question: who plays the dwarf king in the hobbit

answers: Richard Crispin Armitage

title: Aidan Turner

text: Peter Jackson, who cast him as the dwarf Kíli in "The Hobbit trilogy" (2012–2014). In 2014, he won the Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer for the second film in the series, "The Desolation of Smaug", which had been released the previous year. In 2013, he also played shadowhunter-turned-werewolf Luke Garroway in "". In the 2015 BBC TV miniseries "And Then There Were None", based on the Agatha Christie novel, he plays the cynical mercenary Philip Lombard. Turner performs the title role of Ross Poldark in the 2015 revival of the BBC series "Poldark". At the National Television Awards ceremony

title: Mark Hadlow

text: Mark Hadlow Mark Selwyn Hadlow (born 1957) is a New Zealand-Australian actor and comedian. Hadlow is perhaps best known internationally for playing the roles of Harry in "King Kong" and Dori, a Dwarf, in "The Hobbit" series. Hadlow was born in Australia, in the New South Wales town of Walgett, the son of a New Zealand-born vicar and an Australian mother. They moved to Perth, and then spent three years in Chennai, before moving to New Zealand when Hadlow was nine years old. They lived in Wellington and Christchurch, and Hadlow attended boarding school. Hadlow's early film appearances were in

title: The Hobbit (film series)

text: role of Kíli." On the casting of Hadlow, Jackson said, "I have worked with Mark Hadlow on many projects ["Meet the Feebles" and "King Kong"]; he is a fantastic actor. I am thrilled to be working with [him] on these movies." Hadlow also plays Bert the Stone-troll. On his casting Callen stated, "I did wonder about my casting and how they had made the choice—maybe the long hair and the beard sold it, I thought. But now that has all gone. Given that Óin is almost 200 years old I can presume only that it was the age." On being

title: The Hobbit (film series)

text: that he thought Ian McShane "would make the most perfect dwarf". Frequent del Toro collaborator Doug Jones said that he would love to play the Elvenking Thranduil, but del Toro later stated that he had another role (or roles) in mind for the actor. Del Toro was the one who originally pushed to cast Sylvester McCoy as Radagast the Brown, a choice Peter Jackson later followed. While del Toro initially wanted Ian Holm to reprise the role of Bilbo Baggins, he also said that he "absolutely" supported the casting of Martin Freeman as the character, and wanted all other returning

title: Gimli (Middle-earth)

text: of the non-hobbit members of the Fellowship. Gimli does not appear in the 1980 animated version of "The Return of the King". He is portrayed by Tomi Salmela in the 1993 Finnish miniseries "Hobitit". In Peter Jackson's film trilogy (2001–2003) Gimli is played by John Rhys-Davies, who portrayed the character as having a Welsh accent. Rhys-Davies happened to be taller than the actors playing the Hobbits, who were only (actor Elijah Wood, playing Frodo Baggins) and (actors Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, and Dominic Monaghan, playing Sam Gamgee, Pippin Took, and Merry Brandybuck) while Rhys-Davies is . Thus in scenes where

title: John Rhys-Davies

text: including facial expressions and his voice and was recorded primarily at the Imaginarium studios in the UK. He is also known for his popular portrayal of the dwarf Gimli in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. The cinematography of the films was aided in that Rhys-Davies is tall – , compared to the actors playing hobbits at around . Therefore, although his character was supposed to be short, he was properly in proportion compared to the hobbit actors. Had he been of more similar height, shots of the entire fellowship would have required three camera passes rather than two. Rhys-Davies

title: The Hobbit (film series)

text: Bain, Manu Bennett plays Azog, Craig Hall plays Galion, Ben Mitchell plays Narzug, John Rawls plays Yazneg, Stephen Ure plays Fimbul and Grinnah, Kiran Shah plays a goblin scribe, and Stephen Colbert was cast in an undisclosed cameo. Conan Stevens was to play Bolg, but he eventually played a Gundabad Orc, also known as Keeper of Dungeons. Principal photography began on 21 March 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand. Filming took place at Wellington Stone Street Studios, the town of Matamata and at other undisclosed locations around New Zealand. The costumes for each of the Dwarves included six wigs and eight

title: The Hobbit (film series)

text: Oakenshield, Graham McTavish as Dwalin, Aidan Turner as Kíli, Mark Hadlow as Dori, John Callen as Óin, Stephen Hunter as Bombur and Peter Hambleton as Glóin. On the casting of Armitage, Jackson was quoted as saying, "Richard is one of the most exciting and dynamic actors working on screen today and we know he is going to make an amazing Thorin Oakenshield. We cannot wait to start this adventure with him and feel very lucky that one of the most beloved characters in Middle Earth is in such good hands." McTavish was quoted on his casting, "I think that I

title: The Hobbit (film series)

text: in the earlier films." McCoy, the former "Doctor Who" star, who appeared alongside McKellen in a Royal Shakespeare Company's King Lear, was confirmed to be in negotiations to play a major role as a "wizard" in October 2010, leading to speculation he could appear as Radagast the Brown. During the production of "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, McCoy had been contacted about playing the role of Bilbo and was kept in place as a potential Bilbo for six months before Jackson went with Ian Holm. On the casting of Persbrandt, Jackson was quoted as saying, "The role of

title: The Hobbit (film series)

text: Thomas joined the project as the character of Thrór, as did Mike Mizrahi as Thráin II. On 4 April 2011, Bret McKenzie was added to the cast as Lindir. His father Peter McKenzie played the role of Elendil in "The Lord of the Rings". On 22 April 2011, Jackson confirmed via Facebook that Ian Holm had been added to the cast as old Bilbo Baggins. During the early stages of pre-production, former director Guillermo del Toro indicated that he was interested in having Holm reprise the role of Bilbo, but acknowledged that he might be too old to take on

title: Aidan Turner

text: in 2016, Turner was presented with the "Impact Award" for his performance in "Poldark". Aidan Turner Aidan Turner (born 19 June 1983) is an Irish actor. He played the roles of Kíli in the three-part fantasy film "The Hobbit" and Ross Poldark in the 2015 BBC adaptation of "The Poldark Novels" by Winston Graham. Notable television roles include those of Dante Gabriel Rossetti in "Desperate Romantics", Ruairí McGowan in "The Clinic", and John Mitchell in the supernatural drama series "Being Human". Turner was born at home in Clondalkin, a suburban town of Dublin, Ireland. The family moved later to Walkinstown.

title: Adam Brown (actor)

text: "Hot Pursuit", "Minor Spectacular", "Health & Stacey" and "The Perfect Wife Roadshow". A regular at the Edinburgh Festival he toured with his company across the UK as well as performances in Armenia, South Korea and New Zealand. With the rest of the Plested and Brown team (Amanda Wilsher and Clare Plested) he has worked with David Sant (Peepolykus), Phelim McDermott (Improbable), Cal McCrystal (The Mighty Boosh) and Toby Wilsher (ex-Trestle). Brown plays the dwarf Ori in the film series based on J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit". The films marked his first film appearance. Commenting on Brown's casting, director Peter

title: Peregrin Took

text: the Rings", Pippin was played by John McAndrew. Jari Pehkonen played Peregrin Took in the 1993 Finnish miniseries "Hobitit". In Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, Pippin is played by Scottish actor Billy Boyd. The filmmakers originally planned for Boyd to adopt an English accent for the role, in keeping with the other hobbits; however, Jackson found that Boyd's comic timing was not as keen when he was not using his native accent. Therefore, it was decided to allow Boyd to play the role with a Scottish accent; the decision was justified by the observation that the

title: Bernard Hill

text: of Rohan in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy based on Tolkien's novel of the same name. Before casting him as King Théoden, director Peter Jackson considered Hill for the part of Gandalf. When he was due to leave the set at the end of production, Jackson gave Hill two gifts, Théoden's helmet and sword Herugrim. At the 2006 BAFTA TV Awards and International Emmy Award, Hill was nominated for his portrayal of David Blunkett in the one-off satirical drama, "A Very Social Secretary". Hill is one of the few actors who have acted in three films

title: Barry Humphries

text: travelled to New Zealand to perform the role of the Goblin King in the first instalment of Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit". The first film was released in December 2012, with the other two parts due in December 2013 and December 2014. At the press conference in Wellington, NZ, just before the film's world premiere, Humphries commented: It was thrilling to work on this film and when you see my extraordinary interpretation you realise why I immediately fell into the arms of Jenny Craig, and minor cosmetic surgery. I always thought motion capture was

title: Middle-earth dwarf characters

text: 1977 adaptation of "The Hobbit", voiced by John Stephenson. In "The Hobbit" film series by Peter Jackson Dori is portrayed by New Zealand actor Mark Hadlow, who also played Bert the Troll in "". The movies establish Dori, Nori and Ori as half-siblings, sharing the same mother but three different fathers. As the eldest of the three, Dori acts as the patriarch of the family and is very overprotective of the youngest, Ori, whom he had mothered all his life. Dori holds a bit of resentment against Nori, who is a thieving character and not at all uptight, having spent

title: Lawrence Makoare

text: Lawrence Makoare Lawrence Makoare (born 20 November 1968) is a New Zealand Māori actor. Makoare was a road construction builder who drifted into acting after he accompanied a girlfriend to a drama class and was picked out by the teacher to perform because of his impressive height. He began his career performing as a stuntman. Makoare is best known for his roles in "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" film trilogies. In "", he portrayed the Uruk-hai leader Lurtz, and in "", he portrayed the Witch-king of Angmar as well as Gothmog, the Orc commander at the Battle

title: The Hobbit (film series)

