.


title: Leonid Pasechnik

text: Pasechnik's father worked in Soviet law enforcement, for the OBKhSS, for 26 years. In 1975 the Pasechnik family moved to Magadan in the Russian Far East where Pasechnik's father was associated with gold mine operations.


title: Leonid Pasechnik

text: Pasechnik graduated the Donetsk Military-Political College and worked for the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in Luhansk Oblast as a chief of a detachment combating contraband operations and the chief of the Stakhanov district detachment. On 15 August 2006 he became famous for intercepting large quantities of contraband at Izvaryne border checkpoint ($1.94 mln and 7.24 mln Russian rubles), at the same time refusing a bribe out of principle.


title: Leonid Pasechnik

text: In March 2007 SBU Lieutenant Colonel Pasechnik received from the Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko a medal For Military Service to Ukraine, "for showing integrity and professionalism in the line of duty".


title: Leonid Pasechnik

text: In 2014 he sided with pro-Russian militants, becoming on 9 October 2014 a minister of State Security for the self-proclaimed state Luhansk People's Republic (LPR).


title: Leonid Pasechnik

text: On 21 November 2017, armed men in unmarked uniforms took up positions in the center of Luhansk in what appeared to be a power struggle between the head of the republic Igor Plotnitsky and the (sacked by Plotnitsky) LPR appointed interior minister Igor Kornet. Three days later the website of the separatists stated that Plotnitsky had resigned "for health reasons. Multiple war wounds, the effects of blast injuries, took their toll." The website stated that Pasechnik had been named acting leader "until the next elections." Russian media reported that Plotnitsky had fled the unrecognised republic on 23 November 2017 to Russia. On 25 November the 38-member People's Council of the LPR unanimously approved Plotnitsky's resignation. Pasechnik declared his adherence to the Minsk accords, claiming "The republic will be consistently executing the obligations taken under these agreements." On 30 March 2018 Pasechnik stated "Our [LPR] experience can help all regions of Ukraine eventually gain freedom and independence, and then we can together declare a new Ukraine in which representatives of different nationalities and cultures will freely live." (While meeting people living in territory controlled by LPR in the summer of 2019) Pasechnik stated: "It does not mean, that we will return back into Ukraine. This is the only way to stop this madness, this war. You should understand that we, as a sovereign state will be a state within the state – that will be our special status".


title: Leonid Pasechnik

text: On 6 December 2021, Pasechnik became a member of the Russian ruling party United Russia. United Russia chairman Dmitry Medvedev personally handed him his party ticket during the party's annual congress in Moscow.


title: Leonid Pasechnik

text: On 27 March 2022, Pasechnik said that the Luhansk People's Republic may hold a referendum to join Russia in the near future. The authorities of the Luhansk People's Republic eventually scheduled a "referendum" on the republic's entry into Russia as a federal subject for 23–27 September.


title: Leonid Pasechnik

text: On September 30 2022, together with other pro-Russian occupation heads Denis Pushilin, Volodymyr Saldo and Yevgeny Balitsky, Pasechnik attended in Moscow the ceremony in which Vladimir Putin formally announced the annexation of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.


title: The Chase (American game show)

text: The Chase is an American television quiz show adapted from the British program of the same name. It premiered on August 6, 2013, on the Game Show Network (GSN). It was hosted by Brooke Burns and featured Mark Labbett as the "chaser" (referred to on air exclusively by his nickname "The Beast"). A revival of the show premiered on January 7, 2021, on ABC. It is hosted by Sara Haines and initially featured as the chasers "Jeopardy!" champions James Holzhauer (who was a contestant on the GSN version), Ken Jennings, and Brad Rutter. Labbett returned as a chaser in June 2021, before stepping down in 2022 along with Jennings. In their place are Buzzy Cohen, Brandon Blackwell, and Victoria Groce.


title: The Chase (American game show)

text: The U.S. version of the show follows the same general format as the U.K. version, but with teams of three contestants instead of four. The game is a quiz competition in which contestants attempt to win money by challenging a trivia expert known as the chaser. Each contestant participates in an individual "chase" called the Cash Builder, in which they attempt to answer as many questions as possible in 60 seconds to earn as much money as possible to contribute to a prize fund for the team. The contestant must then answer enough questions to stay ahead of the chaser in a head-to-head competition scored on a game board; otherwise, they lose their winnings and are out. The contestants who successfully complete their individual chases without being caught advance to the Final Chase, in which they answer questions as a team playing for an equal share of the prize fund accumulated throughout the episode.


