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Wedding customs by country


to a year after the wedding date. Thanks should be sent as soon as possible, preferably within two weeks. Jumping the broom developed out of the West African Asante custom. The broom in Ashanti and other Akan cultures also held spiritual value and symbolized sweeping away past wrongs or warding off evil spirits. Brooms were waved over the heads of marrying couples to ward off spirits. The couple would often but not always jump over the broom at the end of the ceremony. The custom took on additional significance in the context of
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Jumping the broom


Jumping the broom (or jumping the besom) is a phrase and custom relating to a wedding ceremony where the couple jumps over a broom. It has been suggested that the custom is based on an 18th-century idiomatic expression for "sham marriage", "marriage of doubtful validity"; it was popularized in the context of the introduction of civil marriage in Britain with the Marriage Act 1836. There have also been suggestions that the expression may derive from an actual custom of jumping over a "broomstick" (where "
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Ben Warren jump over a broom at the conclusion of their wedding ceremony. In the classic 1977 TV mini-series "Roots", Kunta Kinte/"Toby" (played by John Amos as adult Kunta Kinte - Levar Burton played the teenager Kunta Kinte) had a marriage ceremony where he and Belle (played by Madge Sinclair) jumped the broom. In the 2016 film "The Birth of a Nation", a couple getting betrothed is seen jumping a broom. In an episode of The Originals (season 2) (Episode 13
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[,] ... [o]thers jumped over broomsticks placed across their thresholds to officialize their union and create new households", indicating that contractless weddings and jumping the broomstick were different kinds of marriage. In some African-American communities, marrying couples will end their ceremony by jumping over a broomstick, either together or separately. This practice is well attested for as a marriage ceremony for slaves in the Southern United States in the 1840s and 1850s who were often not permitted to wed legally. Its revival in 20th century African American
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Jumping the Broom


each other and Pam agrees to stay. Jason and Sabrina have the wedding and also jump the broom. After the wedding, Sebastian kisses Shonda, finally winning her affections, and presumably begins a relationship. Greg and Claudine reconcile and she reveals she has secret funds, and that they are still wealthy. Malcolm and Amy (Julie Bowen), the wedding planner, start sharing a moment together in which she asks if he wants to dance with her and he accepts. At the end, the whole family happily does the
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Jumping the broom


"The Devil is Damned") the custom is described as being necessary when a priest is not available and the wedding "couldn't wait." In an episode of This Is Us (season 3) (Episode 16 "R & B") the characters of Randal and Beth are shown to jump the broom while walking down the aisle after their wedding ceremony in a flashback. The custom has been reference twice by rap duo Outkast: in "Call the Law" on their 2006 album "Idlewild" and in
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Jumping the broom


used in the context of legal weddings, both religious and civil. Other sources have stepping over a broom as a test of chastity, while putting out a broom was also said to be a sign "that the housewife’s place is vacant" and a way, therefore, of advertising for a wife. In America the phrase could be used as slang describing the act of getting married legally, rather than as specifying an informal union not recognised by church or state. In Wales, Romani couples would get married by eloping
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Jumping the broom


couple having been married "over the broomstick." The ceremony is not portrayed, but the reference indicates that the readers would have recognized this as referring to an informal, not a legally valid, agreement. It has often been assumed that, in England, jumping over the broom (or sometimes walking over a broom), always indicated an irregular or non-church union (as in the expressions "Married over the besom", "living over the brush"), but there are examples of the phrase being
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Jumping the broom


, when they would "jump the broom," or jump over a branch of flowering common broom or a besom made of broom. Welsh Kale and English Romanichals and Romanichal populations in Scotland practised the ritual into the 1900s. According to Alan Dundes (1996), the custom originated among Romani people in Wales (Welsh Kale) and England (Romanichal). C.W. Sullivan III (1997) in a reply to Dundes argued that the custom originated among the Welsh people themselves, known as "priodas coes ysgub" ("
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Jumping the broom


broom" refers to the plant "common broom" rather than the household implement) associated with the Romani people of the United Kingdom, especially those in Wales. The custom of a marrying couple literally jumping over a broom is now most widespread among African Americans, popularized in the 1970s by the novel and miniseries "" but originating in the mid 19th century as a practice in antebellum slavery in the United States. References to "broomstick marriages" emerged in England in the mid-to-late 18th century, always to
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Jumping the Broom


Jumping the Broom is a 2011 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Salim Akil and produced by Tracey E. Edmonds, Elizabeth Hunter, T.D. Jakes, Glendon Palmer, and Curtis Wallace. The title of the film is derived from the Black American tradition of bride and groom jumping over a ceremonial broom after being married. The film was shot in Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia, standing in for Martha's Vineyard, the setting for the film. TriStar Pictures distributed the film in the United States on May 6, 2011.
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Wedding customs by country


new family being created. There are also traditions of broom jumping in Europe, in the Wicca and Celtic communities especially. The South American country of Brazil features a host of traditions and customs within its culture. For Brazilian brides, these traditions lead to extravagant, fun-filled weddings. The Brazilian culture is very rich with its numerous traditions, celebrations, and in many cases superstitions. Wedding celebrations are definitely inserted in this context. This is considered a festive event for the Brazilian society and thus it is usually celebrated with
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Jumping the broom


describe a wedding ceremony of doubtful validity. The earliest use of the phrase is in the 1764 English edition of a French work: the French text, describing an elopement, refers to the runaway couple hastily making "un mariage sur la croix de l'épée" (literally ‘marriage on the cross of the sword’), an expression the English translator freely renders as ‘performed the marriage ceremony by leaping over a broomstick’. A 1774 usage in the "Westminster Magazine" also describes an elopement. A man who had
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Jumping the broom


