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The

ScreamNorwegian

SkrikArtistEdvard

MunchYear1893TypeOil

tempera

and

pastel

on

cardboardDimensions91cm

73

5cm

36in

28

9in

LocationNational

Gallery

OsloThe

Scream

Norwegian

Skrik

created

in

1893

1910

1

is

the

title

of

Expressionist

paintings

and

prints

in

a

series

by

Norwegian

artist

Edvard

Munch

showing

an

agonized

figure

against

a

blood

red

sky

The

landscape

in

the

background

is

the

Oslofjord

viewed

from

the

pier

in

Horten

Norway

Edvard

Munch

created

several

versions

of

The

Scream

in

various

media

The

Munch

Museum

holds

one

of

two

painted

versions

1910

see

gallery

and

one

pastel

The

National

Gallery

of

Norway

holds

the

other

painted

version

1893

shown

to

right

A

fourth

version

in

pastel

is

owned

by

Norwegian

businessman

Petter

Olsen

which

will

be

offered

at

auction

in

May

2012

2

Munch

also

created

a

lithograph

of

the

image

in

1895

3

The

Scream

has

been

the

target

of

several

high

profile

art

thefts

In

1994

the

version

in

the

National

Gallery

was

stolen

It

was

recovered

several

months

later

In

2004

The

Scream

and

Madonna

were

stolen

from

the

Munch

Museum

and

recovered

two

years

later

Contents1

Sources

of

inspiration2

Thefts3

In

popular

culture4

Gallery5

References6

External

links

Sources

of

inspirationThe

original

German

title

given

to

the

work

by

Munch

was

Der

Schrei

der

Natur

The

Scream

of

Nature

The

Norwegian

word

skrik

is

usually

translated

as

scream

but

is

cognate

with

the

English

shriek

Occasionally

the

painting

has

been

called

The

Cry

In

a

page

in

his

diary

headed

Nice

22

01

1892

Munch

described

his

inspiration

for

the

image

thus

I

was

walking

along

a

path

with

two

friends

the

sun

was

setting

suddenly

the

sky

turned

blood

red

I

paused

feeling

exhausted

and

leaned

on

the

fence

there

was

blood

and

tongues

of

fire

above

the

blue

black

fjord

and

the

city

my

friends

walked

on

and

I

stood

there

trembling

with

anxiety

and

I

sensed

an

infinite

scream

passing

through

nature

One

theory

advanced

to

account

for

the

reddish

sky

in

the

background

is

that

the

powerful

volcanic

eruption

of

Krakatoa

tinted

the

sky

red

in

parts

of

the

Western

hemisphere

for

a

few

months

in

1883

and

1884

about

a

decade

before

Munch

painted

The

Scream

4

This

explanation

has

been

disputed

by

scholars

who

note

that

Munch

was

an

expressive

painter

and

was

not

primarily

interested

in

literal

renderings

of

what

he

had

seen

Alternatively

it

has

been

suggested

that

the

proximity

of

both

a

slaughterhouse

and

a

madhouse

to

the

site

depicted

in

the

painting

may

have

offered

some

inspiration

5

The

scene

was

identified

as

being

the

view

from

a

road

overlooking

Oslo

the

Oslofjord

and

Hoved

ya

from

the

hill

of

Ekeberg

At

the

time

of

painting

the

work

Munch

s

manic

depressive

sister

Laura

Catherine

was

interned

in

the

mental

hospital

at

the

foot

of

Ekeberg

citation

needed

In

1978

the

Munch

scholar

Robert

Rosenblum

suggested

that

the

strange

sexless

creature

in

the

foreground

of

the

painting

was

probably

inspired

by

a

Peruvian

mummy

which

Munch

could

have

seen

at

the

1889

Exposition

Universelle

in

Paris

This

mummy

which

was

crouching

in

a

fetal

position

with

its

hands

alongside

its

face

also

struck

the

imagination

of

Munch

s

friend

Paul

Gauguin

it

stood

model

for

the

central

figure

in

his

painting

Human

misery

Grape

harvest

at

Arles

and

for

the

old

woman

at

the

left

in

his

painting

Where

Do

We

Come

From

What

Are

We

Where

Are

We

Going

More

recently

an

Italian

anthropologist

speculated

that

Munch

might

have

seen

a

mummy

in

Florence

s

Museum

of

Natural

History

which

bears

an

even

more

striking

resemblance

to

the

painting

6

The

environment

of

The

Scream

is

often

compared

to

that

which

an

individual

suffering

from

depersonalization

disorder

experiences

such

a

feeling

of

distortion

of

the

environment

and

one

s

self

7

TheftsWikinews

has

related

news

Edvard

Munch

s

The

Scream

and

Madonna

foundThieves

taking

paintings

from

the

Munch

Museum

in

Oslo

on

August

22

2004

Photo

taken

by

unidentified

bystander

On

February

12

1994

the

same

day

as

the

opening

of

the

1994

Winter

Olympics

in

Lillehammer

four

men

broke

into

the

National

Gallery

and

stole

its

version

of

The

Scream

leaving

a

note

reading

Thanks

for

the

poor

security

8

The

painting

had

been

moved

down

to

a

second

story

9

display

as

part

of

the

Olympic

festivities

and

the

presence

of

international

media

covering

the

games

made

the

theft

a

sensation

10

An

early

claim

of

responsibility

by

a

Norwegian

anti

abortion

group

turned

out

to

be

false

After

the

gallery

refused

a

ransom

demand

of

US

1

million

in

March

1994

Norwegian

police

set

up

a

sting

operation

with

assistance

from

the

British

Police

SO10

and

the

Getty

Museum

and

the

painting

was

recovered

undamaged

on

May

7

1994

11

In

January

1996

four

men

were

convicted

in

connection

with

the

theft

including

P

l

Enger

who

in

1988

had

been

convicted

of

stealing

Munch

s

Vampire

12

However

they

were

released

on

appeal

on

legal

grounds

the

British

agents

involved

in

the

sting

operation

had

entered

Norway

under

false

identities

13

Another

version

of

The

Scream

was

stolen

in

2004

On

August

22

during

daylight

hours

masked

gunmen

entered

the

Munch

Museum

in

Oslo

and

stole

two

paintings

Scream

and

Munch

s

Madonna

14

A

bystander

photographed

the

robbers

as

they

escaped

with

the

artwork

to

their

car

shown

at

right

On

April

8

2005

Norwegian

police

arrested

a

suspect

in

connection

with

the

theft

but

the

paintings

remained

missing

and

it

was

rumored

that

they

had

been

burned

by

the

thieves

to

destroy

evidence

15

16

On

June

1

2005

with

four

suspects

already

in

custody

in

connection

with

the

crime

the

City

Government

of

Oslo

offered

a

reward

of

2

million

Norwegian

krone

roughly

US

313

500

or

231

200

for

information

that

could

help

locate

the

paintings

17

Though

the

paintings

remained

at

large

six

men

went

on

trial

in

early

2006

variously

charged

with

either

helping

to

plan

or

participating

in

the

robbery

Three

of

the

men

were

convicted

and

sentenced

to

between

four

and

eight

years

in

prison

in

May

2006

and

two

of

the

convicted

Bj

rn

Hoen

and

Petter

Tharaldsen

were

also

ordered

to

pay

compensation

of

750

million

kroner

roughly

US

117

6

million

or

86

7

million

to

the

City

of

Oslo

18

The

Munch

Museum

itself

was

closed

for

10

months

for

a

6

million

security

overhaul

citation

needed

On

31

August

2006

Norwegian

police

announced

that

a

police

operation

had

recovered

both

Skrik

and

Madonna

but

did

not

reveal

detailed

circumstances

of

the

recovery

The

paintings

were

said

to

be

in

a

better

than

expected

condition

We

are

100

percent

certain

they

are

the

originals

police

chief

Iver

Stensrud

told

a

news

conference

The

damage

was

much

less

than

feared

19

20

Munch

Museum

director

Ingebj

rg

Ydstie

confirmed

the

condition

of

the

paintings

saying

it

was

much

better

than

expected

and

that

the

damage

could

be

repaired

21

The

Scream

had

moisture

damage

on

the

lower

left

corner

while

Madonna

suffered

several

tears

on

the

right

side

of

the

painting

as

well

as

two

holes

in

Madonna

s

arm

22

Before

repairs

and

restoration

began

the

paintings

were

put

on

public

display

by

the

Munch

Museum

beginning

27

September

2006

During

the

five

day

exhibition

5

500

people

viewed

the

damaged

paintings

The

conserved

works

went

back

on

display

on

May

23

2008

when

the

exhibition

Scream

and

Madonna

Revisited

at

the

Munch

Museum

in

Oslo

displayed

the

paintings

together

23

Some

damage

to

The

Scream

may

prove

impossible

to

repair

but

the

overall

integrity

of

the

work

has

not

been

compromised

3

24

In

popular

cultureIn

the

late

twentieth

century

The

Scream

acquired

iconic

status

in

popular

culture

It

was

used

on

the

cover

of

some

editions

of

Arthur

Janov

s

book

The

Primal

Scream

25

In

1983

1984

pop

artist

Andy

Warhol

made

a

series

of

silk

prints

of

works

by

Munch

including

Scream

The

idea

was

to

desacralize

the

painting

by

making

it

into

a

mass

reproducible

object

though

Munch

had

already

begun

that

process

himself

by

making

a

lithograph

of

the

work

for

reproduction

Furthermore

characteristic

of

post

modern

art

is

Err

s

ironic

and

irreverent

treatment

of

Munch

s

masterpiece

in

his

acrylic

paintings

The

Second

Scream

1967

and

Ding

Dong

1979

26

Cartoonist

Gary

Larson

included

a

tribute

to

The

Scream

entitled

The

Howl

in

his

Wiener

Dog

Art

painting

and

cartoon

compilation

in

which

the

central

figure

is

replaced

by

a

howling

dachshund

citation

needed

As

one

of

very

few

works

of

modern

art

that

are

instantly

recognizable

to

a

broad

audience

The

Scream

has

been

used

in

advertising

in

cartoons

such

as

The

Simpsons

and

films

and

on

TV

The

principal

alien

antagonists

depicted

in

the

2011

BBC

series

of

Doctor

Who

named

The

Silence

have

an

appearance

based

in

part

on

The

Scream

27

The

iconic

Ghostface

mask

worn

by

the

primary

antagonists

of

the

coincidentally

named

Scream

series

of

horror

movies

is

based

on

the

painting

and

was

created

and

designed

by

Fun

World

employee

Brigitte

Sleiertin

as

a

Halloween

costume

prior

to

being

discovered

by

Marianne

Maddalena

and

Wes

Craven

for

the

film

28

The

work

has

also

been

used

in

political

humor

and

in

advertisements

During

the

administration

of

George

H

W

Bush

a

popular

poster

showed

the

painting

with

the

caption

President

Quayle

Bumper

stickers

were

sold

in

2004

with

the

image

paired

with

the

caption

of

Four

More

Years

In

August

2006

Masterfoods

USA

the

maker

of

M

amp

M

s

candies

began

using

Scream

in

ads

for

its

dark

chocolate

variety

of

candies

and

offered

a

reward

of

two

million

of

the

candies

for

the

painting

s

return

Shortly

after

the

promotion

was

announced

the

painting

was

recovered

Masterfoods

has

stated

its

intention

to

honor

the

reward

by

paying

the

cash

value

of

the

M

amp

M

s

to

Norwegian

authorities

29

GalleryMunch

translated

Scream

into

a

lithograph

in

1895

This

version

executed

in

1910

in

tempera

on

cardboard

was

stolen

from

the

Munch

Museum

in

2004

and

recovered

in

2006

References

The

Scream

returns

damaged

but

younger

news

com

au

2008

05

21

http

www

guardian

co

uk

artanddesign

2012

feb

21

edvard

munch

the

scream

auction

Edvard

Munch

s

The

Scream

to

be

sold

at

auction

One

of

four

versions

of

famous

artwork

could

achieve

80m

making

it

one

of

most

expensive

art

works

sold

at

auction

by

Mark

Brown

arts

correspondent

Guardian

guardian

co

uk

Tuesday

21

February

2012

08

25

EST

a

b

About

the

conservation

of

The

Scream

and

Madonna

Munch

Museum

http

www

munch

museum

no

content

aspx

id

67

amp

mid

2

amp

lang

en

Retrieved

2007

12

22

Olson

Donald

W

Russell

L

Doescher

and

Marilynn

S

Olson

May

2004

The

Blood

Red

Sky

of

the

Scream

APS

News

American

Physical

Society

13

5

http

www

aps

org

publications

apsnews

200405

backpage

cfm

Retrieved

2007

12

22

Existential

Superstar

Another

look

at

Edvard

Munch

s

The

Scream

Slate

com

Slate

2005

11

22

Retrieved

on

10

November

2008

Italian

Mummy

Source

of

Scream

Discovery

Channel

September

7

2004

Archived

from

the

original

on

2004

10

11

http

web

archive

org

web

20041011032521

http

dsc

discovery

com

news

briefs

20040906

scream

html

Retrieved

2006

12

12

waybacked

mirror

Google

books

4

Norwegians

Guilty

In

Theft

of

The

Scream

AP

1996

01

18

http

www

nytimes

com

1996

01

18

world

world

news

briefs

4

norwegians

guilty

in

theft

of

the

scream

html

Retrieved

2009

05

22

Dolnick

Edward

June

2005

The

Rescue

Artist

A

True

Story

of

Art

Thieves

and

the

Hunt

for

a

Missing

Masterpiece

HarperCollins

ISBN9780060531171

On

this

day

Art

thieves

snatch

Scream

BBC

News

Online

1994

02

12

http

news

bbc

co

uk

onthisday

hi

dates

stories

february

12

newsid

3591000

3591994

stm

Retrieved

2006

08

31

Dolnick

Edward

June

2005

The

Rescue

Artist

A

True

Story

of

Art

Thieves

and

the

Hunt

for

a

Missing

Masterpiece

HarperCollins

Master

plan

Guardian

Unlimited

2005

06

13

http

arts

guardian

co

uk

arttheft

story

0

1505351

00

html

Retrieved

2007

12

21

Matthew

Hart

The

Irish

Game

A

True

Story

of

Crime

and

Art

Viking

Canada

2004

p

184

Scream

stolen

from

Norway

museum

BBC

News

2004

08

22

http

news

bbc

co

uk

2

hi

europe

3588282

stm

Retrieved

2006

09

03

Oslo

police

arrest

Scream

suspect

BBC

News

2005

04

08

http

news

bbc

co

uk

2

hi

europe

4426539

stm

Retrieved

2007

12

22

Famous

Munch

paintings

destroyed

Norway

Post

2005

04

28

http

www

undeadlinks

com

s

php

link

http

3A

2F

2Fwww

norwaypost

no

2Fcgi

bin

2Fnorwaypost

2Fimaker

3Fid

3D16032

amp

l

1

Retrieved

2007

12

22

Reward

offered

for

Scream

return

BBC

News

2005

06

01

http

news

bbc

co

uk

2

hi

entertainment

4599469

stm

Retrieved

2007

12

22

Three

guilty

of

The

Scream

theft

BBC

News

2006

05

02

http

news

bbc

co

uk

2

hi

entertainment

4964872

stm

Retrieved

2007

12

22

Munch

paintings

recovered

Aftenposten

2006

08

31

http

www

aftenposten

no

english

local

article1441444

ece

Retrieved

2007

12

22

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Kombucha

including

the

cultureKombucha

is

an

effervescent

tea

based

beverage

that

is

often

consumed

for

its

anecdotal

health

benefits

or

medicinal

purposes

Kombucha

is

available

commercially

and

can

be

made

at

home

by

fermenting

tea

using

a

visible

solid

mass

of

yeast

and

bacteria

which

forms

the

kombucha

culture

often

referred

to

as

kombo

lit

yeast

mother

see

etymology

for

disambiguation

with

kombu

kelp

Contents1

Biology2

Etymology3

History4

Components5

Health

claims6

Safety

and

contamination7

Brew8

Artificial

leather9

See

also10

References11

Bibliography12

External

links

BiologyYeast

and

bacteria

in

Kombucha

at

400XThe

culture

mainly

contains

a

symbiosis

of

Acetobacter

acetic

acid

bacteria

and

one

or

more

yeasts

The

culture

itself

looks

somewhat

like

a

large

pancake

and

though

often

called

a

mushroom

a

mother

of

vinegar

or

by

the

acronym

SCOBY

for

Symbiotic

Culture

of

Bacteria

and

Yeast

it

is

scientifically

classified

as

a

zoogleal

mat

It

takes

on

the

shape

of

its

container

but

varies

in

thickness

depending

on

how

long

it

has

been

allowed

to

develop

and

the

acidity

of

the

tea

medium

during

the

development

period

citation

needed

The

culture

is

leathery

and

non

elastic

similar

to

a

thick

calamari

The

yeast

component

of

kombucha

may

contain

any

of

Saccharomyces

cerevisiae

Brettanomyces

bruxellensis

Candida

stellata

Schizosaccharomyces

pombe

Torulaspora

delbrueckii

and

Zygosaccharomyces

bailii

or

another

domesticated

strain

Alcohol

production

by

the

yeast

s

contributes

to

the

production

of

acetic

acid

by

the

bacteria

Alcohol

concentration

also

plays

a

role

in

triggering

cellulose

production

by

the

bacterial

symbionts

citation

needed

The

bacterial

component

of

a

kombucha

culture

usually

consists

of

several

species

but

will

almost

always

contain

Gluconacetobacter

xylinus

formerly

Acetobacter

xylinum

which

ferments

the

alcohols

produced

by

the

yeast

s

into

acetic

acid

This

increases

the

acidity

while

limiting

the

alcoholic

content

of

kombucha

G

xylinum

is

responsible

for

most

or

all

of

the

physical

structure

of

a

kombucha

mother

and

has

been

shown

to

produce

microbial

cellulose

1

This

is

likely

due

to

artificial

selection

by

brewers

over

time

selecting

for

firmer

and

more

robust

cultures

The

acidity

and

mild

alcoholic

element

of

kombucha

resists

contamination

by

most

airborne

molds

or

bacterial

spores

As

a

result

kombucha

is

relatively

easy

to

maintain

as

a

culture

outside

of

sterile

conditions

The

bacteria

and

yeasts

in

kombucha

may

also

produce

antimicrobial

defense

molecules

EtymologyThe

mis

transliterated

mis

translated

English

kombucha

putatively

pseudo

Japanese

kombocha

yeast

tea

is

often

confused

with

the

Japanese

drink

kombucha

literally

kelp

tea

from

Japanese

kombu

kelp

which

is

dried

and

powdered

to

produce

the

kelp

based

beverage

2

In

Japanese

the

fermented

black

tea

based

drink

is

known

as

k

cha

kinoko

lit

red

tea

mushroom

In

Chinese

kombucha

is

called

ji

om

ch

lit

yeast

tea

h

ngch

j

n

lit

red

tea

fungus

mushroom

h

ngch

g

red

tea

mushroom

or

ch

m

ij

n

tea

mold

Both

the

actual

Japanese

and

Chinese

names

incorporate

the

characters

for

zh

h

ngch

jp

k

cha

literally

red

tea

as

Asian

languages

denote

what

is

known

in

the

West

as

black

tea

in

contrast

to

green

tea

HistoryThe

recorded

history

of

kombucha

began

in

Russia

during

the

late

19th

century

citation

needed

In

Russian

the

kombucha

culture

is

called

ajnyj

grib

lit

tea

mushroom

and

the

drink

itself

is

called

grib

mushroom

tea

kvass

or

simply

kvass

which

differs

from

regular

kvass

traditionally

made

from

water

and

stale

rye

bread

Some

promotional

kombucha

sources

suggest

that

the

history

of

this

tea

based

beverage

originated

in

ancient

China

or

Japan

though

there

are

no

written

records

to

support

these

assumptions

see

history

of

tea

in

China

and

history

of

tea

in

Japan

One

author

reports

that

kombucha

famously

known

as

the

Godly

Tsche

i

e

tea

during

the

Chinese

Qin

Dynasty

221

206

BCE

was

a

beverage

with

magical

powers

enabling

people

to

live

forever

3

ComponentsKombucha

flavoured

with

rose

hips

Kombucha

contains

multiple

species

of

yeast

and

bacteria

along

with

the

organic

acids

active

enzymes

amino

acids

and

polyphenols

produced

by

these

microbes

The

precise

quantities

of

a

sample

can

only

be

determined

by

laboratory

analysis

Finished

kombucha

may

contain

any

of

the

following

components

Acetic

acid

which

is

mildly

antibacterialButyric

acidB

vitamins

4

AlcoholGluconic

acidLactic

acidMalic

acidOxalic

acidUsnic

acidNormally

kombucha

contains

less

than

0

5

alcohol

which

classifies

kombucha

as

a

non

alcoholic

beverage

citation

needed

Older

more

acidic

kombucha

might

contain

1

0

or

1

5

alcohol

depending

on

more

anaerobic

brewing

time

and

higher

proportions

of

sugar

and

yeast

citation

needed

Health

claimsKombucha

producers

often

make

the

claim

that

kombucha

detoxifies

the

body

and

energizes

the

mind

although

there

is

little

published

research

on

the

health

benefits

of

kombucha

Proponents

of

kombucha

claim

it

aids

cancer

recovery

increases

energy

sharpens

eyesight

aids

joint

recovery

improves

skin

elasticity

aids

digestion

and

improves

experience

with

foods

that

stick

going

down

such

as

rice

or

pasta

A

review

of

the

published

literature

on

the

safety

of

kombucha

suggests

no

specific

oral

toxicity

in

rats

5

While

no

randomized

case

controlled

studies

have

been

published

in

relation

to

its

effect

on

humans

its

effect

on

the

central

nervous

system

liver

metabolic

acidosis

and

toxicity

in

general

have

been

suspected

in

isolated

incidents

6

7

though

no

specific

links

have

been

established

Acute

conditions

such

as

lactic

acidosis

caused

by

drinking

of

kombucha

are

more

likely

to

occur

in

persons

with

pre

existing

medical

conditions

8

Other

reports

suggest

that

care

should

be

taken

when

taking

medical

drugs

or

hormone

replacement

therapy

while

regularly

drinking

kombucha

9

It

may

also

cause

allergic

reactions

10

though

a

Herxheimer

Reaction

or

dying

off

of

pathogenic

bacteria

and

yeast

may

occur

when

first

beginning

consumption

of

Kombucha

which

may

be

responsible

for

associated

symptoms

11

Many

claims

have

focused

on

glucuronic

acid

a

compound

that

is

used

by

the

liver

for

detoxification

The

idea

that

glucuronic

acid

is

present

in

kombucha

is

based

on

the

observation

that

glucuronic

acid

conjugates

glucuronic

acid

waste

chemicals

are

increased

in

the

urine

after

consumption

Early

chemical

analysis

of

kombucha

brew

suggested

that

glucuronic

acid

was

the

key

component

and

researchers

hypothesized

that

the

extra

glucuronic

acid

would

assist

the

liver

by

supplying

more

of

the

substance

during

detoxification

These

analyses

were

done

using

gas

chromatography

to

identify

the

different

chemical

constituents

but

this

method

relies

on

having

proper

chemical

standards

citation

needed

to

match

to

the

unknown

chemicals

However

a

more

recent

and

thorough

analysis

of

a

variety

of

commercial

and

homebrew

versions

of

kombucha

found

no

evidence

of

glucuronic

acid

at

all

Instead

the

active

component

is

most

likely

glucaric

acid

This

compound

also

known

as

D

glucaro

1

4

lactone

helps

eliminate

glucuronic

acid

conjugates

that

are

produced

by

the

liver

When

these

conjugates

are

excreted

normal

gut

bacteria

can

break

them

up

using

a

bacterial

form

of

beta

glucuronidase

Glucaric

acid

is

an

inhibitor

of

this

bacterial

enzyme

so

the

waste

stored

in

the

glucuronic

acid

conjugates

is

properly

eliminated

the

first

time

rather

than

being

reabsorbed

and

detoxified

over

and

over

Thus

glucaric

acid

probably

makes

the

liver

more

efficient

12

Glucaric

acid

is

commonly

found

in

fruits

and

vegetables

and

is

being

explored

independently

as

a

cancer

preventive

agent

13

It

has

also

been

discovered

that

the

bacterial

beta

glucuronidase

enzyme

can

interfere

with

proper

disposal

of

a

chemotherapeutic

agent

and

that

antibiotics

against

gut

bacteria

can

prevent

toxicity

of

some

chemotherapy

drugs

14

supporting

the

idea

that

glucaric

acid

is

an

active

component

of

kombucha

Reports

of

adverse

reactions

may

be

related

to

unsanitary

fermentation

conditions

leaching

of

compounds

from

the

fermentation

vessels

15

or

sickly

kombucha

cultures

that

cannot

acidify

the

brew

Cleanliness

is

important

during

preparation

and

in

most

cases

the

acidity

of

the

fermented

drink

prevents

growth

of

unwanted

contaminants

Other

health

claims

may

be

due

to

the

simple

acidity

of

the

drink

possibly

influencing

the

production

of

stomach

acids

or

modifying

the

communities

of

microorganisms

in

the

gastrointestinal

tract

16

Several

firms

market

Kombucha

capsules

and

tea

bags

purportedly

containing

some

form

of

dried

Kombucha

There

is

no

supporting

evidence

that

there

are

any

health

benefits

to

such

products

Kombucha

extract

another

suspect

product

is

also

being

marketed

Most

such

extracts

are

no

more

than

small

amounts

of

Kombucha

Tea

that

has

turned

vinegary

Some

firms

market

their

Kombucha

mushroom

cultures

based

on

their

size

charging

more

for

larger

mushroom

cultures

The

size

of

a

mushroom

culture

does

not

really

matter

smaller

mushroom

cultures

will

ferment

a

new

batch

of

prepared

tea

just

as

well

as

larger

mushroom

cultures

Safety

and

contaminationMold

contamination

on

the

culture

surface

As

with

all

foods

care

must

be

taken

during

preparation

and

storage

to

prevent

contamination

Keeping

the

kombucha

brew

safe

and

contamination

free

is

a

concern

to

many

home

brewers

Key

components

of

food

safety

when

brewing

kombucha

include

clean

environment

proper

temperature

and

low

pH

If

a

culture

becomes

contaminated

it

will

most

likely

be

identifiable

as

common

mold

which

is

often

green

blue

or

black

in

color

Often

novice

brewers

will

mistake

the

brownish

root

filaments

on

the

underside

of

the

culture

as

a

mold

contamination

when

it

is

seen

through

the

surface

of

a

thinly

formed

culture

If

mold

does

grow

on

the

surface

of

the

kombucha

culture

or

mushroom

it

is

best

to

throw

out

both

culture

and

tea

and

start

again

with

a

fresh

kombucha

culture

Mold

tends

to

grow

especially

when

the

kombucha

mushroom

is

lifted

out

of

the

liquid

by

its

own

gasses

Keeping

it

covered

with

liquid

in

the

later

stages

i

e

when

the

new

kombucha

mushroom

starts

growing

can

successfully

prevent

mold

from

growing

The

low

rate

of

contamination

by

the

home

brewer

might

be

explained

by

protective

mechanisms

such

as

formation

of

organic

acids

and

antibiotic

substances

Thus

subjects

with

a

healthy

metabolism

need

not

be

advised

against

cultivating

kombucha

tea

cultures

However

those

suffering

from

immunosuppression

should

preferably

consume

controlled

commercial

kombucha

beverages

17

In

every

step

of

the

preparation

process

it

is

important

that

hands

and

utensils

or

anything

that

is

going

to

come

into

contact

with

the

culture

be

well

cleaned

to

prevent

contamination

of

the

kombucha

Also

kombucha

becomes

very

acidic

approximately

pH

3

0

when

finished

so

it

can

leach

unwanted

and

potentially

toxic

materials

from

the

non

food

grade

containers

in

which

it

is

fermenting

15

Food

grade

glass

is

very

safe

Other

acceptable

containers

may

also

include

lead

free

china

raw

wooden

bowls

glazed

earthenware

lead

free

there

are

kits

that

can

test

ceramics

and

stainless

steel

18

Keeping

cultures

covered

and

in

a

clean

environment

also

reduces

the

risk

of

introducing

contaminants

and

insects

Maintaining

a

correct

pH

is

an

important

factor

in

a

home

brew

Acidic

conditions

are

favorable

for

the

growth

of

the

kombucha

culture

and

inhibit

the

growth

of

molds

and

bacteria

The

pH

of

the

kombucha

batch

should

be

between

2

5

and

4

6

A

pH

of

less

than

2

5

makes

the

drink

too

acidic

for

normal

human

consumption

while

a

pH

greater

than

4

6

increases

the

risk

of

contamination

19

Use

of

fresh

starter

tea

and

or

distilled

vinegar

can

be

used

to

control

pH

Some

brewers

test

the

pH

at

the

beginning

and

the

end

of

the

brewing

cycle

to

ensure

that

the

correct

pH

is

achieved

and

that

the

brewing

cycle

is

complete

BrewKombucha

is

typically

produced

by

placing

a

culture

in

a

sweetened

tea

as

sugars

assist

fermentation

Black

tea

is

a

popular

choice

but

green

tea

or

white

tea

may

also

be

used

Blending

of

tea

may

produce

more

balanced

flavors

and

benefits

from

the

different

types

of

teas

Herbal

teas

or

those

treated

with

oils

may

harm

the

Kombucha

culture

over

time

20

The

standard

Kombucha

recipe

calls

for

1

cup

of

sugar

per

gallon

of

water

tea

though

some

variation

in

the

ratio

is

tolerated

by

the

culture

Kombucha

may

be

fermented

with

many

different

sugar

sources

including

refined

white

sugar

evaporated

cane

juice

brown

sugar

glucose

fructose

syrups

molasses

and

honey

pasteurized

only

Kombucha

should

never

be

fermented

with

raw

honey

stevia

xylitol

lactose

or

any

artificial

sweetener

21

The

container

is

often

covered

with

a

closed

weave

cloth

to

prevent

contamination

by

dust

mold

and

other

bacteria

while

allowing

gas

transfer

breathing

A

baby

SCOBY

is

produced

on

the

liquid

gas

interface

during

each

fermentation

The

surface

area

is

the

most

favorable

location

for

both

aerobic

bacteria

on

the

top

of

the

new

pancake

and

anaerobic

bacteria

on

the

bottom

The

surface

area

also

has

ideal

concentration

of

oxygen

for

the

yeast

in

the

matrix

to

propagate

readily

After

a

week

or

two

of

fermentation

the

liquid

is

tapped

Some

liquid

is

retained

for

the

subsequent

batch

to

keep

the

pH

low

to

prevent

contamination

This

process

can

be

repeated

indefinitely

In

each

batch

the

mother

culture

will

produce

a

baby

which

can

be

directly

handled

separated

like

two

pancakes

and

moved

to

another

container

The

yeast

in

the

tapped

liquid

will

continue

to

survive

A

secondary

fermentation

may

be

accomplished

by

removing

the

liquid

to

a

closed

container

bottle

for

about

a

week

to

produce

more

carbonation

Care

should

be

taken

as

carbon

dioxide

build

up

can

cause

bottles

to

explode

Left

entirely

alone

to

ferment

with

oxygen

the

kombucha

settles

into

months

of

production

time

the

baby

thickening

considerably

creating

an

ever

more

acidic

and

vinegar

flavored

cider

At

any

point

the

kombucha

can

be

tapped

or

have

tea

added

Liquid

from

the

previous

batch

will

preserve

some

of

the

culture

Some

tea

makers

offer

a

dried

version

of

kombucha

mixed

with

the

tea

leaves

that

dissolves

in

hot

water

however

this

is

a

more

rare

type

Artificial

leatherThe

Kombucha

SCOBY

can

be

used

to

make

an

artificial

leather

though

currently

it

is

very

water

absorbent

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See

alsoKefirTibicos

References

A

paper

describing

the

isolation

of

Gluconacetobacter

xylinus

from

kombucha

Crystal

Wong

U

S

kombucha

smelly

and

no

kelp

The

Japan

Times

July

12

2007

Harald

W

Tietze

1995

Kombucha

The

Miracle

Fungus

Tietze

Publications

Aleksandra

Velicanski

Dragoljub

Cvetkovic

Sinisa

Markov

Vesna

Tumbas

Sladjana

Savatovic

2007

Antimicrobial

And

Antioxidant

Activity

Of

Lemon

Balm

Kombucha

Acta

periodica

technologica

38

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doi

10

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90Days

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Toxicity

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of

Kombucha

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A

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R

Gladstein

J

2009

A

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Kombucha

tea

toxicity

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Intensive

Care

Med

24

3

205

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doi

10

1177

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Inc

24

3

205

207

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MD

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Susan

Smolinske

PharmD

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David

Greenbaum

MD

October

1997

Probable

Gastrointestinal

Toxicity

of

Kombucha

Tea

Is

This

Beverage

Healthy

or

Harmful

Journal

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Internal

Medicine

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643

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10

1046

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http

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com

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1046

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1525

1497

1997

07127

x

Kombucha

Mushroom

Hepatotoxicity

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amp

The

Healing

Crisis

Herxheimer

Reactions

Michael

R

Roussin

1996

2003

Analyses

of

Kombucha

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Information

Resources

url

http

www

kombucha

research

com

Walaszek

Z

1990

10

08

Potential

use

of

D

glucaric

acid

derivatives

in

cancer

prevention

Cancer

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Elsevier

Science

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54

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doi

10

1016

0304

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Involvement

of

Glucuronidase

in

Intestinal

Microflora

in

the

Intestinal

Toxicity

of

the

Antitumor

Camptothecin

Derivative

Irinotecan

Hydrochloride

CPT

11

in

Rats

a

b

Phan

Tri

Giang

Jane

Estell

Geoffrey

Duggin

Ian

Beer

Diane

Smith

and

Mark

J

Ferson

1998

Lead

poisoning

from

drinking

Kombucha

tea

brewed

in

a

ceramic

pot

The

Medical

Journal

of

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Medical

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com

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How

to

make

your

own

Kombucha

Tea

Nirinjan

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2005

Ph

Levels

For

Kombucha

Tea

Beverage

http

www

organic

kombucha

com

kombucha

and

ph

html

Teas

To

Use

amp

Teas

To

Avoid

When

Making

Kombucha

Top

10

Questions

About

Kombucha

amp

Sugar

Video

of

a

short

talk

by

a

clothes

designer

about

making

and

using

a

material

made

of

kombucha

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and

Classical

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et

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2001

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anti

stress

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protective

properties

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G

Cox

J

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2004

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ecology

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Kombucha

fermentation

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pii

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W

Frank

1995

Kombucha

Healthy

Beverage

and

Natural

Remedy

from

the

Far

East

Its

Correct

Preparation

and

Use

Wilhelm

Ensthaler

ISBN3

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From

Wikipedia

the

free

encyclopedia

Redirected

from

Bloom

box

Jump

to

navigation

searchThe

Bloom

Energy

Server

commonly

referred

to

as

the

Bloom

Box

is

a

solid

oxide

fuel

cell

SOFC

made

by

Bloom

Energy

of

Sunnyvale

California

that

can

use

a

wide

variety

of

inputs

including

liquid

or

gaseous

hydrocarbons

1

produced

from

bio

sources

to

generate

electricity

on

the

site

where

it

will

be

used

2

3

It

is

highly

efficient

low

cost

and

has

lower

polluting

emissions

This

type

of

fuel

cell

can

withstand

temperatures

of

up

to

1800

F

which

would

cause

many

other

types

of

fuel

cells

to

break

down

or

need

maintenance

and

is

highly

advantageous

for

its

smooth

operation

4

According

to

the

company

a

single

cell

one

100

100mm

metal

alloy

plate

between

two

ceramic

layers

generates

25

watts

5

Bloom

say

that

two

hundred

servers

have

been

deployed

in

California

for

a

number

of

corporations

like

eBay

Google

Wal

Mart

and

many

more

6

Contents1

Technology2

Bloom

Energy2

1

History3

Costs3

1

Installation3

2

Usage4

Installations5

Portable

units6

Feasibility6

1

Efficiency6

2

Long

term

business

case7

Competition8

See

also9

References10

External

links

TechnologyThe

Bloom

Energy

Server

uses

thin

white

ceramic

plates

100

100mm

7

which

are

claimed

to

be

made

from

beach

sand

Each

ceramic

plate

is

coated

with

a

green

nickel

oxide

based

ink

on

one

side

anode

and

another

black

probably

Lanthanum

strontium

manganite

ink

on

the

other

side

cathode

8

9

According

to

the

San

Jose

Mercury

News

Bloom

s

secret

technology

apparently

lies

in

the

proprietary

green

ink

that

acts

as

the

anode

and

the

black

ink

that

acts

as

the

cathode

but

in

fact

these

materials

are

widely

known

in

the

field

of

solid

oxide

fuel

cells

SOFCs

Wired

reports

that

the

secret

ingredient

may

be

yttria

stabilized

zirconia

based

upon

a

2006

patent

filing

7

572

530

that

was

granted

to

Bloom

in

2009

but

this

material

is

also

one

of

the

most

common

electrolyte

materials

in

the

field

10

US

US20080261099

which

is

assigned

to

Bloom

Energy

Corporation

says

that

the

electrolyte

includes

yttria

stabilized

zirconia

and

a

scandia

stabilized

zirconia

such

as

a

scandia

ceria

stabilized

zirconia

ScSZ

has

a

higher

conductivity

than

YSZ

at

lower

temperatures

which

provides

greater

efficiency

and

higher

reliability

when

used

as

an

electrolyte

in

SOFC

applications

Scandia

is

scandium

oxide

Sc3O2

which

is

a

transition

metal

oxide

that

is

sold

between

US

1400

to

US

2000

per

kilogram

in

99

9

form

Current

annual

world

wide

production

of

scandium

is

less

than

2000

kilogram

Most

of

the

5000

kilogram

used

annually

is

sourced

from

limited

former

Soviet

era

stockpiles

To

save

money

the

Bloom

Energy

Server

uses

inexpensive

metal

alloy

plates

for

electric

conductance

between

the

two

ceramic

fast

ion

conductor

plates

In

competing

lower

temperature

fuel

cells

platinum

is

required

at

the

cathode

8

Bloom

EnergyBloom

EnergyTypePrivately

heldPredecessor

s

Ion

AmericaFounded2002Founder

s

K

R

Sridhar

C

E

O

John

Finn

Matthias

Gottmann

James

McElroy

Dien

NguyenHeadquartersSunnyvale

California

USAKey

peopleK

R

Sridhar

founder

CEO

Productsregenerative

solid

oxide

fuel

cellsNet

income85

Million

loss

2008

11

Owner

s

Kleiner

Perkins

among

others

Websitehttp

www

bloomenergy

com

Bloom

Energy

is

the

company

that

develops

builds

and

installs

Bloom

Energy

Servers

11

The

company

started

in

2002

by

CEO

K

R

Sridhar

11

is

one

of

26

named

a

2010

Tech

Pioneer

by

the

World

Economic

Forum

12

HistoryIn

October

2001

K

R

Sridhar

C

E

O

had

a

meeting

with

John

Doerr

from

the

large

venture

capital

firm

Kleiner

Perkins

13

Sridhar

was

asking

for

more

than

100

million

to

start

the

company

Bloom

Energy

has

received

400

million

of

start

up

funding

from

venture

capitalists

including

Kleiner

Perkins

8

and

Vinod

Khosla

14

The

company

originally

called

Ion

America

was

renamed

to

Bloom

Energy

in

2006

15

Sridhar

credited

his

nine

year

old

son

for

the

name

saying

that

his

son

believed

jobs

lives

environment

and

children

would

bloom

16

One

of

the

celebrities

appearing

at

the

product

launch

was

Michael

R

Bloomberg

who

appeared

by

video

link

17

Bloomberg

s

business

news

network

covered

the

event

but

was

attributed

every

statement

to

Bloom

Energy

18

The

CEO

gave

a

media

interview

to

Fortune

Magazine

for

the

first

time

in

2010

eight

years

after

founding

the

company

because

of

pressure

from

his

customers

11

A

few

days

later

he

allowed

a

journalist

Lesley

Stahl

of

the

CBS

News

program

60

Minutes

to

see

the

factory

for

the

first

time

19

On

February

24

2010

the

company

held

its

first

press

conference

15

Costs

InstallationThe

current

cost

of

each

hand

made

100kW

Bloom

Energy

Server

is

700

000

800

000

In

the

next

stage

which

will

likely

be

mass

production

of

home

sized

units

Sridhar

hopes

to

more

than

halve

the

cost

of

each

home

sized

Bloom

server

to

under

3000

8

dubious

discuss

Bloom

estimates

the

size

of

a

home

sized

server

as

1

kilowatt

although

cNet

News

reports

critical

estimates

recommend

5kW

capacity

for

a

residence

20

The

capital

costs

according

to

NewsWeek

magazine

is

7

8

per

watt

3

According

to

the

New

York

Times

Green

Blog

in

early

2011

Bloom

Energy

unveiled

a

service

to

allow

customers

to

buy

the

electricity

generated

by

its

fuel

cells

without

incurring

the

capital

costs

of

purchasing

the

six

figure

devices

Under

the

Bloom

Electrons

service

4

customers

sign

10

year

contracts

to

purchase

the

electricity

generated

by

Bloom

Energy

Servers

while

the

company

retains

ownership

of

the

fuel

cells

and

responsibility

for

their

maintenance

We

re

able

to

tell

customers

You

don

t

have

to

put

any

money

up

front

you

pay

only

for

the

electrons

you

use

and

it

s

good

for

your

pocketbook

and

good

for

planet

CEO

K

R

Sridhar

said

21

UsageOn

24

February

2010

Sridhar

told

Todd

Woody

of

The

New

York

Times

that

his

devices

are

making

electricity

for

8

10

cents

kWh

using

natural

gas

which

is

cheaper

than

today

s

electricity

prices

in

some

parts

of

the

United

States

such

as

California

22

23

Twenty

percent

of

the

Bloom

Energy

Server

cost

savings

depend

upon

avoiding

transfer

losses

that

result

from

energy

grid

use

20

Bloom

Energy

is

developing

Power

Purchase

Agreements

to

sell

the

electricity

produced

by

the

boxes

rather

than

selling

the

boxes

themselves

in

order

to

address

customers

fears

about

box

maintenance

reliability

and

servicing

costs

19

Fifteen

percent

of

the

power

at

eBay

is

created

with

Bloom

technology

after

tax

incentives

that

paid

half

the

cost

eBay

expects

a

three

year

payback

period

for

the

remaining

half

based

on

California

s

0

14

kWh

cost

of

commercial

electricity

24

InstallationsThe

company

says

that

its

first

100

kW

Bloom

Energy

Servers

were

shipped

to

Google

in

July

2008

25

Four

such

servers

were

installed

at

Google

s

headquarters

in

Mountain

View

California

which

was

Bloom

Energy

s

first

customer

19

Another

installation

is

for

five

boxes

1

to

make

up

to

500kW

at

eBay

headquarters

in

San

Jose

California

19

Bloom

Energy

states

that

their

customers

include

Staples

300kW

December

2008

26

Walmart

800kW

January

2010

27

FedEx

500kW

28

The

Coca

Cola

Company

500kW

29

and

Bank

of

America

500kW

30

31

Each

of

these

installations

current

or

planned

are

located

in

California

Portable

unitsWriting

for

a

Wall

Street

Journal

blog

Rebecca

Smith

and

Jim

Carlton

speculated

that

portable

Bloom

Energy

Servers

could

be

used

instead

of

traditional

generators

by

the

armed

forces

32

Sridhar

plans

to

install

Bloom

Energy

Servers

in

third

world

nations

17

Ex

Chairman

of

the

Joint

Chiefs

of

Staff

Colin

Powell

now

a

Bloom

Energy

board

member

said

the

Bloom

Energy

generators

could

be

useful

to

the

military

because

they

are

lighter

more

efficient

and

generate

less

heat

than

what

the

military

uses

now

33

FeasibilityBloom

EnergyAccording

to

BBC

tech

blogger

Maggie

Shiels

Bloom

Energy

is

being

very

coy

and

playful

about

what

it

will

reveal

to

the

press

34

She

quotes

Michael

Kanellos

of

Greentech

Media

regarding

the

general

scope

and

feasibility

of

Bloom

Energy

s

plans

fuel

cells

are

not

new

technology

and

in

order

to

succeed

in

the

marketplace

the

Bloom

Energy

Server

would

need

to

be

cheaper

than

existing

types

of

renewable

energy

34

If

Bloom

Energy

can

develop

such

a

technology

Kanellos

predicts

that

established

energy

firms

such

as

General

Electric

would

derive

most

of

the

profits

due

to

greater

ability

to

manufacture

and

market

a

product

34

Jacob

Grose

senior

analyst

at

Lux

Research

told

Fortune

Magazine

that

he

doubts

Dr

Sridhar

has

come

up

with

a

way

of

making

these

ceramic

fuel

cells

cheaply

enough

to

be

truly

revolutionary

11

Bloom

Energy

Server

technology

is

based

upon

stacking

small

fuel

cells

which

operate

in

concert

7

15

USA

Today

claims

that

Bloom

Energy

has

made

a

technological

advance

by

developing

stacked

fuel

cells

where

individual

plates

expand

and

contract

at

the

same

rate

at

high

temperatures

7

however

many

other

solid

oxide

fuel

cell

producers

have

solved

that

problem

in

the

past

9

Scott

Samuelsen

of

the

University

of

California

Irvine

National

Fuel

Cell

Research

Center

questions

how

long

the

reliable

operational

life

of

Bloom

Servers

will

be

At

this

point

Bloom

has

excellent

potential

but

they

have

yet

to

demonstrate

that

they

ve

met

the

bars

of

reliability

15

Lawrence

Berkeley

National

Laboratory

expert

Michael

Tucker

told

the

San

Jose

Mercury

News

Because

they

operate

at

high

temperatures

they

can

accept

other

fuels

like

natural

gas

and

methane

and

that

s

an

enormous

advantage

The

disadvantage

is

that

they

can

shatter

as

they

are

heating

or

cooling

15

John

Doerr

a

venture

capitalist

who

has

a

large

investment

in

the

company

asserts

that

the

Bloom

Energy

Server

is

cheaper

and

cleaner

than

the

grid

1

35

An

expert

at

Gerson

Lehrman

Group

wrote

that

given

today

s

electricity

transmission

losses

of

about

7

and

utility

size

gas

fired

power

stations

efficiency

of

33

48

the

Bloom

Energy

Server

is

up

to

twice

as

efficient

as

a

gas

fired

power

station

2

In

a

followup

story

entitled

Bloom

Box

Segway

or

savior

Fortune

noted

on

24

February

2010

that

Bloom

has

still

not

released

numbers

about

how

much

the

Bloom

Box

costs

to

operate

per

kilowatt

hour

and

estimates

that

natural

gas

rather

than

bio

gas

will

be

the

primary

source

of

fuel

for

Bloom

Energy

Servers

36

Jonathan

Fahey

of

Forbes

wrote

Are

we

really

falling

for

this

again

Every

clean

tech

company

on

the

planet

says

it

can

produce

clean

energy

cheaply

yet

not

a

single

one

can

Government

subsidies

or

mandates

keep

the

entire

worldwide

industry

afloat

Hand

it

to

Bloom

the

company

has

managed

to

tap

into

the

hype

machine

like

no

other

clean

tech

company

in

memory

37

EfficiencyCurrent

gas

fired

power

stations

convert

chemical

energy

to

thermal

energy

to

mechanical

energy

to

electrical

energy

A

modern

combined

cycle

gas

turbine

power

plant

CCGT

can

reach

60

overall

efficiency

Sridhar

says

Bloom

Boxes

convert

chemical

energy

to

electrical

energy

in

one

step

and

are

more

fuel

efficient

than

current

gas

fired

power

stations

and

also

reduce

transmission

distribution

losses

by

producing

power

where

it

is

used

38

Each

Bloom

Energy

Server

provides

100kW

of

power

enough

to

meet

the

baseload

needs

of

100

average

homes

or

a

small

office

building

39

Sridhar

also

said

the

boxes

will

have

a

10

year

life

span

23

although

that

could

include

replacing

the

cells

within

the

boxes

during

that

time

period

The

CEO

of

eBay

says

Bloom

Energy

Servers

have

saved

the

company

100

000

in

electricity

bills

since

they

were

installed

in

mid

2009

8

yet

Paul

Keegan

of

Fortune

calls

that

figure

meaningless

without

the

details

to

see

how

he

got

there

36

Long

term

business

caseAssuming

a

50

cost

reduction

in

the

future

one

could

argue

that

the

best

case

scenario

for

the

200

KW

unit

would

be

a

capital

installed

cost

comparable

to

today

s

100

KW

units

i

e

around

800

000

Using

average

Electricity

0

1

KWh

and

Natural

Gas

3

MMBtu

prices

and

assuming

a

6

per

year

maintenance

operating

cost

apart

from

the

fuel

the

break

even

period

for

the

Bloom

Energy

Server

comes

to

over

8

years

based

on

published

performance

numbers

40

Parameter

NameValueUnit

descriptionFuel

Natural

Gas

flow

rate

for

200

KW

Bloom

Energy

Server1

32MMBtu

hrFuel

energy

in

rate

in

KW

1

MMBTU

CH4

293

KW

386

76KWFuel

cost

3

96per

hourElectric

output

rate200KWSystem

efficiency

Natural

Gas

gt

Electricity52

percent

conversion

of

Natural

Gas

energy

to

electrical

energyElectricity

cost

0

10per

KWhElectricity

produced

revenue

20

00per

hourCO2

produced773lb

MWhRun

cost

savings

per

bloom

box

electricity

revenue

less

fuel

cost

16

04per

hourCost

savings

per

year

assuming

24X7

full

load

operation

140

510

40per

yearCapital

cost

estimated

minimum

cost

after

projected

reductions

800

000

00for

each

200

KW

unitAnnual

maintenance

operation

cost6

as

a

fraction

of

capital

cost

per

yearCost

savings

after

maintenance

costs

92

510

40per

yearBreak

even

period8

6yearsThese

numbers

mean

that

the

total

lifetime

of

these

systems

would

need

to

exceed

15

20

years

to

make

an

argument

for

a

viable

long

term

business

case

without

federal

state

local

incentives

and

subsidies

The

analysis

might

be

somewhat

different

if

the

systems

are

used

mainly

for

peak

power

shaving

when

electricity

costs

can

exceed

0

15

KWh

however

the

intermittent

nature

of

such

peak

periods

would

likely

reduce

the

overall

impact

on

the

estimated

break

even

period

using

average

cost

figures

for

electricity

and

natural

gas

A

reliable

bio

derived

source

of

fuel

bio

gas

would

also

tip

the

argument

in

a

favorable

direction

however

such

sources

are

not

typically

located

near

customer

sites

CompetitionA

Gerson

Lehrman

Group

analyst

wrote

that

GE

dismantled

its

fuel

cell

group

five

years

ago

and

Siemens

have

almost

dismantled

theirs

2

United

Technologies

is

the

only

large

conglomerate

that

has

fuel

cell

technology

that

could

compete

with

Bloom

Energy

2

Toshiba

only

has

technology

to

provide

energy

for

a

small

device

not

a

neighborhood

2

Katie

Fehrenbacher

of

Business

Week

reports

that

Sprint

Nextel

owns

15

patents

on

hydrogen

fuel

cells

and

is

using

250

fuel

cells

to

provide

backup

power

for

its

operations

41

Sprint

has

been

using

fuel

cell

power

since

2005

41

Last

year

Sprint

s

fuel

cell

program

received

a

grant

of

over

7

million

from

the

United

States

Department

of

Energy

41

The

Sprint

program

