Baskin-Robbins - Baskin-Robbins Baskin-Robbins is an American ice cream establishment founded in 1945 in Glendale, California. It purports itself as "the world's largest ice cream franchise", with more than 4,500 locations, 2,300 of which are located in the United States. Baskin-Robbins was purchased by J.Lyons in 1973, which is now part of Allied Domecq PLC. Baskin-Robbins, Togo's, and Dunkin Donuts comprise Allied Domecq Quick Service Restaurants, part of Alliend Domecq PLC. Baskin-Robbins is also known as 'Thirty-One Flavors'. Although its flavor library consists of 1000 flavors, only 31 flavors are available at a store at a given time, one for each day of the month. In practice, most Baskin Robbins' franchises carry 32 flavors at any given time, due to the rectangular shape of the refrigeration units. External.
Ice cream - in 1926, allowing commercial mass-production of ice cream and the birth of the modern ice cream industry. Ice cream today is a traditional dessert in Italy, where it is still mostly hand-made, even if one of the most known ice cream machine makers is the Italian Carpigiani. One of the most familiar ice cream desserts is the ice cream sundae, which was came into being in 1881 when Ed Berners of Two Rivers, Wisconsin decided to make a special dish to sell in his store. Berners charged five cents and only served the dessert on Sundays, hence the name. Before the cone became popular for serving ice cream, street vendors would serve the ice cream in a small glass dish referred to as a 'penny lick' or wrapped in waxed paper.
Thirty-one - months January, March, May, July, August, October and December. The code for international direct dial phone calls to Netherlands. A type of card game. See Thirty-one (game). The number of flavors of Baskin Robbins. In Star Trek, the name of Section 31, a secret police shadow organization of the Federation. List of numbers Twenty-nine - Thirty - Thirty-one - Thirty-two - Thirty-three Integer.
Salmiya - many gold and fabric shops in the "Old Souk" area. Bargining is an expected and fun part of the jewelery buying experience in the more ethnic parts of this neighborhood, however, Starbucks, McDonalds, Subway, Hardees, and Baskin & Robbins 31 are all also centrally located..
Slang names for poker hands - Big Slick K-J: Kojak Q-4: B-Diddy Q-3: Gay Waiter ("Queen with a treytray") Q-3s: Posh Gay Waiter J-4: Flat tire ("What's a jack for?") 3-9: Jack Benny 9-8: Oldsmobile 4-5: Jesse James 6-3: Blocky 6-9: Big Lick 6-9s: Prom Night (Sixty-nine suited) 3-A: Baskin-Robbins 3-8: Raquel Welch A-10: Johnny Moss 10-2: Doyle Brunson 2-9: Twiggy 5-10: Woolworth A-8: Dead Man 7-2: Beer Hand 10-4: Broderick Crawford In the hole in Omaha: A-K-4-7: Assault Rifle Omaha including the board: four pairs: Noah's Ark.
List of famous pairs - Amos & Andy (fictional; companions) animus & anima (conceptual) Antony & Cleopatra (couples) Anna & the King of Siam (colleagues) (Anna Leonowens and King Mongkut )'' Apples and oranges (proverbial/idiomatic; conceptual; opposing; food) Fred & Adele Astaire (colleagues; entertainers; siblings) Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers (colleagues; entertainers) Atlas & Gazetteer (equipment; complementary) B The Babbitt & the Bromide Battledore & Shuttlecock (equipment; complementary) Bacon & eggs (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary; food) Bambi & Thumper (fictional; companions) Barnes & Noble (commercial partnership) Barnum & Bailey (commercial partnership) Baskin & Robbins (commercial partners) Bass & treble (conceptual; technical; antitheses) Bathroom & W.C (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary) (British usage) The two essential hygienic plumbing facilities. Batman and Robin (fictional; colleagues) Beany & Cecil (fictional; companions; animated cartoons; television) Beavis & Butthead (fictional; companions) Bed and breakfast (proverbial/idiomatic) Ben.
