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Antoine Vermette

Antoine Vermette (born July 20, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played for 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Vermette played in the NHL for the Ottawa Senators, Columbus Blue Jackets, Arizona Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks. Drafted in the second round, 55th overall in 2000 by Ottawa, Vermette was a member of the 2007 Senators team that appeared in the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals. Vermette won the Stanley Cup in 2015 with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Amateur
As a youth, Vermette played in the 1995 and 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey teams from Chaudière-Appalaches, and South Shore in Quebec.

Vermette played four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Upon being drafted in the second round, 55th overall, by the Ottawa Senators at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, he returned to the QMJHL for two more seasons and recorded a major junior career-high 119 points in 2000–01. In his final year of junior, Vermette was limited to just four games during the regular season due to a mis-diagnosed nerve problem in his neck originally thought to be post-concussion syndrome. He returned in the playoffs to contribute 26 points in 22 games, leading the Victoriaville Tigres to the 2002 President's Cup as QMJHL champions, as well as an appearance in the 2002 Memorial Cup in Guelph, Ontario, finishing with a silver medal from the tournament after falling in the finals to the Western Hockey League (WHL)'s Kootenay Ice.

Ottawa Senators
Emerging from his major junior career, Vermette played the 2002–03 season with Ottawa's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. In 74 games, he scored 18 goals and 20 assists and earned a place on the AHL All-Rookie Team. The following season, 2003–04, Vermette earned an NHL roster spot with Ottawa out of training camp. In his rookie NHL season, he would appear in 57 games, scoring 14 points.

During the 2004–05 NHL lock-out, Vermette returned to Binghamton and scored 28 goals and 45 assists, second in team scoring only to Jason Spezza. As NHL play resumed the next season, Vermette broke out with 21 goals. He proved to be a valuable part of the Senators' line-up, providing valuable secondary scoring behind the team's top line of Dany Heatley, Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson. Vermette's six short-handed goals ranked second in the League in the statistic. In light of the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Senators were considered Stanley Cup contenders by many, but were ultimately upset by the Buffalo Sabres in five games. In the subsequent off-season, on July 18, Vermette signed a two-year, $2 million contract extension with Ottawa.

In 2006–07, Vermette continued to improve, increasing his points total to 39 points, spending the majority of the season on a checking line with fellow penalty-killer Chris Kelly. The duo were rarely apart. On December 2, 2006, Vermette famously scored from behind the net through his legs on the short side against the Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Johan Holmqvist. The goal became well known around the League and was named TSN's "Goal of the Season." During the 2007 playoffs, Vermette recorded five points in 20 games and helped the Senators to the Prince of Wales Trophy as Eastern Conference champions before ultimately losing the Stanley Cup to the Anaheim Ducks in five games.

Vermette recorded his first career hat-trick on April 3, 2008, against Vesa Toskala in an 8–2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. After completing another career-year in 2007–08, recording personal bests with 24 goals, 29 assists and 53 points, Vermette re-signed with the Senators on July 31, 2008, to a two-year, $2.525 million contract, thereby avoiding salary arbitration.

Columbus Blue Jackets
Leading up to the 2009 NHL trade deadline, Vermette was widely rumoured to be the centerpiece of trade talks between the Senators and the Columbus Blue Jackets. Columbus General Manager Scott Howson, looking for scoring help as his team attempted to make the playoffs for the first time in its history, was reportedly offering star goaltender Pascal Leclaire, who had finished second in fan voting among Western Conference goaltenders for the 56th NHL All-Star Game, in exchange for Vermette. The deal became official on March 4 when Vermette was traded to Columbus for Leclaire and Columbus' second-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, which Ottawa would ultimately use to select goaltender Robin Lehner. Vermette would spend parts of four seasons with the Blue Jackets, recording 61 goals in 241 games.

Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes
Vermette was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes on February 22, 2012, in exchange for goaltender Curtis McElhinney, a 2012 second-round draft pick and a conditional 2013 fifth-round draft pick. He would go on to score five goals with five assists for the Coyotes during the 2012 playoffs.

On December 21, 2013, Vermette recorded his second career hat-trick in a 4–3 win against his former team, the Ottawa Senators. Vermette's third goal of the night proved to be the game-winning goal in overtime.

In both the 2012–13 and 2013–14 regular seasons with the Coyotes, Vermette finished in the top ten NHL leader list in faceoff win percentage; he finished both seasons with a faceoff win percentage above 56%.

Chicago Blackhawks
On February 28, 2015, the Coyotes traded Vermette, a pending unrestricted free agent, to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Klas Dahlbeck and a 2015 first-round draft pick (Nick Merkley) at the trade deadline. From the Coyotes to the Blackhawks, Vermette's role transitioned from a top-line forward to a role player with limited ice-time. Vermette recorded only three assists during the rest of the 2014-15 regular season without any goals. Vermette was a healthy scratch for the first two games of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs. Shortly after being reinstated into the line-up, Vermette scored his first goal as a Blackhawk against the Nashville Predators on April 22. On May 23, Vermette scored the game-winning goal against the Anaheim Ducks in double overtime of the Western Conference Finals to tie the series 2-2. Vermette and the Blackhawks defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the 2015 Stanley Cup. He finished the playoffs with four goals, including three game winners, and three assists. Vermette was also dominant on the face-off dot, winning 166 of 282 draws for a 58.9% face-off win percentage during the postseason.

Return to Arizona
On July 1, 2015, Vermette returned to the Arizona Coyotes on a two-year deal. Vermette played in 76 games during the 2015–16 season. He scored 17 goals and 21 assists. On August 1, 2016, the Coyotes waived and bought-out the remaining $3.75 million on his contract with the intent on inserting their youth into the line-up.

Anaheim Ducks
On August 15, 2016, Vermette agreed to a two-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks. During his first season with the Ducks in 2016–17, on February 15, 2017, Vermette was suspended 10 games for slashing linesman Shandor Alphonso during a game between the Ducks and the Minnesota Wild that took place the previous day.

Retirement
Vermette retired on January 31, 2019 after 14 seasons in the NHL. He tallied 228 goals and 287 assists in 1046 regular season games. Vermette retired with a 56.6 career faceoff win percentage, which was the ninth best among all players since the NHL began tracking the stat in 1997.

Personal life
In 2009, Vermette married his childhood sweetheart, Karen, a pharmacist. They have two daughters.

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Antony Santos

Domingo Antonio Santos Muñoz (born May 5, 1967), known professionally as Antony Santos, is a Dominican musician and singer. One of the top-selling bachata artists of all time, he is known as one of the pioneers of modern bachata in the early 1990s, with his role in redefining the genre to include romantic lyrics, poppy guitar licks, and implementation of new instruments, such as the piano and saxophone. He became the first rural bachatero to reach a mainstream audience with his hit single, "Voy Pa'lla". He has had success with other hits like "Por Mi Timidez", "No Te Puedo Olvidar", "Me Quiero Morir", "Lloro", "Solo Te Amo", "Se Acabó El Abuso", among others. Today, Santos is unanimously considered the greatest bachata artist of all time. He is known as "El Mayimbe" of Bachata, and is the second Dominican musician to acquire this moniker, after Fernando Villalona. He is also known as El Bachatú, the nickname he originally started with.

Early life
Santos was born in 1967 in Clavellinas, Las Matas de Santa Cruz in Monte Cristi Province. He grew up in an extremely poor family in a little house on farmland. His father worked many meaningless jobs for essentially no pay, and the family would often go without food due to having little to no income.

Early career, The Rise to Fame, and becoming the top Bachata artist in the 90s (1987-1999)
Santos entered onto the bachata scene in the late 1980s, beginning his career as the güira player for fellow bachatero Luis Vargas, only to leave the group and maintain a very public feud with Vargas. Raulín Rodríguez also started his music career with Antony as a güira player. In 1991, Santos would make his debut with the release of his first single titled "Voy Pa'lla". It is also the first single for his first album. The song became a huge hit, thus making him the first rural bachatero to reach a mainstream audience. In the same year, he released his debut album, La Chupadera. It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart. The album also included songs like "La Parcela" and "Te Vas Amor", which is a bachata cover of the song "Tu Cárcel", a song by Mexican group Los Bukis.

In 1992, he released his second studio album titled La Batalla. It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart. It included merengues like "El Baile Del Perrito" and "Yo Me Muero Por Ti", and bachata songs "Florecita Blanca", Vengo De Alla, "Antologia De Caricias", a cover of a Altamira Banda Show song, and "Ay Mujer", which is a cover of Juan Luis Guerra's song. In 1993, he released his third album titled Corazón Bonito. It included hits like "Si Tu Cariño No Está", "Dónde Estará", "Por Mi Timidez", which peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart. He once performed this song live with American bachata singer Romeo Santos in the 2000s. In 2019, Romeo would perform this song live at MetLife Stadium in front of a sold out crowd as an homage to Antony. It is part of Romeo's second live album Utopía Live from MetLife Stadium.