has

partnered

with

ReliOn

and

Altergy

for

fuel

cell

manufacture

and

with

Air

Products

as

a

hydrogen

supplier

41

Business

Week

reported

that

a

German

fuel

cell

firm

called

P21

which

is

based

in

Munich

has

been

working

on

similar

projects

to

supply

backup

power

for

cellular

operations

41

United

Technologies

makes

fuel

cells

costing

4

500

per

kilowatt

In

October

2009

the

Department

of

Energy

awarded

nearly

25

million

in

grants

for

research

and

development

of

solar

fuels

which

Michael

Kannelos

notes

in

Wired

may

be

similar

technology

to

the

solar

cells

in

Sridhar

s

description

of

the

Bloom

Energy

Server

10

42

Department

of

Energy

grant

recipients

included

a

variety

of

startup

companies

and

universities

42

According

to

an

article

in

NewScientist

there

is

a

claim

stating

the

Bloom

Box

is

electrolyte

supported

and

based

on

that

there

are

at

least

two

well

established

companies

Topsoe

Fuel

Cell

5

and

Ceres

Power

already

rolling

out

products

with

more

advanced

non

electrolyte

supported

cells

Ceres

has

a

four

year

program

to

install

37

500

units

in

the

homes

of

customers

of

the

UK

s

British

Gas

43

Ballard

Power

s

comparably

scaled

products

are

based

on

proton

exchange

membrane

fuel

cells

Ballard

s

150kW

units

are

intended

for

mobile

applications

such

as

municipal

buses

44

while

their

larger

1MW

stationary

systems

are

configured

from

banks

of

11kW

building

blocks

45

Another

competitor

that

already

has

product

in

market

in

Europe

and

Australia

is

Ceramic

Fuel

Cells

46

with

an

efficiency

of

60

for

the

power

only

units

these

fuel

cells

are

based

on

proven

technology

spun

off

from

Australia

s

CSIRO

See

alsoHome

fuel

cell

References

a

b

c

Tech

Pioneers

Who

Will

Change

Your

Life

Time

Magazine

2009

12

17

http

www

time

com

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24

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2010

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GLG

Expert

Contributor

22

February

2010

Answering

the

Unanswered

Questions

Gerson

Lehrman

Group

http

www

glgroup

com

News

The

Bloom

Energy

Bloom

Box

Answering

the

Unanswered

Questions

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html

Bloom

Box

What

is

it

and

how

does

it

work

Christian

Science

Monitor

22

February

2010

http

www

csmonitor

com

USA

Society

2010

0222

Bloom

Box

What

is

it

and

how

does

it

work

http

www

mobilemag

com

2010

02

25

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energy

server

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bloom

box

not

for

the

home

just

yet

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Suzanne

22

February

2010

Bloom

Box

fuel

cell

launch

London

The

Guardian

http

www

guardian

co

uk

environment

2010

feb

22

bloom

box

fuel

cell

launch

Industry

leading

companies

choose

Bloom

Electrons

for

immediate

cost

savings

and

carbon

reduction

benefits

Press

release

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Energy

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2011

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www

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com

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Electrons

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Release

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30

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2011

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24

February

2010

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power

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fuel

cells

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a

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www

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com

tech

news

2010

02

24

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cell

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February

21

2010

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2010

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2010

02

22

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2010

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24

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2010

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Energy

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24

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Affirmative

action

refers

to

policies

that

take

factors

including

race

color

religion

gender

sexual

orientation

or

national

origin

1

into

consideration

in

order

to

benefit

an

underrepresented

group

usually

justified

as

countering

the

effects

of

a

history

of

discrimination

Contents1

Origins2

Purpose3

Quotas4

International

policies5

National

approaches5

1

The

Americas5

2

Middle

East5

3

South

Asia5

4

East

Asia5

5

South

East

Asia

and

Oceania5

6

Europe5

7

South

Africa5

7

1

Apartheid5

7

2

Post

apartheid

Employment

Equity6

Alternative

views7

Debate7

1

Polls7

2

Support7

3

Opposition8

Mismatching9

See

also10

Notes11

References12

External

links

OriginsThe

term

affirmative

action

was

first

used

in

the

United

States

It

first

appeared

in

Executive

Order

10925

which

was

signed

by

President

John

F

Kennedy

on

March

6

1961

and

it

was

used

to

refer

to

measures

to

achieve

non

discrimination

In

1965

President

Lyndon

B

Johnson

issued

Executive

Order

11246

which

required

federal

contractors

to

take

affirmative

action

to

hire

without

regard

to

race

religion

and

national

origin

In

1968

gender

was

added

to

the

anti

discrimination

list

2

Matching

procedures

in

other

countries

are

also

known

as

reservation

in

India

positive

discrimination

in

the

United

Kingdom

and

employment

equity

in

Canada

PurposeAffirmative

action

is

intended

to

promote

equal

opportunity

It

is

often

instituted

in

government

and

educational

settings

to

ensure

that

minority

groups

within

a

society

are

included

in

all

programs

The

justification

for

affirmative

action

is

that

it

helps

to

compensate

for

past

discrimination

persecution

or

exploitation

by

the

ruling

class

of

a

culture

3

and

to

address

existing

discrimination

4

The

implementation

of

affirmative

action

especially

in

the

United

States

is

considered

by

its

proponents

to

be

justified

by

disparate

impact

QuotasQuotas

are

not

legal

in

the

United

States

No

employer

university

or

other

entity

may

create

a

set

number

required

for

each

race

5

In

Sweden

the

Supreme

Court

has

ruled

that

affirmative

action

ethnic

quotas

in

universities

are

discrimination

and

hence

unlawful

It

said

that

the

requirements

for

the

intake

should

be

the

same

for

all

The

Justice

Chancellor

said

that

the

decision

left

no

room

for

uncertainty

6

International

policiesThe

International

Convention

on

the

Elimination

of

All

Forms

of

Racial

Discrimination

stipulates

in

Article

2

2

that

affirmative

action

programs

may

be

required

of

countries

that

ratified

the

convention

in

order

to

rectify

systematic

discrimination

It

states

however

that

such

programs

shall

in

no

case

entail

as

a

consequence

the

maintenance

of

unequal

or

separate

rights

for

different

racial

groups

after

the

objectives

for

which

they

were

taken

have

been

achieved

The

United

Nations

Human

Animals

Rights

Committee

states

that

the

principle

of

equality

sometimes

requires

States

parties

to

take

affirmative

action

in

order

to

diminish

or

eliminate

conditions

which

cause

or

help

to

perpetuate

discrimination

prohibited

by

the

Covenant

For

example

in

a

State

where

the

general

conditions

of

a

certain

part

of

the

population

prevent

or

impair

their

enjoyment

of

human

rights

the

State

should

take

specific

action

to

correct

those

conditions

Such

action

may

involve

granting

for

a

time

to

the

part

of

the

population

concerned

certain

preferential

treatment

in

specific

matters

as

compared

with

the

rest

of

the

population

However

as

long

as

such

action

is

needed

to

correct

discrimination

in

fact

it

is

a

case

of

legitimate

differentiation

under

the

Covenant

7

National

approachesIn

some

countries

which

have

laws

on

racial

equality

affirmative

action

is

rendered

illegal

because

it

does

not

treat

all

races

equally

This

approach

of

equal

treatment

is

sometimes

described

as

being

color

blind

in

hopes

that

it

is

effective

against

discrimination

without

engaging

in

reverse

discrimination

In

such

countries

the

focus

tends

to

be

on

ensuring

equal

opportunity

and

for

example

targeted

advertising

campaigns

to

encourage

ethnic

minority

candidates

to

join

the

police

force

This

is

sometimes

described

as

positive

action

The

AmericasBrazil

Some

Brazilian

Universities

State

and

Federal

have

created

systems

of

preferred

admissions

quotas

for

racial

minorities

blacks

and

native

Brazilians

the

poor

and

people

with

disabilities

There

are

already

quotas

of

up

to

20

of

vacancies

reserved

for

the

disabled

in

the

civil

public

services

8

The

Democrats

party

accusing

the

board

of

directors

of

University

of

Bras

lia

of

nazism

questioned

the

constitutionality

of

the

quotas

the

University

reserves

to

minorities

on

the

Supreme

Federal

Court

9

Canada

The

equality

section

of

the

Canadian

Charter

of

Rights

and

Freedoms

explicitly

permits

affirmative

action

type

legislation

although

the

Charter

does

not

require

legislation

that

gives

preferential

treatment

Subsection

2

of

Section

15

states

that

the

equality

provisions

do

not

preclude

any

law

program

or

activity

that

has

as

its

object

the

amelioration

of

conditions

of

disadvantaged

individuals

or

groups

including

those

that

are

disadvantaged

because

of

race

national

or

ethnic

origin

colour

religion

sex

age

or

mental

or

physical

disability

The

Canadian

Employment

Equity

Act

requires

employers

in

federally

regulated

industries

to

give

preferential

treatment

to

four

designated

groups

Women

people

with

disabilities

aboriginal

people

and

visible

minorities

In

most

Canadian

Universities

people

of

Aboriginal

background

normally

have

lower

entrance

requirements

and

are

eligible

to

receive

exclusive

scholarships

Some

provinces

and

territories

also

have

affirmative

action

type

policies

For

example

in

Northwest

Territories

in

the

Canadian

north

aboriginal

people

are

given

preference

for

jobs

and

education

and

are

considered

to

have

P1

status

Non

aboriginal

people

who

were

born

in

the

NWT

or

have

resided

half

of

their

life

there

are

considered

a

P2

as

well

as

women

and

disabled

people

10

See

also

Employment

equity

in

Canada

Main

article

Affirmative

action

in

the

United

StatesUnited

States

Affirmative

action

was

first

established

in

Executive

Order

10925

which

was

signed

by

President

John

F

Kennedy

on

March

6

1961

and

required

government

contractors

to

not

discriminate

against

any

employee

or

applicant

for

employment

because

of

race

creed

color

or

national

origin

as

well

as

to

take

affirmative

action

to

ensure

that

applicants

are

employed

and

that

employees

are

treated

during

employment

without

regard

to

their

race

creed

color

or

national

origin

11

This

executive

order

was

superseded

by

Executive

Order

11246

which

was

signed

by

President

Lyndon

B

Johnson

on

September

24

1965

and

affirmed

the

Federal

Government

s

commitment

to

promote

the

full

realization

of

equal

employment

opportunity

through

a

positive

continuing

program

in

each

executive

department

and

agency

1

It

is

notable

that

affirmative

action

was

not

extended

to

women

until

Executive

Order

11375

amended

Executive

Order

11246

on

October

13

1967

expanding

the

definition

to

include

sex

As

it

currently

stands

affirmative

action

through

Executive

Order

11246

applies

to

race

color

religion

sex

or

national

origin

In

the

U

S

affirmative

action

s

original

purpose

was

to

pressure

institutions

into

compliance

with

the

nondiscrimination

mandate

of

the

Civil

Rights

Act

of

1964

4

The

Civil

Rights

Acts

do

not

cover

veterans

people

with

disabilities

or

people

over

40

These

groups

are

protected

from

discrimination

under

different

laws

12

Affirmative

action

has

been

the

subject

of

numerous

court

cases

13

and

has

been

contested

on

constitutional

grounds

In

2003

a

Supreme

Court

decision

Grutter

v

Bollinger

539

US

306

Supreme

Court

2003

concerning

affirmative

action

in

universities

allowed

educational

institutions

to

consider

race

as

a

factor

in

admitting

students

but

ruled

that

strict

point

systems

are

unconstitutional

14

Conservatives

say

that

state

officials

have

widely

disobeyed

it

who

Alternatively

some

colleges

use

financial

criteria

to

attract

racial

groups

that

have

typically

been

under

represented

and

typically

have

lower

living

conditions

Some

states

such

as

California

California

Civil

Rights

Initiative

Michigan

Michigan

Civil

Rights

Initiative

and

Washington

Initiative

200

have

passed

constitutional

amendments

banning

affirmative

action

within

their

respective

states

Middle

EastIsrael

In

attempt

to

close

the

gap

between

Arab

and

Jewish

education

sectors

the

Israeli

education

minister

announced

an

affirmative

action

policy

promising

that

Arabs

would

be

granted

25

of

the

education

budget

more

than

their

proportional

share

in

the

population

18

He

also

added

that

the

ministry

would

support

the

creations

of

an

Arab

academic

college

15

South

AsiaIndiaMain

article

Reservation

in

IndiaSri

Lanka

In

1971

the

Standardization

policy

of

Sri

Lankan

universities

was

introduced

as

an

affirmative

action

program

for

students

from

areas

which

had

poor

educational

facilities

due

to

200

years

purposeful

discrimination

by

British

colonialists

The

British

had

practised

communal

favoritism

towards

Christians

and

the

minority

Tamil

community

for

the

entire

200

years

they

had

controlled

Sri

Lanka

as

part

of

a

policy

of

divide

and

conquer

East

AsiaJapan

Admission

to

universities

as

well

as

all

government

positions

including

teachers

are

determined

by

the

entrance

exam

which

is

extremely

competitive

at

the

top

level

It

is

illegal

to

include

sex

ethnicity

or

other

social

background

but

not

nationality

in

criteria

however

there

are

informal

policies

to

provide

employment

and

long

term

welfare

which

is

usually

not

available

to

general

public

to

Burakumin

at

municipality

level

People

s

Republic

of

China

Preferential

policies

required

some

of

the

top

positions

in

governments

be

distributed

to

ethnic

minorities

and

women

Also

many

universities

are

required

by

government

to

give

preferred

admissions

to

ethnic

minorities

16

17

South

Korea

Admission

to

universities

is

also

determined

by

the

strict

entrance

exam

which

is

extremely

competitive

at

the

top

level

But

most

of

all

Korean

universities

at

the

top

level

are

adapting

some

affirmative

actions

in

cases

of

Chinese

ethnic

minority

North

Korean

refugees

etc

in

their

recruiting

new

students

Besides

national

universities

have

been

pressed

by

the

Korean

government

so

now

they

are

trying

to

meet

the

governmental

goal

which

is

to

recruit

a

proportion

of

female

professors

South

East

Asia

and

OceaniaMalaysia

The

Malaysian

New

Economic

Policy

or

NEP

serves

as

a

form

of

affirmative

action

Malaysia

provides

affirmative

action

to

the

majority

because

in

general

the

Malays

have

lower

income

than

the

Chinese

who

have

traditionally

been

involved

in

businesses

and

industries

18

Malaysia

is

a

multi

ethnic

country

with

Malays

making

up

the

majority

of

close

to

52

of

the

population

About

30

of

the

population

are

Malaysians

of

Chinese

descent

while

Malaysians

of

Indian

descent

comprise

about

8

of

the

population

Government

policy

provides

preferential

placement

for

ethnic

Malays

and

95

of

all

new

intakes

for

the

army

hospital

nurses

police

and

other

government

institutions

are

Malays

As

of

2004

only

7

of

all

government

servants

are

ethnic

Chinese

a

drop

from

30

in

1960

All

eight

of

the

directors

of

the

national

petroleum

company

Petronas

are

Malays

and

only

3

of

Petronas

employees

are

Chinese

Additionally

95

of

all

government

contracts

are

awarded

to

ethnic

Malays

19

See

also

Bumiputra

The

mean

income

for

Malays

Chinese

and

Indians

in

1957

58

were

134

288

and

228

respectively

In

1967

68

it

was

154

329

and

245

and

in

1970

it

was

170

390

and

300

Mean

income

disparity

ratio

for

Chinese

Malays

rose

from

2

1

in

1957

58

to

2

3

in

1970

whereas

for

Indians

Malays

the

disparity

ratio

also

rose

from

1

7

to

1

8

in

the

same

period

20

The

Malays

viewed

Independence

as

restoring

their

proper

place

in

their

own

country

s

socioeconomic

order

while

the

non

Malays

were

opposing

government

efforts

to

advance

Malay

political

primacy

and

economic

welfare

The

rising

tension

and

resentment

of

the

Malays

for

the

Chinese

and

vice

versa

culminated

in

the

vicious

riots

of

13

May

1969

21

The

favoring

of

Malays

has

led

to

racial

segregation

in

schools

and

universities

Moreover

many

Chinese

owned

companies

have

avoided

expansion

of

activities

in

order

to

avoid

the

30

Malay

ownership

quota

Nowadays

the

positive

discrimination

is

often

viewed

as

harmful

for

the

people

and

economy

22

New

Zealand

Individuals

of

M

ori

or

other

Polynesian

descent

are

often

afforded

improved

access

to

university

courses

or

have

scholarships

earmarked

specifically

for

them

23

EuropeFinland

In

certain

university

education

programs

including

legal

and

medical

education

there

are

quotas

for

persons

who

reach

a

certain

standard

of

skills

in

the

Swedish

language

for

students

admitted

in

these

quotas

the

education

is

partially

arranged

in

Swedish

24

25

The

purpose

of

the

quotas

is

to

guarantee

that

a

sufficient

number

of

professionals

with

skills

in

Swedish

are

educated

for

nation

wide

needs

24

The

quota

system

has

met

with

criticism

from

the

Finnish

speaking

majority

some

of

whom

consider

the

system

unfair

In

addition

to

these

linguistic

quotas

women

may

get

preferential

treatment

in

recruitment

for

certain

public

sector

jobs

if

there

is

a

gender

imbalance

in

the

field

France

No

distinctions

based

on

race

religion

or

sex

are

allowed

under

the

1958

French

Constitution

http

thisnation

com

library

france

html

Since

the

1980s

a

French

version

of

affirmative

action

based

on

neighborhood

is

in

place

for

primary

and

secondary

education

Some

schools

in

neighborhoods

labeled

Priority

Education

Zones

are

granted

more

funds

than

the

others

Students

from

these

schools

also

benefit

from

special

policies

in

certain

institutions

such

as

Sciences

Po

citation

needed

The

French

Ministry

of

Defence

tried

in

1990

to

give

more

easily

higher

ranks

and

driving

licenses

to

young

French

soldiers

with

North

African

ancestry

After

a

strong

protest

by

a

young

French

lieutenant

26

in

the

Ministry

of

Defence

newspaper

Arm

es

d

aujourd

hui

this

driving

license

and

rank

project

was

cancelled

After

the

Sarkozy

election

a

new

attempt

in

favour

of

Arabian

French

students

was

made

but

Sarkozy

did

not

gain

enough

political

support

to

change

the

French

constitution

However

highly

ranked

French

schools

do

implement

affirmative

action

in

that

they

are

obligated

to

take

a

certain

amount

of

students

from

impoverished

families

27

Additionally

following

the

Norwegian

example

after

January

27

2014

women

must

represent

at

least

20

of

board

members

in

all

stock

exchange

listed

or

state

owned

companies

After

January

27

2017

the

proportion

will

increase

to

40

All

male

director

nominations

will

be

invalid

as

long

as

the

condition

is

not

met

and

financial

penalties

may

apply

for

other

directors

28

The

Right

Honourable

The

Lord

Dahrendorf

KBE

was

in

favour

of

affirmative

actionGermany

Article

3

of

the

German

Basic

Law

provides

for

equal

rights

of

all

people

regardless

of

sex

race

or

social

background

There

are

programs

stating

that

if

men

and

women

have

equal

qualifications

women

have

to

be

preferred

for

a

job

moreover

the

handicapped

should

be

preferred

to

healthy

people

This

is

typical

for

all

positions

in

state

and

university

service

as

of

2007

typically

using

the

phrase

We

try

to

increase

diversity

in

this

line

of

work

In

recent

years

there

has

been

a

long

public

debate

about

whether

to

issue

programs

that

would

grant

women

a

privileged

access

to

jobs

in

order

to

fight

discrimination

Germany

s

Left

Party

brought

up

the

discussion

about

affirmative

action

in

Germany

s

school

system

According

to

Stefan

Zillich

quotas

should

be

a

possibility

to

help

working

class

children

who

did

not

do

well

in

school

gain

access

to

a

Gymnasium

University

preparatory

school

29

Headmasters

of

Gymnasien

have

objected

saying

that

this

type

of

policy

would

be

a

disservice

to

poor

children

30

In

2009

the

Berlin

Senate

decided

that

Berlin

s

Gymnasium

should

no

longer

be

allowed

to

handpick

all

of

their

students

It

was

ruled

that

while

Gymnasien

should

be

able

to

pick

70

to

65

of

their

students

the

other

places

at

the

Gymnasien

are

to

be

allocated

by

lottery

Every

child

will

be

able

to

enter

the

lottery

no

matter

how

he

or

she

performed

in

primary

school

It

is

hoped

that

this

policy

will

increase

the

number

of

working

class

students

attending

a

Gymnasium

31

The

Left

proposed

that

Berlin

Gymnasien

should

no

longer

be

allowed

to

expel

students

who

perform

poorly

so

that

the

students

who

won

a

Gymnasium

place

in

the

lottery

have

a

fair

chance

of

graduating

from

that

school

31

It

is

not

clear

yet

if

Berlin

s

senate

will

decide

in

favour

of

The

Lefts

proposal

There

is

also

a

discussion

going

on

if

affirmative

action

should

be

employed

to

help

the

children

and

grandchildren

of

the

so

called

Gastarbeiter

gain

better

access

to

German

universities

One

prominent

proponent

of

this

was

Lord

Ralf

Dahrendorf

32

It

is

argued

that

the

Gastarbeiter

willingly

came

to

Germany

to

help

build

the

industry

and

this

should

be

honored

Norway

In

all

public

limited

companies

PCL

boards

either

gender

should

be

represented

by

40

33

This

affects

roughly

400

companies

of

over

300

000

in

total

34

Republic

of

Macedonia

Minorities

most

notably

Albanians

are

allocated

quotas

for

access

to

state

universities

as

well

as

in

civil

public

services

citation

needed

Romania

Roma

people

gipsy

are

allocated

quotas

for

access

to

state

universities

citation

needed

Slovakia

The

Constitutional

Court

declared

in

October

2005

that

affirmative

action

i

e

providing

advantages

for

people

of

an

ethnic

or

racial

minority

group

as

being

against

its

Constitution

35

Sweden

Special

treatments

of

certain

groups

are

commonplace

in

Sweden

Leveraging

of

the

opportunities

of

these

groups

is

encouraged

by

the

state

One

example

is

the

police

who

give

women

and

people

from

other

cultural

and

ethnic

backgrounds

concessions

when

it

comes

to

testing

for

entrance

to

the

police

academy

citation

needed

United

Kingdom

In

the

UK

any

discrimination

quotas

or

favouritism

on

the

grounds

of

sex

race

and

ethnicity

is

generally

illegal

in

both

education

and

employment

23

36

Specific

exceptions

include

The

1998

Good

Friday

Agreement

required

that

the

Police

Service

of

Northern

Ireland

recruit

equal

numbers

of

Catholics

and

Protestants

in

order

to

eliminate

the

service

s

perceived

bias

towards

Protestants

The

Labour

Party

passed

the

Sex

Discrimination

Election

Candidates

Act

2002

allowing

them

to

use

all

women

shortlists

to

select

more

women

as

election

candidates

The

UK

Civil

Service

also

discriminates

in

favour

of

ethnic

minorities

and

people

from

low

income

households

in

that

it

runs

a

summer

intership

programme

that

only

BME

Britons

may

apply

for

The

Equality

Act

2010

establishes

the

principles

of

equality

and

their

implementation

in

the

UK

37

South

AfricaThis

section

needs

additional

citations

for

verification

Please

help

improve

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article

by

adding

citations

to

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sources

Unsourced

material

may

be

challenged

and

removed

February

2011

See

also

Black

Economic

Empowerment

ApartheidThe

Apartheid

government

as

a

matter

of

state

policy

favoured

white

owned

companies

and

as

a

result

the

majority

of

employers

in

South

Africa

were

and

still

are

owned

by

white

people

The

aforementioned

policies

achieved

the

desired

results

but

in

the

process

they

marginalised

and

excluded

black

people

Skilled

jobs

were

also

reserved

for

white

people

and

blacks

were

largely

used

as

unskilled

labour

enforced

by

legislation

including

the

Mines

and

Works

Act

the

Job

Reservations

Act

the

Native

Building

Workers

Act

the

Apprenticeship

Act

and

the

Bantu

Education

Act

38

creating

and

extending

the

colour

bar

in

South

African

labour

39

For

example

in

early

20th

century

South

Africa

mine

owners

preferred

hiring

black

workers

because

they

were

cheaper

40

Then

the

whites

successfully

persuaded

the

government

to

enact

laws

that

highly

restricted

the

blacks

employment

opportunities

40

Since

1960s

the

Apartheid

laws

had

been

weakened

Consequently

from

1975

to

1990

the

real

wages

of

black

manufacturing

workers

rose

by

50

that

of

whites

by

1

41

Post

apartheid

Employment

EquityFollowing

the

transition

to

democracy

in

1994

the

African

National

Congress

led

government

chose

to

implement

affirmative

action

legislation

to

correct

previous

imbalances

a

policy

known

as

Employment

Equity

As

such

the

formerly

privileged

white

minority

was

compelled

by

law

to

employ

previously

disenfranchised

groups

blacks

Indians

and

Coloureds

collectively

referred

to

as

blacks

A

related

but

distinct

concept

is

Black

Economic

Empowerment

42

The

Employment

Equity

Act

and

the

Broad

Based

Black

Economic

Empowerment

Act

aim

to

promote

and

achieve

equality

in

the

workplace

in

South

Africa

termed

equity

by

advancing

people

from

designated

groups

The

designated

groups

who

are

to

be

advanced

include

all

people

of

colour

women

including

white

women

and

disabled

people

Employment

Equity

legislation

requires

companies

employing

more

than

50

people

to

design

and

implement

plans

to

improve

the

representativity

of

workforce

demographics

and

report

them

to

the

Department

of

Labour

43

Employment

Equity

also

forms

part

of

a

company

s

Black

Economic

Empowerment

scorecard

in

a

relatively

complex

scoring

system

which

allows

for

some

flexibility

in

the

manner

in

which

each

company

meets

its

legal

commitments

each

company

is

required

to

meet

minimum

requirements

in

terms

of

representation

by

previously

disadvantaged

groups

The

matters

covered

include

equity

ownership

representation

at

employee

and

management

level

up

to

board

of

director

level

procurement

from

black

owned

businesses

and

social

investment

programs

amongst

others

The

policies

of

Employment

Equity

and

particularly

Black

Economic

empowerment

have

been

criticised

both

by

those

who

view

them

as

discriminatory

against

white

people

and

by

those

who

view

them

as

ineffectual

44

45

46

47

48

These

laws

cause

disproportionally

high

costs

for

small

companies

and

reduce

economic

growth

and

employment

41

The

laws

may

give

the

black

middle

class

some

advantage

but

can

make

the

worse

off

blacks

even

poorer

41

Moreover

the

supreme

court

has

ruled

that

in

principle

the

blacks

may

be

favored

but

in

practice

this

should

not

lead

to

unfair

discrimination

against

the

others

41

Yet

it

is

impossible

to

favor

somebody

without

discriminating

against

others

41

Alternative

viewsA

2009

Quinnipiac

University

survey

found

American

voters

opposed

to

the

application

of

affirmative

action

to

gay

people

65

over

27

percent

African

Americans

were

found

to

be

in

favor

by

54

over

38

percent

49

DebateThe

examples

and

perspective

in

this

section

deal

primarily

with

the

United

States

and

do

not

represent

a

worldwide

view

of

the

subject

Please

improve

this

article

and

discuss

the

issue

on

the

talk

page

May

2010

PollsAccording

to

a

poll

taken

by

USA

Today

in

2005

most

Americans

support

affirmative

action

for

women

with

minority

groups

it

is

more

split

50

Men

are

only

slightly

more

likely

to

support

affirmative

action

for

women

though

a

majority

of

both

do

50

However

a

slight

majority

of

Americans

do

believe

that

affirmative

action

goes

beyond

ensuring

access

and

goes

into

the

realm

of

preferential

treatment

50

More

recently

a

Quinnipiac

poll

from

June

2009

finds

that

55

of

Americans

feel

that

affirmative

action

should

be

abolished

yet

55

support

affirmative

action

for

disabled

people

51

A

Leger

poll

taken

in

2010

finds

59

of

Canadians

oppose

considering

race

gender

or

ethnicity

when

hiring

for

government

jobs

52

SupportThe

principle

of

affirmative

action

is

to

promote

societal

equality

through

the

preferential

treatment

of

socioeconomically

disadvantaged

people

Often

these

people

are

disadvantaged

for

historical

reasons

such

as

oppression

or

slavery

53

Historically

and

internationally

support

for

affirmative

action

has

sought

to

achieve

a

range

of

goals

bridging

inequalities

in

employment

and

pay

increasing

access

to

education

enriching

state

institutional

and

professional

leadership

with

the

full

spectrum

of

society

redressing

apparent

past

wrongs

harms

or

hindrances

in

particular

addressing

the

apparent

social

imbalance

left

in

the

wake

of

slavery

and

slave

laws

OppositionOpponents

of

affirmative

action

such

as

George

Sher

believe

that

affirmative

action

devalues

the

accomplishments

of

people

who

are

chosen

based

on

the

social

group

to

which

they

belong

rather

than

their

qualifications

54

Opponents

also

contend

that

affirmative

action

devalues

the

accomplishments

of

all

those

who

belong

to

groups

it

is

intended

to

help

therefore

making

affirmative

action

counterproductive

54

Opponents

55

who

sometimes

say

that

affirmative

action

is

reverse

discrimination

further

claim

that

affirmative

action

has

undesirable

side

effects

in

addition

to

failing

to

achieve

its

goals

They

argue

that

it

hinders

reconciliation

replaces

old

wrongs

with

new

wrongs

undermines

the

achievements

of

minorities

and

encourages

individuals

to

identify

themselves

as

disadvantaged

even

if

they

are

not

It

may

increase

racial

tension

and

benefit

the

more

privileged

people

within

minority

groups

at

the

expense

of

the

least

fortunate

within

majority

groups

such

as

lower

class

whites

56

American

economist

social

and

political

commentator

Dr

Thomas

Sowell

identified

some

negative

results

of

race

based

affirmative

action

in

his

book

Affirmative

Action

Around

the

World

An

Empirical

Study

57

Sowell

writes

that

affirmative

action

policies

encourage

non

preferred

groups

to

designate

themselves

as

members

of

preferred

groups

i

e

primary

beneficiaries

of

affirmative

action

to

take

advantage

of

group

preference

policies

that

they

tend

to

benefit

primarily

the

most

fortunate

among

the

preferred

group

e

g

upper

and

middle

class

blacks

often

to

the

detriment

of

the

least

fortunate

among

the

non

preferred

groups

e

g

poor

whites

or

Asians

that

they

reduce

the

incentives

of

both

the

preferred

and

non

preferred

to

perform

at

their

best

the

former

because

doing

so

is

unnecessary

and

the

latter

because

it

can

prove

futile

thereby

resulting

in

net

losses

for

society

as

a

whole

and

that

they

increase

animosity

toward

preferred

groups

MismatchingMismatching

is

the

term

given

to

the

negative

effect

that

affirmative

action

has

when

it

places

a

student

into

a

college

that

is

too

difficult

for

him

or

her

For

example

according

to

the

theory

in

the

absence

of

affirmative

action

a

student

will

be

admitted

to

a

college

that

matches

his

or

her

academic

ability

and

have

a

good

chance

of

graduating

However

according

to

the

mismatching

theory

affirmative

action

often

places

a

student

into

a

college

that

is

too

difficult

and

this

increases

the

student

s

chance

of

dropping

out

Thus

according

to

the

theory

affirmative

action

hurts

its

intended

beneficiaries

because

it

increases

their

dropout

rate

58

59

Evidence

in

support

of

the

mismatching

theory

was

presented

by

Gail

Heriot

a

professor

of

law

at

the

University

of

San

Diego

and

a

member

of

the

U

S

Commission

on

Civil

Rights

in

an

August

24

2007

article

published

in

the

Wall

Street

Journal

The

article

reported

on

a

2004

study

that

was

conducted

by

UCLA

law

professor

Richard

Sander

and

published

in

the

Stanford

Law

Review

The

study

concluded

that

there

were

7

9

fewer

black

attorneys

than

there

would

have

been

if

there

was

no

affirmative

action

The

study

was

titled

A

Systemic

Analysis

of

Affirmative

Action

in

American

Law

Schools

60

The

article

also

states

that

because

of

mismatching

blacks

are

more

likely

to

drop

out

of

law

school

and

fail

bar

exams

61

Sander

s

paper

on

mismatching

has

been

refuted

by

several

law

professors

including

Ian

Ayres

and

Richard

Brooks

from

Yale

who

use

Sander

s

data

to

show

that

eliminating

affirmative

action

would

actually

reduce

the

number

of

black

lawyers

by

12

7

62

A

series

of

published

replies

between

Sander

and

another

team

of

professors

puts

much

of

his

analysis

in

doubt

citation

needed

See

alsoAchievement

gapAffirmative

action

bake

saleAngry

white

maleCivil

and

political

rightsDiversity

business

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discriminationHarrison

BergeronJewish

quotaMinority

rightsMulticulturalismLegacy

preferencesNumerus

claususPolitical

correctnessPositive

libertyPrinciple

policy

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in

the

United

StatesTeaching

for

social

justiceWhite

GuiltWomen

s

rightsProgressive

stack

Notes

a

b

Executive

Order

11246

Equal

employment

opportunity

The

Federal

Register

http

www

archives

gov

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varietiesJambalaya

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meats

and

vegetables

and

is

completed

by

adding

stock

and

rice

It

is

also

a

close

cousin

to

the

saffron

colored

paella

found

in

Spanish

culture

There

are

two

primary

methods

of

making

jambalaya

The

first

and

most

common

is

Creole

jambalaya

also

called

red

jambalaya

First

meat

is

added

to

the

trinity

of

celery

peppers

and

onions

the

meat

is

usually

chicken

and

sausage

such

as

andouille

or

smoked

sausage

Next

vegetables

and

tomatoes

are

added

to

cook

followed

by

seafood

Rice

and

stock

are

added

in

equal

proportions

at

the

very

end

The

mixture

is

brought

to

a

boil

and

left

to

simmer

for

20

to

60

minutes

depending

on

the

recipe

with

infrequent

stirring

Towards

the

end

of

the

cooking

process

stirring

usually

ceases

Some

versions

call

for

the

jambalaya

to

be

baked

after

the

cooking

of

all

the

ingredients

The

second

style

more

characteristic

of

southwestern

and

south

central

Louisiana

is

Cajun

jambalaya

which

contains

no

tomatoes

the

idea

being

the

closer

to

New

Orleans

one

gets

the

more

common

tomatoes

are

in

dishes

The

meat

is

browned

in

a

cast

iron

pot

The

bits

of

meat

that

stick

to

the

bottom

of

the

pot

are

what

give

a

Cajun

jambalaya

its

brown

color

A

little

vegetable

oil

is

added

if

there

is

not

enough

fat

in

the

pot

The

trinity

of

50

onions

25

celery

and

25

green

bell

pepper

although

proportions

can

be

altered

to

suit

one

s

taste

is

added

and

saut

ed

until

soft

Stock

and

seasonings

are

added

in

the

next

step

and

then

the

meats

are

returned

to

the

pot

This

mixture

is

then

simmered

covered

for

at

least

one

hour

Lastly

the

mixture

is

brought

to

a

boil

and

rice

is

added

to

the

pot

It

is

then

covered

and

left

to

simmer

over

very

low

heat

for

at

least

1

2

hour

without

stirring

The

dish

is

finished

when

the

rice

has

cooked

A

third

method

is

less

common

In

this

version

meat

and

vegetables

are

cooked

separately

from

the

rice

At

the

same

time

rice

is

cooked

in

a

savory

stock

It

is

added

to

the

meat

and

vegetables

before

serving

This

is

called

white

jambalaya

This

dish

is

rare

in

Louisiana

as

it

is

seen

as

a

quick

attempt

to

make

jambalaya

popularized

outside

the

state

to

shorten

cooking

time

Jambalaya

is

considered

by

most

Louisianans

to

be

a

filling

but

simple

to

prepare

rice

dish

gumbos

touff

es

and

creoles

are

considered

more

difficult

to

perfect

Most

often

a

long

grain

white

rice

is

used

in

making

jambalaya

Jambalaya

is

differentiated

from

gumbo

and

touff

e

by

the

way

in

which

the

rice

is

included

In

these

dishes

the

rice

is

cooked

separately

and

is

served

as

a

bed

on

which

the

main

dish

is

served

In

the

usual

method

of

preparing

jambalaya

a

rich

stock

is

created

from

vegetables

meat

and

seafood

raw

rice

is

then

added

to

the

broth

and

the

flavor

is

absorbed

by

the

grains

as

the

rice

cooks

HistoryCreole

jambalaya

originates

from

the

French

Quarter

of

New

Orleans

in

the

original

European

sector

It

was

an

attempt

by

the

Spanish

to

make

paella

in

the

New

World

where

saffron

was

not

readily

available

due

to

import

costs

Tomatoes

became

the

substitute

for

saffron

As

time

went

on

French

influence

became

strong

in

New

Orleans

and

spices

from

the

Caribbean

changed

this

New

World

paella

into

a

unique

dish

In

modern

Louisiana

the

dish

has

evolved

along

a

variety

of

different

lines

Creole

jambalaya

or

red

jambalaya

as

it

is

called

by

Cajuns

is

found

primarily

in

and

around

New

Orleans

where

it

is

simply

known

as

jambalaya

Creole

jambalaya

includes

tomatoes

whereas

Cajun

jambalaya

does

not

Cajun

Jambalaya

originates

from

Louisiana

s

rural

low

lying

swamp

country

where

crawfish

shrimp

oysters

alligator

duck

turtle

boar

venison

nutria

1

and

other

game

were

readily

available

Any

variety

or

combination

of

meats

including

chicken

or

turkey

may

be

used

to

make

jambalaya

Cajun

jambalaya

is

known

as

Brown

jambalaya

in

the

New

Orleans

area

to

Cajuns

it

is

simply

known

as

jambalaya

Cajun

jambalaya

has

more

of

a

smoky

and

spicy

flavor

than

its

cousin

Creole

jambalaya

citation

needed

The

white

French

Creoles

introduced

jambalaya

to

the

Cajuns

but

since

tomatoes

were

rarely

used

in

Cajun

cooking

they

omitted

them

browning

the

meat

for

color

instead

The

first

appearance

in

print

of

any

variant

of

the

word

jambalaya

in

any

language

occurred

in

Leis

amours

de

Vanus

vo

Lou

paysan

oou

th

tr

by

Fortun

Fortunat

Chailan

first

published

in

Proven

al

in

1837

The

earliest

appearance

of

the

word

in

print

in

English

occurs

in

the

May

1849

issue

of

the

American

Agriculturalist

page

161

where

Solon

Robinson

refers

to

a

recipe

for

Hopping

Johnny

jambalaya

Jambalaya

did

not

appear

in

a

cookbook

until

1878

citation

needed

when

The

Gulf

City

Cook

Book

by

the

ladies

of

the

St

Francis

Street

Methodist

Church

was

printed

in

South

Mobile

Alabama

It

contains

a

recipe

for

JAM

BOLAYA

Jambalaya

experienced

a

brief

jump

in

popularity

during

the

1920s

and

1930s

because

of

its

flexible

recipe

The

dish

was

little

more

than

the

rice

and

vegetables

the

populace

could

afford

but

the

recipe

grew

from

humble

roots

During

the

third

term

of

President

Franklin

D

Roosevelt

the

dish

caused

a

feud

between

the

president

and

friends

of

the

Presidential

family

the

Richardsons

of

Virginia

because

the

family

sent

a

dish

to

FDR

and

the

man

had

to

refuse

it

citing

that

he

was

allergic

to

crawfish

In

1968

Louisiana

Governor

John

J

McKeithen

proclaimed

Gonzales

Louisiana

the

Jambalaya

Capital

of

the

World

Every

Spring

the

annual

Jambalaya

Festival

is

held

in

Gonzales

EtymologyCreole

Jambalaya

with

shrimp

ham

tomato

and

Andouille

sausage

The

Oxford

English

Dictionary

indicates

that

jambalaya

comes

from

the

Proven

al

word

jambalaia

meaning

a

mish

mash

or

mixup

and

also

meaning

a

pilau

pilaf

of

rice

This

is

supported

by

the

fact

that

the

first

printed

appearance

of

the

word

is

in

a

Proven

al

poem

published

in

1837

There

are

many

myths

about

the

origin

of

the

name

jambalaya

One

commonly

repeated

folklore

is

that

the

word

derives

from

the

combination

of

the

French

jambon

meaning

ham

the

French

article

la

a

contraction

of

la

mani

re

de

meaning

in

the

style

of

and

ya

thought

to

be

of

West

African

origin

meaning

rice

citation

needed

Hence

the

dish

was

named

jamb

la

ya

European

explorers

had

imported

rice

from

Asia

and

Africa

Enslaved

Africans

already

had

a

native

name

for

this

crop

they

called

it

ya

As

Europeans

learned

the

term

ya

for

rice

it

became

included

in

the

name

of

the

dish

However

this

theory

is

largely

discredited

Ham

is

not

the

signature

element

of

the

dish

so

there

is

no

reason

why

it

would

be

featured

in

the

name

Furthermore

there

is

no

known

African

language

in

which

ya

means

rice

citation

needed

Another

popular

source

suggests

that

the

word

comes

from

the

Spanish

jamon

ham

paella

a

noted

Spanish

rice

dish

However

the

evidence

for

this

idea

is

also

thin

Again

ham

is

not

a

featured

element

of

the

dish

and

Spanish

speakers

would

call

a

ham

paella

paella

con

jamon

not

jamon

paella

The

Dictionary

of

American

Food

and

Drink

offers

this

creative

old

wives

tale

about

the

origin

of

the

word

Late

one

evening

a

traveling

gentleman

stopped

by

a

New

Orleans

inn

which

had

little

food

remaining

from

the

evening

meal

The

traveler

instructed

the

cook

Jean

balayez

or

Jean

sweep

something

together

in

the

local

dialect

The

guest

pronounced

the

resulting

hodge

podge

dish

as

Jean

balayez

Native

American

claimThe

Atakapa

tribe

claims

the

origin

of

the

name

The

original

word

Sham

pal

ha

Ya

means

Be

full

not

skinny

Eat

Up

with

a

French

equivalent

of

Bon

appetit

Spanish

influence

resulted

in

the

current

spelling

of

the

name

2

See

alsoLouisianaportalFoodportalSimilar

dishes

Arroz

con

Pollo

Arroz

con

gandules

Latin

America

Biriani

South

Asia

Fried

Rice

East

Asia

Jollof

rice

West

Africa

Kabsa

Saudi

Arabia

Kedgeree

United

Kingdom

Nasi

Goreng

Indonesia

Paella

Spain

Pilaf

Pilau

Greece

Balkans

Turkey

Iran

Central

Asia

South

Asia

Rice

and

peas

Caribbean

Risotto

Italy

References

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www

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com

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Atakapa

Indian

origin

Retrieved

2011

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sassafras

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article

is

about

the

various

species

of

the

sassafras

tree

of

the

Northern

Hemisphere

for

the

North

American

sassafras

see

Sassafras

albidum

For

other

uses

see

Sassafras

disambiguation

SassafrasSassafras

albidum

Wanaque

New

JerseyScientific

classificationKingdom

PlantaeDivision

AngiospermsClass

MagnoliidsOrder

LauralesFamily

LauraceaeGenus

SassafrasJ

PreslSpeciesS

albidumS

randaienseS

tzumuSynonymsPseudosassafras

Lecomte

disambiguation

needed

Sassafras

is

a

genus

of

three

1

2

extant

and

one

extinct

3

species

of

deciduous

trees

in

the

family

Lauraceae

native

to

eastern

North

America

and

eastern

Asia

2

Contents1

Overview2

Ecology3

Species3

1

Importance

to

livestock

and

wildlife4

Uses4

1

Culinary

uses5

Ethnobotanical

history6

References7

External

links

OverviewSassafras

trees

grow

from

9

1

18

m

30

59

ft

tall

and

spreading

7

6

12

m

25

39

ft

4

The

trunk

grows

70

150

cm

28

59

in

in

diameter

with

many

slender

branches

and

smooth

orange

brown

bark

The

branching

is

sympodial

The

bark

of

the

mature

trunk

is

thick

red

brown

and

deeply

furrowed

The

wood

is

light

hard

and

sometimes

brittle

All

parts

of

the

plants

are

very

fragrant

The

species

are

unusual

in

having

three

distinct

leaf

patterns

on

the

same

plant

unlobed

oval

bilobed

mitten

shaped

and

trilobed

three

pronged

rarely

the

leaves

can

be

five

lobed

5

They

have

smooth

margins

and

grow

7

20cm

long

by

5

10cm

broad

The

young

leaves

and

twigs

are

quite

mucilaginous

and

produce

a

citrus

like

scent

when

crushed

The

tiny

yellow

flowers

are

five

petaled

and

bloom

in

the

spring

they

are

dioecious

with

male

and

female

flowers

on

separate

trees

The

fruit

are

blue

black

egg

shaped

1cm

long

produced

on

long

red

stalked

cups

and

mature

in

late

summer

1

The

largest

sassafras

tree

in

the

United

States

is

located

in

Owensboro

Kentucky

which

measures

over

100

feet

high

and

21

feet

in

circumference

6

7

The

name

sassafras

applied

by

the

botanist

Nicolas

Monardes

in

the

16th

century

is

said

to

be

a

corruption

of

the

Spanish

word

for

saxifrage

EcologyThe

Lauraceae

or

laurel

family

are

aromatic

evergreen

trees

or

shrubs

Many

botanical

species

have

similar

foliage

to

the

Lauraceae

due

to

convergent

evolution

Those

plants

are

adapted

to

high

rainfall

and

humidity

But

the

Sassafras

genus

and

one

or

two

other

genera

in

Lauraceae

are

deciduous

It

is

a

phenomenon

of

divergent

evolution

from

the

large

evergreen

trees

to

occupy

another

ecological

niche

The

patterns

of

speciation

in

the

Lauraceae

family

indicate

that

since

the

onset

of

aridification

on

the

continents

15

million

years

ago

rainforest

species

diversified

One

of

the

products

of

aridification

is

the

isolation

of

populations

and

this

likely

caused

the

increase

in

the

rate

of

speciation

as

found

in

the

Lauraceae

The

Sassafras

genus

responded

to

favourable

climatic

periods

and

expanded

across

the

available

habitat

adapting

also

to

more

extreme

conditions

but

depending

on

favorable

soil

edaphic

conditions

as

presence

of

aquifers

groundwater

periodic

flows

etc

This

genus

occur

as

opportunistic

species

across

a

wide

distribution

with

close

relatives

and

few

species

Deciduous

sassafras

trees

lose

all

of

their

leaves

for

part

of

the

year

depending

on

variations

in

rainfall

In

deciduous

tropical

Lauraceae

leaf

loss

coincides

with

the

dry

season

in

tropical

subtropical

and

arid

regions

In

temperate

or

polar

climates

the

dry

season

is

due

to

the

inability

of

the

plant

to

absorb

water

available

to

it

only

in

the

form

of

ice

In

convergent

evolution

ecological

or

physical

coincidences

drive

toward

a

similar

solution

including

analogous

structures

Sassafras

is

commonly

found

in

open

woods

along

fences

or

in

fields

It

grows

well

in

moist

well

drained

or

sandy

loam

soils

and

tolerates

a

variety

of

soil

types

attaining

a

maximun

in

southern

and

wetter

areas

of

distribution

It

is

a

phenomenon

of

divergent

evolution

from

the

large

evergreen

trees

to

occupy

another

ecological

niche

Its

pattern

of

speciation

is

the

product

of

aridification

of

its

habitat

Sassafras

expanded

in

favourable

climatic

periods

across

the

available

habitat

and

adapted

to

more

extreme

conditions

cooler

and

drier

but

depending

yet

on

favorable

soil

edaphic

conditions

as

presence

of

aquifers

groundwater

periodic

flows

etc

In

Sassafras

the

dispersal

of

seeds

is

due

to

birds

that

swallow

them

so

the

berries

shape

is

attractive

to

birds

The

fruits

are

an

important

food

source

for

birds

SpeciesFossil

Sassafras

hesperia

leafSassafras

albidum

Nuttall

Nees

sassafras

white

sassafras

red

sassafras

or

silky

sassafras

eastern

North

America

from

southernmost

Ontario

Canada

through

the

eastern

United

States

south

to

