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1401909 | Keiko Toda | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keiko%20Toda | Keiko Toda
e Curtis)
- "Trust the Man", Rebecca (Julianne Moore)
- "The X-Files" (TV Asahi version), Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson)
### Animation.
- "Balto", Jenna
- "Cars", Sally Carrera
- "Cars 2", Sally Carrera
- "Cars 3", Sally Carrera
- "Coraline", Mel Jones
- "Early Man", the Queen Oofeefa
- "", Aki Ros... | 17,000 |
1401896 | Elizabeth Taylor (painter) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elizabeth%20Taylor%20(painter) | Elizabeth Taylor (painter)
Elizabeth Taylor (painter)
Elizabeth Taylor (January 8, 1856 - March, 1932) was an American artist, journalist, botanist and traveller. Her travel essays from Alaska, Canada, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Norway were published in "Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly", "Atlantic Monthly", "Forest... | 17,001 |
1401896 | Elizabeth Taylor (painter) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elizabeth%20Taylor%20(painter) | Elizabeth Taylor (painter)
r (painter)
Elizabeth Taylor (January 8, 1856 - March, 1932) was an American artist, journalist, botanist and traveller. Her travel essays from Alaska, Canada, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Norway were published in "Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly", "Atlantic Monthly", "Forest and Stream" an... | 17,002 |
1401905 | Tiffany Limos | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tiffany%20Limos | Tiffany Limos
Tiffany Limos
Tiffany Limos (born January 31, 1980) is an American actor known for her role as Peaches in the 2002 film "Ken Park". Limos made her acting debut in 2002 with the film "Teenage Caveman". By 2003, Limos had also written three scripts. In 2007, Limos was honored at the Cinemanila Film Festiva... | 17,003 |
1401905 | Tiffany Limos | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tiffany%20Limos | Tiffany Limos
16, Limos began modeling for the Ford agency and appeared in teen magazines like "Sassy" and "YM". She subsequently quit modeling and worked as a hostess at the Coffee Shop in Manhattan's Union Square. She worked at "Visionaire" and "V" magazine as a creative consultant in 1999. That same year Limos wrote... | 17,004 |
1401905 | Tiffany Limos | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tiffany%20Limos | Tiffany Limos
and filmmaker, Limos In 2013 directed Academy Award Winning Director Michel Gondry for Nowness.com Limos collaborated with Michel Gondry for a decade and helped him on such projects as The Block Party, The Science of Sleep, and produced a video for Kanye West called Heard'em Say. Limos apprenticed and wor... | 17,005 |
1401923 | Mirai Yamamoto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mirai%20Yamamoto | Mirai Yamamoto
Mirai Yamamoto
Mirai Yamamoto (山本未來 "Yamamoto Mirai", born 4 November 1974 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Her father is Kansai Yamamoto. She is a left hander. She is married to Kippei Shiina.
# Filmography.
- "Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri" (1996)
- "Fuyajo" (1998)
- "Who Am I?" (1998)
- "39 Ke... | 17,006 |
1401923 | Mirai Yamamoto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mirai%20Yamamoto | Mirai Yamamoto
)
- "Who Am I?" (1998)
- "39 Keiho dai Sanjukyu jô" (1999)
- "Mr. Rookie" (2002)
- "Kagami no Onnatachi" (2002)
- "Hotaru no Hoshi" (2003)
- "Jigoku Kozo" (2004)
- "Exte" (2007)
- "2001 no otoko un" (Fuji TV, 2001)
- "Kaidan Hyaku Monogatari" (Fuji TV, 2002)
- "Taiho Shichauzo" (TV Asahi, 2002,... | 17,007 |
1401894 | Lancaster and Carlisle Railway | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lancaster%20and%20Carlisle%20Railway | Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (L&CR) was a British railway company authorised on 6 June 1844 to build a line between Lancaster and Carlisle in North West England. The line survives to the present day as part of the West Coast Main Line (WCML) route bet... | 17,008 |
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Keswick and Penrith Railway was approached to be an adviser on the Kendal-Longsleddale route. It is probable that Bouch would have been appointed as the civil and railway engineer had it been chosen (he would later gain notoriety for the Tay Railway Bridge disaster). The Longsleddale rout... | 17,009 |
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and cross Morecambe Bay over a purpose-built a barrage. But after a lengthy Parliamentary inquiry, a longer and steeper route through the Lune Gorge and over Shap Fell was chosen. It had been proposed by Joseph Locke who had been surveying routes between the two cities since 1836. A stati... | 17,010 |
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contract of its time at . The contractor was Thomas Brassey in partnership with William Mackenzie and John Stephenson. Up to 10,000 men worked on the project at its peak.
