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Ebony is a dense black hardwood, most commonly yielded by several different species in the genus Diospyros. Ebony is dense enough to sink in water. It is finely-textured and has a very smooth finish when polished, making it valuable as an ornamental wood. The word ebony derives from the Ancient Egyptian hbny, via the Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), by way of Latin and Middle English.
Species of ebony include Diospyros ebenum (Ceylon ebony), native to southern India and Sri Lanka; Diospyros crassiflora (Gabon ebony), native to western Africa; and Diospyros celebica (Makassar ebony), native to Indonesia and prized for its luxuriant, multi-colored wood grain. Mauritius ebony, Diospyros tesselaria, was largely exploited by the Dutch in the 17th century. Some species in the genus Diospyros yield an ebony with similar physical properties, but striped rather than evenly black (Diospyros ebenum).
Ebony has a long history of use, with carved pieces having been found in Ancient Egyptian tombs. By the end of the 16th century, fine cabinets for the luxury trade were made of ebony in Antwerp. The wood's dense hardness lent itself to refined moldings framing finely detailed pictorial panels with carving in very low relief (bas-relief), usually of allegorical subjects, or with scenes taken from classical or Christian history. Within a short time, such cabinets were also being made in Paris, where their makers became known as ébénistes, which remains the French term for a cabinetmaker.
Midas (/ˈmaɪdəs/; Greek: Μίδας) is the name of at least three members of the royal house of Phrygia.
The most famous King Midas is popularly remembered in Greek mythology for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold. This came to be called the golden touch, or the Midas touch. The Phrygian city Midaeum was presumably named after this Midas, and this is probably also the Midas that according to Pausanias founded Ancyra. According to Aristotle, legend held that Midas died of starvation as a result of his "vain prayer" for the gold touch. The legends told about this Midas and his father Gordias, credited with founding the Phrygian capital city Gordium and tying the Gordian Knot, indicate that they were believed to have lived sometime in the 2nd millennium BC, well before the Trojan War. However, Homer does not mention Midas or Gordias, while instead mentioning two other Phrygian kings, Mygdon and Otreus.
Another King Midas ruled Phrygia in the late 8th century BC, up until the sacking of Gordium by the Cimmerians, when he is said to have committed suicide. Most historians believe this Midas is the same person as the Mita, called king of the Mushki in Assyrian texts, who warred with Assyria and its Anatolian provinces during the same period.
YouTube is a video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States. The service was created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005. In November 2006, it was bought by Google for US$1.65 billion. YouTube now operates as one of Google's subsidiaries. The site allows users to upload, view, rate, share and comment on videos, and it makes use of WebM, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, and Adobe Flash Video technology to display a wide variety of user-generated and corporate media video. Available content includes video clips, TV clips, music videos, movie trailers and other content such as video blogging, short original videos, and educational videos.
Most of the content on YouTube has been uploaded by individuals, but media corporations including CBS, the BBC, Vevo, Hulu, and other organizations offer some of their material via YouTube, as part of the YouTube partnership program. Unregistered users can watch videos, and registered users can upload videos to their channels. Videos considered to contain potentially offensive content are available only to registered users affirming themselves to be at least 18 years old.
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. There are also cases where songs are used in tie in marketing campaigns that allow them to become more than just a song. Tie ins and merchandising could be used in toys are marketing campaigns for food and other products. Although the origins of music videos date back to musical short films that first appeared in the 1920s, they came into prominence in the 1980s when MTV based their format around the medium. Prior to the 1980s, these works were described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip" or "film clip". Since the creation and increased popularity of YouTube, mainstream artists now promote new music videos by releasing trailers of short promos on the site for their upcoming song and music video. Consequentially, YouTube has been converted into a social media platform for celebrities and artists to market themselves to their fans and audiences.
Actors: Ahmed Best (actor), Jan Lucanus (producer), Jan Lucanus (actor), Jan Lucanus (producer), Jan Lucanus (writer), Jan Lucanus (director), Jan Lucanus (editor), Mercer Boffey (actor), Mercer Boffey (writer), Andrew Vannata (producer), John Machado (actor), Sinsu Co (actress), Jan C. Childress (writer), Jan C. Childress (producer), Davide Berardi (composer),
Plot: The Retribution Industry is born. You pay cash, they kick ass. In this pilot episode, 2nd-generation martial-arts-mega-duo Ebony & Ivory embark on their first live broadcast mission with their team at Justice-For-Hire, Inc. Adapted from the critically-acclaimed, "ultra-realistic" mixed martial arts comic book series.
