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DFA may refer to:

Mathematics, science, and technology[link]

Computing[link]

• Data-flow analysis, a technique for gathering information about the possible set of values calculated at various points in a computer program
• Deterministic finite automaton, a finite state machine accepting finite strings of symbols
• Differential fault analysis, in cryptography, a type of side channel attack
• Dual Factor Authentication

Engineering[link]

• Design for All, as a design philosophy
• Design for Assembly, manufacturing improvement to allow faster or automated assembly or assembly with fewer parts

Science[link]

• Descent from antiquity, the process of establishing a generation-by-generation descent of living persons
• Direct fluorescent antibody, a medical test
• Humid continental climate with hot summer (designated Dfa), in climate classification

Statistics[link]

• Detrended fluctuation analysis, a variation of the Hurst Exponent technique, used in the analysis of fractal time series
• Discriminant function analysis, a classification procedure

Finance[link]

• Dimensional Fund Advisors, in finance
• Dynamic Financial Analysis, in finance
• Directory of Financial Advisers, DFA a private directory of Financial Advisers in New Zealand
• Dodd-Frank Act, a US federal law signed in 2010

Government and politics[link]

• Dairy Farmers of America, in agriculture
• Democracy for America, a progressive political action committee in the United States
• Department of Foreign Affairs, an executive office of a sovereign state that helps form its foreign policy
• Partnership for a Drug-Free America, a nonprofit organization

Entertainment[link]

Gaming[link]

• Death From Above, a jump-jet attack tactic in the BattleTech game universe
• Double Fine Adventure, an upcoming point-and-click adventure game

Music[link]

• Death from Above 1979, a Toronto based Canadian dance-punk/noise rock duo in the 2000s
• DFA (Italian rock band), an Italian progressive rock band from Verona, Italy
• DFA Records, an independent record label and production team
• D.F.A., a Canadian crossover thrash group from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Sports[link]

• Designated for assignment in baseball
• Darwin Football Association, an Australian rules football league in Tasmania
• Dominica Football Association, the governing body of football in Dominica

Other uses[link]

• Design For All, produced for the Target Corporation
• Doctor of Fine Arts, an academic degree
• John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School ("Davidson Fine Arts"), in Augusta, Georgia

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Delia 'Chikita' Gonzalez is a flyweight female boxer. Born November 20, 1970 in New Mexico, she sports a record of 13-9-4 with 3 knockout wins, although several of her losses have been controversial.^[1]

Personal and early life[link]

Gonzalez is Mexican-American, and trained at the gym under her father's guidance.^[2] Soon she earned the nickname Chikita,^[2] after her favorite boxer, the former 2 time World flyweight champion Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez of Mexico.

Career[link]

As a professional, Delia began with a 4 round decision win over Lucy Tellez in Texas.^[1] A couple of fights later, she beat Gloria Ramirez twice, once by knockout in the 3rd, and once by decision in 4.^[1] Both fights again took place in Texas. Two more wins followed and a title shot came after that, and she beat Klee Fenie in Las Vegas to become the WIBF's world Flyweight champion. She defended her title against Anissa Zamarron winning on points, then met Phoenix's Yvonne Trevino which the judges called a technical draw (word used for tie in boxing). She later met Jolene Blackshear and lost the world title.

She travelled to Cologne, Germany for a bout against Regina Halmich, in May 2000 which she lost. She has won four fights since, more notably the two wins over Yolanda Gonzalez.

Later, Gonzales fighted in the bamtamweight ranks, and in June 2003 lost a fight against Ada Vélez for the WIBA bantamweight title on a seventh-round disqualification. She is also managed boxer Rebecca Rodriguez.

On March 19, 2004 Gonzalez would return to the ring on for a 6-round draw with Johanna Peña-Álvarez.^[3]

References[link]

Gavin Russom is a musician and artist signed to DFA Records. Over the years, Russom has released music under various guises, including Black Leotard Front, Black Meteoric Star and The Crystal Ark, as well as collaborative work with Delia Gonzalez. Russom lives in New York City.

Central to Russom's aesthetic is the search for unity between man, machine, and art, which has translated into Russom designing and building custom analog synthesizers, both for his own music and for others'. Known as "The Wizard" for his technical prowess (as well as for his signature flowing red beard), Russom has built instruments for the likes of James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem), Tim Goldsworthy (UNKLE, The Loving Hand) and Bjorn Copeland (Black Dice).

Biography[link]

Russom was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1974. Expressing a profound interest in music from an early age, Russom spent his teenage years exploring drone and feedback using tape loops and mixers and playing in psychedelic noise bands with Michael Kelley (Kelley Polar) and with Brian Chippendale (Lightning Bolt, Mindflayer). Russom went on to study computer music, theory, composition and improvisation at Bard College from 1994 to 1996. A growing disillusionment with traditional compositional modes along with a move to New York in 1997 opened Russom's music to more experimental forms of expression. In 1998 his collaboration with Delia Gonzalez began, a project that would lead to a number of releases on DFA. Russom moved to Berlin in 2004 where, inspired by that city's flourishing electronic music scene as well as Germany's history of psychedelic music, he produced three singles under the name Black Meteoric Star, which would eventually be collected and released as a self-titled LP in 2009. As of 2010, Russom has relocated to New York where he is producing music as The Crystal Ark. He has also toured playing synths and percussion with LCD Soundsystem.

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• The Days of Mars (with Delia Gonzalez) (DFA, 2005)
• Black Meteoric Star (as Black Meteoric Star) (DFA, 2009)

Singles[link]

With Delia Gonzalez[link]

• "El Monte" (DFA · 2003)
• "Casual Friday" (as Black Leotard Front) (DFA · 2004)
• "Relevee" (DFA · 2006) (featuring remixes by Carl Craig and Baby Ford)
• "Track Five" (DFA · 2010)

As Black Meteoric Star[link]

• "Death Tunnel/World Eater" (DFA · 2009)
• "Dominatron/Anthem" (DFA · 2009)
• "Dream Catcher/Dawn" (DFA · 2009)

As The Crystal Ark[link]

• "The City Never Sleeps" (DFA · 2010)
• "The Tangible Presence of the Miraculous" (DFA · 2010)
• "Touch" (DFA · 2011)

As Gavin Russom[link]

• "Night Sky" (DFA · 2011)

External links[link]

• Gavin Russom Website
• Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom Website
• RA Interview with Gavin Russom
• Interview with Gavin Russom