text: ether. But I would love to go back to work with Peter Jackson. It would be an honour." 19 June 2011, it was revealed that several other cast members had joined the project, including Luke Evans in the role of Bard the Bowman, Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel, Barry Humphries as the Great Goblin and Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug and The Necromancer. Cumberbatch portrayed both of his roles through motion capture, as did Humphries for his character. The casting of Cumberbatch was prematurely revealed by his "Sherlock" co-star Martin Freeman during the BAFTA Television Awards in May 2011. Speculations of his

title: James Loye

text: James Loye James Loye (born 23 May 1979, Bristol, United Kingdom) is a British actor. He originated the part of Frodo Baggins in the Toronto and London production (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) of|Lord of the Rings the Musical]]. He trained at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. His theatre credits include Cymbeline and Twelfth Night at Regents Park Open Air Theatre for which he was nominated for the Ian Charlson award. He played Prince Charming in Rufus Norris'Sleeping Beauty at The Barbican, Young Vic and New Victory Theatre New York. His other credits include work at The Bristol

title: Richard Armitage (actor)

title: Frodo Baggins

text: Bilbo in the same company's adaptation of "The Hobbit". In the 1981 BBC radio serial of "The Lord of the Rings", Frodo is played by Ian Holm, who later played Bilbo in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings". In the 1993 television miniseries "Hobitit" by Finnish broadcaster Yle, Frodo is played by Taneli Mäkelä. In "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy (2001-2003) directed by Peter Jackson, Frodo is played by American actor Elijah Wood. Dan Timmons writes in the Mythopoeic Society's "Tolkien on Film: Essays on Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings" (Mythopoeic Press,

title: Ian McKellen

text: as the wizard Gandalf in Peter Jackson's three-film adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" (consisting of "" (2001), "" (2002), and "" (2003) ). He received honors from the Screen Actors Guild for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his work in "The Fellowship of the Ring" and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the same role. He provided the voice of Gandalf for several video game adaptations of the "Lord of the Rings" films, then reprised the role on screen in Jackson's film adaptation of "The Hobbit", which was released in

title: The Hobbit (film series)

text: Thranduil had been linked to actor Doug Jones but on 29 April 2011, Jackson reported on Facebook that the role had gone to Lee Pace. On his casting, Jackson said, "Casting these Tolkien stories is very difficult, especially the Elven characters and Lee has always been our first choice for Thranduil. He's going to be great. We loved his performance in a movie called "The Fall" a few years ago and have been hoping to work with him since. When we were first discussing who would be right for Thranduil, Lee came into mind almost immediately." On 30 April 2011,

title: Adam Brown (actor)

text: Jackson was quoted as saying, "Adam is a wonderfully expressive actor and has a unique screen presence. I look forward to seeing him bring Ori to life." Brown is openly gay and lives in London. Adam Brown (actor) Adam Brown (born 29 May 1980) is an English actor and comedian. He is best known for playing the dwarf Ori in Peter Jackson's "Hobbit" trilogy and Cremble in "". He studied at the John O'Gaunt Community Technology College in his birthplace, Hungerford, Berkshire. Following his time at John O'Gaunt, he trained in Performing Arts at Middlesex University, London, where he met

title: The Hobbit (film series)

text: undisclosed role were further fuelled when Ian McKellen wrote on his blog that Philippa Boyens showed him Cumberbatch's screen test, stating that it was "electrifying, vocally and facially". Peter Jackson finally revealed on his Facebook page that Cumberbatch was set to play Smaug. Following this, it was also confirmed that he would be portraying The Necromancer as well. Billy Connolly joined the cast as Dáin II Ironfoot on 9 February 2012. Connolly said of his character "... this guy will terrify the life out of you. I have a mohawk and tattoos on my head." In addition, John Bell plays

title: Bret McKenzie

text: latest work has seen him write the lyrics to the 2016 Sainsburys Christmas advert featuring James Corden on vocals. As an actor, he portrayed Lindir in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" film trilogies: in the first he remained unnamed with fans naming him Figwit, a character originally cast as an extra who gained attention thanks to the trilogy's fan community, and in "The Hobbit" is credited as Lindir, a small character who originally appears in the book of "The Fellowship of the Ring". McKenzie was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He is a former member

title: Malcolm Dixon (actor)

text: 30 films, including: His main leading role in theater was as Bilbo Baggins in an adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" at the Fortune Theatre in London, England from 1986 to 1989. From 2000 to the present, he is a regular in panto productions of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". His other theater roles include: Malcolm Dixon (actor) Malcolm Dixon (born 1953) is an English-born actor best known as Strutter in the 1981 movie "Time Bandits". He has had many roles that take advantage of his 4'1" size, such as Ewoks and dwarfs. Before becoming an actor, Dixon worked

title: The Hobbit (film series)

text: cast in the role, Hunter said, "Being cast in "The Hobbit" is really exciting and really an honour. I auditioned for the original "Lord of the Rings" way back when I signed with my agent in New Zealand. When I saw the films I thought, 'Man, I so want to do "The Hobbit".'" On 1 November 2010, Jackson confirmed that James Nesbitt and Adam Brown had been added to the cast to play Bofur and Ori respectively. It was previously reported that Nesbitt was in negotiations for a part in the film. Jackson was quoted on Nesbitt's casting as saying,

title: John Callen

text: performed in and/or directed more than 100 stage plays including performances as Macbeth, Shylock, Polonius and Claudius, and has won best actor and best supporting actor for his theatre work. He has appeared in a number of TV adverts and voiced more than 120 documentaries and thousands of adverts. John Callen John Callen (born November 4, 1946) is an English-born New Zealand character actor, voiceover artist and director. He is best known for portraying Óin, brother of Glóin in the 2012-2014 "The Hobbit" film trilogy. Thirteen full-size actors played dwarves in The Hobbit (film series). John Callen's character, Óin is

title: Bill Bailey

text: fans' wishes to see him cast as a dwarf in "The Hobbit" films, after his stand-up routine mentioned auditioning for Gimli in "The Lord of the Rings". The petition reached its goal in the early days of January, and was sent to the producers. It was hoped that as the "Tinselworm" tour took him to Wellington in New Zealand where the film was in pre-production, that he would be able to audition. "Dandelion Mind" was released on DVD on 22 November 2010. In 2012, his world tour was entitled "Qualmpeddler", which toured England as well as returning to Australia and

title: Richard Armitage (actor)

long_answer: Richard Crispin Armitage (born 22 August 1971) is an English film, television, theatre and voice actor. He received notice in the UK with his first leading role as John Thornton in the British television programme North & South (2004), but it was his role as dwarf prince and leader Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's film trilogy adaptation of The Hobbit that first brought him international recognition. Other notable roles include John Proctor in Yaël Farber’s stage production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Francis Dolarhyde in the American TV series Hannibal, Lucas North in the British TV drama Spooks, John Porter in the British TV drama Strike Back, and Guy of Gisborne in the British TV drama Robin Hood. He more recently voiced Trevor Belmont in the Netflix adaptation of Castlevania.


question: where did they film woody the woodpecker movie

answers: Canada

title: Woody Woodpecker (2017 film)

text: woodpecker lives. While the movie was filmed in English, it was aimed at the South American market where the Woody Woodpecker character remains extremely popular to this day. The movie received mostly negative reviews from critics. In the Pine Grove forest in Washington state, Woody Woodpecker toys with two taxidermist poachers, brothers Nate and Ottis Grimes, and eventually causes them to tranquilize each other. Woody then pecks his name into a tree. In Seattle, Lance Walters, a real estate lawyer, gets fired after a video of him claiming wildlife conservation is unprofitable goes viral. He tells his girlfriend Vanessa that

title: Woody Woodpecker

text: Spain (they were originally brought to the park by Universal Studios, and remain there today despite Universal no longer having a financial stake in the park). According to Walter Lantz's press agent, the idea for Woody came during the producer's honeymoon with his wife, Gracie, in Lake Sherwood, California. A noisy acorn woodpecker outside their cabin kept the couple awake at night, and when a heavy rain started, they learned that the bird had bored holes in their cabin's roof. As both Walter and Gracie told Dallas attorney Rod Phelps during a visit, Walter wanted to shoot the bird, but

title: Woody Woodpecker (2017 film)

text: February 6, 2018 and on Blu-ray on September 4, 2018. In the United Kingdom, the movie was distributed through British home video distributor Dazzler Media, under license from Universal. Woody Woodpecker (2017 film) Woody Woodpecker is a 2017 American live-action/computer-animated comedy film produced by Mike Elliott and directed by Alex Zamm, based on the classic short films the cartoon character of the same name created by Walter Lantz and Ben Hardaway. The film stars the voice of Eric Bauza as Woody Woodpecker, and also stars Timothy Omundson as Lance Walters, a divorced attorney with a son and a new girlfriend

title: The New Woody Woodpecker Show

text: The New Woody Woodpecker Show The New Woody Woodpecker Show is an American animated television series that was based in the classic short film the same name Woody Woodpecker and other of the cartoon characters created by Walter Lantz. It was created by well-known animator Bob Jaques. Jaques directed the first 13 episodes alongside Alan Zaslove, until the 14th episode, where Zaslove becomes the sole director until the end of the series. It was produced by Universal Cartoon Studios and aired on Saturdays from May 8, 1999 until July 27, 2002 on Fox's Fox Kids in the United States. The

title: Woody Woodpecker (2017 film)

