question: when did the nba create the 3 point line

answers: the 1979–80 season

answers: 1979–80 season

title: Three-point field goal

text: In the 1979–80 season, after having tested it in the previous pre-season, the NBA adopted the three-point line despite the view of many that it was a gimmick.  Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics is widely credited with making the first three-point shot in NBA history on October 12, 1979. Kevin Grevey of the Washington Bullets also made one on the same day.

title: Three-point field goal

text: in June 1979, the NBA adopted the three-point line for a one-year trial for the despite the view of many that it was a gimmick. Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics is widely credited with making the first three-point shot in NBA history on October 12, 1979; the season opener at Boston Garden was more noted for the debut of Larry Bird (and two new Rick Barry of the Houston Rockets, in his final season, also made one in the same game, and Kevin Grevey of the Washington Bullets made one that Friday night The sport's international governing body, FIBA,

title: Three-point field goal

text: in 1987, a year after the NCAA. The NCAA used the FIBA three-point line (see below) in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) For three seasons beginning in 1994–95, the NBA attempted to address decreased scoring by shortening the distance of the line from ( at the corners) to a uniform around the basket. From the 1997–98 season on, the NBA reverted the line to its original distance of ( at the corners, with a 3-inch differential). Ray Allen is currently the NBA all-time leader in career made three-pointers with 2,973. In 2008, FIBA announced that the distance would be increased

title: College basketball

text: backboard, and the court dimensions are the same, the distance between the three-point line and the backboard is different. The NBA three-point line measures at the top of the circle, or 22 feet (6.7 m) in the corners or baseline. On the NCAA court, the three-point line had been a constant , but the NCAA Rules Committee voted in May 2007 to extend it a foot more to , which became effective beginning the 2008–09 season for men and the 2011–12 season for women. The WNBA's three-point line was , which FIBA used before it extended its three-point arc to

title: Basketball court

text: players permitted to enter this area prior to the tipoff are the players contesting the jump ball (usually but not always centers). Both players jump when the referee throws the ball in the air, each attempting to tap the ball into the hands of a player of their own team. The three-point line is the line that separates the two-point area from the three-point area; any shot converted beyond this line counts as three points. If the shooting player steps on the line, it is counted as two points. Any foul made in the act of shooting beyond the three-point

title: Three-point field goal

text: arc. In the NBA and FIBA standard, the arc spans the width of the court until it is a specified minimum distance from each sideline. The three-point line then becomes parallel to the sidelines from those points to the baseline. The unusual formation of the three-point line at these levels allows players some space from which to attempt a three-point shot at the corners of the court; the arc would be less than from each sideline at the corners if it was a continuous arc. In the NCAA and American high school standards, the arc spans 180° around the basket,

title: Three-point field goal

text: three-point line was first tested at the collegiate level in 1945, with a 21-foot line, in a game between Columbia and Fordham, but it was not kept as a rule. There was another one-game experiment in 1958, this time with a 23-foot line, in a game between St. Francis (N.Y.) and Siena. In 1961, Boston University and Dartmouth played one game with an experimental rule that counted all field goals as three points. At the direction of Abe Saperstein, the American Basketball League became the first basketball league to institute the rule in 1961. Its three-point line was a radius

title: Jim Line

text: his senior year, 1949–50, Line averaged 13.1 points per game and was named a third team All-American by United Press International (UPI), along with teammate Bill Spivey. For his career, Line scored 1,041 points. After graduation, he was drafted in the fourth round of the 1950 NBA Draft by the Indianapolis Olympians, but never played in the National Basketball Association. In 1952, Line was one of several former Kentucky players implicated in a point shaving scandal, with former teammates Spivey and Walter Hirsch. He was acquitted, however. Line died on January 24, 2013 at his home in Russell, Kansas. Jim

title: Basketball court

text: scoring by shortening the overall distance of the line to a uniform around the basket. It was moved back to its original distance after the 1996–97 season. FIBA and the NCAA both adopted the three-point line in 1985. In most high school associations in the United States, the distance is 19.75 feet. This was formerly the distance for college basketball as well. On May 26, 2007, the NCAA playing rules committee agreed to move the three-point line back one foot to 20.75 feet for the men. This rule went into effect for the 2008–2009 season. The three-point line for women

title: Three-point field goal

text: then becomes parallel to the sidelines from the plane of the basket center to the baseline ( in college, in high schools). The distance of the three-point line to the center of the hoop varies by level: A player's feet must be completely behind the three-point line at the time of the shot or jump in order to make a three-point attempt; if the player's feet are on or in front of the line, it is a two-point attempt. A player is allowed to jump from outside the line and land inside the line to make a three-point attempt, as

title: Continental Basketball Association

text: Johnson, Sherman White and Floyd Lane. The all-black Dayton Rens competed in the 1948-49 National Basketball League. Because the 1961-63 American Basketball League used a three-point scoring line, the Eastern League added a three-point line for its 1964-65 season. That year, Brendan McCann of the Allentown Jets led the league with 31 three-pointers. Although three-point plays during the 1960s were few and far between, the Eastern League developed several scorers who used the three-point shot to their advantage. After Darryl Dawkins shattered two basketball backboards during his 1979–80 NBA season, the CBA implemented a collapsible hinged rim. The design was

title: Line defense

text: Line defense Line defense is a strategy used in basketball. It is referred to as the "line defense" because of its formation on the court, which consists of two lines of defense. Three players at the front of the defense (at the half-court center line) and two players behind (between the center line and the team's own key). The line was the first zone concept to be used in basketball. The line defense was developed to counter the fast break plays that were being developed, and adopted, at the time. The line defense was the catalyst of the future 3-2

title: Four-point play

text: Basketball Association during its inaugural season. The National Basketball Association (NBA) introduced that rule in 1979; FIBA in 1984; the NCAA in 1986 (men only) and 1987 (women); middle and high schools in 1987; and the WNBA in 1997. Sam Smith of the Chicago Bulls completed the first four-point play in NBA history on October 21, 1979, in a game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Dale Ellis was the first player in NBA history to complete two four-point plays in the same game when he did so in a win against the Sacramento Kings on January 26, 1988. On April 29,

title: Key (basketball)

text: half-circle on the mid-court side of the free throw line is painted solid. In the NBA and ULEB, the boundary of the half closer to the basket is traced in a broken line in order to space players properly for jump balls. NBA Rule 1 (g) requires the key to contain two long hash marks, from the free throw line; the marks indicate the so-called lower defensive box. The free throw line is from the perpendicular projection of the face of the backboard onto the court; this projection is from the end-line for NBA and NCAA. The projection of the

title: Three-point field goal

text: of from the baskets, except along the sides. The Eastern Professional Basketball League followed in its 1963–64 season. The three-point shot later became popularized by the American Basketball Association (ABA), introduced in its inaugural 1967–68 ABA commissioner George Mikan stated the three-pointer "would give the smaller player a chance to score and open up the defense to make the game more enjoyable for the fans." During the 1970s, the ABA used the three-point shot, along with the slam dunk, as a marketing tool to compete with the NBA; its ninth and final season concluded in the spring Three years later

title: Three-point field goal

text: in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) the arc is . In the NBA and FIBA/WNBA, the three-point line becomes parallel to each sideline at the points where the arc is from each sideline; as a result the distance from the basket gradually decreases to a minimum of . In the NCAA the arc is continuous for 180° around the basket. There are more variations (see main article). In 3x3, a FIBA-sanctioned variant of the half-court 3-on-3 game, the same line exists, but shots from behind it are only worth 2 points with all other shots worth 1 point. The

title: Basketball court

text: shot, is located within the three-point arc at 15 feet from the basket. A foul shot is worth 1 point, but if a shot is made from the foul line while in play it is still worth 2 points. † The FIBA three-point line is 2.95 ft (0.90 m) from the sideline in a zone starting at the baseline and ending when it crosses the 22.1 ft (6.75 m) arc. The 21.65 ft (6.60 m) distance exists only at the points on the three-point line that are directly to the left and right of the basket center. The only two

title: ABA–NBA merger

text: Louis were put into a special dispersal draft in 1976. The three-point field goal was used in the ABA; the NBA originally disparaged it, but eventually adopted it in the 1979-80 season. Angelo Drossos, owner of the San Antonio Spurs: "When the leagues merged, the NBA moguls didn't want the 3-point shot. Red Auerbach hated it and said the Celtics would never go along with it. He had everybody up in arms against the play. Of course, a few years later Red drafted Larry Bird and suddenly he was all for it. And suddenly one of the bigger attractions at

title: Jim Line

text: Jim Line James R. Line (January 19, 1926 – January 24, 2013) was an American basketball player. He was an All-American at the University of Kentucky and a key player on two NCAA championship teams. Line, a 6'2" guard/forward from North High School in Akron, Ohio, played for Adolph Rupp at Kentucky from 1946 to 1950. Line was on some of the best Kentucky teams of all time, as the Wildcats went 127–13 in his four years. He started at forward on Kentucky's 1947–48 championship team and played a significant role off of the bench for the 1948–49 team. In

title: Line defense

text: team lose the dribble or make a bad pass. The play was not a true zone as the players realigned themselves with their checks as they approached the center line, making the play a man-to-man defense. Teams started to break down the line defense when they were able to get an offensive player(s) behind the line before the defending team was able to set up the defensive line. This helped to create plays such as the fly fast break, the fast break, or the 2-Out Fast break. Line defense Line defense is a strategy used in basketball. It is referred

title: Basketball

text: point guard, who implements the coach's game plan by managing the execution of offensive and defensive plays (player positioning). Informally, players may play three-on-three, two-on-two, and one-on-one. Invented in 1891 by Canadian-American gym teacher James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, basketball has evolved to become one of the world's most popular and widely viewed sports. The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the most significant professional basketball league in the world in terms of popularity, salaries, talent, and level of competition. Outside North America, the top clubs from national leagues qualify to continental championships such as the Euroleague and FIBA

