query: Immigrants came to Tunisia.

pos: Tunisia Tunisia ( تونس ; ⵜⵓⵏⴻⵙ Tunisie ) , officially the Tunisian Republic is a country in North Africa , covering 165,000 km2 . Its northernmost point , Cape Angela , is the northernmost point on the African continent . It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest , Libya to the southeast , and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east . Tunisia 's population was estimated to be just under 11 million in 2014 . Tunisia 's name is derived from its capital city , Tunis , which is located on Tunisia 's northeast coast .   Geographically , Tunisia contains the eastern end of the Atlas Mountains and the northern reaches of the Sahara desert . Much of the rest of the country 's land is fertile soil . Its 1,300 km of coastline includes the African conjunction of the western and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Basin and , by means of the Sicilian Strait and Sardinian Channel , features the African mainland 's second and third nearest points to Europe after Gibraltar .   Tunisia is a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic . It is considered to be the only full democracy in the Arab World . It has a high human development index . It has an association agreement with the European Union ; is a member of La Francophonie , the Union for the Mediterranean , the Arab Maghreb Union , the Arab League , the OIC , the Greater Arab Free Trade Area , the Community of Sahel-Saharan States , the African Union , the Non-Aligned Movement , the Group of 77 ; and has obtained the status of major non-NATO ally of the United States . In addition , Tunisia is also a member state of the United Nations and a state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court . Close relations with Europe in particular with France and with Italy have been forged through economic cooperation , privatisation and industrial modernization .   In ancient times , Tunisia was primarily inhabited by Berbers . Phoenician immigration began in the 12th century BC ; these immigrants founded Carthage . A major mercantile power and a military rival of the Roman Republic , Carthage was defeated by the Romans in 146 BC . The Romans , who would occupy Tunisia for most of the next eight hundred years , introduced Christianity and left architectural legacies like the El Djem amphitheater . After several attempts starting in 647 , the Arabs conquered the whole of Tunisia by 697 , followed by the Ottomans between 1534 and 1574 . The Ottomans held sway for over three hundred years . The French colonization of Tunisia occurred in 1881 . Tunisia gained independence with Habib Bourguiba and declared the Tunisian Republic in 1957 . In 2011 , the Tunisian Revolution resulted in the overthrow of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali , followed by parliamentary elections . The country voted for parliament again on 26 October 2014 , and for President on 23 November 2014 .

neg: Tunisia at the 1975 Mediterranean Games Tunisia ( TUN ) competed at the 1975 Mediterranean Games in Algiers , Algeria .

neg: Art of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a small , landlocked country north of Ghana and south of Mali and Niger . Economically , it is one of the four or five poorest countries in the world . Culturally , it is extremely rich . In part this is because so few people from Burkina have become Muslim or Christian . Many of the ancient artistic traditions for which Africa is so well known have been preserved in Burkina Faso because so many people continue to honor the ancestral spirits , and the spirits of nature . In great part they honor the spirits through the use of masks and carved figures . Many of the countries to the north of Burkina Faso had become predominantly Muslim , while many of the countries to the south of Burkina Faso are heavily Christian . In contrast many of the people of Burkina Faso continue to offer prayers and sacrifices to the spirits of nature and to the spirits of their ancestors . The result is that they continue to use the sorts of art that we see in museums in Europe and America .   One of the principal obstacles to understanding the art of Burkina Faso , including that of the Bwa , has been a confusion between the styles of the Bwa , `` gurunsi '' , and Mossi , and a confusion of the Bwa people with their neighbors to the west the Bobo people . This confusion was the result of the use by French colonial officers of Jula interpreters at the turn of the century . These interpreters considered the two peoples to be the same and so referred to the Bobo as `` Bobo-Fing '' and to the Bwa as `` Bobo-Oule . '' In fact , these two peoples are not related at all . Their languages are quite different , their social systems are quite different , and certainly their art is quite different . In terms of artistic styles the confusion stems from the fact that the Bwa , `` gurunsi ' '' and Mossi make masks that are covered with red white and black geometric graphic patterns . This is simply the style of the Voltaic or Gur peoples , and also includes the Dogon and other peoples who speak Voltaic languages .

neg: Paulistas Paulistas are the inhabitants of the state of São Paulo , Brazil , and of its antecessor the Capitaincy of São Vicente , whose capital early shifted from the village of São Vicente to the one of São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga .   The early population of São Paulo consisted mainly of indigenous Amerindian with few Portuguese settlers . The Portuguese settlements were small .   As the Bandeirantes gained power and the vice-kingdom of Brazil developed , the Portuguese element predominated in the population , the Indians being either absorbed or killed . But the province of São Paulo , enlarged by the Bandeiras to include Mato Grosso , Goiás , Paraná and Santa Catarina , remained undeveloped , having neither the gold of Minas Gerais nor the sugar cane of Pernambuco . As a consequence , it did not receive the same influx of black slaves during the 16th and 17th centuries as the more prosperous provinces of Brazil . Nevertheless , the number of black slaves increased substantially in São Paulo during the Brazilian Empire , as the slave traffic reached its peak during the first half of the 19th century . After the abolition of the international slave trade in 1850 , many more slaves were transferred from declining regions of Brazil ( such as the Northeast ) to work in coffee plantations .   The economic development of São Paulo only really took off with the founding of coffee plantations in the nineteenth century . Those coffee plantations were manned , from the beginning , by slaves , and remained so during most of the 19th century . Not even the abolition of the transatlantic trade changed this , with the coffee barons resorting to the import of slaves from the Northeastern and Southern regions . Both the coffee planters and the Brazilian government , however , were aware that the abolition of slavery could be postponed but not avoided at all ; as a result , a few experiments in immigration were tried during this period , and some ideas were discussed , including the immigration of Chinese workers . Only in the 1880s , however , did immigration start in earnest .   From then on , immigration was the solution adopted to what was seen as a labour shortage , and Italian and Spanish immigrants made the bulk of the workers brought to coffee plantations ; the reasons why ex-slaves were not employed , or were only marginally employed , are unclear and subject to debate . Much is made of a supposed `` whitening '' ideology , or even `` program '' , but the cold fact is that , when faced with the impossibility of obtaining European manpower , the coffee barons had no qualms about resorting to Japanese immigrants . A curious fact from this period was the immigration of US Southerners moving from a country where slavery had been abolished to one where it still existed . Of course , those were not manual workers and did n't come to work in coffee plantations .   The wealth produced by coffee culture eventually sparked urbanisation and industrialisation ; the growing urban environment attracted even more immigrants , especially Armenians and other Europeans , Syrians and Lebanese . Later , as the foreign immigration declined , a strong chain of internal migration from the Brazilian Northeast developed .

neg: Beidane Beidane or Beidan is an Arabic term used in the Maghreb region of North Africa to refer to the Caucasian or white Moors . In contrast to Haratin , which refers to those with a darker complexion , or black . The Beidane inhabit most of what is now Morocco , Algeria , Tunisia , Libya , and to a lesser extent Egypt . Their descendants can also be found in Southern European populations , particularly ( Spain , Portugal , Southern Italy , and Sicily ) . The Beidane refers to those of Arab , Berber , or Arab-Berber descent , however , large populations on the northern coast of North Africa , also have Iberian blood ; going back to the Spanish Reconquista . The main language of the Beidane is Arabic and to a lesser extent Tamazight ( Berber ) .   It is important to understand that the term `` Moor '' is not the term for a specific ethnic group , but rather the term used by the European Christians , in reference to the Arab and Berber populations that hailed from North Africa in the medieval era and soon took control of Malta , Sardinia , Spain , southern France ( short-period ) , Portugal , southern Italy , and Sicily . Another term that was used in reference to the Arabs and Berbers at this time was `` Saracen . '' This was largely used to refer to the peoples of the entire Arab Islamic empire , mostly used by Italians and Europeans to the north . The term largely fell out of use post - Middle Ages .   Category : Maghreb

neg: Conquest of Tunis (1534) The conquest of Tunis occurred on 16 August 1534 when Hayreddin Barbarossa captured the city from the Hafsid ruler Muley Hasan .   In 1533 , Suleiman ordered Hayreddin Barbarossa , whom he had summoned from Algiers , to build a large war fleet in the arsenal of Constantinople . Altogether 70 galleys were built during the winter of 1533 -- 34 , manned by slave oarsmen , including 1,200 Christian ones . With this fleet , Barbarossa conducted aggressive raids along the coast of Italy , until he landed in Tunis on 16 August 1534 , ousting the local ruler , theretofore subservient to the Spanish , the Hafsid Regent Muley Hasan .   Barbarossa thus established a strong naval base in Tunis , which could be used for raids in the region , and on nearby Malta . Tunis was a highly strategic location , controlling the passage from the west to the eastern basin of the Mediterranean .   In 1535 however , upon the plea of Muley Hasan , emperor Charles V mounted a counter-offensive and retook the city in the Conquest of Tunis ( 1535 ) .

neg: Naghmouchi Naghmouchi is a Tunisian surname from Jendouba .   The first people emigrated in 1800 .   It is also widespread in the following countries :  Algeria , Canada , France , Morocco , Italy , United States , United Kingdom , Russia , Germany , Switzerland , Belgium , Poland , Austria , Brazil , Mexico , Peru and Ecuador .   Category : Surnames

neg: Cultural Revolution (Libya) The Cultural Revolution ( or People 's Revolution ) in Libya was a period of political and social change in Libya . It started with Gaddafi 's declaration of a cultural revolution during a speech in Zuwara on 15 April 1973 . This came after increasing tensions between Gaddafi and his colleagues in the Revolutionary Command Council ( RCC ) had led him to agree to step down . Gaddafi had told the RCC that he would announce his resignation to the people at the Zuwara speech , but he instead surprised them with his declaration of the Cultural Revolution . By the end of the Cultural Revolution period , Gaddafi was the uncontested leader of Libya .   The Cultural Revolution continued to at least September 1974 , when the independence of action of the People 's Committees was reduced by the national leadership in the Revolutionary Command Council . In a wider sense , it came to its conclusion in the establishment of Gaddafi 's `` state of the masses '' ( `` jamahiriya '' ) in 1977 .   The cultural revolution was presented as a period of democratization , a return back to Arab and Islamic values and spontaneous popular mobilization against five identified threats to the power of the people : Communism , conservatism , capitalism , atheism , and the Muslim Brotherhood .   In practice the cultural revolution marked the beginning of the sidelining of other Libyan political and religious leaders and the concentration of power in Gaddafi .

