query: Taylor Swift was unsuccessful in Australia.

pos: Taylor Swift (album) Taylor Swift is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift , released on October 24 , 2006 , by Big Machine Records . Swift was 16 years old at the time of the album 's release and wrote its songs during her freshman year of high school . Swift has writing credits on all of the album 's songs , including those co-written with Liz Rose . Swift experimented with several producers , ultimately choosing Nathan Chapman , who had produced her demo album . Musically , the album is country music styled , and lyrically it speaks of romantic relationships , a couple of which Swift wrote from observing relationships before being in one . Lyrics also touch on Swift 's personal struggles in high school .   Five singles were released from the album , all of which have been certified platinum by the RIAA . `` Tim McGraw '' was released as the lead single and reached the top ten on Billboard 's Hot Country Songs . `` Teardrops on My Guitar '' was released as the second single and was the album 's best-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 . `` Our Song '' was released as the third single from the album and was Swift 's first number one on Billboard 's Hot Country Songs chart . It made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number one song on the Hot Country Songs chart . `` Picture to Burn '' and `` Should 've Said No '' were released as the fourth single and fifth singles from the album , respectively , and both were successful on the country charts in the United States . Swift promoted the album by performing on tour as the opening act for artists such as Rascal Flatts , George Strait , Brad Paisley , and Tim McGraw and Faith Hill .   Taylor Swift was received positively by contemporary critics , who praised Swift 's talent at such a young age . The album enjoyed commercial success and launched Swift 's career in country music . In the United States , it topped the Top Country Albums Chart for 24 non-consecutive weeks , and was certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for sales of over 5 million copies . Taylor Swift has logged 275 weeks on the Billboard Top 200 chart as of early 2013 . The album was also successful outside of Swift 's native country , especially in Canada , Australia , and the United Kingdom . The album has sold over 6 million copies worldwide as of January 2015 .

neg: You're Not Sorry `` You 're Not Sorry '' is a country rock song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift . The song was solely written by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman with Swift 's aid . It was released on October 28 , 2008 by Big Machine Records as a promotional single from Swift 's second studio album , Fearless on iTunes , though it is no longer available . A remix version for the television episode of CSI : Crime Scene Investigation in which Swift made an appearance was later released . Swift wrote `` You 're Not Sorry '' , inspired by an ex-boyfriend who was revealed to be opposite of what he appeared to be . The song is a power ballad with country and rock music influences .   Contemporary critics gave `` You 're Not Sorry '' average to favorable reviews . In North America , the song achieved commercial success . It peaked at number 11 on Canadian Hot 100 . In the United States , `` You 're Not Sorry '' also peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA . Swift performed the song in several venues , including on her first headlining tour , the 2009 and 2010 Fearless Tour . During the tour , Swift performed a mashup of a cover version of Justin Timberlake 's `` What Goes Around ... / ... Comes Around '' and `` You 're Not Sorry '' .

neg: Keep Moving Tour The Keep Moving Tour is a cancelled concert tour by Australian hard rock musician Andrew Stockdale in support of his debut solo album Keep Moving . The tour was scheduled for two legs in Australia and the United States between July and August 2013 , but as of 21 July 2013 the entire tour is cancelled .

neg: List of Top 25 singles for 2007 in Australia The following lists the top 25 singles of 2007 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) End of Year Singles Chart .  `` Big Girls Do n't Cry '' by Fergie was the biggest song of the year , peaking at # 1 for nine weeks and staying in the top 50 for 32 weeks ; it also had the longest stay at # 1 .   * 5 weeks in 2007 , and 3 in 2008

neg: List of number-one singles from the 2000s (New Zealand) In New Zealand , the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand ( RIANZ ) compiles the top forty singles chart each week . Sales of songs determined 75 % of the sorting information , and radio airplay figures were responsible for 25 % . From 18 April 2004 to 29 May 2007 the sales/radio airplay split was 50:50 . Downloads of songs were included from 29 May 2007 . The reporting period is from Monday to Sunday , with the week 's chart published the next Monday . Before 18 April 2004 , the chart week was from Sunday to Saturday , with the chart published on Sunday . The first sales chart was published on 2 May 1975 . Before this , a semi-official voting-based chart , published by the New Zealand Listener , ran from 1966 to 1970 , while the ` Pop-o-meter ' charts started in 1970 and finished in 1975 , when the RIANZ became responsible for the publication of charts .   A total of 171 singles topped the chart in the 2000s , including 23 by New Zealand artists . Twenty artists had three or more number-one singles ; the most successful was Akon , whose seven number-ones totalled twenty-three weeks on top of the chart . Chris Brown , Eminem and The Black Eyed Peas each had five of their singles go to number one .   Scribe 's double A-side `` Stand Up '' / `` Not Many '' spent the longest at number one , with twelve weeks . This is the most weeks at number one ever by a New Zealander , and the second most for any song , after Boney M. 's `` Rivers of Babylon '' had fourteen weeks in the top spot in 1978 . `` Axel F '' , by Crazy Frog , and `` Brother '' , by Smashproof and Gin Wigmore each had eleven weeks at the top spot . `` Brother '' broke the record for the longest consecutive number-one reign by a New Zealand artist , previously set by `` Sailing Away '' by All of Us in 1986 .   On 29 May 2006 , `` Crazy '' by Gnarls Barkley replaced `` Hips Do n't Lie '' by Shakira and Wyclef Jean at the top of the chart , and became the 500th number-one single in the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart 's history . Helen Reddy 's `` Free and Easy '' was the first number-one in 1975 . In 1966 , the voting-based chart placed `` A Must to Avoid '' by Herman 's Hermits as the first number-one .   ← 1990s  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010s →  By artist  By song  Notes  References  Bibliography

neg: The Visualise Tour The Visualise Tour is the debut Australian concert tour by singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem . During July 2005 , Goodrem performed a total of ten shows to an estimated audience of 80,000 people , making it one of Australia 's highest selling local tours . The tour began with a `` preview show '' in Newcastle , before heading to Perth , Adelaide , Brisbane , Melbourne , Sydney , Canberra and Hobart .   The show features Goodrem with a live band , string section and four male dancers and is split into five distinctive sections , each with a different costume change and theme , designed to highlight Goodrem 's versatility as a vocalist , pianist and dancer . The set list is composed of songs from both the Innocent Eyes and Mistaken Identity albums , as well Goodrem 's debut single `` I Do n't Care '' and covers of Australian rock group , Jet 's `` Are You Gon na Be My Girl '' and Carole King 's `` I Feel The Earth Move '' . Former Westlife singer Brian McFadden joined Goodrem on stage to perform their number one single `` Almost Here '' as well the Westlife song `` Flying Without Wings '' . The support act for the tour was Canadian artist , Kyle Riabko .   Goodrem became the first Australian artist to headline a show at the Sydney SuperDome ( now Acer Arena ) , while tickets to the two Sydney shows officially outsold shows by major international acts such as Destiny 's Child , Green Day and 50 Cent , who had performed in Sydney earlier the same year . The 24 July performance in Sydney was filmed for the DVD release , titled The Visualise Tour : Live in Concert .