title: ABA–NBA merger

text: the All-Star Game is the 3-point shootout". The ABA originated the idea of the slam dunk contest at the 1976 ABA All Star Game; the NBA subsequently held their first one in 1984. The slam dunk contest has ever since been a major part of the NBA's All Star Weekend (with the exception of 1998 and 1999). Pressing and trapping defenses, not used in the slower-tempo NBA, were common in the ABA, and after the merger began to play a larger role in the NBA. Billy Cunningham, Philadelphia 76ers star: "When the Knicks were pressing and shooting 3-pointers and all

title: History of basketball

text: known today was created by Dr. James Naismith in December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, to condition young athletes during cold months. It consisted of peach baskets and a soccer style ball. He published 13 rules for the new game. He divided his class of eighteen into two teams of nine players each and set about to teach them the basics of his new game. The objective of the game was to throw the basketball into the fruit baskets nailed to the lower railing of the gym balcony. Every time a point was scored, the game was halted so the janitor

title: Rules of basketball

text: Edwards is generally recognized as the player responsible for the 3 second rule. While the rule was originally adopted to reduce roughness in the area between big men, it is now considered to prevent tall offensive players from gaining an advantage by waiting close to the basket. When the NBA started to allow zone defense in 2001, a three-second rule for defensive players was also introduced. The shot clock was first introduced by the NBA in 1954, to increase the speed of play. Teams were then required to attempt a shot within 24 seconds of gaining possession, and the shot

title: Three-point field goal

text: introduced the three-point line in 1984, and it made its Olympic debut in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. The NCAA's Southern Conference became the first collegiate conference to use the three-point rule, adopting a line for the 1980–81 season. Ronnie Carr of Western Carolina was the first to score a three-point field goal in college basketball history on November 29, 1980. Over the following five years, NCAA conferences differed in their use of the rule and distance required for a three-pointer. The line was as close as in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and as far away as in the

title: Basketball court

text: of the sidelines, 28 feet from each of the endlines, which designates the extent of the coaching box and bench. This line marks the farthest extent a coach (aside from the sidelines) can stand. Directly behind this area is the team bench. On the half-court line of NBA floors two lines extend outside the playing court, designating the place where substitutes wait before they can enter the playing court; directly behind this area are the various off-court officials such as the timekeeper and reserve referee. On April 26, 2008, FIBA announced several major rules changes involving the court markings. These

title: Basketball

text: this is called a "three-point play" or "four-point play" (or more colloquially, an "and one") because of the basket made at the time of the foul (2 or 3 points) and the additional free throw (1 point). Although the rules do not specify any positions whatsoever, they have evolved as part of basketball. During the early years of basketball's evolution, two guards, two forwards, and one center were used. In more recent times specific positions evolved, but the current trend, advocated by many top coaches including Mike Krzyzewski is towards positionless basketball, where big guys are free to shoot from

title: Abe Saperstein

text: served as its commissioner, as well as owner of the league's Chicago Majors team. To differentiate the ABL from the NBA – and to promote the new league – Saperstein introduced a widened free throw lane and the three-point shot, both of which were later adopted by the NBA, although the ABL lasted only a season and a half. The NBA adopted the three-point shot in 1979. In a time of racial segregation and bigotry in professional sports, Saperstein proudly showcased the talents of the nation's best black basketball players. Four years after the all-white National Basketball Association (originally called

title: Slam dunk

text: after leaping from the free-throw line, with his heel on the line, and has since been credited with introducing the free-throw line dunk to the general public. In the 1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Michael Jordan dunked from the free-throw line, in the same manner as Julius Erving, but parted his legs making his dunk more revolutionary than Erving's. In the 1990 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Scottie Pippen dunked from the free throw line. This was in the first round and Pippen received a score of 47 out of 50 for his dunk. Pippen however didn't proceed to the next

title: Nellie Ball

text: used a point-forward, athleticism and small ball to create mismatches, spaced the floor for 3-point shooters, and did not use a true center. LeBron James often ran the offense and rotated with Shane Battier between the small and power forward positions, and Chris Bosh shifted from his natural power forward position to center. Battier—a constant threat from the 3-point line—forced the Thunder's Serge Ibaka to cover him at the perimeter, thus neutralizing his shot-blocking at the rim and giving more room for Heat slashers like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Mario Chalmers to attack the rim. This approach also created

title: Three-point field goal

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1979–80 season
the 1979–80 season


question: what theater number was the aurora shooting in

answers: 9

answers: Theater 9

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: The shooting occurred in Theater 9 at the Century 16 multiplex (operated by Cinemark), located at the Town Center at Aurora shopping mall at 14300 E. Alameda Avenue. Police said Holmes bought a ticket, entered the theater, and sat in the front row. About 20 minutes into the film, he left theater 9 through an emergency exit door beside the movie screen, with direct access to the lightly used parking area at the back of the complex, while propping the door slightly open with a plastic tablecloth holder. There were about 400 people inside theater 9.

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: and then at the audience. He also fired a Smith & Wesson M&P15 semi-automatic rifle with a 100-round drum magazine, which eventually malfunctioned. Finally, he fired a Glock 22 .40-caliber handgun. He shot first to the back of the room, and then toward people in the aisles. A bullet passed through the wall and hit three people in the adjacent theater 8, which was screening the same film. Witnesses said the multiplex's fire alarm system began sounding soon after the attack began and staff told people in Theater 8 to evacuate. One witness said she was hesitant to leave because

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: multiplex in the wake of the shooting but reopened January 17, 2013 with a 40-minute ceremony led by Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan. As of April 2, 2015, Cinemark Theatres has not released any photographs or video evidence. Soon after the shooting, police departments and cinemas across the United States and around the world increased security for fear of copycat incidents. In New York City, police officers were deployed to theaters screening the new film. The National Association of Theatre Owners distributed checklists from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to its members and said in a July 21 statement that

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: 2012 Aurora shooting On July 20, 2012, a mass shooting occurred inside a Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, during a midnight screening of the film "The Dark Knight Rises". Dressed in tactical clothing, James Eagan Holmes set off tear gas grenades and shot into the audience with multiple firearms. Twelve people were killed and seventy others were injured, 58 of them from gunfire. At the time, the attack had the largest number of casualties in one shooting in modern U.S. history, until the Orlando nightclub shooting in 2016 and the Las Vegas shooting in 2017. It was the

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: which was parked near the exit door, changed into protective clothing, and retrieved his guns. About 30 minutes into the movie, police say, around 12:30 a.m., he reentered the theater through the exit door. He was dressed in black and wore a gas mask, a load-bearing vest (not to be confused with a bulletproof vest), a ballistic helmet, bullet-resistant leggings, a bullet-resistant throat protector, a groin protector, and tactical gloves. He was also listening to techno music through a set of headphones so the reactions in the theater could not be heard. Initially, few in the audience considered Holmes to

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: to report box office figures for the movie until July 23. Some television advertisements for the film were also canceled. Other major film studios joined Warner Bros. in withholding early box office numbers on July 21. Warner Bros. reportedly made a "substantial" donation to Colorado's Community First Foundation to benefit victims. Christopher Nolan, the film's director, spoke on behalf of his cast and crew and called the event "savage" and "devastating." Christian Bale, who plays Batman in the film series, privately visited victims on July 24. Members of the Colorado Rockies baseball team also visited victims. Members of the Denver

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: Colorado Premises Liability Act could proceed. Judge R. Brooke Jackson stated that for theaters today, "One might reasonably believe that a mass shooting incident in a theater was likely enough (that is, not just a possibility) to be a foreseeable next step in the history of such acts by deranged individuals". Attorney Christina Habas, who represents several theater victims, has said "We essentially don't have a single photograph, a single piece of evidence that we can show to a jury". In June 2016, a federal judge dismissed the last claims in the lawsuit. In a separate lawsuit in state court,

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: the Arapahoe County Detention Center, under suicide watch. The police interviewed over 200 witnesses of the shooting. Speaking on behalf of himself and FBI agent James Yacone, who was in charge of the investigation, Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates said he was confident that the shooter acted alone. When apprehended, Holmes told the police that he had booby trapped his apartment with explosive devices before heading off to the movie theater. Police then evacuated five buildings surrounding his Aurora residence, about north of the cinema. Holmes' apartment complex is limited to University of Colorado Medical Center students, patients, and employees.

