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Neophron percnopterus, the Egyptian Vulture, a new featured picture
This Signpost "Featured content" report covers material promoted from October 6, 2013 through October 12, 2013.

Six featured articles were promoted this week.

Enrico Fermi and his students, the Via Panisperna boys
  • 509th Composite Group (nom) by Reedmalloy and Hawkeye7. This United States Army Air Forces unit existed for less than two years during World War II, but was tasked with the "operational deployment of nuclear weapons". The planes that dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki belonged to the 509th.
  • Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (nom) by WikiRedactor and Magiciandude. Colombian recording artist Shakira's sixth album is a latin pop work produced by Rick Rubin. Volume 1 holds the record for the highest debut for a full-length Spanish language album in the United States. Volume 2 was released five months later.
  • Mistle Thrush (nom) by Jimfbleak. Turdus viscivorus is a common, large thrush that feasts on invertebrates, seeds, and berries, including Mistletoe berries, whence the bird gets its name. Found in Europe, Asia, and North Africa, the mistle thrush greatly expanded its habitat in the 18th and 19th centuries, and has adapted to living in suburban and urban green spaces.
  • Enrico Fermi (nom) by Hawkeye7. This Italian physicist was the father of the first nuclear reactor, one of the fathers of the atomic bomb, and was the 1938 Nobel laureate in Physics. Everything from particles, equations, a fundamental force of nature, a particle accelerator, a telescope, and the United States Atomic Energy Commission's highest honor were named for Fermi.
  • God of War: Ghost of Sparta (nom) by JDC808. The God of War series' sixth installment, Ghost of Sparta allows the player to once again take control of Kratos, the God of War, who in this episode is seeking vengeance against Thanatos, the God of Death. Released initially on the PSP, gameplay is based on the player achieving combos during combat. The game was later re-released in two different collections for the Playstation 3.
  • L'Arianna (nom) by Brianboulton. Composer Claudio Monteverdi's second opera, L'Arianna is one of the earliest operas, having been first performed in Mantua in 1608. Written between November 1607 and January 1608, Monteverdi would later complain that the pressure of composing the opera within that short period of time nearly killed him. The story follows Theseus' abandonment of the Minotaur's half-sister, Ariadne, on the island of Naxos, and her later marriage to the god Bacchus.
Mithali Raj, India's leading run-scorer during the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup

Two featured lists were promoted this week.

  • 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup squads (nom) by Harrias. Eight national teams competed in this 2009 competition, held that year in Australia. England won its second title at the conclusion of the competition, with that nation's Claire Taylor accumulating a tournament-high 324 runs.
  • List of songs recorded by Ashley Tisdale (nom) by Decodet. This American actress, singer, and songwriter has recorded 75 songs, from 2009's "Acting Out" to 2011's "You're Going Down". Many of her recording efforts were part of the Phineas & Ferb and High School Musical series, although Tisdale has also recorded songs for two studio albums, as well as a promotional campaign for Degree anti-perspirant.

Thirty–three featured pictures were promoted this week.

Road Maker, the subject of a new featured picture
Ada Lovelace, the first computer nerd


  • John Edward Brownlee (nom) by Neelix and Steve Smith. This fifth Premier of the Canadian province of Alberta also served as that province's Attorney–General, Provincial Secretary, and a member of its Legislative Assembly. Featured articles in this topic include one discussing Brownlee's time as Attorney-General, one concerning his Premiership, and an article covering a 1934 sex scandal that ended Brownlee's time as Premier.