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Oral Fixation, Vol. 2

Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (Spanish: Fijación Oral, Vol. 2, ) is the seventh studio album and second English-language album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on 28 November 2005, by Epic Records. After attaining international success with her fifth studio effort, Laundry Service (2001), Shakira decided to create a two-part follow-up record. She released the project as the follow-up to her sixth studio effort, Fijación Oral, Vol. 1, with which she had attained international success five months prior. As co-producer, Shakira enlisted producers including previous collaborators Gustavo Cerati, Lester Mendez, Luis Fernando Ochoa and Rick Rubin to work alongside newer partners Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean, Tim Mitchell and The Matrix.

Musically the album follows in the vein of her earlier works: heavily influenced by Latin pop styles, it additionally incorporates elements of dance-pop and pop rock. Upon its release, Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who complimented it as her strongest project to date. The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 128,000 copies. The album was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold over 1.7 million units in the country. It additionally topped charts in Denmark and Mexico.

Three singles were released from the album. Its lead single, "Don't Bother", reached number 42 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The second single, "Hips Don't Lie", peaked at number one in seventeen countries including the US, becoming her first single to do so. The third and final single, "Illegal", peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs component chart. The album was reissued in 2006 due to slow sales with a revised tracklist and two added tracks: "Hips Don't Lie" and an alternate version of "La Tortura". In December 2006, the album was included in a box set along with Fijación Oral, Vol. 1, titled Oral Fixation, Vol. 1 & 2. Both projects were promoted through the Oral Fixation Tour, which visited 39 countries throughout 2006 and 2007.

Background
After attaining international success with her third studio effort, Laundry Service, in 2001, Shakira opted to create a two-part follow-up record. Having co-written nearly sixty tracks for Laundry Service, she put herself "on the mission of selecting [her] favorite ones" to record for Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 and its predecessor, the Spanish-language Fijación Oral, Vol. 1. While recording the project, Shakira worked with previous collaborators Gustavo Cerati, Lester Mendez, Luis Fernando Ochoa and Rick Rubin, and newer partners Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean, Tim Mitchell and The Matrix.

For the album, Shakira wrote all the lyrics, and the majority of the music. "To start seeing people's first reactions, and how people start relating to these songs and appreciating every single piece of work I have done over the past two years, is the best reward an artist can have after so much hard work," says Shakira. "I will not lie to you; it was not a path of roses. It was painful at times to come up with two albums, to write more than 60 songs and to fight my own insecurities and doubts." While speaking about the difference about expressing herself in Spanish and English, Shakira said, "When I express myself in Spanish, I find elements that help me express an idea in perhaps a different way than when I do it in English. There are different aesthetics, but there is a certain style to the way I write my own songs, a particular way of describing feelings and emotions that I have developed over all these years making songs. I have gotten in touch with my own gift - I am sure, 10 years ago, I was not half as good as I can say I am today, and I am still not good enough. There is a long way to go."

Cover art
Shakira designed the artwork for both Oral Fixation records, and commented that they were inspired by the biblical figure of Eve, elaborating that she wanted "to attribute to Eve one more reason to bite the forbidden fruit, and that would be her oral fixation" and that "[she always felt] that [she has] been a very oral person. [It is her] biggest source of pleasure". The second volume's cover sees an unclothed Shakira covered by a tree's branches and leaves while holding an apple in her hand. The baby girl she held in her arms on the cover of the first volume is sitting in the tree, alluding to psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud's theory that infants begin discovering the world through their mouths during the oral stage of psychosexual development.

For Jon Pareles of The New York Times, "For obvious reasons, it's eye-catching, as was the cover of the Spanish-language companion album, Fijación Oral, Vol. 1". On Middle East versions of the album, Shakira was covered up with leaves which left her standing behind a bush, which surprised the singer. Complex magazine selected the album cover as the eleventh "sexiest album cover of all time", writing that it is "the hottest portrayal of Eve in the Garden of Eden we can imagine." Maxim also listed the album's cover as one of the "sexiest album covers", writing that, "A naked girl holding up an apple in a garden is played out, but not when the girl is hip-shaking Shakira. Damn, it could happen all over again, couldn't it?"

Music and lyrics
At AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted the album included "[the] expected Latin rhythms", "glitzy Euro disco", "trashy American rock & roll", and "stomping Britpop".

Songwriting Universe compared the opening track "How Do You Do" to Sarah McLachlan's "Dear God", calling it "bold" and noting its "eerie reciting" of the Lord's Prayer.

The first single, "Don't Bother", presents the final chapter of a relationship and the confusion that faces anyone in a break-up. It includes the lyrics, "For you I'd give up all I own and move to a communist country/If you came with me, of course/And I'd file my nails so they don't hurt you." She quickly follows with: "And after all I'm glad I am not your type/I promise you won't see me cry/So don't bother/I'll be fine, I'll be fine." For Shakira, "I think 'Don't Bother' has a lot of pain in it as a song, but also a lot of humor and sarcasm. Yes, it is a way of exorcising all of these feelings, a form of catharsis, getting rid of all of those emotions that torture us women at some point in our lives."

"Illegal" features a guitar solo by Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana, and features lyrics such as, "You said you would love me until you died/And as far as I know you're still alive", which were compared to Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know", according to Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic.

"I'd like to be the owner of the zipper on your jeans," she sings on the racy "Hey You," which was compared to the works of American rock band No Doubt, by Slant Magazine. Mariachi horns bump up against surf guitars in "Animal City", a don't-go-there warning against fame and fake friends, while bossa nova accents wind through "Something", one of only two tracks reprised from Fijación Oral, being called En Tus Pupilas on the first edition. "The Day and the Time" is on the first edition, with the title "Día Especial". Meanwhile, gypsy-caravan violin and marauder guitar complete "Your Embrace," a teardroppy, adult-contemporary ballad, whilst "Costume Makes the Clown" talks about her cheating on her guy, over battering-ram guitars. Shakira also dives into pulsating neo-disco on the closing track, "Timor", but in the form of a protest song.

Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, "Oral Fixation" received an average score of 74 based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave the album a rating of 4 stars (out of 5), calling it "a deadly serious, ambitious pop/rock album, most assuredly not frivolous dance-pop, [...] it's pop, but it's unconventional". Erlewine also wrote that Oral Fixation "is not only a markedly different album from Fijación Oral, but from every other record in her catalog -- or, most importantly, from any other pop album in 2005." Matt Cibula of PopMatters agreed, writing that Oral Fixation is "the best pop record of the year". Alexis Petridis of The Guardian wrote that "Oral Fixation is the sound of an utterly unique voice in a uniform world." Agustin Gurza of the Los Angeles Times wrote the album "is a stronger work as a whole, with sharper edges and darker undertones," praising its music, writing that "this work stands on its own, squarely within the mainstream of U.S. pop and rock with a lot less Latin flavor."

David Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B- rating, writing that, "Although Oral Fixation is hardly the first time a Latina act has aimed straight for the middle of the North American road and nearly lost control of the wheel in the process, it's among the most disappointing. For all the musical ingredients at her disposal, Shakira winds up with a relatively bland dish." Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine wrote that the weakest part in some songs on the album are "the main(stream) hook, an attempt at radio-accessibility that white-washes the personality that sets Shakira apart from her competition." Barry Walters of Rolling Stone acknowledged that, "Occasionally clumsy but most often clever, Shakira's English lyrics and performances still lack the confidence of her Spanish tracks, yet Oral Fixation manages to maintain the musical credibility that Fijacion Oral won back." Edward Oculicz of Stylus Magazine concluded that, "Oral Fixation Volume 2 strikes a good balance between the creative audacity of its more extreme songs, all of which work as good pop, and the filler, which is well crafted and catchy."

Commercial performance
In Austria, Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 entered the Ö3 Austria Top 40 albums chart at number seven and began descending the albums chart during the following 13 weeks when it felt out of the chart. Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 re-entered the albums chart at number 59 in the first week of April 2006, and reached its peak position of number six, ten weeks later where it remained for two consecutive weeks and spent four weeks in the top ten and began descending on the albums chart, spending a total of 45 weeks in the chart. The album was certified platinum by the IFPI Austria for sales over 30,000 copies. In the Dutch-speaking Flanders region of Belgium, it peaked at number eight and spent 51 weeks in the chart. It peaked at number 12 in the French-speaking Wallonia region of the country, spending 48 weeks in the chart. The album was certified Gold in Belgium for sales of 25,000 shipped copies. In Denmark, the new edition of the album debuted at number thirty-seven in the week of April 21, 2006 and reached number one eight weeks later aided by the success of the single "Hips Don't Lie", where it remained for five non-consecutive weeks and spent 25 weeks in the chart. It was certified Gold by the IFPI Danmark for sales of 20,000 copies based on sales certifications. In Finland, Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 had some commercial troubles to replicate the same success of Laundry Service (2002) her previous English-language album. It debuted at number at number thirty-one and descended to number thirty-nine the next week, and felt out of the chart for one week and re-entered the albums chart at number thirty-five the following week where it spent five weeks in the chart and reached number twenty-nine. It made its second re-entry at number twenty-one and reached its peak position of number 13 for two consecutive weeks, spending 19 weeks in the chart. By the end of 2007, it was certified Gold for sales of 15,085 copies. In France, Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 peaked at number eight in May 2006. It spent 65 weeks in the chart and was certified platinum by Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique (SNEP) for sales over 200,000 copies. In Germany, peaked at number four on the Media Control chart and charted for 71 weeks. Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) certified Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 triple-gold in Germany for shipments of 300,000 units. Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 peaked at number six on the Italian Albums Chart. The album was the 18th best-selling album of 2006 in Italy and sold 130,000 copies according to Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI). In Spain, Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 peaked at number three. The album was certified Platinum for by PROMUSICAE for sales over 80,000 copies. In Sweden, Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 peaked at number four. The album was certified gold by Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF). In Switzerland, Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 peaked at number three. The album was certified platinum by the IFPI Switzerland.

In the United States, Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 128,000 copies. The album rebounded in the Billboard 200 albums chart with the success of "Hips Don't Lie" from the album reissue, the album moved from number 98 to number 6 on the week of May 6, 2006, selling 81,000 copies. By 2007, the album sold over 1.7 million units in the country. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in the United States. Shakira additionally received 18 Platinum certifications for the sales of Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 in the following countries: Argentina, Austria, Canada, Chile, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom, and her home country, Colombia. Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 was named the ninth best selling album of 2006 worldwide. In Canada, Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 debuted and peaked at number three and spent 15 weeks in the chart. It was certified double-platinum by Music Canada for sales of 200,000 copies.