From 1994 to 1998, he released more albums with more successful singles like "Corazón Culpable", "No Te Vayas", "Si Me Olvidaste", "Consejo De Padre", "Durmiendo Solo", "Soñe Con Ella", "Ay! No Te Vayas", "Me Voy Mañana" and "Ya No Me Quieres Querer". Around this time, he would become the second artist to ever win Bachata Artist of the year at the 1996 Cassandra Awards (now Soberano Awards). In 1999, he released his first live album El Mayimbe: En Vivo . Later on that same year, he released his ninth studio album Enamorado. It featured the singles "Si Quieres Volver", Ay Querida, and "Pégame Tu Vicio". It also contained the smash hit "No Te Puedo Olvidar"; the intro of the song was used as a sample for Bad Bunny's 2022 single "Tití Me Preguntó".

Continuation of success in the 2000s (2000-2009)
In 2001, Santos released his tenth studio album El Balazo. It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart. It featured the single "Si Volvieras", "Cuanto Lamento", "Me Quiero Morir", which peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart. The following year, he released his second live album El Mayimbe, Vol. 2 (En Vivo). In the same year he released his eleventh studio album Juego de Amor, It included singles like, "Juego De Amor", "Brindo Por Tu Cumpleaños", "Dosis De Amor" and "Hay De Mi, Hay De Ti". which peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart and was the first time the voice of his female background singer, Susy was heard on her own in a few lines of the song.

In 2003, he released his twelfth studio album Sin Ti. It peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart. It included the singles "Ahora", "La Jaula De Oro", and "Sin Ti", which featured Santos' female background voice singer, Susy. She would also be featured in other songs like the 2004 song, "Ay Amor", which was a part of the 2004 album Vuelve Amor. This album was recorded live in a studio. In the same year, he released the live album Concierto, En Vivo: United Palace. It is based on a sold out concert at the United Palace in New York City.

In 2005 he released the album Lloro. It included the single titled the same name as the album and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart. In the same year, he collaborated with American bachata group Aventura in the song "Ciego De Amor. It is included in Aventura's 2005 album God's Project. In 2007 they performed the song live at Madison Square Garden. The performance was included in the group's 2007 live album Kings of Bachata: Sold Out at Madison Square Garden. The song is also included in Antony's 2009 album Un Muerto Vivo. The group's lead singer Romeo Santos would make more singles with Antony. Also, around this time period, Antony would start using the letter "H" in his name, thus going under the name Anthony Santos since the mid or late-2000s.

In early 2007, he won Bachata Artist of the year at the 2007 Cassandra Awards. In 2008, he released one of his most famous songs, "Muchos Cambios En El Mundo" (Many Changes in the World), it is a bachata cover of the song Algo Grande Viene a la Tierra by the evangelical pastor Stanislao Marino. It was part of his 2008 album that was named after the song. In 2009 he would win his third Bachata Artist of the year award at the 2009 Cassandra Awards.

Collaborations, selling out Madison Square Garden, and number-one hits on Billboard (2010-2017)

In 2010, Santos released Mensaje. It included the hits like "Perdóname" and "La Tristeza De Mi Carta". It also featured his son Yordi Santos, who now goes under the name Yordi Saints, in the song "Ven Amor". In 2011, he released Vuelve. It included the singles like "Pequeño Huracan" and "Golpes En El Corazón". In the same year, he was featured along with Luis Vargas and Raulín Rodríguez in Romeo Santos' song Debate de 4 as part of Romeo's first solo album Formula, Vol. 1. This was considered a historic collaboration for its time as Romeo united 3 musicians who are considered the 3 greatest in the bachata genre. Also, during the first three or four decades, collaborations were very rare at the time. In the 2000s, a few collaborations were made. However, it wasn't until the 2010s when it became more common to do so. Even though at this time Anthony had personal issues with Vargas and Rodríguez, he was willing to join in the song. Romeo explained that when he had the idea to unite the three of them for this song, he wasn't sure if Anthony would want to be part of the song based on the circumstances. To Romeo's surprised, Anthony agreed because he felt like he couldn't say no to Romeo and knew how important it was to make this song.

In 2013, he won his fourth Bachata Artist of the year award at the 2013 Soberano Awards. In that same year, Santos released five singles online. On May 21, he released "Yo Quiero". Then on May 23, he released "Tranquilo" and "Creíste", which won Bachata of the year in 2013 at the same award show as the song had already been on the radio the year prior. The day after, he released "Me Enamoro". On September 13, he released "Bazucaso de Amor", which featured Dominican bachata musician Joe Veras. These singles would be added to Santos' 2014 album. On January 29, 2014, he released the single "Tu Estaras". This was a bachata cover of a Manolo Galván song. Santos made this cover as a tribute to Galván. In the same year, he released his twenty-first studio album Creíste. The album featured collaborations with Joe Veras, Miriam Cruz, and Vakero.

On March 1, 2014, Santos would celebrate 25 years of his career in front of a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York City. While a few traditional bachata artists have performed at MSG before, Santos was the first and only traditional bachata artist to have his own concert. While Aventura were the first bachata act in general to have a concert at the venue, they aren't traditional artist of the genre, thus making Anthony the first to do so. The concert featured El Mayor Classico, Alex Matos, Miriam Cruz, Toño Rosario, and Luis Vargas. On July 31, 2014, he released a live album based on the MSG show titled En Vivo - Sold out at Madison Square Garden. On June 16, 2014, he released the single "Solo Te Amo". The song was a huge success as it peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart. This became Santos' first number 1 song on that chart. On November 4, 2014, Santos released the greatest hits album, 25 Grandes Éxitos. It is based on 25 of his greatest hit songs. It peaked at number seven on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart. In the same month, he was featured in the song Miénteme with Tito El Bambino as part of Bambino's sixth studio album Alta Jerarquía. A live version of the song was included in Santos' 2015 album.

On January 20, 2015, he was featured in the single "Noche Bohemia" with Puetro Rican Salsa singer Jerry Rivera. It peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart, and at number 1 on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart. On March 24, 2015, Santos released the first single for his 2015 album titled "Que Cosas Tiene El Amor", which featured American bachata singer Prince Royce. On the Billboard charts, it peaked at number 42 on the Hot Latin Songs chart, at number 31 on the Latin Airplay chart, and at number 1 on the Tropical Airplay chart. In August 11, 2015, he released his twenty-second studio album Tócame. The album featured collaborations with Anyelina (showgirl who works with Santos), Melymel, Secreto "El Famoso Biberon", Mozart La Para, Anthony Ríos, and Prince Royce. The album was released for free as a gift from Santos to his fans. The album is named after the single "Tócame", which featured Dominican rapper Melymel. The album also featured the single "Necesito de Ti". The song reached the Billboard charts as it peaked at number 43 on the Hot Latin Songs chart, at number 38 on the Tropical Airplay chart, and at number 32 on the Latin Airplay chart. On October 30, 2015, he released "Masoquismo" and featured Romeo Santos. This is their third song together and it peaked at number 6 Billboard Latin Digital Song Sales chart. From 2016 to 2017 he would release a few more singles, one of them was the single "El Eco De Tu Adios", which peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart.

La Historia De Mi Vida: El Final, Vol. 1, Gran Soberano, and Recognition by the Mayor of NYC (2018-2019)
On June 28, 2018, he released the first single for his 2018 album titled "Que Vuelvas".It peaked at #12 on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart. On the Monitor Latino's Dominican Republic charts, it peaked at 2 on the General chart, and at number 1 on the Bachata chart. On August 1, 2018, he released the second single titled "Bellas". It featured The Bronx-born bachata singer, Romeo Santos. This is their fourth song together and it peaked at number 18 on the Monitor Latino Dominican Republic Bachata chart. The song would also be featured on Romeo's fourth studio album Utopía (2019). On July 31, 2018, he released his twenty-third studio album La Historia De Mi Vida: El Final, Vol. 1.The album included collaborations with Wason Brazobán, Mozart La Para, Milly Quezada, Zacarías Ferreira, and Romeo Santos. It peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart.

In 2019, he won an award for Gran Soberano at the 2019 Soberano Awards. He also won Bachata Artist of the Year for the fifth time and Bachata Song of the year with the song Mal Educado, which is part of his 2018 album. On June 28, 2019, Anthony released "Se Acabó El Abuso". It was not included in the album, but it was released as a continuation or a bonus single of it. The title and cover of the single had the album's title on the song title. It peaked #12 on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart. It also peaked at number 1 on both the Monitor Latino's Dominican Republic General and Bachata charts. The music video was released on October 18, 2019. It was Santos' first music video in two decades as he rarely ever did music videos. On August 8, 2019, Bill de Blasio, who was still mayor of New York City at the time, award Santos with a recognition award and declared that August 8 as Anthony Santos Day in New York City.

