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File:Allan Donald.jpg|Allan Donald took a five-wicket haul for South Africa in its first ever ODI.

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File:Neil Druckmann SDCC 2014.jpg|Neil Druckmann

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=Featured articles=

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  • Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy (nominated by ProtoDrake) The New Tale of the Crystal (Fabula Nova Crystallis) is a series of games based on a mythology developed by Japanese video game writer Kazushige Nojima. The five games so far released within the Final Fantasy franchise have the theme of gods from an "unseen realm" destructively interfering in the human world; each god has an associated crystal, and in one story they are themselves "crystal-powered mechanical beings".
  • Hugh Beadle (nominated by Cliftonian) Sir Hugh Beadle was a lawyer, judge and politician, born in 1905 in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (today Harare, Zimbabwe). Beadle practised law in Bulawayo during the 1930s, and in 1939 became a Member of Parliament for the governing United Party, led by the Prime Minister Godfrey Huggins. Beadle served as Huggins' Parliamentary Private Secretary for six years before becoming a Cabinet minister in 1946. He retired in 1950 to become a judge of the Southern Rhodesian High Court.
  • Maya civilization (nominated by Simon Burchell) The Mesoamerican Maya civilization was developed by the Maya people over several thousand years. The earliest period, known as the Pre-Classic, lasted from about 2000 BC to 250 AD. The civilization was at its peak from circa 250 AD to 900 AD after which it gradually declined until the Maya's unfortunate encounter with conquistador Hernán Cortés and his compatriots in the early 16th century. The Maya had a sophisticated and highly developed writing system, and they produced stunning artwork, sculptures and pottery. They are also known for human sacrifice, astronauts, and a sophisticated calendar which predicted the apocalypse three years ago. Their chief export was maize (corn), which the Maya called naal and xiim, for the cob and grain respectively.

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File:Joe Hart Euro 2012 vs Italy 01.jpg|Joe Hart - If I aim well enough, I might hit Conan right in the head.

File:Verdi conducting Aida in Paris 1880 - Gallica - Restoration.jpg|Verdi:- You might, it's all about the rhythm- aim, one, two, three, hit!

File:Conan Doyle (LOC).jpg|Conan Doyle:-I'm away with the fairies.

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=Featured lists=

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File:George Clinton by Ezra Ames (full portrait).jpg|George Clinton by Ezra Ames

File:Vilhelm Hammershoi - Interieur mit Rueckenansicht einer Frau - 1903-1904 - Randers Kunstmuseum.jpg|Interior with Young Woman Seen from the Back

File:Agnolo Bronzino - Cosimo I de' Medici in armour - Google Art Project.jpg|Agnolo Bronzino - Cosimo I de' Medici in armour

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