central

Florida

and

west

to

southern

Iowa

and

East

Texas

Sassafras

hesperia

Berry

Wolfe

amp

Wehr

1987

from

the

Eocene

Klondike

Mountain

Formation

of

Washington

and

British

Columbia

3

Sassafras

tzumu

Hemsl

Hemsl

Chinese

sassafras

or

Tzumu

central

and

southwestern

China

it

differs

from

S

albidum

in

the

leaves

being

more

frequently

three

lobed

8

the

lobes

having

a

tapered

acuminate

apex

not

rounded

to

weakly

acute

Sassafras

randaiense

Hayata

Rehd

Taiwanese

sassafras

Taiwan

is

treated

by

some

botanists

in

a

distinct

genus

as

Yushunia

randaiensis

Hayata

Kamikoti

9

though

this

is

not

supported

by

recent

genetic

evidence

which

shows

Sassafras

to

be

monophyletic

2

Importance

to

livestock

and

wildlifeSassafras

leaves

and

twigs

are

consumed

by

white

tailed

deer

in

both

summer

and

winter

In

some

areas

it

is

an

important

deer

food

10

Sassafras

leaf

browsers

include

groundhogs

marsh

Rabbits

and

American

black

bears

10

Rabbits

eat

sassafras

bark

in

winter

10

American

beavers

will

cut

sassafras

stems

10

Sassafras

fruits

are

eaten

by

many

species

of

birds

including

bobwhite

quail

10

eastern

kingbirds

great

crested

flycatchers

phoebes

wild

turkeys

gray

catbirds

northern

flickers

pileated

woodpeckers

downy

woodpeckers

thrushes

vireos

and

northern

mockingbirds

Some

small

mammals

also

consume

sassafras

fruits

10

For

most

of

the

above

mentioned

animals

sassafras

is

not

consumed

in

large

enough

quantities

to

be

important

Carey

and

Gill

rate

its

value

to

wildlife

as

fair

their

lowest

rating

10

UsesS

albidum

is

a

host

plant

for

the

spicebush

swallowtail

Steam

distillation

of

dried

root

bark

produces

an

essential

oil

consisting

mostly

of

safrole

that

once

was

extensively

used

as

a

fragrance

in

perfumes

and

soaps

food

and

for

aromatherapy

The

yield

of

this

oil

from

American

sassafras

is

quite

low

and

great

effort

is

needed

to

produce

useful

amounts

of

the

root

bark

citation

needed

Sassafras

extract

was

a

primary

ingredient

in

root

beer

Commercial

sassafras

oil

generally

is

a

byproduct

of

camphor

production

in

Asia

or

comes

from

related

trees

in

Brazil

Safrole

is

a

precursor

for

the

clandestine

manufacture

of

the

drug

MDMA

ecstasy

as

well

as

the

drug

MDA

3

4

methylenedioxyamphetamine

and

as

such

its

transport

is

monitored

internationally

Culinary

usesThe

dried

and

ground

leaves

are

used

to

make

fil

powder

an

ingredient

used

in

some

types

of

gumbo

The

roots

of

sassafras

can

be

steeped

to

make

tea

and

were

used

in

the

flavoring

of

traditional

root

beer

until

being

banned

for

mass

production

by

the

FDA

Laboratory

animals

that

were

given

oral

doses

of

sassafras

tea

or

sassafras

oil

that

contained

large

doses

of

safrole

developed

permanent

liver

damage

or

various

types

of

cancer

In

humans

liver

damage

can

take

years

to

develop

and

it

may

not

have

obvious

signs

Along

with

commercially

available

sarsaparilla

sassafras

remains

an

ingredient

in

use

among

hobby

or

microbrew

enthusiasts

In

1960

the

FDA

banned

the

use

of

sassafras

oil

and

safrole

in

commercially

mass

produced

foods

and

drugs

based

on

the

animal

studies

and

human

case

reports

11

Several

years

later

sassafras

tea

was

banned

11

a

ban

that

lasted

until

the

passage

of

the

Dietary

Supplement

Health

and

Education

Act

in

1994

12

Sassafras

root

extracts

which

do

not

contain

safrole

or

in

which

the

safrole

has

been

removed

are

permissible

and

are

still

widely

used

commercially

in

teas

and

root

beers

Sassafras

tea

can

also

be

used

as

an

anticoagulant

Ethnobotanical

historyDuring

the

establishment

of

the

Virginia

Colony

including

Jamestown

in

the

17th

century

sassafras

was

a

major

export

commodity

to

England

A

medicinal

root

and

a

wood

prized

for

its

beauty

and

durability

sassafras

was

popular

from

its

first

import

by

Sir

Walter

Raleigh

in

1602

until

the

18th

century

13

During

a

brief

period

in

the

early

17th

century

sassafras

was

the

second

largest

export

from

America

behind

tobacco

Additionally

throughout

history

sassafras

wood

has

been

found

to

be

an

excellent

fire

starter

because

of

the

flammability

of

its

natural

oils

found

within

the

wood

and

the

leaves

Sassafras

was

prized

in

Europe

as

a

cure

for

gonorrhea

14

and

syphilis

15

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North

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Asia

and

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North

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Eocene

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Plants

from

Republic

Northeastern

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United

States

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of

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plants

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edu

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1994

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S

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319

L

US

7

65

galThe

usage

and

pricing

of

gasoline

results

from

factors

such

as

crude

oil

prices

processing

and

distribution

costs

local

demand

the

strength

of

local

currencies

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taxation

and

the

availability

of

local

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of

gasoline

supply

Since

fuels

are

traded

worldwide

the

trade

prices

are

similar

the

price

paid

by

consumers

largely

reflects

national

pricing

policy

some

regions

such

as

Europe

and

Japan

impose

high

taxes

on

gasoline

others

such

as

Saudi

Arabia

and

Venezuela

subsidize

the

cost

1

Western

countries

have

among

the

highest

usage

rates

of

gasoline

per

person

The

largest

consumer

of

gasoline

is

the

United

States

which

used

an

average

of

386

million

US

gallons

1

46

gigalitres

of

gasoline

each

day

in

2005

2

Contents1

Gas

prices2

Gasoline

usage

and

pricing

in

Europe3

Countries

with

subsidised

gasoline3

1

Nigeria3

2

Indonesia3

3

Malaysia3

4

Mexico4

Typical

gasoline

prices

around

the

world5

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2

Brazil6

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November

2010

U

S

gasoline

demand

is

projected

to

average

9

12

million

barrels

per

day

1

450

000

m3

d

in

2011

Americans

are

expected

to

travel

8

27

billion

miles

per

day

in

2011

This

equates

to

an

average

of

33

miles

per

vehicle

per

day

The

markup

on

gasoline

in

2010

was

16

3

cents

gallon

or

5

6

percent

and

the

federal

excise

tax

on

gasoline

is

18

4

cents

per

gallon

and

24

4

cents

per

gallon

for

diesel

fuel

In

January

2011

motor

gasoline

taxes

averaged

48

1

cents

per

gallon

and

diesel

fuel

taxes

averaged

53

1

cents

per

gallon

Factoring

in

all

gasoline

sales

in

2009

transactions

whether

the

customer

paid

by

cash

check

or

by

either

debit

or

credit

card

credit

and

debit

card

fees

averaged

4

7

cents

per

gallon

3

Finished

motor

gasoline

amounts

to

44

of

the

total

US

consumption

of

petroleum

products

4

This

corresponds

to

18

5

Exajoules

per

year

According

to

national

figures

from

the

US

Department

of

Energy

in

March

2007

52

of

the

cost

of

gasoline

went

to

pay

for

crude

oil

24

for

refining

15

to

taxes

and

9

for

distribution

and

marketing

These

had

changed

to

72

7

for

crude

oil

10

for

refining

11

to

taxes

and

6

for

distribution

and

marketing

5

In

2008

a

report

by

Cambridge

Energy

Research

Associates

stated

that

2007

had

been

the

year

of

peak

gasoline

usage

in

the

United

States

and

that

record

energy

prices

would

cause

an

enduring

shift

in

energy

consumption

practices

6

According

to

the

report

in

April

gas

consumption

had

been

lower

than

a

year

before

for

the

sixth

straight

month

suggesting

2008

would

be

the

first

year

US

gasoline

usage

declined

in

17

years

The

total

miles

driven

in

the

US

began

declining

in

2006

7

The

average

price

of

gas

in

2011

as

of

September

was

3

56

the

highest

ever

for

a

year

though

Tom

Kloza

of

the

Oil

Price

Information

Service

predicted

Americans

would

also

buy

the

most

gas

ever

490

billion

worth

As

of

September

26

the

average

price

of

gas

was

3

51

with

California

at

3

89

for

the

highest

in

the

U

S

and

Missouri

at

3

21

for

the

lowest

8

Gasoline

usage

and

pricing

in

EuropeGasoline

and

Diesel

nominal

price

development

1994

2008

in

Switzerland

CHF

l

Most

European

countries

have

high

fuel

taxes

The

prices

have

traditionally

been

three

to

four

times

the

price

in

the

United

States

with

prices

during

2000

2005

of

1

50

litre

about

US

2

14

l

or

8

10

gal

while

the

US

had

prices

around

1

50

gal

or

0

40

l

After

a

large

increase

until

the

summer

of

2008

the

end

of

2008

experienced

a

strong

decline

linked

with

a

sharp

economic

downturn

with

the

average

price

of

gas

in

the

U

S

at

1

87

gal

December

2

2008

However

the

price

of

gas

in

Europe

is

still

more

than

double

the

US

price

at

1

45

litre

9

Russia

and

some

neighboring

countries

have

a

much

smaller

tax

with

gasoline

prices

similar

to

the

US

citation

needed

Countries

with

subsidised

gasolineA

number

of

countries

subsidize

the

cost

of

gasoline

and

other

petroleum

products

Subsidies

make

transport

of

people

and

goods

cheaper

but

discourage

fuel

efficiency

In

some

countries

the

soaring

cost

of

crude

oil

since

2003

has

led

to

these

subsidies

being

cut

moving

inflation

from

the

government

debt

to

the

general

populace

sometimes

resulting

in

political

unrest

Fuel

subsidies

are

common

in

oil

rich

countries

Venezuela

which

has

vast

oil

reserves

maintains

a

price

of

Bs

F

0

097

per

litre

around

US

0

02

and

has

done

so

since

1998

10

Other

countries

with

subsidized

fuel

include

Saudi

Arabia

Egypt

Burma

Malaysia

Kuwait

Trinidad

and

Tobago

Brunei

and

Bolivia

On

December

26

2010

the

Bolivian

government

issued

a

decree

removing

subsidies

which

had

fixed

gasoline

and

diesel

prices

for

the

past

seven

years

Arguing

that

illegal

export

contraband

to

neighboring

countries

was

harming

the

economy

Bolivia

eliminated

the

subsidies

and

raised

gas

prices

as

much

as

83

After

widespread

strikes

the

Bolivian

government

canceled

all

planned

price

hikes

11

NigeriaOn

1

January

2012

the

Nigerian

Government

tried

to

cease

the

subsidy

on

petrol

and

deregulate

the

oil

prices

by

announcing

the

new

price

for

petrol

as

USD

0

88

litre

from

the

old

subsidised

price

of

USD

0

406

litre

LAGOS

which

in

areas

distant

from

Lagos

petrol

was

priced

at

USD

1

25

litre

This

led

to

the

longest

general

strike

8

days

riots

Arab

spring

like

protests

and

on

16

1

2012

the

government

capitulated

by

announcing

a

new

price

of

USD

0

60

litre

with

an

envisaged

price

of

USD

2

0

litre

in

distant

areas

The

situation

is

still

fluid

12

IndonesiaIn

March

2005

Indonesia

increased

the

price

of

gasoline

and

diesel

by

29

causing

widespread

protests

The

price

of

gasoline

was

raised

from

Rp

1800

US

0

20

per

litre

to

Rp

2400

US

0

25

per

litre

while

diesel

rose

from

Rp

1650

US

0

18

to

Rp

2100

US

0

23

Prices

were

increased

again

in

October

to

Rp

4500

US

0

48

a

litre

an

87

5

rise

for

gasoline

while

diesel

was

increased

to

Rp

4300

US

0

46

and

kerosene

used

for

cooking

increased

from

Rp

700

US

0

08

to

Rp

2000

US

0

22

per

litre

The

price

increases

came

as

oil

prices

threatened

to

increase

the

government

s

oil

subsidy

to

US

14

billion

per

year

and

caused

further

protests

With

oil

reaching

over

US

145

a

barrel

Indonesia

further

increased

prices

on

May

24

2008

to

Rp

6000

approx

US

0

65

per

litre

and

diesel

to

Rp

5500

approx

US

0

60

per

litre

while

kerosene

was

raised

to

Rp

2500

approx

US

0

28

moves

which

caused

widespread

protests

13

In

addition

it

was

suggested

that

private

car

owners

who

are

wealthy

in

Indonesian

terms

would

eventually

be

excluded

from

subsidies

entirely

with

the

cheap

fuel

limited

to

public

transport

and

motorcycles

People

have

been

encouraged

to

switch

to

LPG

for

cooking

as

Indonesia

is

the

world

s

largest

exporter

whereas

its

oil

industry

is

in

decline

and

it

is

now

a

net

importer

MalaysiaMalaysia

spends

US

14

billion

subsidising

gasoline

diesel

and

gas

each

year

14

Effective

June

5

2008

gasoline

prices

increased

by

40

to

RM2

70

litre

US

3

30

a

gallon

from

RM1

92

litre

US

2

32

a

gallon

Diesel

prices

rose

by

RM1

00

litre

to

RM2

58

US

3

04

per

gallon

a

158

increase

It

was

announced

that

price

increases

were

planned

to

bring

fuel

prices

in

line

with

global

market

cost

suggesting

that

it

may

hit

US

3

80

per

gallon

by

August

The

Malaysian

government

has

also

announced

a

yearly

cash

rebate

of

RM625

per

year

to

Malaysian

citizens

who

own

cars

with

an

engine

capacity

of

3

000

cc

or

less

and

RM200

tax

rebate

to

cars

with

an

engine

capacity

of

3

000

cc

and

above

to

offset

the

increased

costs

15

The

government

introduced

a

temporary

ban

on

buying

fuel

within

50km

of

the

country

border

but

the

ban

was

suspended

following

a

price

increase

on

June

7

2008

for

petrol

of

41

to

MYR2

70

a

litre

and

for

diesel

of

63

to

MYR2

58

16

On

22

June

2008

the

Malaysian

government

announced

plans

to

set

up

separate

pumps

at

its

border

petrol

stations

to

sell

fuel

to

foreigners

at

market

rates

so

that

only

locals

can

benefit

from

subsidised

petrol

The

new

pumps

will

target

Singaporeans

and

Thais

who

make

day

trips

across

the

border

to

fill

their

tanks

with

cheaper

fuel

there

although

Singapore

registered

cars

must

have

their

tanks

at

least

full

before

they

will

be

permitted

to

leave

Singapore

in

any

case

Petrol

stations

within

50km

31mi

of

the

country

s

northern

border

with

Thailand

and

southern

border

with

Singapore

would

be

affected

17

Recently

the

fuel

price

has

dropped

until

MYR

2

45

and

it

has

dropped

for

the

second

time

A

further

reduction

was

made

on

November

1

2008

RON97

petrol

was

reduced

from

RM2

30

a

litre

to

RM2

15

a

litre

RON92

petrol

from

RM2

20

a

litre

to

RM2

05

a

litre

and

diesel

from

RM2

20

a

litre

to

RM2

05

a

litre

The

Government

revealed

that

it

had

ceased

subsidizing

petrol

as

of

1

November

2008

when

the

price

of

oil

dipped

below

US

65

per

barrel

However

subsidies

were

still

being

paid

for

diesel

and

natural

gas

18

On

18

November

2008

the

Malaysian

government

made

further

reductions

in

the

price

of

gasoline

cut

pump

prices

by

seven

per

cent

to

RM2

00

ringgit

per

litre

and

diesel

by

15

sen

to

RM1

90

per

litre

The

government

said

that

at

current

prices

they

were

making

about

30

sen

per

litre

in

sales

Then

again

on

December

3

petrol

prices

were

reduce

further

Gasoline

prices

were

reduced

10

sen

to

RM

1

90

per

litre

and

as

for

diesel

they

were

reduced

10

sen

to

RM

1

80

per

litre

19

On

16

December

2008

the

price

of

RON97

petrol

is

was

reduced

further

to

RM1

80

while

RON92

is

selling

at

RM1

70

a

litre

The

pump

price

of

diesel

was

reduced

to

RM1

70

a

litre

20

From

1

September

2009

however

the

price

for

RON97

increased

to

RM2

05

while

RON92

has

been

discontinued

and

replaced

with

RON95

at

a

price

of

RM1

80

21

On

16

July

2010

petrol

prices

across

the

board

was

raised

by

5

sen

which

brought

the

prices

of

RON95

RON97

and

diesel

to

RM1

85

RM2

10

and

RM1

75

per

litre

respectively

Since

then

RON97

floats

with

government

controlled

revision

reflecting

the

global

crude

oil

prices

As

of

1

August

2010

only

Malaysian

registered

petrol

vehicles

may

purchase

RON95

fuel

foreign

registered

vehicles

mainly

from

Singapore

and

Thailand

by

law

can

only

purchase

RON97

or

diesel

at

Malaysian

service

stations

On

1

April

2011

RON97

increased

from

RM2

50

to

RM2

70

In

May

2011

RON97

further

increased

to

RM2

90

another

record

high

for

RON97

in

Malaysia

A

drop

of

RM0

10

in

June

2011

brings

it

to

RM2

80

per

litre

the

first

price

reduction

since

RON97

was

floated

at

market

rates

MexicoMexican

president

Felipe

Calder

n

has

been

subsidizing

gasoline

This

serves

to

quell

inflationary

pressures

in

Mexico

Mexico

buys

much

of

its

gasoline

and

diesel

from

the

United

States

and

resells

it

at

US

98

per

barrel

Many

residents

of

US

border

communities

cross

the

border

to

buy

fuel

in

Mexico

22

thereby

enjoying

a

fuel

subsidy

at

the

expense

of

Mexican

taxpayers

This

has

caused

supply

shortages

for

Mexican

drivers

especially

truck

and

bus

drivers

who

use

diesel

23

Typical

gasoline

prices

around

the

worldSee

fuel

tax

for

tax

information

by

country

The

German

Technical

Cooperation

GTZ

has

published

a

list

of

worldwide

gasoline

prices

by

country

every

year

since

1991

The

results

for

2008

can

be

seen

in

this

document

Two

week

updates

for

European

countries

can

be

consulted

at

the

website

of

the

Touring

Club

Switzerland

Country

TerritoryUS

L

95

RON

US

US

gallon

95

RON

Local

unitsDate

of

priceSourcesAlbania1

656

25ALL165

L

1

18

RON

95

ALL160

L

1

14

Diesel

2011

08

13Algeria0

411

5530DA

L

95

octane

rare

down

south

regular

23DA

Ldiesel

DA14

L

or

US

0

2

2010

11

7

2

Anguilla1

455

49EC

17

79

Imperial

gallon

regular

2011

05

19

3

Antigua

and

Barbuda0

843

18EC

9

95

Imperial

gallon

regular

EC

10

95

Imperial

gallon

diesel

2009

02

12

4

Andorra1

646

21

1

142

L

95

1

192

L

98

1

032

L

diesel

2011

04

06tcs

ch

5

Argentina0

923

48ARS

3

25

L

95

ARS

3

55

L

98

ARS

3

05

L

diesel

2010

01

13

6

Aruba1

104

16Fl

1

93

L2009

12

12

7

Australia1

505

68AU

1

436

L2011

04

08

8

Austria

Wien

1

957

38

1

352

L

95

1

503

L

98

1

352

L

diesel

0

991

Kg

CNG

Methane

2011

04

06tcs

ch

9

Azerbaijan0

752

84AZN

0

55

L

AI

92

AZN

0

60

L

AI

95

AZN

0

45

L

L

62

Diesel

2010

11

14

10

Bahamas1

244

69US

4

70

US

gallon

reg

2011

03

13

11

Bahrain

Manama

0

210

79BHD

0

100

L

95

Octane

BHD

0

080

L

90

Octane

2011

09

13

12

Barbados1

596

02Bd

3

17

L

reg

Bd

2

79

L

diesel

2011

04

03

13

Belarus1

074

1Br3240

L

95

Br2580

L

Diesel

2010

05

12

14

Belgium2

348

86

1

657

L

Eurosuper

95

1

692

L

Super

Plus

98

1

45

L

Diesel

0

66

L

LPG

2011

09

08

15

Belize1

405

30BZ

10

18

US

gallon

regular

BZ

10

59

US

gallon

premium

BZ

10

24

US

gallon

diesel

2011

12

21

16

Bermuda1

806

81BMD1

80

L

Super

BMD1

60

L

Diesel

2010

07

30

17

Bolivia0

542

04B3

74

L

super

B3

72

L

diesel

2010

12

30

18

Bonaire1

345

07USD

1

34

L

super

USD

0

914

L

diesel

2011

04

05

19

Bosnia

and

Herzegovina1

666

28KM2

25

L

95

KM2

30

L

diesel

2011

04

06tcs

ch

20

Brazil1

535

79R

2

54

L2010

12

21

21

British

Virgin

Islands1

325

00US

4

99

US

gallon

reg

2011

05

03

22

Brunei0

391

48BR

0

53

L2008

06

05Brunei

Press

Sdn

Bhd

23

Bulgaria1

706

44BGN

2

37

L

95

BGN

2

55

L

98

BGN

2

51

L

diesel

2011

04

06tcs

ch

24

Burma1

064

01

24

K3100

Imperial

gallon

regular

K3300

Imperial

gallon

diesel

2008

11

21

25

Cambodia0

632

38KhR2800

L2010

06

16Canada1

304

92C

1

22

L2010

06

30

26

Cape

Verde1

405

30Esc103

7

L

gasoline

Esc83

4

L

diesel

2009

03

23

27

Cayman

Islands1

033

90KYD3

79

Imperial

gallon

regular

KYD3

75

Imperial

gallon

diesel

2009

09

11

28

Chile1

365

15CLP

592

L2010

12

23

29

China0

9463

58RMB

6

46

L2010

04

24

30

Colombia1

094

13COL

8000

US

gallon

81

Octanos

COL

9595

US

gallon

87

Octanos

2010

11

30

31

Costa

Rica1

074

05

601

L

super

506

L

diesel

2009

10

01

32

Croatia1

877

08HRK

9

59

L

95

HRK

10

03

L

98

HRK

9

28

L

diesel

2011

04

06tcs

ch

33

Cuba1

244

69CUC1

15

L

95

CUC1

30

L

98

CUC1

10

L

diesel

2011

03

02http

www

havanatimes

org

p

38808

Curacao1

134

28ANG

2

0175

L

95

RON

ANG

1

466

L

Diesel

2011

04

05

34

Cyprus1

6806

36

1

282

L

95

RON

1

333

L

98

1

327

L

Diesel

2012

02

16

35

Czech

Rep1

857

00CZK

35

50

L

95

CHZ

35

40

L

98

CZK

35

00

L

diesel

2011

04

06tcs

ch

36

Denmark2

368

93DKK

12

32

L

1

65

95

DKK

11

13

L

1

49

diesel

2011

03

10OK

37

Dominica1

084

09EC

13

19

Imperial

gallon

regular

EC

13

12

Imperial

gallon

diesel

2011

03

29

38

Dominican

Republic1

626

13RD

234

5

US

gallon

regular

RD

202

2

US

gallon

diesel

2011

07

23

39

Ecuador0

441

67US

1

68

US

gallon

super

2011

11

15

40

Egypt

Cairo

0

311

17LE1

3

L

lt

90

octaneLE1

75

L

92

octaneLE1

1

L

diesel

solar

2010

11

07

41

El

Salvador0

853

22US

3

21

US

gallon

regular

US

2

97

US

gallon

diesel

2009

12

21

42

Eritrea2

138

06N32

L

petrol

N12

6

L

diesel

2009

06

01

43

Estonia1

806

81

1

252

L

95

RON

1

292

98

RON

1

307

L

diesel

2011

04

06tcs

ch

44

European

Union1

857

00

1

451

L

95

RON

1

416

L

diesel

0

984

Kg

CNG

Methane

2011

08

13

45

46

Finland2

338

82

1

601

L

98E

RON

1

364

L

Diesel

2011

04

06tcs

ch

47

France2

288

63

1

585

L

95

1

468

L

diesel

1

226

Kg

CNG

Methane

2011

04

06tcs

ch

48

Germany2

178

21

1

55

L

Super

E10

95

RON

1

58

Super

E5

95

RON

1

61

L

Super

Plus

E5

98

RON

1

41

L

Diesel

1

027

Kg

CNG

Methane

2011

09

07

49

Greece2

338

82

1

593

L

Unleaded

1

391

L

diesel

2011

04

06tcs

ch

50

Grenada1

234

66EC

15

12

Imperial

gallon

regular

EC

15

43

Imperial

gallon

diesel

2011

04

15

51

Guadeloupe1

365

15

1

07

L

95

2009

02

03

52

Guatemala0

642

42Q19

99

US

gallon

regular

Q16

79

US

gallon

diesel

2009

04

14

53

Guyana1

084

09G

215

6

L

regular

G

203

5

L

diesel

2012

01

17

54

Haiti0

893

37G134

US

gallon

95

G109

US

gallon

diesel

2009

01

01

55

Honduras0

873

29L62

15

US

gallon

regular

L54

78

US

gallon

diesel

2009

09

06

56

Hong

Kong2

188

25HK

17

85

L

Super

Unleaded

RON98

HK

16

91

L

Unleaded

RON95

HK

12

04

L

Diesel

2012

02

10Shell

Hong

Kong

57

Hungary2

148

10HUF

415

L

95

HUF

440

L

diesel

HUF

350

L

E85

HUF

221

L

LPG

2012

01

14Holtankoljak

58

Iceland1

857

00ISK

216

L

1

37

95

ISK

219

L

1

39

diesel

2011

02

15

59

India1

585

98

73

09

L

Petrol

42

06

L

diesel

400

14

5Kg

Domestic

LPG

2011

05

14Indonesia0

592

23Rp

4500

L

RON

88

Rp

8700

L

RON

92

Rp

4500

L

Diesel

2011

03

17PT

Pertamina

Persero

60

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6552

487000

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L2010

12

19The

Petroenergy

Information

Network

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Iran

61

Iraq0

381

44ID

450

L

95

Octane

ID

000

L

98

Octane

ID

400

L

Diesel

2010

12

30

62

lt

Ireland2

158

14

1

490

L

Unleaded

95

1

450

L

Diesel

2011

04

06tcs

ch

63

Israel2

28

33NIS

7

49

L

95

NIS

7

8

L

diesel

2011

05

1Italy2

368

93

1

725

L

Eurosuper

1

830

L

98

RON

1

6771

L

Diesel

1

764

L

Special

Diesel

0

742

L

LPG

autogas

0

944

Kg

CNG

Methane

National

average

does

not

include

self

service

discounts

2012

1

19

64

Italy

Livigno

tax

free

1

535

79

1

084

L

95

Octane

0

963

L

Diesel

2011

10

31

65

Jamaica1

164

39J

99

31

L

90

J

102

75

L

diesel

2012

01

11http

www

jamaicaobserver

com

news

Gas

prices

rise

again2012

01

11T12

39

51

Japan1

917

23

152

7

L2011

04

25The

Oil

Information

Center

Japan

66

Jordan0

993

75D0

70

L

Unleaded

95

D0

51

L

Diesel

2011

04

25Kazakhstan0

983

71KZT145

L

unleaded

95

KZT106

L

unleaded

92

2011

11

02Kenya1

164

4Sh94

L

Super

Sh87

L

Diesel

2010

12

19

67

Kuwait0

2240

85KWD

0

060

L

91

KWD

0

065

L

95

KWD

0

090

L

98

2010

06

30KNPC

fixed

prices

68

Latvia1

806

81LVL

0

887

L

95

LVL

0

902

L

diesel

2011

04

06tcs

ch

69

Liberia1

074

05L

280

US

gallon2009

09

11Libya0

170

64LD

0

2

L

95

LD

0

15

L

diesel

Oct

2010

LD135

fuel

tax

at

border

for

foreign

vehicles2010

11

07

70

Lithuania1

927

27LTL

4

60

L

95

LTL

4

74

L

diesel

2011

04

06tcs

ch

71

Luxembourg1

836

93EuroSuper

95

1

271

LSuperPlus

98

1

293

LDiesel

1

212

L2011

12

02tcs

ch

72

Macedonia1

716

47MKD

78

5

L

1

28

RON

98

MKD

77

L

1

25

RON

95

MKD

65

5

L

1

07

Diesel

2011

09

02tcs

ch

73

Malaysia0

612

31MYR

2

80

L

RON97

MYR

1

90

L

RON95

MYR

3

20

L

VPR

MYR

1

75

L

Diesel

2011

06

16

74

75

Malta1

616

1

1

43

L

Super

1

33

L

Diesel

2011

08

07

76

Martinique1

365

15

1

07

L

95

2009

02

03

77

Mauritania0

943

6UM265

L

petrolUM225

L

dieselPrices

10

20

more

up

north2010

11

7

78

Mexico

Mexico

City

0

7652

90MX

9

08

L2011

06

13Pemex

79

Moldova1

325

00MDL

15

78

L

95

MDL

15

07

L

diesel

2011

04

06tcs

ch

80

Monaco1

877

08

1

30

L

95

1

39

L

98

1

11

L

diesel

2009

12

26

81

Montenegro1

937

31

1

340

L

95

1

300

L

Diesel

2011

04

06tcs

ch

82

Montserrat1

405

30EC

17

19

Imperial

gallon

regular

2011

05

04

83

Morocco1

194

5MAD

10

65

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officeApril

30

1789

March

4

1797Vice

PresidentJohn

AdamsPreceded

byPosition

establishedSucceeded

byJohn

AdamsSenior

Officer

of

the

ArmyIn

officeJuly

13

1798

December

14

1799Appointed

byJohn

AdamsPreceded

byJames

WilkinsonSucceeded

byAlexander

HamiltonCommander

in

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Continental

ArmyIn

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15

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23

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establishedSucceeded

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Officer

of

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ArmyDelegate

to

theSecond

Continental

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VirginiaIn

officeMay

10

1775

June

15

1775Preceded

byPosition

establishedSucceeded

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JeffersonDelegate

to

theFirst

Continental

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VirginiaIn

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5

1774

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26

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is

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George

Washington

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22

1732

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S

February

11

1731

1731

in

Annunciation

Style

of

enumerating

years

December

14

1799

was

the

first

President

of

the

United

States

of

America

serving

from

1789

to

1797

and

dominant

military

and

political

leader

of

the

United

States

from

1775

to

1799

He

led

the

American

victory

over

Great

Britain

in

the

American

Revolutionary

War

as

commander

in

chief

of

the

Continental

Army

from

1775

to

1783

and

presided

over

the

writing

of

the

Constitution

in

1787

Washington

became

the

first

president

by

unanimous

choice

and

oversaw

the

creation

of

a

strong

well

financed

national

government

that

maintained

neutrality

in

the

wars

raging

in

Europe

suppressed

rebellion

and

won

acceptance

among

Americans

of

all

types

His

leadership

style

established

many

forms

and

rituals

of

government

that

have

been

used

since

such

as

using

a

cabinet

system

and

delivering

an

inaugural

address

Washington

is

universally

regarded

as

the

Father

of

his

country

Washington

was

born

into

the

provincial

gentry

of

a

wealthy

well

connected

Colonial

Virginia

family

who

owned

tobacco

plantations

and

slaves

After

both

his

father

and

older

brother

died

young

Washington

became

personally

and

professionally

attached

to

the

powerful

William

Fairfax

who

promoted

his

career

as

a

surveyor

and

soldier

Washington

quickly

became

a

senior

officer

in

the

colonial

forces

during

the

first

stages

of

the

French

and

Indian

War

Chosen

by

the

Second

Continental

Congress

in

1775

to

be

commander

in

chief

of

the

Continental

Army

in

the

American

Revolution

Washington

managed

to

force

the

British

out

of

Boston

in

1776

but

was

defeated

and

almost

captured

later

that

year

when

he

lost

New

York

City

After

crossing

the

Delaware

River

in

the

dead

of

winter

he

defeated

the

British

in

two

battles

retook

New

Jersey

and

restored

momentum

to

the

Patriot

cause

Because

of

his

strategy

Revolutionary

forces

captured

two

major

British

armies

at

Saratoga

in

1777

and

Yorktown

in

1781

Historians

laud

Washington

for

his

selection

and

supervision

of

his

generals

encouragement

of

morale

and

ability

to

hold

together

the

army

coordination

with

the

state

governors

and

state

militia

units

relations

with

Congress

and

attention

to

supplies

logistics

and

training

In

battle

however

Washington

was

repeatedly

outmaneuvered

by

British

generals

with

larger

armies

After

victory

had

been

finalized

in

1783

Washington

resigned

rather

than

seize

power

proving

his

opposition

to

dictatorship

and

his

commitment

to

American

republicanism

He

retired

from

the

presidency

in

1797

and

returned

to

his

home

Mount

Vernon

and

his

domestic

life

where

he

managed

a

variety

of

enterprises

He

freed

all

his

slaves

by

his

final

1799

will

Dissatisfied

with

the

weaknesses

of

Articles

of

Confederation

in

1787

Washington

presided

over

the

Constitutional

Convention

that

drafted

the

United

States

Constitution

Elected

as

the

first

President

of

the

United

States

in

1789

he

attempted

to

bring

rival

factions

together

to

unify

the

nation

He

supported

Alexander

Hamilton

s

programs

to

pay

off

all

state

and

national

debt

to

implement

an

effective

tax

system

and

to

create

a

national

bank

despite

opposition

from

Thomas

Jefferson

Washington

proclaimed

the

U

S

neutral

in

the

wars

raging

in

Europe

after

1793

He

avoided

war

with

Great

Britain

and

guaranteed

a

decade

of

peace

and

profitable

trade

by

securing

the

Jay

Treaty

in

1795

despite

intense

opposition

from

the

Jeffersonians

Although

never

officially

joining

the

Federalist

Party

he

supported

its

programs

Washington

s

Farewell

Address

was

an

influential

primer

on

republican

virtue

and

a

warning

against

partisanship

sectionalism

and

involvement

in

foreign

wars

Washington

had

a

vision

of

a

great

and

powerful

nation

that

would

be

built

on

republican

lines

using

federal

power

He

sought

to

use

the

national

government

to

preserve

liberty

improve

infrastructure

open

the

western

lands

promote

commerce

found

a

permanent

capital

reduce

regional

tensions

and

promote

a

spirit

of

American

nationalism

2

At

his

death

Washington

was

hailed

as

first

in

war

first

in

peace

and

first

in

the

hearts

of

his

countrymen

3

The

Federalists

made

him

the

symbol

of

their

party

but

for

many

years

the

Jeffersonians

continued

to

distrust

his

influence

and

delayed

building

the

Washington

Monument

As

the

leader

of

the

first

successful

revolution

against

a

colonial

empire

in

world

history

Washington

became

an

international

icon

for

liberation

and

nationalism

especially

in

France

and

Latin

America

4

He

is

consistently

ranked

among

the

top

three

presidents

of

the

United

States

according

to

polls

of

both

scholars

and

the

general

public

Contents1

Early

life

1732

1753

2

French

and

Indian

War

or

Seven

Years

War

1754

1758

2

1

Braddock

disaster

17552

2

Commander

of

Virginia

Regiment2

3

Lessons

learned3

Between

the

wars

Mount

Vernon

1759

1774

4

American

Revolution

1775

1787

4

1

Commander

in

chief4

2

Victory

at

Boston4

3

Defeat

at

New

York

City

and

Fabian

tactics4

4

1777

campaigns4

5

Valley

Forge4

6

Victory

at

Yorktown4

7

Demobilization5

Constitutional

Convention

1787

6

Presidency

1789

1797

6

1

Domestic

issues6

2

Foreign

affairs6

3

Farewell

Address7

Retirement

1797

1799

7

1

Death8

Legacy8

1

Cherry

tree8

2

Monuments

and

memorials8

3

Papers9

Personal

life9

1

Slavery9

2

Religion9

3

Freemasonry10

Postage

and

currency11

See

also12

Notes13

References14

Bibliography15

External

links

Early

life

1732

1753

Further

information

Ancestry

of

George

WashingtonThe

first

child

of

Augustine

Washington

1694

1743

and

his

second

wife

Mary

Ball

Washington

1708

1789

George

Washington

was

born

on

their

Pope

s

Creek

Estate

near

present

day

Colonial

Beach

in

Westmoreland

County

Virginia

According

to

the

Julian

calendar

and

Annunciation

Style

of

enumerating

years

then

in

use

in

the

British

Empire

Washington

was

born

on

February

11

1731

according

to

the

Gregorian

calendar

implemented

in

the

British

Empire

in

1752

according

to

the

provisions

of

the

Calendar

New

Style

Act

1750

the

date

was

February

22

1732

5

6

Note

1

Washington

s

ancestors

were

from

Sulgrave

England

his

great

grandfather

John

Washington

had

immigrated

to

Virginia

in

1657

7

George

s

father

Augustine

was

a

slave

owning

tobacco

planter

who

later

tried

his

hand

in

iron

mining

ventures

8

In

George

s

youth

the

Washingtons

were

moderately

prosperous

members

of

the

Virginia

gentry

of

middling

rank

rather

than

one

of

the

leading

families

9

Six

of

George

s

siblings

reached

maturity

including

two

older

half

brothers

Lawrence

and

Augustine

from

his

father

s

first

marriage

to

Jane

Butler

Washington

and

four

full

siblings

Samuel

Elizabeth

Betty

John

Augustine

and

Charles

Three

siblings

died

before

becoming

adults

his

full

sister

Mildred

died

when

she

was

about

one

10

his

half

brother

Butler

died

while

an

infant

11

and

his

half

sister

Jane

died

at

the

age

of

12

when

George

was

about

2

10

George

s

father

died

when

George

was

11

years

old

after

which

George

s

half

brother

Lawrence

became

a

surrogate

father

and

role

model

William

Fairfax

Lawrence

s

father

in

law

and

cousin

of

Virginia

s

largest

landowner

Thomas

Lord

Fairfax

was

also

a

formative

influence

Washington

spent

much

of

his

boyhood

at

Ferry

Farm

in

Stafford

County

near

Fredericksburg

Lawrence

Washington

inherited

another

family

property

from

his

father

a

plantation

on

the

Potomac

River

which

he

later

named

Mount

Vernon

George

inherited

Ferry

Farm

upon

his

father

s

death

and

eventually

acquired

Mount

Vernon

after

Lawrence

s

death

12

The

death

of

his

father

prevented

Washington

from

crossing

the

Atlantic

to

receive

the

rest

of

his

education

at

England

s

Appleby

School

as

his

older

brothers

had

done

He

received

the

equivalent

of

an

elementary

school

education

from

a

variety

of

tutors

13

and

also

a

school

run

by

an

Anglican

clergyman

in

or

near

Fredericksburg

14

Talk

of

securing

an

appointment

in

the

Royal

Navy

for

him

when

he

was

15

was

dropped

when

his

mother

learned

how

hard

that

would

be

on

him

15

Thanks

to

Lawrence

s

connection

to

the

powerful

Fairfax

family

at

age

17

in

1749

Washington

was

appointed

official

surveyor

for

Culpeper

County

a

well

paid

position

which

enabled

him

to

purchase

land

in

the

Shenandoah

Valley

the

first

of

his

many

land

acquisitions

in

western

Virginia

Thanks

also

to

Lawrence

s

involvement

in

the

Ohio

Company

a

land

investment

company

funded

by

Virginia

investors

and

Lawrence

s

position

as

commander

of

the

Virginia

militia

Washington

came

to

the

notice

of

the

new

lieutenant

governor

of

Virginia

Robert

Dinwiddie

Washington

was

hard

to

miss

At

exactly

six

feet

he

towered

over

most

of

his

contemporaries

16

In

1751

Washington

travelled

to

Barbados

with

Lawrence

who

was

suffering

from

tuberculosis

with

the

hope

that

the

climate

would

be

beneficial

to

Lawrence

s

health

Washington

contracted

smallpox

during

the

trip

which

left

his

face

slightly

scarred

but

immunized

him

against

future

exposures

to

the

dreaded

disease

17

Lawrence

s

health

did

not

improve

he

returned

to

Mount

Vernon

where

he

died

in

1752

18

Lawrence

s

position

as

Adjutant

General

militia

leader

of

Virginia

was

divided

into

four

offices

after

his

death

Washington

was

appointed

by

Governor

Dinwiddie

as

one

of

the

four

district

adjutants

in

February

1753

with

the

rank

of

major

in

the

Virginia

militia

19

Washington

also

joined

the

Freemasons

in

Fredericksburg

at

this

time

20

French

and

Indian

War

or

Seven

Years

War

1754

1758

Main

article

George

Washington

in

the

French

and

Indian

WarSee

also

Military

career

of

George

Washington

Battle

of

Jumonville

Glen

Battle

of

Fort

Necessity

and

Forbes

ExpeditionWashington

s

map

accompanying

his

Journal

to

the

Ohio

1753

1754

In

1753

the

French

began

expanding

their

military

control

into

the

Ohio

Country

a

territory

also

claimed

by

the

British

colonies

of

Virginia

and

Pennsylvania

These

competing

claims

led

to

a

war

in

the

colonies

called

the

French

and

Indian

War

1754

62

and

contributed

to

the

start

of

the

global

Seven

Years

War

1756

63

Washington

was

at

the

center

of

its

beginning

The

Ohio

Company

was

one

vehicle

through

which

British

investors

planned

to

expand

into

the

territory

opening

new

settlements

and

building

trading

posts

for

the

Indian

trade

Governor

Dinwiddie

received

orders

from

the

British

government

to

warn

the

French

of

British

claims

and

sent

Major

Washington

in

late

1753

to

deliver

a

letter

informing

the

French

of

those

claims

and

asking

them

to

leave

21

Washington

also

met

with

Tanacharison

also

called

Half

King

and

other

Iroquois

leaders

allied

to

Virginia

at

Logstown

to

secure

their

support

in

case

of

conflict

with

the

French

Washington

and

Tanacharison

became

friends

and

allies

Washington

delivered

the

letter

to

the

local

French

commander

who

politely

refused

to

leave

22

Governor

Dinwiddie

sent

Washington

back

to

the

Ohio

Country

to

protect

an

Ohio

Company

group

building

a

fort

at

present

day

Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania

but

before

he

reached

the

area

a

French

force

drove

out

the

company

s

crew

and

began

construction

of

Fort

Duquesne

A

small

detachment

of

French

troops

led

by

Joseph

Coulon

de

Jumonville

was

discovered

by

Tanacharison

and

a

few

warriors

east

of

present

day

Uniontown

Pennsylvania

Along

with

their

Mingo

allies

Washington

and

some

of

his

militia

unit

then

ambushed

the

French

What

exactly

happened

during

and

after

the

battle

is

a

matter

of

some

controversy

but

the

immediate

outcome

was

that

Jumonville

was

injured

in

the

initial

attack

and

then

was

killed

whether

tomahawked

by

Tanacharison

in

cold

blood

or

somehow

shot

by

another

onlooker

with

a

musket

as

the

injured

man

sat

with

Washington

is

not

completely

clear

23

24

The

French

responded

by

attacking

and

capturing

Washington

at

Fort

Necessity

in

July

1754

25

However

he

was

allowed

to

return

with

his

troops

to

Virginia

Historian

Joseph

Ellis

concludes

that

the

episode

demonstrated

Washington

s

bravery

initiative

inexperience

and

impetuosity

26

These

events

had

international

consequences

the

French

accused

Washington

of

assassinating

Jumonville

who

they

claimed

was

on

a

diplomatic

mission

26

Both

France

and

Great

Britain

were

ready

to

fight

for

control

of

the

region

and

both

sent

troops

to

North

America

in

1755

war

was

formally

declared

in

1756

27

Braddock

disaster

1755Main

article

Braddock

ExpeditionIn

1755

Washington

was

the

senior

American

aide

to

British

General

Edward

Braddock

on

the

ill

fated

Braddock

expedition

This

was

the

largest

British

expedition

to

the

colonies

and

was

intended

to

expel

the

French

from

the

Ohio

Country

The

French

and

their

Indian

allies

ambushed

Braddock

who

was

mortally

wounded

in

the

Battle

of

the

Monongahela

After

suffering

devastating

casualties

the

British

retreated

in

disarray

however

Washington

rode

back

and

forth

across

the

battlefield

rallying

the

remnants

of

the

British

and

Virginian

forces

to

an

organized

retreat

28

Commander

of

Virginia

RegimentGovernor

Dinwiddie

rewarded

Washington

in

1755

with

a

commission

as

Colonel

of

the

Virginia

Regiment

and

Commander

in

Chief

of

all

forces

now

raised

in

the

defense

of

His

Majesty

s

Colony

and

gave

him

the

task

of

defending

Virginia

s

frontier

The

Virginia

Regiment

was

the

first

full

time

American

military

unit

in

the

colonies

as

opposed

to

part

time

militias

and

the

British

regular

units

Washington

was

ordered

to

act

defensively

or

offensively

as

he

thought

best

29

In

command

of

a

thousand

soldiers

Washington

was

a

disciplinarian

who

emphasized

training

He

led

his

men

in

brutal

campaigns

against

the

Indians

in

the

west

in

10

months

units

of

his

regiment

fought

20

battles

and

lost

a

third

of

its

men

Washington

s

strenuous

efforts

meant

that

Virginia

s

frontier

population

suffered

less

than

that

of

other

colonies

Ellis

concludes

it

was

his

only

unqualified

success

in

the

war

30

31

In

1758

Washington

participated

in

the

Forbes

Expedition

to

capture

Fort

Duquesne

He

was

embarrassed

by

a

friendly

fire

episode

in

which

his

unit

and

another

British

unit

thought

the

other

was

the

French

enemy

and

opened

fire

with

14

dead

and

26

wounded

in

the

mishap

Washington

was

not

involved

in

any

other

major

fighting

on

the

expedition

and

the

British

scored

a

major

strategic

victory

gaining

control

of

the

Ohio

Valley

when

the

French

abandoned

the

fort

Following

the

expedition

Washington

retired

from

his

Virginia

Regiment

commission

in

December

1758

He

did

not

return

to

military

life

until

the

outbreak

of

the

revolution

in

1775

32

Lessons

learnedAlthough

Washington

never

gained

the

commission

in

the

British

army

he

yearned

for

in

these

years

the

young

man

gained

valuable

military

political

and

leadership

skills

33

34

He

closely

observed

British

military

tactics

gaining

a

keen

insight

into

their

strengths

and

weaknesses

that

proved

invaluable

during

the

Revolution

He

demonstrated

his

toughness

and

courage

in

the

most

difficult

situations

including

disasters

and

retreats

He

developed

a

command

presence

given

his

size

strength

stamina

and

bravery

in

battle

he

appeared

to

soldiers

to

be

a

natural

leader

and

they

followed

him

without

question

35

36

Washington

learned

to

organize

train

drill

and

discipline

his

companies

and

regiments

From

his

observations

readings

and

conversations

with

professional

officers

he

learned

the

basics

of

battlefield

tactics

as

well

as

a

good

understanding

of

problems

of

organization

and

logistics

37

He

gained

an

understanding

of

overall

strategy

especially

in

locating

strategic

geographical

points

38

Historian

Ron

Chernow

is

of

the

opinion

that

his

frustrations

in

dealing

with

government

officials

during

this

conflict

led

him

to

advocate

the

advantages

of

a

strong

national

government

and

a

vigorous

executive

agency

that

could

get

results

33

other

historians

tend

to

ascribe

Washington

s

position

on

government

to

his

later

American

Revolutionary

War

service

Note

2

He

developed

a

very

negative

idea

of

the

value

of

militia

who

seemed

too

unreliable

too

undisciplined

and

too

short

term

compared

to

regulars

39

On

the

other

hand

his

experience

was

limited

to

command

of

at

most

1000

men

and

came

only

in

remote

frontier

conditions

that

were

far

removed

from

the

urban

situations

he

faced

during

the

Revolution

at

Boston

New

York

Trenton

and

Philadelphia

40

Between

the

wars

Mount

Vernon

1759

1774

A

mezzotint

of

Martha

Washington

based

on

a

1757

portrait

by

WollastonOn

January

6

1759

Washington

married

the

wealthy

widow

Martha

Dandridge

Custis

then

28

years

old

Surviving

letters

suggest

that

he

may

have

been

in

love

at

the

time

with

Sally

Fairfax

the

wife

of

a

friend

41

Nevertheless

George

and

Martha

made

a

compatible

marriage

because

Martha

was

intelligent

gracious

and

experienced

in

managing

a

planter

s

estate

42

Together

the

two

raised

her

two

children

from

her

previous

marriage

John

Parke

Custis

and

Martha

Parke

Custis

affectionately

called

Jackie

and

Patsy

by

the

family

Later

the

Washingtons

raised

two

of

Mrs

Washington

s

grandchildren

Eleanor

Parke

Custis

and

George

Washington

Parke

Custis

George

and

Martha

never

had

any

children

together

his

earlier

bout

with

smallpox

in

1751

may

have

made

him

sterile

43

Washington

may

not

have

been

able

to

admit

to

his

own

sterility

while

privately

he

grieved

over

not

having

his

own

children

44

45

The

newlywed

couple

moved

to

Mount

Vernon

near

Alexandria

where

he

took

up

the

life

of

a

planter

and

political

figure

Washington

s

marriage

to

Martha

greatly

increased

his

property

holdings

and

social

standing

and

made

him

one

of

Virginia

s

wealthiest

men

He

acquired

one

third

of

the

18

000

acre

73km2

Custis

estate

upon

his

marriage

worth

approximately

100

000

and

managed

the

remainder

on

behalf

of

Martha

s

children

for

whom

he

sincerely

cared

46

He

frequently

bought

additional

land

in

his

own

name

and

was

granted

land

in

what

is

now

West

Virginia

as

a

bounty

for

his

service

in

the

French

and

Indian

War

By

1775

Washington

had

doubled

the

size

of

Mount

Vernon

to

6

500

acres

26km2

and

had

increased

its

slave

population

to

over

100

As

a

respected

military

hero

and

large

landowner

he

held

local

office

and

was

elected

to

the

Virginia

provincial

legislature

the

House

of

Burgesses

beginning

in

1758

47

Washington

enlarged

the

house

at

Mount

Vernon

after

his

marriageWashington

lived

an

aristocratic

lifestyle

fox

hunting

was

a

favorite

leisure

activity

48

He

also

enjoyed

going

to

dances

and

parties

in

addition

to

the

theater

races

and

cockfights

Washington

also

was

known

to

play

cards

backgammon

and

billiards

49

Like

most

Virginia

planters

he

imported

luxuries

and

other

goods

from

England

and

paid

for

them

by

exporting

his

tobacco

crop

50

Washington

began

to

pull

himself

out

of

debt

in

the

mid

1760s

by

diversifying

his

previously

tobacco

centric

business

interests

into

other

ventures

50

and

paying

more

attention

to

his

affairs

51

In

1766

he

started

switching

Mount

Vernon

s

primary

cash

crop

away

from

tobacco

to

wheat

a

crop

that

could

be

processed

and

then

sold

in

various

forms

in

the

colonies

and

further

diversified

operations

to

include

flour

milling

fishing

horse

breeding

spinning

weaving

and

in

the

1790s

whiskey

production

50

Patsy

Custis

s

death

in

1773

from

epilepsy

enabled

Washington

to

pay

off

his

British

creditors

since

half

of

her

inheritance

passed

to

him

52

A

successful

planter

he

was

a

leader

in

the

social

elite

in

Virginia

From

1768

to

1775

he

invited

some

2000

guests

to

his

Mount

Vernon

estate

mostly

those

he

considered

people

of

rank

As

for

people

not

of

high

social

status

his

advice

was

to

treat

them

civilly

but

keep

them

at

a

proper

distance

for

they

will

grow

upon

familiarity

in

proportion

as

you

sink

in

authority

53

In

1769

he

became

more

politically

active

presenting

the

Virginia

Assembly

with

legislation

to

ban

the

importation

of

goods

from

Great

Britain

54

In

1754

Lieutenant

Governor

Dinwiddie

had

promised

land

bounties

to

the

soldiers

and

officers

who

volunteered

to

serve

during

the

French

and

Indian

War

55

Washington

tried

for

years

to

get

the

lands

promised

to

him

and

his

men

Governor

Norborne

Berkeley

finally

fulfilled

that

promise

in

1769

1770

55

56

with

Washington

subsequently

receiving

title

to

23

200

acres

94km2

near

where

the

Kanawha

River

flows

into

the

Ohio

River

in

what

is

now

western

West

Virginia

57

American

Revolution

1775

1787

Main

article

George

Washington

in

the

American

RevolutionSee

also

Military

career

of

George

WashingtonAlthough

he

expressed

opposition

to

the

1765

Stamp

Act

the

first

direct

tax

on

the

colonies

he

did

not

take

a

leading

role

in

the

growing

colonial

resistance

until

protests

of

the

Townshend

Acts

enacted

in

1767

became

widespread

In

May

1769

Washington

