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Encino, Los Angeles
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Encino is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Fray Juan Crespi, a Franciscan missionary travelling with the expedition, all of Crespis name was later dropped except encino. Rancho Los Encinos was established in 1845 when a parcel of former Mission San Fernando land was granted to three Mission Indians by governor Pio Pico. Many ranchos were created after the secularization of the California missions, Encino derives its name from the rancho. In 2008, the city estimated that the resident population had increased to 44,581, in 2000 the median age for residents was 42, considered old for city and county neighborhoods, the percentages of residents aged 50 and older were among the countys highest. The neighborhood was considered not especially diverse ethnically within Los Angeles, the breakdown was whites,80. 1%, Latinos,8. 5%, Asians,4. 9%, blacks,2. 4%, and others,4. 1%. Iran and Russia were the most common places of birth for the 32. 8% of the residents who were born abroad—an average percentage for Los Angeles, the median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $78,529, considered high for the city. The percentage of households that earned $125,000 and up was high for Los Angeles County, the average household size of 2.3 people was low when compared to the rest of the city and the county. Renters occupied 38. 4% of the stock and house- or apartment-owners held 61. 6%. The percentages of divorced residents and of widowed men and women were among the countys highest, in 2000 military veterans amounted to 10. 6% of the population, a high rate for the county. Encino is situated in the portion of the southern San Fernando Valley. It is flanked on the north by Reseda and the Sepulveda Basin, on the east by Sherman Oaks, on the southeast by Bel-Air, on the south by Brentwood, the local economy provides jobs primarily in health care, social services, and professional services sectors. There are approximately 3,800 businesses employing about 27,000 people at a payroll of $1,400,000,000. Encino is in Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors district 3 and it is also represented within the city of Los Angeles by the Encino Neighborhood Council, an advisory body under the auspices of the city Department of Neighborhood Empowerment. The United States Postal Service operates the Encino Post Office at 5805 White Oak Avenue, forty-six percent of Encino residents aged 25 and older had earned a four-year degree by 2000, a high percentage for both the city and the county. The percentage of residents with a masters degree or higher was also high for the county. Lull Special Education Center, LAUSD,17551 Miranda Street Lanai Road Elementary School, LAUSD,4241 Lanai Road As of 2009, public high schools serving portions of Encino are Birmingham High School in Lake Balboa, and Reseda High School in Reseda. In 1982 the board considered closing Rhoda Street Elementary School in Encino, in April 1983 an advisory committee of the LAUSD recommended closing eight LAUSD schools, including Rhoda Street School
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Characters of The Brady Bunch
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The following is a list and description of the primary characters from the classic American television series The Brady Bunch. The characters also appeared in all subsequent reunions, remakes, Michael Paul Mike Brady, portrayed by Robert Reed in the TV show and Gary Cole in movies, is the male head of the Brady household. In episode #4 of The Bradys, Hat in the Ring, Mike, a widowed architect, brought three sons to his marriage with Carol Martin and became the stepfather to her three daughters. He was named Father of the Year by a newspaper after his stepdaughter Marcia submitted an essay in his honor. The characters parents were mentioned but never seen, but his paternal grandfather. Shortly into the season, Mike Brady grew his hair into a longer. Mike had a firm personal integrity coupled with a sense of ethics. The writers imply that Mike Brady is a highly qualified and well-respected architect. His failures tended to be successes, for instance, in A Very Brady Christmas, contractor Ted Roberts fires Mike when he refuses to cut corners and take out important safety provisions. Mike, however, is proven right when the structure begins to crumble. In the episode How to Succeed in Business, Mike acknowledges that he has lost jobs. This is to reassure his son Peter that failure and getting fired are a part of life, Mike was one of the staff architects with the firm he worked at, the name was never mentioned in the series, and Mr. Ed Phillips was his boss. By the time A Very Brady Christmas and The Bradys aired, both Gene Hackman and Jeffrey Hunter were considered for the role of Mike Brady. Hackman was Sherwood Schwartzs first choice, but was rejected by Paramount for not having enough experience, Jeffrey Hunter approached Schwartz to play Mike Brady, but Schwartz felt Hunter was too attractive to play a down-to-earth architect. In 2004, TV Guide ranked him number 14 on its 50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time list. Caroline Carol Ann Brady - f/k/a Caroline Martin, née Caroline Ann Tyler, portrayed by Florence Henderson in the TV series, at the beginning of the pilot, her last name is Martin from her first marriage, during which she had had three daughters. She gains three stepsons when she marries Mike Brady, Carol enjoys singing in the church choir, and with her daughter Marcia in the high school Family Frolic Talent Show. In the episode A Fistful of Reasons, in which Cindy is bullied because of her lisp, Carol confesses that she too overcame a lisp while growing up in Swampscott, Massachusetts
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American Broadcasting Company
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The network is headquartered on Columbus Avenue and West 66th Street in Manhattan, New York City. There are additional offices and production facilities elsewhere in New York City, as well as in Los Angeles and Burbank. Since 2007, when ABC Radio was sold to Citadel Broadcasting, ABC originally launched on October 12,1943, as a radio network, separated from and serving as the successor to the NBC Blue Network, which had been purchased by Edward J. Noble. It extended its operations to television in 1948, following in the footsteps of established broadcast networks CBS, in the mid-1950s, ABC merged with United Paramount Theatres, a chain of movie theaters that formerly operated as a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures. Leonard Goldenson, who had been the head of UPT, made the new television network profitable by helping develop, in 1996, most of Capital Cities/ABCs assets were purchased by The Walt Disney Company. The television network has eight owned-and-operated and over 232 affiliated television stations throughout the United States, most Canadians have access to at least one U. S. ABC News provides news and features content for radio stations owned by Citadel Broadcasting. In the 1930s, radio in the United States was dominated by three companies, the Columbia Broadcasting System, the Mutual Broadcasting System and the National Broadcasting Company. The last was owned by electronics manufacturer Radio Corporation of America, in 1938, the FCC began a series of investigations into the practices of radio networks and published its report on the broadcasting of network radio programs in 1940. The report recommended that RCA give up control of either NBC Red or NBC Blue, at that time, the NBC Red Network was the principal radio network in the United States and, according to the FCC, RCA was using NBC Blue to eliminate any hint of competition. Once Mutuals appeals against the FCC were rejected, RCA decided to sell NBC Blue in 1941, the newly separated NBC Red and NBC Blue divided their respective corporate assets. Investment firm Dillon, Read & Co. offered $7.5 million to purchase the network, Edward John Noble, the owner of Life Savers candy, drugstore chain Rexall and New York City radio station WMCA, purchased the network for $8 million. Due to FCC ownership rules, the transaction, which was to include the purchase of three RCA stations by Noble, would require him to resell his station with the FCCs approval, the Commission authorized the transaction on October 12,1943. Soon afterward, the Blue Network was purchased by the new company Noble founded, Noble subsequently acquired the rights to the American Broadcasting Company name from George B. Meanwhile, in August 1944, the West Coast division of the Blue Network, both stations were then managed by Don Searle, the vice-president of the Blue Networks West Coast division. The ABC Radio Network created its audience slowly, the network also became known for such suspenseful dramas as Sherlock Holmes, Gang Busters and Counterspy, as well as several mid-afternoon youth-oriented programs. S. From Nazi Germany after its conquest, to pre-record its programming, while its radio network was undergoing reconstruction, ABC found it difficult to avoid falling behind on the new medium of television. To ensure a space, in 1947, ABC submitted five applications for television station licenses, the ABC television network made its debut on April 19,1948, with WFIL-TV in Philadelphia becoming its first primary affiliate
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The Brady Bunch
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The Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired from September 26,1969, to March 8,1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family with six children, considered one of the last of the old-style family sitcoms, the series aired for five seasons and, after its cancellation in 1974, went into syndication in September 1975. While the series was never a critical or ratings success during its run, it has since become a popular staple in syndication, especially among children. In 1995, the series was adapted into a satirical comedy film titled The Brady Bunch Movie. A second sequel, The Brady Bunch in the White House, in 1997, Getting Davy Jones was ranked number 37 on TV Guides 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time. He set to work on a script for a series tentatively titled Mine. Schwartz then developed the script to include three children for each parent, while Mike Brady is depicted as being a widower, Schwartz originally wanted the character of Carol Brady to have been a divorcée, but the network objected to this. A compromise was reached whereby Carols marital status was never directly revealed, Schwartz shopped the series to the big three television networks of the era. ABC, CBS, and NBC all liked the script, but each network wanted changes before they would commit to filming, nonetheless, the outstanding success of the United Artists film was a factor in ABCs decision to order episodes for the series. As the sets were built on Paramount Television stage 5, adjacent to the stage where H. R, filming of the pilot began on Friday, October 4,1968, and lasted eight days. Mike Brady, an architect with three sons, Greg, Peter, and Bobby, marries Carol Martin, who herself has three daughters, Marcia, Jan, and Cindy. The wife and daughters take the Brady surname, included in the blended family are Mikes live-in housekeeper, Alice Nelson, and the boys dog, Tiger. The setting is a large, suburban, two-story house designed by Mike, in the first season, awkward adjustments, accommodations, gender rivalries, and resentments inherent in blended families dominate the stories. In an early episode, Carol tells Bobby that the steps in their household lead to the second floor. Thereafter, the focus on typical preteen and teenaged adjustments such as sibling rivalry, puppy love, self image, character building. The regular cast appeared in a title sequence in which video head shots were arranged in a three-by-three grid. In a 2010 issue of TV Guide, the opening title sequence ranked number eight on a list of TVs top-10 credits sequences. Robert Reed as Mike Brady Florence Henderson as Carol Brady Ann B and he is the owner of a local butcher shop
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The Brady Kids
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The Brady Kids was a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series and a spin-off based on the ABC live-action sitcom The Brady Bunch, produced by Filmation in association with Paramount Television. It aired on ABC from September 9,1972, to October 6,1973, the series was distributed by CBS Television Distribution. Filmation agreed, and Lou Schiemer and Norm Prescott headed up the project, the original shows six children voiced their animated counterparts in the first season. As the series title implies, the parents and Alice the housekeeper characters were omitted from the show, at the end of the first season, Filmation asked the kids to continue on their existing contracts for another five episodes in a second season. The kids original answer was no, prodded on by their agent Harvey Shotz, Filmation threatened both to sue the children over breach of contract, and to continue the show without their voices. Lookinland, Plumb, and Olsen agreed to the extended Filmation contract, while Williams, Knight, williamss and McCormicks voices were replaced by the children of producer Lou Schiemer, while Knights voice was replaced by David E. Smith. The animated series also added some animal characters, Marlon was an intelligent, red, talking mynah bird and also a wizard who used his magic to help the kids out of jams. The Bradys dog from the series, Tiger, was replaced by a dog named Mop Top. There were also twin panda cubs, Ping and Pong, named after the game ping-pong, the pandas only spoke in a Chinese-like gibberish. The three of them went to the school as the Bradys, and Chuck was sometimes central to the plot as an antagonist. Greg Brady, Barry Williams, Lane Scheimer Marcia Brady, Maureen McCormick, Erika Scheimer Peter Brady, Christopher Knight, an enormous amount of animation for this series was copied over from another popular Filmation series, The Archie Show. Walk cycles, profile pictures, and scenes where the Brady kids play in a band were all frame-by-frame replacements for looped frames originally seen of The Archies on The Archie Show, many of Moptops poses were copied from the Archies character Hot Dog. Fleetwoods poses and walk cycles were often copied from Rudy of Fat Albert, originally aired as a one-hour segment on The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie, the pilot episode was split into two half-hour segments on The Brady Kids. A total of 22 episodes were produced, season 1 aired Saturday mornings from 10,30 to 11,00 AM, and season 2 aired Saturday mornings from 11,00 to 11,30 AM. Season 1 contained 17 episodes, and season 2 contained 5, season 2 was specifically created by Filmation with the intent on 5 episodes to bring the total count of episodes to 22, the minimum required for syndication. Like most 1970s-era Saturday morning cartoon series, The Brady Kids contained an laugh track. The opening sequence featured the fourth season grid familiar to The Brady Bunch viewers, near the end of the theme song, Marlon flies up and down the center, magically transforming the live-action children into their animated counterparts. Another intro features Marlon flying up and down the center of an empty blue background to reveal the Brady Kids, the characters would re-appear in animated form during a musical sequence in A Very Brady Sequel