neg: Menzel Jemil Menzel Jemil ( Tunisian Arabic : منزل جميل ) is a coastal town and municipality in north-eastern Tunisia , 60 km north of the capital , Tunis . Administratively it is located in the Menzel Jemil Delegation of the Bizerte Governorate . Geographically Menzel Jemil is located on the east side of the Bizerte Lagoon and it is now considered part of the city of Bizerte metropolitan area . The municipality had 41,343 inhabitants ( census ) .   Menzel Jemil means `` The beautiful hostel '' in Arabic . Remel beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in Tunisia . It is also the panoramic view of the huge Remel forest .   Menzel Jemil has an important industrial zone where foreign and local firms are installed ; most of them deal with textile industry and wiring . The town also has an important military base , owing to its strategic location in the far north of Tunisia . Most of the inhabitants are farmers or working overseas .

neg: North Africa North Africa is the term given to a group of Mediterranean countries situated in the northern-most region of the African continent . The term `` North Africa '' has no single accepted definition . It is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Morocco in the west , to the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the east . Others have limited it to the countries of Morocco , Algeria , and Tunisia , a region known by the French during colonial times as `` Afrique du Nord '' and by the Arabs as the Maghreb ( `` West '' ) .   The most commonly accepted definition includes Morocco , Algeria , and Tunisia , as well as Libya and Egypt , It should be noted however that the term `` North Africa '' , when commonly used in North Africa and the Middle East , often refers only to the countries of the Maghreb and Libya . Egypt , due to its greater Middle Eastern associations , is typically viewed separately . The countries of North Africa share a common ethnic , cultural and linguistic identity that is unique to this region .   North west Africa has been inhabited by Berbers since the beginning of recorded history , while the eastern part of North Africa has been home to the Egyptians . Following the Muslim conquest in the seventh century C.E. , the region underwent a process of Arabization and Islamization that has defined its cultural landscape ever since .   The distinction between North Africa and much of Sub-Saharan Africa is historically and ecologically significant because of the effective barrier created by the Sahara Desert for much of modern history . From 3500 BC , following the abrupt desertification of the Sahara due to gradual changes in the Earth 's orbit , this barrier has culturally separated the North from the rest of the continent . As the seafaring civilizations of the Phoenicians , Greeks , Romans , Muslims and others facilitated communication and migration across the Mediterranean Sea , the cultures of North Africa became much more closely tied to Southwestern Asia and Europe than Sub-Saharan Africa . The Islamic influence in the area is also significant , and North Africa is a major part of the Muslim world .   Some researchers have postulated that North Africa rather than East Africa served as the exit point for the modern humans who first trekked out of the continent in the Out of Africa migration .

neg: Muhammad VIII al-Amin Muhammad VIII al-Amin known as Lamine Bey ( Carthage 4 September 1881 -- Tunis 30 September 1962 ) was the last Bey of Tunisia ( 15 May 1943 and 20 March 1956 ) .   He was enthroned in unusual circumstances following the removal of his predecessor Moncef Bey by the French Resident General Henri Giraud in 1943 . It was not until the latter 's death in 1948 that his legitimacy was recognised by the people of Tunisia . He took steps to align himself with the Tunisian national movement against the French protectorate and became in effect its highest representative , not hesitating to face down successive French Residents General . Sidelined by the Neo Destour after he accepted French-initiated reforms in 1954 while leading nationalist activists like Habib Bourguiba were still in prison , he took no part in the negotiations for internal autonomy ratified in 1955 , or for independence in 1956 . After a short period in which a constitutional monarchy was considered , the new government decided to establish a republic on 25 July 1957 . Lamine Bey was turned out of his palace along with his family . Their property was seized and several family members were imprisoned . He ended his days living in a small apartment .

neg: Refugees of the 2011 Libyan Civil War Refugees of the Libyan Civil War are the people , predominantly Libyans , who fled or were expelled from their homes during the Libyan Civil War , from within the borders of Libya to the neighbouring states of Tunisia , Egypt and Chad , as well as to European countries across the Mediterranean . The majority of Libyan refugees are Arabs and Berbers , though many of the other ethnicities temporarily living in Libya originated from sub-Saharan Africa . These groups were also among the first refugee waves to exit the country . The total number of Libyan refugees were estimated at around one million as of June 2011 and most returned after the civil war ended . As of January 2013 , there were 5,252 refugees originating from Libya alongside 59,425 internally displaced persons registered by the UNHCR .   According to a Le Monde article dated May 13 , 2014 , there were between 600,000 and 1,000,000 Libyan refugees in Tunisia , many of which were political opponents of the present forces in power in Libya , and many of which are supporters of the Jamahiriya of Muammar Gaddafi . This represented between 10 and 15 % of the population of Libya prior to the NATO intervention .   According to journalist Barbara Slavin , reporting for Al Monitor on August 5 , 2014 , Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki stated that two million Libyans , or one third of the pre NATO intervention population of Libya , have taken refuge in Tunisia .

neg: Berber Spring The Berber Spring ( in Berber : Tafsut Imaziɣen or simply Tafsut for `` Spring '' ) was a period of political protest and civil activism in 1980 claiming recognition of the Berber identity and language in Algeria with events mainly taking place in Kabylie and Algiers . The background was marked by two decades of harsh Arabization measures instituted by the Arab nationalist FLN dictatorship government , which refused to recognize Algeria 's Berber identity and banned the Berber language altogether .   The Berber Spring is traditionally dated as beginning on March 10 , 1980 , with the banning of a conference due to be held by the Kabyle intellectual Mouloud Mammeri at Hasnaoua University in Tizi-Ouzou . A critical point was the coordinated arrest of hundreds of Berber activists , students and doctors on April 20 , sparking a general strike .   While the Berber Spring was in the end violently suppressed by the Algerian authorities , it created a lasting legacy for Kabylie and the Berbers across North Africa . Many of today 's prominent Kabyle politicians and activists made their name during the Berber Spring events , and organizations such as the Rally for Culture and Democracy ( RCD ) and the Berber Cultural Movement ( Mouvement Culturel Berbère -- MCB ) were later created by activists of the Spring . The Spring was also an important event for Algeria 's nascent human rights community , including outside Berber circles .   Since the dismantling of the one-party FLN system in 1989 -- followed by abortive democratization and civil war -- a few of the demands of the Berber Spring have been met by the state , and the Berber language is now a national language of Algeria . However , this is still distinct from Arabic , which remains the official language , and many other points of contention remain .

neg: Malians in France Malians in France consist of migrants from Mali and their descendants living and working in France . They are one of the diasporas from Black Africa in France .

neg: Syro-Lebanese in Egypt The Syro-Lebanese of Egypt ( شوام مصر , transliterated : Shawam Masr ) ( Syro-Libanais d'Egypte ) , also known as the Levantines of Egypt , are an ethnic minority group in Egypt . They are Egyptians who have ancestry originating from the Levant , mostly what is now Syria and Lebanon . The majority of Egypt 's historic Syro-Lebanese community is Christian ( Melkite Greek Catholic , Greek Orthodox , and Maronite Catholic ) , although some families were also Muslim ( Shia/Sunni ) and Jewish .   Since antiquity , there has always been a Levantine presence in Egypt , however , they started becoming a distinctive minority in Egypt around the early 18th century . The majority of Syro-Lebanese migrants who arrived in Egypt during this time were French-speaking and highly influenced by the European Culture . By the dawn of the 20th century , the Syro-Lebanese of Egypt were considered a powerful and cosmopolitan community that played an important role in both Egypt 's economy and culture .   Due to the rise in nationalism along with the loss of economic freedoms during the 1950s , most of Egypt 's Syro-Lebanese community left the country immigrating to the Americas , Europe , and Australia , as well as many returning to their native Lebanon ( especially Beirut ) and Syria . Notable descendants of Egypt 's Syro-Lebanese community include the world-renowned Egyptian actor Omar Sharif ( born Michel Chalhoub ) and Egyptian film director Youssef Chahine .

neg: Early political career of Habib Bourguiba The early political career of Habib Bourguiba began in the early 1930s when he joined the main political party of the Tunisian national movement , the Destour . His political beginnings were characterized with a `` battle '' in newspapers such as L'Étandar Tunisien and La voix du Tunisien , while defending Tunisia 's integrity and the preservation of its national identity . Shocked by the 1930 International Eucharistic Congress of Carthage , Bourguiba and his mates decided to start a press campaign to denounce the event . They soon acquired an unprecedented popularity , and stood out from the elders of Destour . They attracted the hostility of settlers , eager to put an end to their activism and press campaign . However , Bourguiba and his friends founded their own newspaper , despite the colonial attempts to stop them . L'Action Tunisienne was thus created in order to defend the `` little people '' in a context of economic crisis , following the Great Depression .   Bourguiba , worried about his country 's state , knew that a good cause would revive the national movement , weakened by the 1926 repressions . In order to do so , he was the only one to defend M'hamed Chenik , a Tunis notable , who had been in trouble with the Residence , the French colonial administration . Bourguiba jumped at the chance to rally the bourgeoisie class to the nationalist cause . But his attempt failed and ended up dividing L'Action team . In this context , the uprising following the Tunisian naturalization issue , in early 1933 , was the perfect opportunity for him . He started another successful press campaign . With his friends Tahar Sfar , Mahmoud El Materi , Bahri Guiga and his brother M'hamed , they sensitized lower classes to their cause and changed the Residence policy . The popularity he acquired during the event , led to his election as a member of the executive committee of the Destour , in May 1933 . However , differences with the elders caused him to resign from the party in September 1933 .