The railway, which took two-and-a-half years to complete, included several major engineering such as four substantial... | 17,011 |
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divided into two sections:
- Carnforth to Grayrigg, , the final being at gradients varying between 1 in 131 and 1 in 106
- Grayrigg to Shap Summit: the first to Tebay relatively level, followed by at 1 in 75
The northerly approach to Shap from Carlisle is also long and divided into two... | 17,012 |
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Railway (KWR). The line to would be completed on 21 April 1847. The L&CR connected with the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway at the new station named Lancaster Castle, which was south of the town.
The final section between Oxenholme and Carlisle was opened 17 December 1846. For nin... | 17,013 |
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Gill and Ingleton, and a branch between and Morecambe in 1864.
The Lancaster & Carlisle Railway was merged into the LNWR in 1879. In 1923, with the creation of the Big Four railway companies following grouping, the line became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) throug... | 17,014 |
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ollowing grouping, the line became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) through to the creation of British Railways in 1948. BR electrified the route in 1974 as part of the West Coast Main Line modernisation scheme of the period.
# See also.
- Carlisle railway history
... | 17,015 |
1401918 | All India Progressive Janata Dal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=All%20India%20Progressive%20Janata%20Dal | All India Progressive Janata Dal
All India Progressive Janata Dal
All India Janata Dal, was a political party in India. AIJD was launched on December 11, 2002 by several leaders of Janata Dal (Secular) and Janata Dal (United) in Karnataka, including the main JD(U) leader in the state Ramakrishna Hegde and JD(S) leader... | 17,016 |
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g from JD(S)) and vice-president was Rajya Sabha member Vijay Mallya (previously vice-president of JD(U)). General Secretary was Basavaraj Rayareddy.
On March 14, 2003 the Janata Party of Subramanian Swamy merged with AIJD. Swamy was appointed chairman of the political affairs committe... | 17,017 |
1401930 | Kubota Spears | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kubota%20Spears | Kubota Spears
Kubota Spears
Kubota Spears is a Japanese rugby union team based in Funabashi, Chiba participating in the Top League.
Their slogan for the 2006 season was FIGHT ON.
# Current squad.
The current Kubota Spears squad is:
# Former players.
- Joe Roff - Fullback/Wing
- Barrie-Jon Mather - Centre/Wing
-... | 17,018 |
1401931 | Church of the Gesu (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Church%20of%20the%20Gesu%20(disambiguation) | Church of the Gesu (disambiguation)
Church of the Gesu (disambiguation)
The Church of the Gesu is the mother church of the Society of Jesus in Rome.
Church of the Gesu may also refer to:
- Church of the Gesù, Ferrara in the province of Ferrara, Italy
- Church of the Gesù, Frascati in the province of Rome, Italy
- ... | 17,019 |
750601 | Coachella Valley | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coachella%20Valley | Coachella Valley
Coachella Valley
The Coachella Valley ( , ) is a desert valley in Southern California that extends approximately in Riverside County southeast from the San Bernardino Mountains to the northern shore of the Salton Sea. It is the northernmost extent of the vast trough that includes the Salton Sea, the I... | 17,020 |
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is easily visible along its northern length as a strip of greenery against an otherwise bare mountain.
