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Aspen is a common name for certain tree species, some, but not all, of those that are classified by botanists in the section Populus, of the poplar genus.
The following species are called aspens:
The aspens are all native to cold regions with cool summers, in the north of the Northern Hemisphere, extending south at high altitudes in the mountains. They are all medium-sized deciduous trees reaching 15–30 m (49–98 ft) tall.
All of the aspens typically grow in large clonal colonies derived from a single seedling, and spreading by means of root suckers; new stems in the colony may appear at up to 30–40 m (98–130 ft) metres from the parent tree. Each individual tree can live for 40–150 years above ground, but the root system of the colony is long-lived. In some cases, this is for thousands of years, sending up new trunks as the older trunks die off above ground. For this reason it is considered to be an indicator of ancient woodlands. One such colony in Utah, given the nickname of "Pando", is estimated to be 80,000 years old, making it possibly the oldest living colony of aspens. Some aspen colonies become very large with time, spreading about 1 m (3.3 ft) per year, eventually covering many hectares. They are able to survive forest fires, because the roots are below the heat of the fire, with new sprouts growing after the fire burns out.
Robert Barisford "Bobby" Brown (born February 5, 1969) is an American R&B singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and dancer.
Brown started his career as one of the frontmen of the pop group New Edition, from its inception as The Bricks in 1978 until his forced exit from the group in 1986 following a period of misbehavior on his part. Starting a solo career, he became a hit success with his second album, Don't Be Cruel, which spawned a number of hit singles including the co-self penned "My Prerogative", which became his signature hit. Brown had a string of top ten hits on various Billboard charts between 1986 and 1992, and is a recipient of a Grammy Award. Brown is noted as a pioneer of New Jack Swing music, a fusion of hip-hop and R&B.
Brown was most noted in recent years as the ex-husband of pop singer Whitney Houston. Brown and Houston later gained notoriety co-starring in the reality show, Being Bobby Brown.
Brown was born in Boston as one of eight children to Herbert "Pops" and Carole Brown. Herbert was a construction worker and Carole was a schoolteacher. Brown and his family grew up in Roxbury's Orchard Park Projects. As a child, Brown got involved in petty theft including robbery later saying "I didn't wanna ask my mother or my father because they didn't have a lot of money", stating that whenever he saw something he wanted, "I'd just go to the store and take it." Brown also grew up around gangs. At ten, he was shot in the knee during a fight with a rival gang while attending a block party. Brown said his life reached a turning point at eleven after seeing one of his friends dead from multiple stab wounds at another party. Brown's brother Tommy would later say after that moment, Brown took "his career, schooling, his whole life more seriously." Brown's first taste of being onstage occurred at the age of three when one of his childhood idols, James Brown, performed in Boston.
Actors: Dawna Lee Heising (actress), Sunny Vachher (actor), Julia Faye West (actress), Sunny Vachher (producer), Julia Faye West (producer), Jared Masters (writer), Jared Masters (director), Kamuela Kim (producer), Kamuela Kim (actor), Kamuela Kim (miscellaneous crew), Kamuela Kim (actor), Kamuela Kim (miscellaneous crew), Seth Metoyer (producer), Lindsay Lamb (actress), Mantha Balourdou (actress),
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller,Actors: Jake Flaming (actor), Paris Dylan (actor), Nathan Sapsford (actor), David Namminga (actor), Amber Coney (actress), Amber Coney (actress), Toby Guebert (actor), Gregory Niebel (actor), Shireen Hinckley (editor), Audrey Rosenberg (producer), Audrey Rosenberg (writer), Audrey Rosenberg (director), Justin M. Via (actor), John Asadi (actor), Elisabetha Pejcinoska (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Joe L. Roberts (producer), Joe L. Roberts (editor), Joe L. Roberts (director), Joe L. Roberts (writer), Lelani Mitchem (actress), Thom Keller (actor), Joe Davids (costume designer), Jesse Crawford (actor), Cristopher Leonard (actor), Debby Vincent (actor), Amanda Jacobs (actor), Jodie Hill (actor),
Genres: Action, Adventure,Actors: Dean Teaster (actor), Brandon T. Jackson (actor), Michael Mili (actor), Sam Logan Khaleghi (producer), Sam Logan Khaleghi (writer), Sam Logan Khaleghi (director), Sam Logan Khaleghi (producer), Sam Logan Khaleghi (actor), William C. Fox (actor), Victor Pytko (actor), Kef Lee (actor), Jason Waugh (actor), Alex Russo (actress), Tim Kaiser (actor), Patricia Lynne Cissell (actress),
Plot: "Approaching Midnight" is a gripping military themed action drama that follows young Army staff sergeant Wesley Kent (Sam Logan Khaleghi) who returns to his small town America home from war abroad. Kent must cope with burying the body of his best friend who passed away under his command Corporal AJ Culpepper (Brandon T. Jackson - "Tropic Thunder") and solving the mystery behind the tragic accident that took the life of his girlfriend, Aspen Malverne (Jana Kramer - TVs "One Tree Hill") who also passed away in a car accident while he was abroad. After seeking more information about her accident from local authorities, Kent believes that her death wasn't just a 'unexpected event,' while Aspen's father Mayor Steven Malverne is running for higher political office as Governor of the state. As the pieces unfold in Kent's chase, he discovers that Aspen's father is involved in illegal arms trading. Kent must now stop at nothing to complete one final mission and topple a tower of deception and corruption... this time it's personal!