neg: Italy–Tunisia Delimitation Agreement The Italy -- Tunisia Delimitation Agreement is a 1971 treaty between Italy and Tunisia in which the two countries agreed to delimit a maritime boundary between them in the continental shelf .   The treaty was signed in Tunis on 20 August 1971 . The text of the treaty sets out a complex boundary in the Strait of Sicily representing a modified equidistant line between Sicily and Tunisia . The boundary terminates just short of an equidistant line between Malta and the Italian Pelagie Islands . The treaty created a 13-nautical-mile ( radial distance ) semi-enclave around the Italian island of Pantelleria . Another semi-exclave was created comprising overlapping 13-nautical-mile arcs around the Italian islands of Linosa and Lampedusa that also intersect a 12 nmi zone around Lampione . Both semi-enclaves intersect Italian waters at the equidistant line but are otherwise surrounded by Tunisian waters . The westernmost point of the boundary line forms a maritime tripoint with Algeria .   On 23 January 1975 , the countries by agreement added supplemental minutes to the treaty , including a map of the boundary and 32 individual coordinate points that define it . It came into force on 6 December 1978 after it was ratified by both countries .   The full name of the treaty is Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Tunisia and the Government of the Italian Republic concerning the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf between the two Countries .

neg: Al-Nahda Al-Nahda ( النهضة / ALA-LC : an-Nahḍah ; Arabic for `` awakening '' or `` renaissance '' ) was a cultural renaissance that began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Egypt , then later moving to Ottoman-ruled Arabic-speaking regions including Lebanon , Syria and others . It is often regarded as a period of intellectual modernization and reform .   In traditional scholarship , the Nahda is seen as connected to the cultural shock brought on by Napoleon 's invasion of Egypt in 1798 , and the reformist drive of subsequent rulers such as Muhammad Ali . However , recent scholarship has shown that the Middle Eastern and North African Renaissance was a cultural reform program that was as `` autogenetic '' as it was Western inspired , linked to the Ottoman Tanzimat and internal changes in political economy and communal reformations in Egypt and Syro-Lebanon .   The Egyptian nahda was articulated in purely Egyptian terms , and its participants were mostly Egyptians , and Cairo was the geographical center of the movement . But al-Nahda was also felt in neighboring Arab capitals , notably Beirut and Damascus . The shared language of Arabic-speaking nations ensured that the accomplishments of the movement could be quickly picked up by intellectuals in Arab countries .   In the Ottoman-ruled Arabic regions , major influence and motive were the 19th century tanzimat reforms of the Ottoman Empire , which brought a constitutional order to Ottoman politics and engendered a new political class and later the Young Turk Revolution , which allowed proliferation of press and other publications .

neg: Pakistan–Tunisia relations Relations between Pakistan and Tunisia are generally cordial . Ties between the two countries are premised upon religious and historical affinity . This is emphasized by the absence of any recurring dispute although there is much potential to augment the level of ties . A number of framework agreements have been concluded between Pakistan and Tunisia in the spheres of trade , tourism , culture , information and industries . However , these have been conspicuous for remaining dormant or being scarcely reviewed at best .

neg: Sahara International Film Festival The Sahara International Film Festival , also known as FiSahara , is an annual event which takes place in the Sahrawi refugee camps , at the South West corner of Algeria , near the border with Western Sahara . It is the only film festival in the world taking place in a refugee camp . The first three years the festival was held alternately in the Wilaya of Smara , Wilaya of Ausserd and Wilaya of El Aaiun , but since 2007 the FiSahara had stayed in the Wilaya of Dakhla . The event is backed by the Polisario Front , but largely organised and funded by donors from Spain , the former colonial power in Western Sahara , attracting support from Spanish film celebrities as Penélope Cruz , Javier Bardem and Pedro Almodóvar . This Festival is an initiative to bring film as an entertainment and cultural form to the thousands of Sahrawis whose community has lived for more than thirty years in relative isolation in the Algerian desert , being the only film festival in the world taking place in a refugee camp .  The first festival was in large part organised by Peruvian film director Javier Corcuera .   The festival has the two-fold aim of providing cultural entertainment and educational opportunities to refugees , and of raising awareness of the plight of the Sahrawi people , who have been exiled from their native Western Sahara for more than three decades . Western Sahara , `` Africa 's last colony , '' was given to Morocco and Mauritania by the Spanish when they withdrew in 1976 . The Moroccans subsequently annexed the entire territory in 1979 , in defiance of a ruling from the International Court of Justice . A sixteen-year war ensued between the Moroccans and the native Sahrawi independence movement , the Polisario Front . Under the terms of a 1991 UN ceasefire agreement , a referendum for self-determination was promised , but has been blocked by Morocco . In the meantime an estimated 165,000 refugees continue to live in four large camps in the inhospitable Algerian desert .   Home to around 30,000 refugees , Dakhla is the most remote of the camps , located 175 km away from the nearest city , Tindouf . It has no electricity or paved roads and is dependent on outside supplies of food and water .   Musicians like Fermín Muguruza , Manu Chao , Macaco , Iván Ferreiro , El Chojin or Tomasito had also performed in concerts during the festival .   In 2010 , a twinning agreement was signed between the FiSahara and the San Sebastian Human Rights Film Festival .

neg: Tunisian Campaign The Tunisian Campaign ( also known as the Battle of Tunisia ) was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African Campaign of the Second World War , between Axis and Allied forces . The Allies consisted of British Imperial Forces , including Polish and Greek contingents , with American and French corps . The battle opened with initial success by the German and Italian forces but the massive supply interdiction efforts led to the decisive defeat of the Axis . Over 230,000 German and Italian troops were taken as prisoners of war , including most of the Afrika Korps .


query: Kane is from Canada.

pos: Kane (wrestler) Glenn Thomas Jacobs ( born April 26 , 1967 ) , better known by the ring name Kane , is an American professional wrestler , insurance broker , politician and actor . He is signed to WWE on the SmackDown brand , where he is currently on a hiatus as he is running for the office of mayor of Knox County , Tennessee . Jacobs began his professional wrestling career on the independent circuit in 1992 . He wrestled in promotions such as Smoky Mountain Wrestling ( SMW ) and the United States Wrestling Association ( USWA ) before joining the World Wrestling Federation ( now WWE ) in 1995 . Jacobs played various characters until 1997 , when he was repackaged as Kane , the demonic and/or monstrous younger half-brother of The Undertaker , with whom Jacobs would alternatively feud or team as The Brothers of Destruction .   Following his debut , Kane remained a pivotal component of the company 's Attitude Era of the late 1990s and early 2000s , defeating Stone Cold Steve Austin -- the `` poster boy '' of the era -- for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in his first pay-per-view ( PPV ) main event at King of the Ring 1998 . He has continued to compete in world championship PPV matches through the mid 2010s .   Kane has won 23 total championships during his WWF/E career , including being a three-time world champion ( having held the WWF World Heavyweight Championship , ECW Championship , and WWE 's World Heavyweight Championship once each ) and a 12-time world tag team champion , having held the WWF/E ( World ) Tag Team Championship , WCW Tag Team Championship , and WWE Tag Team Championships with various partners . He is also a two-time WWE Intercontinental Champion and a 2010 Money in the Bank winner . Kane is the third man to win the WWE Grand Slam . Kane also holds the all-time record of eliminations at Royal Rumble with 44 eliminations .   In 2017 , Jacobs announced his intention to run for the office of mayor of Knox County , Tennessee .

neg: Frank E. Kane Frank Edward Kane ( born August 4 , 1932 ) is a Canadian former politician . He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1969 to 1982 as a Liberal member from the constituency of Chatham .

neg: Fred Sasakamoose Frederick `` Chief Running Deer '' Sasakamoose ( born December 25 , 1933 ) was the first Canadian aboriginal player in the National Hockey League , and the first First Nations player with treaty status .   He grew up on the Ahtahkakoop Indian Reserve as a Cree -LSB- 1 -RSB- . in Saskatchewan and learned to play hockey at an Indian residential school in Duck Lake . He was one of 11 kids , where only 5 survived throughout childhood due to smallpox -LSB- 1 -RSB- . His Cree name that elders referred to him as was `` to stand firm '' . -LSB- 2 -RSB- In 1953 he was selected as the most valuable player in the junior Western Canada Junior Hockey League while playing for Moose Jaw Canucks , scoring 31 goals in 34 games in the 1953-54 season -LSB- 3 -RSB- . He then made his debut in the NHL for the Chicago Black Hawks at Maple Leaf Gardens the night of February 27 , 1954 . He played with the Blackhawks for 11 games -LSB- 4 -RSB- during the rest of the 1953 -- 1954 season , and in following years played in the minor leagues . Sasakamoose skills are thanks to a Priest in Montreal who became the Sports director at the Indian residential school he was attending , who pushed Frederick to improve himself and develop an extraordinary left handed shot -LSB- 5 -RSB- .   After retiring from hockey he became a band councillor on his home reserve and later chief for six years . He has also been extensively involved in the development of sports programs for aboriginal children . Since 1961 and beyond , he used his fame to promote opportunities for youth in sports which included Hockey , Long-distance running , Track and field , Soccer and Basketball . -LSB- 6 -RSB- In 2002 , he was honoured by the Blackhawks at a home game.He was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in the builders category . He was acknowledge for achievements and contributions by both the Assembly of First Nations and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations ( FSIN ) . -LSB- 7 -RSB- He was also a founding member of the Northern Indian Hockey League .

