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Great Smoky Mountains From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the lunar range, see  Smoky Mountains (Moon) .
Great Smoky Mountains
The Smoky Mountains in April 2007, viewed from atop  Mount Le Conte .
Highest point
PeakClingmans Dome
Elevation 6,643 ft (2,025 m)
Coordinates 35°33′46″N   83°29′55″W Coordinates :  35°33′46″N   83°29′55″W
Geography
Appalachian Mountain system
CountryUnited States
StatesNorth Carolina and Tennessee
Parent rangeBlue Ridge Mountains
Borders onBald Mountains ,  Unicoi Mountains ,Plott Balsams
Geology
Orogeny Alleghenian

The  Great Smoky Mountains   are a  mountain range   rising along the  Tennessee –North Carolina   border in the southeastern United States. They are a subrange of the  Appalachian Mountains , and form part of theBlue Ridge Physiographic Province . The range is sometimes called the  Smoky Mountains   and the name is commonly shortened to the  Smokies . The Great Smokies are best known as the home of the  Great Smoky Mountains National Park , which protects most of the range. The park was established in 1934, and, with over 9 million visits per year, it is the most-visited national park in the United States.[ 1]

The Great Smokies are part of an  International Biosphere Reserve . The range is home to an estimated 187,000 acres (76,000 ha) of  old growth   forest, constituting the largest such stand east of the  Mississippi River .[ 2] [ 3]   The  cove   hardwood forests in the range's lower elevations are among the most diverse ecosystems in North America, and the  Southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest   that coats the range's upper elevations is the largest of its kind.[ 4]   The Great Smokies are also home to the densest  black bear   population in the Eastern United States and the most diverse  salamander   population outside of the tropics.[ 5]

Along with the Biosphere reserve, the Great Smokies have been designated a  UNESCO   World Heritage Site . The U.S.  National Park Service   preserves and maintains  78 structures within the national park   that were once part of the numerous small  Appalachian   communities scattered throughout the range's river valleys and coves. The park contains five historic districts and nine individual listings on the  National Register of Historic Places .

The name "Smoky" comes from the natural fog that often hangs over the range and presents as large smoke plumes from a distance. This fog is caused by the vegetation exhaling  volatile organic compounds , chemicals that have a high vapor pressure and easily form vapors at normal temperature and pressure.[ 6]

God Bless America   (film) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
God Bless America
Promotional poster
Directed byBobcat Goldthwait
Produced byJeff Culotta
Written byBobcat Goldthwait
Starring
  • Joel Murray
  • Tara Lynne Barr
  • Mackenzie Brooke Smith
  • Melinda Page Hamilton
Music byMatt Kollar
CinematographyBradley Stonesifer
Edited byJason Stewart
Production company Darko Entertainment
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures
Release dates
  • September 11, 2011(TIFF )
  • April 6, 2012  (United States)
Running time 104 minutes[ 1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$122,550[ 2]

God Bless America   is a 2011 dark comedy film that combines elements of  political satire   with  black humor . The film was written and directed by  Bobcat Goldthwait , and stars  Joel Murray   and  Tara Lynne Barr .

God Bless America From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see  God Bless America (disambiguation) .
"God Bless America"
Song
Published1918, 1938 (revised)
Genre Patriotic song
Composer Irving Berlin

"God Bless America " is an  American   patriotic song   written by  Irving Berlin   in 1918 and revised by him in 1938. The later version has notably been recorded by  Kate Smith , becoming her  signature song .[ 1] [ 2]

"God Bless America" takes the form of a  prayer   (intro lyrics "as we raise our voices, in a solemn prayer") for  God's   blessing and peace for the nation ("...stand beside her and guide her through the night...").

Contents    [hide ] 
  • 1   History
  • 2   Notable public performances
    • 2.1   Use by American government
    • 2.2   Sports events
      • 2.2.1   National Hockey League
      • 2.2.2   Major League Baseball
      • 2.2.3   American football
      • 2.2.4   Indianapolis 500
    • 2.3   Celine Dion
    • 2.4   Daniel Rodríguez
  • 3   Other versions
  • 4   In popular culture
    • 4.1   Parodies
  • 5   Lyrics
  • 6   God Bless America!
  • 7   References
  • 8   External links

History [ edit ] Irving Berlin, 1941

Irving Berlin wrote the song in 1918 while serving the U.S. Army at Camp Upton in  Yaphank, New York , but decided that it did not fit in a  revue   called  Yip Yip Yaphank , so he set it aside.[ 3]   The lyrics at that time included the line "Make her victorious on land and foam, God bless America..."[ 4]   as well as "Stand beside her and guide her  to the right   with the light from above".[ 5]

Music critic  Jody Rosen   says that a 1906 Jewish dialect novelty song, "When Mose with His Nose Leads the Band," contains a six-note fragment that is "instantly recognizable as the opening strains of "God Bless America"". He interprets this as an example of Berlin's "habit of interpolating bits of half-remembered songs into his own numbers."[ 6]   Berlin, born Israel Baline, had himself written several Jewish-themed novelty tunes.[ 7]

Kate Smith, 1930s

In 1938, with the rise of  Adolf Hitler , Berlin, who was  Jewish   and a Russian immigrant, felt it was time to revive it as a "peace song," and it was introduced on an  Armistice Day   broadcast in 1938, sung by  Kate Smith   on her radio show.[ 8]   Berlin had made some minor changes; by this time, "to the right" might have been considered a call to the political right, so he substituted "through the night" instead. He also provided an introduction that is now rarely heard but which Smith always used: "While the storm clouds gather far across the sea / Let us swear allegiance to a land that's free / Let us all be grateful for a land so fair, / As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer." (In her first broadcast of the song, Kate Smith sang "that we're far from there" rather than "for a land so fair".)[ 5]   This was changed when Berlin published the sheet music in March 1939.[ 5]

