document_title: List of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah characters

question_text: taarak mehta ka ulta chasma sonu real name

text: Groups & Categories[edit]

text: Gokuldham Members[edit]

text: Purush Mandal[edit]

text: It is the group of the senior male characters of the society. They always try to have parties hiding from their wives. They drink soda daily at Abdul's soda shop at night. It includes- Jethalal Gada, Taarak Mehta, Aatmaram Bhide, Roshan Singh Sodhi, Krishnan Iyer, Dr. Hathi, Patrakar Popatlal & Abdul (partially).

text: Mahila Mandal[edit]

text: The group consists of all senior female members of the society. It includes- Daya Gada, Anjali Mehta, Madhavi Bhide, Roshan Kaur Sodhi, Babita Iyer & Komal Hathi.

text: Tapu Sena[edit]

text: The Tapu Sena is a penta-member group of children residing in the society. It is providing a juvenile tone to the show. Usually, the group becomes a nuisance for the other members of the Society because of their mischievous activities, while at times, it draws praises from the members by virtue of some laudable activities performed by the children. Since the beginning of the show, the Tapu Sena has, with their childlike activities, characterized the typical frolicsome Indian children. With the growth of the five children to maturity and elegance, the stories have been tailored accordingly to suit the children.[1][2] It includes- Tapu, Sonu, Goli, Gogi, Pinku

text: Gada Electronics Staff[edit]

text: Nattu Kaka, Baagha and Magan. All of them are very sincere, laborious and honest.

text: Mostly Recurring Characters[edit]

text: Bawri, Rita Reporter, Chalu Pandey, Sundar.

text: Main characters[edit]

text: Gada Family[edit]

text: It is a Gujarati family who is originally from Bhachau village of Kutch District. Jethalal, Daya and Champaklal are weak in English but Tappu is smart and talented. The family enjoys close bonding. Jethalal, Daya and Tappu have immense respect for Champaklal. They own an electronics shop "Gada Electronics".

text: Jethalal Champaklal Gada[edit]

text: The role is played by Dilip Joshi. He is the main central character around whom the story usually revolves. Jethalal is not very tall, overweight and has small moustaches. Although he is a honest businessman, ideal son, perfect husband and caring father, he is also very careless and lazy. He is a late riser. He is foodie and loves to eat meals prepared by his wife Daya. Jethalal is sometimes scolded by his father for being strict with his son Tapu and wife Daya. Because of this reason Jethalal is scared of his father, but still respects him a lot and is always shown touching his feet for blessings every now and then. He is the proprietor of 'Gada Electronics'. Jethalal is usually called Jethiya by Champaklal, Tapu ke papa by Daya, Jethaji by Babita and Jethabhai by other ladies society members. Jethalal has a secret crush on Babita and leaves no chance to impress her. Whenever he leaves for his shop in the morning and meets Babita in the society compound, his wife comes to the balcony and embarrasses him in front of Babita. His luck is the worst and consequently he gets trapped into problems. Jethalal is always very distraught about his brother-in-law Sunder, who gives him loss of thousands of rupees in form of taxi fare whenever they meet. He is shown to be very tensed about his father who usually gets lost; his mischievous son Tapu who instigates secretary Bhide to fights with him; Nattu Kaka who always demands hike in his salary and Baagha who along with his business ideas and girlfriend Bawaree irritates him. His main enemy is Iyer, husband of Babita, whom he tries to keep away when he and Babita are together. His best friend is Taarak Mehta, who acts as his troubleshooter and Jethalal calls taarak mehta "fire brigade" as he helps him in his troubles. Jethalal loves to eat jalebi-fafda, a famous Gujarati snack. He is often shown cladding designer shirts and garish clothes.

text: It is also believed that this show cannot go on without Dilip Joshi, as he attracts a majority of the crowd.

text: Daya Jethalal Gada[edit]

text: Aka Daya Bhabhi and Dayaben. The role is essayed by Disha Vakani. She is the wife of Jethalal and the daughter-in-law of Gada family. She is from Ahmedabad and is popularly referred as Garba queen as she loves to play garba. She is a responsible and dedicated homemaker mostly busy in household chores. Dayaben is very innocent and loves her entire family, she is a very caring neighbor. Jethalal is fond of her culinary skills. Dayaben enjoys close bonding with her mother Jeevdaya (Yesodhara) and brother Sunder, whom she calls Sunder Veera. Dayaben is a devoted wife and never refers Jethalal by name, instead she call him as Tappu ke Papa. She is little superstitious and believes in black magic, ghosts and bad luck etc. Dayaben is very religious and prays Maata Ji. She usually says “Heh Maa, Maata Ji” which holding her hands on her head, whenever she is surprised, forgets something, or thinks some bad is to happen. Daya loves cooking and serving food to guests. For this, she is also called 'Annapoorna' in the show. She offers tea and breakfast to almost every visitor to their house. She speaks in a typical high pitched Gujarati accent. The role of Dayaben and her unique comic timing with Jethalal is one chief reason for the popularity of show.

text: Champaklal Jayantilal Gada[edit]

text: Aka Champak Chacha. The role is essayed by Amit Bhatt. He is the father of Jethalal who immigrated from ancestral village to live with the family of Jethalal in Mumbai. He is a widower. Despite being nearly 69 years old, he is more energetic than Jethalal. He does workout and Yoga and is active member of Young Old Group, a small group founded by him and his friends. Champaklal loves his whole family and enjoys special bonding with his grandson Tapu. He always takes side of Tapu and Daya. Due to his supreme decision making authority, Jethalal is often sidelined in family matters. He secretly loves Jethalal but always hides his feeling. He always scolds Jethalal and angrily calls him babuchak. He calls Jethalal as Jethiya, Tapu as Tapuda, Taarak Mehta as Mehtoos, Popatlal as Dibba and Bhide as Bhindi Master. However, Champaklal is a fatherly figure for Gokuldham residents. He is always given immense respect and involved in decision making process. Everyone calls him Chachaji and whole Tapusena calls him Dadaji. Champaklal always acts as a peacemaker in issues and verbal spats. Although his original character, as written in "Duniya ne Undha Chashmah" by Taarak Mehta, is rebellious, rustic and ever quarrelling, in the show he is loyal to Gandhian principles and abhors unethical practices such as theft, quarrels and corruption. Champaklal resembles the looks of his father, Late Jayantilal Girdharlal Gada.

text: Tipendra Jethalal Gada[edit]

text: Mostly known as Tapu. The role is played by Raj Anadkat (2017–present)/Bhavya Gandhi (2008 July -2017). He is the son of Jethalal. Tapu enjoys close bonding with his grandfather Champaklal who always shields him from the anger of Jethalal for participating in mischievous activities. He is the leader of Tapusena, the gang of society's children. Tapu is now grown up and college going teenager. Tapu is good in academics and sports. In earlier episodes, he was shown to be very naughty, often creating chaos and nuisance in the society which earned him ire of both Jethalal and Bhide. However, the grown up, mature Tapu is now capable of solving many miscellaneous problems and also indulges into social service.[3]

text: Mehta Family[edit]

text: It is also a Gujarati family that includes only two members, Tarak Mehta and his wife Anjali Mehta. It is a proper educated, intelligent and well living family. They stay on ground floor in the Gokuldham Society. Tarak is known to be the adviser and peacemaker in important society matters and is the best friends with Jethalal. His wife Anjali is also of a caring and understanding nature and has put Tarak on a diet as she thinks he is getting fat.

text: Taarak Mehta[edit]

text: A.k.a. Mehta Saab. the role is essayed by Shailesh Lodha. It is based on the character of the writer, on whose book the entire show is based. He is considered to be the most intelligent person living in Gokuldham Society. He is a writer and poet. He works in a trading company. He rapidly thinks solutions for any problem and excuses to tell his wife and boss. He is the best friend, mentor and troubleshooter of Jethalal. He is called "Fire Brigade" by Jethalal as he is always there for him when he needs him. He is aware about Jethalal's feelings for Babita. Tarak's dietitian wife Anjali Mehta strictly controls his diet chart. He is modern, open minded and loves Anjali from the depth of his heart although he really dislikes the diet food prepared by her, and constantly tries to come up with excuses to avoid eating the diet food.

text: Anjali Taarak Mehta[edit]

text: Aka Anjali Bhabhi, Anjali Taarak Mehta. The role is essayed by Neha Mehta. She is sometimes called as ATM, the acronym of her name (Anjali Tarak Mehta). She is a dietitian and exercises regularly. She strictly controls the diet chart of her husband Taarak Mehta. Anjali is smart, intelligent, wise, understanding and mature.she always cares about his husband's health.

text: Bhide Family[edit]

text: This middle class Marathi family originally hails from Ratnagiri. It is a family of three, Atmaram Tukaram Bhide, Madhavi Bhide, and their daughter Sonalika aka Sonu. Although the Bhides are properly educated but they are very superstitious. They have narrowly escaped many plots.

text: Aatmaram Tukaram Bhide[edit]

text: The role is essayed by Mandar Chandwadkar. He is the sole secretary of the society. Bhide is very responsible, honest, principled and caring. He treats every problem of the society as his own. He always remembers to collect the maintenance checks from all members and gets irritated when they don’t give the checks on time. As Bhide's modest income is insufficient to meet family needs, he actively gives tuitions to students who need help with studies as he was a school teacher in the past. He also assists in his wife's business of homemade pickles. For this reason, he always tries to spend less money on things and always fusses about the society budget when the money is needed to organise functions and celebrations. During any gathering Bhide addresses residents of Gokuldham after giving them his full introduction which often irritates them. Bhide is always reminiscent of old days and loves antique things. He owns a scooter named 'Sakharam' gifted by his wife and consider it as a family member. He daily writes suvichar (daily thought) on the notice board. Bhide has love-hate relationship with Jethalal. And because of his disapproval of Tapu’s mischief, he tries to keep Sonu away from Tapusena, but in vain. Bhide is often irritated by irresponsible behavior of Jethalal, mischief conducted by Tapu (his playing cricket and other mischief). However, both Jethalal and Bhide wholeheartedly help each other during crisis period.

text: Madhavi Aatmaram Bhide[edit]

text: Aka Madhavi Bhabhi, the role is essayed by Sonalika Joshi. She is the wife of Aatmaram Bhide, secretary of Gokuldham Society. Madhavi Bhide is an educated, intelligent homemaker. As Aatmaram's modest income as a tuition teacher is insufficient to meet family needs, she domestically prepares pickle and Papadum for supplying in market. Madhavi always mediates in verbal spats that involve her husband.

text: Sonu aka Sonalika Aatmaram Bhide[edit]

text: Mostly known as Sonu. The role is essayed by Nidhi Bhanushali (2012–present)/Jheel Mehta (2008-2012). She is the daughter of Bhide and Madhavi. Sonalika is also an active member of Tapusena and is in the same college as that of Tapu, Goli and Pinku. She is a bright student, who has always scored good percentile and secured first position in the class. Sonu is also very smart and judicious among whole Tapusena. She has often shown her culinary skills by making delicous chocolates.[4]

text: Sodhi Family[edit]

text: It is a family from Amritsar. This family consists of three people, Roshan Singh Harjeet Singh Sodhi, his Parsi wife who is also named Roshan, and their son Gurucharan Singh Sodhi, mostly known as Gogi. Both husband and wife share the same name" Roshan." This cute couple is always ready to help other society members and express their love for each other openly as they have a carefree personality.