neg: Candice Dianna Candice Dianna Skjonnemand ( born October 21 , 1986 in Gold Coast , Australia ) is an Australian born Singer-songwriter , actress , public figure and Producer .   In February 2016 Candice Dianna ( the original artist stage name ) was awarded finalist in the Australian State Music songwriting competition for Queensland ( QMUSIC AWARDS ) for her title ` Mamma 's Coming Home ' which was released on her 2014 EP ` Becoming an Artist ' .   In 2014 , she featured on Team Kylie ( Minogue ) ` The Voice ' Australia Season 3 . Her audition singing ` Turning Tables ' by Adele saw 3 chairs turn on the hit Channel 9 TV series ; Kylie Minogue , Will.I.Am and Ricky Martin winning her ' ... legions of fans . . ' . Placing in the top 36 before being sent home after the ` Showdowns ' with her performance of ` Unconditional ' by Katy Perry .   In 2012 , Candice Dianna was crowned the National champion of Karaoke World Championships and went on to Place 2nd in the world in Imatra , Finland .   Candice was also crowned the overall city champion of the largest State wide talent competition , ` The Eistedfods ' , in 2003 and her name was engraved in the Gold Coast hall of fame plaque wall at the Gold Coast Arts Centre . Also in 2003 , Candice Dianna was signed to ` Multiplay Music ' and ` Excalibur Productions ' for songwriting and publishing where she worked with Warner Studios Sweden 's `` Fredro and Matts B '' , Adrian Newman , and Hayden Bell ( Producer of Savage Garden , Human Nature , and many other Australian artists ) .   Candice Dianna was also part of an electronic duo called ` Elektra Vine ' in 2011-2012 with Loic Mobbs ( a longtime friend and music producer/engineer ) . The two quickly received attention for their works and featured on Foxtel/Austar 's program ` Planet Unearthed ' .   During her short time in the electronic duet , an award for Highly Commended was given to the song ` So far ' by QMUSIC Australia .

neg: Sweeter Than Fiction `` Sweeter Than Fiction '' is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for the film One Chance . The song was written and produced by Swift along with Jack Antonoff , best known as the guitarist for indie pop band fun. , and was released through Big Machine Records as the lead single from the soundtrack album on October 21 , 2013 .

neg: Shannon Noll Shannon Noll ( born 16 September 1975 ) is an Australian singer-songwriter who first came to prominence as runner-up of the first season of Australian Idol in 2003 , which led to him being signed to Sony BMG . He has released five top ten albums , including two number-one multi-platinum sellers . Noll 's first ten singles all peaked inside the ARIA top ten , including three that reached number one . He is the only Australian male artist in Australian chart history to have ten consecutive top ten singles . Noll 's debut single `` What About Me '' was certified 4 × platinum and became the highest selling single of 2004 in Australia .   With 17 platinum and three gold certifications and combined album and single sales of over 1.3 million in Australia , Noll has the third highest certification and sales level for an Australian Idol contestant . Noll has received six ARIA Music Award nominations , including Best Pop Release for his second album Lift , and has won five ARIA No. 1 Chart Awards . He also won the MTV Australia Video Music Award for Best Male Artist three years in succession between 2005 and 2007 . In 2010 Noll ended his contract with Sony and signed with Universal Music Australia .

neg: Young Divas Young Divas was an Australian pop girl group , which formed in 2006 by Sony BMG Australia initially for a one-off single and national tour to promote all members as solo artists . The original line up consisted of former Australian Idol contestants , including season one finalist Paulini , season two contestant Ricki-Lee Coulter , season three winner Kate DeAraugo and runner-up Emily Williams .   Young Divas released a cover of `` This Time I Know It 's for Real '' to attract attention for the tour . The song peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) . A cover of `` Happenin ' All Over Again '' was later released as their second single , which peaked at number nine and was certified gold . Due to their commercial success , Sony BMG decided that the Young Divas would record a full-length album of classic disco and pop covers titled , Young Divas , in November 2006 . The album debuted at number four on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified double platinum .   In June 2007 , Coulter parted ways with the group to resume her solo music career and was replaced by season four runner-up Jessica Mauboy . Young Divas released their second album New Attitude in November 2007 , which debuted at number 10 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold . The album 's lead single `` Turn Me Loose '' ( featuring rapper Savage ) reached number 15 on the ARIA Singles Chart . In 2008 , Young Divas officially disbanded with all members resuming their solo music careers .

neg: Rajon Music Group The Rajon Music Group was formed in July 2000 by John Evans after the merger of 3 leading independent record labels ( Rajon Entertainment , Redx Entertainment and Startel Entertainment ) . Consequently , the group became one of the largest independent record labels in Australia .   Rajon 's core business was TV compilations ; budget , mid price and catalogue marketing and concepts ; single artist development , third party licensing ; synchronisations for TV and film , and premium CD 's . The company has also expanded into the DVD/Video market with the launch of Rajon Vision in December 2001 .   Rajon owned and controlled a very successful catalogue of artists , which has earned many awards including 32 gold records , 6 platinum records and 42 major industry awards .   Rajon Music Group was distributed by Sony Music in Australia who supplies product to major music and DVD retailers such Sanity , HMV , Blockbuster , K-Mart , Target , Myer/Grace , Leading Edge . The company has recently expanded the operation into New Zealand , Asia and the UK . Distribution is handled by Sony Music in Asia and Zomba/BMG in New Zealand .   Rajon was a member of ARIA ( Australian Record Industry Association ) and AMCOS ( Australasian Mechanical Copyrights Owners Society ) .

neg: Did It Again (Kylie Minogue song) `` Did It Again '' is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue , originally featured on her sixth studio album Impossible Princess ( 1997 ) . The song was released as the album 's second single on 24 November 1997 through BMG , Deconstruction and Mushroom . Minogue had written the track with Steve Anderson and Dave Seaman , and it was produced by Minogue in collaboration with Brothers in Rhythm . Backed by guitars and drum , `` Did It Again '' is a pop rock track in which Minogue sings about her self-consciousness and self-hatred .   Critical response to `` Did It Again '' was mostly positive ; some critics praised the song 's composition and highlighted it as a career stand out track . In Australia , `` Did It Again '' peaked at number fifteen on the Australian Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) . In the United Kingdom , it peaked at fourteen on the UK Singles Chart . Petro Romanhi directed the song 's music video , which features four clones of Minogue in different outfits , and fighting with each other .   To promote `` Did It Again '' , Minogue performed the track on The National Lottery Live and MTV UK . It was later included on her 1998 concert tour Intimate and Live Tour . The song was subsequently included on Minogue 's compilation albums Confide in Me ( 2002 ) , Ultimate Kylie ( 2004 ) , and Confide in Me : The Irresistible Kylie ( 2007 ) .

neg: Banking in Australia The banking sector in Australia consists of a number of banks licensed to carry on banking business under the Banking Act 1959 , foreign banks licensed to operate through a branch in Australia , and Australian-incorporated foreign bank subsidiaries . There are also a large number of financial institutions , such as credit unions , building societies and mutual banks , which provide limited banking-type services .   The banking system is liquid , competitive and well developed . For the 10 years ended mid-2013 , the Commonwealth Bank was ranked first in Bloomberg Riskless Return Ranking a risk-adjusted 18 % . Westpac Bank was in fourth place with 11 % and ANZ Bank was in seventh place with 8.7 % .

