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Order 66 was the order Chancellor Palpatine gave the Grand Army of the Republic in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. It was one of several contingency orders given to the Clone Troopers, which they were trained to follow without question in case of an emergency. Order 66, which could only be executed on Palpatine’s direct command, called for the Clone Troopers to kill their Jedi leaders. Ostensibly in place to prevent the Jedi from turning against the Republic, Order 66 was really Palpatine’s plan to eliminate the Jedi Order so the Sith could take power....

Too often nonprofits think that grants are the Holy Grail. They may believe grants will help a nonprofit get started, save it from going under, or meet next month’s bills. That’s because there is a considerable misunderstanding about how nonprofits fund themselves and the role that foundation grants play in that funding. Here are some of the realities about foundation grants that your nonprofit needs to understand so that you can put them in perspective....

Like other branches of the U.S. military, the Army has a lot of utility equipment. It’s the job of the utilities equipment repairer to make sure such systems as air conditioners and refrigeration units are maintained, repaired, and kept in top working condition. The Army categorizes this job as military occupational specialty (MOS) 91C. While it may not seem like the most exciting job in the Army, utilities equipment repairers play a crucial role in keeping the Army and its soldiers running smoothly....

The electronics recycling business is becoming increasingly important as volumes of e-waste continue to grow, setting the stage for the growth of that industry. The huge growth of consumer electronics has led to an ever-expanding surge of end-of-life electronics that must be recycled. More than just trash, this material can be an environmental and health hazard. It also offers value in terms of scrap rare earth metals, recycled plastics, and spare parts....

Gangkhar Puensum on the Bhutan-Tibet border in Central Asia is likely to hold the title of the world’s highest unclimbed mountain for many years to come. Out of respect for local spiritual beliefs, mountaineering is forbidden in Bhutan. There were four unsuccessful summit attempts before the mountain was closed to climbing in 1994. Gangkhar Puensum is the highest mountain in Bhutan at 24,836 feet (7,570 meters) in elevation. It is the 40th highest mountain in the world; and the highest unclimbed mountain in the world....

Hot off of starring roles in Coach Carter and She’s the Man in 2006, Channing Tatum got the chance to show off his dance skills in Step Up, co-starring Jenna Dewan (whom Tatum married in 2009). A free-style street dancer with no formal training, Tatum was chosen for the role because of his natural talent. Producer Erik Feig says that Tatum moves “like water” while Step Up producer Adam Shankman claims Tatum is “one of the best natural street dancers” he’s ever seen....

Should you touch your cue stick to your chest on the classic back swing? What about rubbing your chest with the cue on your final forward stroke (“fist to chest”). A fellow reader’s question brings this issue to us, along with the square “snooker stance”, in this article. Chest Rubbing And Square Stancing “Hi Matt, There are 2 questions that have been lingering with me lately. Why do snooker players have a dramatically different stance (more square/perpendicular to the cue) compared to pool players?...

Though the Nashville country music machine certainly held sway in the genre during much of the decade, ’80s country music also harbored more than a few talented, visionary artists who made their greatest contributions during the decade. While some seamlessly continued a long-standing foothold in the country music universe or launched long careers as perma-stars, this group generally confined its finest moments to the boundaries of the ’80s, either through stunning consistency or eclectic innovation....

Paula Creamer joined the LPGA Tour at age 18 and won at that same age. In that way, she embarked on a successful career during which she was one of the most popular players on tour. Profile Date of birth: August 5, 1986Place of birth: Mountain View, CaliforniaNickname: “Pink Panther” - because she always wears pink. She sometimes uses a pink golf ball, and also has a Pink Panther headcover for her driver....

01 of 09 Ready Position Ready Position. (c) 2006 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. In this tutorial, we will be looking at how to perform a backhand sidespin serve in table tennis/ ping-pong. As a more advanced serve, the idea is to prevent the receiver from making a strong attack against the serve, and hopefully force a weak return instead that can be third ball attacked. There is usually a small amount of backspin on the ball....