introduced

a

proposal

drafted

by

his

friend

George

Mason

calling

for

Virginia

to

boycott

English

goods

until

the

Acts

were

repealed

58

Parliament

repealed

the

Townshend

Acts

in

1770

However

Washington

regarded

the

passage

of

the

Intolerable

Acts

in

1774

as

an

Invasion

of

our

Rights

and

Privileges

59

In

July

1774

he

chaired

the

meeting

at

which

the

Fairfax

Resolves

were

adopted

which

called

for

the

convening

of

a

Continental

Congress

among

other

things

In

August

Washington

attended

the

First

Virginia

Convention

where

he

was

selected

as

a

delegate

to

the

First

Continental

Congress

60

Commander

in

chiefAfter

the

Battles

of

Lexington

and

Concord

near

Boston

in

April

1775

the

colonies

went

to

war

Washington

appeared

at

the

Second

Continental

Congress

in

a

military

uniform

signaling

that

he

was

prepared

for

war

61

Washington

had

the

prestige

military

experience

charisma

and

military

bearing

of

a

military

leader

and

was

known

as

a

strong

patriot

Virginia

the

largest

colony

deserved

recognition

and

New

England

where

the

fighting

began

realized

it

needed

Southern

support

Washington

did

not

explicitly

seek

the

office

of

commander

and

said

that

he

was

not

equal

to

it

but

there

was

no

serious

competition

62

Congress

created

the

Continental

Army

on

June

14

1775

Nominated

by

John

Adams

of

Massachusetts

Washington

was

then

appointed

Major

General

and

Commander

in

chief

63

Washington

had

three

roles

during

the

war

In

1775

77

and

again

in

1781

he

led

his

men

against

the

main

British

forces

Although

he

lost

many

of

his

battles

he

never

surrendered

his

army

during

the

war

and

he

continued

to

fight

the

British

relentlessly

until

the

war

s

end

He

plotted

the

overall

strategy

of

the

war

in

cooperation

with

Congress

64

Second

he

was

charged

with

organizing

and

training

the

army

He

recruited

regulars

and

assigned

Baron

and

General

Friedrich

von

Steuben

a

veteran

of

the

Prussian

general

staff

to

train

them

The

war

effort

and

getting

supplies

to

the

troops

were

under

the

purview

of

Congress

65

but

Washington

pressured

the

Congress

to

provide

the

essentials

66

In

June

1776

Congress

first

attempt

at

running

the

war

effort

was

established

with

the

committee

known

as

Board

of

War

and

Ordnance

succeeded

by

the

Board

of

War

in

July

1777

a

committee

which

eventually

included

members

of

the

military

65

The

command

structure

of

the

Americans

armed

forces

was

a

hodgepodge

of

Congressional

appointees

and

Congress

sometimes

made

those

appointments

without

Washington

s

input

with

state

appointments

filling

the

lower

ranks

and

of

all

of

the

militia

officers

67

The

results

of

his

general

staff

were

mixed

as

some

of

his

favorites

like

John

Sullivan

never

mastered

the

art

of

command

Eventually

he

found

capable

officers

like

General

Nathaniel

Greene

and

his

chief

of

staff

Alexander

Hamilton

The

American

officers

never

equalled

their

opponents

in

tactics

and

maneuver

and

consequently

they

lost

most

of

the

pitched

battles

The

great

successes

at

Boston

1776

Saratoga

1777

and

Yorktown

1781

came

from

trapping

the

British

far

from

base

with

much

larger

numbers

of

troops

64

Third

and

most

important

Washington

was

the

embodiment

of

armed

resistance

to

the

Crown

the

representative

man

of

the

Revolution

His

enormous

stature

and

political

skills

kept

Congress

the

army

the

French

the

militias

and

the

states

all

pointed

toward

a

common

goal

By

voluntarily

stepping

down

and

disbanding

his

army

when

the

war

was

won

he

permanently

established

the

principle

of

civilian

supremacy

in

military

affairs

And

yet

his

constant

reiteration

of

the

point

that

well

disciplined

professional

soldiers

counted

for

twice

as

much

as

erratic

amateurs

helped

overcome

the

ideological

distrust

of

a

standing

army

68

Victory

at

BostonWashington

assumed

command

of

the

Continental

Army

in

the

field

at

Cambridge

Massachusetts

in

July

1775

during

the

ongoing

siege

of

Boston

Realizing

his

army

s

desperate

shortage

of

gunpowder

Washington

asked

for

new

sources

American

troops

raided

British

arsenals

including

some

in

the

Caribbean

and

some

manufacturing

was

attempted

They

obtained

a

barely

adequate

supply

about

2

5million

pounds

by

the

end

of

1776

mostly

from

France

69

Washington

reorganized

the

army

during

the

long

standoff

and

forced

the

British

to

withdraw

by

putting

artillery

on

Dorchester

Heights

overlooking

the

city

The

British

evacuated

Boston

in

March

1776

and

Washington

moved

his

army

to

New

York

City

70

Although

highly

disparaging

toward

most

of

the

Patriots

British

newspapers

routinely

praised

Washington

s

personal

character

and

qualities

as

a

military

commander

These

articles

were

bold

as

Washington

was

an

enemy

general

who

commanded

an

army

in

a

cause

that

many

Britons

believed

would

ruin

the

empire

71

Defeat

at

New

York

City

and

Fabian

tacticsGeneral

George

Washington

at

Trenton

by

John

Trumbull

Yale

University

Art

Gallery

1792

In

August

1776

British

General

William

Howe

launched

a

massive

naval

and

land

campaign

designed

to

seize

New

York

The

Continental

Army

under

Washington

engaged

the

enemy

for

the

first

time

as

an

army

of

the

newly

independent

United

States

at

the

Battle

of

Long

Island

the

largest

battle

of

the

entire

war

The

Americans

were

heavily

outnumbered

many

men

deserted

and

Washington

was

badly

beaten

Subsequently

Washington

was

forced

to

retreat

across

the

East

River

at

night

He

did

so

without

loss

of

life

or

materiel

72

Washington

retreated

north

from

the

city

to

avoid

encirclement

enabling

Howe

to

take

the

offensive

and

capture

Fort

Washington

on

November

16

with

high

Continental

casualties

Washington

then

retreated

across

New

Jersey

the

future

of

the

Continental

Army

was

in

doubt

due

to

expiring

enlistments

and

the

string

of

losses

73

On

the

night

of

December

25

1776

Washington

staged

a

comeback

with

a

surprise

attack

on

a

Hessian

outpost

in

western

New

Jersey

He

led

his

army

across

the

Delaware

River

to

capture

nearly

1

000

Hessians

in

Trenton

New

Jersey

Washington

followed

up

his

victory

at

Trenton

with

another

over

British

regulars

at

Princeton

in

early

January

The

British

retreated

back

to

New

York

City

and

its

environs

which

they

held

until

the

peace

treaty

of

1783

Washington

s

victories

wrecked

the

British

carrot

and

stick

strategy

of

showing

overwhelming

force

then

offering

generous

terms

The

Americans

would

not

negotiate

for

anything

short

of

independence

74

These

victories

alone

were

not

enough

to

ensure

ultimate

Patriot

victory

however

since

many

soldiers

did

not

reenlist

or

deserted

during

the

harsh

winter

Washington

and

Congress

reorganized

the

army

with

increased

rewards

for

staying

and

punishment

for

desertion

which

raised

troop

numbers

effectively

for

subsequent

battles

75

Historians

debate

whether

or

not

Washington

preferred

a

Fabian

strategy

Note

3

to

harass

the

British

with

quick

sharp

attacks

followed

by

a

retreat

so

the

larger

British

army

could

not

catch

him

or

whether

he

preferred

to

fight

major

battles

Note

4

While

his

southern

commander

Greene

in

1780

81

did

use

Fabian

tactics

Washington

only

did

so

in

fall

1776

to

spring

1777

after

losing

New

York

City

and

seeing

much

of

his

army

melt

away

Trenton

and

Princeton

were

Fabian

examples

By

summer

1777

however

Washington

had

rebuilt

his

strength

and

his

confidence

and

stopped

using

raids

and

went

for

large

scale

confrontations

as

at

Brandywine

Germantown

Monmouth

and

Yorktown

76

1777

campaignsIn

the

late

summer

of

1777

the

British

under

John

Burgoyne

sent

a

major

invasion

army

south

from

Quebec

with

the

intention

of

splitting

off

rebellious

New

England

General

Howe

in

New

York

took

his

army

south

to

Philadelphia

instead

of

going

up

the

Hudson

River

to

join

with

Burgoyne

near

Albany

It

was

a

major

strategic

mistake

for

the

British

and

Washington

rushed

to

Philadelphia

to

engage

Howe

while

closely

following

the

action

in

upstate

New

York

In

pitched

battles

that

were

too

complex

for

his

relatively

inexperienced

men

Washington

was

defeated

At

the

Battle

of

Brandywine

on

September

11

1777

Howe

outmaneuvered

Washington

and

marched

into

the

American

capital

at

Philadelphia

unopposed

on

September

26

Washington

s

army

unsuccessfully

attacked

the

British

garrison

at

Germantown

in

early

October

Meanwhile

Burgoyne

out

of

reach

from

help

from

Howe

was

trapped

and

forced

to

surrender

his

entire

army

at

Saratoga

New

York

77

It

was

a

major

turning

point

militarily

and

diplomatically

France

responded

to

Burgoyne

s

defeat

by

entering

the

war

openly

allying

with

America

and

turning

the

Revolutionary

War

into

a

major

worldwide

war

Washington

s

loss

of

Philadelphia

prompted

some

members

of

Congress

to

discuss

removing

Washington

from

command

This

attempt

failed

after

Washington

s

supporters

rallied

behind

him

78

Valley

ForgeMain

article

Valley

ForgeWashington

and

Lafayette

look

over

the

troops

at

Valley

ForgeWashington

s

army

of

11

000

79

went

into

winter

quarters

at

Valley

Forge

north

of

Philadelphia

in

December

1777

Over

the

next

six

months

the

deaths

in

camp

numbered

in

the

thousands

the

majority

being

from

disease

80

with

historians

death

toll

estimates

ranging

from

2000

80

to

2500

81

82

to

over

3000

men

83

The

next

spring

however

the

army

emerged

from

Valley

Forge

in

good

order

thanks

in

part

to

a

full

scale

training

program

supervised

by

General

von

Steuben

84

The

British

evacuated

Philadelphia

to

New

York

in

1778

85

shadowed

by

Washington

Washington

attacked

them

at

Monmouth

fighting

to

an

effective

draw

in

one

of

the

war

s

largest

battles

86

Afterwards

the

British

continued

to

head

towards

New

York

and

Washington

moved

his

army

outside

of

New

York

85

Victory

at

YorktownThe

Surrender

of

Lord

Cornwallis

at

Yorktown

October

19

1781

by

John

Trumbull

Yale

University

Art

Gallery

1787

ca

1828

General

George

Washington

Resigning

His

Commission

by

John

Trumbull

Capitol

Rotunda

commissioned

1817

In

the

summer

of

1779

at

Washington

s

direction

General

John

Sullivan

carried

out

a

scorched

earth

campaign

that

destroyed

at

least

40

Iroquois

villages

in

central

and

upstate

New

York

the

Indians

were

British

allies

who

had

been

raiding

American

settlements

on

the

frontier

87

In

July

1780

5

000

veteran

French

troops

led

by

General

Comte

Donatien

de

Rochambeau

arrived

at

Newport

Rhode

Island

to

aid

in

the

war

effort

88

The

Continental

Army

having

been

funded

by

20

000

in

French

gold

Washington

delivered

the

final

blow

to

the

British

in

1781

after

a

French

naval

victory

allowed

American

and

French

forces

to

trap

a

British

army

in

Virginia

The

surrender

at

Yorktown

on

October

17

1781

marked

the

end

of

major

fighting

in

continental

North

America

89

DemobilizationWashington

could

not

know

that

after

Yorktown

the

British

would

not

reopen

hostilities

They

still

had

26

000

troops

occupying

New

York

City

Charleston

and

Savannah

together

with

a

powerful

fleet

The

French

army

and

navy

departed

so

the

Americans

were

on

their

own

in

1782

83

The

treasury

was

empty

and

the

unpaid

soldiers

were

growing

restive

almost

to

the

point

of

mutiny

or

possible

coup

d

tat

Washington

dispelled

unrest

among

officers

by

suppressing

the

Newburgh

Conspiracy

in

March

1783

and

Congress

came

up

with

the

promise

of

a

five

years

bonus

90

By

the

Treaty

of

Paris

signed

that

September

Great

Britain

recognized

the

independence

of

the

United

States

Washington

disbanded

his

army

and

on

November

2

gave

an

eloquent

farewell

address

to

his

soldiers

91

On

November

25

the

British

evacuated

New

York

City

and

Washington

and

the

governor

took

possession

At

Fraunces

Tavern

on

December

4

Washington

formally

bade

his

officers

farewell

and

on

December

23

1783

he

resigned

his

commission

as

commander

in

chief

Historian

Gordon

Wood

concludes

that

the

greatest

act

in

his

life

was

his

resignation

as

commander

of

the

armies

an

act

that

stunned

aristocratic

Europe

92

King

George

III

called

Washington

the

greatest

character

of

the

age

because

of

this

93

Constitutional

Convention

1787

Washington

s

retirement

to

Mount

Vernon

was

short

lived

He

made

an

exploratory

trip

to

the

western

frontier

in

1784

63

was

persuaded

to

attend

the

Constitutional

Convention

in

Philadelphia

in

the

summer

of

1787

and

was

unanimously

elected

president

of

the

Convention

He

participated

little

in

the

debates

though

he

did

vote

for

or

against

the

various

articles

but

his

high

prestige

maintained

collegiality

and

kept

the

delegates

at

their

labors

The

delegates

designed

the

presidency

with

Washington

in

mind

and

allowed

him

to

define

the

office

once

elected

94

After

the

Convention

his

support

convinced

many

to

vote

for

ratification

the

new

Constitution

was

ratified

by

all

thirteen

states

95

Presidency

1789

1797

George

Washington

by

Rembrandt

Peale

De

Young

Museum

ca

1850

Main

article

Presidency

of

George

WashingtonThe

Electoral

College

elected

Washington

unanimously

as

the

first

president

in

1789

Note

5

and

again

in

the

1792

election

he

remains

the

only

president

to

have

received

100

percent

of

the

electoral

votes

Note

6

John

Adams

who

received

the

next

highest

vote

total

was

elected

Vice

President

At

his

inauguration

Washington

took

the

oath

of

office

as

the

first

President

of

the

United

States

of

America

on

April

30

1789

on

the

balcony

of

Federal

Hall

in

New

York

City

97

The

1st

United

States

Congress

voted

to

pay

Washington

a

salary

of

25

000

a

year

a

large

sum

in

1789

Washington

already

wealthy

declined

the

salary

since

he

valued

his

image

as

a

selfless

public

servant

At

the

urging

of

Congress

however

he

ultimately

accepted

the

payment

to

avoid

setting

a

precedent

whereby

the

presidency

would

be

perceived

as

limited

only

to

independently

wealthy

individuals

who

could

serve

without

any

salary

98

The

president

aware

that

everything

he

did

set

a

precedent

attended

carefully

to

the

pomp

and

ceremony

of

office

making

sure

that

the

titles

and

trappings

were

suitably

republican

and

never

emulated

European

royal

courts

To

that

end

he

preferred

the

title

Mr

President

to

the

more

majestic

names

suggested

99

Washington

proved

an

able

administrator

An

excellent

delegator

and

judge

of

talent

and

character

he

talked

regularly

with

department

heads

and

listened

to

their

advice

before

making

a

final

decision

100

In

handling

routine

tasks

he

was

systematic

orderly

energetic

solicitous

of

the

opinion

of

others

but

decisive

intent

upon

general

goals

and

the

consistency

of

particular

actions

with

them

101

Washington

reluctantly

served

a

second

term

He

refused

to

run

for

a

third

establishing

the

customary

policy

of

a

maximum

of

two

terms

for

a

president

102

Domestic

issuesSee

also

Whiskey

RebellionWashington

was

not

a

member

of

any

political

party

and

hoped

that

they

would

not

be

formed

fearing

conflict

that

would

undermine

republicanism

103

His

closest

advisors

formed

two

factions

setting

the

framework

for

the

future

First

Party

System

Secretary

of

Treasury

Alexander

Hamilton

had

bold

plans

to

establish

the

national

credit

and

build

a

financially

powerful

nation

and

formed

the

basis

of

the

Federalist

Party

Secretary

of

the

State

Thomas

Jefferson

founder

of

the

Jeffersonian

Republicans

strenuously

opposed

Hamilton

s

agenda

but

Washington

typically

favored

Hamilton

over

Jefferson

and

it

was

Hamilton

s

agenda

that

went

into

effect

Jefferson

s

political

actions

his

support

of

Philip

Freneau

s

National

Gazette

104

and

his

attempt

to

undermine

Hamilton

nearly

led

George

Washington

to

dismiss

Jefferson

from

his

cabinet

105

Though

Jefferson

left

the

cabinet

voluntarily

Washington

never

forgave

him

and

never

spoke

to

him

again

105

The

Residence

Act

of

1790

which

Washington

signed

authorized

the

President

to

select

the

specific

location

of

the

permanent

seat

of

the

government

which

would

be

located

along

the

Potomac

River

The

Act

authorized

the

President

to

appoint

three

commissioners

to

survey

and

acquire

property

for

this

seat

Washington

personally

oversaw

this

effort

throughout

his

term

in

office

In

1791

the

commissioners

named

the

permanent

seat

of

government

The

City

of

Washington

in

the

Territory

of

Columbia

to

honor

Washington

In

1800

the

Territory

of

Columbia

became

the

District

of

Columbia

when

the

federal

government

moved

to

the

site

according

to

the

provisions

of

the

Residence

Act

106

In

1791

Congress

imposed

an

excise

tax

on

distilled

spirits

which

led

to

protests

in

frontier

districts

especially

Pennsylvania

By

1794

after

Washington

ordered

the

protesters

to

appear

in

U

S

district

court

the

protests

turned

into

full

scale

defiance

of

federal

authority

known

as

the

Whiskey

Rebellion

The

federal

army

was

too

small

to

be

used

so

Washington

invoked

the

Militia

Act

of

1792

to

summon

militias

from

Pennsylvania

Virginia

Maryland

and

New

Jersey

107

The

governors

sent

the

troops

and

Washington

took

command

marching

into

the

rebellious

districts

The

rebels

dispersed

and

there

was

no

fighting

as

Washington

s

forceful

action

proved

the

new

government

could

protect

itself

These

events

marked

the

first

time

under

the

new

constitution

that

the

federal

government

used

strong

military

force

to

exert

authority

over

the

states

and

citizens

108

Foreign

affairsIn

February

1793

a

major

war

broke

out

between

conservative

Great

Britain

and

its

allies

and

revolutionary

France

launching

an

era

of

large

scale

warfare

that

engulfed

Europe

until

1815

Washington

with

cabinet

approval

proclaimed

American

neutrality

The

revolutionary

government

of

France

sent

diplomat

Edmond

Charles

Gen

t

called

Citizen

Gen

t

to

America

Gen

t

was

welcomed

with

great

enthusiasm

and

propagandized

the

case

for

France

in

the

French

war

against

Great

Britain

and

for

this

purpose

promoted

a

network

of

new

Democratic

Societies

in

major

cities

He

issued

French

letters

of

marque

and

reprisal

to

French

ships

manned

by

American

sailors

so

they

could

capture

British

merchant

ships

Washington

warning

and

mistrustful

of

the

influence

of

Illuminism

that

had

been

so

strong

in

the

French

Revolution

as

recounted

by

John

Robison

and

Abb

Augustin

Barruel

and

its

Reign

of

Terror

demanded

the

French

government

recall

Gen

t

and

denounced

the

societies

109

Hamilton

and

Washington

designed

the

Jay

Treaty

to

normalize

trade

relations

with

Great

Britain

remove

them

from

western

forts

and

resolve

financial

debts

left

over

from

the

Revolution

110

John

Jay

negotiated

and

signed

the

treaty

on

November

19

1794

The

Jeffersonians

supported

France

and

strongly

attacked

the

treaty

Washington

s

strong

support

mobilized

public

opinion

and

proved

decisive

in

securing

ratification

in

the

Senate

by

the

necessary

two

thirds

majority

111

The

British

agreed

to

depart

from

their

forts

around

the

Great

Lakes

subsequently

the

U

S

Canadian

boundary

had

to

be

re

adjusted

numerous

pre

Revolutionary

debts

were

liquidated

and

the

British

opened

their

West

Indies

colonies

to

American

trade

Most

importantly

the

treaty

delayed

war

with

Great

Britain

and

instead

brought

a

decade

of

prosperous

trade

with

Great

Britain

The

treaty

angered

the

French

and

became

a

central

issue

in

many

political

debates

112

Relations

with

France

deteriorated

after

the

treaty

was

signed

leaving

his

successor

John

Adams

with

the

prospect

of

war

113

114

Farewell

AddressMain

article

George

Washington

s

Farewell

AddressWashington

s

Farewell

Address

September

19

1796

Washington

s

Farewell

Address

issued

as

a

public

letter

in

1796

was

one

of

the

most

influential

statements

of

republicanism

Drafted

primarily

by

Washington

himself

with

help

from

Hamilton

it

gives

advice

on

the

necessity

and

importance

of

national

union

the

value

of

the

Constitution

and

the

rule

of

law

the

evils

of

political

parties

and

the

proper

virtues

of

a

republican

people

He

called

morality

a

necessary

spring

of

popular

government

He

said

Whatever

may

be

conceded

to

the

influence

of

refined

education

on

minds

of

peculiar

structure

reason

and

experience

both

forbid

us

to

expect

that

national

morality

can

prevail

in

exclusion

of

religious

principle

115

Washington

s

public

political

address

warned

against

foreign

influence

in

domestic

affairs

and

American

meddling

in

European

affairs

He

warned

against

bitter

partisanship

in

domestic

politics

and

called

for

men

to

move

beyond

partisanship

and

serve

the

common

good

He

warned

against

permanent

alliances

with

any

portion

of

the

foreign

world

116

saying

the

United

States

must

concentrate

primarily

on

American

interests

He

counseled

friendship

and

commerce

with

all

nations

but

warned

against

involvement

in

European

wars

and

entering

into

long

term

entangling

alliances

The

address

quickly

set

American

values

regarding

foreign

affairs

117

Retirement

1797

1799

After

retiring

from

the

presidency

in

March

1797

Washington

returned

to

Mount

Vernon

with

a

profound

sense

of

relief

He

devoted

much

time

to

farming

and

other

business

interests

including

his

distillery

which

produced

its

first

batch

of

spirits

in

February

1797

118

As

Chernow

2010

explains

his

farm

operations

were

at

best

marginally

profitable

The

lands

out

west

yielded

little

income

because

they

were

under

attack

by

Indians

and

the

squatters

living

there

refused

to

pay

him

rents

However

most

Americans

assumed

he

was

truly

rich

because

of

the

well

known

glorified

fa

ade

of

wealth

and

grandeur

at

Mount

Vernon

119

Historians

estimate

his

estate

was

worth

about

1million

in

1799

dollars

equivalent

to

about

18million

in

2009

purchasing

power

120

By

1798

relations

with

France

had

deteriorated

to

the

point

that

war

seemed

imminent

and

on

July

4

1798

President

Adams

offered

Washington

a

commission

as

lieutenant

general

and

Commander

in

chief

of

the

armies

raised

or

to

be

raised

for

service

in

a

prospective

war

He

reluctantly

accepted

and

served

as

the

senior

officer

of

the

United

States

Army

between

July

13

1798

and

December

14

1799

He

participated

in

the

planning

for

a

Provisional

Army

to

meet

any

emergency

that

might

arise

but

avoided

involvement

in

details

as

much

as

possible

delegating

most

of

the

work

including

leadership

of

the

army

to

Hamilton

121

122

DeathWashington

s

tomb

at

Mount

Vernon

VirginiaOn

Thursday

December

12

1799

Washington

spent

several

hours

inspecting

his

farms

on

horseback

in

snow

hail

and

freezing

rain

later

that

evening

eating

his

supper

without

changing

from

his

wet

clothes

Friday

morning

he

awoke

with

a

severe

sore

throat

either

quinsy

or

acute

epiglottitis

and

became

increasingly

hoarse

as

the

day

progressed

Sometime

around

3am

that

Saturday

morning

he

awoke

his

wife

and

said

he

felt

ill

Following

common

medical

practice

at

the

time

he

was

bled

initially

by

an

employee

and

later

again

by

physicians

A

vein

was

opened

but

no

relief

afforded

Couriers

were

dispatched

to

Dr

Craik

the

family

and

Drs

Dick

and

Brown

the

consulting

physicians

all

of

whom

came

with

speed

The

proper

remedies

were

administered

but

without

producing

their

healing

effects

while

the

patient

yielding

to

the

anxious

looks

of

all

around

him

waived

his

usual

objections

to

medicines

and

took

those

which

were

prescribed

without

hesitation

or

remark

123

Washington

died

at

home

around

10pm

on

Saturday

December

14

1799

aged

67

The

last

words

in

his

diary

were

Tis

well

Note

7

Throughout

the

world

men

and

women

were

saddened

by

Washington

s

death

Napoleon

ordered

ten

days

of

mourning

throughout

France

in

the

United

States

thousands

wore

mourning

clothes

for

months

124

To

protect

their

privacy

Martha

Washington

burned

the

correspondence

between

her

husband

and

herself

following

his

death

Only

a

total

of

five

letters

between

the

couple

are

known

to

have

survived

two

letters

from

Martha

to

George

and

three

from

George

to

Martha

125

126

On

December

18

1799

a

funeral

was

held

at

Mount

Vernon

where

his

body

was

interred

127

Congress

passed

a

joint

resolution

to

construct

a

marble

monument

in

the

United

States

Capitol

for

his

body

supported

by

Martha

In

December

1800

the

United

States

House

passed

an

appropriations

bill

for

200

000

to

build

the

mausoleum

which

was

to

be

a

pyramid

that

had

a

base

100

feet

30m

square

Southern

opposition

to

the

plan

defeated

the

measure

because

they

felt

it

was

best

to

have

his

body

remain

at

Mount

Vernon

128

A

sculpture

of

George

Washington

in

Kensico

CemeteryIn

1831

for

the

centennial

of

his

birth

a

new

tomb

was

constructed

to

receive

his

remains

That

year

an

attempt

was

made

to

steal

the

body

of

Washington

but

proved

to

be

unsuccessful

129

Despite

this

a

joint

Congressional

committee

in

early

1832

debated

the

removal

of

Washington

s

body

from

Mount

Vernon

to

a

crypt

in

the

Capitol

built

by

Charles

Bulfinch

in

the

1820s

Yet

again

Southern

opposition

proved

very

intense

antagonized

by

an

ever

growing

rift

between

North

and

South

Congressman

Wiley

Thompson

of

Georgia

expressed

the

fear

of

Southerners

when

he

said

Remove

the

remains

of

our

venerated

Washington

from

their

association

with

the

remains

of

his

consort

and

his

ancestors

from

Mount

Vernon

and

from

his

native

State

and

deposit

them

in

this

capitol

and

then

let

a

severance

of

the

Union

occur

and

behold

the

remains

of

Washington

on

a

shore

foreign

to

his

native

soil

128

This

ended

any

talk

of

the

movement

of

his

remains

and

he

was

moved

to

the

new

tomb

that

was

constructed

there

on

October

7

1837

presented

by

John

Struthers

of

Philadelphia

130

After

the

ceremony

the

inner

vault

s

door

was

closed

and

the

key

was

thrown

into

the

Potomac

131

LegacyMain

article

George

Washington

s

legacySee

also

Historical

rankings

of

Presidents

of

the

United

Statesand

Cultural

depictions

of

George

WashingtonCongressman

Henry

Light

Horse

Harry

Lee

a

Revolutionary

War

comrade

famously

eulogized

Washington

132

First

in

war

first

in

peace

and

first

in

the

hearts

of

his

countrymen

he

was

second

to

none

in

the

humble

and

enduring

scenes

of

private

life

pious

just

humane

temperate

and

sincere

uniform

dignified

and

commanding

his

example

was

as

edifying

to

all

around

him

as

were

the

effects

of

that

example

lasting

To

his

equals

he

was

condescending

to

his

inferiors

kind

and

to

the

dear

object

of

his

affections

exemplarily

tender

correct

throughout

vice

shuddered

in

his

presence

and

virtue

always

felt

his

fostering

hand

the

purity

of

his

private

character

gave

effulgence

to

his

public

virtues

His

last

scene

comported

with

the

whole

tenor

of

his

life

although

in

extreme

pain

not

a

sigh

not

a

groan

escaped

him

and

with

undisturbed

serenity

he

closed

his

well

spent

life

Such

was

the

man

America

has

lost

such

was

the

man

for

whom

our

nation

mourns

Lee

s

words

set

the

standard

by

which

Washington

s

overwhelming

reputation

was

impressed

upon

the

American

memory

Washington

set

many

precedents

for

the

national

government

and

the

presidency

in

particular

and

was

called

the

Father

of

His

Country

as

early

as

1778

Note

8

133

134

135

Washington

s

Birthday

celebrated

on

Presidents

Day

is

a

federal

holiday

in

the

United

States

136

During

the

United

States

Bicentennial

year

George

Washington

was

posthumously

appointed

to

the

grade

of

General

of

the

Armies

of

the

United

States

by

the

congressional

joint

resolution

Public

Law

94

479

passed

on

January

19

1976

with

an

effective

appointment

date

of

July

4

1976

63

This

restored

Washington

s

position

as

the

highest

ranking

military

officer

in

U

S

history

Note

9

George

Washington

by

Gilbert

Stuart

finished

by

Rembrandt

Peale

Clark

Art

Institute

after

1796

Cherry

treeSee

also

Parson

Weems

The

cherry

tree

anecdoteApocryphal

stories

about

Washington

s

childhood

include

a

claim

that

he

skipped

a

silver

dollar

across

the

Potomac

River

at

Mount

Vernon

and

that

he

chopped

down

his

father

s

cherry

tree

and

admitted

the

deed

when

questioned

I

can

t

tell

a

lie

Pa

The

anecdote

was

first

reported

by

biographer

Parson

Weems

who

after

Washington

s

death

interviewed

people

who

knew

him

as

a

child

The

Weems

version

was

very

widely

reprinted

throughout

the

19th

century

for

example

in

McGuffey

Readers

Moralistic

adults

wanted

children

to

learn

moral

lessons

from

the

past

from

history

especially

as

taught

by

great

national

heroes

like

Washington

After

1890

however

historians

insisted

on

scientific

research

methods

to

validate

every

story

and

there

was

no

evidence

for

this

anecdote

apart

from

Weems

report

Joseph

Rodman

in

1904

noted

that

Weems

plagiarized

other

Washington

tales

from

published

fiction

set

in

England

No

one

has

found

an

alternative

source

for

the

cherry

tree

story

thus

Weems

credibility

is

questioned

137

138

Monuments

and

memorialsThe

George

Washington

Masonic

National

Memorial

Alexandria

VirginiaStarting

with

victory

in

their

Revolution

there

were

many

proposals

to

build

a

monument

to

Washington

After

his

death

Congress

authorized

a

suitable

memorial

in

the

national

capital

but

the

decision

was

reversed

when

the

Republicans

took

control

of

Congress

in

1801

The

Republicans

were

dismayed

that

Washington

had

become

the

symbol

of

the

Federalist

Party

furthermore

the

values

of

Republicanism

seemed

hostile

to

the

idea

of

building

monuments

to

powerful

men

139

Further

political

squabbling

along

with

the

North

South

division

on

the

Civil

War

blocked

the

completion

of

the

Washington

Monument

until

the

late

19th

century

By

that

time

Washington

had

the

image

of

a

national

hero

who

could

be

celebrated

by

both

North

and

South

and

memorials

to

him

were

no

longer

controversial

140

Predating

the

obelisk

on

the

National

Mall

by

several

decades

the

first

public

memorial

to

Washington

was

built

by

the

citizens

of

Boonsboro

Maryland

in

1827

141

Today

Washington

s

face

and

image

are

often

used

as

national

symbols

of

the

United

States

142

He

appears

on

contemporary

currency

including

the

one

dollar

bill

and

the

quarter

coin

and

on

U

S

postage

stamps

Along

with

appearing

on

the

first

postage

stamps

issued

by

the

U

S

Post

Office

in

1847

143

Washington

together

with

Theodore

Roosevelt

Thomas

Jefferson

and

Lincoln

is

depicted

in

stone

at

the

Mount

Rushmore

Memorial

The

Washington

Monument

one

of

the

best

known

American

landmarks

was

built

in

his

honor

The

George

Washington

Masonic

National

Memorial

in

Alexandria

Virginia

was

constructed

between

1922

and

1932

with

voluntary

contributions

from

all

52

local

governing

bodies

of

the

Freemasons

in

the

United

States

144

145

Lieutenant

General

George

Washington

by

Clark

Mills

Washington

Circle

Washington

D

C

1860

Many

places

and

entities

have

been

named

in

honor

of

Washington

Washington

s

name

became

that

of

the

nation

s

capital

Washington

D

C

one

of

two

national

capitals

across

the

globe

to

be

named

after

an

American

president

the

other

is

Monrovia

Liberia

The

state

of

Washington

is

the

only

state

to

be

named

after

a

United

States

President

146

George

Washington

University

and

Washington

University

in

St

Louis

were

named

for

him

as

was

Washington

and

Lee

University

once

Washington

Academy

which

was

renamed

due

to

Washington

s

large

endowment

in

1796

Washington

College

in

Chestertown

Maryland

established

by

Maryland

state

charter

in

1782

was

supported

by

Washington

during

his

lifetime

with

a

50

guineas

pledge

147

and

with

service

on

the

college

s

Board

of

Visitors

and

Governors

until

1789

when

Washington

was

elected

President

148

According

to

the

1993

US

Census

Washington

is

the

17th

most

common

street

name

in

the

United

States

149

and

the

only

person

s

name

so

honored

Note

10

The

Confederate

Seal

prominently

featured

George

Washington

on

horseback

150

in

the

same

position

as

a

statue

of

him

in

Richmond

Virginia

151

London

hosts

a

standing

statue

of

Washington

one

of

22

bronze

identical

replicas

Based

on

Jean

Antoine

Houdon

s

original

marble

statue

in

the

Rotunda

of

the

State

Capitol

in

Richmond

Virginia

the

duplicate

was

given

to

the

British

in

1921

by

the

Commonwealth

of

Virginia

It

stands

in

front

of

the

National

Gallery

at

Trafalgar

Square

152

In

1917

the

886

Washingtonia

asteroid

was

named

in

his

honor

PapersMain

article

The

Papers

of

George

WashingtonThe

serious

collection

and

publication

of

Washington

s

documentary

record

began

with

the

pioneer

work

of

Jared

Sparks

in

the

1830s

Life

and

Writings

of

George

Washington

12

vols

1834

1837

The

Writings

of

George

Washington

from

the

Original

Manuscript

Sources

1745

1799

1931

44

is

a

37

volume

set

edited

by

John

C

Fitzpatrick

It

contains

over

17

000

letters

and

documents

and

is

available

online

from

the

University

of

Virginia

153

The

definitive

letterpress

edition

of

his

writings

was

begun

by

the

University

of

Virginia

in

1968

and

today

comprises

52

published

volumes

with

more

to

come

It

contains

everything

written

by

Washington

or

signed

by

him

together

with

most

of

his

incoming

letters

Part

of

the

collection

is

available

online

from

the

University

of

Virginia

154

Personal

lifeGeorge

Washington

The

Constable

Hamilton

Portrait

by

Gilbert

Stuart

Crystal

Bridges

Museum

of

American

Art

Bentonville

Arkansas

1797

Along

with

Martha

s

biological

family

George

Washington

had

a

close

relationship

with

his

nephew

and

heir

Bushrod

Washington

son

of

George

s

younger

brother

John

Augustine

Washington

After

his

uncle

s

death

Bushrod

became

an

Associate

Justice

of

the

Supreme

Court

of

the

United

States

George

however

apparently

did

not

get

along

well

with

his

mother

Mary

Ball

Washington

Augustine

s

second

wife

who

was

a

very

demanding

and

difficult

person

155

As

a

young

man

Washington

had

red

hair

156

A

popular

myth

is

that

he

wore

a

wig

as

was

the

fashion

among

some

at

the

time

However

Washington

did

not

wear

a

wig

instead

he

powdered

his

hair

157

158

as

is

represented

in

several

portraits

including

the

well

known

unfinished

Gilbert

Stuart

depiction

The

Athenaeum

portrait

159

Washington

had

unusually

great

physical

strength

that

amazed

younger

men

While

the

story

of

him

throwing

a

silver

dollar

across

the

Potomac

River

is

untrue

he

did

throw

a

rock

to

the

top

of

the

215

feet

tall

Natural

Bridge

Jefferson

called

Washington

the

best

horseman

of

his

age

and

both

American

and

European

observers

praised

his

riding

the

horsemanship

benefited

his

hunting

a

favorite

hobby

Washington

was

an

excellent

dancer

and

frequently

attended

the

theater

often

referencing

Shakespeare

in

letters

160

He

drank

in

moderation

and

precisely

recorded

gambling

wins

and

losses

but

Washington

disliked

the

excessive

drinking

gambling

smoking

and

profanity

that

was

common

in

colonial

Virginia

Although

he

grew

tobacco

he

eventually

stopped

smoking

and

considered

drunkenness

a

man

s

worst

vice

Washington

was

glad

that

post

Revolutionary

Virginia

society

was

less

likely

to

force

guests

to

drink

and

to

make

it

an

honor

to

send

them

home

drunk

161

Washington

suffered

from

problems

with

his

teeth

throughout

his

life

He

lost

his

first

adult

tooth

when

he

was

twenty

two

and

had

only

one

left

by

the

time

he

became

President

162

John

Adams

claims

he

lost

them

because

he

used

them

to

crack

Brazil

nuts

but

modern

historians

suggest

the

mercury

oxide

which

he

was

given

to

treat

illnesses

such

as

smallpox

and

malaria

probably

contributed

to

the

loss

He

had

several

sets

of

false

teeth

made

four

of

them

by

a

dentist

named

John

Greenwood

162

Contrary

to

popular

belief

none

of

the

sets

were

made

from

wood

The

set

made

when

he

became

President

was

carved

from

hippopotamus

and

elephant

ivory

held

together

with

gold

springs

163

The

hippo

ivory

was

used

for

the

plate

into

which

human

teeth

quite

possibly

from

slaves

164

and

bits

of

horses

and

donkeys

teeth

were

inserted

Dental

problems

left

Washington

in

constant

pain

for

which

he

took

laudanum

165

This

distress

may

be

apparent

in

many

of

the

portraits

painted

while

he

was

still

in

office

165

including

the

one

still

used

on

the

1

bill

159

Note

11

SlaveryMain

article

George

Washington

and

slaveryRegarding

slavery

Washington

came

to

oppose

it

on

moral

and

economic

grounds

He

is

known

for

freeing

his

slaves

in

his

1799

will

to

take

effect

upon

the

death

of

his

widow

Washington

s

will

provided

for

training

the

younger

slaves

in

useful

skills

and

created

a

fund

for

old

age

pensions

for

the

older

ones

166

Upon

the

death

of

his

father

in

1743

the

11

year

old

Washington

inherited

10

slaves

At

the

time

of

his

marriage

to

Martha

Custis

in

1759

he

personally

owned

at

least

36

and

the

widow

s

third

of

her

first

husband

s

estate

brought

at

least

85

dower

slaves

to

Mount

Vernon

which

meant

he

had

achieved

the

status

of

a

major

planter

Using

his

wife

s

great

wealth

he

bought

land

tripling

the

size

of

the

plantation

and

additional

slaves

to

farm

it

By

1774

he

paid

taxes

on

135

slaves

this

does

not

include

the

dowers

The

last

record

of

a

slave

purchase

by

him

was

in

1772

although

he

later

received

some

slaves

in

repayment

of

debts

167

Washington

also

used

some

hired

staff

118

and

white

indentured

servants

in

April

1775

he

offered

a

reward

for

the

return

of

two

runaway

white

servants

168

Ferling

claims

that

Washington

desired

the

material

benefits

from

owning

slaves

and

wanted

to

give

his

wife

s

family

a

large

inheritance

169

Before

the

American

Revolution

Washington

expressed

no

moral

reservations

about

slavery

but

in

1786

Washington

wrote

to

Robert

Morris

saying

There

is

not

a

man

living

who

wishes

more

sincerely

than

I

do

to

see

a

plan

adopted

for

the

abolition

of

slavery

170

In

1779

he

told

his

manager

at

Mount

Vernon

that

he

wished

to

sell

his

slaves

when

the

war

ended

if

it

ended

in

an

American

victory

171

Maintaining

a

large

and

increasingly

elderly

slave

population

at

Mount

Vernon

was

not

economically

profitable

Washington

could

not

legally

sell

the

dower

slaves

and

because

they

had

long

intermarried

with

his

own

slaves

he

could

not

sell

his

slaves

without

breaking

up

families

172

As

president

Washington

brought

seven

slaves

to

New

York

City

in

1789

to

work

in

the

first

presidential

household

Following

the

transfer

of

the

national

capital

to

Philadelphia

in

1790

he

brought

nine

slaves

to

work

in

the

President

s

House

Two

escaped

to

freedom

173

Washington

came

to

his

opposition

to

slavery

on

both

moral

and

economic

grounds

As

the

historian

Gordon

S

Wood

writes

in

his

review

of

Joseph

Ellis

biography

of

Washington

He

concluded

that

slavery

was

economically

inefficient

and

that

people

who

were

compelled

to

work

would

never

work

hard

H

e

preferred

rock

ribbed

realism

to

any

idealistic

agenda

that

floated

above

the

realities

of

power

on

the

ground

But

in

his

will

he

did

free

the

slaves

whom

he

owned

outright

He

did

this

in

the

teeth

of

opposition

from

his

relatives

his

neighbors

and

perhaps

even

Martha

It

was

a

courageous

act

and

one

of

his

greatest

legacies

174

At

the

time

of

his

death

317

slaves

lived

at

Mount

Vernon

123

owned

by

Washington

154

were

dower

slaves

and

40

were

rented

from

a

neighbor

175

Dorothy

Twohig

argues

that

Washington

did

not

speak

out

publicly

against

slavery

because

he

did

not

wish

to

create

a

split

in

the

new

republic

with

an

issue

that

was

sensitive

and

divisive

176

By

1794

as

he

contemplated

retirement

Washington

began

organizing

his

affairs

so

that

he

could

free

all

the

slaves

he

owned

outright

in

his

will

177

His

will

provided

they

be

freed

when

Martha

died

but

she

freed

them

12

months

after

his

death

Chernow

says

By

freeing

his

slaves

Washington

accomplished

what

no

other

founding

father

dared

to

do

He

brought

the

American

experience

that

much

closer

to

the

ideals

of

the

American

revolution

178

ReligionMain

article

George

Washington

and

religionStained

glass

window

of

Washington

kneeling

in

prayer

Capitol

Prayer

Room

U

S

Capitol

Washington

D

C

Washington

was

an

outspoken

leader

in

calling

for

religious

liberty

and

tolerance

and

used

his

prestige

as

general

and

president

to

promote

good

will

among

Protestants

Catholics

and

Jews

He

sought

to

create

a

national

ethos

that

would

enable

every

American

to

in

his

paraphrase

of

the

Book

of

Micah

179

sit

in

safety

under

his

own

vine

and

fig

tree

and

there

shall

be

none

to

make

him

afraid

In

private

and

in

public

he

strongly

rejected

any

sign

of

intolerance

prejudice

and

every

species

of

religious

persecution

while

hoping

that

bigotry

and

superstition

would

be

overcome

by

truth

and

reason

in

the

United

States

180

In

a

letter

to

George

Mason

in

1785

Washington

wrote

that

he

was

not

among

those

alarmed

by

a

bill

making

people

pay

towards

the

support

of

that

religion

which

they

profess

but

felt

that

it

was

impolitic

to

pass

such

a

measure

and

wished

it

had

never

been

proposed

believing

that

it

would

disturb

public

tranquility

181

As

president

he

made

a

point

of

being

seen

attending

services

at

numerous

churches

including

Presbyterian

Quaker

Congregational

and

Catholic

As

president

he

officially

saluted

22

religious

groups

and

proclaimed

his

general

support

for

religion

182

Washington

was

known

for

his

generosity

Highly

gregarious

he

attended

many

charity

events

and

donated

money

to

colleges

schools

and

to

the

poor

As

Philadelphia

s

leading

citizen

President

Washington

took

the

lead

in

providing

charity

to

widows

and

orphans

hit

by

the

yellow

fever

epidemic

that

devastated

the

capital

city

in

1793

183

In

Virginia

Washington

was

a

member

of

the

Anglican

Church

184

which

had

established

status

meaning

tax

money

was

used

to

pay

its

minister

As

a

leading

land

owner

he

served

on

the

vestry

governing

board

for

Christ

Church

in

Alexandria

Virginia

and

for

Pohick

Church

near

his

Mount

Vernon

home

until

the

war

began

The

parish

was

the

unit

of

local

government

and

the

vestry

dealt

mostly

with

civic

affairs

such

as

roads

and

poor

relief

185

The

exact

nature

of

Washington

s

religious

beliefs

has

been

debated

by

historians

and

biographers

for

over

two

hundred

years

Washington

rarely

discussed

or

wrote

about

his

religious

and

philosophical

opinions

in

any

great

detail

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head

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Presidents

in

democratic

countriesPresidents

in

countries

with

a

democratic

or

representative

form

of

government

are

usually

elected

for

a

specified

period

of

time

and

in

some

cases

may

be

re

elected

by

the

same

process

by

which

they

are

appointed

i

e

in

many

nations

periodic

popular

elections

The

powers

vested

in

such

presidents

vary

considerably

Some

presidencies

such

as

that

of

Ireland

are

largely

ceremonial

whereas

other

systems

vest

the

President

with

substantive

powers

such

as

the

appointment

and

dismissal

of

Prime

Ministers

or

cabinets

the

power

to

declare

war

and

powers

of

veto

on

legislation

In

many

nations

the

President

is

also

the

Commander

in

Chief

of

the

nation

s

armed

forces

though

once

again

this

can

range

from

a

ceremonial

role

to

one

with

considerable

authority

In

states

with

a

presidential

system

of

government

the

president

exercises

the

functions

of

Head

of

State

and

Head

of

Government

i

e

he

or

she

directs

the

executive

branch

of

government

Presidents

in

this

system

are

either

directly

elected

by

popular

vote

or

indirectly

elected

by

an

electoral

college

or

some

other

democratically

elected

body

In

the

United

States

the

president

is

indirectly

elected

by

the

Electoral

College

made

up

of

electors

chosen

by

voters

in

the

presidential

election

In

most

U

S

states

each

elector

is

committed

to

voting

for

a

specified

candidate

determined

by

the

popular

vote

in

each

state

so

that

the

people

in

voting

for

each

elector

are

in

effect

voting

for

the

candidate

However

for

various

reasons

the

numbers

of

electors

in

favour

of

each

candidate

are

unlikely

to

be

proportional

to

the

popular

vote

Thus

in

four

close

U

S

elections

1824

1876

1888

and

2000

the

candidate

with

the

most

popular

votes

still

lost

the

election

In

Mexico

the

president

is

directly

elected

for

a

six

year

term

by

popular

vote

The

candidate

who

wins

the

most

votes

is

elected

president

even

without

an

absolute

majority

The

president

may

never

get

another

term

The

2006

Mexican

elections

had

a

fierce

competition

the

electoral

results

showed

a

minimal

difference

between

the

two

most

voted

candidates

and

such

difference

was

just

about

the

0

58

of

the

total

vote

The

Federal

Electoral

Tribunal

declared

an

elected

President

after

a

controversial

post

electoral

process

In

Brazil

the

president

is

directly

elected

for

a

four

year

term

by

popular

vote

A

candidate

has

to

have

more

than

50

of

the

valid

votes

If

no

candidates

achieve

a

majority

of

the

votes

there

is

a

runoff

election

between

the

two

candidates

with

most

votes

Again

a

candidate

needs

a

majority

of

the

vote

to

be

elected

In

Brazil

a

president

cannot

be

elected

to

more

than

two

consecutive

terms

but

there

is

no

limit

on

the

number

of

terms

a

president

can

serve

Many

South

American

Central

American

and

African

nations

follow

the

presidential

model

Semi

presidential

systemsA

second

system

is

the

semi

presidential

system

also

known

as

the

French

system

In

this

system

as

in

the

Parliamentary

system

there

are

both

a

president

and

a

prime

minister

but

unlike

the

parliamentary

system

the

president

may

have

significant

day

to

day

power

For

example

in

France

when

his

party

controls

the

majority

of

seats

in

the

National

Assembly

the

president

can

operate

closely

with

the

parliament

and

prime

minister

and

work

towards

a

common

agenda

When

the

National

Assembly

is

controlled

by

his

opponents

however

the

president

can

find

himself

marginalized

with

the

opposition

party

prime

minister

exercising

most

of

the

power

Though

the

prime

minister

remains

an

appointee

of

the

president

the

president

must

obey

the

rules

of

parliament

and

select

a

leader

from

the

house

s

majority

holding

party

Thus

sometimes

the

president

and

prime

minister

can

be

allies

sometimes

rivals

the

latter

situation

is

known

in

France

as

cohabitation

Variants

of

the

French

semi

presidential

system

developed

at

the

beginning

of

the

Fifth

