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Jonathan Bell (evangalist)

Jonathan Bell (born 1965) is a Dallas evangalist, and host of a short-lived late-night Cable television show. Formerly a Canadian hairdresser, he has served time for three counts of child molestation, including fondling the buttocks of minors. [http://www.devilsweb.com/snakeoil/scream.htm] He is reportably on the run from the police, facing money-related charges. He became known to many from clips of his shows that appeared in the "God Stuff" segments on Comedy Central's The Daily Show.

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Dallas

Dallas is the third-largest city within the State of Texas, ninth in the United States, and together with Fort Worth and the Mid-Cities form the largest metropolitan economic area in the south-central United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Dallas had a total population of 1.1 million (est. as of July 1, 2005 at 1,314,893). Dallas is also the county seat of Dallas County. A small portion of the city also extends into the neighboring counties of Collin County, Denton County, Kaufman County, and Rockwall County. Dallas is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division and is the main cultural and economic center of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census, and is colloquially referred to as the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex or simply as "DFW". As of the 2000 census, the Metroplex had a population of about 5.1 million making it the fifth largest United States metropolitan area and one of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the world. The (NCTCOG)The North Central Texas Council of Governments estimate, puts the metropolitan area population at about 6,013,650 million for January 2005. Dallas was named a "Gamma World City" by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network (GaWC). The metro area is the largest concentration of corporate headquarters in the United States. The area is also served by the world's third busiest airport.

History

See also: Historical events of Dallas, Texas

Early settlers

The first European to visit the Dallas area was probably Athanase de Mezieres, in 1778. De Mezieres, a Frenchman then in the service of the King of Spain, probably crossed the West Fork of the Trinity River near present-day Fort Worth, having followed the western edge of the Eastern Cross Timbers from the Tawakoni Village on the Brazos River near present Waco. He then proceeded north to the Red River. De Mezieres wrote; "It is worthy to note that from the Brazos River on which the Tuacanas are established, and until one reaches the river which bathes the village of the Taovayzes (Red River), one sees on the right a forest that the natives appropriately call the Grand Forest. ...it is very dense, but not very wide. It seems to be there as a guide to even the most inexperienced, and to give refuge in this dangerous region to those who, few in number and lacking in courage, wish to go from one village to another." His biographer, Bolton, was convinced de Mezieres was describing the Eastern Cross Timbers and the route would have him crossing the West Fork of the Trinity River between the present Fort Worth and Arlington.

A city emerges

The city of Dallas was founded by John Neely Bryan in 1841 after first surveying the area in 1839. Bryan, who shared Sam Houston's insight into the wisdom of Indian customs, must also have realized that these Caddo indian trails intersected at one of the few natural fords for hundreds of miles along the wide Trinity floodplain. At what became known as "Bryan's Bluff" the river, which was an impassable barrier of mud and water between late fall and early spring, narrowed like an hourglass where it crossed a ridge of Austin chalk, providing a hard rock ford that became the natural N-S route between Republic of Texas settlements to the south and those of the expanding USA to the north. The N-S route and the ford at Bryan's Bluff became more important when the US annexed Texas in 1845. Dallas County was established in 1846 and was named after George Mifflin Dallas, who was the eleventh United States Vice President at the time. However, the origin of the city's name is debatable; Bryan stated only that it was named "after my friend Dallas". Dallas was so called by its residents at least as early as 1843 and there are at least five theories as to the origin of the city's name:
- Named after George Mifflin Dallas;
- Named after George Mifflin Dallas' brother Alexander James Dallas, a U.S. Navy commodore who was stationed in the Gulf of Mexico
- Named after George and sailor Alexander's father, Alexander James Dallas, who was the United States Secretary of the Treasury around the end of the War of 1812;
- Named in a town-naming contest in 1842;
- Named after the friend of founder John Neely Bryan's son, who later stated that his father had said he had named the town "after my friend Dallas" (a person whose identity is not certain). Dallas was formally incorporated as a town in 1856, and in 1871 became a city. In 1855, a group of European artists and musicians set up a utopian community west of Dallas called La Reunion. When that venture collapsed in 1857, many of the artists moved to Dallas where they established the base of the artist culture that exists today in the Deep Ellum neighborhood near downtown. In the 1970s, Reunion Arena and Reunion Tower (a trademark of the skyline) were named in honor of the La Reunion colony. Dallas was a fairly insignificant place until after the American Civil War. In 1871, railroads were beginning to approach the area and Dallas city leaders did not intend to be left out. They paid the Houston and Central Texas Railroad $5,000 to shift its route 20 miles (32 km) to the west and build its north-south tracks through Dallas, rather than through Corsicana as planned. A year later, Dallas leaders could not pay off the Texas and Pacific Railroad and so tricked it into running its east-west line though Dallas by having a rider attached to a state law which required the railroad to build its tracks through Browder Springs—which turned out to be just south of Main Street. The major north-south and east-west Texas railroad routes intersected in Dallas in 1873, thus ensuring its future as a commercial center.

The 20th century

Dallas quickly became the center of trade in cotton, grain, and even buffalo. As it entered the 20th century, Dallas transformed from an agricultural center to a center of banking, insurance, and other businesses. In 1930, oil was discovered 100 miles (160 km) east of Dallas and the city quickly became the financial center for the oil industry in Texas and Oklahoma. Then in 1958 the integrated-circuit computer chip was invented in Dallas by Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments.During the 1950s and 1960s, Dallas became the nation's third-largest technology center, with the growth of such companies as Ling-Tempco-Vought (LTV Corporationqv) and Texas Instruments.In 1957 two developers, Trammell Crow and John M. Stemmons, opened a Home Furnishings Mart that grew into the Dallas Market Center, the largest wholesale trade complex in the world. In the 70s and 80s, Dallas underwent the building boom which was produced a distinctive contemporary profile for the downtown area and a prominent skyline, influenced by nationally acclaimed architects. By the 1980s, when the oil industry mostly relocated to Houston, Dallas was beginning to benefit from a burgeoning technology boom (driven by the growing computer and telecom industries), while continuing to be a center of banking and business. In the 1990s, Dallas became known as Texas' Silicon Valley, or the "Silicon Prairie." 1990s 1990s A Downtown Renaissance is taking place with the Uptown portion of Dallas just north of Downtown being one of the hottest real estate markets in the country. With a population of 10,000 people expected to live in Downtown by 2010, a once desolate area is coming to life. Leading the way is the 500+ millon dollar Victory project. With phase one under way and phase two just starting, the area is bustling with construction. The Arts District in Downtown is expected to become another major point for growth, as the Dallas Performing Arts construction projects get underway.

Geography and climate

1990s of light on the right (east), Fort Worth the smaller on the left (west). Blurriness over parts of the image is caused by clouds. Courtesy NASA.]] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 997.1 km² (385.0 mi²). 887.2 km² (342.5 mi²) of it is land and 110.0 km² (42.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 11.03% water. These statistics are only for the city of Dallas proper. In fact, Dallas is a small part of the much larger urbanized area called the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. About one in every four Texans lives in the DFW metroplex. Dallas, and its surrounding area, is mostly flat and lies at an elevation ranging from 450 to 550 feet (140 to 170 m). The western edge of the "Austin Chalk" formation, a limestone escarpment, rises 200 feet (60 m) and runs roughly north-south through Dallas County. The uplift is particularly noticeable in the neighborhood of Oak Cliff and the cities of Cockrell Hill and Cedar Hill. The Trinity River is a major Texas waterway that passes from the northwest right by the southern portion of downtown Dallas as it heads southeast to Houston. The river is flanked on both sides with a 50 foot (15 m) earthen levee to keep that part of the city from flooding. Several bridges traverse the river connecting southern Dallas to downtown Dallas. Businesses and businessmen, like Ross Perot, Jr., have pushed in recent years to build a multi-million-dollar, landmark bridge over the river and convert that section of the river into a park area with nearby commercial and retail services somewhat similar to the River Walk in San Antonio or Townlake in Austin. Some proponents claim this development would bring more life, commerce, revenue and lower crime to downtown Dallas and poorer, southern Dallas. Some critics charge the project is a façade to serve special financial interests of businessmen. Residents barely approved a bond proposal in 1998 to fund the Trinity River Project and work has progressed slowly towards implementing it. Ron Kirk, Dallas' first African American mayor, championed the project during his term as mayor as he did the new American Airlines Center in downtown. His successor, mayor Laura Miller—sometimes referred to as Dallas' first reform mayor—won the vacancy left by Kirk when he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. Miller won in part based on her platform she would focus on the city's basic needs like roads and other infrastructure and city employees' pay; services some claimed were neglected at the cost of special projects like the American Airlines Center. White Rock Lake is Dallas's other significant water feature. The lake and surrounding park is a popular destination in the Lakewood/Casa Linda neighborhoods for boaters, joggers, bikers, skaters and for related activities. The lake also boasts the 66 acre (270,000 m²) Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden on its shore. Bachman Lake, just northwest of Love Field, is a smaller lake and surrounding park that is also used for recreation. Dallas lies near the southern end of the Tornado Alley that runs through the prairie lands of the midwest. In the spring, cool fronts moving from Canada collide with warm, humid air streaming in from the Gulf Coast. When these fronts meet over Dallas, severe storms are generated with spectacular lightning shows, torrents of rain, large hail and, at times, tornadoes.