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: by community leaders, elected officials, and mental health professionals, as a response to the shooting. The center offers therapy for people who experienced traumatic stress from the theater shooting, and also people who were victims of other crimes and refugees who experienced a traumatic event in their country of origin before coming to the U.S. In the days following the attack, several people around the U.S. were arrested for threats and suspicious activities at or near screenings of "The Dark Knight Rises". Colorado gun sales spiked after the shooting, with the number of background checks for people seeking to purchase

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: January 20, 2015. It ended on April 15, 2015. The trial started on April 27, 2015. The jury consisted of nineteen women and five men, two of whom had connections to the Columbine High School massacre. Arapahoe County prosecutors say Holmes was sane during the shooting and aimed to kill all 400 people in the theater, while Holmes' lawyers said he had a psychotic episode during the attack. On May 7, an FBI agent displayed pieces of evidence at the trial, including Holmes' body armor, arsenal of weapons, unfired ammunition, and helmet with strands of his dyed orange hair. Jurors

title: History of Colorado

text: School, 12 people were killed and 70 people were injured in the 2012 Aurora shooting, when James Eagan Holmes, a former neuroscience doctoral student, walked into an Aurora, Colorado Cinemark movie theater with multiple firearms and tear gas grenades, and started shooting at random at people trying to escape during a midnight Thursday showing of "The Dark Knight Rises", killing 12 people and injuring 70 others. It was the deadliest shooting in Colorado since the Columbine High School massacre and, in terms of both the dead and wounded in the number of casualties, was the largest single mass shooting in

title: James Holmes (mass murderer)

text: James Holmes (mass murderer) James Eagan Holmes (born December 13, 1987) is an American convicted murderer responsible for the 2012 Aurora shooting in which he killed 12 people and injured 70 others at a Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado on July 20, 2012. He had no known criminal background before the shooting occurred. Holmes booby-trapped his apartment with explosives before the shooting, which were defused one day later by a bomb squad. Holmes was arrested shortly after the shooting and was jailed without bail while awaiting trial. Following this, he was hospitalized after attempting suicide several times while

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: be a threat. According to witnesses, he appeared to be wearing a costume, like other audience members who had dressed up for the screening. Some believed he was playing a prank, while others thought he was part of a special effects installation setup for the film's premiere or a publicity stunt by the studio or theater management. It was reported that Holmes threw two canisters emitting a gas or smoke, partially obscuring the audience members' vision, making their throats and skin itch, and causing eye irritation. He then fired a 12-gauge Remington 870 Express Tactical shotgun, first at the ceiling

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: deadliest shooting in Colorado since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999. Holmes was arrested in his car outside the cinema minutes later. He had earlier rigged his apartment with homemade explosives and incendiary devices, which were defused by the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad a day after the shooting. The shooting prompted an increase in security at movie theaters across the U.S. that were screening the same film, in fear of copycat crimes. It led to a spike in gun sales in Colorado and political debates about gun control in the United States. Holmes confessed to the shooting

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: members were "working closely with local law enforcement agencies and reviewing security procedures." AMC Theatres announced it would "not allow any guests into our theatres in costumes that make other guests feel uncomfortable and we will not permit face-covering masks or fake weapons inside our buildings." "Security Director News" raised the possibility in a July 23 article that "the massacre could be a Virginia Tech for movie theaters, causing security to become a bigger part of the conversation and more stringent security procedures to be adopted at theaters across the country." Several theaters subsequently held tighter security on allowing unaccompanied

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: Broncos also called or visited individuals at the hospitals. Warner Bros. instructed cinemas to stop screening a trailer for the film "Gangster Squad", which preceded "The Dark Knight Rises" screenings in some cities (though not in Aurora), because it contained a scene involving the main characters shooting at a movie theater audience with machine guns. The film's release date was rescheduled to January 2013, and the theater scene was replaced by a new sequence in a different setting. In the wake of the shooting, DC Comics delayed the release of "Batman Incorporated" #3, which includes a scene in which a

title: Aurora, Colorado

text: States history, and the second-deadliest shooting in Colorado after the 1999 Columbine High School massacre. The shooting occurred just after midnight, when James Eagan Holmes opened fire during the midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises" in a Century movie theater, killing 12 people and injuring 70 others. Holmes was arrested within 2 minutes of the incident, and was sentenced to 12 life sentences in prison with an additional required 3,318 years. The shooting drew an international response from world leaders. U.S. President Barack Obama visited victims, as well as local and state officials, and addressed the nation in a

title: Town Center at Aurora

text: no apology has yet been given. In June 2005, a 19-year-old girl was killed when trying to break up a fight at the mall. On July 20, 2012, a mass shooting occurred at the Century 16 at Town Center at Aurora, during a midnight screening of the film "The Dark Knight Rises". A gunman, dressed in tactical clothing, set off tear gas grenades and shot into the audience with multiple firearms, killing 12 people and injuring 70 others. The gunman, James Holmes, was arrested outside the cinema minutes later. On August 24, 2015, he was sentenced to life in prison

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: One day after the shooting, officials disarmed an explosive device that was wired to the apartment's front door, allowing a remote-controlled robot to enter and disable other explosives. The apartment held over 30 homemade grenades, wired to a control box in the kitchen and filled with at least of gasoline. Neighbors reported loud music from the apartment around midnight on the night of the massacre, and one went to his door to tell him she was calling the police; she said the door seemed to be unlocked, but she chose not to open it. A police official said a Batman

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: eyes were irritated by the tear gas grenades, while eight others injured themselves while fleeing the theater. The massacre was the deadliest shooting in Colorado since the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999. Ten victims died at the scene and two more were pronounced in local hospitals. Four men Jonathan Blunk, John Larimer, Matt McQuinn, and Alexander Teves died protecting their girlfriends. Gordon Cowden died saving the lives of his two teenage daughters. The dead were: The injured were treated at Children's Hospital Colorado, Denver Health Medical Center, The Medical Center of Aurora, Parker Adventist Hospital, Rose Medical

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: July 19, 2018, one day before the sixth anniversary of the attack. It consists of a park-like dell with 83 abstract birds, one for each victim. Thirteen of the birds, with translucent wings, are on a center column and represent the twelve dead and the unborn child. The memorial, titled "Ascentiate," was designed by artist Douwe Blumberg. Maps of crime scene Raw audio Photos 2012 Aurora shooting On July 20, 2012, a mass shooting occurred inside a Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, during a midnight screening of the film "The Dark Knight Rises". Dressed in tactical clothing, James

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: the shooting. According to Teves' father, the campaign's incentive is to encourage media outlets to limit the usage of the suspect's name and photos when reporting about the Aurora shooting, as well as other mass shootings that receive national media coverage. In an interview on CNN, Teves' parents said they and the relatives of other victims believe the mass media coverage of Holmes' name and photo may inspire others to commit mass shootings for notoriety. A memorial to the victims of the attack was installed near Aurora Municipal Center, just over half a mile from the theater, and dedicated on

title: Cascade Mall shooting

text: the theater's exit door with his cell phone and left the theater, an action reminiscent of how the 2012 Aurora shooting was carried out. However, a moviegoer found the phone and turned it in to a theater kiosk, where Cetin subsequently retrieved it. Shortly before 7:00 p.m. PDT on the same day, Cetin walked into a Macy's store at Cascade Mall with a stolen rifle and opened fire, killing four women and one man. The male victim died the next day at a Seattle hospital. Video footage of the shooting, released on October 28, showed the gunman randomly targeting his

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: singles to see films. Three victims sued Cinemark Theatres in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado on September 21, 2012 for the company's alleged negligence in failing to provide adequate safety and security measures. Their attorneys released the statement "Readily available security procedures, security equipment and security personnel would likely have prevented or deterred the gunman from accomplishing his planned assault on the theater's patrons." In response, Cinemark's representation filed a motion to dismiss on September 27, 2012, on the grounds that there was no liability under Colorado law for failure to prevent an unforeseeable criminal act.

title: Illinois Innocence Project

text: On August 24, 2000, two different shootings occurred in Aurora, Illinois. On August 25, 2000, police interviewed the surviving victim, Leroy Starks, who identified Jonathan Moore from a photo-lineup as the person who shot him and Shaun Miller, the other victim. On August 26, Aurora Police brought in Jonathan Moore on an unrelated traffic stop and questioned him several times about the shooting at the Laundromat. Ultimately he was charged, tried and convicted of murder and two counts of attempted murder following a jury trial in the circuit court of Kane County. He was sentenced to 60 years. On January

title: 2012 Aurora shooting

text: and "disconnected" during his arrest. According to two federal officials, Holmes had dyed his hair red and called himself "the Joker", although authorities later declined to confirm this. Three days later, at his first court appearance in Centennial, Colorado, Holmes now had reddish-orange hair. The officers found several firearms in the theater and inside the shooter's car, including another Glock 22 handgun. Holmes was also carrying a first aid kit and spike strips, which he later admitted in an interview he planned to use if police either shot at or chased him. Following his arrest, Holmes was initially jailed at

title: 1993 Aurora shooting

text: to alert someone that he and others had been shot at the Chuck E. Cheese. Stephens was hospitalized at Denver General Hospital in fair condition. As authorities arrived on the scene, they found two bodies in the restaurant's hallway, a third in a room off the hallway, and the fourth in the manager's office. Sylvia Crowell was sent to Denver General Hospital, where she was declared brain dead. She died from her injuries the next day at Aurora Regional Medical Center. Dunlap fled the scene with $1,500 worth of cash and game tokens he stole from inside the restaurant. Dunlap

title: Jana Winter

text: killing 12 people at a Colorado movie theater said Friday they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to require a Fox News reporter to reveal the confidential sources she used in a story about defendant James Holmes. The defense wants reporter Jana Winter to identify the law enforcement officials who told her that Holmes sent a notebook containing violent images to his psychiatrist before the 2012 attack. Holmes’ lawyers say whoever spoke to Winter violated a gag order and should be punished. They also say that officers might have lied when they denied under oath being Winter’s sources, undermining their

title: Emergency communication system

text: 2012 Aurora shooting, a mass shooting event that happened at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, the assailant began targeting victims as they attempted to exit the theater; in which case, it would have been unwise to heed the fire alarm, that was sounding, and evacuate. Today, modern communication tools such as smartphones, flat-panel digital signage, GPS, and text-to-speech (among many others) are changing the way in which people are notified about emergencies. Of added value, with these more modern tools, is the ability to provide more specific instructions. Now, instead of merely notifying people about an emergency,

title: Cinemark Theatres

text: handicapped patrons better access to higher rows. In turn, the Department of Justice agreed not to bring further litigation against the company in relation to the architecture of stadium seating as it applies to the ADA. On July 20, 2012, a gunman opened fire during the midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises" in a Century theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring 70 others. The gunman, later identified as James Eagan Holmes, who was believed to be acting alone, entered the theater dressed in protective clothing, set off tactical grenades, then opened fire with multiple firearms on

title: 2012 Aurora shooting


question: who played ben stone son on law and order

answers: Michael Moriarty

title: Benjamin Stone (Law & Order character)

text: Benjamin "Ben" Stone is a fictional character portrayed by Michael Moriarty in the TV drama Law & Order.  He was the Executive Assistant District Attorney for New York County until his resignation at the end of season four. He appeared in 88 episodes.

