query: The Khmer Empire is officially known as something else.

pos: Khmer Empire The Khmer Empire , officially the Angkor Empire , the predecessor state to modern Cambodia ( `` Kampuchea '' or `` Srok Khmer '' to the Khmer people ) , was a powerful Hindu-Buddhist empire in Southeast Asia . The empire , which grew out of the former kingdoms of Funan and Chenla , at times ruled over and/or vassalised most of mainland Southeast Asia .   Its greatest legacy is Angkor , in present-day Cambodia , which was the site of the capital city during the empire 's zenith . The majestic monuments of Angkor -- such as Angkor Wat and Bayon -- bear testimony to the Khmer Empire 's immense power and wealth , impressive art and culture , architectural technique and aesthetics achievements , as well as the variety of belief systems that it patronised over time . Satellite imaging has revealed that Angkor , during its peak in the 11th to 13th centuries , was the largest pre-industrial urban centre in the world .   The beginning of the era of the Khmer Empire is conventionally dated to 802 CE . In this year , King Jayavarman II had himself declared chakravartin ( `` king of the world '' , or `` king of kings '' ) on Phnom Kulen . The empire ended with the fall of Angkor in the 15th century .

neg: National United Front of Kampuchea The Front uni national du Kampuchéa , also called Front uni national khmer ( the Khmer United National Front , រណស រ សរ បរ មជ ត កម ព ជ ) , commonly called by its French acronym FUNK , was an organisation formed by the deposed King of Cambodia , Norodom Sihanouk in 1970 while he was in exile in Beijing .

neg: Koh Thmei Koh Thmei ( `` New Island '' , Khmer : ក ថ ម , former French name : Ile du Milieu ) , is an island of Cambodia , situated in the Gulf of Thailand , immediately south-east of the Sihanoukville headland . Although clearly inside the protected area of Ream National Park , a number of development companies have obtained long lasting land-lease concessions since 2010 . Announced were large-scale plans , including a bridge to the mainland . By August 2014 the island has n't yet undergone any alterations .

neg: Central Market, Phnom Penh The Central Market ( ផ ស រធ ថ ម , `` Psah Thom Thmey '' , `` New Grand Market '' ) , is a large market constructed in 1937 in the shape of a dome with four arms branching out into vast hallways with countless stalls of goods . Initial design and layouts are from French architect Louis Chauchon . Construction works were supervised by French architects Jean Desbois and Wladimir Kandaouroff .   It is located in Cambodia 's capital city , Phnom Penh . When it first opened in 1937 , it was said to be the biggest market in Asia ; today it still operates as a market . From 2009 to 2011 , it underwent a US$ 4.2 million renovation funded by the French Development Agency .   The unique Art Deco building is a Phnom Penh landmark . Before 1935 , the area was a lake that received runoff during the rainy season . The lake was drained and construction began in 1935 . Since its completion in 1937 , wet season flooding around the market has remained a problem and is vestigial evidence of the old lake . The entrance to the market is lined with souvenir merchants hawking everything from T-shirts and postcards to silver curios and kramas . Inside is a dazzling display of jewels and gold . Electronic goods , stationery , secondhand clothes and flowers are also sold . During the Franco-Thai war the market was bombed heavily by Thai aircraft , causing heavy damage , and it had to be temporarily closed . After the end of World War II the market was rebuilt in the modern style .

neg: Koh Kong Province Koh Kong ( ខ ត តក ក ង -LSB- kɑh koŋ -RSB- , `` Kong Island '' ) is a province ( khaet ) of Cambodia . The name means `` Kŏng Island Province '' . Its capital is Khemarak Phoumin . The province was called Patchanta Khirikhet ( ปัจจันตคิรีเขตร -LSB- pàt.tɕan.tàʔ kʰi.riː.kʰèːt -RSB- ) from 1795 to 1904 .

neg: Anvaya (organization) Anvaya is a Khmer association established in 2010 with a self-described mission to `` bring together and support the returning movement of scattered Cambodians from overseas '' . Anaya is an independent , non-political , non-profit organization . It is an active organization within Cambodia and in countries with a Cambodian population that has been scattered .   Anvaya has over 300 registered members , collectively called `` Anvayiste '' or `` Diaspora '' , across the world .

neg: Thingyan Thingyan ( , -LSB- θɪ́ɴdʑàɴ -RSB- Arakanese : -LSB- θɔ́ɴkràɴ -RSB- from Sanskrit saṁkrānti , which means `` transit -LSB- of the Sun from Pisces to Aries -RSB- '' ) is the Burmese New Year Festival and usually falls around mid-April . It is a Buddhist festival celebrated over a period of four to five days , culminating in the New Year . The dates of the Thingyan Festival are calculated according to the Burmese calendar . The dates of the festival are observed as public holidays throughout Myanmar , and are part of the summer holidays at the end of the school year . Water-throwing or dousing one another from any shape or form of vessel or device that delivers water is the distinguishing feature of this festival and may be done on the first four days of the festival .   Thingyan is comparable to other festivities in the region such as the Songkran in Laos , the Songkran in Thailand , the Cambodian New Year , and the Sinhalese New Year .

neg: Khăn rằn The khăn rằn ( khăn `` towel , scarf '' rằn `` striped '' ) is a traditional checkered black and white shawl , derived from the Khmer krama and worn in the region of Mekong Delta in Vietnam .   During the Vietnam War , the distinctive scarf was donned by the Khmer Rouge and Viet Cong soldiers to identify themselves .

neg: Human rights in Cambodia The human rights situation in Cambodia is facing growing criticisms both within the country and an increasingly alarmed international community . After a series of flagrant violation against basic human rights a feeling of incertitude regarding the direction the country is emerging , sometimes comparing the situation to a newborn Burma .   In its report on Cambodia , Human Rights Watch stated that `` Authorities continue to ban or disperse most public demonstrations . Politicians and journalists critical of the government face violence and intimidation and are barred from equal access to the broadcast media . In addition , the judiciary remains weak and subject to political influence . Trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation through networks protected or backed by police or government officials is rampant . The government continues to turn a blind eye to fraudulent confiscation of farmers ' land , illegal logging , and widespread plundering of natural resources . ''   The current state of the country could be described as a semblance of pluralistic democracy . In July 2004 , the royalist opposition party FUNCINPEC formed a coalition government with the Cambodian People Party ( CPP ) after a political deadlock of more than a year . More recently , Sam Rainsy Party ( SRP ) members have been targeted for criminal prosecutions , after seeing the parliamentarian immunity of several SRP members lifted by a criticized closed-door hand vote with members of the parliament .

neg: Lon Non Lon Non ( 18 April 1930 -- 17 April 1975 ) was a Cambodian politician and soldier who rose to his greatest prominence during the Khmer Republic ( 1970 -- 1975 ) .   Non was the younger brother of Prime Minister ( and later President ) Lon Nol . As a result , he was often referred to as `` Little Brother '' ( Petit frère ) in political circles , in which he was regarded as a somewhat machiavellian figure who was determined to protect his brother 's monopoly on power . Non was executed by members of the Khmer Rouge after the Communist seizure of Phnom Penh in April 1975 .

neg: Little Cambodia The term Little Cambodia ( or Cambodia Town ) refers to an ethnic enclave of people from the country of Cambodia .   Cambodian presence in the West traces back to the French colonisation of Cambodia from the 1860s to mid-1950s , in which a number of Cambodians migrated to France as students or workers . This group formed the basis of the Cambodian population in France .   While some were able to flee to France shortly after the Khmer Rouge took over in 1975 , most Cambodians left their country after the regime in the 1980s , with most arriving in the United States ( specifically to Long Beach , California ; Lowell , Massachusetts and the New York City borough of the Bronx ) , as well as France ( specifically to Paris and the surrounding Île-de-France region ) .

neg: Mahendraparvata Mahendraparvata is an ancient city of the Khmer Empire era in Cambodia . The existence of the city has been known for decades , however , much of it lay concealed by forest and earth . The city was uncovered by an archaeological expedition led by Jean-Baptiste Chevance and Damian Evans in 2012 with the aid of airborne laser scanning technology called LIDAR .

neg: Khmer People's National Liberation Front The Khmer People 's National Liberation Front ( KPNLF ) was a political front organized in 1979 in opposition to the Vietnamese-installed People 's Republic of Kampuchea ( PRK ) regime in Cambodia . The 200,000 Vietnamese troops supporting the PRK , as well as Khmer Rouge defectors , had ousted the brutal Democratic Kampuchea regime of Pol Pot , and were initially welcomed by the majority of Cambodians as liberators . Some Khmer , though , recalled the two countries ' historical rivalry and feared that the Vietnamese would attempt to subjugate the country , and began to oppose their military presence . Members of the KPNLF supported this view .

neg: Chinese Cambodian Chinese Cambodians are Cambodian people of Chinese or partial Chinese descent . The Khmer term Khmer kat Chen is used for people of mixed Cambodian & Chinese descent while Khmer Chen can mean Cambodian born citizens of Chinese ancestry ( Khmer is the majority ethnic group of Cambodia and Chen means `` Chinese '' in the Khmer language ) . During the late 1960s and early 1970s , they were the largest ethnic minority in Cambodia ; there were an estimated 425,000 . However , by 1984 , there were only 61,400 Cambodians of Chinese ancestry left . This has been attributed to a combination of warfare , economic stagnation , Khmer Rouge , and emigration . There are , however , tens of thousands of mixed Chinese and Khmer ancestry .   Despite their relatively small population , Chinese Cambodians are over represented in some of the most visible aspects of Cambodian society , often leading to feelings ranging from resentment to outright discrimination by `` pure '' Khmers . Chinese Cambodians play leading roles in the Cambodian business sector as well as within Cambodia 's political scene . Chinese Cambodians also have a considerable presence in the Cambodian economy and are estimated to own a vast share of it . Many Chinese Cambodians are particularly influential in the Cambodian banking sector where money-lending and shopkeeping enterprises are prevalent . Of particular note is China 's economic role in the country which encouraged Sino-Khmer businessmen to reestablish their past businesses which were once suppressed by the Khmer Rouge .