Geology

Gulf Coast North Texas sits near the edge of the North American craton of Precambrian age. The oldest rocks in Texas date from the Mesoproterozoic, about 1600 million years old. The greater Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex sits on gently tilted sediments. The region west of Weatherford, Texas consists of Pennsylvanian sediments that tilt a few degrees west. These sediments were deformed when Gondwana collided with Laurasia to form Pangea about 300 million years ago (Ma). A great mountain range formed, the Marathon-Ouachita-Appalachian-Variscan cordillera. This collapsed during the Triassic and Jurassic to form the Atlantic Ocean-Gulf of Mexico basin. Sea level rose as the supercontinent Pangea broke up. The Pennsylvanian mountains of DFW were eroded for about 190 million years until the mountains were worn down. The DFW metroplex sprawls across a 100km wide N-S trending belt of Cretaceous sediments. Fort Worth in the west is neatly built on Early Cretaceous (Comanche Series) and Dallas in the east is built on Late Cretaceous (Gulf Series) sediments. DFW lay on the beach about 110 Ma, during early Cretaceous time. The water kept rising for another 30-50 million years, so that by the time the coccolithophorid Austin chalk was deposited, the "Octopus Garden" that became DFW lay 100m or more below the sea surface. The inexorable rise in sealevel was only interrupted by tectonic rumblings in southern Arkansas and Oklahoma, shedding copious amounts of Woodbine Sandstone to the south. These sandstones underlie the cities of Denton, Grapevine, and Arlington, Texas. The Cretaceous sediments dip a degree or so the east, so the Cretaceous sediments get younger towards the east. Sediments deposited during the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event, when the dinosaurs were killed, lie near the town of Terrell, at the eastern edge of the DFW metroplex. People enjoy searching for fossils in the rocks around Dallas. Remnants of dinosaurs and Late Cretaceous marine reptiles such as Mosasaur are found.Evidently,one species of Mosasaur was named after the city:Dallasaurus Dallasaurus The Trinity River has been important in shaping the DFW metroplex. Dallas was situated at the best ford, downstream from where the Elm Fork joins the main stream, where the river flows SE over the chalk. This provided a place where travellers need only cross the river once, at a place with relatively firm landings and bottoms. This was the best place to cross the Trinity from the earliest days, best for fordings, ferries, and bridges. During the days of the Republic of Texas, the DFW metroplex was mostly uninhabited by Europeans, but settlers began to find their way N in the 1840's. The route north naturally followed the low hills and gentle ridges of Austin chalk hills to the river ford that soon became Dallas. The future site of Dallas was selected by Bryan as the place for his trading post to overlook the ferry that he operated at the crossing. Dallas was also affected subtly by much younger geologic formations related to an older, more vigorous Trinity River. Changing Pleistocene-Holocene climate had two effects on the Trinity River: It caused downcutting (few people know that there is a 100m-deep buried canyon beneath the Trinity in Dallas) and a wetter climate caused much more water to flow in the river. The greater river flow generated great sedimentary terraces. From time to time these terrace deposits reveal bones of extinct giant mammals, such as Mastodons and Mammoths. The Pleistocene terraces affected the development of Dallas, providing a rich alluvial soil and a perched aquifer, very useful indeed during the early years. Downtown Dallas is built on a series of these terraces, rising subtly eastward from the Trinity river. The DFW meroplex had an additional, if subtle, geologic advantage. The Trinity is not good for navigation by boats but is great for drinking. Trinity River water is better than either of the larger rivers to the north and south, the Red River and the Brazos River. The larger rivers are longer and flow over salt-bearing Permian sediments, well west of the Trinity headwaters. The Trinity is consequently sweeter water than either the larger Brazos or Red rivers. Life was better near sweet water, and this simple fact helped DFW prosper relative to settlements on the larger rivers to the north and south. Because the Trinity is not suitable for navigation, Dallas could not have grown to be a large city until the railroad arrived, which happened early in Dallas' history, in the early 1870's. Dallas is thus truly a modern city, because it could not have grown so large until mechanical transportation systems made the Trinity disadvantage in river navigation insignificant.

Climate

Dallas gets about 30 inches (760 mm) of rain per year, much of which is delivered in the spring time. The climate of Dallas is classified a humid subtropical climate, yet this part of Texas also tends to get hot, dry winds from the north and west in the summer. In the winter, the winds are cool, which can cause the region to fall below freezing occasionally. A few inches of snow for a day or two falls about once each winter, and about every other winter the cool air from the north and the humid air from the south lead to freezing rain, which usually causes the city to come to a screeching halt for a day or two if the roads and highways become dangerously slick. Regardless, winters are relatively mild compared to the Texas Panhandle and other states to the north. Dallas winters are occasionally interspersed with Indian summers. Spring and fall and the pleasant, moderate temperatures accompanying those seasons are somewhat short-lived in Dallas. However short the season is, residents and visitors appreciate the beauty of the vibrant wildflowers (such as the bluebonnet, Indian paintbrush and other flora) which bloom in spring and are planted around the highways throughout Texas. In the spring the weather can also be quite volatile and change quickly in a matter of minutes. The cliché about volatile climates popular in various parts of the US—"if you don't like the weather, wait a little while and it'll change"—applies well to Dallas' spring weather. Many consider autumn, around late September and October, to be the best time to visit the Metroplex. Yet many events are also scheduled for the more volatile season of spring. The USDA rates the city of Dallas as being part of Zone 8. Ongoing comparisons are made between Dallas' summer weather and Houston's. Texans generally agree Houston is significantly more humid and Dallas is slightly hotter, although given Houston's humidity it may have a higher heat index than Dallas.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 1,188,580 people, 451,833 households, and 266,581 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,339.7/km² (3,469.9/mi²). There are 484,117 housing units at an average density of 545.7/km² (1,413.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 50.83% White, 25.91% Black or African American, 0.54% Native American, 2.70% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 17.24% from other races, and 2.72% from two or more races. 35.55% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Hispanics outnumbered African-Americans for the first time in the 2000 census as the largest minority group in Dallas. Many newly-arrived Hispanics have settled in poorer neighborhoods like Oak Cliff that were once predominately African American. While Hispanics have moved in, many African Americans have migrated further south to cities like Cedar Hill or DeSoto that were predominately White communities until recently. DeSoto There are 451,833 households out of which 30.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.8% are married couples living together, 14.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% are non-families. 32.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.58 and the average family size is 3.37. In the city the population is spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.5 males. The median income for a household in the city is $37,628, and the median income for a family is $40,921. Males have a median income of $31,149 versus $28,235 for females. The per capita income for the city is $22,183. 17.8% of the population and 14.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 25.1% of those under the age of 18 and 13.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Economy

