Roman of the Most Powerful Person ; Cleopatra and Anthony



The last Pharaoh of Egypt and the dashing Roman general




One of the most famous love stories by William Shakespeare, the love story of Antony and Cleopatra is a true test of love. Read on to know about the famous Anthony & Cleopatra love affair.


Some love stories are immortal. And the true love story of Antony and Cleopatra is one of the most memorable, intriguing and moving of all times. The true story of these two historical characters had later been dramatized by the maestro William Shakespeare and is still staged all over the world. The relationship of Antony and Cleopatra is a true test of love.

One of the most famous women in history, Cleopatra VII was the brilliant and beautiful last Pharaoh of Egypt. The woman was legendary, not only for her breathtaking beauty but also for her great intellect. She was proficient in nine languages and was also a skilled mathematician. She is often considered to be a stunning seductress though she was studying to be a nun. She became the mistress of the famous emperor Julius Caesar. After he was slain, she was accused of having been a party to Ceaser's assassination, for there was a rumor in Rome that Cleopatra had given help to Cassius, one of the assassins of Caesar.

Matters came to such a head that Caesar's successor and best friend Mark Anthony, the present emperor of Rome, summoned Cleopatra to explain herself at his headquarters in Anatolia. In the spring of the year 41 BC. she crossed the Mediterranean to see him.

But as she saw Marc Antony, she fell in love with him, and he with her, almost instantly. Sometime later the emperor accepted her invitation to visit her in Egypt and arrived in Alexandria in time to spend a winter of pleasure.

The relationship between these two powerful people put the country of Egypt in a powerful position. But their love affair outraged the Romans who were wary of the growing powers of the Egyptians. Despite all the threats, Anthony and Cleopatra got married at Antioch(in Syria) in 36 BC.

Together, Antony and Cleopatra, formed a formidable ruling power. They were now openly together; and openly a team against Octavian, Antony's rival for power in Rome. As a Roman general, with a powerful army in the eastern provinces, Antony gave his new wife a spectacular wedding present - much of the Middle East. In 34 BC, he declared Cleopatra to be the Queen of Kings and Caesarion the King of Kings, jointly ruling over Egypt and Cyprus and joint overlords of the kingdoms of the other children.

In the tradition of many eastern monarchies, Cleopatra and Antony now began presenting themselves as divine. To Greeks they appeared as Dionysus and Aphrodite; to Egyptians as Osiris and Isis.


But Octavian, Antony's rival in power, had had enough of it. He was a blood-relative of Ceaser. how could he bear to see Antony taking his uncle's place? In 31 BC, he declared a war against Antony. The battle between the forces of Octavian and of Antony and Cleopatra took place at Actium, in Greece, on 2 September 31.


The exact course of the battle is not known, but it is said that while fighting a battle in Actium, Antony got false news of Cleopatra's death. Shattered, he fell on his sword. It is also said that Antony escaped to Egypt with Cleopatra when their fortunes in war turned against them. But the royal couple couldn't escape misfortune. The following year, when Octavian arrived in Egypt with his army, Antony had to commit suicide to escape imprisonment. When Cleopatra learned about Antony 's death, she was shocked. She was taken a prisoner of Octavian, restricted by his guards to part of her own palace. Shattered by her husband's death and her captivity, with the help of some loyal subjects, she arranged for a small poisonous snake, an asp, to be smuggled into her quarters in a basket of figs.

Then, Cleopatra ordered her chambermaids to leave her. She put on her royal robes, lied on a couch of gold, and applied the asp to her breast. A little later she was found dead.

Great love demands great sacrifices. The love of Antony and Cleopatra epitomize that love is another name for sacrifice

Romeo and Juliet Roman ♥

The story revolves around three families from Verona. The Ruling House, the House of Capulet from where Juliet hails and that of Montague, the male protagonist's family. The story commences with a street brawl fired by the feud between the Montague and Capulet families. When the Prince of Verona announces that any further feud would result in punishment, Count Paris of the ruling house expresses his desire to marry Juliet, from the House of Capulet, who is only thirteen.

Meanwhile, after the brawl, Benvolio learns about Romeo's lost-love Rosaline, one of Lord Capulet's nieces. The estranged meeting between Romeo and Juliet takes place at the ball arranged for Count Paris to meet Juliet. Romeo meets and falls head-over-heels in love with Juliet. Romeo discloses his identity to her on being 'encouraged in love'. They seek the support of Friar Laurence, who longs for a reconciliation between the two families and are secretly married. Tybalt, Juliet's cousin challenges Romeo to a duel on discovering that he had sneaked into the ball. However, because of Juliet, Romeo refuses to fight him and calls on the ire of Mercutio, who accepts the duel instead of Romeo.