text: Sardar Roshan Singh Harjeet Singh Sodhi[edit]

text: The role is essayed by Gurucharan Singh (2008-2013, 2014–present)/Laad Singh Maan (2013-2014). Sodhi is very enthusiastic, daredevil, optimistic and energetic and strong. However, he is short tempered and lashes out anyone trying to mess with residents of Gokuldham Society. He owns a garage called 'Sodhi Garage'. He is a devout Sikh and always ready to help others. Sodhi is a man with golden heart and he freely express romantic feelings towards his wife. Sodhi enjoys drinking and always encourage purush mandal to plan for secret parties. Sodhi belongs to Punjab.

text: Roshan Kaur Roshan Singh Sodhi[edit]

text: Aka Roshan Bhabhi. It is played by Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal (2008-2013, 2016–present)/Dilkhush Reporter (2013-2016). She is a Parsi woman. Her name is also Roshan. She is a little coward, little foolish and little intelligent person. She loathes her husband's drinking habits. She is just opposite in nature of the other family members.

text: Gurucharan Singh Roshan Singh Sodhi[edit]

text: Mostly known as Gogi. It is played by Samay Shah. He is the youngest member of the society. He is similar to his father in nature. Gogi is also the member of Tapusena but is in junior class. He is the most pampered child of the society.

text: Iyer Family[edit]

text: Iyer family consist of Babita and Krishnan Subramaniam Iyer. Both of them are educated, modern and smart.

text: Krishnan Subramaniam Iyer[edit]

text: The role is essayed by Tanuj Mahashabde. Iyer is a Tamil and originally belong to Chennai and thus, his Hindi is not very clear. Iyer is a scientist. He is very protective about Babita and skeptic about intentions of Jethalal. Both Iyer and Jethalal publicly fight and indulge in verbal spat with each other on many occasions. They both attempt to showoff and make fun of each other in front of Babita. Iyer has given a lot of gifts and surprises to Babita and always tries to keep Jethalal away from her. He is also the treasurer of society.

text: Babita Krishnan Iyer[edit]

text: Aka Babitaji. The role is essayed by Munmun Dutta. She is fair and most gorgeous and fashionable lady of Gokuldham Society. Babita is the wife of Iyer. She is from a Bengali family and belongs to Kolkata. Babita is very smart, educated, intelligent and mature lady. However, she is very modern and not comfortable with household chores. She is fluent in Hindi, English and Bengali. Babita is a member of the Gokuldham Mahila Mandal. She treats both Jethalal and Dayaben as her good friend. In the initial episodes, she was shown as a good dancer. Babita is very conscious about her physical fitness. She keeps herself fit by indulging into exercising, jogging, yoga, swimming etc.

text: Haathi Family[edit]

text: This is a Bihari family. All three of the members, Dr. Hansraj Hathi, Komal Hathi and their son Goli are obese but decent and peace loving. They stay on the ground floor in the Gokuldham Society.

text: Dr. Hansraj Hathi[edit]

text: Aka Haathi Bhai or Hans or Hathida The role is played by Kavi Kumar Azad(2009–present)/Nirmal Soni (2008-2009). Hansraj Hathi is a doctor. He is overweight. Dr. Hathi is a voracious eater. He is very kind, humorous and positive. His attention is always focused on eating even during serious discussions. He usually says sahi baat hai (that's right) on all issues.

text: Komal Hansraj Hathi[edit]

text: Aka Komal Bhabhi. The role is played by Ambika Ranjankar. She is the wife of Dr. Hathi. Komal Hathi is a homemaker but is very protective of her family. She is confident, strong and funny. She dislikes her husband’s eating habits but is not very hard on him. Komal Hathi is an active member of Mahila Mandal and gives ideas to make the society even better. She usually says "Oh come on". However, she can get a bit competitive sometimes.

text: Gulabkumar Hansraj Hathi[edit]

text: Mostly known as Goli. The role is essayed by Kush Shah. He is an active member of Tapusena. He is strong and very cunning. Goli wants to enter into his father's footstep and aspires to become a doctor. He is also a voracious eater like his father and loves the food prepared by his mother and Dayaben. He is also a little overweight.

text: Pinku Aka Pankaj Diwan Sahay[edit]

text: Pinku is part of Tapu Sena. He is 19 years old. Pinku's real name is Pankaj Diwan Sahay which was revealed after 10 years. In the initial episodes, Pinku was shown living with his aunt and uncle in Gokuldham in A wing, but he later moved to a near society called Gulmohar Apartment . His uncle now lives in Canada and Pinku lives in his house with the cook Ghevarchand (Ghevar ; Ghevar Chacha) and the maid Kamla (Kamla Tai). His parents were introduced as secret agents of Government of India. His father's name was Diwan Sahay and mother's name was Deepika Sahay.

text: Patrakar Popatlal Pandey[edit]

text: Aka Popu The role is played by Shyam Pathak. He is a 40 years old bachelor. The cynical nature of Popatlal often spoils his marriage aspirations. He is a crime reporter in the newspaper Toofan Express, which according to him is an international newspaper despite being low profile. Popatlal describes himself as 'The Golden Crow Award Winner' senior young journalist. He is from Bhopal. Popatlal is a miser and very stingy but always take a stand for society residents. However, he spends money wholeheartedly when it comes to marriage proposals. He often indulges into fight with Bhide and Jethalal over petty issues. Popatlal is pessimist and often uses the word "cancel" and Duniya hila dunga (he will shake the whole world) whenever a person makes him angry on an issue specially regarding his marriage. Popatlal always carries his umbrella, regardless of the weather. All his endeavors to get married have so far failed miserably. He is often shown visiting marriage bureaus and giving advertisements. Several times his marriage has been called off due to poor luck. He was previously involved in brief relationship with Sapna, Bulbul, Kavita, Kalavati, Senorita, Koyal, Cary,Jhilmil etc. Popatlal is also a committee member of the Gokuldham Society.

text: Others[edit]

text: Abdul[edit]

text: The role is played by Sharad Sankla. He is the proprietor of a soda shop 'All In One General Store' situated next to the society entrance. He is the only Muslim guy in the show but nobody seems to have a problem with it and treat Abdul as a family member too. Male members gather at Abdul's shop for interaction and enjoy soda. He is best known for his soda. He also sells toys, sports equipments and general store items, so that neither kids nor ladies have to go out to buy them. Abdul also offers the service of home delivery. He is disciplined and always ready to help others. He assists in making arrangements, decoration for a various cultural, social and religious programs to be held in the society along with Tapusena and arranges for all type of workers and labors, whenever required. He wholeheartedly participates in every religious festival and celebrations. He is not a resident of Gokuldham but treats the society as if his own home.

text: Natwarlal Prabhatshankar Undhaiwala[edit]

text: Mostly known as Natu Kaka. The role is essayed by Ghanashyam Nayak. He is the manager of Jethalal's "Gada Electronics" shop. Natu Kaka is very fluent in English and effectively handles operation of shop. He often irritates Jethalal by using sophisticated words despite knowing Jethalal's incompetency with English. He is from a village Undhai. He resides in Mumbai with his nephew Baagha as his wife does not live with them. Natu Kaka and Baagha take their dinner at Padmavati Bhojnalaya. He disturbs Jethalal with his perplexing offers and peculiar schemes. From several years Natu Kaka is demanding salary hike but Jethalal cunningly turns down his request each time. However, Natu Kaka is very honest, intelligent and efficient with his work. He often addresses Bagha as “Bagha my boy” and Jethalal as “Seth-Ji”. He also addresses Daya as “Sethani-Ji” and Tapu as “Chote Seth-Ji”.

text: Baagheshwar Dadukh Undhaiwala[edit]

text: Mostly known as Baagha. The role is played by Tanmay Vekaria. He works at Jethalal's shop and describes himself as the assistant manager. Baagha is the nephew of Natu Kaka. He has his back tilted towards back. He often annoys Jethalal by suggesting worthless schemes and offers for enhancing sales. His girlfriend and now fiancee, Bawri usually arrives Gada Electronics at odd timings only to add annoyance of Jethalal. Baagha is also very honest, hard working and intelligent. He is expert in repairing impaired mobile phones and other electronic items. He generally says jaisi jiski soch which means 'as anyone thinks'. Before playing the role of Baagha, Tanmay Vekaria has played various characters in the initial episodes.

text: Bawri Dhondulal Kanpuria[edit]

text: The role is played by Monika Bhadoriya. She is the fiancee of Baagha. She is fair in complexion, tall and always clad salwar kameej. Bawri belongs to Kanpur. She is dim-witted and usually arrives Gada Electronics at odd timings and disturbs Baagha which annoys Jethalal. Bawri is very forgetful of people's names (except of Baagha) and says hai-hai galti se mistake ho gayi which means ‘I made a mistake by mistake’

text: Reporter Rita Shrivastav[edit]

text: Aka Rita Reporter. The role is played by Priya Ahuja Rajda. She is a news reporter and works for 'Kal Tak' news channel. She also lives in Gokuldham Society, but makes rare appearance. Rita is often shown drafting news report on society's incidents. The programmes, games, tournaments and celebrations of Gokuldham Society are often covered by 'Kal Tak' news channel. Rita is a bachelor. Both Rita and Popatlal dislike each other due to professional profile. Popatlal is from print media whereas Rita works in electronic media. She is intelligent, smart, generous, helpful and wholeheartedly supports social causes. Rita now appears rarely to telecast high profile cases solved by residents of Gokuldham Society.

text: Inspector Chalu Pandey[edit]

text: The role is played by Daya Shankar Pandey. He is the inspector of Goregaon Police Station Mumbai. He is an honest, strong and courageous police officer. His frequent catchphrase is hum hain Inspector Chalu Pandey, jhooth bologe to padenge dande (means 'I am Inspector Chalu Pandey, on lying you will be treated with sticks). He abhors anyone disobeying law. Chalu Pandey is often irritated by Gokuldham Society who themselves resolve the case immediately after his arrival. Jethalal usually pronounce his name (Chaluji) in wrongful manner.

text: Sunder[edit]

text: The role is played by Mayur Vakani. He is the younger brother of Daya and brother-in-law of Jethalal. He is brother of Disha Vakani in real life also. He lives in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Sunder is considered as a caring brother by residents of Gokuldham Society. He always travel Mumbai via taxi and cunningly draws fare from the pocket of Jethalal. Only Jethalal and Taarak Mehta are familiar with his true colors. He often comes up with new businesses ideas but abandons them due to his temperamental nature. Daya is not aware about the cold war that exists between Jethalal and Sunder.

text: Recurring Cast[edit]

text: Asit Kumarr Modi[edit]

text: He plays the role of himself. He is a film and television producer, who sometimes visits the Gokuldham Society and is friendly with the society members. In early episodes, Asit Kumarr Modi also used to play various characters.

text: Sunita (Sabjiwali)[edit]

text: The role is played by Madhusree Sharma. She is very kind. She shares a great bond with Gokuldham Society's Mahila Mandal. Her onscreen appearance is very rare.

text: Rajesh (Baka)[edit]

text: Kanti Joshi is playing role of Baka bhai or 'kem palty'. He is friend Of Sundar (jethalal wife's Brother).

text: Bhailu Bhai[edit]

text: An obese friend of Sundarlal who accompanies Sunderlal whenever he comes from Ahmedabad.

text: Patil[edit]

text: He is the assistant of Inspector Chalu Pandey and appears rarely.

text: Magan[edit]

text: He is a staff member of Gada Electronics and usually takes care of the stock of electronic items. He is the one who looks after the shop in the absence of Jethalal, Natu Kaka and Bagha. His lower lip is a little twisted. His onscreen appearance is very rare.

text: Subhash[edit]

text: He is a Dry Cleaner.