neg: Betty Kennedy Betty Margaret Hannah Kennedy , ( January 4 , 1926 -- March 20 , 2017 ) was a Canadian broadcaster , journalist , author , and Senator , who is best known for her work on radio and television .   Born and raised in Ottawa , Ontario , the daughter of Walter Herbert Styran and Janet Kincaid ( McPhee ) Styran , Kennedy graduated from Lisgar Collegiate Institute , and began her career with the Ottawa Citizen . She became a broadcaster , as a host of a local radio show , during a newspaper strike . She was soon hired away by CFRB in Toronto where she became host of The Betty Kennedy Show in 1959 ; the daily interview and public affairs show remained on the air for 27 years with Kennedy interviewing 25,000 guests ranging from Pierre Trudeau to Debbie Reynolds . In 1962 , she joined the panel of the current affairs quiz show Front Page Challenge on CBC Television , remaining with the show until it went off the air in 1995 .   She wrote two books : Gerhard : A love story ( 1975 ) , about her late first husband , and Hurricane Hazel ( 1979 ) . Kennedy also had a vital career as an Executive Producer for television . Her series , Insight with Betty Kennedy , aired on TV Ontario ( OECA ) during the early 1970s . Robert Gardner , who worked with Kennedy as a studio director on the series , said of her : `` She was remarkable . We would tape five half hour interviews live-to-tape in a single day . She would prep each of the sessions with very prominent guests and would flawlessly interview them . Often there was only a space of fifteen minutes between each program . There were no re-takes and not a single chance for error . '' She also executive-produced Leave this Not to Cain ( narrated by Pierre Berton ) , This Vibrant Land , and she hosted An Eye for Eternity ( the international fine arts exhibition at Montreal ) .   Kennedy 's first husband , businessman Gerhard Kennedy , died of cancer in 1975 . Her second husband was G. Allan Burton ( 1915 -- 2002 ) , CEO and Chairman of now defunct Simpsons department stores .   She was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien on June 20 , 2000 . She retired less than six months later on her 75th birthday .   Kennedy resided in Campbellville , Ontario , near Milton , Ontario with Burton .   Kennedy died on March 20 , 2017 , aged 91 .   Kennedy was named to both the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame and the Canadian News Hall of Fame and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1982 .

neg: Croatian Canadians Croatian Canadians are Canadian citizens who are of Croatian descent . The community exists in major cities including the Greater Toronto Area , Hamilton , Ottawa , Vancouver , Calgary , Windsor , and Montreal .   A popular Croatian Canadian event is the Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament .

neg: Canada–Ireland relations Canada -- Ireland relations are those between Canada and Republic of Ireland . Canada and Ireland enjoy friendly relations , the importance of which centres on the history of Irish migration to Canada and the two countries ' shared history as parts of the British Empire . Approximately 4.5 million Canadians claimed to have Irish ancestors ( approximately 14 % of Canada 's population ) . Both nations are mutual members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , United Nations and the World Trade Organization .

neg: The Jack Kane Show The Jack Kane Show was a Canadian music variety television series which aired on CBC Television from 1960 to 1961 .

neg: REAL Women of Canada REAL Women of Canada ( Vraies Femmes du Canada in French ) is a socially conservative advocacy group in Canada . The organization was founded in 1983 .   REAL stands for `` Realistic , Equal , Active , for Life '' . The group believes that the nuclear family is the most important unit in Canadian society , and that the fragmentation of the Canadian family is a primary cause of social disorder . It lobbies the Government of Canada in favour of legislation to promote what it believes to be the Judeo-Christian model of family life , and to support homemaking . It is also opposed to feminism , abortion and LGBT rights ( and same-sex marriage in Canada as well ) .   The group has intervened in Supreme Court of Canada cases such as R. v. Morgentaler ( 1993 ) and M. v. H. ( 1999 ) . In R. v. Sullivan ( 1991 ) it argued that a fetus is a person .   Its objectives are , according to its website :   To reaffirm that the family is society 's most important unit , since the nurturing of its members is best accomplished in the family setting .  To promote the equality , advancement and well being of women , recognizing them as interdependent members of society , whether in the family , workplace or community .  To promote , secure and defend legislation which upholds what it considers the Judeo-Christian understanding of marriage and family life .  To support government and social policies that make homemaking possible for women who , out of necessity , would otherwise have to take employment outside the home .  To support the right to life of all innocent individuals from conception to natural death .   Part of their economic policies to help meet their objectives are increased tax relief for single-income families , families with children , and individuals with children .   REAL Women is similar in political and social outlook to Phyllis Schlafly 's Eagle Forum and to Concerned Women for America in the United States .   The organization has also heavily criticized individuals who have spoken out against Uganda 's criminalization of homosexual relations . On August 7 , 2013 , the group issued a statement criticizing Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird for speaking out on LGBT human rights issues in both Uganda and Russia as part of Canada 's foreign policy .

neg: Todd Kane Todd Arthur Lucien Kane ( born 17 September 1993 ) is an English footballer who plays for Chelsea , as a right back , but also has the ability to be used as a right wing back , right midfielder as well a left back .

neg: Canada–Latin America relations Canada -- Latin America relations are relations between Canada and Latin America . This includes the bilateral ties between Canada and the individual Latin American states , plurilateral ties between Canada and any group of those states , or multilateral relations through groups like the Organization of American States ( OAS ) .   Canada and Latin America share ties of geography as part of the Western Hemisphere and history through the shared experience of European colonization . Culturally , Canada shares with the other American societies a mixture of European , indigenous American , and immigrant influences . Parts of Canada are majority-French speaking , and since French is a `` Latin '' language , Canada ( or more often Quebec ) is sometimes considered an honorary part of Latin America . However , Latin Americans may also group Canadians with United States citizens as norteamericanos or gringos . For both Canadians and Latin Americans the importance of relations with the United States may overshadow relations with each other . However Canada 's importance in the region has risen since joining the OAS in 1990 .

neg: Paul Kane Paul Kane ( September 3 , 1810 -- February 20 , 1871 ) was an Irish-born Canadian painter , famous for his paintings of First Nations peoples in the Canadian West and other Native Americans in the Columbia District .   A largely self-educated artist , Paul Kane grew up in Toronto ( then known as York ) and trained himself by copying European masters on a study trip through Europe . He undertook two voyages through the wild Canadian northwest in 1845 and from 1846 to 1848 . The first trip took him from Toronto to Sault Ste. Marie and back . Having secured the support of the Hudson 's Bay Company , he set out on a second , much longer voyage from Toronto across the Rocky Mountains to Fort Vancouver and Fort Victoria .   On both trips Kane sketched and painted Aboriginal peoples and documented their lives . Upon his return to Toronto , he produced more than one hundred oil paintings from these sketches . Kane 's work , particularly his field sketches , are still a valuable resource for ethnologists . The oil paintings he completed in his studio are considered a part of the Canadian heritage , although he often embellished them considerably , departing from the accuracy of his field sketches in favour of more dramatic scenes .

neg: NHL 2K11 NHL 2K11 is an ice hockey video game , developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports .   The game was announced on March 3 , 2010 , as a Wii-exclusive game . It was the first game in the NHL 2K series since NHL 2K7 not to be released on the PlayStation 3 , the first since NHL 2K6 not to be released on the Xbox 360 , the first since NHL 2K3 to not be released on the PlayStation 2 , and the last game in the NHL 2K series to be released on the Wii , as the next entry in the series is released only on iOS and Android devices . Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick said that `` As far as NHL , we 're taking a year off on PS3 and Xbox 360 to refine , redesign and re-think '' .   Then Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler is the cover athlete for NHL 2K11 .

neg: Damien Kane Damien Kane ( born April 16 , 1960 ) is an American retired professional wrestler and manager . He is best known for his appearances with the Philadelphia , Pennsylvania-based promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling in the mid-1990s .

neg: The O'Kanes The O'Kanes was an American country music duo , composed of Jamie O'Hara and Kieran Kane . Active between 1986 and 1990 , the duo recorded three albums for Columbia Records and charted seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles ( now Hot Country Songs ) charts , including the Number One `` Ca n't Stop My Heart from Loving You '' . Kane charted seven singles of his own in the early 1980s , and O'Hara won a Grammy Award for co-writing `` Grandpa ( Tell Me ` Bout the Good Ol' Days ) '' , a Number One hit for The Judds . After they disbanded in 1990 , both members pursued solo careers , and Kane founded a record label called Dead Reckoning Records .

neg: Australian Canadians Australian Canadians are Canadian citizens of Australian descent or Australian-born people who reside in Canada . According to the 2011 Census there were 36,350 Canadians who claimed full or partial Australian ancestry .   Both are among the most developed countries and share historical connections , language , similar customs and among others , they also have Elizabeth II as their Head of State as both are also Commonwealth realms .

neg: Canada (band) Canada is an American indie folk-pop music group from Ann Arbor , Michigan . Its songs are generally acoustic and feature guitars , drums , cellos , glockenspiels , melodicas , rhodes piano , organ and accordions . The group is known for its group vocals and harmonies and energetic live shows where members switch instruments between songs .   `` With a blend of pop , folk , and country , Canada keeps an even keel with amazing melodies and even more engaging instrumentation , never becoming tiresome or trite in its mission to craft the perfect pop song ... They have made what could very well be the best pop album to come out of the ever-fruitful Detroit music scene in 2006 , and considering the quality of the competition , that 's no small praise . ''   The band , composed of long-time friends , formed in late 2004 and self-released the six song How Dare You EP in July 2005 . Soon after , they were approached by indie Michigan label Quite Scientific and soon signed with them to record a full length album . Recording took place during the fall and winter of 2005 in Lansing , Michigan on a soundboard originally used to mix portions of the second and third Star Wars films .   The band released its first album , This Cursed House , in June 2006 . The album became the No. 1 most-added album in college radio for June 20 , 2006 , and later climbed to No. 13 on the CMJ Radio Top 200 ( CMJ New Music Report , Issue 971 ) .   Canada proceeded to embark on a series of tours with friends Page France ( Suicide Squeeze ) , Saturday Looks Good To Me ( Polyvinyl ) Headlights ( Polyvinyl ) , and Margot and the Nuclear So and So 's . Joe , Ryan , and Aaron ( Shaul ) became brief members of Saturday Looks Good To Me during this time , playing bass , drums , and glockenspiel respectively . Ryan later became a more permanent member with the group and toured with them as their drummer during their 2007 US and European tours . Canada also performed at the 2006 Pygmalion Music Festival in Champaign-Urbana , the 2006/7/8 CMJ Music Marathon in New York City and SXSW 2006/7 in Austin .   Canada embarked on its longest ( 8 week ) nationwide tour in the summer of 2007 . The band was prepping the release of their second full-length ( which would have been called Put Singing Birds Into Your Messy Hair ) , when creative , scheduling , and recording issues put a halt to production in late 2008 . The band currently has no plans to re-unite , despite several offers for reunion concerts in Southeastern Michigan , however their second record may become available digitally sometime in the future .