Woody Guthrie   criticized the song, which he considered unrealistic and complacent, and in 1940 he wrote "This Land Is Your Land ," originally titled "God Blessed America For Me," as a response.[ 9]   Anti-Semitic groups such as the Ku Klux Klan also protest the song due to its authorship by a Jewish immigrant.[ 5]

In 1943, Smith's rendition was featured in the patriotic musical  This is the Army   along with other Berlin songs. The manuscripts in the Library of Congress reveal the evolution of the song from victory to peace. Berlin gave the royalties of the song to the God Bless America Fund for redistribution to the  Boy Scouts of America   and the  Girl Scouts of the USA . Smith performed the song on her two  NBC   television series in the 1950s and in her short-lived  The Kate Smith Show   on  CBS , which aired on  CBS   from January 25 to July 18, 1960.[ 10]   "God Bless America" also spawned another of Irving Berlin's tunes, "Heaven Watch The Philippines," during the end of World War II after he heard the Filipinos sing a slightly revised version of the song replacing "America" with "The Philippines."

The song was used early in the Civil Rights Movement as well as at labor rallies.[ 5]   During the 1960s, the song was increasingly used by Christian conservatives in the US to signal their opposition to  secular liberalism   and to silence dissenters who were speaking in favor of  communism   or in  opposition to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War .[ 11]

Later, from December 11, 1969,[ 8]   through the early 1970s, the playing of Smith singing the song before many home games of the  National Hockey League 's  Philadelphia Flyers   brought it renewed popularity as well as a reputation for being a "good luck charm" to the Flyers[ 8]   long before it became a staple of nationwide sporting events.[ 8]   The Flyers even brought Smith in to perform live before Game 6 of the  1974 Stanley Cup Finals   on May 19, 1974, and the Flyers won the Cup that day.[ 8] [ 10]

Notable public performances [ edit ]

Use by American government [ edit ]

"America" was the official campaign song for  Franklin Delano Roosevelt   in 1940, as well as his Republican opponent,  Wendell Willkie . At that time, the song represented cultural and religious tolerance.[ 11]

During a live television broadcast on the evening of the  September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks , following addresses by then House and Senate leaders  Dennis Hastert   and  Tom Daschle , members of the  United States Congress   broke out into an apparently spontaneous verse of "God Bless America" on the steps of the  Capitol building   in  Washington, D.C. [ 12]

On July 21, 2011, Smith's version of the song was played as  NASA 's final wakeup call for the space shuttle  Atlantis   (STS-135), capping the 30-year shuttle program.

Sports events [ edit ]

National Hockey League [ edit ]

"God Bless America" has been performed at home games of the  National Hockey League 's  Philadelphia Flyers   and those of the  Ottawa Senators   in which the visiting team is from the United States. (The NHL requires arenas in both the U.S. and Canada to perform both "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "O Canada ," the Canadian national anthem, at games that involve teams from both countries.[ 13] )

At some Flyers' home games, especially during big games and the playoffs, their main anthem singer,  Lauren Hart , has sung "God Bless America" alternating lyrics with  Kate Smith   on a video screen. Kate Smith actually appeared in person to sing at select Flyers games, including their  1974 Stanley Cup   clinching game against the  Boston Bruins , to which she received a thunderous ovation from the passionate Philadelphia fans. Before games whenever "God Bless America" is performed,  Lou Nolan , the PA announcer for the Flyers at the  Wells Fargo Center , would say: "Ladies and gentlemen, at this time, we ask that you please rise and remove your hats and salute to our flags and welcome the number 1 ranked anthemist in the NHL, Lauren Hart, as she sings (if the visiting team is from Canada, O Canada, followed by) God Bless America, accompanied by the great Kate Smith."[ 14]

At some Senators home games since  2000–01 ,[ 15]   if the visiting team is from the U.S., their main anthem singer,  Ontario Provincial Police   Constable  Lyndon Slewidge , has sung "God Bless America" and "O Canada."[ 15]   An example of this came during the Senators' home opener during the 2002-03 season, when they were home against the  New Jersey Devils .[ 16]

During  Tom Golisano 's time as owner of the  Buffalo Sabres , the team occasionally substituted "The Star Spangled Banner" with "God Bless America" for certain special events. When this occurred,  Ronan Tynan   would be brought in to sing the song while usual anthem singer Doug Allen sang "O Canada ."

Major League Baseball [ edit ]

On August 26, 2008, a fan at a  Boston Red Sox   game at Yankee Stadium, who had attempted to leave for the restroom during the playing of the song, was restrained and ejected by  NYPD   officers. As part of the settlement of a subsequent lawsuit, the New York Yankees announced that they would no longer restrict the movement of fans during the playing of the song.[ 17]

At Chicago's  Wrigley Field   during the  Vietnam War , the song was often played by the organist as part of his postgame playlist while fans filed out of the stadium.[ 18]

On September 15, 2009, three high school teens filed a lawsuit against New Jersey's minor league  Newark Bears   for being ejected from  Eagles Riverfront Stadium   over their refusal to stand during the playing of "God Bless America" on June 29, 2009. Before being ejected, they were asked to leave the stadium by Bears president and co-owner Thomas Cetnar.[ 19]