When Mercutio is wounded in the duel, Romeo slays Tybalt and is exiled for the latter's death. Juliet's grief is worsened when Lord Capulet makes plans for her wedding with Count Paris. She seeks help from Friar Laurence. The plan they come up with is that Juliet would consume a drug that would take her into a coma for nearly three hours. Romeo was to be informed of the plan via a messenger, who doesn't reach him in time. On the eve of her marriage to Count Paris, Juliet takes the drug and is declared dead.

Romeo hears about her 'death' and buys poison before visiting the family crypt. Fate has other plans as Paris encounters Romeo and is killed by the latter. Believing that his lady love is dead, Romeo drinks the poison. When Juliet awakes to discover Romeo's corpse, she stabs herself. The families meet at the tomb and hear the story of the lovers from the friar. They reconcile and the violent feud is declared over.

The exact date when William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet remains unknown. Though there is mention about an 'earthquake 11 years ago', the dialogue highlights the earthquake in England in 1580. Hence, the popular belief is that the play was written in 1591. The dramatic techniques, paradigm shifts from hope to despair and then again rejuvenated hope adds emotion to the verse and strain of thought in prologue.


Ohh,what α romantic love story. But I think Romeo and Juliet are α stupid person.. Use u'r brain to love somebody, suicide for love is α big NO! It's NOT IMPORTANT to sacrifice u'r life for somebody who doesn't love you.. Umm,in this case Romeo and Juliet also love each other,but suicide isn't necessary.. If your parents don't agree your relationship with u'r GF/BF ,try to make them believe that he/she good enough for you.. DON'T BE STUPID about LOVE guys! Be SMART! USE your BRAIN to LOVE somebody! :)

the well known DOUGHNUT store part 3 - J.Co

This doughnut store really made us proud as an INDONESIAN. It is J.CO.
J.CO Donuts & Coffee is a cafe retailer in Indonesia specializing in donuts frozen yogurt and coffee.The company is owned and managed by Johnny Andrean Group. J.CO Donuts & Coffee began trading in 2005.

J.CO is the fastest growing donut & coffee chain in South-East Asia.Within a short span of 4 years, J.CO has grown to 73 outlets in 15 cities in Indonesia.It recently began its foray into Malaysia and Singapore with the opening of an outlet in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur and subsequently in Sunway Pyramid in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Raffles City, Bugis Junction and Tampines One in Singapore J.CO is famous for its wide variety of soft donuts.

As of October 2010, J.CO operates 87 outlets throughout Asian countries, namely Bali, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Shanghai. The company planned to expand its chain in Philippines in mid 2011.

Countries currently with J.CO Donuts & Coffee locations:

J.CO outlets @ Indonesia:
SuperMal Lippo Karawaci
Cilandak Town Square
Pondok Indah Mall
Bintaro Plaza
Bandung Indah Plaza
Mangga dua square
Kelapa Gading Mall
Mall of Indonesia
Mall Artha Gading
Senayan City
EX Plasa Indonesia
Plasa Semanggi
Mall Taman Anggrek
Central Park
Ciputra
Bali Galeria
Denpasar Junction
Puri Indah Mall
Sun Plasa
and many other malls

J.CO outlets @ Malaysia:
Pavilion Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur
Sunway Piramide, Kuala Lumpur
Damansara, Kuala Lumpur
Queensbay, Penang
City Square, Johor Bahru
Aeon, Melaka
IOI, Kuala Lumpur
Aeon Cheras Selatan, Kuala Lumpur

J.CO outlets @ Singapore:
Raffles City
Bugis Junction
Tampines One

J.CO outlets @ Shanghai:
SML Mall Puxi Shanghai
Yu Fashion Mall Puxi Shanghai

the well known DOUGHNUT store part 2 - Dunkin Donuts

Dunkin' Donuts is an international donut and coffee retailer founded in 1950 in Quincy, Massachusetts by William Rosenberg. It is now headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts.
Dunkin' Donuts claims to be the world's largest coffee and baked goods chain, serving 2.7 million customers per day at approximately 8,800 stores in 31 countries which includes approximately 6,400 Dunkin' Donuts locations throughout the USA. This figure compares with the 15,011 stores of coffee chain Starbucks, whose baked goods are usually prepared out of shop. Most Dunkin' Donuts stores are franchises. There are no Dunkin' Donuts stores anywhere in the state of California, and a notice on the company's web site states that franchises are not being offered in that state. No explanation is given as to why. Only 75 franchisees exist west of the Mississippi River, mostly in Arizona, Nevada and Texas. Within their New England home base, however, Dunkin' Donuts is particularly dominant and can be found in many gas stations, supermarkets, mall and airport food courts, and Walmart stores across the region.