See also: List of major companies in Dallas/Ft.Worth List of major companies in Dallas/Ft.Worth List of major companies in Dallas/Ft.Worth Since the Dallas/Fort Worth area is home to over 400 corporate headquarters today, the area is the largest corporate headquarters in the United States compared to any other metro. The area is sometimes called "Texas's Silicon Valley". Also, there are more than 40,000 telecommunication employees in the "Telecom Corridor" housing such companies as Southwestern Bell, AT&T, Alcatel, Ericsson, Fujitsu, MCI, Nokia, Nortel Networks, Rockwell, and Sprint. Central Dallas is supported by more than 100 miles (160 km) of fiber optic cable. According to the Dallas Women's Covenant, there are more than 81,000 women-owned firms in metropolitan Dallas. Although the Telecom industry was hit hard in the latest recession, most businesses in Dallas performed better on average than other regional economies. A number of companies are based in the Dallas city limits, including: AMR Corporation (parent company of American Airlines), Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Radio Shack, and Pier 1 Imports are based in Fort Worth. id Software is based in Mesquite. ExxonMobil, Michael's Stores, and Zale Corporation are headquartered in Irving. Electronic Data Systems, Frito Lay, Dr Pepper and JCPenney are headquartered in Plano. FUNimation is headquartered in North Richland Hills. Educational Products, Inc. is headquartered in Carrollton. Sabre Holdings, the owner of the Sabre System, is headquartered in Southlake. Halliburton Energy Services was once based in Dallas, but moved to Houston in 2003.

People and culture

See also: People of Dallas, Texas, Facts on Dallas, Texas Facts on Dallas, Texas] Dallasites are said to consider themselves more sophisticated than those in other parts of Texas, especailly those from Fort Worth. Because of the economic prowess of the region, many who live there had come from other U.S. states or countries worldwide. Dallasites eat out about four times every week, which is the third highest rate in the country. Dallas has two times the number of restaurants per person than New York City. Dallasites are very fond of their local sports teams especially "America's Team," the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys-- five time Super Bowl champions-- are well loved by locals, even during losing seasons, and even if another local team is a leader in its sport. Sports calendars and other memorabilia are very common, and on Sundays people tend to watch sports games on television. Major U.S Networks (i.e CBS, ABC, NBC, and FOX) have flagship transmitters in the city which helps the network broadcast well, especially if there is something wrong with electricity in the New York Area it can still be broadcast because of these transmitters. This was especially used during the 2003 North America blackout. One drawback is that the city of Dallas has the highest crime rate among cities of 1,000,000 people or more (as of 2005, only nine cities in the United States have such a population. Detroit, Michigan has a higher crime rate, but it, after losing population, dropped out of the 1,000,000+ ranking and Dallas was pushed to the top.) Police Chief Terrell Bolton was fired by then—city manager Ted Benavides, and was replaced by David Kunkle, who was tasked with helping the city lose this designation. Because Dallas and Houston are the two major economic centers of Texas, they enjoy a friendly rivalry. Selected characteristics of them are often compared. One major comparison is the populations of the two cities. Even though on a world-scale, they are about equal, Houston tends to boast because of a higher, if less dense, municipal population (the city encompasses most of its metropolitan area), and Dallas tends to boast because of a higher metropolitan population (the city of Dallas is bounded by suburbs, so much of the new growth occurs outside of Dallas proper.)

Crime

The overall crime rate in Dallas has been ranked as being 1st in the country for large cities^† from 1998 to 2003. Despite the fact that most of the city's neighborhoods are relatively immune to most violent crime, areas surrounding the city's expressways and some run-down apartment complexes have very high rates of violent crime. The violent crime rate in Dallas has been rated as the highest in the nation^† since 1998. In 1995, there were 276 murders. The usual murder total for Dallas ranges from 240-245, with a record 407 murders back in 1992. In 2004, there were 248 murders in Dallas, for a murder rate of 20.2 per 100,000. †These numbers reflect only United States cities with populations over 1 million. To see a list of these cities, go [http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0763098.html here]. Before Detroit's drop below 1 million inhabitants, its crime rate was higher than Dallas'. Many cities, including Baltimore, Denver, Atlanta, San Francisco, etc are below 1 million in population (while their metropolitan population is massive), and certainly, there are higher crime rates in some sub-1 million-population cities. The numbers in this article then, may or may not reflect the actual relative "safety" of the city compared to other major cities.

Religion

Dallas is located in the "Bible Belt", and there is a large Protestant influence on the community. Methodist and Baptist churches are prominent in many neighborhoods and anchor the city's two major private universities. The Cathedral Guadalupe Catholic Church oversees the second largest membership in the country. There is a vibrant Mormon community, and many members of the Jewish faith have long contributed to the city. Dallas also has a large Muslim community. Dallas is also home to the Cathedral of Hope, the largest GLBT congregation in the world.

Shopping

Dallas has more shopping centers per capita than any United States city and metro. There are several malls scattered around the Dallas/Ft.Worth Metroplex. Shopping malls in the area include Galleria Dallas (Dallas), Grapevine Mills (Grapevine), NorthPark Center (Dallas), Stonebriar Centre (Frisco), The Shops At Willow Bend (Plano), and Vista Ridge Mall (Lewisville).

Architectural Structures^{[http://dallasmetropolis.com]}

Districts and communities

See also: Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex

Old East Dallas-Lakewood-MStreets

The collection of old-fashioned neighborhoods lying between Downtown and White Rock Lake. Most homes were built in the early 1900s to 1950s. There are a large number of Historic and Conservation Districts reflecting some prodigious numbers of Craftsman, Prairie-Four Squares, Tudors, Spanish and Mediterranean Eclectic and Early Ranch homes, many of native Austin Stone. The homes range from two-bedroom bungalows to massive estates on acerage. There are also a fair number of duplexes, four-plexes and very small apartment complexes. Some of the older homes are being torn-down in favor of much larger, more expensive homes. Real Estate appreciation in the East Dallas area has almost equaled parts of California and formerly run-down areas are now more expensive than most Dallas suburbs. There are many unique shopping areas with funky shops, bars cafes and restaurants -- most are orginal and not chains nor franchises. There are two exemplary and three recognized schools in the area. Woodrow Wilson High (circa 1928) is probably Dallas' best known school and one of its most beautiful. Affluent East Dallasites still support the public schools in this part of DISD.

Lower Greenville

The area stretching along Greenville Avenue south of Mockingbird Lane is referred to as "Lower Greenville" by Dallas locals. This section of the city is characterized by numerous bars, restaurants, concert venues, and tattoo parlors. Like Deep Ellum, the city's primary nightlife district, Lower Greenville is an extremely popular nighttime destination for singles and couples. The Lower Greenville "entertainment district" is located in the middle of a number of unique residential area that includes many older and even historic homes. These neighborhoods include Lower Greenville, [http://www.vpna.org/ Vickery Place], Belmont Addition, [http://www.belmontna.org/ Belmont], Greenland Hills and Hudson Heights. The residential streets have a variety of legal and enforced parking restrictions, and the businesses do not have enough parking for all their patrons. The best way to get around is by taxi from the major hotels or public transit - the [http://www.dart.org/ Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)] Light Rail's Mockingbird Station is just minutes away.

Oak Lawn

Oak Lawn is the neighborhood bordering Uptown and Turtle Creek which runs adjacent to Oak Lawn avenue from Lemmon to Maple avenues and encompasses the Cedar Springs area as well as many residential neighborhoods. Oak lawn is one of the wealthier parts of Dallas, with many professionals and urban types living there in upscale condos, apartments and duplexes. Oak Lawn is known for its good restaurants, as well as its many bars and clubs. The heart of Oak Lawn is Cedar Springs Road, which is the primary gay area of Dallas (but not the only one). Cedar Springs has a number of gay bars, clubs, and a large percentage of gay residents.

