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# 1998 Wyre Forest District Council election

The 1998 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, England. One-third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 28
* Liberal Democrats 6
* Conservative 4
* Liberal 3
* Independent 1

## Background

14 seats were contested at the election with Labour defending 7, the Liberal Democrats 4 and the Conservatives, Liberals and independents 1 seat each. Labour was confident of defending the majority of 10 they held over the other parties before the election.

## Election result

The results saw Labour increase their majority on the council after gaining two seats, one each from an independent and Liberal Democrat. The other change in the election saw the Conservatives gain a seat in Bewdley ward from the Liberal Democrats. Labour attributed their performance to the capable candidates they had stood but were disappointed by the turnout.
Wyre Forest local election result 1998 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Labour | 9 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 64.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 14.3 |
| Conservative | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 14.3 |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |

## By-elections between 1998 and 1999
### Oldington and Foley Park

A by-election was held in Oldington and Foley Park after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Adrian Beavis after he was found guilty of false accounting. The seat was gained for Labour by Barry McFarland with a majority of 27 votes over Conservative Justin Tomlinson.
Oldington and Foley Park by-election 3 December 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry McFarland | 354 | 35.8 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative | Justin Tomlinson | 327 | 33.0 | +27.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Kendall | 309 | 31.2 | −17.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 990 | 23.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Chaddesley

A by-election was held in Chaddesley after the death of Conservative councillor Harry Purcell.
Chaddesley by-election 18 February 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 490 | 89.3 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | | 59 | 10.7 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 431 | 78.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 549 | 30.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
# 2000 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final

The 2000 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final was a hurling match that was played at Semple Stadium, Thurles on 17 September 2000 to determine the winners of the 2000 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the 37th season of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion teams of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Limerick of Munster and Galway of Connacht, with Limerick winning by 1-13 to 0-13.
# 2000 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team

The 2000 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen for All-Pacific-10 Conference teams for the 2000 Pacific-10 Conference football season.

## Offensive selections
### Quarterbacks

* Marques Tuiasosopo, Washington (Coaches-1)
* Joey Harrington, Oregon (Coaches-2)

### Running backs

* Ken Simonton, Oregon St. (Coaches-1)
* DeShaun Foster, UCLA (Coaches-1)
* Maurice Morris, Oregon (Coaches-2)
* Sultan McCullough, USC (Coaches-2)

### Wide receivers

* DeRonnie Pitts, Stanford (Coaches-1)
* Freddie Mitchell, UCLA (Coaches-1)
* Milton Wynn, Washington St. (Coaches-2)
* T. J. Houshmandzadeh, Oregon St. (Coaches-2)

### Tight ends

* Todd Heap, Arizona St. (Coaches-1)
* Jerramy Stevens, Washington (Coaches-2)

### Offensive linemen

* Chris Gibson, Oregon St. (Coaches-1)
* Victor Leyva, Arizona St. (Coaches-1)
* Scott Peters, Arizona St. (Coaches-1)
* Elliot Silvers, Washington (Coaches-1)
* Chad Ward, Washington (Coaches-1)
* Lee Gundy, Oregon (Coaches-2)
* Eric Heitmann, Stanford (Coaches-2)
* Mitch White, Oregon St. (Coaches-2)
* Marques McFadden, Arizona (Coaches-2)
* Levi Jones, Arizona St. (Coaches-2)
* Brandon Ludwig, California (Coaches-2)

## Defensive selections
### Defensive ends

* Andre Carter, California (Coaches-1)
* DeLawrence Grant, Oregon St. (Coaches-1)
* Saul Patu, Oregon (Coaches-2)
* Joe Tafoya, Arizona (Coaches-2)

### Defensive tackles

* Willie Howard, Stanford (Coaches-1)
* Larry Tripplett, Washington (Coaches-1)
* Jacob Waasdorp, California (Coaches-2)
* Ennis Davis, USC (Coaches-2)

### Linebackers

* Adam Archuleta, Arizona St. (Coaches-1)
* Lance Briggs, Arizona (Coaches-1)
* Riall Johnson, Stanford (Coaches-1)
* Zeke Moreno, USC (Coaches-2)
* Darnell Robinson, Oregon St. (Coaches-2)
* Robert Thomas, UCLA (Coaches-2)

### Defensive backs

* Dennis Weathersby, Oregon St. (Coaches-1)
* Rashad Bauman, Oregon (Coaches-1)
* Ricky Manning, UCLA (Coaches-1)
* Hakim Akbar, Washington (Coaches-1)
* Curtis Williams, Washington (Coaches-2)
* Tank Williams, Stanford (Coaches-2)
* Michael Jolivette, Arizona (Coaches-2)
* Terrance Carroll, Oregon St. (Coaches-2)
* Billy Newman, Washington St. (Coaches-2)