neg: Prasat Suor Prat Prasat Suor Prat is a series of twelve towers spanned north to south lining the eastern side of royal square in Angkor Thom , near the town of Siem Reap , Cambodia . The towers are made from rugged laterite and sandstone . The towers are located right in front of Terrace of the Elephants and Terrace of the Leper King , flanking the start of the road leading east to the Victory Gate , on either side of which they are symmetrically arranged . Their function remains unknown .   The current tower 's name in Khmer means `` The towers of the tight-rope dancers '' , a romantic name derived from local belief assuming that they were used to support a high wire stretched between them for acrobatics purpose during royal festivals . This belief however , is irrelevant . Zhou Daguan describes in his records that the towers are used to settle disputes among Angkorian people .   The temple was possible built during the reign of Indravarman II .   Among the twelve towers , the structures identified as N1 tower and N2 antechamber were in danger of collapse and were reconstructed in 2001-2005 by JSA ( Japanese Government Team for the Safeguarding of Angkor ) and APSARA .

neg: Krom Ngoy Krom Ngoy ( born Ouk Ou អ ក អ ; 1865 -- 1936 ) was a famous Khmer poet and player of `` Kse Diev '' , a Khmer traditional one string instrument . His fame spread to Thailand , and he was invited to sing for the then Thai King . He was well liked by the king and officials and was entitled `` Phai-ros Loe Koern '' in Thai or `` Phee-rom Pheasa Ou '' in Khmer which would means one who is excellent in the use of language .   He generally included issues relevant to ways of life of the people then in his songs or poetic teachings . They include : working in the farm to earn a living , choosing a spouse , poverty and its causes , ignorance of the people , consequences of laziness and inactiveness , dominance of foreigners on Khmer people , the loss of sovereignty , and the decline of the Khmer culture and literature .   He was called for an audience with and sing for the King Sisowath of Cambodia and was given a title as `` Neak Preah Phee-rom Pheasa Ou '' unofficially translated as the elevated one who is excellent or perfect in the use of language . Ou was his name , but later on was given another name by the King to Ngoy in order not to duplicate with another royal official whose name was also Ou .  His educational poems were delivered in voice form and not recorded . He was later on invited by the then director of the Buddhist Institute in Phnom Penh , Ms Suzanne Karpeles , to sing his poems in a slow phase so that his wisdom could be written down for later generations . His poetic teachings have been published by the Buddhist Institute .   His wife 's name was In and he had got six sons namely Doung , Cheng , Cha , Chen , Chong , and Chev . His 5th son , inherited his talent and was called Aja Chong . Aja refers to a teacher , a wise elder , the one who is knowledgeable in his subject , particularly literature or religion .   Ouk Ou died at the age of 71 , because of constipation , on Friday , the 6th day of the waxing moon , 2479 Buddhist year or 1936 AD .   Reference : Krom Ngoy 's Codes of Conduct , The Buddhist Institute , 1972   Category :1865 births  Category :1936 deaths  Category : Cambodian poets  Category : People from Kandal Province

neg: Monarchy A monarchy is a form of government in which a group , usually a family called the dynasty , embodies the country 's national identity and one of its members , called the monarch , exercises a role of sovereignty . The actual power of the monarch may vary from purely symbolic ( crowned republic ) , to partial and restricted ( constitutional monarchy ) , to completely autocratic ( absolute monarchy ) . Traditionally and in most cases , the monarch 's post is inherited and lasts until death or abdication , but there are also elective monarchies where the monarch is elected . Each of these has variations : in some elected monarchies only those of certain pedigrees are , whereas many hereditary monarchies impose requirements regarding the religion , age , gender , mental capacity , etc. . Occasionally this might create a situation of rival claimants whose legitimacy is subject to effective election . Finally , there have been cases where the term of a monarch 's reign is either fixed in years or continues until certain goals are achieved : an invasion being repulsed , for instance . Thus there are widely divergent structures and traditions defining monarchy .   Monarchy was the most common form of government until the 19th century , but it is no longer prevalent . Where it exists , it is now usually a constitutional monarchy , in which the monarch retains a unique legal and ceremonial role , but exercises limited or no official political power : under the written or unwritten constitution , others have governing authority . Currently , 47 sovereign nations in the world have monarchs acting as heads of state , 19 of which are Commonwealth realms that recognise Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state . All European monarchies are constitutional ones , with the exception of the Vatican City which is an elective monarchy , but sovereigns in the smaller states exercise greater political influence than in the larger . The monarchs of Cambodia , Japan , and Malaysia `` reign , but do not rule '' although there is considerable variation in the degree of authority they wield . Although they reign under constitutions , the monarchs of Brunei , Morocco , Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabia and Swaziland appear to continue to exercise more political influence than any other single source of authority in their nations , either by constitutional mandate or by tradition .

neg: Tribhuvanāditya Tribhuvanāditya was the ruler of the Khmer Empire from 1166 to 1177 . He came to power after he assassinated Yasovarman II . He ruled over many rebellions by Yasovarman 's loyal supporters but managed to hold the throne until forces from the neighboring Champa empire under Jaya Indravarman III invaded and conquered his capital Angkor . He was then killed Jaya Indravarman III .

neg: Isan language Isan is a group of Lao varieties spoken in the northern two-thirds of Isan in northeastern Thailand , as well as in adjacent portions of Northern and Eastern Thailand . It is the native language of the Isan people , spoken by 20 million or so people in Thailand , a third of the population of Thailand and 80 % of all Lao speakers . The language remains the primary language in 88 % of households in Isan . It is commonly used as a second , third , or even fourth language by the region 's other linguistic minorities , such as Northern Khmer , Khorat Thai , Kuy , Nyah Kur and other Tai or Austronesian-speaking peoples . The Isan language has unofficial status in Thailand and can be differentiated as a whole from the Lao language of Laos by the increasing use of Thai grammar , vocabulary and neologisms . Code-switching is common , depending on the context or situation . Adoption of Thai neologisms has also further differentiated Isan from standard Lao .

neg: Wildlife of Cambodia Cambodia is home to a diverse array of wildlife . There have been registered 212 mammal species , 536 bird species , 176 reptile species ( including 89 subspecies ) , 850 freshwater fish species ( Tonlé Sap Lake area ) , and 435 marine fish species . An unknown amount of species remains to be described by science , especially butterflies and moths ( lepidopterans ) . Many of the species in the country , including several endemic ones , are recognized by the IUCN or World Conservation Union as threatened , endangered , or critically endangered due to deforestation and habitat destruction , poaching , the illegal wildlife trade , and farming , fishing , and forestry concessions . Intensive poaching may have already driven Cambodia 's national animal , the kouprey , to extinction , and wild tigers , Eld 's deer , wild water buffaloes and hog deer are at critically low numbers .   Wildlife in Cambodia includes dholes , elephants , deer ( sambar , Eld 's deer , hog deer and muntjac ) , wild oxen ( banteng and gaur ) , panthers , bears , and tigers . Cormorants , cranes , ibises , parrots , green peafowl , pheasants , and wild ducks are also found , and species of venomous snakes and constrictors are numerous . Deforestation , mining activities , and unregulated hunting , have diminished the country 's wildlife diversity rapidly .   Cambodia also has many endangered species . Cambodia has 16 globally endangered species and two critically endangered species . Some of Cambodia 's endangered species are the Asian elephant , Siamese crocodile , wild water buffalo , and the Germain 's silver langur .   Much work is being done in this area to help conserve and protect Cambodia 's unique wildlife . Wildlife conservation organizations operating in Cambodia include Conservation International , World Wildlife Fund , the Wildlife Conservation Society , Fauna and Flora International , BirdLife International , Wildlife Alliance , and many others . On 20 December 2016 , 163 new animal species were reported in Southeast Asia including one known as the Klingon newt for its resemblance to a klingon from Star trek .

neg: Indrajayavarman Indrajayavarman , or Srindrajayavarman , was the ruler of Khmer empire from 1308-1327 , and was succeeded by Jayavarmadiparamesvara . Charles Higham ( archaeologist ) states this is the last Sanskrit record of Angkor .


query: School 2013 is a American television series.

pos: School 2013 School 2013 is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Jang Nara , Choi Daniel , Lee Jong-suk and Kim Woo Bin . The teen drama depicts the struggles and dilemmas that modern-day Korean youth face , such as bullying , student suicides , school violence , deteriorating teacher-student relations , private tutoring and other real-life high school issues , all within the confines of one small classroom at Victory High School .   It is the fifth installment of KBS 's `` School '' series which aired from 1999 through 2002 . It aired on KBS2 from December 3 , 2012 to January 28 , 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes .

neg: Degrassi: Next Class (season 3) The third season of Degrassi : Next Class premiered on January 9 , 2017 on Family Channel under the teen block F2N in Canada and began streaming internationally on January 6 , 2017 on Netflix . This season follows a group of high school juniors and seniors from Degrassi Community School , a fictional school in Toronto , Ontario , and depicts some of the typical issues and challenges common to a teenager 's life . This season will pick up a couple of months after the season two finale and begin a new school year . It will tell the stories of a new generation navigating high school drama with groundbreaking stories such as sex , abortion , depression , mental illness , dysfunctional families , sexuality , homophobia , hormones , religion , protest , disabilities , life-threatening diseases and suicide attempts . It also continued to target the new post-millennial teen cohort known  as Generation Z.