Koreatown

A sizeable Koreatown can be found in Dallas, though this mostly commercial area of the city has not been officially designated as such. The Koreatown is located near Interstate Highway 35, centering on the intersection of Royal Lane and Harry Hines Blvd. This area in the northwest part of the city is characterized by a large number of Korean-owned businesses serving the city's sizeable Korean American community. Very few Korean Americans actually reside in the Dallas Koreatown, despite the concentration of Korean American commercial enterprises there, but rather live elsewhere in the two cities or in their many suburbs. As a result of this, there are relatively few Korean churches, often considered the social centers of Korean American communities, in the Koreatown area. Instead, one can find a large number of Korean restaurants, cafes, Korean-style karaoke bars (noraebang) featuring song selections in Korean and English, bars serving soju and fried chicken, Korean grocery stores (including the large Komart grocery store on Royal Lane), gift shops featuring popular Asian cartoon paraphernalia (including an outlet store for the Korean chain Morning Glory), and discount retail stores. The influx of these Korean-owned businesses into the area within the past two decades has been credited with revitalizing a once-deteriorating Dallas neighborhood, previously characterized by adult entertainment centers and prostitution. Some remnants of this past can still be seen in the area today. In addition to Koreatown, smaller concentrations of Korean business can be found in the Dallas suburbs of Garland (most notably at the intersection of Walnut Hill Road and Plano Road) and Richardson (more notable for its large Chinese and Vietnamese American shopping centers along Greenville Avenue between Arapaho and Belt Line), Irving , and the Ft. Worth suburb of Arlington, among others.

Deep Ellum

Deep Ellum is an area just east of downtown between Interstate 45 and Abrams Street which has been historically occupied with counter-culture venues including a variety of bars and clubs featuring regular music acts and resturants. Deep Ellum is widely regarded as the center of local music in Dallas, venues such as Trees, The Curtain Club, and The Gypsy Tearoom showcase live local music almost every day of the week. Despite its reputation as a dangerous, unpredictable area Deep Ellum is actually a close knit neighborhood with many of the locals claiming residence for tens of years. Only during the weekend when thousands of people pour into Deep Ellum for the nightlife does the neighborhood become the wild west. Although a recent rise in crime has hindered businesses in the area, Deep Ellum continues to be a popular gathering place for the city's young bar-hopping and clubbing crowd.

Exposition

Exposition Avenue is located East of downtown between Deep Ellum and Fair park. Similar to Deep Ellum, Exposition consists of various bars, venues, and resturants and is a popular nighttime destination. However, Exposition is widely regarded as more laid back and mature then Deep Ellum with many of the Exposition locals prefering their neighborhood stay free of the crowds and commotion in nearby Deep Ellum.

Oak Cliff

Oak Cliff is an old part of the city that was originally considered a "suburb" from 1887 until 1911. For most of its history, Oak Cliff had a middle to upper-middle class white population, but changed drastically in the 1960s due to changes in the city's ethnic and racial fabric (integration). In the 1970s, Oak Cliff became predominantly black due to white flight. In the 1980s, Mexican immigrants began to pour into Oak Cliff, and now it is a unique mixture of Black and Mexican homes and businesses. In the early 2000s, Mayor Laura Miller sought to "clean up" Oak Cliff and force residents to give up their goats, chickens, and pigs (among other farm animals), but ultimately this initiative failed. The community is colloquially known as The Cliff in contemporary jargon. On November 22, 1963, after assassinating John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald took a bus to Oak Cliff. There he murdered Officer J.D. Tippet, and then hid in the Texas Theater on Jefferson Boulevard, and was captured there.

Education

Colleges and universities

The Dallas area is home to several institutions of higher learning including:
- Art Institute of Dallas
- Dallas Baptist University
- Dallas Christian College
- Dallas Theological Seminary
- DeVry University, Dallas
- El Centro College
- Mountain View College
- Paul Quinn College
- Richland College
- Southern Methodist University
- University of Dallas
- University of Texas at Dallas
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
- University of North Texas at Dallas
- University of North Texas (Denton)

Public schools

Most of Dallas is a part of the Dallas Independent School District. Other parts of Dallas extend into other districts, including Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Duncanville, Garland, Highland Park, Mesquite, Plano, Richardson, and Wilmer-Hutchins (which has closed for the 2005-2006 year; WHISD students are in Dallas ISD for that year). A governmental agency called Dallas County Schools provides transportations services and other services to the ISDs in Dallas County.

Sports

See also: U.S. cities with teams from four major sports U.S. cities with teams from four major sports Dallas is home to the Dallas Desperados (Arena Football League), Dallas Mavericks (National Basketball Association), and Dallas Stars (National Hockey League). All three teams play at the American Airlines Center. The Major League Soccer team F.C. Dallas, formerly the Dallas Burn, used to play in the Cotton Bowl but moved to the recently constructed Pizza Hut Park in Frisco in 2005. The Dallas Sidekicks, a team of the Major Indoor Soccer League, plays in Reunion Arena. Nearby Irving is home to the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League while Arlington is home to the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. Other teams in the Dallas area include the Frisco RoughRiders of Minor League Baseball in Frisco. The Dallas Diamonds, a Women's Professional Football League Women's American football team, plays in North Richland Hills. McKinney is home to the Dallas Revolution, an Independent Women's Football League Women's American football team while the Dallas Fury of the National Women's Basketball League plays at Hebron High School in Carrollton.

Transportation

Carrollton. It is the primary hub of American Airlines which is headquartered just outside the airport in Fort Worth.]]

Airports

Dallas is served by two commercial airports: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (known as DFW International) and Dallas Love Field. In addition, Dallas Executive Airport (formerly Redbird Airport), is a general aviation airport located within the city limits, and Addison Airport is another general aviation airport located just outside the city limits in the suburb of Addison. Two more general aviation airports are located in the outer suburb of McKinney, and on the west side of the Metroplex, two general aviation airports are located in Fort Worth. McKinney DFW International Airport is located in the suburbs north of and equidistant to downtown Fort Worth and downtown Dallas. In terms of size, DFW is the largest airport in the state, the second largest in the United States, and third largest in the world. In terms of traffic, DFW is the busiest in the state, fourth busiest in the United States, and sixth busiest in the world. DFW is also home base to American Airlines, the world's largest airline. Love Field is located within the city limits of Dallas, 6 miles (10 km) northwest of downtown, and is headquarters to Southwest Airlines. Under the Federal "Wright Amendment" and "Shelby Amendment" laws, no large jet air service is allowed from Dallas Love Field to any point beyond Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Mississippi, and Alabama. As such, Southwest and Continental Express are the only major airlines flying out of that airport. Ongoing efforts to relax or abandon these restrictions, such as Southwest Airlines campaign to "[http://www.setlovefree.com/ Set Love Free]"; however, almost no efforts have succeeded thus far, although Missouri was added to the list of states direct flights are allowed to as of December 2005. Southwest Airlines announced service to Kansas City and St. Louis. American Airlines is also adding service from Love Field to Missouri. (see Love Field Airport for a history of the Wright Amendment).

Trains and buses

Love Field Airport Love Field Airport Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is the Dallas area public transportation authority, providing buses, rail, and HOV lanes. DART began operating the first light rail system in the Southwest United States in 1996 and continues to expand its coverage. Currently, two light rail lines are in service. The red line goes through Oak Cliff, Downtown, Uptown, North Dallas, Richardson, and Plano. The blue line goes through South Dallas, Downtown, Uptown, North Dallas, and Garland. The red and blue lines are conjoined in between 8th & Corinth Station in Oak Cliff and Mockingbird Station in North Dallas. The two lines service Cityplace Station, the only subway station in the Southwest. Two more lines will be in service by the end of the decade bringing the light rail transit mileage to at least 93, the orange and purple. This will connect southeast Dallas to far north Carrollton and LBJ Freeway to DFW International Airport; both via Dallas Love Field. The yellow line will meet Denton County's future commuter rail system. Further ambitions include expanding the commuter rail network in the region to over 250 miles; expanding the DART light rail network to over 150 miles with a downtown subway included; expanding the M-Line streetcar; starting a modern streetcar line in Fort Worth; utilizing the elevated Las Colinas Automated Personal Transit system with DART rail connections. The DART light rail system remained the only light rail system in Texas until Houston opened its starter light rail system (one line running less than 10 miles) in 2004. Fort Worth's smaller public transit system connects with Dallas' via a commuter rail line, the Trinity Railway Express, connecting downtown Dallas's Union Station with downtown Fort Worth's T&P Station and several points in between. The system of light rail transit, especially through downtown, has skyrocketed land values and has sparked a residential living boom in Downtown. Although the system is increasingly popular, most people in the Metroplex still choose to drive their vehicles rather than take public transportation.

