question: when was the electronic funds transfer act signed into law

answers: in 1978

answers: November 10, 1978

answers: 1978

title: Direct deposit

text: situations where a funds recipient does not have a bank account while a payer is obligated to pay by electronic funds transfer, alternative payment arrangements need to be made. For example, a US federal law of 1996 required the federal government to make electronic payments, such as direct deposit, available by 1999. As a part of its implementation, the U.S. Treasury Department paired with Comerica Bank and MasterCard in 2008 to offer the Direct Express Debit MasterCard prepaid debit card. The card can be used to make payments to federal benefit recipients who do not have a bank account. Direct

title: Electronic Fund Transfer Act

text: is an overdraft on checking plans. The financial institution must give the customer notice of their liability in case the card is lost or stolen. This must include a phone number for reporting the loss and a description of its error resolution process. If a customer reports to the financial institution that their card is missing before any transactions takes place, they are not held responsible for any transaction that takes place after the report of a missing/stolen card. A customer can be liable for unauthorized withdrawals if their card is lost or stolen and they do not follow certain

title: Electronic Federal Tax Payment System

text: Electronic Federal Tax Payment System The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) is an online federal tax payment system in the United States designed and maintained by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Bureau of the Fiscal Service branches of the United States Department of the Treasury. EFTPS started in 1996. EFTPS allows individuals and businesses to make their tax and estimated tax payments securely online using their bank accounts. Payments can be made only after enrolling in the system, and the enrollment process can take about a week (initial online enrollment is followed by relevant information being sent by

text: 1) the category of financial institution is required by state law to comply with federal requirements; or 2) the state supervisory agency is authorized to ensure that the financial institution complies with federal requirements." The Money Remittances Improvement Act of 2014 was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on April 3, 2014 by Rep. Keith Ellison (D, MN-5). It was referred to the United States House Committee on Financial Services. The bill was passed in a voice vote on May 6, 2014. The United States Senate voted with unanimous consent to pass the bill on August 1, 2014

title: National Electronic Funds Transfer

text: National Electronic Funds Transfer National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) is an electronic funds transfer system maintained by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Started in November 2005, the setup was established and maintained by Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT). NEFT is a facility enabling bank customers in India to transfer funds between any two NEFT-enabled bank accounts on a one-to-one basis. It is done via electronic messages. Unlike Real-time gross settlement (RTGS), fund transfers through the NEFT system do not occur in real-time basis. NEFT settles fund transfers in half-hourly batches with 23 settlements occurring between

title: Electronic Federal Tax Payment System

text: be used by the IRS to confiscate assets if they believe that taxes were underpaid. Electronic Federal Tax Payment System The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) is an online federal tax payment system in the United States designed and maintained by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Bureau of the Fiscal Service branches of the United States Department of the Treasury. EFTPS started in 1996. EFTPS allows individuals and businesses to make their tax and estimated tax payments securely online using their bank accounts. Payments can be made only after enrolling in the system, and the enrollment process can

title: Jane Shin

text: the public to be accepted by the legislature. The bill was designed to enhance petitioning with increased accessibility and efficiency said Shin in Victoria. "Electronic petitions can serve as a low-barrier entry point for our citizens, especially the youth, to communicate their concerns to this House." Shin later introduced Bill M-215, the Business Practices and Consumer Protection (Money Transfers) Amendment Act. This seeks to cap the fees a money broker can charge for international money transactions, and insists they mark that fee as a line item so consumers can tell who has the best (and worst) rates. In late 2016

title: Fedwire

text: for every transaction, however there is a three-tiered discount schedule, which results in actual transaction fees costing between $0.034 and $0.82 per transaction depending on transaction volume. More recently with the advancement in mobile technologies, many alternative modes of electronic funds transfers have emerged. These alternative modes are changing the way people make payments in that fewer and fewer people are using traditional banking methods to transfer money. Rather than transfer money from bank to bank, they are opting to transfer the funds directly to the other party via a mobile application. With fewer people using traditional banks, and fewer

title: Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

text: state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A list of states that have accepted UETA can be found at The National Conference of State Legislatures and at the NCCUSL website. While three states have not adopted UETA, they do have laws recognizing electronic signatures (Illinois, New York, and Washington). Before adoption of this Act, most states required banks to retain physical copies of all checks they process. Obviously, keeping these checks in electronic form only would vastly simplify storage and access concerns for banks. UETA aims to rectify this by streamlining and

title: Unbanked

text: estimated that up to 25% of applicants of the Matricula Consular ID apply in order use it to acquire U.S. bank accounts. A U.S. federal law signed in 1996 contained a provision that required the federal government to make electronic payments by 1999. As a part of implementation of the provision, in 2008 the U.S. Treasury Department paired with Comerica Bank to offer the Direct Express Debit MasterCard prepaid debit card. The card is used to make payments to federal benefit recipients who do not have a bank account. Unbanked The unbanked are adults who do not have their own

title: Wire transfer

text: routing transit number, which uniquely identify each bank. Other forms of electronic transfers include, for example, electronic funds transfer system (EFTS). This is the system one uses when one gives one's bank account number and routing information to someone owed money and that party transfers the money from one's account. It is also the system used in some payments made via a bank's online bill payment service. EFTS transfers differ from wire transfers in important legal ways. An EFTS payment is essentially an electronic personal check, whereas a wire transfer is more like an electronic cashier's check. EFTS transfers are

text: Money Remittances Improvement Act of 2014 The Money Remittances Improvement Act of 2014 (; ) is a bill that passed in the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress. The bill would "allow the Treasury secretary to use state examinations for certain financial institutions instead of federal reporting requirements." The bill would make it easier for nonbank financial institutions such as money service businesses to provide remittance payments internationally. A remittance is a transfer of money by a foreign worker to an individual in his or her home country. Money sent home by migrants competes with

title: Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

text: Uniform Electronic Transactions Act The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) is one of the several United States Uniform Acts proposed by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL). Forty-seven states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have adopted the UETA. Its purpose is to harmonize state laws concerning retention of paper records (especially checks) and the validity of electronic signatures. The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws has worked for the uniformity of state laws since 1892. It is a non-profit unincorporated association, composed of state commissions on uniform laws from each

title: National Electronic Funds Transfer

text: bank branches (charges for the remitter): 928 million National Electronic Funds Transfers (NEFT) transactions worth were made in 2014-15 as against 661 million transactions worth the previous year. National Electronic Funds Transfer National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) is an electronic funds transfer system maintained by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Started in November 2005, the setup was established and maintained by Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT). NEFT is a facility enabling bank customers in India to transfer funds between any two NEFT-enabled bank accounts on a one-to-one basis. It is done via electronic messages. Unlike

title: Electronic Fund Transfer Act

text: The Electronic Fund Transfer Act was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1978 and signed by President Jimmy Carter, to establish the rights and liabilities of consumers as well as the responsibilities of all participants in electronic funds transfer activities.

title: Electronic bill payment

text: Electronic bill payment Electronic bill payment is a feature of online, mobile and telephone banking, similar in its effect to a giro, allowing a customer of a financial institution to transfer money from their transaction or credit card account to a creditor or vendor such as a public utility, department store or an individual to be credited against a specific account. These payments are typically executed electronically as a direct deposit through a national payment system, operated by the banks or in conjunction with the government. Payment is typically initiated by the payer but can also be set up as

title: BankServ

text: deposit their checks without going to the bank. But in the late 1990s, BankServ’s wire transfer business (acquired from Ictus Inc) became its main revenue source, and the idea of grocery store check conversion was abandoned. However, when the United States Congress passed the Check 21 Act in 2003, the legal requirements surrounding remote deposit became less strict, and the company decided to re-enter the business with a flagship product named DepositNow! Since 2004, BankServ has expanded into the fields of consumer remote deposit, electronic bill payment and credit card processing, and added an international division with the acquisition of

title: Electronic Federal Tax Payment System

text: the service: "The first year you sign up for the federal online system you need some lead time because a PIN is sent via snail mail within five to seven days. Then you go back online to set up your quarterly estimated payments, plugging in your checking account information and the dates you want the estimated payments withdrawn." The EFTPS website claims that the Internal Revenue Service and other government agencies do not obtain access to the enrollee's account, and only payments explicitly scheduled or authorized by the enrollee are processed by the website. In particular, the EFTPS account cannot

title: Tax refund

text: withhold approximately the correct amount of tax to eliminate a refund or amount owed, assuming the W-4 was filled out at the beginning of the tax year. A U.S. federal law signed in 1996 contained a provision that required the federal government to make electronic payments by 1999. In 2008, the U.S. Treasury Department paired with Comerica Bank to offer the Direct Express Debit MasterCard prepaid debit card. The card is used to make payments to federal benefit recipients who do not have a bank account. Tax refunds, however, are exempt from the electronic payments requirement. However, many U.S. states

title: PayPal

text: peer-to-peer (P2P) payments using credit and debit cards. Ordinarily, a credit card transaction, specifically the relationship between the issuing bank and the cardholder, is governed by the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) 15 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1667f as implemented by Regulation Z, 12 C.F.R. 226, (TILA/Z). TILA/Z requires specific procedures for billing errors, dispute resolution, and limits cardholder liability for unauthorized charges. Similarly, the legal relationship between a debit cardholder and the issuing bank is regulated by the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA) 15 U.S.C. §§ 1693-1693r, as implemented by Regulation E, 12 C.F.R. 205, (EFTA/E). EFTA/E is directed at consumer

title: Electronic benefit transfer

text: federal law grants new provisions to law enforcement and state agencies to investigate the criminal use, including taxation on EBT purchases, of state and federal benefits. Electronic benefit transfer Electronic benefit transfer (EBT) is an electronic system that allows state welfare departments to issue benefits via a magnetically encoded payment card, used in the United States. The average monthly EBT payout is $125 per participant. Common benefits provided (in the United States) via EBT are typically of two general categories: food and cash benefits. Food benefits are federally authorized benefits that can be used only to purchase food and non-alcoholic