Keywords: time-in-titleActors: Gunnar Carlsson (producer), Gero Brugmann (miscellaneous crew), Olli Haikka (producer), Pernilla August (actress), Outi Mäenpää (actress), Malte Forssell (producer), Jessica Ask (producer), Claes Ljungmark (actor), David Dencik (actor), Fred Anderson (actor), Dag Malmberg (actor), Kristoffer Joner (actor), Magnus Krepper (actor), John Gleeson (miscellaneous crew), John Gleeson (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Call Girl is set in the late 1970s - a time time of women's liberation, sexual revolution, Swedish neutrality, nuclear power and social security. The film takes us on a trip from the very bottom of society, along dark back streets, through glitz and glamour, to the corridors of power which are a labyrinth of secrets. The story is inspired by a Swedish political scandal known as Bordellhärvan which linked underage prostitution with powerful customers believed to come from the highest levels of society.
Keywords: 1970s, based-on-real-events, based-on-real-person, bottom-rung-of-society, corruption, cover-up, female-pimp, innocence, male-rear-nudity, polished-surfaceActors: Lynn-Wood Fields (producer), Lynn-Wood Fields (writer), Lynn-Wood Fields (director), Nick Barber (actor), Hugh Bickley (editor), Sarsten Noice (actor), Heidi Pikney (actor),
Plot: A Native American woman finds herself stranded on a reservation after her car runs out of gas. She is in search of her mother who was forced to give her up for adoption as a baby. Another woman is lost on the reservation and she is her only hope to tracking down her mother and her lost culture.
Genres: Drama, History, Mystery, Short,Actors: Rob Schneider (actor), Adam Sandler (actor), Rob Schneider (actor), Waymond Lee (actor), Russell Brand (actor), Jonathan Pryce (actor), Guy Pearce (actor), Waymond Lee (actor), Paul Dooley (actor), Blake Clark (actor), Richard Griffiths (actor), Robert Harvey (actor), Allen Covert (actor), Courteney Cox (actress), Nick Swardson (actor),
Plot: In 1974, Marty Bronson builds the Sunny Vista Motel in Los Angeles, California, with the intention of raising his son Skeeter and his daughter Wendy in the place where he works. However he is not a good businessman and the hotel goes bankruptcy. Marty is forced to sell his motel to Barry Nottingham that promises to hire Skeeter in a general manager position when he grown up. Years later, Barry builds a new hotel; forgets his promise to Marty; and Skeeter Bronson is only the handyman of his hotel. The general manager is the arrogant Kendall, who is engaged with the shallow Barry's daughter Violet Nottingham. When the Webster Elementary School where Wendy is the principal will be closed to be demolished, she needs to travel to Arizona for a job interview. Wendy asks her friend Jill, who is teacher in the same school, to watch her son Patrick and her daughter Bobbi during the day and Skeeter to watch them during the night. Skeeter meets the estranged kids with his best friend Mickey and makes up bedtime stories to help them to sleep but the kids add details to the stories, changing their endings. Soon Skeeter realizes that the plot of the stories are coming true and affecting his life. Meanwhile Barry Nottingham decides to give a change to Skeeter to dispute the manager position in his new hotel with Kendall like in one of his stories. But Skeeter has told to his nephew and his niece that stories do not have happy endings.
Keywords: arrested-development, bedtime-story, boss'-daughter, box-office-hit, brother-sister-relationship, cameo, child, fear-of-germs, guinea-pig, gumballActors: Kath Shelper (producer), Lauren Edwards (miscellaneous crew), Jacqui O'Loughlin-Guillemot (miscellaneous crew), Patricia Morton-Thomas (writer), Patricia Morton-Thomas (director), Carmen Glynn-Braun (actress), Aspen Beattie (actress), Donnovan Mears (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Jeff Bosley (editor), Jeff Bosley (producer), Jeff Bosley (writer), Jeff Bosley (director), Jeff Bosley (actor), Ben Kopec (composer), Celeste Friedman (composer), Tilden Carter (actor), Meika Kirkland (actress), Ian Murray (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Michael Haboush (producer), Michael Haboush (editor), Michael Haboush (director), Michael Haboush (composer), Michael Haboush (writer), Michael Haboush (actor), James Townsend (actor), Sarah Lovell (actress), Maurice Maxwell (producer), Maurice Maxwell (actor), Sam Mraovich (actor), Bobby Trendy (actor), Arthur Huber (actor), Justin Ackerman (actor), Jackson Brown (actor),
Plot: Large pizza with pepperoni, sausage, green pepper, onions and DEATH! Terror is served up piping hot as the main entrée from Thick'N'Long's Pizza in this teen horror comedy digital video. Other side dishes of humiliation, nudity, hypnotism, sex, teens with bad boundaries, fast cars, sarcastic students, murder, pizza cutters, more sex, group sex and an cameo appearance by Bobby Trendy are delivered in this tale of retribution. The story revolves around Zaffo, a part-time janitor, part-time pizza delivery man who has a history of being abused at work by his employer, Mr Boutiques and by co-worker Aspen and by several customers. A group of teens force Zaffo to engage in homoerotic degradation at the schoolyard, the last straw in Zaffo's level of tolerance. After consulting a psychic (the Amazing Robaire) and getting advice from an outrageously effeminate and gay pizza customer (in a cameo by Bobby Trendy), Zaffo "delivers" payback to his therapist who he forces to cast on spell on the teens. The therapist makes the boys pay for their words and actions. Zaffo then abuses the sarcastic teens one at a time, utilizing hypnosis, trigger words, pizza cutters, and a pas de deux of death to deliver the final reprisal. Zaffo makes an "extra large pie" to satiate his appetite for the ultimate settling of scores. No one escapes the wrath of the disgruntled employee or the terror he serves one slice at a time. Whether it be from the dumpster, on the playground, with a naked therapist in his office or in an old, dilapidated shack, Zaffo will show everyone what it feels like to be HUMILIATED. Bon apetit!
Keywords: bad-actor, cult, customer, gay, gay-sex, janitor, male-frontal-nudity, nudity, pizza, pizza-delivery