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An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the players or the teams rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. In team sports, matches of this type are often used to help coaches and managers select and condition players for the competitive matches of a league season or tournament. If the players usually play in different teams in other leagues, exhibition games offer an opportunity for the players to learn to work with each other. The games can be held between separate teams or between parts of the same team.
An exhibition game may also be used to settle a challenge, to provide professional entertainment, to promote the sport, to commemorate an anniversary or a famous player, or to raise money for charities. Several sports leagues hold all-star games to showcase their best players against each other, while other exhibitions games may pit participants from two different leagues or countries to unofficially determine who would be the best in the world. International competitions like the Olympic Games may also hold exhibition games as part of a demonstration sport. An exhibition game can also serve as a warm up match for upcoming league or official matches.

Feast of the Circumcision is a Christian celebration observed on January 1st, commemorating the circumcision of Jesus Christ on the eighth day after his birth, following Jewish tradition. This event is also seen as the moment when Jesus was named as per the biblical narration. The feast is observed in various Christian denominations, though it is not celebrated universally.

Engels usually refers to Friedrich Engels, a German philosopher, economist, and social scientist who is best known for developing Marxism with Karl Marx. The term Engels may also refer to his theories or writings. Additionally, it is the Dutch word for English. In other contexts, it could be used as a last name. Therefore, the general definition of Engels largely depends on its use in context.

A benzothiadiazine derivative that is a peripheral vasodilator used for hypertensive emergencies. It lacks diuretic effect, apparently because it lacks a sulfonamide group.

Amphiprostylar is a term used in architecture to refer to a building or structure that has a portico (a porch-like structure with a roof supported by columns) at both ends. This design is commonly seen in classical Greek and Roman architecture.

Boletus frostii is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. Native to North America, it has a red cap, red pores and a red or red-dotted stalk. It is named after American biologist Charles Frost. While its known to have a mild taste, it has been reported to cause gastrointestinal symptoms when consumed and is generally considered inedible. This mushroom is often found in a mycorrhizal association with hardwood trees during summer and autumn months.

Edward Calvin Kendall was an American biochemist known for isolating and structurally defining the hormone cortisone, along with his scientific partners Tadeus Reichstein and Philip S. Hench. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1950 for the discovery. Born in 1886, Kendall also worked on the isolation of thyroxine, a hormone produced by the thyroid gland. He died in 1972.

Cape Trafalgar (; Spanish: Cabo Trafalgar [ˈkaβo tɾafalˈɣaɾ]) is a headland in the Province of Cádiz in the southwest of Spain. The 1805 naval Battle of Trafalgar, in which the Royal Navy commanded by Admiral Horatio Nelson decisively defeated Napoleons combined Spanish and French fleet, took place just off the cape.
Cape Trafalgar lies on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the Strait of Gibraltar. The International Hydrographic Organization defines the western limit of the strait and the Mediterranean Sea as a line that joins Cape Trafalgar to the north with Cape Spartel to the south.

The most prominent structure on the cape is a 34-metre-high (112 ft) lighthouse (totaling 51 metres or 167 feet above sea level), the faro de Cabo Trafalgar, which was first illuminated on 15 July 1862.

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