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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Did you know that a barback (or "runner" as they are commonly known in Europe) is a bartender's assistant?

Did you know that a barback (or "runner" as they are commonly known in Europe) is a bartender's assistant?

Did you know that Barbacks work in nightclubs, bars, restaurants and catering halls?

Did you know that Barbacks stock the bar with liquor, ice, glassware, beer, garnishes, and so on, and usually receive a portion of the bartender's tips; often around 10% to 20%, or a portion of total sales; from 1.5% to 3%?

Did you know that Barbacks are often under the tutelage of bartenders and work their way into the profession?

Did you know that a Barbacks are primarily responsible for simplifying a bartender's job?

Did you know that barbacks are responsible for supporting the bartender(s)?

Did you know that dishwashing and bussing tables are also common duties, though much experience in bussing may be required before one earns the position of barback?

Did you know that in almost all of the United States, the legal drinking age is 21,  however, the legal age for working as a bartender or barback varies from 18 to 21?

Did you know that the barback often starts working hours before the bartender arrives, and is still working for some time after the bartender is done?

Did you know that the barback may also be involved with a bar's inventory control; reporting opening / closing levels by weighing liquor bottles & making bottle counts?


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Did you know that androgynous individual is simply a female or male who has a high degree of both feminine (expressive) and masculine (instrumental) traits?

Did you know that Androgyny is a term—derived from the Greek words referring to the combination of masculine and feminine characteristics?

Did you know that Androgyny may be seen in fashionsexual identity, or sexual lifestyle, or it may refer to biologically inter-sexed physicality, especially with regards to plant and human sexuality?



Did you know that the word androgynous

is an adjective?


Did you know that an androgyne in terms of gender identity, is a person who does not fit cleanly into the typical masculine and feminine gender roles of their society?

Did you know that many androgynes identify as being mentally "between" woman and man, or as entirely genderless?


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Monday, May 30, 2011

Did you know that Snake Away is sprinkled onto grass and acts as a fumigant, The odor repels snakes and may last for several months?


Did you know that if you Eliminate debris such as wood or rock piles on your property it will help to Keep Away Snakes?


Did you know that implementing a good rodent control program will cause any snakes to relocate to another place?

Did you know that if there are too many snakes you may have to set up some type of snake control program?


Did you know that Snake Away is sprinkled onto grass and acts as a fumigant, The odor repels snakes and may last for several months?



 Did yo know that the mere presence of a dog or cat in the yard, and their associated odors, will often discourage a snake from venturing into your pet's "territory" Snakes see the household pet as a predator and will prefer to avoid them if possible?

Did you know that powdered sulfur also can be used as snake repellent?

Did you know that any noxious smelling substance like naphthalene mothballs will discourage any ground crawling animals, including snakes, from the treated area?"


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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Did you know that in 1954, Congress renamed Decoration Day, calling it the holiday Memorial Day and eventually dubbed Waterloo its official birthplace?


Did you know that Decoration Day (Memorial Day) began in 1865?
 Did you know that Decoration Day was thought of in the mind of Henry Welles, a druggist in tiny Waterloo, N.Y., who wanted to honor the memory of those who died in the Civil War?
He found an ally in a friend and customer, Union Army Brig. Gen. John Murray. A year later, they led Waterloo in the first annual observance of a day honoring fallen soldiers. Flags were lowered to half-mast, and locals joined in a parade to three local cemeteries to pay their respects. Some argue that similar traditions had already seized grieving communities across the nation, especially in the war-torn South. 
Did you know that because of Maj. Gen. John Logan, a friend of Murray and the founder of an organization of Union veterans is largely why the credit today goes to Waterloo?
Did you know that Maj. Gen. John Logan in 1868, designated May 30 as the day to honor dead comrades—largely by scattering flower petals at their grave sites—and ordered local communities to join in Waterloo's celebration?
Did you know that President Ulysses S. Grant even presided over a ceremony in 1868  at Arlington National Cemetery , then know as Decoration Day?
Did you know that after World War I, Decoration Day came to include all fallen American soldiers?
Did you know that in 1954, Congress renamed Decoration Day, calling it the holiday Memorial Day and eventually dubbed Waterloo its official birthplace?
Did you know that through the decades, the date of May 30 remained fixed, But that changed in 1971 when Congress declared Memorial Day an official holiday and altered its observance to the last Monday in May?