text: Kadam[edit]

text: He is also a Inspector works under Chalu Pandey.

text: Former Cast[edit]

text: Mr. Chandiramani[edit]

text: The role was played by Raju Kher. Mr. Chandiramani is a rich NRI who resides in Singapore. His flat is occasionally used for miscellaneous purposes.

text: Mohanlal[edit]

text: Mohanlal aka "Matka King" was shown as a rich man residing in Gokuldham Society. He was a corrupt businessman who earned money through illegal activities.

text: Inspector Patni[edit]

text: He was another inspector. He always used to say a line main hoon Inspector Patni, muzrimon ki banata hoon chatni meaning ' I am Inspector Patni, who makes sauce of criminals'.

text: Gulabo[edit]

text: Simple Kaul has played the role of Gulabo. Jethalal along with friends went to Kashmir for celebrating last days of his bachelorhood. Due to immense craze for acting, Jethalal volunteered to appear for a marriage scene with Gulabo as her groom in a movie. Unfortunately, the movie never got released and Jethalal returned to Mumbai. However, Gulabo's life was ruined due to this incident as she was forced to remain spinster. Once again, the poor luck of Jethalal brought Gulabo to his doorsteps. She then claimed Jethalal as her legal husband. Jethalal then challenged the authenticity of this fake marriage in court. Sensing his defeat, Jethalal cunningly feigns renouncing public life and Gulabo admits the fact behind their fake marriage. She then tied nuptial knot with "Pyare Mohan" - the lawyer of Jethalal, thus bringing the track to an end.

text: Celebrity Cameos[edit]

text: Many bollywood celebrities and Indian cricketers has visited the show for the promotion of their upcoming movies. Also some cricketers and regional singers has visited the show. Following is the list of those celebrities and movies.

text:
Ajay Devgn for All The Best;
Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Rohit Shetty, Asin, Prachi Desai for Bol Bachchan;[5]
Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sinha for Son Of Sardar;
Ajay Devgn, Sajid Khan for Himmatwala;[6]
Ajay Devgn, Erika Kaar, Abigail Eames, for Shivaay;[7]
Ajay Devgn, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Kunal Khemu for Golmaal Again
Akshay Kumar for Boss;[8]
Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Ileana D'Cruz, Athiya Shetty for Mubarakan;
Ayushman Khurana;for IPL
Deepika Padukone for Piku;
Dharmendra for Yamla Pagla Deewana 2;
Darsheel Safary for Zokkomon;
Diganth, Anushka Ranjan for Wedding Pullav;
Falguni Pathak;
Hrithik Roshan for Krrish 3;
Irrfan Khan for Madaari;
Irfan Pathan;
Jimmy Shergill for Darr @ The Mall;
John Abraham, Pakhi Tyrewala for Jhoota Hi Sahi;
Kareena Kapoor for Heroine;
Mohammad Azharuddin;
Paresh Rawal for OMG - Oh My God!;
Parthiv Patel;
Raju Shrivastava;
Ranbir Kapoor for Barfi;
Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh for Do Dooni Chaar;
Salman Khan for Ready;
Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor for Prem Ratan Dhan Payo;
Salman Khan, Sohail Khan for Tubelight;
Shah Rukh Khan, Rohit Shetty for Chennai Express;
Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah, Farah Khan for Happy New Year (2014 film);[9]
Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol for Dilwale;
Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma for Jab Harry Met Sejal;
Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani for Ferrari Ki Sawaari;
Sunil Pal for Bhavnao Ko Samjho;
Varun Dhawan for Main Tera Hero;
Varun Dhawan for Dishoom;
Vidya Balan for Bobby Jasoos.

text: Celebrity Visitors[edit]

text:
Arjun Kapoor
Shah Rukh Khan
Amitabh Bachchan
Salman Khan
Kareena Kapoor
Priyanka Chopra
Hrithik Roshan
Ajay Devgan
Vidya Balan
Rishi Kapoor
Rohit Shetty
Ranbir Kapoor
Deepika Padukone
Abhishek Bachchan
Kajol
Asin
Anushka Sharma
Varun Dhawan
Akshay Kumar
Sajid Khan
Boman Irani
Sonu Sood
Vivaan Shah
Prachi Desai
Sonakshi Sinha
Sharman Joshi
Shreyas Talpade
Sonam Kapoor
Falguni Pathak
Ganesh Acharya
Raju Shrivastav
Neetu Kapoor
Jackky Bhagnani
Sanjay Mishra
John Abraham
Darsheel Safary
Paresh Rawal
Saroj Khan
Neha Sharma
Dharmendra
Anandji Virji Shah
Pakhi Tyrewala
Ayushmann Khurrana
Sunil Pal
Randeep Hooda
Vinay Pathak
Satish Kaushik
Ruslaan Mumtaz
Sheena Shahabadi
Vatsal Seth
Tusshar Kapoor
Kunal Khemu
Vishakha Singh
Irfan Pathan
Parthiv Patel
Mohammad Azharuddin
Irrfan Khan
Jamnadas Majethia
Supriya Pathak
Anang Desai
Sohail Khan
Athiya Shetty
Anil Kapoor
Ileana D'Cruz
Arjun Kapoor

text: Celebrities Visited[edit]

text:
Shahrukh Khan (for Happy New Year, Chennai Express, Dilwale and Jab Harry Met Sejal)
Salman Khan (for Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Ready & Tubelight )
Hritik Roshan (for Krrish 3)
Amitabh Bachhan (for Bhoothnath Returns)
Dharmendra (for Yamala Pagala Deewana 2)
Abhishek Bachhan (for Bol Bachhan)
Raju Srivastava (special appearance)
Sunil Pal (special appearance)
Sharman Joshi (for Toh baat pakki! & Ferrari Ki Sawaari)
Vatsal Seth (for Toh baat pakki!)
Asin (for Bol Bachhan)
Ajay Devgan (for All the Best, Bol bachhan, Himmatwaala, Son of sardaar, Shivaay & Golmaal Again)
Kajol (for Dilwale)
sonakshi Sinha (for Son of sardar)
Prachi Desai (for Bol Bachhan)
Paresh Rawal (for OMG!- Oh My God)
Priyanka Chopra (for Krrish 3)
Anand Virji Shah(special appearance)
Saroj Khan(special appearance)
Falguni Pathak( special appearance)
Boman Irani (for Ferrari ki sawari & Happy New Year)
Sonu Sood (for Happy New Year)
Vivaan Shah (for Happy New Year)
Deepika Padukone (for Happy New Year & Piku)
Rishi Kapoor (for Do Dooni Chaar)
Neetu Kapoor (for Do Dooni Chaar)
Randeep Hooda (for Love Khichdi)
Ranbir Kapoor (for Barfi!)
Shreyas Talpade (for Aagey se Right & Golmaal Again)
Tusshar Kapoor (for Bajatey Raho & Golmaal Again)
visakha Singh (for Bajatey Raho)
Vinay Pathak (for Straight & Bajatey raho)
Kareena Kapoor (for Heroine)
Rohit Shetty (for Chennai Express & Bol bachhan)
Sajid Khan (for Himmatwaala)
Bipasha Basu (for Creature)
Mahesh Bhatt (for Creature)
Jimmy Shergill (for Darr @ mall)
Varun Dhawan (for Main Tera Hero & Dishoom)
John Abrahm (for Jhoota Hi Sahi)
Pakhi Tyrewala (for Jhoota Hi Sahi)
Sonam Kapoor (for Prem ratan dhan payo)
Sanjay Misra (for Saare jahan se mehenga)
Ganesh Acharya (for Hey Bro)
Akshay Kumar (for Boss)
Jackky Bhagnani (for Youngistan)
Neha Sharma (for Youngistan)
Erika Karkuszewska (for Shivaay)
Darsheel Safary (for Zokkomon)
Irrfan Khan (for Madaari)
Abigail Eames (for Shivaay)
Vidya Balan (for Bobby Jasoos)
Ayushmann Khurrana( special appearance)
Sohail Khan (for Tubelight)
Arjun Kapoor (for Mubarakan)
Anil Kapoor (for Mubarakan)
Ileana D'Cruz (for Mubarakan)
Athiya Shetty (for Mubarakan)
Jamnadas Majethia (for Khichdi: the movie)
Supriya Pathak (for Khichdi: the movie)
Anang Desai (for Khichdi: the movie)
Satish Kaushik (for tere sang)
Ruslaan Mumtaz (for tere sang)
Sheena Shahabadi (for tere sang)
Irfan Pathan( special appearance)
Parthiv Patel( special appearance)
Mohd. Azharuddin (for Azhar)
Anushka Sharma (for Jab Harry Met Sejal)
Kunal Khemu (for Golmaal Again)


document_title: List of National Basketball Association single-game blocks leaders

question_text: nba record for blocked shots in a single game

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text: This is a complete list of National Basketball Association players who have blocked 10 or more shots in a game.

tag: p

text: 44 different players have blocked 10 or more shots in a game. It has occurred a total of 156 times (including the playoffs) in NBA history. Mark Eaton accomplished the feat more times than anyone else in league history (19), followed by Manute Bol (18). Eaton, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Andrew Bynum are the only players to block 10 or more shots in a playoff game, with Bynum being the only player to do so with a victory.

text: The NBA did not record blocked shots until the 1973–74 season.

text:
^

Active NBA player

*

Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Occurred in playoff competition

Lost in that game

tag: table

text:
Blocks

Player

Team

Date

Opponent

Score

Minutes played

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Triple-double

Led the league in blocks

Notes

Ref.

17

Elmore Smith

Los Angeles Lakers

October 28, 1973

Portland Trail Blazers

111–98

48

12

16

2

Yes

Yes

11 blocks in a half, setting the NBA record.  6 blocks in one quarter; 5 blocks in the other quarter.

15

Manute Bol

Washington Bullets

January 25, 1986

Atlanta Hawks

111–103

43

4

4

0

No

Yes

Rookie single-game record.

15

Manute Bol (2)

Washington Bullets

February 26, 1987

Indiana Pacers

100–94

47

10

19

1

Yes

No

8 blocks in the fourth quarter, tying the NBA record.  10 blocks in the second half.

15

Shaquille O'Neal*

Orlando Magic

November 20, 1993

New Jersey Nets

87–85

36

24

28

3

Yes

No

20–20–15.  7 blocks in the first half.  5 blocks in the third quarter.  3 blocks in the fourth quarter, all three of which came in the last 7:15 of the game on shots by Armen Gilliam.  O'Neal had "a slight cold".

14

Elmore Smith (2)

Los Angeles Lakers

October 26, 1973

Detroit Pistons

94–92

48

18

13

2

Yes

Yes

14

Elmore Smith (3)

Los Angeles Lakers

November 4, 1973

Houston Rockets

106–93

45

9

18

2

No

Yes

Smith broke a bone in his cheek on a collision in the first quarter, but stayed in the game.

14

Mark Eaton

Utah Jazz

January 18, 1985

Portland Trail Blazers

127–122

41

12

20

3

Yes

Yes

9 blocks in first half.  Eaton shot 1–12 from the field, prompting teammate Darrell Griffith to say, "It was a quadruple-double – points, blocks, rebounds and bricks."

14

Mark Eaton (2)

Utah Jazz

February 18, 1989

San Antonio Spurs

107–93

41

8

9

1

No

No

6 blocks in both the second and fourth quarters.

13

George T. Johnson

San Antonio Spurs

February 24, 1981

Golden State Warriors

131–126

28

9

9

0

No

Yes

11 blocks in the second half, tying the NBA record.  The Spurs combined for 20 blocks.