title: The Chase (American game show)

text: Three new contestants participate in each episode. Each contestant attempts to win money for their team by answering as many questions correctly as possible during a one-minute "Cash Builder" round, earning money per correct answer ($5,000 on the GSN version, $25,000 in the first season of the ABC version, and $10,000 in the second and third seasons). (During GSN celebrity episodes, each contestant is credited the value of one correct answer at the outset.)


title: The Chase (American game show)

text: After the Cash Builder, the contestant participates in a head-to-head "chase" against the chaser. Both sides answer a series of questions, with the contestant attempting to move the money down a game board and into the team bank without being caught. The contestant and chaser stand at opposite ends of the board, which has seven spaces, and the contestant chooses a starting position. They may begin three steps ahead of the chaser, requiring five correct answers and play for the money earned in the Cash Builder. Alternatively, they may accept one of two offers from the chaser: either start one step closer to the chaser and play for a higher amount or start one step farther away and play for a lower amount. The lower offer can be zero or even negative, depending on the result of the Cash Builder. On occasion, a contestant is presented with a "Super Offer" to play for even higher stakes with a head start of only one step.


title: The Chase (American game show)

text: Once the contestant chooses a starting position, the host asks a series of questions with three answer options, and the contestant and chaser secretly lock in their answers on keypads. After either side locks in a choice, the other must do the same within five seconds or be locked out for that turn. A correct answer by either side moves them one space down the board and toward the bank, while a miss or lockout leaves them where they are. If the contestant successfully moves the money into the bank, they advance to the Final Chase and their money is added to the team bank; if the chaser catches up, the contestant is eliminated and their money is forfeited.


title: The Chase (American game show)

text: If all three contestants fail to win their individual chases, the team selects one contestant to play the Final Chase alone for a dollar amount divided evenly among the team ($15,000 on the GSN version, an amount offered by the chaser in the first season of the ABC version, and $60,000 in the third season). During GSN celebrity episodes, contestants who are caught leave with $5,000 for their respective charities.


title: The Chase (American game show)

text: The team randomly chooses one of two question sets for themselves, with the other set put aside for the chaser, and have two minutes to give as many correct answers as possible. Contestants must respond as soon as they are called on and must ring in before they can either respond or pass a question. Any answer given by a contestant who has not rung in is considered incorrect. Ringing in is not required if only one contestant is playing the Final Chase. Every correct answer moves the team one step ahead on the game board and they are given a head start of one step per team member participating in the round. Team members may not discuss or confer on any questions during this portion. If all three team members lose their respective individual chases, they choose one member to play the Final Chase alone (on behalf of the whole team, with a one-step head start). On the first season of the ABC version, this player did not receive a head start.


title: The Chase (American game show)

text: After the contestants have completed their Final Chase, the chaser then has two minutes to catch the team by answering questions from the unused set in the same manner. If he passes or misses a question, the clock briefly stops and the team is given a chance to discuss it and offer an answer. A correct response pushes the chaser back one step, or moves the team ahead by one if he is still at the starting line. If the chaser fails to catch the team before time runs out, the participating members receive equal shares of the bank; otherwise, they leave with nothing. During celebrity episodes, if the chaser catches the team before time runs out, all three members receive $5,000 each.


title: The Chase (American game show)

text: "The Chase" originated in the United Kingdom, premiering on ITV in 2009. As the series became increasingly popular in the UK, Fox ordered two pilot episodes in April 2012 to be taped in London for consideration to be added to the network's US programming lineup. Bradley Walsh, presenter of the British version, was featured as the show's host, while UK chaser Mark "The Beast" Labbett and "Jeopardy!" champion Brad Rutter were the chasers. After Fox passed up the opportunity to add the series to its lineup, Game Show Network (GSN), in conjunction with ITV Studios America, picked up the series with an eight-episode order on April 9, 2013, and announced Brooke Burns as the show's host and Labbett as the chaser on May 29, 2013. Dan Patrick had originally been considered as the host. The first season premiered on August 6, 2013. Even though the show had not yet premiered at the time, the network ordered a second season of eight episodes on July 1, 2013, which premiered on November 5, 2013. Citing the series' status as a "ratings phenom,” GSN eventually announced plans to renew it for a third season, which premiered in the summer of 2014. During the third season, the series also premiered its first celebrity edition with celebrity contestants playing for charity. GSN proceeded to renew the series for a fourth season before the end of season three; this new season began airing January 27, 2015. After the seventh episode of the season, the series went on another hiatus; new episodes from the fourth season resumed airing July 16, 2015. The final episode of the fourth season aired on December 11, 2015, concluding the show's original run after four seasons and 51 episodes. Episodes from the first two seasons are available on Netflix.