Since the  September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks , "God Bless America" is commonly sung during the  seventh-inning stretch   in  Major League Baseball   games, most often on Sundays,[ 20]   Opening Day ,[ 21]   Memorial Day ,[ 22]   Independence Day ,  All-Star Game ,  Labor Day , September 11,[ 23]   and all post-season  Major League Baseball   games. Following the attacks, John Dever, then the Assistant Media Relations Director with the San Diego Padres, suggested the song replace "Take Me Out to the Ball Game ", the more traditional 7th inning anthem.[ 24]   MLB quickly followed the Padres lead and instituted it league-wide for the rest of the season; presently, teams decide individually when to play the song.  Yankee Stadium ,[ 25]   Dodger Stadium ,[ 26]   and  Turner Field [ 21]   are currently the only Major League ballparks to play "God Bless America" in every game during the seventh-inning stretch. The Yankees'  YES Network   and the Dodgers' telecast on  Fox Sports West   televises its performance during some (mainly home) games before going to a commercial. During major games (playoff contests, Opening Day, national holidays, or games against  Boston   or  the Mets ), the Yankees will often have Irish tenor  Ronan Tynan   perform the song.[ 27]

American football [ edit ]

To honor the start of the  United States Bicentennial , Kate Smith sang "God Bless America" for a national television audience, accompanied by the  UCLA Band   at the  1976 Rose Bowl .

Indianapolis 500 [ edit ]

The  Indianapolis 500   is traditionally run at the end of the month of May, and "God Bless America" has been sung there since 2003. The song "America the Beautiful " was sung before, but it was switched to "God Bless America" in the post-9/11 era. The song has traditionally been performed by  Florence Henderson , a native Hoosier, and is a friend of the Hulman-George family, the track's owners. Her performance, often not televised, immediately precedes the national anthem.[ 28]   Henderson routinely sings the entire song, including the prologue, and in some years sings the chorus a second time.

Celine Dion [ edit ]
"God Bless America"
Single  by  Celine Dion
from the album  God Bless America
ReleasedOctober 24, 2001
FormatRadio single
Genre Pop
Length3:47
Label Columbia ,  Epic
Writer(s) Irving Berlin
Producer(s) David Foster
Celine Dion   singles chronology
"Don't Save It All for Christmas Day " (2000) "God Bless America" (2001) "Sous le vent " (2001)

Following the September 11 terrorist attacks, Canadian pop star  Celine Dion   performed the song on the TV special  America: A Tribute to Heroes . Shortly afterwards on October 16,  Sony Music Entertainment   released a benefit album called  God Bless America , which featured Dion singing the song. The album debuted at number 1 on the  Billboard   200   and became the first charity album to reach the top since  USA for Africa 's "We Are the World " in 1985.[ 29]   Dion's version also received enough radio airplay to reach number fourteen on  Billboard' s  Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks   chart. The music video was made and aired in September 2001. Dion performed the song also a few times during 2002. In 2003, she performed it at  Super Bowl XXXVII , which was the first time that "God Bless America" was performed at a Super Bowl.[ 30]   She sang it on July 4, 2004 in her  A New Day...   show as well. "God Bless America" performed by Dion exists in two versions, live and studio. Both included on collections to gather funds for the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and their families. The live version, on  America: A Tribute to Heroes , is from the telethon event of the same name that took place on September 21, 2001. The studio version is on the  God Bless America   album, a patriotic songs CD. It was recorded on September 20, 2001, the day before the American telethon. It was meant to be a replacement for the performance in the event something happened and Dion couldn't appear.

Daniel Rodríguez [ edit ]

The song was recorded by New York City's "singing cop,"  Daniel Rodríguez , and charted for one week at number 99 on the  Billboard   Hot 100   as a single. Before the 2001 versions, the last time "God Bless America" had been a Billboard chart hit was in 1959 when  Connie Francis   reached number 36 with her version (the B-side of her Top 10 hit "Among My Souvenirs").

Fire department From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from  Fire and Rescue Service )

A  fire department   (United States   and  Canada ) or  fire brigade   (United Kingdom   and Commonwealth) (also known as a  fire and rescue service   or simply  fire service ) is a  public   or  private   organization that provides predominantly emergency  firefighting   and  rescue services for a certain jurisdiction, which is typically a  municipality , county, or fire protection district. A fire department usually contains one or more  fire stations   within its boundaries, and may be staffed by career  firefighters ,  volunteer firefighters , or a combination thereof (referred to as a  combination department ).[ 1]

A fire department may also provide "fire protection " or fire prevention services, whereby firefighters visit homes and give fire safety advice and fit smoke alarms for members of the public. In many countries fire protection or prevention is seen as an important role for the fire service, as preventing a fire from occurring in the first place can save lives and property.

Most public or municipal fire departments also carry out an enforcement role, to ensure that buildings (homes, hotels, offices, factories, and so on) are equipped with adequate  fire precautions   to limit the chances of fire and ensure that in the event of fire, people can safely evacuate the premises unharmed. This is also part of the protection or prevention role.