The Continuation of his Career (2020-present)
In 2020, he was featured in a medley of songs with Dominican Bachata singer Luis Segura. The medley was part of Segura's collaborative album El Papá De La Bachata, Su Legado - Añoñado 1 (2020). In the same year, Santos released his bachata-merengue single "Me Gusta Esa Vaina". The song is named after one of his catchphrases which translates to I like that thing or I like that. On January 21, 2021, he released the single, "Las Puertas del Cielo" with Dominican Merengue singer Manny Cruz. It peaked at number 10 on the Tropical Airplay charts. The song is featured in Cruz's 2021 album Love Dance Merengue. On October 22, 2021, he released the single "Hay De Amores Amores".

On November 4, 2021, He was featured in the single "Señor Juez" with Dominican-Puerto Rican Reggaetón artist Ozuna. On the Billboard charts, it peaked at number 30 on the Hot Latin Songs chart, at number 16 on the Latin Airplay chart, and at number 3 on both the Mexico Airplay and the Tropical Airplay charts. It also peaked at number one on the Monitor Latino's Dominican Republic Bachata and General charts. On July 15, 2022, he released the live single "Mi Talisman". The audio was first released on YouTube. He then released the audio only version on all music streaming platforms on August 8, 2022. It is a live bachata cover of a Ana Gabriel song. The live single peaked at number one on the Monitor Latino's Dominican Republic Bachata and General charts.

Artistry
Although Blas Durán is credited as the first bachatero to use an electric guitar, and Luis Vargas is credited as the first bachata guitarist to use guitar pedals, Santos was the one who defined the sound of modern bachata. He did this through his use of an Alvarez 5084N guitar, with a humbucker mounted in the sound hole, and an Ibanez PT4 pedal. He is also credited as one of the first to use Yamaha APX series of guitars in bachata. He has also used bachata guitar sounds on merengue and balada songs. Santos' adoption of soft romantic lyrics was more socially accepted than the rowdy style common to bachata before him, and he shortly became the genre's leading artist, helping move bachata into the mainstream.

Legacy
Throughout his career, Santos was dubbed "El Bachatú" and "El Mayimbe of Bachata". "El Mayimbe" is a phrase that comes from the Taíno, the indigenous people of the Dominican Republic, meaning village chief. It eventually came to mean "leader" or "boss". Fernando Villalona was the first one to use the nickname, as he was dubbed "El Mayimbe of Merengue".

Not only is Santos considered the greatest bachata artist of all time, but he is also considered to be the most successful musician to ever come from the Dominican Republic. He has served as an inspiration to many bachata artists and musicians, including Romeo Santos, vocalist of American bachata group Aventura, who considers him a father figure in the music industry.

Personal life
Santos is a father of four children; two daughter, Yamelin and Jordalin; and two sons, Anthony Jr. and Jordi (who is currently also a bachata singer and goes under the stage name Yordi Saints). Santos featured Jordi and Jordalin on the back cover of his sixth studio album Sabor Latino (1996).

Santos was once married to Griselda Rodríguez, the mother of his children, and sister of Raulín Rodríguez, making him and Raulín brothers-in-law at the time and the uncle of Santos' children. Santos and Griselda divorced years later. Rodríguez claims that the divorce ended in bad terms and that Santos had caused a lot of emotional and sentimental damage in the family. Since the divorce, both Rodríguez and Santos have not been on good terms. Even though they have collaborated together back in 2011 and performed together at Romeo Santos's 2012 concert at the Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, they still maintain a public feud. In an interview on New York Latin radio station La Mega 97.9 in 2015, Rodríguez claimed that Santos had hurt his sister badly and that he owes his sister and mother an apology. His mother had died in 2018. He also claimed that Santos had disrespected him during a concert at the stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. They both saw each other backstage and Santos had allegedly asked him that why was he at the event and Santos also said to him that those type of event wasn't for musicians like him. Santos has denied all of Rodríguez's accusations.

Studio albums

 * La Chupadera (1991)
 * La Batalla (1992)
 * Corazón Bonito (1993)
 * Cojelo Ahí (1994)
 * El Mayimbe... y Nada Más (1995)
 * Sabor Latino (1996)
 * Como Te Voy a Dejar (1997)
 * Me Muero de Amor (1998)
 * Enamorado (1999)
 * El Balazo (2001)
 * Juego de Amor (2002)
 * Sin Ti (2003)
 * Vuelve Amor (Grabado En Vivo) (2004)
 * Lloro (2005)
 * Ay! Ven (2006)
 * No Nos Vamos A Olvidar (2007) Vete (2008) [re-released]
 * Muchos Cambios En El Mundo (2008)
 * Un Muerto Vivo (2009)
 * Mensaje (2010)
 * Vuelve (2011) Me Gustas Tu (2021) [re-released]
 * Creíste (2014)
 * Tócame (2015)
 * La Historia De Mi Vida: El Final, Vol. 1 (2018)

Live albums

 * El Mayimbe: En Vivo (1999)
 * El Mayimbe, En Vivo: Vol. 2 (2002)
 * En Vivo, Vol. 3: Con Su Nuevo Estilo (2003)
 * Concierto, En Vivo: United Palace (2005)
 * Me Van A Matar Por Las Mujeres (2006)
 * En Vivo – Sold out at Madison Square Garden (2014)
 * Merengue En Vivo De Fiesta (2020)
 * Merengues Pesao (En Vivo) Vol. 1 (2021)
 * La Maya Prendia (2021)
 * Música Pesá (En Vivo) (2021)
 * Merengue Clásico (En Vivo) (2021)
 * Anthony Santos En Concierto (2023)
 * Clásicos Del Mayimbe (Bachaton 98) (En Vivo) (2024) Voy Pa' lla (Limited Edition) (2024) (renamed or also known by that title.)
 * Bachatas Clásicas (Live Edition) (with Raulín Rodríguez) (2024)

Compilation albums

 * Grandes Éxitos (2000)
 * Greatest Hits (2001)
 * Todo Éxitos (2002)
 * Lo Nuevo y Lo Mejor (2005)
 * Siempre Romantico (2006)
 * El Diablo Soy Yo (2011)
 * 25 Grandes Éxitos (2014)
 * Hoy Se Bebe (2020)
 * Solo Por Ella (Radio Edit) (2021)
 * Merengues Pesao Vol. 1 (2021)
 * Bachata Hits (2021)
 * La Ladrona (2022)
 * Los Mejores Merengues Clásicos de Cuerdas Del Bachatu (2024)
 * Las Bachatas De Moda (2024)

Collaboration albums

 * Frente A Frente: Dos Estrellas En Uno (with Jorge Ferreira) (2000)
 * Frente A Frente: Dos Estrellas En Uno (with Raulín Rodríguez) (2000)
 * Mano A Mano (with Luis Vargas) (2002)

Films

 * Anthony Santos: Documentary by Frédéric Pelle (1996)
 * Concierto, En Vivo: United Palace (Limited Edition) (2004)
 * El Mayimbe En Vivo (2006)

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Change of name from Zacharias
It may be better to use for this priest the common modern English spelling Zechariah both in the title and throughout this article. This spelling is used e.g. in the article Elizabeth (Biblical person); but the link there was taking the reader to the prophet Zechariah. I have fixed that link so that it leads to this article. However, a consistent spelling throughout the English Wikipedia for the priest Zechariah must surely be desirable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.136.9.221 (talk • contribs) 01:53, 2 October 2005
 * Some of the information in this page conflicts with islamic information. John The Baptist (Yahya) was the son of Zachariah (Zekeriya) but this name (John) was given by God not by Elizabeth. It's also mentioned in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya. 195.87.161.38 23:38, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

From a layman's perspective, I must state that Muslims I know refer to this individual as Zacharias and I may not have found this article but for this fact. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.81.252.12 (talk • contribs) 14:55, 20 July 2006

 * Other Muslims use the name Zakariya. I have renamed the article following the first suggestion above, and set up a disambiguation page and redirects for Zacharias, Zakariya etc. Fayenatic london (talk) 21:04, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

from Pink: The name that Muslims use when referring to Prophet Zakariya is زكريا (za kaf ra ya alif). Would it be possible for someone to list the various spellings of the name in various languages as is done for other figures common to various religions? 66.112.51.45 (talk) 18:11, 19 March 2008 (UTC) Pink