The Chocolate Mountains are home to a United States Navy live gunnery range and are mostly off limits to the public. The Coachella Valley is sometimes called the "Desert Empire" to differentiate it f... | 17,021 |
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declining to around 200,000 in July and rising to around 800,000 by January. It is sometimes included in the Inland Empire region. Separate from the Inland Empire, it is also a small to medium-sized metropolitan area consisting of Palm Springs, Indio, and other smaller incorporated cities, consolidated... | 17,022 |
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100,000, with another 3.5 million annual conventioneers and tourists.
# History.
There is some contention as to the origin of the name. Early maps show the area as ""Conchilla,"" the Spanish word for "seashell." Since the area was once a part of a vast inland sea, tiny fossilized mollusk shells can b... | 17,023 |
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believe that the name Coachella was simply made up. Even though the area had been surveyed by Edward Fitzgerald Beale in 1857, whose survey party used camels to cross the desert, primarily along the path of the historic Bradshaw Trail, it was not until the coming of the Southern Pacific Railroad and th... | 17,024 |
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both agriculture, commerce and tourism to the rest of the country. So too did the coming of State Highway 111 in the early 1930s, which cut a diagonal swath through the valley and connected all of its major settlements. Dr. June McCarroll, then a nurse with the Southern Pacific whose office fronted U.S... | 17,025 |
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Fanning who came to enjoy vacations and winter homes in the desert resort community. It became a real estate destination in the 1980s and 1990s. Palm Springs has become a tourist attraction. In a 2003 Condé Nast publication review, Palm Springs was ranked one of the top 10 global vacation destinations,... | 17,026 |
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to below sea level around Mecca. In the summer months daytime temperatures range from to and nighttime lows from to . During winter, the daytime temperatures range from to and corresponding nights range from to making it a popular winter resort destination. The surrounding mountains create Thermal Belt... | 17,027 |
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Most precipitation falls during the winter months from passing mid-latitude frontal systems from the north and west, nearly all of it as rain, but with snow atop the surrounding mountains. Rain also falls during the summer months as surges of moisture from both the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf of Califo... | 17,028 |
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widespread agriculture. In its 2006 annual report, the Coachella Valley Water District listed the year's total crop value at over $576 million or almost $12,000 per acre. The Coachella Canal, a concrete-lined aqueduct built between 1938 and 1948 as a branch of the All-American Canal, brings water from ... | 17,029 |
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are part of the Elsinore Fault Zone. The results of a prehistoric sturzstrom can be seen in Martinez Canyon. The Painted Canyons of Mecca feature smaller faults as well as Precambrian, Tertiary and Quaternary rock formations, unconformities, badlands and desert landforms. Seismic activity is what trigg... | 17,030 |
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caused some damage in the valley. An earthquake of local origin which caused considerable damage was the 1986 North Palm Springs earthquake, which registered at a magnitude of 6.0, injuring 29 people and destroying 51 homes.
## Ecology.
This desert environment hosts a variety of flora and fauna, incl... | 17,031 |
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fleas, foxes, gnats, gophers, hawks, horseflies, jackrabbits, kangaroo rats, mosquitoes, mountain lions, pigeons, quails, rattlesnakes, ravens, roaches, roadrunners, scorpions, spiders, termites, ticks, vipers, wasps, whip scorpions or "vinegaroons", and wildcats.
See also:
- Sonoran Desert wildflowe... | 17,032 |
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Current estimates are that up to 33% of Palm Springs' residents identify as gay and lesbian. Cathedral City is also home to a number of gay resorts, bars, restaurants and clubs. Many establishments along a stretch of Arenas Road in downtown Palm Springs are gay-oriented and serve as the center of the a... | 17,033 |
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the area has one of the highest per capita rates of HIV/AIDS in the nation.
The area has a large percentage of Mexican American political figures, plus the state assembly representative Bonnie Garcia of La Quinta is of Puerto Rican parentage.