## Special teams
### Placekickers

* Ryan Cesca, Oregon St. (Coaches-1)
* Chris Griffith, UCLA (Coaches-2)

### Punters

* Nick Harris, California (Coaches-1)
* Nate Fikse, UCLA (Coaches-2)

### Return specialists/All purpose

* Bobby Wade, Arizona (Coaches-1)
* Jermaine Hanspard, Oregon (Coaches-1)
* Jemeel Powell, California (Coaches-2)
* Peter Hansen, Arizona (Coaches-2)

## Key

Coaches = selected by the conference coaches
# 1998–99 Honduran Segunda División

The 1998–99 Honduran Segunda División was the 32nd season of the Honduran Segunda División. Under the management of Miguel Escalante, C.D. Federal won the tournament after defeating C.D. Melgar in the final series and obtained promotion to the 1999–2000 Honduran Liga Nacional.

## Regular season
### Standings

    Group North
| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | Deportes Savio | 54 |
| 2 | Victoria | 39 |
| 3 | Olimpia Occidental | 39 |
| 4 | Social Sol | 38 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 36 |
| 6 | Aguán Valle | 33 |
| 7 | Vero | 31 |
| 8 | Marathón B | 28 |
| 9 | Juventud Occidental | 28 |
| 10 | Real Juventud | 27 |
| 11 | Palestino B | 25 |
| 12 | Real España B | 18 |
| 13 | Sula | 16 |
    Group South
| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | Tulín | 38 |
| 2 | Atlético Melgar | 37 |
| 3 | Federal | 31 |
| 4 | Motagua B | 28 |
| 5 | Comayagua | 22 |
| 6 | Juventud Catacamas | 21 |
| 7 | Atlético Independiente | 17 |
| 8 | Fantasmas del Broncos | 15 |
| 9 | Universidad B | 15 |
| 10 | Broncos B | 13 |

## Postseason
### Final

* Federal 2–2 Melgar on aggregated. Federal won 7–6 on penalty shoot-outs
# Austrotipula

Austrotipula is a genus of true crane fly.

## Distribution

New Zealand.

## Species

* A. hudsoni (Hutton, 1900)
# Autonetics Recomp II

The Autonetics RECOMP II was a computer first introduced in 1958. It was made by the Autonetics division of North American Aviation.
It was attached to a desk that housed the input/output devices. Its desk integration made it a hands-on small system intended for the scientific and engineering computing market. The computer weighed about 197 pounds (89 kg) alone, and 400 pounds (180 kg) including input-output.

## Architecture

It had a 40-bit word size, 20-bit instruction size. Memory and registers were on a fixed head disk that operated like a drum memory—4080 words on standard tracks, 16 words on fast loop tracks, registers A, B, R, X each on their own high-speed loop track, and one prerecorded read only clock track.
It had a complete set of built-in floating point operations, including square root. Floating-point values used two words, one for the exponent and one for the fraction for a total of 80 bits.
Whereas the full 40-bit word was used for data, instructions were only 20 bits long and were stored two per word. Since indexing was commonly done by modifying the address part of an instruction (say, by adding one to access the next data item in a list), such instructions always had to be in the second half-word, and the first half-word was padded with a NOP instruction. Programmers also used these NOP instructions to provide space for future inserted instructions, since the assembler did not allow for use of symbolic addresses, and the insertion of a single instruction could otherwise require rewriting a lot of code.
The machine had a bit-serial architecture.
Punched paper tape was the external storage medium. The desk also had an electronic typewriter for printed output and a keyboard integrated with the system console to allow typed input and system control. Programs written in machine code could be input to the system from the console.
# Ian Fisher

Ian Fisher may refer to:
* Ian Fisher (English cricketer) (born 1976), English cricketer
* Ian Fisher (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1961), New Zealand cricketer
* Ian Fisher (journalist) (born 1965), American journalist
* Ian Fisher (physicist), British physicist
# 2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 30 August.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Wu Quingdong | China | 4:17.82 |
| | Zhang Ling | China | 4:18.31 |
| | Ok Tok Sun | North Korea | 4:20.04 |
| 4 | Geeta Manral | India | 4:27.78 |
| 5 | Rini Budiarti | Indonesia | 4:32.16 |
| 6 | Olivia Sadi | Indonesia | 4:46.43 |
# 2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 31 August.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Song Yinglan | China | 57.73 |
| | Yasuko Igari | Japan | 58.90 |
| | Noraseela Mohd Khalid | Malaysia | 59.62 |
| 4 | Kim Su-Kyong | South Korea | 1:00.76 |
| 5 | Nguyen Thi Tinh | Vietnam | 1:01.46 |
| 6 | Yati Suningsih | Indonesia | 1:02.32 |
# Hofling