Freeways and tollways

See also: List of Dallas freeways List of Dallas freeways

Sister cities

Dallas has six sister cities, as designated by [http://www.sister-cities.org/ Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI)]: Brno (Czech Republic), Dijon (France), Monterrey (Mexico), Riga (Latvia), Kirkuk (Iraq), Saratov (Russia), and Taipei (Taiwan). Dallas also maintains a friendship city relationship with Sendai (Japan), although it is not recognized by Sister Cities International.

External links

- [http://www.dallascityhall.com/ Official City Website]
- [http://www.dallascvb.com/visitors/ Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau]
- [http://www.dallastexas.biz DallasTexas.biz] Dallas Hotel & Flight Travel Portal
- [http://www.wildtexas.com/parks/results.php?nearby_cities=Dallas Dallas Area Parks]
- [http://www.dallashistory.org/ Dallas Historical Society (including message board)]
- [http://texashistory.unt.edu/browse/contributor/DHS/ Dallas Historical Society photographs hosted by the Portal to Texas History]
- [http://www.dallasnews.com/s/dws/spe/2004/dallas/ Dallas at the Tipping Point] A highly critical, independent analysis of Dallas, and a roadmap to working its way out of its problems.
- [http://dallasmetropolis.com/ Dallas Fort Worth Metropolis]
- [http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/ Dallas Fort Worth Urban Forum]
- [http://dallaslibrary.org/ Dallas Public Library]
- [http://dallasisd.org/ Dallas Independent School District]
- [http://www.dart.org/ Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)]
- [http://www.ntta.org/ North Texas Tollway Authority]
- [http://www.dallaschildrens.org/ Dallas Children's Museum]
- [http://www.meyersonsymphonycenter.com/ Meyerson Symphony Center]
- [http://www.dm-art.org/ Dallas Museum of Art]
- [http://www.thecontemporary.net/ The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art]
- [http://www.xvisionx.com/index.html?sub=dallas&ref=wiki Dallas Picture Gallery
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- [http://www.dallaspolice.net/ Dallas Police]
- [http://www.dallasfarmersmarket.org/ Dallas Farmers Market]
- [http://www.dgs.org/Geology%20of%20Dallas%20County.html Geology of Dallas]
- [http://www.dallaspaleo.org/ Dallas Paleontological Society]
- [http://www.turtlecreek.org/ The Turtle Creek Chorale]
- [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/DD/hdd1.html The Handbook of Texas Online: Dallas, Texas] Category:Cities in Texas Category:Collin County, Texas satirical "fake news" program produced by and run on the Comedy Central cable television network in the United States. The show premiered on Monday, July 22, 1996. It is hosted by Jon Stewart, who acts as news anchor (he took over for original host Craig Kilborn in 1999). Providing news-related comedy in the tradition of Michael Moore's TV Nation, Saturday Night Lives "Weekend Update" segment, HBO's Not Necessarily the News, and the long-running Canadian series This Hour Has 22 Minutes, The Daily Show reports on the foibles and hypocrisy of the real world with a satirical edge. The show has also developed a reputation as one of the sharpest political commentary shows on American TV. In addition to news stories, The Daily Show includes interviews with celebrities, semi-celebrities, authors, and political figures. The political interviews have featured guests such as Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie, Senator Bob Dole, pollster John Zogby, 2004 Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator John Kerry, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Senator John McCain, and former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. ; Production of an episode According to an October 7, 2003, USA Today article, the show is pulled together in this way: a researcher scans major newspapers, the Associated Press, and cable news channels, then gives possible topics to the ten writers. They meet to discuss headline material for the lead news segment. By 11:15 AM they meet with Jon Stewart, and by 12:30 PM they have come up with jokes for the day's show. ; Taping The Daily Show tapes four new episodes a week, Monday through Thursday, in studios located on 52nd Street near 11th Avenue, New York City. The cast holds an afternoon rehearsal, then doors open to the public at 5:45 PM. Attendees must be 18 years of age or older, and tickets are usually required to get in. However, there are sometimes leftover seats, despite the normal practice of overbooking (distributing more tickets than seats), so additional people who don't have tickets may be allowed in. Taping of the program begins in front of the audience at 6:30 PM. ; Schedule and hiatus The program will occasionally go on hiatus for one or two weeks at a time. It is shown at night at 11:00 PM Eastern/10 PM Central, a time when local television stations show their real news reports, and about half an hour before most other late-night comedy programs begin to go on the air.
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The program originates "from Comedy Central's world news headquarters in New York" (as is announced in the opening of each show), where Stewart is joined on-screen by a group of correspondents who provide humorous reports and commentary. The opening announcement is now less tongue-in-cheek than it once was, as The Daily Show has grown and currently airs in Canada, the UK and in abbreviated form around the globe. On July 11, 2005, the show moved its "World News Headquarters" to another studio in New York City. The set changed along with the move, gaining a sleeker, more formal look, including a backdrop of three large television panels, none of which has been well-received by fans of the show. Subsequently, the original set was auctioned on eBay with the winning bidders announcing "The Daily Set without Jon Stewart" [http://www.thedailyset.com] tour, documentary and blog, which received significant press coverage and support from fans, but was ultimately sabotaged by TDS. The original set was ordered destroyed by staff members of TDS. This occurred post-auction when they no longer owned the set, which has yet to be resolved. The set change immediately spawned a backlash among fans and another tongue-in-cheek happening, which is [http://bringbackthecouch.blogspot.com/ blog] and [http://www.bringbackthecouch.com/ campaign] to "Bring Back the Couch" — which was not a part of the new set. The campaign was subsequently mentioned on the show by Stewart and supported by Daily Show contributor Bob Wiltfong. The couch has since been the reward for a Daily Show sweepstakes in which the winner gets the couch, round-trip to New York, tickets to the show and a small sum of money. Their old studio is now used for The Colbert Report, which stars the former daily show correspondent Stephen Colbert.
Editions for various markets

The Daily Show in Canada

In Canada, the show airs on CTV, a regular broadcast network, as well as on The Comedy Network. In Canada, The Daily Show regularly beats The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Show with David Letterman in the ratings. Its success contributed to the quick cancellation of a Canadian late night talk show hosted by Mike Bullard on the Global Television Network. Bullard had left CTV in 2003, and The Daily Show was placed in his old time slot. An uncensored version of "Indecision 2004" was released on a three-disc DVD box set on June 28, 2005. It includes original material from Jon Stewart and "The Daily Shows News Team", all episodes from the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, "The Bush-Kerry Debate: The Squabble in Coral Gables", "Election Night 2004: Prelude to a Recount" and highlights from throughout the 2004 Presidential Campaign. The weekly four-episode run is broadcast in Canada on The Comedy Network each night at 11 PM Eastern/Pacific, and on the CTV network each night at 12:05 AM in all time zones after local news on most CTV affiliates. The Colbert Report airs immediately afterward.

Overseas editions

An edited version of the show, called The Daily Show—Global Edition, is run outside of the U.S. on CNN International once a week. This edition is always prefaced by the following disclaimer run in all-caps against a Daily Show background: "The show you are about to watch is a news parody. Its stories are not fact checked. Its reporters are not journalists. And its opinions are not fully thought through." Since October 10, 2005, both the Global Edition and the weeknight program have been shown in the UK at 8:30pm on a one day delay Mon-Fri on digital channel More4. Australian network SBS also briefly ran the edited version once a week as The Weekly Daily Show. Westwood One broadcasts small portions of the show to many radio stations across America. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (known as The Daily Show med Jon Stewart in Norway) is also available in the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland & Denmark) at 1900 (2000 in Finland) on the CANAL+ (Nordic) channel. It is transmitted in its original language with either Danish, Swedish, Finnish or Norwegian subtitles like virtually all English-language programmes

Spin-off show

A spin-off, The Colbert Report, was announced in early May 2005. The show stars Stephen Colbert, and serves as Comedy Central's answer to the programs of media pundits such as Bill O'Reilly. (The word "Report" in the show's title is pronounced without the final "t" in the manner of the correct French word for "report", rapport). The concept of the spin-off emerged out of fake promos on The Daily Show for an O'Reilly-like program hosted by Stephen Colbert, playing an antagonistic blow-hard. The Colbert Report first aired on October 17, 2005, and takes up the 11:30 time slot following The Daily Show. Not long after its initial ratings proved to Comedy Central's satisfaction, the show, which was to have run for eight weeks, was renewed for a year. In 2005, Steve Carell became the first Daily Show "correspondent" to carry a major Hollywood studio film. The 40-Year-Old Virgin opened in first place at the box office in late August 2005. Carell is also set to star as Agent Maxwell Smart in the big-screen remake of the classic TV series Get Smart.