text: we cast Philip, the idea going in wasn't to make that character Ben Stone's son but as we saw it develop and we saw the actor, it made sense." Peter Stone (Chicago and Law & Order character) Peter Stone is a fictional character portrayed by Philip Winchester. Stone was initially a guest character as part of a backdoor pilot in the third season of the police procedural "Chicago P.D.". Following the success of the backdoor pilot and his character, Winchester was cast as a main character in "Chicago Justice", a spin-off of "Chicago P.D." During the character's time in the

title: Benjamin Stone (Law & Order character)

text: at the funeral. Stone's son is Peter Stone, formerly a Cook County Assistant State's Attorney and lead character on "Chicago Justice". Peter first appears on the "Chicago P.D." episode "Justice", which is the backdoor pilot for "Chicago Justice". Peter also appears in season 19 of "", and eventually becomes the titular sex crimes bureau's ADA. Stone also had a daughter, Pamela, who is introduced in the "SVU" episode "Send in the Clowns". Pamela has paranoid schizophrenia, and has been hospitalized for most of her life. According to Peter, their father would visit Pamela once a week, and Peter has continued

title: Michael Moriarty

text: of Korean Air Lines flight 007 in 1983. He portrayed U.S. Air Force Major Hank Daniels, who was largely ignored if not ridiculed for showing how the ill-fated airliner had strayed off course into airspace known by the Soviets to be used by U.S. Air Force electronic surveillance planes as they approached Soviet airspace. From 1990 to 1994, Moriarty starred as Ben Stone on "Law & Order". He left the show in 1994, alleging that his departure was a result of his threatening a lawsuit against then-Attorney General Janet Reno, who had cited "Law & Order" as offensively violent. Moriarty

text: a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, which fact is later confirmed in "Law & Order: SVU", when he reveals that his baseball career ended when he tore his UCL. The character later went on to make further guest appearances in "Chicago P.D.". Stone also played a major role in a three-part crossover among "Chicago Fire", "P.D.", and "Justice". Following the cancellation of "Chicago Justice", the character went on to reprise his role as a guest star in "Chicago Med". In his first appearance on "Law & Order: SVU", Stone attends his father's funeral. He is later appointed by District Attorney

title: Michael Moriarty

text: Hollywood trade magazine, calling upon fellow artists to stand up with him against attempts to censor TV show content. He subsequently wrote and published "The Gift of Stern Angels", his account of this time in his life. The character of Ben Stone has yet to reappear on the franchise. The February 7, 2018, episode of "" opens with Sam Waterston's character of Jack McCoy delivering a eulogy at Ben Stone's funeral. Wolf and others working on "Law & Order" tell a different story, however. On November 18, 1993, Moriarty and Wolf, along with other television executives, met with Reno to

text: of former "Law & Order" character, Benjamin Stone, and the younger brother of Pamela Stone, who suffers from mental illness. Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Peter Stone is first introduced in the third season episode of "Chicago P.D.", entitled "Justice", which served as a backdoor pilot for "Chicago Justice". Following the success of the episode the character went on to appear as a main character in "Chicago Justice". Stone has spent most of his adult life in Chicago, primarily as a prosecutor with the State's Attorney's office in Cook County. It is implied that he previously played professional baseball as

title: Chicago Justice

text: February 19, 2016, as Peter Stone, the prosecutor who put Voight in prison years ago. His father is Benjamin Stone, an assistant district attorney on the first four seasons of "Law & Order". Nazneen Contractor joined the series on March 11, 2016, and Joelle Carter on March 14, 2016. "Rocky" alum Carl Weathers joined the cast on March 19 as Cook County State's Attorney Mark Jefferies, while Ryan-James Hatanaka was added to the cast on March 24. Lorraine Toussaint reprised her role in the pilot as defense attorney Shambala Green, who appeared in seven episodes of "Law & Order". Contractor

title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 5)

text: Belzer's father. Matlin commented that "I remember Richard having a hard time with it at first. I figured there must have been some personal connection there and I believe he told me afterwards." The episode "Coerced" is about a schizophrenic man trying to reach out to his son. Leland Orser played the father and Spencer List played the son. In a 2012 Twitter interview, List wrote "I became an actor when I was 5 I did a [Law & Order: SVU] and I knew from then on I wanted to do this for the rest of my life." The episode

title: Benjamin Stone (Law & Order character)

text: the Deputy Chief of the Special Prosecutions Bureau in Chicago and is now the Chief ADA of the Sex Crimes Bureau in New York, and a daughter, Pamela. Stone's prosecutorial methods are portrayed as being grounded in moral principles stemming from his Catholic faith. He is shown to be pro-life and opposed to the death penalty. He also is a strong advocate of social justice, having marched in the civil rights movement. It is implied that Stone, like actor Moriarty, is a Dartmouth College alumnus, with references to "fraternity row" and New Hampshire. Stone became Executive Assistant DA in 1985

text: Peter Stone (Chicago and Law & Order character) Peter Stone is a fictional character portrayed by Philip Winchester. Stone was initially a guest character as part of a backdoor pilot in the third season of the police procedural "Chicago P.D.". Following the success of the backdoor pilot and his character, Winchester was cast as a main character in "Chicago Justice", a spin-off of "Chicago P.D." During the character's time in the "Chicago" franchise a guest appearance was also made in "Chicago Med". Following the cancellation of "Chicago Justice", Winchester was cast in "". Stone is the son and second child

title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 14)

text: his friend. Navarro hinted at his appearance on Twitter prior before "TV Guide" announced it, "On my way to NYC to hang out with Detective Benson for a day," he tweeted about star Mariska Hargitay. Jeffrey Tambor guest starred in "Funny Valentine" as well, in a role that's a change of pace for the actor. Tambor has been cast as Ben Cohen, an attorney hired to defend a popular hip-hop artist after his arrest by the SVU. While Tambor's TV characters are often quite bizarre, Cohen is described as being no-nonsense and perhaps a bit overconfident in the popularity of

title: Harold J. Stone

text: nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his role in CBS's "The Nurses". Harold J. Stone Harold J. Stone (born Harold Hochstein, March 3, 1913November 18, 2005) was an American stage, radio, film, and television character actor. Stone was born to a Jewish acting family. At age 6, Stone debuted on stage with his father, Jacob Hochstein, in the play "White Slaves". A graduate of New York University, he attended the University of Buffalo to study medicine. Stone began his career on Broadway in 1939 and appeared in five plays

title: Ben Schnetzer

text: Ben Schnetzer Ben Schnetzer (born February 8, 1990) is an American actor. Schnetzer was born and raised in New York City, the son of actors Stephen Schnetzer and Nancy Snyder. He is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. In 2010, Schnetzer appeared in an episode of "Law & Order" and co-starred on the series "Happy Town". He played Max Vandenburg in the film adaptation of "The Book Thief" (2013). He played Mark Ashton in the movie "Pride", released in 2014, and his performance drew positive reviews. Charlotte O'Sullivan, writing for the "London Evening Standard",

title: Benjamin Stone (Law & Order character)

text: after convicting con artist and murderer Philip Swann, who years later enters a civil suit against Stone when the validity of the conviction is called into question. (Swann is ultimately found guilty, however, and sent back to prison.) Stone's assistants have been Paul Robinette and Claire Kincaid. A strict, unyielding boss, Stone can be very difficult to work with; in the pilot episode, Sergeant Max Greevey and Detective Mike Logan, intimate that Stone "eats ADAs for lunch." Nevertheless, Stone is usually rather soft-spoken, and is fond of using harmless words like "sir" to convey his contempt for the people he

title: Law & Order

text: for Ben Stone involved him resigning over guilt after a woman he compelled to testify against a Russian mobster was murdered by his cohorts. To replace Moriarty, Sam Waterston was Wolf's first choice for the role of Executive Assistant District Attorney John J. "Jack" McCoy Jr.; Waterston's character was markedly different from Moriarty's in that Jack McCoy was conceived as more emotionally stable and having more sex appeal. Wolf dismissed Noth when his contract expired at the end of Season 5, because he felt that Lennie Briscoe and Mike Logan had become too similar to each other and the writers

title: Ben Andrews (actor)

text: Francisco", "Mannix", "The Six Million Dollar Man", "The Rockford Files" and "The Waltons". Ben Andrews (actor) Ben Andrews (May 16, 1942 – May 13, 1981) was an American actor best remembered for his television work. Making his first television appearance in the late 1960s, Andrews is perhaps best known for portraying the prominent character Benny and Jason Tate in the daytime soap opera "Return to Peyton Place" between 1972 and 1973. Afterwards, he played a detective on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives" and he was attached to "General Hospital". Besides appearing in soap operas, Andrews also guest starred

title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

text: recurring role for episodes 1–3 and then was promoted to the main cast in episode 5, with Kelli Giddish, Danny Pino, Ice-T and Raúl Esparza no longer appearing in every episode. On May 20, 2015, it was revealed that Danny Pino would be leaving the cast after the season 16 finale "Surrendering Noah". In August 2017, it was announced that Philip Winchester would recur in season 19 as ADA Peter Stone, his character from "Chicago P.D." and "Chicago Justice", who is the son of Benjamin Stone, the ADA on the original "Law & Order" show. It was later also announced