Bella Swan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bella Swan
Twilight   character
Bella Swan as portrayed by  Kristen Stewart   inNew Moon .
Bella Swan
Twilight   character
Bella Swan as portrayed by  Kristen Stewart   inNew Moon .
First appearanceTwilight
Last appearanceBreaking Dawn
Created byStephenie Meyer
Portrayed byKristen Stewart
Information
Nickname(s)Bella Bells Bell Vampire girl  (by Emily Young & Embry Call) Arizona  (in films)
SpeciesHuman   (Twilight ,  New Moon ,  Eclipse ,Breaking Dawn Vampire   Breaking Dawn
GenderFemale
OccupationStudent  (through  Twilight   to  Eclipse ) Employee at Newton's Olympic Outfitters  (New Moon   and  Eclipse )
FamilyCharlie Swan   (father) Renée Dwyer   (mother) Phil Dwyer  (stepfather) Carlisle Cullen   (adoptive father-in-law) Esme Cullen   (adoptive mother-in-law) Emmett Cullen   and  Jasper Hale (adoptive brothers-in-law) Alice Cullen   and  Rosalie Hale (adoptive sisters-in-law)
Spouse(s)Edward Cullen
ChildrenRenesmee Cullen

Isabella Marie "Bella" Swan   (later  Bella Cullen ) is a character and the  protagonist   of the  Twilight   series , written by  Stephenie Meyer . The  Twilight   series, consisting of the novels  Twilight ,  New Moon ,  Eclipse , andBreaking Dawn , is primarily narrated from Bella's point of view. In the  film series , Bella is portrayed by actress  Kristen Stewart .

In  Twilight , Bella moves to her father's home in  Forks, Washington , meets the mysterious Cullen family, and falls in love with  Edward Cullen . However, she soon discovers that the family is a coven of  vampires . Bella expresses a desire to become a vampire herself, against Edward's wishes. In the second novel,  New Moon , Edward and the other Cullens leave Forks in an effort to keep Bella safe from the vampire world.  Jacob Black , a member of the  Quileute   tribe who is also a shape shifter taking a wolf form, comforts the distraught and severely depressed Bella. She comes to care deeply for Jacob, though less than she loves Edward. At the end ofEclipse , Bella becomes engaged to Edward, and they marry in  Breaking Dawn . On their honeymoon, she becomes pregnant by Edward and, due to the peculiar nature of her baby, Bella nearly dies giving birth to their daughter,  Renesmee Cullen . Edward turns her into a vampire to save her life.

Elvis Presley
Presley in a publicity photograph for the 1957 film  Jailhouse Rock
BornElvis Aaron Presley January 8, 1935 Tupelo, Mississippi , U.S.
DiedAugust 16, 1977  (aged 42) Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
Resting place Graceland , Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
EducationL.C. Humes High School
OccupationSinger, actor
Home townMemphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Spouse(s) Priscilla Beaulieu  (m. 1967;div.  1973)
ChildrenLisa Marie Presley
RelativesDanielle Riley Keough (granddaughter)
Military career
Allegiance   United States of America
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service1958–1960
Rank   Sergeant
UnitCompany A, 1st Medium Tank Battalion, 32nd Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Division
Musical career
Genres
  • Rock and roll
  • pop
  • rockabilly
  • country
  • blues
  • gospel
  • soul
  • rhythm and blues
  • adult contemporary
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1953–1977
Labels Sun ,  RCA (Victor) ,  HMV
Associated actsThe Blue Moon Boys ,  The Jordanaires ,  The Imperials
Websitewww.elvis.com
Signature

Elvis Aaron Presley [ a]   (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant  cultural icons   of the 20th century, he is often referred to as  "the King of Rock and Roll" , or simply, "the King".

Presley was born in  Tupelo, Mississippi , and when he was 13 years old, he and his family relocated to  Memphis, Tennessee . His music career began there in 1954, when he recorded a song with producer  Sam Phillips   atSun Records . Accompanied by guitarist  Scotty Moore   and bassist  Bill Black , Presley was an early popularizer of  rockabilly , an uptempo,  backbeat -driven fusion of  country music   and  rhythm and blues .  RCA Victor   acquired his contract in a deal arranged by  Colonel Tom Parker , who managed the singer for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel ", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States. He was regarded as the leading figure of  rock and roll   after a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines that coincided with the dawn of the  Civil Rights Movement , made him enormously popular—and controversial.

In November 1956, he made his film debut in  Love Me Tender . In 1958, he was drafted into military service. He resumed his recording career two years later, producing some of his most commercially successful work before devoting much of the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and their accompanying soundtrack albums, most of which were critically derided. In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed televised comeback special  Elvis , which led to an extended  Las Vegas   concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley was featured in the first globally broadcast concert via satellite,  Aloha from Hawaii . Several years of prescription drug abuse severely damaged his health, and he died in 1977 at the age of 42.

Presley is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century. Commercially successful in many genres, including  pop ,  blues   and  gospel , he is the  best-selling solo artist   in the history of recorded music,[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]   with estimated record sales of around 600 million units worldwide.[ 5]   He won three  Grammys , also receiving the  Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award   at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple musichalls of fame .  Forbes   named Elvis Presley as the 2nd top earning dead celebrity with $55 million as of 2011.[ 6] [ 7]

Number one albums
YearAlbumTypeChart positions
US [ 385] US Country [ 386] UK [ 277] [ 387]
1956 Elvis Presley studio/comp. 1 n.a. 1
Elvis studio 1 n.a. 3
1957 Loving You sound./studio 1 n.a. 1
Elvis' Christmas Album studio 1 n.a. 2
1960 Elvis Is Back! studio 2 n.a. 1
G.I. Blues soundtrack 1 n.a. 1
1961 Something for Everybody studio 1 n.a. 2
Blue Hawaii soundtrack 1 n.a. 1
1962 Pot Luck studio 4 n.a. 1
1964 Roustabout soundtrack 1 12
1969 From Elvis in Memphis studio 13 2 1
1973 Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite live 1 1 11
1974 Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1 compilation 43 1 20
1975 Promised Land studio 47 1 21
1976 From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee studio 41 1 29
1977 Elvis' 40 Greatest compilation 1
Moody Blue studio/live 3 1 3
Elvis in Concert live 5 1 13
2002 ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits compilation 1 1 1
2007 Elvis the King compilation 1

