question: who plays the dad in girl meets world

answers: Ben Savage

answers: Cory Matthews

title: Ben Savage

text: in an episode of the Fox series "Bones". He also guest starred on the Disney Channel series "Shake It Up" playing Andy Burns. In November 2012, Savage announced via his Twitter account that he had signed on to the "Boy Meets World" spin-off series, "Girl Meets World". The series premiered on Disney Channel on June 27, 2014, and features Savage's character Cory and his "Boy Meets World" love interest Topanga (Danielle Fishel) married in their adult years with two children. The series follows Cory and Topanga's daughter Riley (Rowan Blanchard) as she enters middle school and tries to navigate through

title: Girl Meets World

text: who assists her in learning to cope with the social and personal issues of adolescence. Several "Boy Meets World" cast members reprise their roles in the series. It has been several years since Cory and Topanga Matthews moved to New York City. The series follows their daughter, Riley Matthews, and her best friend, Maya Hart, as they navigate the challenges of life and school. Following along with them are their classmates, Lucas Friar and Farkle Minkus, and Riley's younger brother, Auggie. In November 2012, it was reported that Disney Channel was in the early stages of development of a follow-up

title: William Russ

text: crew, and directed one episode, being the only cast member to direct episodes of both "Boy Meets World" and "Girl Meets World". Russ is married to actress Clare Wren and has a daughter and son. His son is currently attending a military school in Waynesboro, Virginia. Russ enjoys downhill skiing and windsurfing. Independent Spirit Awards William Russ William Russ (born October 20, 1950) is an American actor and television director. He is perhaps best known for his role as Alan Matthews on the sitcom "Boy Meets World" (1993–2000). Russ is also notable for his roles in the television series "Wiseguy",

title: Boy Meets World

text: Savage and Danielle Fishel reprise their roles as Cory and Topanga. Philadelphia area native Sabrina Carpenter plays Riley's best friend Maya Hart. Several cast members from "Boy Meets World" appear in recurring guest roles. Most prominently: Rider Strong (Shawn Hunter), Will Friedle (Eric Matthews), Danny McNulty (Harley Keiner), Lee Norris (Stuart Minkus), and William Daniels (Mr. Feeny). "Girl Meets World" ran three seasons before being canceled in 2017. Boy Meets World Boy Meets World is an American television sitcom created and produced by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly. The show aired on the ABC network from September 24, 1993 to

title: List of Girl Meets World characters

title: Michelle Hendley

text: Michelle Hendley Michelle Hendley (born March 23, 1991) is an American actress and YouTube personality. She is known for her role as Ricky in the 2014 film "Boy Meets Girl". Hendley was discovered by filmmaker Eric Schaeffer, who sought a transgender actress to play the lead role in "Boy Meets Girl". Hendley had been documenting her transition on her YouTube video blog. After watching some of the videos, Schaeffer contacted Hendley to discuss the role. Hendley had not previously pursued a career as a performer, but reading the script and discussing the project with the director convinced her that the

title: Michelle Hendley

text: opportunity made sense. Michelle Hendley Michelle Hendley (born March 23, 1991) is an American actress and YouTube personality. She is known for her role as Ricky in the 2014 film "Boy Meets Girl". Hendley was discovered by filmmaker Eric Schaeffer, who sought a transgender actress to play the lead role in "Boy Meets Girl". Hendley had been documenting her transition on her YouTube video blog. After watching some of the videos, Schaeffer contacted Hendley to discuss the role. Hendley had not previously pursued a career as a performer, but reading the script and discussing the project with the director convinced

title: Peyton Meyer

text: Peyton Meyer Peyton Meyer (born November 24, 1998) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Lucas Friar on the Disney Channel television series "Girl Meets World", and his earlier recurring role as Wes Manning on Disney Channel's "Dog with a Blog". In 2013, Meyer made his debut with Disney Channel Original Series "Dog with a Blog". In 2014, he landed a main role in the Disney Channel Original Series "Girl Meets World", spinoff of "Boy Meets World" where he plays the role of Lucas Friar. Meyer also guest starred on "Best Friends Whenever", where he reprised

title: Anthony Tyler Quinn

text: Anthony Tyler Quinn Anthony Tyler Quinn (born July 25, 1962) is an American actor best known for his role as Jonathan Turner on "Boy Meets World" from 1994–1997, a role he reprised in 2015 in "Girl Meets World". Anthony Tyler Quinn was born July 25, 1962 in New London, Connecticut. At age 19 Quinn moved to Los Angeles to look for work. He is best known for his stint as high school teacher Mr. Jonathan Turner on the hit ABC sitcom, "Boy Meets World", from 1994 to 1997. Quinn married his high school sweetheart Margaret on June 15th, 1985. They

title: Girl Meets World

text: in mid-November 2012 for the lead roles of Riley Matthews, the daughter of Cory and Topanga, Maya, a witty friend of Riley's who has a troubled past, and Elliot, Riley's older brother. By the end of January 2013, Rowan Blanchard and Sabrina Carpenter were cast as Riley and Maya, respectively. Teo Halm was tapped for the role of Elliot in early March. Filming of the pilot began on March 20, 2013, and concluded on March 22, 2013. Rider Strong and Will Friedle made a surprise visit to the set, sparking rumors of a return, or at least a cameo appearance,

title: Danielle Fishel

text: Danielle Fishel Danielle Christine Fishel (born May 5, 1981) is an American actress and television personality. She is known for her role as Topanga Lawrence-Matthews on the 1990s teen sitcom "Boy Meets World", and its 2014 successor "Girl Meets World" on Disney Channel. She is also known for being the host of Style Network's "The Dish". Fishel also appears in "National Lampoon's Dorm Daze" and its sequel, and was a spokeswoman for Nutrisystem. She is also a resident reporter on "PopSugar", and their spin-off YouTube channel, PopSugar Girls Guide. Fishel was born in Mesa, Arizona, the daughter of Jennifer, a

title: Will Friedle

text: Will Friedle William Alan Friedle (; born August 11, 1976) is an American actor, writer and comedian. He is best known for his comedic roles, most notably the underachieving elder brother Eric Matthews on the long-running TV sitcom "Boy Meets World" from 1993 to 2000. More recently, he has voiced a number of animated characters such as Terry McGinnis/Batman, the title character of "Batman Beyond", and Ron Stoppable of "Kim Possible". He voices Deadpool in "Ultimate Spider-Man" and Star-Lord in the animated version of "Guardians of the Galaxy", replacing Chris Cox. He also performed the voices of Doyle in "The

title: Anthony Tyler Quinn

text: have two children, a daughter named Andie Tyler and a son named Roman Gabriel. Quinn is a Christian. Anthony Tyler Quinn Anthony Tyler Quinn (born July 25, 1962) is an American actor best known for his role as Jonathan Turner on "Boy Meets World" from 1994–1997, a role he reprised in 2015 in "Girl Meets World". Anthony Tyler Quinn was born July 25, 1962 in New London, Connecticut. At age 19 Quinn moved to Los Angeles to look for work. He is best known for his stint as high school teacher Mr. Jonathan Turner on the hit ABC sitcom, "Boy

title: Amors Baller

text: film, 'boy meets girl' set in a football environment." Metcalfe expressed his satisfaction with securing "such an experienced and skilled young actor" as Kåre Hedebrant, known for his performance in "Let the Right One In", in the leading role. "This feels much easier [than "Let the Right One In"]. The atmosphere is lighter, also away from the camera," Hedebrant told "Aftenposten". Many other roles were filled by actors without prior experience. Eira K. Stuedahl, who plays the "dream girl" Susanna, was stopped in the street and invited to audition. Howard emphasized that he wanted to give the actors a lot

title: Rider Strong

text: Rider Strong Rider King Strong (born December 11, 1979), is an American actor, director, voice actor, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Shawn Hunter on the 1990s sitcom "Boy Meets World" and its 2014 sequel "Girl Meets World". He is also known for his role in the 2002 horror film "Cabin Fever" and as the voice of Tom Lucitor in "Star vs. the Forces of Evil". Rider King Strong was born in San Francisco, California, the second of two boys born for Lin (née Warner), a teacher and nutritionist, and King Arthur Strong, a firefighter.

title: William Russ

text: William Russ William Russ (born October 20, 1950) is an American actor and television director. He is perhaps best known for his role as Alan Matthews on the sitcom "Boy Meets World" (1993–2000). Russ is also notable for his roles in the television series "Wiseguy", the soap operas "Another World" and "The Young and the Restless" and the feature films "The Right Stuff" (1983), "Pastime" (1990) and "American History X" (1998). Russ was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, and is the son of a naval officer. He attended the University of Michigan, where he was a member of the Michigan Cheer

title: Matthew Lawrence

text: Silent Night and This Dame, Matt also played guitar on the remaining three. In 2011, Lawrence guest-starred on his brother's sitcom ABC Family's "Melissa & Joey". In 2015, he reprised his role as Jack Hunter in the series "Girl Meets World", a spin-off/sequel of "Boy Meets World". In 2017 Matt started a band with Joey and Andy called Still Three. They released their debut single "Lose Myself". He was previously engaged to Heidi Mueller from 2004 to 2006. He has been dating professional dancer Cheryl Burke since February 2017. On May 3, 2018, they got engaged. Matthew Lawrence Matthew William

title: Faye Windass

text: secretly contacting her biological dad, she wants a fresh start for Faye that doesn't include Tim, and puts her foot down." Spoiler pictures that were released on 13 January 2013, revealed that Joe Duttine had been cast in the role of Tim Metcalfe, Faye's dad. Tim arrived on 21 January 2013, following weeks of contact with Faye. In March 2013, it was revealed that Faye would tell headteacher Brian Packham that Anna hits her in a bid to live with Tim. Ella-Grace Gregoire is introduced as Faye's friend Grace Piper in September 2013 and the two of them are involved