text: passed UCITA in 2000, shortly after its completion by the NCCUSL in 1999. However, beginning with Iowa that same year, numerous additional states have passed so-called "bomb-shelter" laws enabling citizen protections against UCITA-like provisions. Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act "Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act" (UCITA) was an attempt to introduce a Uniform Act for US States to follow. As a "model law", it only specifies a set of guidelines, and each of the States should decide if to pass it or not, separately. UCITA has been drafted by National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL). UCITA has been

title: Instant payment

text: standard for electronic fund transfers. A non-exhaustive list of systems available today, and in the near future, is the following: In digital wallet based payment systems like PayPal, Apple Pay, AliPay, WeChat Pay etc. users receive immediate notification of the transaction, but funds are transferred at best in the next business day. The settlement time depends on the underpinning payment method chosen by the customer, while for instant payment systems, the funds are transferred within seconds or minutes. Instant payment Instant payment is a new way to exchange money and purchase services in seconds. Compared with wire transfers they allow

title: Transfer payment

text: are employers (via provident funds), and the government. The U.S. still utilizes paper transfer payments in its Social Security administration as many recipients, particularly those in lower-income categories, are unbanked, i.e. do not have a bank account to facilitate direct deposits. However, the U.S. has been able to implement electronic transfer systems in its food stamps and education assistance programs. Transfer payment In economics, a transfer payment (or government transfer or simply transfer) is a redistribution of income and wealth (payment) made without goods or services being received in return. These payments are considered to be non-exhaustive because they do

title: Interac e-Transfer

text: debited from the sender's account immediately upon initiating the transfer. As long as both sender and recipient bank are participating institutions, the funds are sent and received instantly. However in some cases, for example two people with different banking institutions, transfers may take anywhere between near instant, or up to a few hours for the receiving party to get their emailed notice. However, like any online banking mode of payment, e-Transfers are vulnerable to phishing. Many Canadians in areas where the Big Five banks have little presence or who do not bank online are penalized by a surcharge when receiving

title: Interac e-Transfer

text: big five banks, Desjardins, Tangerine, National Bank, President's Choice Financial, and many credit unions and other institutions, as well as some small-business account holders. In 2015, 105 million money transfers were sent using the platform totaling over 44 billion in value. Any personal account holder in Canada can receive funds. An e-Transfer resembles an e-check in many respects. The money is not actually transferred by e-mail. Only the instructions to retrieve the funds are. Unlike a cheque, the funds from an e-Transfer are not frozen in the recipient's account. An e-Transfer cannot bounce, as the funds are guaranteed, having been

title: Instant payment

text: interbank clearing of the transaction and crediting of the payee’s account with confirmation to the payer (within seconds of payment initiation)."" The growth of e-commerce has caused changes in people's spending patterns. Shopping is no longer confined to regular business hours, creating a new challenges for funds transfers. Similarly, merchants require faster and more reliable money transfer systems to keep up with consumer demand. Traditional electronic payments like wire transfers, that perform the electronic funds transfer within few business days, are not in line with user expectations. It is predicted that in the next year instant payments will become the

title: Wire transfer

text: often called "ACH transfers", because they take place through Automated Clearing Houses. One important way ACH transfers differ from wire transfer is that the recipient can initiate it. There are of course restrictions, but this is the way people often set up automatic bill payment with utility companies, for example. Wire transfer Wire transfer, bank transfer or credit transfer is a method of electronic funds transfer from one person or entity to another. A wire transfer can be made from one bank account to another bank account or through a transfer of cash at a cash office. Different wire transfer

title: Form 1040

text: 1982 form was "Income Tax Return for Single filers with no dependents." Electronic filing was introduced in a limited form in 1986, with the passage of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, and starting 1992, taxpayers who owed money were allowed to file electronically. The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System, jointly managed by the IRS and Financial Management Service, started in 1996 and allowed people to make estimated payments. The complexity and compliance burden of the form and its associated instructions have increased considerably since 1913. The National Taxpayers Union has documented the steady increase in complexity from a 34-line

title: EFTPOS

text: EFTPOS Electronic funds transfer at point of sale (EFTPOS ) is an electronic payment system involving electronic funds transfers based on the use of payment cards, such as debit or credit cards, at payment terminals located at points of sale. EFTPOS technology originated in the United States in 1981 and was adopted by other countries. In Australia and New Zealand, it is also the brand name of a specific system used for such payments; these systems are mainly country specific and do not interconnect. Debit and credit cards are embossed plastic cards complying with ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1 standard. The cards

title: Electronic Fund Transfer Act


question: when did the first pokemon game come out

answers: October 2000

answers: 1996

title: Pokémon (video game series)

text: were released on the Nintendo 3DS on November 18, 2016 in Japan, North America and Australia, and in Europe on November 23, 2016. The games were the first since the second generation to be backwards-compatible with other titles, including "Pokémon X" and "Y"; "Pokémon Omega Ruby" and "Alpha Sapphire"; and the Virtual Console re-releases of "Pokémon Red", "Blue" and "Yellow". On June 6, 2017, "Pokémon Ultra Sun" and "Ultra Moon" were announced. The two games offer new additions to the story of "Pokémon Sun" and "Moon", including new features, and was released worldwide on the Nintendo 3DS on November 17,

title: Pokémon X and Y

text: requested to assist in creating Pokémon for "X" and "Y"; Ariga ultimately designed ten species for the games. A first for a main series Pokémon title, "X" and "Y" were released worldwide on October 12, 2013. Following widespread selling of the titles prior to their release date in Brazil, Nintendo warned game retailers that they would be penalized if they continued to break street date. A store in Bournemouth, United Kingdom, reportedly started selling the games on October 11. This initiated a domino effect and several other United Kingdom retailers began selling the game early. The game's score was composed

title: Pokémon (video game series)

text: the Nintendo 3DS on October 12, 2013 worldwide. The "X" and "Y" games are rendered in full 3D; however, only select parts of the game can be displayed in stereoscopic 3D. The video introduced the player characters, the starter Pokémon; Grass-type Chespin (Japanese: ), the Fire-type Fennekin (Japanese: ), and the Water-type Froakie (Japanese: ), and two other Pokémon, not named until later; a bird-like Pokémon called having a shape similar to the letter Y and a deer-like Pokémon called with X-shapes in its eyes. A month later, Sylveon (Japanese: ), a new evolved form of Eevee belonging to the

title: Pokémon (video game series)

text: Dash", "Pokémon Trozei!" and "Pokémon Ranger" for Nintendo DS; "Pokémon Channel" and "" for GameCube; and two role-playing games for the GameCube, consisting of the games "Pokémon Colosseum" and "". In 2006, Japan began the fourth generation of the franchise with the release of "Pokémon Diamond" and "Pearl" for Nintendo DS. The games were released in North America on April 22, 2007 and in Australia on June 21, 2007. The game was released in the UK and Europe on July 27, 2007. Other main series games in the fourth generation include "Pokémon Platinum", a director's cut version of "Diamond" and

title: Pokémon: The First Movie

text: Pokémon: The First Movie Pokémon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back, commonly referred to as Pokémon: The First Movie, originally released as , is a 1998 Japanese anime film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, the chief director of the "Pokémon" television series. It is the first theatrical release in the "Pokémon" franchise. It was first released in Japan on July 18, 1998. On July 8, 1999, a Complete Version (完全版 "kanzenban") of the film was aired in Japanese television. In addition to an added prologue, the updated version included new animation and CGI graphics. The English-language adaptation, produced by Nintendo and

title: Pokémon

text: new generation begins. Some Pokémon from the newer games appear in anime episodes or films months, or even years, before the game they were programmed for came out. The first generation began in Japan with "Pokémon Red" and "Green" on the Game Boy. The franchise began the seventh generation on November 18, 2016 with "Pokémon Sun" and "Moon" on the Nintendo 3DS. The most recent games in the main series, , were released on the Nintendo Switch on November 16, 2018. A follow-up set of core series games will be released in late 2019. "Pokémon", also known as "Pokémon the

title: Pokémon (video game series)

text: Smash Bros. Brawl". The fifth generation of "Pokémon" began on September 18, 2010 with the release of "Pokémon Black" and "White" in Japan. They were then released in North America, Europe, and Australia in March 2011. They were released on the Nintendo DS, the same console as its predecessing generation. The games take place in the Unova region. New features include the C-Gear, a feature where players can use Wi-Fi options and customizations; two new battle methods ("Triple Battles", where three Pokémon are sent out at once, and Rotation Battles, where three Pokémon are also sent out at the same

title: Pokémon (video game series)

text: teaser trailer, remakes of the third generation games "Pokémon Ruby" and "Sapphire". They were released worldwide in November 2014. On August 26, 2014, "Pokkén Tournament" was announced and was released on July 16, 2015 in Japanese arcades and was released on March 18, 2016 worldwide for Wii U. It was developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment. In July 2016, Niantic and Nintendo released a free-to-play augmented reality game titled "Pokémon Go" which was released for Android and iOS devices. During a Nintendo Direct presentation on February 26, 2016, two new "Pokémon" titles were announced, titled "Pokémon Sun" and "Moon". The games

title: Pokémon Dash

text: "Hey You, Pikachu!" and "Pokémon Channel". It was first revealed October 7, 2004 as a launch title for Japan. "Dash" was released in Japan on December 2, 2004; Europe on March 11, 2005; North America on March 13, 2005; and Australia April 7, 2005. Before the North American release, The Pokémon Center had pre-order deals which included key chains and DS carrying pouches. The game received generally negative reviews, having an aggregate score of 46/100 on Metacritic, and a score of 49 on GameRankings. IGN's Craig Harris rated the game 5/10 because the player could only play as Pikachu in

