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Peppermint (Mentha × piperita, also known as M. balsamea Willd.) is a hybrid mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint. The plant, indigenous to Europe, is now widespread in cultivation throughout all regions of the world. It is found wild occasionally with its parent species.
Peppermint was first described in 1753 by Carolus Linnaeus from specimens that had been collected in England; he treated it as a species, but it is now universally agreed to be a hybrid.
It is a herbaceous rhizomatous perennial plant growing to 30–90 cm (12–35 in) tall, with smooth stems, square in cross section. The rhizomes are wide-spreading, fleshy, and bare fibrous roots. The leaves are from 4–9 cm (1.6–3.5 in) long and 1.5–4 cm (0.59–1.6 in) cm broad, dark green with reddish veins, and with an acute apex and coarsely toothed margins. The leaves and stems are usually slightly hairy. The flowers are purple, 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) long, with a four-lobed corolla about 5 mm (0.20 in) diameter; they are produced in whorls (verticillasters) around the stem, forming thick, blunt spikes. Flowering is from mid to late summer. The chromosome number is variable, with 2n counts of 66, 72, 84, and 120 recorded.
Courtney Jones (born January 4, 1998) better known by her stage name Coco Jones, is an American actress, pop singer, rapper, and dancer. She was born in Columbia, South Carolina, but raised in Lebanon, Tennessee. She was featured on Radio Disney's "Next Big Thing", or "N.B.T."
Raised in Lebanon, Tennessee by former NFL player Mike Jones and talented session vocalist Javonda Jones, the young actress/singer/rapper triple threat known as Coco Jones began singing as soon as she learned to speak. Coco’s first stage performance was at the age of six when she belted “America the Beautiful” to a crowded auditorium of parents at her Kindergarten graduation. The crowd couldn’t believe that the voice they were hearing was that of young Coco. At the age of nine, Coco met the casting heads for Disney and blew them away with a cold read. After that Coco set out to become skilled actor. She was first paid to perform at the age of ten, when she demoed a song for a well-known songwriter.
In 2009, Coco performed the National Anthem at two NFL games. She has also been working with Grammy-nominated producer, Rob Galbraith to record her original music and has worked with the Motown group, The Funk Brothers. In 2009, Coco was chosen to perform live on "The Most Talented Kids" episode of the Maury Povich Show. Her self-titled debut CD, "Coco Jones", was released in 2010, which led to her concert series, UBU-STOP THE BULLYING, her songs embracing Coco's platform of positive values and strong self-esteem. In 2010, she competed on Radio Disney's NBT (Next Big Thing), where she became known for her song "Real You". Being on N.B.T was a step in helping her to further launch her music career. Her self-titled debut CD, “Coco Jones”, was released in 2010, which led to her concert series, UBU-STOP THE BULLYING, her songs embracing Coco’s platform of positive values and strong self-esteem.
Actors: Chiaki Kuriyama (actress), Brian O'Halloran (director), Brian O'Halloran (actor), Todd Fischer (director), Todd Fischer (writer), Todd Fischer (miscellaneous crew), Todd Fischer (producer), Todd Fischer (actor), Todd Fischer (composer), Todd Fischer (producer), Christina Lindberg (actress), Sonya Thompson (director), Rodney Cox (miscellaneous crew), Christian J. Simpson (actor), Rodney Cox (actor),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: David Alan Grier (actor), Margaret Cho (actress), Kenn Michael (actor), Rachel True (actress), Alexander Burke (composer), Erikka Innes (miscellaneous crew), Liam Kyle Sullivan (director), Liam Kyle Sullivan (editor), Paul Nygro (miscellaneous crew), Baron Vaughn (actor), Camille Banham (actress), Prodigal Sunn (actor), Jason Weary (actor), Richard Taylor II (actor), Andre Myers (actor),
Plot: 'Thugs, The Musical' is a faux documentary about Michael Gardner, a mediocre, slightly delusional, 'non-urban' black actor in Hollywood. After years of auditioning but not being considered 'black enough' to be cast in any of the stereotypical roles that his fellow black actors have been getting (the Gangsta, the fast-talking Sidekick, the doomed Black Guy at the party in the horror movie), Michael decides to write, direct and star in his own theater production - an epically bad play called 'Thugs, The Musical!' - to show Hollywood (and the world) that he, too, can 'act black.'
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Short,Actors: Erik McKay (actor), James Holloway (actor), Geeta Citygirl Chopra (actress), Ernestine Jackson (actress), Susan Gallagher (actress), Susan Gallagher (producer), Rakesh Dhingra (actor), Athena Masci (actress), Laura Butler (actress), Soleidy Mendez (actress), Billy Walsh (actor), Michael DiGioia (actor), Savanna Washington (producer), Adam Boncz (actor), Jennifer Somers Kipley (actress),
Plot: A modern urban fairy tale based loosely on Cinderella but there is no prince, no ball and the damsel-in-distress (along with her sick father) is rescued from her cruel stepmother with help of her outrageous, quirky neighbors in her New York apt. bldg.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,Actors: John Rutherford (producer), Eric Lister (editor), Kelsey Rude (producer), Keith Levy (actor), Larry Kennar (producer), Daniel Logan (actor), Braden Chapman (actor), Jack Mackenroth (producer), Roy Haylock (actor), Matt Kugelman (editor), Steven Polito (actor), Logan Slaughter (actor), Kevin Moore (actor), Jamin Ruhren (actor), Calen Tomaszewki (actor),
Genres: Reality-TV,Actors: D.A. Pennebaker (producer), José Alvarez (actor), Jesus A. Del Rosario Jr. (actor), Michal Shemesh (producer), Michal Shemesh (editor), Christina DeHaven (producer), Bobby Beckles (actor), Cheryl de la O (producer), Yon Motskin (producer), Yon Motskin (writer), Yon Motskin (director), Will Pitts (composer), Kevin McCormack (actor), Jack McCormack (actor), Stacia French (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: José Sánchez-Sanz (composer), Bárbara Goenaga (actress), Silvia Casanova (actress), Manuel Tallafé (actor), Lluvia Rojo (actress), Domingo González (editor), Domingo González (writer), Domingo González (director), Pedro Ruigómez (producer), Enrique Sarasola (actor), Javier Viñas (actor), José Ignacio Álvarez (actor), Pilar Valero (actress), Silvia Giner (actress), Momoyo Miya (actress),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Short,Actors: Sally Kirkland (actress), Nan Martin (actress), Samuel Fuller (actor), Don Keefer (actor), Dick Miller (actor), Mantan Moreland (actor), Julie Corman (producer), Allan Arbus (actor), Angela Elayne Gibbs (actress), Howard R. Cohen (writer), Frances Doel (miscellaneous crew), Tom Baker (actor), Jeane Manson (actress), William Joyce (actor), Clint Kimbrough (director),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Elisabeth Stiepl (actress), Heinz Petters (actor), Kurt Nachmann (writer), Elisabeth Stiepl (actress), Hubert von Meyerinck (actor), Hubert von Meyerinck (actor), Ruth-Maria Kubitschek (actress), Ruth-Maria Kubitschek (actress), Ralph Benatzky (composer), Vico Torriani (actor), Vico Torriani (actor), Hans Heinrich (director), Adolf Schütz (writer), Frank Steinberg (actor), Christine Prober (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Music,