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The Brady Bunch Hour
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The series starred the original cast members of The Brady Bunch, with the exception of Eve Plumb, who was replaced by Geri Reischl. The show began as a 60-minute special titled The Brady Bunch Variety Hour on November 28,1976, the shows events are not included or mentioned in the later Brady Bunch revival series and TV reunion movies. When the family is chosen to star in a new variety series for ABC, Mike Brady gives up his architectural career, in addition to the Brady clan, next-door-neighbor Jack Merrill frequently finds his way into the act and is a love interest for the Bradys maid, Alice. Each episode features the obligatory variety show song-and-dance numbers and sketches, Robert Reed as Mike Brady Florence Henderson as Carol Brady Ann B. Four cast members were booked and when the show aired on October 8,1976 it was a ratings success, both parties eventually gave their approval of the new series, mainly as a way to keep interest in the original series. The variety hour remains the only Brady project to not have Schwartzs involvement during production, although Robert Reeds dissatisfaction with other Brady Bunch incarnations has become legendary, he quickly signed on to star in the variety show. We joked that it was the first time any of us could remember him wanting to do something Brady-related, recalled Maureen McCormick. The Brady Bunch Hour was incredibly bad, Barry Williams once wrote, when Williams asked him why, Reed stated, Ive studied voice and dancing. Im terrible at both, and it proved to be true, but when Sid and Marty met with me, they described the whole thing in very positive terms and I thought, What fun. Quipped McCormick, He sang and danced without caring that he was lousy and his inner Dorothy had found her calling. Maureen McCormick was excited at the prospect of singing and working with the Krofft brothers and it didnt work out that way, Knight later said, and I learned one of lifes lessons—always get it in writing. Mike Lookinland was uncomfortable dancing and had no desire to do the show, to his surprise, this resulted in an increased salary for each cast member. Ann B. Davis had left Hollywood in 1974 and was working as a volunteer in a house in Denver. Originally, no one thought to include Davis, but at the last minute the crew decided to offer her a guest-starring role, which she retained throughout all nine episodes of the series. The producers made a deal which allowed her to be on the set only a few days a week so she could commute to Denver, contrary to popular belief, Eve Plumb was originally slated to appear in the variety hour. I wanted to do the show but there was an option for thirteen more shows and possibly five years. Plumb agreed to appear in five of the thirteen planned episodes, in late October 1976, producers scrambled to find a replacement and met with over 1500 hopefuls, eventually settling on Geri Reischl to fill the void. Reischl, who had extensive singing experience, auditioned several times, reischls costars made her feel at home, but because of the recasting, Reischl was later dubbed Fake Jan, a moniker which she has openly embraced
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A Very Brady Christmas
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Ron Kuhlman and Jerry Houser both reprised their characters from the short-lived 1981 sitcom The Brady Brides. A Very Brady Christmas premiered on CBS on December 18,1988 and was the television film of 1988. When they realize their ideas collide, they use the money to try to reunite the family for Christmas by paying for airline tickets for their children, grandchildren. Mike and Carol are also thinking of selling the house to buy a smaller condo as they are now empty nesters who no longer need such a large home. Even their former housekeeper Alice is dealing with a serious issue, through each child deciding to spend the holiday and eventually opening up about their issues, Mike and Carol are able to help them out. Mike manages to free the trapped employees, but an aftershock results in Mike getting trapped in rubble himself, in the end, Mike gets out of the debris after Carol and the entire family sings O Come All Ye Faithful. After returning home, the dinner is again interrupted, this time by a man at the door dressed as Santa Claus. After she takes Sam back, the family invites him to stay for dinner, robert Reed as Mike Brady Florence Henderson as Carol Brady Ann B. Davis as Alice Nelson-Franklin Barry Williams as Dr. W. Thanks in large part to the success, CBS and Sherwood Schwartz created a new television series in 1990, The Bradys, based on the characters adult lives. After The Bradys was cancelled, two films were made later in the 1990s, The Brady Bunch Movie in 1995. A second sequel, The Brady Bunch in the White House, a Very Brady Christmas was released on VHS by Paramount Home Video in 1993 and has long been out of print. On April 3,2007, the film was included as a feature on The Brady Bunch, The Complete Series 21-disc DVD set by CBS. The Brady Bunch The Bradys A Very Brady Christmas at the Internet Movie Database
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The Idolmaker
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The Idolmaker is a 1980 American musical drama starring Ray Sharkey, Peter Gallagher, Paul Land, Tovah Feldshuh and Joe Pantoliano. The film is based on the life of rock promoter and manager Bob Marcucci, Bob Marucci served as a technical advisor for the production. It was directed by Taylor Hackford and written by Edward di Lorenzo and it was the feature film debut for Peter Gallagher, Joe Pantoliano, and Paul Land. Ray Sharkey plays Vincent Vacari, a songwriter and entertainment manager, after watching a local band play, Vacari approaches the talented saxophone player, Tomaso DeLorusso, convincing him to trade his instrument for a microphone. After some months under the guidance of Vacari, the newly named Tommy Dee becomes a rock n roll sensation, moving forward from his success with Tommy Dee, Vacari prepares another act in the form of Guido, a local teen who had been working as a busboy. With even more gusto and single-mindedness, Vacari embarks on a journey to control every aspect of his new acts image. Despite his obvious flair for making idols, Vacaris girlfriend, Brenda, is concerned that his obsession is destroying everyone around him, Ray Sharkey as Vincent Vinnie Vacarri Peter Gallagher as Guido/Caesare Tovah Feldshuh as Brenda Roberts Joe Pantoliano as Gino G. G. In the original script, the singers were more sympathetic and the less so. The film features a music score by Jeff Barry and choreography by Deney Terrio. Factory released The Idolmaker on Blu-ray, on July 23,2013, the soundtrack album was finally issued on CD by Varese Sarabande Records. The Idolmaker at the Internet Movie Database
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Peter Pan (1954 musical)
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Peter Pan is a musical adaptation of J. M. Barries 1904 play Peter Pan and Barries own novelization of it, Peter and Wendy. The music is mostly by Mark Moose Charlap, with music by Jule Styne. The original 1954 Broadway production, starring Mary Martin as Peter and Cyril Ritchard as Captain Hook and it was followed by NBC telecasts of it in 1955,1956, and 1960 with the same stars, plus several rebroadcasts of the 1960 telecast. In 2014, the musical was broadcast on NBC featuring several new numbers, the show has enjoyed several revivals onstage. Several productions of Peter Pan were staged early in the 20th century, starting in London in 1904, starring Nina Boucicault as Peter and on Broadway in 1905, starring Maude Adams. Producer Edwin Lester, founder and director of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, in this ending, Peter returns after many years to take Wendy back to Never Never Land for spring cleaning. He finds that he has been away so long that Wendy is now an adult, despondent at first, he is delighted when Wendys daughter Jane offers to be his new mother, and instead takes her with him. The musical premiered at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco on July 19,1954, the initial four-week run was followed by an eight-week engagement in Los Angeles. The show opened on Broadway on October 20,1954 at the Winter Garden Theatre for a limited run of 152 performances. The busy 1954 Broadway season also included The Boy Friend, Fanny, Silk Stockings, the revised score and Tony Award-winning performances by Martin and Cyril Ritchard made the musical a critical success, and tickets sold out throughout the Broadway run. The show closed on February 26,1955 to prepare for the television broadcast, a Broadway cast album was made of the songs, and it is still in print today. In 1954, Fred Coe, production manager for NBC in New York, began producing Producers Showcase, one aim of the series was to broadcast expensive color spectaculars to promote the new color television system developed by NBCs parent company RCA. On March 7,1955, NBC presented Peter Pan live as part of Producers Showcase as the first full-length Broadway production on color TV, the show attracted a then-record audience of 65-million viewers, the highest ever up to that time for a single television program. Mary Martin and Cyril Ritchard had already won Tony Awards for their stage performances and it was so well received that the musical was restaged live for television on January 9,1956. Both of these broadcasts were produced live and in color, Peter Pan was restaged on December 8,1960, this time in a 100-minute version rather than 90 minutes, and with a slightly different cast because the original children had outgrown their roles. Producers Showcase had long gone off the air, so the 1960 production was intended as a stand alone special instead of an episode of an anthology series. Act II was split into two acts, for a total of five instead of three, to allow for more commercial breaks. This version was videotaped in color at NBCs Brooklyn studio, Martin was also starring in Broadways The Sound of Music at the time
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Grease (musical)
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Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey with additional songs written by John Farrar. The score attempts to recreate the sounds of rock and roll. In its original production in Chicago, Grease was a raunchy, raw, aggressive, subsequent productions sanitized it and tamed it down. Grease was first performed in 1971 in the original Kingston Mines nightclub in Chicago, from there, it has been successful on both stage and screen, but the content has been diluted and its teenage characters have become less Chicago habitués and more generic. At the time that it closed in 1980, Greases 3, 388-performance run was the longest yet in Broadway history and it remains Broadways 15th longest-running show. Aspects of the play would be incorporated into the productions 2016 live TV musical. The script was based on Jim Jacobs experience at William Taft High School, Warren Casey collaborated with Jim and together they wrote the music and lyrics. Producers Ken Waissman and Maxine Fox saw the show and made a deal to produce it Off-Broadway, the team headed to New York City to collaborate on the New York production of Grease. The new production, directed by Tom Moore and choreographed by Patricia Birch, though Grease opened geographically off-Broadway, it did so under first class Broadway contracts. The show was deemed eligible for the 1972 Tony Awards, receiving seven Tony Award nominations. On June 7,1972, the moved to the Broadhurst Theatre in Broadway, and on November 21, it moved to the Royale Theatre there. For the five weeks of the run, the show moved to the larger Majestic Theatre. By the time it closed on April 13,1980, it had run 3,388 performances. Replacements later in the run included Jeff Conaway, Gail Edwards, Marilu Henner, Peter Gallagher, Ilene Graff, Judy Kaye, Patrick Swayze, John Travolta, Jerry Zaks and Treat Williams. Richard Gere was an understudy for many roles in production, including Danny Zuko, Teen Angel. Later Paul Nicholas and Elaine Paige, who had been in the London production of Hair, kim Braden would also play Sandy. It was revived in London at the Astoria in 1979 with Su Pollard, the revival opened at the Dominion Theatre and transferred to the Cambridge Theatre in October 1996, where it ran until September 11,1999. Other performers who played Danny were Shane Richie, Luke Goss, Ian Kelsey, the original score includes four songs written for the film adaptation, Hopelessly Devoted to You, Sandy, Youre the One That I Want, and the title number
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Country music