Though eBay is still often imagined by many as an auction house, the perception is gradually changing. Even as fixed-price listings grow in dominance and popularity, however, there are things that many don’t know about them. They Came Late and Were Controversial eBay didn’t always have fixed-price listings. In fact, eBay was already a relatively large success in the early dot-com era and beyond before adding the “Buy It Now” feature, which would later become known as the fixed-price listing....

Tiger Woods’ father is Earl Woods Sr. Earl Woods was born on March 5, 1932, in Kansas, and he died on May 3, 2006, at his home in Cypress, California. He was 74 years old at the time of his death, which followed a lengthy battle with prostate cancer. Earl Woods Sr. History Woods was a baseball player in his youth and was the first African-American to play baseball for Kansas State University - and what is now the Big 12 Conference - when he joined the team in 1951....

Some war movies are blatantly pro-war. You can practically hear the national anthem against the sound of spent shell casings falling to the ground as they’re fired from a .50 caliber machine gun. Others simply try to be historical artifacts, re-telling some aspect of our global or national history, without offering an opinion — this is just how it was. Yet other war films, are vehemently anti-war, even though these individual films themselves, can sometimes be misinterpreted as pro-war....

01 of 10 AZ - The Format (Quiet Money) Quiet Money Nothing on The Format betrays the fact that Anthony “AZ” Cruz has been around long enough to be considered a graybeard rapper; his hunger is maiden. AZ, the other senior citizen of rap from BK, showcases a multi-faceted approach to wordsmithing throughout The Format. 02 of 10 The Coup - Pick a Bigger Weapon (Epitaph) Epitaph We’re reminded of The Coup’s staunch refusal to settle for the status quo throughout Pick a Bigger Weapon....

Pat Benatar still proudly shines as one of the most durable musical icons of the first half of the 1980s. Even better, her 1980s songs have stood the test of time quite admirably, favorably influencing scores of female pop and rock singers who followed her. It’s always a heated argument among rock music devotees as to whether Benatar’s early arena rock scorchers, power ballads or latter-day pop masterpieces are the preferable listening material, but it’s to the singer’s credit that high quality remained a constant attribute of her evolving career....

The fact that oil or wax and water don’t mix can be used when painting to mask out areas to retain the white of the paper or the color beneath, as well as to create interesting textures. Quite simply, you draw with the wax on your paper, then wash over it with water-based paint. Where the wax is, the water in the paint is repelled and so the paint either runs off it or collects in little drops on it....

The setter is much like the quarterback in football or the point guard in basketball. They are in charge of the offense. They decide who should get the ball and when. It doesn’t matter how good a team’s hitters are if it doesn’t have a setter that can consistently deliver a good ball to hit. The setter is a critical position in volleyball. What the Setter Does Before the serve, make sure that all of your teammates are lined up correctly and there is no overlap Communicate with each hitter to make sure they know the play they will run and what set they will hit....

Salsa music seems to inspire an instant reaction in Latin music lovers everywhere. It is the rhythm, the dance, the musical excitement that sends millions of people to the dance floor—Latino or not. Salsa Music Salsa music borrows much from the Cuban music genre of son. Through the musicians’ use of percussion instruments such as the clave, maracas, conga, bongo, tambora, bato, and cowbell—the instruments and the singers often mimic the call-and-response patterns of traditional African songs and then break into the chorus....

Roman Reigns – whose real name is Leati Joseph Anoa’i – was born on May 25, 1989, and is the son of WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Sika. He is a part of the famous Anoa’i wrestling family which includes six members of the WWE Hall of Fame as well as The Rock. Football Career Anoa’i played defensive tackle for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. In 2006, he was named first-team All-for the Atlantic Coast Conference....

Mozart’s opera “Cosi Fan Tutte,” (whose title roughly translates to “Women Are Like That”) is a two-act opera buffa written in Italian. The aria “In Uomini, in Soldati” is performed by Despina near the end of Act I and is one of the best-known pieces from “Cosi Fan Tutte.” In this opera, philosopher Don Alfonso decides to test whether the fiancees of two men, Ferrando and Guglielmo will remain committed to them if tempted....