In the United Kingdom, Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 peaked at number twelve. Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 spent a total of 30 weeks on the chart and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 300,000 copies.

Promotion

To further promote Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 and Oral Fixation, Vol. 2, Shakira embarked on the Oral Fixation Tour. It was launched on 14 June 2006, at the Feria De Muestras in Zaragoza, Spain. With the assistance of the Creative Artists Agency, she visited ninety-four cities and performed forty-one shows across five continents. The tour concluded on 9 July 2007, at the Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. It grossed over $42 million in North and Latin America, and grossed $100 million worldwide. The set list primarily consisted of Spanish-language tracks, and additionally included earlier singles from Shakira's albums Pies Descalzos (1996), Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998), and Laundry Service (2001).

In November 2007, Epic Records released the Oral Fixation Tour live album, filmed during a show in Miami, Florida in December 2006. Robert Silva from About.com provided a positive review, describing the recording as a "very entertaining and lively performance"; he expressed an additional interest in the bonus behind-the-scenes footage. William Ruhlmann from Allmusic shared a similar sentiment, complimenting her vocals and dancing abilities.

Singles
The lead single, "Don't Bother", was released on 4 October 2005. The song received mixed reviews from music critics, who were ambivalent towards its production and songwriting. Commercially, the song was a moderate success, reaching the top ten in Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and UK, while it only peaked at number 42 in the US, reaching a lower peak than "La Tortura", the lead single of Fijación Oral.

After the moderate success of "Don't Bother" and of the album, her label Epic Records asked Wyclef Jean, in early 2006, to remake his song "Dance Like This" with Shakira, attempting to revive sales of the album. After that, "Hips Don't Lie" was released as the second single from the album (first from the reissue) on 28 February 2006. The song received positive reviews from critics, while it gained 6 awards. Commercially, the single proved to be more successful than "Don't Bother", peaking at number one in more than 13 countries, including Australia, France, Ireland, the UK and the US, becoming her most successful single to date.

The third and final single, "Illegal", was released on 14 November 2006. The song received favorable reviews from music critics, due to the inclusion of Carlos Santana on it. However, the song didn't perform well on the charts, after the huge success of "Hips Don't Lie", only managing to peak inside the top ten in Austria, Italy and the Netherlands, while elsewhere it reached the top forty, including the UK. In the US, the song didn't enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Track listing
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Oral Fixation, Vol. 2.

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 * undefined signifies an additional producer
 * undefined signifies a pre-producer

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The title of the article needs changing to the more generally accepted "Woe from Wit".

Done. --xjy 21:57, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Skalozub is derived not from "skala" and "zub", but from "skalit' zuby" = to show one's teeth, to grin. Though it is obvious that "skalit'"/"oskal" and "skala" are etymological siblings. --ringm 03:01, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

The character of Chatskii, I think, cannot be modeled after Chaadaev, but was kind of prophecy! Because Chaadaev, as far as I can remember, was not declared mad by the tsar before the publication of his "First philosophical Letter", which was I think in the 1830s. And well, as you surely know "Woe from Wit" was written between 1820 and 1825. Please change that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tik2710 (talk • contribs) 00:30, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Dostoevsky
The line about the Brothers Karamazov is misleading. The Russian original doesn't mention the play by name: "Теперь я как Фамусов в последней сцене, вы Чацкий, она Софья, и представьте я нарочно убежала сюда на лестницу, чтобы вас встретить, а ведь и там все роковое произошло на лестнице." Constance Garnett's 1912 translation calls it Sorrow from Wit (which is a valid translation of горе, fwiw): "I feel like Famusov in the last scene of Sorrow from Wit. You are Tchatsky and she is Sofya, and, only fancy, I've run down to meet you on the stairs, and in the play the fatal scene takes place on the staircase." The play's title is her insertion, no doubt because she knew her audience might not catch the reference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.53.9.53 (talk) 18:30, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

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Downe House School

Downe House School is a private girls' boarding and day school in Cold Ash near Newbury, Berkshire, for girls aged 11–18. Entrance is selective, and the school has an enrolment of 559.

The Good Schools Guide described Downe House as an "Archetypal traditional girls' full boarding school turning out delightful, principled, courteous and able girls who go on to make a significant contribution to the world".

History
Downe House was founded in 1907 by Olive Willis, its first headmistress, as an all-girls' boarding school. Its first home was Down House in the village of Downe, Kent (now part of the London Borough of Bromley), which had been the home of Charles Darwin.

By 1921 Down House was too small for the school, so Willis bought The Cloisters, Cold Ash, Berkshire, from the religious order known as the Order of Silence. The school moved to the Cloisters in 1922, where it has since remained. It now accepts day pupils but is still predominantly a boarding school.

Downe House won Tatler's "Best Public School" award in 2011.

Houses
As most girls at Downe House are boarders, the house system is incorporated with the boarding programme. Three boarding houses home the youngest students, after which they progress to a mixed-age house until Sixth Form

The houses are:
 * Lower School (ages 11–13)
 * Hill
 * Hermitage
 * Darwin
 * Upper School (ages 13–16)
 * AGN (Ancren Gate North)
 * AGS (Ancren Gate South)
 * Aisholt
 * Holcombe
 * Tedworth
 * Sixth Form (ages 16–18)
 * Willis
 * York

Students in the Lower Fourth year spend a term boarding at Downe House's campus at Sauveterre near Toulouse, France.

Admissions
Downe House educates girls between the ages of eleven and eighteen, taking them from the last years of junior school through to the sixth form. Girls can join the school at the ages of eleven, twelve, or thirteen, on leaving a primary or prep school, or at sixteen after completing GCSEs. The biggest intake of girls is at 11+.

Entry into Downe House is competitive, with entrants needing to pass the Common Entrance Examination.

Curriculum
The core subjects at Downe House are English, Mathematics and Science as well as Humanities, Classics and Social Sciences subjects and there are options such as Fine Arts, Foreign Languages and Business Studies.

In 2010, the Cambridge Pre-U was introduced as an alternative to A Levels at Downe House.

2004 fees story
In 2004, as reported by The Times, Downe House was one of about sixty of the country's leading independent schools which were accused of running an unlawful price-fixing cartel, contrary to the Competition Act 1998, enabling them to drive up fees charged to thousands of parents. After an Inquiry later that year, in 2005 the school was ordered to pay a nominal penalty of £10,000, and with the other schools agreed to make ex-gratia payments totalling three million pounds into a trust to benefit pupils who attended the schools during the period in question. However, the Independent Schools Council said the investigation had been "a scandalous waste of public money". Jean Scott, its head, said that the schools had always been exempt from anti-cartel rules applied to business, were following a long-established procedure in sharing the information with each other, and had been unaware of a change to the law, on which they had not been consulted. She wrote to John Vickers, the Office of Fair Trading director-general, "They are not a group of businessmen meeting behind closed doors to fix the price of their products to the disadvantage of the consumer. They are schools that have quite openly continued to follow a long-established practice because they were unaware that the law had changed."

Notable alumnae

 * Margaret Aston (1932–2014), medieval historian
 * Clare Balding (b. 1971), BBC sports presenter
 * Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973), novelist and short story writer
 * Tessa Dahl (b. 1957), daughter of Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal
 * Amaryllis Fleming (1925–1999), cellist
 * Aileen Fox (1907–2005), archaeologist
 * Miranda Hart (b. 1972), comedian and actress
 * Marina Hyde (b. 1974), columnist for The Guardian
 * Geraldine James (b. 1950), actress
 * Catherine, Princess of Wales (b. 1982)
 * Mary Midgley (1919–2018), philosopher
 * Rosemary Murray (1913–2004), first woman to hold office as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
 * Countess Alexandra Tolstoy (b. 1973), writer and presenter
 * Edith Holt Whetham (1911–2001), agricultural historian and economist
 * Annette Worsley-Taylor (1944–2015), fashion entrepreneur and the founder of London Fashion Week.

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Permian High School

Permian High School is a public high school located in Odessa, Texas and is one of two high schools in the Ector County Independent School District. It was the subject of the book Friday Night Lights, which in turn inspired a movie and TV series of the same name.

History
Opened in 1959, Permian High is named for the Permian Basin, the geological formation that underlies Midland and Odessa. The name stems from the age of the rocks in the basin where the school is located, which are from the geological period that preceded the largest mass extinction in the history of life. The Permian Basin is the source of the large oil and natural gas deposits that drive the region's economy. Permian High began adding freshmen to the campus during the 2015-2016 school year. This began creating more additions to the campus as well as a bigger influx of students.

Football
High school football has long been extremely popular in Texas. The story of Permian High School's 1988 Permian Panthers team and its run towards the state championship was the subject of the best-selling book Friday Night Lights, published in 1990. A movie based on the book was made in 2004 and the NBC television network aired a TV series loosely based on the school and book. Roy Williams, formerly of the Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys, and Chicago Bears, went to school at Permian and portrayed an assistant coach for Midland Lee in the movie.

The team, whose rallying cry is "Mojo", won the Texas state championship in the 4A classification (the state's largest until 1980) in 1965 and 1972 and the 5A classification in 1980, 1984 (a co-championship with French High School, located in Beaumont, Texas the last time that a football co-championship was awarded by the UIL; it would later adopt NCAA overtime rules), 1989 and 1991. Permian was selected by National Sports News Service as the High School Football National co-champions in 1972 and 1989.

 * State Champs (4A, 1965, 1972) (5A, 1980, (1984 co Champs), 1989) (5A II, 1991)

 * Runner-Up (4A, 1968, 1970, 1975) (5A, 1985) (5A I, 1995)

"Mojo" supposedly originated in 1967 when a group of Permian alumni met the team in Abilene Cooper for the game between the Panthers and Cougars. Legend has it that Permian's fans began chanting "Go Joe" for one of the Permian players. Other fans misheard this as "Mojo".

Permian plays its home football games at Ratliff Stadium.

Permian's arch rivals are the Odessa Bronchos, the Midland Legacy Rebels, and San Angelo Central High Bobcats.