13

Mark Eaton (3)

Utah Jazz

February 18, 1983

Portland Trail Blazers

97–101

41

16

9

2

No

No

9 blocks in the first half.  Rookie.

13

Darryl Dawkins

New Jersey Nets

November 5, 1983

Philadelphia 76ers

112–119

41

17

8

2

No

No

The Nets combined for 19 blocks.

13

Ralph Sampson*

Houston Rockets

December 9, 1983

Chicago Bulls

115–112

49

28

18

5

Yes

No

Overtime.  Rookie.  The Rockets combined for 19 blocks.

13

Manute Bol (3)

Golden State Warriors

February 2, 1990

New Jersey Nets

128–109

33

2

11

0

No

No

8 blocks in the first half.

13

Shawn Bradley

Dallas Mavericks

April 7, 1998

Portland Trail Blazers

91–99

38

22

22

0

Yes

No

20–20–10.  Did not start game.  Quarterly blocks of 5, 2, 1 and 5.

12

Nate Thurmond*

Chicago Bulls

October 18, 1974

Atlanta Hawks

120–115

45

22

14

13

Yes

No

First quadruple-double in NBA history.  Overtime.  First game of season, and Thurmond's debut with the Chicago Bulls.

12

George T. Johnson (2)

New Jersey Nets

March 21, 1978

New Orleans Jazz

114–117

37

17

13

1

Yes

Yes

9 blocks in the second half.

12

Wayne "Tree" Rollins

Atlanta Hawks

February 21, 1979

Portland Trail Blazers

106–83

27

11

13

0

Yes

No

Did not start game.

12

Mark Eaton (4)

Utah Jazz

February 5, 1983

Denver Nuggets

136–143

35

12

14

6

Yes

No

Did not start game.  Rookie.

12

Mark Eaton (5)

Utah Jazz

March 17, 1984

Dallas Mavericks

118–103

30

6

6

2

No

Yes

6 blocks in third quarter.

12

Mark Eaton (6)

Utah Jazz

February 26, 1985

Dallas Mavericks

103–96

45

9

15

2

No

Yes

12

Manute Bol (4)

Washington Bullets

December 12, 1985

Milwaukee Bucks

110–108

48

18

9

1

No

Yes

Rookie.  8 blocks in the first quarter, setting the NBA record, and 11 blocks in the first half, tying the NBA record.  Overtime.

12

Mark Eaton (7)

Utah Jazz

November 1, 1986

Portland Trail Blazers

119–110

38

15

20

2

Yes

Yes

12

Manute Bol (5)

Washington Bullets

February 5, 1987

Cleveland Cavaliers

94–85

23

6

3

1

No

No

Did not start game.  8 blocks in the second half.

12

Hakeem Olajuwon*

Houston Rockets

March 10, 1987

Seattle SuperSonics

127–136

53

38

17

6

Yes

No

Five-by-five (7 steals).  Double overtime.

12

Manute Bol (6)

Washington Bullets

March 26, 1987

Boston Celtics

106–103

43

6

17

0

No

No

12

Manute Bol (7)

Golden State Warriors

February 22, 1989

San Antonio Spurs

118–107

30

7

6

0

No

Yes

Did not start game.

12

Hakeem Olajuwon* (2)

Houston Rockets

November 11, 1989

Utah Jazz

100–92

42

24

21

2

Yes

Yes

20–20–10.  6 blocks in the second quarter.

12

David Robinson*

San Antonio Spurs

February 23, 1990

Minnesota Timberwolves

105–95

36

24

12

2

Yes

No

Rookie.

12

Dikembe Mutombo*

Denver Nuggets

April 18, 1993

Los Angeles Clippers

94–83

43

16

21

2

Yes

No

12

Shawn Bradley (2)

New Jersey Nets

April 17, 1996

Toronto Raptors

107–95

37

11

10

2

Yes

No

6 blocks in the first quarter; 8 blocks in the first half.

12

Vlade Divac

Charlotte Hornets

February 12, 1997

New Jersey Nets

113–100

41

18

9

2

No

No

Fouled out.

12

Keon Clark

Toronto Raptors

March 23, 2001

Atlanta Hawks

112–86

28

13

8

2

No

No

Did not start game.  The Raptors combined for 23 blocks, an NBA record at the time.  Clark blocked 10 shots in the first half; 5 in both the first and second quarters.  Did not commit a personal foul; holds the NBA record for most blocks in a game without a personal foul.

12

JaVale McGee^

Washington Wizards

March 15, 2011

Chicago Bulls

79–98

39:22

11

12

1

Yes

No

7 blocks in the first half.

12

Hassan Whiteside^

Miami Heat

January 25, 2015

Chicago Bulls

96–84

24:37

14

13

0

Yes

No

First NBA career triple double. Did not start game. 4 blocks in the last 2 minutes of the game.

11

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*

Los Angeles Lakers

December 3, 1975

Detroit Pistons

118–110

46

29

21

2

Yes

Yes

20-20-10.

11

George T. Johnson (3)

Golden State Warriors

March 30, 1976

Chicago Bulls

94–84

29

6

8

0

No

No

11

Artis Gilmore*

Chicago Bulls

December 20, 1977

Atlanta Hawks

94–86

41

35

15

Yes

No

6 blocks in the fourth quarter, most of them at the end of the game to secure the win, and 9 blocks in the second half.

11

Elvin Hayes*

Washington Bullets

March 3, 1978

Detroit Pistons

124–108

47

22

27

0

Yes

No

20-20-10.  7 blocks in the first half.

11

Robert Parish*

Golden State Warriors

October 29, 1978

Cleveland Cavaliers

99–94

45

22

16

1

Yes

No

11

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (2)

Los Angeles Lakers

November 28, 1978

Detroit Pistons

103–105

43

27

16

4

Yes

Yes

The Lakers committed 29 turnovers in the loss.

11

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (3)

Los Angeles Lakers

November 25, 1979

Kansas City Kings

111–110

41

25

15

3

Yes

Yes

7 blocks in the second half.

11

Wayne "Tree" Rollins (2)

Atlanta Hawks

November 27, 1982

Indiana Pacers

117–98

36

10

15

2

Yes

Yes

11

Mark Eaton (8)

Utah Jazz

January 1, 1985

Indiana Pacers

117–119

38

4

13

5

No

Yes

11

Hakeem Olajuwon* (3)

Houston Rockets

January 7, 1986

Golden State Warriors

124–115

40

26

12

7

Yes

No

Houston improved to 18–0 at home with the win.

11

Mark Eaton (9)

Utah Jazz

March 17, 1987

Golden State Warriors

118–103

38

9

11

0

No

Yes

11

Mark Eaton (10)

Utah Jazz

December 30, 1988

Philadelphia 76ers

102–95

43

6

12

2

No

No

11

Larry Nance

Cleveland Cavaliers

January 7, 1989

New York Knicks

104–96

36

24

6

4

No

No

11

Mark Eaton (11)

Utah Jazz

January 12, 1989

San Antonio Spurs

115–91

37

7

17

3

No

No

11

Manute Bol (8)

Golden State Warriors

January 27, 1989

Philadelphia 76ers

112–113

21

2

4

0

No

Yes

11

David Robinson* (2)

San Antonio Spurs

February 2, 1990

Charlotte Hornets

118–107

35

27

15

3

Yes

No

Rookie.

11

Hakeem Olajuwon* (4)

Houston Rockets

March 3, 1990

Golden State Warriors

129–109

40

29

18

9

Yes

Yes

Near quadruple-double, originally credited as one but one assist was officially discredited.  Five-by-five (5 steals).

11

Hakeem Olajuwon* (5)

Houston Rockets

March 29, 1990

Milwaukee Bucks

120–94

40

18

16

10

Yes

Yes

Third quadruple-double in NBA history.

11

Hakeem Olajuwon* (6)

Houston Rockets

December 20, 1990

Orlando Magic

128–126

50

24

16

4

Yes

Yes

Overtime.

11

David Robinson* (3)

San Antonio Spurs

December 28, 1990

Sacramento Kings

104–88

35

27

13

2

Yes

No

11

David Robinson* (4)

San Antonio Spurs

January 12, 1991

Utah Jazz

112–92

39

22

18

5

Yes

No

11

David Robinson* (5)

San Antonio Spurs

February 4, 1992

Portland Trail Blazers

95–88

45

23

14

3

Yes

Yes

11

Dikembe Mutombo* (2)

Denver Nuggets

November 26, 1993

Portland Trail Blazers

112–101

39

17

13

1

Yes

Yes

11

Dikembe Mutombo* (3)

Denver Nuggets

April 5, 1994

Los Angeles Clippers

91–92

33

11

16

0

Yes

Yes

11

Dikembe Mutombo* (4)

Denver Nuggets

April 7, 1994

Seattle SuperSonics

104–90

36

13

13

2

Yes

Yes

11

Dikembe Mutombo* (5)

Denver Nuggets

November 8, 1994

Dallas Mavericks

115–107

46

12

14

2

Yes

Yes

11

Shawn Bradley (3)

New Jersey Nets

March 14, 1996

Washington Bullets

92–100

41

19

17

3

Yes

No

11

Shawn Bradley (4)

New Jersey Nets

December 21, 1996

Boston Celtics

101–100

42

17

15

4

Yes

Yes

11

Shawn Bradley (5)

New Jersey Nets

February 6, 1997

Indiana Pacers

100–104

37

14

14

0

Yes

Yes

11

Greg Ostertag

Utah Jazz

January 6, 1998

Philadelphia 76ers

98–95

49

3

9

4

No

No

Overtime.

11

Marcus Camby

Toronto Raptors

April 14, 1998

New Jersey Nets

96–92

43

15

12

2

Yes

Yes

11

Dikembe Mutombo* (6)

Atlanta Hawks

February 15, 2000

New Jersey Nets

103–86

38

21

13

1

Yes

No

11

Marcus Camby (2)

Denver Nuggets

January 17, 2008

Utah Jazz

120–109

43:44

8

24

1

No

Yes

11

Serge Ibaka^

Oklahoma City Thunder

February 19, 2012

Denver Nuggets

124–118

40:41

14

15

0

Yes

Yes

10 blocks in regulation, 1 in overtime. 8 blocks in the second half.

11

Roy Hibbert^

Indiana Pacers

November 21, 2012

New Orleans Hornets

115–107

36:27

10

11

1

Yes

No

9 blocks in regulation, 2 in overtime.

11

Joakim Noah^

Chicago Bulls

February 28, 2013

Philadelphia 76ers

93–82

45:00

23

21

1

Yes

No

20–20–10.

11

Hassan Whiteside^ (2)

Miami Heat

January 15, 2016

Denver Nuggets

98–95

38:32

19

17

2

Yes

Yes

10

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (4)

Milwaukee Bucks

November 3, 1973

Detroit Pistons

123–115

53

19

16

5

Yes

No

Overtime.

10

Elmore Smith (6)

Los Angeles Lakers

November 30, 1973

Kansas City-Omaha Kings

123–107

44

14

10

3

Yes

Yes

10

Elmore Smith (7)

Los Angeles Lakers

December 11, 1973

Cleveland Cavaliers

100–101

53

10

17

2

Yes

Yes

Overtime.

10

Elmore Smith (8)

Los Angeles Lakers

March 16, 1975

Golden State Warriors

111–95

42

7

22

7

No

No

10

Harvey Catchings

Philadelphia 76ers

March 21, 1975

Atlanta Hawks

114–103

20

4

5

1

No

No

All ten blocks in the second half.  Did not start game.  Rookie.

10

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (5)

Los Angeles Lakers

November 2, 1975

Atlanta Hawks

116–113

49

39

23

5

Yes

Yes

20-20-10.  Overtime.