Broom Jumping: A Celebration of Love" (1992). American singer-songwriter Brenda Lee released the rockabilly song "Let's Jump the Broomstick" on Decca Records in 1959. Via its association with Wales and the popular association of the broom with witches, the custom has also been adopted by some Wiccans. A film titled "Jumping the Broom", directed by Salim Akil, and starring Paula Patton & Laz Alonso was released on 6 May 2011. In a 2013 episode of Grey's Anatomy, Miranda Bailey and
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law marriage was held to be a civil contract, and civil contracts required the consent of free persons. In the absence of any legal recognition, the slave community developed its own methods of distinguishing between committed and casual unions. The ceremonial jumping of the broom served as an open declaration of settling down in a marriage relationship. Jumping the broom was always done before witnesses as a public ceremonial announcement that a couple chose to become as close to married as was then allowed. Jumping the broom fell out of practice when blacks were
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people must actually have once signified irregular marriage by jumping over a broom. Tyler D. Parry, Associate Professor of African American Studies, contests the claim that no literal jump was used in Britain, arguing that enslaved people of African descent and British migrants engaged in numerous cultural exchanges during the 18th and 19th centuries. He shows numerous correlations between the ceremonies of slaves and those of the rural British, contending it is not simply coincidental that two groups, separated by an ocean, utilized similar matrimonial forms revolving around the broomstick. If
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Jumping the broom


born, and on his misreading of the baptism register of the parish of Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog. Local variations of the custom were developed in different parts of England and Wales. Instead of placing the broom on the ground, and jumping together, the broom was placed in an angle by the doorway. The groom jumped first, followed by the bride. In southwest England, in Wales, and in the border areas between Scotland and England, "[while some] couples ... agreed to marry verbally, without exchanging legal contracts
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Jumping the broom


free to marry legally. The practice did survive in some communities, and the phrase "jumping the broom" was synonymous with "getting married," even if the couple did not literally jump a broom. However, despite its smaller scale continuity in certain rural areas of the United States (among both black and white communities), it made a resurgence among African Americans after the publication of Alex Haley's "." Danita Rountree Green describes the African American custom as it stood in the early 1990s in her book "
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Our Stories Films


released on July 28, 2007. On May 6, 2011, Our Stories Films released "Jumping the Broom" through TriStar Pictures and opened to mixed reviews, but had a highly successful opening weekend box office number. Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times gave "Jumping the Broom" a positive review however, and called it: "An exuberant comedy. Fun, smart, and heart tugging with a sparkling ensemble cast." "Jumping the Broom" was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 9,
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Cupid Shuffle. "Jumping the Broom" received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 56%, based on 81 reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Its heart is in the right place – and so is its appealing cast – but "Jumping the Broom" is ultimately too cliched and thinly written to recommend". On Metacritic the film has a score of 56 out of 100 based on 26 reviews, indicating "mixed
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African-American culture


-American couples choose to "jump the broom" as a part of their wedding ceremony. Although the practice, which can be traced back to Ghana, fell out of favor in the African-American community after the end of slavery, it has experienced a slight resurgence in recent years as some couples seek to reaffirm their African heritage. Funeral traditions tend to vary based on a number of factors, including religion and location, but there are a number of commonalities. Probably the most important part of death and dying in
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besom wedding"), Sullivan's source is the Welsh folklorist Gwenith Gwynn (a.k.a. W. Rhys Jones), who assumed that the custom had once existed on the basis of conversations with elderly Welsh people during the 1920s, none of whom had ever seen such a practice. One had claimed that: "It must have disappeared before I was born, and I am seventy-three". Gwynn's dating of the custom to the 18th century rested on the assumption that it must have disappeared before these elderly interviewees were
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mother is running the wedding. She has doubts, but trusts her daughter. After the couple talk to Reverend James (T.D. Jakes), they decide to stay while a driver picks up Jason's family and friends. Jason's group is his insecure mother Pam (Loretta Devine), his charming uncle Willie Earl (Mike Epps), Pam's best friend Shonda (Tasha Smith) and Jason's cousin Malcolm (DeRay Davis). Also appearing is Sabrina's aunt Geneva (Valarie Pettiford). Their first meeting is
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Jumping the Broom


; however, they have doubts about their wedding. In the morning, everything begins normally. The boys have a friendly game of football, though Pam tries to tell Jason about Claudine and Geneva's secret. Blythe also talks to McKenna about the relationship. McKenna tells her that he thinks she is beautiful and a relationship is still an option. Greg reveals to Claudine that he is not having an affair, but has made some bad investments and lost most of his money. While Pam is getting fitted in her dress,
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Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom


picks up after the series' second season cliffhanger finale and centers around the Martha's Vineyard wedding of the series' lead character Noah and his boyfriend Wade. The film was shot in Nova Scotia. The film had a limited release in theaters located in Los Angeles, New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, Palm Springs, and Washington, D.C.. On November 7, the film was released in Ocean City, New Jersey, Detroit, and San Francisco; and November 28 in Philadelphia and Dallas. Although much lauded in
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Derek Drouin