neg: Scrubbing In (TV series) Scrubbing In is an American reality television series that aired on MTV from October 24 until December 26 , 2013 . It chronicles a group of travel nurses who relocated from across the United States to Orange County , California , where they work in a hospital together . The series premiere acquired 673,000 viewers .   The show was cancelled after one season .

neg: The Weiss School The Weiss School is a private school for gifted children in Palm Beach Gardens , FL , founded in 1989 by Elizabeth and Martin Weiss . It is the only school in Southeast Florida exclusively dedicated to educating gifted students . In 2010 the school officially became a 501c3 organization .   With about 245 students , it goes from grades Pre-K 3 to 8th grade . Each grade contains about 20 to 30 students . The average faculty to student ratio is 1:10 .   Since its establishment , it has undergone many expansions . It is unique among elementary and middle schools because of its focus on STEAM : science , technology , engineering , arts and mathematics . In 2013 , the school upgraded its Science program for grades K-8 to teach the Full Option Science System , a research-based science curriculum developed at the Lawrence Hall of Science , University of California , Berkeley with grants from the National Science Foundation .   In grades 3-5 , band is compulsory . The Music department includes a show choir , band and theater . The Weiss School has an excellent fine art program led by David Tripp . The Drama department puts on full-scale musicals , talent shows , and other productions .   The school also features a special academic Taekwondo program , which starts in kindergarten .   Recent Noteworthy Distinctions   On its seven-acre campus , the school maintains a large garden of fruits and vegetables tended after school by student-volunteers . The idea of a student-tended garden grown on the campus and then donated to the needy was developed by two middle school students . The harvest is donated to local food banks .   In 2010 , A Weiss student was one of 30 finalists named from 1,476 entries of middle-school science fair participants for the inaugural Broadcom MASTERS - short for Math , Applied Science , Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars - national science fair competition . Science fair ...   In 2013 and 2014 , one of its students was a finalist at the National Spelling Bee in Washington , D.C.   In 2013 , a former student gained admission to the University of Oxford ( United Kingdom ) .   In 2014 , a Weiss student was among 300 semifinalists in the Broadcom MASTERS .   In 2014 , the Weiss School team finished in first place in Palm Beach County in the MathCounts competition . Its top student earned a place on the Florida team , which finished in ninth place in the national MathCounts competition .   In 2014 , a Weiss School student represented Palm Beach County at the state Science Fair .   In December 2014 , a Weiss School student won the U.S. Kids Holiday Classic Golf Championship that was played on the Fazio course at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens , which featured 300 junior golfers from around the world .   In 2015 , the African Library Project named the Weiss School a 2014 Global Literacy Champion for its hard work and effort in providing for a library at the Letsunyane Primary School in Lesotho .   In 2015 , two Weiss School students represented Palm Beach County at the State Science Fair . One won fourth place in Zoology , while the other won honorable mention in Botany .   In 2015 , the Miami Dolphins selected a 13-year-old Weiss student to present their first-round NFL draft pick with his jersey after the Weiss student sent the team an electronic resume explaining why the sports organization should hire him . ( See the news story about the Weiss School student who sent his electronic resume to the Miami Dolphins . Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAOBxMDvkLk )

neg: Hormones: The Series Hormones ( Full title : Hormones Wai Wawun , from วัยว้าวุ่น ) , promoted as Hormones : The Series , is a Thai teen drama television series produced by GTH and first broadcast in 2013 . The show follows the lives and relationships of a group of secondary school students as they go through school and home life and face various issues . Breaking the mould of Thai television , which typically features Thai soap operas and sitcoms , Hormones was conceived with a style more commonly found in the U.S. and production values more usually associated with filmmaking . It also distinguished itself by featuring controversial issues such as teenage sex and pregnancy , homosexuality and school violence .   The series ' first season was directed by Songyos Sugmakanan , and was broadcast on satellite channel GMM One and online from May to August 2013 . The series was positively received and , despite not being shown on free-to-air terrestrial television and being criticized for its content , proved extremely popular , prompting the creation of a second season . Directed by Kriangkrai Vachiratamporn , the second season began broadcasting in July 2014 . In September 2015 , Hormones 3 : The Final Season began broadcasting . The episodes of the final season were also released in the GTH 's official channel with official English subtitles .

neg: In Case of Emergency (TV series) In Case of Emergency is an American half-hour sitcom television series shown on ABC in the United States . The series follows a group of high school acquaintances whose lives have not turned out as they hoped . It premiered on January 3 , 2007 , at 9:30 pm and ended on April 11 , 2007 . The pilot episode was directed by Jon Favreau and the cast included Jonathan Silverman , David Arquette , Lori Loughlin , Kelly Hu , and Greg Germann .   ABC gave early renewal notices to several of its series on March 21 , 2007 but In Case of Emergency was not one of them .   On April 12 , 2007 , ABC announced that the show had been officially cancelled , leaving one episode unaired , which has since been broadcast internationally .

neg: Knight School (CITV series) Knight School was a comedy drama series shown on Children 's ITV and made by Granada Television . It was written and created by Mark Billingham and Peter Cocks , who also starred in the series . Two series were broadcast between 2 September 1997 and 15 October 1998 .   The UK Knight School should not be confused with the ESPN documentary of the same name , which followed a group of students trying to win a place on the Red Raiders basketball team .

neg: Class Cruise Class Cruise is an American teen comedy television film that premiered on NBC on October 22 , 1989 . The film was directed by Oz Scott and written by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle .

neg: Big School (TV series) Big School is a British sitcom , starring David Walliams , Catherine Tate , Steve Speirs , Frances de la Tour and Philip Glenister . It is set in a secondary school and follows the comedic relationships of the teachers . The first series began airing on BBC One on 16 August 2013 , and was met with polarised reviews . The final episode of the first series aired on 20 September 2013 . On 2 December 2013 , BBC One controller Charlotte Moore announced that Big School had been renewed for a second and final series , which concluded on 10 October 2014 . In June 2015 , it was officially announced that Big School was not to be returning for a third series .

neg: School fundraising School fundraising or school fund raising is the practice of raising money to support educational enrichment programs by schools or school groups ( e.g. , parent-teacher organizations , booster clubs , etc. ) . One of the most prevalent practices in the United States is product fundraising . Schools and other non-profits raise $ 1.7 billion each year by selling popular consumer items . Eight out of 10 Americans support these types of programs . In addition , schools and school groups such as their Parent Teacher Organization and Parent Teacher Association find many creative ways to raise funds -- from bake sales , dinner events , auctions and school carnivals to more aggressive advertising , affinity programs , grant writing and straight forward donation requests .

neg: School system of The Wire The school system of The Wire is a fictional education system in the city of Baltimore depicted in the HBO drama series The Wire . The fourth season of the show introduced an examination of the Baltimore city school system and many new characters including pupils , staff and education board employees .

neg: The Secret Life of the American Teenager The Secret Life of the American Teenager ( often shortened to Secret Life ) is an American teen drama television series created by Brenda Hampton . It first season aired on ABC Family on July 1 , 2008 and ran until June 3 , 2013 . The show was renewed for four additional seasons .   The series received generally mixed reviews from mainstream critics when it began broadcasting , but was well received among female and teenage viewers . The pilot episode broke the record for the highest rated debut on ABC Family with 2.82 million viewers , a record previously held by Kyle XY . The season one finale brought in 4.50 million viewers , beating that night 's episode of Gossip Girl , which had less than half its usual number of viewers . Premiering to mostly positive reviews from critics and being well received among viewers , the second season of Secret Life opened with the largest audience for the series , posting a series high in total viewers with 4.68 million viewers ; in adults 18 -- 34 it was the number one scripted original premiere of Summer 2009 . Furthermore , the mid-season premiere became ABC Family 's most watched telecast of all time with viewers ages 12 -- 34 , with more than three million viewers watching .   The show earned the Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer TV Show during its premiere season , and spawned a book entitled The Secret Diary of Ashley Juergens .

neg: Teen Mom 3 Teen Mom 3 was an American reality television series that premiered on August 26 , 2013 , on MTV and concluded its run on November 18 , 2013 . It chronicles the lives of four girls from the fourth season of 16 and Pregnant as they navigate their first year of motherhood and changing social relationships . The series was announced on February 27 , 2012 , as the third installment of the Teen Mom franchise , coming one day before Teen Mom 2 concluded its second season . In December 2013 , it was revealed by the cast , via Twitter , that Teen Mom 3 had been canceled after one season . In March 2017 , it was announced that cast member Briana DeJesus would join the Teen Mom 2 cast for the eighth season .

neg: 2013 Final Four 2013 Final Four may refer to :  2013 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament  2013 NCAA Women 's Division I Basketball Tournament  2013 Final Four Men 's Volleyball Cup

neg: Pilot (Friday Night Lights) `` Pilot '' is the first episode of the sports drama television series Friday Night Lights . The episode premiered on the NBC network on October 3 , 2006 . It introduces the men and women involved with the Dillon Panthers , a Texas high school football team . In the pilot episode , the team is preparing for the first game of the season , which will be the first game under new head coach Eric Taylor .   The show is based on the 2004 film Friday Night Lights , which was in turn based on the 1990 non-fiction book Friday Night Lights : A Town , a Team , and a Dream by H. G. Bissinger . Peter Berg , who is Bissinger 's cousin and who directed the film , wrote and directed the pilot episode , and served as executive producer for the series . While some of the actors from the movie returned to act on the show , most of the actors were cast specifically for the television series .   Critical reception of the show was good to average , with a general appreciation for the realistic portrayal of Middle America . Generally speaking , however , there were serious doubts about whether the show would be able to stay on the air very long , though it has since gone on to complete five seasons . The episode 's viewership of just over seven million was characterized as disappointing , though it did relatively well among men aged 18 to 34 .