Satin Strings
Founded by Charles Nail and currently directed by Todd Berridge, a former pupil under Nail, Satin Strings is a strolling strings ensemble of the Permian High School Orchestra. The members of the group "stroll" (carry their instruments while performing), including the cellists but not the bass players.

Satin Strings is regularly asked to play at major state and national functions. In 1994, Satin Strings played at the D-Day celebrations in Normandy, France and this performance led to an invitation to play at the 1997 inauguration of US President Bill Clinton. The ensemble played for the inauguration of the governor of Chihuahua, Mexico in 1998. The group also performed at the 2001 and 2005 inaugurations of President George W. Bush. Satin Strings and director Berridge are featured on the May 4, 2013 episode of the syndicated television series Texas Country Reporter, starring Bob Phillips.

Orchestra
The Permian Orchestra was founded in 1959 with the opening of Permian High School. Under the baton of J.R. McEntyre, the program quickly gained a reputation for excellence that has endured for half a century. The Symphony Orchestra has received consecutive sweepstakes at UIL Concert and Sightreading Contest for 41 years. The Chamber String Orchestra (Satin Strings) has received sweepstakes at UIL Concert and Sightreading contest for 25 years, every year since the founding of it. The Symphony, Philharmonic and Chamber String Orchestras have each achieved individual success at festivals across the nation. The groups have been named "Best in Class" and "Outstanding Orchestra" at competitions in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. The Permian Symphony Orchestra has been selected as the TMEA State Honor Orchestra twice, once in 1980 and again in 1984. The orchestra program has only had five directors in its history: J.R. McEntrye (1959–72), Charles Nail (1972–88), Kathy Fishburn (1988–99), David Golden (1999–2008), and Todd Berridge (2008–present).

Notable Alumni

 * Raymond Benson – Thriller novelist and author of the official James Bond novels from 1997 to 2003.
 * Jim J. Bullock – Stage, television and film actor.
 * Bront Bird – National Football League linebacker for the San Diego Chargers.
 * Stoney Case – Former National Football League and Arena Football League quarterback.
 * Mike Conaway – United States House of Representatives member from Texas's 11th congressional district.
 * Britt Hager – Former National Football League linebacker.
 * Daniel Ray Herrera – Major League Baseball pitcher, most recently played for the New York Mets.
 * Lloyd Hill - Former National Football League and Arena Football League wide receiver.
 * Mike Flynt - Former NCAA Football linebacker for Sul Ross State University.
 * Kimberly Kay Smith – Actress and model.
 * Toby Stevenson (Class of 1995) – Pole vaulter, 2004 Summer Olympics Silver medalist.
 * Roy Williams – Former National Football League wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys, and Chicago Bears.
 * Kelly Wilson – Women's Professional Soccer forward currently playing for Philadelphia Independence and member of the United States women's national soccer team.
 * Robert Rummel-Hudson – Author of Schuyler's Monster.
 * Daryl Hunt – Played football for the Houston Oilers and was an All-American at the University of Oklahoma.
 * John Barton Davis – Played football for Angelo State University-All Conference 1975 All-State 1971 Permian’s MVP 1971
 * Jesus Olivares – World champion powerlifter.

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Duncans Mills, California

Duncans Mills (or Duncan's Mills) is an unincorporated community located in Sonoma County, California.

History
Duncans Mills was once part of the Rancho Muniz Mexican land grant.

In 1877, Alexander Duncan established a sawmill in what is today Duncans Mills. The mills sent lumber to the growing city of San Francisco.

The town was founded in the 1870s. It featured two hotels, a general store, a saloon, a meat market, blacksmith, livery stable, and a notion shop.

Starting in the 1870s, the narrow-gauge North Pacific Coast Railroad ran through Duncans Mills on its way from Cazadero, California, to Sausalito. After being sold several times, the railroad ceased operation in the 1930s. The town slowly faded, until a 1976 restoration project, associated with the celebration of the U.S. Bicentennial, brought about a period of building restoration and business re-vitalization.

Today, Duncans Mills resembles the way it was originally built. It has an authentic North Pacific Coast Railroad Depot and several original cars from the old railroad line. A California State Park Sector Office is located in a building constructed to look like an original fixture of the town, but was actually part of the 1976 revitalization. The Blue Heron Restaurant has served as the destination entertainment center of the town for decades.

Geography
Duncans Mills is located on the Russian River about 4 mi from the Pacific Ocean. It straddles State Route 116.

Climate
The record high was 113 °F on July 14, 1972, and the record low was 14 °F on December 23, 1990.

Demographics
According to the 2000 census, about 175 people live in Duncans Mills. There are around 42 family households and 31 non-family households. Each household has an average of 2–3 people. In Duncans Mills, there are 129 houses; 56 of them are vacant and 52 of them are of seasonal, recreational, or occasional use.

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Traci Brooks

Tracy Brookshaw (born May 22, 1975) is a Canadian former professional wrestler, wrestling valet and referee, better known by her ring name Traci Brooks. She is best known for her work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she spent most of her career, having been the longest signed knockout the company has had wrestling actively with them from 2003 up until 2012.

Considered by TNA/Impact as the "original Knockout", she was inducted into the Impact Hall of Fame in 2023.

Early life
Brookshaw grew up on a pig and chicken farm in St. Marys, Ontario. In 2000, she won the Toronto Sunshine Millennium Calendar contest which led to her being named Miss June 2000 and interviewed in the Toronto Sun. Brookshaw went on to engage in promotional modeling work with the Molson, Labatt and Budweiser beverage brewers.

In her interview, Brookshaw said that she aspired to be "the next WWF Superstar". This led to her being introduced to Ron Hutchison, a professional wrestler who operated the Sully's Gym professional wrestling school out of Toronto, Ontario. Brookshaw began training under Hutchinson in March 2000 and debuted in January 2001 as "Tracy Brooks".

Independent circuit
Brooks appeared with numerous independent promotions, including Border City Wrestling and the Apocalypse Wrestling Federation (AWF). During her time in AWF, she worked a program feuding with La Felina and was managed for a short time by Canadian hip-hop artist, Dan-e-o. On August 30, 2001, Brookshaw (as Miss Apocalypse) defeated Joey Knight to win the AWF heavyweight title. To this day, she continues to do work for independent promotions, including Blood Sweat and Ears in her home region in Southern Ontario and, most prominently, NWA Cyberspace where she contends for the NWA Cyberspace Women's Championship.

Traci even wrestled in independent custom wrestling matches against wrestlers like Amber O'Neal and Christie Ricci.

Early appearances (2003)
Brooks debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on April 30, 2003, in Catholic schoolgirl apparel, attacking Lollipop, a dancer who entertained the live audience during intermissions. The following week, Brooks demanded to be entered in a gauntlet match in which the winner would receive a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, threatening to sue National Wrestling Alliance official Bill Behrens for sexual discrimination if he did not comply. When her threats failed, Brooks instead attempted to charm Behrens into allowing her into the match. Behrens then placed Brooks in a triple threat match with fellow female wrestlers Desire and Trinity, with the winner gaining entry into the gauntlet match. After Kid Kash ambushed Trinity and David Young accidentally punched Desire, Brooks won the match. Later that evening, she was attacked by Lollipop as she approached the ring to enter the gauntlet match. After she entered the ring, Brooks was quickly pinned and eliminated by Kid Kash.

On May 21, Brooks was paired with David Young in an "Anarchy Alliance" tag team tournament to determine the number one contenders to the NWA World Tag Team Championship. They defeated Kid Kash and Trinity on May 21 and Ron Killings (whose partner, Don Harris, had refused to team with him) on June 4. During the match, Brooks was injured by Killings. Nurse Veronica (who had recently debuted in an on-air role as TNA's backstage clinician) rushed to the ring to aid Brooks. During this time, Brooks was also involved in catfights with Young's valet, Desire. Brooks and Young then faced America's Most Wanted in the tournament final, but lost. After the match, Young threatened Brooks, but she was again saved by Veronica. During an interview with Goldy Locks, Brooks and Veronica announced that TNA officials would no longer allow women to compete against men; however, they would continue to work together as a stable named Bitchslap. The duo then issued an open challenge to any women in attendance. TNA cage dancers April Pennington and Lollipop (who was attacked by Brooks several weeks earlier ) accepted the challenge. They tried attacking Brooks and Veronica but were stopped by TNA security guards. The following week, Lollipop challenged Bitchslap to a match. Veronica (without Brooks present) accepted, but was attacked by both Lollipop and Pennington until TNA security again stopped the catfight. Veronica then replaced Brooks with a new partner, Cheerleader Valentina (who had earlier competed as JV Love on TNA Xplosion in a match against Brooks ). The reason for the replacement is because Brooks was unable to travel from Canada to the TNA taping. The storyline with Bitchslap was eventually dropped because TNA didn't have enough female wrestlers to compete against the group, and Veronica turned down a two-year contract with TNA, instead attempting to sign with either WWE or a company in Japan. Brooks was removed from television for repackaging, Trinity was placed into other storylines, and TNA stopped booking Valentina.

Relationship with Michael Shane (2003–2006)
Brooks returned to TNA on November 5, 2003, helping Shane Douglas defeat The Sandman. On November 26, Douglas and Brooks, known now simply as "Traci", helped Michael Shane defeat Sonjay Dutt. Following the match, the trio celebrated, and Douglas announced that they were to be called "The New Franchise".

The New Franchise began feuding with Triple X (Christopher Daniels, Low Ki and Elix Skipper). The feud lasted until April 21, 2004, when Shane lost to Daniels after he passed up on a pinfall opportunity in order to try to hit his finisher. After Douglas admonished Shane, Shane began pushing and slapping his erstwhile mentor. Traci eventually grabbed Douglas from behind, enabling Shane to superkick Douglas. The following week, Traci helped Shane defeat Douglas in a singles match.

Traci continued to manage Shane, who was by now pursuing the X Division Championship. Shane proved unable to defeat the incumbent champion, A.J. Styles, so he and Traci recruited Frankie Kazarian in order to maximize their numbers advantage. The result was a new stable/tag team that was known by fans as Shazarian. After several weeks of confrontations, Styles defended his title against Shane and Kazarian in a three way Ultimate X match on July 28, 2004. Though he was able to nullify the interference of Traci by giving her a Styles Clash, he was eventually knocked unconscious by the combined efforts of Shane and Kazarian. Shane and Kazarian then climbed for the X Division Championship, and simultaneously retrieved the belt, thus becoming co-champions. They lost the titles to Petey Williams in a Gauntlet Match on August 11.