In his college career, he was a five-time NCAA Champion in the high jump for the Indiana Hoosiers. Drouin first learned to high jump in kindergarten in Corunna, Ontario when his teacher introduced the sport to the class. After the lesson, Drouin went home and put a broom over two speakers and started leaping over it. He first achieved international success when he won the 2009 Pan American Junior Championships in high jump for Canada, clearing 2.27 m. He would continue on in his career competing in the NCAA with the
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Jumping the Broom


she tries to confront Sabrina about the secret but is interrupted when Jason gets hurt when pushed by Malcolm. Pam tells Sabrina to ask her parents who are her real parents. Claudine and Geneva tell the truth which hurts Sabrina and causes her to drive off and cancel the wedding. Jason confronts his mother and tells her he is a grown man and to stop treating him like a little boy. Jason tells everyone to look for Sabrina and also punches Malcolm. Jason prays to God to help him. Geneva is called by Sabrina
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Jonathan Broom-Edwards


Jonathan Broom-Edwards (born 27 May 1988) is a British para-sport athlete who competes mainly in category T44 high jump events. In 2013 he won his first major international medal with a silver medal at the IPC Athletic World Championship in the high jump. Broom-Edwards was born in Colchester in 1988. He was born with congenital talipes equinovarus (clubbed foot) in his left foot which leaves him with muscular dystrophy of his calf muscles as well as fusion and restricted range of motion of his left ankle.
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Besom


The couple jump over the besom during the ceremony. Alternatively, the couple may jump over a small bonfire. There is a theory that the origin of the idea of witches flying with their brooms is based in a ritual involving a psychoactive drug trip. The witches would prepare a flying ointment to aid them in their journey. There are many recipes for this ointment all having a base of either "Atropa belladonna" or "Mandragora officinarum", both highly psychoactive drugs producing visions and encouraging astral projection. Some speculate the ointment
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Wedding customs by country


slavery in the United States. Slaves had no right to legal marriage; slaveholders considered slaves property and feared that legal marriage and family bonds had the potential to lead to organization and revolt. Marriage rituals, however, were important events to the Africans, who came in many cases come from richly ceremonial African cultures. Taking marriage vows in the presence of a witness and then leaping over the handle of a broom became the common practice to create a recognized union. Brooms are also symbols of the hearth, the center of the
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Jumping the broom


" admitted: "I never had a wife, but I have had two or three broomstick matches, though they never turned out happy." Tinkers were said to have a similar custom of marriage called "jumping the budget", with the bride and groom jumping over a string or other symbolic obstacle. Charles Dickens' novel, "Great Expectations" (first published in serial form in the publication "All the Year Round" from 1 December 1860 to August 1861), contains a reference in chapter 48 to a
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Order of the Broom-cod


The Order of the Broom-cod (French : ""Ordre de la Coste de Genest""), is believed to have been founded in 1234 by French king Louis IX the Saint to commemorate his wedding with Margaret of Provence, daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence, and her coronation. Other sources mention Charles VI the Beloved as the founder. The order takes its name from the pod of the broom plant (broom-cod, or ""), which was used as an emblem for livery
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Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom


Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom is a 2008 American romantic comedy-drama film based on the LOGO television series "Noah's Arc". It was released on October 24, 2008 in select theaters and video on demand. The film is MPAA rated R in the U.S. for "sexual content and language." Noah Nicholson (Darryl Stephens) and his ARC: Alex Kirby (Rodney Chester), Ricky Davis (Christian Vincent), and Chance Counter (Doug Spearman), retreat to Martha's Vineyard for Noah
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Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom


the gay press, "Jumping the Broom" has been met with generally mixed reception elsewhere. "Time Out" called it "ludicrous", whilst "Variety" described it as "a lame feature". Several critics felt that the leap from cable to big screen was too great. The film currently holds a 43% 'fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film surprised the entertainment industry by opening at number 1 on the independent film box office report, according to "IndieWire" (October 27, 2008
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Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom


their marriage. Alex's energy pill-popping throughout the weekend, coupled with surprise drop-ins from Noah's boss Brandy (Jennia Fredrique) and rapper Baby Gat (Jason Steed), who is still interested in being in a relationship, does not help Noah and Wade work through last-minute jitters. According to creator Patrik-Ian Polk, who produced and directed the film and co-wrote with fellow series writer John R. Gordon, the feature film version of the series, "Jumping the Broom",
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Jumping the broom


, research by the legal historian Professor R. Probert of Warwick University has failed to find any proof of an actual contemporary practice of jumping over a broomstick as a sign of informal union. Probert also points out that the word "broomstick" was used in the mid-18th century in several contexts to mean ‘something ersatz, or lacking the authority its true equivalent might possess.’ She therefore argues that because the expression "broomstick marriage", meaning 'sham marriage', was in circulation, folk etymology led to a belief that
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Cytisus scoparius


May/sweep the head of the household away." Broom was also used in a decorated bundle of broom at weddings in place of rosemary when that was scarce, and its strong smell was said to be able to tame wild horses and dogs. In Italy, the shrub was burnt to stop witches. The name of the House of Plantagenet, rulers of England in the Middle Ages, may have been derived from common broom, which was then known as "planta genista" in Latin. The plant was used as
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Jumping the Broom


, Sabrina and Jason have a fight about his mother wanting them to be jumping the broom. Malcolm talks to Jason and complains and asks why he isn't the best man. Jason tells him that they haven't been best friends in years and Malcolm has only been there to ask for money. When Jason leaves and tries to apologize to Sabrina, Chef McKenna is busy kissing Blythe and not noticing the food which begins to burn which sets off the alarm. Sabrina closes the door on him but they make up through text
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Loretta Devine