Number one singles
YearSingleChart positions
US [ 300] US Country [ 388] UK [ 277] [ 387]
1956 "I Forgot to Remember to Forget "  (reissue) 1
"Heartbreak Hotel " 1 1 2
"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You " 1 1 14
"Don't Be Cruel " 1 1 2
"Hound Dog " 1 1 2
"Love Me Tender " 1 3 11
1957 "Too Much " 1 3 6
"All Shook Up " 1 1 1
"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear " 1 1 3
"Jailhouse Rock " 1 1 1
1958 "Don't " 1 2 2
"Hard Headed Woman " 1 2 2
1959 "One Night "/"I Got Stung " 4/8 24/— 1
"A Fool Such as I "/"I Need Your Love Tonight " 2/4 1
"A Big Hunk o' Love " 1 4
1960 "Stuck on You " 1 27 3
"It's Now or Never " 1 1
"Are You Lonesome Tonight? " 1 22 1
1961 "Wooden Heart " 1
"Surrender " 1 1
"(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame "/"Little Sister " 4/5 1
1962 "Can't Help Falling in Love "/"Rock-A-Hula Baby " 2/23 1
"Good Luck Charm " 1 1
"She's Not You " 5 1
"Return to Sender " 2 1
1963 "(You're The) Devil in Disguise " 3 1
1965 "Crying in the Chapel " 3 1
1969 "Suspicious Minds " 1 2
1970 "The Wonder of You " 9 37 1
1977 "Moody Blue " 31 1 6
"Way Down " 18 1 1
1981 "Guitar Man "  (remix) 28 1 43
2002 "A Little Less Conversation "  (JXL   remix) 50 1
2005 "Jailhouse Rock"  (reissue) 1
"One Night"/"I Got Stung"  (reissue) 1
"It's Now or Never"  (reissue) 1

Filmography Main article:  Elvis Presley filmography

TV concert specials

  • Elvis   (1968)
  • Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite   (1973)
  • Elvis in Concert   (1977)
The Big Bang Theory
GenreSitcom [ 1]
Created byChuck Lorre Bill Prady
Directed byMark Cendrowski
Starring
  • Johnny Galecki
  • Jim Parsons
  • Kaley Cuoco
  • Simon Helberg
  • Kunal Nayyar
  • Sara Gilbert
  • Melissa Rauch
  • Mayim Bialik
  • Kevin Sussman [ 2]
Theme music composerBarenaked Ladies
Opening theme"Big Bang Theory Theme"[ 3] [ 4]
Country of originUnited States
Originallanguage(s) English
No.  of seasons8
No.  of episodes183  (list of episodes )

The Big Bang Theory   is an American  sitcom   created by  Chuck Lorre   and  Bill Prady , both of whom serve as executive producers on the show along with  Steven Molaro . All three also serve as head writers. The show premiered on  CBS   on September 24, 2007.[ 5]   The  eighth season   premiered on September 22, 2014.

The show is primarily centered on five characters living in  Pasadena, California :  Leonard Hofstadter   and  Sheldon Cooper , both  physicists   at  Caltech , who share an apartment;  Penny , a waitress and aspiring actress who later becomes a pharmaceutical representative, and who lives across the hall; and Leonard and Sheldon's equally  geeky   and socially awkward friends and co-workers,  aerospace engineer   Howard Wolowitz   andastrophysicist   Raj Koothrappali . Geekiness and intellect of the four guys is contrasted for comic effect with Penny's social skills and common sense.[ 6] [ 7]

Over time, supporting characters have been promoted to starring roles:  Bernadette Rostenkowski , Howard's girlfriend (later his wife), a  microbiologist   and former part-time waitress alongside Penny;  neuroscientist   Amy Farrah Fowler , who joins the group after being matched to Sheldon on a dating website (and later becomes Sheldon's girlfriend); and  Stuart Bloom , the cash-strapped owner of the comic book store the characters often visit, who, in season 8, moves in with Howard's mother.

Sheldon is often described as the stereotypical "geek". He is usually characterized as extremely intelligent, socially inept, and rigidly logical. Despite his intellect, he sometimes displays a lack of common sense. He has a superiority complex, but also possesses childlike qualities, of which he seems unaware, such as extreme stubbornness. He is unknowingly nasty to the others, even his friends, not by choice. It is claimed by Bernadette that the reason Sheldon is sometimes nasty is because the part of his brain that tells him it is wrong to be nasty is "getting a wedgie off of the other parts of his brain". The first four episodes of  The Big Bang Theory portray Sheldon inconsistently with his later characterization. According to Prady, the character "began to evolve after episode five or so and became his own thing."[ 17]