Dunkin' Donuts, along with Baskin-Robbins, is owned by Dunkin' Brands Inc. (previously known as Allied Domecq Quick Service Restaurants, when it was a part of Allied Domecq). Dunkin' Brands used to own the Togo's chain, but sold this in late 2007 to a private equity firm. Dunkin' Brands was owned by French beverage company, Pernod Ricard S.A. after it purchased Allied Domecq. They reached an agreement in December 2005 to sell the brand to a consortium of three private equity firms, Bain Capital Partners, the Carlyle Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners.

In the U.S., Dunkin' Donuts is sometimes paired with Baskin-Robbins ice cream shops. While such locations usually have two counters set up for each chain (much like the Wendy's/Tim Hortons co-branded locations), depending on business that day both products can be bought at the same counter (usually the Dunkin' counter), much like the Yum! Brands stores.

The company's largest competitors include Krispy Kreme doughnuts and Starbucks, as well as small locally owned doughnut shops. In Canada and parts of the northern United States, Tim Hortons is a major competitor. Mister Donut had been its largest competitor in the United States before the company was bought by Dunkin' Donuts' parent company. The Mister Donut stores were rebranded as Dunkin' Donuts.

In the province of Quebec, Alimentation Couche-Tard owns the master franchise to Dunkin' Donuts. In the United States, that company's Circle K convenience stores also share some locations with Dunkin' Donuts. However, Dunkin' Donuts began to close several locations in Quebec within the 2000s because of competitor Tim Hortons opening many Quebec locations. Some Dunkin' Donuts locations continue to open in Quebec, most recently at the Lionel-Groulx metro station. Couche-Tard agreed in August 2008 to terminate its role as master franchisee within 12 to 18 months.

On October 4, 2009, Paul Morris and Andy Harper stepped down as Co-CEOs and Presidents of Dunkin' Brands, after 15 years with the company.

Commercials
Dunkin' Donuts' "It's Worth the Trip" campaign, starring sleepy-eyed "Fred the Baker" and featuring the catch phrase "Time to make the donuts," won honors from the Television Bureau of Advertising as one of the five best commercials of the 1980s. Fred the Baker was played by actor Michael Vale for over 15 years until his retirement in 1997.

Since Dunkin' Donuts changed their slogan in 2006 to "America Runs on Dunkin'," They Might Be Giants songs have been featured in an ongoing series of advertisements of Dunkin' Donuts new products to boost summer sales. In 2007, a series of Dunkin' Donuts commercials referred to the fictional language Fritalian (sometimes incorrectly spelled Fretalian) which would be a portmanteau of French and Italian: "Is it French? Or is it Italian?" sings a chorus of customers in an unnamed coffee shop with a long menu of non-English terms. "Perhaps Fritalian?" created by Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos with the express intent to "poke fun at pretentious Starbucks-style coffee chains, with patrons attempting to order hard-to-pronounce lattes." The whole commercial was interpreted as a deliberate mocking of Starbucks. The commercials' punchline, "Delicious lattes from Dunkin' Donuts. You order them in English," has been a point of discussion with respect to the fact that lattes, cappuccinos, and espresso are borrowed words from Italian which have no equivalency in English; the commercials, however, refer to the Starbucks ordering language itself, poking fun at words such as grande and venti."

Further commercials in 2007 more directly mocked Starbucks, with a customer ordering a "Large" and being chastised to use the term "Dieci;" with dieci being Italian for the number 10 while Starbucks' venti is Italian for the number 20.

In 2007, John Goodman began doing voice over work for Dunkin' Donuts commercials.
Rachael Ray has starred in commercials for Dunkin Donuts since 2007. In May 2008, Dunkin Donuts removed a commercial from their website featuring Ray wearing a scarf with a black and white paisley floral design, in response to right-wing blogger / columnist Michelle Malkin's claims that the scarf resembled the keffiyeh worn by Yasser Arafat and therefore a sign of support for terrorists. Dunkin Donuts pulled that commercial off the air,leading to more criticism of the company's perceived kowtowing to special interests.