neg: Triple J Hottest 100, 2016 The 2016 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day , 26 January 2017 . It is the 24th countdown of the most popular songs of the year , as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station Triple J.   2016 's countdown broke several Hottest 100 records , including number of votes ( over 2.25 million ) , number of songs by Australian acts both in the whole list ( 66 out of the 100 ) and at its top ( all of the top four ) , and longest absence between countdowns ( 16 years for Paul Kelly ) . With the first-place win of Australian producer Flume for `` Never Be like You '' , 2016 marks a record-breaking fourth consecutive annual countdown in which the number-one track was by an Australian act , after Vance Joy in 2013 , Chet Faker in 2014 , and The Rubens in 2015 . Flume became the first electronic dance music producer to top the countdown .

neg: List of Kylie Minogue concert tours This is a list of concert tours by Australian pop music singer , Kylie Minogue . Since 1989 , Kylie has embarked on ten worldwide concert tours including performances in Australia , Europe , Asia , Africa , South America and North America . Minogue 's first live concert performance was in 1988 at Canton , a nightclub in Hong Kong . The following year she embarked on her first tour , performing in front of 38,000 at the Tokyo Dome in Japan .   Minogue 's stage shows include elaborate costumes and sets that were inspired by Broadway musicals , science fiction films and electronic music groups such as Kraftwerk . In 2003 , Minogue was named `` Live Performer of the Year '' at the Australian Mo Awards .

neg: List of number-one dance singles of 2003 (Australia) The ARIA Dance Chart is a chart that ranks the best-performing dance singles of Australia . It is published by Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) , an organisation who collect music data for the weekly ARIA Charts . To be eligible to appear on the chart , the recording must be a single , and be `` predominantly of a dance nature , or with a featured track of a dance nature , or included in the ARIA Club Chart or a comparable overseas chart '' .   __ TOC __

neg: When Love & Hate Collide `` When Love & Hate Collide '' is a power ballad by British rock band Def Leppard from their 1995 greatest hits album Vault , written by Joe Elliott and Rick Savage . It was originally written and demoed for Adrenalize , but not finalized until 1995 for its inclusion on Vault . The demo version is much more heavily produced in the signature style of Hysteria and Adrenalize , and the final version is more stripped down , supposedly toward the style of the following studio album Slang . The original demo version contains the final recorded guitar solo by late original guitarist Steve Clark . `` When Love & Hate Collide '' became one of their most successful singles in their homeland , where it reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Charts , but it failed to make a significant impact in the U.S. charts , reaching # 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 .   In 2008 , the song was re-recorded this time with featured vocals of American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift . The original version was re-released as a digital download on 12 February 2013 .

neg: Australian pop music awards Australian pop music awards are a series of inter-related national awards that gave recognition to popular musical artists and have included the Go-Set pop poll ( 1966 -- 1972 ) ; TV Week King of Pop Awards ( 1967 -- 1978 ) ; TV Week and Countdown Music Awards ( 1979 -- 1980 ) ; and Countdown Music and Video Awards ( 1981 -- 1986 ) . Early awards were based on popular voting from readers of teenage pop music newspaper Go-Set and television program guide TV Week . They were followed by responses from viewers of Countdown , a TV pop music series ( 1974 -- 1987 ) on national broadcaster Australian Broadcasting Corporation ( ABC ) . Some of the later award ceremonies incorporated listed nominees and peer-voted awards . From 1987 the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) instituted its own peer-voted ARIA Music Awards .

neg: Mark Cosgrove Mark James Cosgrove ( born 14 June 1984 , in Elizabeth , South Australia ) is an Australian first-class cricketer . He is a left-handed batsman and part-time medium pace bowler . In 2005 Cosgrove was named the Bradman Young Player of the Year . Nevertheless , he was dropped from the state squad in early 2005 because of claims that he was overweight , but was reinstated a few months later .   Cosgrove debuted internationally with a One Day International against Bangladesh at Fatullah Osmani Stadium , Fatullah on 28 April 2006 , responding with an aggressive half-century . He was signed by Glamorgan in 2006 for the English summer , and was regarded as a dark horse for selection in the 2007 World Cup ; however , a poor 2006 -- 07 season with South Australia meant he was not selected .   In 2007 he declined an offer to return to Glamorgan , instead joining the Centre of Excellence in Australia at the request of national chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch . On 25 July 2007 , Cosgrove was suspended from the Centre of Excellence for disciplinary reasons . On 28 September 2009 he once again signed to Glamorgan as their overseas player for the summer season .   On 13 April 2010 , while still only 25 , Cosgrove was overlooked on a contract with South Australia and ended an eventful eight years with the state .  Jamie Cox , the state 's director of cricket , said he had not fulfilled his potential . `` Mark has made a valuable contribution to South Australian cricket over many years , and I certainly hope there are other opportunities out there for him , '' Cox said . `` We have worked hard with him during this time , but the unfortunate reality is that we were unable to help him fulfil his full potential . ''   The decision comes after Cosgrove scored 511 first-class runs in 2009/10 , including two hundreds , and also averaged more than 40 in the one-day competition . He contributed as South Australia progressed to the Twenty20 domestic final , but was not a part of the squad for the lucrative Champions League later in the year .   Cosgrove signed a new contract for the 2010/11 season with Tasmania and scored 806 Shield runs , the most in the competition . The following season was less successful , Cosgrove making 347 Shield runs at 34.7 . In the Ryobi Cup ( 50 over ) competition , Cosgrove made 203 runs ( third-highest for Tasmania ) at 22.25 , but played only one game in the Big Bash League ( 20-20 comp ) for the Hobart Hurricanes .   In 2012/2013 Cosgrove scored 784 runs ( avg . 39.2 ) in the Sheffield Shield , the second-highest aggregate in the comp behind Tasmanian team-mate Ricky Ponting.Cosgrove was less successful in limited over cricket , scoring just 51 runs in 4 games in the Ryobi Cup and 61 runs in 5 Big Bash League games , for the Sydney Thunder .   In 2014 Cosgrove signed a 2-year contract to return to South Australia after refusing a 2-year extension to his Tasmania contract citing a preference to return to South Australia to be closer to family . At the end of 2014 season after Johan Botha 's sacking as captain , Cosgrove now has the mantle of South Australia 's overseas player as he has English qualification due to his years in the County system despite being born in Adelaide .   In 2016 Cosgrove was axed by South Australia , he is still playing for Leicestershire .