Hofling could refer to:
* Ana Paula Höfling, American dance researcher
* Eckart Höfling, German Catholic priest
* Tom Hoefling, American activist and politician
* Hofling hospital experiment
# 1980–81 IHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup

The 1980–81 IHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup was the fifth edition of IHF's competition for European women's handball national cup champions. It was contested by 16 teams, two more than the previous edition.
1965 European Cup runner-up Spartacus Budapest defeated Bane Sekulić Sombor in the final to win its first European trophy, following the steps of Ferencvárosi TC as the second Hungarian team to win the Cup Winners' Cup.

## Results

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Sportist Kremikovtsi | 31 | 23 | 54 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GS Romano | 6 | 14 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GS Romano | 6 | 14 | 20 | Sportist Kremikovtsi | 17 | 19 | 36 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | SEW Hoorn | 6 | 17 | 23 | | | | | | | | | |
| WAT Fünfhaus | 11 | 10 | 21 | SEW Hoorn | 6 | 17 | 23 | | | | | | | | | |
| SEW Hoorn | 9 | 14 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SEW Hoorn | 9 | 14 | 23 | | | | | Sportist Kremikovtsi | 21 | 13 | 34 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Spartacus Budapest | 27 | 16 | 43 | | | | | |
| Vorwärts Frankfurt | 12 | 8 | 20 | | | | | | | | | Spartacus Budapest | 27 | 16 | 43 | | | | | |
| Rostselmash Rostov | 8 | 11 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rostselmash Rostov | 8 | 11 | 19 | Vorwärts Frankfurt | 15 | 12 | 27 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Spartacus Budapest | 11 | 17 | 28 | | | | | | | | | |
| Spartacus Budapest | 20 | 11 | 31 | Spartacus Budapest | 11 | 17 | 28 | | | | | | | | | |
| Štart Bratislava | 15 | 13 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Štart Bratislava | 15 | 13 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | Spartacus Budapest | 18 | 22 | 40 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | B. Sekulić Sombor | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| TuS Metzingen | 10 | 11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B. Sekulić Sombor | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| AIA Tranbjerg | 14 | 16 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AIA Tranbjerg | 14 | 16 | 30 | AIA Tranbjerg | 10 | 12 | 22 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | B. Sekulić Sombor | 15 | 14 | 29 | | | | | | | | | |
| B. Sekulić Sombor | 24 | 24 | 48 | B. Sekulić Sombor | 15 | 14 | 29 | | | | | | | | | |
| ATV Basel | 11 | 11 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ATV Basel | 11 | 11 | 22 | | | | | B. Sekulić Sombor | 25 | 20 | 45 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Västerås Irsta | 14 | 16 | 30 | | | | | |
| Västerås Irsta | 13 | 19 | 32 | | | | | | | | | Västerås Irsta | 14 | 16 | 30 | | | | | |
| Nordstrand IF | 9 | 13 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nordstrand IF | 9 | 13 | 22 | Västerås Irsta | 19 | 15 | 34 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | PLM Conflans | 13 | 17 | 30 | | | | | | | | | |
| PLM Conflans | 20 | 25 | 45 | PLM Conflans | 13 | 17 | 30 | | | | | | | | | |
| Avanti Lebbeke | 10 | 12 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
# Huntington (CDP), Massachusetts

Huntington is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the main village in the town of Huntington in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population of the CDP was 936 at the 2010 census, out of a total town population of 2,180. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.

## Geography

The Huntington CDP is located in the southwestern corner of the town of Huntington. It is bordered to the northwest by the town of Chester, to the southwest by the town of Blandford, to the southeast by the towns of Russell and Montgomery, and to the northeast by the remainder of the town of Huntington. Montgomery Road, the Westfield River, and the Middle Branch of the Westfield former the boundary between the CDP and the rest of the town.
The village of Huntington is in the center of the CDP, at the juncture of the Westfield River with its West Branch. U.S. Route 20 passes through the village, leading southeast down the Westfield River valley 11 miles (18 km) to the city of Westfield, and northwest up the valley of the West Branch 7 miles (11 km) to Chester and eventually 23 miles (37 km) to Lee. Massachusetts Route 112 leads north from Huntington up the Westfield River valley 22 miles (35 km) to Cummington.
The village of Norwich Bridge is in the northern part of the CDP, where Route 112 crosses the Westfield River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Huntington CDP has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.2 km$^2$), of which 4.6 square miles (12.0 km$^2$) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km$^2$), or 2.22%, are water.
# 1968 Preakness Stakes

The 1968 Preakness Stakes was the 93rd running of the $200,000 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 18, 1968, and was televised in the United States on the CBS television network. Forward Pass, who was jockeyed by Ismael Valenzuela, won the race by six lengths over runner-up Out Of The Way. Approximate post time was 5:31 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:56-4/5. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 40,247, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1968.