title: Pokémon Go

text: comfortable" fixing the issues. European releases started on July 13, and the game became available to most of the continent over the following ten days. The Japanese launch was initially reported to be on July 20; however, the game was delayed after a sponsorship deal with fast food chain McDonald's was leaked, instead releasing two days later. Although the game was proposed to be released in France on July 15, it was postponed until July 24 out of respect and due to safety concerns following a terrorist attack in Nice on July 14. Following the shut down of third-party apps

title: Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

text: and "Let's Go, Eevee!" were unveiled during a press conference in Japan on May 30, 2018. They are primarily aimed toward a younger audience and those who are new to the "Pokémon" franchise. At the time of announcement game director Junichi Masuda mentioned that the games have been in development for around two years. Junichi Masuda also stated that he considered the games to be remakes of "Pokémon Yellow", explaining that "Yellow" "resonated" best with younger players because it incorporated elements from the "Pokémon" anime television series. Although they are the first main series "Pokémon" role-playing games for the Nintendo

title: Tatsumi Kimishima

text: market and into the homes of consumers. On October 15, 2000 in North America "Pokémon Gold" and "Silver" were both released on the Game Boy Color. The Pokémon game known as "Pokémon Crystal" was released on July 29, 2001 also for the Game Boy Color. After the release of the GameCube in 2001, president of Nintendo since 1949, Hiroshi Yamauchi felt that it was the right time to step down from his position. His son-in-law, Minoru Arakawa, took over the role as president of Nintendo in America but retired only one year later in 2002. Yamauchi appointed Tatsumi Kimishima to

title: Pokémon

text: 2006. In 2016, The Pokémon Company celebrated "Pokémon"s 20th anniversary by airing an ad during Super Bowl 50 in January, issuing re-releases of "Pokémon Red" and "Blue" and the 1998 Game Boy game "Pokémon Yellow" as downloads for the Nintendo 3DS in February, and redesigning the way the games are played. The mobile augmented reality game "Pokémon Go" was released in July. The latest games in the main series, , were released worldwide on the Nintendo Switch on November 16, 2018. A live-action film adaptation based on "Detective Pikachu" began production in January 2018, and is set to release in

title: Pokémon: The First Movie

text: the three-film Blu-ray set was re-released as a standard edition. Pokémon: The First Movie Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the first "Pokémon" film in the United States, It was released on November 10, 1999, on Compact Disc and Compact Cassette. "Don't Say You Love Me" by M2M was released as a single from the album. Pokémon: The First Movie Pokémon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back, commonly referred to as Pokémon: The First Movie, originally released as , is a 1998 Japanese anime film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, the chief director of the

title: Pokémon (video game series)

text: Pokémon is a series of video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo as part of the Pokémon media franchise. First released in 1996 in Japan for the Game Boy, the main series of role-playing video games (RPGs) has continued on each generation of Nintendo's handhelds.

title: Pokémon

text: when the Game Boy was released. The concept of the Pokémon universe, in both the video games and the general fictional world of "Pokémon", stems from the hobby of insect collecting, a popular pastime which Tajiri enjoyed as a child. Players are designated as Pokémon Trainers and have three general goals: to complete the regional Pokédex by collecting all of the available Pokémon species found in the fictional region where a game takes place, to complete the national Pokédex by transferring Pokémon from other regions, and to train a team of powerful Pokémon from those they have caught to compete

title: Pokémon (video game series)

text: cover broad markets and high quantities. IGN ranked "Pokémon" as the 17th greatest desired game series: "the basic gameplay premise boasts solid, addictive play mechanics, and several of the handheld RPGs deserve to be in every gamer's collection. GamesRadar listed "Pokémon" as the No. 1 Nintendo game "not made by Nintendo", stating that having to catch each Pokémon made the games addictive. On September 28, 2018, Junichi Masuda revealed that during the early years of developing "Pokémon" games that "game data was nearly lost in a computer crash". Masuda described it as "the most nerve-racking moment in development", saying "“We

title: Pokémon (video game series)

text: when an official sequel in the main role-playing game series is released that features new Pokémon, characters, and possibly new gameplay concepts, that sequel is considered the start of a new generation of the franchise. The main games and their spin-offs, the anime, manga and trading card game are all updated with the new Pokémon properties each time a new generation begins. The franchise began its seventh and current generation with "Pokémon Sun" and "Moon", which were released worldwide on November 18, 2016. The original "Pokémon" games are Japanese role-playing video games (RPGs) with an element of strategy, and were

title: Pokémon (video game series)

text: 2017. On May 29, 2018, two new "Pokémon" games in the main "Pokémon" franchise, , were announced. They are remakes of "Pokémon Yellow" with gameplay mechanics borrowed from "Pokémon Go" and were released worldwide on the Nintendo Switch on November 16, 2018. In total, this generation introduced 88 new Pokémon, Alolan forms, trials, Z-moves, Poké Pelago and Festival Plaza. It was also the first one to introduce Pokémon mid-generation, with five new Pokémon making their debut in "Pokémon Ultra Sun" and "Ultra Moon", and two new Pokémon debuting in "Let's Go, Pikachu!" and "Let's Go, Eevee!" During E3 2017, Nintendo

title: Pokémon Go

text: plagued the game's release and persisted for several days. For the first two days after launch, players were unable to access the game through their Pokémon Trainer Club accounts; only Gmail-based accounts were able to gain access to the game. Servers again suffered frequent outages in Australia on July 11; players blamed people in the United Kingdom for bypassing local servers and using Australian ones to play the game before its official release. On July 16, a few hours after the release in many European countries, the game's servers temporarily went down. The outage was claimed by a hacking group

title: Pokémon Channel

text: effect's implementation, although he did note some minor graphical issues visible in the transition from distanced to full-screen viewing. Also unusual for the "Pokémon" video game series, the Pokémon's voices are borrowed from the anime and sound like their names. The game was first announced at E3 2003, where IGN staff noted that the game's demo appeared to be early in development due to its choppy frame rate. "Pokémon Channel" was released on July 18, 2003, in Japan, December 1 in North America, and April 2, 2004, in Europe. The game was showcased on its Japanese release date at the

title: Pokémon (video game series)

text: games' new Fairy Type was revealed. This generation introduced a total of 72 new Pokémon, the new Fairy type, Mega Evolution, the Kalos region, Trainer customization, Super Training, and three new battle modes: Sky Battles, Horde Encounters, and Inverse Battle. This generation is also the first to be compatible with Pokémon Bank. Greninja, the final evolved form of Froakie, would later go on to represent the sixth generation of Pokémon in the hit fighting game, "Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS" and "Wii U". On May 7, 2014, Nintendo revealed the games "Pokémon Omega Ruby" and "Alpha Sapphire" in a

title: Pokémon Gold and Silver

text: Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. First released in Japan on September 12, 2009, the games were later released to North America, Australia, and Europe during March 2010. Game director Shigeki Morimoto aimed to respect the feelings of those who played the previous games, while also ensuring that it felt like a new game to those that were introduced to the series in more recent years. Reception to the games was highly positive, the two being amongst the highest rated DS games of all time on Metacritic. Commercially, the two are among the best-selling Nintendo DS

title: Pokémon (video game series)

text: and The Pokémon Company announced that Game Freak was developing a new core "Pokémon" role-playing game set to release for the Nintendo Switch in "2018 or later." The game will be the eighth generation of "Pokémon". Along with the announcement of it was confirmed that another core "Pokémon" role-playing game will be released in late 2019. It was clarified that the 2019 game was the one mentioned during E3 2017, not the "Let's Go" games. Game director Junichi Masuda stated that it will also "follow in the tradition of "Pokémon X" and "Y" and "Pokémon Sun" and "Moon"". The CEO

title: Pokémon (video game series)

text: and "White 2" commercial aired in Japan, and ending with a message, informing Pokémon fans that the latest news would be announced on January 8, 2013. On January 4, 2013, both the Japanese and English Pokémon website confirmed that an announcement would be made on January 8. On January 7, 2013, the Japanese website explained that the Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata would hold a 10-minute "Pokémon Direct" video conference to announce the big Pokémon news. On January 8, 2013, Satoru Iwata announced the sixth generation of Pokémon, with the new paired games, "Pokémon X" and "Y", which were released on

title: Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

text: Pokémon fan club by mail. The consoles featured the games' mascots Dialga and Palkia painted in silver and gold respectively on a metallic black finish. On December 20, 2006, Nintendo of America announced that the North American release of the games was slated for April 22, 2007, and that those who pre-ordered their copies of the games would receive special DS styluses branded with some of the new Pokémon. Shortly before the games' North American release, The Pokémon Company presented a limited demo of the games for Nintendo's booth at the Game Developer's Conference. To celebrate the games' North American

title: Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

text: ever made, as well as nominating it as one of the best DS role-playing games of 2009. It was the fastest-selling game in Japan at the time, selling 7.06 million copies by May 7, 2010. is the first Wii incarnation of the "Pokémon" video game franchise. It is also the first Wii game to use the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in North America and Japan and the first Wii game to wirelessly interact with the Nintendo DS handheld. is a Wii game developed by Ambrella and released via the WiiWare download service. First released on March 25, 2008, in Japan, it

title: Pokémon (video game series)

text: "Pearl" in the same vein as "Pokémon Yellow", "Crystal", and "Emerald". It was released for the Nintendo DS in Japan on September 13, 2008, in North America on March 22, 2009, and in Australia and Europe on May 14, 2009 and May 22, 2009 respectively. It was also announced that "Pokémon Gold" and "Silver" would be remade for the Nintendo DS as "Pokémon HeartGold" and "SoulSilver". Released in Japan on September 12, 2009, the games were later released to North America, Australia, and Europe during March 2010. The fourth generation introduces another 107 new species of Pokémon (starting with Turtwig

