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In botany, an evergreen is a plant that has leaves throughout the year, always green. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season. There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs. Evergreens include:
The Latin binomial term sempervirens (literally, "always green") refers to the evergreen nature of the plant, for instance:
Leaf persistence in evergreen plants varies from a few months (with new leaves constantly being grown as old ones are shed) to several decades (over thirty years in the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine).
Deciduous trees shed their leaves, usually as an adaptation to a cold or dry/wet season. Evergreen trees do lose leaves, but each tree loses its leaves gradually and not all at once. Most tropical rainforest plants are considered to be evergreens, replacing their leaves gradually throughout the year as the leaves age and fall, whereas species growing in seasonally arid climates may be either evergreen or deciduous. Most warm temperate climate plants are also evergreen. In cool temperate climates, fewer plants are evergreen, with a predominance of conifers, as few evergreen broadleaf plants can tolerate severe cold below about −30 °C (−22 °F).
Luther Ronzoni Vandross, Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Throughout his career, Vandross was an in demand background vocalist for several different artists including Judy Collins, Chaka Khan, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Barbra Streisand, Ben E. King, and Donna Summer. He later became the lead singer of the group Change, which released its certified gold debut album, The Glow of Love, in 1980 on Warner Bros. Records. After Vandross left the group, he was signed to Epic Records as a solo artist and released his debut solo album, Never Too Much, in 1981.
His hit songs include "Never Too Much", "Here and Now", "Any Love", "Power of Love/Love Power", "I Can Make It Better" and "For You to Love". Many of his songs were covers of original music by other artists such as "If This World Were Mine" (duet with Cheryl Lynn), "Since I Lost My Baby", "Superstar" and "Always and Forever". Duets such as "The Closer I Get to You" with Beyoncé, "Endless Love" with Mariah Carey and "The Best Things in Life Are Free" with Janet Jackson were all hits in his career.
Barbra Joan Streisand (/ˈstraɪsænd/; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker. During a career spanning six decades, she has become an icon in multiple fields of entertainment, winning numerous awards, and has earned her recognition as Mother of All Contemporary Pop Divas or Queen of The Divas. She has been recognized with two Academy Awards, ten Grammy Awards including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Grammy Legend Award, five Emmy Awards including one Daytime Emmy, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Kennedy Center Honors prize, four Peabody Awards,The Presidential Medal Of Freedom and eleven Golden Globes. She is among a small group of entertainers who have been honored with an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award, of whom only she and one other have also won a Peabody.
Streisand is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with more than 72.5 million albums in the United States and with a total of 245 million records sold worldwide, making her the best-selling female artist among the top-selling artists recognized by the Recording Industry Association of America, (The only female in the top ten, and the only artist outside of the rock 'n' roll genre.)
Actors: Alan Watkins (actor), Alan Watkins (actor), Tara-Nicole Azarian (actress), Alan Watkins (actor), Christine Parker (producer), Christine Parker (producer), Christine Parker (director), Christine Parker (writer), Marki Henderson (actor), Bill Mulligan (writer), Bill Mulligan (actor), Bill Mulligan (producer), James Alcorn (actor), Dina B. (actress), Mike Christopher (actor),
Genres: Horror,Actors: Carlease Burke (actress), Chris Worland (editor), Alex Munoz (director), Alex Munoz (writer), Brandon Hirsch (actor), Blake Young-Fountain (miscellaneous crew), William Howard Bowman (actor), Ayana Hampton (actress), Dennis Bonga (actor), Rosane Grimberg (miscellaneous crew), Jeanette Di Pinza (miscellaneous crew), Tunisia Hardison (actress), Maura McCoy (producer),
Plot: While trying to hang out and play cards on their day off, three guys are interrupted by their girlfriends, resulting in a spirited and witty dialogue about life, love, and relationships. 'Tryna Play Some Cards' portrays a day in the life of the middle-class black community of south Los Angeles. Framed by references to black intellects and pop culture icons, the film explores the socialization organized around the ritual of playing cards, and delivers a witty commentary amplifying the amusing differences between men and women.
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Lucas Flanagan (actor), Victoria J. Mayers (actress), Steven Stuart (director), Erik Rodenhiser (actor), Steve Stuart (director), Steve Stuart (producer), Laura Faith (actress), Leigh Deacon (actress), Kristine Burke (actress), Bernadette Adams (actress), Jennifer Wilson (actress), David Stirling (actor), Allyson Baldwin (editor),
Plot: "So, what's the plan this time, Brainiac?" After losing three superheroes to sinister accidents, Super Sidekick Brainiac is in search of a new superhero companion, so naturally he placed a newspaper ad. He's finally down to eight applicants, but there can only be one Next Top Superhero. Let the competition begin and may the best superhero win! Made as part of the 2004 Boston 48 Hour Film Project, America's Next Top Superhero represents what results when Playomatic Media Group only has 48 hours to conceive, script, produce, shoot, edit, score and master a short film. On the evening of Friday, April 2nd, Team Playomatic randomly drew the "Superhero" genre out of a hat and was informed the following items must be included in the film: Prop: Garden Hose Character: Spudgy McGonnagle, a Pastry Chief Line of Dialogue: "So, what's the plan this time, Brainiac?" This award-winning short was shot on Saturday, April 3rd and edited on Sunday, April 4th in Beverly, Massachusetts. It was first screened as an audience favorite at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge on Tuesday, April 6th and later included in the Best of Boston screening on May 9th at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts. Winner of an unprecedented three awards at the Best of Boston screening: Best Costumes Best Use of Character Best Use of Line of Dialogue.
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Genres: Drama,Ohh, yeah
[Nick:]
I've been on the run
Slept under the sun
Feeding off the clouds and eating them like ice cream
I've been all around
Never left this town
Blisters on my eyelids like it's spring in Paris
I've seen everything, I've dreamt every dream
I am every human
Oh I'm not even finished
[All:]
Look how I go
Impeccable flow
Wind in my face it hardly ever rains
Always on top
I'm coming up
I'm everything and I am everything
I know it all don't know a thing
I am changing, still the same
I'm every color I'm every color
I am evergreen
[Nick:]
I've been on the side
Always stayed ahead
I'm so very fast give me a speeding ticket
[AJ/Brian:]
Me you cannot teach
I just wanna know
I'm the tallest man but I will never grow
[Howie:]
I've seen everything,
[Brian:]
I've dreamt every dream
[Nick:]
I am every human
[AJ:]
No I'm not even finished
[All:]
Look how I go
Impeccable flow
Wind in my face it hardly ever rains
Always on top (always on top)
I'm coming up
I'm everything and I am everything
I know it all don't know a thing
I am changing, still the same
I'm every color I'm every color
I am evergreen
[All:]
The truth is stranger than fiction
When you're a walking contradiction
[AJ:]
When you're evergreen
You're always looking in
You're the first one left
But you're back again
Don't be afraid to ask
But don't ask again
We'll forever last when you're evergreen
[Nick:]
Ohh no, no, no
[AJ:]
Yeah, yeah, oh, ohhh
[All/AJ/Nick:]
Look how I go
Impeccable flow
Wind in my face it hardly ever rains
Always on top
I'm coming up
I'm everything and I am everything (I am everything)
I know it all don't know a thing (don't now a thing)
I am changing, still the same (still the same)
I'm every color (I'm every color) I'm every color (I'm every color)
I'm every color (I'm every color) I'm every color (color)
I am evergreen
[NIck/AJ:]
Yeah, I'm evergreen
No, no, no, no
[AJ:]