 * I'd agree if he was important to more than two religions. The Arabic is in the Islamic section at the end of this article. This Zechariah is not important to Jews, so the Hebrew is not given here, but it's at Zechariah (given name) and Zechariah (Hebrew prophet). That seems about right to me.
 * By the way, what source are you quoting as "Pink", please? - Fayenatic (talk) 20:07, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Move in 2013
The page was recently moved from Zechariah (priest) to Zechariah (New Testament figure), but this was reverted today for lack of evidence that the Old Testament prophet was a priest. IMHO, even though "Zechariah (priest)" was my idea several years ago, the name "Zechariah (New Testament figure)" was an improvement in clarity, and I would support putting it back there. As for Zechariah (Hebrew prophet), he probably was also a priest, and this is referred to in the article. – Fayenatic  L ondon 18:00, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Islamic view of Zechariah
Prophets in the Qur'an template should go the Islamic view of Zechariah article. The last paragraph has a link to this article (Zakariya), but we could add a "see also" link if someone sees it appropriate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Oriolpont (talk • contribs) 09:18, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
 * At the minimum this article should have a visible link to Islamic view of Zechariah, but it seems to me that the template should be restored as a concise and encyclopedic navigation aid. I think all the other articles on the template have it, apart from Jesus and Elisha from which it was recently removed without explanation by a one-edit anon. Restoring it in that article and this one, pending further discussion here. - Fayenatic (talk) 13:37, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Islamic view of Zechariah, like Zechariah in Islam, now redirects to a specific section in this article. Leo1pard (talk) 04:04, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

Baha'i faith
The Zechariah mentioned in Baha'u'llah's Summons of the Lord of Hosts is NOT this Zechariah (priest), the father of John the Baptist, but the earlier Hebrew prophet of this name. Section moved to Zechariah (Hebrew prophet), "a prophet of the kingdom of Judah" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Keislar (talk • contribs) 14:43, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

Virgin Birth
Leslie Weatherhead suggests that Zechariah might have been the biological father of Jesus - see http://DLMcN.com/weatherhead.html ... Some members of the Unification Church subscribe to that view. Is that worth a mention? --DLMcN (talk) 04:44, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Sounds like WP:FRINGE. Bermicourt (talk) 12:02, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

Page views
Leo1pard (talk) 04:04, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

Region
Shaam (الـشَّـام, Ash-Shâm) is a region that includes the modern countries of Syria and Lebanon, and the land of Palestine.  The term 'Levant' can mean either this region, or in a broader sense, include other places, such as Iraq. Leo1pard (talk) 04:04, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

Requested move 8 September 2021

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The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Vpab15 (talk) 16:16, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

– Primary topic and long term significance as the father of John the Baptist. He is also more significant than the minor prophet Zechariah (Hebrew prophet). See pageviews https://pageviews.toolforge.org/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&redirects=0&start=2020-09-07&end=2021-09-07&pages=Zechariah%7CZechariah_(New_Testament_figure)%7CZachariah_(film)%7CZechariah_(Hebrew_prophet)%7CZechariah_(given_name)%7CZechariah_(list_of_biblical_figures)%7CZechariah_(disambiguation) Sahaib3005 (talk) 17:31, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Zechariah (New Testament figure) → Zechariah
 * Zechariah → Zechariah (disambiguation)

The hatnote would look something like this: Sahaib3005 (talk) 17:50, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Leaning oppose - he gets the highest hits, but not really more than the other pages added together, as WP:PRIMARYTOPIC wants. Johnbod (talk) 23:32, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Support, the pageview analysis above shows that this subject is "much more likely than any other single topic," per WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. 99to99 (talk) 00:45, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
 * The full quote is "A topic is primary for a term with respect to usage if it is highly likely—much more likely than any other single topic, and more likely than all the other topics combined—to be the topic sought when a reader searches for that term." (my bold). This doesn't really meet the second bit. Johnbod (talk) 16:14, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
 * For a long time, there was just one citeria for primary topic: "much more used than any other topic." In 2010, the guideline was changed by Kotniski. From looking at the discussion, he was a one-man band on this. He explained his reasoning this way:

The basic maths is that having a primary topic saves a click for readers looking for that topic, but costs a click for readers looking for any other topic, so there's a net gain if more than 50% of readers are looking for the main topic. But that means readers using Go ''on the specific term in question.
 * The dominate topic on the first page of Google results is the Book of Zechariah. See . Google's algorithm presumably has a better sense of what readers are looking for than we do. If we imagine readers clicking through disambiguation pages, as Kotniski apparently did, and apply his "fewer clicks" standard, this should be the primary topic.
 * I myself have never clicked through disambiguation pages to find a desired topic. Modern programing emphasizes the use of defaults to anticipate what the user wants. The "search tree" thinking behind this guideline is quite old fashioned. 99to99 (talk) 19:21, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Your argument here clearly shows oppose, the highest viewed (two articles combined) and searched topic is the book. In ictu oculi (talk) 07:03, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

 * Support He is better known than the obscure prophet. Dimadick (talk) 13:54, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Let's face it, both are obscure. Johnbod (talk) 16:14, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
 * did you miss the book? |Zechariah_(New_Testament_figure)|Zachariah_(film)|Zechariah_(Hebrew_prophet)|Zechariah_(given_name)|Zechariah_(list_of_biblical_figures)|Zechariah_(disambiguation)|Book_of_Zechariah ? In ictu oculi (talk) 15:41, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * Strong oppose - fails PT criteria fails page views test, fails source test, and nothing remotely obscure about Zechariah the book and far more encyclopaedic than the father of John the Baptist. In ictu oculi (talk) 07:00, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose I find 99to99's comment above inconsistent with his Support. When I type "Zechariah" into Google, first hit is Zechariah (Hebrew prophet), second hit is Book of Zechariah.  I'm confident that most references simply to "Zechariah" are to the book of that name.  OP has omitted Book of Zechariah from his page views analysis.  If included, the NT figure is obviously not primary.  Among Christians, Zechariah is ambiguous between the OT and NT figures, and Jews will certainly mean the prophet.Havelock Jones (talk) 14:54, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose. No WP:PTOPIC. Considering just the three most common meanings for simplicity, Zechariah (New Testament figure), Zechariah (Hebrew prophet) and Book of Zechariah got comparable numbers of views, |Book_of_Zechariah|Zechariah_(Hebrew_prophet) 154,618, 83,312 and 93,486 respectively (47%, 25% and 28%), over the last year. On several days the book got more than the NT figure; on 3 days, more than twice as many. The NT figure fails the "much more likely test" of PTOPIC#1. All three topics have similar long-term significance (PTOPIC#2); indeed, I would argue that the Hebrew prophet and the book might be considered the more significant, because the book is included in both the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible. Narky Blert (talk) 16:21, 16 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose I'm not convinced this is primary over the Old Testament figure. This person does need to be more prominently mentioned on the DAB page, I will make a change there now. User:力 (power~enwiki,  π,  ν ) 17:43, 21 September 2021 (UTC)

Requested move 8 August 2023

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The result of the move request was: no consensus. (closed by non-admin page mover) Vpab15 (talk) 16:23, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Zechariah (New Testament figure) → Zacharias – This page is being needlessly disambiguated with an unconcise and unnatural parenthetical classification when there is a totally natural disambiguating page title of "Zacharias" available and simply acting as a redirect to the Zechariah disambiguation page. While the name Zacharias is obviously derived from "Zechariah", the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC of this specific spelling is the New Testament figure, as it is a version of the name created by way of Christian Bible translations. Hence, tertiary sources such as the Easton's Bible Dictionary (a public domain source for this page) have separate entries for Zacharias and Zechariah. I propose naturally disambiguating here, per WP:NCDAB, which prefers natural disambiguation over parenthetical disambiguation (and is doubly applicable here, given the particularly unconcise and unnatural parentheses). Iskandar323 (talk) 07:59, 8 August 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. BilledMammal (talk) 13:30, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Strong oppose on two counts firstly the name is Zechariah in English. See NIV and other modern versions and also quality book sources. Secondly even if Zecharias were the English name the Zechariah in Luke wouldn't be PT. In ictu oculi (talk) 10:25, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
 * @In ictu oculi: What precisely do you mean by 'Zechariah is English'. Both terms are as equally English (in the sense of transliterated) or non-English (in the sense of being transliterated foreign names) as each other. If you are implying one is simply an archaism ... well that is simply not borne out by the tertiary sources. The Collins and OED entries both clearly align on this, and the Columbia Encyclopedia also reads the same. Iskandar323 (talk) 11:14, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Modern English has -h. In ictu oculi (talk) 16:08, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * It's "Zacharias" with an "a" for the second letter, not just an "h". Iskandar323 (talk) 18:09, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * No it is not. Please look in modern English sources. In ictu oculi (talk) 07:41, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I haven't asserted that Zacharias is only called Zacharias and not Zechariah, only that where "Zacharias" appears that it predominantly refers to the figure in Luke. Yes, you can find Bible translations that use Zechariah for both, just as the King James Bible uses "Zacharias" for Luke, and "Zechariah" for "Zechariah". This doesn't relates to what the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC of "Zacharias" specifically is, which is the question of what "Zacharias" is used to mean where it is actually used. Iskandar323 (talk) 07:54, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