title: Pokémon Yellow

text: for the Game Boy handheld game console. Its release was made to coincide with the release of "". Nintendo president Satoru Iwata commented that people likely felt "Yellow" to be unnecessary due to the upcoming release of "Pokémon Gold" and "Silver", which were scheduled to be released in the same year. It was released in Japan on September 12, 1998, in Australia on September 3, 1999, in North America on October 19, 1999, and in Europe on June 16, 2000. A Pikachu-themed Game Boy Color bundle was released in North America on October 25, 1999. A collaboration between Volkswagen and

title: Pokémon Origins

text: Tokyo on October 2, 2013, ten days before the release of the "X" and "Y" video games, and began streaming internationally on Nintendo's Pokémon TV service from November 15, 2013 to December 2, 2013. On September 14, 2016, the first episode of the series was released for free on the official Pokémon YouTube channel. Serving as a more faithful adaptation of the "Pokémon Red" and "Blue" games, the story follows a young boy named Red who begins a journey with his Pokémon partner, Charmander, as he seeks to capture all the known Pokémon in the Kanto region, and gradually evolves

title: Pokémon (video game series)


question: what is an example of an americanized mexican food created by tex-mex cuisine

answers: fajitas

answers: nachos

answers: hard tacos

answers: chili con carne

title: Latin American cuisine

text: Mexico combined with culinary trends introduced by Spanish colonists. Mexican-Americans in the United States have developed regional cuisines largely incorporating the ingredients and cooking styles of authentic Mexican cuisines. Tex-Mex is a term describing a regional American cuisine that blends food products available in the United States and the culinary creations of Mexican-Americans influenced by Mexican cuisine. The cuisine has spread from border states such as Texas and those in the Southwestern United States to the rest of the country. Tex-Mex is very different from the Southwest cuisine found in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. In these areas, the

title: Tex-Mex

text: Tex-Mex Tex-Mex (from "Texan" and "Mexican") is a fusion of Mexican and American cuisines, deriving from the culinary creations of the Tejano people living in Texas. It has spread from border states such as Texas and others in the Southwestern United States to the rest of the country as well as Canada. Tex-Mex is most popular in Texas and neighboring areas, especially nearby states in both the US and Mexico. Tex-Mex is a subtype of Southwestern cuisine found in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Oklahoma, and Utah. Some ingredients are common in Mexican cuisine, but other ingredients not

title: Latin American cuisine

text: preferred southwest cuisine is New Mexican cuisine, also heavily influenced by authentic Mexican cuisine. The southwestern state of Nevada and West Coast state of California (which is home to Cal-Mex cuisine) tend to lie in the middle as far the preferred style of Mexican-American food. In some places, particularly outside of Texas, "Tex-Mex" is used to describe a localized version of Mexican cuisine. It is common for all of these foods to be referred to as "Mexican food" in Texas, other parts of the United States, and some other countries. In other ways, it is Southern cooking using the commodities

title: Texan cuisine

text: Texan cuisine Texan cuisine is the food associated with the U.S. state of Texas. Texas is a large state, and its cuisine has been influenced by a wide range of cultures, including Southern, German, British, African American, Cajun/Creole, Mexican, Native American, Asian, and to a lesser degree, Jewish and Italian. Tex-Mex refers to a style of cooking that combines traditional Norteño (northern) Mexican cuisine adapted to the tastes and kitchen techniques of Texans of Anglo- and European origins. Tex-Mex cooking differs from traditional Mexican cooking by using different proportions or types of ingredients, such as meats (like ground beef), melted

title: Tex-Mex

text: between Mexican cuisine and Americanized Mexican food in her 1972 book "The Cuisines of Mexico". Robb Walsh of the "Houston Press" said the book "was a breakthrough cookbook, one that could have been written only by a non-Mexican. It unified Mexican cooking by transcending the nation's class divisions and treating the food of the poor with the same respect as the food of the upper classes." The term "Tex-Mex" also saw increasing usage in the "Los Angeles Times" from the 1970s onward while the Tex-Mex label became a part of U.S. vernacular during the late 1960s, '70s, and '80s. Tex-Mex

title: Mexican cuisine

text: to Mexico characterizing its cuisine more by its relation to popular traditions rather than on particular cooking techniques. Since the 20th century, there have been an interchange of food influences between Mexico and the United States. Mexican cooking was of course still practiced in what is now the Southwest United States after the Mexican–American War, but Diana Kennedy, in her book "The Cuisines of Mexico" (published in 1972), drew a sharp distinction between Mexican food and Tex-Mex. Tex-Mex food was developed from Mexican and Anglo influences, and was traced to the late 19th century in Texas. It still continues to

title: Tex-Mex

text: Spain. However, the cuisine that would come to be called Tex-Mex originated with Tejanos (Texans of Mexicandescent) as a mix of native Mexican and Spanish foods when Texas was part of New Spain and later Mexico. From the South Texas region between San Antonio, the Rio Grande Valley and El Paso, this cuisine has had little variation, and from earliest times has always been influenced by the cooking in the neighboring northern states of Mexico. The ranching culture of South Texas and Northern Mexico straddles both sides of the border, where beef, grilled food, and tortillas have been common and

title: Hispanic America

text: cuisine as the term is applied in the Western Hemisphere, is a misnomer. What is usually considered Hispanic cuisine in the United States is mostly Mexican and Central American cuisine. Mexican cuisine is composed of mainly indigenous—Aztec and Mayan—and Spanish influences. Mexican cuisine is considered intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO and can be found all over the United States. In the United States, with its growing Hispanic population, food staples from Mexican cuisine and the cuisine from other Hispanic countries have become widely available. Over the years, the blending of these cuisines has produced unique American forms such as Tex-Mex

text: of both is referred to as "Christmas"). And the usage of pork or beef. The New Mexican Cuisine is most popular in the southwestern states of New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. Texas has a version, Tex-Mex cuisine, while Arizona's style of Southwestern cuisine is often called "Sonoran", since the Sonoran Desert covers a third of the state. Cuisine of the Southwestern United States The cuisine of the Southwestern United States is food styled after the rustic cooking of the region. It comprises a fusion of recipes for things that might have been eaten by Spanish colonial settlers, cowboys, Native Americans,

title: Tex-Mex

text: burritos. Moreover, Tex-Mex has imported flavors from other spicy cuisines, such as the use of cumin, introduced by Spanish immigrants to Texas from the Canary Islands and used in Berber cuisine, but used in only a few central Mexican recipes. And in recent years Tex-Mex has incorporated elements of traditional Mexican food into the cuisine, including the more creative use of chile peppers and the serving of so-called "street tacos" (which would be simply called "tacos" in Mexico --- normally a small serving of meat with onions and cilantro in place of the lettuce and cheese served on Tex-Mex tacos

title: Tejano

text: with several of the above on one large platter. Serving tortilla chips and a hot sauce or salsa as an appetizer is also a Tex-Mex development. "Cabrito", "barbacoa", "carne seca", and other products of cattle culture have been common in the ranching cultures of South Texas and northern Mexico. In the 20th century, Tex-Mex took on Americanized elements such as yellow cheese, as goods from the United States became cheap and readily available. Tex-Mex has imported flavors from other spicy cuisines, such as the use of cumin. Cumin is often referred to by its Spanish name, "comino." A common Tex-Mex

title: Tex-Mex cuisine in Houston

text: with immigrants to menus of Mexican restaurants in Houston. Robb Walsh of the "Houston Press" said "You might say that the immigrant flow is what keeps the "Mex" in Tex-Mex." In Houston, as in other places in Texas, the existing Chicano community influences the cooking methods used by recent immigrants. In Houston, several restaurants that have authentic Mexican cuisine call themselves "Mex-Mex." Several restaurants that have both Tex Mex and Mexican cuisine call themselves "Mix Mex." As of 2012, Molina's Cantina is the oldest still-operating Tex-Mex restaurant in Houston. A restaurant featuring newer style Tex-Mex, Ninfa's became influential in the

title: Tex-Mex

text: popular foods for more than a century. A taste for "cabrito" (kid goat), "barbacoa de cabeza" (barbecued beef heads), "carne seca" (dried beef), and other products of cattle culture is also common on both sides of the Rio Grande. In the 20th century, Tex-Mex took on such Americanized elements as yellow cheese, as goods from the United States became cheap and readily available. In much of Texas, the cooking styles on both sides of the U.S.–Mexico border were the same until a period after the U.S. Civil War. With the railroads, American ingredients and cooking appliances became common on the

title: American cuisine

text: chips are loaded with any combination of ground beef, melted Monterey Jack, cheddar, or Colby cheese, guacamole, sour cream, and salsa, and Texas usually prefers a version of potato salad as a side dish. For alcohol, a key ingredient is tequila: this spirit has been made on both sides of the US-Mexican border for generations, and in modern cuisine it is a must have in a bartender's arsenal as well as an addition to dishes for sauteeing. Southern California is located more towards the coast and has had more contact with immigration from the West Pacific and Baja California, in

title: Tex-Mex

text: Some ingredients are common in Mexican cuisine, but other ingredients not typically used in Mexico are often added. Tex-Mex cuisine is characterized by its heavy use of shredded cheese, meat (particularly beef and pork), beans, peppers and spices, in addition to flour tortillas. Dishes such as Texas-style chili con carne, nachos, hard tacos and fajitas are all Tex-Mex inventions.  Moreover, Tex-Mex has imported flavors from other spicy cuisines, such as the use of cumin, introduced by Spanish immigrants to Texas from the Canary Islands and used in Berber cuisine, but used in only a few central Mexican recipes.