neg: Carrie Underwood discography American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood has released five studio albums and 29 singles . Underwood rose to fame after winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005 . Her debut album , Some Hearts , was released in 2005 and is the fastest-selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history . It also became the best-selling solo female country debut in Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) history , as well as the top-selling debut album of any American Idol contestant in the United States .   Her second album , Carnival Ride , was released in 2007 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 charts . During the first week , it sold 527,000 copies , which at the time was the best sales week by a female solo country artist since Shania Twain 's Greatest Hits sold 530,000 copies in its first week back in 2004 . The album has since been certified 4x Platinum .   Underwood released her third studio album , Play On , on November 3 , 2009 . It debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart and the all-genre Billboard 200 . It features the number one singles `` Cowboy Casanova '' , `` Temporary Home '' , and `` Undo It '' , as well as the number two single , `` Mama 's Song '' . The album has since been certified 3x Platinum in the US , Platinum in Canada , and Gold in Australia . On June 2011 , the album re-entered the Australian Albums Charts for both the ARIA National Top 50 and the Country Top 20 albums at number 14 and number one , respectively , giving Underwood her first number one album in Australia . The album was eventually certified Gold in Australia .   On May 1 , 2012 , Underwood released her fourth album , Blown Away . In the United States , it sold 267,000 albums in its first week and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums charts . It debuted at number one in Canada 's Top 200 all-genre albums chart and Top 100 Country albums chart , being immediately certified Gold . The album also debuted at number one on Australia 's Top 20 Country Albums and number four on the all-genre Top 50 Albums . The album has been certified 2x Platinum in the United States and Canada .   On December 9 , 2014 , Underwood released her first greatest hits album , Greatest Hits : Decade # 1 . The compilation debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and at number one on the Top Country Albums charts , and set several records upon release , including having the biggest sales debut for a hits collection in any genre of music in more than six years and the biggest first-week sales for a female hits album in any genre in over nine years . The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on January 16 , 2015 .   Underwood 's fifth studio album , Storyteller was released on October 23 , 2015 . The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 . This made Underwood the only country artist to have his or her first five studio albums debut at number one or number two on the Billboard 200 chart . It also debuted atop the Top Country Albums chart , earning Underwood another record as the only artist to score six consecutive number one albums on that chart . The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 24 , 2016 .   Underwood has sold in excess of 65 million records globally . In the United States , she has sold 16.3 million albums and over 34.8 million digital singles , making her the best-selling American Idol contestant of all-time . She is the top country artist and the fifth highest-certified female artist on the RIAA Top Artists ( Digital Singles ) Ranking . She is also the fourth biggest album seller among artists who have debuted the past 13 years . Underwood has accumulated 85 Billboard number-ones . She has had 15 singles top the Billboard Country Airplay , and 14 singles top the Hot Country Songs , respectively . Notably , Underwood garnered twenty-six consecutive top 10 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart , the longest streak of top ten singles for a country artist .

neg: Australian Football International Cup The Australian Football International Cup ( also known as the AFL International Cup ) is an international sport competition in Australian rules football . It is currently co-ordinated by the Australian Football League 's game development arm and run every 3 years since 2002 .   The tournament is the largest international Australian rules football event and the only one that is open to worldwide senior competition ; although Australia , the home and world 's strongest nation in the game , does not participate as it would most likely dominate the competition .   The inaugural tournament was the 2002 Australian Football International Cup run by the International Australian Football Council under the auspices of the Australian Football League , which then assumed full control with the winding up of the IAFC .   The Cup was originally for male participants only , but in 2011 a women 's competition was established . After some suggestions the tournament would be run every 4 years , the AFL is currently maintaining the 3-year cycle .   The grand final of each men 's tournament has been held as a curtain raiser to a home-and-away match of the AFL premiership season .   Australia is not represented in the men 's tournament ; as the only nation where the sport is played professionally , the difference in skill level between an Australian national team and the nearest competitor is currently far too large for any contest to be worthwhile . As such , the tournament is geared towards development of the sport outside Australia and expatriate Australians may not compete , with the exception of the women 's OzIM team , where only indigenous and multicultural Australians are able to enter .   Currently there are efforts to help raise the event 's profile by broadcasting the 2017 International Cup on SBS , an organisation devoted to multicultural , multi-lingual entertainment .


query: Seattle is in the same region as a tech company's HQ.

pos: Amazon.com Amazon.com ( -LSB- ˈæməzɒn -RSB- or -LSB- ˈæməzən -RSB- ) , also called Amazon , is an American electronic commerce and cloud computing company that was founded on July 5 , 1994 , by Jeff Bezos and is based in Seattle , Washington . It is the largest Internet-based retailer in the world by total sales and market capitalization . Amazon.com started as an online bookstore , later diversifying to sell DVDs , Blu-rays , CDs , video downloads/streaming , MP3 downloads/streaming , audiobook downloads/streaming , software , video games , electronics , apparel , furniture , food , toys , and jewelry . The company also produces consumer electronics -- notably , Kindle e-readers , Fire tablets , Fire TV , and Echo -- and is the world 's largest provider of cloud infrastructure services ( IaaS and PaaS ) . Amazon also sells certain low-end products like USB cables under its in-house brand AmazonBasics .   Amazon has separate retail websites for the United States , the United Kingdom and Ireland , France , Canada , Germany , Italy , Spain , Netherlands , Australia , Brazil , Japan , China , India , and Mexico . Amazon also offers international shipping to certain other countries for some of its products . In 2016 , Dutch , Polish , and Turkish language versions of the German Amazon website were launched .   In 2015 , Amazon surpassed Walmart as the most valuable retailer in the United States by market capitalization , . Amazon is the fourth most valuable public company in the world , the largest internet company by revenue in the world and the ninth largest employer in the United States .

pos: Seattle Seattle ( -LSB- siˈætəl -RSB- ) is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States and the seat of King County , Washington . With an estimated 704,352 residents , Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America . In July 2013 , it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the Top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1 % . In July 2016 , Seattle was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city , with a 3.1 % annual growth rate . The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound ( an inlet of the Pacific Ocean ) and Lake Washington , about 100 mi south of the Canada -- United States border . A major gateway for trade with Asia , Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling .   The Seattle area was previously inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers . Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers , subsequently known as the Denny Party , arrived from Illinois via Portland , Oregon , on the schooner Exact at Alki Point on November 13 , 1851 . The settlement was moved to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay and named `` Seattle '' in 1852 , after Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes .   Logging was Seattle 's first major industry , but by the late-19th century , the city had become a commercial and shipbuilding center as a gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush . Growth after World War II was partially due to the local Boeing company , which established Seattle as a center for aircraft manufacturing . The Seattle area developed as a technology center beginning in the 1980s , with companies like Microsoft becoming established in the region . In 1994 , Internet retailer Amazon was founded in Seattle . The stream of new software , biotechnology , and Internet companies led to an economic revival , which increased the city 's population by almost 50,000 between 1990 and 2000 .   Seattle has a noteworthy musical history . From 1918 to 1951 , nearly two dozen jazz nightclubs existed along Jackson Street , from the current Chinatown / International District , to the Central District . The jazz scene developed the early careers of Ray Charles , Quincy Jones , Ernestine Anderson , and others . Seattle is also the birthplace of hip-hop sensation Neema , rock musician Jimi Hendrix , origin of the bands Nirvana , Pearl Jam , Soundgarden , Alice in Chains and the alternative rock subgenre grunge .