neg: Kane County Kane County is the name of two counties in the United States :   Kane County , Illinois  Kane County , Utah   Other uses :  Kane County ( comics ) , the county-level jurisdiction in which Gotham City is located in the DC Universe line of comic books , named for Bob Kane , the creator of Batman  Kane County Cougars are a minor league baseball team based in Kane County , Illinois .   Category : Place name disambiguation pages

neg: Kane (instrument) The -LSB- kane -RSB- is a type of dish-shaped bell from Japan . In gagaku music , this instrument is called shōko .   The is often found in traditional Japanese music or Min ` yō . Although sometimes suspended from a bar , it is more common for a musician to hold the bell in place with one hand beat it with the other using a special mallet , often made from bone . The kane makes three distinct sounds : chon - hitting the middle ; chi - hitting the inside edge ; and ki - reversing the stroke . This kind of onomatopoeic mnemonic or shouga is common in Japanese music . There are several sizes of kane , such as the atarigane or the surigane .   Kane are also used in Buddhist or Shinto ceremonies . In temples , they may be used to signify time or alert people to certain events .

neg: Canada 2011 Census The Canada 2011 Census is a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population on May 10 , 2011 . Statistics Canada , an agency of the Canadian government , conducts a nationwide census every five years . In 2011 , it consisted of a mandatory short form census questionnaire and an inaugural National Household Survey ( NHS ) , a voluntary survey which replaced the mandatory long form census questionnaire ; this substitution was the focus of much controversy . Completion of the ( short form ) census is mandatory for all Canadians , and those who do not complete it may face penalties ranging from fines to jail time .   The Statistics Act mandates a Senate and/or House of Commons ( joint ) committee review of the opt-in clause ( for the release of one 's census records after 92 years ) by 2014 .   The 2011 Census is the fifteenth decennial census and is required by section 8 of the Constitution Act , 1867 . As with other decennial censuses , the data was used to adjust federal electoral district boundaries .   As of August 24 , 2011 , Canada 's overall collection response rate was 98.1 % , up over a full percentage point from 96.5 % in the 2006 Census . Ontario and Prince Edward Island each hold the highest response rate at 98.3 % , while Nunavut holds the lowest response rate at 92.7 % .   In an article in the New York Times in August 2015 , journalist Stephen Marche argued that by ending the mandatory long-form census in 2011 , the federal government `` stripped Canada of its capacity to gather information about itself '' in the `` age of information . '' Nearly 500 organizations in Canada , including the Canadian Medical Association , the Canadian Chamber of Commerce , and the Canadian Catholic Council of Bishops protested the decision to replace the long form Census in 2011 with a shorter version .

neg: K.I.D (band) K.I.D is a Canadian indie rock band created in 2014 by Kara Lane and Bobby Lo from Mississauga , Ontario , Canada .   K.I.D released their debut EP `` K.I.D '' in 2014 at Virgin Records Canada , a subsidiary of Universal Music Canada , featuring their first single `` I Wish I was your Cigarette '' . In May 2016 , the band signed with Columbia records for the world , excluding Canada . They also released a number of singles at Columbia Records including their debut single `` Errors '' in September 2016 ( video released ) - The video for `` Errors '' was directed by Nadia Lee Cohen .   The band is managed by Merck Mercuriadis of Hipgnosis Music Ltd. , publisher and record label in London and Los Angeles .

neg: List of Prime Ministers of Canada by languages spoken The politics of language has been a key issue in Canada since the founding of the country in 1867 . The choice of a party leader is greatly influenced by language proficiency , as is electability with the public . All Canadian prime ministers have spoken either French or English , some both , but only a few were fluently bilingual , and few have spoken any other language . All prime ministers have had one of English or French as their mother tongue with the possible exceptions of Sir John A. Macdonald and Alexander Mackenzie , who may have spoken Scottish Gaelic or Lowland Scots as their first language .   The two official languages of the Parliament of Canada have been English and French since 1867 under the British North America Act ; however , few members of parliament have historically been able to debate in their second language , and simultaneous translation was not introduced until the 1960s , making for two largely separate groups of legislators debating the same issues in two different languages . Furthermore the language of administration was almost solely English before the 1969 Official Languages Act . Speaking English has always been necessary to become prime minister as the majority of any parliamentary caucus large enough to form government has always been made up of unilingual Anglophones , not to mention the voting public . Not being able to speak French has not always been considered a sufficient handicap to prevent one from becoming prime minister , however . All Anglophone Canadian prime ministers have had ministers in their cabinet that represented the provincial interests of Quebec and spoke the French language , known as Quebec lieutenants . This tradition began before Confederation in the old United Province in Canada , which was usually jointly governed by two `` co-premiers '' , one from Canada West ( Ontario ) and one from Canada East ( Quebec ) . It was extended into Confederation via Macdonald 's partnership with George-Étienne Cartier and has continued down to the present day .   Since rise of Quebec nationalism ( following the Quiet Revolution -LSB- circa 1960-1966 -RSB- ) , and especially the introduction of official bilingualism in the Official Languages Act in 1969 and its entrenchment in the Constitution of 1982 , Canadian prime ministers ( and party leaders as potential prime ministers ) have been expected to be functionally bilingual by convention . An important factor in this trend has been the creation of the televised leaders ' debates , which are held in separately in French and English . The parties feel the need to have a leader who can at least participate in both debates , even if they can not win them both . The need to speak both languages is also seen as symbol of Canada 's identity as a linguistic duality , but also as a practical political matter , as the prime minister is seen as a leader of the federalist camp opposed to Quebec separatism and must be able to fight for the `` hearts and minds '' of Quebecers in their native language .


query: Richard Gere starred in an American thriller film.

pos: Arbitrage (film) Arbitrage is a 2012 American thriller drama film directed by Nicholas Jarecki and starring Richard Gere , Susan Sarandon , Tim Roth and Brit Marling . Filming began in April 2011 in New York City . It opened in U.S. theaters in September 2012 .

pos: Richard Gere Richard Tiffany Gere ( -LSB- ˈɡɪər -RSB- ; born August 31 , 1949 ) is an American actor and humanitarian activist . He began acting in the 1970s , playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar and a starring role in Days of Heaven . He came to prominence in 1980 for his role in the film American Gigolo , which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol . He went on to star in several hit films , including An Officer and a Gentleman , Pretty Woman , Primal Fear , Runaway Bride , Arbitrage and Chicago , for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and a Screen Actors Guild Award for part of the Best Cast .

neg: The Stunt Man The Stunt Man is a 1980 American film directed by Richard Rush , starring Peter O'Toole , Steve Railsback , and Barbara Hershey . The movie was adapted by Lawrence B. Marcus and Rush from the 1970 novel of the same name by Paul Brodeur . It tells the story of a young fugitive who hides as a stunt double on the set of an anti-war movie whose charismatic director will do seemingly anything for the sake of his art .   It was nominated for three Academy Awards : Best Actor in a Leading Role ( Peter O'Toole ) , Best Director ( Richard Rush ) , and Best Writing , Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium . However , due to its limited release , it never earned much attention from US audiences at large . As O'Toole remarked in a DVD audio commentary , `` The film was n't released , it escaped . ''

neg: Where Danger Lives Where Danger Lives is a 1950 film noir thriller directed by John Farrow and starring Robert Mitchum , Faith Domergue and Claude Rains . At the time , Domergue was the latest of Howard Hughes ' proteges .

neg: Tripwire (film) Tripwire is a 1989 American film directed by James Lemmo .   It is an action/adventure movie about a terrorist and government secret agent personal vendetta that began when a train hijacking goes badly awry and the terrorist 's son is accidentally killed . The original music score was composed by Richard Stone . Originally intended for a theatrical release ( it did get releases only in Europe between 1989 and 1990 ) , the movie was released directly to video and laserdisc on March 21 , 1990 in the U.S. by RCA/Columbia and in Canada on video only by Cineplex Odeon . The movie has not been released on DVD and as of December 26 , 2009 , Sony has not announced any plans to release the movie on DVD .

neg: 58 Minutes 58 Minutes is a thriller novel by American novelist Walter Wager . The novel was the basis for the 1990 film Die Hard 2 .

neg: A Kiss Before Dying (1956 film) A Kiss Before Dying is a 1956 American color film noir , directed by Gerd Oswald in his directorial debut . The screenplay was written by Lawrence Roman , based on Ira Levin 's 1953 novel of the same name , which won the 1954 Edgar Award for `` Best First Novel . '' The drama stars Robert Wagner , Jeffrey Hunter , Virginia Leith , Joanne Woodward , and Mary Astor . It was remade in 1991 under the same title .   Wagner plays a charming , intelligent man who will stop at nothing to get his life where he wants it to go . His problem is a pregnant woman -- played by Joanne Woodward in one of her first film roles -- who loves him . The solution involves desperate measures .

neg: American Gigolo American Gigolo is a 1980 American romantic crime film written and directed by Paul Schrader , and starring Richard Gere , Lauren Hutton , Hector Elizondo , Nina Van Pallandt and Bill Duke . It tells the story of Julian Kaye , a high-price male escort in Los Angeles who becomes romantically involved with a prominent politician 's wife while simultaneously becoming the prime suspect in a murder case .   The film is notable for establishing Gere as a leading man , and was one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to include frontal male nudity from its main star . It is also notable for its accompanying soundtrack , composed by Giorgio Moroder and featuring the number-one hit single `` Call Me '' by Blondie .   Schrader considers it one of four similar films , which he calls `` double bookends '' : Taxi Driver , bookended by Light Sleeper , and American Gigolo bookended by The Walker .