title: El Chico (restaurant)

text: to Tex-Mex and American cuisine. El Chico (restaurant) El Chico is a restaurant chain in the Southern United States. The first restaurant opened in 1940 in Oak Lawn, in Dallas, Texas. There are 78 locations. The restaurant serves a variety of Tex-Mex dishes. The restaurant's origin was Adelaida "Mama" Cuellar's popular homemade tamales at a county fair in 1926. Her sons opened a cafe in Dallas using her recipes. Today, it is part of Consolidated Restaurant Operations, Inc. (CRO) Joe V. Carvajal was an integral part of the success of many of the el Chico restaurants in the 1960s and

title: Tex-Mex

text: U.S. side. A 1968 "Los Angeles Times" feature wrote "[i]f the dish is a combination of Old World cooking, hush-my-mouth Southern cuisine and Tex-Mex, it's from the Texas Hill Country." In France, Paris's first Tex-Mex restaurant opened in March 1983. After the 1986 release of the film "Betty Blue", Tex-Mex cuisine's popularity in Paris increased. The "Oxford English Dictionary" supplies the first-known uses in print of "Tex-Mex" in reference to food, from a 1963 article in "The New York Times Magazine", and a 1966 item in the "Great Bend" (Kansas) "Tribune". Diana Kennedy, an influential food authority, explained the distinctions

text: with Mexican cuisine, Southwestern cuisine is also largely known for its use of spices (particularly the "chile", or chili pepper). Recently, several chains of casual dining restaurants specializing in Southwestern cuisine have become popular in the United States. New Mexican cuisine is known for its dedication to the chile (the official "state question" is "Red or green?" which refers to the preferred color of chiles), most notably the Hatch chile, named for the city in New Mexico where they are grown. Part of the New Mexican cuisine is smothering each dish with either red chile, green chile or both (mixing

title: Latin American cuisine

text: from Mexican culture. In many parts of the U.S. outside of Texas the term is synonymous with Southwestern cuisine. Mexican cuisine is very well known outside of Mexico and features prominently in Latin America as a source of influence to many Latin American cuisines thanks enormously to the spread of crops originally from Mexico to other Latin American countries. Maize or corn, which originated in the highlands of the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Jalisco, is a staple in most Latin American cuisines today. The tomato, another crop with origins in Mexico is also widely consumed and incorporated in the

title: Texan cuisine

text: its own variation of chile con carne. Texas chili is made typically with hamburger-ground beef served alone or with kidney beans or rice, and in Frito pie, a dish made with the eponymous Fritos corn chip, invented in Texas and produced by Plano, Texas-based Frito-Lay corporation. Chicken fried steak is a traditional Texas dish, a variation on schnitzel that came to Texas along with German immigrants. Czech immigrants brought a tradition of kolache-making, a fruit-filled pastry or klobasniky, a sausage-filled pastry. German and Czech influences brought about a distinct Texas sausage making style marked by bold and sometimes piquant spicing

title: Tex-Mex cuisine in Houston

text: Houston, the largest city in Texas, has "the highest percentage of demanding food seekers" and therefore "it's not too surprising that here one finds the widest spectrum of Mexican cuisine." Walsh said "From the "genuine Mexican food" of George Caldwell in 1907 to the claims you hear today, Mexican restaurants have always promised authenticity and have always delivered what sells. The real changes that have taken place are in the public's tastes. And understanding the way our tastes have changed can tell us a lot about where we're going and where we've been." Tex-Mex cuisine in Houston Tex-Mex cuisine is

title: Mexican street food

text: Mexican food in general becomes more appreciated. This includes street foods. In the United States, Mexican-style street food can be found in small counter-service restaurants and the variety being demanded goes beyond Tex-Mex into the regional foods of Mexico. With over 100 years of Mexican-style street food history, Los Angeles is known for its street food lunch trucks, serving tacos, tortas, quesadillas and more. Tacos are to Los Angeles as sausage is to Chicago and cheesesteaks are to Philadelphia. These tacos can follow the traditional recipes of Mexico or be very creative. It is home to a series of trucks

title: North American cuisine

text: markedly from Cuban cuisine; Mexican cuisine spills across the border into the Tex-Mex and Mexi-Cali "sub-cuisines"; and the cuisines of Michigan and Ontario have more in common with each other than either has with the cuisines of Manitoba or Iowa. North American cuisine North American cuisine includes foods native to or popular in countries of North America, such as Canadian cuisine, American cuisine, Mexican cuisine and Central American cuisine. North American cuisines display influence from many international cuisines, including Native American cuisine, Jewish cuisine, Asian cuisine, and especially European cuisine. As a broad, geo-culinary term, North American cuisine also includes

title: New Mexican cuisine

text: Even so, New Mexican cuisine developed in fairly isolated circumstances, which has allowed it to maintain its indigenous, Spanish, and Mexican identity, and is therefore not like any other Latin food originating in the contiguous United States. It can be easily distinguished from other Mexican and American cuisines, due to its emphasis on New Mexican spices, herbs, and flavors; especially red and/or green New Mexico chile peppers, anise (used in bizcochitos), and piñon (used as a snack or in desserts). It is also identifiable by the presence of foods and dishes that originate in New Mexico, such as; Native American

title: Texan cuisine

text: style with flour tortillas, grated cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole. Texas has a tradition of southern-style cuisine dating back to the 1830's from settlers and immigrants from the plantation states of the American deep south such as pan-fried chicken, field peas (such as black-eyed peas), greens (such as collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, or poke salad), mashed potatoes, cornbread or corn pone, sweet tea, and dessert — pies and cobblers. In Texas, many of these dishes often show the influence of having evolved concurrently with the influence of Ibero- and Mexican- cuisines. Texas is known for

title: Hispanic America

text: cuisine. This cuisine, which originated in Texas, is based on maize products, heavily spiced ground beef, cheese and tomato sauces with chilies. This cuisine is widely available not just in the United States but across other countries, where American exports are found. In Florida, Cuban food is widely available. All of these Hispanic foods in the United States have evolved in character as they have been commercially americanized by large restaurant chains and food companies. The cuisine of Spain has many regional varieties, with Mediterranean flavors based on olive oil, garlic, and tomatoes and due to its long Atlantic and

title: Tex-Mex cuisine in Houston

text: Tex-Mex cuisine in Houston Tex-Mex cuisine is very popular in Houston. Many Mexican cuisine restaurants in Houston have aspects that originate from Texas culture. Katharine Shilcutt of the "Houston Press" said in 2012 that "Tex-Mex has been a vital part of our city for more than 100 years" and that it "never waned in that century." She added that "[t]he cultural significance of Tex-Mex as a vital touchstone between generations and an expression of our roots cannot be denied." In his book "", Arnoldo De León said that the recent immigrants from Mexico to Houston add foods that are popular

title: Filipino-American cuisine

text: to create Filipino American food. There were four of these Americanized Filipino dishes released into Texas under the work of Marigold Commodities and Ditta Meat Food Service. One was beef tapa, created by using Texas meat, ingredients such as garlic, citrus flavors, and soy sauce to marinate it, and finish it off by putting it on the grill or to fry it in a pan. Another dish is the pork longaniza and to sum it up as a whole, imagine sausage links, but Filipino style. Then the last 2 are called tocino, but the difference is chicken and pork meat.

title: Tex-Mex cuisine in Houston

text: city. Cynthia Mayer of the "Philadelphia Inquirer" said that Molina's, "a restaurant that began serving Mexican food long before Corona beer and body shots became the yuppie rage," helped George H. W. Bush adjust to life as a Houstonian. In 1972 Diana Kennedy released the book "The Cuisines of Mexico", which detailed food across Mexico from different socioeconomic and ethnic groups. Beginning in 1973, newer style Tex-Mex restaurants, influenced by Kennedy and other people who advocated for actual Mexican cuisine, opened. The food included tended to have grilled meats, salsas, and seafood. Walsh said that while "[t]heir slogans promised authenticity",

title: Korean-Mexican fusion

text: casual dining segment, while street food trucks continue to dominate in the US. Typical dishes include tacos or burritos prepared with Korean barbecue, such as kalbi or spicy chicken, and American foods such as french fries with kimchi. Korean-Mexican fusion Korean–Mexican fusion is a type of fusion cuisine originally from Los Angeles that combines traditional elements of American-style Mexican food and Korean food. The earliest Korean-Mexican fusion featured Mexican or Tex-Mex dishes such as tacos or burritos filled with Korean-style barbecued meats and kimchi. Typical dishes include Korean tacos and bulgogi burritos. Food critics Jane and Michael Stern state that

title: Tex-Mex

short_answers:
chili con carne
fajitas
hard tacos
nachos


question: who played joey's agent estelle on friends

answers: June Gable

title: Joey (TV series)

text: with All the Jealousy". Patrick Kerr, who played the producer of the Daytime Soap Awards, appeared in one episode of "Friends" as a restaurant manager who auditions Monica for a job as a chef. Brent Spiner, who played himself, appeared in one episode of "Friends" as James Campbell, who interviews Rachel for a job. Additionally, Robert Costanzo reprised his role as Joey's father, a character who originated in the first season of "Friends", in "Joey and the Dad". Costanzo was the only actor besides LeBlanc to play the same character in this series as in "Friends" (Gina appeared in a

title: Joey (TV series)

text: third-season episode of "Friends", but was not played by Drea de Matteo; Joey's sister Mary Theresa also appeared in a third-season "Friends" episode, but was played by a different actress than on "Joey"). After the series finale of "Friends" in 2004, LeBlanc signed on for the spin-off series, "Joey", following Joey's move to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. "Friends" producers Marta Kauffman and David Crane were not interested in the spin-off, although Kevin S. Bright agreed to be executive producer along with "Joey" creators, Scott Silveri and Shana Goldberg-Meehan, the latter of whom left the show after the

title: Joey (TV series)

text: was announced on May 15, 2006. The remaining episodes have never been broadcast by NBC, but have been shown on various other networks around the world. Episode 5 and Episode 13 of season 1 were directed by David Schwimmer, who played Ross Geller in "Friends". NBC heavily promoted "Joey" and gave it "Friends"<nowiki>'</nowiki> Thursday 8:00 pm timeslot. The pilot was watched by 18.6 million American viewers, but ratings continually decreased throughout the series' two seasons, averaging 10.20 million viewers in the first season and 7.10 million in the second. The final broadcast episode on March 7, 2006 was watched by