10

George T. Johnson (4)

Golden State Warriors

April 3, 1976

Seattle SuperSonics

130–115

26

10

6

1

No

No

Did not start game.  6 blocks in the second quarter.  Fouled out.

10

George T. Johnson (5)

New Jersey Nets

October 26, 1977

Atlanta Hawks

110–113

35

7

12

3

No

Yes

Overtime.

10

Joe Meriweather

New Orleans Jazz

October 28, 1977

Phoenix Suns

114–107

34

10

14

4

Yes

No

8 blocks in second half.

10

Joe Meriweather (2)

New York Knicks

December 12, 1979

Atlanta Hawks

102–114

31

12

6

0

No

No

10

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (6)

Los Angeles Lakers

January 18, 1980

Atlanta Hawks

108–102

39

28

15

2

Yes

Yes

10

George T. Johnson (6)

New Jersey Nets

March 4, 1980

Indiana Pacers

114–109

36

8

11

3

No

No

10

Wayne "Tree" Rollins (3)

Atlanta Hawks

March 14, 1980

Boston Celtics

88–87

39

5

23

2

No

No

10

Ben Poquette

Utah Jazz

December 12, 1980

Chicago Bulls

98–118

40

16

5

2

No

No

10

Edgar Jones

Detroit Pistons

December 17, 1981

Indiana Pacers

96–100

38

25

13

1

Yes

No

10

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (7)

Los Angeles Lakers

January 22, 1982

Detroit Pistons

123–111

35

19

10

0

Yes

No

10

Wayne "Tree" Rollins (4)

Atlanta Hawks

December 21, 1982

Chicago Bulls

116–124

41

14

15

0

Yes

Yes

7 blocks in the first half.  Double overtime.  The Hawks combined for 18 blocks.

10

Wayne "Tree" Rollins (5)

Atlanta Hawks

January 17, 1983

New Jersey Nets

102–96

39

13

9

1

No

Yes

10

Wayne "Tree" Rollins (6)

Atlanta Hawks

March 29, 1983

Cleveland Cavaliers

95–82

35

6

9

1

No

Yes

8 blocks in the first half.

10

Wayne "Tree" Rollins (7)

Atlanta Hawks

November 4, 1983

Chicago Bulls

103–90

36

15

11

2

Yes

No

10

Mark Eaton (12)

Utah Jazz

November 30, 1983

San Diego Clippers

117–115

37

15

9

1

No

Yes

10

Wayne "Tree" Rollins (8)

Atlanta Hawks

December 13, 1983

Washington Bullets

94–89

38

2

5

0

No

No

10

Mark Eaton (13)

Utah Jazz

February 21, 1984

Chicago Bulls

117–95

33

7

12

2

No

Yes

10

Mark Eaton (14)

Utah Jazz

March 27, 1984

Kansas City Kings

110–106

31

6

10

2

No

Yes

Fouled out.  Accounted for all of his team's blocks.

10

Mark Eaton (15)

Utah Jazz

November 7, 1984

San Antonio Spurs

136–124

34

12

11

0

Yes

Yes

10

Mark Eaton (16)

Utah Jazz

February 1, 1985

Dallas Mavericks

121–109

42

12

20

1

Yes

Yes

6 blocks in third quarter.

10

Artis Gilmore* (2)

San Antonio Spurs

February 4, 1985

Golden State Warriors

114–109

37

25

13

1

Yes

No

Overtime.

10

Mark Eaton (17)

Utah Jazz

February 5, 1985

Portland Trail Blazers

106–126

36

17

10

2

Yes

Yes

10

Mark Eaton (18)

Utah Jazz

April 26, 1985

Houston Rockets

94–96

40

8

10

0

No

Yes

5 blocks in the first quarter, and 7 blocks in the first half.

10

Manute Bol (9)

Washington Bullets

January 8, 1986

Phoenix Suns

97–109

37

2

7

1

No

Yes

Rookie.

10

Manute Bol (10)

Washington Bullets

February 17, 1986

Los Angeles Clippers

96–94

38

8

13

0

No

Yes

Rookie.  Bol accounted for all of his team's blocks.

10

Mark Eaton (19)

Utah Jazz

February 22, 1986

Phoenix Suns

105–97

40

9

13

2

No

No

10

Manute Bol (11)

Washington Bullets

February 25, 1986

Indiana Pacers

87–100

30

0

5

0

No

Yes

Rookie.

10

Larry Nance (2)

Phoenix Suns

January 4, 1988

Philadelphia 76ers

114–122

40

17

11

5

Yes

No

Fouled out.

10

Manute Bol (12)

Washington Bullets

January 22, 1988

Golden State Warriors

115–91

15

6

10

0

No

No

Did not start game.

10

Benoit Benjamin

Los Angeles Clippers

January 29, 1988

Milwaukee Bucks

88–97

35

12

8

3

No

No

10

Hakeem Olajuwon* (7)

Houston Rockets

April 21, 1988

San Antonio Spurs

116–117

42

38

10

4

Yes

No

10

Manute Bol (13)

Golden State Warriors

November 12, 1988

Portland Trail Blazers

107–100

34

3

10

0

No

Yes

Did not start game.

10

Manute Bol (14)

Golden State Warriors

December 17, 1988

San Antonio Spurs

123–113

29

3

8

0

No

Yes

Did not start game.

10

Wayne Cooper

Denver Nuggets

December 30, 1988

Miami Heat

109–83

25

6

13

1

No

No

10

Manute Bol (15)

Golden State Warriors

February 16, 1989

Los Angeles Clippers

143–138

32

2

5

0

No

Yes

Overtime. Did not start game.

10

Manute Bol (16)

Golden State Warriors

March 10, 1989

Utah Jazz

112–126

27

8

5

0

No

Yes

Did not start game.

10

Benoit Benjamin (2)

Los Angeles Clippers

March 31, 1989

San Antonio Spurs

109–106

44

25

10

3

Yes

No

10

Hakeem Olajuwon* (8)

Houston Rockets

December 17, 1989

Orlando Magic

109–94

43

32

25

2

Yes

Yes

20–20–10.

10

David Robinson* (6)

San Antonio Spurs

February 20, 1990

Los Angeles Lakers

114–115

41

23

16

2

Yes

No

Rookie.  Overtime.

10

Charles Jones

Washington Bullets

March 3, 1990

Orlando Magic

132–128

49

2

13

2

No

No

Double overtime.

10

Manute Bol (17)

Golden State Warriors

March 12, 1990

Los Angeles Clippers

112–109

18

0

4

1

No

No

Did not start game.  7 blocks in a quarter.  Block with 35 seconds left helped secure the win.

10

Hakeem Olajuwon* (9)

Houston Rockets

April 29, 1990

Los Angeles Lakers

100–104

43

11

11

1

Yes

Yes

10

David Robinson* (7)

San Antonio Spurs

January 10, 1991

Orlando Magic

117–111

41

43

12

3

Yes

No

40–10–10.

10

Shawn Kemp

Seattle SuperSonics

January 18, 1991

Los Angeles Lakers

96–105

40

20

8

3

No

No

10

Manute Bol (18)

Philadelphia 76ers

February 14, 1991

Sacramento Kings

81–98

30

3

8

0

No

No

Did not start game.

10

Dikembe Mutombo* (7)

Denver Nuggets

March 10, 1992

Orlando Magic

89–82

42

13

8

1

No

No

Rookie.

10

David Robinson* (8)

San Antonio Spurs

November 10, 1992

Milwaukee Bucks

104–98

43

29

9

5

No

No

10

Hakeem Olajuwon* (10)

Houston Rockets

January 3, 1993

Portland Trail Blazers

101–103

44

40

9

3

No

Yes

Overtime.  Fouled out.

10

Dikembe Mutombo* (8)

Denver Nuggets

March 25, 1993

Golden State Warriors

99–88

40

21

16

2

Yes

No

10

David Robinson* (9)

San Antonio Spurs

November 9, 1993

Minnesota Timberwolves

110–95

41

43

11

1

Yes

No

40-10-10.

10

Dikembe Mutombo* (9)

Denver Nuggets

December 10, 1993

Utah Jazz

107–98

35

13

9

3

No

Yes

10

David Robinson* (10)

San Antonio Spurs

February 17, 1994

Detroit Pistons

115–96

43

34

10

10

Yes

No

Fourth quadruple-double in NBA history.

10

Dikembe Mutombo* (10)

Denver Nuggets

April 2, 1995

Cleveland Cavaliers

104–101

47

18

18

1

Yes

Yes

10

Dikembe Mutombo* (11)

Denver Nuggets

December 2, 1995

Minnesota Timberwolves

109–105

46

22

16

2

Yes

Yes

10

Hakeem Olajuwon* (11)

Houston Rockets

December 13, 1995

Vancouver Grizzlies

100–89

38

15

14

3

Yes

No

10

Shawn Bradley (6)

New Jersey Nets

March 12, 1996

Phoenix Suns

88–98

33

8

12

4

No

No

10

Hakeem Olajuwon* (12)

Houston Rockets

April 13, 1996

Dallas Mavericks

112–111

32

31

13

6

Yes

No

10

Shawn Bradley (7)

New Jersey Nets

April 19, 1996

Boston Celtics

106–112

32

17

13

0

Yes

No

10

Shawn Bradley (8)

New Jersey Nets

November 8, 1996

Orlando Magic

82–86

28

6

10

0

No

Yes

10

Shawn Bradley (9)

New Jersey Nets

November 23, 1996

Dallas Mavericks

114–91

25

8

12

0

No

Yes

10

Shawn Bradley (10)

Dallas Mavericks

March 4, 1997

Los Angeles Lakers

92–102

26

12

9

0

No

Yes

6 blocks in the third quarter; 8 blocks in the second half.

10

Marcus Camby (3)

Toronto Raptors

April 19, 1998

Philadelphia 76ers

78–107

30

13

11

1

Yes

Yes

Last game of season.

10

Dikembe Mutombo* (12)

Philadelphia 76ers

December 1, 2001

Chicago Bulls

93–76

39

16

19

0

Yes

No

8 blocks in the third quarter, tying the NBA record, and 9 blocks in the second half.

10

Ben Wallace

Detroit Pistons

February 24, 2002

Milwaukee Bucks

82–89

39

10

17

1

Yes

Yes

10

Ben Wallace (2)

Detroit Pistons

November 20, 2002

Miami Heat

79–68

43

12

19

1

Yes

No

10

Jermaine O'Neal

Indiana Pacers

January 22, 2003

Toronto Raptors

101–98

43

18

10

3

Yes

No

10

Dikembe Mutombo* (13)

New York Knicks

January 4, 2004

New Jersey Nets

85–95

42

4

5

0

No

No

10

Calvin Booth

Seattle SuperSonics

January 13, 2004

Cleveland Cavaliers

96–104

17

2

0

0

No

No

One of only three players to have ten or more blocks without committing a personal foul.

10

Amar'e Stoudemire

Phoenix Suns

February 7, 2004

Utah Jazz

92–96

39

20

6

1

No

No

6 blocks in the first quarter; 7 blocks in the first half.

10

Josh Smith^

Atlanta Hawks

December 18, 2004

Dallas Mavericks

68–90

34

9

7

4

No

No

At 19 years and 13 days old, the rookie Smith became the youngest player to record 10 or more blocks.  Did not commit a personal foul, one of only three players to have ten or more blocks in a game without committing a personal foul.

