August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. August 15 - Events. 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, in which Roland is killed 927 - The Saracens conquered and destroyed Taranto 1057 - King MacBeth of Scotland is killed during the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of King Malcolm III. 1185 - The cave city of Vardzia was consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia 1309 - The city of Rhodes ...

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Diagnosis: Murder - Season 1 1993-199419 episodes. 01. Miracle Cure (10/29/93) 02. Amnesia (11/5/93) 03. Murder At The Telethon (11/12/93) 04. Inheritance Of Death (11/19/93) 05. The 13 Million Dollar Man (12/3/93) 06. Vanishing Act (1) (12/10/93) 07. Vanishing Act (2) (12/17/93) 08. Shanda's Song (1/7/94) 09. The Restless Remains (1/14/94) 10. Murder With Mirrors (1/21/94) 11. Flashda ...

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Diagnosis: Murder, Diagnosis: Murder - TV Movies, Diagnosis: Murder - Cast, Diagnosis: Murder - Episodes, Diagnosis: Murder - Season 1 1993-199419 episodes, Diagnosis: Murder - Season 2 1994-199522 episodes, Diagnosis: Murder - Novels, Diagnosis: Murder - Broadcasters

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Crossovers of multiple characters owned by one company or published by one publisher, have been used to set an established continuity, where characters can frequently meet within one setting. This is especially true of comic book publishers, as different characters in various Marvel or DC comic books frequently interact with one another since they live in the same "universe". (The X-Men, for example, have frequent dealings with another group of Marvel heroes, the Fantastic Four.) Crossovers may also be advertised as a guest appearance or cameo appearance, often to promote another work of fiction, somet ...

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Fictional crossover, Fictional crossover - Introduction, Fictional crossover - General crossovers, Fictional crossover - Explicitly outside continuity, Fictional crossover - Dream sequence, Fictional crossover - Celebrity guest appearance, Fictional crossover - Gag cameo, Fictional crossover - Crossover concepts or ideas, Fictional crossover - Crossover fan made

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Fresno California - Arte Américas. Arte Américas is a local Latino cultural center. Arte Américas was founded in 1987 by artists and teachers to "make the Central Valley a flourishing place for Latino arts." It presents exhibit of visual arts. [8] Fresno California - Fresno Metropolitan Museum. The Met displays traveling exhibitions, shows from its own collection, lectures and other outreach programming. The museum also has a science center called the Reeves ASK Science Cent ...

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The show gave considerable publicity to singer Tiny Tim, an unusual-looking man with long hair who sang in a falsetto voice while accompanying himself on ukulele. Thanks to his appearances on the show, he achieved a hit single with his piercing version of the vintage 1920s song "Tiptoe Through the Tulips." Tiny Tim was later married on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson to a woman known as Miss Vicky. Other musical moments came in the first season with some of the first music videos ever seen on TV, with cast members appearing in film clips set to the music ...

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - A typical episode's format, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - Memorable castmembers/guests and their running gags, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - Memorable moments and catchphrases, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - Cast comings and goings, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - Regular Performers with season numbers where known, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - Regular guests, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - More Celebrities Who Have Guest-Starred

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A movie based on the television series was adapted by David Mamet in 1987, directed by Brian de Palma and starring Kevin Costner as Eliot Ness, Sean Connery as Irish beat cop Jim Malone, and Robert de Niro as Al Capone. Sean Connery received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film. There are some discrepancies in the movie that should be noted. Eliot Ness is portrayed as a newcomer to Chicago, and married with two children. Ness was actually a native Chicagoan and was single when he put to ...

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The Untouchables, The Untouchables - Film, The Untouchables - Television series, The Untouchables - Episode summaries of 1959-63 series, The Untouchables - Episode summaries of 1993-94 series

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A character appears only briefly in another setting, mainly for joke purposes. Belle from Beauty and the Beast crosses the street in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Mr. Peabody and Sherman appears on The Simpsons, commenting on time travel (The Simpsons). Sebastian from The Little Mermaid was pulled out by the Genie in Aladdin, along with the first few notes of "Under The Sea" playing. A tea set that has a striking simlairity to Mrs. Potts and Chip from Beauty ...