neg: 10,000ft 10,000 ft is a software as a service company located in Seattle , Washington in the United States . The firm was founded in 2012 after the launch of their first product 10,000 ft Plans ( formerly known as 10,000 ft ) , which is a resource planning and project management software application .   In 2015 , 10,000 ft launched their second web application , 10,000 ft Insights -- a collaborative software tool for design and product teams .

neg: Southeast, Washington, D.C. Southeast ( SE or S.E. ) is the southeastern quadrant of Washington , D.C. , the capital of the United States , and is located south of East Capitol Street and east of South Capitol Street . It includes the Capitol Hill and Anacostia neighborhoods , the Navy Yard , the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling ( JBAB ) , the U.S. Marine Barracks , the Anacostia River waterfront , Eastern Market , the remains of several Civil War-era forts , historic St. Elizabeths Hospital , RFK Stadium , Nationals Park , and the Congressional Cemetery . It is also contains a landmark known as `` The Big Chair , '' located on Martin Luther King Avenue . The quadrant is bisected by the Anacostia River , with the portion that is west of the river sometimes referred to as `` Near Southeast '' .

neg: U.S. Bank Centre US Bank Centre is a 177 m , 44-story skyscraper in Seattle , Washington . It opened as Pacific First Center and was constructed from 1987 to 1989 . It is currently the eighth tallest building in Seattle and was designed by Callison Architecture , who is also headquartered in the building . It contains 287,602 m ² ( 943,575 sq ft ) of office space .

neg: Wacom (company) ( -LSB- ˈwɑːkəm -RSB- ) is a Japanese company headquartered in Kazo , Saitama , Japan , that specializes in graphics tablets and related products .

neg: Tesco Corporation Tesco Corporation ( Tesco ) is an oilfield services company specializing in the design , manufacture and service of technology-based solutions for the upstream energy industry . Its headquarters are located in the Spring Branch district of Houston , Texas , United States .

neg: T-Mobile US T-Mobile US is a major wireless network operator in the United States . The German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom ( DT ) is its majority shareholder . Its headquarters are located in Bellevue , Washington , in the Seattle metropolitan area . T-Mobile is the third largest wireless carrier in the United States with 72.6 million customers as of Q1 2017 .   T-Mobile US provides wireless voice and data services in the United States , Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands under the T-Mobile and MetroPCS brands ( which it acquired in a reverse takeover in 2013 , resulting in the company going public on the NASDAQ stock exchange ) , and also serves as the host network for many mobile virtual network operators . The company has annual revenues of $ 37 billion . Its network reaches 98 percent of Americans . In 2015 , Consumer Reports named T-Mobile the number one American wireless carrier . In 2017 , T-Mobile was ranked # 1 in Customer Service Satisfaction by Nielsen .

neg: Uber (company) Infobox company  | name = Uber Technologies Inc. .  | logo = Uber logo.svg  | type = Privately held company  | founders =  | hq_location = San Francisco , California  | area_served = Worldwide , 570 cities  | key_people =   Uber Technologies Inc. is a transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco , California , United States , operating in 570 cities worldwide . It develops , markets and operates the Uber car transportation and food delivery mobile apps . Uber drivers use their own cars , although drivers can rent a car to drive with Uber .   The name `` Uber '' is a reference to the common ( and somewhat slangy ) word `` uber '' , meaning `` topmost '' or `` super '' , and having its origins in the German word über , meaning `` above '' .   Uber has been a pioneer in the sharing economy and the changes in industries as a result of the sharing economy have been referred to as `` Uberification '' or `` Uberisation '' . Uber has also been the subject of protests and legal actions .

neg: Seattle process The Seattle process or Seattle way is a term stemming from the political procedure in Seattle and King County , and to a lesser extent other cities and the Washington state government . The term has no strict definition but refers to the pervasively slow process of dialogue , deliberation , participation , and municipal introspection before making any decision and the time it takes to enact any policy . An early definition came from a 1983 editorial in the Seattle Weekly , `` the usual Seattle process of seeking consensus through exhaustion . ''

neg: Silicon Fen Silicon Fen ( sometimes known as the Cambridge Cluster ) is the name given to the region around Cambridge , England , which is home to a large cluster of high-tech businesses focusing on software , electronics and biotechnology . Many of these businesses have connections with the University of Cambridge , and the area is now one of the most important technology centres in Europe .   It is called `` Silicon Fen '' by analogy with Silicon Valley in California , because it lies at the southern tip of the English Fenland . The interest in technology in the area started with Acorn Computers .

neg: 111 Eighth Avenue 111 Eighth Avenue is a full-block Art Deco multi-use building located between Eighth and Ninth Avenues , and 15th and 16th Streets in the Chelsea neighborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York City .   At 2.9 e6sqft , it is currently the city 's fourth largest building in terms of floor area . It was the largest building until 1963 when the 3.14 e6sqft MetLife Building opened . The World Trade Center ( which opened in 1970 -- 71 ) and 55 Water Street 3.5 e6sqft , which opened in 1972 , were also larger but the World Trade Center was destroyed in 2001 . When the 3.5 e6sqft One World Trade Center opened in 2014 , 111 became the city 's fourth largest building .   The building , which has been owned by Google since 2010 , is one of the largest technology-owned office buildings in the world . It is also larger than Apple Inc. 's new circular `` spaceship '' ( 2.8 e6sqft ) headquarters being built in Cupertino , California .

neg: IPass (company) iPass Inc is an American multinational company headquartered in Redwood Shores , California that provides Internet access on wireless-enabled devices . The firm was first incorporated in California in July 1996 and later reincorporated in Delaware in June 2000 . The company 's stock was added to the NASDAQ on July 24 , 2003 .

neg: Financial District, San Francisco The Financial District is a neighborhood in San Francisco , California , that serves as its main central business district . It is home to the city 's largest concentration of corporate headquarters , law firms , insurance companies , real estate firms , banks , savings and loans , and other financial institutions . All six San Francisco Fortune 500 companies -- McKesson , Wells Fargo , PG&E , Gap , Charles Schwab , and Salesforce.com -- are located in the district .   The area is marked by the cluster of high-rise towers in the triangular area east of Kearny Street , south of Washington Street , west of the Embarcadero that rings the waterfront , and north of Market Street . The city 's tallest buildings , including 555 California Street and the Transamerica Pyramid , and many other tall buildings , such as 101 California Street and 345 California Street are located there . Montgomery Street ( sometimes called `` Wall Street of the West '' ) is the traditional heart of the district .   Since the 1980s , restrictions on high rise construction have shifted new development to the adjacent South of Market area surrounding the Transbay Transit Center . This area is sometimes called the South Financial District by real estate developers , or simply included as part of the Financial District itself .

