- published: 13 Jul 2016
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Maize (/ˈmeɪz/ MAYZ; Zea mays subsp. mays, from Spanish: maíz after Taíno mahiz), commonly known as corn, is a large grain plant domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mexico in prehistoric times about 10,000 years ago. The six major types of corn are dent corn, flint corn, pod corn, popcorn, flour corn, and sweet corn.
The leafy stalk of the plant produces separate pollen and ovuliferous inflorescences or ears, which are fruits, yielding kernels (often erroneously called seeds). Maize kernels are often used in cooking as a starch.
Most historians believe maize was domesticated in the Tehuacan Valley of Mexico. The Olmec and Mayans cultivated it in numerous varieties throughout Mesoamerica, cooked, ground or processed through nixtamalization. Beginning about 2500 BC, the crop spread through much of the Americas. The region developed a trade network based on surplus and varieties of maize crops. After European contact with the Americas in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, explorers and traders carried maize back to Europe and introduced it to other countries. Maize spread to the rest of the world because of its ability to grow in diverse climates. Sugar-rich varieties called sweet corn are usually grown for human consumption as kernels, while field corn varieties are used for animal feed, various corn-based human food uses (including grinding into cornmeal or masa, pressing into corn oil, and fermentation and distillation into alcoholic beverages like bourbon whiskey), and as chemical feedstocks.
Actors: David Sparrow (actor), Jayne Eastwood (actress), Dave Nichols (actor), Boyd Banks (actor), Art Hindle (actor), Tony Nappo (actor), Linda Kash (actress), Avi Federgreen (producer), Christian Potenza (producer), Christian Potenza (actor), Neil Green (miscellaneous crew), Jennifer Liao (actress), Kristin Fairlie (actress), Jane Moffat (actress), Sean Cisterna (director),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Jason Vail (actor), Purple Pam Shelby (actress), Allan Styer (actor), Joseph Covino (actor), John Veit (director), David Mcmahon (actor), Paris Welch (actor), Peter Bici (actor), John J. Fanning (writer), John Veit (writer), Aleks Francisco Heron-Bastidas (actor),
Genres: Crime, Short,Actors: Andrew N. Shearer (director), Andrew N. Shearer (producer), Christopher Kahler (composer), Henrique Couto (director), Chris LaMartina (director), Henrique Couto (writer), Andrew N. Shearer (writer), Chris LaMartina (writer), Henrique Couto (actor), Chris LaMartina (actor), Chris LaMartina (producer), Henrique Couto (producer), Henrique Couto (composer), Chris LaMartina (editor), Henrique Couto (editor),
Plot: Your hostess Countess Slutpira will take you on a journey of three of the most horrifying pieces of Schlock in independent film Including ButtonHead, Diagnoses Terror, and NeckBrace. Buttonhead: When Tori is beaten near-senseless by her redneck boyfriend Brent, she is brought back to life by her super scientific lesbian nurse friend. They replace a part of her brain with another section of the body very familiar for its sensitivity, now they must deal with the quasi-retarded woman and her insane boyfriend who is trying to find out what happened. Diagnoses Terror: A young man named Ron loves to watch late night TV and eat junk food. One night he falls asleep as a strange preacher begins his TV sermons, soon he because a zealot for the evil plots of the reverend as he dispatches his friends who sin or simply get in his way. With hilarious results! Neckbrace: A "boi" of the punk rock persuasion is picked on and injured by a jock bully, as he recovers in his neckbrace he decides to buy a large amount of narcotics and get his revenge.