neg: Stanton College Preparatory School Stanton College Preparatory School is an academically renowned public high school in Jacksonville , Florida . The school 's history dates to the 1860s when it was begun as an elementary school serving the African-American population under the then-segregated education system . It now serves secondary students ( grades 9-12 ) within the Duval County Public Schools of Duval County , Florida . The school offers special curricula which include Honors courses , Advanced Placement , and International Baccalaureate courses . In 2005 , the Advanced Placement Report to the Nation officially recognized Stanton College Preparatory School as the best large size high school for Advanced Placement European History and Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition in the world .   From 2000 to 2003 , Stanton College Prep was ranked first in Newsweek magazine 's list of the top 1,000 public schools in the United States , and is the only school in the nation to have been in the top 5 every year from 2000-2011 . US News and World Report ranked Stanton at ninth place on its 2008 list of America 's Best High Schools . It has frequently ranked first in the US in the number of International Baccalaureate diplomas awarded . Stanton perennially leads the Jacksonville metropolitan area in the number of National Merit Scholarship recipients , and consistently ranks in the top three in the state . The school has been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence . As of August 2014 , Stanton is rated number 12 of the top high schools in the nation by US News and number 10 by Newsweek .   Stanton was called `` one of the premier IB and AP public schools in the country '' by Jay Mathews in his 2005 book Supertest : How the International Baccalaureate Can Strengthen Our Schools . To many students , Stanton is known for its challenging academics and rigorous standards . Most Stanton students attend some form of college after graduation , whether four-year or two-year institutions , local , national , or international . In 2014 , the Washington Post ranked the school as the 4th most challenging high school in the Southern United States .

neg: Procedural drama A procedural drama is a genre of television programming which focuses on how crimes are solved or some other aspect of a law enforcement agency , legislative body , or court of law . Some dramas include a lab or conference room with high-tech or state-of-the-art equipment where the main characters meet to work out the problem . Shows usually have an episodic format that does not require the viewer to have seen previous episodes . Episodes typically have a self-contained , also referred to as stand-alone , plot that is introduced and resolved within the same episode .   The procedural format is popular around the world . In 2011 , the director of a TV consultancy said , `` The continuing trend is for procedurals because they use a predictable structure . '' Due to their stand-alone episodic nature , they are more accessible to new viewers than serials . Self-contained episodes also make it easier for viewers to return to a show if they have missed some episodes . In general , procedural dramas can usually be re-run with little concern for episode order .   Procedurals are often criticized for being formulaic . Procedurals are also generally less character-driven than serialized shows . However , some procedurals have more character emphasis than is typical of the format . Some may occasionally feature a storyline stretching over several episodes .   A popular variant is the police procedural .

neg: Schoolhouse Rock! Schoolhouse Rock ! is an American interstitial programming series of animated musical educational short films ( and later , videos ) that aired during the Saturday morning children 's programming on the U.S. television network ABC . The topics covered included grammar , science , economics , history , mathematics , and civics . The series ' original run lasted from 1973 to 1985 ; it was later revived with both old and new episodes airing from 1993 to 1999 . Additional episodes were produced in 2009 for direct-to-video release .

neg: 2013 in American television The following is a list of events affecting American television in 2013 . Events listed include television show debuts , finales , and cancellations ; channel launches , closures , and rebrandings ; stations changing or adding their network affiliations ; and information about changes of ownership of channels or stations , controversies and carriage disputes .

neg: Meganebu! is a 2013 anime television series produced by Studio Deen and directed by Soubi Yamamoto , which is based on a series of Drama CDs released by Deen in 2011-2012 . The series follows the activities of five male students who belong to their school 's Glasses Club and the antics resulting from their shared passion for eyewear . The series premiered on Tokyo MX on October 6 , 2013 and ended on December 22 , 2013 .

neg: Worst Year of My Life Again Worst Year of My Life Again is an Australian children 's television series that premiered on 26 April 2014 on ABC3 . It was produced by the Australian Children 's Television Foundation ( ACTF ) and Reflective Pictures for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Filming for the show began on 23 April 2013 at Camberwell High School , Victoria and ended on 15 November 2013 . The show is also played on CBBC .


query: The comedy, Sister Act, was financially successful.

pos: Sister Act Sister Act is a 1992 American musical comedy film directed by Emile Ardolino and written by Joseph Howard . Featuring musical arrangements by Marc Shaiman , the film stars Whoopi Goldberg as a Reno lounge singer who has been put under protective custody in a San Francisco convent of Poor Clares and has to pretend to be a nun when a mob boss puts her on his hit list . Also in the cast are Maggie Smith , Kathy Najimy , Wendy Makkena , Mary Wickes , and Harvey Keitel .   One of the most financially successful comedies of the early 1990s , grossing $ 231 million worldwide , the film was rated # 83 on Bravo 's The 100 Funniest Movies list .   It spawned a 1993 sequel , entitled Sister Act 2 : Back in the Habit , and a musical adaptation that premiered at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena , California , in 2006 , and opened at the West End 's London Palladium with previews from May 7 , 2009 . The musical then opened on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre in April 2011 , with previews beginning March 24 , 2011 .

neg: The Comedians (1971 TV series) The Comedians is a British television show of the 1970s ( later reprised in the mid-1980s and early 1990s ) produced by Johnnie Hamp of Granada Television . The show gave a stage to nightclub and working men 's club comedians of the era , including Russ Abbot , Lennie Bennett , Stan Boardman , Jim Bowen , Jimmy Bright , Duggie Brown , Mike Burton , Dave Butler , Brian Carroll , Frank Carson , Mike Coyne , Jimmy Cricket , Colin Crompton , Pauline Daniels , Charlie Daze , Vince Earl , Steve Faye , Eddie Flanagan , Stu Francis , Ken Goodwin , Jackie Hamilton , Jerry Harris , George King , Bobby Knutt , Bernard Manning , Mike McCabe , Paul Melba , Mick Miller , Hal Nolan , Tom O'Connor , Tom Pepper , Bryn Phillips , Mike Reid , George Roper , Harry Scott , Sammy Thomas , Johnny Wager , Roy Walker , Charlie Williams , Lee Wilson and Lenny Windsor .   Also featured on the TV show , were Shep 's Banjo Boys , a 7-piece band comprising ( for the first 5 series ) Charlie Bentley ( tenor banjo ) , John Drury ( sousaphone ) , Andy Holdorf ( trombone ) , John Orchard ( piano ) , John Rollings ( drums ) , Graham Shepherd ( banjo ) and Howard Shepherd ( lead banjo ) . In 1973 , the line up was Mike Dexter ( banjo ) , Tony `` Tosh '' Kennedy ( sousaphone ) , Ged Martin ( drums ) , Tony Pritchard ( trombone ) , Graham Shepherd ( banjo ) and Howard `` Shep '' Shepherd ( lead banjo ) .   The Comedians began as an experiment for Granada TV . Filmed before a live audience in Manchester , comics each performed 20-minute sets , which were then edited together into half-hour shows . Each edition featured up to ten stand-up comics .   Working men 's clubs are numerous in Britain , especially in North East England and have been a useful training ground for artists , especially comedians . Most of these clubs are affiliated to the CIU ( Working Men 's Club and Institute Union ) founded in 1862 by the Rev. Henry Solly . There are also political clubs , as well as Servicemen 's Clubs affiliated to the Royal British Legion .   It was remarkably popular during the earlier series . An LP recording of the show reached the best-seller charts , several sell-out national tours followed , including a season at the London Palladium , and the programme won the Critics ' circle Award .   The comedy frequently took the form of anecdotes or jokes and often involved racist or sexist stereotypes . Like other British comedy successes of the day , notably , Love Thy Neighbour , this kind of entertainment was acceptable on British television during this period but would not be so today . Viewing the series in retrospect it stands as a major social document of the times .   In recent years , the series has been repeated on the ( now defunct ) British satellite television channel Plus , and can now be bought on DVD , having been released by Network .

neg: Nichols and May Nichols and May was a Grammy Award-winning American improvisational comedy duo act developed by Mike Nichols and Elaine May . Their three comedy albums reached the Billboard Top 40 between 1959 and 1962 .

neg: The Comedy Festival The Comedy Festival , formerly known as the US Comedy Arts Festival , was a comedy festival that ran from 1995 to 2008 . The festival included stand-up comedy performances , appearances by the casts of television shows , and has a film component called the Film Discovery Program .   The first 13 editions of the US Comedy Arts Festival were held annually at the Wheeler Opera House and other venues in Aspen , Colorado . Comedian Joe Rogan says the festival 's location at the time was for the `` Executives to ski '' . The primary sponsor of the festival was HBO , with co-sponsorship by Caesars Palace ( the primary venue ) , TBS , GEICO Insurance , Twix candy bars and Smirnoff Vodka . In-between , HBO had started a spin-off version simply named The Comedy Festival , which was held in Las Vegas , Nevada , since 2006 in collaboration with the Anschutz Entertainment Group . The Aspen event folded in 2007 once HBO exited the festival business , considering the expenditures too high . TBS picked up the Las Vegas event in 2008 , and organized a follow-up edition that year , also arranging for other comedy festivals in collaboration with Just For Laughs . In turn , Aspen replaced the festival with similar events , the Aspen RooftopComedy Festival and the Aspen Laff Festival .