Format

Get Smart Get Smart The Daily Show was originally hosted by Craig Kilborn when it premiered in 1996, but he left to take over The Late Late Show on CBS in 1999. Jon Stewart is the current host, who has a contract through the 2008 season, and is noted for heading a significant shift in the way the show handled news. The early years were filled with fairly common fare for late-night programs, including Monica Lewinsky jokes and a significant amount of material that was completely fabricated. Stewart was more interested in finding a way to process the news that he and the show staff took in on a regular basis. The juxtaposition of news stories and the reactions of the on-air talent comes from real responses that they and the show's writers have behind the scenes as they take in stories from other media sources. After a few years as host, Stewart became co-executive producer of the series. The show's format generally begins with Stewart's monologue of news headlines. The Daily Show runs this portion for the first segment, and may include "on location" reports. However, the correspondents are usually just standing in the studio with a greenscreened backdrop. While generally no note is made of this fact, it is occasionally the subject of jokes, such as having a correspondent report from a press base on Mars (this joke was used when the first Mars Exploration Rover landed). Introductions and on-screen graphics always label the same four reporters as "senior" specialists in the subject at hand, sometimes with absurdly specific expertise. A given reporter may be "Senior Palestinian Analyst" one day, "Senior Agricultural Reporter" a few days later, "Senior Papal Vacancy Expert" the next week, and for the Michael Jackson trial, "Senior Jackologist" then "Senior Child Molestation Expert". The show formerly split the news into segments known as "Headlines" and "Other News," though these titles were dropped sometime around 2003. Stewart and company have fine-tuned a technique of intercutting commentary with footage of political figures making speeches or statements, in which the host or correspondent can stop the action at a telling moment, and register skeptical reserve or excruciated dismay, as political clichés, dud imagery, or oxymoronic statements hang lifelessly in the air. The results include some of the most pointed political satire broadcast in the United States. Following the regular news portion, there are correspondent pieces and interviews, the order of which can vary from episode to episode. Correspondent pieces involve the show's members actually traveling to a remote location to make a report or interview people important to the story. Topics can be very wide-ranging, and these segments have gained quite a bit of notoriety. Often when a Daily Show correspondent has come through a town to report on some issue, the event is noted by the local media. Some segments occur periodically, such as "Mark Your Calendar," "Ed Helms's Digital Watch," "Back in Black" with Lewis Black, "Great Moments in Punditry As Read By Children" (small children reading transcripts of contentious moments from programs like Crossfire and Hannity and Colmes), and "This Week In God." Since the early days of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a common part of the show has been "Mess O'Potamia," focusing on the troubles in that region. Each show ends with a "Moment of Zen" (the version on CNN International ends with the "International Moment of Zen"), which is a short, usually humorous video clip. During the Kilborn era, these clips had nothing to do with the news. Sometime after Stewart joined, most Moments of Zen became an extended clip from one of the stories aired during the show, though sometimes it is just a strange video pulled down from the newswires.

The Daily Show as a "news source"

newswire Television ratings show that the program generally has about one million viewers nightly, a high figure for cable television. In demographic terms, the viewership is skewed to a relatively young audience compared to other news shows. A 2004 Nielsen Media Research study commissioned by Comedy Central put the median age at 35, while, for instance, the audience of The O'Reilly Factor has a median age of 63. There is anecdotal evidence that a large portion of TDS viewers are university students. However, the show's writers often repeat the fact that The Daily Show is a comedy program and not a reliable news source by itself. The show does not follow the normal rules of journalistic integrity, but much of the schtick of the program involves questioning whether or not establishment television news sources in the United States, notably the cable news channels CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News Channel, are holding themselves to high journalistic standards. Also, even if one were to rely on The Daily Show for regular information, they'd be slightly out of date as the show usually covers news from the day before (due in part to the taping schedule). The Washington Post ran an article on August 24, 2004 in which it quoted a "whining" Nightline anchor Ted Koppel, who said to his viewers in a telecast from the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston: "A lot of television viewers — more, quite frankly, than I'm comfortable with — get their news from the Comedy Channel on a program called The Daily Show." Stewart took issue with Koppel's comment, saying Daily Show fans watch "for comedic interpretation" of the news. "To be informed," Koppel replied, refusing to budge from his position. "They actually think they're coming closer to the truth with your show." Stewart shot back: "Now that's a different thing, that's credibility, that's a different animal." Appearing on each other's shows a few weeks later, Koppel and Stewart downplayed the idea that the two had any animosity toward each other. The National Annenberg Election Survey at the University of Pennsylvania ran a study of American television viewers around the same time and found that fans of The Daily Show had a more accurate idea of the facts behind the 2004 presidential election than most others. The study primarily focused on comparing the audiences of TDS with that of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late Show with David Letterman, but Daily Show viewers also beat out people who primarily got their news through the national evening newscasts of ABC, CBS, and NBC and those who mostly read newspapers, while roughly matching the knowledge level of viewers who watched a considerable amount of cable TV news. The study attempted to compensate for the fact that many viewers of TDS get information from many sources including the Internet, though most analysts and show staffers prefer to think that Daily Show viewers use the show as part of their news filtering process rather than a source in itself. Internet Because of his increasing influence and respect, Jon Stewart was half-facetiously floated as a possible successor to Dan Rather of CBS Evening News (this is partly due to the fact that Comedy Central and CBS are both owned by media conglomerate Viacom). Observers also note that content restrictions on terrestrial broadcasts enforced by the Federal Communications Commission in the U.S. would likely cut out much of the attraction. Additionally, the Daily Show writers authored a best-selling text, America: The Book, published in September 2004. It remained a best seller even after the election, despite a decision by Wal-Mart to cancel its order because, as a spokeswoman was quoted in USA Today: "We felt a majority of our customers would not be comfortable with the image" [of naked Supreme Court justices]. The book was also banned from some Mississippi public libraries for its ribald "centerfold" of the nine United States Supreme Court Justices in the nude. (The ban was later lifted after the library board received complaints. [http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/politics/10617771.htm]) Stewart responded to this on air by saying, "of course the go-to joke here would be, 'they have libraries in Mississippi?'" Chapter 5 on the Judicial Branch includes obviously doctored photographs of the current justices, with their heads superimposed on appropriately aged naked bodies. On the page opposite the photographs, the reader is invited to "Restore their dignity" by covering each justice with a cutout of his or her robe. The following year, after the nomination of Samuel Alito, The Daily Show featured a segment that dressed and undressed Alito based on whether or not certain factors would help him be nominated to the Supreme Court.

Notable stories, events, and shticks

War on Terra

Supreme Court Jon Stewart is responsible for the popular catch phrase "War on Terra".[http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/002446.html]

"Are you OK?"

One of the most requested clips among Daily Show fans is the opening monologue that Stewart spoke on the first new episode after the September 11, 2001 attacks. In it, he conveyed his best wishes to viewers and quickly lampooned the fact that he was one of the last TV personalities to make such a speech, saying:

I'm sorry to do this to you. It's another entertainment show beginning with an overwrought speech of a shaken host. TV is nothing, if not redundant. … I'm sure we're getting in right under the wire before the cast of Survivor offers their insight into what to do in these situations.

Stewart reminded his audience that the United States had gone through troublesome times before, and he related a story from his youth. He said that when riots broke out after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., the administrators of his elementary school "shut the lights off and we got to sit under our desks and we thought that was really cool and they gave us cottage cheese." He also pulled other light moments out of that dark period by saying the view had changed at his apartment:

The view from my apartment was the World Trade Center and now it's gone. They attacked it. This symbol of American ingenuity and strength and labor and imagination and commerce and it is gone. But you know what the view is now? (fighting tears) ... The Statue of Liberty. … You can't beat that.