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Friday, May 27, 2011

Did You Know that China will soon become the number #1 English Speaking Country?

Did You Know that China will soon become the number #1 English Speaking Country?

Did you know that India has more honor kids than the United States Has children?

Did you know that the Top 10 jobs in demand in 2010 did not exist in 2004?

Did you know that we are preparing student for jobs that don't exist?

Did you know that 1 in 4 have had their current job for less than a year?

Did you know that 1 in 8 couples married meet their mate online?

Did you know that their are 31 billion searches on Google a month?


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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Did you know that the Chicago Bulls and San Antonio Spurs are the only teams with perfect records at 6–0 and 4–0, respectively?

Did you know that The San Antonio Spurs own the longest NBA Playoff winning streak for a single postseason with 12 straight wins in the 1999 Playoffs and a 15–2 finish overall?
 
Did you know that the Los Angeles Lakers own the most dominant post-season appearance with a 15–1 record in the 2001 Playoffs; they also have the second-longest playoff-game win streak with 11 in that season?
    Did you know that the Chicago Bulls and San Antonio Spurs are the only teams with perfect records at 6–0 and 4–0, respectively?
    Did you know that the Boston Celtics possess the most overall NBA Finals series wins with an overall record of 17–4?
     
    Did you know that the Los Angeles Lakers have played in the most NBA Finals series (31) with an overall record of 16–15?
     
    Did you know that the longest playoff appearance streak currently belongs to the San Antonio Spurs at 14 appearances, with the Dallas Mavericks next in line with 11?
     
    The longest ever streak of playoffs appearances in a row belongs to the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers, who made the playoffs 22 straight years from the 1949–50 season to the 1970–71 season?
     
    Did you know that the longest playoff appearance streak in one city belonged to the Portland Trail Blazers, who made it for 21 straight years, from the 1982-83 to the 2002-03 seasons?


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      Did you know that Jay Johnson is the only ventriloquist to ever be nominated and win an American Theatre Wing Tony Award or an Ovation Award?


      Did you know that Jay Johnson wrote : The Two and Only?

      Did you know that The Two and Only opened on Broadway to rave reviews at the Helen Hayes Theatre on September 28, 2006?
       
      Did you know that Johnson, Cambridge performance garnered the New England Critics Award, and in Los Angeles Johnson received the 2006 Ovation Award for Best Solo Performance?
      Did you know that Jay Johnson is the only ventriloquist to ever be nominated and win an American Theatre Wing Tony Award or an Ovation Award?
      Did you know that the original Bob puppet featured on Soap was inducted into the Smithsonian Institutions collections of pop culture icons in May 2007?



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      Did you know that Don Barden was the first African American to own a casino in Las Vegas?

      Did you know that Don Barden was the first African-American to own a casino in Las Vegas?
      Did you know that Barden started a record label, a newspaper, worked in radio broadcasting, served as a city council member and conducted real estate ventures with the federal government?

      Did you know that in 1979, Barden founded Barden Cablevision, eventually selling it to Comcast for $105 million in 1994?

      Did you know with the capital from the Comcast venture Barden began his casino ventures in 2001 with Majestic Star Company, which included two Indiana casino boats and Fitzgerald Casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada; Tunica, Mississippi and Black Hawk, Colorado?

      Did you know that Barden companies would earn a combined $519 million in annual revenue?

      Did you know that one of Barden biggest supporters was the late, great Michael Jackson?