text: Stone being dropped. Philip Winchester was first announced to be starring in "Chicago Law" (later renamed "Chicago Justice") on February 19, 2016. It was later reported that Winchester would first appear in a backdoor pilot episode embedded in "Chicago P.D." Winchester continued to guest star in "P.D." and made also a appearance in "Chicago Med". Following the cancellation of "Justice", it was announced that Winchester would move to "Law & Order: SVU" in a starring capacity. Winchester replaced Raúl Esparza on "SVU" who departed the series in Winchester's debut episode. Peter Jankowski, COO and President of Wolf Films, stated "When

title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 19)

text: sort of environment." The entire main cast from the previous season returned. In August 2017, it was announced that Philip Winchester would reprise his role as Assistant State's Attorney Peter Stone from "Chicago Justice", appearing around the midpoint of the season. New show runner/executive producer Michael Chernuchin told "Entertainment Weekly" that Stone's character would be coming in as an antagonist and that he will be a foil for A.D.A. Barba (Raúl Esparza) this season; Stone's character isn't necessarily taking his [Barba's] job. "There's more than one A.D.A. in New York [...] Philip will come in and he won't be the

title: Chris Orbach

text: Chris Orbach Christopher Ben Orbach (born November 11, 1968) is an American actor, voice actor and singer-songwriter who is the younger son of late "Law & Order" star Jerry Orbach and his first wife, Marta Curro. Orbach graduated from the High School of Performing Arts in New York City in 1986, studied acting briefly at SUNY Purchase, and went on to get a BFA in film and television production from New York University. A self-taught musician, he sings and plays guitar, bass and keyboards. He has recorded two albums of original songs, "Safely Through the Night" (2004) and "Secession" (2009).

title: Richard Masur

text: January 2006, Masur began appearing as a recurring character on the soap opera "All My Children". He has also appeared in guest spots on many TV shows, including "M*A*S*H", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "Hawaii Five-O", "Happy Days", "Picket Fences", "Matlock", "Murphy Brown", "Law & Order", "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World", and "Transparent" . Masur played the role of Martin Stone in the off-Broadway play "Dust". Richard Masur Richard Masur (born November 20, 1948) is an American actor who has appeared in more than 80 movies. From 1995 to 1999, he served two terms as president of the Screen Actors

title: Leonard Stone

text: Leonard Stone Leonard Stone (November 3, 1923 – November 2, 2011) was an American character actor who played supporting roles in over 120 television shows and 35 films. Stone was born Leonard Steinbock in Salem, Oregon. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Steinbock, he was a graduate of Salem High School. He majored in speech and drama at Willamette University, graduating cum laude. He was a midshipman during training with the U.S. Navy, going on to serve as "skipper on a minesweeper in Japanese waters." Stone started his career as a young actor studying at the Royal Academy of

text: Jack McCoy as special counsel prosecuting Rafael Barba (Raúl Esparza) in the death of a terminally ill child, in the episode "". However, when Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) confronts him during the trial and he admits he sympathizes with Barba but cannot ignore the prosecution because he fears it will set a bad example to others, she urges him to talk to Barba and be more reasonable with him. This later results in Barba's being found not guilty, a result Stone ultimately approves. After Barba resigns, traumatized by the case, Stone takes over as the Assistant District Attorney overseeing the

title: Benjamin Stone (Law & Order character)

text: prosecutes. Stone makes his last appearance in the show in the episode "Old Friends," the final episode of season four. The episode portrays a racketeering case in which the main witness Ann Madsen (portrayed by Allison Janney), whose testimony Stone had secured by threatening to send her to prison, is murdered by the Russian Mafia. He feels responsible for her death and resigns from the DA's office. He is succeeded by Jack McCoy as Executive ADA. Stone is mentioned in the 1996 episode "Custody" as a possible witness against a judge. When his former assistant Paul Robinette, now a defense

title: Benjamin Stone (Law & Order character)

text: attorney, wants a judge to recuse himself for past comments showing bias against drug addicts and support for forced sterilization, Robinette threatens to subpoena Stone to testify about the comments, which both he and Stone heard the judge make. Upon hearing of the threat, Schiff informs McCoy that Stone "is travelling in Europe, not available to testify at any hearing." However, the judge by this time has already declared himself "unavailable" to hear the case. The opening scene of the "" episode "The Undiscovered Country" (aired in 2018) reveals that Stone has died. His successor, Jack McCoy, gives the eulogy

title: Rob Stone (actor)

text: Rob Stone (actor) Rob Stone (born September 22, 1962) is an American actor and director from Dallas, Texas, best known for playing teen Kevin Owens on the 1985–1990 sitcom "Mr. Belvedere". He later became a writer and director of documentary films, and also performed as part of a band. Stone is a native of Dallas and is the son of Dr. Marvin and Jill Stone. His father was chief of oncology at the Sammons Cancer Center at Baylor University Medical Center. Stone began acting at the age of 13, first appearing onstage in a production of "Santa Fe Sunshine" at

title: Ben Masters

text: Ben Masters Ben Masters (born May 6, 1947) is an American actor who is best known for his portrayal of Julian Crane in daytime drama "Passions" from July 8, 1999, to the show's final episode on August 7, 2008. Masters was born in Corvallis, Oregon. After graduating from the University of Oregon as a theater major, Masters moved to New York and landed a role in the off-Broadway play "The Boys in the Band". Ben also had a thirteen-month run in Kevin Wade's Key Exchange off-Broadway. An agent and a few Broadway plays—including "Captain Brassbound's Conversion" with Ingrid Bergman and

title: Laura Benanti

text: and "The Good Wife". On December 5, 2013, Benanti played Elsa Schraeder in the NBC production of "The Sound of Music Live!" In 2014 she was cast as country singer Sadie Stone in the ABC musical drama series "Nashville" for its third season, recording and performing several songs during her arc. In 2015, she joined the cast of "Supergirl", where she has a recurring role as Alura In-Ze, Zor-El's wife and mother of Kara and Alura's twin sister General Astra, who wants to take over earth as its new ruler and destroy her niece Kara. In July 2017, it was

title: Andrew Robinson (actor)

text: Daytime Emmy nomination. Robinson has had many one-time and recurring roles on a wide variety of television shows. His filmography includes guest roles on "Bonanza", "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "Kung Fu", "Ironside", "S.W.A.T.", "The Streets of San Francisco", "Kojak", "The Incredible Hulk", "CHiPs", "Mrs. Columbo", "Barnaby Jones", "Vega$", "Falcon Crest", "The Greatest American Hero", "The Dukes of Hazzard", "Hart to Hart", "The A-Team", "Matt Houston", "Moonlighting", "L.A. Law", "Matlock", "Law & Order", "Walker, Texas Ranger", "Murder, She Wrote", "The X-Files", "The Practice", and "Without a Trace". He met his wife Irene after wrapping a production of "Springvoices" and the two married

title: Benjamin Stone (Law & Order character)


question: who sang the them song for as told by ginger

answers: Melissa Disney

answers: R&B artist Macy Gray

answers: Macy Gray

answers: Cree Summer

title: As Told by Ginger

text: The opening theme, "I'm in Between", was written for the show by series composer, Jared Faber, and Emily Kapnek. The song was first recorded with vocals by Melissa Disney, in character as Ginger. But this version was replaced before initial North American broadcasts with another version performed by Cree Summer. This would be used for half of the first season before a third version, featuring vocals by R&B artist Macy Gray, which was used for the rest of the series' run.

title: The Gingers

text: The Gingers The Gingers were an Australian pop punk band which formed in early 2005 with Etta Curry on drums and vocals; Nellie Jackson on lead guitar, rhythm guitar and vocals; and Chelsea Wheatley on lead vocals, bass guitar and keyboards. They signed with Illicit Records, which issued a five-track extended play, "Love You Long Time", in May 2006. The Gingers formed in Melbourne after the members had attended Falls Festival 2003: Etta Curry on drums and vocals; Nellie Jackson on lead guitar and vocals; and Chelsea Wheatley on lead vocals, bass guitar and keyboards. The group played their first

title: The Gingers

text: an EP, "Romanticise", through Kitsuné. Performing electro pop, she has also appeared on dance tracks by Clubfeet, Viceroy and Goldroom. The Gingers The Gingers were an Australian pop punk band which formed in early 2005 with Etta Curry on drums and vocals; Nellie Jackson on lead guitar, rhythm guitar and vocals; and Chelsea Wheatley on lead vocals, bass guitar and keyboards. They signed with Illicit Records, which issued a five-track extended play, "Love You Long Time", in May 2006. The Gingers formed in Melbourne after the members had attended Falls Festival 2003: Etta Curry on drums and vocals; Nellie Jackson

title: The Ginger Man

text: book also inspired songs of the same name, the first recorded by Geoff Muldaur, Fritz Richmond, and John Sebastian on the 1964 Elektra "The Blues Project" (EKL-264). (However, the liner notes for this album indicate that the song was a tribute to Richmond.) A second was written and recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Brian Cadd and was released as the first single from his self-titled debut album, released in October 1972. Donleavy, James Patrick: The Ginger Man The Ginger Man is a novel, first published in Paris in 1955, by J. P. Donleavy. The story is set in Dublin, Ireland, in

title: Ginger (musician)

text: of an old style fan club. A subscription to the Ginger Associated Secret Society came with a guaranteed three brand new songs on the first of every month and other features including; rare songs from his archive, diary entries, horror movie reviews, a monthly podcast, competitions, exclusive merchandise and more. During this time Ginger also toured with the Courtney Love band, and she appeared on the lead song on the August edition of G-A-S-S, titled "Honour". During his G-A-S-S project, Ginger hinted at a new Pledge project beginning in December 2014. On Christmas Day he announced his intention to write

title: Hal Willis (singer)