Sheldon possesses an  eidetic memory   and an IQ of 187,[ 18]   although he claims his IQ cannot be accurately measured by normal tests.[ 19]   He originally claimed to have a master's degree and two  doctoral degrees , but this list has increased.[ 20] [ 21]   Sheldon has an extensive general knowledge in many subjects including physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy,  cosmology , algebra, calculus,  differential equations ,  vector calculus , computers, electronics, engineering, history, geography, linguistics, football and various languages like  Finnish , Spanish, French,  Mandarin Chinese ,  Persian ,  Arabic , and  Klingon   from  Star Trek. [ 22]   He also shows great talent in music, knowing how to play the piano,  recorder and  theremin   and having  perfect pitch .[ 23]   Although his friends have similar intellects to him, his eccentricities, stubbornness, and lack of empathy often frustrate them. Sheldon occasionally uses slang (in a very unnatural fashion), and follows jokes with hiscatchphrase   "Bazinga!" which is now an officially registered trademark of  Warner Bros. [ 24] [ 25]   He is uncomfortable with human physical contact and has  germophobia , which makes his exceptionally rare hugs extremely awkward and painful-looking. He also has blood phobia, which causes him to faint at the sight of it.[ 26]   Sheldon has difficulty coping when he is interrupted, when asked to keep a secret, or when he hears arguing.[ 27] [ 28] [ 29]   He is also a  notary public   and uses his knowledge in law and contracts usually for his own advantage and is always distressed when challenged in a legal aspect that he cannot logically defend. In his mannerisms, Sheldon also shows symptoms associated with  obsessive-compulsive personality disorder . Whenever approaching a person's home, he must knock three times, then say the person's name, and must repeat this at least three times. Upon entering a person's home, he must select the proper seat before sitting down. When it is suggested by Penny that he "Just sit anywhere", his response is "Oh, no, that's crazy!" This extends to his inability to accept change. His rigidity in maintaining homeostasis often causes him frustration. Because of his rigidity and stubbornness, only his mother and Bernadette – both possessing strong maternal instincts – are able to control him.

Like his friends, Sheldon is scientifically inclined and is fond of comic books (especially the  DC Universe ),  costumes ,  roleplaying games , video games,  tabletop games ,  collectible card games , action figures, fantasy, science fiction, and cartoons. Sheldon hasrestraining orders   from his heroes  Leonard Nimoy ,  Carl Sagan , and  Stan Lee ,[ 30] [ 31] [ 32]   as well as television scientist  Bill Nye .[ 33]   Sheldon often wears vintage T-shirts adorned with superhero logos.

Ford Mustang
2015 Ford Mustang
Overview
ManufacturerFord
ProductionApril 1964–present
Model years 1965–present
Designer John Najjar Ferzely ,  Philip T. Clark ,  Joe Oros
Body and chassis
Class Pony car
Body style
  • 2-door  2+2   seat  coupe
  • 2-door  hatchback
  • 2-door  fastback
  • 2-door  convertible
Layout FR layout

The  Ford Mustang   is an American  automobile   manufactured by the  Ford Motor Company . It was originally based on the  platform   of the second generation North American  Ford Falcon , a  compact car .[ 1]   The original  Ford Mustang I   four-seater concept car had evolved into the 1963 Mustang II two-seater prototype, which Ford used to pretest how the public would take interest in the first production Mustang which was released as the 1964 1/2, with a slight variation on the frontend and a top that was 2.7 inches shorter than the 1963 Mustang II.[ 2]   Introduced early on April 17, 1964,[ 3]   and thus dubbed as a "1964½" model by Mustang fans, the 1965 Mustang was the automaker's most successful launch since the  Model A .[ 4]   The Mustang has undergone several transformations to its current  sixth generation .

The Mustang created the "pony car " class of American automobiles—sports-car like  coupes   with long hoods and short rear decks[ 5] —and gave rise to competitors such as the  Chevrolet Camaro ,[ 6]   Pontiac Firebird ,  AMC Javelin ,[ 7]   Chrysler 's revamped  Plymouth Barracuda   and the first generation  Dodge Challenger .[ 8]   The Mustang is also credited for inspiring the designs of coupés such as the  Toyota Celica   and  Ford Capri , which were imported to the United States.

Racing [ edit ]

The Mustang made its first public appearance on a racetrack little more than a month after its April 17 introduction, as  pace car   for the  1964 Indianapolis 500 .[ 13]

The same year, Mustangs achieved the first of many notable competition successes, winning first and second in class in the  Tour de France   international rally. The car's American competition debut, also in 1964, was in  drag racing , where private individuals and dealer-sponsored teams campaigned Mustangs powered by 427 cu. in. V8s.

In late 1964, Ford contracted  Holman & Moody   to prepare ten 427-powered Mustangs to contest the  National Hot Rod Association 's (NHRA) A/Factory Experimental class in the 1965 drag racing season. Five of these special Mustangs made their competition debut at the 1965 NHRA Winternationals, where they qualified in the Factory Stock Eliminator class. The car driven by  Bill Lawton   won the class.[ 68]

A decade later  Bob Glidden   won the Mustang's first NHRA Pro Stock title.

Early Mustangs also proved successful in road racing. The GT 350 R, the race version of the  Shelby GT 350 , won five of the  Sports Car Club of America 's (SCCA) six divisions in 1965. Drivers were Jerry Titus, Bob Johnson and  Mark Donohue , and Titus won the (SCCA) B-Production national championship. GT 350s won the B-Production title again in 1966 and 1967. They also won the 1966 manufacturers’ championship in the inaugural SCCA  Trans-Am series , and repeated the win the following year.[ 13]

In 1969, modified versions of the 428  Mach 1 ,  Boss 429   and  Boss 302   took 295  United States Auto Club -certified records at  Bonneville Salt Flats . The outing included a 24-hour run on a 10-mile (16 km) course at an average speed of 157 mph (253 km/h). Drivers were  Mickey Thompson ,  Danny Ongais , Ray Brock, and Bob Ottum.[ 13]

In 1970, Mustang won the  SCCA   series manufacturers’ championship again, with  Parnelli Jones   and  George Follmer   driving for car owner/builder  Bud Moore   and crew chief Lanky Foushee. Jones won the "unofficial" drivers’ title.

Two years later  Dick Trickle   won 67 short-track oval feature races, a national record for wins in a single season.

In 1975 Ron Smaldone's Mustang became the first-ever American car to win the Showroom Stock national championship in SCCA road racing.