Keywords: comic-book, martial-arts, mma, motion-comic, retributionActors: Tom Ohmer (actor), Bart Fletcher (writer), Bart Fletcher (director), Bart Fletcher (producer), Bart Fletcher (actor), Jae Henson (producer), Jae Henson (actress), Christopher Raff (actor), Karina Clark (actress), Erica Ellis (actress), Rus Gutin (actor), Anthony Spagnola (actor), Molly Quigley Koch (actress), Sean Solan (actor), Jesse Brunt (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Jan Lucanus (producer), Jan Lucanus (writer), Jan Lucanus (director), Jan Lucanus (actor), Jan Lucanus (editor), Mercer Boffey (actor), Andrew Vannata (producer), Vanessa Rubio (actress), Jan C. Childress (producer), Sage Michael (composer), Glenda August (producer), Ian Morgan (actor), Assaf Tamir (actor), Hinton 'Rami' Wells (actor), Irving Yee (actor),
Genres: Action, Short,Actors: Bruno Iwuoha (actor), Tom Njamanze (actor), Sam Loco Efe (actor), Ikechukwu Onyeka (actor), Ikechukwu Onyeka (producer), Ikechukwu Onyeka (director), Ikechukwu Onyeka (producer), Osita Iheme (actor), Chinedu Ikedieze (actor), Abraham Nwodo (actor), Kingsley Okereke (actor), Kingsley Okereke (producer), Chimere Emejuobi (composer), Prince Nwafor (actor), Kingsley Emeka Igwemba (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Osita Iheme (actor), Chinedu Ikedieze (actor), Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen (director), Tchidi Chikere (writer), Caroline Ekanem (actress), Chinedu Ezenwa (producer), Oby Edozieh (actress), Fred Ariko (actor), Ifeoma Anyiam (actress), Sophia Tchidi Chikere (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Osita Iheme (actor), Chinedu Ikedieze (actor), Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen (director), Tchidi Chikere (writer), Caroline Ekanem (actress), Chinedu Ezenwa (producer), Oby Edozieh (actress), Fred Ariko (actor), Ifeoma Anyiam (actress), Sophia Tchidi Chikere (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Jan Lucanus (producer), Jan Lucanus (editor), Jan Lucanus (actor), Jan Lucanus (director), Jan Lucanus (writer), Mercer Boffey (producer), Mercer Boffey (actor), Arnold Y. Kim (actor), Andrew Vannata (producer), Ramel Sherman (producer), Jenn Liu (actress), Sinsu Co (actress), Nico Sabenorio (actor), Amelia Kallman (actress), Jan C. Childress (actor),
Plot: In an age when corporations hire private muscle to squash threats to domestic and overseas interests, Ebony and Ivory are at the top of their game, the hottest commodities in the thriving Justice-For-Hire industry. Enter Justine Acela, the president of Acela Corporations--a Iormer target of Ebony and Ivory. Acela has clandestinely recruited Esaya--a powerful ex-teammate of our heroes -- to lead the Acela Fight Team, which seeks to supplant the heroes as the top international Justice-For-Hire squad. Now, three combatants--once friends--come to grips with the timeless Way of the Warrior and the expediencies of fame, profit and survival in the modern era, setting the grounds for a martial arts action/ adventure extravaganza...
Keywords: justiceActors: Olivia M. Lamasan (miscellaneous crew), Dick Israel (actor), Baron Geisler (actor), Gardo Versoza (actor), Malou N. Santos (producer), Jean Garcia (actress), Ricardo Lee (writer), Susan Africa (actress), Tirso Cruz III (actor), John Prats (actor), Nanding Josef (actor), Maritoni Fernandez (actress), John Lloyd Cruz (actor), Beth Tamayo (actress), Toby Alejar (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Mark Davis (actor), Backey Jakic (actor), Sean Michaels (actor), Anita Blond (actress), Kelly Trump (actress), Deborah Wells (actress), Salvo Di Liberto (producer), Joe D'Amato (director), Salvo Di Liberto (miscellaneous crew), Piero Montanari (composer), Shalimar (actress), Fabrizio Fornaci (composer), Bernadette Manfredi (actress), Frank Malone (actor), Juvo's Stud (actor),
Genres: Adult, Adult,Actors: Henry Fonda (actor), Henry Brandon (actor), George Ernest (actor), Irving Bacon (actor), Robert Barrat (actor), Hank Bell (actor), Alan Baxter (actor), Nigel Bruce (actor), James Burke (actor), Fred Burns (actor), Richard Carle (actor), John Beck (actor), Jim Corey (actor), Jack Curtis (actor), Otto Fries (actor),