neg: List of Saturday Night Live episodes Saturday Night Live ( SNL ) is a late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels . It premiered on NBC , a terrestrial television network , on October 11 , 1975 under the title NBC 's Saturday Night . The show often satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics . Saturday Night Live features a two-tiered cast : the repertory members , also known as the `` Not Ready for Prime-Time Players , '' and newer cast members , known as `` Featured Players . '' Each week , the show features a host , often a well-known celebrity , who delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast . A musical guest is also invited to perform several sets ( usually two , and occasionally more ) . Every so often a host or musical guest will fill both roles , such as was the case with Britney Spears in 2000 and 2002 , Jennifer Lopez in 2001 and 2010 , Justin Timberlake in 2003 , 2006 and 2013 , Taylor Swift in 2009 , Bruno Mars in 2012 , Lady Gaga in 2013 , Miley Cyrus in 2013 and 2015 , Drake in 2014 and 2016 , Blake Shelton in 2015 , and Ariana Grande in 2016 . With the exception of Season 7 and several other rare cases , the show has begun with a cold open that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming `` Live from New York , it 's Saturday Night ! ''   Saturday Night Live is one of the longest running network programs in American television history , with over 800 episodes broadcast over the span of 42 seasons . A number of the show 's sketches have been developed into feature films , including The Blues Brothers , Wayne 's World , A Night at the Roxbury , Superstar , Coneheads , and MacGruber .   Seasons 1 through 5 are available on DVD in Region 1 . Various Saturday Night Live sketches are available in several new media formats , including streaming on Hulu and Netflix . Selected sketches and segments are also available for purchase at the iTunes Store to download and playback on home computers and certain iPod and iPhone models .

neg: Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama and mystery series created by Marc Cherry , and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions . It originally aired for eight seasons on ABC , from October 3 , 2004 to May 13 , 2012 . Executive producer Cherry served as showrunner . Other executive producers since the fourth season included Bob Daily , George W. Perkins , John Pardee , Joey Murphy , David Grossman , and Larry Shaw .   Set on Wisteria Lane , a street in the fictional town of Fairview in the fictional Eagle State , Desperate Housewives follows the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of their late friend and neighbor who committed suicide in the pilot episode . The storyline covers 13 years of the women 's lives over eight seasons , set between the years 2004 -- 2008 , and later 2013 -- 2017 ( the story arc includes a five-year passage of time , as well as flashbacks ranging from the 1980s to the 2020s ) . They work through domestic struggles and family life , while facing the secrets , crimes and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their -- on the surface -- beautiful and seemingly perfect suburban neighborhood .   The series features an ensemble cast , headed by Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer , Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo , Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp , and Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis . Brenda Strong narrates the series as the late Mary Alice Young , appearing sporadically in flashbacks or dream sequences .   Desperate Housewives was well received by viewers and critics alike . It won multiple Primetime Emmy , Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards . From the 2004 -- 05 through the 2008 -- 09 television seasons , its first five seasons were rated amongst the top ten most-watched series . In 2007 , it was reported to be the most popular show in its demographic worldwide , with an audience of approximately 120 million and was also reported as the third most watched television series in a study of ratings in twenty countries . In 2012 , it remained the most-watched comedy series internationally based on data from Eurodata TV Worldwide , which measured ratings across five continents ; it has held this position since 2006 . Moreover , it was the third highest revenue earning series for 2010 , with $ 2.74 million per half an hour . The show was ranked at number fifty-six on Entertainment Weekly `` New TV Classics '' list .   In 2011 , it was confirmed that Desperate Housewives would conclude after its eighth season ; the series finale aired on May 13 , 2012 . By the end of the series , it had surpassed Charmed as the longest running hour-long television series featuring all female leads by two episodes .

neg: Excellence in Broadcasting `` Excellence in Broadcasting '' is the second episode of the ninth season of the animated comedy series Family Guy . It originally aired on Fox in the United States on October 3 , 2010 . The episode features anthropomorphic dog Brian , an adamant liberal , confronting conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh at a book signing in Quahog , and ultimately having a political change of heart when Limbaugh convinces him to read his latest book . Brian eventually decides to become a devoted member of the Republican Party , and soon begins criticizing liberals . This leads Brian to become roommates with Limbaugh , and begins following him everywhere , before Limbaugh convinces Brian of his true political convictions .   The episode was written by Patrick Meighan and directed by John Holmquist . It received mixed reviews from critics for its storyline and many cultural references , in addition to receiving both praise and criticism from conservative news outlets . According to Nielsen ratings , it was viewed in 7.94 million homes in its original airing . As well as Limbaugh , the episode featured guest performances by Gary Cole , Christine Lakin , Phil LaMarr , Shelley Long , Nana Visitor and Rainn Wilson , along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series . `` Excellence in Broadcasting '' was released on DVD along with three other episodes from the season on December 13 , 2011 .

neg: Whole World Theatre The Whole World Theatre is an improvisational theatre located in Atlanta , Georgia .   Whole World Theatre ( WWT ) is a non-profit theatre company that began in Atlanta , Georgia in late 1993 , when David Webster began teaching a group of student actors whom he would train to become the hottest improv company in town . Jennifer Horne and David Webster were co-founding members .   The original students of Whole World Theatre performed their first show in front of 25 people in September 1994 . Specializing in experiential improv and unconventional scripted works , and using a unique approach to improv , which put more emphasis on acting , character and atmosphere than on cheap laughs , Webster wrote and directed original ground breaking pieces such as , Blood Bath Bingo and Pimps , Queens , and Dope Fiends . Webster also produced scripted works included , Balm in Gillead , Bitches , Women Behind Bars , Four Dogs and a Bone and The House of Yes , among many others .   In June 1995 , Jennifer Horne and David Webster spent their honeymoon money to open Whole World Theatre at their current location at 1214 Spring Street in mid-town Atlanta . As their popularity grew , the cast of Whole World Theatre were given the opportunity to produce their live improv comedy show for television when Webster sold the show to television . `` Whole World Comedy '' - Whole World 's premier TV show - helped to launch the southern based Turner South Network .   David Webster taught every actor at Whole World Theater until 2001 . He wrote , directed and emceed every show for over 1000 shows . He won several awards including an Emmy award for writing .   In 2003 Managing Director , Emily Reily Russell , created a youth summer camp program and an improvisational acting program for teens and young adults at Whole World Theatre that still exists to this day . Many of the graduates of this program have entered the `` Performance Ready Group '' that hosts a more family oriented show the first Saturday of every month November through May . The Performance Ready Group is directed and mentored by Assistant Artistic Director , Eric Goins . Russell , in conjunction with Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and The Starlight Starbright Foundation has also created `` Improv in Dialysis . '' Providing monthly improvisational acting workshops to patients and their families at Egleston Children 's Hospital in Atlanta .   Lance Krall , one of Webster 's original students , eventually moved to Hollywood and went on to produce his own television show , The Lance Krall Show , which aired Spike TV , and Free Radio , which aired on Vh1 . Lance has hired several alumni from Whole World Theatre to guest star in his projects .   In 2004 , Webster moved on to write and direct independent movies and Jennifer Horne moved on to begin her own improv troupe in Charlottesville , Va. . That same year , a complete change in management occurred at Whole World Theatre .   In 2004 , Chip Powell became Artistic Director of Whole World Theatre . The Company continues to perform improv shows and remains one of Atlanta 's most successful theater companies . Under Powell 's leadership the company has produced Improv in the Park : an annual free improv show in Atlanta 's Piedmont Park and Central Park at Atlantic Station . Improv in the Park was voted `` Best Outdoor Event '' by Creative Loafing . Powell also went on to launch Whole World 's 3rd Space Theatre by Producing and Directing scripted works such as Sordid Lives and Southern Baptist Sissies by Del Shores .   In 2005 , the theatre started a television show for a network called MAV TV and is currently broadcast in over 200,000 homes across the U.S. . The show features Whole World 's Improv Comedy and is geared towards a more mature audience .  Official Website   Category : Theatres in Atlanta

neg: So Happy So Happy is the second musical studio album by comedian/singer , Eddie Murphy . The album was released on March 29 , 1989 , on Columbia Records and was produced by Murphy , Nile Rodgers and Larry Blackmon . It was not a critical or commercial success , but still managed to reach # 70 on the Billboard 200 and # 22 on the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums . Two singles were released : `` Put Your Mouth on Me '' , which made it to # 2 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks , and `` Till the Money 's Gone '' , which only made it to # 75 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks .

neg: Duet Acting Duet Acting ( often shortened to `` Duet '' or abbreviated as `` DA '' in tournament schedules and results ) is an event in competitive high school forensics . Similar to Duo Interpretation , Duet Acting varies in two major respects : first , Duet is not an official National Forensic League event although some state organizations , such as the Texas Forensic Association , the Louisiana High School Speech League , and ( formerly ) the Ohio High School Speech League practice the event . Secondly , unlike Duo , in which the actors are not permitted to make eye contact with each other or touch each other , Duet incorporates an element of acting . Cuttings must be made from scripts .   Duet Acting involves two people , two chairs , and ( in some jurisdictions ) a table ; the furniture is supplied in each room of competition . Time limits vary , but generally each acting pair performs an eight - to twelve-minute scene , typically using only two characters . Occasionally the performers change roles , but can only play one character per scene in the manner of dramatic or humorous interpretation . The pieces may be either serious or funny , and the extensive use of movement is permitted ( i.e. , interaction between both characters , as well as with the table and chairs ) . Duet Acting has been removed from the Ohio High School Speech League .   Category : Debating

neg: Signore e signora Signore e signora is an Italian sitcom .