## Payout

The 93rd Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule
| Program Number | Horse Name | Win | Place | Show |
| 2 | Forward Pass | $4.20 | $2.60 | $2.60 |
| 7 | Out of the Way | - | $6.40 | $3.80 |
| 1 | Nodouble | - | - | $4.20 |

## The full chart

| Finish Position | Margin (lengths) | Post Position | Horse name | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Post Time Odds | Purse Earnings |
| 1st | 0 | 2 | Forward Pass | Ismael Valenzuela | Henry Forrest | Calumet Farm | 1.10-1 favorite | $142,700 |
| 2nd | 6 | 7 | Out of the Way | John L. Rotz | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 14.80-1 | $30,000 |
| 3rd | 61/4 | 3 | Dancer's Image *D | Robert Ussery | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Peter D. Fuller | 1.20-1 | * |
| 4th | 81/4 | 1 | Nodouble | Willie McKeever | J. Bert Sonnier | Verna Lea Farms | 16.80-1 | $15,000 |
| 5th | 81/2 | 10 | Yankee Lad | Eldon Nelson | James L. Skinner | James L. Skinner | 153.10-1 | $7,500 |
| 6th | 83/4 | 6 | Jig Time | Ray Broussard | MacKenzie Miller | Cragwood Stables | 31.00-1 | |
| 7th | 103/4 | 5 | Sir Beau | Chris Rogers | Judy Johnson | Tri Colour Stable | 28.70-1 | |
| 8th | 141/4 | 8 | Martins Jig | Joe Culmone | Robert L. Beall | Mildred L. Beall | 87.60-1 | |
| 9th | 151/4 | 9 | Ringmaster | Phil I. Grimm | Charles Wahler | Hubert B. Phipps | 30.50-1 | |
| 10th | 231/4 | 4 | Wood-Pro | Karl Korte | Joseph Hackman | John Nero | 173.40-1 | |
* A *D signifies that Dancer's Image ran third but was Disqualified and placed eighth.
* Winning Breeder: Calumet Farm; (KY)
* Winning Time: 1:56 4/5
* Track Condition: Fast
* Total Attendance: 40,247
# Nyceryx furtadoi

Nyceryx furtadoi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. It is possibly also found in Argentina.
The wingspan is about 60 mm.
Adults are probably on wing year round and have been recorded from September to October in Brazil and in August in Paraguay.
# Blackout (Affiance album)

Blackout is the third and final full-length album by American metal band Affiance.

## Overview

On June 27, 2014, Affiance announced and released their first single, "Limitless", from their new full-length, Blackout, in the form of a lyric video.
On August 22, another single was released from Blackout, entitled "Monuments Fail".
On September 9, Yahoo! Music released a music video for another new single, "Fire!", on their site. Regarding the music video, guitarist Brett Wondrak commented:
   "Our excitement about releasing this music video has been burning us up inside. We really wanted to turn up the heat on what is expected in music videos today. It will light a new fire in the hearts of our fans and definitely will not go up in smoke to people who are just discovering us. We believe it will ignite our careers."
When asked about the album, singer Dennis Tvrdik commented:
   "We are still a relatively small band in a very big metal world and we hope to change that with this album. Blackout is a bit darker than our previous albums, and I think it’s time for heavy music with melodies to make its presence known in American metal culture. I am proud to be a part of that."

## Personnel
### Affiance

* Patrick Galante − drums
* Dominic Dickinson − lead guitar
* Brett Wondrak − rhythm guitar
* Eric Thomas − bass guitar
* Dennis Tvrdik − vocals
# Anna Svane

Anna Svane (c. 1573–1637) was a Danish merchant.

