based on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The Mariners, founded in
2004 as one of the original eight A-League teams, were the first
professional sports club from the Gosford region to compete in a
national competition. Despite being considered one of the smallest-
market clubs in the league, the Central Coast Mariners have won the
A-League Premiership twice and claimed one A-League Championship from
four Grand Final appearances. They have also appeared in the AFC
Champions League four times. The club plays matches at Central Coast
Stadium (pictured), a 20,059 seat stadium in Gosford. The English
Championship's Sheffield United has invested in the club, and the
Mariners have affiliation agreements with several international clubs.
Their main supporters' group is known as the Yellow Army, after the
colour of the club's home kit. The club and the Newcastle Jets share a
rivalry known as the F3 Derby, after the previous name of the motorway
that connects the cities of the teams. Matt Simon and Adam Kwasnik are
the Mariners' all-time leading goalscorers, with 42 goals each in all
competitions.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Coast_Mariners_FC>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1598:
Admiral Yi Sun-sin's Korean navy defeated the Japanese fleet at
the Battle of Noryang, the final naval battle of the Imjin War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Noryang>
1689:
The Parliament of England adopted the Bill of Rights, declaring
that Englishmen possessed certain positive civil and political rights.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_Rights_1689>
1944:
World War II: The Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany launched its final
offensive in the western front, the Battle of the Bulge (German tank
pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge>
1986:
Dinmukhamed Konayev was dismissed from the post of First
Secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan, sparking riots
throughout the country.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeltoqsan>
2012:
A woman in New Delhi was gang-raped on a bus, generating public
protests across the country against the Government of India and the
Government of Delhi for not providing adequate security for women.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Delhi_gang_rape>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
neverendum:
A series of "neverending" referendums on the same issue held in an
attempt to achieve an unpopular result.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/neverendum>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
We'll know homo superior when he comes — by
definition. He'll be the one we won't be able to euth.
--Philip K. Dick
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick>
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