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Country music is a genre of United States popular music that originated in the southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from the genre of United States, such as folk music. Blues modes have been used throughout its recorded history. The term country music is used today to many styles and subgenres. In 2009 country music was the most listened to rush hour radio genre during the evening commute, immigrants to the Southern Appalachian Mountains of North America brought the music and instruments of Europe and Africa along with them for nearly 300 years. Country music was introduced to the world as a Southern phenomenon, Bristol, Tennessee, has been formally recognized by the U. S. Congress as the Birthplace of Country Music, based on the historic Bristol recording sessions of 1927. Since 2014, the city has been home to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, historians have also noted the influence of the less-known Johnson City sessions of 1928 and 1929, and the Knoxville sessions of 1929 and 1930. Prior to these, pioneer settlers, in the Great Smoky Mountains region, had developed a musical heritage. The first generation emerged in the early 1920s, with Atlantas music scene playing a role in launching countrys earliest recording artists. Okeh Records began issuing hillbilly music records by Fiddlin John Carson as early as 1923, followed by Columbia Records in 1924, many hillbilly musicians, such as Cliff Carlisle, recorded blues songs throughout the 1920s. The most important was the Grand Ole Opry, aired starting in 1925 by WSM in Nashville, during the 1930s and 1940s, cowboy songs, or Western music, which had been recorded since the 1920s, were popularized by films made in Hollywood. Bob Wills was another musician from the Lower Great Plains who had become very popular as the leader of a hot string band. His mix of country and jazz, which started out as dance hall music, Wills was one of the first country musicians known to have added an electric guitar to his band, in 1938. Country musicians began recording boogie in 1939, shortly after it had played at Carnegie Hall. Gospel music remained a component of country music. It became known as honky tonk, and had its roots in Western swing and the music of Mexico. By the early 1950s a blend of Western swing, country boogie, rockabilly was most popular with country fans in the 1950s, and 1956 could be called the year of rockabilly in country music. Beginning in the mid-1950s, and reaching its peak during the early 1960s, the late 1960s in American music produced a unique blend as a result of traditionalist backlash within separate genres
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When You Get a Little Lonely
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When You Get a Little Lonely is the debut album from The Brady Brunch star Maureen McCormick. The album was released nationally on April 4,1995 on the independent Phantom Hill Records, the album was a failure, as Nashville pushed McCormick away. No singles were released and the failed to enter any Billboard music chart. The title track is a song from country pop singer Nicolette Larson. -3,03 Might As Well Be Me -2,52 I Do But I Dont -2,37 I Cant Say -2,41
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Cocaine
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Cocaine, also known as coke, is a strong stimulant mostly used as a recreational drug. It is commonly snorted, inhaled, or injected into the veins, mental effects may include loss of contact with reality, an intense feeling of happiness, or agitation. Physical symptoms may include a fast heart rate, sweating, high doses can result in very high blood pressure or body temperature. Effects begin within seconds to minutes of use and last between five and ninety minutes, Cocaine has a small number of accepted medical uses such as numbing and decreasing bleeding during nasal surgery. Cocaine is addictive due to its effect on the pathway in the brain. After a short period of use, there is a risk that dependence will occur. Its use also increases the risk of stroke, myocardial infarction, lung problems in those who smoke it, blood infections, Cocaine sold on the street is commonly mixed with local anesthetics, cornstarch, quinine, or sugar which can result in additional toxicity. Following repeated doses a person may have decreased ability to feel pleasure, Cocaine acts by inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. This results in concentrations of these three neurotransmitters in the brain. It can easily cross the barrier and may lead to the breakdown of the barrier. Cocaine is made from the leaves of the plant which are mostly grown in South America. In 2013,419 kilograms were produced legally and it is estimated that the illegal market for cocaine is 100 to 500 billion USD each year. With further processing crack cocaine can be produced from cocaine, after cannabis, cocaine is the most frequently used illegal drug globally. Between 14 and 21 million people use the drug each year, use is highest in North America followed by Europe and South America. Between one and three percent of people in the world have used cocaine at some point in their life. In 2013 cocaine use resulted in 4,300 deaths. The leaves of the plant have been used by Peruvians since ancient times. Cocaine was first isolated from the leaves in 1860, since 1961 the international Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs has required countries to make recreational use of cocaine a crime
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Quaalude
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Methaqualone, sold under the brand name Quaalude in the US and Mandrax in the UK and South Africa, is a sedative and hypnotic medication. It is a member of the quinazolinone class, the sedative–hypnotic activity of methaqualone was first noted by researchers in the 1950s. In 1962, methaqualone was patented in the US by Wallace and its use peaked in the early 1970s as a hypnotic, for the treatment of insomnia, and as a sedative and muscle relaxant. The drug was used by hippies and by people who went dancing at glam rock clubs in the 1970s. The drug was so popular in the scene of the 1970s that the drug. Methaqualone is a depressant that increases the activity of the GABA receptors in the brain, when GABA activity is increased, blood pressure drops and the breathing and pulse rates slow, leading to a state of deep relaxation. These properties explain why methaqualone was originally prescribed for insomnia. Methaqualone peaks in the bloodstream within hours, with a half-life of 20–60 hours. Regular users build up a tolerance, requiring larger doses for the same effect. Overdose can lead to nervous system shutdown, coma and death, Methaqualone is not recommended for use while pregnant and is in pregnancy category D. In Canada, methaqualone is listed in Schedule III of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the drug was often used by hippies and by people who went dancing at glam rock clubs in the 1970s and at discos. In the mid-1970s, there were bars in Manhattan called juice bars that only served non-alcoholic drinks that catered to people who liked to dance on methaqualone. The drug was more tightly regulated in Britain under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and it was withdrawn from many developed markets in the early 1980s. In the United States it was withdrawn in 1982 and made a Schedule I drug in 1984 and it has a DEA ACSCN of 2565 and in 2013 the aggregate annual manufacturing quota for the US was 10 grams. Mention of its use in some types of cancer and AIDS has periodically appeared in the literature since the late 1980s. The DEA has also added the methaqualone analogue mecloqualone to Schedule I as ACSCN2572, gene Haislip, the former head of the Chemical Control Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, told the PBS documentary program Frontline, We beat em. By working with governments and manufacturers around the world, the DEA was able to halt production and, Haislip says, Methaqualone was also manufactured in the US under the trade names Sopor and Parest. Purported methaqualone is in a significant minority of cases found to be inert, Methaqualone is one of the most commonly used recreational drugs in South Africa
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VH1
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VH1 is an American cable television network based in New York City that is owned by the Viacom Global Entertainment Group, a unit of Viacom Media Networks. The channel was first launched on January 1,1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting Systems short-lived Cable Music Channel and it was originally created by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and the original owner of MTV. As of February 2015, approximately 92.6 million US households receive VH1, also frequently featured in the networks early years were videos for Motown and other 60s oldies consisting of newsreel and concert footage. It was introduced on January 1,1985 with the performance of The Star-Spangled Banner by Marvin Gaye. From the start, Video Hits One was branded as a version of its sister/parent channel. It played more jazz and R&B artists than MTV and had a rotation of urban-contemporary performers. Its early on-camera personalities were New York radio veterans Don Imus, Frankie Crocker, Scott Shannon, Jon Bauman, Bobby Rivers, later VJs included Tim Byrd of WPIX-FM, a station whose eclectic ballad-and-R&B oriented format mirrored that of VH-1, and Alison Steele. Rosie ODonnell later joined the outlets veejay lineup, ODonnell would also host a comedy show featuring various comedians each episode. The format left room for occasional ad-libs by the VJ, a godsend for emcees such as Imus, in true Imus style, he used a 1985 segment of his VH-1 show to jokingly call smooth-jazz icon Sade Adu a grape for her oval-shaped head. At first many different musicians guest-hosted the program, but eventually musician/songwriter Ben Sidran became the permanent host, new-Age music videos continued to play on the channel into the 1990s. They would be seen on the Sunday morning 2-hour music video block titled Sunday Brunch, once VH1 established itself a few years later, they catered to Top 40, adult contemporary, classic rock, and 1980s mainstream pop. For a time, even music videos aired in a one-hour block during the afternoons. They started out using MTVs famous Kabel typeface font for their music video credit tags and it was later replaced in 1991 by a larger font, with the year the video was made added to the lower column that identified the label on which the album was released. In 1993, the name of the director was included at the bottom of the credits. Every week, the Top 21 Video Countdown usually had a different guest host, occasionally, they had themed countdowns as well, such as Elvira hosting scary videos for Halloween in 1991. Long blocks of videos by a particular artist or band, theme. One popular weekend program was called Video Rewind, in blocks of 1980s videos from one particular year would play for an hour. There was also a short-lived hour-long program called By Request in which viewers could call a 1–900 hotline number to request their videos, also in 1991, a popular morning program was introduced called Hits News & Weather that ran from 7 AM to 9 AM ET
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CMT (U.S. TV channel)
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Its name is an initialism for Country Music Television, which has since been de-emphasized. It was the first nationally available cable channel devoted to country music, programming on the channel originally focused on country music, including music videos, taped concerts and biographies of country music stars. CMTs current programming now consists of original reality programs and scripted series, off-network syndicated shows. As of February 2015, approximately 86,989,000 American households receive CMT, CMTV, an initialism of Country Music Television, was founded by Glenn D. Daniels, the owner of Video World Productions in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Daniels put together the group of Telestar Corporation and the Blinder Robinson & Company investment bank in a three-way split. Daniels also served as the director and the first president of the network. The network launched on March 5,1983, at 6,19 p. m. CT, beating its chief competitor, TNN, the first video clip to air on CMT was Faron Youngs 1971 hit Its Four in the Morning. The following summer, MTV filed an infringement lawsuit over the initials CMTV. In 1991, Opryland USA and its owner Gaylord Entertainment Company acquired CMT in a $34 million deal, the network was sold by a group led by radio station owner Robert Sillerman and record producer James Guercio. Opryland USA and owner Gaylord also owned CMTs competitor The Nashville Network, in October 1992, CMT launched its first international channel, CMT Europe, as part of the Sky Multichannels package. By 1998, Gaylord reported $10 million in losses from CMT Europe, Gaylord had planned to emulate the successful model created by E. by selling large programming blocks to other European channels, but these plans never occurred. All shows eventually were cancelled by 2001, in 1995, CMT dropped all videos by Canadian artists without U. S. record contracts in response to the network being replaced in Canada by Calgary, Alberta-based New Country Network. By March 1996, CMT had eventually returned the dropped videos to its playlist after reaching an agreement to acquire a 20% ownership of New Country Network, in 1997, both CMT and TNN were sold to Westinghouse, then-owner of CBS for a reported $1.5 billion. In 1999, Viacom acquired CBS, assuming ownership of CMT and TNN, Viacom also changed the format of CMT, modeling it after sister networks MTV and VH1 to include series and movies, in addition to music videos. Despite the decrease in music videos, CMT has experienced significant ratings gains since its acquisition by MTV Networks in 1999, by 2007, the channel was available in more than 83 million homes. As of 2009, the network now reaches 88 million homes, on April 4,2012, CMT announced its first cartoon series, Bounty Hunters, featuring the voices of Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy and Bill Engvall who also serve as executive producers. CMT also announced that it would air Trinity 911, a 10-episode workplace docu-comedy that follows the police force in a small Texas town, Trinity 911 was later renamed Big Texas Heat and removed from the schedule after airing four episodes. CMTs current programming consists of entertainment programming, movies and reality shows
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Gone Country (TV series)
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Gone Country is an American celebrity reality television show in which contestants compete to become a country music singer. The winner gets a single produced by John Rich. It aired on CMT, with reruns on TV Land, on the first season finale, Julio Iglesias Jr. was named the winner. Gone Country uproots these seven musical celebrities and moves them into a Nashville mansion together to embark on a two-week adventure, each celebrity will be paired up with some of Nashvilles finest songwriters in an attempt to prepare them for a career in country music. In each episode, the cast competes against each other in challenges that will test them musically and physically to adapt to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage. At the end of the two weeks, the artist who is most prepared to impress an audience, as determined by Rich, will record. Bobby Brown – an R&B star of the late 1980s and early 1990s, maureen McCormick – best known from her role as Marcia Brady from the hit television show The Brady Bunch. Diana DeGarmo – American Idol season 3 runner-up and a Broadway actress Julio Iglesias, Jr. – son of singer Julio Iglesias, brother of Enrique Iglesias, sisqó – Member of the R&B group Dru Hill. He is most widely known for his hit, the Thong Song. Dee Snider – lead singer of the 1980s metal band Twisted Sister, Carnie Wilson – daughter of Beach Boys front man Brian Wilson, Carnie Wilson was also a member of the pop band Wilson Phillips. Jermaine Jackson – a member of The Jackson 5 alongside brothers Michael, Marlon, Tito, chris Kirkpatrick – member of the boy band *NSYNC. Sean Young – Appeared in movies such as Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, Fatal Instinct, Wall Street, No Way Out, irene Cara – played Coco Hernandez in the film Fame in 1980 and also is best known for the theme songs for both Fame and Flashdance. Left the show in episode 2 after Sean Youngs drunken actions during the night, official homepage Gone Country at the Internet Movie Database Gone County at TV. com