Innuendo schminnuendo

Statue of Liberty Of course, most memorable times from the show are less poignant and more absurdist or simply funny. For years, Stewart and the correspondents of The Daily Show have crafted a unique form of humor around sexual innuendo. An image that commonly appears when magazines review the show comes from a 2003 report[http://anitasdailyshowpage.tripod.com/transcripts/2003bananas.htm] by Stephen Colbert about a purported sexual scandal involving Prince Charles. The Daily Show was lampooning the fact that British news outlets had to resort to using innuendo to be able to report on the situation at all due to the strict libel laws in the United Kingdom. Colbert reported, with emphasis: "This is a story I could really wrap my hands around. I mean, I'd love to grab this story by the hilt and work this story long and hard, maybe teasing you with a few details. Make you beg for the story until it builds into a huge climax and explodes all over the front pages." A moment later, he proceeded to wolf down most of a banana and tried to continue reporting, but soon totally lost his composure and could hardly stop laughing — a rare occurrence on the program. However, he succeeded in wrapping up the piece with his trademark stone-faced signoff (which is, simply, "Jon?").

"Douchebags"

Stewart has gained notoriety in some circles for his use of the insult "douchebag" along with some invented phrases based on that word. Perhaps the most famous instance is the labeling of conservative pundit Robert Novak as a "Douchebag of Liberty." Novak's label came in a roundabout fashion, initially based on the testimony of United States Attorney General John Ashcroft in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ashcroft refused to turn over an important memo to the members of the committee, though he did not invoke executive privilege or anything else. The dialogue from a clip of Senate proceedings aired was: :Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass): "Do you mean you are invoking executive privilege?" :Ashcroft: "No, I am not invoking executive privilege". :Sen. Kennedy: "Then... what... are you invoking?" :Ashcroft: "I am not invoking anything!" [sic] After the clip ended, Jon Stewart remarked: "Dude, I'm no lawyer, but you gotta invoke something: the Fifth Amendment, executive privilege, writ of douchebaggery — something..." Stewart also referred at a later time to a "Congressional Medal of Douchebaggery." Robert Novak was going through a series of controversies around this time. He had revealed in 2003 that Valerie Plame was a CIA agent, and in March 2004, he insinuated on CNN's Crossfire that Richard Clarke had revealed government mistakes in his book dealing with the war against terrorism because he resented Condoleezza Rice's position as a black woman on the cabinet. Novak also asserted that Senator John Kerry should be assumed guilty until proven innocent of the accusations made by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. Upon seeing these statements, Stewart labeled Novak "a Douchebag of Liberty" and continued to repeat the phrase several times afterward whenever Novak did something he considered foolish or hypocritical. In July of 2005, at the height of the Valerie Plame/Karl Rove situation, a clip of a suited Novak entering a courthouse was shown, to which Stewart remarked, "[Novak is] seen here seething at the lack of fresh puppy blood in his mini-fridge." Stewart proceeded to ridicule a still shot of Novak, saying "Who's my little Douchebag of Liberty?" as if talking to a puppy. In 2003 CBS became a target of controversy for its creation of an insufficiently hagiographic docudrama about former President Ronald Reagan. Stewart riffed: "Critics fear the controversy may have a chilling effect on future presidential biographies. Indeed, the uproar has already hastened the cancellation of NBC's Jefferson: Douchebag Of Monticello."

NAMBLA

A running gag is the insertion of the phrase "...or NAMBLA" (an acronym for the North American Man Boy Love Association) instead of stating a proper abbreviation or acronym after mentioning a long or convoluted name, such as Republican National Convention or Federal Bureau of Investigation. Similarly, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries was dubbed "NAMBL-OPEC" and the National Rifle Association was dubbed "BLAMBLA." The International Atomic Energy Agency was termed IAEA-BLA. An advocacy group concerned about alleged sexual abuse by Catholic priests was termed "Anti-NAMBLA". In August of 2005, Stewart renamed NARAL Pro-Choice America "NAR-AMBLA". In the October 2005 debut of a segment called "Man vs. Nature: The War on Terra", which detailed the devastating effects of global warming, Stewart shivered as he said "NAMBLA" in reference to the National Snow and Ice Data Center. In June of 2005, Jon Stewart played on the gag while criticizing a lucrative acronym-within-an-acronym for the word "oil" stated in Congress, responding with "That is no NAMBLA, my friend."

2004 presidential election

While most of the networks were there to cover every step of the way, Stewart and his team were busy satirizing it all. In an election watched intently not only by domestic eyes but international eyes as well, Stewart and his team were on the beat, doing what they do best from the nomination process through the party conventions, the campaign trail, the debates (one aptly headlined as "Squabble in Coral Gables") and finally to Election Night (aptly headlined as "Prelude to a Recount", a knock at the events of the 2000 presidential election). All of this has been preserved in the Daily Show "Indecision 2004" DVD set. On August 9, 2005, Stewart officially kicked off the show's "Indecision 2008" coverage.

"A Global Cabal of Jews..."

As a way of responding to the periodic theme of a Jewish conspiracy theory in many segments, often Jon and some of the correspondants will play out some of the common assumptions :Stephen Colbert's segment "Rudolph Apprehended", he "argued" that Eric Rudolph's road to terrorism was orchestrated by a "Global Cabal of Jews", who ultimately were the cause of Rudolph's personal failures in life and emotional instability. :In a segment titled "The Price of Oil", Jon Stewart indicated that the only logical conclusion for the wildly rising and fluctuating oil prices is that they are controlled by a global cabal of Jews, Dick Cheney, Magic Johnson and the head of Ayatollah Khomeni In other segments they will parody many of the racist attitudes towards Jews, including segments where Jon will reference a bagel as one of the goals of a Jewish conspiracy. In addition, Colbert often played the role of the one with the most anti-semitic tendecies on the show. During some of the Even Steph(v)en debate segments, Colbert parodies anti-semitic right-wing Christian idealogues.

"Not so much"

The show sometimes makes use of sardonic understatement for humorous purposes, as evidenced by the frequent use of the phrase "not so much." The phrase can be used to indicate bittersweet vindication in a downplayed fashion. Specifically, it is frequently uttered by Jon Stewart in response to a person's (especially a public figure's) prior assertions, after they have been dramatically demonstrated to be false. One such example came in response to a government-released report indicating the failure of pre-Iraq War intelligence: :Jon Stewart: "The official CIA report, the Duelfer Report, has come out. The one that they've been working on for the past two years that will be the definitive answer on the weapons of mass destruction programs in Iraq, and it turns out, ehh... not so much."

"I said, 'Good day!'"

The phrase "I said, 'Good day!'" is sometimes used by Stewart when pretending to be indignant. The exact reference of the phrase is unclear. It is probably an allusion to movies set in pre-19th century Britain; possibly to a line from the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. It may also refer to Southern chauvinism; during commentary on Zell Miller's fiery speech at the 2004 Republican National Convention, and Miller's later suggestion that he wished to challenge Chris Matthews to a duel, Stephen Colbert challenged Stewart to the duel, gave the intended time and location of said duel, and signed off with "Good day." When Stewart attempted to speak, Colbert interrupted with a loud "I said 'good day!'" Most likely, the line is a reference from "That 70's Show", as the character Fez uses this line frequently when indignant.

"The government's response to …"

Another recent memorable quote was by correspondent Ed Helms, criticizing and satirizing the slow federal response to Hurricane Katrina's devastation: :Jon Stewart: Alright, Ed. As best as you can, Ed, talk about the most recent developments in this terrible disaster. :Ed Helms: Jon, today finally, a ray of hope. Eight days after Katrina came ashore, the federal government has gotten its act together, marshaling all of its resources in a desperate effort to save this beloved and now beleaguered … president. :Jon Stewart: I'm sorry; I thought we were talking about New Orleans. :Ed Helms: Oh no, that place is fucked. But many here believe with quick action George W. Bush's reputation can still be saved! Later on, the show satirized the response of Michael Brown, the Director of FEMA, and other federal officials: :Stewart: So, no one's going to be held accountable for any of this? :Ed Helms: Ah, no. In fact, if history is any indication, they'll be hard-pressed finding enough medals to pin on these guys. My sources tell me the head of FEMA may actually be dipped in bronze and turned into an award, which will then be given to other officials!