In late 2004, Traci turned into a fan favorite by leaving Shane and Kazarian and becoming the assistant of the TNA Director of Authority, Dusty Rhodes. Trinity also wanted to be Rhodes' assistant, however, so he told each woman to recruit a new tag team. The teams faced one another at Destination X on March 13, 2005, with the winning team's manager becoming Rhodes' sole assistant. Traci's team (Don and Ron Harris, the Disciples of Destruction) defeated Trinity's team (Big Tilly and Bruno Sassi - Phi Delta Slam), making her Rhodes' assistant. Traci eventually left Rhodes' side and began managing Chris Sabin, who was feuding with Michael Shane and Trinity. At Lockdown on April 24, she tried to prevent Trinity from interfering in a four way X Division Xscape elimination match between Sabin, Sonjay Dutt, Shocker and Shane, but failed. The feud continued until Hard Justice on May 15, when Sabin and Traci lost to Shane and Trinity. In the course of the match, Traci turned on Sabin and Shane turned on Trinity, with Traci aligning herself with Shane once again and Trinity siding with Sabin.

Traci began managing Shane once again and stayed with him when he changed his name to his real name, Matt Bentley. When Bentley sat out during contract renegotiations in August 2005, she did some interview work for TNA. At Unbreakable on September 11, Traci acted as a backstage interviewer throughout the event. She returned to Bentley's side after his return at Unbreakable. In February 2006, Bentley turned heel and began a dispute with longtime tag partner Lance Hoyt. Following the feud, Bentley was sidelined with an injury. Traci did promotional work for the company during the downtime.

On the May 15 taping of Impact!, she wrestled Gail Kim in the first woman's match in over a year. The match was taped purely for the forthcoming TNA Knockouts DVD, not for the Spike TV program. Kim gained the pin after interference from America's Most Wanted. At Hardcore War she defeated Kim with Christy Hemme as referee.

Managing Robert Roode (2006–2008)
Traci was announced as Robert Roode's manager at Bound for Glory 2006 and changed her name to "Ms. Brooks," thus becoming a villain. She managed him during the Fight for the Right Tournament at the October 28 Impact!. She lost to Eric Young in a bikini contest at Turning Point. After this, she was told to sign Young to a contract- no matter what it took to do it. In the storyline, Ms. Brooks began to pressure him into having sex with her. Finally, at Against All Odds Ms. Brooks successfully seduced Young into signing a contract with "Robert Roode Inc.". After sometime without a storyline, she entered a rivalry with Gail Kim and was defeated at an Impact! taping. At Slammiversary, she was taken out by Kim once again.

On the August 23, 2007, episode of Impact!, Roode wrestled Gail Kim, with Kim pinning Roode after a low blow leg drop. Following the match, Roode, unhappy at his loss, continued to attack Kim until Kaz came out to counter Roode. On the September 27 edition of Impact. Tracy competed in 5-way match in losing effort to Roxxi Laveau. On the October 4 edition of Impact!, it was revealed that Brooks and Roode were not romantically linked, and that the only reason she continued to take Roode's abuse was to help her sick mother. Subsequently, on Impact! and at Genesis a female fan held up signs asking Roode to replace Ms. Brooks with her. Roode then joined the Angle Alliance with Ms. Brooks begrudgingly by his side. At the Genesis pay-per-view on November 11, 2007, Traci fainted due to heat exhaustion, but appeared to be doing fine following help from medics. However, news reports have arisen that claim that her fainting was staged, as Brooks was asked to do so by Vince Russo. At the January 10 Impact! tapings, Roode fired Ms. Brooks and replaced her with the female fan, identified by Roode as Ms. Payton Banks. Shortly thereafter, Brookshaw reverted to a crowd favorite and to her "'Traci Brooks" ring name and began feuding with Banks. She defeated Banks at the annual pay-per-view, Against All Odds. On the April 3 edition of Impact!, Traci defeated Payton Banks after a facebuster from the top turnbuckle. At Lockdown, She participated in the first ever "Queen of the Cage" match which was won by Roxxi Laveaux. At Sacrifice, Traci participated in the first ever TNA Knockout Makeover Battle Royal, which was won by Gail Kim.

Knockout Law (2008)
During the July 17 edition of Impact! a backstage segment revealed that Brooks was in talks with Jim Cornette about something concerning the Knockouts. Soon after on the August 7 episode of Impact!, Brooks was the special guest referee for a match between Roxxi and Jacqueline, which Roxxi won. In August 2008, Cornette announced that Traci officially is in charge of the Knockouts Division, known as the "Knockout Law". In January 2009, Traci stopped appearing in TNA and Jim Cornette resumed control over the Knockout division. She returned on the March 12, 2009, edition of Impact! as a referee.

Return as a wrestler (2009–2010)
Traci returned to television on the July 23, 2009, episode of Impact!. During an interview with Lauren, she announced that had taken time off TNA to work on some projects in Hollywood and she was returning as the referee for a Knockout battle royal later that evening. The winner of the battle royal would receive $50,000 and spot in The Main Event Mafia. As the match wound down to Tara and Awesome Kong as the final two participants, Brooks revealed that she was actually a participant in the match and tossed both women out of the ring. Upon winning the match, Traci turned villainous and became a member of the Main Event Mafia. On the following Impact, Traci cemented herself as a villainess during an interview with Lauren in which she denounced TNA for not giving her a spot on television, explaining her absence. On August 27 episode of Impact, Traci competed in the TNA Knockout Tag Title tournament teaming with Sharmell to represent The Main Event Mafia, but they lost in the first round of the tournament to Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed. On the October 1 edition of Impact!, Traci was defeated by Christy Hemme in a "Battle of the Playboy Models" match. After the match, the villainous Traci attacked Christy. The following episode of Impact, Brooks teamed up with Alissa Flash and The Beautiful People (Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne) to defeat Taylor Wilde, Sarita, Hemme and Hamada in an elimination match.

On the October 22 edition of Impact! the Main Event Mafia disbanded. On the November 12 episode of Impact, Traci began a rivalry with the villainous Alissa Flash when she attacked Flash after losing to her in a singles match. On the November 19 episode of Impact, Traci attacked Flash after she lost to Sarita, In the process, Traci cemented herself as a face. On the November 26 edition of Impact!, Traci competed in a number 1 contenders battle royal to face ODB for the Knockouts Championship at Final Resolution but failed to win after being eliminated by Wilde and Sarita. On March 4, 2010, Brookshaw was released from her contract.

Various feuds and departure (2011–2012)
On February 14, 2011, at the tapings of the February 17 edition of Impact!, Brooks made a one night return to TNA, saving her real life husband Kazarian from Robbie E and Cookie. On April 7, Brooks wrestled at TNA house show in Erie, Pennsylvania, unsuccessfully challenging Madison Rayne for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship. Two days later Brooks defeated Rayne in a non-title match at a house show in Cleveland Ohio. On the July 21 edition of Impact Wrestling, Brooks made her return to TNA, saving Velvet Sky and Mickie James from ODB and Jacqueline. On the August 18 edition of Impact Wrestling, Brooks re-applied for the job of "Knockout Law". However, on the September 1 edition of Impact Wrestling, the job was given to Karen Jarrett, who then hired Brooks as her executive assistant. On the December 8 edition of Impact Wrestling, Brooks returned to the ring to face Jarrett's ally Gail Kim. Despite being told to lay down, Brooks decided to fight back, but eventually lost following interference from Madison Rayne. After Karen Jarrett was fired from TNA on the December 15 edition of Impact Wrestling, Brooks began wrestling more regularly, feuding with Madison Rayne. On the January 5, 2012, edition of Impact Wrestling, Brooks and Mickie James failed to capture the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship from Rayne and Gail Kim. This turned out to be Brooks's Final match in TNA. After months of inactivity, Brooks announced on April 17, that she had been released from TNA.

Return to independent circuit (2010–2011)
Brooks made her debut for Women Superstars Uncensored, on November 28, 2008, defeating Annie Social in singles competition. On the March 6, 2010, where she lost to April Hunter, following the match, Traci saved Hunter from an attack from The Boston Shore. On the April 10 episode of WSU, Traci unsuccessfully challenged Brittany Savage for WSU Spirit Championship.

Retirement (2015)
On July 18, 2015, Brooks made her final professional wrestling appearance for House of Hardcore (HOH), managing Frankie Kazarian and Christopher Daniels to a win over The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Michael Bennett).

Part-time appearances and TNA Hall of fame induction (2022–present)
Brooks made a brief return to Impact on June 19, 2022, at Slammiversary 2022. Brooks was seen ringside supporting her husband Frankie Kazarian his 10-man tag team match. She would get involved, taking out Maria Kanellis-Bennett with a clothesline. Brooks made another return to Impact at Slammiversary 2023 when she managed Kazarian his match with Eddie Edwards. Later in the match, Brooks took out Edwards' wife Alisha in the ring as she tried to get involved in the match. On the July 20 episode of Impact! Brooks and Alisha brawled backstage. The two husband-and-wife teams would mace a mixed-tag match at tapings for the 1000th episode of Impact!, with Brooks and Kazarian winning the match. After the match, it was announced that Brooks would be inducted into the Impact Hall of Fame at that year's Bound for Glory. On 21 October 2023 Traci was inducted into the Impact Hall of Fame.

Playboy
On July 26, 2009, it was revealed that TNA had signed a deal with Playboy making Brooks the first TNA Knockout to ever pose for Playboy. On September 2 it was reported that Playboy had decided not to publish Brooks' photo shoot in the magazine. The photo shoot was instead released through their Cyber Club on September 17, 2009.

Personal life
Brookshaw married fellow TNA wrestler Frank Gerdelman, better known as Frankie Kazarian, on January 7, 2010; they started dating in 2006 when she acted as his manager. The couple have a son together.

In an October 2008 interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, Brookshaw revealed that she suffered from Erb's palsy as an infant as a side-effect of her birth. While she recovered for the most part, due to aggressive treatment, she noted that she has impaired function in her right arm which affected her in the ring. She has said that "I don't have a biceps or a triceps. I have a uniceps."