According to the Riverside County board of voter registrat... | 17,034 |
750601 | Coachella Valley | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coachella%20Valley | Coachella Valley
was settled by a diverse array of races and ethnicities. Once viewed as predominantly Caucasian, the Coachella Valley has features of a diverse history. As of 2004, the Claritas study found that 373,100 people resided in the region. The racial makeup was 44.7% Non-Hispanic White, 49.9% Hispanic, 1.8% B... | 17,035 |
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was "white", the rest were Mexicans especially in the eastern ends when traqueros arrived to maintain the area's railroads, and Native Americans of local tribes in what were then impoverished reservations.
Starting in the 1890s, there was a large Irish and Scottish presence in the region, after Palm S... | 17,036 |
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sections, and have constituted the majority of the populations of Indio and Coachella for many decades. In the 2000 U.S. census, about 35 percent of Coachella Valley residents were Latino. But according to the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, an estimated half (50–60 percent) of the resident... | 17,037 |
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Desert). Since the late 1980s, the large wave of immigration from neighboring Mexico has culturally impacted the Coachella Valley in many more ways than the rest of California or the country, but the national trend slowed down due to the late 2000s recession.
Most Hispanic immigrants came to obtain wo... | 17,038 |
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pertaining to the Agua Caliente band and the Cabazon/Twentynine Palms bands) are in upper-income brackets. According to the Southern California National Congress of American Indians, less than 5 percent of the area's residents are Native Americans.
African Americans are concentrated in Palm Springs' n... | 17,039 |
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Tahitians, a Pacific Islander people from French Polynesia.
Other ethnic groups in the area like Asian Americans (i.e. Chinese, Japanese and Filipinos), followed by a small wave of Armenians and Arabs (esp. Lebanese and Syrians) from the Middle East were involved in the area's agriculture in the early... | 17,040 |
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Springs as a "hate-free zone" as a sign of local pride to celebrate the city's tolerance (Palm Springs, especially in "The Advocate" magazine that caters to gay and lesbian readership, has voted it as one of the top five most popular world places for the gay/lesbian community) and multicultural diversi... | 17,041 |
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community, and according to the Jewish Federation of the Desert based in Palm Springs, serving an estimated 35,000 Jews in the Coachella Valley, one of California's largest Jewish communities, a result of being a major retirement destination and connections to the Hollywood film industry. Many faiths a... | 17,042 |
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and High Desert regions. The Islamic Society of the Coachella Valley has a mosque in the city of Coachella which serves the local Muslim population.
## Communities and population.
The Coachella Valley contains nine cities and various unincorporated communities.
The Coachella Valley had a population ... | 17,043 |
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of Palm Springs sits at the northwest end of the valley. Unincorporated areas and towns include Cabazon in the San Gorgonio Pass, and Bermuda Dunes and Thousand Palms in the east end of the valley with Indio Hills, Sky Valley, North Palm Springs and Garnet along the northern rim along with Thermal, Vis... | 17,044 |
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in the area.
# Economy.
## Agriculture.
As of 2010 the valley produced agricultural products worth about $600 million.
The valley is the primary date-growing region in the United States, responsible for nearly 95 percent of the nation's crop and is celebrated each year in Indio during the Riverside... | 17,045 |
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City near San Diego. The imports were almost all male seedlings and produced poor fruit. The Coachella Valley showed promise, so USDA horticulturist Bernard Johnson planted a number of shoots that he brought back from Algeria in September 1903. On his own initiative, Johnson imported more shoots from A... | 17,046 |
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agricultural products cultivated in the Coachella Valley include fruits and vegetables, especially table grapes, citrus fruits such as lemons, limes, oranges and grapefruit; onions and leeks; and peppers. The valley floor served to grow bounties of alfalfa, artichokes, avocados, beans, beets, cabbage, ... | 17,047 |
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The Coachella grapefruit originated in the region. The city of Coachella is the primary shipping point for agricultural goods. Domesticated grasses, flowers and trees are widely grown for warm-weather or desert climates, and sold for use in golf courses and landscape.