Republic

by

Charles

de

Gaulle

are

used

in

France

Finland

Romania

Russia

Sri

Lanka

and

several

post

colonial

countries

which

have

emulated

the

French

model

Parliamentary

systemsSee

also

Parliamentary

systemsand

Parliamentary

republicsAnother

system

is

the

Parliamentary

republic

where

the

Presidency

is

largely

ceremonial

Countries

using

this

system

include

Israel

Ireland

Malta

Italy

Austria

Hungary

Poland

Turkey

Iceland

India

Pakistan

Germany

and

Greece

Collective

PresidencyOnly

a

tiny

minority

of

modern

republics

do

not

have

a

single

head

of

state

examples

are

Switzerland

where

the

headship

of

state

is

collectively

vested

in

the

seven

member

Swiss

Federal

Council

although

there

is

also

a

President

of

the

Confederation

who

is

a

member

of

the

Federal

Council

elected

by

the

Federal

Assembly

the

Swiss

Parliament

for

a

year

constitutional

convention

mandates

that

the

post

rotates

every

New

Year

s

Day

The

Captains

Regent

of

San

Marino

elected

by

the

Grand

and

General

Council

In

the

former

Soviet

Union

while

the

real

power

was

exercised

by

the

general

secretary

of

the

Communist

Party

the

Presidium

of

the

Supreme

Soviet

executed

powers

of

collective

head

of

state

and

its

chairman

was

often

called

president

in

the

West

Presidents

in

dictatorshipsIn

dictatorships

the

title

is

frequently

taken

by

self

appointed

and

or

military

backed

leaders

Such

is

the

case

in

many

African

states

Idi

Amin

in

Uganda

Adolf

Hitler

in

Germany

for

example

President

for

Life

is

a

title

assumed

by

some

dictators

to

try

to

ensure

that

their

authority

or

legitimacy

is

never

questioned

Ironically

most

leaders

who

proclaim

themselves

President

for

Life

do

not

in

fact

successfully

serve

a

life

term

On

the

other

hand

presidents

like

Alexandre

P

tion

Rafael

Carrera

Josip

Broz

Tito

and

Fran

ois

Duvalier

died

in

office

Kim

Il

Sung

was

named

Eternal

President

of

the

Republic

after

his

death

Lucius

Cornelius

Sulla

appointed

himself

in

82

BC

to

an

entirely

new

office

dictator

rei

publicae

constituendae

causa

which

was

functionally

identical

to

the

dictatorate

rei

gerendae

causa

except

that

it

lacked

any

set

time

limit

although

Sulla

held

this

office

for

over

two

years

before

he

voluntarily

abdicated

and

retired

from

public

life

The

second

well

known

incident

of

a

leader

extending

his

term

indefinitely

was

Roman

dictator

Julius

Caesar

who

made

himself

Perpetual

Dictator

commonly

mistranslated

as

Dictator

for

life

in

45

BC

His

actions

would

later

be

mimicked

by

the

French

leader

Napoleon

Bonaparte

who

was

appointed

First

Consul

for

life

in

1802

The

last

living

person

to

be

officially

proclaimed

president

for

life

was

Saparmurat

Niyazov

of

Turkmenistan

Several

presidents

have

ruled

until

their

death

but

they

have

not

proclaimed

themselves

as

President

for

Life

For

instance

Nicolae

Ceau

escu

of

Romania

who

ruled

until

his

execution

see

Romanian

revolution

Presidential

symbolsAs

the

country

s

head

of

state

in

most

countries

the

president

is

entitled

to

certain

perquisites

and

may

have

a

prestigious

residence

often

a

lavish

mansion

or

palace

sometimes

more

than

one

e

g

summer

and

winter

residence

country

retreat

for

symbols

of

office

such

as

an

official

uniform

decorations

a

presidential

seal

coat

of

arms

flag

and

other

visible

accessories

military

honours

such

as

gun

salutes

Ruffles

and

flourishes

and

a

presidential

guard

A

common

presidential

symbol

is

the

presidential

sashes

worn

by

mostly

Latin

American

presidents

as

a

symbol

of

the

presidency

s

continuity

and

presenting

the

sash

to

the

new

president

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Presidential

titles

for

non

heads

of

state

As

head

of

governmentSome

countries

with

parliamentary

systems

use

a

term

meaning

translating

as

president

in

some

languages

indistinguishable

from

chairman

for

the

head

of

parliamentary

government

often

as

President

of

the

Government

President

of

the

Council

of

Ministers

or

President

of

the

Executive

Council

However

such

an

official

is

explicitly

not

the

president

of

the

country

Rather

he

is

called

a

president

in

an

older

sense

of

the

word

to

denote

the

fact

that

he

heads

the

cabinet

A

separate

head

of

state

generally

exists

in

their

country

that

instead

serves

as

the

president

or

monarch

of

the

country

Thus

such

officials

are

really

premiers

and

to

avoid

confusion

are

often

described

simply

as

prime

minister

when

being

mentioned

internationally

There

are

several

examples

for

this

kind

of

presidency

The

official

title

of

the

Italian

Prime

Minister

is

President

of

the

Council

of

Ministers

Italian

Presidente

del

Consiglio

dei

Ministri

Under

the

French

Third

and

the

Fourth

Republics

the

President

of

the

Council

of

ministers

or

prime

minister

was

the

head

of

government

with

the

President

of

the

Republic

a

largely

symbolic

figurehead

The

Prime

minister

of

the

Irish

Free

State

from

1922

to

1937

was

titled

President

of

the

Executive

Council

of

the

Irish

Free

State

At

the

same

time

the

Irish

Free

State

was

a

constitutional

monarchy

with

a

reigning

monarch

the

King

of

Ireland

as

well

as

a

resident

Governor

General

carrying

out

many

head

of

state

functions

Under

the

constitutional

monarchies

of

Brazil

and

Portugal

the

President

of

the

Council

of

Ministers

Portuguese

Presidente

do

Conselho

de

Ministros

was

the

head

of

government

with

the

Monarch

being

the

head

of

State

Under

the

Portuguese

First

and

Second

Republics

the

head

of

government

was

the

President

of

the

Ministry

Portuguese

Presidente

do

Minist

rio

and

then

the

President

of

the

Council

of

Ministers

with

the

President

of

the

Republic

as

the

head

of

State

The

Prime

Minister

of

Spain

is

officially

referred

to

as

the

President

of

the

Government

of

Spain

and

informally

known

as

the

president

Spain

is

also

a

kingdom

with

a

reigning

king

The

official

title

of

the

Polish

prime

minister

is

President

of

the

Council

of

Ministers

Polish

Prezes

Rady

Ministr

w

In

British

constitutional

practice

the

chairman

of

an

Executive

Council

acting

in

such

a

capacity

is

known

as

a

President

of

the

Executive

Council

Usually

this

person

is

the

Governor

and

it

always

stays

like

that

Between

1918

and

1934

Estonia

had

no

separate

head

of

state

Both

Prime

Ministers

1918

1920

and

State

Elders

1920

1934

often

translated

as

Presidents

were

elected

by

the

parliament

Other

executive

positions

Sub

national

presidentsPresident

can

also

be

the

title

of

the

chief

executive

at

a

lower

administrative

level

such

as

the

parish

presidents

of

the

parishes

of

the

U

S

state

of

Louisiana

the

presiding

member

of

city

council

for

villages

in

the

U

S

state

of

Illinois

or

the

municipal

presidents

of

Mexico

s

municipalities

Perhaps

the

best

known

sub

national

presidents

are

the

borough

presidents

of

the

Five

Boroughs

of

New

York

City

In

the

early

years

of

the

United

States

some

states

had

Presidents

as

well

instead

of

Governors

PolandIn

Poland

the

President

of

the

City

Polish

Prezydent

miasta

is

the

executive

authority

of

the

municipality

elected

in

direct

elections

the

equivalent

of

the

mayor

The

Office

of

the

President

Mayor

is

also

found

in

Germany

and

Switzerland

QuebecIn

the

Canadian

province

of

Quebec

the

Speaker

of

the

National

Assembly

is

termed

President

since

1968

United

KingdomThe

Lord

President

of

the

Council

is

one

of

the

Great

Officers

of

State

in

England

who

presides

over

meetings

of

British

Privy

Council

the

Cabinet

headed

by

the

Prime

Minister

is

technically

a

committee

of

the

Council

and

all

decisions

of

the

Cabinet

are

formally

approved

through

Orders

in

Council

Although

the

Lord

President

is

a

member

of

the

Cabinet

the

position

is

largely

a

ceremonial

one

and

is

traditionally

given

to

either

the

Leader

of

the

House

of

Commons

or

the

Leader

of

the

House

of

Lords

DeputiesBelow

a

President

there

can

be

a

number

of

or

Vice

Presidents

or

occasionally

Deputy

Presidents

and

sometimes

several

Assistant

Presidents

or

Assistant

Vice

Presidents

depending

on

the

organisation

and

its

size

These

posts

do

not

hold

the

same

power

but

more

of

a

subordinate

position

to

the

president

However

power

can

be

transferred

in

special

circumstances

to

the

Deputy

or

Vice

President

Normally

Vice

Presidents

hold

some

power

and

special

responsibilities

below

that

of

the

President

The

difference

between

Vice

Deputy

Presidents

and

Assistant

Associate

Vice

Presidents

is

the

former

are

legally

allowed

to

run

an

organisation

exercising

the

same

powers

as

well

as

being

second

in

command

whereas

the

latter

are

not

Judiciary

FranceIn

French

legal

terminology

the

president

of

a

court

consisting

of

multiple

judges

is

the

foremost

judge

he

chairs

the

meeting

of

the

court

and

directs

the

debates

and

this

thus

addressed

as

Mr

President

Monsieur

le

Pr

sident

or

appropriate

feminine

forms

In

general

a

court

comprises

several

chambers

each

with

its

own

president

thus

the

most

senior

of

these

is

called

the

first

president

as

in

the

First

President

of

the

Court

of

Cassation

is

the

most

senior

judge

in

France

Similarly

in

English

legal

practice

the

most

senior

judge

in

each

division

uses

this

title

e

g

President

of

the

Family

Division

President

of

the

Court

of

Appeal

United

KingdomIn

the

recently

established

Supreme

Court

of

the

United

Kingdom

the

most

senior

judge

is

called

the

President

of

the

Supreme

Court

The

Lord

President

of

the

Court

of

Session

is

head

of

the

judiciary

in

Scotland

and

presiding

judge

and

Senator

of

the

College

of

Justice

and

Court

of

Session

as

well

as

being

Lord

Justice

General

of

Scotland

and

head

of

the

High

Court

of

Justiciary

the

offices

having

been

combined

in

1784

Non

governmental

presidentsPresident

is

also

used

as

a

title

in

many

non

governmental

organizations

The

head

of

a

university

or

non

profit

corporation

particularly

in

the

United

States

of

America

is

often

known

as

president

In

academic

or

education

systems

with

multiple

independent

campuses

the

relationship

between

the

roles

of

university

president

and

chancellor

can

become

quite

complicated

President

is

also

a

title

in

many

companies

and

corporations

In

some

cases

the

president

acts

as

chief

operating

officer

under

the

direction

of

the

chief

executive

officer

Alternatively

in

the

U

S

the

chairman

of

the

board

of

directors

may

be

called

the

president

In

The

Church

of

Jesus

Christ

of

Latter

day

Saints

the

head

of

the

church

is

known

as

the

President

Together

with

his

two

counselors

they

are

known

as

the

First

Presidency

This

pattern

is

repeated

throughout

the

church

in

quorums

and

in

other

bodies

each

of

which

is

led

by

a

president

The

Methodist

Church

in

the

UK

and

also

other

provinces

is

led

by

the

President

of

the

Methodist

Council

and

assumes

the

role

of

leading

minister

and

spokesperson

Many

other

organisations

clubs

and

committees

both

political

and

non

political

are

led

by

Presidents

as

well

Examples

can

vary

from

the

President

of

a

political

party

to

the

president

of

a

chamber

of

commerce

to

the

President

of

a

students

union

and

even

the

president

of

a

high

school

chess

club

See

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For

the

original

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S

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see

The

Amazing

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U

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other

uses

see

The

Amazing

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disambiguation

The

Amazing

RaceLogo

of

the

United

States

edition

of

The

Amazing

Race

used

from

Season

2

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Logos

for

the

Asian

Brazilian

and

Israeli

versions

of

the

show

are

adapted

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this

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Australian

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Chinese

versions

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the

show

are

adapted

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this

logo

The

Amazing

Race

is

a

reality

television

game

show

in

which

teams

of

two

people

who

have

some

form

of

a

preexisting

personal

relationship

race

around

the

world

in

competition

with

other

teams

Contestants

strive

to

arrive

first

at

pit

stops

at

the

end

of

each

leg

of

the

race

to

win

prizes

and

to

avoid

coming

in

last

which

carries

the

possibility

of

elimination

or

a

significant

disadvantage

in

the

following

leg

Contestants

travel

to

and

within

multiple

countries

in

a

variety

of

transportation

modes

including

planes

balloons

helicopters

trucks

bicycles

taxicabs

personal

car

jeepneys

trains

buses

boats

and

by

foot

Clues

provided

in

each

leg

lead

the

teams

to

the

next

destination

or

direct

them

to

perform

a

task

either

together

or

by

a

single

member

These

challenges

are

related

in

some

manner

to

the

country

wherein

they

are

located

or

its

culture

Teams

are

progressively

eliminated

until

three

are

left

at

that

point

the

team

that

arrives

first

in

the

final

leg

is

awarded

the

grand

prize

Created

by

Elise

Doganieri

and

Bertram

van

Munster

the

original

series

has

aired

in

the

United

States

since

2001

and

has

earned

twelve

Primetime

Emmy

Awards

including

every

award

from

2003

to

2011

except

in

2010

for

Outstanding

Reality

Competition

Program

Top

Chef

won

in

2010

Emmy

award

winning

New

Zealand

television

personality

Phil

Keoghan

has

been

the

host

of

the

show

since

its

inception

The

show

has

branched

out

to

include

a

number

of

international

versions

following

a

similar

format

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The

RaceUnless

otherwise

indicated

the

seasons

refer

to

the

American

version

of

the

series

hosted

by

Phil

Keoghan

TeamsFour

teams

from

four

different

seasons

Clockwise

from

top

left

best

friends

Danny

amp

Oswald

of

Season

2

married

parents

Kim

amp

Chip

of

Season

5

brothers

Gerard

amp

Ken

of

Season

3

and

dating

couple

Lori

amp

David

of

Season

9

Typically

each

cycle

of

the

Race

features

eleven

teams

The

teams

represent

a

wide

demographic

of

different

ages

races

and

sexual

orientations

Each

team

is

composed

of

two

people

with

a

pre

existing

relationship

such

as

dating

married

and

divorced

couples

both

heterosexual

and

homosexual

relatives

including

siblings

and

parents

and

children

lifelong

friends

sports

team

colleagues

and

co

workers

The

dynamics

of

the

relationship

under

the

stress

of

competition

is

a

focus

of

the

show

and

are

often

described

by

the

teams

during

interviews

held

before

during

and

after

the

teams

have

raced

and

through

discussion

with

the

show

s

host

when

they

arrive

at

the

Pit

Stop

The

stress

of

racing

with

one

s

partner

staying

ahead

of

the

competition

completing

the

assigned

tasks

and

dealing

with

little

sleep

or

luxury

combined

to

create

killer

fatigue

a

phrase

coined

by

fans

of

the

show

and

often

a

team

s

inability

to

cope

with

the

fatigue

is

what

is

ultimately

responsible

for

a

team

s

elimination

from

the

Race

1

Original

Race

rules

required

that

teammates

have

had

a

pre

existing

relationship

longer

than

three

years

and

no

previous

acquaintances

with

other

racers

during

that

cycle

However

these

requirements

have

been

dropped

in

some

cases

Dustin

and

Kandice

from

Seasons

10

and

11

knew

each

other

from

the

beauty

pageant

circuit

and

from

Seasons

9

and

11

Eric

and

Danielle

met

on

the

Race

and

had

begun

dating

when

asked

to

be

on

the

All

Star

Season

2

Individual

racers

must

be

of

a

specific

nationality

and

meet

specific

age

requirements

this

is

necessary

to

allow

teams

to

obtain

the

necessary

passport

documentation

to

travel

across

the

world

without

incident

The

team

format

has

varied

in

some

seasons

Four

seasons

featured

twelve

teams

of

two

while

the

Family

Edition

featured

ten

teams

of

four

players

and

included

young

children

Unseen

by

the

viewer

most

of

the

time

teams

are

accompanied

by

a

two

man

audio

and

video

production

crew

that

records

the

team

as

they

race

and

must

be

able

to

travel

with

the

team

members

The

production

crews

are

switched

among

teams

each

leg

to

avoid

familiarity

MoneyAt

the

beginning

of

each

leg

of

the

race

each

team

receives

an

allowance

with

their

first

clue

from

which

all

expenses

food

transportation

lodging

attraction

admission

and

supplies

must

be

purchased

during

the

leg

Selected

tasks

have

also

required

the

teams

to

use

their

money

to

complete

the

task

However

teams

are

given

a

credit

card

which

they

must

use

to

purchase

airline

tickets

and

in

the

case

of

the

Family

Edition

the

purchase

of

gasoline

3

While

early

seasons

of

the

US

version

of

the

show

allowed

for

teams

to

use

the

credit

card

to

reserve

flights

outside

of

an

airport

or

travel

agency

recent

seasons

have

prohibited

this

use

Allowance

money

is

usually

given

in

the

same

currency

as

the

show

s

nation

regardless

of

location

US

versions

of

the

Race

will

provide

racers

with

U

S

dollars

In

one

exception

teams

were

given

money

in

the

currency

of

Vietnam

at

the

start

of

that

leg

The

amount

of

money

varies

from

leg

to

leg

and

has

ranged

from

hundreds

of

dollars

to

nothing

Teams

are

allowed

to

keep

any

unused

money

for

future

race

legs

barring

certain

penalties

for

finishing

last

If

team

members

spend

all

of

their

money

or

have

it

taken

away

in

a

non

elimination

leg

they

may

try

to

get

more

money

in

any

way

that

does

not

violate

the

local

laws

This

includes

borrowing

money

from

other

teams

begging

from

locals

or

selling

their

possessions

Since

Season

7

teams

have

been

prevented

from

begging

at

United

States

airports

Additionally

teams

may

not

use

their

personal

possessions

to

barter

payment

for

services

Teams

have

reported

on

the

existence

of

an

emergency

fund

of

approximately

US

200

that

is

carried

by

their

crew

and

can

only

be

used

in

extreme

circumstances

but

generally

not

as

a

means

to

pay

for

any

activity

related

to

the

race

4

However

the

exact

amount

is

not

known

nor

are

the

exact

circumstances

when

it

can

be

used

Route

markersRoute

Markers

are

uniquely

colored

flags

that

mark

the

places

where

teams

must

go

Most

Route

Markers

are

attached

to

the

boxes

that

contain

clue

envelopes

but

some

may

mark

the

place

where

the

teams

must

go

in

order

to

complete

tasks

or

may

be

used

to

line

a

course

that

the

teams

must

follow

The

original

Route

Markers

used

in

Season

1

were

colored

yellow

and

white

They

were

changed

to

yellow

and

red

in

The

Amazing

Race

2

which

has

remained

the

standard

Route

Markers

color

scheme

thereafter

Occasionally

different

color

schemes

are

adopted

for

certain

legs

seasons

or

versions

of

the

race

5

6

7

8

CluesWhen

teams

start

a

leg

arrive

at

Route

Markers

or

complete

certain

tasks

they

normally

receive

a

letter

sized

tear

away

envelope

that

contains

their

next

clue

inside

a

vertical

fold

folder

The

clues

themselves

are

typically

printed

on

a

vertical

strip

of

paper

although

additional

information

is

often

provided

inside

the

clue

folder

After

retrieving

the

clue

teams

open

the

envelope

and

read

aloud

the

instructions

given

on

the

clue

sheet

and

then

follow

those

instructions

Teams

are

generally

required

to

collect

each

clue

during

each

leg

and

keep

that

information

with

them

until

they

reach

the

next

Pit

Stop

surrendering

them

once

they

have

checked

in

At

Route

Markers

clue

envelopes

are

placed

inside

a

box

mounted

to

the

Marker

In

early

seasons

the

box

contained

exactly

the

number

of

clues

for

teams

on

that

leg

allowing

teams

to

indirectly

determine

their

current

placement

in

the

leg

by

counting

envelopes

In

more

recent

seasons

extra

envelopes

are

left

in

clue

boxes

to

prevent

this

from

occurring

In

some

cases

clues

most

often

of

the

Route

Info

type

have

been

provided

by

more

unorthodox

means

such

as

in

an

advertisement

in

a

local

newspaper

or

on

some

item

related

to

the

task

just

performed

A

common

unorthodox

means

in

the

US

version

is

to

place

the

clue

at

the

bottom

of

the

Roaming

Gnome

the

mascot

of

Travelocity

the

sponsor

of

the

US

version

Route

InformationRoute

Information

clues

instruct

the

teams

where

to

go

next

Such

a

clue

usually

provides

only

the

name

of

the

team

s

next

destination

it

is

up

to

the

teams

to

figure

out

how

to

get

there

A

notable

exception

occurs

during

the

first

leg

of

most

seasons

wherein

teams

are

provided

with

a

list

of

two

or

three

pre

arranged

flights

in

the

sense

that

production

guarantees

that

there

are

enough

tickets

for

all

teams

spread

out

among

the

flights

provided

from

which

teams

must

travel

In

addition

when

traveling

to

some

hard

to

reach

destinations

teams

may

be

provided

with

airline

tickets

for

a

specific

flight

However

in

this

situation

teams

are

still

permitted

to

search

for

other

flights

and

are

not

prohibited

from

booking

tickets

for

a

better

flight

than

the

one

provided

Route

Information

clues

may

specify

how

the

teams

have

to

travel

such

as

by

foot

by

train

or

by

air

and

instruct

teams

what

type

of

location

to

travel

to

such

as

a

specific

location

in

another

city

or

country

another

location

within

the

team

s

present

city

the

Pit

Stop

of

the

leg

or

the

Finish

Line

of

the

race

Route

Information

clues

have

also

provided

cryptic

clues

about

the

next

location

leaving

teams

to

figure

out

where

they

must

go

For

example

teams

have

been

given

a

small

country

flag

and

told

to

fly

to

that

country

or

have

been

told

to

travel

to

the

westernmost

point

in

mainland

Europe

In

some

cases

Route

Information

clues

will

require

all

teams

to

complete

a

non

Detour

non

Roadblock

task

before

getting

the

clue

to

their

next

destination

such

as

taking

part

in

a

ceremonial

observation

If

a

team

goes

to

the

next

destination

using

the

wrong

type

of

transport

they

will

get

a

30

minute

penalty

at

the

pit

stop

DetourA

Detour

presents

the

team

with

a

decision

between

two

tasks

each

with

its

own

pros

and

cons

The

two

tasks

are

named

often

based

on

rhymes

or

puns

such

as

Plow

Fowl

to

differentiate

between

a

task

involving

plowing

against

a

task

involving

corralling

ducks

Teams

are

given

several

details

about

both

tasks

but

may

need

to

travel

a

short

distance

by

foot

or

car

to

the

different

task

locations

Typically

one

task

is

less

physically

demanding

than

the

other

but

is

tedious

or

requires

some

amount

of

time

or

thinking

to

complete

while

the

other

is

usually

a

more

physically

demanding

or

frightening

option

that

depending

on

the

team

s

ability

may

take

less

time

to

complete

The

decision

about

which

task

to

attempt

lies

solely

with

the

team

A

team

may

choose

to

switch

tasks

as

many

times

as

they

wish

with

no

penalty

other

than

the

time

lost

in

attempting

the

tasks

and

traveling

between

task

locations

Unless

otherwise

instructed

teams

can

work

together

to

finish

a

Detour

option

Once

a

team

has

completed

one

of

the

tasks

they

are

given

the

clue

to

their

next

location

If

a

team

does

not

complete

a

detour

they

will

get

a

6

hour

penalty

RoadblockRob

and

Alex

attempt

to

eat

four

pounds

1

8

kg

of

meat

at

an

Argentine

barbecue

during

a

Roadblock

on

Leg

3

of

Season

7

A

Roadblock

is

a

task

that

only

one

team

member

may

perform

A

Roadblock

clue

is

given

as

a

cryptic

question

such

as

Who

s

really

hungry

or

Who

wants

to

get

down

and

dirty

Based

on

this

information

and

observation

of

any

other

racers

at

the

task

the

team

must

decide

which

member

will

complete

the

task

before

reading

the

full

task

description

Once

a

team

announces

its

decision

of

who

will

complete

the

Roadblock

it

can

not

be

taken

back

The

Roadblock

task

is

performed

only

by

the

selected

racer

while

their

partner

waits

in

a

designated

area

although

the

partner

is

usually

able

to

supply

words

of

encouragement

and

advice

Some

Roadblocks

may

involve

the

non

selected

racer

such

as

leading

a

camel

his

or

her

partner

rides

or

helping

his

or

her

partner

solve

a

puzzle

Normally

once

the

racer

completes

the

Roadblock

the

team

receives

their

clue

to

the

next

Route

Marker

Early

seasons

allowed

teams

to

distribute

the

Roadblocks

between

the

team

members

as

they

desired

which

allowed

one

team

member

to

do

nearly

all

the

Roadblocks

This

was

changed

in

Season

6

which

limited

a

single

teammate

to

a

maximum

number

of

Roadblocks

s

he

could

complete

thus

forcing

his

or

her

partner

to

perform

roughly

half

of

the

Roadblocks

as

well

9

Subsequent

seasons

have

not

explicitly

stated

this

rule

but

teams

have

maintained

an

even

distribution

of

Roadblocks

throughout

the

Race

Racers

can

be

heard

saying

they

ve

done

all

my

Roadblocks

or

saving

the

last

one

10

In

Season

9

the

Roadblock

limit

was

increased

to

a

maximum

of

seven

which

can

lead

to

a

6

6

or

5

7

distribution

11

In

Season

18

the

rule

was

further

modified

in

this

season

team

members

could

not

complete

more

than

five

roadblocks

prior

to

the

final

leg

This

season

featured

two

roadblocks

in

the

final

leg

so

all

of

the

final

three

team

members

would

complete

six

roadblocks

The

only

time

the

limit

was

not

enforced

was

during

the

Family

Edition

wherein

some

Roadblocks

required

two

people

from

each

4

person

team

to

participate

If

a

team

does

not

complete

a

roadblock

they

will

get

a

4

hour

penalty

Roadblock

twistSome

seasons

have

a

twist

for

roadblocks

The

first

one

is

an

intersection

roadblock

where

the

roadblock

appears

with

an

intersection

where

the

two

teams

work

together

to

perform

the

task

This

twist

appeared

only

once

The

second

twist

is

where

two

roadblocks

occur

in

the

same

single

length

leg

aka

a

double

roadblock

leg

where

all

members

must

complete

the

roadblock

While

one

member

performs

the

first

roadblock

the

other

member

does

the

second

roadblock

This

twist

appeared

three

times

in

the

race

Season

16

is

the

only

season

both

two

twists

appeared

in

the

same

season

In

leg

4

the

intersection

Roadblock

appeared

while

leg

10

was

the

double

roadblock

leg

Season

18

had

the

double

roadblock

leg

in

its

final

leg

Season

19

s

leg

5

was

also

a

double

roadblock

leg

Fast

ForwardNancy

amp

Emily

and

Bill

amp

Joe

race

to

complete

a

coin

counting

Fast

Forward

task

during

the

ninth

leg

of

the

first

season

A

Fast

Forward

is

a

task

that

once

completed

allows

the

team

that

completes

it

to

bypass

all

remaining

tasks

in

the

leg

and

proceed

directly

to

the

Pit

Stop

The

Fast

Forward

clue

is

given

with

another

task

clue

usually

a

Roadblock

or

Detour

and

is

a

separate

task

from

the

others

Only

one

team

may

complete

a

Fast

Forward

in

any

given

leg

and

a

team

may

only

complete

one

Fast

Forward

in

the

entire

Race

The

exception

to

this

rule

is

in

seasons

wherein

the

Fast

Forward

is

offered

in

conjunction

with

the

Intersection

in

which

case

a

team

may

win

the

Fast

Forward

both

as

an

individual

team

and

as

a

team

working

with

another

as

part

of

the

Intersection

instructions

Teams

that

win

the

Fast

Forward

are

not

guaranteed

a

first

place

finish

for

that

leg

and

still

face

elimination

if

they

arrive

at

the

Pit

Stop

last

Multiple

teams

may

undertake

Fast

Forward

tasks

but

only

the

first

team

to

complete

the

task

gets

credit

Fast

Forwards

were

initially

offered

on

every

leg

of

the

Race

including

some

that

were

not

shown

if

no

one

took

the

task

or

if

all

remaining

teams

had

won

their

Fast

Forward

The

number

of

Fast

Forwards

available

has

since

been

reduced

to

two

on

each

Race

since

Season

5

and

then

down

to

one

since

Season

14

to

reduce

the

costs

of

providing

Fast

Forward

tasks

that

would

not

be

taken

Season

14

did

not

air

the

Fast

Forward

because

no

one

had

opted

to

perform

the

Fast

Forward

in

that

race

Season

18

was

the

first

American

season

to

not

offer

a

Fast

Forward

and

the

subsequent

season

also

did

not

feature

a

Fast

Forward

It

is

not

known

if

the

Fast

Forward

was

merely

never

chosen

by

the

players

and

ultimately

unaired

or

if

it

has

been

phased

out

of

the

game

Fast

Forwards

were

still

part

of

the

first

Australian

race

the

third

Latin

American

race

and

the

second

Israeli

race

which

aired

concurrently

with

the

American

editions

YieldThe

Yield

introduced

in

Season

5

allows

any

one

team

to

force

another

team

to

stop

racing

for

a

predetermined

amount

of

time

The

Yield

Marker

is

placed

near

a

Route

Marker

and

teams

are

forced

to

stop

at

it

to

state

their

intentions

to

employ

the

Yield

The

clue

would

say

Caution

Yield

ahead

If

a

team

Yielded

another

team

they

would

place

a

photo

of

the

Yielded

team

along

with

a

Courtesy

of

photo

of

themselves

on

the

stand

When

the

Yielded

team

arrived

at

the

Yield

they

would

then

turn

over

an

hourglass

and

wait

for

the

sand

to

drain

before

they

could

continue

to

the

Route

Marker

A

team

may

only

use

its

Yield

power

once

on

the

race

and

only

one

team

may

be

Yielded

when

the

Yield

is

available

although

a

team

may

be

Yielded

multiple

times

during

the

same

Race

If

a

team

loses

its

Courtesy

of

photo

it

loses

its

Yield

power

12

13

If

the

team

that

is

Yielded

has

already

passed

the

Yield

the

Yield

is

nullified

During

Season

5

teams

were

not

aware

of

the

upcoming

Yield

In

subsequent

seasons

clues

have

alerted

teams

that

a

Yield

would

be

present

at

the

next

Route

Marker

Yields

were

present

in

every

leg

except

the

last

of

Season

5

while

only

three

were

present

in

Seasons

6

through

8

and

two

in

Seasons

9

through

11

Yields

have

not

been

present

in

the

US

Race

since

Season

11

after

a

revised

format

of

the

clue

the

U

Turn

Yields

are

still

present

within

the

foreign

editions

The

second

season

of

Israeli

version

has

a

different

format

of

the

Yield

where

at

the

start

of

the

leg

each

team

votes

for

who

should

receive

the

Yield

The

team

with

the

most

votes

is

forced

to

wait

out

the

yield

U

TurnThe

U

Turn

introduced

in

Season

12

as

a

replacement

of

the

Yield

is

similar

in

format

to

the

Yield

however

it

is

always

placed

immediately

after

a

Detour

After

completing

their

Detour

option

a

team

may

use

their

U

Turn

ability

to

force

another

team

to

backtrack

and

complete

the

Detour

option

they

did

not

previously

complete

Like

the

Yield

the

team

placing

the

U

Turn

places

a

photo

of

the

team

they

are

penalizing

along

with

their

own

Courtesy

Of

photo

on

the

U

Turn

marker

stand

Also

if

a

team

has

lost

their

Courtesy

Of

photo

they

will

be

unable

to

use

their

U

Turn

power

for

the

remainder

of

the

Race

14

It

is

possible

for

a

team

to

U

Turn

a

team

that

has

already

passed

the

U

Turn

or

skipped

it

by

means

of

a

Fast

Forward

nullifying

its

effects

and

usually

the

U

Turn

will

be

unaired

on

television

A

team

can

only

use

their

U

Turn

power

once

per

Race

Teams

are

warned

of

an

upcoming

U

Turn

on

the

Route

Marker

after

the

Detour

clue

If

there

are

both

a

U

Turn

and

a

Fast

Forward

available

in

the

same

leg

or

if

the

U

Turn

is

a

Double

U

Turn

teams

will

be

made

aware

that

a

U

Turn

will

be

available

at

some

point

during

the

leg

when

they

leave

the

Pit

Stop

since

the

team

taking

the

Fast

Forward

option

will

have

skipped

the

Detour

as

well

as

the

U

Turn

marker

except

when

the

Detour

comes

before

the

Fast

Forward

Season

15

was

the

first

and

currently

the

only

season

not

to

air

a

U

Turn

since

this

mechanism

was

introduced

Starting

in

Season

14

teams

were

met

with

a

new

variation

of

the

U

Turn

called

a

Blind

U

Turn

If

teams

use

a

Blind

U

Turn

they

do

not

have

to

publicly

reveal

themselves

as

the

perpetrators

with

their

Courtesy

Of

photo

From

Season

17

a

Double

U

Turn

was

introduced

in

which

two

teams

can

each

choose

a

team

to

U

Turn

Teams

are

notified

in

the

first

clue

of

the

Double

U

Turn

leg

that

it

will

occur

at

some

point

Once

the

team

completes

their

detour

the

next

clue

will

mention

Caution

Double

U

Turn

ahead

A

team

can

only

U

Turn

once

and

a

team

cannot

be

U

Turned

twice

in

the

same

leg

In

addition

a

U

Turned

team

can

U

Turn

another

team

and

this

can

be

done

before

they

complete

their

extra

detour

branch

Season

18

introduced

an

automatic

U

Turn

where

the

team

who

came

in

last

in

the

starting

line

task

would

have

to

do

both

tasks

of

the

first

Detour

which

was

not

incurred

until

leg

2

The

second

season

of

Israeli

version

has

a

different

format

of

the

U

Turn

where

at

the

start

of

the

leg

each

team

votes

for

who

should

receive

the

U

Turn

The

team

with

the

most

votes

is

forced

to

complete

both

of

the

Detour

tasks

upon

arriving

at

the

Detour

In

Season

19

the

U

Turn

sign

had

a

complete

makeover

similar

to

the

Speed

Bump

In

the

past

teams

were

required

to

carry

their

Courtesy

Of

photo

and

grab

a

sticker

from

the

box

and

stick

them

on

the

sign

This

time

a

large

touch

screen

and

a

small

touch

screen

were

on

the

U

Turn

sign

two

sets

in

a

Double

U

Turn

Here

teams

had

to

touch

their

own

photo

on

the

small

screen

and

another

team

on

the

large

screen

to

use

their

U

Turn

power

This

meant

that

teams

didn

t

have

to

carry

a

Courtesy

Of

photo

throughout

the

race

When

choosing

the

teams

the

users

are

aware

which

teams

are

still

in

the

race

and

which

ones

are

eliminated

to

avoid

wasting

their

U

Turn

power

IntersectionThe

Intersection

used

in

Seasons

10

11

16

requires

each

team

to

pair

up

with

one

other

team

and

perform

all

tasks

and

make

decisions

together

until

further

notice

Should

there

be

no

other

teams

present

when

a

given

team

arrives

at

the

Intersection

Route

Marker

they

must

wait

there

until

another

team

arrives

although

they

do

not

have

to

partner

with

that

team

and

can

opt

to

wait

for

another

team

instead

Teams

are

free

to

choose

their

partner

team

if

multiple

teams

are

present

Teams

are

not

warned

when

an

Intersection

is

coming

Normal

Route

Markers

have

been

included

with

the

use

of

the

Intersection

The

first

season

of

the

Australian

version

featured

two

separate

Intersections

during

its

run

with

the

second

Intersection

having

a

unique

set

of

penalties

for

quitting

part

way

through

the

task

The

second

season

of

the

Latin

American

version

also

featured

a

task

called

an

Intersection

but

the

rules

were

extremely

different

from

the

American

and

Australian

Intersections

When

two

teams

reached

the

Intersection

they

competed

against

each

other

in

a

task

The

winning

team

was

given

their

next

clue

while

the

losing

team

had

to

wait

for

the

next

team

s

arrival

to

start

the

task

over

the

last

team

to

lose

had

to

wait

15

minutes

before

receiving

their

clue

this

was

added

in

the

second

season

for

the

Israeli

version

but

it

was

known

as

a

double

battle

Race

legs

StructureEach

leg

of

The

Amazing

Race

generally

consists

of

teams

leaving

from

the

previous

Pit

Stop

and

traveling

to

a

different

location

often

in

a

different

country

where

they

perform

two

or

more

tasks

generally

including

one

Detour

and

one

Roadblock

before

being

given

instructions

to

the

next

Pit

Stop

When

teams

are

otherwise

not

performing

tasks

or

traveling

during

a

leg

they

are

free

to

use

their

time

as

they

see

fit

although

they

will

often

resort

to

eating

cheaply

or

sleeping

outside

a

location

to

save

their

Race

money

Start

Line

TaskThe

start

line

task

is

a

task

that

takes

place

at

the

starting

line

It

was

introduced

in

season

15

and

used

later

in

seasons

18

and

19

Teams

usually

have

to

find

the

name

of

the

first

location

in

a

puzzle

or

find

an

item

related

to

the

first

location

i

e

a

number

plate

The

last

team

to

finsh

the

task

gets

a

penalty

seasons

18

and

19

or

is

eliminated

season

15

Express

PassThe

Express

Pass

introduced

in

Season

17

which

given

the

prize

for

first

leg

allows

a

team

to

skip

any

one

task

including

Roadblocks

Detours

and

miscellaneous

tasks

during

the

race

The

choice

of

which

task

to

skip

is

at

the

team

s

discretion

but

the

power

if

unused

expires

at

the

end

of

the

eighth

leg

The

Australian

edition

of

the

program

incorporated

the

Express

Pass

into

its

game

while

the

3rd

season

of

Latin

American

edition

included

it

as

the

Pase

Directo

HazardThe

Hazard

introduced

in

Season

19

is

a

penalty

applied

to

the

team

who

came

in

last

at

the

starting

line

task

After

completing

a

task

in

Season

19

it

was

a

Roadblock

the

team

was

given

a

different

clue

that

directed

them

to

another

location

where

they

found

the

Hazard

clue

The

Hazard

consisted

of

a

task

that

only

one

of

the

team

members

had

to

perform

Several

sources

have

reported

that

the

Hazard

will

affect

the

team

throughout

the

Race

15

this

contrasts

with

an

interview

American

host

Phil

Keoghan

had

to

promote

the

new

season

where

it

only

affected

the

team

on

the

first

leg

16

This

built

off

of

Season

18

s

starting

task

where

the

penalty

was

an

automatic

U

Turn

at

only

the

first

Detour

Pit

StopsPit

Stops

are

the

final

destination

in

each

leg

of

the

race

and

where

all

non

eliminated

teams

go

after

checking

in

at

the

mat

Each

Pit

Stop

is

a

mandatory

rest

period

which

allows

teams

to

eat

sleep

and

mingle

with

each

other

The

production

staff

provides

lodging

from

simple

accommodations

as

tents

or

cots

to

complete

hotel

service

and

food

free

of

charge

to

the

teams

at

the

Pit

Stops

During

the

Pit

Stop

teams

are

also

interviewed

to

provide

commentary

and

voiceovers

for

the

completed

leg

While

teams

are

restricted

to

where

they

can

go

teams

are

free

to

use

the

remaining

time

for

any

purpose

as

they

see

fit

In

recent

seasons

of

the

U

S

version

of

the

Race

teams

have

reported

that

they

have

been

sequestered

from

other

teams

during

Pit

Stops

17

During

Pit

Stops

racers

are

sometimes

required

to

relinquish

Race

provided

material

from

the

previous

legs

including

clues

maps

and

additional

instructions

Teams

are

responsible

for

being

ready

to

leave

when

their

Pit

Stop

time

is

over

and

no

time

credit

is

given

should

a

team

miss

their

time

to

leave

Pit

Stops

mostly

in

earlier

seasons

are

normally

twelve

hours

long

such

that

if

a

team

arrived

at

9

00

a

m

they

will

depart

on

the

next

leg

at

9

00

p

m

When

the

show

encounters

production

issues

or

if

planned

ahead

of

time

the

pit

stop

is

often

extended

by

multiples

of

24

hours

such

that

teams

will

still

leave

what

appears

to

be

12

hours

later

to

the

television

viewer

However

viewers

have

been

able

to

use

dates

and

times

displayed

during

the

show

and

post

Race

interviews

to

determine

where

these

extended

Pit

Stops

occur

and

their

approximate

length

Beginning

with

Season

8

the

Pit

Stops

have

included

ones

of

various

lengths

between

12

and

24

hours

as

to

prevent

teams

from

loitering

at

airports

or

finding

flights

that

may

get

them

too

much

of

a

lead

on

other

teams

One

major

clue

when

this

occurs

is

when

Phil

does

not

indicate

an

arrival

time

for

team

departing

first

The

longest

known

Pit

Stop

occurred

during

the

first

US

season

when

production

was

forced

to

relocate

the

Pit

Stop

in

Tunisia

due

to

a

sandstorm

This

was

the

first

instance

of

a

mobile

pit

stop

which

also

appeared

in

Seasons

3

15

16

and

18

where

teams

have

been

transported

to

another

location

during

the

pit

stop

without

any

knowledge

of

their

final

destination

Double

length

legsSome

Races

have

included

a

double

length

leg

also

called

to

be

continued

legs

shown

over

two

episodes

or

a

single

two

hour

long

episode

where

teams

are

not

checked

in

at

a

Pit

Stop

but

instead

given

a

clue

to

continue

racing

The

clues

that

precede

the

mid

point

of

the

double

length

leg

often

will

hint

at

a

Pit

Stop

but

will

not

include

the

normal

language

found

in

clues

for

normal

length

legs

that

direct

teams

to

the

Pit

Stop

In

some

cases

the

host

has

been

present

along

with

the

check

in

mat

to

give

teams

their

next

clues

Double

length

race

legs

were

born

out

of

necessity

during

Season

6

Leg

6

in

Hungary

was

originally

planned

to

be

two

legs

with

a

non

elimination

point

between

the

legs

which

would

have

stripped

the

last

team

of

their

money

and

not

given

them

any

at

the

start

of

the

next

leg

Producers

discovered

during

the

race

that

begging

is

illegal

in

Hungary

which

would

have

made

it

nearly

impossible

for

the

last

place

team

to

acquire

the

money

needed

for

the

upcoming

leg

and

quickly

devised

the

extended

leg

to

mimic

the

effects

of

a

non

elimination

leg

keeping

the

same

number

of

teams

in

the

race

and

using

a

simple

video

message

clue

to

provide

teams

the

goal

for

the

first

task

of

the

second

half

of

the

leg

18

More

double

length

legs

were

shown

from

Season

7

to

Season

10

Season

14

and

season

1

of

the

Australian

verson

It

has

also

been

shown

on

Season

18

on

two

legs

as

of

March

20

2011

see

No

break

legs

section

and

one

leg

on

Season

19

which

was

in

Leg

9

In

addition

the

season

finale

of

the

Family

Edition

contained

a

double

length

leg

similar

to

Season

6

This

was

repeated

in

Season

2

of

the

Latin

American

edition

however

the

final

leg

was

broadcast

as

two

different

episodes

Non

elimination

legsA

number

of

legs

on

each

Race

are

predetermined

non

elimination

legs

where

the

last

team

to

check

in

is

not

eliminated

Up

through

US

Season

4

there

was

no

penalty

for

finishing

last

on

a

non

elimination

leg

this

was

repeated

on

one

of

the

legs

in

Season

17

though

this

was

due

to

a

production

error

In

Seasons

5

through

9

the

last

team

to

check

in

was

stripped

of

all

their

money

and

were

not

given

any

money

at

the

start

of

the

next

leg

forcing

that

team

to

literally

beg

for

money

from

the

local

population

of

the

city

they

were

in

for

such

expenses

as

cab

bus

or

train

fare

In

addition

from

Seasons

7

through

9

these

teams

would

also

be

forced

to

give

up

all

their

bags

leaving

them

with

only

the

clothes

on

their

backs

and

the

fanny

pack

teams

use

to

carry

their

passports

and

Race

documentation

this

last

penalty

caused

many

teams

thinking

themselves

to

be

in

last

to

wear

as

much

clothing

as

possible

before

checking

in

In

Seasons

10

and

11

and

most

international

versons

teams

that

came

in

last

on

non

elimination

legs

were

marked

for

elimination

if

they

did

not

come

in

first

on

the

subsequent

leg

they

would

receive

a

30

minute

penalty

upon

check

in

at

the

mat

and

other

trailing

teams

could

check

in

before

the

30

minute

penalty

expires

and

they

could

ultimately

be

eliminated

from

the

race

From

Season

12

onward

the

penalty

for

finishing

last

in

a

non

elimination

leg

is

that

the

affected

team

will

have

to

perform

a

Speed

Bump

task

sometime

during

the

next

leg

Teams

would

be

alerted

to

the

upcoming

Speed

Bump

by

a

Route

Marker

clue

prior

to

it

while

the

Speed

Bump

itself

is

displayed

in

a

manner

similar

to

the

Yield

showing

the

affected

team

s

picture

at

a

stand

near

to

the

regular

Route

Marker

Once

the

team

completes

the

Speed

Bump

task

they

may

receive

the

next

clue

that

they

would

have

gotten

at

the

Route

Marker

or

they

may

have

to

backtrack

to

where

the

cluebox

was

initially

to

get

their

next

clue

depending

on

the

task

If

the

team

does

not

complete

the

Speed

Bump

they

will

receive

a

four

hour

penalty

at

the

pit

stop

In

early

US

seasons

clues

that

directed

teams

to

Pit

Stops

could

be

used

to

infer

if

that

leg

was

a

non

elimination

leg

the

normal

language

that

ended

each

Pit

Stop

clue

The

last

team

to

check

in

will

be

eliminated

was

replaced

with

may

be

eliminated

In

later

seasons

of

the

Race

may

was

used

in

all

legs

except

the

first

leg

Since

Season

15

most

clues

leading

to

the

Pit

Stop

have

used

the

term

may

be

eliminated

including

the

first

leg

as

the

first

leg

in

Season

15

was

a

non

elimination

leg

Occasionally

the

second

to

last

leg

may

use

the

term

will

be

eliminated

when

there

are

no

more

non

elimination

legs

left

in

the

Race

before

reaching

the

Finish

Line

If

there

is

a

double

elimination

leg

the

term

will

be

eliminated

will

be

used

since

teams

are

notified

in

their

first

clue

that

the

leg

will

be

double

elimination

Non

elimination

legs

give

trailing

teams

an

incentive

to

stay

competitive

since

there

is

a

chance

they

might

not

be

eliminated

they

will

continue

to

complete

tasks

and

get

to

the

Pit

Stop

as

quickly

as

possible

to

keep

from

falling

further

behind

No

break

legsIn

the

Unfinished

Business

season

U

S

season

18

racers

encountered

a

new

type

of

non

elimination

leg

twice

Prior

to

arriving

at

the

Pit

Stop

mat

teams

were

told

simply

to

head

to

the

Pit

Stop

When

the

first

team

arrived

they

were

given

a

prize

for

completing

the

leg

first

but

Phil

told

them

that

they

had

to

keep

racing

In

addition

the

team

or

teams

in

last

place

would

not

be

shown

finishing

that

leg

until

the

following

episode

where

they

would

be

told

that

they

are

in

last

but

that

they

are

to

keep

racing

This

was

used

on

the

race

s

first

and

fourth

legs

It

shown

again

this

type

of

twist

in

the

nineteenth

edition

during

Leg

9

It

usually

happens

twice

each

race

Surprise

elimination

legs

Double

elimination

legsThere

have

been

two

surprise

eliminations

outside

of

the

Leg

s

Pit

Stop

in

the

Amazing

Race

s

broadcast

history

The

first

occurred

in

season

10

where

the

last

team

to

check

in

at

designated

midpoint

in

the

first

leg

was

eliminated

This

leg

also

featured

a

regular

elimination

at

the

Pit

Stop

Season

15

featured

another

surprise

elimination

in

its

first

Leg

where

only

11

sets

of

tickets

were

available

to

the

first

destination

city

and

the

Race

began

with

twelve

teams

After

eleven

teams

completed

the

task

at

the

starting

line

and

received

tickets

the

last

team

remaining

was

eliminated

at

the

Pit

Stop

later

the

last

team

was

not

eliminated

Season

19

featured

the

first

true

double

elimination

leg

in

the

second

leg

where

two

teams

were

eliminated

at

the

same

time

at

the

Pit

Stop

Final

legThe

final

leg

of

the

race

is

run

by

the

three

remaining

teams

In

earlier

US

seasons

the

leg

was

a

non

elimination

or

double

length

leg

with

an

intermediate

destination

in

or

near

the

host

country

such

as

Hawaii

Alaska

or

Canada

for

the

US

version

or

South

East

Asia

or

the

Pacific

Islands

for

the

Australian

version

prior

to

traveling

to

the

final

city

back