Championships and accomplishments

 * 3X Wrestling
 * 3XW Women's Championship (1 time)
 * All Star Championship Wrestling
 * Justice Cup (2005)
 * Apocalypse Wrestling Federation
 * AWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * Coastal Championship Wrestling
 * CCW Women's Championship (1 time)
 * CyberSpace Wrestling Federation
 * CWF His and Hers Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Michael Shane
 * Downsouth Championship Wrestling
 * DCW Women's Championship (1 time)
 * Great Lakes Championship Wrestling
 * GLCW Women's Championship (1 time)
 * New Ohio Championship Wrestling
 * NOCW Women's Championship (1 time)
 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * Ranked No. 22 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2008
 * RingDivas Women's Wrestling
 * RingDivas World Championship (1 time)
 * Southern Championship Wrestling
 * SCW Women's Championship (1 time)
 * Total Nonstop Action/Impact Wrestling
 * TNA Hall of Fame (2023)
 * TNA Year End Awards (1 time)
 * Babe of the Year (2004)
 * Women's Wrestling Alliance
 * WWA Women's Championship (1 time)
 * Super J Tournament (2005)
 * World Xtreme Wrestling
 * WXW Women's Elite 8 Tournament (2002)
 * WXW Hall of Fame (Class of 2013)

Media

 * Zombie Beach Party (2003) as "stunt double" and "Tracy the Sexy Killer Zombie"
 * Kenny vs. Spenny (2003) in episode "Who Is The Strongest?" (alongside fellow TNA Knockout Angel Williams)
 * Rent a Goalie (2008) as Eva in episode "Eva has a dot dot dot"

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Lullaby of Birdland

"Lullaby of Birdland" is a jazz standard and popular song composed by George Shearing with lyrics by George David Weiss (under the pseudonym "B. Y. Forster").

Background
George Shearing wrote "Lullaby of Birdland" in 1952 for Morris Levy, the owner of the New York jazz club Birdland. Levy had gotten in touch with Shearing and explained that he'd started a regular Birdland-sponsored disk jockey show, and he wanted Shearing to record a theme which was "to be played every hour on the hour." Levy originally wanted his own music to be recorded, but Shearing insisted he couldn't relate very well with it and wanted to compose his own music. They compromised by sharing the rights of the song; the composer's rights went to Shearing, and the publishing rights went to Levy.

Shearing stated in his autobiography that he had composed "the whole thing [...] within ten minutes." The chord changes were partly from Walter Donaldson's "Love Me Or Leave Me".

Jean Constantin composed the lyrics to a French version, "Lola ou La légende du pays aux oiseaux".

Musical characteristics
"Lullaby of Birdland" is in thirty-two bar form, and its original key was F minor (or A♭ major). The song spends an equal amount of time in both minor and major modes. It follows a I – vi – ii7 – V7 harmonic progression, and it has a I – vi7 – ii7 – V7 minor variation.

Notable recordings
The original single was issued on MGM 11354 - "Lullaby Of Birdland" (Shearing) by The George Shearing Quintet, recorded July 17, 1952.

Lyrics were added later by George David Weiss; the recording by Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown became a hit in 1954.

The song has been recorded by many vocal and instrumental performers, including Ella Fitzgerald, the Blue Stars of France (a Billboard top twenty hit in 1956, sung in French), Lionel Hampton, Chris Connor, Mel Tormé, Erroll Garner, Quincy Jones, Chaka Khan, Aoi Teshima, Mariah Carey, jazz bandleader Count Basie, Japanese R&B singer DOUBLE, Nikki Yanofsky, pianist Friedrich Gulda, The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic, Korean singer Insooni, Finnish singer Olavi Virta (in Finnish), Vietnamese singer Tùng Dương, Spanish singer Andrea Motis (with a Bach-like three voice fugue based on the song theme by pianist Ignasi Terraza) and Italian singer Mina. A live version is included on the album Amy Winehouse at the BBC by Amy Winehouse. Winehouse also sampled the song in the track "October Song" from her debut album, Frank. In Stan Freberg's comic version of "The Great Pretender", the jazz pianist ad libs the first six notes of "Lullaby of Birdland", before the singer angrily shouts "WATCH IT!!" Other versions include Joni James, Wild Bill Davis, Anita Kerr Singers, Chet Atkins, Ralph Marterie, McGuire Sisters, Floyd Cramer, Frank Chacksfield, Hugo Montenegro, and Ray Conniff. The Argentine singer Morena Greppi delivered an excellent rendition of the classic song on the program La Voz Argentina.

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Dunlap, California

Dunlap is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1919 feet. It has a population of 131. It is located approximately 38 mi east of Fresno. In the 1800s Dunlap was a rest stop for passengers of the stage coach and a location for a change of horses.

St. Nicholas Ranch, a conference and retreat center run by the Greek Orthodox Church, is a major attraction. The Greek Orthodox Monastery (Convent) of the Theotokos, the Life-Giving Spring is also located there. Prior to the acquisition of the land by the ranch and the monastery, the land was known as the Sally K Ranch with two of the old ranch dwellings now being occupied by the ranch manager and assigned clergy. On the ranch property itself, there is an old barn, totally constructed of redwood, with a chapel inside (on the second floor). Referred to as "The Barn Church" or "St. Nicolas Chapel" by locals, the chapel has a minimalist design, and is home to a colony of bats. The extremely large barn itself was built in 1891 to house livestock, with the chapel being a much more recent addition. In the late 1800s the large barn was also used to store ice for the city of Fresno; the ice was cut in the winter, reportedly at nearby Hume Lake, and then the large blocks were moved to the barn. Although the barn is no longer used for livestock, the original enclosures are still there.

An attraction near to Dunlap on Highway 180 is the Sierra Endangered Cat Haven. The ZIP Code is 93621, and the community is inside area code 559.

The first post office was established in 1882, was closed for a time in 1885, and moved in 1898. The name honors George Dunlap Moss, a school teacher instrumental in bringing a post office to the town.

Hye Camp, which was formerly owned by Olympian Bob Mathias, is now owned and operated by the Armenian Church of the Western Diocese as a youth camp and retreat center.

A female intern-volunteer was killed on March 6, 2013 by a lion at the Sierra Endangered Cat Haven animal park. The lion escaped from a feeding cage and attacked while she was cleaning his enclosure.

Climate
The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Csb" (Mediterranean Climate).

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Permian High School

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was KEEP. JeremyA 13:43, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Permian High School
No notability demonstrated Shoaler 17:32, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * The school was featured in a sports movie called Friday Night Lights, or something like that; apparently, they're a very highly-ranked high school football program. No vote. Meelar (talk) 18:24, Jun 3, 2005 (UTC)
 * Meelar is right. In fact, given the feature-film status of Permian, I'm very surprised that the article isn't larger. I'm not a football guy, but I watched Friday Night Lights on the way home from China.  Keep as a stub, and maybe think about making it a contribution/project thingie. 216.158.31.195 18:34, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep as the location of the notable book (and later movie) FNL. Ben-w 18:33, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * delete not notable. Dunc|☺ 18:46, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * keep and expand this is a notable school featured in a film Yuckfoo 18:53, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Question. Is there anything to say about the school that is not covered by Friday Night Lights?  Is it notable outside of the book/film?  To give a different example, a number of people were featured in the documentary film Hands on a Hard Body, who would not be notable except for their appearance in the film.  In such a case I can see having an article about the film that mentions them, but not separate articles for each person, because their notability is restricted to appearance in that film and can be adequately addressed in that context.  --Tabor 19:17, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Apologies to Tabor here; I inadvertently did a mouse drag and inserted a comment by me into his edit (sounds weird, but it's true) I said: "There really is little point listing this kind of school for deletion when perfectly normal junior schools are routinely saved without the benefit of print, silver or technicolor." --Tony Sidaway|Talk 13:32, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * There isn't really a good answer to your question; there's a lot of controversy over whether individual high schools are notable enough to get articles independently. See Schools for more. Meelar (talk) 19:52, Jun 3, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Although its not much of a stub, it does (through the reference to the "winningest football team") identify the school sufficiently, and for the reasons noted above the school has notability (if that were required for a school).  DS1953 19:40, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep any non-fictional school upon which a movie is based. -- BD2412 talk 20:25, 2005 Jun 3 (UTC)
 * Keep. I think this one's pretty clear; a movie and an Olympic silver medalist posted within a day of creation.   Un  focused  21:16, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Verifiable and NPOV. Double Blue  (Talk) 22:14, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I think this is one we can all agree on. There's the book and the movie in which the coach is played by Lara Croft's former squeeze, Billy Bob Thornton.  It's picked up three 2005 award nominations, and the 2004 silver medalist Toby Stevenson.                                                                             --Tony Sidaway|Talk 23:14, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. This article has an notably strong BEEFSTEW potential, give it time to allow for organic growth.  --Bahn Mi 01:06, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * See WP:AN/I. This is a suspected sock of User:GRider, who is banned from VfD. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 17:57, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. NeoJustin 02:03, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keeo, notable. Neutralitytalk 02:04, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm going to shock everybody by voting keep. Notable school.  RickK 04:06, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * It could do with a bit of (non-waffling) expansion, but its not every school that is featured in a best selling book that has a notable film made about it, nor every school the produces an Olympic silver medalist. Keep. Thryduulf 07:38, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is an example of the rare encyclopedically notable secondary school.  You actually can distinguish this school from thousands of other similar schools, and there are more interesting things to report about it than the school colors.  Quale 09:46, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - notable American Football team with a school attached. (School National Champions in 1972 and 1989). I may disagree with their priorities, but given that we'll write articles on every minor sportsperson, a team that attracts five figure crowds is notable. Average Earthman 16:01, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Extreme keep, obviously. Placing school articles on VfD 4 minutes after creation is counter-productive.  —RaD Man (talk) 16:23, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. Wow, you're right!  It was listed for deletion four minutes after being created.  This anti-school campaign is becoming very silly, and it has to be said, having a negligible effect, or possibly a large one in the direction opposite to that intended. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 16:26, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Wow, heaven forbid that people who think that crap is crap should want to list it for deletion!!!!! Especially since, at the time of listing, all it said was, "ermian High School has the winningest team in texas high school history.". RickK 21:04, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)]
 * Clearly the nominator here failed to do minimal research. This is not the way to perform cleanup or RC. The fact that since April 22nd some seventy school articles have been listed for deletion and their discussions all closed without deletion, and a further twenty deletion listings that have not yet been closed also seem to be headed for a non-delete result, also suggests to me that those nominating those ninety schools for deletion in the space of six weeks are failing to do proper research, failing to consider alternatives before going to VfD, and failing to judge the mood of Wikipedia on the matter of schools. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 13:18, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. High school from Texas with notable football team subject of book and feature film. Besides, they take their high school football very seriously in Texas. Capitalistroadster 06:15, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep notable school User:GRider/Schoolwatch Klonimus 07:48, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. This school has been featured in a movie, and has a fairly long list of notable alumni. I think that establishes notability, whether or not one thinks highs schools are notable par se. Sjakkalle (Check!)  06:52, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Obvious bad-faith nomination of very notable institution. Censure nominator. Centauri 08:10, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge into Odessa, Texas and delete - Skysmith 09:13, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment - On a side note, it makes me really feel as though wikipedia is getting its job done - from the first "winningest football team" entry to the current brief, but encyclopaedic, entry, the article's really evolved because of the spotlight cast on it by VfD. Pretty neat. 216.158.31.195 18:14, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. I think I agree, but I'd rather see Wikipedia get to the point where admins on cleanup use Google more so we don't end up with an article on VfD in the first place.  This article is obviously not one that Wikipedia would delete. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 07:17, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. I still get the warm and fuzzies from it though. 216.158.31.195 19:45, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * They wouldn't have had the chance with this one, it was on VfD within four minutes. But I agree with you, people should do a quick Google before VfDing to catch the articles that are just badly written. Average Earthman 06:03, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Finally, a notable school. Jayjg (talk) 21:15, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. A notable school. I do not see the harm in high school articles, provided that they are not 'fluff' and adhere to NPOV. (talk)