Since 2005, Joey De Leon started endorsing Dunkin' Donuts Philippines starring in funny commercials.

In January 2009, Dunkin' Donuts launched its "You Kin' Do It" campaign.

A radio advertisement in 2010 featured fictional lawyer Bob "The Bulldozer" Phillips in a direct parody of real-life lawyer Jim "The Hammer" Shapiro.


In early 2007, Dunkin' Donuts b Score! that featured tear-off game pieces on their coffee cups.
Easy Bake Oven, which is a product of Hasbro, created product recipes based on Dunkin' Donuts products.
In 2007, Dunkin' created a promotional campaign centered around a coffee cup named Joe Dunkin. Videos were created for the Yankees and Mets in which he tried out for the team, the Giants in which he was the kicker, the Jets in which he played a Joe Namath parody named Off Broadway Joe Dunkin, and the Nets in which he played a potential draft pick who performed rap solos about Dunkin products.
In 2008, as a response to Starbucks closing their stores for three hours on February 26, Dunkin' Donuts locations offered a 99 cent latte, cappuccino, and espresso promotion from 1–10 pm.
In 2009, there was a campaign for people to "Create Dunkin's Next Donut". Jeff Hager of Hoover, Alabama was selected for his glazed sour cream cake donut, topped with chopped Heath Bar, titled "Toffee For Your Coffee". Hager won a check for $12,000 and his donut was available in Dunkin' Donuts locations for a limited time in the Fall of that year.
In 2010, Dunkin' Donuts launched a campaign called "Caught Cold" starring NBA All-Star spokesperson, Ray Allen, which rewarded Boston Celtics fans caught drinking Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee with game tickets.


Dunkin also has α unique slogans,here they're!
Only at Dunkin' Donuts (1950-March 31, 1991)
The Place for Donuts and Coffee (1950–1964, secondary)
America's Favorite Donut and Coffee Shoppe (1964–1967, secondary)
America's Favorite Donut Shoppe (1967–1968, secondary)
America's Donut Shoppe (1968–1973, secondary)
America's Dunkin' (1973–1976, secondary)
Always Dunkin' (1976–1979, secondary)
It's Worth the Trip (1979–1990, secondary) (1997–1999, primary)
You Can't Get Better Tasting Coffee (date uncertain)
You're Dunkin' (1980–1993, secondary)
You're Still Dunkin' (1993–1997, secondary)
Just the Thing (2000s)
America Runs on Dunkin' (since 2007)

the well known DOUGHNUT store part 1 - KRISPY KREME :9

Krispy Kreme is a chain of doughnut stores. Its parent company is Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD⁠), based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.

Krispy Kreme sells doughnuts, among them glazed doughnuts, served warm. Krispy Kreme doughnuts are sold in supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores, gas stations, Wal-Mart and Target stores in the US; Loblaws supermarkets and Petro-Canada gas stations in Canada; Woolworths supermarkets in Australia, and Tesco supermarkets, Tesco Extra and Moto service stations in the UK.

The company's growth was steady prior to its initial public offering but profits have decreased in recent quarters

The founder, Vernon Rudolph, worked for his uncle, Ishmael Armstrong, who purchased a secret recipe for yeast-raised doughnuts and a shop on Broad Street in Paducah, Kentucky, from Joseph LeBeouf of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Rudolph began selling the yeast doughnuts in Paducah and delivered them on his bicycle. The operation was moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and other family members joined to meet the customer demand. The first store in the nation with the Krispy-Kreme name opened on Charlotte Pike in 1933. Rudolph sold his interest in the Nashville store and in 1938 opened a doughnut shop in Winston-Salem, and began selling to groceries and then directly to individual customers. The first store in North Carolina was located in a rented building on South Main Street in Winston-Salem in what is now called historic Old Salem. The Krispy Kreme logo was designed by Benny Dinkins, a local architect.

By the 1960s, Krispy Kreme was known throughout the southeastern United States, and it began to expand into other areas.

In 1976, Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation became a wholly owned subsidiary of Beatrice Foods of Chicago, Illinois. The headquarters for Krispy Kreme remained in Winston-Salem.



A group of franchisees purchased the corporation back from Beatrice Foods in 1982.

n 2003, a pilot project in Mountain View, California, to sell doughnuts through car windows and sunroofs at a busy intersection (with wireless payment) failed.