in

the

host

country

However

in

more

recent

Races

final

legs

have

been

single

legs

whereby

teams

are

flown

directly

from

the

final

foreign

country

to

the

final

city

in

the

host

country

Teams

still

must

complete

all

tasks

in

the

final

city

before

they

are

directed

to

the

finish

mat

At

the

check

in

mat

the

host

and

the

other

eliminated

teams

celebrate

the

arrival

of

the

teams

Generally

all

three

teams

are

allowed

to

arrive

In

rare

cases

a

trailing

team

may

be

so

far

behind

and

outside

the

final

city

that

they

are

given

a

clue

at

their

next

Route

Marker

that

informs

them

of

the

Race

results

To

date

this

has

only

happened

twice

in

the

US

version

occurring

in

Seasons

1

and

4

Rules

and

penaltiesAll

teams

must

abide

by

the

rules

set

at

the

beginning

of

the

race

Failure

to

do

so

can

result

in

time

penalties

which

can

negatively

affect

finishing

position

in

that

leg

of

the

race

In

a

non

elimination

leg

if

the

last

team

to

arrive

at

the

mat

is

checked

in

before

a

previous

team

has

completed

its

penalty

then

the

remainder

of

the

penalty

time

will

be

waited

out

at

the

start

of

the

next

leg

of

the

race

beginning

at

the

departure

time

of

the

next

to

last

team

While

the

complete

set

of

official

rules

has

not

been

released

to

the

public

certain

rules

have

been

revealed

during

the

various

editions

of

the

race

RulesUnless

otherwise

stated

such

as

during

Roadblocks

team

members

must

stay

within

twenty

feet

of

each

other

and

stay

close

to

their

assigned

camera

and

sound

crew

When

using

any

form

of

transportation

unless

otherwise

stated

teams

must

be

able

to

travel

with

the

camera

crew

Teams

are

recorded

requesting

only

two

tickets

after

they

have

made

their

initial

request

for

four

19

Teams

are

required

to

purchase

economy

class

airfare

when

they

fly

using

the

credit

card

provided

by

the

show

20

21

Teams

may

ask

the

airlines

before

or

during

flight

to

upgrade

their

tickets

to

first

or

business

class

as

long

as

they

only

paid

the

economy

fare

22

Teams

may

use

their

cash

stipend

to

purchase

first

class

fares

for

other

modes

of

transportation

23

Teams

may

be

forbidden

from

flying

on

certain

airlines

or

restricted

to

specific

airlines

in

some

cases

Teams

are

forbidden

contact

with

friends

family

and

acquaintances

during

the

Race

though

the

Race

may

provide

them

with

an

opportunity

to

make

contact

at

select

times

24

Unless

otherwise

stated

by

the

clues

teams

are

allowed

to

use

the

help

of

locals

for

navigating

and

during

tasks

Teams

are

required

to

have

any

locals

who

appear

on

camera

sign

release

forms

that

legally

clear

the

footage

for

use

some

teams

have

avoided

or

reduced

contacts

with

random

local

strangers

because

the

release

process

can

take

a

very

long

time

to

complete

Teams

are

free

to

work

together

at

any

point

unless

otherwise

stated

by

the

rules

25

26

Excluding

the

use

of

the

Yield

and

U

Turn

teams

are

forbidden

from

hindering

the

performance

of

other

teams

such

as

by

taking

extra

clues

from

a

clue

box

taking

another

team

s

assigned

vehicle

or

altering

the

equipment

for

other

teams

at

a

task

Teams

are

forbidden

from

possessing

maps

guidebooks

cell

phones

personal

digital

assistants

and

other

similar

aids

at

the

start

of

the

Race

but

may

use

the

provided

money

to

purchase

these

as

they

progress

These

may

be

provided

by

the

show

if

required

for

a

certain

task

27

Teams

are

not

allowed

to

use

their

personal

items

to

barter

for

services

on

the

race

though

they

are

not

necessarily

forbidden

from

selling

them

for

cash

The

teams

bags

may

be

subject

to

review

during

Pit

Stops

by

production

Teams

are

free

to

sell

or

barter

any

items

they

have

purchased

during

the

course

of

the

race

In

cases

where

teams

are

instructed

to

walk

or

drive

themselves

to

a

destination

teams

are

not

allowed

to

hire

a

taxi

to

guide

or

take

them

through

the

route

In

early

seasons

of

the

American

series

teams

frequently

employed

this

tactic

several

exchanges

of

dialogue

in

Season

17

indicate

that

this

is

now

forbidden

Teams

are

expected

to

keep

the

Race

fanny

pack

containing

their

cash

passports

clues

and

other

documents

with

them

at

all

times

Teams

that

do

not

have

these

upon

check

in

at

a

Pit

Stop

are

required

to

go

back

and

retrieve

the

pack

and

any

missing

mandatory

contents

e

g

passports

before

being

checked

in

Teams

may

check

in

after

losing

or

abandoning

any

non

mandatory

items

e

g

items

of

clothing

but

they

must

continue

the

race

without

them

Teams

must

complete

each

challenge

as

specified

by

the

clues

given

to

them

throughout

the

Race

Should

a

team

fail

to

properly

complete

a

challenge

violate

any

provisions

made

in

a

clue

or

task

description

or

miss

a

clue

altogether

unless

specifically

allowed

to

do

so

e

g

by

winning

the

Fast

Forward

or

by

using

an

Express

Pass

they

must

either

go

back

to

the

location

of

the

challenge

and

complete

the

challenge

or

incur

a

penalty

when

they

check

in

see

Penalties

and

time

credits

below

Teams

are

prohibited

from

begging

where

it

is

illegal

On

the

U

S

version

teams

are

additionally

prohibited

from

begging

at

US

airports

Racers

may

not

smoke

on

the

Race

Teams

are

required

to

abide

by

all

local

laws

of

the

country

in

which

they

are

racing

The

teams

are

often

given

additional

rules

and

instructions

that

apply

specifically

to

a

given

leg

or

to

a

task

supplied

with

one

of

the

clues

these

are

usually

not

explained

to

the

viewer

unless

they

affect

the

Race

results

Penalties

and

time

creditsIf

the

infraction

can

be

corrected

Phil

would

usually

ask

the

team

to

go

back

and

correct

the

mistake

before

checking

them

in

at

the

pit

stop

If

not

the

standard

penalty

for

rule

infractions

is

normally

30

minutes

plus

the

time

gained

if

any

by

breaking

the

rule

Other

penalty

times

include

but

are

not

limited

to

two

hours

for

bartering

goods

for

services

up

to

four

hours

for

not

completing

any

or

all

parts

of

a

miscellaneous

task

four

hours

for

not

completing

a

Roadblock

or

a

Speed

Bump

and

twenty

four

hours

for

flying

outside

of

economy

class

unless

the

upgrade

is

complimentary

on

top

of

the

economy

class

fare

paid

28

Earlier

seasons

of

the

Race

enforced

a

24

hour

penalty

for

not

completing

either

Detour

option

but

this

was

subsequently

reduced

to

six

hours

at

some

point

for

later

seasons

first

used

in

The

Amazing

Race

17

1

29

Penalty

times

are

cumulative

If

a

player

is

unable

to

complete

the

Roadblock

the

team

is

assessed

a

four

hour

penalty

starting

from

the

time

of

the

arrival

of

the

next

team

at

the

Roadblock

after

which

they

are

given

their

next

clue

to

proceed

30

unless

they

are

the

last

team

in

which

case

their

four

hour

penalty

begins

the

moment

that

team

gave

up

on

the

Roadblock

If

the

penalty

is

known

before

the

racers

arrive

at

the

check

in

mat

they

are

forced

to

wait

out

that

time

before

they

can

be

checked

in

if

they

happen

to

be

the

last

team

on

a

non

elimination

leg

they

will

be

checked

in

early

but

the

remaining

time

will

be

applied

at

the

start

of

the

next

leg

If

the

penalty

is

discovered

after

racers

arrive

and

does

not

affect

which

team

is

eliminated

it

is

applied

to

the

start

of

the

next

leg

with

the

viewers

given

verbal

notification

if

it

affects

the

departure

order

In

only

one

case

has

a

penalty

altered

who

would

be

eliminated

and

a

special

announcement

of

this

change

to

the

affected

teams

was

done

after

production

was

able

to

review

the

results

but

before

the

start

of

the

next

leg

Should

a

vehicle

including

cars

and

boats

break

down

through

no

fault

of

the

team

using

it

a

replacement

vehicle

is

provided

for

them

but

no

time

credit

is

given

for

their

wait

in

this

unlucky

situation

31

Teams

may

also

receive

time

credits

applied

to

the

next

leg

that

result

from

production

difficulties

These

are

only

revealed

to

the

viewer

if

they

affect

the

placement

at

the

start

of

the

next

leg

ProductionThe

production

of

The

Amazing

Race

is

a

challenge

due

to

its

premise

being

a

race

around

the

world

Among

the

difficult

duties

that

producers

face

scoping

out

locations

designing

tasks

selecting

teams

and

planning

logistics

for

the

entire

course

are

the

most

important

to

accomplish

in

pre

production

During

the

Race

the

camera

crews

need

to

keep

up

with

the

movement

of

the

teams

and

the

host

And

when

the

footage

for

the

entire

season

has

been

recorded

and

edited

team

members

production

crew

as

well

as

the

local

staff

who

hosted

or

facilitated

the

tasks

are

obliged

to

keep

the

details

of

the

race

confidential

and

not

leak

out

anything

that

hints

at

locations

events

or

outcomes

of

the

Race

A

small

exception

is

the

television

network

that

airs

the

show

in

a

country

which

hosted

one

of

the

legs

where

they

can

air

teasers

such

as

Who

among

the

teams

will

come

here

to

the

network

s

home

country

name

citation

needed

However

in

recent

American

seasons

CBS

has

released

a

map

to

show

the

locations

that

the

racers

would

be

visiting

The

show

is

broadcast

on

CBS

in

the

United

States

It

is

simulcast

via

satellite

in

various

networks

around

the

world

Through

its

efforts

the

American

version

has

received

many

accolades

including

Primetime

Emmy

Awards

and

nominations

in

categories

for

audio

and

video

production

and

editing

In

2010

CBS

announced

that

the

18th

season

of

the

show

would

be

broadcast

in

high

definition

32

Season

19

debuted

September

25

2011

and

the

20th

edition

will

premiere

February

19

2012

33

The

Amazing

Race

around

the

worldCountries

and

areas

with

their

own

version

of

The

Amazing

RaceThe

Amazing

Race

US

The

Amazing

Race

AsiaThe

Amazing

Race

A

Corrida

Milion

riaHaMerotz

LaMillionThe

Amazing

Race

en

Discovery

ChannelThe

Amazing

Race

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RushThe

Amazing

Race

AustraliaThe

Amazing

Race

NorgeThe

original

version

of

The

Amazing

Race

is

the

American

version

which

debuted

on

CBS

in

September

2001

In

October

2005

CBS

optioned

The

Amazing

Race

for

franchising

to

other

countries

Buena

Vista

International

Television

Asia

Pacific

BVITV

AP

and

Sony

Pictures

Television

International

s

AXN

Asia

announced

an

Asian

edition

of

the

race

billed

as

The

Amazing

Race

Asia

that

same

month

34

Applications

ran

from

February

to

the

end

of

March

2006

35

Filming

began

in

June

Its

first

season

premiered

on

November

9

2006

and

concluded

on

February

1

2007

During

2005

AXN

Central

Europe

announced

a

version

of

the

show

to

be

called

The

Amazing

Race

Central

Europe

Applications

were

closed

with

the

submission

of

2

500

applicants

with

filming

expected

to

have

occurred

in

2006

and

broadcast

from

September

2006

36

The

show

has

yet

to

air

and

has

been

pulled

from

AXN

s

website

fueling

rumors

of

cancellation

In

addition

a

South

American

independent

production

company

announced

in

late

2006

that

it

would

be

producing

a

Brazilian

version

in

2007

to

be

called

The

Amazing

Race

A

Corrida

Milion

ria

and

to

be

aired

in

a

purchased

time

slot

in

the

Brazilian

network

RedeTV

Applications

were

open

from

January

until

July

and

filming

occurred

during

August

and

September

The

first

and

only

season

premiered

on

October

13

2007

and

concluded

on

January

5

2008

37

On

April

8

2008

Israeli

TV

network

Reshet

had

announced

plans

to

produce

the

local

version

of

the

show

known

as

HaMerotz

LaMillion

The

Race

to

the

Million

in

English

It

was

shot

worldwide

and

premiered

on

February

5

2009

38

Second

season

will

premiere

on

October

25

2011

On

October

15

2008

a

Latin

American

version

of

the

show

was

announced

by

the

Discovery

Channel

Latin

America

in

association

with

Disney

The

show

s

first

season

was

filmed

in

early

2009

and

broadcast

late

in

that

year

across

Latin

America

and

the

Caribbean

and

the

second

season

aired

in

late

2010

In

January

2011

it

was

announced

that

Space

aqcuired

the

rights

to

produce

the

third

season

of

The

Amazing

Race

Latin

America

39

The

fourth

season

of

The

Amazing

Race

Latinoam

rica

will

also

air

in

Space

on

September

2012

but

only

with

Brazilian

teams

Harris

Whitbeck

will

be

replaced

by

a

Brazilian

host

40

On

March

2010

a

Chinese

version

of

the

show

was

announced

by

the

Disney

ABC

International

Television

Asia

Pacific

The

show

was

produced

by

Shanghai

based

international

production

company

Fly

Films

41

the

company

had

previously

produced

Shanghai

Rush

in

2009

a

showed

heavily

influenced

by

The

Amazing

Race

The

first

series

was

filmed

in

March

April

2010

and

broadcast

in

August

2010

by

International

Channel

of

Shanghai

42

In

mid

2010

it

was

announced

that

Australia

would

be

producing

its

own

version

In

November

2010

New

Zealand

born

actor

Grant

Bowler

was

announced

as

its

host

On

October

2011

a

Norwegian

version

of

the

show

was

announced

by

TV

2

Applications

will

be

opened

from

October

11

2011

to

October

31

2011

Filming

will

take

place

in

January

2012

43

Football

player

Freddy

dos

Santos

will

be

hosting

Amazing

Race

Norge

44

On

March

26

2011

it

was

announced

that

TV

5

had

acquired

the

rights

to

produce

a

Filipino

version

of

the

race

45

On

December

2011

it

was

confirmed

on

The

Philippine

Star

that

the

race

will

air

on

2012

46

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Amazing

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The

Race

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Million

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Season

1

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Shahar

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It

was

released

on

November

2

2010

in

North

America

47

The

game

features

many

locations

previously

visited

on

real

races

as

well

as

some

new

ones

like

Canada

and

Venezuela

Host

Phil

Keoghan

provided

voice

acting

throughout

the

entire

game

Players

get

to

customize

their

own

characters

and

can

race

against

other

pre

made

characters

These

existing

teams

are

showcased

in

the

opening

which

closely

mirrors

the

actual

show

s

opening

including

the

use

of

the

same

music

However

when

playing

the

actual

game

no

one

not

even

the

player

is

referred

to

by

name

Instead

teams

are

differentiated

by

color

ex

team

yellow

The

rules

of

the

race

are

fairly

similar

to

the

actual

race

Teams

receive

money

fly

to

a

location

and

complete

various

tasks

The

last

team

to

arrive

is

eliminated

unless

they

are

saved

by

a

non

elimination

leg

in

which

the

penalty

is

the

team

loses

all

their

money

they

saved

up

to

that

point

unlike

the

show

during

seasons

5

9

the

teams

are

still

given

money

at

the

start

of

the

next

leg

However

teams

all

leave

the

Pit

Stop

at

the

same

time

The

tasks

are

represented

by

a

large

collection

of

minigames

Some

of

the

clues

had

changes

to

their

rules

The

Detour

and

Roadblock

retain

their

rules

although

there

is

no

limit

on

individual

Roadblocks

Fast

Forwards

appear

in

the

race

but

they

are

not

optional

Instead

the

team

that

completes

it

fastest

gets

a

2

hour

time

credit

Also

featured

alongside

the

Detour

and

Roadblock

is

the

Intersection

However

the

Intersection

s

rules

are

drastically

different

It

is

a

task

that

all

teams

complete

similar

to

an

additional

task

on

the

real

race

The

Yield

U

Turn

Speed

Bump

and

Express

Pass

are

not

featured

in

this

game

As

an

added

bonus

completing

various

tasks

and

doing

certain

objectives

in

the

game

will

unlock

video

files

These

are

selected

clips

from

the

actual

American

TV

show

They

are

mostly

extremely

dramatic

moments

such

as

when

Uchenna

amp

Joyce

couldn

t

pay

their

taxi

driver

at

the

final

Pit

Stop

and

Chris

amp

Alex

making

the

closest

finish

in

Amazing

Race

or

funny

moments

such

as

when

Fran

amp

Barry

kept

walking

past

a

clue

that

was

within

arm

s

length

The

clips

appear

exactly

as

they

did

on

TV

except

that

all

logos

are

pixelated

even

those

that

went

uncensored

on

TV

Clips

from

seasons

1

to

15

are

included

Ludia

also

made

one

for

the

iPhone

iPod

touch

and

iPad

that

is

similar

to

the

Wii

version

48

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series

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ExpressShanghai

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Linda

2010

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Never

Win

Except

On

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Friendly

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www

npr

org

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2010

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2010

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2004

Retrieved

on

January

15

2007

The

Amazing

Race

5

FAQ

dead

link

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Dave

2004

04

13

Everything

you

wanted

to

know

about

TAR

but

were

afraid

to

ask

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of

Reality

TV

Forums

http

www

fansofrealitytv

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2010

04

02

To

avoid

issues

related

to

the

connotations

of

the

former

flag

of

South

Vietnam

the

Markers

were

changed

to

solid

yellow

the

first

time

the

Race

visited

the

country

and

then

the

colors

of

the

original

Season

1

Route

Markers

yellow

and

white

the

last

two

times

that

the

Race

has

visited

that

country

The

Route

Markers

used

on

the

Family

Edition

were

yellow

white

and

black

The

Route

Markers

used

on

The

Amazing

Race

A

Corrida

Milion

ria

were

yellow

and

green

However

this

color

was

used

for

the

Vietnam

leg

in

The

Amazing

Race

Australia

The

Route

Markers

used

on

The

Amazing

Race

en

Discovery

Channel

were

black

and

blue

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m

Not

His

Wife

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Doesn

t

Need

to

Scream

at

Me

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Amazing

Race

CBS

2004

11

23

No

2

season

6

dead

link

Oh

My

God

The

Teletubbies

Go

To

War

The

Amazing

Race

CBS

No

12

season

11

Amazing

Race

s

Caite

and

Brent

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and

Brandy

Were

Complete

Bitches

dead

link

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Guide

May

12

2010

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amp

Tyler

Interview

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TV

Podcast

53

June

7th

2006

Reality

TV

Podcast

2006

06

07

http

www

rffradio

com

archives

110

Retrieved

2008

02

12

Denhart

Andy

2004

10

01

Linda

and

Karen

Threw

Their

Yield

Away

Reality

Blurred

http

www

realityblurred

com

realitytv

archives

the

amazing

race

5

2004

Oct

01

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karen

Retrieved

2007

01

16

Rocchio

Christopher

2008

01

23

Exclusive

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Jerousek

Nicolas

Fulks

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on

The

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Race

Reality

TV

World

http

www

realitytvworld

com

news

exclusive

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nicolas

fulks

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on

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race

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Retrieved

2008

01

23

Gorman

Bill

2011

08

31

CBS

Announces

The

Cast

For

The

New

Season

Of

The

Amazing

Race

Premiering

Sunday

Sept

25

TV

By

The

Numbers

http

tvbythenumbers

zap2it

com

2011

08

31

cbs

announces

the

cast

for

the

new

season

of

the

amazing

race

premiering

sunday

sept

25

101916

Retrieved

2011

09

01

The

Amazing

Race

Phil

Reveals

New

Penalty

YouTube

2011

08

31

http

www

youtube

com

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Retrieved

2011

09

11

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Victor

2009

11

06

The

Amazing

Race

15

Episode

7

Victor

Jih

s

Top

10

Moments

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www

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com

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race

15

episode

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victor

jihs

top

10

moments

Retrieved

2009

11

17

Crumbaugh

Aaron

2005

03

24

Hayden

amp

Aaron

TAR

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Television

Without

Pity

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forums

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com

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php

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2008

02

12

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to

separate

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on

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15

2007

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Race

FAQ

Basic

Rules

OK

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m

confused

about

the

rules

for

booking

airplane

tickets

Retrieved

on

January

15

2007

Goldman

Eric

2007

11

15

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Race

Interview

Kate

amp

Pat

IGN

com

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tv

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com

articles

835

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Retrieved

2008

02

09

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Hanh

2010

05

10

The

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Race

Did

brothers

Dan

and

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cheat

Zap2It

http

blog

zap2it

com

frominsidethebox

2010

05

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did

brothers

dan

and

jordan

cheat

html

Retrieved

2010

05

10

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Feel

Like

I

m

In

the

Circus

The

Amazing

Race

CBS

2011

10

23

No

5

season

19

Retrieved

on

2011

12

12

Why

Did

You

Have

to

Take

Your

Pants

Off

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Amazing

Race

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2002

12

04

No

9

season

3

We

re

Getting

Out

of

the

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Girls

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Amazing

Race

CBS

2005

10

25

No

5

season

8

dead

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Made

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2005

05

03

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11

season

7

dead

link

TAR

FAQ

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Rules

What

sorts

of

items

are

the

teams

not

allowed

to

bring

Retrieved

on

January

15

2007

Rocchio

Christopher

2007

12

10

INTERVIEW

The

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Azaria

and

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2007

12

11

The

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The

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CBS

2001

11

14

No

9

season

1

Archived

from

the

original

on

2007

12

14

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You

Need

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Mouth

to

Mouth

Resuscitation

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Race

CBS

2005

03

15

No

3

season

7

dead

link

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FAQ

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Rules

What

happens

if

a

team

s

car

breaks

down

Retrieved

on

January

17

2007

THE

AMAZING

RACE

Will

Travel

The

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in

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This

Spring

Press

Release

Press

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2011

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2011

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2008

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2007

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below

TypeChristianDateWednesday

in

seventh

week

before

Easter2012

dateFebruary

222013

dateFebruary

13ObservancesService

of

worship

or

MassMarking

of

an

ash

cross

on

the

foreheadRelated

toShrove

Tuesday

Mardi

GrasLentEasterLiturgical

yearWesternAdventChristmastideEpiphanyPre

LentLentEaster

TriduumEastertideAscensiontidePentecostOrdinary

TimeEasternFeast

of

CrossNativity

FastNativityTheophanyGreat

LentPaschaPentecostApostles

FastGreat

FeastsTransfigurationDormitionProtectionAsh

Wednesday

in

the

calendar

of

Western

Christianity

is

the

first

day

of

Lent

and

occurs

46

days

before

Easter

It

is

a

moveable

fast

falling

on

a

different

date

each

year

because

it

is

dependent

on

the

date

of

Easter

It

can

occur

as

early

as

February

4

or

as

late

as

March

10

According

to

the

canonical

gospels

of

Matthew

Mark

and

Luke

Jesus

spent

forty

days

fasting

in

the

desert

before

the

beginning

of

his

public

ministry

during

which

he

endured

temptation

by

Satan

1

2

Ash

Wednesday

marks

the

beginning

of

this

forty

day

liturgical

period

of

prayer

and

fasting

Ash

Wednesday

derives

its

name

from

the

practise

of

placing

ashes

on

the

foreheads

of

adherents

as

a

sign

of

mourning

and

repentance

to

God

The

ashes

used

are

typically

gathered

after

the

palms

from

the

previous

year

s

Palm

Sunday

are

burned

on

the

day

before

3

This

practice

is

common

in

much

of

Christendom

being

celebrated

by

Catholics

Anglicans

Lutherans

Methodists

Presbyterians

and

some

Baptist

denominations

4

5

Contents1

Ritual2

Biblical

significance3

Dates4

Observing

denominations5

National

No

Smoking

Day6

See

also7

References8

External

links

RitualAt

Masses

and

services

of

worship

on

this

day

ashes

are

imposed

on

the

foreheads

of

the

faithful

or

on

the

tonsure

spots

in

the

case

of

some

clergy

The

priest

minister

or

in

some

cases

officiating

layperson

marks

the

forehead

of

each

participant

with

black

ashes

which

the

worshipper

traditionally

retains

until

it

wears

off

In

some

countries

the

ashes

are

placed

in

the

shape

of

a

cross

in

others

for

example

Ireland

there

is

no

particular

shape

to

the

ash

mark

The

act

echoes

the

ancient

Near

Eastern

tradition

of

throwing

ashes

over

one

s

head

to

signify

repentance

before

God

as

related

in

the

Bible

The

priest

or

minister

says

one

or

both

of

the

following

when

applying

the

ashes

Remember

that

thou

art

dust

and

to

dust

thou

shalt

return

Genesis

3

19Turn

away

from

sin

and

be

faithful

to

the

Gospel

Mark

1

15The

imposition

of

ashes

on

Ash

WednesdayAshes

may

also

be

sprinkled

on

the

top

of

the

head

as

shown

in

this

1881

Polish

painting

The

liturgical

imposition

of

ashes

on

Ash

Wednesday

is

a

sacramental

not

a

sacrament

and

in

the

Catholic

understanding

of

the

term

the

ashes

themselves

are

also

a

sacramental

The

ashes

are

blessed

according

to

various

rites

proper

to

each

liturgical

tradition

sometimes

involving

the

use

of

Holy

Water

In

some

churches

they

are

mixed

with

a

small

amount

of

water

6

or

olive

oil

7

which

serve

as

a

fixative

In

most

liturgies

for

Ash

Wednesday

the

Penitential

psalms

are

read

Psalm

51

LXX

Psalm

50

is

especially

associated

with

this

day

8

The

service

also

often

includes

a

corporate

confession

rite

In

some

of

the

low

church

traditions

other

practices

are

sometimes

added

or

substituted

as

other

ways

of

symbolizing

the

confession

and

penitence

of

the

day

For

example

in

one

common

variation

small

cards

are

distributed

to

the

congregation

on

which

people

are

invited

to

write

a

sin

they

wish

to

confess

These

small

cards

are

brought

forth

to

the

altar

table

where

they

are

burned

9

In

the

Catholic

Church

ashes

being

sacramentals

may

be

given

to

anyone

who

wishes

to

receive

them

10

11

as

opposed

to

Catholic

sacraments

which

are

generally

reserved

for

church

members

except

in

cases

of

grave

necessity

12

13

Similarly

in

other

Christian

denominations

ashes

may

be

received

by

all

who

profess

the

Christian

faith

and

are

baptized

14

In

the

Catholic

Church

Ash

Wednesday

is

observed

by

fasting

abstinence

from

meat

and

repentance

a

day

of

contemplating

one

s

transgressions

The

Anglican

Book

of

Common

Prayer

also

designates

Ash

Wednesday

as

a

day

of

fasting

In

the

medieval

period

Ash

Wednesday

was

the

required

annual

day

of

penitential

confession

occurring

after

fasting

and

the

remittance

of

the

tithe

In

other

Christian

denominations

these

practices

are

optional

with

the

main

focus

being

on

repentance

On

Ash

Wednesday

and

Good

Friday

Catholics

between

the

ages

of

18

and

59

whose

health

enables

them

to

do

so

are

permitted

to

consume

only

one

full

meal

which

may

be

supplemented

by

two

smaller

meals

which

together

should

not

equal

the

full

meal

Some

Catholics

will

go

beyond

the

minimum

obligations

demanded

by

the

Church

and

undertake

a

complete

fast

or

a

bread

and

water

fast

Ash

Wednesday

and

Good

Friday

are

also

days

of

abstinence

from

meat

mammals

and

fowl

as

are

all

Fridays

during

Lent

15

Some

Catholics

continue

fasting

beyond

Lent

citation

needed

as

was

the

Church

s

traditional

requirement

16

concluding

only

after

the

celebration

of

the

Easter

Vigil

As

the

first

day

of

Lent

Ash

Wednesday

comes

the

day

after

Shrove

Tuesday

or

Mardi

Gras

Fat

Tuesday

the

last

day

of

the

Carnival

season

Biblical

significance

Ash

Wednesday

by

Carl

Spitzweg

the

end

of

Carnival

Ash

Wednesday

is

a

day

of

repentance

and

it

marks

the

beginning

of

Lent

Ashes

were

used

in

ancient

times

according

to

the

Bible

to

express

mourning

Dusting

oneself

with

ashes

was

the

penitent

s

way

of

expressing

sorrow

for

sins

and

faults

An

ancient

example

of

one

expressing

one

s

penitence

is

found

in

Job

42

3

6

Job

says

to

God

I

have

heard

of

thee

by

the

hearing

of

the

ear

but

now

mine

eye

seeth

thee

The

other

eye

wandereth

of

its

own

accord

Wherefore

I

abhor

myself

and

repent

in

dust

and

ashes

vv

5

6

KJV

The

prophet

Jeremiah

for

example

calls

for

repentance

this

way

O

daughter

of

my

people

gird

on

sackcloth

roll

in

the

ashes

Jer

6

26

The

prophet

Daniel

pleaded

for

God

this

way

I

turned

to

the

Lord

God

pleading

in

earnest

prayer

with

fasting

sackcloth

and

ashes

Daniel

9

3

Just

prior

to

the

New

Testament

period

the

rebels

fighting

for

Jewish

independence

the

Maccabees

prepared

for

battle

using

ashes

That

day

they

fasted

and

wore

sackcloth

they

sprinkled

ashes

on

their

heads

and

tore

their

clothes

1

Maccabees

3

47

see

also

4

39

Other

examples

are

found

in

several

other

books

of

the

Bible

including

Numbers

19

9

19

17

Jonah

3

6

Matthew

11

21

and

Luke

10

13

and

Hebrews

9

13

Ezekiel

9

also

speaks

of

a

linen

clad

messenger

marking

the

forehead

of

the

city

inhabitants

that

have

sorrow

over

the

sins

of

the

people

All

those

without

the

mark

are

destroyed

It

marks

the

start

of

a

43

day

period

which

is

an

allusion

to

the

separation

of

Jesus

in

the

desert

to

fast

and

pray

During

this

time

he

was

tempted

Matthew

4

1

11

Mark

1

12

13

and

Luke

4

1

13

17

While

not

specifically

instituted

in

the

Bible

text

the

40

day

period

of

repentance

is

also

analogous

to

the

40

days

during

which

Moses

repented

and

fasted

in

response

to

the

making

of

the

Golden

calf

Jews

today

follow

a

40

day

period

of

repenting

during

the

High

Holy

Days

from

Rosh

Chodesh

Elul

to

Yom

Kippur

In

Victorian

England

theatres

refrained

from

presenting

costumed

shows

on

Ash

Wednesday

so

they

provided

other

entertainments

citation

needed

DatesAsh

Wednesday

is

a

moveable

fast

occurring

46

days

before

Easter

It

fell

on

February

17

in

2010

and

on

March

9

in

2011

In

future

years

Ash

Wednesday

will

occur

on

these

dates

2012

February

222013

February

132014

March

52015

February

182016

February

102017

March

12018

February

142019

March

62020

February

262021

February

172022

March

22023

February

22The

earliest

date

Ash

Wednesday

can

occur

is

February

4

in

a

common

year

with

Easter

on

March

22

which

happened

in

1573

1668

1761

and

1818

and

will

next

occur

in

2285

The

latest

date

is

March

10

when

Easter

Day

falls

on

April

25

which

occurred

in

1546

1641

1736

1886

and

1943

and

will

next

occur

in

2038

Ash

Wednesday

has

never

occurred

on

Leap

Year

Day

February

29

and

it

will

not

occur

as

such

until

2096

The

only

other

years

of

the

third

millennium

that

will

have

Ash

Wednesday

on

February

29

are

2468

2688

2840

and

2992

Ash

Wednesday

falls

on

February

29

only

if

Easter

is

on

April

15

in

a

leap

year

Observing

denominationsThese

Christian

denominations

are

among

those

that

mark

Ash

Wednesday

with

a

particular

liturgy

or

church

service

African

Methodist

Episcopal

ChurchAfrican

Methodist

Episcopal

Zion

ChurchAnglican

CommunionTraditional

Anglican

CommunionIndividual

Baptist

churches

may

hold

a

serviceRoman

Catholic

ChurchChristian

Methodist

Episcopal

ChurchSome

congregations

of

the

Church

of

the

NazareneChurch

of

North

IndiaChurch

of

God

Anderson

Church

of

South

IndiaSome

congregations

of

Community

of

ChristEcclesia

GnosticaSome

congregations

of

the

Evangelical

Covenant

ChurchSome

Free

Churches

e

g

Free

Methodist

Church

Liberal

Catholic

ChurchLutheran

ChurchSome

congregations

of

Mennonite

Church

USAMethodist

Church

in

IndiaMoravian

ChurchOld

Catholic

ChurchReformed

churches

Presbyterian

United

Church

of

Christ

Christian

Church

Disciples

of

Christ

etc

United

Methodist

ChurchWesleyan

ChurchThe

Eastern

Orthodox

Church

does

not

in

general

observe

Ash

Wednesday

instead

Orthodox

Great

Lent

begins

on

Clean

Monday

There

are

however

a

relatively

small

number

of

Orthodox

Christians

who

follow

the

Western

Rite

these

do

observe

Ash

Wednesday

although

often

on

a

different

day

from

the

previously

mentioned

denominations

as

its

date

is

determined

from

the

Orthodox

calculation

of

Pascha

which

may

be

as

much

as

a

month

later

than

the

Western

observance

of

Easter

National

No

Smoking

DayIn

the

Republic

of

Ireland

Ash

Wednesday

is

National

No

Smoking

Day

18

19

The

date

was

chosen

because

quitting

smoking

ties

in

with

giving

up

luxury

for

Lent

20

21

In

the

United

Kingdom

No

Smoking

Day

was

held

for

the

first

time

on

Ash

Wednesday

1984

22

but

is

now

fixed

as

the

second

Wednesday

in

March

23

See

alsoAsh

Wednesday

an

album

by

Elvis

Perkins

Ash

Wednesday

a

poem

by

T

S

EliotAsh

Wednesday

fires

a

series

of

bushfires

that

affected

south

eastern

Australia

in

1983Carnival

festival

ending

on

Ash

WednesdayHoly

Week

the

last

week

in

the

season

of

Lent

References

What

is

Lent

and

why

does

it

last

forty

days

The

United

Methodist

Church

http

archives

umc

org

interior

asp

ptid

1

amp

mid

2870

Retrieved

24

August

2007

The

Liturgical

Year

The

Anglican

Catholic

Church

http

www

anglicancatholic

org

dmas

litdescp

html

Retrieved

24

August

2007

Ellsworth

Kalas

Preaching

the

Calendar

Celebrating

Holidays

and

Holy

Days

Westminster

John

Knox

Press

http

books

google

com

books

id

QQpXwIt3ihAC

amp

pg

PA25

amp

dq

ash

wednesday

amp

hl

en

amp

ei

OdV2TfXYHcyArQH4oNCHCg

amp

sa

X

amp

oi

book

result

amp

ct

result

amp

resnum

5

amp

ved

0CEEQ6AEwBA

v

onepage

amp

q

ash

20wednesday

amp

f

false

Retrieved

08

March

2011

We

are

wise

therefore

to

explain

whether

in

the

course

of

the

homily

or

in

the

church

bulletin

or

newsletter

something

of

the

meaning

of

the

day

of

ashes

as

an

ancient

symbol

of

loss

and

repentance

of

the

historic

words

spoken

during

the

imposition

of

the

ashes

Remember

that

thou

art

dust

and

to

dust

thou

shalt

return

of

the

practice

in

many

religious

communions

of

using

ashes

made

from

the

palms

of

the

previous

year

s

Palm

Sunday

and

of

course

that

the

imposition

of

ashes

is

a

sign

of

mourning

and

repentance

William

P

Lazarus

Mark

Sullivan

Comparative

Religion

For

Dummies

For

Dummies

http

books

google

com

books

id

oTtcFiGbW2kC

amp

pg

PA98

amp

dq

lent

lutheran

catholic

methodist

amp

hl

en

amp

ei

4NF2Tf3LLsL

rAGmtoBf

amp

sa

X

amp

oi

book

result

amp

ct

result

amp

resnum

8

amp

ved

0CFUQ6AEwBw

v

onepage

amp

q

lent

20lutheran

20catholic

20methodist

amp

f

false

Retrieved

08

March

2011

This

is

the

day

Lent

begins

Christians

go

to

church

to

pray

and

have

a

cross

drawn

in

ashes

on

their

foreheads

The

ashes

drawn

on

ancient

tradition

represent

repentance

before

God

The

holiday

is

part

of

Roman

Catholic

Lutheran

Methodist

and

Episcopalian

liturgies

among

others

Sylvia

A

Sweeney

An

Ecofeminist

Perspective

on

Ash

Wednesday

and

Lent

Peter

Lang

http

books

google

com

books

id

u2ZV

f4uZUEC

amp

pg

PA137

amp

dq

lent

lutheran

catholic

methodist

amp

hl

en

amp

ei

4NF2Tf3LLsL

rAGmtoBf

amp

sa

X

amp

oi

book

result

amp

ct

result

amp

resnum

4

amp

ved

0CEAQ6AEwAw

v

onepage

amp

q

lent

20lutheran

20catholic

20methodist

amp

f

false

Retrieved

08

March

2011

In

the

twentieth

century

the

imposition

of

ashes

became

part

of

the

liturgical

experience

of

not

only

Roman

Catholics

but

Anglicans

Methodists

and

Lutherans

as

well

Ford

Penny

Lent

101

Upper

Room

Ministries

http

www

upperroom

org

methodx

thelife

articles

lent101

asp

Lent

and

Easter

The

Diocese

of

London

17

March

2004

http

www

london

anglican

org

NewsShow

2653

Psalm

51

is

the

Ash

Wednesday

reading

in

both

the

Revised

Common

Lectionary

and

The

Catholic

Lectionary

What

is

the

significance

of

ashes

being

placed

on

the

forehead

on

Ash

Wednesday

The

United

Methodist

Church

http

archives

umc

org

interior

asp

ptid

1

amp

mid

2871

Responses

to

frequently

asked

questions

regarding

Lenten

practices

Catholics

United

for

the

Faith

http

www

cuf

org

news

newsdetail

asp

newID

30

ash2

Code

of

Canon

Law

canon

1170

Donovan

Colin

B

Communion

of

Non

Catholics

or

Intercommunion

Eternal

Word

Television

Network

http

www

ewtn

com

expert

answers

intercommunion

htm

1983

Code

of

Canon

Law

canon

844

Pastor

s

Message

Ash

Wednesday

An

Invitation

To

Lent

First

United

Methodist

Church

28

February

2001

http

www

gbgm

umc

org

fumc

wallingford

sermons

sermons01

2001

02

28

html

1983

Code

of

Canon

Law

canon

1251

1917

Code

of

Canon

Law

canon

1252

2

3

Lent

with

Jesus

in

the

desert

to

fight

the

spirit

of

evil

Asia

News

it

3

May

2006

http

www

asianews

it

index

php

art

5554

amp

l

en

Turning

to

the

gospel

of

the

day

which

is

about

Jesus

40

days

in

the

desert

where

he

overcame

the

temptations

of

Satan

cfr

Mk

1

12

13

Pope

Benedict

XVI

exhorted

Christians

to

follow

their

Teacher

and

Lord

to

face

together

with

Him

the

struggle

against

the

spirit

of

evil

He

said

The

desert

is

rather

an

eloquent

metaphor

of

the

human

condition

Written

Answers

Cigarette

Smoking

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The

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redirect

here

For

the

film

see

The

Oscar

film

For

other

uses

of

the

word

Oscar

see

Oscar

disambiguation

Academy

AwardAn

Academy

Award

statuetteAwarded

forExcellence

in

cinematic

achievementsPresented

byAcademy

of

Motion

Picture

Arts

and

SciencesCountryUnited

StatesFirst

awardedMay

16

1929Official

websitewww

oscars

orgAn

Academy

Award

is

an

accolade

bestowed

by

the

American

Academy

of

Motion

Picture

Arts

and

Sciences

AMPAS

1

to

recognize

excellence

of

professionals

in

the

film

industry

including

directors

actors

and

writers

The

Oscar

statuette

is

officially

named

the

Academy

Award

of

Merit

and

is

one

of

nine

types

of

Academy

Awards

The

formal

ceremony

at

which

the

Awards

of

Merit

are

presented

is

one

of

the

most

prominent

award

ceremonies

in

the

world

and

is

televised

live

in

more

than

100

countries

annually

however

the

first

broadcast

was

not

televised

It

is

also

the

oldest

award

ceremony

in

the

media

its

equivalents

the

Grammy

Awards

for

music

Emmy

Awards

for

television

and

Tony

Awards

for

theatre

are

modeled

after

the

Academy

The

AMPAS

was

originally

conceived

by

Metro

Goldwyn

Mayer

studio

boss

Louis

B

Mayer

as

a

professional

honorary

organization

to

help

improve

the

film

industry

s

image

and

help

mediate

labor

disputes

The

Oscar

itself

was

later

initiated

by

the

Academy

as

an

award

of

merit

for

distinctive

achievement

in

the

industry

2

The

first

Academy

Awards

ceremony

was

held

on

May

16

1929

at

the

Hotel

Roosevelt

in

Hollywood

to

honor

outstanding

film

achievements

of

the

1927

1928

film

season

The

most

recent

ceremony

honoring

films

in

2010

was

held

at

Hollywood

s

Kodak

Theatre

on

February

27

2011

The

84th

Academy

Awards

honoring

films

in

2011

will

be

held

at

the

Kodak

Theatre

on

February

26

2012

Contents1

History2

Oscar

statuette2

1

Design2

2

Naming2

3

Ownership

of

Oscar

statuettes3

Nomination3

1

Voters3

2

Rules4

Ceremony4

1

Telecast5

Awards

ceremonies6

Venues7

Academy

Awards

of

Merit7

1

Current

awards7

2

Retired

awards7

3

Proposed

awards8

Special

Academy

Awards8

1

Current

special

awards8

2

Retired

special

awards9

Criticism10

Associated

events11

See

also12

Notes13

References14

External

links

HistoryGary

Cooper

and

Joan

Fontaine

holding

their

Oscars

at

the

Academy

Awards

1942The

first

awards

were

presented

on

May

16

1929

at

a

private

brunch

at

the

Hollywood

Roosevelt

Hotel

with

an

audience

of

about

270

people

The

post

Academy

Awards

party

was

held

at

the

Mayfair

Hotel

3

The

cost

of

guest

tickets

for

that

night

s

ceremony

was

5

Fifteen

statuettes

were

awarded

honoring

artists

directors

and

other

personalities

of

the

filmmaking

industry

of

the

time

for

their

works

during

the

1927

1928

period

Winners

had

been

announced

three

months

earlier

of

their

triumphs

however

that

was

changed

in

the

second

ceremony

of

the

Academy

Awards

in

1930

Since

then

and

during

the

first

decade

the

results

were

given

to

newspapers

for

publication

at

11pm

on

the

night

of

the

awards

3

This

method

was

used

until

the

Los

Angeles

Times

announced

the

winners

before

the

ceremony

began

as

a

result

the

Academy

has

used

a

sealed

envelope

to

reveal

the

name

of

the

winners

since

1941

3

For

the

first

six

ceremonies

the

eligibility

period

spanned

two

calendar

years

For

example

the

2nd

Academy

Awards

presented

on

April

3

1930

recognized

films

that

were

released

between

August

1

1928

and

July

31

1929

Starting

with

the

7th

Academy

Awards

held

in

1935

the

period

of

eligibility

became

the

full

previous

calendar

year

from

January

1

to

December

31

The

first

Best

Actor

awarded

was

Emil

Jannings

for

his

performances

in

The

Last

Command

and

The

Way

of

All

Flesh

He

had

to

return

to

Europe

before

the

ceremony

so

the

Academy

agreed

to

give

him

the

prize

earlier

this

made

him

the

first

Academy

Award

winner

in

history

The

honored

professionals

were

awarded

for

all

the

work

done

in

a

certain

category

for

the

qualifying

period

for

example

Emil

Jannings

received

the

award

for

two

movies

in

which

he

starred

during

that

period

Since

the

fourth

ceremony

the

system

changed

and

the

professionals

were

honored

for

a

specific

performance

in

a

single

film

As

of

the

83rd

Academy

Awards

ceremony

held

in

2011

update

a

total

of

2

809

Oscars

have

been

given

for

1

853

awards

4

A

total

of

302

actors

have

won

Oscars

in

competitive

acting

categories

or

been

awarded

Honorary

or

Juvenile

Awards

The

1939

film

Beau

Geste

is

the

only

movie

that

features

as

many

as

four

Academy

Award

winners

for

Best

Actor

in

a

Leading

Role

Gary

Cooper

Ray

Milland

Susan

Hayward

Broderick

Crawford

prior

to

any

of

the

actors

receiving

the

Best

Actor

Award

At

the

29th

ceremony

held

on

March

27

1957

the

Best

Foreign

Language

Film

category

was

introduced

Until

then

foreign

language

films

were

honored

with

the

Special

Achievement

Award

Oscar

statuette

DesignAlthough

there

are

seven

other

types

of

annual

awards

presented

by

the

Academy

the

Irving

G

Thalberg

Memorial

Award

the

Jean

Hersholt

Humanitarian

Award

the

Gordon

E

Sawyer

Award

the

Scientific

and

Engineering

Award

the

Technical

Achievement

Award

the

John

A

Bonner

Medal

of

Commendation

and

the

Student

Academy

Award

plus

two

awards

that

are

not

presented

annually

the

Special

Achievement

Award

in

the

form

of

an

Oscar

statuette

and

the

Honorary

Award

that

may

or

may

not

be

in

the

form

of

an

Oscar

statuette

the

best

known

one

is

the

Academy

Award

of

Merit

more

popularly

known

as

the

Oscar

statuette

Made

of

gold

plated

britannium

on

a

black

metal

base

it

is

13

5in

34cm

tall

weighs

8

5lb

3

85kg

and

depicts

a

knight

rendered

in

Art

Deco

style

holding

a

crusader

s

sword

standing

on

a

reel

of

film

with

five

spokes

The

five

spokes

each

represent

the

original

branches

of

the

Academy

Actors

Writers

Directors

Producers

and

Technicians

5

In

1928

MGM

s

art

director

Cedric

Gibbons

one

of

the

original

Academy

members

supervised

the

design

of

the

award

trophy

by

printing

the

design

on

a

scroll

6

In

need

of

a

model

for

his

statuette

Gibbons

was

introduced

by

his

future

wife

Dolores

del

R

o

to

Mexican

film

director

and

actor

Emilio

El

Indio

Fern

ndez

Reluctant

at

first

Fern

ndez

was

finally

convinced

to

pose

nude

to

create

what

today

is

known

as

the

Oscar

Then

sculptor

George

Stanley

who

also

did

the

Muse

Fountain

7

at

the

Hollywood

Bowl

sculpted

Gibbons

s

design

in

clay

and

Sachin

Smith

cast

the

statuette

in

92

5

percent

tin

and

7

5

percent

copper

and

then

gold

plated

it

The

only

addition

to

the

Oscar

since

it

was

created

is

a

minor

streamlining

of

the

base

The

original

Oscar

mold

was

cast

in

1928

at

the

C

W

Shumway

amp

Sons

Foundry

in

Batavia

Illinois

which

also

contributed

to

casting

the

molds

for

the

Vince

Lombardi

Trophy

and

Emmy

Awards

statuettes

Since

1983

8

approximately

50

Oscars

are

made

each

year

in

Chicago

by

Illinois

manufacturer

R

S

Owens

amp

Company

9

In

support

of

the

American

effort

in

World

War

II

the

statuettes

were

made

of

plaster

and

were

traded

in

for

gold

ones

after

the

war

had

ended

10

NamingThe

root

of

the

name

Oscar

is

contested

One

biography

of

Bette

Davis

claims

that

she

named

the

Oscar

after

her

first

husband

band

leader

Harmon

Oscar

Nelson

11

one

of

the

earliest

mentions

in

print

of

the

term

Oscar

dates

back

to

a

Time

magazine

article

about

the

1934

6th

Academy

Awards

12

Walt

Disney

is

also

quoted

as

thanking

the

Academy

for

his

Oscar

as

early

as

1932

Another

claimed

origin

is

that

the

Academy

s

Executive

Secretary

Margaret

Herrick

first

saw

the

award

in

1931

and

made

reference

to

the

statuette

s

reminding

her

of

her

Uncle

Oscar

a

nickname

for

her

cousin

Oscar

Pierce

13

Columnist

Sidney

Skolsky

was

present

during

Herrick

s

naming

and

seized

the

name

in

his

byline

Employees

have

affectionately

dubbed

their

famous

statuette

Oscar

14

The

trophy

was

officially

dubbed

the

Oscar

in

1939

by

the

Academy

of

Motion

Pictures

Arts

and

Sciences

15

Another

legend

reports

that

the

Norwegian

American

Eleanor

Lilleberg

executive

secretary

to

Louis

B

Mayer

saw

the

first

statuette

and

exclaimed

It

looks

like

King

Oscar

II

16

At

the

end

of

the

day

she

asked

What

should

we

do

with

Oscar

put

him

in

the

vault

and

the

name

stuck

Ownership

of

Oscar

statuettesSince

1950

the

statuettes

have

been

legally

encumbered

by

the

requirement

that

neither

winners

nor

their

heirs

may

sell

the

statuettes