neg: The Canyon The Canyon is a 2009 thriller film written by Steve Allrich and directed by Richard Harrah .

neg: Erotic thriller An Erotic thriller is a film genre defined by a thriller with a thematic basis in illicit romance or erotic fantasy . Most erotic thrillers contain scenes of softcore sex and nudity , but the frequency and explicitness of those scenes varies .   Though similar films appeared as early as the 1960s , erotic thrillers emerged as a distinct genre in the late 1980s , bolstered by the popular success of Adrian Lyne 's Fatal Attraction in 1987 and a quickly expanding domestic and international market for softcore adult entertainment on cable television and home video . The genre had a classic period of growth and expansion in the 1990s , but by the early 2000s declined in production and popular appeal .   The potent combination of danger and romance , catering to both male and female audiences simultaneously , was the primary selling point for erotic thriller films during their classic period . The half-naked bodies displayed on posters , newspaper ads , and video box covers were accompanied by log lines that capture the unmistakable duality of the erotic thriller film :   If you think you can handle her , you 're dead wrong . -- Body Chemistry 3 : Point of Seduction  He was hired to watch . Now he 's tempted to touch . -- Night Eyes  Twin sisters cross the line into a deadly erotic fantasy land . -- Mirror Images   In all , over 300 erotic thriller films were produced in the 1990s , which is comparable to the number of thriller films made in the noir decade of the 1940s . The total number of films in the erotic thriller genre from 1985 to 2005 may number as high as over 500 . Like film noir , the genre has evolved and modernized , and new films continue to be made that are influenced by the classic style .

neg: The Glass Ceiling (film) The Glass Ceiling ( Spanish : El techo de cristal ) is a 1971 psychological thriller film , written and directed by Eloy de la Iglesia . It stars Carmen Sevilla , Dean Selmier and Patty Shepard .   The plot follows a bored housewife who begins to suspect that her upstairs neighbor killed her invalid husband . Sevilla won a major award in her home country ( the Cinema Writers Circle Award ) for this performance .   The film is somewhat inspired by Alfred Hitchcock 's Rear Window and the Hollywood paranoia classic George Cukor 's Gaslight , and the director 's own The Cannibal Man . The film was a commercial success .

neg: Shut In (2015 film) Shut In ( also known as Intruders ) is an American horror thriller film directed by Adam Schindler and written by T.J. Cimfel and David White . The film stars Beth Riesgraf , Rory Culkin , Martin Starr and Jack Kesy .

neg: Operation Eichmann (1961 film) Operation Eichmann is a 1961 American film directed by R.G. Springsteen and starring Werner Klemperer in the title role . The film is based on the true of story of a viewpoint of a war criminal Adolf Eichmann from his career as a member of the SS and an architect of The Holocaust to his capture in Argentina by the Mossad .

neg: Paycheck (film) Paycheck is a 2003 American science fiction thriller film based on the short story of the same name by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick . The film was directed by John Woo and stars Ben Affleck , Uma Thurman and Aaron Eckhart . Paul Giamatti , Michael C. Hall , Joe Morton and Colm Feore also appear .

neg: Payback (1999 film) Payback is a 1999 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by Brian Helgeland in his directorial debut , and starring Mel Gibson , Gregg Henry , Maria Bello and David Paymer . It was based on the novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake using the pseudonym Richard Stark , which had earlier been adapted into the 1967 film noir classic Point Blank , directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin . In 2006 Helgeland issued a director 's cut that differs substantially from the version released by the studio .

neg: Rollercoaster (1977 film) Rollercoaster is a 1977 American disaster-suspense film starring George Segal , Richard Widmark , Henry Fonda and Timothy Bottoms , and directed by James Goldstone . It was one of the few films to be shown in Sensurround , which caused audience seats to vibrate during certain periods during the `` thrill scenes '' on the rides .

neg: The Chamber (film) The Chamber is a 1996 crime thriller film based on John Grisham 's novel of the same name . The film was directed by James Foley and stars Gene Hackman and Chris O'Donnell .

neg: Dead Body on Broadway Dead Body on Broadway ( German : Todesschüsse am Broadway ) is a 1969 German thriller film directed by Harald Reinl and starring George Nader , Heinz Weiss and Heidy Bohlen . It was part of the series of films portraying FBI agent Jerry Cotton .

neg: The Mark (1961 film) The Mark is a 1961 film which tells the story of a convicted child molester , now out of prison , who is suspected in the molestation and beating of another child . The picture stars Stuart Whitman , Maria Schell , Rod Steiger and Brenda De Banzie .   Adapted by Sidney Buchman and Stanley Mann from the novel by Charles E. Israel , the movie was directed by Guy Green .   The Mark was selected to compete for a Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and Whitman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role .

neg: Murder by Numbers Murder by Numbers is a 2002 American psychological thriller film produced and directed by Barbet Schroeder starring Sandra Bullock , Ben Chaplin , Ryan Gosling and Michael Pitt . It is loosely based on the Leopold and Loeb case . The film was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival , but was not entered in competition .

neg: Falling in Love (1984 film) Falling in Love is a 1984 American romantic drama film starring Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep and directed by Ulu Grosbard . In the film , two married strangers meet randomly , become friends , and fall in love . They spend time together , riding the train into the city of New York , and begin meeting for coffee or lunch . They enjoy their time together and this enjoyment eventually blossoms into love .

neg: Car 99 Car 99 is a 1935 American thriller film directed by Charles Barton and written by Karl Detzer and C. Gardner Sullivan . The film stars Fred MacMurray , Ann Sheridan , Guy Standing , Marina Koshetz , Dean Jagger , William Frawley and Frank Craven . The film was released on March 2 , 1935 , by Paramount Pictures .


query: The Lakers were in the 1991 NBA Finals.

pos: Showtime (basketball) In basketball , Showtime was an era in Los Angeles Lakers history when the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) team played an exciting run-and-gun style of basketball . Led by Magic Johnson 's passing skills and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 's scoring , the team relied on fast breaks and won five NBA championships . Lakers owner Jerry Buss purchased the team in 1979 , and he wanted their games to be entertaining . He insisted that the Lakers play an up-tempo style , and the team hired dancers and a live band for their home games at The Forum . The team established a Hollywood-celebrity following .

pos: 1991 NBA Finals The 1991 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1990 -- 91 NBA season . It was also the first NBA Finals broadcast by NBC after 17 years with CBS .   The documentary `` Learning to Fly , '' narrated by Jeff Kaye , recaps Chicago 's successful first championship season . The theme song is `` Learning to Fly '' by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers .   The Chicago Bulls of the Eastern Conference took on the Los Angeles Lakers of the Western Conference for the title , with Chicago having home court advantage . It was Michael Jordan 's first NBA Finals appearance , Magic Johnson 's last , and the last NBA Finals for the Lakers until 2000 . The Bulls would win the series , 4-1 . Jordan averaged 31.2 points on 56 % shooting , 11.4 assists , 6.6 rebounds , 2.8 steals and 1.4 blocks en route to his first NBA Finals MVP Award .   The series was not the first time that the Bulls and Lakers faced off in the playoffs . Prior to 1991 , they met for four postseason series ( 1968 , 1971 , 1972 and 1973 ) , all Lakers victories . Chicago was a member of the Western Conference at the time and moved into the East in 1981 . The 1991 Finals marked the first time the Bulls defeated the Lakers in a playoff series .   This series would mark the end of the Lakers Showtime era and the beginning of the Bulls ' dynasty . After winning five championships in eight finals appearances in the 1980s , the Lakers would struggle for the rest of the 1990s before winning five championships between the 1999-2000 and 2009-10 seasons .   The 1991 Lakers were led by Johnson , already in his thirties , playing in his last full year , as was fellow All-Star teammate James Worthy ; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had retired two seasons earlier . The Bulls , led by NBA MVP Michael Jordan and superstar small forward Scottie Pippen , would win five more championships after 1991 in a seven-year span , cementing their status as a dynasty before struggling badly in a post-MJ era that saw them take several years to even become average .   When it was all said and done , Michael Jordan became only the third man in NBA history ( after George Mikan and Abdul-Jabbar ) to capture the scoring title and the NBA Finals Championship in the same season .   Until 2015 , the Bulls were the last team to win an NBA championship despite fielding a full roster lacking in championship or Finals experience . None of the Bulls players had logged even a minute of NBA Finals experience prior to this .

neg: 1983 NBA Finals The 1983 NBA Finals , also known as Showdown ' 83 , was the championship round of the 1982 -- 83 NBA season . It was the last NBA Championship Series completed before June 1 .

neg: 1985–86 Atlanta Hawks season The Hawks entered the season with rookies Jon Koncak and Spud Webb . The Hawks were transformed into one of the youngest teams in the NBA . The Hawks were led by `` the Human Highlight Reel '' Dominique Wilkins . He would have an outstanding year as he led the NBA in scoring with an average of 30.3 points per game . One of the highlights of the season came when Webb ( measuring five feet , seven inches ) won the NBA Slam Dunk contest during All-Star Weekend . In the second half of the season , the Hawks would be one of the strongest teams in the league . The club won 35 of their final 52 games to finish the season with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses . In the playoffs , the Hawks would eliminate the Detroit Pistons in 4 games . In the 2nd round , the Hawks would be defeated by the Boston Celtics in 5 games .   The team 's season roster is featured in the video games NBA 2K16 and NBA 2K17 .

