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The American video platform YouTube implemented a like and dislike button on these pages in March 2010, part of a major redesign of the site. This served as a replacement for their five-star rating system; [1] YouTube's designers found the previous system ineffective because the options to rate a video between two and four stars were rarely ...
The quince (/ ˈ k w ɪ n s /; Cydonia oblonga) is the sole member of the genus Cydonia in the Malinae subtribe (which contains apples, pears, and other fruits) of the Rosaceae family. It is a deciduous tree that bears hard, aromatic bright golden-yellow pome fruit, similar in appearance to a pear. Ripe quince fruits are hard, tart, and astringent.
Sean Kingston is celebrating his 18th birthday in style back in Jamaica. Epic Records presents Sean with a plaque of seven million units sold, and since his mom couldn't make it to the party, she sent him a special video message saying that when he gets home the Bentley he had his eye on will be waiting for him.
Chaenomeles is a genus of four species [1] of deciduous spiny shrubs, usually 1–3 m tall, in the family Rosaceae.They are native to Southeast Asia.These plants are related to the quince (Cydonia oblonga) and the Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis), differing in the serrated leaves that lack fuzz, and in the flowers, borne in clusters, having deciduous sepals and styles that are connate ...
Pseudocydonia sinensis or Chinese quince (Chinese: 木瓜; pinyin: mùguā) is a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree in the family Rosaceae, native to southern and eastern China. It is the sole species in the genus Pseudocydonia . [ 1 ]
The Spanish names for the celebration can be literally translated to English as the "celebration of the 15-year-old" (fiesta de quinceañera, fiesta de quince años), "15 years" (quince años, quinceañero) or just 15 (quinces). [1] This birthday is celebrated differently from any other as it marks the transition from childhood to young ...
Peggy Ann Quince (born January 3, 1948) [2] is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Florida, having previously served as chief justice from July 1, 2008, until June 30, 2010. [3] Quince was the second African American and third woman to serve as chief justice. [ 4 ]
Hassisen Kone – Named after "Hassisen kone", a real-life home appliance store in the band's home town Joensuu. The owner of the store was offended by the band's choice of name and renamed the store as "Joensuun konepalvelu". [167] Hawkwind – Named for member Nik Turner's "prodigious habit of spitting and flatulence." [168]