"The Preacher's Wife", Hoodlum, "I Am Sam", "Urban Legend", What Women Want, Kingdom Come, "Crash", "Woman Thou Art Loosed", "For Colored Girls", "This Christmas, First Sunday, Beverly Hills Chihuahua" and "Jumping the Broom". She also played Cynthia Carmichael on the NBC sitcom "The Carmichael Show". Devine was born in Houston, Texas. Her mother, Eunice O'Neal (née Toliver), was a beautician, and
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Lawn Rangers


them that the only common skill they had was for mowing the lawn. Since Pat Monahan was part owner of the Thomas Monahan Broom Company, they decided to push lawn mowers and toss brooms in the parade. They still needed a name for what they were doing. Clayton Moore, the original Lone Ranger, was the Grand Marshal of that year's Broom Corn Parade, so they became the World Famous "Lawn Rangers". Over the years the Lawn Rangers have lived life by their motto: You're only young once
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Jeopardy (song)


. Next is seen what looks like a successful end to the proceedings, but it is revealed to be a movie watched by burning skeletons of the bride and groom. The screen dissolves to reveal that this has all been a dream of Kihn's. Kihn then takes a bottle of champagne and sneaks out the back way of the church. He jumps into a convertible and glances over, just in time to see the bride-to-be from the video's beginning running away from her own wedding. He pulls in
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Broome Cable House


cable, away from the seismic zone. In February 1889, a submarine telegraph cable was laid by cable laying ship CS Seine to connect Banjoewangie, Java and Australia and was landed on what is today known as Cable Beach. Between 3 and 9 March 1889, the prefabricated ironwork and timber making up the building for the cable station was transported to Broome as deck cargo on the CS Seine. Due to depth limitations in Roebuck Bay the material was gradually offloaded onto a smaller pearling vessel, which was being sheltered in Broome over
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European Show Jumping Championships


FEI European Championship, with dressage and para-dressage. Both David Broome and Paul Schockemöhle have won the individual title three times. The Federal Republic of Germany have won the team title seven times, with Great Britain next on four team wins. A European championship for individual show jumping was inaugurated in 1957, featuring only eight riders. Hans Winkler won the first title for West Germany, and West Germany and its successor state Germany have dominated the competition ever since with 14 championship victories. David Broome of Great Britain was the
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Elsje Christiaens


because she couldn't pay the rent. The fight escalated, the landlady grabbed a broom, threatening to take Elsje's few belongings, while Elsje took up an axe, killing her opponent. When a neighbour came in to find what the noise was about, Elsje took a coat and some linen out of another guest's chest and fled, covered in blood. In a possible suicide attempt, she jumped into the Damrak canal, but was pulled out of the water by passers-by. After her arrest and confession
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David Broome


David McPherson Broome (born 1 March 1940) is a retired Welsh show jumping champion. He competed in the 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1988 Olympics and won individual bronze medals in 1960 and 1968 on his best-known horse "Mr Softee". In 1960, he was also voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year, and at the 1972 Games served as the Olympic flag bearer for Great Britain. Broome was born in Cardiff, attended Monmouth School, and still maintains his stables at Mount Ballan Manor,
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The Claidi Journals


to jump over the fountain. She does so, and both Argul and Claidi suddenly fly through the ceiling and escape. Argul explains that the Raven is what is used to "recharge" the Raven Tower's flight-inducing jewellery, and that when she touched it her wedding ring was recharged. He also tells Claidi that Ironel gave him a small sapphire attachment to his glass charm that allows him to fly as well. After a day of rest Claidi flies back to the Raven Tower to confront Twilight briefly. The two
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Jonathan Broom-Edwards


the Bedford International Games in May. His first major international competition was at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon. There he competed in the T42/T44 high jump event where he took silver, losing to world record holder Maciej Lepiato of Poland. The next year Broom-Edwards and Lepiato met at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea. Despite Broom-Edwards recording a personal best of 2.15, a world record height that would have won gold at the 2012 Paralympics, he was again pushed into second place as
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Harlem Duet


that she plans to give Othello the poisoned handkerchief, but Magi argues that if African magic worked, the masters of slaves in the 1800s would have died a thousand times over. Billie is sick with anger and half-starved. She fantasizes (or remembers) seeing the apartment for the first time with Othello. They jump over a broom together, a traditional ceremony of marriage, and the memory dissipates. Magi takes Billie into the kitchen to feed her. Later, Canada is cleaning the kitchen and encounters Othello, looking
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Cottesloe Civic Centre


The Cottesloe Civic Centre lies on the corner of Broome and Napier Streets, Cottesloe, Western Australia. It is a local landmark featuring a substantial two storey building with white walls and an orange tiled roof in the Spanish Mission style. Over 2 hectares (5 acres) in area the site offers extensive views westwards over the Indian Ocean and is a popular venue for picnics, concerts, meetings and weddings. It includes the administration centre for the Town of Cottesloe, the War Memorial Town Hall and extensive walled and landscaped grounds with
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The Psychiatrist (Fawlty Towers)


behavior: "There's enough material there for an entire conference." Basil returns the broom to the closet and in the process he soils his hand on some cleaning product. Again, he hears a door open and jumps on someone he thinks is the woman, only to discover he has accosted Raylene and left large handprints on her top over her breasts. Of course, Sybil emerges at that very moment. Basil panics and puts his hand all over Raylene's chest in an attempt to hide the handprints. He then
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Broom, Bedfordshire