without

first

offering

to

sell

them

back

to

the

Academy

for

US

1

If

a

winner

refuses

to

agree

to

this

stipulation

then

the

Academy

keeps

the

statuette

Academy

Awards

not

protected

by

this

agreement

have

been

sold

in

public

auctions

and

private

deals

for

six

figure

sums

17

In

December

2011

Orson

Welles

1941

Oscar

for

Citizen

Kane

was

put

up

for

auction

after

his

heirs

won

a

2004

court

decision

that

Welles

did

not

sign

any

agreement

to

return

the

statue

to

the

Academy

18

While

the

Oscar

is

under

the

ownership

of

the

recipient

it

is

essentially

not

on

the

open

market

19

The

case

of

Michael

Todd

s

grandson

trying

to

sell

Todd

s

Oscar

statuette

illustrates

that

there

are

some

who

do

not

agree

with

this

idea

When

Todd

s

grandson

attempted

to

sell

Todd

s

Oscar

statuette

to

a

movie

prop

collector

the

Academy

won

the

legal

battle

by

getting

a

permanent

injunction

Although

Oscar

sales

transactions

have

been

successful

some

buyers

have

subsequently

returned

the

statuettes

to

the

Academy

which

keeps

them

in

its

treasury

20

NominationSince

2004

Academy

Award

nomination

results

have

been

announced

to

the

public

in

late

January

Prior

to

2004

nomination

results

were

announced

publicly

in

early

February

VotersThe

Academy

of

Motion

Picture

Arts

and

Sciences

AMPAS

a

professional

honorary

organization

maintains

a

voting

membership

of

5

783

as

of

2012

update

21

Academy

membership

is

divided

into

different

branches

with

each

representing

a

different

discipline

in

film

production

Actors

constitute

the

largest

voting

bloc

numbering

1

311

members

22

percent

of

the

Academy

s

composition

Votes

have

been

certified

by

the

auditing

firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers

and

its

predecessor

Price

Waterhouse

for

the

past

73

annual

awards

ceremonies

22

All

AMPAS

members

must

be

invited

to

join

by

the

Board

of

Governors

on

behalf

of

Academy

Branch

Executive

Committees

Membership

eligibility

may

be

achieved

by

a

competitive

nomination

or

a

member

may

submit

a

name

based

on

other

significant

contribution

to

the

field

of

motion

pictures

New

membership

proposals

are

considered

annually

The

Academy

does

not

publicly

disclose

its

membership

although

as

recently

as

2007

press

releases

have

announced

the

names

of

those

who

have

been

invited

to

join

The

2007

release

also

stated

that

it

has

just

under

6

000

voting

members

While

the

membership

had

been

growing

stricter

policies

have

kept

its

size

steady

since

then

23

RulesCurrently

according

to

Rules

2

and

3

of

the

official

Academy

Awards

Rules

a

film

must

open

in

the

previous

calendar

year

from

midnight

at

the

start

of

January

1

to

midnight

at

the

end

of

December

31

in

Los

Angeles

County

California

to

qualify

except

for

the

Best

Foreign

Language

Film

24

For

example

the

2010

Best

Picture

winner

The

Hurt

Locker

was

actually

first

released

in

2008

but

did

not

qualify

for

the

2009

awards

as

it

did

not

play

its

Oscar

qualifying

run

in

Los

Angeles

until

mid

2009

thus

qualifying

for

the

2010

awards

Rule

2

states

that

a

film

must

be

feature

length

defined

as

a

minimum

of

40minutes

except

for

short

subject

awards

and

it

must

exist

either

on

a

35

mm

or

70

mm

film

print

or

in

24frame

s

or

48frame

s

progressive

scan

digital

cinema

format

with

native

resolution

not

less

than

1280x720

Producers

must

submit

an

Official

Screen

Credits

online

form

before

the

deadline

in

case

it

is

not

submitted

by

the

defined

deadline

the

film

will

be

ineligible

for

Academy

Awards

in

any

year

The

form

includes

the

production

credits

for

all

related

categories

Then

each

form

is

checked

and

put

in

a

Reminder

List

of

Eligible

Releases

In

late

December

ballots

and

copies

of

the

Reminder

List

of

Eligible

Releases

are

mailed

to

around

6000

active

members

For

most

categories

members

from

each

of

the

branches

vote

to

determine

the

nominees

only

in

their

respective

categories

i

e

only

directors

vote

for

directors

writers

for

writers

actors

for

actors

etc

There

are

some

exceptions

in

the

case

of

certain

categories

like

Foreign

Film

Documentary

and

Animated

Feature

Film

in

which

movies

are

selected

by

special

screening

committees

made

up

of

members

from

all

branches

In

the

special

case

of

Best

Picture

all

voting

members

are

eligible

to

select

the

nominees

for

that

category

Foreign

films

must

include

English

subtitles

and

each

country

can

submit

only

one

film

per

year

25

The

members

of

the

various

branches

nominate

those

in

their

respective

fields

while

all

members

may

submit

nominees

for

Best

Picture

The

winners

are

then

determined

by

a

second

round

of

voting

in

which

all

members

are

then

allowed

to

vote

in

most

categories

including

Best

Picture

26

Ceremony

Telecast31st

Academy

Awards

Presentations

Pantages

Theater

Hollywood

195981st

Academy

Awards

Presentations

Hollywood

and

Highland

Hollywood

2009The

major

awards

are

presented

at

a

live

televised

ceremony

most

commonly

in

February

or

March

following

the

relevant

calendar

year

and

six

weeks

after

the

announcement

of

the

nominees

It

is

the

culmination

of

the

film

awards

season

which

usually

begins

during

November

or

December

of

the

previous

year

This

is

an

elaborate

extravaganza

with

the

invited

guests

walking

up

the

red

carpet

in

the

creations

of

the

most

prominent

fashion

designers

of

the

day

Black

tie

dress

is

the

most

common

outfit

for

men

although

fashion

may

dictate

not

wearing

a

bow

tie

and

musical

performers

sometimes

do

not

adhere

to

this

The

artists

who

recorded

the

nominees

for

Best

Original

Song

quite

often

perform

those

songs

live

at

the

awards

ceremony

and

the

fact

that

they

are

performing

is

often

used

to

promote

the

television

broadcast

The

Academy

Awards

is

televised

live

across

the

United

States

excluding

Hawaii

they

aired

live

for

the

first

time

in

Alaska

in

2011

Canada

the

United

Kingdom

and

gathers

millions

of

viewers

elsewhere

throughout

the

world

27

The

2007

ceremony

was

watched

by

more

than

40

million

Americans

28

Other

awards

ceremonies

such

as

the

Emmys

Golden

Globes

and

Grammys

are

broadcast

live

in

the

East

Coast

but

are

on

tape

delay

in

the

West

Coast

and

might

not

air

on

the

same

day

outside

North

America

if

the

awards

are

even

televised

The

Academy

has

for

several

years

claimed

that

the

award

show

has

up

to

a

billion

viewers

internationally

but

this

has

so

far

not

been

confirmed

by

any

independent

sources

The

Awards

show

was

first

televised

on

NBC

in

1953

NBC

continued

to

broadcast

the

event

until

1960

when

the

ABC

Network

took

over

televising

the

festivities

through

1970

after

which

NBC

resumed

the

broadcasts

ABC

once

again

took

over

broadcast

duties

in

1976

it

is

under

contract

to

do

so

through

the

year

2020

29

After

more

than

sixty

years

of

being

held

in

late

March

or

early

April

the

ceremonies

were

moved

up

to

late

February

or

early

March

starting

in

2004

to

help

disrupt

and

shorten

the

intense

lobbying

and

ad

campaigns

associated

with

Oscar

season

in

the

film

industry

Another

reason

was

because

of

the

growing

TV

ratings

success

of

the

NCAA

Men

s

Division

I

Basketball

Championship

which

would

cut

into

the

Academy

Awards

audience

The

earlier

date

is

also

to

the

advantage

of

ABC

as

it

now

usually

occurs

during

the

highly

profitable

and

important

February

sweeps

period

Some

years

the

ceremony

is

moved

into

early

March

in

deference

to

the

Winter

Olympics

Advertising

is

somewhat

restricted

however

as

traditionally

no

movie

studios

or

competitors

of

official

Academy

Award

sponsors

may

advertise

during

the

telecast

The

Awards

show

holds

the

distinction

of

having

won

the

most

Emmys

in

history

with

47

wins

and

195

nominations

30

After

many

years

of

being

held

on

Mondays

at

9

00p

m

Eastern

6

00

p

m

Pacific

in

1999

the

ceremonies

were

moved

to

Sundays

at

8

30p

m

Eastern

5

30p

m

Pacific

31

The

reasons

given

for

the

move

were

that

more

viewers

would

tune

in

on

Sundays

that

Los

Angeles

rush

hour

traffic

jams

could

be

avoided

and

that

an

earlier

start

time

would

allow

viewers

on

the

East

Coast

to

go

to

bed

earlier

32

For

many

years

the

film

industry

had

opposed

a

Sunday

broadcast

because

it

would

cut

into

the

weekend

box

office

33

On

March

30

1981

the

awards

ceremony

was

postponed

for

one

day

after

the

shooting

of

President

Ronald

Reagan

and

others

in

Washington

D

C

In

1993

an

In

Memoriam

segment

was

introduced

34

honoring

those

who

had

made

a

significant

contribution

to

cinema

who

had

died

in

the

preceding

12

months

a

selection

compiled

by

a

small

committee

of

Academy

members

35

This

segment

has

drawn

criticism

over

the

years

for

the

omission

of

some

names

In

2010

the

organizers

of

the

Academy

Awards

announced

that

winners

acceptance

speeches

must

not

run

past

45seconds

This

according

to

organizer

Bill

Mechanic

was

to

ensure

the

elimination

of

what

he

termed

the

single

most

hated

thing

on

the

show

overly

long

and

embarrassing

displays

of

emotion

36

The

Academy

has

also

had

recent

discussions

about

moving

the

ceremony

even

further

back

into

January

citing

TV

viewers

fatigue

with

the

film

industry

s

long

awards

season

But

such

an

accelerated

schedule

would

dramatically

decrease

the

voting

period

for

its

members

to

the

point

where

some

voters

would

only

have

time

to

view

the

contending

films

streamed

on

their

computers

as

opposed

to

traditionally

receiving

the

films

and

ballots

in

the

mail

Also

a

January

ceremony

may

have

to

compete

with

National

Football

League

playoff

games

37

Awards

ceremoniesThe

following

is

a

listing

of

all

Academy

Awards

ceremonies

since

1929

38

39

40

CeremonyDateBest

Picture

winnerLength

of

broadcastNumber

of

viewersRatingHost

s

Venue1st

Academy

AwardsMay

16

1929WingsNo

broadcast

Douglas

Fairbanks

William

C

deMilleHollywood

Roosevelt

Hotel2nd

Academy

AwardsApril

3

1930broadway

The

Broadway

Melody

William

C

deMilleAmbassador

Hotel

Millennium

Biltmore

Hotel3rd

Academy

AwardsNovember

5

1930All

Quiet

on

the

Western

Front

Conrad

NagelAmbassador

Hotel

Millennium

Biltmore

Hotel4th

Academy

AwardsNovember

10

1931Cimarron

Lawrence

GrantAmbassador

Hotel

Millennium

Biltmore

Hotel5th

Academy

AwardsNovember

18

1932Grand

Hotel

Lionel

Barrymore

Conrad

NagelAmbassador

Hotel

Millennium

Biltmore

Hotel6th

Academy

AwardsMarch

16

1934Cavalcade

Will

RogersAmbassador

Hotel

Millennium

Biltmore

Hotel7th

Academy

AwardsFebruary

27

1935It

Happened

One

Night

Irvin

S

CobbAmbassador

Hotel

Millennium

Biltmore

Hotel8th

Academy

AwardsMarch

5

1936Mutiny

on

the

Bounty

Frank

CapraAmbassador

Hotel

Millennium

Biltmore

Hotel9th

Academy

AwardsMarch

4

1937great

z

The

Great

Ziegfeld

George

JesselAmbassador

Hotel

Millennium

Biltmore

Hotel10th

Academy

AwardsMarch

10

1938life

of

emile

The

Life

of

Emile

Zola

Bob

BurnsAmbassador

Hotel

Millennium

Biltmore

Hotel11th

Academy

AwardsFebruary

23

1939You

Can

t

Take

It

With

You

NoneAmbassador

Hotel

Millennium

Biltmore

Hotel12th

Academy

AwardsFebruary

29

1940Gone

with

the

Wind

Bob

HopeAmbassador

Hotel

Millennium

Biltmore

Hotel13th

Academy

AwardsFebruary

27

1941Rebecca

Bob

HopeAmbassador

Hotel

Millennium

Biltmore

Hotel14th

Academy

AwardsFebruary

26

1942How

Green

Was

My

Valley

NoneAmbassador

Hotel

Millennium

Biltmore

Hotel15th

Academy

AwardsMarch

4

1943Mrs

Miniver

Bob

HopeAmbassador

Hotel

Millennium

Biltmore

Hotel16th

Academy

AwardsMarch

2

1944Casablanca

Jack

BennyGrauman

s

Chinese

Theater17th

Academy

AwardsMarch

15

1945Going

My

Way

Bob

Hope

John

CromwellGrauman

s

Chinese

Theater18th

Academy

AwardsMarch

7

1946lost

w

The

Lost

Weekend

Bob

Hope

James

StewartGrauman

s

Chinese

Theater19th

Academy

AwardsMarch

13

1947best

years

The

Best

Years

of

Our

Lives

Jack

BennyShrine

Auditorium20th

Academy

AwardsMarch

20

1948Gentleman

s

Agreement

Agnes

Moorehead

Dick

PowellShrine

Auditorium21st

Academy

AwardsMarch

24

1949Hamlet

Robert

MontgomeryPantages

Theatre22nd

Academy

AwardsMarch

23

1950All

the

King

s

Men

Paul

DouglasPantages

Theatre23rd

Academy

AwardsMarch

29

1951All

About

Eve

Fred

AstairePantages

Theatre24th

Academy

AwardsMarch

20

1952american

in

p

An

American

in

Paris

Danny

KayePantages

Theatre25th

Academy

AwardsMarch

19

1953greatest

show

The

Greatest

Show

on

Earth

40

million

Bob

Hope

Conrad

NagelNBC

International

Theatre26th

Academy

AwardsMarch

25

1954From

Here

to

Eternity

43

million

Donald

O

Connor

Fredric

MarchNBC

Century

Theatre27th

Academy

AwardsMarch

30

1955On

the

Waterfront

Bob

Hope

Thelma

RitterNBC

Century

Theatre28th

Academy

AwardsMarch

21

1956Marty

Jerry

Lewis

Claudette

Colbert

Joseph

L

MankiewiczNBC

Century

Theatre29th

Academy

AwardsMarch

27

1957Around

the

World

in

80

Days

Jerry

Lewis

Celeste

HolmNBC

Century

Theatre30th

Academy

AwardsMarch

26

1958bridge

The

Bridge

on

the

River

Kwai

Bob

Hope

David

Niven

James

Stewart

Jack

Lemmon

Rosalind

RussellPantages

Theatre31st

Academy

AwardsApril

6

1959Gigi

Bob

Hope

David

Niven

Tony

Randall

Mort

Sahl

Laurence

Olivier

Jerry

LewisPantages

Theatre32nd

Academy

AwardsApril

4

1960Ben

Hur1

hour

40

minutes

Bob

HopePantages

Theatre33rd

Academy

AwardsApril

17

1961apartment

The

Apartment

Bob

HopeSanta

Monica

Civic

Auditorium34th

Academy

AwardsApril

9

1962West

Side

Story2

hours

10

minutes

Bob

HopeSanta

Monica

Civic

Auditorium35th

Academy

AwardsApril

8

1963Lawrence

of

Arabia

Frank

SinatraSanta

Monica

Civic

Auditorium36th

Academy

AwardsApril

13

1964Tom

Jones

Jack

LemmonSanta

Monica

Civic

Auditorium37th

Academy

AwardsApril

5

1965My

Fair

Lady

Bob

HopeSanta

Monica

Civic

Auditorium38th

Academy

AwardsApril

18

1966sound

of

m

The

Sound

of

Music

Bob

HopeSanta

Monica

Civic

Auditorium39th

Academy

AwardsApril

10

1967man

for

all

A

Man

for

All

Seasons2

hours

31

minutes

Bob

HopeSanta

Monica

Civic

Auditorium40th

Academy

AwardsApril

10

1968In

the

Heat

of

the

Night

Bob

HopeSanta

Monica

Civic

Auditorium41st

Academy

AwardsApril

14

1969Oliver

NoneDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion42nd

Academy

AwardsApril

7

1970Midnight

Cowboy2

hours

25

minutes

43

40NoneDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion43rd

Academy

AwardsApril

15

1971Patton

NoneDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion44th

Academy

AwardsApril

10

1972french

The

French

Connection

Helen

Hayes

Alan

King

Sammy

Davis

Jr

Jack

LemmonDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion45th

Academy

AwardsMarch

27

1973godfather1

The

Godfather2

hours

38

minutes

Carol

Burnett

Michael

Caine

Charlton

Heston

Rock

HudsonDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion46th

Academy

AwardsApril

2

1974sting

The

Sting3

hours

23

minutes

John

Huston

Burt

Reynolds

David

Niven

Diana

RossDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion47th

Academy

AwardsApril

8

1975godfather2

The

Godfather

Part

II3

hours

20

minutes

Sammy

Davis

Jr

Bob

Hope

Shirley

MacLaine

Frank

SinatraDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion48th

Academy

AwardsMarch

29

1976One

Flew

Over

the

Cuckoo

s

Nest3

hours

12

minutes

Goldie

Hawn

Gene

Kelly

Walter

Matthau

George

Segal

Robert

ShawDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion49th

Academy

AwardsMarch

28

1977Rocky3

hours

38

minutes

Warren

Beatty

Ellen

Burstyn

Jane

Fonda

Richard

PryorDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion50th

Academy

AwardsApril

3

1978Annie

Hall3

hours

30

minutes39

73

million31

10Bob

HopeDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion51st

Academy

AwardsApril

9

1979deer

hunter

The

Deer

Hunter3

hours

25

minutes

Johnny

CarsonDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion52nd

Academy

AwardsApril

14

1980Kramer

vs

Kramer3

hours

12

minutes

Johnny

CarsonDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion53rd

Academy

AwardsMarch

31

1981Ordinary

People3

hours

13

minutes

Johnny

CarsonDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion54th

Academy

AwardsMarch

29

1982Chariots

of

Fire3

hours

24

minutes

Johnny

CarsonDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion55th

Academy

AwardsApril

11

1983Gandhi3

hours

15

minutes

Liza

Minnelli

Dudley

Moore

Richard

Pryor

Walter

MatthauDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion56th

Academy

AwardsApril

9

1984Terms

of

Endearment3

hours

42

minutes

38

00Johnny

CarsonDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion57th

Academy

AwardsMarch

25

1985Amadeus3

hours

10

minutes

Jack

LemmonDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion58th

Academy

AwardsMarch

24

1986Out

of

Africa3

hours

02

minutes38

65

million25

71Alan

Alda

Jane

Fonda

Robin

WilliamsDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion59th

Academy

AwardsMarch

30

1987Platoon3

hours

19

minutes39

72

million25

94Chevy

Chase

Goldie

Hawn

Paul

HoganDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion60th

Academy

AwardsApril

11

1988last

emperor

The

Last

Emperor3

hours

33

minutes42

04

million27

80Chevy

ChaseShrine

Auditorium61st

Academy

AwardsMarch

29

1989Rain

Man3

hours

19

minutes42

77

million28

41NoneShrine

Auditorium62nd

Academy

AwardsMarch

26

1990Driving

Miss

Daisy3

hours

37

minutes40

22

million26

42Billy

CrystalDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion63rd

Academy

AwardsMarch

25

1991Dances

with

Wolves3

hours

35

minutes42

79

million28

06Billy

CrystalShrine

Auditorium64th

Academy

AwardsMarch

30

1992silence

of

The

Silence

of

the

Lambs3

hours

33

minutes44

44

million29

84Billy

CrystalDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion65th

Academy

AwardsMarch

29

1993Unforgiven3

hours

30

minutes45

84

million32

85Billy

CrystalDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion66th

Academy

AwardsMarch

21

1994Schindler

s

List3

hours

18

minutes46

26

million31

86Whoopi

GoldbergDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion67th

Academy

AwardsMarch

27

1995Forrest

Gump3

hours

35

minutes48

87

million33

47David

LettermanShrine

Auditorium68th

Academy

AwardsMarch

25

1996Braveheart3

hours

38

minutes44

81

million30

48Whoopi

GoldbergDorothy

Chandler

Pavilion69th

Academy

AwardsMarch

24

1997english

The

English

Patient3

hours

34

minutes40

83

million25

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23

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21

1999Shakespeare

in

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Chandler

Pavilion72nd

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26

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Beauty4

hours

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53

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25

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93

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24

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hours

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Theatre75th

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23

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29

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hours

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56

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27

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Theatre78th

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5

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25

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Theatre80th

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24

2008No

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22

2009Slumdog

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Theatre82nd

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7

2010hurt

locker

The

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hours

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Martin

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the

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has

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in

a

bigger

haul

when

box

office

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are

favored

to

win

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Picture

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than

57

25

million

viewers

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to

the

telecast

for

the

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in

1998

the

year

of

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which

generated

close

to

US

600

million

at

the

North

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box

office

pre

Oscars

42

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76th

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ceremony

in

which

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of

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368

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received

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including

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drew

43

56

million

viewers

43

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most

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ceremony

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Nielsen

ratings

to

date

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was

the

42nd

Academy

Awards

Best

Picture

Midnight

Cowboy

which

drew

a

43

4

household

rating

on

April

7

1970

44

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contrast

ceremonies

honoring

films

that

have

not

performed

well

at

the

box

office

tend

to

show

weaker

ratings

The

78th

Academy

Awards

which

awarded

low

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film

Crash

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a

pre

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of

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53

4

million

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of

38

64

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a

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of

22

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2008

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telecast

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by

31

76

million

viewers

on

average

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an

18

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household

rating

the

lowest

rated

and

least

watched

ceremony

to

date

in

spite

of

celebrating

80

years

of

the

Academy

Awards

46

The

Best

Picture

winner

of

that

particular

ceremony

was

another

low

budget

independently

financed

film

No

Country

for

Old

Men

VenuesPantages

Theatre

2008In

1929

the

first

Academy

Awards

were

presented

at

a

banquet

dinner

at

the

Hollywood

Roosevelt

Hotel

From

1930

1943

the

ceremony

alternated

between

two

venues

the

Ambassador

Hotel

in

Hollywood

and

the

Biltmore

Hotel

in

downtown

Los

Angeles

Grauman

s

Chinese

Theater

in

Hollywood

then

hosted

the

awards

from

1944

to

1946

followed

by

the

Shrine

Auditorium

in

Los

Angeles

from

1947

to

1948

The

21st

Academy

Awards

in

1949

were

held

at

the

Academy

Award

Theater

at

what

was

the

Academy

s

headquarters

on

Melrose

Avenue

in

Hollywood

47

From

1950

to

1960

the

awards

were

presented

at

Hollywood

s

Pantages

Theatre

With

the

advent

of

television

the

1953

1957

awards

took

place

simultaneously

in

Hollywood

and

New

York

first

at

the

NBC

International

Theatre

1953

and

then

at

the

NBC

Century

Theatre

1954

1957

after

which

the

ceremony

took

place

solely

in

Los

Angeles

The

Oscars

moved

to

the

Santa

Monica

Civic

Auditorium

in

Santa

Monica

California

in

1961

By

1969

the

Academy

decided

to

move

the

ceremonies

back

to

Los

Angeles

this

time

to

the

Dorothy

Chandler

Pavilion

at

the

Los

Angeles

County

Music

Center

In

2002

Hollywood

s

Kodak

Theatre

became

the

permanent

home

of

the

award

ceremonies

Academy

Awards

of

Merit

Current

awardsBest

Actor

in

a

Leading

Role

since

1928Best

Actor

in

a

Supporting

Role

since

1936Best

Actress

in

a

Leading

Role

since

1928Best

Actress

in

a

Supporting

Role

since

1936Best

Animated

Film

since

2001Best

Animated

Short

Film

since

1931Best

Art

Direction

since

1928Best

Cinematography

since

1928Best

Costume

Design

since

1948Best

Director

since

1928Best

Documentary

Feature

since

1943Best

Documentary

Short

since

1941Best

Film

Editing

since

1935Best

Foreign

Language

Film

since

1947Best

Live

Action

Short

Film

since

1931Best

Makeup

since

1981Best

Original

Score

since

1934Best

Original

Song

since

1934Best

Picture

since

1928Best

Sound

Editing

since

1963Best

Sound

Mixing

since

1930Best

Visual

Effects

since

1939Best

Adapted

Screenplay

since

1928Best

Original

Screenplay

since

1940In

the

first

year

of

the

awards

the

Best

Director

award

was

split

into

two

separate

categories

Drama

and

Comedy

At

times

the

Best

Original

Score

award

has

also

been

split

into

separate

categories

Drama

and

Comedy

Musical

From

the

1930s

through

the

1960s

the

Art

Direction

Cinematography

and

Costume

Design

awards

were

likewise

split

into

two

separate

categories

black

and

white

films

and

color

films

Another

award

entitled

the

Academy

Award

for

Best

Original

Musical

is

still

in

the

Academy

rulebooks

and

has

yet

to

be

retired

However

due

to

continuous

insufficient

eligibility

each

year

it

has

not

been

awarded

since

1984

when

Purple

Rain

won

48

Retired

awardsBest

Assistant

Director

1933

to

1937Best

Dance

Direction

1935

to

1937Best

Engineering

Effects

1928

onlyBest

Original

Musical

or

Comedy

Score

1995

to

1999Best

Original

Story

1928

to

1956Best

Score

Adaptation

or

Treatment

1962

to

1969

1973Best

Short

Film

Color

1936

and

1937Best

Short

Film

Live

Action

2

Reels

1936

to

1956Best

Short

Film

Novelty

1932

to

1935Best

Title

Writing

1928

onlyBest

Unique

and

Artistic

Quality

of

Production

1928

only

Proposed

awardsThe

Board

of

Governors

meets

each

year

and

considers

new

awards

To

date

the

following

proposed

awards

have

not

been

approved

Best

Casting

rejected

in

1999Best

Stunt

Coordination

rejected

in

1999

rejected

in

2005

49

rejected

in

2011

50

Best

Title

Design

rejected

in

1999

Special

Academy

AwardsThese

awards

are

voted

on

by

special

committees

rather

than

by

the

Academy

membership

as

a

whole

but

the

individual

selected

to

receive

the

special

award

may

decline

the

offer

They

are

not

always

presented

on

a

consistent

annual

basis

Current

special

awardsAcademy

Honorary

Award

since

1929Academy

Scientific

and

Technical

Award

since

1931Gordon

E

Sawyer

Award

since

1981Jean

Hersholt

Humanitarian

Award

since

1956Irving

G

Thalberg

Memorial

Award

since

1938

Retired

special

awardsAcademy

Juvenile

Award

1934

to

1960Academy

Special

Achievement

Award

1972

to

1995

CriticismDue

to

the

positive

exposure

and

prestige

of

the

Academy

Awards

studios

spend

millions

of

dollars

and

hire

publicists

specifically

to

promote

their

films

during

what

is

typically

called

the

Oscar

season

This

has

generated

accusations

of

the

Academy

Awards

being

influenced

more

by

marketing

than

quality

William

Friedkin

an

Academy

Award

winning

film

director

and

former

producer

of

the

ceremony

expressed

this

sentiment

at

a

conference

in

New

York

in

2009

describing

it

as

the

greatest

promotion

scheme

that

any

industry

ever

devised

for

itself

51

In

addition

some

winners

critical

of

the

Academy

Awards

have

boycotted

the

ceremonies

and

refused

to

accept

their

Oscars

The

first

to

do

so

was

Dudley

Nichols

Best

Writing

in

1935

for

The

Informer

Nichols

boycotted

the

8th

Academy

Awards

ceremony

because

of

conflicts

between

the

Academy

and

the

Writers

Guild

52

George

C

Scott

became

the

second

person

to

refuse

his

award

Best

Actor

in

1970

for

Patton

at

the

43rd

Academy

Awards

ceremony

Scott

described

it

as

a

meat

parade

saying

I

don

t

want

any

part

of

it

53

54

55

The

third

winner

Marlon

Brando

refused

his

award

Best

Actor

in

1972

for

The

Godfather

citing

the

film

industry

s

discrimination

and

mistreatment

of

Native

Americans

At

the

45th

Academy

Awards

ceremony

Brando

sent

Sacheen

Littlefeather

to

read

a

15

page

speech

detailing

his

criticisms

52

Tim

Dirks

editor

of

AMC

s

filmsite

org

has

written

of

the

Academy

Awards

Unfortunately

the

critical

worth

artistic

vision

cultural

influence

and

innovative

qualities

of

many

films

are

not

given

the

same

voting

weight

Especially

since

the

1980s

moneymaking

formula

made

blockbusters

with

glossy

production

values

have

often

been

crowd

pleasing

titans

and

Best

Picture

winners

but

they

haven

t

necessarily

been

great

films

with

depth

or

critical

acclaim

by

any

measure

56

Acting

prizes

in

certain

years

have

been

criticized

for

not

recognizing

superior

performances

so

much

as

being

awarded

for

sentimental

reasons

57

personal

popularity

58

atonement

for

past

mistakes

59

or

presented

as

a

career

honor

to

recognize

a

distinguished

nominee

s

entire

body

of

work

60

Associated

eventsThe

following

events

are

closely

associated

with

the

annual

Academy

Awards

ceremony

Governors

AwardsThe

25th

Independent

Spirit

Awards

in

2010

usually

held

in

Santa

Monica

the

Saturday

before

the

Oscars

marked

the

first

time

it

was

moved

to

a

Friday

and

a

change

of

venue

to

L

A

Live

the

newly

built

entertainment

complex

developed

in

Downtown

Los

Angeles

The

8th

annual

Night

Before

traditionally

held

at

the

Beverly

Hills

Hotel

eight

years

running

in

2010

and

generally

known

as

THE

party

of

the

season

benefits

the

Motion

Picture

and

Television

Fund

which

operates

a

retirement

home

for

SAG

actors

in

the

San

Fernando

Valley

Elton

John

AIDS

Foundation

Academy

Award

Party

airs

the

awards

live

at

the

nearby

Pacific

Design

Center

The

Governors

Ball

is

the

Academy

s

official

after

party

including

dinner

and

is

held

adjacent

to

the

awards

presentation

venue

The

Vanity

Fair

after

party

historically

held

at

the

former

Morton

s

restaurant

is

now

for

the

2nd

year

when

at

the

Sunset

Towers

See

alsoBook

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PictureWikipedia

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of

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filmOscar

season

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the

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Awards

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of

Motion

Picture

Arts

and

Sciences

Archived

from

the

original

on

April

7

2007

http

web

archive

org

web

20070407234926

http

www

oscars

org

aboutacademyawards

index

html

Retrieved

April

13

2007

Essex

Andrew

May

14

1999

The

Birth

of

Oscar

Entertainment

Weekly

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www

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com

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0

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March

2

2011

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of

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of

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and

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http

www

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academyawards

about

history

html

A

Brief

History

of

the

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Academy

of

Motion

Picture

Arts

and

Sciences

http

www

oscars

org

awards

academyawards

about

awards

oscar

html

Retrieved

January

23

2012

Oscar

Statuette

Legacy

Academy

of

Motion

Picture

Arts

and

Sciences

http

www

oscars

org

awards

academyawards

about

awards

oscar

html

pn

statuette

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April

13

2007

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to

Commemorate

Oscar

Designer

Cedric

Gibbons

Press

release

Academy

of

Motion

Picture

Arts

and

Sciences

May

3

2007

http

www

oscars

org

press

pressreleases

2000

00

05

03

html

Retrieved

April

13

2007

Muse

Fountain

http

www

hollywoodbowl

com

about

history

cfm

Eladio

Gonzalez

sands

and

buffs

Oscar

3453

The

Boston

Globe

February

20

2009

http

www

boston

com

bigpicture

2009

02

at

work

html

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February

21

2009

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Don

January

27

2009

Oscar

3453

is

born

in

Chicago

factory

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from

the

original

on

January

27

2009

http

www

webcitation

org

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and

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Arts

and

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from

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on

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27

2007

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web

archive

org

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www

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com

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April

13

2007

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Internet

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http

www

imdb

com

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nm0000012

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April

13

2007

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March

26

1934

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time

com

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magazine

article

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in

The

Oxford

English

Dictionary

June

2008

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Revision

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2003

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and

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of

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York

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0

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of

King

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12

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for

sale

CNN

com

http

www

cnn

com

2011

12

12

showbiz

orson

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index

html

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December

12

2011

Lacey

Rose

February

28

2005

Psst

Wanna

Buy

An

Oscar

Forbes

http

www

forbes

com

2005

02

28

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lr

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April

13

2007

Levy

2003

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29

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Cohen

January

30

2008

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http

news

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com

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oscars

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20080130161309990001

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March

19

2008

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Finlay

March

3

2006

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men

who

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counting

on

Oscar

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LEER

lent

From

Wikipedia

the

free

encyclopediaJump

to

navigation

search

Cuaresma

redirects

here

For

other

uses

see

Quaresma

disambiguation

This

article

is

about

the

observance

of

Lent

in

Western

Christianity

For

Lent

in

Orthodox

Christianity

see

Great

Lent

For

other

uses

see

Lent

disambiguation

Acolytes

extinguishing

candles

on

an

altar

adorned

in

violet

for

Lent

Note

the

cross

and

statues

are

often

draped

in

violet

and

no

flowers

or

offerings

are

in

display

Ash

Wednesday

Minnesota

Lent

celebrants

carrying

out

a

street

procession

during

Holy

Week

The

violet

color

is

often

associated

with

penance

and

detachment

Similar

Catholic

penitential

practice

is

seen

in

other

countries

sometimes

associated

with

mortification

of

the

flesh

Granada

Nicaragua

Lent

also

known

as

Quadragesima

Latin

Forty

1

is

the

Christian

observance

of

the

liturgical

year

from

Ash

Wednesday

to

Easter

Sunday

The

traditional

purpose

of

Lent

is

the

penitential

preparation

of

the

believer

through

prayer

penance

repentance

almsgiving

and

self

denial

Its

institutional

purpose

is

heightened

in

the

annual

commemoration

of

Holy

Week

marking

the

Death

and

Resurrection

of

Jesus

which

recalls

the

events

of

the

Passion

of

Christ

on

Good

Friday

which

then

culminates

in

Easter

Sunday

marking

the

celebration

of

the

Resurrection

of

Jesus

Christ

During

Lenten

season

some

faithful

observants

generally

commit

to

a

form

of

fasting

or

temporarily

give

up

certain

types

of

luxury

Many

Roman

Catholic

and

some

Protestant

parishes

often

bare

their

altars

of

candles

flowers

and

other

devotional

offerings

while

Crucifixes

religious

statues

and

other

elaborate

religious

paraphernalia

are

often

veiled

in

violet

fabrics

in

pious

observance

of

this

event

Among

certain

pious

Catholic

countries

grand

processions

and

cultural

customs

are

observed

while

the

faithful

attempt

to

visit

seven

churches

during

Holy

Week

in

honor

of

Jesus

Christ

heading

to

Mount

Calvary

by

observing

the

Fourteen

Stations

of

the

Cross

According

to

the

Synoptic

gospels

of

Matthew

Mark

and

Luke

Jesus

spent

forty

days

fasting

in

the

desert

before

the

beginning

of

his

public

ministry

where

he

endured

temptation

by

Satan

2

3

Thus

Lent

is

described

as

being

forty

days

long

though

different

denominations

calculate

the

forty

days

differently

In

many

of

the

Christian

churches

Lent

is

regarded

as

being

forty

days

long

but

the

Sundays

between

Shrove

Tuesday

and

Easter

Sunday

are

not

typically

regarded

as

being

part

of

Lent

thus

the

date

of

Shrove

Tuesday

will

typically

be

slightly

more

than

forty

days

before

Easter

Sunday

This

event

along

with

its

pious

customs

are

observed

by

Roman

Catholics

Lutherans

Methodists

Presbyterians

Anglicans

and

some

Baptists

4

4

5

5

Lent

is

increasingly

being

observed

by

other

denominations

as

well

even

such

groups

that

have

historically

ignored

Lent

such

as

some

Baptists

and

Mennonites

6

Contents1

Duration2

Other

related

fasting

periods3

Etymology4

Associated

customs4

1

Pre

Lenten

festivals4

2

Fasting

and

abstinence5

Holy

days6

See

also7

References8

External

links

DurationMost

followers

of

Western

Christianity

observe

Lent

beginning

on

Ash

Wednesday

and

concluding

on

Holy

Thursday

3

7

The

six

Sundays

in

this

period

are

not

counted

because

each

one

represents

a

mini

Easter

a

celebration

of

Jesus

victory

over

sin

and

death

2

One

notable

exception

is

the

Archdiocese

of

Milan

which

follows

the

Ambrosian

Rite

and

observes

Lent

starting

on

the

Sunday

6

weeks

before

Easter

8

Since

the

Second

Vatican

Council

the

Roman

Catholic

Church

has

redefined

Good

Friday

into

Holy

Saturday

as

the

first

two

days

of

the

Easter

Triduum

rather

than

the

last

two

days

of

Lent

but

Lenten

observances

are

maintained

until

the

Easter

Vigil

In

those

churches

which

follow

the

Rite

of

Constantinople

e

g

Eastern

Orthodox

and

Eastern

Catholics

the

forty

days

of

Lent

are

counted

differently

also

the

date

of

Pascha

Easter

is

calculated

differently

in

the

East

than

in

the

West

see

Computus

The

fast

begins

on

Clean

Monday

and

Sundays

are

included

in

the

count

thus

counting

uninterruptedly

from

Clean

Monday

Great

Lent

ends

on

the

fortieth

consecutive

day

which

is

the

Friday

before

Palm

Sunday

The

days

of

Lazarus

Saturday

Palm

Sunday

and

Holy

Week

are

considered

a

distinct

period

of

fasting

For

more

detailed

information

about

the

Eastern

Christian

practice

of

Lent

see

the

article

Great

Lent

Among

Oriental

Orthodox

Christians

there

are

various

local

traditions

regarding

Lent

The

Coptic

Ethiopian

and

Eritrean

Orthodox

Churches

observe

eight

weeks

of

Lent

which

with

both

Saturdays

and

Sundays

exempt

has

forty

days

of

fasting

8

The

first

seven

days

of

the

fast

are

considered

by

some

to

be

an

optional

time

of

preparation

citation

needed

Others

attribute

these

seven

days

to

the

fast

of

Holofernes

who

asked

the

Syrian

Christians

to

fast

for

him

after

they

requested

his

assistance

to

repel

the

invading

pagan

Persians

Joyous

Saturday

and

the

week

preceding

it

are

counted

separately

from

the

forty

day

fast

in

accordance

with

the

Apostolic

Constitutions

giving

an

extra

eight

days

Other

related

fasting

periodsThe

number

forty

has

many

Biblical

references

the

forty

days

Moses

spent

on

Mount

Sinai

with

God

Exodus

24

18

the

forty

days

and

nights

Elijah

spent

walking

to

Mount

Horeb

1Kings

19

8

the

forty

days

and

nights

God

sent

rain

in

the

great

flood

of

Noah

Genesis

7

4

the

forty

years

the

Hebrew

people

wandered

in

the

desert

while

traveling

to

the

Promised

Land

Numbers

14

33

the

forty

days

Jonah

in

his

prophecy

of

judgment

gave

the

city

of

Nineveh

in

which

to

repent

Jonah

3

4

Jesus

retreated

into

the

wilderness

where

he

fasted

for

forty

days

and

was

tempted

by

the

devil

Matthew

4

1

2

Mark

1

12

13

Luke

4

1

2

He

overcame

all

three

of

Satan

s

temptations

by

citing

scripture

to

the

devil

at

which

point

the

devil

left

him

angels

ministered

to

Jesus

and

he

began

his

ministry

Jesus

further

said

that

his

disciples

should

fast

when

the

bridegroom

shall

be

taken

from

them

Matthew

9

15

a

reference

to

his

Passion

Since

presumably

the

Apostles

fasted

as

they

mourned

the

death

of

Jesus

Christians

have

traditionally

fasted

during

the

annual

commemoration

of

his

burial

It

is

the

traditional

belief

that

Jesus

lay

for

forty

hours

in

the

tomb

8

which

led

to

the

forty

hours

of

total

fast

that

preceded

the

Easter

celebration

in

the

early

Church

9

the

biblical

reference

to

three

days

in

the

tomb

is

understood

as

spanning

three

days

from

Friday

afternoon

to

early

Sunday

morning

rather

than

three

24

hour

periods

of

time

One

of

the

most

important

ceremonies

at

Easter

was

the

baptism

of

the

initiates

on

Easter

Eve

The

fast

was

initially

undertaken

by

the

catechumens

to

prepare

them

for

the

reception

of

this

sacrament

Later

the

period

of

fasting

from

Good

Friday

until

Easter

Day

was

extended

to

six

days

to

correspond

with

the

six

weeks

of

training

necessary

to

give

the

final

instruction

to

those

converts

who

were

to

be

baptized

Converts

to

Christianity

followed

a

strict

catechumenate

or

period

of

instruction

and

discipline

prior

to

baptism

In

Jerusalem

near

the

close

of

the

fourth

century

classes

were

held

throughout

Lent

for

three

hours

each

day

With

the

legalization

of

Christianity

by

the

Edict

of

Milan

and

its

later

imposition

as

the

state

religion

of

the

Roman

Empire

its

character

was

endangered

by

the

great

influx

of

new

members

In

response

the

Lenten

fast

and

practices

of

self

renunciation

were

required

annually

of

all

Christians

both

to

show

solidarity

with

the

catechumens

and

for

their

own

spiritual

benefit

EtymologyIn

Latin

the

term

quadragesima

translation

of

the

original

Greek

Tessarakost

the

fortieth

day

before

Easter

is

used

This

nomenclature

is

preserved

in

Romance

Slavic

and

Celtic

languages

for

example

Spanish

cuaresma

Portuguese

quaresma

French

car

me

Italian

quaresima

Romanian

p

resimi

Croatian

korizma

Irish

Carghas

and

Welsh

C

a

rawys

In

the

late

Middle

Ages

as

sermons

began

to

be

given

in

the

vernacular

instead

of

Latin

the

English

word

lent

was

adopted

This

word

initially

simply

meant

spring

as

in

the

German

language

Lenz

and

Dutch

lente

and

derives

from

the

Germanic

root

for

long

because

in

the

spring

the

days

visibly

lengthen

10

Associated

customsThere

are

traditionally

forty

days

in

Lent

which

are

marked

by

fasting

both

from

foods

and

festivities

and

by

other

acts

of

penance

The

three

traditional

practices

to

be

taken

up

with

renewed

vigour

during

Lent

are

prayer

justice

towards

God

fasting

justice

towards

self

and

almsgiving

justice

towards

neighbour

Today

some

people

give

up

a

vice

of

theirs

add

something

that

will

bring

them

closer

to

God

and

often

give

the

time

or

money

spent

doing

that

to

charitable

purposes

or

organizations

11

In

many

liturgical

Christian

denominations

Good

Friday

Holy

Saturday

and

Easter

Sunday

form

the

Easter

Triduum

12

Lent

is

a

season

of

grief

that

necessarily

ends

with

a

great

celebration

of

Easter

It

is

known

in

Eastern

Orthodox

circles

as

the

season

of

Bright

Sadness

It

is

a

season

of

sorrowful

reflection

which

is

punctuated

by

breaks

in

the

fast

on

Sundays

In

the

Roman

Catholic

Mass

Lutheran

Divine

Service

and

Anglican

Eucharist

the

Gloria

in

Excelsis

Deo

is

not

sung

during

the

Lenten

season

disappearing

on

Ash

Wednesday

and

not

returning

until

the

moment

of

the

Resurrection

during

the

Easter

Vigil

On

major

feast

days

the

Gloria

in

Excelsis

Deo

is

recited

but

this

in

no

way

diminishes

the

penitential

character

of

the

season

it

simply

reflects

the

joyful

character

of

the

Mass

of

the

day

in

question

It

is

also

used

in

the

Mass

of

the

Lord

s

Supper

Likewise

the

Alleluia

is

not

sung

during

Lent

it

is

replaced

before

the

Gospel

reading

by

a

seasonal

acclamation

In

the

pre

1970

form

of

the

Roman

Rite

omission

of

the

Alleluia

begins

with

Septuagesima

In

the

Byzantine

Rite

the

Gloria

Great

Doxology

continues

to

be

used

in

its

normal

place

in

the

Matins

service

and

the

Alleluia

appears

all

the

more

frequently

replacing

God

is

the

Lord

at

Matins

In

pre

1970

forms

of

the

Roman

Rite

the

last

two

weeks

of

Lent

are

known

as

Passiontide

a

period

beginning

on

the

Fifth

Sunday

in

Lent

which

in

the

1962

edition

of

the

Roman

Missal

is

called

the

First

Sunday

in

Passiontide

and

in

earlier

editions

Passion

Sunday

All

statues

and

in

England

paintings

as

well

in

the

church

were

traditionally

veiled

in

violet

This

was

seen

as

in

keeping

with

the

Gospel

of

that

Sunday

John

8

46

59

in

which

Jesus

hid

himself

from

the

people

The

veils

were

removed

at

the

singing

of

the

Gloria

during

the

Easter

Vigil

In

1970

the

name

Passiontide

was

dropped

although

the

last

two

weeks

are

markedly

different

from

the

rest

of

the

season

and

continuance

of

the

tradition

of

veiling

images

is

left

to

the

decision

of

a

country

s

conference

of

bishops

Pre

Lenten

festivalsMain

articles

Carnival

Mardi

Gras

Swabian

Alemannic

Fastnacht

Maslenitsa

Pancake

Day

and

BaklahoraniLent

personified

at

a

Carnival

celebration

Detail

of

1559

painting

The

Battle

between

Carnival

and

Lent

by

Pieter

Bruegel

the

ElderPile

of

straw

with

a

fir

tree

and

a

witch

doll

attached

to

it

for

the

traditional

Funken

bonfire

on

the

First

Sunday

of

Lent

in

Herdwangen

Baden

W

rttemberg

GermanyThe

Funken

set

ablazeThe

traditional

carnival

celebrations

which

precede

Lent

in

many

cultures

have

become

associated

with

the

season

of

fasting

if

only

because

they

are

a

last

opportunity

for

excess

before

Lent

begins

The

most

famous

pre

Lenten

carnival

in

the

world

is

celebrated

in

Rio

de

Janeiro

other

famous

Carnivals

are

held

in

Trinidad

amp

Tobago

Venice

Cologne

Mobile

AL

and

New

Orleans

It

is

known

by

the

name

Mardi

Gras

Shrove

Tuesday

or

Fat

Tuesday

Fasting

and

abstinenceFasting

during

Lent

was

more

severe

in

ancient

times

than

today

Socrates

Scholasticus

reports

that

in

some

places

all

animal

products

were

strictly

forbidden

while

others

will

permit

fish

others

permit

fish

and

fowl

others

prohibit

fruit

and

eggs

and

still

others

eat

only

bread

In

some

places

believers

abstained

from

food

for

an

entire

day

others

took

only

one

meal

each

day

while

others

abstained

from

all

food

until

3

o

clock

In

most

places

however

the

practice

was

to

abstain

from

eating

until

the

evening

when

a

small

meal

without

vegetables

or

alcohol