      Did you know that Barden wife filed to have him declared incompetent to manage his business affairs, and she continued to assist him with his health struggles?

      Did you know that Barden was recognized by TBS cable networks, BET and Black Enterprise magazine as a top national business leader?



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      Monday, May 23, 2011

      Did you know that Bernard Hopkins became the oldest man to win a world title?

      Did you know that Philadelphia boxer Bernard Hopkins, 46, became the oldest man to win a world title?


      Did you know that Hopkins know holds the WBC and IBO light-heavyweight belts?


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      Did you know what the acronym TOS means Terms of Service?

      Did you know that acronyms are formed that use existing words (and sometimes the acronym is invented first and the phrase name represented is designed to fit the acronym)?

      Here are some examples of acronyms that use existing words:

      Lmao:           Laughing My Ass Off
      LOL              laugh Out Loud


      BASIC          (Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code)

      NOW           (National Organization for Women)

      3G    Third-generation

       

       ACRONYM
       MEANING







      ACL
      Access Control List
      AIF
      Audio Interchange Format
      AID
      Advertiser ID
      AIP
      Association of Internet Professionals
      ANSI
      American National Standards Institute
      AJAX
      Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
      API
      Application Program Interface
      ARP
      Address Resolution Protocol


      B2B
      Business to Business
      B2C
      Business to Consumer
      BBS
      Bulletin Board System
      bin
      Binary
      bps
      Bits Per Second
      BLOB
      Binary Large Object
      BLOG
      Web Log
      CAD
      Computer Aided Design
      CAT-5
      Category 5
      CFML
      Cold Fusion Markup Language
      CCSP
      Citrix Certified Sales Professional
      CCIE
      Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
      CSS
      Cascading Style Sheet
      CGI
      Common Gateway Interface
      CHAP
      Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
      CHMOD
      Change Mode
      CHTML
      Compact HTML
      CISSP
      Certified Information System Security Professional
      CIW
      Certified Internet Webmaster
      CMS
      Content Management System
      CNA
      Certified Novell Administrator
      CNE
      Certified Novell Engineer
      COM
      Component Object Model
      CORBA
      Common Object Request Broker Architecture
      CPA
      Cost Per Action
      CPM
      Cost Per Thousand Impressions
      CPC
      Cost Per Click
      CPU
      Central Processing Unit
      CRM
      Customer Relationship Management
      CSU
      Channel Service Unit
      CSV
      Comma Separated Value
      CTEC
      Microsoft Certified Technical Education Center
      CTO
      Chief Technology Officer
      CWNA
      Certified Wireless Network Administrator
      CWNI
      Certified Wireless Network Integrator
      CWNE
      Certified Wireless Networking Expert
      CWNP
      Certified Wireless Network Professional
      CYMK
      Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
      CWP
      Certified Web Professional
      CWSP
      Certified Wireless Security Professional
      DB
      Database
      DBA
      Database Administrator
      DDE
      Dynamic Data Exchange
      DDS
      Digital Data Storage
      DIR
      Directory
      DIVX
      Digital Video Express
      DLC
      Data Link Control
      DMOZ
      Directory Mozilla
      DNS
      Domain Name Service
      DHCP
      Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
      DHTML
      Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language
      DSU
      Data Service Unit
      DTD
      Document Type Definition
      DLL
      Dynamic Link Library
      DSL
      Digital Subscriber Line

      ECMA
      European Computer Manufacturer's Association
      EOF
      End of File

      FAQ
      Frequently Asked Questions
      FAT
      File Allocation Table
      FFA
      Free For All
      FTP
      File Transfer Protocol
      Gbps
      Giga Bits Per Second
      GBps
      Giga Bytes Per Second
      GHz
      Gigahertz
      GIF
      Graphics Interchange Format
      GUI
      Graphical User Interface

      HSB
      Hue Saturation Brightness
      HTI
      Home Technology Integrator
      HTML
      Hyper Text Markup Language
      HTTP
      HTTP