Mustangs also competed in the  IMSA   GTO class, with wins in 1984 and 1985. In 1985  John Jones   also won the 1985 GTO drivers’ championship;  Wally Dallenbach Jr ., John Jones and  Doc Bundy   won the GTO class at the  Daytona 24 Hours ; and Ford won its first manufacturers’ championship in road racing since 1970. Three class wins went to Lynn St. James, the first woman to win in the series.

1986 brought eight more GTO wins and another manufacturers’ title.  Scott Pruett   won the drivers’ championship. The GT Endurance Championship also went to Ford.

In drag racing Rickie Smith's  Motorcraft   Mustang won the  International Hot Rod Association   Pro Stock   world championship.

In 1987  Saleen Autosport Mustangs   driven by  Steve Saleen   and  Rick Titus   won the SCCA Escort Endurance SSGT championship, and in  International Motor Sports Association   (IMSA) racing a Mustang again won the GTO class in the  Daytona 24 Hours . In 1989, its silver anniversary year, the Mustang won Ford its first Trans-Am manufacturers’ title since 1970, with  Dorsey Schroeder   winning the drivers’ championship.[ 69]

In 1997,  Tommy Kendall ’s Roush-prepared Mustang won a record 11 consecutive races in Trans-Am to secure his third straight driver's championship.

In 2002  John Force   broke his own NHRA drag racing record by winning his 12th national championship in his Ford Mustang  Funny Car , Force beat that record again in 2006, becoming the first-ever 14-time champion, again, driving a Mustang.[ 13]

Currently, Mustangs compete in the  Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge   (formerly known as the  KONI Challenge ), where they have won the manufacturer's title in 2005 and 2008, and the Canada Drift,  Formula Drift   and  D1 Grand Prix   series. They are highly competitive in the  SCCA World Challenge , with  Brandon Davis   winning the 2009 GT driver's championship. Mustangs competed in the now-defunct  Grand-Am Road Racing   Ford Racing Mustang Challenge for the Miller Cup series as well.

Ford has been successful in the  Grand-Am Road Racing   Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge   winning championships in 2005, 2008, and 2009 with the Mustang FR500C and GT models. In 2004,  Ford Racing   retained  Multimatic   to design, engineer, build and race the Mustang FR500C turn-key race car.  Multimatic Motorsports   won the championship in 2005 with  Scott Maxwell   and  David Empringham   taking the driver's title. In 2010,  Ford Racing   contracted  Multimatic   again to design, engineer, develop and race the next generation of Mustang race car, known as the Boss 302R. With any new race car, it had various kinks and bugs to work through. The new Mustang Boss 302R achieved numerous pole positions, however reliability hampered race results. The following season the Mustang Boss 302R took its maiden victory at  Barber Motorsports Park   in early 2011.  Multimatic Motorsports   drivers  Scott Maxwell   and  Joe Foster   brought home the win for Ford.

In 2010 the Ford Mustang became Ford's  Car of Tomorrow   for the  NASCAR Nationwide Series   with full-time racing of the Mustang beginning in 2011. This opened a new chapter in both the Mustang's history and Ford's history. NASCAR insiders expect to see Mustang racing in  NASCAR Sprint Cup   by 2014 (the model's 50th anniversary). Unlike other racing series, the NASCAR vehicles are not based on production Mustangs, but are a  silhouette racing car   with decals that give them a superficial resemblance to the production road cars.  Carl Edwards   won the first-ever race with a NASCAR-prepped Mustang on April 8, 2011 at the  Texas Motor Speedway .

Ford Mustangs compete in the  FIA GT3 European Championship , and compete in the  GT4 European Cup   and other sports car races such as the  24 Hours of Spa . The  Marc VDS Racing Team   has been developing the  GT3 spec   Mustang since 2010.[ 70]   The car has most recently competed in the 2011 24 hours of Spa.

In 2012,  Jack Roush   won the  Daytona International Speedway's   opening race of the 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 At Daytona weekend in a Mustang Boss 302R. Leading the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge's final 18 laps, Johnson held off a veritable conga line of six  BMW M3's   behind as he closed on the driving pair's first win of 2012 in the BMW Performance 200 at Daytona.[ 71]

Awards [ edit ] 2005 Canadian Car of the Year

The 1965 Mustang won the Tiffany Gold Medal for excellence in American design, the first automobile ever to do so.

The Mustang was on the  Car and Driver Ten Best   list in  1983 ,  1987 ,  1988 ,  2005 ,  2006 , and  2011 . It won the  Motor Trend Car of the Year   award in 1974 and 1994.

In 2005 it was runner-up to the  Chrysler 300   for the  North American Car of the Year   award and was named  Canadian Car of the Year .[ 72]

Cowgirl From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A  cowgirl   is the female equivalent of a  cowboy .

