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Justin Bieber – One Time

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Justin Bieber – One Time

Justin Bieber - One Time

Born on March 1, 1994, Justin Bieber started singing since he was 12 and finished the second place when participating in a local singing competition. “The other people in the competition had been taking singing lessons and had vocal coaches. I wasn’t taking it too seriously at the time, I would just sing around the house,” he recalled.

In an effort to share his victory to family and friends who missed his performances at the competition, he and his mother opened a YouTube account and posted his video performances on the file-sharing website. “I put my singing videos from the competition on YouTube so that my friends and family could watch them,” he stated. “But it turned out that other people liked them and they started subscribing to them. That’s how my manager found me. He saw me on YouTube and contacted my family and now I’m signed!”

His manager Scooter Braun flew Justin from his hometown Ontario, Canada to Atlanta, Georgia for a meeting with Usher. “I sang for him and his people and he really wanted to sign me then and there but I still had a meeting with Justin Timberlake who also wanted to sign me.

It turned out Usher’s deal was way better. He had L.A. Reid backing him up and Scooter had a lot of really good connections in Atlanta,” he traced back his memory.
In October of 2008, Justin was officially signed to Island Records and began working on his debut album “My World”. Powerhouse producers like Christopher “Tricky” Stewart and The-Dream lent their helping hands on the effort. He also got Usher as his collaborator on one of the songs.

“My World” was released across United States on November 17. The album was preceded with four hit singles “One Time”, “One Less Lonely Girl”, “Love Me” and “Favourite Girl”, all of which cracked Top 15 of Canadian Singles chart and reached Top 40 of Billboard Hot 100. This achievement made him the only artist in Billboard history that has four singles from a debut album charting in the Top 40 of the Hot 100 before the album’s release.

Justin toured with Taylor Swift as her supporting act on two of her U.K. stops for “Fearless” tour. He also embarked on five headlining concerts in Canada. Moreover, he appeared in several hit U.S. TV shows, naming some were “Good Morning America”, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Read more…..www.aceshowbiz.com

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Banana Coffee Cake

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Banana Coffee Cake

Banana Coffee Cake

Ingredients

  • 100g butter, softened
  • 3⁄4 cup packed soft brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup mashed very ripe banana
  • 11⁄2 cups self-raising flour
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon bicarb soda
  • 1⁄4 cup strong black coffee, cooled
  • 1⁄4 cup milk (optional)
  • 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
  • 11⁄2 tablespoons soft brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground coffee

Preparation method

1. Preheat oven to 180 C/160 C fan-forced. Grease a 20cm (base measurement) springform pan.

2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, then banana, until blended. Fold in flour sifted with soda alternately with cooled coffee. (If mixture is thick, beat in milk.) Pour mixture into prepared pan.

3. Combine pecans, brown sugar and ground coffee; sprinkle over batter. Bake 35 minutes until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool 5 minutes in pan; remove ring and serve warm.

Basket Case – Common Sayings

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Basket Case – Common Sayings

Basket Case - Common Sayings

Meaning: 
One that is in a completely hopeless or useless condition.

Most say it came from ...

The supposed origin came about during World War I and was used to describe servicemen that had all of their limbs either surgically or explodingly removed–leaving them as nothing more then torsos that would have to be carried in a basket.

So is that true? 
Again, it’s a yes and no answer. Yes, there were servicemen that went home sans all limbs during the World Wars, but only two documented cases and there were no reports of either of them being carried off in baskets of any kind.

Confusingly, the earliest recorded uses of the phrase were from US military statements claiming no such limbless soldiers existed. One way or another, it doesn’t seem like there were enough cases to create a whole phrase to describe them. Why have a term for something that doesn’t exist? Then again we have a word for “leprechaun” so, why not.

A lot of the English language seems to have been developed as some kind of elaborate practical joke. It’s full of little sayings and idioms that on their face make no sense at all, and if traced back to their origins are downright horrifying.

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Lady Willpower – Gary Puckett and The Union Gap

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Lady Willpower – Gary Puckett and The Union Gap

Lady Willpower - Gary Puckett and The Union Gap

Gary Puckett and The Union Gap (initially credited as The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett) was an American pop rock group operating in the late 1960s.

Their biggest hits were “Woman, Woman,” “Young Girl,” and “Lady Willpower.” Singer Gary Puckett (born October 17, 1942, Hibbing, Minnesota) grew up in Yakima, Washington – close to the city of Union Gap – and Twin Falls, Idaho.

He began playing guitar in his teens, and graduated from Twin Falls High School before attending college in San Diego, California. There, he quit college and played in several local bands before joining the Outcasts, a local hard rock group comprising bassist Kerry Chater (born August 7, 1945, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada),[1] keyboardist Gary ‘Mutha’ Withem (born August 22, 1946, San Diego), tenor saxophonist Dwight Bement (born December 28, 1945, San Diego), and drummer Paul Wheatbread (born February 8, 1946, San Diego).
In 1966, the band toured the Pacific Northwest without Wheatbread, who was recruited as the house drummer on the television series, Where the Action Is; he later rejoined the line-up. Under manager Dick Badger, the band were renamed The Union Gap in early 1967, and fitted themselves out with Union Army-style Civil War uniforms as a visual gimmick. They then recorded a demo, which was heard by CBS record producer and songwriter Jerry Fuller. Impressed by Puckett’s baritone voice and the band’s soft rock leanings, Fuller signed them to a recording contract with Columbia Records.