text: Colonel Tom Parker to tour with the music phenomenon of the hour, Elvis Presley. At this time, Hal and Ginger were also rock and roll singers recording songs like "My Pink Cadillac" and "Bop a Dee Bop a Doo." Hal and Ginger, along with Hank Snow, were the only Canadian performers to tour with Elvis Presley. He also performed and toured through his career with many American Country Music Hall of Fame singers such as Patsy Cline, Webb Pierce, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. Hal and Ginger Willis were inducted into the Canadian Country

title: As Told by Ginger

text: As Told by Ginger As Told by Ginger (also known as As Told by Ginger Foutley) is an American animated television series aimed at teenagers, produced by Klasky Csupo and aired on Nickelodeon. The series focuses on a middle schooler (and later a high schooler) girl named Ginger Foutley who, with her friends, tries to become more than a social geek. "As Told by Ginger" ended production in 2004, although some episodes remain unaired on U.S. television. It was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour). The series was praised and

title: Ginger (musician)

text: Ginger (musician) Ginger Wildheart (born David Leslie Walls; 17 December 1964 in South Shields) is an English rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He began his professional career as a guitarist in The Quireboys, but is best known for later having formed and led The Wildhearts. In addition, he has released a number of solo albums and been involved in many other musical projects. Ginger played in many bands including South Shields band The Cups and Beki Bondage's band The Bombshells. He was a member of the English band The Quireboys from 1987 until 1989. After being sacked, he was briefly

title: Ginger Williams (singer)

text: Ginger Williams (singer) Ginger Williams (born 1956) is a Jamaican-born British lovers rock singer who was one of the earliest exponents of the genre. Born in Jamaica in 1956, Williams moved with her family to London in 1962. She joined the group Green Mango in her mid-teens and embarked on a solo career after meeting producer Ronnie Williams. She worked with Williams on her debut single "I Can't Resist Your Tenderness", considered one of the earliest lovers rock releases, which topped the British reggae charts. This was followed by "In My Heart There Is A Place", which was also reggae

title: Ginger Rogers

text: Ginger Rogers Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer. She is known for her starring role in "Kitty Foyle" (1940), but is best remembered for performing in RKO's musical films (partnered with Fred Astaire) on stage, radio and television, throughout much of the 20th century. Born in Independence, Missouri, and raised in Kansas City, Rogers and her family moved to Fort Worth, Texas, when she was nine years old. After winning a 1925 Charleston dance contest that launched a successful vaudeville career, she gained recognition as a

title: Hey! Hello!

text: Hey! Hello! Hey! Hello! are an international power pop band, formed by the English singer-songwriter, Ginger Wildheart. The band's initial incarnation for the debut album consisted of Ginger Wildheart and New York-based singer Victoria Liedtke. Liedtke was replaced by Love Zombies singer Hollis Mahady in 2015, with Toshi, Ai Sugiyama and The Rev joining the lineup. Mahady left the band in 2016, and auditions were held to replace her. According to Ginger, the band's name was chosen by his son, who had misheard the Ramones lyric "Hey Ho, Let's Go". The self-titled debut album was recorded throughout 2012, with Ginger

title: Arthur Hamilton

text: it a million-selling hit, reaching # 9 in the US "Billboard" chart and # 22 in the UK. The song, which was also covered by Joe Cocker in 1970, contains the lyric: 'told me love was too plebeian, told me you were through with me 'n...'. In 2010, Hamilton attended a recording session at Capitol Records in Los Angeles, where the song was performed by Michael Bublé. His compositions have been recorded by Dinah Washington, Harry Connick Jr., Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis, Ray Charles, Diana Krall, The Dells (whose version of "Sing a Rainbow" was an international hit in 1969),

title: Professional Sweetheart

text: music by Harry Akst and Edward Eliscu, was credited to Rogers. However, later it was learned that Rogers' voice was dubbed by Etta Moten. Rogers would write in her autobiography, "Ginger My Story", many years later, "I was amazed and annoyed. I had been singing professionally on the stage and screen for years and thought it ridiculous to hear someone else's voice coming out of my mouth." Several industry publications of the time incorrectly attributed the screenplay to Jane Murfin, an RKO staple of that era. One of the working titles for the film was "Careless", before being changed to

title: Ginger Rogers

text: remains. Ginger Rogers Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer. She is known for her starring role in "Kitty Foyle" (1940), but is best remembered for performing in RKO's musical films (partnered with Fred Astaire) on stage, radio and television, throughout much of the 20th century. Born in Independence, Missouri, and raised in Kansas City, Rogers and her family moved to Fort Worth, Texas, when she was nine years old. After winning a 1925 Charleston dance contest that launched a successful vaudeville career, she gained recognition as

title: Ginger (musician)

text: include contributions from Olga (Toy Dolls), Bernie Torme (ex Ozzy Osbourne guitarist) and Toadies vocalist and guitarist Vaden Todd Lewis. Market Harbour was released in 2008 on Round Records. In March 2009 Ginger began writing a regular online column for Classic Rock Magazine titled "Ginger's Secret History of Rock 'n' Roll" in which he discusses lesser-known album releases. In May 2009 Ginger embarked on his first purely solo tour in which no Wildhearts songs were performed. The tour received rave reviews including a 4K Live review from writer Steve Beebee in Kerrang! magazine. Ginger created an internet TV channel called

title: Harry Champion

text: twice in a 1969 episode of "Dad's Army" in the Series 3 episode "War dance", first when music is being selected, and again when Lance Corporal Jones performs various impressions of music hall artistes of the pre-First World War era but says that he cannot do an impression of Champion. "Ginger You're Barmy" which was the title of Champion's 1910 song was used as the title of a book written by the author (not to be confused with the actor of the same name) David Lodge in 1962. Chas and Dave are admirers of Champion and often emulate his style,

title: They Can't Take That Away from Me

text: They Can't Take That Away from Me "They Can't Take That Away from Me" is a 1937 popular song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film "Shall We Dance". The song is performed by Astaire on the lonely foggy deck of a ferry from New Jersey to Manhattan. It is sung to Ginger Rogers, who remains silent listening throughout. No dance sequence follows, which was unusual for the Astaire-Rogers numbers. Astaire and Rogers did dance to it later in their last movie "The Barkleys of Broadway" (1949)

title: Johnny Mercer

text: Scared to Death of You)", composed by friend Everett Miller, appeared in a musical revue "The Garrick Gaieties" in 1930. Mercer met his future wife at the show, chorus girl Ginger Meehan. She had earlier been one of the many chorus girls pursued by the young crooner Bing Crosby. Through Miller's father, an executive at the prominent music publisher T. B. Harms, Mercer's first song was published. It was recorded by Joe Venuti and his New Yorkers. The 20-year-old Mercer began to hang out with other songwriters and to learn the trade. He traveled to California to undertake a lyric

title: How Great Thou Art

text: small village near Deolali, India by a choir of the Naga tribe from Assam near Burma. The tribesmen had arranged the harmony themselves, and a Mennonite missionary had transcribed it. Orr was so impressed with the song that he introduced it at the Forest Home Christian Conference Center in the San Bernardino Mountains of southern California founded in 1938 by Henrietta Mears (born 23 October 1890; died 19 March 1963) in the summer of 1954. Mears' publishing company, Gospel Light Press, published Hine's version of the song in 1954. However, according to Manna Music's website, Dr. Orr’s theme for the

title: As Told by Ginger

text: Little Seal Girl" blended together. In "About Face", a song called "Diamonds Are Expensive", presumably sung by the engaged Lois and Dr. Dave, is played over the credits. "Next Question" ended with "The Teen Seal Girl" song. Finally, the episode "No Hope for Courtney" had no music during the credits, being dedicated to the memory of Kathleen Freeman. As Told by Ginger As Told by Ginger (also known as As Told by Ginger Foutley) is an American animated television series aimed at teenagers, produced by Klasky Csupo and aired on Nickelodeon. The series focuses on a middle schooler (and later

title: Old Folks at Home

text: and by Bunny Berigan. Bing Crosby sang the song in the 1935 movie "Mississippi" and also recorded the song commercially the same year. Kenny Ball And His Jazzmen recorded a swing version of the song (using only the first verse and chorus twice over and substituting "Lordy" for "darkies") in 1962 for Pye Records. The recording appeared on the B side of their 1963 single "Sukiyaki". Old Folks at Home "Old Folks at Home" (also known as "Swanee River", "Swanee Ribber" [from the original lyrics], or "Suwannee River") is a minstrel song written by Stephen Foster in 1851. Since 1935

title: Goldie and the Gingerbreads

text: in the United States from post-war Poland, while "gingerbread" was a play on Ginger's name. Richard Perry and the other members of The Escorts were college students. When the summer concert season ended, Genya and Ginger began to look for a pianist and soon recruited Carol O'Grady. Finding a female guitarist turned out to be much harder. Various ad-hoc recruits filled in as and when required, but when they accompanied Chubby Checker on his 1962 concert tour of West Germany and Switzerland, they performed without a guitarist. Organist Margo Lewis, who turned out to be the group's third permanent member,

title: P.H.U.Q.