title: Boy Meets World (season 7)

text: "Girl Meets World" where Cory and Topanga are shown to be raising their two children, Riley (Rowan Blanchard) and Auggie (August Maturo). Riley is the series' protagonist, with Cory as a co-lead, and Topanga in a reduced role. Shawn and Eric appear in recurring guest roles, as do many other characters that have appeared over the course of "Boy Meets World"'s run. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Boy Meets World (season 7) The seventh and final season of the television comedy series "Boy Meets World" aired between September 24, 1999 and May 5, 2000, on ABC in the United States. The season was produced

title: Danielle Fishel

text: this, Jensen Karp announced that he is now dating Fishel. On March 22, 2018, Fishel and Karp got engaged. Karp and Fishel got married on November 4, 2018. Danielle Fishel Danielle Christine Fishel (born May 5, 1981) is an American actress and television personality. She is known for her role as Topanga Lawrence-Matthews on the 1990s teen sitcom "Boy Meets World", and its 2014 successor "Girl Meets World" on Disney Channel. She is also known for being the host of Style Network's "The Dish". Fishel also appears in "National Lampoon's Dorm Daze" and its sequel, and was a spokeswoman for

title: Shiloh Strong

text: He appeared in the commercial with Alexandra Barreto and his brother Rider Strong. The commercial won Moveon.org's contest for funniest commercial and aired on Comedy Central. In 2015, Shiloh started working on "Girl Meets World", co-directing episodes with his brother Rider. Girl Meets World Shiloh Strong Shiloh Strong (born June 12, 1978) is an American actor, screenwriter, photographer and film director whose roles include "Zelos Wilder" from "Tales of Symphonia", "David Scott" from "Dinotopia", and "Grant" from "Buck Naked Arson". At the age of 16, Shiloh won a Dramalogue Award for writing the play "Shades of Blue". He wrote, directed

title: John Bregar

text: John Bregar John Francis Bregar (born March 1, 1985) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Dylan Michalchuk on "". He also played Cody Flowers in "Family Biz". His professional acting debut was starring in the music video "Father" by Knights of the Realm. He played Jason Valentine in the Canadian Film Center short film, "Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil". He and Adamo Ruggiero were nominated for a GLAAD Media Award at the 15th Annual GLAAD Media Awards and featured in "The Advocate" for their roles in "", as teenage boyfriends. Bregar also played Bobby

title: Jesse Lee Soffer

text: Ryan Bailey". In September 2018, Soffer began dating "Chicago Med" star Torrey DeVitto. The Gunnery, Soffer's "alma mater" Jesse Lee Soffer Jesse Lee Soffer (born April 23, 1984) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Will Munson on the CBS soap opera "As the World Turns" for which he received three Emmy nominations. Since 2014, he has starred as Det. Jay Halstead on the NBC drama "Chicago Fire", in a recurring role, and its police procedural spin-off "Chicago P.D.", as part of the main cast. He is also known for his role as Bobby Brady in

title: George Eldredge

text: innumerable police officers. However Eldredge sometimes was cast against type, as in his role as the traitorous Dr. Tobor in the ‘B’ Movie", ." Arguably his best known film role came in the 1945 cult exploitation film "Mom and Dad" where Eldredge portrayed Dan Blake, the father of a teenage girl who accidentally becomes pregnant because her parents withhold knowledge about sex from her. Although the mores of the time prevented most advertising for this film, it still became the number two moneymaker for 1945. In 2005 it received a National Film Preservation award from the Library of Congress. Throughout

title: Paul Dano

text: in the TV movie "Too Young to Be a Dad" as a high school student whose life is disrupted when his girlfriend becomes pregnant. In 2004 he played a small role as young Martin Asher in "Taking Lives" with Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke. In 2005, he played supporting roles in "The King" with Gael Garcia Bernal, and "The Ballad of Jack and Rose" with Daniel Day-Lewis. He came to greater attention in 2006, when he played as Dwayne, a voluntarily mute teenager as part of an ensemble in the comedic drama "Little Miss Sunshine", which received critical acclaim and

title: Scott Porter

text: "Altar Boyz" in 2004. In 2006, he temporarily took over the role of Casey Hughes in the soap opera "As the World Turns", a role originally performed by Zach Roerig. Porter also played the role of Colin Thompson, the more visible part of the duo that fronts the fictional band PoP!, in the movie "Music and Lyrics" (2007). Porter also played the character Rex in the film "Speed Racer" (2008), which was directed and written by the Wachowskis. He played Bobby in the remake of "Prom Night" and Ben Wheatly in "Bandslam", released in August 2009. In the latter film,

title: Boy Meets Girl (2009 TV series)

text: Boy Meets Girl (2009 TV series) Boy Meets Girl is an ITV comedy-drama television miniseries starring Rachael Stirling and Martin Freeman. In the show, Danny Reed (Freeman) is struck by lightning. When he wakes up from the attack, he is inside the body of a woman, fashion journalist Veronica Burton (Stirling). Written by David Allison, the series began on 1 May 2009. Danny Reed (Martin Freeman) is directionless and dissatisfied with his lot in life. Working at a DIY superstore, he vents his frustrations on the customers when not pining for his co-worker Fiona (Angela Griffin), or foisting his encyclopedic

title: Michael Jacobs (producer)

text: now that is speaking to the audience I have always spoken to and care very much about." "Girl Meets World" premiered on June 27, 2014 and was picked up for its second season on August 6, 2014 as the number one television show for kids. In 2018, all episodes of Boy Meets World along with Dinosaurs began their run on the streaming service, Hulu. Michael is also the writer or co-writer of the theme songs for "Charles In Charge", "My Two Dads", "The Torkelsons" and "Lost at Home". Michael Jacobs (producer) Michael Jacobs (born June 28, 1955) is an American

title: Jay Johnson (ventriloquist)

text: father from "Soap", Richard Mulligan) and "Dave's World". In 1999, he reprised his role of Chuck (and Bob) Campbell in an episode of "That '70s Show". Post-2000 appearances include the 2001 TV Movie "What's Up, Peter Fuddy?", an appearance on "Reno 911!", and the role of Christopher Davis—biological father of "The Miniature Killer" Natalie Davis—in the "" episode "Living Doll". "Jay Johnson: The Two & Only!" written and performed by Jay Johnson, opened on Broadway to rave reviews at the Helen Hayes Theatre on September 28, 2006. This was preceded by an acclaimed off-Broadway run at the Atlantic Theatre Company

title: Will Friedle

text: the role because of a previous commitment to the UPN series "The Random Years". The role ended up going to Eddie Kaye Thomas. Friedle voiced Seifer Almasy in the English version of the video game "Kingdom Hearts II", Gideon Wyeth in the English version of the video game "Advent Rising", and Jaster Rogue in the English version of the video game "Rogue Galaxy". In December 2013, it was announced that Friedle would reprise his "Boy Meets World" role of Eric Matthews on the continuation series "Girl Meets World". In April 2014, it was confirmed that Friedle reprised his "Batman Beyond"

title: List of Girl Meets World characters

long_answer: Cory Matthews (Ben Savage) is Riley and Auggie's father and Topanga's husband. He has taken a job as a history teacher at John Quincy Adams Middle School for the first two seasons and then Abigail Adams High School beginning the third season. In both settings, his class consists of his daughter and her friends and his history lessons relate to their lives, becoming life lessons for them. In addition to being Riley's father, he often acts as a father figure to Maya. He also acts as a mentor to his students, much like Mr. Feeny was to Cory, Topanga, and Shawn in Boy Meets World.

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question: who are you in assassin's creed 4

answers: third-person perspective

answers: an Abstergo agent

title: Assassin's Creed III

text: Assassin's Creed III Assassin's Creed III is a 2012 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and Microsoft Windows. It is the fifth major installment in the "Assassin's Creed" series, and a direct sequel to 2011's "". The game was released worldwide for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, beginning in North America on October 30, 2012, with a Wii U and Microsoft Windows release following in November 2012. A remastered version will be released for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in March 2019. The plot is set in

title: Assassin's Creed (video game)

text: Sinan, who was the leader of the Syrian branch of the Hashshashin in 1191 and was nicknamed "The Old Man of the Mountain". Al Mualim was referred to as Sinan in "". The game was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 13, 2007, in North America, November 16 in Europe, and November 21 in Australia and New Zealand. It was made public in April 2008 that "Assassin's Creed" would be sold digitally and available for pre-order through Valve's software distribution Steam. The PC version of "Assassin's Creed" was released on April 8, 2008, in North America. Four

title: Assassin's Creed (video game)

text: Assassin's Creed (video game) Assassin's Creed is an action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the first installment in the "Assassin's Creed" series. The game was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2007 and was made available on Microsoft Windows in April 2008. Also, the game can be played on Xbox One consoles via backward compatibility. The plot is set in a fictional history of real-world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight for peace with free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control. The

title: Assassin's Creed Identity

text: the Assassin is in Wanted status, in which all guards attack the Assassin on sight. Assassins can lower statuses by either breaking hostile guards' lines of sight for an extended period of time or by blending. However, the Assassin will always be attacked on sight in Restricted Areas, and by some Templar enemies. During combat, the player can also summon hirelings, which depending on class, have a skill and passive upgrade. However, if the player uses the hireling's skill, the hireling can no longer be used for the mission, and passive upgrade is nullified. Players can also use the iconic

title: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

title: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

text: the player's own pursuer or pursuers. Players are indistinguishable from some of the NPC's throughout the maps. If the player kills an NPC by mistake or otherwise breaks cover, they are more easily spotted by pursuer or target alike, sometimes resulting in a chase. The player with the highest score at the end of the session wins. Players will lose their contract if they kill an NPC, are stunned by their target or their target is killed by another player. A player cannot kill another player who is not the target, but they can stun their hunter. "Advanced Wanted" mode