Kate Robbins - Kate Robbins Kate Robbins is a Liverpudlian actress and impressionist. A cousin of Paul McCartney, she got her first big break in the ITV soap opera, Crossroads in 1981. As part of the storyline, she made a record called More than in Love. It was released as a single and got to number two in the UK charts. She is now best known for providing almost all the female voices on the UK TV show Spitting Image in the late 80's and early 90's. She has had her own TV show with her brother Ted Robbins..
John Robbins - John Robbins John Robbins is the author of Diet for a New America and The Food Revolution. He is a spokesman for healthy and sustainable living, founder of EarthSave, and chairman of Youth for Environmental Sanity (YES). John Robbins encourages people to eat a "plant-based diet," which means a vegan diet when applied to Americans. The term "plant-based diet" can mean something different when discussing trends in a population. For example, when one says that people in rural China eat a plant-based diet, the implication is that they eat rice and vegetables most of the times and not all the time. Robbins says that plant-based diets are good for the environment, human health, and animal welfare..
H. C. Robbins Landon - H. C. Robbins Landon Howard Chandler Robbins Landon (born March 6, 1926) is a musicologist. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and studied music at Swarthmore College and Boston University. He subsequently moved to Europe where he worked as a music critic. From 1947 he did research in Vienna on Joseph Haydn, a composer on whom he would become a noted expert. His book Symphonies of Joseph Haydn was published in 1955, with the five volume Haydn: Chronicle and Works following at the end of the 1970s. He also edited a number of Haydn's works. Robbins Landon has published work on other 18th century composers, including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Antonio Vivaldi. Writings This list is incomplete. Symphonies of Joseph Haydn (1955) Beethoven:.
Harold Robbins - Harold Robbins Harold Robbins (May 21, 1916 - 1997) was an American author. Born in New York City, Harold Robbins spent his childhood in an orphanage. He was educated at George Washington High School and after leaving school he worked in several jobs. Robbins made his first million at the age of twenty by selling sugar for the wholesale trade. At the beginning of World War II, Robbins had lost his fortune and moved to Hollywood where he worked for Universal Studios, first as a shipping clerk. Later he became a studio executive. His first book, Never Love a Stranger, (1948) drew on his own life as an orphan on the streets of New York and created controversy with its graphic sexuality. The Dream Merchants (1949) was.
Glenn Robbins - Glenn Robbins Glenn Robbins Glenn Robbins is an Australian comedy performer/writer. He is a graduate of Drama and Media at Melbourne State College and first moved into performing in 1981. Appearances on television comedy sketch shows include: Comedy Company Fast Forward Full Frontal Jimeoin The Russell Gilbert Show Whilst many characters were performed by Glenn throughout these shows his most prominent and notable would be that of "Uncle Arthur". Since 1998, Glenn has been a regular on the popular televison talk show "The Panel". More recent television shows have been: All Aussie Adventures as Russell Coight Kath and Kim as Kel Knight In 2001 Glenn played the role of Peter in the Australian feature film Lantana..
Baskin, Louisiana - Baskin, Louisiana Baskin is a village located in Franklin Parish, Louisiana. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 188. Geography \nBaskin is located at 32°15'27" North, 91°44'47" West (32.257544, -91.746378)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.5 km˛ (1.3 mi˛). 3.5 km˛ (1.3 mi˛) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. Demographics \nAs of the census of 2000, there are 188 people, 77 households, and 47 families residing in the village. The population density is 54.2/km˛ (140.6/mi˛). There are 86 housing units at an average density of 24.8/km˛ (64.3/mi˛). The racial makeup of the village is 94.68% White, 2.66% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific.
Tim Robbins - Tim Robbins Tim Robbins (born October 16, 1958, also Timothy Robbins) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He is the longtime companion of actress Susan Sarandon, with whom he shares strong leftist political views. Robbins was born in West Covina, California, but moved to Greenwich Village with his family at a young age while his father, Gil Robbins, pursued a career as a member of the folk music group The Highwaymen. Robbins joined Theater for a New City at age twelve, and participated in his high school drama club, but returned to California to attend drama school at UCLA. On graduation in 1981, Robbins founded the Actors' Gang in Los Angeles, an experimental theater group, with actor friends from his college softball team. He also.