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Deli Roast Beef

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Deli Roast Beef

Deli Roast Beef

This is the easiest roast beef recipe you’ll find! There are very few ingredients and almost no prep time, and it comes out moist and delicious every time. Yum!

Serves: 20

Cooking Time: 50 min

Ingredients
  • 5 pounds top round roast
  •  garlic salt, to taste
  •  coarse black pepper, to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 500F degrees.
  2. Bring the meat to room temperature and season with the garlic salt and the pepper.
  3. Place meat in a shallow roaster pan with a rack to sit the meat on.
  4. Cook the roast at 500F degrees.  Time varies according to your desired doneness:
    • 6 minutes per pound for rare
    • 7-10 minutes for medium-rare or medium
  5. Turn off the oven and let the roast sit in the oven for 1 1/2 hours before opening the door.
Notes
  • I use a 4 to 6 pound top round roast, but you can use a smaller one – remember it will have less rare meat. You may have trouble finding top round roast (same as London broil), but roast is much thicker and makes nice size slices for sandwiches. Ask the butcher for one if they aren’t in the meat counter.
  • If you’re serving the roast after it has coooled, you can reheat it at 350F degrees for 30 minutes.  You will have some drippings in the bottom of the pan, which you can add some water to and cook down for au jus gravy.
  • If you opt to chill the roast beef after cooking, slice and serve it on a sandwich with garlic – it’s delicious!

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Welcome To Wisconsin

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Welcome To Wisconsin

Welcome To Wisconsin

ATTENTION:   CRIMINALS and TERRORISTS!

Over 170, 000 Wisconsin residents have a legal permit to carry a handgun.

They are armed and prepared to defend themselves and others against acts of violence.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Illinois and Chicago however have been disarmed for your convenience.

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Abba – Waterloo

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Abba – Waterloo

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The Abba story began in June 1966 when Bjrn Ulvaeus (born 1945) met Benny Andersson (born 1946) for the first time. Bjrn was a member of the Hootenanny Singers, a very popular folk music group, while Benny played keyboards in Sweden’s biggest pop group of the 1960s, The Hep Stars.

The pair wrote their first song together later that year, and by the end of the decade they had established a regular partnership as composers. By that time, Benny had left The Hep Stars, while the Hootenanny Singers only existed in the recording studio. The Hootenanny Singers released their records on the Polar Music record label, owned by Stig Anderson (19311997), who was to become Abba’s manager. Stig also contributed lyrics to many Abba hits during the first years of the groups career.

In the spring of 1969, Bjrn and Benny met the two women who were to become not only their fiances but also the other half of Abba. Agnetha Fltskog (born 1950) had been a successful solo singer since releasing her first single in 1967. She and Bjrn were married in July 1971. Anni-Frid Lyngstad (born 1945), also known as Frida, started her recording career shortly before Agnetha. Frida was of Norwegian origin, but had moved to Sweden at a very early age. Benny and Frida didnt get married until October 1978.

At first, the four members collaborated musically mainly by contributing songs, instrumental backing, production work or backing vocals to the recordings they each made as solo or duo acts. In 1970, the attractive sound of their four voices combined gave them the idea to put together the cabaret act Festfolk (which had the double meaning “engaged couples” and “party people”). This first attempt failed, but in the spring of 1972 they recorded a song called People Need Love, garnering a medium-sized hit in Sweden. At this time they called themselves Bjrn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid.

Encouraged by this success, they entered the 1973 Swedish selections for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Ring Ring. They finished third, but the single and the album of the same name competed for the top positions on the Swedish chart. Ring Ring also became a hit in several other European countries.

The group entered the selections again in 1974, this time with Waterloo, which took them all the way to the finals in Brighton, England. By this time they had changed their name to Abba, an acronym of their first names. Abba was also the name of a Swedish canned fish company, which luckily agreed to lending their name to a pop group. The Eurovision Song Contest on April 6, 1974 turned out to be the most famous moment in ABBA history, when the group won the international juries over with Waterloo.

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Raining Cats and Dogs – Common Sayings

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Raining Cats and Dogs – Common Sayings

Raining Cats and Dogs - Common Sayings

Meaning:
A torrential rain. As in, “It’s raining cats and dogs.”

Most say it came from …

In the 1500s human beings had the pleasure of living in homes with thatched roofs. In these strange times, humans for some reason didn’t want their pets shitting in their homes and so they were always kept outside. The animals would keep themselves warm in the little nooks in the thatching on the roofs and store their food and porno up there for a rainy day.