neg: 1991 NBA Playoffs The 1991 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association 's 1990 -- 91 season . The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals . Michael Jordan was named NBA Finals MVP .   After the Pistons had ended their season the last three years , the Bulls got revenge in the Eastern Conference Finals by sweeping the two-time defending NBA champions . It was the first time the Bulls won a playoff series over the Pistons since 1974 , when both teams were still part of the Western Conference . Game 4 ended with some of the Pistons walking off the court before time expired , refusing to shake the Bulls ' hands . In the 1989 NBA Finals , the Pistons themselves had swept the two-time defending champion Lakers . Detroit did not reach the conference finals again until 2003 .   The seventh seeded Golden State Warriors stunned the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs , defeating them 3 games to 1 . It would be Golden State 's last playoff series win until 2007 .   The 76ers and the Bucks met in the first round of the playoffs where the 76ers swept the series . It would be both teams last playoff appearance until 1999 .   Game 4 of the Blazers -- Jazz series was the last game ever played at the Salt Palace .   This was the first year that NBC aired the NBA Playoffs .

neg: 1954 NBA All-Star Game The 1954 NBA All Star Game was the fourth NBA All-Star Game . It was held on January 21 , 1954 , at Madison Square Garden in New York City . Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics was the game MVP . Joe Lapchick of the New York Knicks coached the Eastern Conference and John Kundla of the Minneapolis Lakers coached the Western Conference . The attendance was 16,487 .   The Eastern Conference held an 84 -- 82 edge with only seconds remaining in the game . Then , George Mikan of the Lakers was fouled . Mikan proceeded to make both foul shots , which sent the game into overtime .   In the extra period , Cousy scored 10 points to secure a 98 -- 93 victory . The Western Conference 's Jim Pollard , the game 's high scorer with 23 points , had been named MVP in a vote taken before regulation time had run out . But another ballot was taken and Cousy became the MVP .   The 1954 All-Star Game was the last All-Star Game in which neither side reached 100 points .

neg: 1993–94 Atlanta Hawks season The 1993 -- 94 NBA season was the Hawks ' 45th season in the National Basketball Association , and 26th season in Atlanta . In the offseason , Michael Jordan shocked the NBA by announcing his retirement . This meant that various teams in the league had an opportunity to contend for a championship . The Hawks hired Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens as their new head coach . Wilkens was a star guard for the franchise when it was based in St. Louis in the 1960s . Wilkens was quickly moving up the all-time coaching wins list after successful runs with the Seattle SuperSonics and Cleveland Cavaliers . Wilkens employed a defensive system which benefited several members of the team . The team also signed free agents Craig Ehlo and Andrew Lang during the offseason .   The Hawks got off to a slow start losing four of their first five games , but then went on a 14-game winning streak as they held a 34 -- 13 record before the All-Star break . Despite being in first place in the East , the Hawks would trade franchise leading scorer Dominique Wilkins to the Los Angeles Clippers for All-Star forward Danny Manning on February 24 . By the end of the season , the Hawks finished first overall in the Eastern Conference with a record of 57 wins and 25 losses . Guards Stacey Augmon and Mookie Blaylock were both named to the NBA All-Defensive team . Blaylock was also selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game along with Wilkins , and Coach of The Year , Lenny Wilkens coaching the Eastern Conference .   In the playoffs , the Hawks defeated the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals in five games after trailing 2 -- 1 , but lost to the 5th-seeded Indiana Pacers four games to two in the semifinals . Following the season , Manning signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Phoenix Suns , Duane Ferrell signed with the Indiana Pacers , and second-year forward Adam Keefe was traded to the Utah Jazz .

neg: 2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers season The 2001 -- 02 NBA season was the Lakers ' 54th season in the National Basketball Association , and 42nd in the city of Los Angeles . During the offseason , the Lakers signed All-Star guard Mitch Richmond and free agent Samaki Walker , while acquiring Lindsey Hunter from the Milwaukee Bucks . The team got off to a fast start winning 16 of their first 17 games , and finished second in the Pacific Division with a 58 -- 24 record . Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal were both selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game in which Bryant won MVP honors , but O'Neal did not participate in the All-Star game due to an injury .   After sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers 3 -- 0 in the first round of the playoffs , then defeating the San Antonio Spurs 4 -- 1 in the semifinals , the Lakers where pushed to the brink once more in the Western Conference Finals by their archrivals the Sacramento Kings , who they narrowly defeated in a deciding seventh game . They then went on to win the NBA Finals , defeating and sweeping the New Jersey Nets in four straight games for their second three-peat in franchise history , the first since 1952 -- 54 . Following the season , Richmond retired and Hunter was traded to the Toronto Raptors .   This would be the third and final consecutive NBA Championship the Lakers won in the early 2000s , as in the next season , their quest for a fourth consecutive NBA Championship ended with a playoff elimination by the San Antonio Spurs in six games in the semifinals , who would then go on to win the NBA Finals that season and their second NBA Championship . Although the Lakers returned to the Finals in 2004 , the Lakers would lose to the Detroit Pistons in five games , despite being the heavy favorites to win and having former All-Stars and veterans Gary Payton and Karl Malone , leading to O'Neal 's departure from the Lakers amidst boiling points between the Lakers staff and management and Kobe Bryant , culminating in his trade to the Miami Heat , ending the early 2000s Lakers dynasty . The Lakers would not win another title until 2009 , in which they defeated the Orlando Magic in five games .

neg: 1998 NBA Finals The 1998 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1998 playoffs of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) and the conclusion of the 1997 -- 98 NBA season . The Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls played against the Western Conference champion Utah Jazz , with the Jazz holding home-court advantage with the first 2 games in Salt Lake City . In a repeat of the previous year 's Finals , the Bulls won the series 4 games to 2 for their third consecutive NBA title and their sixth in eight seasons . Michael Jordan was voted the NBA Finals MVP of the series ( he also had won the award the last five times the Bulls won the Finals : 1991 , 1992 , 1993 , 1996 , and 1997 ) . This would be his sixth NBA championship and sixth Finals MVP award in six full basketball seasons . Until 2014 , it was the last consecutive Finals rematch between two teams .   The 1998 Finals garnered the highest Nielsen TV ratings in NBA history at 18.7 , and even surpassed the Nielsen ratings for the 1998 World Series , marking the first time the NBA had a higher rating in its championship round than of Major League Baseball 's championship round .   The 1998 NBA season documentary `` Unforgettabulls '' was the first of five narrated by Will Lyman through NBA Entertainment , which recaps the entire Bulls ' season . Rick Telander narrates on the opening credits . Marv Albert narrates the timeline of Michael Jordan 's career with the Bulls .

neg: Minneapolis Auditorium Minneapolis Auditorium was an indoor arena in Minneapolis , Minnesota . It hosted the NBA 's Minneapolis Lakers from 1947 until they moved to the Minneapolis Armory in 1959 . The arena held 10,000 people and was built in 1927 . The building fell into obscurity after the opening of the Met Center in suburban Bloomington . It was demolished in 1989 to make way for the Minneapolis Convention Center .

neg: Three-peat Three-peat is a term used primarily in American sports to refer to winning three consecutive championships . The term , a portmanteau of the words three and repeat , originated with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association , during their unsuccessful campaign for a third consecutive championship during the 1988 -- 89 season , having won the previous 2 NBA Finals in 1987 and 1988 against the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons , but were swept by the Pistons in the 1989 NBA Finals . The term is a registered trademark owned by Hardo Beers , the Lakers ' Hardo strength coach from 1981 -- 1990 , although it was coined by L.A. player Byron Scott immediately after their victorious championship defense against the Detroit Pistons in the 1988 NBA Finals .

neg: NBA Most Valuable Player Award The National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) is an annual National Basketball Association ( NBA ) award given since the 1955 -- 56 season to the best performing player of the regular season . The winner receives the Maurice Podoloff Trophy , which is named in honor of the first commissioner ( then president ) of the NBA , who served from 1946 until 1963 . Until the , the MVP was selected by a vote of NBA players . Since the , the award is decided by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada , each of whom casts a vote for first to fifth place selections . Each first-place vote is worth 10 points ; each second-place vote is worth seven ; each third-place vote is worth five , fourth-place is worth three and fifth-place is worth one . Starting from 2010 , one ballot was cast by fans through online voting . The player with the highest point total wins the award . , the current holder of the award is Stephen Curry , who won both the 2015 and 2016 MVP Awards .   Every player who has won this award and has been eligible for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has been inducted . Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the award a record six times . Both Bill Russell and Michael Jordan won the award five times , while Wilt Chamberlain and LeBron James won the award four times . Russell and James are the only players to have won the award four times in five seasons . Moses Malone , Larry Bird and Magic Johnson each won the award three times , while Bob Pettit , Karl Malone , Tim Duncan , Steve Nash and Stephen Curry have each won it twice . Only two rookies have won the award : Wilt Chamberlain in the and Wes Unseld in the 1968 -- 69 season . Hakeem Olajuwon of Nigeria , Tim Duncan of the U.S. Virgin Islands , Steve Nash of Canada and Dirk Nowitzki of Germany are the only MVP winners considered `` international players '' by the NBA .   Stephen Curry in 2015 -- 16 is the only player to have won the award unanimously . Shaquille O'Neal in 1999 -- 2000 and LeBron James in 2012 -- 13 are the only two players to have fallen one vote shy of a unanimous selection , both receiving 120 of 121 votes . Since the , every winner was from a team that won at least 50 games in the regular season that year.Except for seasons affected by lockouts , when the schedule was shortened from the norm of 82 games . Karl Malone won in 1998 -- 99 when Utah was 37 -- 13 in 50 games , which projected to 60 wins in 82 games . James won in 2011 -- 12 when the Miami Heat were 46 -- 20 in 66 games , which projected to 57 wins .

neg: 1991 PBA First Conference Finals The 1991 PBA First Conference Finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1991 PBA First Conference , and the conclusion of the conference 's playoffs . Ginebra San Miguel and the Shell Rimula X played for the 48th championship contested by the league .   This series also serves as a rematch after Shell captured the championship in the same conference a year before when Ginebra ( then known as the Añejo Rum 65ers ) walked out of the playing court in the sixth and series-clinching game with Shell leading , 62-47 with 2:52 left in the second quarter .   Ginebra San Miguel won against Shell Rimula X in seven games to capture their third PBA title , coming from a 1-3 deficit . Ginebra 's championship victory was the biggest PBA finals comeback in the league 's history until the 2015 -- 16 Philippine Cup Finals when the San Miguel Beermen came back from a 0 -- 3 deficit to defeat the Alaska Aces and win the championship series .