text: Bop." However, lack of support from their record label, EastWest, meant that six songs written by that point were instead released as a fan club-only mini-album, "Fishing for Luckies", prior to the release of "P.H.U.Q." Ginger has said the title of the album is pronounced "fuck" in the "Ask Ginger" section of the band's official website. In 2015, The Wildhearts toured the UK and Tokyo, playing the album in its entirety for its 20th anniversary. All songs written by Ginger P.H.U.Q. P.H.U.Q. is the second full length album by British Rock band The Wildhearts, which was released on 22 May

title: William in Trouble (short story collection)

text: out that some of the areas they are going to go singing are near people who have given them bad presents, they decide to take over the show and start to sing songs to them (for example, Uncle George had given Ginger a book called 'Kings and Queens of England', and to pay back for it he went to his house with the other 16 or so boys and sung bad songs at the top of his voice). When he goes to Aunt Jane's to sing badly to her to make up for the bad presents, she mistakes the singing

title: White Christmas (film)

text: song was sung by Rosemary Clooney and her own sister, Betty. Berlin wrote "A Singer, A Dancer" for Crosby and his planned co-star Fred Astaire but when he was unavailable, Berlin re-wrote it as "A Crooner – A Comic" for Crosby and Donald O'Connor, but when O'Connor left the project so did the song. Another song written by Berlin for the film was "Sittin' in the Sun (Countin' My Money)" but because of delays in production Berlin decided to publish it independently. Crosby and Kaye also recorded another Berlin song ("Santa Claus") for the opening WWII Christmas Eve show scene,

title: The Gingers

text: show at The Tote with The Turbo AC's in February 2004. All three were aged 16 or 17 and completing year 12 at the same secondary school – they had been members of a four-piece group, Postal. Initially called The Gingerettes, they shortened the name to The Gingers after an early gig. In 2004 The Gingers signed to Ralph Carr's Standard Records offshoot Illicit Records label – he had heard their website's demos. Indie Initiative website caught their gig in August and found that "the guitarist plays huge slabs of riffs, the drummer bangs away and the bass player sings

title: The Masked Troubadour

text: fellow member is Beano Bagshot rather than Catsmeat. His uncle is Lord Uppingham, and the girl he falls for is Constance Rackstraw. At the Amateur Night competition, he is accompanied by the pianist Sid Montrose, an unctuous person or "greasy bird". Ginger Murphy's name is not changed. The lyrics of the song that Freddie sings in the story, "When the Silver of the Moonlight Meets the Lovelight in Your Eyes", appear to be original, though similar to those of popular songs such as "The Sunshine of Your Smile". Wodehouse providing original lyrics for the song reflects his experience as a

title: The Gingers

text: and rocks. She is definitely a star. She has attitude and ability and teen sex appeal. The band is raw and needs work, but the energy and some of the songs come through well. The set was broken into two with the singer playing bass in one half and keyboards the other". In November they supported Spiderbait for a gig at the Forum Theatre. The Gingers appeared at Push Over 2006 in mid-March, the all-ages concert included Grinspoon, Frenzal Rhomb and Butterfingers. In that month Craig Mathieson of "The Age" described their sound as "a spiky brew of punk daubed

title: Brian Cadd

text: and Mudie, as a duet, released "Show Me the Way" which reached No. 15 in early 1972. Cadd turned to producing other acts and recording solo material on his own Bootleg Records label which was set up under Ron Tudor's Fable Records. "Ginger Man" was the first single from Cadd's self-titled debut album, released in November 1972 on Bootleg Records. Bootleg was based along similar lines to US pianist Leon Russell's Shelter Records – signed artists recorded and toured together as a The Bootleg Family Band. Studio musicians used by Cadd became the Bootleg Family Band and had their own

title: The Ginger House

text: The Ginger House The Ginger House, the birthplace and childhood home of the American actress, dancer, and singer, Ginger Rogers, is a tourist attraction and museum located in Independence, Missouri, United States, at 100 W Moore Street. This small craftsman style bungalow was built between 1906 and 1910 by Oscar Mindrup, a local real estate investor and city councilman. This site is the birthplace of Hollywood film actress/dancer Ginger Rogers. Virginia Katherine McMath (Ginger) was born on July 16, 1911 to Lela Owens McMath, who was estranged from her husband. Lela McMath rented the home and she and Ginger lived

title: As Told by Ginger

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question: where is dia de los muertos celebrated in mexico

answers: the Central and South regions

answers: October 31

title: Day of the Dead

text: The Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and by people of Mexican ancestry living in other places, especially the United States.  It is acknowledged internationally in many other cultures. The multi-day holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and help support their spiritual journey. In 2008, the tradition was inscribed in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

title: Pan de muerto

text: Pan de muerto ' (), also called ' in Mexico, is a type of pan dulce traditionally baked in Mexico during the weeks leading up to the Día de Muertos, which is celebrated from October 31st to November 2nd. It is a sweetened soft bread shaped like a bun, often decorated with bone-shaped phalange pieces. Pan de muerto is eaten on Día de Muertos, at the gravesite or alternatively, at a tribute called an ofrenda. In some regions, it is eaten for months before the official celebration of Dia de Muertos. In Oaxaca, pan de muerto is the same bread

title: Michoacán

text: the dates around 2 November. Essentially, these are Day of the Dead celebrations, which are celebrated all over Mexico, but with unique variations. The events of these days show a blending of both pre-Hispanic and Catholic beliefs and traditions. Noche de Muertos is celebrated most strongly in the towns and villages around Lake Patzcuaro such as Tzintzuntzan, Ihuatzio, as well as Patzuaro itself, which was the center of the Purépecha Empire. As in other parts of Mexico, altars to the dead, both in homes and on graves are erected and covered with offerings such as bread, fruit and other items.

title: Santa Muerte

text: at the beginning of the month. Santa Muerte Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte () (Spanish for Our Lady of Holy Death), often shortened to Santa Muerte, is a female deity or folk saint in Mexican and Mexican-American folk Catholicism. A personification of death, she is associated with healing, protection, and safe delivery to the afterlife by her devotees. Despite condemnation by leaders of the Catholic Church, her religion has become increasingly prominent since the turn of the 21st century. Since the pre-Columbian era Mexican culture has maintained a certain reverence towards death, which can be seen in the widespread

title: Pan de muerto

text: sugar. In San Andrés Mixquic, (literally, ) are made with sprinkles and sesame seeds. In Michoacán, breads include (), the shiny , () and corn-based , made with tomato sauce and chile de árbol. Pan de muerto ' (), also called ' in Mexico, is a type of pan dulce traditionally baked in Mexico during the weeks leading up to the Día de Muertos, which is celebrated from October 31st to November 2nd. It is a sweetened soft bread shaped like a bun, often decorated with bone-shaped phalange pieces. Pan de muerto is eaten on Día de Muertos, at the

title: Day of the Dead

text: 20th century because its indigenous people had different traditions. The people and the church rejected it as a day related to syncretizing pagan elements with Catholic Christianity. They held the traditional 'All Saints' Day' in the same way as other Christians in the world. There was limited Mesoamerican influence in this region, and relatively few indigenous inhabitants from the regions of Southern Mexico, where the holiday was celebrated. In the early 21st century in northern Mexico, Día de Muertos is observed because the Mexican government made it a national holiday based on educational policies from the 1960s; it has introduced

title: Santa Muerte

text: Santa Muerte Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte () (Spanish for Our Lady of Holy Death), often shortened to Santa Muerte, is a female deity or folk saint in Mexican and Mexican-American folk Catholicism. A personification of death, she is associated with healing, protection, and safe delivery to the afterlife by her devotees. Despite condemnation by leaders of the Catholic Church, her religion has become increasingly prominent since the turn of the 21st century. Since the pre-Columbian era Mexican culture has maintained a certain reverence towards death, which can be seen in the widespread commemoration of the Day of the

title: Festival of the Dead

text: Allhallowtide from 31 October to 1 November, marking All Saints' Eve, All Saints' Day and the second of November as All Souls' Day. The Mexican holiday celebrated at Hallowtide is called Dia de Los Muertos or Day of the Dead - prior to the Spanish colonisation and the conversion of local people to Christianity, this festival was celebrated in the summer time. In many cultures a single event, "Festival of the Dead", lasting up to 3 days, was held at the end of October and beginning of November; examples include the Peruvians, the Pacific Islanders, the people of the Tonga

title: Mexican breads

text: for Candlemas on February 2. This bread and tradition was brought to Mexico by the Spanish. Pan de muerto (Bread of the Dead) is an important bread for Day of the Dead, especially in states with large indigenous populations such as Michoacán, State of Mexico, Guerrero, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Hidalgo, Chiapas and Oaxaca, as well as Mexico City. For this occasion, bakeries turn out hundreds of loaves of this slightly sweet bread, which is often used as an offering on altars as well as eaten by the living. Most of these breads are some kind of round shape with a

title: Las Cruces, New Mexico

text: Additionally, the Southern New Mexico Wine Festival features the University of Wine, short educational sessions which teach patrons about proper food and wine pairings. Both festivals are held at the fairgrounds just west of the city. The local Day of the Dead ("Día de los Muertos") originated in Mexico, and is a celebration of the lives of those now dead. It is held November 1–2 by the Calavera Coalition, a nonprofit organization. The event is held at the plaza in Mesilla, and at the Branigan Cultural Center in downtown Las Cruces. Every year in October, Las Cruces holds a pumpkin

title: Tepito

text: which lasts for about an hour, with approximately 5,000 in attendance. On the first of November the anniversary of this altar to Santa Muerte is celebrated. The Santa Muerte of Tepito is dressed as a bride and wears hundreds of pieces of gold jewelry given by the faithful to show gratitude for favors received, or to ask for one. The celebration officially begins at the stroke of midnight of November 1. About 5,000 faithful turn out to pray the rosary. For purification, instead of incense, there is the smoke of marijuana. Flowers, pan de muerto, sweets and candy skulls among

title: Pan dulce

text: of the "Dia de la Candelaria" - Fiesta de la Candelaria - which occurs on February 2. Pan de muerto ('bread of the dead') is a special bread that is consumed and offered as a part of the "Día de Muertos" celebration in October and November. Day of the Dead is a lively and communal commemoration of the dead. "Pan de muerto" traces its roots back to the Aztec tradition of placing food as offerings on the tombs of the deceased. The food offerings sustained the spirits on their journey to their underworld. The bread takes many different shapes, from