When an especially rainy day did come along, the animals would either get washed off of the roof or would come leaping down looking for better cover. The story goes that the townsfolk would look out their window, see pets falling from the sky, and proclaim it to be “raining cats and dogs.” Then they would probably burn a witch or something.

Raining Cats and Dogs - Common Sayings

So is that true?
Apparently the saying didn’t come about until the 17th century, not the 16th. So, we’ll just move on and call this a complete lie.

Unfortunately there are so many suggested origins of this one that it’s hard to tell if any of them are more than legends mutated by time and people who like to lie. One story says 17th century sewage systems (if the town even had one) were prone to massive flooding, washing out dead dogs and cats that had fallen in. This would leave some to believe that dead animals were literally falling from the sky. Why the sight of a dead animal on the ground would cause anyone to assume it fell from the heavens, as opposed to just falling over dead the normal way, is anyone’s guess.

Others claim it goes all the way back to Norse mythology (the storm god Odin had two hounds). Still others say it has to do with the freak occurrence of frogs or fish falling from the sky (after being swept up by storms and flung miles away) and that the saying “it’s raining cats and dogs” is just a way to say it’s raining even harder than the time it rained fish. Still it seems like a catchier idiom would have been, “It’s raining bears!” or “It’s raining human babies! Quick, catch the babies!” followed by frenetic screaming.

Anyway, there’s no hard and fast proof for any of them so take your pick.

A  lot of the English language seems to have been developed as some kind of elaborate practical joke. It’s full of little sayings and idioms that on their face make no sense at all, and if traced back to their origins are downright horrifying.

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Michael Jackson – Thriller

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Michael Jackson – Thriller

Michael Jackson - Thriller

First taking to the stage at the age of just 11 as part of his family’s gig The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson grew quickly into the superstardom which would both reward and plague his life. An apparently unstoppable creative and financial force through the highs of his career, ‘The King of Pop’ struggled with a confused and turbulent private life that was often made appalling public. In the wake of his shock death though, it is for his artistry – and not his controversies – that he will be remembered and sadly missed.

Jackson was born 29 August 1958, in Gary, Indiana, to an African-American working-class family. His father, Joseph Jackson, had been a guitarist but had put aside his musical aspirations to provide for his family as a crane operator. Believing his sons had talent, he molded them into a musical group in the early 1960s. At first, the Jackson Family performers consisted of Michael’s older brothers Tito, Jermaine, and Jackie. Michael joined his siblings when he was five, and emerged as the group’s lead vocalist. He showed remarkable range and depth for such a young performer, impressing audiences with his ability to convey complex emotions. Older brother Marlonalso became a member of the group, which evolved into the The Jackson 5.

Behind the scenes, Joseph Jackson pushed his sons to succeed. He was also reportedly known to become violent with them. Michael and his brothers spent endless hours rehearsing and polishing up their act. At first, the Jackson 5 played local gigs and built a strong following. They recorded one single on their own, ‘Big Boy’ with the b-side ‘You’ve Changed’, but it failed to generate much interest.

The Jackson 5 moved on to working an opening act for such R&B artists as Gladys Knight and the Pips, James Brown, and Sam and Dave. Many of these performers were signed to the legendary Motown record label, and it has been reported that Gladys Knight may have been the one to tell Motown founder Berry Gordy about the Jackson 5. Impressed by the group, Gordy signed them to his label in 1968.

Relocating to Los Angeles, Michael and his brothers started work on their music and dancing with their father as their manager. They lived with Gordy and also with Supremes singer Diana Ross when they first arrived there. In August 1969, the Jackson 5 was introduced to the music industry at a special event, and later served as the opening act for the Supremes. Their first album, ‘Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5’, hit the charts in December of that year. It’s first single, ‘I Want You Back’, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1970. Read more…..www.thebiographychannel.co.uk

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Chocolate Cake Six layers

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Chocolate Vake Six layers

Chocolate Cake Six layers

Ingredients

  • 350g butter, softened
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups (660g) caster sugar
  • 8 eggs, separated
  • 11/2 cups (225g) self-raising flour
  • 1/2 cup (50g) cocoa powder
  • 11/2 cups (375ml) buttermilk
  • CHOCOLATE ICING
  • 600g dark eating chocolate, melted
  • 375g butter, melted
  • 3/4 cup (120g) icing sugar

Preparation method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease two deep 20cm-round cake pans;
line bases with baking paper.
2. Beat butter, extract and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy; beat in egg yolks, one at a time, until just combined. Stir in sifted dry ingredients and buttermilk.
3. Beat egg whites in clean large bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form; fold into cake mixture in two batches. Divide mixture between pans. Bake about 1 hour or until cooked when tested. Cool cakes in pans.
4. CHOCOLATE ICING: Whisk chocolate and butter together in medium bowl; whisk in sifted icing sugar. Cool icing to room temperature; whisk until thickened and spreadable. Reserve half of the icing.
5. Split cakes into three layers; place one layer on plate, spread with some of Chocolate Icing. Repeat with remaining layers and icing. Spread reserved icing all over cake.Suitable to freeze. Chocolate Icing suitable to microwave.

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