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Fictional crossover, Fictional crossover - General crossovers, Fictional crossover - Explicitly outside continuity, Fictional crossover - Dream sequence, Fictional crossover - Celebrity guest appearance, Fictional crossover - Gag cameo, Fictional crossover - Crossover concepts or ideas, Fictional crossover - Crossover fan made

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The County of Fresno was formed in 1856. It was much larger than it is today, comprising its current area plus all of what became Madera County and parts of what are now San Benito, Tulare, Kings, Inyo, and Mono counties. The center of settlement was not then at what became Fresno, but to the northeast, at Millerton near Fort Miller. Millerton, then on the banks of the free-flowing San Joaquin River, became the county seat. Other early county settlements inc ...

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Fresno California, Fresno California - Government, Fresno California - Geography, Fresno California - Demographics, Fresno California - Education, Fresno California - Origins and history, Fresno California - Cultural and commercial attractions, Fresno California - Arte Américas, Fresno California - Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Fresno California - Tower District, Fresno California - Fresno Art Museum, Fresno California - Fresno Philharmonic, Fresno California - Arts Council’s monthly Art Hop, Fresno California - Roeding Park, Fresno California - Save Mart Center, Fresno California - Forestiere Underground Gardens, Fresno California - Fresno Reel Pride, Fresno California - Shopping centers, Fresno California - Fashion Fair Mall, Fresno California - River Park, Fresno California - Fig Garden Village, Fresno California - Downtown / Fulton Mall, Fresno California - Professional sports, Fresno California - Notable residents, Fresno California - Media, Fresno California - Newspaper, Fresno California - Television, Fresno California - Sister cities, Fresno California - Transportation, Fresno California - Highways, Fresno California - Airports

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Fresno has no major-league level professional sports teams, but it does have several minor league sports franchises. Fresno Grizzlies (Pacific Coast League baseball, affiliate of the San Francisco Giants) Fresno Falcons (ECHL hockey) Central Valley Coyotes (AF2 football) The Fresno Grizzlies play in Grizzlies Stadium, in downtown Fresno. The $46 million stadium opened in 2002 and marked the beginning of an ongoing ...

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Fresno California - Newspaper. The Fresno Bee Fresno California - Television. 18 KVPT PBS 21 KFTV Univision 24 KSEE NBC 26 KMPH Fox 30 KFSN ABC 47 KGPE CBS 49 KNXT EWTN 51 KNSO Telemundo 53 KAIL UPN 59 KFRE WB 61 KTFF Telefutura ...

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4-Year Institutions: California State University, Fresno (Public) Fresno Pacific University (Private/Mennonite Brethren) University of California San Francisco - Fresno Medical Education Program [2] San Joaquin College of Law (Private) [3] Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary [4] California Christian College (Private/Baptist) [5] Alliant International University-Fresno Campus Fresno National University [6] University of Phoenix 2-Year Institutions Fresno City College San Joaquin V ...

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Fresno California, Fresno California - Government, Fresno California - Geography, Fresno California - Demographics, Fresno California - Education, Fresno California - Origins and history, Fresno California - Cultural and commercial attractions, Fresno California - Arte Américas, Fresno California - Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Fresno California - Tower District, Fresno California - Fresno Art Museum, Fresno California - Fresno Philharmonic, Fresno California - Arts Council’s monthly Art Hop, Fresno California - Roeding Park, Fresno California - Save Mart Center, Fresno California - Forestiere Underground Gardens, Fresno California - Fresno Reel Pride, Fresno California - Shopping centers, Fresno California - Fashion Fair Mall, Fresno California - River Park, Fresno California - Fig Garden Village, Fresno California - Downtown / Fulton Mall, Fresno California - Professional sports, Fresno California - Notable residents, Fresno California - Media, Fresno California - Newspaper, Fresno California - Television, Fresno California - Sister cities, Fresno California - Transportation, Fresno California - Highways, Fresno California - Airports