, Broom Hall, still stands just off the High Street, this has been converted into flats and apartments. However, the original building which stood in what was known as Broom Park is still standing. Broom Park was described as a Gentleman's Country Estate when it was put up for auction shortly after the Second World War. Usually in July there is a Broom Village Fete, organised by the people of Broom, which is used to raise money for local charities as well as providing entertainment for the villagers and visitors.
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Shedding for the Wedding


executive producers Dave Broome of "The Biggest Loser" and Rick Hurvitz and Ari Shofet of "Pimp My Ride". On May 20, 2010 at The CW Upfront Presentation in New York, the network announced that "Shedding for the Wedding" would be part of the network's programming and it will debut in 2011. On August 3, 2010 it was announced that actress and Jenny Craig's spokesperson Sara Rue will be the show's host. The series premiered on February 23, 2011. Shedding for the Wedding was
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Outside (David Bowie album)


, "Strangers When We Meet", and "Hallo Spaceboy" (remixed by the Pet Shop Boys). Bowie had reconnected with Brian Eno at his wedding to Iman Abdulmajid in 1992. Bowie and Eno each played pieces of their own music at the wedding reception and delighted at the "ebb and flow" of couples on the dance floor. At that point, Bowie knew "we were both interested in nibbling at the periphery of the mainstream rather than jumping in. We sent each other long manifestoes about what was
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Lesley Webber


, Rick Webber. Laura pleads with Lesley and hopes that she forgive Scott's past mistakes. Scott promises Lesley that he cares for Laura and wants only what's best for her. Not wanting to stay in their way, Lesley gives them her blessing even though she's not happy about it. After Mayor Lomax is unable to perform Laura and Scott's wedding, Lesley jumps in as she's able to officiate the ceremony. At the wedding, Lesley also reunites with her granddaughter Lulu who was recently kidnapped by Stavros Cassadine
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Magical tools in Wicca


often associated with witches and witchcraft. The stories of witches flying on brooms originated from the besom. In Wicca, it is used in handfasting ceremonies, when a couple jumps over it. It is also used in seasonal fertility dances as a representation of a phallus. A cauldron is often associated with Witches and Witchcraft in western culture. In Wicca, it is sometimes used to represent the womb of the Goddess, like the chalice. It is often used for making brews (such as oils), incense-burning,
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Finishing the Hat (Desperate Housewives)


the Lane will be enough to keep her warm. Julie, Gaby, and Susan are all helping Renee on her wedding day. In the limo on the way to the wedding Julie's water breaks... all over Renee's dress. They make a quick stop at Gaby's department store to get a new wedding dress. While they're busy stealing/borrowing the dress, Susan jumps into the driver's seat of the limo and takes Julie to the hospital. Gaby and Renee emerge and when the limo is gone they
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Cupid (singer)


, "Happy Dance", "The Love Slide" and "Do My Ladies Run This Party". In 2008, Cupid broke the Guinness World Record for the largest line dance assembled with over 17,000 people in Atlanta at Ebony’s Black Family Reunion Tour. 107'5 WGCI Fm In addition, Cupid's music can be heard in the films "", "P.S. I Love You", "Nancy Drew", and "Jumping the Broom". In 2012 he auditioned for the third season of the American music competition
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Jumping the broom


taken his under-age bride off to France discovered it was as hard to arrange a legal marriage there as in England, but declined a suggestion that a French sexton might simply read the marriage service through before the couple as "He had no inclination for a Broomstick-marriage". In 1789 the rumoured clandestine marriage between the Prince Regent and Maria Fitzherbert is similarly referred to in a satirical song in "The Times": "Their way to consummation was by hopping o’er a broom, sir". Despite these allusions
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Ode to Billie Joe


pills, and an aborted baby. Although she knew what the item was, she would not reveal it, saying only "Suppose it was a wedding ring." "It's in there for two reasons," she said. "First, it locks up a definite relationship between Billie Joe and the girl telling the story, the girl at the table. Second, the fact that Billie Joe was seen throwing something off the bridge – no matter what it was – provides a possible motivation as to why he jumped
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Jumping the broom


culture is due to the novel and miniseries "" (1976, 1977). Alan Dundes (1996) notes the unusual development of how "a custom which slaves were "forced" to observe by their white masters has been revived a century later by African Americans as a treasured tradition". There have been occasional speculations to the effect that the custom may have origins in West Africa, but there is no direct evidence for this, although Dundes points to a custom of Ghana where brooms were waved above the heads of
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Hungarian dance


ways of holding a partner, complex changes of posture, slight crouching (lippetos), and lifting the woman in a jump and throwing her away." Figures danced during the Swift Csárdás include the lippentos-martogatos (crouching-dunking), turning in pairs, and playful alluring and releasing of the partner. Half crouching, half turning figures were still being danced by the older generation in the 1970s. In a rare form of the Broom Dance the broom is put through a crouching, tripping movement (at Jaszszentandras)
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Alley Cat (video game)


screen. If the cat touches this dog, they get into a fight and one life is taken away. By jumping and climbing trash cans, the fence, and clotheslines, the cat can enter various rooms through the open windows. Each room contains one of several challenges: Most rooms also contain a broomstick that constantly moves around the screen. The cat can keep the broom busy by making footprints on the ground (at the bottom edge of the screen). When there are no footprints, the broom will constantly go
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Jāņi


will be happy, because it can make anything they want to come true. The flower is hindered by evil spirits and only a brave person can get it". "On Jāņi Night, jump eight times around eight while on a broom handle, which is hoisted from a ground. During this time do not talk and do not laugh. Once you have done so, then hop on the broom shaft astride to the nearest fern patch, but only on your own, then you will see the blossoming of a fern
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Frontier Regional School