## Biography

Anna Hansdatter Svane was born at Ribe, the daughter of Hans Svaning and Marine Sørensdatter Stage. Her grandfather was historian Hans Svaning (c. 1500–1584), whose surname was subsequently altered to Svane. In 1590, she was married to the mayor of Horsens, burgher merchant Hans Olufsen Riber (d. 1615). The couple had seven children, two of whom died as infants. Her daughter Anne Svane (c. 1596) was married to mayor of Horsens Ernst von Baden. One son Oluf Svane (c. 1601) became mayor of Horsens. Her youngest son Hans Svane (1606–1668) would become Bishop of the Diocese of Zealand.
After the death of her spouse, she took over his business and managed his properties in Horsens. She became a leading member of the then growing wealthy Danish burgher class. During the sack of Jutland by German troops during the Thirty Years' War in 1627–29, she fled to her son Hans in Frisia.
In 1631, she founded a home for poor widows called Svaneboligen at Fugholm 16 in Horsens. The foundation was the first of its kind in Horsens and belonged to the first institutions of its kind in Denmark. Anna Svane died at Horsens in 1637 and was buried at Horsens Klosterkirke.
# Natz

Natz may refer to:

## People

* Jack Natz, American bass guitarist and vocalist

## Places

* Natz-Schabs, Italy
# Ian Fitzpatrick (rugby union)

Ian Fitzpatrick is an Irish rugby union player. In rugby sevens, he plays as a forward for the Ireland national rugby sevens team. Fitzpatrick began playing rugby sevens in 2015 while with Lansdowne. He was a member of the Irish sevens team that finished second in the 2017 Sevens Grand Prix Series, qualifying for the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens and the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Fitzpatrick played for Ireland at the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier, where Ireland fell to Japan 12–7 in the semifinals and failed in their quest to qualify for the 2018–19 World Series.
In rugby fifteens, Fitzpatrick plays as a fullback with Leinster Rugby on their academy team. In his youth, he was a member of the Leinster under 20 team. He was a member of the Ireland squad that played in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship. Fitzpatrick suffered a setback in summer 2016 when he injured his knee and had to undergo surgery.
# New TT Hellenic Postbank

New TT Hellenic Postbank was a commercial bank based in Athens, Greece that was created out of the liquidation of TT Hellenic Postbank. In 2013 Eurobank Group acquired New TT Hellenic Postbank.
The operational integration of New TT Hellenic Postbank was completed in May 2014, while Eurobank decided to keep the branch network distinct, under the brand name “New TT Branch Network” for some time until it was rebranded as Eurobank.
# Blue Springs Formation

The Blue Springs Formation is a geologic formation exposed in the Los Pinos Mountains of central New Mexico.

## Description

The formation consists of almost 4,000 feet (1,200 m) of metasedimentary rock. The lower beds are massive gray to red slate and siltstone, while the central portion mostly is greenish sericite schist with occasional slate and siltstone beds. The uppermost beds are again red to gray slate. The formation is underlain by the Sais Quartzite and overlain by Phanerozoic units. The middle schist is interpreted as a metarhyolite (a metamorphosed rhyolite).
The crystallization age of the formation is placed at 1588 ± 7 million years (Ma), corresponding to the earliest Calymmian period of the Mesoproterozoic.

## History of investigation

The formation was originally described as the Blue Springs schist by J.T. Stark and E.C. Dapples in 1946 and named for Blue Springs, a seepage area just north of Highway 60. The formation was first assigned to the Manzano Group in 2006.
# Idiots of Ants

Idiots of Ants are a London-based comedy sketch group made up of Elliott Tiney, Benjamin Wilson, James Wrighton and Andrew Spiers. They have performed sketches on BBC Two, Fox News, BBC Three and BBC Radio 4. The name is a pun on Idiot Savant.

## History

Idiots of Ants formed in November 2006 and went on to perform and sell-out at the Edinburgh Festival in 2007. This self-titled Edinburgh debut received notices from the national press.
In August 2007 the Idiots were featured on the BBC 2 programme The Edinburgh Show.
In May 2008 they appeared on the BBC Three show The Wall. The sketch shown, "Facebook in real life", went on to top the most watched UK comedy video chart on YouTube.
The "Facebook in real life" video was played on Fox News (The Live Desk with Martha MacCallum) on 13 May 2008.
In May 2008 they performed a sketch live on the BBC Radio 4 show Loose Ends.
Idiots of Ants were commissioned by E4 to create a show as part of their Funny Cut season. This was broadcast in August 2008.
Idiots of Ants returned to the Edinburgh Festival in 2008 with their show 'Idiots of Ants 2008'.
In 2009 Idiots of Ants performed at the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival and the Edinburgh Festival where their show 'Idiots of Ants: This is War' was nominated for an Eddie (Edinburgh Comedy Awards).
In 2009 and 2010, Idiots of Ants performed at the award-winning New Theatre (Nottingham), first performing 'Idiots of Ants: This is War' and later performing a version of their 2010 Edinburgh show. Both performances were well received by the student audience.