 * Support. This was against my first inclination, since I would just call them both Zechariah. Many translations use "Zacharias" in Luke 1:67. Few use "Zacharias" in Zechariah 1:1. WP:NATDIS applies. SilverLocust 💬 21:31, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Useful site for comparing text versions :) I count exactly one instance of "Zacharias" out of the dozens of versions compared for Z1:1 ... Versus 16 hits (or what feels like about 50% of the versions) for Luke. Iskandar323 (talk) 21:49, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Relisting comment: Relist, to discuss whether "Zechariah" or "Zacharias" is the common name, and if it is Zechariah whether Zecharias is sufficient common to be used as natural disambiguation. BilledMammal (talk) 13:30, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

 * Oppose. "Zechariah" and "Zacharias" are the same name. Zacharias should perhaps redirect to Zechariah (given name). The OT Zechariah is Zacharias in the Vulgate and Douay-Rheims. And modern translations (NIV, ESV) favour Zechariah in the NT. Srnec (talk) 11:34, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
 * One name is a variant spelling of/derived from the other, but the two names have highly divergent usage histories, both within and outside of the bible, that allows for natural disambiguation. Just as the list of people called Petrus isn't the same as the list of Peters, even though both of the names are from Saint Peter. Iskandar323 (talk) 11:54, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Seriously, the Douay-Rheims? While I am among the niche of people who know what that is (though not how to spell it), it is very far from common. Meanwhile, the Vulgate is not even an English source. And different versions of a name are not necessarily "the same name." For example, I wouldn't call Joshua and Jesus the same name (though both come from Yehoshua). SilverLocust 💬 05:30, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Ah, yes, that's a better example of a name with divergent forms. Iskandar323 (talk) 07:21, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

 * Comment: I've just posted this directly to various WikiProject talk pages/noticeboards for additional input, so if prospective closers could leave it for another day or two, that would be appreciated. Iskandar323 (talk) 07:27, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

 * Oppose Zacharias is also an alternative spelling for the Old Testament prophet, when Greek in rendered to English (like in the Septuagint). Right now, the page is already properly being disambiguated. Jerium (talk) 11:06, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
 * @Jerium: No one is denying what you state. This has been discussed above, and it is a matter of overall prevalence of usage, as well the preference for natural disambiguation over parenthetical disambiguation, per WP:NCDAB. The page is currently disambiguated, yes, but at a less common base name and with additional modifiers, in the form of parenthetical disambiguation, required. By any standard this is sub-optimal for a title. Iskandar323 (talk) 11:27, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I just don't see how your proposal is an improvement, it might be even more confusing for readers searching up for the prophet. Jerium (talk) 13:14, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
 * The prophet's book itself is called the Book of Zechariah extremely consistently, so I don't imagine there is a high chance of reader confusion or searches for the prophet under the much more rarefied alternative spelling for the old testament figure. If you Google search Zacharias, meanwhile, the suggested wiki profile is the new testament figure ... presumably because the algorithms know better based on the balance of sources. Iskandar323 (talk) 14:00, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

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The result of the debate was Merge into Sheep (Zodiac). --Gareth Hughes 13:20, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

Goat (zodiac)
Delete, because Goat (zodiac) is simply a copy of Sheep (zodiac). It will evolve in a different direction, confuse people, make the real page (or this one) harder to find, etc.. It should have been a redirect instead, although nobody will ever look for "Goat (zodiac)", especially with the capitalization. Retodon8 01:54, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
 * This afd nomination was orphaned. Listing now.  Merge, since the pages aren't exact duplicates. —Cryptic (talk) 16:00, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with the sheep article and rename as either "Year of the Goat" or "Year of the sheep" - that is their most common titles. The current title is most misleading as it refers to Chinese astrology and most people who think of Goat (zodiac) will think of the sign Capricornus or Capricorn. Capitalistroadster 01:18, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename and Merge per above. Xoloz 13:09, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge and Redirect to Sheep (zodiac) PRueda29 14:50, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

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Hrm. Can anyone find any google-able information on this? CH-2 and CH-7 are just returning book chapters, and the name itself doesn't seem to be Googleable. Either a nn-bio, or a less-common spelling? --Interiot 01:54, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

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Black Sheep Boy

Black Sheep Boy is the third studio album by American indie rock band Okkervil River, released on April 5, 2005. The title is inspired by the song "Black Sheep Boy" by 1960s folk singer Tim Hardin. The album deals with Hardin's struggle with heroin addiction and Okkervil River lead singer Will Sheff's failed relationships and heartbreaks. The album cover features the work of Providence artist William Schaff.

Background
Most of the songs for the record were written in February 2004 in Bloomington, Indiana by Will Sheff. Sheff describes the album's theme in a 2005 interview:

 * "The Black Sheep Boy is a fantastical character that crops up here and there on the album. In the lyrics pretty much anything in quotes is the voice of the Black Sheep Boy. I think a lot of the dirtier, rougher, more obtuse songs are the product of the Black Sheep Boy."

The writing of the album took place during a difficult time for the band. The relative lack of commercial success of their previous albums meant that the band's future was in doubt and Sheff was rendered homeless in order to make ends meet and afford the costs related to the band's commitments.

Reception
Black Sheep Boy has received general acclaim. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 86 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim".

The album was ranked number 22 on Amazon.com's Top 50 Albums of 2005 list. The music online magazine Pitchfork placed Black Sheep Boy at number 174 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.

Musicians

 * Will Sheff – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, wurlitzer
 * Howard Draper – lap steel, pump organ, mandolin, bass, synthesizer
 * Jonathan Meiburg – vocals, piano, wurlitzer, pump organ, Casio SK-1, electric guitar
 * Travis Nelsen – vocals, drums, tambourine
 * Zachary Thomas – vocals, bass, mandolin
 * Seth Warren – electronics, drums, vibraphone, whirlies, shaker
 * Amy Annelle – harmony vocals
 * Brian Beattie – bowed bass, sampler, field recordings
 * Rebecca Browne – violin
 * Alison Derrick – viola
 * Michael Kapinus – trumpet
 * Caroline Slack – violin
 * Ben Westney – cello
 * Victoria Wolff – cello

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Gai Qi

Gai Qi (1774–1829), courtesy name Bowen 伯蕰, art names Qiliang 七郎 and Yuhu Waishi 玉壶外史, was a poet and painter born in western China during the Qing dynasty. As an artist, he was active in Shanghai. His paintings mainly concerns plants, beauty, and figures. However, he also did numerous landscapes. In poetry, he preferred the rhyming ci form and added such poems to his paintings.

His social circle included prominent literati as well as artists. He organized both a literary society and a Buddhist lay society. His work often used a delicate baimiao (outline) style, which can be clearly seen in his illustrations for the novel, Dream of the Red Chamber. The illustrations are chiefly portraits of the main characters in the novel. Numerous poets, including the renowned woman poet Zhou Qi, wrote poems to accompany the illustrations.

The scholar Wang Qisun (王岂孙) commissioned Gai Qi to paint an album of famous Chinese women, both historical and legendary. Wang's second wife, Cao Zhenxiu, wrote poems about the women and produced the calligraphy in the album. Gai took as a student the talented woman painter and poet Qian Shoupu (錢守璞) (c. 1801–1869). He was associated with the painter Fei Danxu in what has been called the "Gai Fei" school. Gai's grandson continued the tradition of the Gai Fei school, along with the descendants of Fei Danxiu. He is perhaps best-known today for the Hongloumeng tiyong, a book of portraits of characters in the Dream of the Red Chamber, accompanied by poems about the characters.

Gai's work is held in the permanent collections of many museums worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Johnson Museum of Art, the Palace Museum, the British Museum, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Princeton University Art Museum, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

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SK-1

SK-1 or SK1 may refer to:

 * Casio SK-1, a small sampling keyboard
 * Garant 30k SK-1, an East German armored vehicle
 * Hammond SK1, a modern keyboard
 * SK-1 spacesuit, an early Russian spacesuit
 * sK1 (program), a fork of the Skencil vector graphics editor
 * Sphingosine kinase 1, a protein
 * SK1 (film), a 2014 French film
 * VR Class Sk1, a locomotive class

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Frederik Winkel-Horn

Frederik Winkel-Horn, born Frederik Horn (12 November 1756 in Copenhagen – 19 May 1837), Danish writer.

From 1812, he called himself Winkel-Horn.

Works
Source:

 * Adams og Evas Morgensang, 1787
 * Verdensalt, 1834
 * Min aandige Skjerv, 1837

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Denis Caniza

Denis Ramón Caniza Acuña (born 29 August 1974) is a Paraguayan former footballer who played as a defender.