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Outsiders Inn
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Outsiders Inn is an American half-hour reality television show which is a spin-off from Gone Country, but created through the process known as retroscripting. The series debuted on CMT August 15,2008, where it ran for eight weeks, the series is executive produced by Jay Renfroe and David Garfinkle of Renegade 83 Productions and Sandy Chanley of Productions Partners Inc. Outsiders Inn follows Maureen McCormicks plans to open a Bed & Breakfast Inn in Newport, each episode chronicles the trio dealing with the rigors of running a bed and breakfast. Outsiders Get Inn Maureen leases a bed and breakfast in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and enlists Bobby, but when their first guests check in, the amateur innkeepers try to kill them with kindness and stay civil at the same time. Meanwhile, Bobby discovers something surprising while hunting for some moonshine, Pigeon Idol Ross Mathews asks the trio to serve as judges at a talent contest he is hosting. But as Maureen and Bobby prepare to part, Carnie starts suffering from an uncomfortable. 3 Redneck Honeymoon Maureen reveals her new Pigeon Manor Honeymoon fantasy package, which comes complete with mud baths, wraps, Maureen and Carnie are tasked with the handling of operating the spa, while Bobby is in charge of making a couples fantasy requests come true. The first couple checking in for the reservation is the Basils,4 Easy As Pie Maureen asks Bobby to escort guest of the manor to a bear hunt, so he enlists the aid of a local hunter. Meanwhile, the three prepare for a visit from the Cocke County Welcoming Committee and the mayor, hoping to land a liquor license. In an attempt to win-over the locals, Carnie bakes an apple pie disaster,5 Coon Dogs A network of coon dog owners checks into Pigeon Manor for a local hunting contest. Maureen and Carnie are overwhelmed by the requests and unsavory needs of this bizarre group. Bobby is not happy --- he only likes little dogs, the three discuss what to do about doggie guests at the inn because Maureen thinks the previous animals at the inn were a bad experience. She wants to begin a no pet rule which means she has to figure out where to put the dogs, Carnie suggests rigging up a place for them to stay on the veranda. Bobby prefers they be far away, a therapist is coming to the Inn to treat a group of patients. The patients turn out to be celebrity impersonators suffering from identity crises, unaware that the inn is run by actual celebrities, confusion sets in among the patients, the doctor and the locals regarding the legitimacy of Bobby, Maureen and Carneys identities. The therapist offers Maureen an opportunity to deal with lingering identity issues from her years of playing Marcia Brady on The Brady Bunch,7 Night on the Town When Bobby is asked to perform at a concert in Detroit, he takes Leroy along for an eye-opening adventure. Meanwhile, Maureen and Carnie go out for a Cocke County-style night on the town with Mike,8 Family Feud In this final episode, Pigeon Manor plays host to its first wedding, but it does not go off without a hitch. It is also discovered that the bride and groom represent the Dotson and Starr families, the show was filmed at Christopher Place, An Intimate Resort in Newport, Tennessee, where taping began on June 9,2008 and ended on June 29,2008
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Autobiography
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An autobiography is a self-written account of the life of a person. The word autobiography was first used deprecatingly by William Taylor in 1797 in the English periodical The Monthly Review, when he suggested the word as a hybrid, however, its next recorded use was in its present sense, by Robert Southey in 1809. Despite only being named early in the century, first-person autobiographical writing originates in antiquity. Autobiography thus takes stock of the life from the moment of composition. While biographers generally rely on a variety of documents and viewpoints. The memoir form is associated with autobiography but it tends, as Pascal claims, to focus less on the self. See also, List of autobiographies and Category, Autobiographies for examples, in a classic essay on American autobiography James M. Autobiographical works are by nature subjective. The inability—or unwillingness—of the author to accurately recall memories has in certain cases resulted in misleading or incorrect information, some sociologists and psychologists have noted that autobiography offers the author the ability to recreate history. Spiritual autobiography is an account of a struggle or journey towards God, followed by conversion a religious conversion. The author re-frames his or her life as a demonstration of divine intention through encounters with the Divine, the spiritual autobiography works as an endorsement of his or her religion. A memoir is slightly different in character from an autobiography, while an autobiography typically focuses on the life and times of the writer, a memoir has a narrower, more intimate focus on his or her own memories, feelings and emotions. Memoirs have often written by politicians or military leaders as a way to record. One early example is that of Julius Caesars Commentarii de Bello Gallico, in the work, Caesar describes the battles that took place during the nine years that he spent fighting local armies in the Gallic Wars. His second memoir, Commentarii de Bello Civili is an account of the events took place between 49 and 48 BC in the civil war against Gnaeus Pompeius and the Senate. Leonor López de Córdoba wrote what is supposed to be the first autobiography in Spanish, the English Civil War provoked a number of examples of this genre, including works by Sir Edmund Ludlow and Sir John Reresby. French examples from the period include the memoirs of Cardinal de Retz. Daniel Defoes Moll Flanders is an early example, charles Dickens David Copperfield is another such classic, and J. D. Salingers The Catcher in the Rye is a well-known modern example of fictional autobiography. Charlotte Brontës Jane Eyre is yet another example of fictional autobiography, the term may also apply to works of fiction purporting to be autobiographies of real characters, e. g. Robert Nyes Memoirs of Lord Byron
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The New York Times
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The New York Times is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18,1851, by The New York Times Company. The New York Times has won 119 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper, the papers print version in 2013 had the second-largest circulation, behind The Wall Street Journal, and the largest circulation among the metropolitan newspapers in the US. The New York Times is ranked 18th in the world by circulation, following industry trends, its weekday circulation had fallen in 2009 to fewer than one million. Nicknamed The Gray Lady, The New York Times has long been regarded within the industry as a newspaper of record. The New York Times international version, formerly the International Herald Tribune, is now called the New York Times International Edition, the papers motto, All the News Thats Fit to Print, appears in the upper left-hand corner of the front page. On Sunday, The New York Times is supplemented by the Sunday Review, The New York Times Book Review, The New York Times Magazine and T, some other early investors of the company were Edwin B. Morgan and Edward B. We do not believe that everything in Society is either right or exactly wrong, —what is good we desire to preserve and improve, —what is evil, to exterminate. In 1852, the started a western division, The Times of California that arrived whenever a mail boat got to California. However, when local California newspapers came into prominence, the effort failed, the newspaper shortened its name to The New-York Times in 1857. It dropped the hyphen in the city name in the 1890s, One of the earliest public controversies it was involved with was the Mortara Affair, the subject of twenty editorials it published alone. At Newspaper Row, across from City Hall, Henry Raymond, owner and editor of The New York Times, averted the rioters with Gatling guns, in 1869, Raymond died, and George Jones took over as publisher. Tweed offered The New York Times five million dollars to not publish the story, in the 1880s, The New York Times transitioned gradually from editorially supporting Republican Party candidates to becoming more politically independent and analytical. In 1884, the paper supported Democrat Grover Cleveland in his first presidential campaign, while this move cost The New York Times readership among its more progressive and Republican readers, the paper eventually regained most of its lost ground within a few years. However, the newspaper was financially crippled by the Panic of 1893, the paper slowly acquired a reputation for even-handedness and accurate modern reporting, especially by the 1890s under the guidance of Ochs. Under Ochs guidance, continuing and expanding upon the Henry Raymond tradition, The New York Times achieved international scope, circulation, in 1910, the first air delivery of The New York Times to Philadelphia began. The New York Times first trans-Atlantic delivery by air to London occurred in 1919 by dirigible, airplane Edition was sent by plane to Chicago so it could be in the hands of Republican convention delegates by evening. In the 1940s, the extended its breadth and reach. The crossword began appearing regularly in 1942, and the section in 1946
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William Howard Taft Charter High School
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The school gained affiliated charter status beginning with the 2013–2014 school year. Named after former U. S. President William Howard Taft, the school has received local and state recognition for its high quality academic and athletic programs as well as its teachers, staff and administration. Over the past 10 years the school has gone through major renovations to improve its facilities. New paint and landscaping work has been added to areas around the school. Taft won the United States National Academic Decathlon in 1989,1994, in 2008 Taft High School was awarded the SSP NanoTechnology grant from the State of California. The academy was set to start in September 2009, TCHS has seen a significant rise in its standardized test scores. In 2012, API jumped by 43 points to a score of 790, all subgroups met or surpassed their API target score. First time CAHSEE pass rate has increased markedly since 2010, in ELA, pass rate has gone from 82% to 91% with our percent proficient or above rising from 55% to 64%. Math pass rate has increased from 83% to 90% with the percent proficient or above rising from 55% to 68%. Over the last five years, CST ELA proficient and advanced scores have increased from 49. 8% to 60. 9% while BB and FBB percentages have dropped from 25. 2% to 14. 5%, CST math scores improved during the same time period, although less dramatically. Advanced and proficient scores rose over the last five years from 28. 7% to 32. 9% while BB and FBB scores fell from 42. 7% to 41. 2%, Science CST scores significantly improved over the last five years. Advanced and proficient scores rose from 39. 6% to 52. 8% while BB and FBB scores dropped from 30. 8% to 19. 4%, social Science scores had similar results. Advanced and proficient scores increased from 39. 1% to 52. 3%, design, implement, and maintain course offering with emphasis on college preparation and career pathways. Develop and implement collaborative protocols for interdisciplinary work in performance task/project-based instruction, in order to achieve this all students meet annually with their counselors to review their academic progress and revise their individualized academic plan. In addition, The Department of Transitions staff assists special education students with career, the school psychologist, school nurse, academic counselors, college counselor, and resource specialists provide support services or referral to outside agencies. TCHS also refers students as needed to other programs offered by West Valley Occupational Center, TCHS provides free, daily tutoring in core subject areas as well as providing extra tutoring and pull out sessions to students who are in danger of not passing the CAHSEE. To further support potential dropouts TCHS will reestablish successful programs and reinstate support positions that have been lost due to budget cuts. To target the incoming ninth grade population, counselors, teachers, students, the school conducts tours for parents of prospective students
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Woodland Hills, Los Angeles