Plot: A feud, the origins of which can barely be remembered, has been boiling for decades between two sheltered mountain families, the Tollivers and the Falins. With plans to build a railroad through both families' land and mine coal deposits beneath it, enterprising outsider Jack Hale ('Fred MacMurray' (qv)) inadvertently becomes entangled in the region's politics. He soon captures the attention of the beautiful June Tolliver ('Sylvia Sidney (I)' (qv)) and quickly becomes involved in a love triangle with her and her cousin Dave (Henry Fonda)
Keywords: based-on-novel, feud, remake, trainMusic video by Ebony performing 'Sponsor'. Directed by Yaw Skyface. (C) 2017. RuffTown Records / Midas Touch Inc PLEASE NOTE: Unauthorized upload of this video unto any YouTube channel is prohibited. (C) 2017. RuffTown Records / Midas Touch Inc Subscribe to my YouTube Channel - http://goo.gl/Sh1li Follow me on Twitter - http://goo.gl/gmoeq Like my Facebook Page - http://goo.gl/ggA5y Channel managed by MiPROMO Company Limited
Music video by Ebony performing 'Poison'. Directed by Yaw Skyface. Shot in Dubai (C) 2017. Ruff Town Records / Midas Touch Inc PLEASE NOTE: Unauthorized upload of this video unto any YouTube channel is prohibited. (C) 2017. Ruff Town Records / Midas Touch Inc Subscribe to my YouTube Channel - http://goo.gl/Sh1li Follow me on Twitter - http://goo.gl/gmoeq Like my Facebook Page - http://goo.gl/ggA5y Channel managed by MiPROMO Company Limited
Music video by Ebony performing 'Kupe'. Directed by Yaw Skyface. (C) 2016. Ruff Town Records / Midas Touch Inc PLEASE NOTE: Unauthorized upload of this video is prohibited. Any unauthorized copy on any YouTube channel will be taken down. (C) 2016. Ruff Town Records / Midas Touch Inc Channel managed by MiPROMO Media Network
Music video by Ebony performing 'Turn On The Light [One Dread Riddim]'. Directed by Yaw Skyface. Riddim produced by Beatz Dakay (C) 2017. Ruff Town Records / Midas Touch Inc PLEASE NOTE: Unauthorized upload of this video unto any YouTube channel is prohibited. (C) 2017. Ruff Town Records / Midas Touch Inc Subscribe to my YouTube Channel - http://goo.gl/Sh1li Follow me on Twitter - http://goo.gl/gmoeq Like my Facebook Page - http://goo.gl/ggA5y Channel managed by MiPROMO Company Limited
Music Video by Ebony performing 'Sponsor' - Directed by Yaw Skyface. Purchase & Stream: http://smarturl.it/ebonysponsor © 2017 Ruff Town Records / Midas Touch Inc, under exclusive license to KV Online (http://www.kayvisuals.com/). http://vevo.ly/OYANL9
Music video by Ebony performing 'Dancefloor'. Directed by Yaw Skyface. (C) 2015. Marcel Records PLEASE NOTE: Unauthorized upload of this video is prohibited. Any unauthorized copy on any YouTube channel will be taken down. (C) 2015. Marcel Records Channel managed by MiPROMO Media Network
The King of Queens ENO drops new single with the 90s Bad Gyal EBONY Titled “OBIAA BA NY3”. Check this calculations, Listen to the song and feel what they are up to. E = Eno E = Ebony Now: R/R R = Rap R = Ragga Therefore: Eno and Ebony are up to something. Rap meets Ragga. See this : You can get Common words among them O.N.E How do we pronounce it? Lol. These girls are crazy on this.. “Ghana Ha Nkola Bone” Production Credit to Outstanding Record Producer “Mix Masta Garzy”
Once again my friend I try
To help improve another brother's life
By coming through with the righteous groove
Tells right from wrong, makes people move
Not, idiot crossover songs
That appeal to all and make you sing along, no
This one is for the chosen few
Who want to build and uplift my people too, so
Listen to the words I speak
'Cause the words are truth and truth's what I teach
By talkin' bout the things that I see
When talkin' bout this color called ebony
This ebony
Not sellin' drugs, I'm above a thug
Killin' off his own, tryin' to make a buck, naw
That ain't the way it's done today
Gotta come together and gotta educate
Gotta, uplift, lift up your head
Stand strong and proud, don't end up dead
Take time to make that move
Be sure to be straight and you'll improve
Live long, be strong, and you'll see
That better is a life lived long and carefree
Just stay on a righteous path
You'll see the truth and won't have to ask why
I don't make the rhymes that say
How ignorant brothers act nowadays
I just talk about the things that I see
When talkin' bout this color called ebony
This ebony
Now break
Smooth
Now I want y'all to listen, see what you're missin'
What lacks in the competition is
Strong words, of pride and unity
I'm glad that y'all in tune to me
I'm here to let y'all know
And helps my folks about the words they throw
By talkin' bout the things that I see
When talkin' 'bout this color called ebony
This ebony