Interviews

Hurricane Katrina] Interviews usually take place toward the end of the show, and are most frequently of actors, musicians, and authors, although of late, people important in political circles have often been guests as well. Politically-oriented interviews have begun to attract a considerable amount of attention. Stewart has been known to ask some questions more directly than other interviewers on American television, even though they may be sheathed in a somewhat satirical cloak. He has also been known to stop his guests when they start using talking points or other canned responses, and often disputes the facts behind their claims. However, Stewart has been accused of going easy on some of his more liberal guests, while aggressively challenging more conservative figures (although this is not always the case; he has been accused of a weak interview with hardline Republican senator Rick Santorum). For instance, when he appeared on Crossfire on October 15, 2004, Stewart was accused by Tucker Carlson of lobbing softball questions in a much-publicized interview with U.S. Presidential candidate John Kerry. Stewart responded that his show is a comedy, and that his viewers do not necessarily expect hard news: "You're on CNN. The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls," in a reference to Comedy Central's Crank Yankers. [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0410/15/cf.01.html (transcript)] Crank Yankers] The Daily Show has also asked President George W. Bush to be a guest on the show, even placing a newspaper ad with an invitation during the 2004 Republican National Convention. It was requested that he mark one of three checkboxes to RSVP: :
- "I will attend alone," :
- "I will attend with my Vice President," or :
- "I am unaware of your existence."

Awards

2005

- Emmy Awards (2): Best Variety Series; Best Writing for a Variety Series
- Grammy Awards: Best Comedy Album (for the audio book of America (The Book))
- Television Critics Association: Individual Achievement in Comedy-Jon Stewart
- Thurber Prize for American Humor (for America (The Book))

2004

- Emmy Awards (2): Best Variety Series; Best Writing for a Variety Series
- Peabody Award: For their Indecision 2004 Coverage.
- Publishers Weekly: Book of the Year (for America (The Book))
- Televisions Critics Association: Outstanding Achievement in News and Information (first Comedy Series to Win Award)

2003

- Emmy Awards (2): Best Variety Series; Best Writing for a Variety Series
- Television Critics Association (2): Outstanding Achievement in Comedy; Individual Achievement in Comedy-Jon Stewart

2001

- Emmy Awards: Best Writing for a Variety Series

2000

- Peabody Award: For their Indecision 2000 coverage

Notable guests

- Please see: List of notable guests appearing on The Daily Show

Correspondents and Contributors

List of notable guests appearing on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Rob Corddry, and Samantha Bee]] There are four main correspondents, all of whom are given rather specific titles and almost always with the word "senior" tacked on. (See List of The Daily Show correspondent titles for an incomplete list.)

Senior Correspondents

- Dan Bakkedahl (2005 to present)
- Samantha Bee (2003 to present) — first Canadian correspondent
- Rob Corddry (2002 to present) — "This Week in God"
- Ed Helms (2002 to present) — "Digital Watch", "Ad Nauseum"

Correspondents

- Nathan Corddry (2005 to present) — Rob Corddry's younger brother.
- Jason Jones (2005 to present) — began 29 September 2005 (possibly replacing wife Samantha Bee during maternity leave) The above are those who aren't part of the major cast yet, but have done several segments for the show. It can be assumed that Jon Stewart is testing them to see how they'll do and if they'll be picked up for future shows.

Contributors

- Lewis Black (1996 to present) — "Back in Black"

Junior Correspondents

- Demetri Martin (2005 to present) — "Trend Spotting"

Alumni

Former correspondents and contributors include the following:
- Dave Attell (2002) — "The Ugly American"
- Mary Birdsong (2002)
- Michael Blieden (1996 to 1999) — "Ad Nauseum"
- John Bloom, AKA "Joe Bob Briggs" (1996-1998) — "God Stuff"
- A. Whitney Brown (1996 to 1998)
- Rich Brown (1996 to 1998) — "Public Excess"
- Sameer Butt (1997 to 1998)
- Steve Carell (1997 to 2004) — "Even Steven", "Produce Pete", "Dollars and 'Cents'", "Ad Nauseum" (official announcement on the August 15, 2005 program)
- Stephen Colbert (1997 to 2005) — "Even Steven", "This Week In God", "The Jobbing of America"
- Frank DeCaro (1996 to 2003) — "Out at the Movies"
- Vance DeGeneres (1999 to 2001) — "Dollars and 'Cents'", "A Tale Of Survival"
- Eric Drysdale (2001)
- Adrianne Frost (2002)
- Jon Glaser (2004)
- Rachael Harris (2002 to 2003)
- Laura Kightlinger (1998)
- Andy Kindler (2000) — "TV Guy"
- Beth Littleford (1996 to 2000)
- Jerry Minor (2000)
- David Pompeii (2001)
- Mo Rocca (1998 to 2003) — "Dollars and 'Cents'"
- Michael Showalter (1996)
- Tom Shillue (1998 to 1999) — "This Week in Hate"
- Denny Siegel (1999)
- Miriam Tolan (2000 to 2001)
- Brian Unger (1996 to 1998)
- David Wain (1996)
- Nancy Walls (1999 to 2002) — "Dollars and 'Cents' Money Bunny"
- Matt Walsh (2001 to 2002) — "Dollars and 'Cents'"
- Lauren Weedman (2001 to 2002)
- Bob Wiltfong (2004 to 2005)
- Lizz Winstead (1996 to 1997)
- Stacey Grenrock-Woods (1999 to 2003)

Other information

The show's theme music is "Dog on Fire" by Bob Mould, performed by They Might Be Giants. A book by Jon Stewart, other comedians on the show and by Daily Show writers titled America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction (ISBN 0446532681) was released on September 20, 2004.

External links

- [http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/index.jhtml The Daily Show with Jon Stewart] (official website)
- [http://www.commonbits.org/tag/daily-show CommonBits Daily Show Clips]
- [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/D/daily_show/ The Daily Show More4's website]
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- [http://tviv.org/wiki/The_Daily_Show The Daily Show] at The TV IV Wiki
- [http://www.comedycentral.com/sitewide/media_player/play.jhtml?itemId=12847 The Daily Show Episode mentioning "writ of douchebaggery"]
- [http://www.comedycentral.com/sitewide/game_player/gameplayer.jhtml?game=14579 TDS NewsHunter 2: Beat the Press] (TDS game)
- [http://www.dailyshowonline.com The Daily Show Online] (fan website)
- [http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-daily-show/ The Daily Show Reviews] at [http://www.tvsquad.com TVSquad.com]
- [http://anitasdailyshowpage.tripod.com/ Anita's Daily Show Page (fan site)]

References

#National Annenberg Election Survey, [http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/naes/2004_03_late-night-knowledge-2_9-21_pr.pdf Daily Show viewers knowledgeable about presidential campaign, National Annenberg Election Survey shows], press release, September 21, 2004.
- (July 11, 2003). [http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript_stewart.html Transcript: Bill Moyers Interviews Jon Stewart.] NOW with Bill Moyers.
- (September 20, 2004) [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,132946,00.html Transcript: The Jon Stewart and Undecided Voter Connection] The O'Reilly Factor.
- (October 15, 2004). [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0410/15/cf.01.html Transcript: Jon Stewart's America.] Crossfire.
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Allenstown is a town located in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,843.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 53.4 km² (20.6 mi²). 53.2 km² (20.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.53% water.

Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there are 4,843 people, 1,902 households, and 1,253 families residing in the town. The population density is 91.1/km² (235.9/mi²). There are 1,962 housing units at an average density of 36.9/km² (95.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.83% White, 0.50% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. 1.18% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,902 households out of which 34.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% are married couples living together, 10.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% are non-families. 27.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.53 and the average family size is 3.06. In the town the population is spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $41,958, and the median income for

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