neg: 1989–90 New York Knicks season The 1989 -- 90 NBA season was the 44th season for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association . Before the season , owners Gulf + Western reorganized and became Paramount Communications , renaming themselves after the Paramount Pictures film studio .   During the offseason , the Knicks hired Stu Jackson as their new head coach . The team got off to a solid start , winning 20 of their first 27 games , while posting a nine-game winning streak . At midseason , the Knicks traded second-year guard Rod Strickland to the San Antonio Spurs for Maurice Cheeks . However , as they stood at a 39 -- 22 record , they struggled and lost 15 of their final 21 games . The Knicks had a 45 -- 37 record and finished third in the Atlantic Division . The Knicks ' fifth-place finish in the Eastern Conference earned them a berth in the NBA Playoffs for the third straight year . Patrick Ewing was selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game .   In the first round of the playoffs , New York defeated the 4th-seeded Boston Celtics three games to two , after overcoming an 0 -- 2 deficit . The Knicks were then eliminated in the conference semifinals by the Detroit Pistons , who later on won their second consecutive NBA title , four games to one over the Portland Trail Blazers . Following the season , Johnny Newman signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Charlotte Hornets .

neg: 2002 NBA Finals The 2002 NBA Finals was the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) 's championship series for the 2001 -- 02 season . The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers ( who were also two-time defending NBA champions ) , and the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Nets . The Lakers swept the Nets four games to none to win the franchise 's 14th NBA championship . The 56th edition of the championship series was played between June 5 and June 12 and was broadcast on NBC -- the ( to date ) last NBA games broadcast on the network .   Shaquille O'Neal , who averaged 36 points and 12 rebounds in the Finals , was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player . Lakers coach Phil Jackson won his ninth ring , tying him with Red Auerbach for most all-time . During the series , he surpassed Pat Riley for most career playoffs wins with 156 .   Will Lyman narrated the season-ending documentary for NBA Entertainment .

neg: 1963–64 NBA season The 1963 -- 64 NBA season was the 18th season of the National Basketball Association . The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 6th straight NBA Championship , beating the San Francisco Warriors 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals .

neg: NBA Live 96 NBA Live 96 is the second installment of the NBA Live video games series . The PC and PlayStation covers features Shaquille O'Neal of the Orlando Magic , while the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis box covers show a photo of the tip-off to Game 1 of the 1995 NBA Finals . The game was published by EA Sports and released on November 30 , 1995 . The PlayStation and PC versions were the first games in the series to feature a 3D rendered court , allowing for multiple camera angles using EA 's `` Virtual Stadium '' technology ( also used by FIFA Soccer 96 ) . The on-court player graphics remained 2D sprites . It was also the first NBA Live game released for the PlayStation . NBA Live 96 is followed by NBA Live 97 .

neg: 1990 NBA draft The 1990 NBA draft took place on June 27 , 1990 , in New York City , New York . One of the standouts of this draft is Basketball Hall of Famer Gary Payton . He became a nine-time All-Star , achieved the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award in 1996 , won an NBA Championship with the Miami Heat in 2006 , holds many statistical records during his tenure with the now defunct Seattle SuperSonics , and was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 2013 .   The top pick of the draft was Syracuse 's Derrick Coleman who was selected by the New Jersey Nets . In total , 52 of the 54 players selected went on to play at least one competitive game in the NBA , and six players were at some point of their career selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game . One player who had been projected to be a high lottery pick by media outlets and draft analysts was Loyola Marymount 's Hank Gathers , who died of a heart condition in March 1990 during a game .

neg: 1992–93 Atlanta Hawks season The 1992 -- 93 NBA season was the Hawks ' 44th season in the National Basketball Association , and 25th season in Atlanta . Prior to the start of the season , the Hawks acquired point guard Mookie Blaylock from the New Jersey Nets . After losing their season opener at home to the New York Knicks 106 -- 94 , the Hawks would defeat the defending champion Chicago Bulls on the road , 100 -- 99 at the Chicago Stadium on November 7 . However , they got off to a rough start losing five of their first seven games , which led them to a mediocre 12 -- 17 start in early January . With a 26 -- 31 record , they would win 12 of their next 13 games while posting a 12 -- 3 record in March , on their way to finishing fourth in the Central Division with a 43 -- 39 record .   Dominique Wilkins surpassed Bob Pettit as the Hawks all-time scoring leader , finishing second in the league in scoring averaging 29.9 points per game . He was named to the All-NBA Second Team and selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game . However , in the first round of the playoffs , the Hawks would be swept by the Bulls in three straight games . Following the season , head coach Bob Weiss was fired .   For the season , the Hawks changed their uniforms which lasted until 1995 .

neg: Backstage: Lakers Backstage : Lakers is a reality sports documentary television series produced by Spectrum SportsNet which covers the Los Angeles Lakers from an in-depth , behind-the-scenes angle , giving the viewer `` unprecedented access '' to the team .   The series has documented the season from inside the locker room , the practice facility , the executive offices , the training room , as well as chronicling the players at home with their families and on the road with their team .   A new 30-minute episode debuts every week of the season on Wednesdays at 5:00 PM PST on Spectrum SportsNet . Re-airs can be viewed multiple times throughout the week of the network . A Spanish-language version entitled Lakers Confidencial premieres every Thursday on Spectrum Deportes .

neg: 1994 NBA Finals The 1994 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1993 -- 94 National Basketball Association ( NBA ) season , featuring the Western Conference 's Houston Rockets defeating the Eastern Conference 's New York Knicks .   This matchup was Hakeem Olajuwon 's second NBA Finals appearance , his other being in 1986 , where Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics defeated the Houston Rockets four games to two . The series was Patrick Ewing 's first NBA Finals appearance . The Rockets came in with strong determination to win not only the franchise 's first NBA championship , but the city 's first championship in a league that still existed , while the Knicks were looking to add a third NBA championship trophy , as the Knicks ' last trophy came from the 1973 NBA Finals . The Knicks also hoped to impress their new owners Viacom , who had just bought Paramount Communications ( formerly Gulf + Western ) , their longtime owners ( after the series however , Viacom sold the Knicks and the rest of the Madison Square Garden properties ) .   The series was hailed as a meeting of the two great centers who had previously played for a championship in college . In 1984 while Olajuwon was with the University of Houston and Ewing was with Georgetown University , Georgetown had beaten Houston 84 -- 75 in the 1984 NCAA Championship game . In this series , however , Olajuwon outperformed Ewing , outscoring him in every game of the series and posting numbers of 26.9 ppg on 50.0 % shooting compared to Ewing 's 18.9 ppg on 36.3 % shooting . However , Ewing set an NBA finals record in the series with a total of 30 blocks , and he tied the single-game record of 8 blocks in Game 5 . Tim Duncan would later set the record for most blocks in a Finals series ( 2003 ) with 32 blocks in six games while Dwight Howard would set the record for most blocked shots in a Finals game with 9 blocked shots in Game 4 of the 2009 Finals while with the Orlando Magic .   During the series , the Houston Rockets played seven low-scoring , defensive games against the New York Knicks . After splitting the first two games in Houston , the Knicks won two out of three games at Madison Square Garden , which also hosted the Rangers first Stanley Cup celebration in 54 years during the series .   In Game 6 , however , Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon blocked a last-second championship-winning shot attempt by John Starks , giving the Rockets an 86 -- 84 victory and forcing a Game 7 , which made Knicks Coach Pat Riley the first ( and to this date , the only ) coach in a Game 7 NBA Finals on two different teams , having been with the Los Angeles Lakers in and . In addition , the Knicks set a record for most playoff games played in one season , with 25 . The Detroit Pistons tied this record in . The Boston Celtics , coached by Doc Rivers , would surpass it during their championship season of 2008 when they played 26 .   The Rockets beat the Knicks in Game 7 , 90 -- 84 , enabling the city of Houston to not only celebrate its first NBA and fifth professional sports championship ( first in an existing league ) , but also deny New York from having both NBA and NHL championships in the same year ( Chicago had suffered this fate in 1992 , with the Bulls winning their second NBA championship and the Blackhawks losing in the Stanley Cup Finals ) . For his efforts Olajuwon was named NBA Finals Most Valuable Player . For the Knicks , Riley had the unfortunate distinction of having become the first ( and to this date , the only ) coach to lose a Game 7 NBA Finals on two different teams , having lost to the Celtics in 1984 . It also denied him the distinction of being the first coach to win a Game 7 NBA Finals with two different teams , having defeated the Detroit Pistons in 1988 .   NBC Sports used Ahmad Rashād ( Knicks sideline ) and Hannah Storm ( Rockets sideline ) .   Hal Douglas narrated the season-ending documentary Clutch City for NBA Entertainment .

neg: 1990–91 Chicago Blackhawks season The 1990 -- 91 Chicago Blackhawks season was the team 's 65th season . After making the Conference Finals two years in a row , the Blackhawks were hosts for one of the most emotional NHL All-Star Game games in history , and finished with 106 points winning the NHL Presidents ' Trophy for best record in the league . The Hawks received terrific performances from Steve Larmer , Jeremy Roenick , Chris Chelios , Dirk Graham and rookie Ed Belfour . Hockey it seemed was back in Chicago , and dreams of the first Stanley Cup since Hull and Mikita were rampant . However the playoffs matched the Hawks with their old rivals , the Minnesota North Stars , who crushed their dreams with a defeat in the first round of the 1991 Stanley Cup Playoffs - four games to two . 90-91 represented the peak of the Blackhawks between the Hull/Mikita years and the Toews/Kane years , and is probably the best Blackhawks team never to win the Stanley Cup .