      IAB
      Internet Architecture Board
      IANA
      Assigned Numbers Authority
      ICANN
      Internet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers
      ICII
      Internet Certification Institute International
      IEEE
      Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
      IETF
      Internet Engineering Task Force
      IIS
      Internet Information Server
      IMAP
      Internet Messaging Access Protocol
      IPC
      Interprocess Communication
      IPX
      Internetnetwork Packet Exchange
      IRTF
      Internet Research Task Force
      ISAPI
      Internet Server API
      ISBN
      International Standard Book Number
      ISDN
      Integrated Services Digital Network
      ISO
      International Standards Organization
      ISOC
      Internet Society
      ISP
      Internet Service Provider
      IT
      Information Technology
      ITU
      International Telecomunications Union
      IWA
      International Webmasters Association



      JAR
      Java Archive


      JSP
      Java Server Page
      JVM
      Java Virtual Machine

      Kbps
      Kilo Bits Per Second
      KBps
      Kilo Bytes Per Second



      MOUS
      Microsoft Office User Specialist
      MP3
      MPEG Layer 3
      MPEG
      Moving Picture Experts Group

      NIC
      Network Interface Card
      NTFS
      NT File System

      OLE
      Object Linking and Embedding
      OS
      Operating System
      OSI
      Open System Interconnection
      OSPF
      Open Shortest Path First

      PHP
      Hypertext Preprocessor
      PID
      Publisher ID
      PNG
      Portable Network Graphics
      POP
      Post Office Protocol
      PPC
      Pay Per Click
      PPP
      Point to Point Protocol




      QOS
      Quality of Service


      R
      RAID
      Redundant Array of Independent Disks
      RAS
      Remote Access Server
      RDBMS
      Relational Database Management System
      RDF
      Resource Decription Framework
      RFC
      Request For Comments
      RGB
      Red, Green, Blue
      RHCE
      Red Hat Certified Engineer
      RHCP
      Red Hat Certified Professional
      RIP
      Routing Information Protocol
      RMON
      Remote Monitoring
      ROI
      Return on Investment
      RON
      Run of Network
      ROS
      Run of Site
      RSS
      Rich Site Summary
      RTF
      Rich Text Format
      SEM
      Search Engine Marketing
      SEO
      Search Engine Optimization
      SERP
      Search Engine Results Page
      SID
      Security Identifier
      SLIP
      Serial Line Internet Protocol
      SMIL
      Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
      SMP
      Simple Management Protocol
      SMS
      Systems Management Server
      SMTP
      Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
      SNA
      Systems Network Architecture
      SNMP
      Simple Network Management Protocol
      SOAP
      Simple Object Access Protocol













      T
      TCP/IP
      Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
      TLD
      Top Level Domain
      TOS
      Terms of Service
      TTL
      Time To Live


      U


      URL
      Uniform Resource Locator


      V
      VM
      Virtual Machine
      VLAN
      Virtual LAN
      VPN
      Virtual Private Network
      VRML
      Virtual Reality Markup Language



      W
      W3C
      World Wide Web Consortium
      WAIS
      Wide Area Information Server
      WAN
      Wide Area Network
      WAP
      Wireless Application Protocol
      WBT
      Web-based Training
      WECA
      Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance
      WEP
      Wired Equivalency Privacy
      WIPO
      World Intellectual Property Organization
      WLAN
      Wireless Lan
      Wi-Fi
      Wireless Fidelity
      WM
      Webmaster
      WML
      Wireless Markup Language
      WSDL
      Web Services Description Language
      WWW
      World Wide Web
      WYSIWYG
      What You See Is What You Get

       



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      Did you Know

      Did you know that the average human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons? These remarkable cells form intricate networks, allowing us to think, feel, and experience the world around us. Each neuron communicates with others through electrical impulses, creating a symphony of thoughts, memories, and emotions. So next time you ponder life’s mysteries, remember that your brain is orchestrating a cosmic dance of neurons!