was

eaten

citation

needed

During

the

early

Middle

Ages

meat

eggs

and

dairy

products

were

generally

forbidden

Thomas

Aquinas

argued

that

they

afford

greater

pleasure

as

food

than

fish

and

greater

nourishment

to

the

human

body

so

that

from

their

consumption

there

results

a

greater

surplus

available

for

seminal

matter

which

when

abundant

becomes

a

great

incentive

to

lust

13

However

dispensations

for

dairy

products

were

given

frequently

for

a

donation

citation

needed

from

which

several

churches

are

popularly

believed

to

have

been

built

including

the

Butter

Tower

of

the

Rouen

Cathedral

In

Spain

the

bull

of

the

Holy

Crusade

renewed

periodically

after

1492

allowed

the

consumption

of

dairy

products

14

and

eggs

during

Lent

in

exchange

for

a

contribution

to

the

conflict

Giraldus

Cambrensis

in

his

Itinerary

of

Archbishop

Baldwin

through

Wales

reports

that

in

Germany

and

the

arctic

regions

great

and

religious

persons

eat

the

tail

of

beavers

as

fish

because

of

its

superficial

resemblance

to

a

fish

and

their

relative

abundance

15

In

current

Western

societies

the

practice

is

considerably

relaxed

though

in

the

Eastern

Orthodox

Oriental

Orthodox

and

Eastern

Catholic

Churches

abstinence

from

all

animal

products

including

fish

eggs

fowl

and

milk

sourced

from

animals

e

g

goats

and

cows

as

opposed

to

the

milk

of

soy

beans

and

coconuts

is

still

commonly

practiced

meaning

only

vegetarian

vegan

meals

are

consumed

in

many

Eastern

countries

for

the

entire

fifty

five

days

of

their

Lent

In

the

Roman

Catholic

Church

it

is

traditional

to

abstain

from

meat

from

mammals

and

fowl

on

Ash

Wednesday

and

every

Friday

for

the

duration

of

Lent

although

fish

and

dairy

products

are

still

permitted

On

Ash

Wednesday

and

Good

Friday

it

is

customary

to

fast

for

the

day

with

no

meat

eating

only

one

full

meal

and

if

necessary

two

small

meals

also

16

Pursuant

to

Canon

1253

days

of

fasting

and

abstinence

are

set

by

the

national

Episcopal

Conference

On

days

of

fasting

one

eats

only

one

full

meal

but

may

eat

two

smaller

meals

as

necessary

to

keep

up

one

s

strength

The

two

small

meals

together

must

sum

to

less

than

the

one

full

meal

Parallel

to

the

fasting

laws

are

the

laws

of

abstinence

These

bind

those

over

the

age

of

fourteen

On

days

of

abstinence

the

person

must

not

eat

meat

or

poultry

According

to

canon

law

all

Fridays

of

the

year

Ash

Wednesday

and

several

other

days

are

days

of

abstinence

though

in

most

countries

the

strict

requirements

for

abstinence

have

been

limited

by

the

bishops

in

accordance

with

Canon

1253

to

the

Fridays

of

Lent

and

Ash

Wednesday

On

other

abstinence

days

the

faithful

are

invited

to

perform

some

other

act

of

penance

A

custom

that

developed

later

was

to

also

give

up

something

a

person

enjoyed

receiving

or

doing

for

the

duration

of

Lent

Although

it

is

not

required

or

part

of

any

rule

many

Christians

today

will

also

choose

to

give

up

something

during

the

Lenten

period

In

some

years

there

have

been

exceptions

to

abstinence

on

Fridays

during

the

Lenten

Season

If

Saint

Patrick

s

Day

17

March

falls

on

a

Friday

during

Lent

the

local

Bishop

can

dispense

with

the

rules

and

Catholics

can

eat

meat

This

is

especially

true

in

the

United

States

among

areas

with

large

Irish

American

populations

who

eat

corned

beef

on

St

Patrick

s

Day

Approximately

one

third

of

all

Catholic

dioceses

in

the

United

States

grant

such

a

dispensation

17

The

same

is

true

for

the

feasts

of

St

Joseph

and

the

Annunciation

which

are

always

19

and

25

March

respectively

If

the

feasts

19

March

or

25

March

fall

on

a

Friday

during

Lent

then

the

obligation

to

abstain

is

abrogated

18

Contemporary

legislation

is

rooted

in

the

1966

Apostolic

Constitution

of

Pope

Paul

VI

Paenitemini

He

recommended

that

fasting

be

appropriate

to

the

local

economic

situation

and

that

all

Catholics

voluntarily

fast

and

abstain

He

also

allowed

that

fasting

and

abstinence

might

be

substituted

with

prayer

and

works

of

charity

Traditionally

on

Easter

Sunday

Roman

Catholics

may

cease

their

fasting

and

start

again

whatever

they

gave

up

for

Lent

after

they

attend

Mass

on

Easter

Sunday

Orthodox

Christians

break

their

fast

after

the

Paschal

Vigil

a

service

which

starts

around

11

00pm

on

Holy

Saturday

which

includes

the

Paschal

celebration

of

the

Divine

Liturgy

of

St

John

Chrysostom

At

the

end

of

the

service

the

priest

will

bless

eggs

cheese

flesh

meats

and

other

items

that

the

faithful

have

been

abstaining

from

for

the

duration

of

Great

Lent

Lenten

practices

as

well

as

various

other

liturgical

practices

are

more

common

in

Protestant

circles

than

they

once

were

Many

modern

Protestants

consider

the

observation

of

Lent

to

be

a

choice

rather

than

an

obligation

They

may

decide

to

give

up

a

favorite

food

or

drink

e

g

chocolate

alcohol

or

activity

e

g

going

to

the

movies

playing

video

games

etc

for

Lent

or

they

may

instead

take

on

a

Lenten

discipline

such

as

devotions

volunteering

for

charity

work

and

so

on

In

the

Reformed

tradition

Lent

is

rejected

Ulrich

Zwingli

considered

the

initial

leader

of

the

Reformed

movement

in

Switzerland

made

the

Lenten

fast

representative

of

the

difference

between

the

traditional

sacramentalism

of

the

Catholic

Church

and

the

belief

in

sola

fide

that

he

was

beginning

to

espouse

On

the

first

fasting

Sunday

9

March

Zwingli

and

about

a

dozen

other

supporters

purposely

and

publicly

violated

the

Lenten

fast

by

cutting

and

distributing

two

smoked

sausages

Since

then

the

Reformed

movement

including

the

Puritans

in

the

English

speaking

world

have

not

observed

Lent

sometimes

making

a

demonstration

of

their

rejection

of

it

Liturgical

yearWesternAdventChristmastideEpiphanyPre

LentLentEaster

TriduumEastertideAscensiontidePentecostOrdinary

TimeEasternFeast

of

CrossNativity

FastNativityTheophanyGreat

LentPaschaPentecostApostles

FastGreat

FeastsTransfigurationDormitionProtection

Holy

daysSee

also

Easter

TriduumThere

are

several

holy

days

within

the

season

of

Lent

Ash

Wednesday

is

the

first

day

of

Lent

in

Western

ChristianityClean

Monday

or

Ash

Monday

is

the

first

day

in

Eastern

Orthodox

ChristianityThe

fourth

Lenten

Sunday

which

marks

the

halfway

point

between

Ash

Wednesday

and

Easter

is

sometimes

referred

to

as

Laetare

Sunday

particularly

by

Roman

Catholics

and

Mothering

Sunday

which

has

become

synonymous

with

Mother

s

Day

in

the

United

Kingdom

However

its

origin

is

a

sixteenth

century

celebration

of

the

Mother

Church

On

Laetare

Sunday

the

priest

has

the

option

of

wearing

vestments

of

rose

pink

instead

of

violet

The

fifth

Lenten

Sunday

also

known

as

Passion

Sunday

however

that

term

is

also

applied

to

Palm

Sunday

marks

the

beginning

of

PassiontideThe

sixth

Lenten

Sunday

commonly

called

Palm

Sunday

marks

the

beginning

of

Holy

Week

the

final

week

of

Lent

immediately

preceding

EasterWednesday

of

Holy

Week

is

known

as

Spy

Wednesday

to

commemorate

the

days

on

which

Judas

spied

on

Jesus

in

the

garden

of

Gethsemane

before

betraying

himThursday

is

known

as

Maundy

Thursday

or

Holy

Thursday

and

is

a

day

Christians

commemorate

the

Last

Supper

shared

by

Christ

with

his

disciplesGood

Friday

follows

the

next

day

on

which

Christians

remember

Jesus

crucifixion

and

burialCross

veiled

during

Passiontide

in

Lent

Pfarrkirche

St

Martin

in

Tannheim

Baden

W

rttemberg

Germany

In

the

Roman

Catholic

Church

the

Easter

Triduum

is

a

three

day

event

that

begins

with

the

entrance

hymn

of

the

Mass

of

the

Lord

s

Supper

After

this

Holy

Thursday

evening

celebration

the

consecrated

hosts

are

taken

from

the

altar

solemnly

to

a

place

of

reposition

where

the

faithful

are

invited

to

worship

the

holy

Body

of

Christ

On

the

next

day

the

liturgical

commemoration

of

the

Passion

of

Jesus

Christ

is

celebrated

at

3pm

unless

a

later

time

is

chosen

due

to

work

schedules

This

service

consists

of

readings

from

the

Scriptures

especially

John

the

Evangelist

s

account

of

the

Passion

of

Jesus

followed

by

prayers

adoration

of

the

cross

of

Jesus

and

a

communion

service

at

which

the

hosts

consecrated

at

the

evening

Mass

of

the

day

before

are

distributed

The

Easter

Vigil

during

the

night

between

Holy

Saturday

afternoon

and

Easter

Sunday

morning

starts

with

the

blessing

of

a

fire

and

a

special

candle

and

with

readings

from

Scripture

associated

with

baptism

then

the

Gloria

in

Excelsis

Deo

is

sung

water

is

blessed

baptism

and

confirmation

of

adults

may

take

place

and

the

people

are

invited

to

renew

the

promises

of

their

own

baptism

and

finally

Mass

is

celebrated

in

the

usual

way

from

the

Preparation

of

the

Gifts

onwards

Holy

Week

and

the

season

of

Lent

depending

on

denomination

and

local

custom

end

with

Easter

Vigil

at

sundown

on

Holy

Saturday

or

on

the

morning

of

Easter

Sunday

It

is

custom

for

some

churches

to

hold

sunrise

services

which

include

open

air

celebrations

in

some

places

In

the

Roman

Catholic

Lutheran

and

many

Anglican

churches

the

priest

s

vestments

are

violet

during

the

season

of

Lent

On

the

fourth

Sunday

in

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rose

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vestments

may

be

worn

in

lieu

of

violet

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some

Anglican

churches

a

type

of

unbleached

linen

or

muslin

known

as

Lenten

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is

used

during

the

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of

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the

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searchAlicia

KeysKeys

in

South

Africa

for

the

2010

FIFA

World

Cup

kick

off

concert

Background

informationBirth

nameAlicia

Augello

CookAlso

known

asLellowBornJanuary

25

1981

1981

01

25

age31

OriginNew

York

City

United

StatesGenresSoul

R

amp

B

pop

hip

hop

jazz

neo

soul

electronicOccupationssinger

songwriter

record

producer

actressInstrumentsVocals

piano

keyboards

cello

synthesizer

vocoder

guitar

bass

guitarYears

active1997

presentLabelsRCA

J

Arista

ColumbiaWebsitealiciakeys

comAlicia

Augello

Cook

born

January

25

1981

better

known

by

her

stage

name

Alicia

Keys

is

an

American

R

amp

B

singer

songwriter

record

producer

and

actress

Keys

was

raised

by

a

single

mother

in

the

Hell

s

Kitchen

area

of

Manhattan

in

New

York

City

At

age

seven

Keys

began

playing

the

piano

She

attended

Professional

Performing

Arts

School

and

graduated

at

16

as

valedictorian

Keys

released

her

debut

album

with

J

Records

having

had

previous

record

deals

first

with

Columbia

and

then

Arista

Records

Keys

debut

album

Songs

in

A

Minor

was

a

commercial

success

selling

over

12

million

copies

worldwide

1

She

became

the

best

selling

new

artist

and

best

selling

R

amp

B

artist

of

2001

2

The

album

earned

Keys

five

Grammy

Awards

in

2002

including

Best

New

Artist

and

Song

of

the

Year

for

Fallin

3

Her

second

studio

album

The

Diary

of

Alicia

Keys

was

released

in

2003

and

was

also

another

success

worldwide

selling

eight

million

copies

4

The

album

garnered

her

an

additional

four

Grammy

Awards

in

2005

5

Later

that

year

she

released

her

first

live

album

Unplugged

which

debuted

at

number

one

in

the

United

States

6

She

became

the

first

female

to

have

an

MTV

Unplugged

album

to

debut

at

number

one

and

the

highest

since

Nirvana

in

1994

2

Keys

made

guest

appearances

on

several

television

series

in

the

following

years

beginning

with

Charmed

She

made

her

film

debut

in

Smokin

Aces

and

went

on

to

appear

in

The

Nanny

Diaries

in

2007

Her

third

studio

album

As

I

Am

was

released

in

the

same

year

and

sold

six

million

copies

worldwide

earning

Keys

an

additional

three

Grammy

Awards

The

following

year

she

appeared

in

The

Secret

Life

of

Bees

which

earned

her

a

nomination

at

the

NAACP

Image

Awards

She

released

her

fourth

album

The

Element

of

Freedom

in

December

2009

which

became

Keys

first

chart

topping

album

in

the

United

Kingdom

Throughout

her

career

Keys

has

won

numerous

awards

and

has

sold

over

30

million

albums

worldwide

and

25

million

singles

which

makes

her

one

of

the

best

selling

artists

of

all

time

Billboard

magazine

named

her

the

top

R

amp

B

artist

of

the

2000

2009

decade

establishing

herself

as

one

of

the

best

selling

artists

of

her

time

In

2010

VH1

included

Keys

on

its

list

of

the

100

Greatest

Artists

of

All

Time

7

Billboard

magazine

placed

her

number

ten

on

their

list

of

Top

50

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Artists

of

the

Past

25

Years

8

Contents1

Life

and

career1

1

1981

96

Early

life1

2

1997

2000

Career

beginnings1

3

2001

2002

Songs

in

A

Minor1

4

2003

2005

The

Diary

of

Alicia

Keys

and

Unplugged1

5

2006

2008

Film

debut

and

As

I

Am1

6

2009

2010

The

Element

of

Freedom

marriage

and

motherhood1

7

2011

present

Ten

Year

Celebration

Project

5

Stick

Fly

and

Upcoming

New

Album2

Musical

style3

Philanthropy4

Discography5

Tours6

Filmography7

See

also8

References9

Further

reading10

External

links

Life

and

career

1981

96

Early

lifeKeys

was

born

Alicia

Augello

Cook

on

January

25

1981

in

the

Hell

s

Kitchen

area

of

Manhattan

in

New

York

City

9

10

11

She

is

the

only

child

of

Teresa

Augello

a

paralegal

and

part

time

actress

and

Craig

Cook

a

flight

attendant

12

13

14

15

Keys

mother

is

of

Italian

Scottish

and

Irish

descent

and

her

father

is

African

American

16

Keys

has

expressed

that

she

was

comfortable

with

her

biracial

heritage

because

she

felt

she

was

able

to

relate

to

different

cultures

10

17

Her

parents

separated

when

she

was

two

and

she

was

subsequently

raised

by

her

mother

during

her

formative

years

in

Hell

s

Kitchen

Manhattan

18

In

1985

Keys

made

an

appearance

on

The

Cosby

Show

at

the

age

of

four

where

she

and

a

group

of

girls

played

the

parts

of

Rudy

Huxtable

s

sleepover

guests

in

the

episode

Slumber

Party

19

20

Throughout

her

childhood

Keys

was

sent

to

music

and

dance

classes

by

her

mother

21

She

began

playing

the

piano

when

she

was

seven

and

learned

classical

music

by

composers

such

as

Beethoven

Mozart

and

Chopin

12

Keys

enrolled

in

the

Professional

Performing

Arts

School

at

the

age

of

12

where

she

majored

in

choir

and

began

writing

songs

at

the

age

of

14

13

22

She

graduated

in

four

years

as

valedictorian

at

the

age

of

16

23

In

1994

Keys

met

long

term

manager

Jeff

Robinson

after

she

enrolled

in

his

brother

s

after

school

program

24

The

following

year

Robinson

introduced

Keys

to

her

future

A

amp

R

at

Arista

Records

Peter

Edge

who

later

described

his

first

impressions

to

HitQuarters

I

had

never

met

a

young

R

amp

B

artist

with

that

level

of

musicianship

So

many

people

were

just

singing

on

top

of

loops

and

tracks

but

she

had

the

ability

not

only

to

be

part

of

hip

hop

but

also

to

go

way

beyond

that

25

Edge

helped

Robinson

create

a

showcase

for

Keys

and

also

got

involved

in

developing

her

demo

material

He

was

keen

to

sign

Keys

himself

but

was

unable

to

do

so

at

that

time

due

to

being

on

the

verge

of

leaving

his

present

record

company

Keys

signed

to

Columbia

Records

soon

after

25

At

the

same

time

as

signing

a

recording

contract

with

Columbia

Records

Keys

was

accepted

into

Columbia

University

At

first

Keys

attempted

to

manage

both

but

after

four

weeks

dropped

out

of

college

to

pursue

her

musical

career

fulltime

23

26

1997

2000

Career

beginningsKeys

signed

a

demo

deal

with

Jermaine

Dupri

and

So

So

Def

Recordings

where

she

appeared

on

the

label

s

Christmas

album

performing

The

Little

Drummer

Girl

She

also

co

wrote

and

recorded

a

song

entitled

Dah

Dee

Dah

Sexy

Thing

which

appeared

on

the

soundtrack

to

the

1997

film

Men

in

Black

26

The

song

was

Keys

first

professional

recording

however

it

was

never

released

as

a

single

and

her

record

contract

with

Columbia

ended

after

a

dispute

with

the

label

Keys

was

unhappy

with

the

label

because

her

career

had

stalled

during

her

two

years

under

contract

at

Columbia

due

to

executive

indecision

over

her

direction

and

major

changes

within

the

company

25

Keys

called

Clive

Davis

who

sensed

a

special

unique

artist

from

her

performance

and

signed

her

to

Arista

Records

which

later

disbanded

9

10

Keys

almost

chose

Wilde

as

her

stage

name

until

her

manager

suggested

the

name

Keys

after

a

dream

he

had

Keys

felt

that

name

represented

her

both

as

a

performer

and

person

27

Following

Davis

to

his

newly

formed

J

Records

label

she

worked

with

Kerry

Krucial

Brothers

and

recorded

the

songs

Rock

wit

U

and

Rear

View

Mirror

which

were

featured

on

the

soundtracks

to

the

films

Shaft

2000

and

Dr

Dolittle

2

2001

respectively

28

29

2001

2002

Songs

in

A

Minor

Fallin

2001

Fallin

is

a

gospel

influenced

piano

ballad

30

Often

considered

her

signature

song

it

describes

the

ins

and

outs

of

being

in

a

relationship

31

Problems

listening

to

this

file

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Keys

released

her

first

studio

album

Songs

in

A

Minor

in

June

2001

It

debuted

at

number

one

on

the

Billboard

200

and

sold

236

000

copies

in

its

first

week

32

The

album

sold

over

6

2

million

copies

in

the

United

States

33

where

it

was

certified

six

times

Platinum

by

the

Recording

Industry

Association

of

America

RIAA

34

It

went

on

to

sell

over

12

million

copies

worldwide

35

establishing

Keys

popularity

both

inside

and

outside

the

United

States

where

she

became

the

best

selling

new

artist

and

best

selling

R

amp

B

artist

of

2001

2

The

album

s

lead

single

Fallin

spent

six

weeks

at

number

one

on

the

Billboard

Hot

100

36

The

album

s

second

single

A

Woman

s

Worth

was

released

in

February

2002

and

peaked

at

number

7

on

the

Billboard

Hot

100

and

number

three

on

the

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

as

her

second

Top

10

single

in

both

charts

37

The

album

s

third

single

How

Come

You

Don

t

Call

Me

was

released

in

June

2002

and

peaked

at

number

59

on

the

Billboard

Hot

100

and

number

30

on

the

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

The

album

s

fourth

single

Girlfriend

was

released

in

November

2002

in

UK

and

peaked

at

number

82

on

the

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

The

following

year

the

album

was

reissued

as

Remixed

amp

Unplugged

in

A

Minor

which

included

eight

remixes

and

seven

unplugged

versions

of

the

songs

from

the

original

Keys

performing

in

Frankfurt

Germany

2002Songs

in

A

Minor

led

Keys

to

win

five

awards

at

the

2002

Grammy

Awards

Song

of

the

Year

Best

Female

R

amp

B

Vocal

Performance

and

Best

R

amp

B

Song

for

Fallin

Best

New

Artist

and

Best

R

amp

B

Album

Fallin

was

also

nominated

for

Record

of

the

Year

Keys

became

the

second

female

solo

artist

to

win

five

Grammy

Awards

in

a

single

night

following

Lauryn

Hill

at

the

41st

Grammy

Awards

38

That

same

year

she

collaborated

with

Christina

Aguilera

for

the

latter

s

upcoming

album

Stripped

on

a

song

entitled

Impossible

which

Keys

wrote

co

produced

and

provided

with

background

vocals

39

During

the

early

2000s

Keys

also

made

small

cameos

in

television

series

Charmed

and

American

Dreams

12

2003

2005

The

Diary

of

Alicia

Keys

and

UnpluggedKeys

followed

up

her

debut

with

The

Diary

of

Alicia

Keys

which

was

released

in

December

2003

The

album

debuted

at

number

one

on

the

Billboard

200

selling

over

618

000

copies

its

first

week

of

release

becoming

the

largest

first

week

sales

for

a

female

artist

in

2003

40

It

sold

4

4

million

copies

in

the

United

States

and

was

certified

four

times

Platinum

by

the

RIAA

34

41

It

sold

eight

million

copies

worldwide

42

becoming

the

sixth

biggest

selling

album

by

a

female

artist

and

the

second

biggest

selling

album

by

a

female

R

amp

B

artist

43

The

album

s

lead

single

You

Don

t

Know

My

Name

peaked

at

number

three

on

the

Billboard

Hot

100

and

number

one

on

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

for

eight

consecutive

weeks

his

first

Top

10

single

in

both

charts

since

2002

s

A

Woman

s

Worth

The

album

s

second

single

If

I

Ain

t

Got

You

was

released

in

February

2004

and

peaked

at

number

4

on

the

Billboard

Hot

100

and

number

one

on

the

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

for

six

weeks

The

album

s

third

single

Diary

peaked

at

number

8

on

the

Billboard

Hot

100

and

number

two

on

the

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

chart

being

their

third

consecutive

Top

10

single

in

both

charts

The

album

s

fourth

and

final

single

Karma

which

peaked

at

number

20

on

the

Billboard

Hot

100

and

number

17

on

the

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

first

release

to

fail

to

achieve

top

ten

status

on

both

charts

If

I

Ain

t

Got

You

became

the

first

single

by

a

female

artist

to

remain

on

the

Billboard

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

chart

for

over

a

year

44

45

46

47

48

Keys

also

collaborated

with

recording

artist

Usher

on

the

song

My

Boo

from

his

2004

album

Confessions

Special

Edition

The

song

topped

the

Billboard

Hot

100

for

six

weeks

and

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

for

three

weeks

became

her

first

number

one

single

in

Hot

100

since

2001

s

Fallin

Keys

won

Best

R

amp

B

Video

for

If

I

Ain

t

Got

You

at

the

2004

MTV

Video

Music

Awards

she

performed

the

song

and

Higher

Ground

with

Lenny

Kravitz

and

Stevie

Wonder

49

50

Later

that

year

Keys

released

her

novel

Tears

for

Water

Songbook

of

Poems

and

Lyrics

a

collection

of

unreleased

poems

from

her

journals

and

lyrics

The

title

derived

from

one

of

her

poems

Love

and

Chains

from

the

line

I

don

t

mind

drinking

my

tears

for

water

51

She

said

the

title

is

the

foundation

of

her

writing

because

everything

I

have

ever

written

has

stemmed

from

my

tears

of

joy

of

pain

of

sorrow

of

depression

even

of

question

52

The

book

sold

over

US

500

000

and

Keys

made

The

New

York

Times

bestseller

list

in

2005

53

54

The

following

year

she

won

a

second

consecutive

award

for

Best

R

amp

B

Video

at

the

MTV

Video

Music

Awards

for

the

video

Karma

55

Keys

performed

If

I

Ain

t

Got

You

and

then

joined

Jamie

Foxx

and

Quincy

Jones

in

a

rendition

of

Georgia

on

My

Mind

the

Hoagy

Carmichael

song

made

famous

by

Ray

Charles

in

1960

at

the

2005

Grammy

Awards

56

That

evening

she

won

four

Grammy

Awards

Best

Female

R

amp

B

Vocal

Performance

for

If

I

Ain

t

Got

You

Best

R

amp

B

Song

for

You

Don

t

Know

My

Name

Best

R

amp

B

Album

for

The

Diary

of

Alicia

Keys

and

Best

R

amp

B

Performance

by

a

Duo

or

Group

with

Vocals

for

My

Boo

with

Usher

57

Keys

performed

and

taped

her

installment

of

the

MTV

Unplugged

series

in

July

2005

at

the

Brooklyn

Academy

of

Music

58

During

this

session

Keys

added

new

arrangements

to

her

original

songs

and

performed

a

few

choice

covers

59

The

session

was

released

on

CD

and

DVD

in

October

2005

Simply

titled

Unplugged

the

album

debuted

at

number

one

on

the

U

S

Billboard

200

chart

with

196

000

units

sold

in

its

first

week

of

release

60

The

album

sold

one

million

copies

in

the

United

States

where

it

was

certified

Platinum

by

the

RIAA

and

two

million

copies

worldwide

12

34

61

The

debut

of

Keys

Unplugged

was

the

highest

for

an

MTV

Unplugged

album

since

Nirvana

s

1994

MTV

Unplugged

in

New

York

and

the

first

Unplugged

by

a

female

artist

to

debut

at

number

one

2

The

album

s

first

single

Unbreakable

peaked

at

number

34

on

the

Billboard

Hot

100

and

number

four

on

the

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

62

It

remained

at

number

one

on

the

Billboard

Hot

Adult

R

amp

B

Airplay

for

11

weeks

63

The

album

s

second

and

final

single

Every

Little

Bit

Hurts

was

released

in

January

2006

it

failed

to

enter

the

U

S

charts

Keys

opened

a

recording

studio

in

Long

Island

New

York

called

The

Oven

Studios

which

she

co

owns

with

her

production

and

songwriting

partner

Kerry

Krucial

Brothers

64

The

studio

was

designed

by

renowned

studio

architect

John

Storyk

of

WSDG

designer

of

Jimi

Hendrix

Electric

Lady

Studios

Keys

and

Brothers

are

the

co

founders

of

KrucialKeys

Enterprises

a

production

and

songwriting

team

who

assisted

Keys

in

creating

her

albums

as

well

as

create

music

for

other

artists

65

2006

2008

Film

debut

and

As

I

AmIn

2006

Keys

won

three

NAACP

Image

Awards

including

Outstanding

Female

Artist

and

Outstanding

Song

for

Unbreakable

66

She

also

received

the

Starlight

Award

by

the

Songwriters

Hall

of

Fame

67

In

October

2006

she

played

the

voice

of

Mommy

Martian

in

the

Mission

to

Mars

episode

of

the

children

s

television

series

The

Backyardigans

in

which

she

sang

an

original

song

Almost

Everything

Is

Boinga

Here

68

That

same

year

Keys

nearly

suffered

a

mental

breakdown

Her

grandmother

had

died

and

her

family

was

heavily

dependent

on

her

She

felt

she

needed

to

escape

and

went

to

Egypt

for

three

weeks

She

explained

That

trip

was

definitely

the

most

crucial

thing

I

ve

ever

done

for

myself

in

my

life

to

date

It

was

a

very

difficult

time

that

I

was

dealing

with

and

it

just

came

to

the

point

where

I

really

needed

to

basically

I

just

needed

to

run

away

honestly

And

I

needed

to

get

as

far

away

as

possible

69

70

Keys

made

her

film

debut

in

early

2007

in

the

crime

film

Smokin

Aces

co

starring

as

an

assassin

named

Georgia

Sykes

opposite

Ben

Affleck

and

Andy

Garc

a

Keys

received

much

praise

from

her

co

stars

in

the

film

Reynolds

said

that

Keys

was

so

natural

and

that

she

would

blow

everybody

away

Smokin

Aces

had

a

hit

moderate

performance

at

the

box

office

earning

only

57

103

895

worldwide

during

its

theatrical

run

71

72

In

the

same

year

Keys

earned

further

praise

for

her

second

film

The

Nanny

Diaries

based

on

the

2002

novel

of

the

same

name

where

she

co

starred

alongside

Scarlett

Johansson

and

Chris

Evans

The

Nanny

Diaries

had

a

hit

moderate

performance

at

the

box

office

earning

only

44

638

886

worldwide

during

its

theatrical

run

73

She

also

guest

starred

as

herself

in

the

One

Man

Is

an

Island

episode

of

the

drama

series

Cane

74

Keys

performing

live

March

20

2008Keys

released

her

third

studio

album

As

I

Am

in

November

2007

it

debuted

at

number

one

on

the

Billboard

200

selling

742

000

copies

in

its

first

week

It

gained

Keys

her

largest

first

week

sales

of

her

career

and

became

her

fourth

consecutive

number

one

album

tying

her

with

Britney

Spears

for

the

most

consecutive

number

one

debuts

on

the

Billboard

200

by

a

female

artist

75

76

The

week

became

the

second

largest

sales

week

of

2007

and

the

largest

sales

week

for

a

female

solo

artist

since

singer

Norah

Jones

album

Feels

like

Home

in

2004

77

The

album

has

sold

nearly

four

million

copies

in

the

United

States

and

has

been

certified

three

times

Platinum

by

the

RIAA

78

79

It

has

sold

nearly

six

million

copies

worldwide

80

Keys

received

five

nominations

for

As

I

Am

at

the

2008

American

Music

Award

and

ultimately

won

two

81

The

album

s

lead

single

No

One

peaked

at

number

one

on

the

Billboard

Hot

100

for

five

consecutive

weeks

and

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

for

ten

consecutive

weeks

became

her

first

number

one

single

in

Hot

100

since

2004

s

My

Boo

and

becoming

Keys

third

and

fifth

number

one

single

on

each

chart

respectively

82

The

album

s

second

single

Like

You

ll

Never

See

Me

Again

was

released

in

late

2007

and

peaked

at

number

12

on

the

Billboard

Hot

100

and

number

one

on

the

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

for

seven

consecutive

weeks

From

October

27

2007

when

No

One

reached

No

1

through

February

16

2008

the

last

week

Like

You

ll

Never

See

Me

Again

was

at

No

1

the

Keys

was

on

top

of

the

chart

for

17

weeks

more

consecutive

weeks

than

any

other

artist

in

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

chart

83

The

album

s

third

single

Teenage

Love

Affair

which

peaked

at

number

54

on

the

Billboard

Hot

100

and

number

three

on

the

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

83

The

album

s

fourth

and

final

single

Superwoman

which

peaked

at

number

82

on

the

Billboard

Hot

100

and

number

12

on

the

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

83

84

Keys

performing

at

the

2008

Summer

Sonic

Festival

in

Tokyo

Japan

No

One

earned

Keys

the

awards

for

Best

Female

R

amp

B

Vocal

Performance

and

Best

R

amp

B

Song

at

the

2008

Grammy

Awards

85

Keys

opened

the

ceremony

singing

Frank

Sinatra

s

1950s

song

Learnin

the

Blues

as

a

duet

with

archival

footage

of

Sinatra

in

video

and

No

One

with

John

Mayer

later

in

the

show

86

Keys

also

won

Best

Female

R

amp

B

Artist

during

the

show

87

She

starred

in

Fresh

Takes

a

commercial

micro

series

created

by

Dove

Go

Fresh

which

premiered

during

The

Hills

on

MTV

from

March

to

April

2008

The

premiere

celebrated

the

launch

of

new

Dove

Go

Fresh

88

She

also

signed

a

deal

as

spokesperson

with

Glac

au

s

VitaminWater

to

endorse

the

product

89

and

was

in

an

American

Express

commercial

for

the

Are

you

a

Cardmember

campaign

90

Keys

along

with

The

White

Stripes

guitarist

and

lead

vocalist

Jack

White

recorded

the

theme

song

to

Quantum

of

Solace

the

first

duet

in

Bond

soundtrack

history

91

In

2008

Keys

was

ranked

in

at

number

80

the

Billboard

Hot

100

All

Time

Top

Artists

92

She

also

starred

in

The

Secret

Life

of

Bees

a

film

adaptation

of

Sue

Monk

Kidd

s

acclaimed

2003

bestseller

novel

of

the

same

name

alongside

Jennifer

Hudson

Dakota

Fanning

Paul

Bettany

and

Queen

Latifah

released

in

October

2008

via

Fox

Searchlight

The

Secret

Life

of

Bees

had

a

hit

moderate

performance

at

the

box

office

earning

only

39

947

322

worldwide

during

its

theatrical

run

93

Her

role

earned

her

a

nomination

for

Outstanding

Supporting

Actress

in

a

Motion

Picture

at

the

NAACP

Image

Awards

94

She

also

received

three

nominations

at

the

2009

Grammy

Awards

and

won

Best

Female

R

amp

B

Vocal

Performance

for

Superwoman

95

In

an

interview

with

Blender

magazine

Keys

allegedly

said

Gangsta

rap

was

a

ploy

to

convince

black

people

to

kill

each

other

gangsta

rap

didn

t

exist

and

went

on

to

say

that

it

was

created

by

the

government

The

magazine

also

claimed

she

said

that

Tupac

Shakur

and

The

Notorious

B

I

G

were

essentially

assassinated

their

beefs

stoked

by

the

government

and

the

media

to

stop

another

great

black

leader

from

existing

22

Keys

later

wrote

a

statement

clarifying

the

issues

and

saying

her

words

were

misinterpreted

96

Later

that

year

Keys

was

criticized

by

anti

smoking

campaigners

after

billboard

posters

for

her

forthcoming

concerts

in

Indonesia

featured

a

logo

for

the

A

Mild

cigarette

brand

sponsored

by

tobacco

firm

Philip

Morris

She

apologized

after

discovering

that

the

concert

was

sponsored

by

the

firm

and

asked

for

corrective

actions

In

response

the

company

withdrew

its

sponsorship

97

2009

2010

The

Element

of

Freedom

marriage

and

motherhoodKeys

on

the

red

carpet

at

the

2009

American

Music

Awards

Keys

and

manager

Jeff

Robinson

signed

a

film

production

deal

to

develop

live

action

and

animated

projects

with

Disney

Their

first

film

will

be

a

remake

of

the

1958

comedy

Bell

Book

and

Candle

and

will

star

Keys

as

a

witch

who

casts

a

love

spell

to

lure

a

rival

s

fianc

98

Keys

and

Robinson

also

formed

a

television

production

company

called

Big

Pita

99

Keys

and

Robinson

will

develop

live

action

and

animated

projects

from

their

company

Big

Pita

and

Little

Pita

with

Keys

as

producer

thespian

banner

spearheading

soundtrack

and

music

supervision

100

Keys

collaborated

with

the

record

producer

Swizz

Beatz

to

write

and

produce

Million

Dollar

Bill

for

Whitney

Houston

s

seventh

studio

album

I

Look

to

You

Keys

had

approached

Clive

Davis

for

permission

to

submit

a

song

for

the

album

101

Keys

also

collaborated

with

the

recording

artist

Jay

Z

on

the

song

Empire

State

of

Mind

from

his

2009

album

The

Blueprint

3

The

song

topped

the

Billboard

Hot

100

and

became

her

fourth

number

one

single

on

that

chart

102

At

the

53rd

Grammy

Awards

ceremony

Empire

State

of

Mind

won

Best

Rap

Sung

Collaboration

and

Best

Rap

Song

It

had

also

been

one

of

the

five

nominees

for

Record

of

the

Year

103

Keys

during

the

As

I

Am

Tour

in

Lisbon

The

following

month

the

American

Society

of

Composers

Authors

and

Publishers

honored

Keys

with

the

Golden

Note

Award

an

award

given

to

artists

who

have

achieved

extraordinary

career

milestones

104

She

collaborated

with

Spanish

recording

artist

Alejandro

Sanz

for

Looking

for

Paradise

which

topped

the

Hot

Latin

Songs

chart

this

was

Keys

first

number

one

on

all

three

charts

which

also

made

her

the

first

African

American

of

non

Hispanic

origin

to

reach

1

on

the

Hot

Latin

Tracks

105

Keys

released

her

fourth

studio

album

The

Element

of

Freedom

in

December

2009

106

It

debuted

at

number

two

on

the

Billboard

200

selling

417

000

copies

in

its

first

week

107

As

part

of

the

promotional

drive

for

the

album

she

performed

at

the

Cayman

Island

Jazz

Festival

on

December

5

the

final

night

of

the

three

day

festival

which

will

be

broadcast

on

Black

Entertainment

Television

BET

108

The

album

s

lead

single

Doesn

t

Mean

Anything

has

peaked

at

number

60

on

the

Billboard

Hot

100

and

number

14

on

the

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

106

Keys

was

ranked

as

the

top

R

amp

B

recording

artist

of

the

2000

2009

decade

by

Billboard

magazine

and

ranked

at

number

five

as

artist

of

the

decade

while

her

song

No

One

was

ranked

at

number

six

on

the

magazine

s

songs

of

the

decade

109

110

111

In

the

United

Kingdom

The

Element

of

Freedom

became

Keys

first

album

to

top

the

UK

Albums

Chart

112

The

album

s

second

single

Try

Sleeping

with

a

Broken

Heart

was

released

in

November

2009

and

peaked

at

number

27

on

the

Billboard

Hot

100

and

number

two

on

the

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

The

album

s

third

single

Put

It

in

a

Love

Song

featuring

Grammy

winner

Beyonc

peaked

at

number

60

on

the

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

The

music

video

for

the

single

which

was

filmed

in

Rio

de

Janeiro

Brazil

has

been

postponed

several

times

and

later

it

was

confirmed

that

Alicia

Keys

team

made

a

decision

not

to

release

the

video

The

album

s

fourth

single

Empire

State

of

Mind

Part

II

Broken

Down

was

released

in

February

2010

and

peaked

at

number

55

on

the

Billboard

Hot

100

and

number

76

on

the

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

The

album

s

fifth

single

Un

Thinkable

I

m

Ready

was

released

in

May

2010

and

peaked

at

number

21

on

the

Billboard

Hot

100

and

number

one

on

the

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

for

twelve

consecutive

weeks

and

became

the

album

s

most

successful

single

becoming

Keys

eighth

number

one

single

on

Hot

R

amp

B

Hip

Hop

Songs

chart

The

album

s

sixth

and

final

single

Wait

Til

You

See

My

Smile

was

released

in

December

2010

in

the

U

K

only

Keys

at

the

Walmart

Shareholders

Meeting

2011

In

May

2009

Swizz

Beatz

announced

that

he

and

Keys

were

romantically

involved

113

and

in

May

2010

a

representative

for

Keys

and

Swizz

Beatz

confirmed

that

they

were

engaged

and

expecting

a

child

together

114

During

the

time

of

the

2010

FIFA

World

Cup

the

couple

took

part

of

a

union

and

had

the

unborn

child

blessed

in

a

Zulu

ceremony

which

took

place

in

the

Illovo

suburb

of

Johannesburg

South

Africa

115

Keys

and

Swizz

Beatz

were

married

on

the

French

island

of

Corsica

on

July

31

2010

116

117

On

October

14

2010

Keys

gave

birth

to

a

son

Egypt

Daoud

Ibarr

Dean

in

New

York

City

118

2011

present

Ten

Year

Celebration

Project

5

Stick

Fly

and

Upcoming

New

AlbumIn

June

2011

Songs

in

A

Minor

was

re

released

as

deluxe

and

collector

s

editions

in

commemoration

of

its

10th

anniversary

119

To

support

the

release

Keys

embarked

on

a

four

city

promotional

tour

entitled

Piano

amp

I

A

One

Night

Only

Event

With

Alicia

Keys

featuring

only

her

piano

Keys

is

also

set

to

co

produce

the

Broadway

premiere

of

Stick

Fly

which

will

open

in

December

2011

120

On

September

26

2011

was

the

premiere

of

Project

5

known

as

Five

short

film

that

marks

the

debut

of

Alicia

Keys

as

a

director

It

is

a

documentary

of

five

episodes

that

tell

stories

of

five

women

who

were

victims

of

breast

cancer

and

how

it

affected

their

lives

The

production

also

has

co

direction

of

the

actresses

Jennifer

Aniston

Demi

Moore

and

film

director

Patty

Jenkins

121

On

September

23

she

performed

at

iHeart

Music

Festival

and

sang

her

new

song

A

Place

Of

My

Own

which

is

present

in

her

fifth

studio

album

122

123

On

October

7

RCA

Music

Group

announced

it

was

disbanding

J

Records

along

with

Arista

Records

and

Jive

Records

With

the

shutdown

Keys

and

all

other

artists

previously

signed

to

these

three

labels

will

release

her

future

material

on

RCA

Records

124

125

On

Saturday

February

18

2012

Alicia

gave

a

touching

performance

of

Send

Me

An

Angel

during

Whitney

Houston

s

memorial

at

the

New

Hope

Baptist

Church

in

Newark

New

Jersey

126

Musical

style

If

I

Ain

t

Got

You

2003

Keys

often

incorporates

piano

into

her

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media

help

An

accomplished

pianist

Keys

incorporates

piano

into

a

majority

of

her

songs

and

often

writes

about

love

heartbreak

and

female

empowerment

10

53

She

has

cited

several

musicians

as

her

inspirations

including

Prince

Nina

Simone

Barbra

Streisand

Marvin

Gaye

Quincy

Jones

Donny

Hathaway

and

Stevie

Wonder

127

128

129

Keys

style

is

rooted

in

gospel

and

vintage

soul

music

supplemented

by

bass

and

programmed

drumbeats

130

She

heavily

incorporates

classical

piano

with

R

amp

B

soul

and

jazz

into

her

music

131

132

She

began

experimenting

with

other

genres

including

pop

and

rock

in

her

third

studio

album

As

I

Am

130

133

134

transitioning

from

neo

soul

to

a

1980s

and

1990s

R

amp

B

sound

with

her

fourth

album

The

Element

of

Freedom

135

136

Patrick

Huguenin

of

the

New

York

Daily

News

stated

that

her

incorporation

of

classical

piano

riffs

contributed

to

her

breakout

success

44

Jet

magazine

states

she

thrives

by

touching

her

fans

with

piano

mastery

words

and

melodious

voice

137

The

Independent

described

her

style

as

consisting

of

crawling

blues

coupled

with

a

hip

hop

backbeat

noting

that

her

lyrics

rarely

stray

from

matters

of

the

heart

138

Blender

magazine

referred

to

her

as

the

first

new

pop

artist

of

the

millennium

who

was

capable

of

changing

music

139

Keys

playing

the

piano

while

performing

surrounded

by

three

backing

vocalistsKeys

has

a

vocal

range

of

a

contralto

which

spans

three

octaves

44

140

She

can

sing

from

B

flat

over

an

octave

below

middle

C

B

2

to

B

below

soprano

C

B5

Often

referred

to

as

the

Princess

of

Soul

30

138

Keys

has

been

commended

as

having

a

strong

raw

and

impassioned

voice

141

142

others

feel

that

her

voice

is

emotionally

manufactured

at

times

and

that

she

pushes

her

voice

out

of

its

natural

range

141

142

Keys

songwriting

is

often

criticized

for

lack

of

depth

which

has

led

to

her

writing

abilities

being

called

limited

141

Her

lyrics

have

been

called

generic

clich

d

and

that

her

songs

revolve

around

generalities

130

141

Greg

Kot

of

the

Chicago

Tribune

feels

that

she

pokes

around

for

multi

format

hits

rather

than

trying

to

project

any

sort

of

artistic

vision

142

Diversely

Jon

Pareles

of

Blender

magazine

stated

that

the

musical

composition

of

her

songs

makes

up

for

their

lyrical

weakness

133

while

Gregory

Stephen

Tate

of

The

Village

Voice

compared

Keys

writing

and

production

to

1970s

music

143

Joanna

Hunkin

of

The

New

Zealand

Herald

reviewed

one

of

Keys

performances

where

Kylie

Minogue

also

attended

She

described

Minogue

s

reaction

to

Keys

performance

saying

it

was

obvious

she

was

just

as

much

of

a

fan

as

the

10

000

other

people

at

Vector

Arena

She

went

on

to

say

that

Minogue

was

the

original

pop

princess

bowing

down

to

the

modern

day

queen

of

soul

144

Hunkin

characterized

Keys

opening

performance

as

a

headbanging

hip

gyrating

performance

and

her

energy

as

high

octane

energy

most

bands

save

for

their

closing

finale

At

the

end

of

her

two

hour

performance

fans

screamed

stomped

and

begged

for

a

second

encore

144

Hillary

Crosley

and

Mariel

Concepcion

of

Billboard

magazine

noted

that

her

shows

are

extremely

coordinated

with

the

audience

s

attention

span

consistently

maintained

The

show

ended

with

a

standing

ovation

and

Keys

proved

that

a

dynamic

performance

mixed

with

superior

musicianship

always

wins

145

Throughout

her

career

Keys

has

won

numerous

awards

and

is

listed

on

the

Recording

Industry

Association

of

America

s

best

selling

artists

in

the

United

States

with

15

million

certified

albums

146

She

has

sold

over

30

million

albums

worldwide

and

has

established

herself

as

one

of

the

best

selling

artists

of

her

time

19

143

147

PhilanthropyKeys

performing

at

the

Live

Earth

concertKeys

is

the

co

founder

and

Global

Ambassador

of

Keep

a

Child

Alive

a

non

profit

organization

that

provides

medicine

to

families

with

HIV

and

AIDS

in

Africa

148

Keys

and

U2

lead

singer

Bono

recorded

a

cover

version

of

Peter

Gabriel

and

Kate

Bush

s

Don

t

Give

Up

in

recognition

of

World

AIDS

Day

2005

Keys

and

Bono

s

version

of

the

song

was

retitled

Don

t

Give

Up

Africa

to

reflect

the

nature

of

the

charity

it

was

benefiting

149

150

She

visited

African

countries

such

as

Uganda

Kenya

and

South

Africa

to

promote

care

for

children

affected

by

AIDS

151

152

153

Her

work

in

Africa

was

documented

in

the

documentary

Alicia

in

Africa

Journey

to

the

Motherland

and

was

available

in

April

2008

154

Keys

has

also

donated

to

Frum

tha

Ground

Up

a

non

profit

organization

that

aids

children

and

teenagers

with

scholarships

155

156

She

performed

in

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

as

part

of

the

worldwide

Live

8

concerts

to

raise

awareness

of

the

poverty

in

Africa

and

to

pressure

the

G8

leaders

to

take

action

157

In

2005

Keys

performed

on

ReAct

Now

Music

amp

Relief

and

Shelter

from

the

Storm

A

Concert

for

the

Gulf

Coast

two

benefit

programs

that

raised

money

for

those

affected

by

Hurricane

Katrina

158

159

In

July

2007

Keys

and

Keith

Urban

performed

The

Rolling

Stones

1969

song

Gimme

Shelter

at

Giants

Stadium

in

East

Rutherford

New

Jersey

at

the

American

leg

of

the

Live

Earth

concerts

160

161

Keys

performed

Donny

Hathaway

s

1973

song

Someday

We

ll

All

Be

Free

at

the

America

A

Tribute

to

Heroes

televised

benefit

concert

following

the

September

11

attacks

162

She

participated

in

the

Nobel

Peace

Prize

Concert

which

took

place

at

the

Oslo

Spektrum

in

Oslo

Norway

on

December

11

2007

along

with

other

various

artists

163

She

recorded

a

theme

song

for

Democratic

presidential

nominee

Barack

Obama

She

joined

Joss

Stone

and

Jay

Z

on

the

effort

which

served

as

a

theme

song

for

Obama

s

campaign

164

For

her

work

Keys

was

honored

at

the

2009

BET

Awards

with

the

Humanitarian

Award

165

Keys

performed

the

song

Prelude

to

a

Kiss

retitled

Send

Me

an

Angel

from

her

2007

album

As

I

Am

for

the

Hope

for

Haiti

Now

A

Global

Benefit

for

Earthquake

Relief

telethon

in

response

to

the

2010

Haiti

earthquake

166

DiscographyMain

article

Alicia

Keys

discographySongs

in

A

Minor

2001

The

Diary

of

Alicia

Keys

2003

As

I

Am

2007

The

Element

of

Freedom

2009

TBA

2012

Live

albumsUnplugged

2005

ToursMain

article

List

of

Alicia

Keys

toursKeys

at

Tokyo

Summer

Sonic

2008

YearTitleNumber

ofperformances2001

2002Songs

in

A

Minor

Tour582004Verizon

Ladies

First

Tour252005The

Diary

Tour362008As

I

Am

Tour942010The

Freedom

Tour502011Piano

amp

I

A

One

Night

Only

Event

With

Alicia

Keys5

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Cosby

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Slumber

Party

season

1

episode

22

2001CharmedP3

VIP

Patron

uncredited

Size

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season

4

episode

5

2003American

DreamsFontella

Bass

Rescue

Me

season

2

episode

6

The

Proud

FamilyHerself

voice

The

Good

the

Bad

and

the

Ugly

season

3

episode

46

2005Sesame

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362006The

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voice

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to

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2

episode

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2007CaneHerself

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1

episode

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special2008Dove

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all

five

episodes2010American

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season

9

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roleThe

Nanny

DiariesLynetteSupport

role2008The

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of

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roleDirectorYearTitleTypeNotes2004KarmaMusic

videoMTV

Video

Music

Award

for

Best

R

amp

B

Video2011Project

5Short

film

Documentary

See

alsoList

of

artists

who

reached

number

one

in

the

United

StatesList

of

awards

and

nominations

received

by

Alicia

KeysList

of

honorific

titles

in

popular

music

References

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adds

tour

dates

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November

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February

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February

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February

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jingle

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jingle

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small

classic

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a

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simplest

jingle

bells

are

produced

from

a

single

piece

of

sheet

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into

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the

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larger

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on

Christmas

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as

Christmas

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themselves

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hung

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the

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stars

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also

be

cut

into

the

upper

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the

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