 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages.  Please do not edit this page .


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Double exposure (disambiguation)

Double exposure is the outcome of overlaying an image on a previously exposed film, either deliberately or accidentally.

Double exposure may also refer to:

Film

 * Double Exposures (1937 film), directed by John Paddy Carstairs
 * Double Exposure (1944 film), directed by William Berke
 * Double Exposure (1954 film), directed by John Gilling
 * Double Exposure (1976 film), starring Anouska Hempel
 * Double Exposure (1982 film), directed by William Byron Hillman
 * Double Exposure, aka The November Men, 1993 film directed by Paul Williams (director)
 * Double Exposure (1994 film), starring Ron Perlman
 * Double Exposure (2014 film), directed by Li Jinhang

Television and radio

 * Double Exposure (comedy series), a Canadian radio and TV show
 * Double Exposure (U.S. TV series), a reality television series aired on Bravo
 * Double Exposure (game show), a Heatter-Quigley Productions game show which aired in 1961
 * "Double Exposure", an episode from the third season of Columbo

Music

 * Double Exposure (Nat Adderley album)
 * Double Exposure (Joe Chambers album)
 * Double Exposure (Chris Connor and Maynard Ferguson album)
 * Double Exposure (band), an American band from the disco era
 * Double Exposure (John Pizzarelli album)

Other

 * Double exposure patterning, a technique for improving the resolution of patterning semiconductors
 * Double Exposure Blackjack, a variety of blackjack
 * Double Exposure (novel), by Australian author Brian Caswell
 * Double exposure (poetic form) invented by Greg Williamson

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Domino Harvey

Domino Harvey (7 August 1969 – 27 June 2005) was an English bounty hunter in the United States. She came from a well-to-do background, being the daughter of noted actor Laurence Harvey and fashion model Paulene Stone. Harvey's fame was increased posthumously by the 2005 release of the film Domino, which was loosely based on her life, in which Harvey was portrayed by Keira Knightley.

Early life
Harvey was born on 7 August 1969 in Hammersmith, London to the actor Laurence Harvey and fashion model Paulene Stone. Laurence Harvey was still married to Joan Cohn until 1972; he married Stone shortly after divorcing Cohn. After Laurence Harvey died of cancer in 1973, Stone raised Domino in Belgravia, a very affluent area of London. As a girl, Harvey was a tomboy and enjoyed playing with action figures. She later recalled that she studied martial arts and frequently fought other children. She attended four boarding schools, including Dartington Hall and Frensham Heights, and was expelled from some of them.

Career
Harvey dropped out of school as a teenager to pursue a career in modelling, but did not enjoy it. She later claimed to have attended the Lee Strasberg Institute and been represented by the Ford Modeling Agency; in a 2005 article, Aida Edemariam of The Guardian noted that she was unable to verify these claims independently, no-one having any recollection of Harvey. Harvey studied sound engineering and worked as a DJ at several clubs in London, managing one of them. Around that time, she lived in Notting Hill and also designed and sold T-shirts at Kensington Market, London. At age 19, after spending time on a kibbutz in Israel, Harvey moved to Southern California, where her mother had relocated years earlier after marrying the American businessman Peter Morton. Harvey had previously resisted the idea of moving to the United States.

In California, Harvey initially started working as a DJ at clubs in Los Angeles. She then worked on a ranch near San Diego, and served as a volunteer firefighter in Boulevard, California. At that time, her friends trained her in the use of firearms. After serving as a volunteer firefighter for a year, Harvey trained as an EMT and took courses in fire science. In 1993, she unsuccessfully applied to the Los Angeles Fire Department, and then enrolled in a short course to become a bail recovery agent, or bounty hunter.

Bounty hunting
After completing a bail recovery agent training course, Harvey began working with the teacher of the course, Ed Martinez, at a bail bond agency in South Los Angeles run by Celes King III. As one of very few women working as bounty hunters in the United States, she primarily sought drug dealers and thieves, but occasionally tracked murderers. She enjoyed the work, and Martinez later said she was one of the most skilled bounty hunters he knew. She primarily worked with two other bounty hunters when tracking fugitives. During their operations, she occasionally posed as a lost tourist.

Harvey collected swords and knives, and kept AK-47s in her apartment. As a bounty hunter in the mid-1990s, Harvey earned roughly $30,000–40,000 annually. The agency where Harvey worked was paid 10% of the bail posted by each fugitive they caught. She said she chose bounty hunting for the excitement of the work, even though it was not a high-paying job. She typically worked in Southern California, but on one occasion travelled across the United States to Atlanta, Georgia, to seek one of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.

Harvey lived above the garage of her mother's home in Beverly Hills, California. After she began working as a bounty hunter, the Daily Mail published an article about her. Director Tony Scott read the article and contacted Harvey. They soon became friends and regularly visited each other; Scott spent time observing her while she tracked fugitives. Their friendship lasted for the rest of her life.

Addiction and death
Harvey entered drug rehabilitation clinics four times; each stay was funded by her mother. Scott claims that Harvey and the bounty hunters with whom she worked would often keep drugs they found when arresting criminals. Martinez has said that they used marijuana, cocaine and heroin. In 1997, Harvey went to a drug rehabilitation clinic in Hawaii. She lived in Hawaii for two years. In 2001, having returned to California, she attempted to become a bounty hunter again but was unable to find work with her previous employer.

In 2003, Harvey was arrested on charges of possession of crystal methamphetamine after sheriff's deputies found the drug at her home while investigating a burglar alarm call-out. She pleaded guilty and attended a treatment program; the arrest was consequently removed from her criminal record. In May 2005, Harvey was arrested on federal charges of trafficking methamphetamine; she maintained that she was innocent. She spent three weeks in the Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles. She posted $1 million bail and was placed under house arrest, staying at her home in West Hollywood. While under house arrest, Harvey wore an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet.

Harvey continually denied that she was a drug trafficker, claiming to have been set up. While under house arrest, she lived with a person whom she had hired as a "sober guardian" to help her refrain from drug use. On the night of 27 June 2005, her aide discovered her unconscious in her bath. She was taken to a hospital but could not be resuscitated. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner determined that she had overdosed on the painkiller drug fentanyl.

Film
A film inspired by her life, Domino, was released in October 2005. In his preparations for the film, director Tony Scott taped hours of conversations he had with Harvey about bounty hunting incidents. During filming, Harvey spent three weeks on the set. There have been tabloid reports that the ending was changed after her death and also that she was unhappy with the film's portrayal of her. The film studio has countered that she was involved with the project for nearly 12 years. Promotional featurettes for the movie include Harvey on set with the cast and crew; she contributed to the soundtrack and also attended the movie's wrap party in December 2004. Harvey herself appears at the very end of the cast credits of the film. However, she did not live to see it released.

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Riggs

Riggs is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

 * Anna Rankin Riggs (1835-1908), American social reformer
 * Arthur Riggs (geneticist) (1939-2022), American geneticist
 * Arthur Stanley Riggs (1879–1952), American author and historian
 * Bobby Riggs (1918–1995), American tennis player
 * Chandler Riggs (born 1999), American actor
 * Christina Riggs, British-American historian
 * Christina Marie Riggs (1971–2000), American murderer
 * Cody Riggs (born 1991), American football player
 * Dax Riggs (born 1973), American musician
 * Derek Riggs (born 1958), British artist
 * Dudley Riggs (1932–2020), American comedian
 * Dudley Riggs (American football) (1875–1913), American football player
 * Elmer S. Riggs (1869–1963), American paleontologist
 * Frank Riggs (1950–2023), American politician
 * George Washington Riggs (1813–1881), American banker and businessman
 * Gerald Riggs (born 1960), American football player
 * Grattan Riggs (1835–1899), US-Australian "Irish" actor
 * James Garland Riggs (born 1941), American saxophonist
 * Jerry Riggs (born 1956), American musician
 * Joe Riggs (born 1982), American mixed martial artist
 * John M. Riggs, American army general
 * John Mankey Riggs (1811-1885), American dentist
 * Lawrason Riggs (1861–1940), American businessman and art collector
 * Lutah Maria Riggs (1896–1984), American architect
 * Marcia Y. Riggs, American scholar, professor and theologian
 * Marlon Riggs (1957–1994), American poet, educator, filmmaker, and activist
 * Mike Riggs (born 1971), American guitarist
 * Nina Riggs (1977–2017), American writer and poet
 * Richard William Riggs (1938-2022), American judge
 * Scott Riggs (born 1971), American race car driver
 * Scotty Riggs (born 1971), American professional wrestler
 * Sheila M. Riggs, American dentistry academic
 * Thomas Riggs, Jr. (1873–1945), American politician and engineer
 * William "Billy" Riggs, American professor, author, engineer, urban planner and musician

Fictional characters

 * Jessica Riggs, character in Prancer
 * Martin Riggs, a police officer in Lethal Weapon
 * Mr. Riggs, character in Under Capricorn
 * Mrs. Riggs, character in Under Capricorn

Other uses

 * Scotty Riggs (born 1971), ring name of American wrestler Scott Antol
 * Riggs, a rock band; see Jerry Riggs
 * Riggs' disease
 * Riggs, Missouri
 * Riggs Glacier
 * Riggs Bank, former bank in the Washington, D.C., area
 * Riggs-Tompkins Building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.