Only 10 percent of the Coachella ... | 17,048 |
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growing season. The Coachella Valley's agricultural development is due to irrigation: water was drawn from an underground aquifer created when the valley was under a fresh water lake in the last ice age (over 10,000 years ago); and from the All-American Canal, completed in the late 1940s, which brought... | 17,049 |
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second windiest place in the country. Cool coastal air is forced through the pass and mixes with the hot desert air, making the San Gorgonio Pass one of only three ideal places in California for steady, wind-generated electricity. At the San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm, thousands of huge wind turbines spre... | 17,050 |
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systems.
- Guthy-Renker, Palm Desert – producer of mail order infomercials.
- Ernie Ball, manufacturer of electric guitar strings, opened a manufacturing facility in Coachella in 2005.
- Shields Date Gardens, date producer – a local landmark and tourist attraction since 1924.
- Coca-Cola bottling p... | 17,051 |
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in the western US – though summer can be quite hot – recreational hiking and horseback riding are popular in the many canyons in the mountains that surround the valley. One of the most visited outdoor sports areas is Thousand Palms Canyon.
The Coachella Valley was once a safe haven for hay fever aller... | 17,052 |
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courses. Agriculture succeeded in the lower Coachella Valley near the communities of Thermal, Mecca, Oasis and Vista Santa Rosa that had a large underground aquifer to sustain a year-round green environment.
Roughly 125 golf courses blanket the area, making it one of the world's premier golf destinati... | 17,053 |
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Over California, an IMAX-based attraction at Disney California Adventure Park theme park.
The area is also dotted with casinos run by local Indian tribes as well as resort hotels and spas with natural mineral water wells, making it a vacation destination as well. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway takes ... | 17,054 |
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Events, activities and attractions.
Changing exhibits of sculptures can be found along El Paseo Drive in Palm Desert.
Palm Springs has become a miniature version of Hollywood and a rival to Sundance, Utah with the annual Palm Springs International Film Festival every January and the Palm Springs Inte... | 17,055 |
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multi-genre music concert venue in the Empire Polo Ground, recognized as one of the nation's premiere music festivals for its high-profile acts and scenic beauty.
Visitors can see unspoiled desert nature at the nearby Joshua Tree National Park and the new Sand to Snow National Monument to the North, t... | 17,056 |
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Indio is devoted to the preservation and interpretation of the Coachella Valley's historical artifacts.
Other activities include:
- An annual air show is held in November is held at the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal. The Palm Springs Airport Annual Air Show held every January display... | 17,057 |
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1990s, Palm Desert city officials approved a sports arena, but the project never broke ground. In 2006, Indio city officials approved construction of a U.S. Olympic team training facility.
- The Palm Springs Power collegiate summer league baseball team plays during the summer and the Palm Springs Chil... | 17,058 |
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Springs Convention Center is a major venue for shows, concerts, auctions, expos and exhibits. In the past, it played host to exhibition basketball, roller hockey games, ice skating events and indoor sports played there.
- The Indian Wells Tennis Garden hosts the Annual NBA Outdoors Game hosted by the ... | 17,059 |
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county commissions.
- The Walter Annenberg Estate Museum dedicated to the famous valley resident, billionaire, friend to celebrities and philanthropist.
- Art of Food & Wine Palm Desert in the Gardens in El Paseo.
- Indian Wells Arts and Food festival.
- La Quinta Arts Festival.
- Southwest Arts F... | 17,060 |
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schools:
- Coachella Valley High School, Coachella.
- Indio High School, Indio – renovated.
- La Quinta High School (La Quinta, California).
- Palm Desert High School, Palm Desert.
- Palm Springs High School, Palm Springs.
- Cathedral City High School, Cathedral City.
- Desert Hot Springs High S... | 17,061 |
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and secular schools such as:
- Catholic School (Our Lady of Perpeutal Help), Indio.
- Christian Desert Calvary Bible School, Cathedral City.
- Christian Scientist School, Palm Desert.
- Community of Christ School, Palm Springs.
- Desert Adventist Academy, Palm Springs.
- Desert Chapel and high sc... | 17,062 |
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Tree School, Palm Desert.
- Marywood Academy, Rancho Mirage.
- Mayfield School, Rancho Mirage.