Career
Born in Bella Vista, Amambay, Caniza started his career in Olimpia of Paraguay. He also played in Lanús of Argentina, Santos Laguna, Atlas, Cruz Azul, Leon, and Irapuato of Mexico.

Caniza was a regular in the Paraguay national football team because of his versatility, as he can play as a side defender or as a centre-back. After the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Caniza announced his retirement from the Paraguay national team. However, when coach Gerardo Martino took the helm of the national team Caniza was called back and accepted to return to play for Paraguay. After Gerardo Martino took the head coach job in the Paraguay national football team, Caniza was voted for his teammates to become the captain of the team, so every time he played (when he was not injured or suspended) he captained the Paraguay national football team.

Caniza holds the distinction as the only Paraguayan footballer to be selected for 4 consecutive FIFA World Cup Finals, having been chosen in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010.

Due to his small size and industrial play, he has been described by BBC South American reporter Tim Vickery as "the Paraguayan Nobby Stiles".

In December 2014, Caniza announced his retirement at the age of 40 and his intention to have wanted to retire at Olimpia Asunción.

Honours
Olimpia
 * Paraguayan Primera División (4): 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999

Santos Laguna
 * Mexican Primera División (1): 2001 Verano
 * InterLiga (1): 2004

Nacional
 * Paraguayan Primera División (1): 2009 Clausura

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John Mogensen

John Mogensen (May 5, 1928 – April 10, 1977) was a Danish singer, songwriter and pianist.

Mogensen was a member of the vocal quartet Four Jacks from 1956 to 1963. While still a member of the group, he gained popularity as a songwriter and launched a solo career in 1971. With his rough voice and frank and direct language, he formed a link between traditional pop and folk songs, alternating between direct criticism of society, simple love songs, and reflections from the pub milieu that he knew so well. Several of his songs remain popular, for example, Der er noget galt i Danmark, Så længe jeg lever, and Fut i fejemøjet.

After his early death, he became almost a cult figure to his followers. Some of his songs were re-issued and a musical based upon his life was performed for several years.

A biographical movie based on John Mogensen's life, The Way to Mandalay, was released In 2018 with Rasmus Bjerg in the leading role.

Discography

 * 1971: John Mogensen
 * 1971: Stop En Halv
 * 1973: John
 * 1975: Taurus
 * 1977: Nordstjernen

 * Post-mortem
 * 1994: Der er noget galt i Danmark
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Sisavangvong University

Sisavangvong University was a university in Vientiane, Laos, established in 1958 and named after King Sisavangvong. Following the exodus of teaching staff in 1975 when the communists came to power in Laos, Sisavangvong University was dissolved and divided into separate colleges, leaving the country with no degree-awarding institution.

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Nevada State Railroad Museum Boulder City

The Nevada State Railroad Museum Boulder City is a railroad museum in Boulder City, Nevada which is an agency of the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. The railway is located on the Boulder City Branch Line, the historic railroad route installed to support construction activities at the Hoover Dam. The state obtained the tracks and right of way from the Union Pacific Railroad in 1985.

Heritage railroad
The museum operates a heritage railroad which offers passenger excursion trains using historic railroad equipment on a 7-mile, 45 minute round trip. Operations began in 2002, and the museum also offers the opportunity for passengers to ride in the locomotive cab, the caboose and to operate trains (subject to reservations and availability).

This ride features a preserved former Union Pacific EMD GP30, No 844, which became famous for necessitating the renumbering of steam locomotive 844 to 8444 from 1962 to 1989. It weighs approximately 125 tons and has a turbocharged V16 engine that develops 2250 hp. It was donated to the museum and refurbished in Union Pacific colors.

As part of the Interstate 11 project NDOT has replaced the bridge over US Route 93 that was taken out of service in 1998 during the widening of Highway 93 into Interstate 515. In April 2018, a grade separation was put in place at the former grade crossing near Railroad Pass Casino, re-linking Boulder City and Henderson together.

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Hackensack High School

Hackensack High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Hackensack, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as part of the Hackensack Public Schools. Hackensack High School serves students from the Bergen County, New Jersey, communities of Hackensack, South Hackensack (80 students in 2011–12), Rochelle Park (120 students). In March 2020, the Maywood Public Schools received approval from the New Jersey Department of Education to end the relationship it had established with Hackensack in 1969 and began transitioning incoming ninth graders to Henry P. Becton Regional High School starting with the 2020–21 school year.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,745 students and 137.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1. There were 655 students (37.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 160 (9.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 242nd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 206th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 198th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 184th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 203rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. Schooldigger.com ranked the school 266th out of 367 public high schools statewide in its 2009–10 rankings which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).

History
Hackensack High School's graduates date from the 1880s, and include Warren Terhune and William J. Snow. The district's first formal high school program began in 1894, with the first building for Hackensack High School constructed in 1897 at First and High streets. The cornerstone for its present location at First and Beech Streets in Hackensack was laid on December 2, 1916. The new building opened to students in March 1918. By 1920, twenty-two Bergen County towns sent their students to Hackensack High School. New wings were built in the 1950s. The 1966 expansion of Hackensack High School encompassed neighboring Beech Street School and extended a two-story bridge over First Street and in 1967 the Beech Street elementary school became the "east wing" of the high school as it stands today.

Students from Emerson had attended the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Emerson School District that was ended with the completion of Emerson Junior-Senior High School in March 1963. Those students already enrolled in Hackensack completed their attendance in Hackensack through their graduation.

Students from Maywood began attending Hackensack High School in September 1966, after the district ended a longstanding sending relationship under which students attended Bogota High School.

Sports
The Hackensack High School Comets compete in the Big North Conference, which comprises public and private high schools in Bergen and Passaic counties, and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). In the 2009–10 school year the school's athletic teams competed in the North Jersey Tri-County Conference, a conference established on an interim basis to facilitate realignment. Hackensack had been a founding member of the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League. Hackensack High and Ridgewood High School were the only founding members of the NNJIL to remain in the league, though Hackensack was the only school to remain continuously in the league. With 1,431 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,060 to 5,049 students in that grade range. The football team competes in the Freedom Red division of the North Jersey Super Football Conference, which includes 112 schools competing in 20 divisions, making it the nation's biggest football-only high school sports league. The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group V North for football for 2022–2024, which included schools with 1,313 to 5,304 students. Since the 1912 visit of Halley's Comet, Hackensack's athletic teams have been known as the Comets; the teams were known as the "Colts" before 1912.

The school participates with Lyndhurst High School in a joint ice hockey team in which Paramus High School is the host school / lead agency. The co-op program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.

The boys' basketball team won the Group III state title in 1945 vs. North Plainfield High School and in 1952 vs. Princeton High School. On February 6, 1925, the Hackensack Comets boys' basketball team won 39–35 against the Passaic High School, ending that school's 159-game winning streak. The ball commemorating this feat is kept in the trophy case in the gym named for that team's captain, Howard Bollerman Sr. (later principal of Hackensack High School). The 1945 team won the state title with a 44–22 win in the championship game played at the Elizabeth Armory against North Plainfield, a team described as "a weak sister in the tourney. Chet Forte led the 1952 team to the Group III title with a 74–59 win against Princeton in the championship game.

The boys soccer team won the Group III state championship in 1949 (awarded by NJSIAA), 1950 (co-champion with Edison High School) and 1954 (awarded by NJSIAA), and won the Group IV title in 1960 (vs. Irvington High School), 1968 (co-champion with Ewing High School), 1969 (as co-champion with Steinert High School) and 1970 (co-champion with Steinert). The 1969 team finished the season with a record of 17–2–1 after the Group IV title game against Steinert ended in a 1–1 tie, making the two teams co-champions.

The boys' bowling team won the overall state championship in 1961, 1965 and 1989. The program's three state titles are tied for seventh-most in the state.

The school was co-champion of the 1971 Group IV spring / outdoor track and field championship when they shared the title after a tie with Henry Snyder High School and again in 2010 after East Brunswick High School tied Hackensack in the final event

The boys track team won the winter track Meet of Champions in 1974.

The field hockey team won the North I Group IV state sectional title in 1980 and 1997.

The wrestling team won the North I Group IV state sectional title in 1980 and 2013.

The girls volleyball team won the Group IV state championship in 1984 (defeating runner-up Fair Lawn High School in the final match of the playoff tournament) and 2000 (vs. Eastern Regional High School). After dropping the first game, the 1984 team came back to win the Group IV title against Fair Lawn in three games (12–15, 15–2, 15–5) in the playoff finals.

The girls track team won the Group IV indoor state championship in 1987 (as co-champion). The boys track team won the Group IV title in 1988, 1992, 1993 and 1999 (co-champion).