neg: Beacon Hill, Seattle Beacon Hill is a hill and neighborhood in southeast Seattle , Washington . The municipal government subdivides it into North Beacon Hill , Mid-Beacon Hill , Holly Park , and South Beacon Hill , though most people who live there simply call it `` Beacon Hill . '' Former home to the world headquarters of Amazon.com and present home to the Seattle Division of the Department of Veterans Affairs ' Puget Sound Health Care System , the hill offers views of downtown , the Industrial District , Elliott Bay , First Hill , Rainier Valley , and , when the weather is good , Mount Rainier and the Olympic Mountains . It is roughly bounded on the west by Interstate 5 , on the north by Interstate 90 , on the east by Rainier Avenue South , Cheasty Boulevard South , and Martin Luther King Junior Way South , and on the south by the Seattle city boundary . It is part of Seattle 's South End . Homes on the northern part of the hill were mostly built in the early 1900s ; thus , North Beacon Hill contains many excellent examples of Craftsman bungalows and Seattle box houses , a local variant of the Foursquare style .   The American Planning Association ( APA ) , an organization of `` planners , citizens and elected officials - committed to making great communities happen '' , named Beacon Hill as one of the 30 Great Places in America . The features of Beacon Hill that constitute an APA Great Place include urban design and aesthetics , multi-modal transportation , a variety of uses within the neighborhood , sustainability , community participation and involvement , and memorable character . Beacon Hill was also recognized for having the largest Olmsted-planned green space in Seattle , known as Jefferson Park . The neighborhood is highly treasured by its businesses and residents , and the neighborhood is highly involved in local planning affairs such as open space , public safety , and transportation .   The Beacon Hill neighborhood prides itself on many fine foods and restaurants , a highly rated hair salon , the best live music venue , and a place for kids activities , all voted for as some of the `` Best of 2012 '' by Seattle Magazine ( online version not currently available ) . The City of Seattle , in partnership with Beacon BIKES , created the Beacon Hill Family Bicycle and Pedestrian Circulation Plan , a ten-year plan to increase pedestrian bicycle networks serving highly used greenways , intersections , and cycle tracts within the neighborhood as a measure to increase safety for all users . The plan was awarded the 2012 VISION 2040 Award from the Puget Sound Regional Council .   Beacon Hill is home to the `` Beacon Rocks ! '' performance series , beginning its 5th season in 2014 on the last Sunday of June , July and August . This event featuring a variety of types of performances is held on the Roberto Maestas Festival Street and produced by Beacon Hill 's neighborhood community arts group `` ROCKiT Community Arts '' .   Beacon Hill has recently become known for their Food Forest , a new project that has created neighborhood urban farming west of Jefferson Park . The Beacon Food Forest has gained national attention in the news , receiving recognition from the Associated Press , CBS , Gawker , and HLN , to name a few . A 2012 article in Seattle Weekly stated that Beacon Hill was soon to `` boast the biggest public food forest in the country '' with seven lush acres containing a community park and an edible landscape , including such plantings as walnuts , chestnuts , berry shrubs and vegetables . The idea started with a community-led group that secured $ 22,000 in Neighborhood Matching Funds from the Department of Neighborhoods .

neg: Cross Point (Lowell, Massachusetts) Cross Point is an office complex in Lowell , Massachusetts . Formerly named Wang Towers , it is a local landmark , dominating the busy intersection of Interstate 495 ( the Boston outer ring road ) and U.S. Route 3 . It is the third-tallest building in Lowell , after Three River Place and the Kenneth R. Fox Student Union at UMass Lowell .   The complex , consisting of three interconnected cement-clad 12-storey towers and other buildings totaling over 1,200,000 sqft situated on 15 acre , was built by original sole tenant Wang Laboratories as its new world headquarters .   Construction began in 1980 , and it was completed in stages at a cost of ( about $ in current dollars ) . The buildings served as a demonstration of the rise of Wang Labs and the Boston-area computer technology industry generally , and later as a sign of the rapid fall of the company and industry : Wang Labs entered bankruptcy in 1992 , and the property was sold at bankruptcy auction in 1994 for a tiny fraction of its construction cost -- $ 525,000 ( about $ in current dollars ) -- in 1994 , to Louis Pellegrine , fronting for Atlantic Retail Partners .   Atlantic renovated the towers ( with the help of tax breaks and a $ 4 million letter of credit from the City of Lowell ) and sold them in 1998 to San-Francisco-based Yale Properties USA and Blackstone Real Estate Advisors , reportedly for over $ 100 million . The towers acquired new tenants , but business was hurt by the 2000-2001 bursting of the `` dot-com bubble '' , and it was described as being , by 2005 , a `` ghost town '' with an occupancy rate of about 50 % .   Yale Properties bought out Blackstone 's share in 2005 ; in the same year San-Diego-based Divco West Properties bought an interest in the property . By 2007 the occupancy rate was back up to about 90 % , with major tenants such as Motorola moving in . Yale actively shopped the property , but a 2007 deal to sell it for about $ 180 million to a consortium led by Davis Marcus Partners fell through . The real estate crash beginning in 2007 put severe strain on the property 's finances , but Yale and Divco West ( along with Canada 's Public Sector Pension Investment Board ) retained ownership . In 2012 the towers were about 70 % filled and Colliers International was hired to boost occupancy .   The towers were sold to CP Associates LLC for $ 100 Million in 2014 .   One of the largest office lease relocation transactions in Greater Boston happened when Kronos Incorporated signed a 500,000 square-foot global headquarters office lease at Cross Point in 2016 . This move makes the workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions provider one of the largest employers in Lowell and the largest tenant at Cross Point with 1,500 employees on a total of 16 floors . CrossPoint 's ownership team and Kronos plan to invest more than $ 40 million toward the design and build-out of a completely modernized facility .

neg: Technology company A technology company ( often tech company ) is a type of business entity that focuses primarily on the development and manufacturing of technology .   Apple , IBM , Lenovo , Huawei , Microsoft , BLOCK X and Oracle , among others , are considered prototypical technology companies .   Information technology ( IT ) companies and high tech companies are subsets of technology companies .

neg: Cadence Biomedical Cadence Biomedical is a medical device company that provides orthotic products to help individuals with severe mobility impairments to walk again . The company is located in Seattle , Washington and was founded in 2007 under the name Empowering Engineering Technologies .

neg: Chief Seattle Chief Seattle ( c. 1786 -- June 7 , 1866 ) was a Suquamish Tribe ( Suquamish ) and Dkhw ` Duw ` Absh ( Duwamish ) chief . A prominent figure among his people , he pursued a path of accommodation to white settlers , forming a personal relationship with `` Doc '' Maynard . The city of Seattle , in the U.S. state of Washington , was named after him . A widely publicized speech arguing in favor of ecological responsibility and respect of Native Americans ' land rights had been attributed to him . However , what he actually said has been lost through translation and rewriting .   The name Seattle is an anglicization of the modern Duwamish conventional spelling Si'ahl , equivalent to the modern Lushootseed spelling siʔaɫ -LSB- ˈsiʔaːɬ -RSB- . He is also known as Sealth , Seathle , Seathl , or See-ahth .

neg: Seattle Computer Products Seattle Computer Products ( SCP ) was a Seattle , Washington , microcomputer hardware company which was one of the first manufacturers of computer systems based on the 16-bit Intel 8086 processor . SCP began shipping its first S-100 bus 8086 CPU boards to customers in November , 1979 , about 21 months before IBM introduced its Personal Computer which was based on the slower 8088 and introduced the 8-bit ISA bus . SCP shipped an operating system for that hardware about a year before the release of the PC , which was modified by Microsoft for the PC and renamed IBM PC DOS . SCP was staffed partly by high-school students from nearby communities who soldered and assembled the computers . Some of them would later work for Microsoft .