successful D3 western mass tournament. The team is now coached by Dale Totman, a former Frontier star with over 100 points during his high school career. Dale took over for longtime coach Bill Sweidel who created a bench jumping, broom swinging legacy. Cross Country - The 2013 boys' cross country team went undefeated and won their league title for the first time in school history. In the 2014 regular season the team lost to Mohawk Trail Regional High School in the first meet of the season but went undefeated afterwards and came runners
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John Giffard (died 1556)


terminals to the arms, decayed and the present cross is a replica. In addition to Chillington, Giffard inherited the small estate of Walton, near Eccleshall. He began to extend his family's holdings locally. In 1495 he leased the estate of Hatton from the Bishop of Lichfield By the time of his death he also held a substantial part of Broom Hall as tenant of the bishop, although it seems that Sir John made a wedding present of his land at Broom Hall to Thomas Giffard in 1531. The estate was divided
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Jumping All Over the World


Jumping All Over the World is the thirteenth studio album by German Techno group Scooter, released in Germany in 2007. Five singles have been released from it: "The Question Is What Is the Question?", "And No Matches", "Jumping All Over the World", a remix of "I'm Lonely" and a new version of "Jump That Rock!" titled "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)" recorded with British rock group Status Quo. The album's original artwork features people
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Jonathan Broom-Edwards


basketball leaps. He competed at county level and university meets in the high jump, with a personal best of 2.03m in 2009. In 2010 he left the sport. Although Broom-Edwards understood he had an impairment, he never considered himself as disabled, but after watching the London 2012 Summer Paralympics he realized that he could be eligible to be classified as a para-sport competitor. He was classified in 2013 as a T44 athlete and that year he qualified for the British team with a personal best of 2.06 at
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Jumping the Broom


who is at the docks in a boat. Geneva gives the story of Sabrina's father. He was a man in Paris whom she loved and planned to travel the world with but she soon found out he had a wife and child and she returned home alone and pregnant. Jason meets back with Sabrina and the two reconcile. Sabrina goes back home to dress. She gets a broom and a note from Pam saying she is returning home and is sorry. She chases down Pam and asks her to stay. They forgive
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Brian Andrew Hills


much decompression time that they were not financially viable. The DPI contracted LeMessurier and Hills to find out what the pearl divers were actually doing. They arrived in Broome just in time to document the pearling industry's empirically derived decompression procedures developed over the precious century during the boom period of pearl shell collection. From 1890 to 1950 there had been a pearling fleet of up to 800 luggers operating out of Broome, each with two divers. In 1963 there were only 8 luggers still operating, but the divers still used the decompression
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Frank Broome (pilot)


from the water by rowing boat. During World War II, he returned to RAF service in the Administrative and Special Duties Branch on 7 July 1941 with the rank of pilot officer, but resigned his commission due to ill-health on 15 October 1942 and was allowed to keep the rank of flight lieutenant (equivalent to the rank he had previously held in World War I). Broome married Nancy Ismay Lermitte at Great Horkesley, near Colchester, on 17 August 1920. Cockerell was his best man and the wedding cake was
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Stanley Cockerell


) and Wyatt and Corby the Air Force Medal (AFM) in recognition of the flight. On 17 August 1920, Cockerell was best man at Broome's wedding. He married Lorna Lockyer in 1921. On 4–6 March 1921, Cockerell carried out trials of the prototype Vickers Valentia flying boat over the Solent for the Air Ministry. On 17 March 1921, he landed a flying boat on the River Thames near the Palace of Westminster. On 15 March 1922, he ditched a flying boat in the Channel four miles off Hastings
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The Widow's Broom


's broom. Shortly afterwards, two boys begin to harass it. The broom, apparently angered, beats them and flings their dog over the forest. The boys' parents demand that the broom be burned at the stake. Minna Shaw surprisingly agrees, and the broom is burned. Things appear normal until the broom's phantom-white ghost begins stalking the Spiveys' house. The Spiveys are so terrified that they pack up and leave the house. Minna Shaw can now be alone and listen to the broom play the piano
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Jonathan Broom-Edwards


He also has problems with his right foot, a weak right knee and a muscular imbalance throughout his body. He matriculated to Loughborough University where he studied aeronautical engineering. Following university, Jonathan became a therapist and now specialises in soft tissue release, gait analysis and postural realignment. On the side, Jonathan is also a motivational speaker. Broom-Edwards was a keen basketball player as a youth and he played for Loughborough students while at university. A friend suggested that they should try out high jump to help them in their
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Arthur Broome


to social reforms. Broome did organise and chair a meeting of sympathisers in November 1822 where it was agreed that a Society should be created and at which Broome was named its Secretary. However, the venture was short-lived and Broome redoubled his efforts two years later with a successful relaunch of the Society. The maltreatment of cattle at the Smithfield Market prompted Elizabeth Heyrick in 1823 to publish anonymously a stinging rebuke to those acting cruelly as well as to what she perceived was an apparent lack of punitive action taken against the perpetrators
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Infinite broom


In topology, the infinite broom is a subset of the Euclidean plane that is used as an example distinguishing various notions of connectedness. The closed infinite broom is the closure of the infinite broom, and is also referred to as the broom space. The infinite broom is the subset of the Euclidean plane that consists of all closed line segments joining the origin to the point (1, 1 / "n") as "n" varies over all positive integers, together with the interval (½, 1] on the
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Jack Broome (rugby league)