title: Joey Tribbiani

text: bounces back by snagging a leading role in the big-budget action picture "Captured". The series' penultimate episode sees Joey in a committed relationship with Alex Garrett (Andrea Anders), his next-door neighbor. Joey Tribbiani Joseph Francis "Joey" Tribbiani, Jr. is a fictional character from the NBC sitcom "Friends" and its spin-off "Joey", and is portrayed by Matt LeBlanc. He is an Italian-American struggling actor who lives in New York City with his roommate and best friend, Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), and hangs out in a tight-knit group of his best friends: Chandler, Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), Rachel

title: Joey Tribbiani

text: Joey Tribbiani Joseph Francis "Joey" Tribbiani, Jr. is a fictional character from the NBC sitcom "Friends" and its spin-off "Joey", and is portrayed by Matt LeBlanc. He is an Italian-American struggling actor who lives in New York City with his roommate and best friend, Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), and hangs out in a tight-knit group of his best friends: Chandler, Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston) and Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow). He lived with a few other roommates when Chandler moved out to move in with Monica. Joey was presumably born in 1967 or

title: Monica Geller

text: the other Friends". Because Monica and Joey were initially conceived as the show's two most sexual characters, Crane and Kauffman had originally intended for them to be the show's main couple, before ultimately replacing them with Ross and Rachel. The idea of Monica and Joey was abandoned once the role of Joey was cast; actor Matt LeBlanc approached his character using much more of a "big brother vibe" in terms of Joey's relationship with Cox's character as opposed to a romantic one, which the writers ultimately preferred. According to Allison Piwowarski of Bustle, Monica and Joey's relationship would have greatly

title: Marla Sokoloff

text: as Gia Mahan, Stephanie Tanner's archenemy-turned best friend in the sitcom "Full House." She was originally cast to play Topanga Lawrence in ABC’s hit sitcom Boy Meets World and had even filmed a few scenes, however the part was later recast to Danielle Fishel. In 1998, Sokoloff landed her most notable role as she was cast as the receptionist Lucy Hatcher in "The Practice." Along with other popular appearances, she is well-remembered as Joey's pregnant sister, Dina, in season 8 of "Friends". Sokoloff also had a three-episode stint as a nanny in "Desperate Housewives." In 2000 she played Maggie Carter,

title: Joey (TV series)

text: What Joey lacks in book smarts, however, he more than makes up for with his people skills, making him the best new friend his nephew could ask for. Several cast members had previously appeared as different characters in "Friends"; Coolidge appeared as Amanda, an old friend of Monica and Phoebe, in a tenth-season episode. Adam Goldberg, who played Jimmy, appeared in "Friends" second season in the recurring role of Eddie, who moves in with Chandler after Joey moves out. Carlos Gómez, who played Sam The Director, appeared in one episode of "Friends" as the restaurant worker Julio in "The One

title: Joey Haro

text: and "Altar Boyz." He played Hanschen in Deaf West Theatre's production of Spring Awakening in Los Angeles, 2014. In 2013 he starred in the short lived sitcom "Welcome to the Family". Joey Haro Joseph "Joey" Haro (born May 29, 1987) is an American actor best known for playing Clark Stevenson on the MTV teen comedy "Awkward" and for voicing Mateo on "Elena of Avalor". He was also a member of The Warblers on "Glee". Haro was born in Miami, he went to a performing arts high school and attended Florida State University but left after his sophomore year to move

title: The Pilot (Friends)

text: her. Within three days of first auditioning for "Friends" Aniston nonetheless got the role, because NBC Entertainment president Warren Littlefield correctly expected that "Muddling Through" would immediately fail. Crane and Kauffman wanted Joey to be "a guy's guy" who loves "women, sports, women, New York, women". The actors auditioned using the "grab a spoon" scene, and many arrived in character with "lots of chest showing". As the Joey character was not developed much in the script, Matt LeBlanc just used his experience playing "this Italian, kind of dim character" from "Vinny and Bobby". He had at least eight auditions for

title: Joey Haro

text: Joey Haro Joseph "Joey" Haro (born May 29, 1987) is an American actor best known for playing Clark Stevenson on the MTV teen comedy "Awkward" and for voicing Mateo on "Elena of Avalor". He was also a member of The Warblers on "Glee". Haro was born in Miami, he went to a performing arts high school and attended Florida State University but left after his sophomore year to move to New York City to pursue an acting career. In 2009 he appeared on Broadway as Chino in the "West Side Story" and was part of the ensemble cast of "Hairspray"

title: Joey Tribbiani

text: pets remain in Joey's apartment but were presumably given away to a shelter when Joey moved to LA. Soon after Chandler and Monica move out, Joey moves to LA to focus on his acting career. That was the last time the six best friends are portrayed hanging out together. After the 2003/2004 final season of "Friends", Joey Tribbiani became the main character of "Joey", a spin-off TV series, where he moved to L.A. to polish his acting career. His sister Gina Tribbiani and her son Michael (Paulo Costanzo) were two other central characters of the show. Joey turns down a

title: Jennifer Coolidge

text: film went on to become a moderate box office hit despite negative critical reviews. Coolidge nearly received the role of Lynette Scavo on "Desperate Housewives", but it eventually went to Felicity Huffman. From 2004 to 2006, Coolidge had a role in the NBC comedy series "Joey" as Joey Tribbiani’s oversexed agent Roberta "Bobbie" Morganstern. During its second season, she went from a recurring character to a more prominent role, appearing in 37 out of 46 episodes in the series. NBC officially canceled the series in May 2006 citing low ratings. She originally starred in an episode of "Friends" in its

title: Joey (TV series)

text: Actor in 2012. On the show he plays a fictionalized version of himself. "Joey" is brought up several times in conversation by characters on the show, including LeBlanc, who praises the show but also laughs at his own real life career in the show, most notably with the line, "They said "Joey" was going to be a success," to which another character replies ""Joey" was ...a, success." Joey (TV series) Joey is an American sitcom and a spin-off of "Friends" starring Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani. It premiered on the NBC television network, on September 9, 2004,

title: June Gable

text: June Gable (born June 5, 1945) is an American character actress, perhaps best known for her role as Joey's agent Estelle Leonard in the NBC sitcom Friends.  She received one Tony Award nomination for her work on Broadway.

title: Joey (TV series)

text: Joey (TV series) Joey is an American sitcom and a spin-off of "Friends" starring Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani. It premiered on the NBC television network, on September 9, 2004, in the former time slot of its parent series, Thursday nights at 8:00 p.m. Midway through the second season, the show was placed on a hiatus by NBC but returned on March 7, 2006, in a new timeslot of Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. One episode, "Joey and the Snowball Fight", was shown on a Tuesday at 8:30 p.m, but was pulled by NBC when it was overshadowed

title: Fuller House (TV series)

text: Becky Katsopolis, Bob Saget as Danny Tanner, and Dave Coulier as Joey Gladstone. Dylan and Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit also make an appearance reprising their roles as Nicky and Alex Katsopolis, respectively. On April 19, 2016, it was announced Ashley Liao, who plays Ramona's best friend, had been upgraded to a series regular. Additional cast members recurring regularly throughout the series include Juan Pablo Di Pace, playing Kimmy's ex-husband, Fernando, and Scott Weinger, reprising the role of Steve Hale, D.J.'s high school boyfriend. Eva LaRue portrays Danny's wife Teri, and Michael Sun Lee makes an appearance as the adult version of Nathan

title: The Pilot (Friends)

text: depressed after his lesbian ex-wife moves her things out of their apartment; Monica's old schoolfriend Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) moves in with Monica after running out of her wedding; and their friends, Joey, Chandler, and Phoebe (Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and Lisa Kudrow), respectively offer them each support and advice. Crane and Kauffman pitched their original idea to network NBC in December 1993. NBC liked it and commissioned a complete script, which was submitted in March 1994. Before the script was finished, casting for the six main roles began; 75 actors were seen for each part. The pilot was taped on

title: Matt LeBlanc

text: last seconds of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Into the Great Wide Open" in which he is seen getting a tattoo, and in Bob Seger's "Night Moves" in 1994. LeBlanc found success in the role of Joey Tribbiani on "Friends", and went on to play this character for 12 years — 10 seasons of "Friends" and two seasons of "Joey". "Friends" was wildly successful, and LeBlanc, along with his co-stars, gained wide recognition among viewers. This ensemble situation comedy became a major hit for NBC, airing on Thursday nights for ten years. For his performance, LeBlanc received three Primetime Emmy

title: Friends

text: Moonves, then-president of Warner Bros. Television. Having worked with David Schwimmer in the past, the series creators wrote the character of Ross with him in mind, and he was the first actor cast. Cox wanted to play the role of Monica because she liked the "strong" character, but the producers had her in mind to play Rachel because of her "cheery, upbeat energy", which was not how they envisioned Monica; after Cox's audition, though, Kauffman agreed with Cox, and she got the role. When Matt LeBlanc auditioned for Joey, he put a "different spin" on the character. He played Joey

title: Friends

text: more simple-minded than intended and gave the character heart. Although Crane and Kauffman did not want LeBlanc for the role at the time, they were told by the network to cast him. Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry and Lisa Kudrow were cast based on their auditions. More changes occurred to the series's storylines during the casting process. The writers found that they had to adjust the characters they had written to suit the actors, and the discovery process of the characters occurred throughout the first season. Kauffman acknowledged that Joey's character became "this whole new being", and that "it wasn't until

title: The One with Ross's Wedding

text: June Whitfield appeared in cameo as the housekeeper. Felicity, the bridesmaid who Joey entices, is played by Olivia Williams. Further cameos were made by Sarah Ferguson as herself, Richard Branson as the vendor who sells Joey a hat, and Hugh Laurie as the man sitting next to Rachel on the plane. Lisa Kudrow did not join the others in London as she was too heavily pregnant to fly, like her character Phoebe. Elliott Gould inadvertently revealed to the public that Rachel was to turn up at the wedding, upsetting Marta Kauffman. Scenes not involving the main apartments were all filmed