10

Andrei Kirilenko

Utah Jazz

March 25, 2006

Sacramento Kings

89–91

39:49

15

14

3

Yes

No

10

Emeka Okafor

Charlotte Bobcats

January 12, 2007

New York Knicks

126–110

41:39

20

9

1

No

No

10

Marcus Camby (4)

Denver Nuggets

December 26, 2007

Milwaukee Bucks

125–105

30:12

10

11

5

Yes

Yes

10

Dwight Howard^

Orlando Magic

November 12, 2008

Oklahoma City Thunder

109–92

38:06

30

19

3

Yes

Yes

7 blocks in the first half.

10

Serge Ibaka^ (2)

Oklahoma City Thunder

February 1, 2012

Dallas Mavericks

95–86

39:59

4

11

1

No

Yes

10

Serge Ibaka^ (3)

Oklahoma City Thunder

February 9, 2012

Sacramento Kings

101–106

30:26

6

9

0

No

Yes

10

Andrew Bynum

Los Angeles Lakers

April 29, 2012

Denver Nuggets

103–88

35:32

10

13

0

Yes

No

10

Larry Sanders^

Milwaukee Bucks

November 30, 2012

Minnesota Timberwolves

85–95

32:08

10

12

1

Yes

No

10

Hassan Whiteside^ (3)

Miami Heat

November 17, 2015

Minnesota Timberwolves

91–103

33:49

22

14

0

Yes

Yes

10

Hassan Whiteside^ (4)

Miami Heat

February 5, 2016

Charlotte Hornets

98–95

27:02

10

10

0

Yes

Yes

Did not start game.

10

Anthony Davis^

New Orleans Pelicans

March 11, 2018

Utah Jazz

99–116

40

25

11

3

Yes

Yes


document_title: Headquarters of the United Nations

question_text: the country where the headquarters of the united nations is located

text: Headquarters of the United Nations

text: Planning and construction[edit]

text: Site[edit]

text: The headquarters of the United Nations occupies a site beside the East River, on between 17 and 18 acres (6.9 and 7.3 ha)[a] of land purchased from the real estate developer William Zeckendorf Sr.[11] At the time, the site was part of Turtle Bay, which was filled with slaughterhouses and tenement buildings.[9] By the 1910s, there was also a pencil factory and a gas company building in Turtle Bay, on the site of the current UN headquarters. The development of Sutton Place and Beekman Place, north of the current UN site, came in the 1920s. A yacht club on the site was proposed in 1925, but it proved to be too expensive.[11]

text: In 1946, Zeckendorf purchased the land with the intention to create an "X City" on the site.[10]  This complex was to contain an office building and a hotel, each 57 stories tall, and an entertainment complex between them. The X City would have also had smaller apartment and office towers.[11] However, the equivalent to $86,577,562 in 2017 for X City never materialized, and Nelson Rockefeller purchased an option for Zeckendorf's waterfront land in Turtle Bay. The purchase was funded by Nelson's father, John D. Rockefeller Jr.. The Rockefeller family owned the Tudor City Apartments across First Avenue from the Zeckendorf site.[10] The city, in turn, spent $5 million on clearing the land.[9]

text: Design[edit]

text: While the United Nations had dreamed of constructing an independent city for its new world capital, multiple obstacles soon forced the organization to downsize their plans. They ultimately decided to build on Rockefeller's East River plot, since the land was free and the land's owners were well known.[11] The diminutive site on the East River necessitated a Rockefeller Center-type vertical complex, thus, it was a given that the Secretariat would be housed in a tall office tower. During daily meetings from February to June 1947, the collaborative team produced at least 45 designs and variations. Rather than hold a competition for the design of the facilities for the headquarters, the UN decided to commission a multinational team of leading architects to collaborate on the design. Harrison was named as Director of Planning, and a Board of Design Consultants was composed of architects, planners and engineers nominated by member governments. The board consisted of N. D. Bassov of the Soviet Union, Gaston Brunfaut (Belgium), Ernest Cormier (Canada), Le Corbusier (France), Liang Seu-cheng (China), Sven Markelius (Sweden), Oscar Niemeyer (Brazil), Howard Robertson (United Kingdom), G. A. Soilleux (Australia), and Julio Vilamajó (Uruguay).[12][11]

text: Niemeyer met with Corbusier at the latter's request shortly after the former arrived in New York City. Corbusier had already been lobbying hard to promote his own scheme 23, and thus, requested that Niemeyer not submit a design, lest he further confuse the contentious meetings of the Board of Design. Instead, he asked the younger architect to assist him with his project. Niemeyer began to absent himself from the meetings.  Only after Wallace Harrison and Max Abramovitz repeatedly pressed him to participate did Niemeyer agree to submit his own project. Niemeyer's project 32 was finally chosen, but as opposed to Corbusier’s project 23, which consisted of one building containing both the Assembly Hall and the councils in the center of the site (as it was hierarchically the most important building), Niemeyer's plan split the councils from the Assembly Hall, locating the first alongside the river, and the second on the right side of the secretariat. This would not split the site, but on the contrary, would create a large civic square.[13]

text: After much discussion, Harrison, who coordinated the meetings, determined that a design based on Niemeyer's project 32 and Le Corbusier's project 23 would be developed for the final project. Le Corbusier's project 23 consisted of a large block containing both the Assembly Hall and the Council Chambers near the center of the site with the Secretariat tower emerging as a slab from the south. Niemeyer's plan was closer to that actually constructed, with a distinctive General Assembly building, a long low horizontal block housing the other meeting rooms, and a tall tower for the Secretariat. The complex as built, however, repositioned Niemeyer's General Assembly building to the north of this tripartite composition. This plan included a public plaza as well. The UN headquarters was originally proposed alongside a grand boulevard leading eastward from Third Avenue or Lexington Avenue, between 46th Street to the south and 49th Street to the north. These plans were eventually downsized into Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, a small plaza on the south side of 47th Street east of Second Avenue.[11]

text: Wallace Harrison's assistant, architect George Dudley, later stated: "It literally took our breath away to see the simple plane of the site kept open from First Avenue to the River, only three structures on it, standing free, a fourth lying low behind them along the river’s edge...[Niemeyer] also said, ‘beauty will come from the buildings being in the right space!’. The comparison between Le Corbusier’s heavy block and Niemeyer’s startling, elegantly articulated composition seemed to me to be in everyone’s mind..."[14] Later on, Corbusier came once again to Niemeyer and asked him to reposition the Assembly Hall back to the center of the site. Such modification would destroy Niemeyer’s plans for a large civic square. However, he finally decided to accept the modification: "I felt [Corbusier] would like to do his project, and he was the master. I do not regret my decision." Together, they submitted the scheme 23–32, which was built and is what can be seen today.[15] Along with suggestions from the other members of the Board of Design Consultants, this was developed into project 42G.  This late project was built with some reductions and other modifications.[16]

text: Proposed alternatives[edit]

text: Many cities vied for the honor of hosting the UN Headquarters site, prior to the selection of New York City.  The selection of the East River site came after over a year of protracted study and consideration of many sites in the United States. A powerful faction among the delegates advocated returning to the former League of Nations complex in Geneva, Switzerland.[17] Suggestions came from far and wide including such fanciful suggestions as a ship on the high seas to housing the entire complex in a single tall building. Amateur architects submitted designs, local governments offered park areas, but the determined group of New York City boosters that included such luminaries as Grover Whalen, Thomas J. Watson, and Nelson Rockefeller, coordinated efforts with the powerful Coordinator of Construction, Robert Moses, and Mayor William O'Dwyer, to assemble acceptable interim facilities. Their determined courtship of the UN Interim Site committee resulted in the early meetings taking place at multiple locations throughout the New York area. Sites in San Francisco (including the Presidio), Marin County, California, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Fairfield County, CT, Westchester County, NY, and Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, were among those sites given serious consideration before Manhattan was finally selected. The Manhattan site was selected after John D. Rockefeller, Jr., offered to donate $8.5 million to purchase the land.

text: In 1945–46 London hosted the first meeting of the General Assembly in Methodist Central Hall, and the Security Council in Church House. The third and sixth General Assembly sessions, in 1948 and 1951, met in the Palais de Chaillot in Paris. Prior to the construction of the current complex, the UN was headquartered at a temporary location at the Sperry Corporation's offices in Lake Success, New York, an eastern suburb of the city in Nassau County on Long Island, from 1946 to 1952.[18] The Security Council also held sessions on what was then the Bronx campus of Hunter College (now the site of Lehman College) from March to August 1946.[19][20] The UN also met at what is now the Queens Museum, built as the New York City Pavilion for the 1939 New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The General Assembly met at what had previously been the ice skating rink,[21] and the Long Island Rail Road reopened the former World's Fair station as United Nations station.[22] After the UN moved to its new Manhattan headquarters, the building was remodeled and briefly used as a pavilion for the 1964 New York World's Fair, after which it reverted to use as a skating rink until 2008, when the entire building began a long-term renovation to create expanded museum facilities.

text: Construction[edit]

text: Per an agreement with the city, the buildings met some but not all local fire safety and building codes.[12] In April 1948, U.S. President Harry S. Truman requested that Congress approve an interest-free loan of $65 million in order to fund construction.[23] The U.S. House of Representatives authorized the loan on August 6, 1948, on the condition that the UN repay the loan in twelve monthly installments between July 1951 and July 1952. Of the $65 million, $25 million was to be made available immediately from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.[24] However, the full loan was initially withheld due to a case regarding UN employee Valentin A. Gubitchev and a KGB spy Judith Coplon, who had been charged with espionage and were set to go on trial in March 1949. The House was loath to distribute the full $65 million because the government was concerned that the UN's proposed headquarters would grant diplomatic immunity to the two individuals. The UN used the Reconstruction Finance Corp.'s $25 million as a stopgap measure.[25] The resulting case circumscribed the immunity of UN employees.[26] To save money, the UN considered retaining an existing building on the Manhattan site, which had been slated for demolition once the headquarters was completed.[27] Until 1950, the UN refused to accept private donations for the headquarters' construction, citing a policy that prohibited them from accepting donations.[28]

text: The groundbreaking ceremony for the initial buildings occurred on September 14, 1948. A bucket of earth was removed to mark the start of construction for the basement of the 39-story Secretariat Building.[1] Fuller, Turner, Slattery, and Walsh, a consortium of four contracting companies from Manhattan and Queens, were selected to construct the Secretariat Building, as well as the foundations for the remaining buildings.[3] In October, Harrison requested that its 58 members and the 48 U.S. states participate in designing the interiors of the building's conference rooms. It was believed that if enough countries designed their own rooms, the UN would be able to reduce its own expenditures.[29] The headquarters were originally supposed to be completed in 1951, with the first occupants moving into the Secretariat Building in 1950. However, in November, New York City's construction coordinator Robert Moses reported that construction was two months behind schedule. By that time, 60% of the headquarters' site had been excavated.[30] The same month, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously voted to formally thank the national, state, and city governments for their role in building the headquarters.[31] The formal $23.8 million contract for the Secretariat Building was awarded in January 1949.[32]

text: A prayer space for people of all religions was announced on April 18, 1949. Until then, the UN had avoided the subject of a prayer room, because it had been difficult, if not impossible, to create a prayer room that could accommodate the various religions.[33] Two days after this announcement, workers erected the first steel beam for the Secretariat Building, to little official fanfare. The consortium working on the Secretariat Building announced that 13,000 tons of steel would eventually be used in the building, and that the steelwork would consist of a strong wind bracing system because the 72-by-287-foot (22 by 87 m) structure was so narrow. The flag of the United Nations was raised above the first beam as a demonstration for the many spectators who witnessed the first beam's erection.[34] The Secretariat Building was to be completed no later than January 1, 1951, and if the consortium of Fuller, Turner, Slattery, and Walsh exceeded that deadline, they had to pay a minimum penalty of $2,500 per day to the UN.[35] To reduce construction costs, the complex's planners downsized the Secretariat Building from 42 stories to 39 stories.[36]