Broome won caps for Lancashire on six occasions. Broome played right-, i.e. number 3, and scored a try in Wigan's 20-2 victory over Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1949–50 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 13 May 1950, and in Wigan's 13-6 victory over Dewsbury in the Championship Final during the 1951–52 season at Leeds Road, Huddersfield on Saturday 10 May 1952. Broome played in Wigan's victories in the Lancashire County League during the 1949–50 season and 1951–52 season. Broome played right-
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Keasel Broome


with us during our preseason tour and we were impressed by what we saw during training. He has a great attitude and will fit in well here at the Cosmos.” Broome became a citizen in Barbados in 2004 and was eligible through his Barbadian father. Broome was called up by the Barbados national football team for the first time in March 2015 but was unable to accept due to injury. He was called up again in June 2015 for Barbados's 2018 World Cup qualification matches against Aruba. Broome made his international debut in
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Whisk Broom II


the most talked of horse in America." A month after his win in the Suburban it was reported that Whisk Broom had gone "badly lame" and would be unlikely to run again in 1913: in fact he never raced again and was retired to stud. Retired to stand at stud, Whisk Broom II sired 26 winners of what now would be a considered a graded stakes race, including Kentucky Derby winner Whiskery, Preakness Stakes winner Victorian, and the 1922 U.S. Champion Colt, Whiskaway, As well, Whisk Broom
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Mouse for Sale


when Joan spots Jerry, who does a fan dance and hides his brown parts. Tom sneaks up behind Jerry and blows off all the flour after she leaves. Jerry hides in a closet and Tom tries to force entry until he is whacked by Joan's broom. Tom turns the tables on Joan by snatching the broom from her hands and breaking the broomstick in two, leaving her speechless and she watches as he triumphantly opens the closet door, to point at Jerry, who jumps out - but he's white again!
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Ian Hunter (singer)


business came after a chance encounter with Colin York and Colin Broom at a Butlin's Holiday Camp, where the trio won a talent competition performing "Blue Moon" on acoustic guitars. York and Broom were members of a Northampton-based band called The Apex Group, fronted by bass player and band leader Frank Short. Hunter soon left his home in Shrewsbury, transferred his apprenticeship from Sentinel/Rolls Royce to British Timken in Northampton, and joined The Apex Group on rhythm guitar. Hunter recalls jumping around like a lunatic on
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A-Haunting We Will Go (1966 film)


Speedy has done, turns him into a mouse again. She then sees Daffy and gets in a mood for a duck dinner. She then turns Daffy into his old body. Daffy immediately runs away from Hazel. She catches him on a broom. Daffy jumps off her broom and parachutes down but the parachute turns into an anvil. Witch Hazel laughs until she runs into a rock. Down on the ground Daffy gets scared of another witch, who turned out to be his nephew in his witch disguise. His nephew asks
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Wedding customs in Ethiopia


After that he might send elderly's to her family or take her forcefully. Accordingly, the first wife of a man who completed his challenge of jumping the row of ox is called “bignarow”. If he wants to get married again due to different circumstances then he is not expected to jump anymore, there is a jewelry women's wear to show that they are ready to be married as a second wife. The other type of Wedding is called “baskin”. This Wedding is where the younger brother takes full
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Ready to Run (Dixie Chicks song)


as the final encore. The music video for the song was a visually comic one that portrayed the Chicks as brides at a triple wedding. Before the ceremony is over, they reveal they are wearing sneakers instead of bridal shoes, and they run away, jumping on the back of a garbage truck and then pedalling away on bicycles. The jilted grooms chase them through the neighborhood, and they all end up back at the wedding site, engaging in a friendly food fight before joining in a circle dance. At the conclusion
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Jumping the broom


descendants of people who used irregular forms of matrimony in Britain) and enslaved people exchanged their cultures between one another at far greater rates than commonly acknowledged. Slave-owners were faced with a dilemma regarding committed relationships between slaves. While some family stability might be desirable as helping to keep slaves tractable and pacified, anything approaching a legal marriage was not. Marriage gave a couple rights over each other which conflicted with the slave-owners’ claims. Most marriages between enslaved blacks were not legally recognized during American slavery, as in
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Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom


). Theaters reported multiple sold-out screenings days in advance of the release and most added additional screenings to accommodate the overwhelming fan response. In fact, the film had an opening weekend per screen average of $30,336 and narrowly came second for top per screen average by the Clint Eastwood/Angelina Jolie film "Changeling", which opened in limited release the same weekend and averaged $32,601. Theaters playing the film opening weekend reported by mid-December it had taken just over $532,000 at the US box office despite
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Russell Jump


military pilots, until his death. The Jumps had celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary in 1998 Russell was 103, Florence was 100. Jump died on April 18, 2000 a month and 2 days after his 105th birthday in Pratt, Kansas, his wife having died four months prior at 101, 18 days after their 81st wedding anniversary. At the time of his death, he had two grandsons, five great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandson, and was recognized as one of the longest lived people to have
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Broom Buzzems


"Buy Broom Buzzems" (or "Buy Broom Besums") is a song attributed by many to William Purvis, probably better known as "Blind Willie" (1752 - 1832), a Tyneside songwriter and performer in the end of the 18th and start of the 19th century, and is considered by many to be his piece de resistance. William Purvis is described as the writer/composer of this piece by many books and journals, while others dispute this. There is no real evidence either way. But what
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Keasel Broome