title: Kris Bernal

text: of My Life" with Mark Herras, Rocco Nacino, and LJ Reyes who played the mean character Zaira Marquez in that series. Kris portrayed Shane / Lizette in that series, a beautiful girl who has an ambitions to fulfill her dream of becoming a real dancer. In the process, she uncovers things of the past as she explores the field of dancing. Helping Shane achieve her dreams are two knights in shining armor: Jason (played by Rocco Nacino), her childhood friend; and Patrick (played by Mark Herras), Jason's friend and founder of the Motion Masters dance group. With other friends, they

title: Shirley Barrett

text: in the film as Marty". This encounter "came in handy when "Walk the Talk" started to develop as a script". The film is "about dreamers and schemers, isolation and redemption, populated with iconic places and people", and stars Salvatore Coco as Joey, a desperately ambitious young man and Sacha Morler as his girlfriend Bonita. After winning a large settlement from an accident that leaves Bonita paraplegic, Joey starts a talent agency hoping to "make his mark on the world". Joey encounters Nikki Raye (Nikki Bennett), “a variety club singer” and decides to represent her as an agent in attempts to

title: Phoebe Buffay

text: Phoebe Buffay Phoebe Buffay-Hannigan is a fictional character, portrayed by Lisa Kudrow, one of the six main characters from the American sitcom "Friends", created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman. She appeared in each of the show's 236 episodes, from its premiere on September 24, 1994 to its finale on May 6, 2004. She is a masseuse and musician, notable for her offbeat and sometimes ditzy behavior. She was Monica Geller's roommate before Rachel Green. Phoebe is best friends with Monica and Rachel, along with their neighbors, Chandler Bing and Joey Tribbiani, and also Monica's brother Ross Geller. She plays

title: Friends

text: her wedding to her fiancé Barry and moves into an apartment with her friend Monica from high school. Ross, who has had a crush on Rachel since the two of them were in high school, constantly attempts to tell her how he feels about her. However, many obstacles stand in his way, such as the fact that he is expecting a baby with his lesbian ex-wife, Carol. Joey is shown to be a bachelor and struggling actor, while Phoebe works as a masseuse and portrays a slightly "crazy" attribute to her personality based on her troubles as a child after

title: Friends

text: Tom), someone he knew from graduate school. Rachel's attempts to tell Ross she likes him mirror his failed attempts in the first season, although the characters eventually begin a relationship. Joey gets cast in a part in a fictional version of the soap opera, "Days of Our Lives", but his character is killed off after conflicts with the show's writers, rooting from him claiming that he writes many of his own lines. Chandler gets back with Janice, his ex-girlfriend from season one. Monica begins dating Richard (Tom Selleck), a recently divorced family friend and 21 years her senior but they

title: Ross Geller

text: bring out the best of his friends in difficult situations. For instance, in season 2, he encourages Joey to audition for "Another World" after being fired from "Days of Our Lives", despite Joey's refusal to present himself for a two-line part of a secondary character. In season 7, he buys Phoebe the bike of her dreams but threatens to take it away from her because of her reluctance to learn how to ride it. Also, when he discovers that Joey has a crush on Rachel, he tells him to tell her about it and go for it instead of hiding

title: The One with Rachel's Date

text: LeBlanc) on the set of "Days of Our Lives", where she meets Kash, another actor on the soap opera. She asks Joey to set them up on a date. Joey is at first pessimistic because of Rachel's pregnancy. Rachel convinces him and then struggles to persuade Ross, who is fearful about what impact the date would have on the baby. The date ends early when Rachel tells Kash that she is pregnant. Rachel is reassured by Ross after she bumps into him on the street. Having initially declined an offer to join Ross at Central Perk for a coffee, Rachel

title: Rachel Green

text: and audiences initially perceived Monica as the show's main character when "Friends" premiered, the writers had actually given Rachel the pilot's most prominent storyline. Before deciding that Rachel and Ross would be an item for the entire series, the writers had originally intended for the show's defining couple to be Joey and Monica. However, after the success of the pilot, in which Rachel and Ross' developing romance is first hinted at, and witnessing Aniston and co-star David Schwimmer's on-screen chemistry for the first time, Crane and Kauffman determined that the entire series relied on "finding all the wonderful roadblocks for

title: June Gable


question: when does the shape of water book come out

answers: March 6, 2018

title: The Shape of Water

text: The Shape of Water The Shape of Water is a 2017 American romantic dark fantasy drama film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor. It stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer. Set in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1962, the story follows a mute custodian at a high-security government laboratory who falls in love with a captured humanoid amphibian creature. Filming took place in Ontario, Canada, between August and November 2016. The film was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival, where

title: The Shape of Water (novel)

text: The Shape of Water (novel) The Shape of Water ("La forma dell'acqua") is a 1994 novel by Andrea Camilleri, translated into English in 2002 by Stephen Sartarelli. It is the first novel in the internationally popular Inspector Montalbano series and the third of the RAI TV Montalbano films. Silvio Luparello, an engineer, developer, and aspiring politician from an aristocratic construction family, dies of a heart attack while having sex with his nephew and lover Giorgio at his beach house. The nephew panics, and, wanting to protect his uncle from the embarrassing circumstance of his death and not trusting himself to

title: The Shape of Water (novel)

text: in a car accident – after previously having had one due to an epileptic seizure that required him to wear a neck brace (which we assume is the same one that Montalbano found at the outdoor brothel, and which we also assume was there because of being used by Rizzo and the Ingrid look-alike to make Luparello appear to be alive during the "sex" act at the outdoor brothel). The Shape of Water (novel) The Shape of Water ("La forma dell'acqua") is a 1994 novel by Andrea Camilleri, translated into English in 2002 by Stephen Sartarelli. It is the first

title: Salvo Montalbano

text: between Porto Empedocle and Vigàta prompted the city of Porto Empedocle to rename itself "Porto Empedocle Vigàta" in 2003, although the decision was reversed in 2009. "The Shape of Water" ("La forma dell’acqua") is the first episode in the series and was published in 1994, translated into English in 2002 by Stephen Sartarelli. According to a statement by the author, a final book devoted to Montalbano and titled "Riccardino", has already been delivered to the publisher, but without a release date. It represents the Inspector’s concluding story and will be the last book to be published in the series, as

title: The Shape of Water

text: of Water" has tenderness uncommon to del Toro films. ... While "The Shape of Water" isn't groundbreaking, it is elegant and mesmerizing." Conversely, Rex Reed of the "New York Observer" gave the film 1 out of 4 stars and calling it "a loopy, lunkheaded load of drivel" and, referring to Hawkins's role in "Maudie", described people with disabilities as "defective creatures." Reed's review was criticized for referring to Sally Hawkins' mute character as "mentally handicapped" and for erroneously crediting actor Benicio del Toro as the film's director. "The Shape of Water" appeared on many critics' year-end top-ten lists, among them:

title: It Looked Like Spilt Milk

text: It Looked Like Spilt Milk It Looked Like Spilt Milk is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Charles Green Shaw. Originally published in 1947, the illustrations are a series of changing white shapes against a blue background. The reader is asked to guess what the shape is or whether it is just "spilt milk". The white shapes include a rabbit, a bird, a pig, a sheep, a birthday cake, a tree, an ice cream cone, a flower, an angel, a squirrel, a mitten, and a great horned owl. A Scholastic Corporation edition was published in 1989. A board

title: Charles Melcher

text: out. The idea behind DuraBooks came to Melcher when he saw an article about women who enjoy reading in the bathtub. Together with his former production director, Andrea Hirsh, he settled on a synthetic variant of paper that consists of polypropylene and inorganic fillers rather than wood fibers, as well as a waterproof binding sewn with special thread and adhered with special non-toxic glue. The first book in the DuraBook format was "Aqua Erotica", a racy collection of original fiction published by a division of Random House in 2000, while Melcher’s patent was still pending. Several titles have followed, including

title: Dream Chronicles: The Book of Water

text: compared that feature to other games: "It’s unlike anything I've seen in other Collector's Editions." On May 21, some exclusive concept artworks for "The Book of Water" was released on Inside PlayFirst. There are eight pictures including: The Toy Shop, and Lyra's House in the Town of Wish; the Herbalist's Garden; The crash shot outside of Wish at the beginning of the game; the Prison of Fire (the last scene of the Collector's Edition's bonus game), and some other minor items from the game. "Dream Chronicles: The Book of Water" was first presented limitedly as a beta version on December

title: Interactive children's book

text: books have gone to a new level with the creation of fun new ways for younger children to interact with books such as musical "bath books" and "finger puppet books". Most, but not all, of these books are also "board books", which are made entirely out of hard pages. Making the pages out of a hard material provides for durability, allowing them to resist whatever they may contact along with the young readers. Bath books can be taken into the tub because of their floatable and waterproof pages. A few of the top touch and feel book publishers are Dorling

title: Japanese tissue

text: water torn in the same process as described above, in a width and length sufficient to cover the hinge of the book with about 3/8 inch extension over the sides. Paste should be brushed on to the tissue, from the center outward, transferred to the hinge and then brushed down with a dry brush. A sheet of PET film is placed to prevent the hinge from sticking together and it is weighted until it dries. In the case where an entire signature (a folded sheet of paper forming several pages, or leaves, of a book) has come out, it may

title: The Shape of Water

text: Awards. "The Shape of Water" premiered on August 31, 2017 at the 74th Venice International Film Festival. It also screened at Telluride Film Festival, the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival, among others. The film was released in two theaters in New York City on December 1, 2017 and then expanded to several other cities the following week. It had its official wide release in the United States on December 22, 2017. On March 13, 2018, the film was released on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download. "The Shape of Water" grossed $63.9 million in the United