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List of theaters in New York (state)

There are many famous theaters in New York, most notably the Broadway theatres in New York City.

 * In Albany
 * The Egg Center for the Performing Arts
 * In Buffalo
 * Shea's Performing Arts Center
 * In New York City
 * African Grove
 * Broadway theaters
 * Chelsea Theater Center, founded in 1965 by Robert Kalfin, later closed
 * The Flea Theater
 * Hippodrome Theatre (1905–1939)
 * New York City Center
 * New York Theatre Workshop
 * Theater for the New City
 * Theatre on Nassau Street (1732–1753)
 * The Town Hall
 * In Rochester
 * Eastman Theatre
 * Geva Theatre Center
 * In Syracuse
 * John D. Archbold Theatre
 * In Utica
 * Stanley Theater
 * In West Point:
 * The Eisenhower Hall Theatre

title: List of theaters in New York (state)


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Aryabhata (satellite)

Aryabhata was India's first satellite, named after the astronomer. It was launched on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar, a Soviet rocket launch and development site in Astrakhan Oblast using a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle. It was built by ISRO, and launched by the Soviet Union as a part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme which provided access to space for friendly states.

Launch
It was launched by India on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar, a Russian rocket launch and development site in Astrakhan Oblast using a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle. It was built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The launch came from an agreement between India and the Soviet Union directed by UR Rao and signed in 1972. It allowed the USSR to use Indian ports for tracking ships and launching vessels in return for launching various different Indian satellites.

On 19 April 1975, the satellite's 96.46-minute orbit had an apogee of 619 km and a perigee of 563 km, at an inclination of 50.7 degrees. It was built to conduct experiments in X-ray astronomy, aeronomics, and solar physics. The spacecraft was a 26-sided polyhedron 1.4 m in diameter. All faces (except the top and bottom) were covered with solar cells. A power failure halted experiments after four days and 60 orbits, with all signals from the spacecraft lost after five days of operation. Spacecraft mainframe remained active till March 1981. the satellite entered Earth's atmosphere on 10 February 1992 due to orbital decay.

Legacy

 * It was named after the 5th century astronomer and mathematician from India by Aryabhata.
 * The satellite's image appeared on the reverse of Indian two rupee banknotes between 1976 and 1997 (Pick catalog).

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Danish Superliga

The Danish Superliga (Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Divisionsforeningen. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with two teams relegated.

History
Founded in 1991, the Danish Superliga replaced the Danish 1st Division as the highest league of football in Denmark. From the start in 1991, 10 teams were participating. The opening Superliga season was played during the spring of 1991, with the ten teams playing each other twice for the championship title. From the summer of 1991, the tournament structure would stretch over two calendar years. The 10 teams would play each other twice in the first half of the tournament. In the following spring, the bottom two teams would be cut off, the points of the teams would be cut in half, and the remaining eight teams would once more play each other twice, for a total of 32 games in a season.

This practice was abandoned before the 1995–96 season, when the number of teams competing was increased to 12, playing each other thrice for 33 games per Superliga season. For the first season of this new structure, Coca-Cola became the name sponsor of the league, which was then named Coca-Cola Ligaen. After a single season under that name, Faxe Brewery became sponsors and the league changed its name to Faxe Kondi Ligaen. Before the 2001–02 season, Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) became the head sponsor, and the name of the tournament changed to SAS Ligaen. From January 2015 the Danish Superliga is known as Alka Superliga, as the Danish insurance company Alka became name sponsor.

Logos used for naming rights agreements for the league:

Structure
From 1996 through 2016, the league included 12 clubs which played each other three times. The two teams with the fewest points at the end of the season were relegated to the Danish 1st Division and replaced by the top two teams of that division. During this era, each team played every other team at least once at home and once away plus once more either at home or away. The top six teams of the previous season played 17 matches at home and 16 away while the teams in 7th to 10th place plus the two newly promoted teams played 16 matches at home and 17 away.

Following the 2015–16 season, the league was expanded to 14 teams, accomplished by relegating only the last-place finisher in that season and promoting the top three teams from the 1st division. The 2016–17 season was the first for the new league structure. It began with the teams playing a full home-and-away schedule, resulting in 26 matches for each team. At that time, the league split into a six-team championship playoff and an eight-team qualifying playoff. All teams' table points and goals carry over fully into the playoffs.

In the championship playoff, each team plays the others home and away again. The top team at the end of the playoff is Superliga champion and enters the Champions League in the second qualifying round. The second-place team enters the Europa League in the first qualifying round. The third-place team advances to a one-off playoff match for another Europa League place. If the winner of the Danish Cup finishes in the top three, the match will instead involve the fourth-place team.

The qualifying playoff is split into two groups, with the teams that finished the regular season in 7th, 10th, 11th and 14th in one group and those finishing 8th, 9th, 12th and 13th in the other. Each group plays home-and-away within its group. The top two teams from each group then enter a knockout tournament, with each match over two legs. If the Danish Cup winner is among the top two finishers in either playoff group, it is withdrawn from the knockout playoff and its opponent automatically advances to the tournament final. The winner of that tournament faces the third-place (or fourth-place) team from the championship playoff in a one-off match, with the winner entering the Europa League in the first qualifying round.

The bottom two teams from each group then contest a relegation playoff with several steps, centered on a separate four-team knockout playoff, also consisting totally of two-legged matches:
 * The third-placed teams in each group play over two legs, with the winners remaining in the Superliga and the losers advancing to a playoff final against the third-place team from the 1st Division.
 * The bottom teams in each group play over two legs, with the winners advancing to a play-off final against the second-place team from the 1st Division, and the losers dropping to next season's 1st Division.
 * The winners of each play-off final play in the next season's Superliga.

In the 2019–20 season, the number of teams was reduced from 14 to 12 teams. It began with all 12 teams playing a full home-and-away schedule, resulting in 22 matches for each team. At that time, the league split into a six-team championship playoff and a six-team qualifying playoff. All teams' points and goals carried over fully from the regular season into the playoffs. In both playoff groups, six teams play a full home-and-away schedule, resulting in ten matches (32 for the full season). The two bottom teams in the qualifying playoff are relegated to 1st Division, while the team finishing 7th plays against the lowest placed team from the Championship playoff, who failed to qualify directly to European Football, in a single match, to decide the final European spot from Denmark.

All-Time top scorer(s)
The top 10 goal scorers throughout the history of the Superliga. Latest update 30 December 2022.
 * {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Rank ! Topscorer(s) ! Goals ! Club(s)
 * 1. || Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen || 145 || AGF, Brøndby, AaB, Midtjylland
 * 2. || Søren Frederiksen || 139 || Silkeborg, Viborg, AaB
 * 3. || Peter Møller || 135 || AaB, Brøndby, Copenhagen
 * 4. || Heine Fernandez || 126 || AB, Copenhagen, Silkeborg, Viborg
 * 5. || Steffen Højer || 124|| OB, Viborg, AaB
 * 6. || Frank Kristensen || 109 || Midtjylland, Ikast, Randers
 * 7. || Peter Graulund || 107 || AGF, Brøndby, Vejle BK
 * 8. || Søren Andersen || 101 || AGF, OB, AaB
 * 9. || Nicklas Helenius || 93 || AaB, Silkeborg, OB, AGF
 * 10. || Dame N'Doye || 90 || Copenhagen
 * }
 * 6. || Frank Kristensen || 109 || Midtjylland, Ikast, Randers
 * 7. || Peter Graulund || 107 || AGF, Brøndby, Vejle BK
 * 8. || Søren Andersen || 101 || AGF, OB, AaB
 * 9. || Nicklas Helenius || 93 || AaB, Silkeborg, OB, AGF
 * 10. || Dame N'Doye || 90 || Copenhagen
 * }
 * 9. || Nicklas Helenius || 93 || AaB, Silkeborg, OB, AGF
 * 10. || Dame N'Doye || 90 || Copenhagen
 * }
 * }

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Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/June 3

there is a superfluous div closure tag, misaligning the recent days links. --MarSch 17:39, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * Fixed. Andy t 13:41, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

== Duke of Windsor "The Duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson." -- missing: "pictured" (there is a picture of her). -- Bartosz 02:45, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

 * 1937 - The Duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson (pictured). feydey 12:47, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

following was transfered from Main Page/Errors, here for further discussion for next year. --Floquenbeam (talk) 00:13, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

There's an error of omission in stating that the Duke of Windsor married Wallis simpson months after the former "abdicated the British throne." He was king of seven independent counties at the time (Australia, Canada, India, the Irish Free State, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom), the government of each having to give their express consent to the abdication before it could occur. The statement on the main page should thus be something like: "Months after he abdicated the various thrones of the Commonwealth..." Or, "Months after he abdicated the thrones the United Kingdom and the British Dominions..." Just so long as there's clarity that by 1936 there was no longer a single British throne throughout the Commonwealth. --Miesianiacal (talk) 18:41, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
 * (Cough, cough) No "dominions" please. A very rude and controversial wording... just list each country... -- can  dle • wicke  21:49, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

It's a shame
Why is the Tiananmen Square incident overlooked, even though its more important???????

Its the first time I'm seeing a Wiki bowing down to despotism. 114.142.136.245 (talk) 15:57, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

 * Please see Selected anniversaries/June 4. --BorgQueen (talk) 16:12, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Although the military started to move in at around 10 p.m. on June 3, most of their actions – including when their tanks completely cleared the square – happened on June 4. This is why it is posted on Selected anniversaries/June 4 instead of here. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 20:07, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Agreed, I was wrong.