neg: Who's That Girl (1987 film) Who 's That Girl is a 1987 American screwball comedy film written by Andrew Smith and Ken Finkleman , and directed by James Foley . It stars Madonna and Griffin Dunne , and depicts the story of a street-smart girl who is falsely accused of murdering her boyfriend and is sent to jail . After getting released , she meets a man , who is supposed to make sure she gets on her bus back to Philadelphia , and convinces him to help her catch those responsible for her confinement . While searching for the embezzler , they fall in love with each other .   After the failure of her 1986 film Shanghai Surprise , Madonna decided to sign another comedy film titled Slammer , which was later renamed to Who 's That Girl . However , she had to convince both Warner Bros. and the producers of the film that she was ready for the project . Madonna enlisted her friend James Foley to direct the film . Shooting began in New York in October 1986 , and continued until March 1987 . Production was halted during December due to snowfall in New York . Madonna utilized the time to work on her next tour and the soundtrack of the film .   The film was released on August 7 , 1987 , and was a box office bomb , grossing only $ 2.5 million in its first week , with its final domestic total being about $ 7.3 million . Critics were highly disappointed with the film , and Foley 's direction . Some went on to call it one of the worst films to be released , while others found Madonna 's comic timing to be one of the highlights .   However , the Who 's That Girl World Tour went on to be a critical and commercial success , grossing a total of US$ 25 million , and playing in front of audiences totaling 1.5 million people . The soundtrack of the film , though not acclaimed by the critics , enjoyed commercial success . Three of Madonna 's songs , the title track , `` Causing a Commotion '' and `` The Look of Love '' , were released as singles with the title track becoming Madonna 's sixth number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 . The soundtrack album went on to sell six million copies worldwide .

neg: 9 to 5 (film) 9 to 5 ( styled in the opening credits as Nine to Five ) is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Colin Higgins , written by Higgins and Patricia Resnick . It stars Jane Fonda , Lily Tomlin , Dolly Parton as three working women who live out their fantasies of getting even with , and their overthrow of , the company 's autocratic , `` sexist , egotistical , lying , hypocritical bigot '' boss , played by Dabney Coleman .   The film grossed over $ 103.9 million and is the 20th highest-grossing comedy film . As a star vehicle for Parton -- already established as a successful singer and songwriter -- it launched her permanently into mainstream popular culture . Although a television series of the same name based on the film was less successful , a musical version of the film ( also titled 9 to 5 ) , with new songs written by Parton , opened on Broadway on April 30 , 2009 .   9 to 5 is number 74 on the American Film Institute 's `` 100 Funniest Movies '' and has an a 82 % approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes .

neg: Sister (Sister2Sister song) `` Sister '' was the debut single by Australian pop music duo Sister2Sister . The single was very successful in Australia .

neg: There's Something About Marrying `` There 's Something About Marrying '' is the tenth episode of the sixteenth season of The Simpsons . In the episode , Springfield legalizes same-sex marriage to increase tourism . After becoming a minister , Homer starts to wed people to make money . Meanwhile , Marge 's sister Patty comes out as a lesbian and reveals that she is going to marry a woman named Veronica . Marge originally disapproves of this , making Patty frustrated . When Marge accidentally discovers that Veronica is a man cross-dressed as a woman , she decides to keep quiet about it knowing that Patty will be marrying a man . However , at the ceremony , she is so moved by Patty 's vow that she is forced to reveal Veronica 's secret . After the ceremony is abruptly cancelled , Marge tells Patty that she now accepts her sexuality .   This was the third time that an episode of The Simpsons focused on homosexuality . The episode -- written by J. Stewart Burns and directed by Nancy Kruse -- was inspired by the 2004 same-sex weddings that occurred in San Francisco . According to executive producer Al Jean , the staff wanted the episode to explore what the different characters ' stances on same-sex marriage were . Around the time of the episode 's original airdate , February 20 , 2005 , the same-sex marriage question was a hot political issue in the United States and the episode became controversial . `` There 's Something About Marrying '' received a lot of criticism from conservative groups , including the Parents Television Council and the American Family Association , that claimed it was promoting gay marriage . Jean stated in response that the staff was not taking a side on the issue and that they were just examining all sides of it . Positive reaction to the episode came from , among others , the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and the gay-oriented website AfterEllen.com .   During the first airing , 10.5 million people watched `` There 's Something About Marrying '' and it became the highest rated episode of the season . The episode had received a lot of publicity in the media before its broadcast -- not only because of the same-sex marriage controversy but also because of Patty 's outing . It was revealed in July 2004 , that a character would come out as gay in the episode , leading to much speculation from fans and the press . Bookmaker websites were even posting odds on which character it would be , with Patty receiving the best odds .

neg: The Twin Sister The Twin Sister is a 1915 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy .

neg: Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America Volume One: The Early Years Stan Freberg Presents The United States of America Volume One : The Early Years is an American comedy album with music and dialogue written by Stan Freberg , released as Capitol W/SW -1573 in 1961 . Freberg satirizes episodes of the history of the United States from 1492 until the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783 . The album combined dialogue and song in a musical theater format . Billy May orchestrated the music . In addition to Freberg , the cast included the following performers :   Jesse White  Peter Leeds  Byron Kane  Colleen Collins  Helen Kleeb  Shep Menken  Walter Tetley  Marvin Miller  June Foray  Barney Phillips  Maurice Dallimore  Peter Forster  John Frank  Paul Frees ( narrator )   Freberg used anachronistic and self-referential humour in these sketches , such as referring to the Fourth of July weekend in the `` Declaration of Independence '' sketch , Thanksgiving Day in the skit on `` Take an Indian to Lunch '' as well as the `` Thanksgiving Turkey '' portion , and Columbus Day in `` Columbus Discovers America '' . Freberg also referred to McCarthyism in the `` Declaration of Independence '' sketch , where Benjamin Franklin says , `` You ... sign a harmless petition , and forget all about it ; ten years later , you get hauled up before a committee . ''   Admirers of this album have included Steven Spielberg , Richard Dreyfuss and Paul McCartney . Dr. Demento 's listeners have repeatedly voted The United States of America as the greatest comedy album of all time .   Stan Freberg Presents The United States of America , Volume Two was planned for a release during America 's Bicentennial in 1976 , but did not emerge until 1996 . In his autobiography , Freberg detailed his efforts to have the songs and skits produced on Broadway ; when this failed , he used material omitted from the original album in the sequel .   A third volume was planned . Due to the death of Freberg 's wife , Donna , and Freberg 's personal health problems , the project was shelved .

neg: The First Family (album) The First Family is a comedy album recorded on October 22 , 1962 , as a good-natured parody of President John F. Kennedy , both as Commander-in-Chief and as a member of a large , well-known political family . Issued by Cadence Records , it was honored as the `` largest and fastest selling record in the history of the record industry '' selling at more than a million copies per week for the first six and one-half weeks in distribution , by January it had sold more than 7 million copies . Cadence president Archie Bleyer credited the album 's success to radio airplay . By time of the release of The First Family - Volume Two , the sequel , it had sold 7.5 million copies -- unprecedented for any album at the time , let alone a comedy album .

neg: A Sister to Assist 'Er A Sister to Assist ` Er may refer to :   A Sister to Assist ` Er ( play ) , a comic play by John le Breton  A Sister to Assist ` Er ( 1922 film ) , a silent film directed by George Dewhurst  A Sister to Assist ` Er ( 1927 film ) , a silent film directed by George Dewhurst  A Sister to Assist ` Er ( 1930 film ) , a sound film directed by George Dewhurst  A Sister to Assist ` Er ( 1938 film ) , a sound film directed by George Dewhurst  A Sister to Assist ` Er ( 1948 film ) , a sound film directed by George Dewhurst

neg: A Trick to Catch the Old One A Trick to Catch the Old One is a Jacobean comedy written by Thomas Middleton , first published in 1608 . The play is a satire in the subgenre of city comedy .   The play was entered into the Stationers ' Register on 7 October 1607 by the printer George Eld , and published by him in quarto in the following year , 1608 . The title page of Q1 states that A Trick was acted by the Children of Paul 's , one of the companies of boy actors popular at the time . The play was probably written and first acted ca. 1605 .   The play was popular ; a second quarto was issued in the same year , printed by Eld for the bookseller Henry Rocket . The title page of Q2 attributes the play to `` T. M. '' and states that A Trick was acted by both the Children of Paul 's and the Children of the Chapel ( then called the Children of the Blackfriars ) , the other major troupe of boy actors of the era . ( The Children of Paul 's had stopped performing plays around 1606 , and the Children of the Chapel/Blackfriars may have acquired the play from their defunct competitors . ) Q2 also states that the play had been acted at Court before King James I the previous `` New Year 's night . '' A third edition followed in 1616 , printed by Eld for the stationer Thomas Langley ; the title page assigns the authorship to `` T. Middleton . ''   Two decades after its authorship , Philip Massinger used A Trick to Catch the Old One as a model for his most popular play , A New Way to Pay Old Debts , premiered in 1626 and published in 1633 . Massinger 's version of the plot would go on to become one of the most successful plays in English-language theatre .

neg: Just for Laughs: Gags Just for Laughs : Gags ( in French , Juste pour rire : Gags ) is a Canadian silent comedy/hidden camera reality television show that is under the Just for Laughs brand . It is based on the similar American series Candid Camera .  The series is also on YouTube .  In December 26 , 2000 , JFL : Gags began airing on French Canadian network Canal D . In the following years , the show was picked up by TVA , CBC and The Comedy Network in Canada , BBC1 in the UK , TF1 in France and ABC and Telemundo in the United States ; the Canadian version ( unlike the ones produced for ABC ) aired in the United States in first-run syndication starting in the fall of 2015 and ended in February 2016 .   The series uses a hidden camera format , playing pranks on unsuspecting subjects while hidden cameras capture the subjects ' responses ; each episode presents multiple gags . While some segments have included brief dialogue , most do not contain any sound or dialogue ; the audio is replaced with sound effects , a laugh track , and public domain music . Most segments are filmed in Quebec City , Montreal and Vancouver , while some have been filmed in Mexico . British and Asian versions have been produced in the UK and Singapore , respectively . In 2011 the show spawned a spinoff , Just Kidding , which consists exclusively of kids playing pranks on adults .   With its silent format and no translation required , Just for Laughs : Gags has been purchased for use in over 100 countries throughout the world as well as in airports and by airlines . Reactions to the gags range from `` inane '' to cross-culturally funny . The same distributors also distribute Surprise Sur Prise , a similar show .   In March 2011 , Just for Laughs Gags entered into a partnership with Montreal-based , entertainment site , Videobash.com and now have their own devoted channel there . ( No video has been posted as of this writing . )


query: Kanye West was born in Atlanta.