title: Dream Chronicles: The Book of Water

text: Fish Games, on the following day of each release date. Both editions feature the main single-mode game, while the Collector's one also includes a special bonus game in which players can play as Faye to find out what happened to the Town of Wish before Lyra's story starts, three extra locations, several mini-puzzles, eight wallpapers, and a detailed walkthrough from the developer. These extra features (excluding the bonus game) was released exclusively as a stand-alone piece, "Dream Chronicles: The Book of Water" Strategy Guide, along with the release of the Standard Edition on Big Fish Games on May 28. The

title: The Shape of Water

text: well the music which is a reminiscent of Yann Tiersen's soundtrack on the former. Responding to Jeunet's accusations of plagiarism by email, del Toro cited on the influences of Terry Gilliam's work as the inspiration for "The Shape of Water". The Shape of Water The Shape of Water is a 2017 American romantic dark fantasy drama film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor. It stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer. Set in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1962, the story follows a mute custodian at a high-security

title: Dream Chronicles: The Book of Water

text: 3, 2010 for the publisher PlayFirst's beta players. The second beta version of this game was also leaked on January 18, 2011. On April 22, just two days before the game's scheduled release, the full game were leaked online. On the same day, "The Book of Water"'s teaser trailer was posted on "Dream Chronicles" Fan Page on Facebook, and on PlayFirst's YouTube profile. It was officially first released as Collector's Edition digitally on April 24, 2011 by PlayFirst. The Standard Edition was released a month later on May 27, 2011. Each edition was quickly available on PlayFirst's exclusive partner, Big

title: The Shape of Water

text: The Shape of Water was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered on August 31, 2017, and was awarded the Golden Lion for best film in the competition. It also screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It began a limited release in two theaters in New York City on December 1, 2017, before expanding following December 8, 2017, and has grossed $194 million worldwide. A novelization by del Toro and Daniel Kraus was published on March 6, 2018.

title: The Shape of Water

text: healing touch to the scars on Elisa's neck, they open to reveal gills like his; she jolts back to life, and the two embrace. In a closing voice-over narration, Giles conveys his belief that Elisa lived "happily ever after in love" with the Amphibian Man. The idea for "The Shape of Water" formed during del Toro's breakfast with Daniel Kraus in 2011, with whom he later co-wrote the novel "Trollhunters". It shows similarities to the 2015 short film "The Space Between Us". It was also primarily inspired by del Toro's childhood memories of seeing "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and

title: Dream Chronicles: The Book of Water

text: Fire" will not be developed and released, and "The Book of Water" was the last collaboration between PlayFirst and KatGames. Furthermore, due to that early cancellation, the game's development time was cut short to fit PlayFirst's game schedule. KatGames had to reuse several previous games' scenes, background music, and sound effects. The animation was not designed in 3D as KatGames did in previous games. Some puzzles were also cut short and lacked difficulty towards the end; and even the same voice-over was used for both Lyra and Faye; thus overall making "The Book of Water" felt unfinished and simplistic. Dream

title: The Shape of Water

text: it premiered on August 31, 2017, and was awarded the Golden Lion for best film. It was also screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It began a limited release in two theaters in New York City on December 1, 2017, before expanding wide on December 23, 2017, and grossed $195 million worldwide. "The Shape of Water" received critical acclaim for its acting, screenplay, direction, visuals, production design, and musical score, with many critics calling the film del Toro's best work since "Pan's Labyrinth"; the American Film Institute selected it as one of the top 10 films of the

title: It Looked Like Spilt Milk

text: book version was published in 1993. An audio cassette and compact disc version by Live Oak Media was published in 1988 and has the narration of Peter Fernandez with the music heard at the beginning and end and read without music. "Kirkus Reviews" wrote "Children love to play this game from earliest identification, and will like a book that plays it with them. Blue and white silhouettes make a cute idea book." It Looked Like Spilt Milk It Looked Like Spilt Milk is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Charles Green Shaw. Originally published in 1947, the illustrations

title: Dream Chronicles: The Book of Water

text: Dream Chronicles: The Book of Water Dream Chronicles: The Book of Water, often shortened to Dream Chronicles 5 or The Book of Water, is a 2011 adventure and puzzle casual game developed by KatGames and originally published by PlayFirst. It is the fifth installment in the "Dream Chronicles" series, the fourth sequel to 2007's Zeebys-winning game "Dream Chronicles", and the middle part of the second unfinished trilogy titled "Lyra's Destiny". Set in a mystical world of realistic fantasy where mortal and fairy realms collide, continuing the story from where "" ended, "The Book of Water" tells the strange journey of

title: Where's My Water?

text: game's sixth 20-level chapter, was released in a November 2011 update and included levels where players must convert steam into liquid water. A version for devices equipped with the Android operating system was released on the Android Market in North America on November 23, 2011 and included all six chapters available up to that point. In December 2011, "Stretched Thin" was released to both platforms, adding 20 new levels, a Christmas overlay for the title screen and new water balloon obstacles. A free, ad-supported version of "Where's My Water?" was also released to both iOS and Android in December 2011.

title: Punch out book

text: Punch out book A punch out book (also known as press out book or push out book) is a large toy book printed on stiff card or cardboard usually comprising several pages of perforated, colorfully printed figures or shapes. The figures can be gently "punched" from the pages with the fingers and then assembled into various objects. Punch out books generally do not require scissors, tape, fasteners, or glue for the assembly of the contents. Most punch out books are centered on a single theme like a fairy tale, holiday, television program, or movie. The books first appeared on the

title: Dream Chronicles: The Book of Water

text: Chronicles" series by gave "The Book of Water" 2 stars out of 5. The main critical consensus is: ""The fifth casual adventure installment looks as beautiful as ever, but the well of creativity and substance has run dry."" The reviewer, Merlina McGovern, praised the game's gorgeous art and animations and some beautifully rendered puzzles, while criticized its short game length, flimsy story, easy and repetitive puzzles; some seemingly unfinished elements hint at a more substantial adventure; far too many recycled locations. After all, they verdict: "Without either a fully fleshed-out story or substantial puzzles, "The Book of Water"’s beautiful series

title: Jason Latimer

text: appearance that an individual can control water into a shape and then pop it and have it return to water form. As performed on the BBC One's TV special "The Magicians, Episode 6," Latimer gives the illusion that he is able to shape water into a sphere, flowers, and other shapes and then pop them. The illusion first appeared on UK television February 11, 2012 with Britain's Got Talent Winner George Sampson. Latimer Clear Cups and Balls is an illusion, created and performed by Jason Latimer, is a version of the "follow the ball" cups and balls game where the

title: The Book of General Ignorance

text: the "QI" title—and series—clearly owe a certain debt), commenting that: A book of the show has become all but necessary, if only to allow us to ingest this information at normal brain speed, and because such fine and creative research genuinely deserves to be captured in print. So it's slightly disappointing that the book arrives in the question-and-answer format made so familiar by last year's big hit "Does Anything Eat Wasps?" There are actually about 20 such books out this year, all asking these quirky questions (Do Sheep Shrink In The Rain? Do Fish Drink Water?), all piled up in

title: The Power (self-help book)

text: water is exposed to positive words and feelings such as love and gratitude, the energy level of the water not only increases, but the structure of the water changes, making it perfectly harmonious. … When water is exposed to negative emotions, such as hate, the energy level of the water decreases and chaotic changes occur." Since "the inside of your head is 80 percent water", the author believes this is very important. The law of attraction states that whatever someone experiences in life is a direct result of their thoughts. Byrne's states that it really is that simple. According to

title: Where's My Water?

text: The levels in question are grouped into two holiday-themed chapters, "10 Days of Swampy" (Christmas) and "Hearts and Crafts" (Valentine's Day). June 2012 saw the release of "Out to Dry", which included levels involving wet mud that sets into dirt. The update also included two new in-app purchases: the "Mystery Duck" mode (see below) and Locksmith Duck, which would unlock a chapter without having to collect a certain number of ducks within the main game. In connection, "Where's My Perry", a version of the game featuring Perry the Platypus from "Phineas and Ferb", was released the same day as the

title: The Book of Five Rings

text: strategy will become uncertain."" The water book concerns strategy, spirituality and philosophy. The meaning of "water" in relation to life is "flexibility". Water demonstrates natural flexibility as it changes to conform with the boundaries which contain it, seeking the most efficient and productive path. So also should one possess the ability to change in accordance with one’s own situation to easily shift between disciplines, methods, and options when presented with new information. A person should master many aspects of life allowing them to possess both balance and flexibility. The spiritual bearing in strategy, which Musashi writes about concerns your temperament

title: Dream Chronicles: The Book of Water

text: the Nexus gateway, as Faye returns to the Herbalist to enter it. Faye forges three figurines, and they work well in the Crater of Time, but something does not seem right. Just as Faye has completed the third one, Lilith transports her to a strange, unknown Prison of Fire. On March 30, 2011, almost a month before "Dream Chronicles: The Book of Water" was released, the publisher PlayFirst's blog, Inside PlayFirst, uploaded a blog post including a video depicting the developer KatGames' offices where "Dream Chronicles" series has been made. The exclusive video tour was specially made for PlayFirst's Local

title: Dream Chronicles: The Book of Water

text: 2010. Another beta version was leaked on January 18, 2011. Just two days before the game's scheduled release, the content was leaked online. It was released worldwide as a digital download under two editions, Collector's and Standard—on April 24 and May 27, 2011 respectively—by PlayFirst. Each edition was quickly available on PlayFirst's exclusive partner, Big Fish Games, on the following day of each release date. Both editions feature the main single-mode game, while the Collector's one also includes a bonus game in which players can play as Faye, three extra locations, several mini-puzzles, eight wallpapers, and a detailed walkthrough from

title: The Shape of Water