Tony Robbins - Tony Robbins Anthony Robbins (born 29 February 1960) is an American motivational speaker and writer. Robbins is the inventor and proponent of what he refers to as neuroassociative conditioning, which is based on neurolinguistic programming (NLP). Robbins has authored a number of best-selling books, including Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within. His best known tape program is known as Personal Power II; other programs include Get the Edge! and Lessons in Mastery. He also conducts a number of seminars, most famously one where the participants walk over hot coals on bare feet by employing the psychological techniques Robbins promotes. Among the techniques Robbins teaches are the following: Altering the body's physiology to achieve a change of emotional state. Asking specific questions to direct one's attention to.
Tom Robbins - Tom Robbins Thomas Eugene Robbins (born 1936) is an American author, born in in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. Books: Another Roadside Attraction Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas Jitterbug Perfume Skinny Legs and All Still Life with Woodpecker Villa Incognito.
Robbins, Illinois - Robbins, Illinois Robbins is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 6,635. Geography \nRobbins is located at 41°38'35" North, 87°42'29" West (41.642933, -87.708148)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.8 km˛ (1.5 mi˛). 3.8 km˛ (1.5 mi˛) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. Demographics \nAs of the census of 2000, there are 6,635 people, 1,985 households, and 1,490 families residing in the village. The population density is 1,742.7/km˛ (4,516.0/mi˛). There are 2,138 housing units at an average density of 561.6/km˛ (1,455.2/mi˛). The racial makeup of the village is 2.82% White, 95.25% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.00% Pacific.
Robbins, North Carolina - Robbins, North Carolina Robbins is a city located in Moore County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,195. Robbins is the home town of North Carolina senator John Edwards. Geography Robbins is located at 35°25'48" North, 79°34'49" West (35.430024, -79.580284)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 km˛ (1.3 mi˛). 3.3 km˛ (1.3 mi˛) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 1,195 people, 423 households, and 286 families residing in the city. The population density is 360.5/km˛ (935.1/mi˛). There are 471 housing units at an average density of 142.1/km˛ (368.6/mi˛). The racial makeup of the.
Marty Robbins - Marty Robbins Marty Robbins, (September 26 1925 - December 8, 1982), born Martin David Robinson near Glendale, Arizona, served in the United States Navy during World War II and went on to become an immensely popular singing star of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee and a talented NASCAR race-car driver. Amongst his musical accomplishments he won the first Grammy Award ever for a country song for his hit "El Paso," won the Grammy Award for the Best Country & Western Recording 1961, won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1970, was named Artist of the Decade (1960-69) by the Academy of Country Music, was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982, and was given a Grammy Hall of Fame Award.
Vegetarianism - Although the phenomenon isn't entirely well understood, some people may not thrive on strict vegetarian diets, becoming pale and weak. It appears to be related to blood type. There is a risk that Vitamin B12 deficiency can result from veganism. While just about all animal based foods contain useful quantities of B12, no readily available plant based source does (except the not universally available Indonesian fermented soy product tempeh). However, a range of foods have the vitamin added, including breakfast cereals, soft drinks, soy milk, Marmite, Vegemite and others. B12 supplements such as vitamin pills are often prepared from abattoir waste and are thus unsuitable for vegetarians, although there are an increasing number of brands that contain no animal products. B12 is stored in the body for many months, so B12.
Kath and Kim - peformed by Gina Riley. Characters Kathleen Darleen Day (Jane Turner) -- An empty nester who is proud of her home and how she looks. She likes to keep herself trim. Kim Craig (Gina Riley) -- Despite her "people skills" her call centre employer can somehow do without her. Sharon Strzlecki (Magda Szubanski) -- Sharon is unlucky in love, but a fine netball player. Kel Knight (Glenn Robbins) -- Kath's better half. Kel is a gourmet butcher. Brett Craig (Peter Rowsthorn) -- Brett is Kim's husband and works in the elctronics department of a department store. Brett has a dog Kujo, which he spends a lot of time and attention with. Episodes Series 1 Episode 1 -- "Sex" -- Kim demands Sharon's help to stalk Brett while Kath and Kel are going.