Cowgirl   may also refer to:

In  entertainment :

  • "Cowgirl" (song) , a 1994 single by Underworld
  • "Legend of a Cowgirl", a 1997 single by  Imani Coppola
  • "Cowgirl", a 2001 song by Bambee from her album  Fairytales
  • Cowgirl   (album) , a 2006 album by  Lynn Anderson
  • Cowgirl   (film) , a German film starring  Alexandra Maria Lara
  • Cowgirl   (short subject film) , a short subject film featuring  Sandra Oh
  • Jillian "Cowgirl" Pearlman, a character in the Green Lantern comics featuring  Hal Jordan
  • Cowgirl, a character in the comic book mini-series  Ultra

In  sports :

  • Oklahoma State Cowgirls , the women's athletic teams of Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
  • Wyoming Cowgirls , the women's athletic teams of the University of Wyoming

In  other uses :

  • Cowgirl (sex position) , another name for the "woman on top" position
  • The Cowgirl , Jenn Sterger, model and television personality, known for a brief TV appearance in a cowboy hat and tight shirt while a student at Florida State University
    • FSU Cowgirls , a group of FSU coeds of which Sterger was a member
  • Cowgirl Creamery , an artisanal cheese company in California, US

Development of the modern cowboy image Roy Rogers and Dale Evans at the 61st Academy Awards

The traditions of the working cowboy were further etched into the minds of the general public with the development of  Wild West Shows   in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which showcased and romanticized the life of both cowboys and  Native Americans .[ 61]   Beginning in the 1920s and continuing to the present day,  Western movies   popularized the cowboy lifestyle but also formed persistent  stereotypes , both positive and negative. In some cases, the cowboy and the violent  gunslinger   are often associated with one another. On the other hand, some actors who portrayed cowboys promoted positive values, such as the "cowboy code" of  Gene Autry , that encouraged honorable behavior, respect and patriotism.[ 62]

Likewise, cowboys in movies were often shown fighting with  American Indians . However, the reality was that, while cowboys were armed against both predators and human thieves, and often used their guns to run off people of any race who attempted to steal, or  rustle   cattle, nearly all actual armed conflicts occurred between Indian people and  cavalry   units of the  U.S. Army .[citation needed ]

In reality, working ranch hands past and present had very little time for anything other than the constant, hard work involved in maintaining a ranch.

Cowgirls "Rodeo Cowgirl" by  C.M. Russell . Fannie Sperry Steele, Champion Lady Bucking Horse Rider, Winnipeg Stampede, 1913 CheyenneSheetMusicCover

The history of women in the west, and women who worked on cattle ranches in particular, is not as well documented as that of men. However, institutions such as the  National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame   have made significant efforts in recent years to gather and document the contributions of women.[ 2]

There are few records mentioning girls or women working to drive cattle up the cattle trails of the Old West. However women did considerable ranch work, and in some cases (especially when the men went to war or on long cattle drives) ran them. There is little doubt that women, particularly the wives and daughters of men who owned small ranches and could not afford to hire large numbers of outside laborers, worked side by side with men and thus needed to ride horses and be able to perform related tasks. The largely undocumented contributions of women to the west were acknowledged in law; the western states led the  United States   in granting women the right to vote, beginning with  Wyoming   in 1869.[ 63]   Early photographers such as  Evelyn Cameron   documented the life of working ranch women and cowgirls during the late 19th and early 20th century.

While impractical for everyday work, the  sidesaddle   was a tool that gave women the ability to ride horses in "respectable" public settings instead of being left on foot or confined tohorse-drawn vehicles . Following the  Civil War ,  Charles Goodnight   modified the traditional English sidesaddle, creating a western-styled design. The traditional  charras   of  Mexico preserve a similar tradition and ride sidesaddles today in  charreada   exhibitions on both sides of the border.

It wasn't until the advent of  Wild West Shows   that "cowgirls" came into their own. These adult women were skilled performers, demonstrating riding, expert marksmanship, and trick roping that entertained audiences around the world. Women such as  Annie Oakley   became household names. By 1900, skirts split for riding astride became popular, and allowed women to compete with the men without scandalizing Victorian Era audiences by wearing men's clothing or, worse yet,  bloomers . In the movies that followed from the early 20th century on, cowgirls expanded their roles in the popular culture and movie designers developed attractive clothing suitable for riding Western saddles.

Independently of the entertainment industry, the growth of  rodeo   brought about the rodeo cowgirl. In the early Wild West shows and rodeos, women competed in all events, sometimes against other women, sometimes with the men. Cowgirls such as  Fannie Sperry Steele   rode the same "rough stock" and took the same risks as the men (and all while wearing a heavy split skirt that was more encumbering than men's trousers) and competed at major rodeos such as the  Calgary Stampede   and  Cheyenne Frontier Days .[ 64]

Modern rodeo cowgirl

Rodeo competition for women changed in the 1920s due to several factors. After 1925, when Eastern promoters started staging indoor rodeos in places like Madison Square Garden, women were generally excluded from the men's events and many of the women's events were dropped. Also, the public had difficulties with seeing women seriously injured or killed, and in particular, the death of  Bonnie McCarroll   at the 1929  Pendleton Round-Up   led to the elimination of women's bronc riding from rodeo competition.[ 65]

In today's rodeos, men and women compete equally together only in the event of  team roping , though technically women now could enter other open events. There also are all-women rodeos where women compete in  bronc riding ,  bull riding   and all other traditional rodeo events. However, in open rodeos, cowgirls primarily compete in the timed riding events such as  barrel racing , and most professional rodeos do not offer as many women's events as men's events.

Boys and girls are more apt to compete against one another in all events in high-school rodeos as well as  O-Mok-See   competition, where even boys can be seen in traditionally "women's" events such as barrel racing. Outside of the rodeo world, women compete equally with men in nearly all other  equestrian   events, including the  Olympics , and  western riding   events such as  cutting ,  reining , and  endurance riding .

Today's working cowgirls generally use clothing, tools and equipment indistinguishable from that of men, other than in color and design, usually preferring a flashier look in competition. Sidesaddles are only seen in exhibitions and a limited number of specialty  horse show   classes. A modern working cowgirl wears jeans, close-fitting shirts, boots, hat, and when needed, chaps and gloves. If working on the ranch, they perform the same chores as cowboys and dress to suit the situation.

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