The football team won the North I Group IV state sectional championships in 1992–1996, 1999 and 2000. The team won their first North I Group IV state title in 1992 with a 7–3 win against North Bergen High School in the championship game. The 1993 team finished the season with a 10–1 record and repeated as North I Group IV champion with a 54–27 win against North Bergen, earning the team a second-place ranking statewide from the Asbury Park Press. The team finished the 1994 season unbeaten after winning its third consecutive title with a 27–10 win in the championship game against North Bergen for the third year in a row. A fourth consecutive win in the Borth I Group IV finals against North Bergen in 1996, this time by a score of 7–6, gave the team a 10–1 record for the year. The 1996 team finished the season with an 11–0 record and was ranked 15th in the nation by USA Today. The 2000 team finished the season with a record of 12–0 after defeating Teaneck High School by a score of 21–12 in the North I Group IV championship game at Rutgers Stadium. The HHS homecoming football game has been held annually on Thanksgiving Day against rival Teaneck High School since 1931, alternating each year with each school as host. Hackensack has won 62 of the 85 games through the 2017 season. NJ.com listed the rivalry as 27th best in their 2017 list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football". Vince Lombardi was offered $6,000 to coach football at Hackensack High School, but couldn't get out of his contract with St. Cecilia High School in nearby Englewood. Hackensack turned to Tom DellaTorre to coach the football team, he responded by winning 10 league championships. DellaTorre later served as the schools athletic director. Upon his retirement in the early 1980s the football field was renamed "Tom DellaTorre Athletic Field".

The baseball team won the Group IV state championship in 1995 (defeating runner-up Edison High School in the tournament final) and 1997 (vs. Toms River High School North). The team won the program's first state title in 1995 with a 2–1 win against Edison in the Group IV finals. The 1997 team finished the season with 27–7 record after winning the Group IV title with a 5–3 win against Toms River North in the championship game.

The boys track team won the Group IV indoor relay championship in 1999.

The ice hockey team won the McInnis Cup in 2000.

Demographics
In 2017, the graduating class numbered 429, with 46% being Hispanic, 27% being black, 20% being white, and 7% being Asian. Rodrigo Torrejon of The Journal News characterized the school's student body as being "diverse".

School song
The alma mater of Hackensack High School was written by W. Demarest and B. Pratt of the Class of 1918. It is to the tune of the alma mater of New York University, Palisades (used by permission).

Administration
The principal is James Montesano. His core administration team includes four assistant principals.

Notable alumni

 * Brendan A. Burns (1895–1986), U.S. Army major general
 * Hector Luis Bustamante (born 1972, class of 1990), actor.
 * Barbie Ferreira (born 1996), model and actress.
 * Chet Forte (1935–1996, class of 1953), television sports pioneer.
 * Mike Fratello (born 1947, class of 1965), former NBA coach who starred at Hackensack High School as a student and who returned for his first job as an assistant coach after graduating from college.
 * Navarro Gray (born 1979, class of 1997), lawyer best known for his accomplishments in the entertainment industry, including representing Fetty Wap.
 * Chet Hanulak (1933-2021, class of 1950), former Cleveland Browns running back.
 * Melina Matsoukas (born 1981), music video, film, commercial, and television director.
 * E. Frederic Morrow (c. 1906–1994, class of 1924), the first African American to hold an executive position at the White House, when he served President Dwight Eisenhower as Administrative Officer for Special Projects from 1955 to 1961.
 * Danny Oquendo (born 1987), wide receiver who played for the Maryland Terrapins.
 * Nellie Morrow Parker (1902–1998), the first African American school teacher in Bergen County, New Jersey, and the namesake of Nellie K. Parker Elementary School.
 * Stan Pitula (1931–1965), pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians.
 * Jorge A. Rod (born 1947), politician who represented the 9th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1982 to 1986.
 * Gene Saks (1921–2015, class of 1939), Broadway / Hollywood director.
 * Robert Schmertz (1926–1975), sports owner whose teams included the Portland Trail Blazers and the Boston Celtics.
 * Chris Smalls (born 1988/1989), labor organizer known for his role in leading Amazon worker organization in the New York City borough of Staten Island.
 * William J. Snow (1868–1947, class of 1885), major general in the United States Army
 * Warren Terhune (1869–1920), United States Navy Commander, and the 13th Governor of American Samoa.
 * Melissa Trainer (born 1978, class of 1996), astrobiologist.
 * Theodore Trautwein (1920–2000), judge who sentenced a reporter from The New York Times to 40 days in jail in the "Dr. X" trial of Mario Jascalevich.
 * Alex Vincent (born 1981 as Alex Vincent LoScialpo, Class of 1999), actor who played Andy Barclay in the film Child's Play and its sequel Child's Play 2.
 * Spann Watson (1916–2010), Tuskegee Airman serving in World War II who flew over 30 missions for the squadron over North Africa, Italy and Southern Europe.
 * William B. Widnall (1906–1983, class of 1922), politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for 24 years representing New Jersey's 7th congressional district.
 * Walter G. Winne (1889–1972, Class of 1906), U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1922 to 1928.
 * Ellen Zavian (born 1963), sports agent and attorney who was the National Football League's first female attorney-agent.
 * Ken Zisa (born 1954), politician who served as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1994 to 2002, where he represented the 37th Legislative District.

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Capricorn Energy

Capricorn Energy plc (formerly Cairn Energy plc) is a British oil and gas exploration and development company based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

History
The company was founded in 1981 by Sir Bill Gammell, the former international Rugby player, his father James (Jimmy), his brother Pete and others, as Cairn Energy. Its initial operations were in the USA and, following its listing on the London Stock Exchange in 1988, it expanded into the UK North Sea and internationally (Papua New Guinea, Spain, Vietnam, China and Australia). The company acquired Conoco's UK onshore acreage in 1988 and became one of the largest operators of UK onshore oil production with the Palmers Wood oil field just south of London, near Junction 6 of the M25, and at Humbly Grove (near Basingstoke).

The company expansion started with a substantial (non-operated) gas discovery (East Cameron 331) Bangladesh near Chittagong, in 1996. In parallel, the company launched a series of takeovers of public listed companies – Teredo Petroleum in 1994, Holland Sea Search NV in 1995 and Command Petroleum in 1996.

In 1996, the company farmed out a 25% interest in the Sangu field to Halliburton in return for Halliburton bearing a 50% share of the development costs. In 1997, it sold half of all its Bangladeshi interests to Royal Dutch Shell in return for Shell assuming a $330 million carry of the company's exploration and development costs. This agreement gave the company an interest in Shell's huge acreage position in Rajasthan onshore in North West India. The company drilled two unsuccessful exploration wells and Shell then sold its 50% share to the company for $7.5 million: the company's third well, now 100% owned, found the Mangala oil field.

In December 2010, the company agreed to sell a stake of 58.5% of Cairn India, its India-focused subsidiary, to Vedanta Resources for $8.67 billion. Talks between the two companies started in August 2010. However, approval did not come from the Indian government until September 2011 and the deal had to be restructured.

The company sold an additional 3.5 per cent of its shares in its Cairn India for about US$360 million in June 2012. In March 2014, the company announced that Bill Gammell would step down as chairman after the annual general meeting on 15 May 2014.

The company changed its name from Cairn Energy to Capricorn Energy on 13 December 2021.

Operations
The company holds a portfolio of exploration, development and production assets, currently with interests in the following countries; the UK, Israel, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mexico and Suriname.

Dispute
In 2006-2007, after Cairn UK transferred shares of Cairn India Holdings to its Indian counterpart Cairn India, it refused to pay capital gains tax in India. In response, the Indian government in 2012 made any capital gains resulting for the transfer of shares from a foreign entity whose assets were located in Indian taxable from 1962 retrospectively.

In December 2020, the Permanent court of Arbitration at the Hague, awarded Cairn Energy $1.7bn in costs and damages, and in July 2021, a French court ordered a freeze on Indian Government properties in Paris and gave Cairn Energy the right to seize aircraft belonging to Air India.

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Elvis Duran

Elvis Duran (born Barry Brian Cope; August 5, 1964) is an American radio personality. He is the host of the daily morning radio program Elvis Duran and the Morning Show in New York on Z100 and in syndication on Premiere Networks.

Before his job at Z100, Duran's previous radio work included a stint as an on-air personality at WIOQ in Philadelphia. He served as WIOQ's program director from May 1989 until just before he was fired in February 1990. In October 1991, Duran became both the program director and morning show host of KBTS (now KGSR) in Austin, Texas.

Prior to working at Z100, Duran also worked evenings at Z-93 with sidekick "Hot Henrietta" in Atlanta, and at Power 104 KRBE in Houston. He began his run at Z100 hosting the afternoon slot until April 1996, when Tom Poleman, the newly appointed program director (previously at KRBE Houston), moved Duran to the morning slot, where he has been ever since.