Keywords: anthology, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, brain-surgery, clitoris, cult-film, dark-comedy, domestic-abuse, drug-dealer, drug-fueled-rampage, drugsActors: Daran Norris (actor), Daran Norris (actor), Daran Norris (actor), Billy West (actor), Billy West (actor), Billy West (actor), Mike Bell (director), Mike Bell (actor), Mike Bell (actor), Mike Bell (producer), Mike Bell (writer), Mike Bell (actor), Rob Cairns (composer), Mari Weiss (actress), Eli James Keltner (actor),
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short,Actors: Tracey Walter (actor), P.J. Soles (actress), Kent Hamilton (miscellaneous crew), Lisa McNeil (miscellaneous crew), Cid Swank (miscellaneous crew), Geno Romo (actor), Raúl Méndez (miscellaneous crew), Ed Lauter (actor), Anthony Marinelli (composer), Blake Busby (miscellaneous crew), Denis Arndt (actor), Jeanine Jackson (actress), Troy Takaki (editor), Robert Warberg (miscellaneous crew), Betty Moyer (actress),
Plot: Four high school friends believe the local myth that developer Swenson killed a kid for trespassing years earlier and got away with it. When one of the four friends disappears, the remaining three believe Swenson killed their friend and they take revenge. When their friend then shows up alive they must deal with the consequences of crossing the harsh line that separates fantasy from reality.
Keywords: accident, blood, bridge, child-murder, dead-girl, dynamite, exploding-car, explosion, falling-from-height, funeralActors: Kevin Clash (actor), Kevin Clash (actor), Kevin Clash (actor), Bill Barretta (actor), Kevin Clash (actor), Bill Barretta (actor), Kevin Clash (actor), Bill Barretta (actor), Bill Barretta (actor), Bill Barretta (actor), Bill Barretta (actor), Bill Barretta (actor), Bill Barretta (actor), Bill Barretta (actor), Billy Connolly (actor),
Plot: After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked by pirates. The gang escapes into the town where they convince Squire Trelawney to hire out a boat and crew to find the hidden treasure, which was revealed by Bones before he died. On their voyage across the seas, they soon find out that not everyone on board can be trusted.
Keywords: actor-playing-multiple-roles, animal-that-acts-human, arrest, based-on-book, based-on-novel, breaking-the-fourth-wall, disarming-someone, dual-wield, exotic-locale, explosionActors: Richard Dreyfuss (actor), Wil Wheaton (actor), Milton Selzer (actor), Glenn Jordan (director), Jason Hervey (actor), Patrick Williams (composer), Joseph G. Aulisi (costume designer), Jean Stapleton (actress), Susan Sarandon (actress), F. William Parker (actor), Lee Weaver (actor), Ira S. Rosenstein (miscellaneous crew), Nancy Allen (actress), Edward Winter (actor), Arthur Schmidt (editor),
Plot: A quiet school truant officer, Joe, uncovers a young boy's attempt to fake a residential address, and subsequently gets involved romantically with the boy's mother. The truant officer waffles between a sadistic relationship with his on-again, off-again girlfriend and the mother. When one of the officer's inventions takes off, he chooses the girl and shatters the friendship with the boy and his mother. Only at the last possible moment does he figure out what he's sacrificed, and attempts to get it back.
Keywords: loveActors: Cynthia Nixon (actress), Robert Wagner (actor), Don Murray (actor), Hope Lange (actress), John Fiedler (actor), Christopher Murray (actor), G. Mac Brown (producer), Lee Richardson (actor), Nicholas C. Smith (editor), Sheila Paige (miscellaneous crew), Sudie Bond (actress), Robert MacNaughton (actor), Jonathan Tunick (composer), Jack Schwartzman (miscellaneous crew), Jack Schwartzman (producer),
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The feelings I had.
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Each time I wake I'm somehow feeling the truth.
I can't handle.
Let's get this party started.
I'm sick of being you.
You make me feel insane.
We don't give to you.
Let's get this party started.
You make me feel insane.
I want to be the one.
To make myself sane.
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Sometimes I wish I could be strong like you.
It doesn't matter.
Each time I wake I'm somehow feeling the truth.
I can't handle.
Let's get this party started.
I'm sick of being you.
You make me feel insane.
We don't give to you.
Let's get this party started.
You make me feel insane.
I want to be the one.