title: Santa Muerte

text: U.S. dollars, gold coins, jewelry, and other items. Santa Muerte also has a "saint's day", which varies from shrine to shrine. The most prominent is November 1, when the believer Enriqueta Romero celebrates her at her historic Tepito shrine where the famous effigy is dressed as a bride. Others celebrate her day on August 15. According to Chesnut, the religion of Our Lady of Holy Death is "generally informal and unorganized". Since worship of this image has been, and to a large extent still is, clandestine, most rituals are performed in altars constructed at the homes of devotees. Recently shrines

title: Santa Muerte

text: by Enriqueta Romero is celebrated. This Santa Muerte is dressed as a bride and wears hundreds of pieces of gold jewelry given by the faithful to show gratitude for favors received, or to ask for one. The celebration officially begins at the stroke of midnight of November 1. About 5,000 faithful turn out to pray the rosary. For purification, the smoke of marijuana is used rather than incense, which is traditionally used for purification by Catholics. Food such as cake, chicken with mole, hot chocolate, coffee, and atole are served during the celebrations, which features performances by mariachis and marimba

title: Festál

text: Hittites and Assyrians to Hellenes, Romans and Byzantines. Traditional folk dancing, a Turkish bazaar, classical and contemporary Turkish music, and a fashion show of the many traditional costumes are festival highlights. Shadow puppetry is presented especially for the children, while Turkish food is always a festival favorite. Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexican tradition rooted in Aztec culture, which celebrates life and the lives of those departed. A holiday that pays tribute to ancestors, the festival is centered on the arts of altar decoration. Candlelight graces altars adorned with vibrantly colored artwork and personal artifacts. Performing

title: All Soul's Weekend

text: los Muertos" rituals he had witnessed in Guanajuato, Mexico in the 1980s. Organizers of All Souls Weekend have made explicit efforts to present the All Souls Procession and associated events as inclusive of but distinct in origin from "Día de los Muertos", partly in response to charges of cultural appropriation by academic critics who have charged that its organizers and participants have primarily been Anglo-Americans. Similar charges have been directed at the Day of the Dead parade in the Mission District in San Francisco. However, with All Souls Weekend events now bringing together over 100,000 people of varying backgrounds in

title: Alfeñique fair

text: related the “alfeñique” as a traditional figurine for the months of October and November to celebrate Día de Muertos. There is also an annual Alfeñique fair in the city of Guanajuato. Alfeñique fair The Alfeñique fair or feria del Alfeñique is an annual event that takes place in the city of Toluca, Mexico in which vendors sell traditional sugar skulls with names labeled on the forehead, as well as candy in a variety of shapes, in order to celebrate the Mexican holiday Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead). Chocolate and sugar skulls are used to decorate altars dedicated to

title: Colonia Morelos

text: rosary, which lasts for about an hour. On the first of November the anniversary of the altar to Santa Muerte constructed by Enriqueta Romero is celebrated. The Santa Muerte of Tepito is dressed as a bride and wears hundreds of pieces of gold jewelry given by the faithful to show gratitude for favors received, or to ask for one. The celebration officially begins at the stroke of midnight of November 1. About 5,000 faithful turn out to pray the rosary. For purification, instead of incense, there is the smoke of marijuana. Flowers, pan de muerto, sweets and candy skulls among

title: Tezcatlipoca (Los Comex)

text: Eventually, their plans led them to kidnap 21-year-old Diego de la Muerte. Diego was a Mexican-American living in Whittier, California. He was anticipating the upcoming Dia de Los Muertos festival and had purchased an undead Mariachi suit. He also applied the traditional facial markings and had recently gotten a tattoo for the occasion. The tattoo was of a skull or Calavera of sorts inspired by a design from an Aztec temple. Little did Diego know, the tattoo was actually an ancient death symbol and paid homage to the god of death. While driving to the festival, he is struck by

title: All Souls Day (film)

text: All Souls Day (film) All Souls Day, or All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos, is a 2005 zombie film written by Mark A. Altman and directed by Jeremy Kasten. It premiered at the 2005 Slamdance Film Festival, and the Sci Fi Channel played it on June 11, 2005. There is also an uncut version on DVD. In a small Mexican town, Vargas Diaz uncovers a hidden Aztec temple deep in the nearby mine. Luring the townspeople in, he blows up the entrance, trapping those inside forever. In exchange for the sacrificing the townspeople, Vargas receives eternal life. Years later,

title: CMLL Día de Muertos (2018)

text: CMLL Día de Muertos (2018) The CMLL Día de Muertos (2018) (Spanish for "Day of the Dead") is a professional wrestling supercard event, scripted and produced by the Mexican "Lucha Libre" promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The show took place on November 2, 2018 in CMLL's main venue, Arena México, in Mexico City, Mexico and celebrated the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration. Many of the wrestlers working the show wore the traditional Día de Muertos face and body paint for the Día de Muerto event. From the fourth match on the losing wrestlers were be dragged to

title: CMLL Día de Muertos (2018)

text: on November 2. CMLL Día de Muertos (2018) The CMLL Día de Muertos (2018) (Spanish for "Day of the Dead") is a professional wrestling supercard event, scripted and produced by the Mexican "Lucha Libre" promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The show took place on November 2, 2018 in CMLL's main venue, Arena México, in Mexico City, Mexico and celebrated the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration. Many of the wrestlers working the show wore the traditional Día de Muertos face and body paint for the Día de Muerto event. From the fourth match on the losing wrestlers were

title: All Soul's Weekend

text: a public celebration in downtown Tucson, the organizers influence but do not control the traditions participants choose to represent and honor in the event. Each year thousands of participants in All Souls Weekend activities choose to wear calavera-style makeup and objects, familiar to many in Tucson due to the city's location 50 miles from the US-Mexico border. After the Spanish conquest of middle America, ancient Mesoamerican rituals merged with Roman Catholic tradition along with modern cultural interests in the Americas, yielding the holiday known today as "Día de los Muertos" in Spanish or Day of the Dead in English. At

title: Santa Muerte

text: as a form of superstition. Santa Muerte is also seen as a protector of homosexual, bisexual, and transgender communities in Mexico, since many are considered to be outcast from society. Many LGBT people ask her for protection from violence, hatred, disease, and to help them in their search for love. Her intercession is commonly invoked in same-sex marriage ceremonies performed in Mexico. The Iglesia Católica Tradicional México-Estados Unidos, also known as the Church of Santa Muerte, recognizes gay marriage and performs religious wedding ceremonies for homosexual couples. In the Mexican and U.S. press, the Santa Muerte religion is often associated

title: Tucson, Arizona

text: Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), it combines aspects of many different cultural traditions. The first All Souls Procession was organized by local artist Susan Kay Johnson in 1990 and involved 35 participants; by 2013, participation was estimated at 50,000. The Procession, held at sundown, consists of a non-motorized parade through downtown Tucson featuring many floats, sculptures, and memorials, in which the community is encouraged to participate. The parade is followed by performances on an outdoor stage, culminating in the burning of an urn in which written prayers have been collected from participants and spectators. The

title: Day of the Dead

text: Made For iTunes multimedia e-book version provides additional content, such as further details; additional photo galleries; pop-up profiles of influential Latino artists and cultural figures over the decades; and video clips of interviews with artists who make "Día de Muertos"-themed artwork, explanations and performances of Aztec and other traditional dances, an animation short that explains the customs to children, virtual poetry readings in English and Spanish. Santa Ana, California is said to hold the "largest event in Southern California" honoring Día de Muertos, called the annual Noche de Altares, which began in 2002. The celebration of the Day of the

title: Santa Muerte

text: Dead. Elements of that celebration include the use of skeletons to remind people of their mortality. The worship of Santa Muerte is condemned by the Catholic Church in Mexico as invalid, but it is increasingly firmly entrenched in Mexican culture. Santa Muerte generally appears as a skeletal female figure, clad in a long robe and holding one or more objects, usually a scythe and a globe. Her robe can be of any color, as more specific images of the figure vary widely from devotee to devotee and according to the rite being performed or the petition being made. As the

title: Ofrenda

text: away evil spirits. A non-fiction children's book called "Day of the Dead: A Mexican-American Celebration" was written by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith. The book is about a Mexican-American family celebrating the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) in California and is focused on two young twins in the family. The twins help the family create an ofrenda for their loved ones, as well as a larger ofrenda for their community. Ofrenda An ofrenda (Spanish: "offering") is a collection of objects placed on a ritual display during the annual and traditionally Mexican "Día de Muertos" celebration. An "ofrenda", which may be quite

title: Santa Muerte

text: 1962. The shrine is located on 12 Alfarería Street in Tepito, Colonia Morelos. For many, this Santa Muerte is the patron saint of Tepito. The house also contains a shop that sells amulets, bracelets, medallions, books, images, and other items; the most popular item sold there is votive candles. On the first day of every month Enriqueta Romero or one of her sons lead prayers and the saying of the Santa Muerte rosary, which lasts for about an hour and is based on the Catholic rosary. On the first of November the anniversary of the altar to Santa Muerte constructed

title: Day of the Dead

text: the parents' home with sweets, fruits, "pan de muerto", a cross, a rosary (used to ask the Virgin Mary to pray for them) and candles. This is meant to celebrate the child's life, in respect and appreciation for the parents. There is also dancing with colorful costumes, often with skull-shaped masks and devil masks in the plaza or garden of the town. At midnight on November 2, the people light candles and ride winged boats called "mariposas" (butterflies) to Janitzio, an island in the middle of the lake where there is a cemetery, to honor and celebrate the lives of

title: Day of the Dead