Elvis Duran and the Morning Show
Duran began hosting his daily radio show on New York's Z100 in April 1996. The show expanded to Sussex County NJ in 2003 on WHCY-FM Max 106.3 and Y100/WHYI-FM in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale on May 22, 2006. The show signed a national deal in March 2009 with the radio syndication company, Premiere Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel.

Elvis Duran and the Morning Show has since added more than 75 stations including 101.1 Y101/WHYA-FM Cape Cod, 96.5 KISS FM/WAKS-FM in Cleveland, Q102/WIOQ-FM in Philadelphia, WERZ (107.1 FM) in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Z96.3 in Manhattan, Kansas. The show premiered on its first Canadian station, CIRR-FM in Toronto, the world's first commercially licensed LGBTQ radio station, on October 5, 2020. The show also airs on XM Satellite Radio, iHeartRadio.com, and the iHeartRadio mobile app. The show had the Elvis Duran Replay Channel on iHeartradio but was removed in 2019 in favor of the On Demand channel.

Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month
Since 2013, Duran has had a segment on NBC's Today show with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb called "Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month", where Duran selects a new up and coming artist to spotlight each month or twice a month. Although a majority of the artists are American, international acts have been featured as well.

Other media ventures
In 2007, Duran launched his own entertainment company, The Elvis Duran Group (EDG). Owned by Duran and talent agent David Katz, the company focuses on content creation across all media. EDG's first foray into television resulted was the four-episode, 2010 Spike TV series Phowned, an iteration of the radio show's Phone Taps prank-call segment.

For two years in a row, Duran co-hosted the Live Grammy Red Carpet Show with Entertainment Tonight on Pop.

In 2019, he released his first book through Simon & Schuster titled, ''Where Do I Begin? Stories (I Sort of Remember) from a Life Lived Out Loud.'' The book became a New York Times bestseller.

Awards
Duran and EDMS have received several awards and nominations, such as "Best Morning Show" by New York's Achievement in Radio Awards, "Personality of the Year" by the Radio Music Awards, "Best Personality" by Radio & Records, "Best Top 40 Disc Jockey" nomination by Billboard Magazine Radio, and "Best Major Market Top 40 Air Personality" by Billboard/Airplay Monitor. The National Association of Broadcasters recently nominated EDMS for the 2012 NAB Marconi Award for Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year. In 2014, Duran was featured on Out magazine's "20th Anniversary Out 100" list as one of the most influential figures in the LGBT community. In 2015, Duran was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame as the Music Format On-Air Personality, and the Today Show celebrated this milestone.

Duran served as an event chair for the 2016 GLAAD Manhattan Awards, where he was honored for his contributions to the community. On Thursday, March 2, 2017, Duran was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On April 9, 2018, he was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters's Broadcasting Hall of Fame, along with television game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.

Philanthropy
Duran serves on the board of directors for Rock & Rawhide, a non-profit organization that aims to increase adoptions while also providing a quieter, stress-free life for animals surrendered to shelters. Duran also contributes to the Staten Island Zoo's annual endowment and Robin Hood Foundation. Having publicly come out as gay in 2010, Duran is also engaged in philanthropic efforts affecting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community, and works closely with GLAAD and The Trevor Project.

Personal life
Duran lost 110 pounds by undergoing bariatric sleeve surgery in 2014. He came out as gay during a 2010 broadcast, and was grand marshal of the Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade in 2016.

Duran and his partner Alex Carr were engaged on July 13, 2018. They were married in a civil ceremony at the Richmond County Surrogate Court on Carr's native Staten Island on August 22, 2019, and had a wedding ceremony on September 14, 2019, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Filmography

 * Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) - Radio D.J.
 * Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015) - Himself
 * Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2021) - Paul Landy

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Evan Alfred Evans

Evan Alfred Evans (March 19, 1876 – July 7, 1948) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Education and career
Born in Spring Green, Wisconsin, Evans received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1897 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1899. He then practiced law in Baraboo, Wisconsin from 1900 to 1916.

Federal judicial service
Evans was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on May 1, 1916, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated by Judge William Henry Seaman. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 10, 1916, and received his commission the same day. He was a member of the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now the Judicial Conference of the United States) from 1935 to 1947. His service terminated on July 7, 1948, due to his death. He was the last appeals court judge who continued to serve in active service appointed by President Wilson.

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Garfield (character)

Garfield is a fictional cat and the protagonist of the comic strip of the same name, created by Jim Davis. Garfield is portrayed as a lazy, fat, cynical and self-absorbed orange tabby Persian cat. He is noted for his love of lasagna and sleeping, and his hatred of Mondays, Nermal, and exercise.

Fictional biography
Garfield is an orange cat belonging to Jon Arbuckle. He was born on June 19, 1978 (the day the first Garfield strip was published), in the kitchen of Mamma Leoni's Italian Restaurant. Jim Davis named Garfield after his grandfather, James Garfield Davis. As a kitten, he develops a taste for lasagna, which would become his favorite food. Because of his large appetite, the owner of Mamma Leoni's has to choose between giving away Garfield or closing down his restaurant; so Garfield is sold to a pet shop. Garfield is adopted from the store by Jon Arbuckle on August 19, 1978.

Garfield frequently gets into many adventures, such as getting stuck in roll-up shades, sparring with mice, and getting locked up in animal shelters.

It is also given that Garfield uses the "sandbox" on occasion, such as in one 1978 strip; he says he hates commercials because they are "too long to sit through and too short for a trip to the sandbox". It was revealed on October 27, 1979, that he does not like raisins.

On Garfield's 25th anniversary in 2003, several strips were featured in which he interacted with his 1978 version. In 2005, Garfield and Jon appeared in several comic strips of Blondie in honor of their 75th anniversary. There was an earlier Blondie crossover on the Garfield strip published April 1, 1997, and vice versa, as part of the comic strip switcheroo.

Character traits
Among Garfield's character traits are laziness, cynicism, and sarcasm. He hates Mondays, the cat Nermal, and he loves lasagna. He also has a tendency to be annoyed by Jon's dog Odie.

Gender
In February 2017, a dispute arose on the talk page of the character's Wikipedia page as to the character's gender. Although other characters have persistently referred to Garfield with male pronouns, owing to comments that the character's creator, Jim Davis, made in 2014 to Mental Floss, in which he said, "Garfield is very universal. By virtue of being a cat, really, he's not really male or female or any particular race or nationality, young or old. It gives me a lot more latitude for the humor for the situations." Davis explained that although Garfield is neither male nor female, he does use male pronouns. However, Davis later clarified that Garfield is, in fact, male.

Voice-over timeline

 * Scott Beach (1980; segment on The Fantastic Funnies)
 * Lorenzo Music (1982–2001; TV specials, Garfield and Friends, Garfield’s Mad About Cats)
 * Lou Rawls (1982–1991, occasional singing voice, TV specials)
 * Tom Smothers (1991; Alpo commercials)
 * Bill Murray (2004–2006; Garfield: The Movie, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties)
 * Jeff Bergman (2004; Boomerang UK bumper)
 * Jon Barnard (2004–2016; Garfield's Nightmare, Garfield, Garfield: Saving Arlene, Garfield: Lasagna Tour, The Garfield Show: Threat of the Space Lasagna, Garfield Cat Litter commercial, Garfield Pinball)
 * Frank Welker (2007–present; Garfield Gets Real, Garfield's Fun Fest, Garfield's Pet Force, The Garfield Show, Mad, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis, Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 )
 * Chris Pratt (2024; The Garfield Movie)

Voiced by in unofficial material:
 * Fred Tatasciore (2006; Robot Chicken)
 * Seth Green (2011–2012; Robot Chicken)
 * Kevin Shinick (2011–2012; Mad)
 * Dan Castellaneta (2017; The Simpsons)
 * Dan Milano (2020; Robot Chicken)

Other media

 * Garfield was licensed to the Dakin Company for the creation of plush toys c. 1988.
 * Garfield has been a mascot of Kennywood, a traditional amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh since the 1990s. A ride at Kennywood, "Garfield's Nightmare", was created with the exclusive input of Garfield creator, Jim Davis.
 * In the first two Garfield films, Garfield: The Movie and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, Garfield was created using computer animation, though the movies were otherwise primarily live-action. In these films, Garfield's design has been altered to more closely favor a real cat in both looks and motion, though his facial features remain exaggerated and expressive bearing a slight resemblance to his voice actor Bill Murray. The fully animated films Garfield Gets Real, Garfield's Fun Fest and Garfield's Pet Force also depict Garfield with computer animation, however the design used in them is much closer to his original comic strip design than in the first two films.
 * Garfield was one of numerous cartoon characters featured in the 1990 animated special Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue.

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