neg: Compuware Compuware Corporation is an American software company with products aimed at the information technology ( IT ) departments of large businesses . The company 's services also include testing , development , automation , and performance management software for programs running on mainframe computer systems . The company has its headquarters in Downtown Detroit , Michigan .   In December 2014 , Compuware was acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo and became a privately held company .

neg: Seattle City Light Seattle City Light is the public utility providing electrical power to Seattle , Washington , US , and parts of its metropolitan area , including all of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park and parts of unincorporated King County , Burien , Normandy Park , SeaTac , Renton , and Tukwila . Seattle City Light is the 10th largest public utility in the United States and the first municipal utility in the US to own and operate a hydroelectric facility .   Seattle City Light is a department of the City of Seattle and is governed by Seattle City Council . Currently , Seattle City Council Member Kshama Sawant heads the committee that oversees Seattle City Light .


query: American Gods is a syndicated television series.

pos: American Gods (TV series) American Gods is an American television series based on the novel of the same name , written by Neil Gaiman and originally published in 2001 . The television series was developed by Bryan Fuller and Michael Green for the premium cable network Starz . Fuller and Green are the showrunners for the series . Gaiman serves as an executive producer along with Fuller , Green , Craig Cegielski , Stefanie Berk , and Thom Beers . The first episode premiered on the Starz network and through their streaming application on April 30 , 2017 . In May 2017 , the series was renewed for a second season .

neg: Gods (comics) Gods or God , in comics , may refer to :   Gods ( DC Comics )  New Gods  Olympian Gods ( comics )  Gods ( Marvel Comics )  Elder Gods ( Marvel Comics )  Young Gods ( comics )  God ( Image Comics )

neg: An American Translation The Bible , An American Translation ( AAT ) ( not to be confused with Beck 's American Translation done later ) consists of The Old Testament translated by a group of scholars under the editorship of John Merlin Powis Smith , the Apocrypha translated by Edgar J. Goodspeed , and The New Testament translated by Edgar J. Goodspeed .   In a foreword to the 1949 edition , Goodspeed wrote , `` The rapid advance of learning in recent years in the fields of history , archaeology , and language has thrown new light upon every part of the Bible . At the same time our changing English speech has carried us farther and farther from the sixteenth-century diction in which all our standard versions of it are clothed . Yet the great messages of the Old and New Testaments were never more necessary than in our present confused and hurried life . We have , therefore , sought to produce a new translation of them , based upon the assured results of modern study , and put in the familiar language of today . ''

neg: The Simpsons The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company . The series is a satirical depiction of working-class life epitomized by the Simpson family , which consists of Homer , Marge , Bart , Lisa , and Maggie . The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture , society , television , and the human condition .   The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks . Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family , substituting Bart for his own name . The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19 , 1987 . After a three-season run , the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became an early hit for Fox , becoming the network 's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season ( 1989 -- 90 ) .   Since its debut on December 17 , 1989 , episodes of The Simpsons have been broadcast . Its 28th season began on September 25 , 2016 . It is the longest-running American sitcom and the longest-running American animated program , and , in 2009 , it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series . The Simpsons Movie , a feature-length film , was released in theaters worldwide on July 27 , 2007 , and grossed over $ 527 million . On November 4 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a twenty-ninth and thirtieth season of 22 episodes each , extending the show to 2019 .   The Simpsons received widespread critical acclaim throughout its first nine seasons , which are generally considered its `` Golden Age '' . Time named it the 20th century 's best television series , and Erik Adams of The A.V. Club named it `` television 's crowning achievement regardless of format '' . On January 14 , 2000 , the Simpson family was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . It has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series , including 31 Primetime Emmy Awards , 30 Annie Awards , and a Peabody Award . Homer 's exclamatory catchphrase `` D'oh ! '' has been adopted into the English language , while The Simpsons has influenced many adult-oriented animated sitcoms . Despite this , the show has also been criticized for what many perceive as a decline in quality over the years .

neg: A&E Networks A&E Networks ( branded as A+E Networks ) is an American media company that owns a group of television channels available via cable & satellite in the U.S. and abroad . A&E stands for Arts & Entertainment . The company is a joint venture with Hearst and Disney-ABC Television Group , a unit of the Disney Media Networks subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company .

neg: Gods (Marvel Comics) Gods are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Several characters in many stories have been referred to as gods . Generally , however , only those belonging to two specific types are considered to be the `` true '' gods . Other worlds besides Earth also have their own gods , with different origins .

neg: 20th Television Twentieth Television ( or 20TV , stylized as 20th Television ) is an American television syndication studio and the syndication arm of 20th Century Fox Television itself a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox .

neg: Nothing Sacred (TV series) Nothing Sacred is an American drama series that aired from 1997 to 1998 on ABC . The series was created by a Jesuit priest named Bill Cain and producer David Manson .

neg: Spartacus: Gods of the Arena Spartacus : Gods of the Arena is a television miniseries broadcast by American cable TV Starz , as a prequel to Spartacus , which premiered January 21 , 2011 . The series follows the character Gannicus ( Dustin Clare ) , the first gladiator representing Lentulus Batiatus to become Champion of Capua . Cast members and characters reprised from the original series include John Hannah as Batiatus , Lucy Lawless as Lucretia , Peter Mensah as Oenomaus , Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur , Lesley-Ann Brandt as Naevia , Antonio Te Maioha as Barca , and Manu Bennett as Crixus .   The miniseries aired in Canada on Movie Central and The Movie Network , on Sky1 in the United Kingdom and on FX in Latin America .

neg: Titans of Myth (comics) The Titans of Myth are mythological deities who appear in the Teen Titans and Wonder Woman comic book series by DC Comics .

neg: Religious qualifications for public office in the United States Religious qualifications for public office in the United States have always been prohibited at the national level of the federal system of government under the Constitution . Article VI of the Constitution of the United States declares that `` no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States '' . The First Amendment of the Constitution also prevents the Congress of the United States from making any law `` respecting an establishment of religion '' ( the Establishment Clause ) .   Neither the First Amendment nor Article VI , however , were originally applied to the individual states , and individual restrictions were utilized by individual states to prevent Jews , Catholics , and atheists from occupying public offices . State-level requirements for public office were not entirely abolished until 1961 , when the Supreme Court of the United States struck down religious qualifications for all public officeholders in its decision in Torcaso v. Watkins , a case concerning an atheist 's right to serve as a notary public under a Maryland law requiring public officials to declare they believed in God . However , eight states still have language in their constitutions that requires such qualifications .

neg: Clash of the Gods Clash of the Gods may refer to :   Clash of the Gods ( TV series ) , a 2009 television series on the History channel  Clash of the Gods ( album ) , a 2012 album by Grave Digger

neg: Oh, God! Oh , God ! is a 1977 American Technicolor comedy film starring George Burns and John Denver . Based on a novel of the same name by Avery Corman , the film was directed by Carl Reiner from a screenplay written by Larry Gelbart . The story centres on unassuming supermarket manager Jerry Landers ( Denver ) , chosen by God ( Burns ) to spread his message despite the skepticism of the media , religious authorities , and Landers ' own wife ( Teri Garr ) .   The film inspired two sequels , Oh , God ! Book II ( 1980 ) and Oh , God ! You Devil ( 1984 ) , both of which featured Burns reprising his role , but with no other recurring characters from the original story .