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Fresno California - Fashion Fair Mall. Fashion Fair hosts Macy's, Macy's Men's, Gottschalks, JC Penney, and over 130 other retailers. Fresno California - River Park. The "River Park" area (so named for its proximity to the San Joaquin River, which divides Fresno and Madera counties) in northeast Fresno is a major shopping and entertainment district. It properly refers to only the River Park shopping center located between Blackstone Avenue, the 41 freeway, Minarets Avenue, and ...

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Fresno California, Fresno California - Government, Fresno California - Geography, Fresno California - Demographics, Fresno California - Education, Fresno California - Origins and history, Fresno California - Cultural and commercial attractions, Fresno California - Arte Américas, Fresno California - Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Fresno California - Tower District, Fresno California - Fresno Art Museum, Fresno California - Fresno Philharmonic, Fresno California - Arts Council’s monthly Art Hop, Fresno California - Roeding Park, Fresno California - Save Mart Center, Fresno California - Forestiere Underground Gardens, Fresno California - Fresno Reel Pride, Fresno California - Shopping centers, Fresno California - Fashion Fair Mall, Fresno California - River Park, Fresno California - Fig Garden Village, Fresno California - Downtown / Fulton Mall, Fresno California - Professional sports, Fresno California - Notable residents, Fresno California - Media, Fresno California - Newspaper, Fresno California - Television, Fresno California - Sister cities, Fresno California - Transportation, Fresno California - Highways, Fresno California - Airports

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A vast amount of fan fiction and fan art feature characters from multiple stories or settings crossing over with one another. Almost any two given popular universes, characters or stories can be assumed to have crossed over in some fan-made fiction, even when the basic idea of such a crossover would seem to run contrary to the style or themes of the source material. A popular fanmade crossover idea tends to be Crossover Comics, comics usualy made with images from the actual things in the crossover as well as fanart. This is very well ...

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Fictional crossover, Fictional crossover - Introduction, Fictional crossover - General crossovers, Fictional crossover - Explicitly outside continuity, Fictional crossover - Dream sequence, Fictional crossover - Celebrity guest appearance, Fictional crossover - Gag cameo, Fictional crossover - Crossover concepts or ideas, Fictional crossover - Crossover fan made

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Made prior to the series start: Diagnosis of Murder (January 5, 1992) The House on Sycamore Street (May 1, 1992) A Twist of the Knife (February 13, 1993) Made after the end of the regular series: Town Without Pity (February 6, 2002) Without Warning (April 26, 2002) ...

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Diagnosis: Murder, Diagnosis: Murder - TV Movies, Diagnosis: Murder - Cast, Diagnosis: Murder - Episodes, Diagnosis: Murder - Season 1 1993-199419 episodes, Diagnosis: Murder - Season 2 1994-199522 episodes, Diagnosis: Murder - Novels, Diagnosis: Murder - Broadcasters

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The show was #1 in the ratings for the 1968–69 and '69–70 seasons. At the end of '68–69, Judy Carne chose not to renew her contract as she wanted to pursue other projects, though she did make occasional appearances during '69–70; producer George Schlatter blamed her for breaking up the "family." The show also survived the departures of Goldie Hawn, and Jo Anne Worley to remain a top-20 show in '70–71. New faces in the 1970–71 season (joining Tomlin, who first appeared late in the previous season) included tap dancer Barbara Sharm ...

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - A typical episode's format, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - Memorable castmembers/guests and their running gags, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - Memorable moments and catchphrases, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - Cast comings and goings, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - Regular Performers with season numbers where known, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - Regular guests, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - More Celebrities Who Have Guest-Starred

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A character appears only briefly in another setting, mainly for joke purposes. Belle from Beauty and the Beast crosses the street in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Mr. Peabody and Sherman appear on The Simpsons, commenting on time travel (The Simpsons). Sebastian from The Little Mermaid was pulled out by the Genie in Aladdin, along with the first few notes of "Under The Sea" playing. A tea set that has a striking simlairity to Mrs. Potts and Chip from Beauty a ...