- Mission Springs School, Desert Hot Springs.
- Morongo (Desert View) Military Academy, Desert Hot Springs.
- Oasis Seventh-Day Adventist Academy, Palm Desert.
- Nova Academy, Coachella.
- Orange Crest... | 17,063 |
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Heart Catholic School, Palm Desert.
- Saint Teresa's Catholic School, Palm Springs.
- San Cayetano Community School, Palm Desert.
- Southwest Community Church School, Indian Wells.
- The Ranch Christian Academy, Thousand Palms.
- Xavier Prep Catholic High School, Palm Desert.
Higher education is ... | 17,064 |
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and California State University San Bernardino (Palm Desert) campus annexes are located in the Indian Wells (Higher) Education Center in Palm Desert.
There is the Santa Barbara Business College and the San Bernardino Skidron Business School/College in Palm Desert. Another college is Brandman Universit... | 17,065 |
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longest running TV station. KPLM (which later became KESQ, the Coachella Valley's current ABC affiliate) went on the air later with a party that made national headlines; it was founded by Robert E. Leonard. The station later made national news and garnered late night jokes from Johnny Carson and Bob Ne... | 17,066 |
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from Mexicali, 90 miles away.
In radio, the Morris Corporation-owned Desert Radio Group of Palm Springs owns three AM and three FM radio stations; RM Broadcasting of Palm Springs is the largest in terms of FM ownership with four stations: KPLM "K-Palm", KRHQ "KJ-Jazz", KJJZ "the Oasis" and KMRJ "The H... | 17,067 |
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KCPC (AM) Public Radio based in Cathedral City.
In newsprint, the Gannett Company-owned "The Desert Sun" is the local daily paper; the "Los Angeles Times" and the Riverside Press-Enterprise is also sold there (Gannett also operates the Desert Post Weekly). The Desert Valley Star Weekly is an independe... | 17,068 |
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of the Desert. A number of periodicals cover the area's LGBT community, including "In Magazine."
An alternative news and entertainment publication, the "Coachella Valley Independent", was founded online in late 2012. It is currently in print as a monthly publication. Another independent publication is... | 17,069 |
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(The CW) – Palm Springs/Palm Desert/Indio.
- Channel 3 (KTVK – Independent) – Phoenix, Arizona.
- KAKZ-LD Channel 4 (Azteca America) – Palm Springs.
- KEVC-CD Channel 5 (UniMas transmit of KDTF San Diego) – Indio.
- XETV-TDT Channel 6 (The CW) – San Diego.
- KVFA-LP Channels 6/14 (Independent) – I... | 17,070 |
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Bernardino – Palm Springs/Palm Desert.
- Channel 10 K10QV-D (K10OU)/ KLPS Channel 19 (Independent) – Palm Springs.
- Channel 11 (KYMA NBC) – Yuma AZ/El Centro.
- Channel 11/34 (KESE 35 Telemundo) – El Centro.
- KYAV-LP Channel 12 AccuWeather – Yucca Valley.
- Channel 13 (KSWT CBS) – Yuma Az/El Cen... | 17,071 |
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– Morongo Valley/Palm Springs.
- K19CX Channel 19 (PBS) Yuma AZ part of KAET 8- PBS Phoenix, Arizona.
- K19DB (Spanish language religious) – Victorville.
- K20HZ "KMXX" Channel 20 (HSN/ MexiCanal) – Indio/Palm Springs.
- K21DO "KNDO" (3ABN religious) – Indio/Palm Springs.
- KSHT-LP Channel 22 (Ind... | 17,072 |
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of KTLA Los Angeles – Yucca Valley.
- K60GY 30 – transmitter of KPSE-LD 50 – Twentynine Palms.
- KPXN-TV Channel 30 (ION) – San Bernardino.
- KRET-CD Channels 31/45 (MeTV) – Palm Desert/ Yucca Valley.
- KDFX-CD Channel 33 (FOX) – Indio/Palm Springs.