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Woodland Hills is a neighborhood bordering the Santa Monica Mountains in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California. Woodland Hills is an affluent neighborhood in the region of the San Fernando Valley which is located east of Calabasas. On the north it is bordered by West Hills, Canoga Park, and Winnetka, some neighborhoods are in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains. Running east–west through the community are U. S. Route 101 and Ventura Boulevard, the first Europeans to enter the San Fernando Valley were the Portola Expedition in 1769, exploring Alta California for Spanish missions and settlements locations. Seeing it from present-day Sepulveda Pass, the oak savanna inspired them to call the area El Valle de Santa Catalina de Bononia de Los Encinos, the Mission San Fernando Rey de España was established in 1797 and controlled the Valleys land, including future Woodland Hills. Ownership of the half of the valley, south of present-day Roscoe Boulevard from Toluca Lake to Woodland Hills. Moses Sherman and others in 1910, victor Girard Kleinberger bought 2,886 acres in the area from Chandlers group and founded the town of Girard in 1922. He sought to attract residents and businesses by developing an infrastructure, advertising in newspapers and his 300 pepper trees formed a canopy over Canoga Ave. between Ventura Boulevard and Saltillo St. became Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #93 in 1972. The community of Girard was eventually incorporated into Los Angeles, Woodland Hills has a firmly subtropical mediterranean climate. Within the San Fernando Valley, Woodland Hills generally experiences some of the extreme temperature changes season to season than other regions. During the summer, temperatures are very hot, while during the winter. On July 22,2006, Woodland Hills recorded the highest temperature ever in Los Angeles County, the climate is classified as a Csa in the Köppen climate classification, which is characterized by mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers. This climate is referred to as mediterranean. Precipitation in Woodland Hills averages much the same as most other regions of the west San Fernando Valley, in 2008 the population of Woodland Hills was approximately 63,000. The median age in 2000 was 40, considered old when compared to city and county jurisdictions. As of the 2000 census, and according to the Los Angeles Almanac, there were 67,006 people and 29,119 households residing in Woodland Hills. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 79. 90% White,6. 97% Asian,0. 13% Pacific Islander,3. 34% African American,0. 33% Native American,4. 80% from other races, and 4. 52% from two or more races. 11. 94% of the population were Hispanic of any race, in population, it is one of the least dense neighborhoods in Los Angeles, and the percentage of white people is high for the county
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California
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California is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area. Located on the western coast of the U. S, California is bordered by the other U. S. states of Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California. Los Angeles is Californias most populous city, and the second largest after New York City. The Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nations second- and fifth-most populous urban regions, California also has the nations most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The Central Valley, an agricultural area, dominates the states center. What is now California was first settled by various Native American tribes before being explored by a number of European expeditions during the 16th and 17th centuries, the Spanish Empire then claimed it as part of Alta California in their New Spain colony. The area became a part of Mexico in 1821 following its war for independence. The western portion of Alta California then was organized as the State of California, the California Gold Rush starting in 1848 led to dramatic social and demographic changes, with large-scale emigration from the east and abroad with an accompanying economic boom. If it were a country, California would be the 6th largest economy in the world, fifty-eight percent of the states economy is centered on finance, government, real estate services, technology, and professional, scientific and technical business services. Although it accounts for only 1.5 percent of the states economy, the story of Calafia is recorded in a 1510 work The Adventures of Esplandián, written as a sequel to Amadis de Gaula by Spanish adventure writer Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. The kingdom of Queen Calafia, according to Montalvo, was said to be a land inhabited by griffins and other strange beasts. This conventional wisdom that California was an island, with maps drawn to reflect this belief, shortened forms of the states name include CA, Cal. Calif. and US-CA. Settled by successive waves of arrivals during the last 10,000 years, various estimates of the native population range from 100,000 to 300,000. The Indigenous peoples of California included more than 70 distinct groups of Native Americans, ranging from large, settled populations living on the coast to groups in the interior. California groups also were diverse in their organization with bands, tribes, villages. Trade, intermarriage and military alliances fostered many social and economic relationships among the diverse groups, the first European effort to explore the coast as far north as the Russian River was a Spanish sailing expedition, led by Portuguese captain Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, in 1542. Some 37 years later English explorer Francis Drake also explored and claimed a portion of the California coast in 1579. Spanish traders made unintended visits with the Manila galleons on their trips from the Philippines beginning in 1565
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San Fernando Valley
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The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in Los Angeles County, California, defined by the mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it. Home to 1.8 million people, it lies north of the larger, nearly two thirds of the valleys land area is part of the city of Los Angeles. The other incorporated cities in the valley are Glendale, Burbank, San Fernando, Hidden Hills, the Los Angeles River begins at the confluence of Calabasas Creek and Bell Creek, between Canoga Park High School and Owensmouth Ave. in Canoga Park. These creeks headwaters are in the Santa Monica Calabasas foothills, the Simi Hills Hidden Hills, Santa Susana Field Laboratory, the river flows eastward along the southern regions of the Valley. One of the rivers two unpaved sections can be found at the Sepulveda Basin, a seasonal river, the Tujunga Wash, drains much of the western facing San Gabriel Mountains and passes into and then through the Hansen Dam Recreation Center in Lake View Terrace. It flows south along the Verdugo Mountains through the communities of the valley to join the Los Angeles River in Studio City. Other notable tributaries of the river include Dayton Creek, Caballero Creek, Bull Creek, Pacoima Wash, the elevation of the floor of the valley varies from about 600 ft to 1,200 ft above sea level. Universal City, an enclave in the part of the valley, is unincorporated land housing the Universal Studios filming lot. Mulholland Drive, which runs along the ridgeline of the Santa Monica Mountains, in this Mediterranean climate, post-1790s European agriculture for the missions support consisted of grapes, figs, olives, and general garden crops. The San Fernando Valley contains five incorporated cities—Glendale, Burbank, San Fernando, Hidden Hills and Calabasas—and part of a sixth, Los Angeles, the unincorporated communities are governed by the County of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles city section of the valley is divided into seven city districts,2,3,4,5,6,7 and 12. Of the 95 neighborhood councils in the city,34 are in the valley, the valley is represented in the California State Legislature by seven members of the State Assembly and five members of the State Senate. The valley is divided into five congressional districts, the San Fernando Valley, for the most part, tends to support Democrats in state and national elections. This is especially true in the areas which include Sherman Oaks. The Los Angeles satellite administrative center for the valley, The Civic Center Van Nuys, is in Van Nuys. The area in and around the Van Nuys branch of Los Angeles City Hall is home to a station, municipal and superior courts. Northridge is home to California State University, Northridge, many branches of the Los Angeles Public Library are located in the valley. For independent libraries see Incorporated Cities in the Municipalities and districts list below, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department, and independent valley city departments
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Beauty pageant
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The organizers of each pageant may determine the rules of the competition, including the age range of contestants. The rules may require the contestants to be unmarried, and be virtuous, amateur. It may also set the standards in which contestants will be judged. Beauty pageants are generally multi-tiered, with local competitions feeding into the larger competitions, for example, the international pageants have hundreds or thousands of local competitions. Child beauty pageants mainly focus on beauty, gowns, sportswear modelling, talent, adult and teen pageants focus on makeup, hair and gowns, swimsuit modelling, and personal interviews. A winner of a beauty contest is called a beauty queen. The pejorative term often refers to losing candidates while its rankings are referred to as placements. Possible awards include titles, tiaras or crowns, sashes, scepters, savings bonds, scholarships, however, adult and teen pageants have been moving more towards judging speaking, and many no longer contain swimsuit or talent sections. Some pageants award college scholarships, to the winner or multiple runners-up, european festivals dating to the medieval era provide the most direct lineage for beauty pageants. For example, English May Day celebrations always involved the selection of a May Queen, in the United States, the May Day tradition of selecting a woman to serve as a symbol of bounty and community ideals continued, as young beautiful women participated in public celebrations. A beauty pageant was held during the Eglinton Tournament of 1839, organized by Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, as part of a re-enactment of a medieval joust that was held in Scotland. The pageant was won by Georgiana Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, the wife of Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset, and sister of Caroline Norton, and she was proclaimed as the Queen of Beauty. Entrepreneur Phineas Taylor Barnum staged the first modern American pageant in 1854, Beauty contests became more popular in the 1880s. In 1888, the title of beauty queen was awarded to an 18-year-old Creole contestant at a pageant in Spa, all participants had to supply a photograph and a short description of themselves to be eligible to enter and a final selection of 21 was judged by a formal panel. Such events were not regarded as respectable, Beauty contests came to be considered more respectable with the first modern Miss America contest held in 1921. The oldest pageant still in operation today is the Miss America pageant, the pageant hosted the winners of local newspaper beauty contests in the Inter-City Beauty Contest, which was attended by over one hundred thousand people. Sixteen-year-old Margaret Gorman of Washington, D. C. was crowned Miss America 1921, in May 1920, promoter C. E. Barfield of Galveston, Texas organized a new event known as Splash Day on the island. The event featured a Bathing Girl Revue competition as the centerpiece of its attractions, the event was the kick-off of the summer tourist season in the city and was carried forward annually
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Mattel
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Mattel, Inc. is an American multinational toy manufacturing company founded in 1945 with headquarters in El Segundo, California. In 2014, it ranked #403 on the Fortune 500 list, in the early 1980s, Mattel produced video game systems, under both its own brands and under license from Nintendo. The company has presence in 40 countries and territories and sells products in more than 150 nations, the company operates through three business segments, North America, international, and American Girl. It is the worlds largest toy maker in terms of revenue, on January 17,2017 Mattel named Google executive Margaret Margo Georgiadis as its next CEO. The companys name is a portmanteau of those of Harold Matt Matson and Elliot Handler, Mattel Creations was founded in 1945 by Harold Matt Matson and Elliot Handler. The company initially sold picture frames, then dollhouse furniture, Matson soon sold his share to Handler due to poor health, and Handlers wife Ruth took over Matsons role. In 1947, the company had its first hit toy, a ukulele called Uke-A-Doodle, the company was incorporated the next year in California. Mattel became the first year-round sponsor of the Mickey Mouse Club TV series in 1955, the Barbie doll was introduced in 1959, becoming the companys best selling toy ever. In 1960, Mattel introduced Chatty Cathy, a doll that revolutionized the toy industry. The company went public in 1960 and was first listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1963, Mattel also acquired a number of companies during the 1960s. In 1965, the built on its success with the Chatty Cathy doll to introduce the See n Say talking toy which spawned a line of products. Hot Wheels was first released to the market in 1968, in May 1970, Mattel formed a joint venture film production company, Radnitz/Mattel Productions, with producer Robert B. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was purchased by the Mattel company in 1971 for $40 million from the Feld family, who were retained as management. Mattel had placed the circus corporation up for sale despite its profit contributions to Mattel by December 1973 as Mattel showed a $29.9 million loss in 1972. An investigation in 1974 concluded false and misleading financial reports had been issued, arthur S. Spear, a Mattel vice president was selected to run the company in 1975 and led it back to profitability in 1977. Ruth Handler sold back her stock in 1980, the Mattel Electronics line was started in 1977 with an all-electronic handheld game. The success of the led to the expansion of the line with game console then the line becoming its own corporation in 1982. Mattel Electronics forced Mattel to take a $394 million loss in 1983, in 1979, through Feld Productions, Mattel purchased the Holiday on Ice and Ice Follies for $12 million
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Barbie