Go Democracy!!!114.142.136.245 (talk) 07:52, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

2012 notes

 * Omitted: Casey at the Bat; Huế chemical attacks; Operation Blue Star (ineligible—maintenance)
 * Included: Zoot Suit Riots (first appearance); Andy Warhol (first appearance); 1973 Paris Air Show crash (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Lin Zexu (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Edward VIII/Wallis Simpson (Edward: 5th consecutive appearance, 9 total; Simpson: 5th consecutive appearance, 5 total)

2013 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 07:18, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Deleted: Electric power transmission (moving to May 16: better date)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Casey at the Bat (maintenance); Huế chemical attacks (TFA for 2013)
 * Omitted: Lin Zexu; Edward VIII/Wallis Simpson; Andy Warhol
 * Included: François de Laval (first appearance); Jack Jouett (first appearance); Shlomo Argov (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Zoot Suit Riots (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 70th anniversary); 1973 Paris Air Show crash (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 40th anniversary)

2014 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 05:45, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Huế chemical attacks
 * New articles (unused): Razing of Kandanos
 * Omitted: Jack Jouett; Zoot Suit Riots; 1973 Paris Air Show crash; Shlomo Argov
 * Included: Lin Zexu (3rd appearance, last in 2012; 175th anniversary); Casey at the Bat (4th appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible); Madagascar Plan (first appearance); Dana Air Flight 992 (first appearance)
 * Repeats: François de Laval (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

2015 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 07:12, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Zoot Suit Riots (maintenance)
 * Omitted: François de Laval; Casey at the Bat; Dana Air Flight 992
 * Included: Jack Jouett (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Huế chemical attacks (4th appearance, last in 2011); Shlomo Argov (2nd appeaerance, last in 2013)
 * Repeats: Lin Zexu (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total); Madagascar Plan (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 75th anniversary)

2016 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 08:08, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Jack Jouett; Madagascar Plan; Huế chemical attacks; Shlomo Argov
 * Included: Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Edward VIII/Wallis Simpson (Edward: 10th appearance; Simpson: 6th appearance; both last in 2012); Andy Warhol (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Dana Air Flight 992 (2nd appearance, last in 2014)
 * Repeats: Lin Zexu (3rd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

2017 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 08:11, 3 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Jack Jouett (maintenance); Casey at the Bat (maintenance); Battle of Dutch Harbor (maintenance); 1973 Paris Air Show crash (maintenance)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Zoot Suit Riots
 * Omitted: Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo; Lin Zexu (ineligible—maintenance); Andy Warhol; Dana Air Flight 992
 * Included: François de Laval (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Liverpool F.C. (3rd appearance, last in 2016; moved from March 15); Huế chemical attacks (5th appearance, last in 2015); Shlomo Argov (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Sejanus (first appearance); Georges Bizet (first appearance); Franz Kafka (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Edward VIII/Wallis Simpson (both: 2nd consecutive appearance; Edward: 11 total; Simpson: 7 total; 80th anniversary)

2018 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 00:48, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo (maintenance)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): 1973 Paris Air Show Tu-144 crash
 * Omitted: Liverpool F.C.; Edward VIII/Wallis Simpson; Huế chemical attacks; Shlomo Argov; Sejanus; Georges Bizet; Franz Kafka
 * Included: Zoot Suit Riots (3rd appearance, last in 2013; 75th anniversary); Andy Warhol (3rd appearance, last in 2016; 50th anniversary); Dana Air Flight 992 (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Staurakios (eunuch) (first appearance); Garret Hobart (first appearance); Flora MacDonald (politician) (first appearance)
 * Repeats: François de Laval (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

2019 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 16:19, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Air France Flight 007 (maintenance)
 * Omitted: François de Laval; Zoot Suit Riots; Andy Warhol (ineligible—maintenance); Dana Air Flight 992; Staurakios (eunuch); Garret Hobart; Flora MacDonald (politician)
 * Included: Jack Jouett (2nd appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); Great auk (8th appearance, last in 2015; moved from July 3); 1950 French Annapurna expedition (first appearance); Melbourne–Evans collision (first appearance; 50th anniversary); Shlomo Argov (4th appearance, last in 2017); Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria (first appearance); Charles Lecocq (first appearance); Jill Biden (2nd appearance, last in 2017; moved from June 5)

2020 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 18:03, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Valerie Solanas (blurb previously featured Andy Warhol, which remains ineligible)
 * New articles (unused): Uganda–Tanzania War
 * Omitted: Jack Jouett; Great auk; Melbourne–Evans collision; Shlomo Argov; Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria; Charles Lecocq; Jill Biden
 * Included: François de Laval (5th appearance, last in 2018); Liverpool F.C. (4th appearance, last in 2017); Madagascar Plan (3rd appearance, last in 2015; 80th anniversary); 1973 Paris Air Show Tu-144 crash (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Ahmad ibn Abi Jum'ah (first appearance); Thomas Hutchinson (governor) (first appearance); Susannah Constantine (first appearance)
 * Repeats: 1950 French Annapurna expedition (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 70th anniversary)

2021 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 17:35, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Omitted: François de Laval; Liverpool F.C.; Madagascar Plan; 1950 French Annapurna expedition; 1973 Paris Air Show Tu-144 crash; Ahmad ibn Abi Jum'ah; Thomas Hutchinson (governor); Susannah Constantine
 * Included: Great auk (9th appearance, last in 2019); Assassination of Talat Pasha/Soghomon Tehlirian (both: first appearance; 100th anniversary); Edward VIII/Wallis Simpson (Edward: 12th appearance; Wallis: 8th; both last in 2017); Uganda–Tanzania War (3rd appearance, last in 2013; previously appeared on April 11); Martha Jane Knowlton Coray (first appearance; 200th birthday); Charles Lecocq (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Jill Biden (3rd appearance, last in 2019; 70th birthday)

Khartoum massacre
Given that June 3's coming around the corner - I would like to note that this is the third anniversary of the Khartoum massacre. I think it's a rather notable subject but the page does need some work with finding refs. Dunutubble (talk) (Contributions) 17:10, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Mabo
It's the thirtieth anniversary of Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a hugely important decision in the history of land rights in Australia, which was instigated and fought for by Eddie Mabo for 10 years, and eventually came after his death. It overturned the concept of terra nullius and paved the way for native title to be recognised in Australia. I think that this should be added to today's list. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 02:03, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but the "Background" section has no citations and thus, the article is ineligible. Also, I do the updates a few days in advance, so didn't see this request until now. Thanks. — howcheng  {chat} 07:47, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

 * Okay, no worries . It's a shame I didn't realise it earlier - I could have improved the article. Oh well. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 09:04, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

2022 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 07:55, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Dana Air Flight 0992 (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Great auk; Assassination of Talat Pasha; Soghomon Tehlirian; Edward VIII/Wallis Simpson; Uganda–Tanzania War; Martha Jane Knowlton Coray; Charles Lecocq; Jill Biden
 * Included: Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo (2nd appearance, last in 2016); Liverpool F.C. (5th appearance, last in 2020); Madagascar Plan (4th appearance, last in 2020); Huế chemical attacks (6th appearance, last in 2017); Shlomo Argov; (5th appearance, last in 2019; 40th anniversary) Staurakios (eunuch) (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Georges Bizet (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Susannah Constantine (2nd appearance, last in 2020; 60th birthday)


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Ajamila

Ajamila (Sanskrit: अजामिल, IAST: ) is the main character of a story in canto 6 of the Bhagavata Purana. In Hinduism, the story of Ajamila is used to illustrate that by uttering God's divine name, there is hope for even the sinful to be redeemed from their propensity to commit sins.

Legend
In the city of Kanyākubja (modern-day Kannauj), there lived a Brahmana called Ajamila. One day, this reticent and humble Brahmana, who was obedient to his father, went to the forest to collect fruits, flowers, sticks for sacrificial fire, and kusha grass. On his way back, he chanced upon a passionate harlot, intoxicated, who was singing with her sari knot untied. Despite his efforts to control himself, he was unable to resist his temptation to claim her for himself. Infatuated, he married this service woman by setting aside his Brahmana wife hailing from a good family, and got polluted through his association with her. He also neglected the Vedic way of life that a Brahmana was expected to adhere to. He resorted to a life of crime for supporting his family, holding captives for ransom, gambling, committing frauds, and thefts. He had ten children by this woman, the youngest of whom was named Narayana, who was his favourite. After a period of eighty-eight years, on his deathbed, he saw the Yamadutas, three extremely terrible male figures with wry faces and holding nooses in their hands, who had come to take his soul. Greatly frightened, he called out to his son, Narayana. Hearing the name of their lord invoked, the Vishnudutas, the servants of Vishnu, appeared to rescue him from the clutches of hell. The Vishnudutas and the Yamadutas engaged in a dialogue regarding the nature of righteousness and punishment, and brought the Brahmana before Yama for arbitration.

The Vishnudutas explained that the Shastras state that the mere utterance or the recitation of the name of Vishnu, even if taken to denote another person, or in a friendly joke, or as an insertion during the recitation of a song, or even as an apparent insult, completely annihilates all the sins of the one who utters it. Ajamila, who witnessed the exchange between the beings, fell into remorse, announcing that he had indeed led a vile life and unworthy of his Brahminhood, and would henceforth lose his sense of self in his service to Vishnu. By this manner, the Brahmana Ajamila, who had neglected his duties and led a sinful life, was able to achieve moksha, and attain Vaikuntha.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Chu

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was delete. — Xezbeth 19:40, Jun 16, 2005 (UTC)

John Chu
non-notable; I don't think it's vanity, but it could be promotion. 216.158.31.195 17:40, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete non notable. JamesBurns 05:05, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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Calico M100

The M100 is a blowback-operated semi-automatic rifle chambered in .22 LR, manufactured by Calico Light Weapons Systems in Elgin, Oregon, United States. It was originally designed and released in the 1980s to be of use to law enforcement and military markets due to its slim profile.

Legislation
Possessing a unique 100-round helical-fed magazine mounted on top of the weapon, the introduction of the Federal assault weapons ban made manufacture of the Calico family of weapons for sale to civilians illegal, until the legislation expired on September 13, 2004, in accordance with its sunset provision.

The company is now allowed to build the exotic firearms in their original configuration.

title: Calico M100