text: Nate and Ottis to hunt Woody down. The brothers find him and tase him unconscious. As they leave, Tommy reprimands his father and runs away. He then forms a plan to rescue Woody and heads to Grimes' shack with Jill and Lyle, as the brothers try to sell Woody at an online black market auction. Lance finds the mural that Woody had created. Having a change of heart, he enlists Samantha's help and they set out to find both Tommy and Woody. However, everyone is captured by the brothers. As Nate grabs a tranquilizer, Lance tilts his cage towards Woody's

title: Woody Woodpecker (2017 film)

text: Woody Woodpecker (2017 film) Woody Woodpecker is a 2017 American live-action/computer-animated comedy film produced by Mike Elliott and directed by Alex Zamm, based on the classic short films the cartoon character of the same name created by Walter Lantz and Ben Hardaway. The film stars the voice of Eric Bauza as Woody Woodpecker, and also stars Timothy Omundson as Lance Walters, a divorced attorney with a son and a new girlfriend who wants to build a dream home in a forest in the mountains of Washington, only to find out he is cutting down a tree in which the eponymous

title: Woody Woodpecker (1941 film)

text: Woody Woodpecker (1941 film) Woody Woodpecker is the first animated cartoon short subject in the "Woody Woodpecker" series. Released theatrically on July 7, 1941, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. This is the second appearance of Woody Woodpecker; his debut was in an Andy Panda cartoon, "Knock Knock". The working title of this cartoon is 'Cracked Nut'. The inhabitants of the forest that Woody Woodpecker (Mel Blanc) lives in have started spreading the word that Woody is crazy, due to all of his screwball antics. After telling him (and many others) this several

title: Woody Woodpecker

text: Woody Woodpecker Woody Woodpecker is an anthropomorphic animated woodpecker who appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz Studio and distributed by Universal Pictures during the golden age of American animation. Woody was created in 1940 by Lantz and storyboard artist Ben "Bugs" Hardaway, who had previously laid the groundwork for two other screwball characters, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, at the Warner Bros. cartoon studio in the late 1930s. Woody's character and design evolved over the years, from an insane bird with an unusually garish design to a more refined looking and acting character in the vein

title: Woody Woodpecker

text: laugh he used to do at school and he just added the pecking sounds to the laugh. That practice continued with other voice artists. Woody Woodpecker is a film series, short films and cartoons created by the designer and animator Walter Lantz (1899–1994). In the early 2010s, Universal Studios and Illumination Entertainment planned a "Woody Woodpecker" feature film. John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky ("King of the Hill") were in talks to develop a story, but the project was canceled. In October 2013, Bill Kopp announced that Universal Pictures had hired him to direct an animated feature film with three interwoven

title: Woody Woodpecker (2017 film)

text: Sweet Home" into the new birdhouse, only to accidentally make it topple onto the tent. After the credits, the Woody Woodpecker cartoon "Niagara Fools" is shown. In the early 2010s, Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment planned a "Woody Woodpecker" feature film. John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky ("King of the Hill") were in talks to develop a story, but in July 2013, Illumination canceled the project. In October 2013, Bill Kopp announced that Universal Pictures had hired him to direct an animated feature film with three interwoven stories. On July 13, 2016, Cartoon Brew reported that Universal 1440 Entertainment was filming

title: The Woody Woodpecker Show

text: The Woody Woodpecker Show The Woody Woodpecker Show is a long-running 30-minute American television series mainly composed of the film series in animated cartoon escapades of Woody Woodpecker and other Walter Lantz characters including Andy Panda, Chilly Willy, and Inspector Willoughby released by Walter Lantz Productions. The series was revived and reformatted several times, but remained popular for nearly four decades and allowed the studio to continue making theatrical cartoons until 1972 when it shut down. It also kept the Walter Lantz/Universal "cartunes" made during the Golden Age of American animation a part of the American consciousness. The "Woody Woodpecker

title: The Woody Woodpecker Show

text: Woodpecker Show" VHS tapes and DVDs were made available through Columbia House. Each volume featured "cartunes", bumpers, and 'A Moment with Walter Lantz' or Newsreel segments set in the 1957-1977 format of "The Woody Woodpecker Show", though Volumes 11-15 hardly feature any "Moments" or "Newsreels". There were complaints about cuts made to the shorts, which ranged from shorts from restored and intact prints to severely cut TV edits. In 2007, Universal Studios Home Entertainment released "The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection", six behind-the-scenes segments from "The Woody Woodpecker Show" and a 1964 episode that contained the cartoon "Spook-a-Nanny"

title: Woody Woodpecker (1941 film)

text: leave it to Woody to choose Dr. Horace N. Buggy, a Scottish-brogue-burring fox, who is, if it's impossible, even madder than he is. The story ends with Woody hurled into a movie theater audience, watching the doctor crack up on screen, and annoying the people beside him (""That doctor sure is a card, isn't he? But I don't think he's near as funny as the woodpecker! Do you think so, mister? Huh? DO you, mister? HUH? I like cartoons! Don't YOU like cartoons??""). Woody Woodpecker (1941 film) Woody Woodpecker is the first animated cartoon short subject in the "Woody Woodpecker"

title: Woodpecker from Mars

text: album The Real Thing. Woodpecker from Mars Woodpecker from Mars is the 69th animated cartoon short subject in the "Woody Woodpecker" series. Released theatrically on July 2, 1956, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International. A children television host chooses an audience member to test a phony rocket. He chooses Woody, who successfully gets prizes for landing it safely. He earns a life supply of Zippo Whip, a scooter, a toy laser gun, and a space helmet. Woody goes off in the city shooting his gun at people. The citizens are horrified of Woody,

title: Woody's Kook-Out

text: Woody's Kook-Out Woody's Kook-Out is the 112th animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on March 28, 1961, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International. Gabby Gator is fishing one day and hooks a copy of Modern Screen, which carries a cover story on how much movie star Woody loves Southern cooking. Gabby decides to write Woody and invite him down into the Okedokee Swamp for a good Southern meal. Of course, the entree will be Woodpecker Stew. It doesn't take Woody long to figure out what Chef Gabby's really

title: The Woody Woodpecker Show

text: Show" was named the 88th best animated series by IGN. Movie theater owners in the 1950s were finding that they could release features with reissued cartoons, or no cartoons at all, and the audiences would still come. Because of the practice, the theatrical cartoon business was suffering and losing money. By 1956 there were only seven animation producers in the short-subjects field, and by the end of the decade that number would dwindle down to three. Walter Lantz and his distributor, Universal Pictures, knew that the only way to subsidize the rising costs of new shorts was to release their

title: Woody Woodpecker (2017 film)

text: reveals that the woodpecker is an endangered species known as a red-crowned pileated woodpecker, which Native Americans saw as a god of mischief and chaos. Lance continues with his work, but Vanessa leaves him after Woody blows up their RV with her inside as a prank. Samantha eventually advises Lance to get along with Woody. Lance reluctantly attempts to surrender to Woody by giving him crackers, but Woody agrees to let him and the workers continue with their construction, as long as he is given crackers every day. Eventually, the investment home is completed despite excessive payment and extended scheduling.

title: Woody Meets Davy Crewcut

text: Woody laughs up in his tree only to be knocked out by his own yo-yo. Woody Meets Davy Crewcut Woody Meets Davy Crewcut is the 73rd animated cartoon short subject in the "Woody Woodpecker" series. Released theatrically on December 17, 1956, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International. The narrator goes through Davy Crewcut's life showing him hunting a bear with his pants falling down every time he shoots his gun. Eventually, the bear is tired of Davy hunting him and suggests he hunts a woodpecker. He then goes after Woody instead. In the

title: Woody Woodpecker

text: Brazil the character is hugely popular and iconic cartoon character in the country. A handful of non-comprehensive Woody Woodpecker VHS tapes were issued by Universal in the 1980s and 1990s, usually including Andy Panda and Chilly Willy cartoons as bonuses. A few were widely released on VHS in the mid-1980s by Kid Pics Video, an American company of dubious legality, which packaged the Woody cartoons with bootlegged Disney cartoons. In the early 2000s, a series of mail-order "Woody Woodpecker Show" VHS tapes and DVDs were made available by mail order through Columbia House. In 2007, Universal Studios Home Entertainment released

title: Woody Woodpecker (2017 film)

text: In the early 2010s, Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment planned a Woody Woodpecker feature film. John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky (King of the Hill) were in talks to develop a story, but in July 2013, Illumination canceled the project. In October 2013, Bill Kopp announced that Universal Pictures had hired him to direct an animated feature film with three interwoven stories. On July 13, 2016, Cartoon Brew reported that Universal 1440 Entertainment was filming a live-action/CG hybrid film based on Woody Woodpecker in Canada.  Filming began in June 2016, and ended later in July of that year.