Keasel Broome (born 18 September 1991) is a Barbadian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National Premier Soccer League club Pittsburgh Hotspurs and the Barbadian national team. Prior to attending Providence College, played with Caravel Academy, and helped the Academy to the state soccer title in 2009. In 2014 Broome played every minute of every game for the Providence Friars, securing a 2–1 win over Xavier in the Big East title game and subsequent NCAA triumphs over Dartmouth, Cal-Irvine, and Michigan State. Broome was selected in the
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SUNY Broome Community College


SUNY Broome Community College, or SUNY Broome, is a SUNY two-year college in Broome County, New York. The college was founded in 1946 and has gone through several name changes. The school is located in the Town of Dickinson, just north of the City of Binghamton, New York. The college had a 2010 enrollment of over 6,000 students and has alumni of over 41,000. BCC serves students from a single campus on Upper Front Street in Dickinson, New York, though some classes are taught in Waverly,
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Pair skating


a Euler between the two jumps. When the Euler is performed separately, it is considered an unlisted jump. Junior pairs, during their short programs, earn no points for the solo jump if they perform a different jump than what is required. Both junior and senior pairs earn no points if, during their free skating programs, they repeat a jump with over two revolutions. All jumps are considered in the order in which they were performed. If the partners do not execute the same number of revolutions during a solo jump
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Wedding customs by country


celebrations. Lăutari are Romanian musicians performing traditional songs. The music of the lăutari establishes the structure of the elaborate Romanian weddings. The lăutari also function as guides through the wedding rituals and moderate any conflicts that may arise during what can be a long, alcohol-fueled party. Over a period of nearly 48 hours, this can be very physically strenuous. Following custom almost certainly dating back at least to the Middle Ages, most lăutari spend the fees from these wedding ceremonies on extended banquets for their friends and families over the
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Broomcorn brooms dispute


Commission by the Mexican government, citing the US as respondent. In 1965 the US charged the following tariffs on broomcorn brooms to countries with most-favored-nation (MFN) status: 121,478 dozen at 8% "ad valorem", and additional brooms at 32 cents each (for brooms under 96 cents in value) or 32% "ad valorem" (for those worth 96 cents and over). From 1 January 1994, following the signing of NAFTA, US tariffs on broomcorn brooms were set at the following
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Myrtle Broome


from Egyptology in 1937 and returned to England due to her father's illness. She later painted a number of watercolours of Egyptian villages and the surrounding landscape. Over seventy of her paintings are on permanent exhibit at the Bushey Museum in Bushey, England. Broome's letters and papers are at the Griffith Institute in Oxford, England. Broome's father, Washington Herbert Broome was a music and book publisher. He was a contemporary of William Morris, an influential designer in the British Arts and Crafts movement. W. Broome worked with
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Königskinder


Son. But the Witch figures out what has happened, and casts another magic spell to prevent the Goose-Girl's escape. They hear the offstage voice of the Fiddler, and the Witch drags the Goose-Girl inside. Enter the Fiddler, followed by the Woodcutter and the Broom-maker, emissaries from the nearby town who have come to parley with the Witch. (Self-referential moment: when the Broom-maker knocks at the door and asks the Witch if she would like to buy a broom,
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The Flying Sorceress


a pogo stick with Tom holding on to it. However, Tom wakes up to see Joan shaking the broom. Realising it was only a dream, Tom is relieved and goes back to clearing up his mess. He then decides to sit on the broom and gives it a kick. Before he can react, the broom takes off with him on it, sailing towards the night sky. Jerry and Joan look on as Joan sighs and remarks, "Now, what is that cat up to?". DVD:
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Berzhahn


Berzhahn is an "Ortsgemeinde" – a community belonging to a "Verbandsgemeinde" – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Berzhahn lies on the north slope of the broad woodland 4 km southeast of Westerburg. Since 1972 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded "Verbandsgemeinde" of Westerburg, a kind of collective municipality. Broom mating dances are often seen here. Broom mating is a simple process, quite similar to the human equivalent. Any attempt by humans to mate with broom women would probably be
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Cauldron (video game)


2D game world from a side-view perspective. "Cauldron" is divided into two modes of play: shooting while flying and jumping along platforms. Areas of the game world set on the surface feature the witch flying on a broom stick, while underground segments require the witch to run and jump in caverns. In the flying segments, players must search for four randomly scattered coloured keys to access underground areas that contain six ingredients. The objective is to collect the ingredients and return them to the witch's cottage to complete
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The End League


The End League is a fictional superhero team appearing in a self-titled bi-monthly comic book series by Dark Horse Comics, which began in January 2008. The series was created by Rick Remender and Mat Broome and focuses on the struggles of the last of the superheroes in a world in which the supervillains have prevailed and enslaved what remains of the world. The series was written by Rick Remender, with pencils by Mat Broome, and inks by Sean Parsons. As of issue #5, Broome left for Marvel Comics
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Jumping position


The jumping position is a position used by equestrians when jumping over an obstacle. It usually involves what is known as the "forward seat" or "2 point" because the rider's legs provide two points over which the rider's weight is balanced on the horse. It was first developed by Captain Federico Caprilli. This involves the rider centered over his or her feet, with the stirrup leathers perpendicular to the ground. Continuing a line upwards from the stirrup leathers, the head and shoulders fall in front of the line
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Hiro Nakamura


is dying and may not be alive for the wedding which is over a year away and pushes him to tell Kimiko the truth about his illness. Hiro gets a call from a former Yamagato accountant named Tadashi on the Dial a Hero line and learns the man is about to jump off the roof and commit suicide. On the roof, Tadashi explains why he's about to kill himself and although Hiro offers to fix things, Tadashi commits suicide. Hiro time travels to the past and apparently fixes things, but Tadashi jumps again
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