pos: Kanye West Kanye Omari West ( -LSB- ˈkɑːnjeɪ -RSB- born June 8 , 1977 ) is an American rapper , songwriter , record producer , fashion designer , and entrepreneur . Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago , West briefly attended art school before becoming known as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s , producing hit singles for artists such as Jay Z and Alicia Keys . Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper , West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004 to widespread critical and commercial success , and founded the record label GOOD Music . He went on to pursue a variety of different styles on subsequent albums Late Registration ( 2005 ) , Graduation ( 2007 ) , and 808s & Heartbreak ( 2008 ) . In 2010 , he released his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy to rave reviews from critics , and the following year he collaborated with Jay Z on the joint LP Watch the Throne ( 2011 ) . West released his abrasive sixth album , Yeezus , to further critical praise in 2013 . His seventh album , The Life of Pablo , was released in 2016 .   West 's outspoken views and life outside of music have received significant mainstream attention . He has been a frequent source of controversy for his conduct at award shows , on social media , and in other public settings . His more scrutinized comments include his off-script denunciation of President George W. Bush during a live 2005 television broadcast for Hurricane Katrina relief and his interruption of singer Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards . West 's efforts as a fashion designer include collaborations with Nike , Louis Vuitton , and A.P.C. on both clothing and footwear , and have most prominently resulted in the YEEZY collaboration with Adidas beginning in 2013 . He is the founder and head of the creative content company DONDA . His 2014 marriage to television personality Kim Kardashian has also been subject to widespread media coverage .   West is among the most acclaimed musicians of the 21st century , and is one of the best-selling artists of all time , having sold more than 32 million albums and 100 million digital downloads worldwide . He has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards , making him one of the most awarded artists of all time and the most Grammy-awarded artist to have debuted in the 21st century . Three of his albums have been included and ranked on Rolling Stone 's 2012 update of the `` 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' list . He has also been included in a number of Forbes annual lists . Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015 .

neg: Carrollton, Georgia Carrollton is a city located in western Georgia , United States . It resides in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains . As of the 2010 census , the city had a population of 24,388 . The city is the county seat of Carroll County .   Historically , Carrollton has been a commercial center for Carroll County and many other counties in Georgia and Alabama . It is the home of the University of West Georgia .

neg: Danny Boy (singer) Danny Boy Steward ( born October 31 , 1977 ) is a Chicago native known by his stage name Danny Boy or DB . He is a contemporary African-American soul singer originally signed for a five-year run with Death Row Records by Suge Knight . He made his debut on 1994 's Murder Was the Case soundtrack with the R&B charter Come When I Call ( Produced by DJ Quik ) . In 1995 , he released his first single entitled Slip N Slide ( Produced by Reggie Moore and co-produced by DeVante Swing ) with then unknown artist Ginuwine singing the chorus . The video was shot in Cabo , and also features scenes with 2Pac , Snoop Dogg , Nate Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound . Danny is best known for singing the choruses of the 2Pac songs `` I Ai n't Mad at Cha '' , `` What ' z Ya Phone # '' , `` Picture Me Rollin ' '' and `` Heaven Ai n't Hard 2 Find '' on All Eyez on Me , as well as `` Toss It Up '' on The Don Killuminati : The 7 Day Theory . He had recorded several albums ' worth of music while on Death Row Records , but none were released during his time there .   Danny Boy also made an appearance on Tha Row 's soundtrack to Eddie Griffin 's Dysfunktional Family movie and also appeared on American Idol , but was disqualified due to continued internet promotion by his former label . He is currently working on some projects for his own label `` Eclectic Soul Music Group '' and resides in the suburbs of Atlanta , Georgia . On April 20 , 2010 Death Row Records , under new management , finally released Danny Boy 's 1996 debut album It 's About Time featuring production by DJ Quik & DeVante Swing .

neg: Pigeon John John Kenneth Dust ( born John Kenneth Dunkin : November 30 , 1972 ) , better known by the stage name Pigeon John , is an American rapper based in Los Angeles , California . He is a former member of L.A. Symphony .

neg: West Oak Lane, Philadelphia West Oak Lane is a neighborhood in the Upper Northern section of Philadelphia . The neighborhood was developed primarily between the early 1920s and late 1930s , with the areas near to Cedarbrook constructed after World War II . At the northeast corner of Limekiln Pike and Washington Lane was the site of the Cedar Park Inn , an historic tavern built in the early 19th century , which was torn down sometime after 1931 as the neighborhood was being fully developed .   Although it was predominately Caucasian from its inception until the mid-1960s , West Oak Lane is now one of Philadelphia 's middle-class African American communities .   The neighborhood is known throughout the city for its jazz festival . The West Oak Lane Jazz Festival has been held in mid-June since 2003 . Artists such as Chaka Khan , Teena Marie , Jeffrey Osbourne and Chrisette Michele have performed at the West Oak Lane Jazz Festival . However , since March 2012 , the West Oak Lane Jazz Festival has been cancelled . `` The festival was never supposed to be something that was going to last forever , '' the Ogontz Avenue Revitilization Corporation ( OARC ) director of marketing and public relations Naja Killebrew stated . `` We accomplished everything we wanted to do with it . ''   The neighborhood has distinct architecture that separates it from surrounding neighborhoods . Along with larger and sometimes detached houses , West Oak Lane also has many tree-lined streets and small yards . In 2005 , the 19126 and 19138 ZIP codes , which contain West Oak Lane , had a median home sale price of $ 113,200 . This was a 34-percent increase over the median price in 2004 . The median home sale price as of April 2015 was $ 122,941 , which was a 1.2 % percent increase from the previous year .

neg: Lightning (Atlanta) Lightning was a neighborhood just west of Downtown Atlanta , Georgia , north of the former extension of Magnolia Street , south of Simpson St. ( now Joseph E. Boone Blvd. ) and east of Northside Drive ( US 41 ) . It was razed to make way mostly for the expansion of the Georgia World Congress Center as well as the north end of the Georgia Dome .   As of 1975 , east-west streets in Lighting were , from north to south : Simpson St. ( northern border ) , Tyler St. , Rock St. , Mayes St. , Thurmond St. Newton St. , Foundry St. , Magnolia St. ( southern border ) North-south streets in Lightning were , from west to east : Northside Dr. ( western border ) , Haynes St. , Mangum St. , Elliott St. ( eastern border ) .

neg: Westview Cemetery Westview Cemetery , located in Atlanta , Georgia , is the largest civilian cemetery in the Southeastern United States , comprising more than 582 acre , 50 % of which is undeveloped . ( Georgia National Cemetery , for military veterans and their families , covers 775 acres . ) Westview includes the graves of more than 100,000 people .

neg: South Downtown South Downtown is a historic neighborhood of Downtown Atlanta , Georgia , United States . South Downtown is primarily home to city , county , state , and federal governmental offices , which prompted the city to adopt signage declaring the area `` Government Walk . '' Although much of South Downtown is dominated by surface parking lots , the neighborhood was passed over during the redevelopment boom of the 1960s and 1970s that resulted in the demolition of much of Downtown 's architecturally significant buildings . The result are a myriad buildings from the 1950s and earlier that retain their historic structural integrity .

neg: Xscape (album) Xscape is the second posthumous album of previously unreleased tracks by American singer Michael Jackson . It is his eighth album released through Epic Records , and it was released on May 13 , 2014 by Epic Records and MJJ Music . It is the fifth album released by Sony and Motown since Jackson 's death in June 2009 . L.A. Reid , chairman of Epic Records , curated and served as executive producer for the album enlisting Timbaland to lead a team of record producers , including StarGate , Jerome `` J-Roc '' Harmon , John McClain , and Rodney Jerkins , to remix and contemporize the eight selected tracks . Jerkins produced the title song and is the only original song producer to work on the final productions .   Xscape was promoted across the Sony group of companies ; Sony Mobile used a snippet of `` Slave to the Rhythm '' in their advertising campaign for the Xperia Z2 mobile phone . `` Love Never Felt So Good '' was announced as the official lead single to premiere on May 1 , 2014 . The deluxe edition of the album includes all of the songs in their original forms as well as one bonus track and two videos .

neg: Atlanta, Mississippi Atlanta is an unincorporated community located in Chickasaw County , Mississippi , United States . Atlanta is approximately 5.6 mi south-southeast of Vardaman and 5.6 mi north-northwest of Woodland on Mississippi Highway 341 .   Atlanta has a zip code of 39776 .

neg: Atlanta Ballet Atlanta Ballet is a ballet company , located in Atlanta , Georgia . It is the longest continuously performing ballet company in the United States and the State Ballet of Georgia .