title: How to Stuff a Woodpecker

text: How to Stuff a Woodpecker How to Stuff a Woodpecker is the 100th animated cartoon short subject in the "Woody Woodpecker" series. Released theatrically on May 18, 1960, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Studios. Professor Strudel relates the story of how he managed to catch and stuff Woody Woodpecker. In Professor Strudel's Taxidermy Shop, there is seen a series of stuffed animals: a humming hippopotamus, a growling gorilla, a kangaroo, a half-stuffed elephant, and finally, Woody. The professor proceeds to relate how he outsmarted and captured Woody. In a forest, he hears Woody

title: Woody Woodpecker (2017 film)

text: he intends to build an investment home on a large piece of property located near the Canadian border, left to him by his grandfather. Meanwhile, Lance's ex-wife Linda leaves their son Tommy with him and Vanessa, since she needs to visit her hospitalized father in Philadelphia. At the Pine Grove forest, Lance, Tommy, and Vanessa meet the park ranger named Samantha Bartlett. As Lance and Vanessa unpack, Tommy goes into the forest for a walk. There, he discovers and befriends Woody after he gives him peanut butter crackers. Woody visits the family at lunchtime and eats almost all of the

title: Woody Woodpecker

text: on either a brown or gray wood background, and flip and flop around the screen, laughing. By 1955, Paul J. Smith had taken over as primary director of Woody's shorts, with periodic fill-in shorts directed by Alex Lovy and Jack Hannah, among others. With Smith on board, the shorts maintained a healthy dose of frenetic energy, while the animation itself was simplified, due to budget constraints. In addition to Lantz's wife Grace Stafford providing Woody's voice, which returned the cartoon to being more dialogue-driven again, voice talents during this period were generally split between Dal McKennon and Daws Butler. Several

title: The Screwdriver

text: The Screwdriver The Screwdriver is the second animated cartoon short subject in the "Woody Woodpecker" series. Released theatrically on August 11, 1941, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. Woody Woodpecker is driving through the countryside with disrespect for the rules of the road. He confronts a traffic cop who explains he is looking for speeders. Woody reveals himself to be a speeder by driving to Alaska and back in less than a minute. The cop tries to arrest him but Woody states, "I bet ya wouldn't be so tough without that uniform." The

title: Woody Woodpecker

text: for Walter Lantz studio, since the character was heavily inspired by Tex Avery-created Looney Tunes character Daffy Duck at Warner Bros, and thus Woody's cartoons tended to have a hint of Tex Avery's style and influence in terms of humor, and that's what gave Walter Lantz studio its fame. Curiously enough, Avery himself never directed a Woody Woodpecker short while at the Walter Lantz studio. Animator Emery Hawkins and layout artist Art Heinemann streamlined Woody's appearance for the 1944 film "The Barber of Seville", directed by Shamus Culhane. The bird became rounder, cuter, and less demented. He also sported a

title: Woody Woodpecker (2017 film)

text: At the town's Firefly Festival, Tommy and Jill's drummer Lyle comes down with indigestion, prompting Woody to take over using a homemade drum kit. The performance is a hit, and Lance is surprised to hear that Woody gave Tommy some friendly support. Realizing that having humans around again isn't a bad idea, Woody heads back to the investment home and carves a mural above the fireplace. However, as he signs his name into the carving, he accidentally burns the house down after hitting exposed wiring. Ashamed of his mistake, he flies back to his tree. Infuriated by this, Lance hires

title: Wild and Woody!

text: bandit in a burning stove and tosses a box of dynamite in with him. Wild and Woody! Wild and Woody! is the 30th animated cartoon short subject in the "Woody Woodpecker" series. Released theatrically on December 31, 1948, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by United Artists. Outlaw Buzz Buzzard has been terrorizing a small western town and makes it his duty to dispose of all future sheriffs. Woody Woodpecker soon rides into town, becomes the new sheriff, and vows to get rid of Buzz. After Woody and Buzz share a few drinks, they pit their

title: Woodpecker from Mars

text: Woodpecker from Mars Woodpecker from Mars is the 69th animated cartoon short subject in the "Woody Woodpecker" series. Released theatrically on July 2, 1956, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International. A children television host chooses an audience member to test a phony rocket. He chooses Woody, who successfully gets prizes for landing it safely. He earns a life supply of Zippo Whip, a scooter, a toy laser gun, and a space helmet. Woody goes off in the city shooting his gun at people. The citizens are horrified of Woody, thinking he is a

title: Woody the Giant Killer

text: Woody the Giant Killer Woody the Giant Killer is the 25th animated cartoon short subject in the "Woody Woodpecker" series. Released theatrically on December 15, 1947, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. This film is a parody of the tale "Jack and the Beanstalk". Out of work, Woody is weary from looking for a place to rent, and he complains about his not having any living quarters. He is then approached by city slicker Buck Beaver, who convinces him to buy some magic beans. Woody plants them, and a beanstalk shoots up to

title: Woody Woodpecker

text: love interest. Like Woody, Winnie was redesigned to look almost exactly like Woody did from 1950 until 1972, the obvious differences being that she was a female woodpecker and had blue eyes. Woody's primary antagonist was Wally Walrus, who became Woody's neighbor (Woody lived in a tree house in Mrs. Meany's front yard, and Mrs. Meany's house was next door). Buzz Buzzard often appeared, as did Mrs. Meany and several other older characters. Woody and Winnie both appear as costumed characters at PortAventura Park, Universal Orlando, Universal Studios Japan, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Singapore. The "Woody Woodpecker Show"

title: Woody Woodpecker (2017 film)


question: who presides over the highest criminal court in a district

answers: District Judge

title: District courts of Sweden

text: the district courts, a judge other than the president of a court or a division of a court is simply titled "Judge" (). A judge who presides over a division is titled "Senior Judge" (), and the head official of the district court is titled "Chief Judge" (). Each district court has a Chief Judge, and usually one or more permanent salaried judges (). In order to be accepted for training as a judge one must be a Swedish citizen, hold a degree of bachelor of law at minimum and earned qualifications as a court clerk. There are also more

title: Government of Pennsylvania

text: preside mainly over minor criminal offenses and small civil claims. Magisterial District Judges also preside over preliminary hearings in all misdemeanor and felony criminal cases. Most criminal and civil cases originate in the Courts of Common Pleas, which also serve as appellate courts to the district judges and for local agency decisions. The Superior Court hears all appeals from the Courts of Common Pleas not expressly designated to the Commonwealth Court or Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. It also has original jurisdiction to review warrants for wiretap surveillance. The Commonwealth Court is limited to appeals from final orders of certain state

title: International criminal law

text: head the court. The Court has three Judicial Divisions who hear matters at different stages of the proceedings: Pre-Trial, Trial, and Appeals. Pre-Trial: three judges decide if there is enough evidence for a case to go to trial, and if so, confirm the charges and commit the case to trial. They are responsible to issue arrest warrants or summonses to appeal, preserve evidence, protect suspects and witnesses, appoint counsel or other support for the defense, ensure that a person is not detained for an unreasonable period prior to trial, and safeguard information affecting national security Trial: three judges decide if

title: District attorney

text: upon the system in place, DAs may be appointed by the chief executive of the jurisdiction or elected by local voters. The district attorney, and assistant district attorneys under the district attorney’s authority, are the attorneys representing a government body as prosecutors who are responsible for presenting cases against individuals and groups who are suspected of breaking the law, initiating and directing further criminal investigations, guiding and recommending the sentencing of offenders, and are the only attorneys allowed to participate in grand jury proceedings. The United States Judiciary Act of 1789, Section 35, provided for the appointment of a person

title: Judges of the International Criminal Court

text: Second Vice President and five other judges) presides over trials. Decisions of the Pre-Trial and Trial Divisions may be appealed to the Appeals Division (the President and four other judges). Judges are assigned to divisions according to their qualifications and experience. As of June 2015, after the 2015 elections, there are 18 full-time judges who are supplemented by one judge whose term expired on 11 March 2012 but who continues to serve as an "ad litem" judge for the duration of the trial that had started with her on the bench. As of June 2015, 7 of the 19 judges

title: Court of Quebec

text: judges preside over legal proceedings that come under the jurisdiction of a provincial court judge and a judge without a jury, with regard to charges laid under the "Criminal Code" or any other law of the same nature. They also preside over proceedings relating to offences punishable by summary conviction, pursuant to the provisions of Part XXVII of the Code. Only offences restricted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior Court – including those that are heard before a judge and a jury – are not handled by the judges of the Criminal and Penal Division. In penal matters, the

title: District Courts of Pakistan

text: District Courts of Pakistan The District Courts of Pakistan are courts that operate at the district level, they are controlled by the high courts. District courts exist in every district of each province, with civil and criminal jurisdiction. In each District Headquarters, there are numerous Additional District & Session Judges who usually preside the courts. District & sessions Judge has executive and judicial power all over the district under his jurisdiction. Session court is also a trial court for heinous offences such as Murder, Rape (Zina), Haraba offences (armed robbery where specific amount of gold and cash is involved), it

title: Judiciary of Pakistan

text: (2009-2012) Mr. Justice Raja Jalal-ud-Din (2013-2016) Mr. Justice Muzaffar ALi (2013-2016) Mr. Justice Shehbaz Khan(late) (15-3-16 to 20-9-2016) There is a High Court for the Islamabad Capital Territory and four provincial High Courts. A High Court is the principal court of its province. District courts exist in every district of each province, and have civil and criminal jurisdiction. In each District Headquarters, there are numerous Additional District & Session Judges who usually preside the courts. District & Sessions Judge has executive and judicial power all over the district under his jurisdiction. The Sessions court is also a trial court for

text: or is unable to exercise his or her functions. The judges are organized into three divisions: the Pre-Trial Division, Trial Division, and Appeals Division. Judges are elected to the ICC by the Assembly of States Parties, the court's governing body. They serve nine-year terms and are not generally eligible for re-election. All judges must be nationals of states parties to the Rome Statute, and no two judges may be nationals of the same state. They must be “persons of high moral character, impartiality and integrity who possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial

title: Supreme Court of Iran

text: of the Supreme Court is nominated by the head of the judiciary for a period of five years in consultation with the judges of the Supreme Court. The chief of the Supreme Court must be mujtahid, even-handed and well-versed in judicial matters. Currently Hojatoleslam Hossein Karimi presides the Supreme Court of Iran. The General Board of the Supreme Court classifies matters given their nature (juridical, criminal, or issuing a vote of Judicial Precedent) into: Supreme Court of Iran The Supreme Court of Iran, consisting of the most prominent judges of the country, is the highest juridical authority in Iran, established

title: International Criminal Court

text: the First and Second Vice-Presidents—three judges of the Court who are elected to the Presidency by their fellow judges for a maximum of two three-year terms. The current president is Chile Eboe-Osuji, who was elected 11 March 2018, succeeding Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi (first female president). The Judicial Divisions consist of the 18 judges of the Court, organized into three chambers—the Pre-Trial Chamber, Trial Chamber and Appeals Chamber—which carry out the judicial functions of the Court. Judges are elected to the Court by the Assembly of States Parties. They serve nine-year terms and are not generally eligible for re-election. All

title: Circuit Court of Cook County

text: Law Division's trial section where a two-week trial before a jury will ensue. As of 2018, twenty-six judges preside over the Law Division's trial section. While Judge James P. Flannery Jr. presides over all law division cases filed in Cook County, he is also the supervising judge overseeing all judges within the Law Division's trial section at the Daley Center. The job of judges presiding over a case transferred to that judge in the Law Division's trial section is to oversee the trial in the case. This includes adjudicating motions in limine, voir dire, the trial itself, and post-trial motions

title: Law of Cyprus

text: both divisions, a case is heard by a single judge. Nevertheless, the District Courts' criminal competence is limited - they may only impose sanctions which count up to five years of imprisonment. District Court judges have three levels of hierarchy : District Judges, Senior District Judges and Presidents of District Courts. While in the Criminal Division, there is no distinction as to what level of Judge will hear a specific case, in the Civil Division, the level of the judge that will hear the case depends on the size of the claim, with only Presidents having jurisdiction over claims that

title: Chief Justice of Albania

text: Chief Justice of Albania The Chief Justice of Albania, officially known as the President of the Supreme Court of Albania () is the most senior judge of the Supreme Court of Albania, who presides over every activity of the institution: he approves the internal regulations and the structure of the court, issues orders and directives of an administrative nature, supervises the support function, presides the bench in the United College, appoints the Members of the court into distinct Colleges, employs and dismisses Judicial Assistants as well as the court's administrative staff and oversees the management of the annual budget of

title: Judiciary of South Sudan

text: Judiciary of South Sudan The Judiciary of Southern Sudan, or JOSS, is a constitutionally mandated government branch that oversees the court systems of South Sudan. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Sudan is the head of the judiciary, and is held accountable to his job by the President of South Sudan. The current Chief Justice is justice Chan Reec Madut. The institution was created after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement took effect in 2005. The highest court is the Supreme Court of South Sudan. The second tier involves the Courts of Appeal; below the Courts of Appeal are

title: Judiciary of Pakistan

text: heinous offences such as Murder, Rape, Haraba offences (armed robbery where specific amount of gold and cash is involved), and is also appellate court for summary conviction offences and civil suits of lesser value. Each Town and city now has a court of Additional District & Sessions judge, which possess the equal authority over, under its jurisdiction. When hearing criminal cases, it is called the Sessions Court, and when it hears civil cases, the District Court. Executive matters are brought before the relevant District & Sessions Judge. Court usually starts early in the morning, with the hearing of pre-arrest bail

title: Chapter 3 of the Syrian Constitution

text: of the Arab people of Syria." It also stipulates that the Minister of Justice shall preside over the office of the public prosecutor. The constitution defines the Supreme Constitutional Court as the highest judicial body in the republic. It is composed by four judges appointed by the president by decree, and the president himself. Members of the court serve renewable four-year terms and may not combine their position with any other official capacity in the legislative or executive authorities. The court has power to examine the constitutionality of laws passed by the People's Assembly, but may not examine laws passed

title: Haider Ahmed Dafalla

text: Haider Ahmed Dafalla Haider Ahmed Dafalla is Chief Justice of the Republic of Sudan, and president of the national Supreme Court, he is the highest-ranking and presiding judge in the Supreme Court, and also head of administrative functions. He has been nominated and recommended by the national commission for judicial services to chief justice post, as a Chief Justice is responsible for allocation of cases which deal with an important law matters . He is the 15th Chief Justice to the Republic of Sudan since January 1956 on April 2014 the president of the Republic of Sudan has appointed Prof.

title: Chief Judge of Lagos State

text: to the confirmation of the appointment by the House of Assembly of the State,’". The Chief Judge is the highest judicial officer in the state, and acts as a chief administrative officer as well as spokesperson for the judicial branch. The Chief Judge presides over oral arguments before the court. When the court renders an opinion, the Chief Justice—when in the majority—decides who writes the court's opinion. The Chief Justice also has significant agenda-setting power over the court's meetings. The Chief Judge sets the agenda for the weekly meetings where the justices review the petitions for certiorari, to decide whether

title: District Courts of India

title: Judicial system of Finland

text: General is Matti Nissinen. The Prosecutor General directs and develops prosecutorial activity by issuing general instructions and guidelines to the prosecutors. He also appoints local prosecutors. The Prosecutor General may take over a case from a subordinate prosecutor. He also acts as the prosecutor in the High Court of Impeachment if the Parliament decides that charges are to be brought against the President of Finland or against a member of the Finnish Government. Some of the duties of the Prosecutor General are assigned to the Deputy Prosecutor General, the office of which is presently held by Jorma Kalske. For regular

title: Judiciary of Russia

text: by the President. A candidate must be at least 25 years old, is expected to have received a higher legal education (commonly a "specialist degree"), have at least 5 years of experience in the legal profession, and pass an examination from the Ministry of Justice. Justices of the peace are usually appointed by the regional legislature, but may also be elected. Justices of the peace require most of the same qualifications. The Prosecutor General of Russia is the highest prosecutor in Russia, and both he and his office are independent from the executive, legislative and judicial branches of power. The

text: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines The Chief Justice of the Philippines () presides over the Supreme Court of the Philippines and is the highest judicial officer of the government of the Philippines. As of November 28, 2018, the position is currently held by Lucas Bersamin, who was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte following the mandatory retirement of his predecessor Teresita Leonardo-De Castro in October 2018. The Chief Justice, who was first named in June 11, 1901 in the person of Cayetano Arellano, is the oldest existing major governmental office continually held by a Filipino, preceding the

title: District court

text: terms "byrett" and "herredsrett" as designations for district courts. The District Courts of Pakistan are presided over by a Senior judge. They administer justice in Pakistan at a district level. These courts are under administrative and judicial control of the High Court of the province to which the district concerned belongs. District Courts were introduced in 1975 as replacement for Burgh Police Courts; they dealt with the most minor crimes. They were run by the local authorities. Each court comprised one or more Justices of the Peace (lay magistrates) who sat alone or in threes with a qualified legal assessor

title: Judiciary of Nevada

text: by the city charter or ordinances. In some cities, instead of electing or appointing a judge, the applicable justice of the peace serves "ex officio" as the municipal judge. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is the administrative head of the judiciary. The Supreme Court has rulemaking authority over the judicial system, under which it establishes rules for the administration of courts, rules of civil procedure, and rules of conduct for judges and attorneys. It also appoints a Court Administrator to manage the Administrative Office of the Courts, which provides support services for all of the courts in the

title: Chief judge

text: In United States district courts with at least two judges, the chief judge has certain administrative responsibilities, including presiding over some meetings of the judges. The chief judge remains an active judge of the court hearing and deciding cases, but may take on a reduced caseload to perform administrative tasks. The qualifications for chief judge and the selection process are essentially the same for the district courts as well as for the courts of appeals. See . In the U.S. state of New York, the judge that presides over the state's highest court, the New York Court of Appeals, is

title: Chief Justice of the Republic of Korea

text: be reappointed for subsequent terms of office. By law, the Chief Justice of the Republic of Korea must retire upon reaching the age of 70. The Chief Justice is the head of the judicial branch of the government of South Korea, and has both adjudicatory and administrative duties. It is the duty of the Chief Justice to preside over a Grand Bench of the Supreme Court, and he or she participates in rendering the decision of the court. In addition to the deciding of cases, one of the most important duties of the Chief Justice is in the appointment of

title: Salim Joubran

text: where he served for 11 years. In 1993, he was appointed to Haifa's district court, and served in that capacity for another 10 years, following which he was elevated to the Supreme Court first as a temporary and then as a permanent judge. Joubran is an expert on criminal law. He was also the first Arab to chair the Central Elections Committee. In the Israeli municipal elections, 2013, he barred the national ruling party Likud's adverts for being "racist and almost certain to hurt the feelings of Arab Israelis and disrupt public order". This also overruled the advice of Attorney

title: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia

text: 2 Stat. 156, the Judiciary Act of 1802 established the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and specified that the court would have the same jurisdiction and powers as the U.S. district courts. The act authorized the chief judge of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia to preside in the district court. Congress established the Criminal Court of the District of Columbia on July 7, 1838, by 5 Stat. 306. This act authorized one judge, and granted the Criminal Court the powers of the U.S. circuit courts and the Circuit Court of the District of

title: Government of Pennsylvania

text: agencies and certain designated cases from the Courts of Common Pleas. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is the final appellate court. All judges in Pennsylvania are elected; the chief justice is determined by seniority. In total, 439 judges preside over the Court of Common Pleas, 9 judges preside over the Commonwealth Court, 15 judges preside over the Superior Court, and 7 justices preside over the Supreme Court. Elected judges run in 10 year terms, at which point they are required to run in a non-partisan retention election if they wish to continue to serve. Local government in Pennsylvania consists of

title: District Courts of India

long_answer: The highest court in each district is that of the District and Sessions Judge. This is the principal court of original civil jurisdiction besides the High Court of the State and which derives its jurisdiction in civil matters primarily from the code of civil procedure. The district court is also a court of Sessions when it exercises its jurisdiction on criminal matters under the Code of Criminal procedure. The district court is presided over by one District Judge appointed by the state Governor with on the advice of state chief justice In addition to the district judge there may be a number of Additional District Judges and Assistant District Judges depending on the workload. The Additional District Judge and the court presided have equivalent jurisdiction as the District Judge and his district court.


question: who sang how long has this been going on song

answers: Ace

title: How Long Has This Been Going On?

text: this been going on?" Many recordings omit the first verse; Louis Armstrong's instead omits the second, which more strongly presupposes a female singer. How Long Has This Been Going On? "How Long Has This Been Going On?" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin for the musical "Funny Face" in 1928. Replaced by "He Loves and She Loves" in "Funny Face", it was eventually introduced in the musical "Rosalie" (1928) by Bobbe Arnst as Mary O'Brien. The lyrics used as first released by Gershwin started with the refrain: "As a tot, when I trotted in

text: trouble – but Morrison does it with such contagious enthusiasm, it sounds fresh again." Album - "Billboard" (North America) How Long Has This Been Going On (Van Morrison album) How Long Has This Been Going On is the twenty-fourth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, "with Georgie Fame and Friends", released in December 1995 (see 1995 in music) in the UK. It charted at #1 on Top Jazz Albums. The album was recorded live (but without an audience) at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London, England, on 3 May 1995, and features a number of jazz standards and a

title: How Long Has This Been Going On?

text: How Long Has This Been Going On? "How Long Has This Been Going On?" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin for the musical "Funny Face" in 1928. Replaced by "He Loves and She Loves" in "Funny Face", it was eventually introduced in the musical "Rosalie" (1928) by Bobbe Arnst as Mary O'Brien. The lyrics used as first released by Gershwin started with the refrain: "As a tot, when I trotted in little velvet panties,/ I was kissed by my sisters, my cousins, and my aunties./ Sad to tell, it was hell, an inferno worse

title: How Long (Charlie Puth song)

text: Puth teased the song in September 2017 on social media. He tweeted two photos in a row, which were captioned "how" and "long" respectively. In October 2017, he posted photos and video clips with the captions, "has", "this", "been" and "going". On October 4, 2017, he posted a video of the voice note recording behind the song with the caption "on", eventually spelling out "how long has this been going on" altogether, as one of the lines in the song's lyrics. The song is composed in the key of C♯ minor with a tempo of 108-112 beats per minute. Chris

text: How Long Has This Been Going On (Van Morrison album) How Long Has This Been Going On is the twenty-fourth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, "with Georgie Fame and Friends", released in December 1995 (see 1995 in music) in the UK. It charted at #1 on Top Jazz Albums. The album was recorded live (but without an audience) at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London, England, on 3 May 1995, and features a number of jazz standards and a be-bop influenced rendition of Morrison's classic "Moondance". According to Van Morrison, "the album took four or five hours to

title: What's This Song?

text: What's This Song? What's This Song? is an American game show that ran on NBC from October 26, 1964, to September 24, 1965, and was the first national game show hosted by Wink Martindale (although he was known as "Win" Martindale here). Monty Hall filled-in for one week. Two celebrity/contestant teams competed. A song was played, and if the team in control guessed its title correctly, they got 20 points and a chance to earn 20 more by singing the first two lines of the song they had identified. After the team sang the first two lines, their opponents could

text: record and Ronnie Scott's was chosen for the vibe." Georgie Fame recalled that the album came about after he and Morrison had discussed it for several years when, "I got the band together, and we ran through some ideas one quiet afternoon...that went very well, so Van said, 'Let's do it.'" Pee Wee Ellis played saxophone and also served as arranger, along with Fame, Morrison and saxophonist Leo Green. There were more cover songs on this album than usual with Morrison's albums. Annie Ross appeared on "Blues Backstage" and also on the song, "Centerpiece". This song is also featured on

title: Renaldo Benson

text: adding lyrics and other touches to the song. The song was recorded in June 1970, but Motown refused to release it at first, claiming it was uncommercial. Finally, the song was released and reached #2 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, while topping the R&B chart. "What's Going On" is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest rock or R&B songs of all time, reaching the top 5 of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" as rated by Rolling Stone in 2004 and as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and

title: What's Going On (Marvin Gaye song)

text: the world exploding around me, how am I supposed to keep singing love songs?'" Gaye was also influenced by emotional conversations shared between him and his brother Frankie, who had returned from three years of service at the Vietnam War and his namesake cousin's death while serving troops. During phone conversations with Berry Gordy, who was vacationing in the Bahamas at the time, Gaye had told Gordy that he wanted to record a protest record, to which Gordy said in response, "Marvin, don't be ridiculous. That's taking things too far." Gaye entered the recording studio, Hitsville USA, on June 1,

title: What's This Song?

text: show was revived from 1968-1969 as "Win with the Stars", now with Allen Ludden as host. The series is believed to have been destroyed as per network practices of the era. Two episodes are known to exist, and a clip of one episode was seen in a 2001 "Today Show" segment on game shows. Another episode features Carol Lawrence and Mel Tormé. What's This Song? What's This Song? is an American game show that ran on NBC from October 26, 1964, to September 24, 1965, and was the first national game show hosted by Wink Martindale (although he was known

text: the 2007 compilation album, "The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3", along with "Moondance" and "That's Life". "Heathrow Shuffle" is an instrumental composition from the 70's that was brought back on this album. Morrison had performed this song when he played at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1974, and it is included on his 2006 DVD, "Live at Montreux 1980/1974." The reviews for the album were mixed with the American critics more favourable. "The Daily Telegraph" said, "Van huffs and puffs where he should whisper," while "Rolling Stone" stated, "It's an old blues trick – laughing in the face of

title: What's Going On (Marvin Gaye song)

text: song's mournful tone going in contrast to the party atmosphere of the vocal chatter. In reviewing the "What's Going On" album, "Rolling Stone" critic Vince Aletti stated that while the song's lyrics were "hardly brilliant", the song itself helped to set the mood for the rest of the album, and that "without overreaching they capture a certain aching dissatisfaction that is part of the album's mood." "What's Going On" was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 1972 including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), but failed to win in any of the categories. In 2004 and

title: The Standards

text: American songbook. Gloria cited many times in some interviews, that her favorite song from all time was Carlos Gardel's most famous song, "El Día Que Me Quieras", which was written in an English-language translation, to be released as the lead single from the album, changed later in favor of "How Long This Has Been Going On?". Estefan previously performed the song, with its original Spanish lyrics, as the closing number to her 2009 concert in Buenos Aires during the 90 Millas World Tour. A total of 50 songs were chosen to be recorded for the album, recording only 16 songs

title: What's Going On (Marvin Gaye song)

text: who opened the song's track with the words, "hey, man, what's happening?" and "everything is everything". Later Gaye brought Lem Barney and Mel Farr with him to record the song's background vocal track with him. The rhythm tracks and the song's overdubs were done at Hitsville, while strings, horns, lead and background vocals were recorded at Golden World Studios. On hearing a playback of the song, Gaye asked his engineer Kenneth Sands to give him his two vocal leads to compare what he wanted to use for the song's release. Sands ended up mixing the leads together, by accident. However,

title: What Took You So Long? (The Courteeners song)

text: superior to that of people with real lives and real social tendencies due to liking a more obscure band. As Fray and Campbell put it in a 2008 interview for Channel 4: The song also features the lyric "Do you know who I am? I'm like a Morrissey with some strings", which did little to disassociate the band with their Manchester roots, but shifted the focus from traditional Manchester "lad-rock" contingents such as Oasis and the Happy Mondays, to the more intellectual and acclaimed Smiths. The single was released on 18 January 2008 as a CD single and was also

title: Leavin's Been a Long Time Comin'

text: Leavin's Been a Long Time Comin' "Leavin's Been a Long Time Comin'" is a song recorded by American country music group Shenandoah. It was released in November 1992 as the third and final single from their album "Long Time Comin'". It peaked at number 15 in the United States, and number 24 in Canada. This song was written by Charlie Craig, Stowe Dailey and Mike McGuire. Deborah Evans Price, of "Billboard" magazine reviewed the song unfavorably, saying that Shenandoah is a "terrifically musical vocal group, but this song fails to knock the lights out." She goes on to say that

title: What's Going On (Marvin Gaye album)

text: however, Gaye refused to budge. Gaye and his engineers did a new sound mix of the album at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood in early May, integrating the orchestra somewhat closer with the rhythm tracks. Though Motown's Quality Control department team feared no other hit released from the album due to its concurrent style with each song leading to the next, Gordy surprisingly allowed this mix to be released that month. "What's Going On" features soulful, passionate vocals and multi-tracked background singing, both by Gaye. The song had strong jazz, gospel, classical music orchestration, and arrangements. The song also

title: Long song

text: Long song The long song (, "Urtiin duu") is one of the central elements of the traditional music of Mongolia. This genre is called "Long song" not only because the songs are long, but also because each syllable of text is extended for a long duration. A four-minute song may only consist of ten words. Certain long songs such as Uvgin shuvuu khoyor, also known as Jargaltain delger (lit. 'Old man and the Bird') has a length of up to 3 hours if to sing in full length with complete 32 stanzas. Lyrical themes vary depending on context; they can

title: What's Going On (Marvin Gaye song)

text: to date. The song topped Detroit's "Metro Times" list of the 100 Greatest Detroit Songs of All Time, and in 2004, "Rolling Stone" magazine ranked it the fourth-greatest song of all time; in its updated 2011 list, the song remained at that position. It is included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list, along with two other songs by the singer. It was also listed at number fourteen on VH-1's 100 Greatest Rock Songs. The song's inspiration came from Renaldo "Obie" Benson, a member of the Motown vocal group the Four

title: How Long (Ace song)

text: "How Long" is a 1974 song by the British group Ace from their album Five-A-Side.  It reached No. 3 in the US and Canadian charts, and No. 20 in the UK Singles Chart.

title: It's Been a Long, Long Time

text: were written by Sammy Cahn. A recording by Harry James with vocals by Kitty Kallen reached No. 1 "Billboard" Hot 100 chart on November 24, 1945. A version by Bing Crosby (recorded on July 12, 1945) accompanied by the Les Paul Trio was also working its way up the charts. It replaced James's version at No. 1 on December 8, 1945. Crosby's version lasted a week at No. 1, then was ousted by Sammy Kaye's "Chickery Chick." The Harry James recording returned to the top spot on December 22 for another week. Other recordings of "It's Been a Long, Long

title: What's Going On (Marvin Gaye song)

text: when he heard it, Gaye was so impressed with the double-lead feel that he kept it, influencing his later recordings where he mastered vocal multi-layering adding in three different vocal parts. Before presenting the song to Gordy, he produced a false fade to the song, bringing the song back for a few seconds after it was initially to have ended. The song was also notable for its use of major seventh and minor seventh chords, which was a fairly uncommon use at the time. Gaye recorded the song's b-side, "God Is Love", on the same day. When Gordy heard the

title: It's Been a Long, Long Time

text: It's Been a Long, Long Time "It's Been a Long, Long Time" is a pop song written by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn that was a hit at the end of World War II. The lyrics are written from the perspective of a person welcoming home his or her spouse or lover at the end of the war. The lyrics to the song were written by James Terlingo in 1932. The copyright by James Terlingo in 1932 took place on March 29, 1932. Terlingo sold the rights to the song. The music was written by Jule Styne and the lyrics

title: This Should Go On Forever

text: as the authoritative version. As a result, it was Bernard who appeared on American Bandstand, The Alan Freed Show, and elsewhere. Today, "This Should Go On Forever" is considered an early classic of the swamp pop genre and is frequently performed by live bands in dancehalls and festivals in south Louisiana and east Texas. It has also been covered by Mike Ladd on Shadow Records NR8816 and is credited only to "J. Miller" on the 45 label. This Should Go On Forever "This Should Go On Forever" is a popular song of the south Louisiana rock and roll genre known

title: What's Going On (Marvin Gaye album)

text: entered Motown's Hitsville U.S.A. studios to record "What's Going On". Immediately after learning about the song, many of Motown's musicians, known as The Funk Brothers noted that there was a different approach with Gaye's record from that used on other Motown recordings, and Gaye complicated matters by only bringing in a few of the members while bringing his own recruits, including drummer Chet Forest. Longtime Funk Brothers members Jack Ashford, James Jamerson and Eddie Brown participated in the recording. Jamerson was pulled into the recording studio by Gaye after he located Jamerson playing with a local band at a blues

title: Dance to This

text: 'would you ever sing on this song?' And she just did it. My favourite thing is not telling people who it is, and then starting to play the song and as soon as she starts to sing, everyone's like 'are you serious?' Her voice is nuts." He wrote on Twitter immediately after the show: "Yes! The rumours are trumours! [Grande] is my pop queen and I can't wait for you guys to hear our song." Described as a "mellow dance track", Sivan later revealed the song's title in an interview with "GQ Australia". On 11 June 2018, Sivan officially announced

title: This Should Go On Forever

text: This Should Go On Forever "This Should Go On Forever" is a popular song of the south Louisiana rock and roll genre known as swamp pop. King Karl (real name Bernard Jolivette), a black Creole swamp pop musician, composed the song around 1958. (Producer J. D. "Jay" Miller is listed as a co-writer even though he did not actually help to compose the tune.) Karl intended to record the song for the Excello label of Nashville, for which he, his band mate Guitar Gable (Gabriel Perrodin), and their band the Musical Kings had recorded other swamp pop compositions. Excello did

title: Tony Bennett

text: That same year, he performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 24 and the Rockefeller Center tree lighting on November 30. On December 20, 2016, NBC televised a special concert in honor of his 90th birthday. In September 2018, Bennett re-recorded his own song "Fascinating Rhythm", after 68 years and 342 days, according to the Guinness adjudicator, earning the title of "longest time between the release of an original recording and a re-recording of the same single by the same artist". The song appeared on the collaborative album "Love Is Here to Stay" with Diana Krall that was

title: Who Knows Where the Time Goes?

text: Who Knows Where the Time Goes? "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" is a song written by the English folk-rock singer and songwriter Sandy Denny. Denny originally recorded the song as a demo in 1967, singing and playing guitar on the track. Later that year, she briefly joined the folk band The Strawbs, and re-recorded the song, again with only her voice and guitar, for what became the album "All Our Own Work", which would not be released until 1973. American folk singer Judy Collins heard a tape of the original demo recording in 1968, and decided to cover the

title: What's Going On (Marvin Gaye song)

text: popular recording artists under the name "Artists Against AIDS Worldwide" released an album containing multiple versions of "What's Going On" to benefit AIDS programs in Africa and other impoverished regions. Jermaine Dupri and Bono produced the radio single version, whose performers included Destiny's Child, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, NSYNC, Darren Hayes of Savage Garden, Jennifer Lopez, Ja Rule, Nas, Lil' Kim, Sean Combs, Mary J Blige, Alicia Keys, Eve, Gwen Stefani, Nelly Furtado, Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit, Aaron Lewis of Staind, Michael Stipe of R.E.M., Wyclef Jean and Gaye's own daughter Nona, amongst other artists. The album

title: How Long (Ace song)


question: when did skiing halfpipe become an olympic event

answers: 2014

title: Half-pipe skiing

text: form of half-pipe skiing that utilizes a superpipe (large halfpipe used in extreme sports), instead of a half-pipe. It has been a part of the Winter X Games since 2002. The 2012 Winter X Games champion was David Wise with a high score of 93.00. Half-pipe skiing is considered to be a dangerous sport compared to other forms of skiing. In January 2012, Sarah Burke died due to injuries suffered during a training accident. Helmets are required during competition, and there are airbags on the sides of pipes during practice runs. Colorado governor Bill Owens signed a law which protected

text: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's halfpipe The women's halfpipe competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held from 12 to 13 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea. In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by Larry Probst, member of the International Olympic Committee, accompanied by Dexter Paine, International Ski Federation vice president. The top 24 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a maximum of four athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 of a FIS World Cup

text: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe The men's halfpipe event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 20 and 22 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top 30 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a maximum of four athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 of a FIS World Cup event or the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 during the qualification period (1 July 2016 to 21 January 2018) and

text: Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe The men's halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Park City, United States. The competition took place on 11 February 2002. The American sweep of the medal podium was the first for that country since the 1956 Winter Olympics, when they won all three medals in the men's singles in figure skating. The halfpipe event for men took place on 11 February 2002, both the qualification rounds and the finals taking place on that day. Fortythirty snowboarders took part in the qualification, the top twelve of

text: Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe The men's halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on 12 February 2006. The halfpipe event for men took place on 12 February 2006, both the qualification rounds and the finals taking place on that day. Forty-four snowboarders took part in the qualification, the top twelve of whom move on to the finals. In the qualification round, each snowboarder was given two runs to be in the top six of that run. Regardless of

text: performed his second run anyway, successfully completing a double McTwist 1260 and improving on his initial score. Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe The men's halfpipe competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain on February 17, 2010. In each round of competition, each competitor performed two rides through the halfpipe. The highest-scoring run determined whether or not the competitor continued to the next round (or medaled, in the final round). In each round (except for the first run of the qualifying round) the order of performance was based on the inverse order of

text: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's halfpipe The Women's halfpipe event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 19 and 20 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top 30 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a maximum of four athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 of a FIS World Cup event or the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 during the qualification period (July 1, 2016 to January 21, 2018) and

text: Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's halfpipe The women's halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Park City, United States. The competition took place on 10 February 2002. The halfpipe event for women took place on 11 February 2002, both the qualification rounds and the finals taking place on that day. Fortythirty snowboarders took part in the qualification, the top twelve of whom move on to the finals. In the qualification round, each snowboarder was given two runs to be in the top six of that run. Regardless of how many points the

text: accordingly. The following is a table detailing the results of the qualification and finals runs of the competing snowboarders. Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe The men's halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Park City, United States. The competition took place on 11 February 2002. The American sweep of the medal podium was the first for that country since the 1956 Winter Olympics, when they won all three medals in the men's singles in figure skating. The halfpipe event for men took place on 11 February 2002, both the qualification rounds

text: Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe The men's halfpipe competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain on February 17, 2010. In each round of competition, each competitor performed two rides through the halfpipe. The highest-scoring run determined whether or not the competitor continued to the next round (or medaled, in the final round). In each round (except for the first run of the qualifying round) the order of performance was based on the inverse order of scoring (i.e., the competitor with the lowest score went first and so forth with the highest-scoring competitor

text: also have a minimum of 50 FIS points to compete. If the host country, South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics did not qualify, their chosen athlete would displace the last qualified athlete, granted all qualification criterion was met. The top 12 athletes in the qualifiers moved on to the medal round. The final was held on 22 February 2018 at 12:22. Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe The men's halfpipe event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 20 and 22 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea.