title: Assassin's Creed III

text: III" protagonist a female character because the game's setting is not a strong match. Hutchinson said while many people wanted to see female assassins in the series, the American Revolution setting makes it difficult this time round. Ubisoft recommends the PC version of the game to be played with a controller even though it will still support keyboard and mouse setup. Ubisoft Montreal's creative director Alex Hutchinson admitted: "We're definitely supporting PC, we love PC, but I think it'll be PC with a controller. I don't see us investing hugely in a mouse and keyboard setup. I think if you

title: Assassin's Creed (video game)

text: the player minimal knowledge about the target and requires them to perform additional reconnaissance missions before attempting the assassination. These missions include eavesdropping, interrogation, pickpocketing, and completing tasks for informers and fellow Assassins. Additionally, the player may take part in any number of side objectives, including climbing tall towers to map out the city and saving citizens who are being threatened or harassed by the city guards. There are also various "additional memories" that do not advance the plot, such as hunting down and killing Templars and flag collecting. After completing each assassination, the player is returned to the Brotherhood

title: Assassin's Creed (film)

text: Assassin's Creed (film) Assassin's Creed is a 2016 American action film based on the video game franchise of the same name. The film is directed by Justin Kurzel, written by Michael Lesslie, Adam Cooper and Bill Collage, and stars Michael Fassbender (who also produced), Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling and Michael K. Williams. The film is set in the same universe as the video games but features an original story that expands the series' mythology, taking place during the Spanish Inquisition. Filming began in late August 2015 and concluded in January 2016. "Assassin's Creed" was released on

title: Assassin's Creed III

text: as a downloadable add-on to "Assassin's Creed Odyssey". "Assassin's Creed III" is a third-person action-adventure title set in an open world in which the player uses a combination of stealth, parkour, and combat to complete various missions. The player takes the role of three characters during the course of the game. The main character is Desmond Miles, a 21st-century Assassin, working to uncover the secrets of a mysterious Precursor Vault that will protect the Earth from an upcoming solar flare on December 21, 2012. To uncover the secrets, Desmond uses the Animus to live out memories of two of his

title: Assassin's Creed: Revelations

text: Assassin's Creed: Revelations Assassin's Creed: Revelations is a 2011 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the fourth major installment in the "Assassin's Creed" series, a direct sequel to 2010's "", and the third and final chapter in the 'Ezio trilogy'. The game was released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows in November and December 2011. The plot is set in a fictional history of real world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight for peace with free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control. The

title: Assassin's Creed Identity

text: Assassin's Creed Identity Assassin's Creed Identity is an action-adventure video game developed by Blue Byte and published by Ubisoft. It is the second mobile-exclusive game in the "Assassin's Creed" series to be released after "Assassin's Creed Pirates", and the first on mobile to incorporate the third-person urban traversal-style gameplay as seen in the main console titles. It was initially soft-launched in 2014 as a free-to-play game for New Zealand and Australian App Stores. The game was released worldwide on iOS on 25 February 2016. The Android version released on 18 May 2016 along with a new DLC which is now

title: Assassin's Creed (video game)

text: game primarily takes place during the Third Crusade in the Holy Land in 1191, with the plot revolving around the Secret Order of Assassins, based upon the Hashshashin sect. The player is, in reality, playing as a modern-day man named Desmond Miles, who, through the use of a machine named the "Animus", is allowed the viewing and controlling of the protagonist's genetic memories of his ancestors, in this case, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, a member of the Assassins. Through this plot device, details emerge of a struggle between two factions: the Knights Templar and the Assassins, over an artifact known as the

title: Assassin's Creed

text: assassins as Dorian attempts to avenge his foster father's death, as well as discover Templar infighting as a result of the Revolution. On March 19, 2014, images leaked for the next game, titled or code-named ""Unity"", showing a new assassin in Paris. On March 21, Ubisoft confirmed the game's existence, having been in development for more than three years, by releasing pre-alpha game footage. The game features up to four player co-op, a first for the series. It was released in North America for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows on November 11, 2014 and in Europe and Australasia on

title: Assassin's Creed: Revelations

text: As of February 15, 2012, the game has shipped 7 million copies worldwide. Assassin's Creed: Revelations Assassin's Creed: Revelations is a 2011 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the fourth major installment in the "Assassin's Creed" series, a direct sequel to 2010's "", and the third and final chapter in the 'Ezio trilogy'. The game was released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows in November and December 2011. The plot is set in a fictional history of real world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight for

title: Assassin's Creed Unity

text: AI was paramount to keeping the game locked at 30 frames per second. Assassin's Creed Unity Assassin's Creed Unity is an action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released in November 2014 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is the eighth major installment in the "Assassin's Creed" series, and the successor to 2013's "". It also has ties to "Assassin's Creed Rogue" which was released for the previous generation consoles, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on the same date. The plot is set in a fictional history of real world

title: Assassin's Creed Unity

text: Assassin's Creed Unity Assassin's Creed Unity is an action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released in November 2014 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is the eighth major installment in the "Assassin's Creed" series, and the successor to 2013's "". It also has ties to "Assassin's Creed Rogue" which was released for the previous generation consoles, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on the same date. The plot is set in a fictional history of real world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight for peace

title: Assassin's Creed (video game)

text: is kidnapped by agents of Abstergo Industries, the world's largest pharmaceutical conglomerate. Under the guidance of Dr. Warren Vidic and his assistant Lucy Stillman, Desmond is forced to participate in a series of trials revolving around the "Animus", a machine capable of translating the genetic memories of his ancestors into a simulated reality. Vidic instructs him to relive the early years of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, a senior member of the Assassin Brotherhood during the time of the Third Crusade. His investigation reveals that Altaïr, blinded by arrogance, botched an attempt by the Assassins to retrieve an artifact, the Piece of Eden,

title: Assassin's Creed

text: the franchise moving to the current generation PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with "Assassin's Creed Unity". On August 5, Ubisoft officially announced the game as "Assassin's Creed Rogue". It was released in North America on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 11, 2014 and in Europe and Australasia on November 13, 2014. It was released on Windows in March 2015. In January 2018, a remastered version was announced for release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2018. The story is set in Paris on the eve of the French Revolution and follows Arno Dorian and his fellow

title: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

text: characters to the multiplayer mode. These characters are The Shaman, The Siren and The Stowaway. It was not released for the Wii U. The PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 releases both contain an exclusive DLC, "Aveline". As an exception it is available on PC in the Uplay Digital Deluxe Edition and Jackdaw Edition only. A Game of The Year version, called the Jackdaw Edition, was released in the UK for sale exclusively on Amazon.com. It was made available for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles as well as PC. The edition includes all previously released downloadable content. No comparable editions

title: Assassin's Creed (film)

text: Connor/Ratonhnhaké:ton's bow ("Assassin's Creed III"); Edward Kenway's flintlock pistols (""); the cane sword of the twins Jacob and Evie Frye ("Assassin's Creed Syndicate") and the axe and guillotine gun of Arno Dorian ("Assassin's Creed Unity"). Fassbender also stated that Ubisoft was "very keen" about elements being created for the film, and were considering incorporating them into future games. The film also features the games' signature "Leap of Faith" jump, performed by Fassbender's stunt double, Damien Walters, rather than a digital double, as the production team wanted to make many of the elements in the film as "real" as possible, without

title: Assassin's Creed Identity

text: calls them the Corvix Blades. Demetrio then reveals information on Cesare Borgia and the men with the crow feathers. Demetrio explains that after realizing that his guards cannot use the Corvix Blades, Cesare decides to make his own Assassins. Cesare finds a group of young men in an orphanage and sends them to Vallombrosa, an abbey near Firenze. He then uses his contacts to trick a Spanish Assassin named into training the men by making Raphael believe that it was the Assassin's Brotherhood that contact him. After the training is complete, Cesare sends a bald man to Vallombrosa. The bald

title: Assassin's Creed Rogue

text: The game was officially announced on August 5, 2014, following a leak of the title. Game director Martin Capel described the game as finishing the series' "North American saga" and that the game was designed to accommodate specific fan requests, such as taking on the role of a Templar. The game is intended to "fill the gaps" of the story between "Assassin's Creed III" and "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag" and has "a crucial link" to the events of the previous games. In addition to Ubisoft Sofia's work on the game, contributions are also being made by Ubisoft studios in

title: Assassin's Creed

text: Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed is an action-adventure stealth video game franchise created by Patrice Désilets, Jade Raymond and Corey May, developed and published by Ubisoft using the game engine Anvil Next. It depicts in the centuries-old struggle, now and then, between the Assassins, who fight for peace with free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control. The series features historical fiction, science fiction and characters, intertwined with real-world historical events and figures. For the majority of time players would control an Assassin in the past history, while they also play as Desmond Miles or an Assassin Initiate in

title: Assassin's Creed III

text: material days before. Titled "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag", it serves as a sequel to "Assassin's Creed III"s modern story and a prequel to its ancestral storyline. The game is set in the Caribbean islands during the Golden Age of Piracy, and centers around Edward Kenway; the father of Haytham Kenway, and grandfather of Ratonhnhaké:ton, the playable characters of "Assassin's Creed III". Assassin's Creed III Assassin's Creed III is a 2012 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and Microsoft Windows. It is the fifth major installment in the

title: Assassin's Creed (film)

text: 2016, it was announced that Jed Kurzel, the brother of director Justin Kurzel, would score the film. Aymar Azaïzia, head of "Assassin's Creed" content at Ubisoft, stated that the film, which is "a brand new story, [with] new characters set in our universe," had the possibility to feature "some familiar faces," and that the present day element would feature Abstergo. Fassbender said, "We really want to respect the game[s] and the elements to it. But we also wanted to come up with our own thing. And one thing I've sort of learned from doing the franchises like "X-Men" is that

title: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

text: is a variant of "Wanted" mode, with differences including an increased amount of NPCs on the map to make it difficult to pick out targets and a less accurate compass. There is generally more stealth involved in this mode than in basic "Wanted". The "Assassinate" mode is similar to "Wanted", but instead of target contracts being assigned to players, all players are fair game. Players must identify other player characters and lock on before assassinating. Because two players can kill each other, whoever locks on first becomes the hunter and the other becomes the target. The standard compass found in

title: Assassin's Creed II

text: Assassin's Creed II Assassin's Creed II is a 2009 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the second major installment in the "Assassin's Creed" series, a sequel to 2007's "Assassin's Creed", and the first chapter in the "Ezio trilogy". The game was first released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2009, and was later made available on Microsoft Windows in March 2010 and OS X in October 2010. Several minor game related features could be redeemed on Uplay and three downloadable expansion packs were released on Xbox Live. The plot is

title: Assassin's Creed II

text: Templar. The game's primary antagonist is Cesare Borgia, Rodrigo Borgia's son. Assassin's Creed II Assassin's Creed II is a 2009 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the second major installment in the "Assassin's Creed" series, a sequel to 2007's "Assassin's Creed", and the first chapter in the "Ezio trilogy". The game was first released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2009, and was later made available on Microsoft Windows in March 2010 and OS X in October 2010. Several minor game related features could be redeemed on Uplay and three

title: Assassin's Creed

text: Kojima. Kojima later repaid the favor, by letting Ubisoft borrow the outfit of the "Metal Gear Solid" character Raiden as an unlockable in "Assassin's Creed Brotherhood". In "", the player can jump into a bale of hay from a rooftop (which also includes the "Eagle" sound effect used in the "Assassins' Creed" games) and use it to attract and subdue enemies. The Assassin order is also referenced by a character. In downloadable contents, Ubisoft collaborated with Square Enix to held a limited-time "Assassin's Creed"-themed festival event crossover into the "Final Fantasy XV" on consoles under the title "Assassin's Festival", starting

title: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

long_answer: The plot is set in a fictional history of real world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight for peace with free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control. The framing story is set in the 21st century and describes the player as an Abstergo agent. The main story is set in the 18th century Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy, and follows notorious Welsh pirate Edward Kenway, grandfather and father of Assassin's Creed III protagonist and antagonist Ratonhnhaké:ton and Haytham Kenway respectively, who stumbles upon the Assassin/Templar conflict. The attempted establishment of a Republic of Pirates utopia (free from either British or Spanish rule) is a significant plot element.


question: who destroyed the first temple and exiled the two tribes of judah to babylon

answers: Nebuchadnezzar

title: Babylonian captivity

text: called Yehud, putting an end to the independent Kingdom of Judah. (Because of the missing years in the Jewish calendar, rabbinic sources place the date of the destruction of the First Temple at 3338 HC (423 BCE) or 3358 HC (403 BCE)). The first governor appointed by Babylon was Gedaliah, a native Judahite; he encouraged the many Jews who had fled to surrounding countries such as Moab, Ammon and Edom to return, and he took steps to return the country to prosperity. Some time later, a surviving member of the royal family assassinated Gedaliah and his Babylonian advisors, prompting many

title: Second Temple

text: Second Temple The Second Temple (, "Beit HaMikdash HaSheni") was the Jewish holy temple which stood on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during the Second Temple period, between 516 BCE and 70 CE. According to Jewish tradition, it replaced Solomon's Temple (the First Temple), which was destroyed by the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 586 BCE, when Jerusalem was conquered and part of the population of the Kingdom of Judah was taken into exile to Babylon. The Second Temple was originally a rather modest structure constructed by a number of Jewish exile groups returning to the Levant from Babylon under the Achaemenid-appointed

title: Jewish history

text: record accounts for the ultimate fate of the ten northern tribes, sometimes referred to as the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, although speculation abounds. After revolting against the new dominant power and an ensuing siege, the Kingdom of Judah was conquered by the Babylonian army in 587 BCE and the First Temple was destroyed. The elite of the kingdom and many of their people were exiled to Babylon, where the religion developed outside their traditional temple. Others fled to Egypt. After the fall of Jerusalem, Babylonia (modern day Iraq), would become the focus of Judaism for more than a thousand

title: Second Temple Judaism

text: (the "Babylonian exile"). In 539 BCE Babylon itself fell to the Persian conqueror Cyrus, and in 538 BCE the exiles were permitted to return to Yehud medinata, as the Persian province of Judah was known. The Temple is commonly said to have been rebuilt in the period 520–515 BCE, but it seems probable that this is an artificial date chosen so that 70 years could be said to have passed between the destruction and the rebuilding, fulfilling a prophecy of Jeremiah. The end of the Persian period is conventionally dated from Alexander the Great's conquest of the Mediterranean coast in

title: Babylonian captivity

title: Zerubbabel

text: Isaiah, and descendant of the Davidic Dynasty. Zerubbabel According to the biblical narrative, Zerubbabel was a governor of the Persian Province of Judah (Yehud Medinata) and the grandson of Jehoiachin, penultimate king of Judah. Zerubbabel led the first group of Jews, numbering 42,360, who returned from the Babylonian captivity in the first year of Cyrus, King of Persia. The date is generally thought to have been between 538 and 520 BC. Zerubbabel also laid the foundation of the Second Temple in Jerusalem soon after. In all of the accounts in the Hebrew Bible that mention Zerubbabel, he is always associated

title: Book of Enoch

text: Jews. "And forthwith I saw how the shepherds pastured for twelve hours, and behold three of those sheep turned back and came and entered and began to build up all that had fallen down of that house". "Cyrus allowed Sheshbazzar, a prince from the tribe of Judah, to bring the Jews from Babylon back to Jerusalem. Jews were allowed to return with the Temple vessels that the Babylonians had taken. Construction of the Second Temple began"; this represents the history of ancient Israel and Judah; the temple was completed in 515 BC. The first part of the next section of

title: Tribe of Judah

text: 1000 years. The first Jewish communities in Babylonia started with the exile of the Tribe of Judah to Babylon by Jehoiachin in 597 BCE as well as after the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 586 BCE. Many more Jews migrated to Babylon in CE 135 after the Bar Kokhba revolt and in the centuries after. Ethiopia's traditions, recorded and elaborated in a 13th-century treatise, the "Kebre Negest", assert descent from a retinue of Israelites who returned with the Queen of Sheba from her visit to King Solomon in Jerusalem, by whom she had conceived the Solomonic dynasty's founder,

title: Zerubbabel

text: Zerubbabel According to the biblical narrative, Zerubbabel was a governor of the Persian Province of Judah (Yehud Medinata) and the grandson of Jehoiachin, penultimate king of Judah. Zerubbabel led the first group of Jews, numbering 42,360, who returned from the Babylonian captivity in the first year of Cyrus, King of Persia. The date is generally thought to have been between 538 and 520 BC. Zerubbabel also laid the foundation of the Second Temple in Jerusalem soon after. In all of the accounts in the Hebrew Bible that mention Zerubbabel, he is always associated with the high priest who returned with

title: Temple in Jerusalem

text: of Egypt. Although efforts were made at partial reconstruction, it was only in 835 BCE when Jehoash, King of Judah, in the second year of his reign invested considerable sums in reconstruction, only to have it stripped again for Sennacherib, King of Assyria c. 700 BCE. The First Temple was totally destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BCE, when they sacked the city. According to the Book of Ezra, construction of the Second Temple was authorized by Cyrus the Great and began in 538 BCE, after the fall of the Babylonian Empire the year before. It was completed 23 years

title: Bnei Menashe

text: the first temple, Israel was divided into two kingdoms. The southern one, known as the Kingdom of Judah, was made up mostly of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin and Levi. Most Jews today are descended from the southern kingdom. The northern Kingdom of Israel was made up of the remaining ten tribes. In approximately 721 B.C.E., the Assyrians invaded the northern kingdom, exiled the ten tribes living there, and enslaved them in Assyria (present-day Iraq). According to Lal Dena, the Bnei Menashe have come to believe that the legendary Hmar ancestor Manmasi was the Hebrew Menasseh, son of Joseph. This

title: Manasseh of Judah

text: also mentioned in Jeremiah 15:4. Manasseh was the first king of Judah who was not contemporary with the northern kingdom of Israel, which had been destroyed by the Assyrians in c. 720 BC, with much of its population deported. He re-instituted polytheistic worship and reversed the religious changes made by his father Hezekiah, for which he is condemned by several Biblical texts. He was married to Meshullemeth, daughter of Haruz of Jotbah, and they had a son Amon, who succeeded him as king of Judah upon his death. Hezekiah, Manasseh and Amon are mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in

title: Jews

text: ended the Babylonian exile in 538 BCE, the year after he captured Babylon. The exile ended with the return under Zerubbabel the Prince (so-called because he was a descendant of the royal line of David) and Joshua the Priest (a descendant of the line of the former High Priests of the Temple) and their construction of the Second Temple in the period 521–516 BCE. The Cyrus Cylinder, an ancient tablet on which is written a declaration in the name of Cyrus referring to restoration of temples and repatriation of exiled peoples, has often been taken as corroboration of the authenticity

title: Israeli Jews

text: the Kingdom of Israel. After the destruction of these kingdoms and the destruction of the first Temple, the Israelites were exiled to Babylon. After about 70 years parts of the Israelites were permitted to return to the region and soon thereafter they built the Second Temple. Later on they established the Hasmonean Kingdom. The region was conquered by the Roman Empire in 63 BC. During the 2nd century CE a series of rebellions against the Roman Empire ended up with the destruction of the second temple and a general expulsion of Jews from their homeland. The area was later conquered

title: Zerubbabel

text: him, Joshua (Jeshua) son of Jozadak (Jehozadak). Together, these two men led the first wave of Jewish returnees from exile and began to rebuild the Temple. Old Testament theologian John Kessler describes the region of Judah as a small province that contained land extending 25 km from Jerusalem and was independently ruled prior to the Persian rule. Zerubbabel was the governor of this province. King Darius I of Persia appointed Zerubbabel governor of the Province. It was after this appointment that Zerubbabel began to rebuild the Temple. Elias Bickerman speculates that one of the reasons that Zerubbabel was able to

title: Second Temple Judaism

text: remnant left behind when Israel was deceived by the wicked priest Eli to leave Gerizim and worship at Jerusalem. Second Temple Judeans regarded them as foreign converts and the offspring of mixed marriages, and therefore of impure blood. Relations between the two communities were often strained, but the definitive break dates from the destruction of the Gerizim temple and of Shechem by a Hasmonean king in the late 2nd century BCE; before that the Samaritans seem to have regarded themselves as part of the wider Jewish community, but afterwards they denounced the Jerusalem temple as completely unacceptable to God. In

title: Second Temple

text: religion, of the synagogue and of apocalyptic expectations for the future all developed in the Judaism of this period. Second Temple The Second Temple (, "Beit HaMikdash HaSheni") was the Jewish holy temple which stood on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during the Second Temple period, between 516 BCE and 70 CE. According to Jewish tradition, it replaced Solomon's Temple (the First Temple), which was destroyed by the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 586 BCE, when Jerusalem was conquered and part of the population of the Kingdom of Judah was taken into exile to Babylon. The Second Temple was originally a rather

title: Jerusalem

text: Israel broke with the United Monarchy to form their own nation, with its kings, prophets, priests, traditions relating to religion, capitals and temples in northern Israel. The southern tribes, together with the Aaronid priesthood, remained in Jerusalem, with the city becoming the capital of the Kingdom of Judah. In 538 BCE, the Persian King Cyrus the Great invited the Jews of Babylon to return to Judah to rebuild the Temple. Construction of the Second Temple was completed in 516 BCE, during the reign of Darius the Great, 70 years after the destruction of the First Temple. Sometime soon after 485

title: History of ancient Israel and Judah

text: of "Zion theology," the idea that the god of Israel had chosen Jerusalem for his dwelling-place and that the Davidic dynasty would reign there forever. The fall of the city and the end of Davidic kingship forced the leaders of the exile community – kings, priests, scribes and prophets – to reformulate the concepts of community, faith and politics. The exile community in Babylon thus became the source of significant portions of the Hebrew Bible: Isaiah 40–55; Ezekiel; the final version of Jeremiah; the work of the hypothesized priestly source in the Pentateuch; and the final form of the history

title: Kingdom of Judah

text: deported to Babylon and those who made their way to Egypt and the remnant that remained in the land and in surrounding countries is subject to academic debate. The Book of Jeremiah reports that 4600 were exiled to Babylonia. The Books of Kings suggest that it was ten thousand, and later eight thousand. In 539 BCE the Achaemenid Empire conquered Babylonia and allowed the exiles to return to Yehud Medinata and rebuild the Temple, which was completed in the sixth year of Darius (515 BCE) () under Zerubbabel, the grandson of the second to last king of Judah, Jeconiah. Yehud

title: Sephardi Jews

text: first exiles driven away from the land of Israel during the Babylonian captivity refused to return, for they had seen that the Second Temple would be destroyed like the first. In yet another teaching, passed down later by Moses ben Machir in the 16th century, an explicit reference is made to the fact that Jews have lived in Spain since the destruction of the First Temple: Now, I have heard that this praise, "emet weyaṣiv" [which is now used by us in the prayer rite] was sent by the exiles who were driven away from Jerusalem and who were not

title: Second Temple

text: governor Zerubbabel. However, during the reign of Herod the Great, the Second Temple was completely refurbished, and the original structure was totally overhauled into the large and magnificent edifices and facades that are more recognizable. Much like the Babylonians destroyed the First Temple, the Romans destroyed the Second Temple and Jerusalem in 70 CE as retaliation for an ongoing Jewish revolt. Jewish eschatology includes a belief that the Second Temple will be replaced by a future Third Temple. The accession of Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid Empire in 559 BCE made the re-establishment of the city of Jerusalem and

title: Genealogy of Jesus

text: who led the Jews back from Babylon about 520 BC, governed Judah, and rebuilt the temple. Several times he is called a son of Shealtiel. He appears once in the genealogies in the "Book of Chronicles", where his descendants are traced for several generations, but the passage has a number of difficulties. While the Septuagint text here gives his father as Shealtiel, the Masoretic text instead substitutes Shealtiel's brother Pedaiah—both sons of King Jeconiah, according to the passage. Some, accepting the Masoretic reading, suppose that Pedaiah begot a son for Shealtiel through a levirate marriage, but most scholars now accept

title: Iran–Israel relations

text: wrote that "appeals to Marduk in the cylinder and to Yahweh in the biblical decree demonstrate the Persian tendency to co-opt local religious and political traditions in the interest of imperial control." According to the Bible, Cyrus ordered rebuilding the Second Temple in the same place as the first; however, he died before it was completed. Darius the Great came to power in the Persian empire and ordered the completion of the temple. According to the Bible, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah urged this work. The temple was ready for consecration in the spring of 515 BCE, more than twenty

title: History of the Jews and Judaism in the Land of Israel

text: the end of Davidic kingship forced the leaders of the exile community – kings, priests, scribes and prophets – to reformulate the concepts of community, faith and politics. The exile community in Babylon thus became the source of significant portions of the Hebrew Bible: Isaiah 40–55, Ezekiel, the final version of Jeremiah, the work of the Priestly source in the Pentateuch, and the final form of the history of Israel from Deuteronomy to 2 Kings Theologically, they were responsible for the doctrines of individual responsibility and universalism (the concept that one god controls the entire world), and for the increased

title: Messianic Judaism

text: Judah" in scripture refers to Jews, while "the House of Israel" refers to the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, or Ephraim. Where scripture states the House of Israel and Judah will again be "one stick" (), it is believed to be referring to the End Times, immediately prior to the Second Coming, when many of those descended from Israel will come back to Israel. Advocates of this theology postulate that the reason so many "gentiles" are converting to Messianic Judaism is that the vast majority of them are truly Israelites. Like One Law groups, the Two House movement has many

title: Second Temple Judaism

text: ancient royal line, or in Zerubbabel and the first High Priest, Joshua (Zechariah writes of two messiahs, one royal and the other priestly). These early hopes were dashed (Zerubabbel disappeared from the historical record, although the High Priests continued to be descended from Joshua), and thereafter there are merely general references to a Messiah of (meaning descended from) David. Wisdom, or "hokmah", implied the learning acquired by study and formal education: "those who can read and write, those who have engaged in study, and who know literature, are the wise "par excellence"" (Grabbe, 2010, p.48). The literature associated with this

title: Second Temple

text: The Second Temple also included many of the original vessels of gold that had been taken by the Babylonians but restored by Cyrus the Great. According to the Babylonian Talmud ("Yoma" 22b), however, the Temple lacked the "Shekinah", the dwelling or settling divine presence of God, and the "Ruach HaKodesh", the Spirit of Holiness, present in the first. Traditional rabbinic literature state that the Second Temple stood for 420 years and based on the 2nd-century work "Seder Olam Rabbah", placed construction in 350 BCE (3408 AM), 166 years later than secular estimates, and destruction in 70 CE (3829 AM). The

title: Biblical Hebrew

text: Babylonian captivity and Solomon's Temple was destroyed. Later the Persians made Judah a province and permitted Jewish exiles to return and rebuild the Temple. According to the "Gemara", Hebrew of this period was similar to Imperial Aramaic; in Pesahim, Tractate 87b, Hanina bar Hama said that God sent the exiled Jews to Babylon because "[the Babylonian] language is akin to the "Leshon Hakodesh"". Aramaic became the common language in the north, in Galilee and Samaria. Hebrew remained in use in Judah; however the returning exiles brought back Aramaic influence, and Aramaic was used for communicating with other ethnic groups during

title: Prophecy of Seventy Weeks

text: a second revolt in 586 BCE, he destroyed the city of Jerusalem along with the Temple of Solomon, carrying away much of the population to Babylon. Accordingly, the subsequent period from 586 BCE to 538 BCE is known as the Babylonian exile, which came to an end when Babylon was conquered by the Persian king Cyrus the Great, who allowed the Jewish exiles to return to Judah via his famous edict of restoration. The Persian period, in turn, came to an end in the first half of the fourth century BCE following the arrival of Alexander the Great, whose vast

title: Babylonian captivity

long_answer: Despite warnings by Jeremiah and others of the pro-Babylonian party, Zedekiah revolted against Babylon and entered into an alliance with Pharaoh Hophra. Nebuchadnezzar returned, defeated the Egyptians, and again besieged Jerusalem, resulting in the city's destruction in 587 BCE. Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the city wall and the Temple, together with the houses of the most important citizens. Zedekiah and his sons were captured, the sons were executed in front of Zedekiah, who was then blinded and taken to Babylon with many others (Jer 52:10–11). Judah became a Babylonian province, called Yehud, putting an end to the independent Kingdom of Judah. (Because of the missing years in the Jewish calendar, rabbinic sources place the date of the destruction of the First Temple at 3338 HC (423 BCE) or 3358 HC (403 BCE)).


question: where is the white castle that harold and kumar go to

answers: in Cherry Hill

title: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

text: ride it to White Castle, but Harold goes unconscious after hitting his head on a branch. After encountering a group of extreme sports punks who have been harassing the pair, Harold and Kumar steal their truck. A police officer spots the speeding truck and chases them. They are trapped when they reach the edge of a cliff. Spotting the White Castle below, Harold and Kumar use a hang glider from the truck to reach their destination. The pair place their orders but are disheartened to find they have no money. Harris suddenly appears, and pays for their meal as an

title: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

text: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle is a 2004 American stoner comedy film and the first installment of the "Harold & Kumar" series. The film was written by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, and directed by Danny Leiner. The story follows Harold Lee (John Cho) and Kumar Patel (Kal Penn) as they decide to go to the fast food chain White Castle after smoking marijuana, but end up on a series of comical misadventures along the way. The film also features Fred Willard, Paula Garcés, Anthony Anderson, Dan Bochart, Ethan Embry, Jamie

title: Harold & Kumar

text: character is portrayed by John Cho in all three films. In "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle", Harold is a hard-working man from the northern part of New Jersey. His lazy best friend and roommate is Kumar Patel. At times, Harold lets go of his obligations, but only during moments of extreme coercion, to the point where he amazes his laid-back friend Kumar. Harold is the yin to Kumar's yang, with the both of them being united through their enjoyment of cannabis smoking after a long day's work and or leisurely fun (such as aboard an airplane in the

title: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

text: disgust. Kumar picks up a hitchhiker, Neil Patrick Harris, who is high on ecstasy. Harold and Kumar go into a convenience store to get directions and Harris drives away in their car. The duo are then harassed by a racist police officer for jaywalking. Harold attempts to punch Kumar for antagonizing the officer, but ends up punching the officer instead, resulting in his arrest. Kumar fakes a 911 call to distract the police and breaks into the station to free Harold. After Harold and Kumar flee the pair encounters an escaped cheetah. After smoking marijuana with it, they decide to

title: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

text: Investment banker Harold Lee is persuaded by his colleagues to do their work while they leave for the weekend. Kumar Patel attends a medical school interview, but intentionally botches it to prevent getting accepted. Harold is attracted to his neighbor, Maria, but is unable to admit his feelings. After smoking marijuana with Kumar, and seeing an advertisement for White Castle, the pair decide to get hamburgers. After traveling to the nearest White Castle in New Brunswick, they find it replaced by "Burger Shack" but learn of another White Castle in Cherry Hill.

title: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

text: badges to obtain medical marijuana, but after being mistaken for his brother, Kumar is forced to perform surgery on a gunshot victim and, after the surgery, the patient tells them how to reach White Castle. Kumar spots Maria at a movie theatre, and decides to get her attention so Harold can talk to her, but Harold panics and crashes the car. They are rescued by Freakshow, a tow-truck driver, who takes them to his house to repair their car. Harold and Kumar are propositioned by Freakshow's surprisingly alluring wife, but after Freakshow suggests a foursome, Harold and Kumar flee in

title: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

text: as himself in the script without asking him first. Harris liked the script and agreed to appear in the film. During casting, both Kal Penn and actor Sendhil Ramamurthy were being considered for the role of Kumar. After auditioning seven times, Penn eventually won the part. "Harold & Kumar" began filming on May 12, 2003. The film is set in New Jersey, but was mainly filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Scenes set at Princeton University were actually filmed at the University of Toronto's Victoria College and Knox College. The production design team had to build a White Castle franchise especially

title: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

text: apology for stealing their car. Kumar realizes he wants to be a doctor, but is afraid of conforming to the stereotype of Indians becoming doctors. Harold then notices his co-workers pull up with two women and gets angry at them because they said they had to work with clients but were actually out partying. He tells them off and threatens to get them fired and humiliated if it happens again. After returning to their apartment they encounter Maria. Harold professes his feelings for her and they kiss. She informs Harold that she is leaving for Amsterdam but will return in

title: Harold & Kumar

text: events of Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Harold Lee and Kumar Patel fly to Amsterdam so Harold can pursue a budding romance with his vacationing neighbor. The pair run into Vanessa, Kumar's ex-girlfriend, and her fiancé Colton, another old college buddy who helped Harold with getting a job at Brewster-Keagan, at the airport. During the plane flight, an elderly woman sees Kumar lighting a hand-crafted smokeless bong, who thinks that it is a bomb, and screams "Terrorist!". After a confusion of the words "bong" and "bomb", two undercover air marshals tackle Kumar, who accidentally drops the bong on

title: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

text: Kumar trying to get to Amsterdam to find Maria, but when the two are mistaken for terrorists on the plane, they are sent to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Both Hurwitz and Schlossberg announced plans to write a third "Harold and Kumar" film, with Greg Shapiro returning as producer, and Kal Penn and John Cho returning in their title roles, while Todd Strauss-Schulson directed the film. "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas", was released on November 4, 2011 in 2D and 3D. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle is a 2004

title: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

text: ten days. Kumar convinces Harold to go with him to Amsterdam to pursue Maria, reminding him that marijuana is legal in the Netherlands. While living in Los Angeles, screenwriters Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg decided to write a low-budget stoner film and base the main characters on their high school friends from Randolph High School. They based the character of Harold on their real-life friend Harold Lee. Hurwitz got the idea to base the film around White Castle from his own experience craving White Castle burgers when he lived in Pennsylvania for several years. At the time, Pennsylvania did not

title: Harold & Kumar

text: Harold & Kumar Harold & Kumar is the name for a series of American stoner comedy films starring John Cho (Harold) and Kal Penn (Kumar). The first film, "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle", was released on July 30, 2004, by New Line Cinema and spawned a sequel titled "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay", released four years later. "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas", the third installment of the series, opened nationwide in the U.S. on November 4, 2011. The three films, produced on a total budget of US$40 million, grossed $116 million worldwide. In addition

title: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

text: Kennedy, Bobby Lee, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Reynolds, Shaun Majumder, David Krumholtz, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Malin Åkerman, and Neil Patrick Harris, who plays a fictionalized version of himself. Investment banker Harold Lee is persuaded by his colleagues to do their work while they leave for the weekend. Meanwhile, Kumar Patel attends a medical school interview, but intentionally botches it to prevent getting accepted. Harold is attracted to his neighbor, Maria, but is unable to admit his feelings. After smoking marijuana with Kumar, and seeing an advertisement for White Castle, the pair decide to get hamburgers to satisfy their hunger. After traveling

title: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

text: promotions in tandem with the film's release. The restaurant chain featured beverage cups with pictures of Harold and Kumar. They also provided free hamburgers to moviegoers attending the film's premiere. Cho and Penn were inducted into the company's White Castle Cravers Hall of Fame in 2004. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $5,480,378 in 2,135 theatres in the United States and Canada. In total it had a worldwide gross of $23,936,908. The film was positively received by critics, with a 74% rating at Rotten Tomatoes based on 147 reviews; the consensus states, "The likable leads and subversion of racial

title: Harold & Kumar

text: Harold that arrived at their old apartment. Inside the package is a marijuana joint, which winds up burning down Harold's Christmas tree; after an eventful night of looking for a replacement tree, it is revealed that the package was a gift from Santa Claus, who wanted the two to become friends again. Kumar Patel is an Indian American student residing in New Jersey. His family includes his father and brother Saikat Patel. The character was created by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, and is portrayed by Kal Penn in all three films. In "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle",

title: Harold & Kumar

text: building as Harold and Kumar. They declined to go to White Castle with Harold and Kumar as they chose Hot Dog Heaven instead, but in the third movie did go to White Castle. In the third movie, Goldstein has a son named Christian and stated he had converted to Christianity after marrying his wife, and even wished to uncircumcise himself, which all aggravated Rosenberg who still practices Judaism. Harold & Kumar Harold & Kumar is the name for a series of American stoner comedy films starring John Cho (Harold) and Kal Penn (Kumar). The first film, "Harold & Kumar Go

title: Harold & Kumar

text: to their box office grosses, the films were successful on home video. The series has been released on both Blu-ray and DVD. Harold Lee and Kumar Patel are two Asian-American (Korean and Indian) stoners who get the munchies and embark on a quest throughout New Jersey for White Castle burgers after seeing them advertised on TV. On their way they encounter many obstacles, including a gang of extreme sports punks, a raccoon with an attitude, a group of Asian nerds, a racist police department, a cheetah that has escaped from a zoo, and an out-of-control Neil Patrick Harris. Following the

title: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

text: for the shoot since Canada does not have White Castle restaurants. During filming, Penn ate veggie burgers as he is a vegetarian. "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle: Original Soundtrack" was released on July 27, 2004. It contains 16 songs from the film. Songs that are in the film but do not appear on the soundtrack include: In the 11 days before the film's release, New Line Cinema turned a parking lot on Sunset Strip into a temporary White Castle. The restaurant served 40,000 burgers to patrons, including Quentin Tarantino, Farah Fawcett and Jay Leno. White Castle launched several

text: Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay is a 2008 American stoner comedy film, and the second installment of the "Harold & Kumar" series. The film was written and directed by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. The story continues where "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" leaves off, with Harold Lee (John Cho) and Kumar Patel (Kal Penn) flying to Amsterdam, but they are imprisoned after being mistaken for terrorists, and end up on a series of comical misadventures when they escape from Guantanamo Bay. The film also stars Paula Garcés, Neil

text: Very Harold & Kumar Christmas" was released on November 4, 2011. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay is a 2008 American stoner comedy film, and the second installment of the "Harold & Kumar" series. The film was written and directed by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. The story continues where "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" leaves off, with Harold Lee (John Cho) and Kumar Patel (Kal Penn) flying to Amsterdam, but they are imprisoned after being mistaken for terrorists, and end up on a series of comical misadventures when they

title: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

text: a making-of featurette about the Land of Burgers animated segment. The DVD also features two commentaries: one by writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg and one by actor Dan Bochart in character as Extreme Sports Punk #1. The film was re-released on DVD in 2007 and a remastered edition was released in 2008. The film was released on Blu-ray on November 13, 2012. As of August 17, 2008, the film had 2,878,770 DVD sales in the United States, grossing $30,609,751. "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay" is the 2008 sequel to "White Castle". The movie revolves around Harold and