- "K35LA" – Channel 35 KCET Desert cities – Digi... | 17,073 |
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KPSP-CD Channels 38/ 42.2 (CBS-Loop of local KESQ family news programs) – Thousand Palms.
- Channel 39 (KNSD 40 NBC) – San Diego.
- Channel 39 (RFDTV translator) – Coachella/Imperial.
- KVER-CA Channels 40 (Univision), 40.2 (LATV) – Indio.
- KVES-CA Channels 41.1 (GalaVision), 41.2 (UniMas) – Cathe... | 17,074 |
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Bernardino.
- XHILA-TDT Channel 46 – Mexicali.
- KIJR Channel 47 – (Christian religious) – San Bernardino.
- BYU-TV transmitter of KBYU-TV 11 Provo, Utah.
- K49HV Channel 49 – transmitter of KILM (SonLife Broadcasting religious) Victorville.
- KPSE-LD Channel 50 (My Network) – Palm Springs.
- KUS... | 17,075 |
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The Eagle 106.9 FM (KDGL) Classic Hits
- MIX 100.5 FM (KPSI) The Desert's Best Mix - #2 station in the Coachella Valley, total audience
- U92.7 FM (KKUU) Rhythmic Contemporary Hits Radio- #1 station in the Coachella Valley, total audience
- K-NEWS News Talk (KNWZ) The Voice of the Valley! 94.3 FM & ... | 17,076 |
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Coachella Valley is served by the following utilities:
Electricity
- Southern California Edison "(serves Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Desert Hot Springs, and Cathedral City)"
- Imperial Irrigation District "(serves La Quinta, Indio, Thousand Palms, Indian Wells, and Coachella)"
Natural... | 17,077 |
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the southwestern rim of the valley and serves as the main arterial highway between almost all Coachella Valley cities. A four-lane expressway now known as State Highway 86 opened in the early 1990s as a "special" bypass (hence, it was known as State Highway 86S until the “S” suffix was dropped) of the ... | 17,078 |
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alternate fuel vehicles, including full-sized buses powered by fuel cells.
The Palm Springs Airport provides service to many North American destinations. Amtrak trains serve North Palm Springs and its coaches provide a connection to Metrolink Los Angeles regional commuter rail at Moreno Valley station... | 17,079 |
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each with its own individual theme. In the mid-century celebrities known to stop by Palm Springs included Humphrey Bogart, John Barrymore, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mary Pickford, Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Jack Benny, who did numerous broadcasts of his radio show from Palm Springs.
F... | 17,080 |
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and the Cornelia White House still stands today in downtown Palm Springs.
Medal of Honor recipient Captain William McGonagle was a graduate of Coachella High School and made the valley his home after his retirement. Mitchell Paige was another Medal of Honor veteran who lived in Palm Desert and has a m... | 17,081 |
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death in 1977. Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope and Dinah Shore were residents of the valley and were instrumental in the creation of three major golf tournaments, the Frank Sinatra Celebrity Golf Tournament, Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (now hosted by comedian and golf aficionado George Lopez) and the Nabisco LPG... | 17,082 |
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Annenberg building named for the valley resident, billionaire, friend of celebrities and philanthropist. Sinatra and his friends, including Dean Martin, Perry Como, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr., Rosemary Clooney and Connie Francis were frequent visitors in the close-knit celebrity community of the Coa... | 17,083 |
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His son, actor Michael Douglas, is said to own a residence in Palm Springs with his wife, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were instrumental in forming the exclusive Thunderbird Heights tract in Rancho Mirage, once the home of President Gerald Ford and his wife Betty. Accordin... | 17,084 |
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Local automotive history indicates that designer Raymond Loewy penned the Studebaker Avanti in his Palm Springs home. Especially since the 1950s, Palm Springs and nearby golf clubs are hailed as the "playground of celebrities". However it is said that celebrities travel or reside in the Palm Springs ar... | 17,085 |
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income of any small town in the United States, while nearby Coachella, a short distance southeast on State Route 111 is the third poorest city of the 10,000–50,000 population range in the nation, though that is rapidly changing as the area develops. A memorial to Eisenhower can be found on the front la... | 17,086 |
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are over 90 percent Latino.