text: were ranked by their highest score, and medals were awarded accordingly. The following is a table detailing the results of the qualification and finals runs of the competing snowboarders. Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe The men's halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on 12 February 2006. The halfpipe event for men took place on 12 February 2006, both the qualification rounds and the finals taking place on that day. Forty-four snowboarders took part in the qualification, the top

text: event or the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 during the qualification period (July 1, 2016 to January 21, 2018) and also have a minimum of 50 FIS points to compete. If the host country, South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics did not qualify, their chosen athlete would displace the last qualified athlete, granted all qualification criterion was met. The top 12 athletes in the qualifiers move on to the medal round. The final was held on 13 February at 11:00. Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's halfpipe The women's halfpipe competition of the 2018

title: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe

text: of the International Olympic Committee, accompanied by Dexter Paine, International Ski Federation vice president. The top 30 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a maximum of four athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 of a FIS World Cup event or the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 during the qualification period (July 1, 2016 to January 21, 2018) and also have a minimum of 50 FIS points to compete. If the host country, South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics, did not qualify,

title: Freeskiing

text: as a separate sport and do not refer to it as freestyle. The sport does not require participants to compete, but there are competitive events available at every level of the sport. Currently there are two Olympic freeskiing events, half-pipe skiing and slopestyle. These events make up two of the four Olympic freestyle skiing events. The sport has seen continual growth since its inception in the late 1990s. There is currently a growing number of professional freeskiers, most of whom compete, specializing in a certain freeskiing discipline, while a few do not compete, but rather produce and star in videos.

text: also have a minimum of 50 FIS points to compete. If the host country, South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics did not qualify, their chosen athlete would displace the last qualified athlete, granted all qualification criteria were met. The qualification was held on 19 February at 10:00. The final was held on 20 February at 10:30. Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's halfpipe The Women's halfpipe event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 19 and 20 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The top 30 athletes in

title: Mirjam Jäger

text: one Halfpipe World Cup and a few Europa Cups in Snowboarding, and while balancing her academic studies, she was able to ski and snowboard. It wasn’t until 2004 that she put aside her snowboard to focus on freeskiing only. She gave her World Cup debut in skiing Halfpipe in 2004 in Les Contamines, France, where she finished in 6th place. Between 2006 and 2013 she’s had 3 podium finishes in World Cups. Two 2nd places in Les Contamines, France in 2006 and 2008 and a 3rd place in Cardrona, New Zealand in 2013. Her best finishes in the overall Halfpipe

title: Walter Wood (freestyle skier)

text: qualification requirements narrowly missing the selected 4 person Olympic Halfpipe team. Walter Wood (freestyle skier) Walter Wood (born March 5, 1992) is an American freestyle skier from Evergreen, Colorado. Wood became a recognizable figure in the sport of skiing at a young age. His influence in skiing alongside others helped support the development and eventual adoption of halfpipe skiing to the Olympic Games. Born with severe anaphylactic allergies, Wood was subjected to a challenging childhood until growing out of his severe food and airborne allergies as a teenager providing him with the opportunity to finally adventure outside his hometown of

title: Freeskiing

text: Olympic status for ski halfpipe is expected to have a direct impact on the training, funding, and resources available to athletes. In January 2011, the United States Ski and Snowboard Association launched U.S. Freeskiing in partnership with The North Face, which would presumably supply Olympic uniforms. Any skiing outside the prepared or marked trails is referred to as backcountry or off-piste skiing. This form of skiing is probably the most mortally dangerous (depending on where and how you do it) because of the high speeds, large drops (sometimes with hidden rocks in the landing), and avalanches. This type of skiing

title: Half-pipe skiing

title: Stacia Hookom

text: the halfpipe. Now, the sports are so competitive it is really impossible to do them all." In the 1996 FIS Snowboard World Championships, Hookum started her career by placing 8th for the parallel slalom and 12th for the grand slalom. In the 1995 World Cup, Hookum placed fifth overall for the giant slalom and fourth overall in Half-pipe. Her 2003 7th place finish led the USA at Sapporo in the women's division, with Chris Klug leading the men's in 19th place. Displayed in this table are World Cup placements that are either notable or her best of that season: Hookom

title: Cassie Sharpe

text: ligament and remove a bone fragment in her thumb. To start the 2017–18 World Cup season Sharpe won the halfpipe event at Cardrona, New Zealand. She would also win gold Snowmass, Colorado and gold on the Dew Tour. Sharpe would build on this success into the 2018 Winter Olympics, her first Olympic competition. Sharpe qualified first overall for the halfpipe final. There her first two runs both would have had her in first atop the podium, her third run was a victory lap. She credited her Olympic training to practicing everyday, saying of her frequent practices that it was "so

title: Gretchen Bleiler

text: Olympic halfpipe qualifiers and is also a four-time X Games gold medalist, most recently winning the superpipe at Winter X Games XIV. In 2003, she was a U.S. snowboard Grand Prix champion, a U.S. Open of snowboarding champion, and a Triple Crown of Snowboarding champion. She posed for the February 2004 issue of "FHM", along with fellow snowboarder Tara Dakides and sportscaster Jamie Little. Bleiler, who missed qualifying for the 2002 Winter Olympics due to a tiebreaker, won a silver medal in the women's halfpipe at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Starting in 2007, Bleiler expanded her career

title: U.S. Snowboarding

text: qualifying series for fielding the U.S. Olympic snowboarding team. 1997 - U.S. Skiing changes name to U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association When U.S. Skiing became the official National Governing Body of snowboarding in 1997, the organization changed its name from U.S. Skiing to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. 1998 - Snowboarding debuts at the Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan Ross Powers, who is considered to be snowboarding's first child prodigy, and Shannon Dunn earned bronze medals in halfpipe for U.S. Snowboarding 2002 - U.S. men sweep Olympic halfpipe podium at Park City, Utah Recognized as the event that launched

title: Elizabeth Swaney

text: 34th in her run up to the Olympics. The Olympic quota system also aided in her qualifying. While 24 women were able to compete in half-pipe competition, there are limits on the number of skiers each country could send. The maximum a country could send was twenty six (with a maximum of fourteen men and fourteen women) across all freestyle skiing events. So while the United States had six women ranked within the top 20 in the world in halfpipe skiing, only four were allowed to compete in the Olympics based on the quota system. Between the quota system and

title: Freestyle skiing

text: by judges who assessed the choreography, technical difficulty, and mastery of skills demonstrated by the competitors. Early innovators in the sport were Jan Bucher, Park Smalley, and Hermann Reitberger. The International Ski Federation ceased all formal competition of this event after 2000. Ski cross is based on the snowboarding boardercross. Despite it being a timed racing event, it is often considered part of freestyle skiing because it incorporates terrain features traditionally found in freestyle. Half-pipe skiing is the sport of riding snow skis on a half-pipe. Competitors gradually ski to the end of the pipe by doing flips and tricks.

title: U.S. Snowboarding

text: in men’s halfpipe in 2002 and a best in the world performance of seven medals in 2006. "*The first U.S. Snowboarding Team was officially named in 1994, prior to the 1994-95 season in order to prepare for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan, where the sport would make its Olympic debut, however the United States had participated in snowboarding World Cup competitions since the tour was created in 1988." 1965 - Invention of the Snurfer Snowboarding was born in 1965 when Sherman Poppen created the "Snurfer" by bracing a pair of skis together and riding sideways down his

title: Michael Michalchuk

text: circuit where he would achieve several top ten positions including taking a third placing during the event in Whistler. Michalchuk gained 2002 Winter Olympic qualification after a strong performance in Alpe d'Huez, France in early 2002 but after making his second Olympics he performed poorly failing to qualify for the finals in the half-pipe event and eventually finished a disappointing twenty-seventh. Since the 2002 Olympics Michalchuk has been further hampered by injury and his performances have suffered, between 2002 and 2005 he only achieved a sole top ten placing on the world cup circuit and then took the entire 2006

title: Sarah Burke

text: at its Winter X Games. In 2005, ESPN added women's freeskiing to the X-Games. When half-pipe made its debut at the 2005 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, she emerged as the first world champion. Burke is also a four-time Winter X Games gold medallist in freestyle skiing. She was the first woman ever to land a jump with 1080-degree rotation in competition. She won ESPN's 2001 Award for female skier of the year and was voted 2007's Best Female Action Sports Athlete at the ESPY awards. She regularly participated in skiing films, including "Propaganda", in which she showcased her skills

title: Half-pipe

text: the rider to gain more speed. Zaugg has created a Pipe Monster that for some years made the world's largest elliptical half-pipe. In winter sports, a halfpipe is called a superpipe. There are two major companies training snowcat operators and building half-pipes for events such as the X Games. Planet Snow Design and Snow Park Technologies were founded on this growing snowboard market. The current world record for highest jump in a half-pipe is held by freestyle skier, Peter Olenick. At Winter X Games XIV in Aspen, Colorado, Olenick achieved a height of Half-pipe A half-pipe is a structure used

title: Half-pipe skiing

long_answer: Half-pipe skiing is the sport of riding snow skis on a half-pipe. Competitors perform a series of tricks while going down the pipe. The current world record for highest jump in a half-pipe is held by Joffrey Pollet-Villard, with 26 feet 3 inches (8.00 metres). The sport is considered to be dangerous compared to other sports, and helmets are required to be worn during competitions. Half-pipe skiing has been part of the Winter X Games since 2002, and made its Olympic debut at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. David Wise of the United States of America became the first Olympic champion in this discipline with a total of 92.00 points.