title: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

text: stereotypes elevate Harold and Kumar above the typical stoner comedy." Film critic Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" awarded the film 3 out of 4 stars and wrote "One secret of fiction is the creation of unique characters who are precisely defined. The secret of comedy is the same, with the difference being that the characters must be obsessed with unwholesome but understandable human desires." The "Extreme Unrated" edition of the DVD was released on January 4, 2005. It includes special features like a mockumentary, "The Art of the Fart," "The Backseat Interview," an interview with Cho and Penn, and

title: Biriyani (film)

text: in Hindi as "Dum Biryani" by Goldmines Telefilms in 2016. The fim received mixed to positive reviews and was a box office success. The movie was reported to be based on the 2004 American movie "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle". The movie starts with Sugan (Karthi) and his friend Parasuram (Premgi Amaren) being chased by cops. The flashback shows Sugan as a womaniser who has a weakness for Biryani and Parasuram who is his childhood friend. Sugans womaniser attitude always gets him into a fight with his girlfriend Priyanka (Hansika Motwani). Sugan and Parasuram attending a function for

text: Patrick Harris, Jon Reep, Rob Corddry, Ed Helms, David Krumholtz, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jack Conley, Roger Bart, Danneel Harris, Eric Winter, Adam Herschman, and Richard Christy. The film was released on April 25, 2008 by Warner Bros.; this film was the first New Line Cinema title to be distributed by Warner Bros. since New Line Cinema became a division of Warner Bros. It is also the first "Harold & Kumar" film made in association with Mandate Pictures. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on July 29, 2008. After returning home from White Castle, Harold Lee and Kumar

title: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

text: have any White Castle locations and Hurwitz had to have family members bring him frozen White Castle burgers from New Jersey. The filmmakers received permission from White Castle in 2002 to use the chain's name in the film. One scene that depicted a White Castle being closed was changed at the request of the company's director of marketing. The film was also supposed to feature a hunt for Krispy Kreme donuts, but the food was changed to hotdogs when Krispy Kreme refused to allow the film to use their name. Hurwitz and Schlossberg included a role for Neil Patrick Harris

text: not on the soundtrack album, include: Hurwitz and Schlossberg—who wrote the original "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle"—were to direct the follow-up from their original script. On January 31, 2007, "The Hollywood Reporter" announced that David Krumholtz, Neil Patrick Harris, Rob Corddry, Christopher Meloni, Ed Helms, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Paula Garces, Jack Conley, Roger Bart, Danneel Harris, and Eric Winter will join John Cho and Kal Penn in "Harold & Kumar 2". Filming began in the third week of January 2007 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Filming concluded in March 2007, after which Kal Penn was able to start guest teaching

title: Harold & Kumar

text: Kumar tests out his "smokeless bong" in the airplane lavatory. Then the two are sent to Guantanamo Bay where they are involved in a series of comedic events. In one of Kumar's flashbacks, it is revealed that Harold used to be an emo and Kumar was a hard working mathematically proficient nerd in college, therefore it is almost as if they swapped personalities later on. In "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas", Harold is married to Maria and hasn't spoken to Kumar in years. The two are reunited and rekindle their friendship after Kumar brings over a package for

title: A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas

text: and burn it down. Harold learns that Kumar's new friend Adrian is attending a party with a Fraser Fir Christmas tree, and promises to drive him to the party on the condition that he can have the tree. Harold, Kumar, Adrian, and Todd (Harold's new best friend) arrive at the party, where a girl named Mary attempts to seduce Harold. It turns out that Mary is the daughter of a Russian mob kingpin named Sergei Katsov, who sends two of his men to kill Harold and Kumar, believing that they were trying to rape his daughter. The duo make it

title: A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas

text: House on June 1, 2010 to reprise his role as Kumar in the third Harold & Kumar installment. Filming took place in Detroit, Michigan, then Los Angeles and New York City from June to August 2010, with the use of Panavision Genesis and Element Technica 3D Rig. The film was released in RealD 3D on November 4, 2011. Animators of Laika created the clay animation scene. After filming was completed, Penn returned to the White House. Cho and Penn went on a tour to promote the film in different college towns. At each stop they had a bus hand out

title: Harold & Kumar

text: sequel, and an after work "Friday night special" in the first film). Harold's romantic life centers around John Hughes-like fancies (as is evidenced by his obsession with film classics such as "Sixteen Candles"). Harold thinks that he'll wind up with a similarly repressed Korean-American young woman—Cindy Kim—who isn't as repressed as he thinks. The true object of Harold's desire, however, is Maria Perez (played by Paula Garces), who lives down the hall from him in his building. In "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay", when embarking on their trip to Amsterdam they are arrested on the flight there after

title: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle


question: when was child benefit paid for the first child

answers: 1975

title: Child benefit

text: and from October 1956, by the Family Allowances Act and National Insurance Act 1956, to 8"s" for the second child with 10"s" (= £0.50) for the third and subsequent children. By 1955, some 5,000,000 allowances were being paid, to about 3,250,000 families. It was modified in 1977, with the payments being termed "child benefit" and given for the eldest child as well as the younger ones; by 1979 it was worth £4 per child per week. In 1991, the system was further altered, with a higher payment now given for the first child than for their younger siblings. In October

title: Child benefits in the United Kingdom

text: child benefit, payable for the first child only, was introduced in 1991. This was £1 higher than the rate payable for subsequent children, which was again frozen, at £7.25/week. From 1991 Child Benefit increased in line with inflation, until 1998, when the new Labour government increased the first child rate by more than 20%, and abolished the Lone Parent rate. Rates increased again in line with inflation until 2010, since which time they have been frozen. Effective from 7 January 2013, Child Benefit, a universal benefit since its introduction, became means tested - those earning more than £50,000 per year

title: Child benefit

text: 2010, the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government announced that Child Benefit would be withdrawn from households containing a higher-rate taxpayer from January 2013. After some controversy, this was amended so that any household with at least one person with prescribed income over £50,000 would lose Child Benefit by a taper which removed it altogether when the income reached £60,000. This came into force on 7 January 2013. Today, child benefit is administered by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC). As of April 2015, this is £20.70 per week for the first child (including the eldest of a multiple birth) and £13.70

title: Child benefits in the United Kingdom

text: the rejected previous Heath government's Tax Credit proposal that would have replaced PAYE, integrating tax and benefits. Child benefits introduced for the first time a universal payment, paid for each child, doubling the number of children within its scope. Like the family allowance, which it replaced, the new benefit was not means tested; an attempt by the Callaghan government to introduce this was thwarted in 1976 when cabinet papers were leaked to the Child Poverty Action Group. The rate payable was £1/week for the first and £1.50 for each subsequent child. An addition 50p was payable to lone-parent families. Unlike

title: Child benefits in the United Kingdom

text: The Child Benefit Bill was introduced in 1975 by Barbara Castle, introducing for the first time a universal payment, paid for each child, doubling the number of children within its scope.  Like the family allowance, which it replaced, the new benefit was not means tested; an attempt by the Callaghan government to introduce this was thwarted in 1976 when cabinet papers were leaked to the Child Poverty Action Group.

title: Child benefits in the United Kingdom

text: Child benefits in the United Kingdom Child benefits in the United Kingdom are a series of welfare payments and tax credits made to parents with children in the UK, a major part of the welfare state. The first modern child tax credit was introduced in the 1909 'People's Budget' of Lloyd-George. This introduced a £10 income tax allowance per child, for tax payers earning under £500 per annum. Following extensive Parliamentary debate, the Budget became law as the Finance Act (1909–1910) 1910 on 29 April 1910. Since the income tax rate was then 1 shilling, two pence in the pound

title: Child's Special Allowance

text: rate of £8.05 per eligible child. Payments continued for existing beneficiaries under the scheme of transitional protection. Child's Special Allowance Child's Special Allowance was a payment under the United Kingdom system of Social Security. It was instituted by Harold Macmillan in 1959 for the orphaned children of divorced parents, It was a Contributory non-means tested benefit, paid in addition to Child benefit to a divorced woman whose husband had died, whose ex-partner had been paying maintenance and who had not got a new partner. It was not taxable, but was taken into account for meanstested benefits. It was abolished, as

title: Child benefit

text: sole parents - particularly families with children under 5 years of age. In a couple, if the secondary earner's income is above $1,616 a year, payments are reduced by 30 cents for every extra dollar of income. Parents receive therefore some Family Tax Benefit Part B if the secondary earner's income is below $10,416 a year if the youngest child is under 5 years of age, or $7,786 a year if the youngest child is between 5 and 18 years of age. There is no income test on the primary earner's income, so in the case of sole parents the

title: Child benefits in the United Kingdom

text: the family allowance, provision was made for the rate to be uprated, at the Secretary of State's discretion, each year. By the end of 1978 the rate had been increased to £3/week for each child, with an additional £2/week payable to lone-parent families. In 1979 the Child Tax Allowance was removed, the value of the allowance taken up in higher child benefit payments, now £4/week, plus £2.50/week extra for lone-parent families. Child benefit rates were uprated roughly in line with inflation until 1988, but subsequently was frozen until 1990, in order to curb welfare spending. A new higher rate of

title: Widowed Mother's Allowance

text: was taken into account in full for all benefits. There was an addition of £11.35 a week for each child after the first, for whom £9.55 was payable. Widowed Mother's Allowance Widowed Mother’s Allowance was part of the United Kingdom system of Social Security benefits. It was established under the National Insurance Act 1946 and abolished and replaced by Widowed Parent's Allowance in 2001. William Beveridge's view was: "There is no reason why a childless widow should get a pension for life; if she is able to work, she should work. On the other hand, provision much better than at