text: The cornerstone of the headquarters was originally supposed to be laid on April 10, 1949. However, in March of that year, Secretary-General Trygve Lie delayed the ceremony after learning that Truman would not present to officiate the cornerstone laying.[37] Seven months later, on October 11, Truman accepted an invitation to attend a cornerstone-laying ceremony, which was planned to occur on October 24.[38] At the ceremony, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey laid the headquarters' cornerstone.[39]

text: In June 1949, UN officials wrote a letter to the American Bridge Company in which they expressed intent to buy 10,000 to 11,000 tons of steel. This steel would be used to build the rest of the complex, as well as a deck over FDR Drive on the headquarters' eastern side. To fit in with the accelerated schedule of construction, the steel would have to be delivered by September.[35] The project also included a four-lane, $2.28 million vehicular tunnel under First Avenue so that traffic could bypass the headquarters when the UN was in session. The tunnel started construction on August 1, 1949. The tunnel involved two years of planning due to its complexity.[40] Property inside Tudor City, just west of the headquarters, was also acquired so that two streets near the UN headquarters could be widened. The expanded streets were expected to speed up construction.[41] In October 1949, contracts were awarded for the construction of two vehicular ramps over the FDR Drive: one to the north of the UN headquarters, and one to the south.[42] Another contract to redevelop 42nd Street, a major corridor leading to the UN headquarters, was awarded in December of that year.[43]

text: The Secretariat Building was ceremonially topped out in October 1949 after its steel framework had been completed. The UN flag was hoisted atop the roof of the newly completed steel frame in celebration of this event. The installation of the Secretariat Building's interior furnishings proceeded quickly so that the building could be open in January 1951.[44] In February 1950, the UN invited companies from 37 countries to bid on $2 million worth of furniture for the Secretariat Building.[45] A month later, the UN announced that it would also be accepting all donations from private citizens, entities, or organizations. This marked a reversal from their previous policy of rejecting all donations.[28] A $1.7 million steel contract on the United Nations General Assembly building, the last structure to be built, was awarded in April 1950.[46] At the time, the building was not expected to be complete until 1952 due to a steelworkers' strike, which had delayed the production of steel.[47] The first pieces of the platform over the FDR Drive was lifted into place the same month.[48] In June 1950, Norway proposed that it decorate and outfit the complex's Security Council chamber, and the UN unofficially accepted the Norwegian offer.[49]

text: In December 1949, Robert Moses proposed placing a playground inside the UN headquarters,[50] but this plan was initially rejected.[51] The UN subsequently reversed its position in April 1951, and Lie agreed to build a 100-by-140-foot (30 by 43 m) playground at the northeast corner of the headquarters site.[52] However, the UN did reject an unusual "model playground" proposal for that site, instead choosing to construct a play area similar to others found around New York City.[53]

text: The first 450 UN employees started working at the Secretariat Building on August 22, 1950.[54] The United Nations officially moved into the Secretariat Building on January 8, 1951, by which time 3,300 employees occupied the building.[55] At the time, much of the Secretariat Building was still unfinished, and the bulk of the UN's operations still remained at Lake Success.[56] A centralized phone-communications system, was built to facilitate communications within the complex.[57]  The UN had completely moved out of its Lake Success headquarters by May.[58] The construction of the General Assembly Building was delayed due to a shortage of limestone for the building, which in turn resulted from a heavy snow at the British limestone quarries that were supplying the building's limestone.[59] The erection of the building's framework began in February 1952.[60] The Manhattan headquarters was declared complete on October 10, 1952.[2] The cost of construction was reported to be on budget at $65 million.[61] In 1953, twenty-one nations donated furnishings or offered to decorate the UN headquarters.[62]

text: A new library building for the UN headquarters was proposed in 1952.[63] The existing UN library, a 6-story structure formerly owned by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), was too small. The NYCHA building could only hold 170,000 books, whereas the UN wanted to host at least 350,000 to 400,000 books in its library. The new facility was slated to cost $3 million.[64] By 1955, the collection was housed in the Secretariat Building and held 250,000 volumes in "every language of the world", according to The New York Times.[65] The Dag Hammarskjöld Library Building, designed by Harrison and Abramovitz, was officially dedicated in November 1961.[66]

text: International character[edit]

text: The site of the UN headquarters has extraterritoriality status.[67] This affects some law enforcement where UN rules override the laws of New York City, but it does not give immunity to those who commit crimes there. In addition, the United Nations Headquarters remains under the jurisdiction and laws of the United States, although a few members of the UN staff have diplomatic immunity and so cannot be prosecuted by local courts unless the diplomatic immunity is waived by the Secretary-General. In 2005, Secretary-General Kofi Annan waived the immunity of Benon Sevan, Aleksandr Yakovlev, and Vladimir Kuznetsov in relation to the Oil-for-Food Programme,[68] and all were charged in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Benon Sevan later fled the United States to Cyprus, while Aleksandr Yakovlev and Vladimir Kuznetsov decided to stand trial.[69]

text: The currency in use at the United Nations headquarters' businesses is the U.S. dollar. The UN's stamps are issued in denominations of the U.S. dollar.[70]  U.S. postal rates must be followed.

text: The UN identifies Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish as its six official languages.  Delegates speaking in any of these languages will have their words simultaneously interpreted into all of the others, and attendees are provided with headphones through which they can hear the interpretations. A delegate is allowed to make a statement in a non-official language, but must provide either an interpreter or a written copy of his/her remarks translated into an official language.[71] English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat, as most of the daily communication within the Secretariat and most of the signs in the UN headquarters building are in those languages.

text: The complex has a street address of United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY 10017, USA. For security reasons, all mail sent to this address is sterilized, so items that may be degraded can be sent by courier.[72] The United Nations Postal Administration issues stamps, which must be used on stamped mail sent from the building. Journalists, when reporting from the complex, often use "United Nations" rather than "New York City" as the identification of their location in recognition of the extraterritoriality status.[73]

text: For award purposes, amateur radio operators consider the UN headquarters a separate "entity" under some award programs such as DXCC. For communications, UN organizations have their own internationally recognized ITU prefix, 4U. However, only contacts made with the UN Headquarters in New York, and the ITU count as separate entities. Other UN organizations such as the World Bank count for the state or country they are located in. The UN Staff Recreation Council operates amateur radio station 4U1UN, and occasionally use special callsigns with prefix 4U and ending in UN to commemorate various events at the UN.

text: Structures[edit]

text: The complex includes a number of major buildings. While the Secretariat building is most predominantly featured in depictions of the headquarters, it also includes the domed General Assembly building, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, as well as the Conference and Visitors Center, which is situated between the General Assembly and Secretariat buildings, and can be seen only from FDR Drive or the East River. Just inside the perimeter fence of the complex stands a line of flagpoles where the flags of all 193 UN member states, plus the UN flag, are flown in English alphabetical order.[74]

text: General Assembly building[edit]

text: The General Assembly building, housing the United Nations General Assembly, holds the General Assembly Hall which has a seating capacity of 1,800. At 165 ft (50 m) long by 115 ft (35 m) wide, it is the largest room in the complex. The Hall has two murals by the French artist Fernand Léger. At the front of the chamber is the rostrum containing the green marble[75] desk for the President of the General Assembly, Secretary-General and Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly Affairs and Conference Services and matching lectern for speakers.[12] Behind the rostrum is the UN emblem on a gold background.[76] Flanking the rostrum is a paneled semi-circular wall that tapers as it nears the ceiling and surrounds the front portion of the chamber. In front of the paneled walls are seating areas for guests and within the wall are windows which allow interpreters to watch the proceedings as they work. The ceiling of the hall is 75 ft (23 m) high and surmounted by a shallow dome ringed by recessed light fixtures. The entrance to the hall bears  an inscription from the Gulistan by Iranian poet Saadi.[77] The General Assembly Hall was last altered in 1980 when capacity was increased to accommodate the increased membership. Each of the 192 delegations has six seats in the hall with three at a desk and three alternate seats behind them.[12]

text: The second floor of the building houses the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) chamber, which was a gift from Sweden. It was designed by Sven Markelius and was renovated in 2013.[78] This renovation added a set of curtains named "Dialogos" by Ann Edholm.

text: Conference Building[edit]

text: The Conference Building faces the East River between the General Assembly Building and the Secretariat. The Conference Building holds the Security Council Chamber, which was a gift from Norway and was designed by the Norwegian architect Arnstein Arneberg. The oil canvas mural depicting a phoenix rising from its ashes by Norwegian artist Per Krogh hangs at the front of the room.[79]

text: Secretariat Building[edit]

text: The 39-story Secretariat Building was completed in 1952.[80] It houses offices for the Secretary General, the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel,[81] the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Office of Disarmament Affairs,[82] and the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM).[83]

text: Dag Hammarskjöld Library[edit]

text: The library was founded with the United Nations in 1946. It was originally called the United Nations Library, later the United Nations International Library. In the late 1950s the Ford Foundation gave a grant to the United Nations for the construction of a new library building; Dag Hammarskjöld was also instrumental in securing the funding for the new building. The Dag Hammarskjöld Library was dedicated and renamed on November 16, 1961.[66] The building was a gift from the Ford Foundation and is located next to the Secretariat at the southwest corner of the headquarters campus. The library holds 400,000 books, 9,800 newspapers and periodical titles, 80,000 maps and the Woodrow Wilson Collection containing 8,600 volumes of League of Nations documents and 6,500 related books and pamphlets. The library's Economic and Social Affairs Collection is housed in the DC-2 building.[84]

text: Art collection[edit]

text:
The complex is also notable for its gardens and outdoor sculptures. Iconic sculptures include the "Knotted Gun", called Non-Violence, a statue of a Colt Python revolver with its barrel tied in a knot, which was a gift from the Luxembourg government
[85] and "Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares", a gift from the Soviet Union.[86] The latter sculpture is the only appearance of the "swords into plowshares" quotation, from Isaiah 2:4, within the complex. Contrary to popular belief, the quotation is not carved on any UN building.[87] Rather, it is carved on the "Isaiah Wall" of Ralph Bunche Park across First Avenue. A piece of the Berlin Wall also stands in the UN garden.[88]

text: Other prominent artworks on the grounds include a Marc Chagall stained glass window memorializing the death of Dag Hammarskjöld,[89] the Japanese Peace Bell which is rung on the vernal equinox and the opening of each General Assembly session,[90] a Chinese ivory carving made in 1974 (before the ivory trade was largely banned in 1989),[91] and a Venetian mosaic depicting Norman Rockwell's painting The Golden Rule.[92] A full-size tapestry copy of Pablo Picasso's Guernica, by Jacqueline de la Baume Dürrbach (Wikidata), on the wall of the United Nations building at the entrance to the Security Council room.[93][94] In 1952, two Léger murals were installed in the General Assembly Hall. The works are meant to merely be decorative with no symbolism. One is said to resemble cartoon character Bugs Bunny and U.S. President Harry S. Truman dubbed the other work Scrambled Eggs.[95]

text: Two huge murals by Brazilian artist Cândido Portinari, entitled Guerra e Paz (War and Peace) are located at the delegates hall. The works are a gift from the United Nations Association of the United States of America and Portinari intended to execute them in the United States. However, he was denied a visa due to his communist convictions and decided to paint them in Rio de Janeiro. They were later assembled in the headquarters. After their completion in 1957, Portinari, who was already ill when he started the masterpiece, succumbed to lead poisoning from the pigments his doctors advised him to abandon.[96]

text: Other buildings[edit]

text: While outside of the complex, the headquarters also includes two large office buildings that serve as offices for the agencies and programmes of the organization. These buildings, known as DC-1 and DC-2, are located at 1 and 2 UN Plaza respectively. DC1 was built in 1976. There is also an identification office at the corner of 46th Street, inside a former bank branch, where pre-accredited diplomats, reporters, and others receive their grounds passes. UNICEF House (3 UN Plaza) and the UNITAR Building (807 UN Plaza) are also part of headquarters. In addition, the Church Center for the United Nations (777 UN Plaza) is a private building owned by the United Methodist Church as an interfaith space housing the offices of several non-governmental organizations. The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) is located at 380 Madison Avenue.[97]

text: Additional main aspects[edit]

text: Besides the actual and outer structures that make up and surround the United Nations Headquarters are the inner groups that play a role as well. The Security Council containing 5 permanent and 10 temporary for a total of 15 members, ensures the stabilization of peace and security whether in terms of threats or simple adjustments. A heavier focus on actual activities like debating in policymaking, and reflecting in and out of the environment, is conducted by the Economic and Social Council.