neg: Top Dawg Entertainment Top Dawg Entertainment ( TDE ) is an American independent record label founded in 2004 , by chief executive officer ( CEO ) Anthony `` Top Dawg '' Tiffith . Dave `` Miyatola '' Free and Terrence `` Punch '' Henderson are the co-presidents of TDE . There are currently eight artists signed to the label , Isaiah Rashad , SZA , Lance Skiiiwalker and SiR , as well as the flagship artists , Black Hippy members , Kendrick Lamar , Jay Rock , ScHoolboy Q and Ab-Soul . The label also houses a production division that includes Digi + Phonics , THC , and King Blue .

neg: Fulton County, Georgia Fulton County is a county in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia . As of 2015 estimates , the population was 1,010,562 , making it Georgia 's most populous county and the only county with over 1 million inhabitants . Its county seat is Atlanta , the state capital since 1868 . Ninety percent of the City of Atlanta is within Fulton County ( the other 10 % lies within DeKalb County ) . Fulton County is the principal county of the Atlanta metropolitan area .   Fulton County is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell , GA Metropolitan Statistical Area .

neg: Film industry in Georgia (U.S. state) The film industry in Georgia was , in 2015 , the third largest among U.S. states , eclipsed only by California and New York State . The industry in Georgia was boosted substantially by tax incentives introduced in 2002 and strengthened in 2008 . The state government claims $ 770 million in economic impact to Georgia ( 2009 ) , while industry sources claim that the tax subsidy costs the state $ 141 million ( 2010 ) . Atlanta is the center of the film industry in Georgia with Turner , Tyler Perry and EUE/Screen Gems studios located there . There were 348 productions shot in the state in 2009 . Films shot in Georgia include Tyler Perry 's Meet the Browns ( 2008 ) , Life as We Know It ( 2010 ) , and Contagion ( 2011 ) . Atlanta has been called the `` Hollywood of the South '' .

neg: WRAS (FM) WRAS FM 88.5 is a station in Atlanta with a frequency of 88.5 MHz , which has been in operation since January 18 , 1971 . It is owned by Georgia State University and its schedule is currently split between public radio programming from Georgia Public Broadcasting ( 88.5 GPB Atlanta ) airing from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. and college radio programming ( Album 88 , which previously provided the entire WRAS schedule ) produced by GSU students with the exception of those who broadcast the university 's athletic events for the station ( the Georgia State radio network ) , airing from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. . The Album 88 and 88.5 GPB Atlanta formats are both available 24 hours a day on separate internet streams , and Album 88 is available full-time on WRAS  's second HD Radio subchannel .   Album 88 's first general manager was Richard Belcher , well known to Atlanta TV viewers for his investigative reporting on WAGA-TV 5 , and now WSB-TV 2 . The `` Album 88 '' name dates back to the late 1970s , and is unusual , as it is still rare for noncommercial stations in North America to use a moniker ( other than their own broadcast callsign ) , the way commercial stations have for decades . It refers to the album-based rotation the format employs : stressing several cuts from each album rather than a single .   Album 88 has won countless awards , frequently beating out commercial radio stations , from the Atlanta weekly Creative Loafing , the monthly Atlanta magazine , and the College Music Journal . Album 88 has over 50 student volunteers who host rotation shifts from 2am onwards , as well as specialty shows that start at 8pm most weekdays , 6pm on Thursdays , 2pm on Fridays , and 8am on weekends . Many of the non-student envoys to the administration of the school also worked at Album 88 in their college days .   Among the specialty shows on Album 88 are : The Georgia Music Show ( dedicated exclusively to artists from Georgia ) , I Do n't Care ( punk ) , Soul Kitchen ( funk , soul , disco and related ) , Crossroads ( blues ) , Jet Lag ( international psychedelia ) , New Theory ( chillwave ) , Beatscape Lounge ( ambient , electronica and nu jazz ) , Subterranean ( drum and bass ) , Cowtipper 's Delight ( classic country and alternative country ) , Dot Dash ( post-punk ) , Mighty Aphrodite ( female vocalists ) , We 're Not Gon na Take It ( heavy-metal music ) , Tower of Song ( psyche , prog , freakbeat ) , a large variety of hip hop including the long-running shows Tha Message , Rhythm and Vibes ( Atlanta 's longest-running hip hop show ) and Hush Hush ( instrumental hip hop ) , One Step Beyond ( ska , bluebeat & rocksteady ) and many more .   Album 88 has played a crucial role in `` breaking '' a wide range of artists including R.E.M. , Deerhunter and Outkast ( all of which Album 88 was the first to play on radio ) . Album 88 featured more commercially identifiable rock in the 1970s and early 1980s ; many of the platinum and gold records that hang in Album 88 's offices reflect this . According to Bob Geldof he penned the Boomtown Rats hit song , `` I Do n't Like Mondays '' in the Album 88 office after reading a telex report of the schoolyard shooting on which the song is based .   On March 14 , 2008 , an F-2 tornado struck Atlanta 's downtown core and led to the evacuation of students and employees from various areas of the Georgia State campus . Album 88 was thus forced to suspend broadcasting for nearly two days . ( See 2008 Atlanta tornado )   , WRAS has a construction permit to move to the Atlanta Public Schools facility , which transmits WABE FM 90.1 , and WPBA TV 21 ( DTV 30.1 ) east of downtown . It currently transmits via a studio/transmitter link from the Panthersville area ( no apparent relation the GSU Panthers mascot ) , located southeast of the city between I-285 and I-20 ) . The change will expand the station 's broadcast range significantly to the northwest , and very slightly even toward the south and east , due to a greater height .

neg: John Wesley Dobbs John Wesley Dobbs ( March 26 , 1882 -- August 30 , 1961 ) , an African-American civic and political leader , was often referred to as unofficial `` mayor '' of Auburn Avenue in Atlanta , Georgia .   Dobbs , educated at Atlanta Baptist College ( which later became Morehouse College ) , passed a civil service exam and became a railway mail clerk for the Post Office in 1903 , a position he held for 32 years . Dobbs married Irene Ophelia Thompson in 1906 , and they had six daughters , all of whom graduated from Spelman College . One daughter , Mattiwilda Dobbs , became a notable opera singer while another daughter , Ophelia Josephine Dobbs Clement was on the city board of education in Durham , NC where she led integration and discussions about race . Dobbs became a member of the Prince Hall Masons in 1911 . In 1932 , he was elected Grand Master of the Prince Hall Masons ( a post he held for the rest of his life ) .   Believing that enfranchisement was the key to overcoming segregation , Dobbs started a voter registration drive in 1936 with a goal of registering 10,000 voters . That year , Dobbs founded the Atlanta Civic and Political League , and in 1946 along with A.T. Walden , he co-founded the Atlanta Negro Voters League . During the 1930s and 1940s , laws keeping blacks from voting were found to be unconstitutional . Between 1936 and 1946 , 20,000 African-American voters were registered in Atlanta . With the power of the black vote behind him , Dobbs convinced Atlanta mayor William B. Hartsfield to integrate Atlanta 's police force in 1948 and install gas lights along Auburn Avenue in 1949 .   In 1948 , Dobbs accompanied Ray Sprigle , a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , when the reporter disguised himself as a black man and traveled in the South . The 21-part syndicated newspaper series entitled I Was a Negro in the South for 30 Days was later released as the book , In the Land of Jim Crow .   John Wesley Dobbs died on August 30 , 1961 , aged 79 , the same week the Atlanta city schools desegregated . His family home still stands at 540 John Wesley Dobbs Avenue ( formerly Houston Street ) .   Houston Street was renamed in Dobbs 's honor by Maynard Jackson in 1994 . Jackson , the first African-American mayor of Atlanta , was Dobbs ' grandson . A statue of Dobbs , erected in 1996 , stands along Auburn Avenue .

neg: Anye Elite Anye Elite ( born August 31 , 1987 in Philadelphia ) , is an American singer-songwriter , rapper and LGBT activist . He is best known for his contributions to Atlanta , Georgia 's gay community .

neg: List of mayors of Atlanta The Mayor is the highest elected official in Atlanta , Georgia . Since its incorporation in 1789 , the town has had 64 mayors .   This is a list of mayors of Atlanta in the state of Georgia in the United States . The term of office was one year until Cicero C. Hammock 's second term ( 1875 -- 77 ) , when a new city charter changed it to two years . The term was changed to four years in 1929 , giving Ragsdale the modern stay in office . Though a political party is listed where known , the mayoral election is officially non-partisan , so the candidate did not represent their party when elected . In recent history , the viable candidates in the race have primarily been Democrats .

neg: Oakland City, Atlanta Oakland City is a neighborhood in southwestern Atlanta , Georgia , just southwest across the BeltLine from West End and Adair Park .   Oakland City was incorporated as a city in 1894 and annexed to Atlanta in 1910 .   Oakland City Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . It contains wood and brick bungalows as well as Minimal Traditional , English Vernacular Revival , and Craftsman houses . The district included the Withers House , which was demolished in the first decade of the 2000s .   The neighborhood is served by the Oakland City MARTA station .

neg: Atlanta Contemporary Art Center Atlanta Contemporary is a nonprofit , non-collecting institution located in the West Midtown district of Atlanta . It is dedicated to the creation , presentation , and advancement of contemporary art by emerging and established artists . It creates a diverse cultural landscape for artists , arts professionals , and the art-interested public through its exhibitions , educational programs , and Studio Artist Program .   Atlanta Contemporary presents 6-10 exhibitions per year featuring consequential artists from the local to international art scenes and is one of few Atlanta institutions that commissions new works by artists , paying particular attention to artists of note who have not had a significant exhibition in the Southeast . It organizes approximately 50 diverse educational programs a year , as well as provides on-site , subsidized studio space to 14 local artists through its Studio Artist Program . Atlanta Contemporary offers free admission every day .

neg: List of people from Atlanta This is a list of people who were born in , residents of , or otherwise closely associated with the American city of Atlanta , the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia .