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Silly Bandz are made of silicone rubber formed into shapes including animals, objects, numbers, and letters. They are distributed by BCP Imports and are normally worn as bracelets.

Foods and Drinks : Cupcake

The first mention of the cupcake can be traced as far back as 1796, when a recipe notation of “a cake to be baked in small cups” was written in “American Cookery” by Amelia Simms. The earliest documentation of the term “cupcake” was in “Seventy-five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats” in 1828 in Eliza Leslie's Receipts cookbook.

In the early 19th century, there were two different uses for the name "cup cake" or "cupcake". In previous centuries, before muffin tins were widely available, the cakes were often baked in individual pottery cups, ramekins, or molds and took their name from the cups they were baked in. This is the use of the name that has persisted, and the name of "cupcake" is now given to any small cake that is about the size of a teacup. The name "fairy cake" is a fanciful description of its size, which would be appropriate for a party of diminutive fairies to share.

The other kind of "cup cake" referred to a cake whose ingredients were measured by volume, using a standard-sized cup, instead of being weighed. Recipes whose ingredients were measured using a standard-sized cup could also be baked in cups; however, they were more commonly baked in tins as layers or loaves. In later years, when the use of volume measurements was firmly established in home kitchens, these recipes became known as 1234 cakes or quarter cakes, so called because they are made up of four ingredients: one cup of butter, two cups of sugar, three cups of flour, and four eggs. They are plain yellow cakes, somewhat less rich and less expensive than pound cake, due to using about half as much butter and eggs compared to pound cake. The names of these two major classes of cakes were intended to signal the method to the baker; "cup cake" uses a volume measurement, and "pound cake" uses a weight measurement.

In the early 21st century, a trend for cupcake shops was reported in the United States, playing off of the sense of nostalgia evoked by the cakes. In 2010, television presenter Martha Stewart published a cook book dedicated to cupcakes.

Foods and Drinks : Cotton Candy

Cotton candy or candyfloss or fairy floss  is a form of spun sugar. Since it is mostly air, servings are large. Cotton candy is often served at fairgrounds or circuses. Food coloring is used to change the natural white color. A typical serving on a stick is at least one ounce and contains about 100 to 115 calories. It is sometimes sold in bags containing several servings.

A similar confectionery is the Persian Pashmak, and the Turkish Pişmaniye, although the latter is made with flour in addition to sugar.

Movies : Step Up 3D

Step Up 3D (also known as Step Up 3) is a 2010 American 3D dance film written by Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer and directed by Step Up 2: The Streets's Jon Chu. The sequel sees the return of Adam Sevani and Alyson Stoner, who portrayed Moose from Step Up 2 the Streets and Camille Gage from Step Up, respectively.

As the third installment in the Step Up trilogy, and the first shot in 3D, the film follows Moose and Camille Gage as they head to New York University, the former of whom is majoring in electrical engineering after promising his mother that he would not dance anymore. However, he soon stumbles upon a dance battle, meeting Luke and his House of Pirates dance crew and later teaming up with them to compete in the World Jam dance contest against their rivals, the House of Samurai dance crew.

Step Up 3D premiered in Hollywood at the El Capitan Theater on August 2, 2010 and was subsequently released worldwide on August 6, 2010, through conventional 2D and 3D (in RealD 3D, Dolby 3D, and XpanD 3D) formats. It was also the second movie to feature the 7.1 surround sound audio format, the first of which was Toy Story 3. The film grossed $15.8 million in its opening weekend, the lowest of the trilogy, and has received positive reviews, with some praising its dance sequences and effective use of 3D, while others criticizing the repetitive story.

The film is on DVD on November 29th 2010 (Region 2) and December 21st 2010 on Region 1

Movies : Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3 adalah sebuah film animasi produksi oleh Pixar yang ditayangkan pada tahun 2010 dalam bentuk Film 3D. Film ini merupakan sekuel dari seri film Toy Story dan merupakan sekuel terakhir yang akan dipublikasikan. Pada hari pertama peluncuran film ini, reaksinya sangat dahsyat. Film ini berhasil mengantongi $41 million hanya dari hari pertama pemutarannya saja, dan dalam tiga hari berhasil mendapatkan $109 million, menciptakan rekor baru untuk film animasi. Film ini gagal menyamai Toy Story dan Toy Story 2 di Rotten Tomatoes, dimana kedua film itu mendapatkan rating bersih 100%, film ini mendapatkan rating bersih 99%.

Animals : Panda

Panda Besar , Ailuropoda melanoleuca ("Kaki-kucing hitam-putih") atau diringkas Panda, adalah seekor mamalia yang biasanya diklasifikasikan ke dalam keluarga beruang, Ursidae, yang hewan asli Tiongkok tengah. Panda Besar tinggal di wilayah pegunungan, seperti Sichuan dan Tibet. Pada setengah abad ke-20 terakhir, panda menjadi semacam lambang negara Tiongkok, dan sekarang ditampilkan pada uang emas negara tersebut.

Nama China-nya berarti "kucing-beruang," dan juga bisa dibaca dibalik tanpa mengubah arti. Ia dinamai panda di Barat karena mirip dengan Panda Merah, dan dulunya dikenal sebagai Beruang Belang (Ailuropus melanoleucus).

Meskipun secara taksonomis ia adalah karnivora, makanannya seperti herbivora, sebagian besar tumbuh-tumbuhan, hampir hanya bambu saja. Secara teknis, seperti banyak hewan, panda adalah omnivora, karena diketahui mereka juga makan telur, dan juga serangga selain bambu. Kedua makanan ini adalah sumber protein yang diperlukan. Telinganya bergerak-gerak saat mereka mengunyah.

Panda Besar juga masih bersaudara dengan Panda Merah, tetapi mereka dinamai mirip sepertinya akrena kebiasaan mereka memakan bambu. Sebelum hubungannya dengan Panda Merah ditemukan pada tahun 1901, Panda Besar dikenal sebagai beruang berwarna dua.

Selama puluhan tahun, klasifikasi taksonomi panda yang tepat diperdebatkan karena baik Panda Besar maupun Panda Merah memiliki ciri-ciri seperti beruang dan rakun. Namun, pengujian genetika mengungkapkan bahwa Panda Besar adalah beruang sejati dan termasuk keluarga Ursidae. Saudara terdekatnya dalam keluarga beruang adalah Beruang Berkacamata di Amerika Selatan. Sekarang masih diperdebatkan apakah Panda Merah termasuk keluarga Ursidaea tau keluarga rakut, Procyonidae.

Panda Besar termasuk spesies terancam punah, terancam oleh kehilangan habitat dan tingkat kelahiran sangat rendah, baik di alam maupun di kandang. Sekitar 1.600 diyakini masih hidup di alam. Panda Besar adalah lambang World Wildlife Fund (WWF), organisasi pelestarian alam.

Panda Besar memiliki cakar yang ganjil, dengan "jempol" dan lima jari; "jempol" ini sebenarnya tulang-pergelangan tangan yang termodifikasi. Stephen Jay Gould menulis esai tentang topik ini, lalu menggunakan judul The Panda's Thumb untuk buku kumpulan esainya.

Panda Besar pertama kali dikenal di dunia Barat pada 1869 oleh misionaris Prancis Armand David (1826–1900). Panda Besar lama menjadi hewan favorit masyarakat, sebagian karena spesies ini lucu seperti bayi, mirip dengan boneka beruang hidup. Panda juga sering digambarkan sedang berbaring santai sambil makan bambu, bukan berburu, sehingga meningkatlah citranya sebagai hewan manis dan cinta damai.

Peminjaman panda besar ke kebun binatang Amerika Serikat dan Jepang merupakan bagian penting diplomasi Republik Rakyat Cina pada tahun 1970-an karena peminjaman ini menandai sebagian pertukaran budaya pertama antara Tiongkok dan dunia Barat.

Namun, pada tahun 1984, panda sudah tidak lagi digunakan sebagai alat diplomasi. Alih-alih, China mulai menawarkan panda kepada negara-negara lain untuk peminjaman hanya sepuluh tahun. Ketentuan peminjaman standar mencakup tarif hingga US$1.000.000 per tahun dan syarat bahwa anak yang lahir semasa peminjaman adalah milik Republik Rakyat China.

Pada 1998 akibat tuntutan hukum oleh WWF, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service mengharuskan kebun binatang AS yang ingin mengimpor panda agar memastikan bahwa setengah tarif yang dipasang China disalurkan untuk upaya pelestarian panda liar dan habitatnya, barulah lembaga tersebut mau mengeluarkan izin pengimporan panda tersebut.