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Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration. Barbie is the figurehead of a brand of Mattel dolls and accessories, including family members. Mattel has sold over a billion Barbie dolls, making it the company’s largest and most profitable line, however, sales have declined sharply since 2014. The doll transformed the toy business in affluent communities worldwide by becoming a vehicle for the sale of related merchandise, Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles. At the time, most childrens toy dolls were representations of infants, realizing that there could be a gap in the market, Handler suggested the idea of an adult-bodied doll to her husband Elliot, a co-founder of the Mattel toy company. He was unenthusiastic about the idea, as were Mattels directors, during a trip to Europe in 1956 with her children Barbara and Kenneth, Ruth Handler came across a German toy doll called Bild Lilli. The adult-figured doll was exactly what Handler had in mind, so she purchased three of them and she gave one to her daughter and took the others back to Mattel. The Lilli doll was based on a character appearing in a comic strip drawn by Reinhard Beuthin for the newspaper Bild. Lilli was a bombshell, a working girl who knew what she wanted and was not above using men to get it. The Lilli doll was first sold in Germany in 1955, and although it was sold to adults. Upon her return to the United States, Handler redesigned the doll, the doll made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York on March 9,1959. This date is used as Barbies official birthday. The first Barbie doll wore a black and white zebra striped swimsuit and signature topknot ponytail, the doll was marketed as a Teen-age Fashion Model, with her clothes created by Mattel fashion designer Charlotte Johnson. The first Barbie dolls were manufactured in Japan, with their clothes hand-stitched by Japanese homeworkers, around 350,000 Barbie dolls were sold during the first year of production. Louis Marx and Company sued Mattel in March 1961, after licensing Lilli, they claimed that Mattel had “infringed on Greiner & Haussers patent for Bild-Lilli’s hip joint, and also claimed that Barbie was a direct take-off and copy of Bild-Lilli. The company additionally claimed that Mattel falsely and misleadingly represented itself as having originated the design, Mattel counter-claimed and the case was settled out of court in 1963. In 1964, Mattel bought Greiner & Haussers copyright and patent rights for the Bild-Lilli doll for $21,600
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Chatty Cathy
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Chatty Cathy was a pull-string talking doll manufactured by the Mattel toy company from 1959 to 1965. The doll was first released in stores and appeared in television beginning in 1960. Chatty Cathy was on the market for six years and was the second most popular doll of the 1960s after Barbie, after the success of Chatty Cathy, Mattel introduced Chatty Baby in 1962 and Tiny Chatty Baby, Tiny Chatty Brother and Charmin Chatty in 1963. The last doll to have the word chatty in its name in the 1960s was Singin Chatty in 1965. Mattel trademarked the name chatty in the 1960s, and the boxes for Mattel talking dolls such as Drowsy, Baby Cheryl, like Barbie, Chatty Cathy was also a fanciful depiction of a human being, in this case a five-year-old Caucasian girl. Originally, Chatty Cathy had blonde hair in a short bobbed style, brunette and auburn-haired versions of the doll were introduced in 1962 and 1963 respectively, an African American version of the doll with a brown skin tone was produced in those same years. 1963 was also the year that Chatty Cathys hair was re-styled into what Mattel called long twin ponytails, Mattel catalogs stated that Chatty Cathy and all the other Chatty dolls had go-to-sleep, life-like decal eyes. Although its mouth did not move, Chatty Cathy spoke one of eleven phrases at random when the chatty ring protruding from its back was pulled. The ring was attached to a string connected to a phonograph record inside the cavity behind the dolls abdomen. The record was driven by a coil wound by pulling the toys string. The doll had 11 phrases when it came on the market in 1960 such as I love you, or Please take me with you. Seven more phrases such as, Lets play school or May I have a cookie, were added to the dolls repertoire in 1963 for a total of 18 phrases. Chatty Cathys voice unit was designed by Jack Ryan, Mattels head of research and development, in 1960, a child had the choice of one of two outfits for their doll. Other accessories accompanying the doll were a story and comic book, shoehorn, the doll and its accompanying accessories were advertised at less than $20. In 1961, the red dress was discontinued, replaced by a pink and this dress was available until 1964. 1961 also saw the introduction of six extra outfits available separately for Chatty Cathy with names like Party Dress, Nursery School Dress, Sleepytime Pajamas, Playtime Shorts set, the outfits Sunday Visit Dress and Sunny Day Capri Short set came out in 1963. In 1962, Mattel purchased the Dee & Cee Toy Company of Canada and these differences account for the higher prices of some Canadian Chattys among collectors. Some of the phrases were different, reflecting cultural differences between Canada and the United States
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Bewitched
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Bewitched is an American television sitcom fantasy series, originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from September 17,1964, to March 25,1972. It was created by Sol Saks under executive director Harry Ackerman, and starred Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Dick Sargent replaced an ill York for the final three seasons. The show is about a witch who marries a mortal man. Bewitched enjoyed great popularity, finishing as the two show in America during its debut season, and becoming the longest-running supernatural-themed sitcom of the 1960s–1970s. The show continues to be throughout the world in syndication and on recorded media. In 2002, Bewitched was ranked #50 on TV Guides 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, in 1997, the same magazine ranked the season 2 episode Divided He Falls #48 on their list of the 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. A beautiful witch named Samantha meets and marries a mortal named Darrin Stephens, while Samantha complies with Darrins wishes to become a normal suburban housewife, her magical family disapproves of the mixed marriage and frequently interferes in the couples lives. Episodes often begin with Darrin becoming the victim of a spell, the effects of which wreak havoc with mortals such as his boss, clients, parents, and neighbors. By the epilogue, however, Darrin and Samantha most often embrace, the witches and their male counterparts, warlocks, are very long-lived, while Samantha appears to be a young woman, many episodes suggest she is actually hundreds of years old. To keep their society secret, witches avoid showing their powers in front of other than Darrin. Nevertheless, the effects of their spells – and Samanthas attempts to hide their supernatural origin from mortals – drive the plot of most episodes, Witches and warlocks usually use physical gestures along with their incantations. To perform magic, Samantha often twitches her nose to create a spell, special visual effects are accompanied by music to highlight such an action. The season 3 episode Soap Box Derby shows the Mills Garage in Patterson as a neighbors sons car sponsor, Elizabeth Montgomery owned a second home in Patterson. Many scenes also take place at the fictional Madison Avenue advertising agency McMann and Tate, during its run, the series had a number of major cast changes, often because of illness or death of the actors. In particular, the performer playing Darrin was replaced mid-season, in I Married a Witch, Wallace Wooley is a descendant of people who executed witches at the Salem witch trials. As revenge, a witch prepares a potion for him. She ends up consuming her own potion and falling for her enemy and her father is against this union. In the film of Bell, Book and Candle, modern witch Gillian Holroyd uses a spell on Shep Henderson to have a simple fling with him
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I Dream of Jeannie
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Produced by Screen Gems, the show originally aired from September 18,1965 to May 26,1970 with new episodes, and through September 1970 with season repeats, on NBC. The show ran for five seasons and produced 139 episodes, on the beach, Tony notices a strange bottle that rolls by itself. When he rubs it after removing the stopper, smoke starts shooting out and they cannot understand each other until Tony expresses his wish that Jeannie could speak English, which she then does. One of the first things Jeannie does, in a subsequent episode, is break up Tonys engagement to his commanding generals daughter, who, along with that particular general, is never seen again. Tony at first keeps Jeannie in her bottle most of the time, Air Force Colonel Dr. Alfred Bellows. In a running gag, Dr. Bellows tries over and over to prove to his superiors that Tony is either crazy or hiding something, a frequently used plot device is that Jeannie loses her powers when she is confined in a closed space. She is unable to leave her bottle when it is corked, and under certain circumstances, a multiple-episode story arc involves Jeannie becoming trapped in a safe when it is accidentally locked. Both Tony and Roger are promoted to the rank of major late in the first season, in later seasons, Rogers role is retconned to portray him knowing about Jeannie from the beginning. Her final attempt in the series comes right after Tony and Jeannie get married, with a ploy involving a man played by Barbara Edens real-life husband at the time, Michael Ansara. The evil sister, whose name is never revealed, wears a green costume, early in the fifth season, Jeannie is called upon by her Uncle Sully to become queen of their familys native country, Basenji. Tony inadvertently gives grave offense to Basenji national pride in their feud with neighboring Kasja, to regain favor, Tony is required by Sully to marry Jeannie and avenge Basenjis honor, by killing the ambassador from Kasja when he visits NASA. Hearing this, Jeannie bitterly leaves Tony and returns to Basenji, with Jeannie gone, Tony realizes how deeply he loves her. That outweighs all concerns he has had about Jeannies threat to his career and he flies to Basenji to win Jeannie back. Upon their return to NASA, Tony introduces Jeannie as his fiancée, in which she attires herself as a modern American woman in public and this changed the shows premise in that instead of the avoidance of Jeannies exposure, it was to hide her magical abilities. This is contrary to the created by Sidney Sheldons own season-two script for The Birds and Bees Bit, in which it was claimed that, upon marriage. Both I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched were Screen Gems productions, the show debuted at 8 pm, Saturday, September 18,1965, on NBC. When casting was opened for the role of Jeannie, producer Sidney Sheldon could not find an actress who could play the role the way that he had written it. He did have one rule, He did not want a blonde genie
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Honey West (TV series)
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Honey West is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC during the 1965–1966 television season. Based upon a series of novels that had launched in 1957, only 30 half-hour episodes were produced. The entire series is available on DVD, the Honey West character was created by Gloria and Forrest E. “Skip” Fickling under the pseudonym “G. G, the G. G. represented the initials of his wife, Gloria Gautraud whom he married in 1949 with initials being used so the sex of the author would remain vague. Though Gloria said that most of the writing was done by Forrest, Forrest said Gloria’s ideas were used to make a female character with Gloria also providing Honey’s dress sense. Forrest told the Los Angeles Times, “I first thought of Marilyn Monroe and we thought the most used name for someone you really like is Honey. And she lives in the West, so there was her name. ”West was one of the first female “private eyes” to ever appear on television. Francis first played West in the season episode of Burke’s Law, entitled “Who Killed the Jackpot. ”, broadcast on April 21,1965. West drove a Jaguar convertible in the Burkes Law episode and was referred to as the private eyeful. She carried a gun and was trained in martial arts, Honey West was intended to be the American equivalent of the popular characters Emma Peel and Cathy Gale in the British series The Avengers. Producer Aaron Spellings first choice for the role of Honey was Honor Blackman, Anne Francis’ fashions in the Honey role were by Nolan Miller, and her action scenes choreographed by Gene LeBell. The series was developed for television by Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov, as in the Burkes Law episode introducing her, West has a partner and man-Friday, Sam Bolt, who communicates with Honey via a radio hidden in her lipstick case. In the television series, she keeps a pet ocelot named Bruce. Honey’s alluring feline qualities were reflected in her animal-print wardrobe and apartment decor, for sneaking around at night and engaging in energetic fight scenes, she wears a black fabric bodystocking reminiscent of Emma Peel’s leather jumpsuit. Like Peel’s Lotus Elan sports car, Honey’s similar-looking AC Cobra convertible emphasized her independence, although the racy content of the novels was excised for television, West often went on solo undercover missions that required a provocative or revealing outfit. She uses a number of James Bond-like gimmicks, a surveillance van, an exploding compact, a garter-belt gas mask. West is a black-belt in Judo, as is Sam, who is an ex-Marine. Some episodes of series, including the final one, were scripted by Richard Levinson and William Link
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The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
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It was sponsored by Lark Cigarettes and Clairol, for whom the two leading stars often appeared at shows end promoting the products. It also enjoyed a run in syndication when it aired on CBN Cable in the 1980s. The series starred Inger Stevens as Katy Holstrum, a young Swedish woman who becomes housekeeper for a widowed U. S. Congressman, in the series Glen has two sons, aged 14 and 8 at the time of the premiere. Steve, the older of the two boys, was played by Mickey Sholdar, while Danny was played by Rory OBrien, the Congressmans mother, Agatha Morley, was played by Cathleen Nesbitt. In its first season, The Farmers Daughter competed against Twilight Zone on CBS, the series never broke into the top 30, but during its first two years it earned respectable ratings and proved to be moderately successful. The last episode of the season featured the two leads becoming engaged. The third season brought changes to the format as the series began filming episodes in color. On Monday, November 1,1965, Katy Holstrum and Glen Morley were married in a ceremony attended by 300 invited guests. Forbidding use of the bed, the censors allowed it to be replaced with accommodations. After the wedding episode the ratings fell, and ABC canceled The Farmers Daughter. In the final episode, Katy adopted Glens sons, thereby providing the series closure as well as a happy ending, unlike the 1947 film, Katy never ran for Congress in the series. com The Farmers Daughter at epguides. com