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Fictional crossover, Fictional crossover - Introduction, Fictional crossover - General crossovers, Fictional crossover - Explicitly outside continuity, Fictional crossover - Dream sequence, Fictional crossover - Celebrity guest appearance, Fictional crossover - Gag cameo, Fictional crossover - Crossover concepts or ideas, Fictional crossover - Crossover fan made

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Actor Alan Autry was elected Mayor of Fresno in November, 2000. His first term was from January, 2001 to January, 2005. He was re-elected on March 2, 2004 with over 72 percent of the vote, and his second term will last until January, 2009. The City Council consists of seven members, elected by district, as follows. District 1 (west-central) - Tom Boyajian District 2 (northwest) - Brian Calhoun District 3 (southwest) - Cynthia Sterling District 4 (east-central) - Larry Westerlund District 5 (southeast) - Mike Dages District 6 (northeast) - Jerry Duncan ...

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Fresno California, Fresno California - Government, Fresno California - Geography, Fresno California - Demographics, Fresno California - Education, Fresno California - Origins and history, Fresno California - Cultural and commercial attractions, Fresno California - Arte Américas, Fresno California - Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Fresno California - Tower District, Fresno California - Fresno Art Museum, Fresno California - Fresno Philharmonic, Fresno California - Arts Council’s monthly Art Hop, Fresno California - Roeding Park, Fresno California - Save Mart Center, Fresno California - Forestiere Underground Gardens, Fresno California - Fresno Reel Pride, Fresno California - Shopping centers, Fresno California - Fashion Fair Mall, Fresno California - River Park, Fresno California - Fig Garden Village, Fresno California - Downtown / Fulton Mall, Fresno California - Professional sports, Fresno California - Notable residents, Fresno California - Media, Fresno California - Newspaper, Fresno California - Television, Fresno California - Sister cities, Fresno California - Transportation, Fresno California - Highways, Fresno California - Airports

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Fresno is located at 36°46'54" North, 119°47'32" West (36.781549, -119.792113)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 271.4 km² (104.8 mi²). 270.3 km² (104.4 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.42% water. Fresno is about 60 miles south of Yosemite National Park. It is the closest major city to the park. Because it sits at the junction of Highways 41 and 99 (41 is the park's southern access road, and 99 branches east from Interstate 5 to serve the urban centers of the San Joaquin Valley), the city is a majo ...

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Fresno California, Fresno California - Government, Fresno California - Geography, Fresno California - Demographics, Fresno California - Education, Fresno California - Origins and history, Fresno California - Cultural and commercial attractions, Fresno California - Arte Américas, Fresno California - Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Fresno California - Tower District, Fresno California - Fresno Art Museum, Fresno California - Fresno Philharmonic, Fresno California - Arts Council’s monthly Art Hop, Fresno California - Roeding Park, Fresno California - Save Mart Center, Fresno California - Forestiere Underground Gardens, Fresno California - Fresno Reel Pride, Fresno California - Shopping centers, Fresno California - Fashion Fair Mall, Fresno California - River Park, Fresno California - Fig Garden Village, Fresno California - Downtown / Fulton Mall, Fresno California - Professional sports, Fresno California - Notable residents, Fresno California - Media, Fresno California - Newspaper, Fresno California - Television, Fresno California - Sister cities, Fresno California - Transportation, Fresno California - Highways, Fresno California - Airports

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 427,652 people, 140,079 households, and 97,915 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,582.2/km² (4,097.7/mi²). There are 149,025 housing units at an average density of 551.3/km² (1,427.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 50.17% White, 8.36% Black or African American, 1.58% Native American, 11.23% Asian (mostly Hmong), 0.14% Pacific Islander, 23.36% from other races, and 5.16% from two or more races. 39.87% of ...

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