On February 19, 2007, Krispy Kreme began selling the Whole Wheat Glazed doughnut in an attempt to appeal to the health conscious. The doughnut has 83.736 kJ (20 kilocalories in most countries, or 20 Calories in the US) fewer than the original glazed (754 kJ vs. 837 kJ) and contains more fiber (2 grams vs. 0.5 grams). As of January 2008, the trans fat content of all Krispy Kreme doughnuts was reduced to 0.5 of a gram or less. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in its guidelines, allows companies to round down to 0 g in its nutrition facts label even if the food contains as much as 0.5 of a gram per serving. Krispy Kreme benefited from this regulatory rule in its subsequent advertising campaign, touting its doughnuts as "trans fat free" and having "0 grams trans fat!".

On July 1, 2010, Krispy Kreme introduced a doughnut that included the soft drink Cheerwine, which was to be sold in grocery stores in North and South Carolina during July. The doughnuts proved so popular the Salisbury, North Carolina Krispy Kreme location, in the town where Cheerwine is made, sold them as well, and after July 31, this was the only place to get them.


Doughnut HISTORY :9

 

In every country that makes bread, there arises the question of what to do with the leftover scraps of dough. In England, they dropped the bits into soup or water, and made dumplings. But in Holland and in Germany, cooks dropped the extra into boiling oil, and made fry-cakes, or olie-koecken. The Dutch fancied up their leftovers a bit more by shaping them into decorative knots (dough knots), and rolling in sugar afterwards.

The Puritans found these little cakes a pleasure during their stay in Holland, and took the method with them to the New World. They found a similar dish in the Native American fried bread, a situation that would cause a bit of confusion later on when culinary historians tried to track down the origins of the confection.

Doughnuts have long been associated with holiday festivities. The Dutch and German made them as a Christmas specialty. Later, Europeans would make them an important part of the pre-Lent festivities. Mardi Gras wouldn't be the same without beignets (the French version of the doughnut) or the fastnachtkuches (literally, fasting night cakes-the same dish under a different name) of the Germanic peoples.

Although crullers, maple bars, and twists all have the same basic flavor of a doughnut, it is the latter's distinct shape, with the hole in the middle that really identifies it. How did the shape change from the original diamond? Germanic countries already had cookies and cakes with a hole in the middle, usually referred to as a 'jumble'. (The word developed from a two-finger ring called a gimbel.) So the shape itself was something already familiar to cooks of that area, and many think that the jumble was a strong influence on the hole-in-the-middle-doughnut.

Americans disagree though, especially those in Maine. In a house in Rockport, Maine there is a plaque that recognizes Mason Crockett Gregory with the invention of the doughnut hole, in 1847. The reason why? He hated doughnuts with an uncooked center. (Or perhaps he was just particularly impatient-they cook much quicker without a center) Skeptics point out that Gregory was a sea captain, however, and may well have encountered the jumble version of the confection on his travels, and brought the idea home with him. (This would seem to be the truth behind the legend of a sea captain placing the doughnut on the wheel of his ship for safe-keeping, and then just becoming enamored of the idea.)

Even if Captain Gregory came up with the idea, John Blondell was awarded the patent for the first doughnut cutter in 1872. Blondell's version was made of wood, but an 'improved' tin version with a fluted edge was patented in 1889.

It's interesting to note that they have long been considered more of a snack than a proper breakfast-travelers to New England during the colonial era noted with surprise that farmers there ate them for their morning meal.

In any doughnut case there are yeast style and cake style. The yeast type is closer to its origins as leftover bread. This version is deceptively light, with a good deal of air between the layers. The cake style on the other hand, with a heavy, dense body, was a later development-essentially fried cake dough.

If you are lucky enough to live in area with a Krispy Kreme franchise, you owe it to yourself to try them. Regarded by most connoisseurs as the lightest of yeast doughnuts, the merely glazed are an absolute treat. If you're in the mood for a greater indulgence, try any of their filled ones. Dunkin' Donuts has wider national coverage, and many are fond not only of the Boston-crème filled, but of the coffee as well. This writer would prefer to do without than eat one, though-always too greasy and heavy for my taste. The best place to find a great doughnut is the nearly extinct mom-and-pop bakeries or farmer's markets. Homemade, created with care, these little gems are a taste of nostalgia, and the more delicious for it.

from me = doughnut addict! :9

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I ♥ any food! But doughnut is the most.
Doughnut is α very unique snack..
It has round shape and sweet...
Doughnut was very famous all around the world..
Nah! My blog will talk about doughnut :9
Then,enjoy your doughnut! :)