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My Three Sons
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My Three Sons is an American sitcom. The series ran from 1960 to 1965 on ABC, and moved to CBS until its end on April 13,1972 and my Three Sons chronicles the life of widower and aeronautical engineer Steven Douglas as he raises his three sons. The series originally featured William Frawley as the boys maternal grandfather. William Demarest, playing Bubs brother, replaced Frawley in 1965 due to Frawleys health issues, in September 1965, eldest son Mike married and his character was written out of the show. To keep the emphasis on three sons, a new son named Ernie was adopted, in the programs final years, Steven Douglas remarried and adopted his new wifes young daughter Dorothy. The series was a cornerstone of the ABC and CBS lineups in the 1960s, with 380 episodes produced, it is second only to The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and tied with Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia as televisions longest-running live-action sitcom. Disney producer Bill Walsh often mused on whether the concept of the show was inspired by the movie The Shaggy Dog, as in his view they shared the same dog, the same kids, the show began on ABC in black-and-white. The first season, consisting of 36 episodes, was directed in its entirety by Peter Tewksbury and these early episodes held to no specific generic type, so that any episode from one week to the next might be either comedic or dramatic. Tewksburys episodes are also unusual for their use of cross-talk, during the 1964 fall season, William Frawley, who played Bub, was declared too ill to work by Desilu Studios, as the company was informed that insuring the actor would be too costly. Frawley continued in the role until a replacement could be found at midseason. He was replaced by William Demarest, who had played his hard-nosed brother Uncle Charley part way through the 1964–65 season, according to the storyline, Bub returns to Ireland to help his Auntie Kate celebrate her 104th birthday. Soon after, brother Charley visits and stays on, Charley, a cello-playing merchant sailor, was a soft-hearted curmudgeon, who proved to be a responsible caregiver. Frawley left the series before the end of the 1964-65 season and he died a short time later in March 1966 of a heart attack at the age of 79. Peter Tewksbury directed the first season, the succeeding director, Richard Whorf, took over the reins for one season and was in turn followed by former actor-turned-director Gene Reynolds from 1962 to 1964. Director James Sheldon was also contracted to finish episodes that had been completed by Kern to complete that season. Fred De Cordova was the shows longest and most consistent director of the series until he left in 1971 to produce The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, earl Bellamy rounded out the series as director of the shows final year. My Three Sons moved to the CBS television network for the 1965–66 season after ABC declined to commit to underwriting the expense of producing the program in color, according to Considine, he also was devoted to automobile racing, which his contract forbade. His character was out, along with Meredith MacRae, who had played his fiancee Sally
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Sitcom
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A situation comedy, or sitcom, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. This form can also include mockumentaries, a situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the programs production format. The effect of a studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. The terms situational comedy or sitcom werent commonly used until the 1950s, there were prior examples on radio, but the first television sitcom is said to be Pinwrights Progress, ten episodes being broadcast on the BBC in the United Kingdom between 1946 and 1947. There have been few long-running Australian-made sitcoms, but many U. S. UK sitcoms are a staple of government broadcaster Australian Broadcasting Corporation, in the 1970s and 1980s many UK sitcoms also screened on the Seven Network. By 1986, UK comedies Bless This House and Are You Being Served, had been repeated by ABC Television several times, and were then acquired and screened by the Seven Network, in prime time. In 1981, Daily at Dawn was the first Australian comedy series to feature a gay character. In 1987, Mother and Son was winner of the Television Drama Award presented by the Australian Human Rights Commission, in 2013, Please Like Me was praised by the critics, receiving an invitation to screen at the Series Mania Television Festival in Paris. And has garnered three awards and numerous nominations, nominated to the 2012 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards for Best Television Comedy Series. Conversely, however, Canadian television has had greater success with sketch comedy and dramedy series. The popular show King of Kensington, aired from 1975 to 1980, corner Gas, which ran for six seasons from 2004 to 2009, became an instant hit, averaging a million viewers per episode. It has been the recipient of six Gemini Awards, and has been nominated almost 70 times for various awards, other noteworthy recent sitcoms have included Call Me Fitz and Schitts Creek, Letterkenny and Kims Convenience. Sitcoms started appearing on Indian television in the 1980s, with serials like Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, since it ceased production in 1992, the show has earned an estimated billion in syndication fees alone for Televisa. Gliding On, a popular sit-com in New Zealand in the early 1980s, won awards over the course of its run, including Best Comedy, Best Drama. The first Russian sitcom series was Strawberry, which was aired in 1996-1997 on the RTR channel, however, the boom of Russian sitcoms began only in the 2000s - when in 2004 the STS started very successful sitcom My Fair Nanny. Since that time sitcoms in Russia were produced by the two largest entertainment channels of the country - STS and TNT, in 2007 the STS released the first original domestic sitcom - Daddys Daughters, and in 2010 TNT released Interns - the first sitcom, filmed as a comedy. Most American sitcoms generally include episodes of 20 to 30 minutes in length, some popular British shows have been successfully adapted for the U. S
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Stepfamily
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A stepfamily is a family where at least one parent has children that are not genetically related to the other spouse or partner. Either one parent may have children from a previous relationship, Children in a stepfamily may live with one biological parent, or they may live with each biological parent for a period of time. In addition, visitation rights mean that children in stepfamilies often have contact with both parents, even if they permanently live with only one. A child is referred to as the stepchild, stepdaughter or stepson of their parents new spouse. A stepfather is the husband of ones mother, and not ones biological father, a stepmother is the wife of ones father, and not ones biological mother. A step-grandmother is the stepmother of ones father or mother and wife of ones grandfather, a step-grandfather is the stepfather of ones father or mother and husband of ones grandmother, and not ones biological grandfather. Similarly, a stepbrother is the son of a stepparent who one is not biologically related to, a stepsister is the daughter of a stepparent to whom one is not biologically related. A step-grandson is the son of a stepbrother or stepsister who one is not biologically related to, a step-granddaughter is the daughter of a stepbrother or stepsister who one is not biologically related. A parents spouse of the sex may also count as a stepparent. The traditional and strictest definition of a stepfamily is a couple where one or both members of the couple have pre-existing children who live with them. More recently, the definition is expanded to include all cohabiting couples. Some people also apply the term to non-custodial relationships, where stepparent can refer to the partner of a parent with whom the child does not live. The term is not generally used to refer to the relationship with a child who never lived in the home with the parents new partner. A simple stepfamily is one in only one member of the couple has a prior child or children. If both members of the couple have children, those children are stepbrothers and stepsisters to one another. Any subsequent child born to the couple is a half-sibling of the respective members prior children, if a stepparent legally adopts the partners child or children, he or she becomes the childs legal parent. The most common form of a family is a mother and stepfather arrangement. One-third of all children entering stepfamilies were born to an unmarried mother, of the 60 million American children under the age of 13, half are currently living with one biological parent and that parents current partner
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Eve Plumb
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Eve Aline Plumb is an American actress and painter. She is known for her portrayal of middle daughter Jan Brady in the sitcom The Brady Bunch, Plumb was a young child when her acting career began in TV commercials in 1966. The following year, she appeared on The Virginian, The Big Valley, in 1968, she appeared on It Takes A Thief and Family Affair, in the latter, she played a terminally ill girl on the episode Christmas Came A Little Early. In 1969, she appeared on an episode of Gunsmoke, from 1969 to 1974, Plumb appeared as middle sister Jan Brady in the ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch. Her featured storylines included Jans embarrassment over not having a boyfriend, concerns about her appearance, being a middle child. Several episodes centered on Jans jealousy of older sister Marcia, resulting in the famous Marcia, Marcia, Marcia, line that has arguably become the quintessential quote of the series. Plumb also supplied the voice of Jan in the ABC Saturday morning cartoon The Brady Kids from 1972 to 1973, after The Brady Bunch was canceled in 1974, it went on to even greater success in syndicated reruns. The show has never left the airwaves and eventually spawned numerous spinoffs, reunion specials, feature films. Several episodes of the featured the Brady kids singing and as a result, Plumb. Plumb would also provide a monologue for the Pat Williams Orchestras 1974 recording of California Love Story, the single was co-produced by Plumbs recording executive father, Neely Plumb. After The Brady Bunch ended, Plumbs first notable role was that of a prostitute in the 1976 NBC television movie Dawn. She also appeared in the sequel Alexander, The Other Side of Dawn, Plumb starred as Beth in NBC productions of Little Women, both a TV movie and a short-lived series. She appeared in the episode The Force of Evil from the 1977 series Quinn Martins Tales of the Unexpected, Plumb was the only original cast member who declined to reunite for the 1976–77 variety show The Brady Bunch Hour on ABC. Much was made of her absence, including accusations that she no longer wanted to be associated with the Bradys, Plumb has stated in interviews that she was willing to do the variety shows original special episode, but could not commit to a five-year option for additional shows. Her role would be filled by Geri Reischl, who went on to be known among Brady Bunch fans as fake Jan, the show lasted for only nine episodes. She also appeared in the 1988 CBS television movie A Very Brady Christmas and its 1990 spinoff dramedy series, to promote their latest incarnation, the cast appeared on an episode of Sally Jessy Raphael, which is remembered for having been shot outdoors in Florida during a rainstorm. In 1993, Plumb had a role as Mrs. Noah in the B-Movie mockumetary. And God Spoke. Two years later she was interviewed as part of a 1995 retrospective special titled Brady Bunch Home Movies, produced by Susan Olsen and that same year, Plumb appeared on a special child stars installment of The Jenny Jones Show
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The Bradys
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The Bradys is an American drama series that aired on CBS from February 9 to March 9,1990. In its short run, it went through three different theme based on that of The Brady Bunch, the last featuring revised lyrics sung by Florence Henderson. Robert Reed as Mike Brady Florence Henderson as Carol Brady Ann B. Davis as Alice Nelson-Franklin Barry Williams as Dr, a Very Brady Christmas premiered on December 18,1988 and drew a then-season high 25.1 rating and 39 share for a television film. The success of the film convinced series creator Sherwood Schwartz that a new Brady family TV series could be a hit, CBS re-aired A Very Brady Christmas again on December 22,1989, using it as a promotional tool for the upcoming new show. Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B, maureen McCormick declined to participate in the series, and the role of Marcia was filled by Leah Ayres. Unlike the original 30-minute sitcom, The Bradys was an hour long, among them, Family patriarch Mike begins a political career. Bobbys budding car-racing career ends abruptly in the first episode after an accident leaves him a paraplegic, as he recovers, he marries his college girlfriend. Peter breaks up with his fiancée, to whom he engaged in A Very Brady Christmas. Jan and Philip, unable to conceive children of their own, stay-at-home mother Marcia battles alcoholism while Wally loses yet another in a series of jobs, the latest being as Mikes campaign manager. Wally and Marcia, who along with their two children have been forced to move in with Mike and Carol, eventually decide to open their own catering business to support their family. Radio host Cindy begins a romance with her boss, a more than ten years her senior who has two children. Despite the more downbeat tone, the show did feature a track at certain moments. The show was put on hiatus with plans to continue later in the year. Poor reviews and low ratings led to the hiatus and quiet cancellation of the series after six episodes, at the time, it was thought that the audience was simply unwilling to accept the sitcom characters in a more dramatic setting. Attempts to convince CBS to move the show to the time slot failed. The Bradys was the last TV series for Robert Reed prior to his death in 1992, the Bradys at the Internet Movie Database The Bradys at TV. com Brady World – episode guide History of The Brady Bunch by Wendy Winans
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Snickers