title: Child's Special Allowance

text: Child's Special Allowance Child's Special Allowance was a payment under the United Kingdom system of Social Security. It was instituted by Harold Macmillan in 1959 for the orphaned children of divorced parents, It was a Contributory non-means tested benefit, paid in addition to Child benefit to a divorced woman whose husband had died, whose ex-partner had been paying maintenance and who had not got a new partner. It was not taxable, but was taken into account for meanstested benefits. It was abolished, as far as new claims were concerned, in April 1987. At that point it was paid at a

title: Child benefits in the United Kingdom

text: would have part of their benefit withdrawn, and if earning over £60,000, would receive nothing at all. The charge was based on individual, not household income, hence two earners on £49,999 would receive full child benefit, while one earner earning £60,000 would receive none. The following are the rates that apply as of March 2017. Child benefits in the United Kingdom Child benefits in the United Kingdom are a series of welfare payments and tax credits made to parents with children in the UK, a major part of the welfare state. The first modern child tax credit was introduced in

title: Widowed Mother's Allowance

text: the time because he or she was abroad when the husband died. The amount was £77.45 a week in 2004 if the husband’s contribution record was sufficient. It was possible to get a reduced rate of benefit and an earnings-related component. The benefit lasted as long as the children qualified her for it. The main benefit was taxable but the increase for children wasn’t. The husband must have paid at least 52 times the minimum National Insurance contributions in any tax year before he died, and he must have paid contributions for sufficient years out of his working life. It

title: Child benefit

text: common to count them together as a kind of "child benefit". Child Benefit ("Sochar Leanaí") is payable to parents of children under 16 years of age, or under 18 years of age if they are in full-time education, Youthreach training or has a disability. The payment is paid by the Department of Social Protection. The monthly payments are as follows: Multiple births are a special case. In the event of twins, 150% of the monthly payment is paid for each child. Triplets, or more, are paid the double (200%) rate each; provided that all of them remain qualified (i.e. stay

title: Baby bonus

text: of $5,000 for their 1st child, $10,000 for their second child, and $20,000 per child for all subsequent children. PTR can be used to offset the income tax payable. Any unutilized balance is automatically carried forward to offset the future income tax payable. Any credit balance remaining is not refundable. This rebate may be shared with the spouse. Baby bonus A baby bonus is a government payment to parents of a newborn baby or adopted child to assist with the costs of childrearing. The government of Andrew Fisher introduced a baby bonus of £5 per child in late 1912. The

title: Child benefits in the United Kingdom

text: for various levels of family allowance. These were not immediately adopted, and following the publication of the Beveridge Report, which called for subsistence levels of payments, uprated with the cost of living, the Family Allowances Act 1945 was passed. This provide for a five shilling per week payment for each child, after the first. This was designed to support large families, and was set well below the nine shilling a week subsistence level (further devalued by inflation) recommended by Beveridge. In 1952 the rate was increased to eight shillings per week. In 1956 the rate for the third and subsequent

title: Labour government, 1964–1970

text: fell by 13% in real terms between 1964 and 1969. In addition, tax allowances were reduced in 1968 to pay in part for increases in family allowances, and despite inflation were not increased again until 1971. Family allowances were increased for the fourth and subsequent children from 50p to 75p per week in October 1966, and then in April 1967 to 75p for the second child and 85p for each subsequent child. According to one writer, however, this policy did not help single mothers with only one child, Supplementary Benefit payments were reduced "by the amount of this increase," and

title: Welfare in Finland

text: to those parents who stayed at home to care for small children or who had engaged someone else to do so. A child maintenance allowance is paid when a court-ordered maintenance payment for a child of divorced parents was not being paid. A maternity benefit, based on legislation of the 1930s, was paid for each pregnancy. It came either as a grant or as a much more valuable set of materials, the maternity package, needed to tend a child. It was withheld if the mother did not visit a clinic by the fifth month of pregnancy. In addition to the

title: Two-child policy

text: the Conservative Party Iain Duncan Smith. In April 2015, David Cameron denied any such plans to cut child benefits or tax credits. However, three months later, George Osborne, the then Finance Minister, announced that child tax credits would be limited to the first two children only. This was to come into force from the 2017/2018 financial year and apply to children born after that date only. From February 2019 however the policy becomes retrospective. Families making a new benefit claim (or whose circumstances change) will have the 2-child policy applied to them irrespective of when their children were born. The

title: Welfare in New Zealand

text: many women gained their first ever independent source of household income. The family benefit was increased to 15 shillings per week per child in 1958–59, and was able to be capitalised up to a maximum of £1000 when buying, altering, or paying off a home from 1959–60. Universal payment of the Family Benefit was abolished to target families most in need and Family Benefit capitalisation limits for first-home seekers were increased (1985). A new family support benefit (introduced as the family care benefit in 1984) raised the incomes of some poor families. In 1986 the guaranteed minimum family benefit was

title: Family Credit

text: there are one or two adults) of £47.65, plus an amount for each child: If the family’s net income, not including Child Benefit, Maternity Allowance or One Parent Benefit is £77.15 or less than they got the maximum. Income was calculated using the same principles as for Housing Benefit, but without a disregard for earnings. Up to £60 was deductible for the cost of childcare providing neither claimant nor partner can care for the children while working. If income is higher than this then deduct 70% of the difference from the maximum to work out entitlement. Add an extra £10.55

title: Child benefit

text: payment is universal. The previous entry referred to Youth allowance and Parenting Payment. These are income support payments for young people and for parents who are not employed and looking after children respectively. The Canada child benefit (CCB) is a tax-free monthly payment made to eligible families to help them with the cost of raising children under 18 years of age. Basic benefit for July 2016 to June 2018 is calculated as: This amount is reduced for families with adjusted family net income (AFNI) over $30,000, based on AFNI and the number of children. Child benefit scheme was introduced to

title: Child benefit

text: A, which assists with the general costs of raising children, and Family Tax Benefit Part B, which is directed to single income and sole parent families. The third programme is Child Care Benefit. The Family Tax Benefit Part A is paid for dependent children up to 20 years of age, and for dependent full-time students up to the age of 24 (who are not getting Youth Allowance or similar payments such as ABSTUDY and Veterans' Children Education Supplement). It is essentially a two-tier but integrated payment directed to most families with children, with a higher rate for lower income families,

title: Widowed Mother's Allowance

text: Child Benefit for a child who was either hers and her late husband’s, or a child the husband was entitled to Child Benefit for before his death, or a child of hers by an earlier marriage which ended by her being widowed, if she was living with her late husband when he died, or she was expecting a child of her late husband’s (a child conceived by artificial insemination counts if she was living with her husband after that), Or a person under 19 lives with her who would fit into the previous category, but didn’t get Child Benefit at

title: Child benefit

text: proposed an additional child benefit dependent on parenting activities. In Australia, Child benefit payments are currently called Family Tax Benefit. Family Tax Benefit is income tested and is linked to the Australian Income tax system. It can be claimed as fortnightly payments or as an annual lump sum. It may be payable for dependant children from birth up to the age of 24. Children 16 years or older may alternatively be eligible for Youth Allowance. Parents of dependant children under the age of 16 may also be eligible for Income Support Payments including Parenting Payment and Newstart Allowance for Primary

title: Child benefit

text: in further education until 19). In addition, a special 'once-off' grant of €635 is paid on all multiple births. Further 'once-off' grants of €635 are paid when the children are 4 and 12 years old respectively. Fraudulent claims of Child Benefit are treated very seriously, and can result in large fines or prison for up to 3 years. The Luxembourg Government, through the "Caisse pour l'avenir des enfants" (Children's Future Fund), pays €265 per month per child. The allowance is universal and is not means-tested. When a child turns 6 years old, the amount increases to €285 per month. When

title: Shared earning/shared parenting marriage

text: of the leave is paid for directly by the employer at the following rates for the 39 weeks: (a) the first 6 weeks—90% of their average weekly earnings (AWE) before tax and (b) the remaining 33 weeks—£136.78 or 90% of their AWE (whichever is lower). Tax and National Insurance need to be deducted from the leave payments. In announcing the changes in November 2013 Deputy Prime Minister Nicholas Clegg said "We want to create a fairer society that gives parents the flexibility to choose how they share care for their child in the first year after birth. We need to

title: Child benefit

text: eligible for almost all of them. One of them is called "family allowance" ("") which is corresponding to the social program in other countries under the name "child benefit". Its amount depends on the number of children. For families with one child it is 12,200 HUF, for families with two children 13,300 HUF and for families with three or more children it is 16,000 HUF per child per month. For single parents (parents who are raising their children alone) the amount of "family allowance" is 1,500 HUF more in the first and second categories and 1,000 HUF more in the

title: Maternity Allowance

text: of being entitled. No benefit is payable for any day worked. You must have worked for at least 26 weeks out of the 66 weeks ending with the 15th week before your baby is due and been earning at least £30 a week over any 13 week period You cannot get this together with any other Contributory Benefit or Jobseeker's Allowance. It counts in full as income for Income Support or Housing Benefit, but it is ignored for Tax Credits. If you cannot get Maternity Allowance you might get Employment and Support Allowance. Maternity Allowance Maternity Allowance is a United

title: Child benefits in the United Kingdom

text: Conservative government of Edward Heath, following a child poverty campaign, effective from August 1971, and provided for a payment to families on low wages. Claimants were required to provide payslips, to prove they were in employment, for a minimum of 24 hours per week. Takeup of the benefit was initially poor, with less than half of those eligible claiming. Rates were raised largely in line with inflation to 1979, but several above-inflation increases followed under the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher. By November 1984, rates had risen to a maximum £23/week for one child, and an additional maximum of £2/week

title: Child benefits in the United Kingdom