- published: 31 Jul 2012
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A candle is a solid block or cylinder of wax with an embedded wick, which is lit to provide light, and sometimes heat.
Today, most candles are made from paraffin. Candles can also be made from beeswax, soy, other plant waxes, and tallow (a by-product of beef-fat rendering). Gel candles are made from a mixture of mineral oil and a polymer.
A candle manufacturer is traditionally known as a chandler. Various devices have been invented to hold candles, from simple tabletop candle holders, to elaborate chandeliers.
The heat of the match used to light the candle melts and vaporizes a small amount of fuel. Once vaporized, the fuel combines with oxygen in the atmosphere to form a flame. This flame provides sufficient heat to keep the candle burning via a self-sustaining chain of events: the heat of the flame melts the top of the mass of solid fuel, the liquefied fuel then moves upward through the wick via capillary action, and the liquefied fuel is then vaporized to burn within the candle's flame.
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriter partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date.
In his four-decade career John has sold more than 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His single "Candle in the Wind 1997" has sold over 33 million copies worldwide, and is the best selling single in Billboard history. He has more than 50 Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 US albums, 56 Top 40 singles, 16 Top 10, four No. 2 hits, and nine No. 1 hits. He has won six Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him Number 49 on its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.
John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Having been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1996, John received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for "services to music and charitable services" in 1998.
Actors: Chris Bender (producer), Toby Emmerich (producer), Thomas Lennon (actor), Jennifer Aniston (actress), Jason Sudeikis (actor), Lunden De'Leon (actress), Todd Davis (actor), Ken Marino (actor), Luis Guzmán (actor), Matt Cornwell (actor), Nick Offerman (actor), Scott Adsit (actor), Ed Helms (actor), J.C. Spink (producer), David Heyman (producer),
Plot: After being robbed of a week's take, small-time pot dealer David is forced by his boss to go to Mexico to pick up a load of marijuana. In order to improve his odds of making it past the border, David asks the broke stripper Rose and two local teenagers to join him and pretend they're on a family holiday.
Keywords: auto-repair-shop, black-panties, bloopers-during-credits, bottle-rocket, breaking-the-fourth-wall, camping, carnival, claim-in-title, corrupt-cop, drawingActors: Rick Montgomery Jr. (actor), Christina Grozik (producer), Christina Grozik (miscellaneous crew), Christina Grozik (actress), Christina Grozik (director), Christina Grozik (writer), Jennifer Enskat (actress), Kelly Thewlis (miscellaneous crew), Danny Lentz (actor), Jack Baun (actor), Paul Shaia (actor), Paul Shaia (producer), Zakee Ali (miscellaneous crew), Becky Woodward (miscellaneous crew), Ledion Isufaj (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama, Short,