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Snickers is a brand name chocolate bar made by the American company Mars, Incorporated. Consisting of nougat topped with caramel and peanuts, enrobed in milk chocolate, in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and Ireland, Snickers was sold under the brand name Marathon until July 19th,1990. Snickers brand Marathon energy bars have since sold in some markets. In 1930 Mars introduced Snickers, named after the horse of the Mars family. The Snickers chocolate bar consists of nougat, peanuts, and caramel with a chocolate coating, the bar was marketed under the name Marathon in the UK and Ireland until July 19,1990, when Mars decided to align the UK product with the global Snickers name. A replacement for the king size Snickers bar was launched in the UK in 2004 and designed to conform to the September 2004 Food and Drink Federation Manifesto for Food and Health. Part of the FDF manifesto was seven pledges of action to encourage the food, reducing portion size, clearer food labels, and reduction of the levels of fat, sugar, and salt were among the FDF pledges. Mars Incorporated pledged to phase out their king-size bars in 2005, a Mars spokesman said, Our king-size bars that come in one portion will be changed so they are shareable or can be consumed on more than one occasion. The name king-size will be phased out and these were eventually replaced by the Duo, a double bar pack. Though this change to Duos reduced the weight from 3.5 to 3.29 ounces, the packaging has step-by-step picture instructions of how to open a Duo into two bars, in four simple actions. As Mars stated fulfillment of their promise, the Duo format was met with criticism by the National Obesity Forum, Mars received letters from an unidentified individual indicating that they planned to plant poisoned chocolate bars on store shelves. The last letter sent included a Snickers bar contaminated with a substance which was identified as rat poison. The letters claimed that there were seven additional chocolate bars which had been tampered with, as a precautionary measure, Mars issued a massive recall. Mars said that there had been no demand for money and complaints directed to a third party. The USDA lists the value of a 2-ounce Snickers bar as 280 kilocalories. As of 2016, the United Kingdom bar has a weight of 48g, with 245 kcal, the four-pack bar in the United Kingdom has a weight of 41. 7g, with 213kcal. Over the years, the bar weight has decreased, Before 2009 and this weight was subsequently reduced to 58g in 2009, and to 48g in 2013. Containing approximately 450 calories per bar, deep fried chocolate bars became a specialty in fish and chips shops in Scotland in 1995, the pie had featured on his BBC Saturday programme some two years earlier and the chef described it as an occasional treat only
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Super Bowl XLIX
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Super Bowl XLIX was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League for the 2014 season. The American Football Conference champion New England Patriots defeated the National Football Conference champion Seattle Seahawks, 28–24, the game was played on February 1,2015, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. It was the time the stadium has hosted a Super Bowl. With the loss, Seahawks joined the 1978 Dallas Cowboys,1983 Washington Redskins, after finishing the previous season by defeating the Denver Broncos, 43–8, in Super Bowl XLVIII, Seattle completed the 2014 regular season with a 12–4 record. The Patriots, who posted a 12–4 record, joined the Dallas Cowboys. For the second season, but only the third time in the prior 21 seasons. Seattle became the first team to appear in consecutive Super Bowls since New England won two straight, after the teams were tied 14–14 at halftime, the Seahawks built a 10-point lead to end the third quarter. The Patriots, however, rallied to take a 28–24 lead with two minutes left in the game. Seattle threatened to score in the moments, driving the ball to New Englands 1-yard line. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was named the games Most Valuable Player after a Super Bowl-record 37 completions on 50 attempts for 328 yards, four touchdowns, then-NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue further announced on March 5,2006, that Kansas City would host Super Bowl XLIX. However, the game was contingent on the passage of two sales taxes in Jackson County, Missouri, on April 4,2006. The first tax to fund improvements to Arrowhead and neighboring Kauffman stadiums passed with 53 percent approval, however, the second tax that would have allowed the construction of a rolling roof between the two stadiums was narrowly defeated, with 48 percent approval. Arizona had declined to bid for Super Bowl XLVIII, citing the economy, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed in April 2011 that Tampa and Arizona were selected as finalists. The league then announced on October 11,2011, that University of Phoenix Stadium will host Super Bowl XLIX. The New England Patriots had a start to their 2014 season, starting the season with a 2–2 record. By this point, the Patriots faced heavy criticism in the media, former Patriots safety and teammate Rodney Harrison declared Brady looked scared to death in the pocket and doesnt have any confidence in his offensive line. They finished fourth in the NFL in scoring and eighth in points allowed, the Patriots defeated the Baltimore Ravens 35–31 in the AFC Divisional playoffs, and then defeated the Indianapolis Colts 45–7 in the AFC Championship Game. Brady had another season in his 14th year as the teams starter, earning his 10th Pro Bowl selection with 4,109 passing yards and 33 touchdowns
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Danny Trejo
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Danny Trejo is an American actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, often as villains and anti-heroes. His films include Heat, Con Air, and Desperado, the latter with frequent collaborator Robert Rodriguez and he has appeared in TV shows such as Breaking Bad, The X-Files, and Sons of Anarchy. He also appeared in the spoof movie Delta Farce as the killer Carlos Santana who in the movie keeps getting mistaken for the musician, Trejo was born in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, of Mexican ancestry. Prior to his film career Trejo worked as a foreman in construction. Throughout the 1960s, Trejo was in and out of jail and prison in California, there are conflicting accounts of his prison chronology. By one account, his term in custody ended in 1972, by another account, he did time in a juvenile offenders camp. He recalled that his last prison term was five years, while serving in San Quentin Prison, he became a champion boxer in that prisons lightweight and welterweight divisions. During this time, Trejo became a member of a twelve-step program, in 2011, he recalled that he had been sober for 42 years. While Trejo was working as a drug counselor, a teenage patient asked for his assistance dealing with cocaine problems on the set of Runaway Train. While there, Trejo was offered a job as an extra in the prison scenes. Edward Bunker, himself a former convict and well-respected crime author who was writing the screenplay for the film, recognized Trejo, Bunker, remembering Trejos boxing skills, offered him $320 per day to train Eric Roberts, one of the movies stars, for a boxing scene. Director Andrei Konchalovsky liked Trejos work and decided to offer him a role in the film as a boxer. It has been misreported that Trejo was actually serving time in the prison during filming. Since then, Trejo has become an actor in both films and television, appearing in five or more movies per year, in various genres. Trejo is known for his distinctive appearance, in addition to his heavily lined face, scarred from cystic acne and a brawl, and the long mustache he usually sports, he has displayed the large tattoo on his chest for many roles. He also appeared in a Season 2 episode of Desperate Housewives and he voiced the character Enrique on King of the Hill, and Octavios character on that show is based on his appearance. His role on King of the Hill was referred to in the HBO series Unscripted, where he had a cameo appearance. He also made guest appearances, as Tortuga, in the noted series Breaking Bad in 2009 and 2010, most notably in the episode Negro y Azul, in 2008 Trejo portrayed a Mexican bartender in the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless
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Children International
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Children International is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that supports children and prepares youth to escape poverty traps. It addresses children’s critical needs through early intervention and regular interaction in community centers, the goal is to help children overcome the effects of poverty, support their education, and prepare youth to contribute to society. The organization provides health benefits, such as medical exams. If a child needs more advanced health intervention, the assists in providing referrals to specialists. Beyond these critical needs, Children International provides nutritional support, dental care, counseling for children and families, school supplies and fees, clothing and it also engages youth through leadership development opportunities, scholarships, and financial and job-skills training. An example of programming is Into Employment, where participating youth receive training in welding, electrical, refrigeration. Youth may also take courses on sales techniques, customer service, accounting, critical thinking, the international hotel chain InterContinental is one business working with the charity to provide job skills training for youth in Mexico. Children International has also worked with the Starwood Foundation to help prepare for jobs in the hospitality industry. Children International runs other programs including a school feeding program in Zambia. With support from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Children International offers a global community literacy program, the charity has been recognized for giving out books in the Philippines, Kenya, and Malawi. The organization also hosted reading tents in Uganda, Children International engages in humanitarian aid after disasters. They provided assistance in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan, distributing personal care supplies, Children International also pledged to assist the recovery effort with rebuilding and other aid. The organization delivers these results via its community centers, which programs, computers, libraries. Educational support of this kind is frequently absent or difficult to acquire in impoverished areas, leading to secondary illiteracy, Children International has indicated that its interests lie in cross-sector work with private industry, local and national governments, individuals and other non-governmental organizations. Children International uses a child model to fund these activities. Funds are transferred to each agency, which oversee the community centers. Known in its years as Holy Land Christian Mission, Children International was founded in 1936. The organization distributed food baskets to widows and poor families, provided early childhood education and this clinic was expanded following a polio outbreak in 1952 and became larger and more sophisticated over the years
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Happy Days
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Happy Days is an American television sitcom that aired first-run from January 15,1974, to September 24,1984, on ABC, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning over eleven seasons. Created by Garry Marshall, the series presents a vision of life in the mid-1950s to mid-1960s United States. The series was produced by Miller-Milkis Productions and Henderson Productions in association with Paramount Television, Happy Days was one of the highest-rated shows of the 1970s. The earlier episodes revolve around Richie and his friends, Potsie Weber and Ralph Malph, in later seasons, other characters were introduced including Fonzies young cousin, Charles Chachi Arcola, who became a love interest for Joanie Cunningham. Each of the seasons of the series roughly tracks the eleven years from 1955 to 1965, inclusive. The show is the basis for the Happy Days musical touring the United States since 2008, the leather jacket worn by Winkler during the series was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution for the permanent collection at the National Museum of American History. With season four, Al Molinaro was added as Al Delvecchio, Al Molinaro also played Als twin brother Father Anthony Delvecchio, a Catholic priest. Al eventually married Chachis mother and Father Delvecchio served in the wedding of Joanie to Chachi in the series finale, the most major character changes occurred after season five with the addition of Scott Baio as Fonzies cousin, Charles Chachi Arcola. Originally, the character Spike was supposed to be the character who became Chachi, after Ron Howard left the series, Ted McGinley joined the cast as Roger Phillips, the new physical education teacher at Jefferson High and nephew to Howard and Marion. He took over from the departed Richie Cunningham character, acting as counterpoint to Fonzie, both actors were originally credited as guest stars but were promoted to the main cast during season ten after several series regulars left the show. The real focus of the series was now on the Joanie and Chachi characters, and often finding ways to incorporate Fonzie into them as a shoulder to cry on, advice-giver, and savior as needed. Billy Warlock joined the cast in season 10 as Rogers brother Flip and they were intended as replacements for Erin Moran and Scott Baio and were credited as part of the semi-regular cast. Both characters left with the return of Moran and Baio, following the cancellation of Joanie Loves Chachi, Al Molinaro also left Happy Days in season 10 for Joanie Loves Chachi. Pat Morita then returned to the cast as Arnold in his absence, in season 11, the story line of Richie and Lori Beth is given closure with the two-part episode Welcome Home. Richie returns home from the Army, but barely has time to unpack when he learns that his parents have lined up a job interview at the Milwaukee Journal for him. However, they are taken aback when he tells them he prefers to take his chances in California to become a Hollywood screenwriter. They remind him of his responsibilities and while Richie gives in, he becomes angry and discontent, after a confrontation that ends with a conversation with Fonzie, he decides to face his family and declare his intentions. While somewhat reluctant at first, they support him and bid Richie, Lori Beth, Richie Cunningham – The protagonist for the first seven years of the series