neg: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an American animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel 's toy line Masters of the Universe . The show , often referred to as simply He-Man , was one of the most popular animated children 's shows of the 1980s , and has retained a heavy cult following to this day .   It made its television debut in 1983 and ran until 1985 , consisting of two seasons of 65 episodes each . Reruns continued to air in syndication until 1988 , at which point USA Network bought the rights to the series . USA aired He-Man until September 1990 . Reruns of the show are no longer being broadcast on the Qubo Night Owl nor on Retro Television Network in the US , but the show is now available on Netflix .

neg: The Real (TV series) The Real is an American syndicated talk show . The series initially received a trial run on Fox owned markets in the summer of 2013 . The series was developed as a talk show designed to appeal to younger female viewers who , like the co-hosts , were experiencing new events in their lives . It was green-lit for national syndication later that fall and officially premiered the following year .

neg: Sesame Street Sesame Street is a long-running American children 's television series , produced by Sesame Workshop ( formerly known as the Children 's Television Workshop ) and created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett . The program is known for its educational content , and images communicated through the use of Jim Henson 's Muppets , animation , short films , humor , and cultural references . The series premiered on November 10 , 1969 , to positive reviews , some controversy , and high viewership ; it has aired on the U.S. 's national public television provider ( PBS ) since its debut , with its first run moving to premium channel HBO on January 16 , 2016 .   The show has undergone significant changes throughout its history . The format of Sesame Street consists of a combination of commercial television production elements and techniques which have evolved to reflect the changes in American culture and the audience 's viewing habits . With the creation of Sesame Street , producers and writers of a children 's television show used , for the first time , educational goals and a curriculum to shape its content . It was also the first time a show 's educational effects were studied .   Shortly after creating Sesame Street , its producers developed what came to be called the `` CTW model '' ( after the production company 's previous name ) , a system of television show planning , production , and evaluation based on collaborations between producers , writers , educators , and researchers . The show was initially funded by government and private foundations but has become somewhat self-supporting due to revenues from licensing arrangements , international sales , and other media . By 2006 , there were independently produced versions , or `` co-productions '' , of Sesame Street broadcast in twenty countries . In 2001 there were over 120 million viewers of various international versions of Sesame Street , and by the show 's 40th anniversary in 2009 , it was broadcast in more than 140 countries .   By its 40th anniversary in 2009 , Sesame Street was the fifteenth-highest-rated children 's television show in the United States . A 1996 survey found that 95 % of all American preschoolers had watched the show by the time they were three years old . In 2008 , it was estimated that 77 million Americans had watched the series as children . As of 2014 , Sesame Street has won 167 Emmy Awards and 8 Grammy Awards -- more than any other children 's show .

neg: Godhead Godhead ( from Middle English godhede , `` godhood '' , and unrelated to the modern word `` head '' ) , may refer to :  Deity  Divinity , the quality of being God  Conceptions of God  Godhead in Judaism , the unknowable aspect of God , which lies beyond his actions or emanations  Godhead in Christianity , the substantial essence or nature of the Christian God  Godhead , the concept of God in Mormonism  God in Hinduism  Brahman , the divine source of being , through which all emanates  Paramatma , the `` oversoul '' or supreme spirit  Three godheads ( Ayyavazhi ) or Trimurti , Brahmā , Vishnu and Śhiva  Svayam Bhagavan or Supreme Personality of Godhead , the divine person from whom all emanates   Other uses :  Godhead ( band ) , an American industrial rock band  Godhead ( album ) , an album by Scottish dream pop band Lowlife  Krishna , the Supreme Personality of Godhead , a book by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada  Godhead Trilogy , science fiction series by James K. Morrow

neg: God's Warriors CNN Presents : God 's Warriors is a three-part August 2007 CNN Presents documentary produced by Christiane Amanpour in which she examines the rise of religious fundamentalism as a political force in the world . The documentary was filmed in the United States , Europe and Middle East . It focuses on the three major monotheistic religions of the world , Judaism , Christianity , and Islam .   The three chapters were titled God 's Jewish Warriors , God 's Muslim Warriors , and God 's Christian Warriors . The first describes the Jewish settlement movement in Israel and the fund-raising in the United States that supports it , while the second presents issues of radical Islam and Sharia law . The final segment focused on the United States and the political influence of Christian religious leaders .   `` God 's Warriors is an investigation of religion , at a time when religious activism is a signature cultural phenomenon of our times , '' said Mark Nelson , vice president and senior executive producer for CNN Productions . `` This project 's global scope is ideally suited for the skills of someone with as impressive of a journalistic pedigree as our own Christiane Amanpour . ''   For this documentary , Amanpour reports that during the last 30 years , each faith has exploded into a powerful political force comprising followers who share a dissatisfaction with modern society , and a determination to place God and religion back into daily life and to the seats of power . `` There are millions of people around the world who feel that their faith is being ignored -- pushed aside -- and they are certain they know how to make the world right , '' Amanpour says . `` We can not and should not ignore them . And , with this report , we 've tried to explain them . ''

neg: Every Woman Every Woman is a syndicated television series produced by Entertainment Studios and created by Byron Allen . The series has aired since 2000 . Heidi Klum made a guest appearance on the show in 2011 .

neg: Supreme Love Gods Supreme Love Gods were an alternative rock group from Fresno , California , active from 1990 to 1993 .   They signed to Columbia/Sony Music in 1991 and released an EP in England entitled Righteous on One Little Indian later that year . Early the next year , the group was dropped from Columbia , and bassist Lance Carlos left the group , to be replaced by John Wilson . Their only full-length release was a self-titled album , issued on Def American in 1992 . `` Souled Out '' was released as a single and hit No. 16 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart . The group toured with Ned 's Atomic Dustbin , 808 State , and Meat Beat Manifesto in 1993 . They began working on a new album in 1993 but broke up while recording it .   Singer , Thomas Dew went on to form the band , A Million Seeds . Drummer Eric Dansby went on to play in The Shroud . In 2005 guitarist/keyboardist Tommy Joy formed Pusher and released the album ` Problems ' on indie label Oblivion Records .   In 2008 Supreme Love Gods got together for a reunion show in their home town of Fresno , California .

neg: Hammer of the Gods (2009 film) Hammer of the Gods ( known as THOR : Hammer of the Gods ) is a 2009 made-for-TV film , directed by Todor `` Toshko '' Chapkanov and produced by Jeffery Beach and Phillip J. Roth for the Syfy channel . It tells the story of the thunder god Thor , after he defeated the Midgard Serpent and died , then was reincarnated into a mortal man . Thor , along with his two brothers and friends travel to a mysterious island at Midgard 's edge , seeking glory and fame . Upon arriving they encounter strange creatures and they start searching the island for answers . Meanwhile , Thor keeps seeing visions of a mighty warrior and a big hammer and Freyja tells him that his visions are clues . So they start searching for the hammer .