text: Maintenance[edit]

text: On July 28, 2007, UN officials announced the complex would undergo a $1 billion renovation starting in the fall. Swedish firm Skanska AB won a bid to overhaul the buildings which including the Conference, General Assembly and Secretariat buildings. The renovations, which were the first since the complex opened in 1950, were expected to take about 7 years to complete. When completed the complex is also expected to be more energy efficient and have improved security.[98] A temporary $140 million "North Lawn Building" was built to house the United Nations' "critical operations" while renovations proceeded.[99] Work began on May 5, 2008, but the project was delayed for a while.[100] By 2009 the cost of the work had risen from $1.2 billion to $1.6 billion with some estimates saying it would take up to $3 billion.[101] Officials hoped the renovated buildings would achieve a LEED Silver rating. Despite some delays and rises in construction costs, renovation on the entire UN headquarters progressed rapidly. By 2012, the installation of the new glass facade of the Secretariat Building was completed. The new glass wall retained the look of the original facade but is more energy efficient. The renovation of the Secretariat building was completed, and the UN staff moved into the new building in July 2012.[102][103]

text: Alternative sites were considered as temporary holding locations during renovations. In 2005, officials investigated establishing a new temporary site be created at the old Lake Success location. Brooklyn was also suggested as a temporary site.[104] Another alternative for a temporary headquarters or a new permanent facility was the World Trade Center site.[105] Once again, these plans met resistance both within the UN and from the United States and New York governments and were abandoned.[106]

text: In October 2011 city and state officials announced an agreement in which the UN would be allowed to build a long-sought new office tower adjacent to the existing campus on the current Robert Moses Playground, which would be relocated.[107] In exchange, the United Nations would allow the construction of an esplanade along the East River that would complete the East River Greenway, a waterfront pedestrian and bicycle pathway.[108] While host nation authorities have agreed to the provisions of the plan, it needs the approval of the United Nations in order to be implemented. The plan is similar in concept to an earlier proposal that had been announced in 2000 but did not move forward.[109]

text: By September 2015, the renovations were nearly complete but the cost had risen to $2.15 billion.[110] Demolition of the North Lawn Building began in January 2016. The building was replaced with an open plaza, and most of its materials were to be recycled.[99]

text: Relocation proposals[edit]

text: Due to the significance of the organization, proposals have occasionally been discussed to relocate its headquarters. Complaints about its current location include diplomats who find it difficult to obtain visas from the United States[111] and local residents complaining of inconveniences whenever the surrounding roads are closed due to visiting dignitaries as well as the high costs to the city.[112] A telephone survey in 2001 found that 67% of respondents favor moving the United Nations headquarters out of the country.[113] Countries critical of the USA, such as Iran and Russia, are especially important in questioning the current location of the United Nations. Arguing that the United States government could manipulate the work of the General Assembly through selective access to politicians from other countries, with the aim of having an advantage over rival countries.[114][115][116] Due to accusations of espionage by the United States, the subject of the relocation of the UN headquarters was again discussed, this time for security reasons.[117]

text: Among the cities that have been proposed to house the headquarters of the United Nations are Saint Petersburg,[118] Montreal,[119] Dubai,[120][121] Jerusalem,[122] and Nairobi.[112] Critics of the relocation say that the idea would be expensive and would also involve the withdrawal of the United States from the organization, and with it much of the agency's funding. They also state that the proposals have never gone from being mere declarations.[123]

text: Public gatherings[edit]

text: Large scale protests, demonstrations, and other gatherings directly on First Avenue are rare. Some gatherings have taken place in Ralph Bunche Park, but it is too small to accommodate large demonstrations. The closest location where the New York City Police Department usually allows demonstrators is Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza at 47th Street and First Avenue,[124] one block away from the visitors' entrance, four blocks away from the entrance used by top-level diplomats, and five blocks away from the general staff entrance.

text: Excluding gatherings solely for diplomats and academics, there are a few organizations which regularly hold events at the UN. The United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA), a non-governmental organization, holds an annual "member's day" event in one of the conference rooms. Model United Nations conferences sponsored by UNA-USA, the National Collegiate Conference Association (NCCA/NMUN), and the International Model UN Association (IMUNA/NHSMUN) hold part of their sessions in the General Assembly chamber. Seton Hall University's Whitehead School of Diplomacy hosts its UN summer study program at the headquarters as well.[125]

text: Security[edit]

text: United Nations Security officers are generally responsible for security within the UN Headquarters. They are equipped with weapons and handcuffs and may be mistaken for NYPD officers, due to similarity in uniforms.[126] The NYPD's 17th Precinct patrols the area around and near the complex, but does not have jurisdiction inside the UN headquarters themselves since the headquarters are considered international property.[127]

text: In popular culture[edit]

text: Due to its role in international politics, the United Nations Headquarters is often featured in movies and other pop culture. The only film actually shot on location in the UN headquarters is The Glass Wall (1953) by legendary Hollywood writer/director/producer Ivan Tors. When he was unable to obtain permission to film in the UN Headquarters, director Alfred Hitchcock covertly filmed Cary Grant arriving for the 1959 feature North by Northwest. After the action within the building, another scene shows Grant leaving across the plaza looking down from the building's roof. This was created using a painting.[128] In the 1976 comedy film The Pink Panther Strikes Again, the building is vaporised by Dreyfus with a doomsday device. The final Roadblock of the 21st season of the American version of The Amazing Race also took place inside the gates of this building and had teams associating national flags with the different "hellos" and "goodbyes" they heard during the race.

text: In the first issue of Atomic War! published in November 1952, New York City is hit with a Soviet atomic bomb in 1960, the Headquarters of the United Nations. the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building are all shown collapsing during the bombing of the city.[129]

text: The building is seen in the 2008 game Grand Theft Auto IV, but called the Civilization Committee Building (CC). The building is also in the racing game The Crew in the New York City area of the game.


document_title: I Want You to Stay

question_text: who sang the song i want you to stay

question_tokens: who sang the song i want you to stay

text: I Want You to Stay

text:
"I Want You to Stay"

Single by Maxïmo Park

from the album A Certain Trigger

B-side
"La Quinta"

Released
20 February 2006

Format
CD, 7" vinyl, download

Genre
Post-punk revival

Length
3:12 (radio edit)
3:44 (album version)

Label
Warp Records

Songwriter(s)

Lukas Wooller (Music)
Paul Smith (Lyrics)

Producer(s)
Paul Epworth

Maxïmo Park singles chronology

"Apply Some Pressure"
(2005)
"I Want You to Stay"
(2006)
"Our Velocity"
(2007)

"Apply Some Pressure"
(Re-Release)
(2005)
"I Want You to Stay"
(2006)
"Our Velocity"
(2007)

A Certain Trigger track listing

"Going Missing"
(5)
"I Want You to Stay"
(6)
"Limassol"
(7)

text: "I Want You to Stay" was the fifth single released from Maxïmo Park, taken from their debut album A Certain Trigger. It was the last single from the album, released on 20 February 2006. "I Want You to Stay" reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video for the song was also the first video not to feature the band.

text: A B-side from Maxïmo Park's February 2005 single for "Apply Some Pressure" features a song called "I Want You to Leave," a play on the title of "I Want You to Stay." The song is also included on the band's 2006 compilation album Missing Songs.

text: Track listing[edit]

text:
"I Want You to Stay" (Edit) – 3:12
"La Quinta" – 2:38
"I Want You to Stay" (Field Music / J. Xaverre Remix) – 4:06

tag: ol

text:
"I Want You to Stay" (Original Demo) – 5:16
"I Want You to Stay" (Field Music / J. Xaverre Remix) – 4:06

text:
"I Want You to Stay" (Cristian Vogel Remix) – 4:29
"La Quinta" – 2:38

text:
CD
& 7" Turquoise Vinyl

7" White Vinyl

tag: ul


document_title: Continental margin

question_text: which component of the continental margin has the greatest economic and political significance

text: Continental margin

text: Types[edit]

text: There are two types of continental margins: active and passive margins.[2]

text: Active margins are typically associated with lithospheric plate boundaries. These active margins can be convergent or transform margins, and are also places of high tectonic activity, including volcanoes and earthquakes. The West Coast of North America and South America is considered an active margin.[4] Active continental margins are typically narrow from coast to shelf break, with steep descents into trenches.[4] Convergent active margins occur where oceanic plates meet continental plates. The denser oceanic plate subducts below the less dense continental plate. Convergent active margins are the most common type of active margin. Transform active margins are more rare, and occur when an oceanic plate and a continental plate are moving parallel to each other in opposite directions. These transform margins are often characterized by many offshore faults, which causes high degree of relief offshore, marked by islands, shallow banks, and deep basins. This is known as the continental borderland.[2]

text: Passive margins are often located in the interior of lithospheric plates, away from the plate boundaries, and lack major tectonic activity. They often face mid-ocean ridges.[3] The East Coast of the United States is an example of a passive margin. These margins are much wider and less sloped than active margins.

text: Sediment accumulation[edit]

text: As continental crust weathers and erodes, it degrades into mainly sands and clays. Many of these particles end up in streams and rivers that then dump into the ocean. Of all the sediment in the stream load, 80% is then trapped and dispersed on continental margins.[3] While modern river sediment is often still preserved closer to shore, continental shelves show high levels of glacial and relict sediments, deposited when sea level was lower.[3] Often found on passive margins are several kilometers of sediment, consisting of terrigenous and carbonate (biogenous) deposits. These sediment reservoirs are often useful in the study of paleoceanography and the original formation of ocean basins.[3] These deposits are often not well preserved on active margin shelves due to tectonic activity.[4]

text: Economic significance[edit]

text: Economically, the continental shelf is the most economically valuable part of the ocean. It often is the most productive portion of the continental margin, as well as the most studied portion, due to its relatively shallow, accessible depths.[4]

text: Due to the rise of offshore drilling, mining and the limitations of fisheries off the continental shelf, the United Nations Convention on “Law of the Sea” was established. The edge of the continental margin is one criterion for the boundary of the internationally recognized claims to underwater resources by countries in the definition of the "continental shelf" by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (although in the UN definition the "legal continental shelf" may extend beyond the geomorphological continental shelf and vice versa).[1] Such resources include fishing grounds, oil and gas accumulations, sand, gravel, and some heavy minerals in the shallower areas of the margin. Metallic minerals resources are thought to also be associated with certain active margins, and of great value.[3]