Many other celebrities, past and present, have called the area home such as actor Paul Burke. Among those who grew up in the area:
- Vanessa Marcil is a La Quinta native and attended Indio High School.
- Suzanne Somers spent a part of her childhood in Cathedral City and a... | 17,087 |
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Indio.
- Rich Newey grew up in Bermuda Dunes.
- Alan O'Day grew up in Coachella.
- Aubrey O'Day was a 2001 graduate of La Quinta High School.
- Josh Homme attended Palm Desert High School.
- Tony Reagins, General Manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, is an Indio native and attended Indio H... | 17,088 |
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once served as a training ground for General George Patton's Third Army troops and tank battalions; today, the site is home to the El Paseo shopping district. Patton also trained in a huge plot of desert stretching from Chiriaco Summit just off the eastern end of the valley northward almost to Amboy al... | 17,089 |
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had petitioned the city to preserve the structure for use as a VFW post; it has instead been restored and retained as the clubhouse for the new Whittier Ranch housing development. It is also now a California state historic site.
Sonny Bono ran a restaurant in downtown Palm Springs. Frustrated by the l... | 17,090 |
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a position he held until his death in a skiing accident in 1998. His widow, Mary (now Mary Bono Mack), filled the vacancy left by her husband and later campaigned successfully on her own. She was defeated by Democrat Raul Ruiz in the 2012 election, and moved to Florida. Both Sonny Bono and Frank Sinatr... | 17,091 |
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Cemetery.
So fond was Walt Disney of his property at the Smoke Tree Ranch in Palm Springs that he often wore a tie tac which was in the shape of the Smoke Tree Ranch logo. Disney reluctantly sold the property to help finance the construction of Disneyland. "Partners", bronze sculptures of Disney stand... | 17,092 |
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the PGA West community. It was known as the "Griffin Ranch", but the land was sold and became an equestrian ranch housing tract and was annexed by the city of La Quinta.
# In popular culture.
Noteworthy and memorable references in popular culture include the animated Looney Tunes short "Bully for Bug... | 17,093 |
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X-ers refers to those born from 1960 to 1982) and is set in the Palm Springs of the late 1980s.
A second classic 1980s novel, "Less Than Zero", a tale of disaffected, rich teenagers of Los Angeles, has its climactic scenes of excess and despair set in Palm Springs. The film "Less Than Zero" was made i... | 17,094 |
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scene in "A Night in Casablanca" was filmed at present-day Palm Springs International Airport; Mount San Jacinto is clearly seen in the background.
Tex Avery made a brief reference to Palm Springs via a sight gag in his 1948 animated short for MGM, "The Cat That Hated People". In the showroom of the "... | 17,095 |
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to reclaim a Palm Springs golf course in the name of the local Indian tribes can be found in the 1975 novel, "The Choirboys".
An episode of "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show" titled "The Ruby Yacht of Omar Khayyam" announces the upcoming second installment of the episode as "Rimsky & Korsakov Go to Palm ... | 17,096 |
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of the Salton Sea.
In 1988, "The Race" by Swiss dance band Yello featured a fictitious sportscaster talking about the "thirty-first annual formula race" in Palm Springs. While Palm Springs did briefly host an annual Grand Prix, it ran for considerably fewer than thirty-one years.
In the 1990s two tel... | 17,097 |
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It Comes", he references Palm Desert's strip of high-class fashion and dining singing, "When I'm cruising El Paseo / In my off-white coup back '65."
A majority of the 2007 film "Alpha Dog" was shot in Palm Springs.
The helicopter scene in "" was filmed in the windfarm outside of Palm Springs.
The ci... | 17,098 |
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figured a way to return home from vacation in Lois' parents home in Palm Springs.
On "American Dad!" Season 2, Episode 4 – "Lincoln Lover", Stan Smith said to a speech in the Republican National Convention when representatives of the Gay Log Cabin Republicans were present: "Invite half of Palm Springs... | 17,099 |
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