He has also conducted research in Central America on ethnicity and social unrest and is the author of Ethnicity at Work: Divided Labor on a Central American Banana Plantation ( 1989 ) which was based on two years of living in the workers ' barracks of a Chiquita Brands banana plantation spanning the borders of Costa Rica and Panama.

Banana exports, then accounting for 80 percent of all exports, continued to expand.

Richard Avedon featured her in Revlon's " Most Unforgettable Women in the World " advertisements, and she continued her career with other campaigns for L ' Oréal cosmetics, Banana Republic, Christian Dior, Donna Karan, and Versace.

Vaughan's commercial success at Mercury began with the 1954 hit, " Make Yourself Comfortable ", recorded in the fall of 1954, and continued with a succession of hits, including: " How Important Can It Be " ( with Count Basie ), " Whatever Lola Wants ", " The Banana Boat Song ", " You Ought to Have A Wife " and " Misty ".

The Banana Splits ' adventures continued in comic books.

After the standard gauge Transnet passenger services shut in 1986, the ACR continued operations until 2005, when the famous Banana Express ceased operation.

This play in turn inspired Giannina Braschi's dramatic novel " United States of Banana ," which takes place at the Statue of Liberty in post-9 / 11 New York City.

Some toponyms ( like Banana and Main Camp ) come from the nuclear testing period, during which at times over 4, 000 servicemen were present.

For example in the late 18th century, chief William Cleveland had a large " slave town " on the mainland opposite the Banana Islands, whose inhabitants " were employed in cultivating extensive rice fields, described as being some of the largest in Africa at the time ...."

Their expedition started from Banana at the mouth of the Congo River on 19 March and ended in Bagamoyo, Tanzania on 5 December 1889.

The Bedford is a pub venue for live music and comedy on Bedford Hill ; performers at the ' Banana Cabaret ' have included Eddie Izzard, Jo Brand and Al Murray.

Studios, Quackerjack became a more dangerous villain: hurting from Negaduck destroying Banana Brain and telling him he wasn't " mean enough " to be a serious villain, then becoming bitter and angry when he failed to fit in at Quackwerks, viewing others ' success as a " rejection of him ".

It is on the southern Oregon Coast, at the northern end of what coastal Oregonians call the Banana Belt, because the weather from Port Orford south is noticeably warmer than the weather north of nearby Cape Blanco.

His second-most popular hit, which came immediately after " The Banana Boat Song ", was the comedic tune " Mama Look at Bubu ", also known as " Mama Look a Boo-Boo " ( originally recorded by Lord Melody in 1956 ), in which he sings humorously about misbehaving and disrespectful children.

The slate used here and in various places around the foyer on site is made from the Welsh slate shelving used in the repositories of the original Banana Warehouse at Canary Wharf.

Banana then became a diplomat for the Organisation of African Unity and head of the religious department at the University of Zimbabwe.

Fleegle would assume the role as leader of the Banana Splits and preside at club meetings.

In many episodes, the Banana Splits would be seen riding on the Runaway Mine Train roller coasters, Log Flumes, Bumper Cars, Merry-Go-Rounds, and many other rides at Six Flags and Coney Island.

The amusement park scenes in the original series were not filmed at Kings Island, which opened in nearby Mason, Ohio in 1972, some three years after filming for The Banana Splits Adventure Hour wrapped in 1969.

But some of the rides seen in the series were relocated to Kings Island ( following a flood which led to the closing of Coney Island ; the park later reopened on a smaller scale ) and the live-action scenes in the 1972 production The Banana Splits In Hocus Pocus Park were indeed filmed at Kings Island in Cincinnati.

Five young actresses appeared as the messenger girls: Debra Thibodeaux, Colette Chenault, Julie Graham, Kathy O ' Dare, and Shirley Hillstrom ; only one would appear at a time, always called " Charlie " in the context of the show, except for the performance of the song " Doin ' The Banana Split " ( the segment first appeared in show # 5, originally telecast October 5, 1968 ) which featured all five girls dancing with The Banana Splits.

In addition, a kids-themed area called Banana Splitsville was placed at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina's Hard Rock Park ( now Freestyle Music Park ) rock-and-roll theme park.

The show ’ s theme song, titled " The Tra La La Song ( One Banana, Two Banana )", released as a single, peaked at number 97 on Billboard's Top 100 in February 1969.

The version included on the We're The Banana Splits album is the same recording heard at the beginning of the show, while the single version is an entirely different arrangement and recording of the song, featuring an additional verse.

Banana slugs can move at per minute.

* Banana equivalent dose-a whimsical way of looking at radiation exposure

The other stages were much larger and had to travel by barge, with the first stage arriving next on September 12 from the Boeing Company at Michoud, Louisiana along the Banana River.

During his eight seasons with the Islanders, coach Al Arbour used Tonelli on the famed " Banana Line " with Wayne Merrick and Bob Nystrom, on the top line with Bryan Trottier and Mike Bossy, and later he played flank for Brent Sutter and Patrick Flatley.

* Peanut Butter & Banana Creme – a layered cup with a top chocolate layer, bottom banana creme layer, and peanut butter filling ; released in summer 2007 in tribute to Elvis Presley.

* Genus Babuvirus ; type species: Banana bunchy top virus

Banana Joe became Air Personality of the Year in 1980 at KHJ / Los Angeles, and was the co-Owner of WTLQ / Wilkes-Barre / Scranton and WHTF / Harrisburg / York, leading them from the bottom of the ratings to the top.

A typical method for making Banana pudding is to repeatedly layer the bananas, custard and wafers into a dish and top with whipped cream or meringue.

The bitter civil wars of the 1990s reached Banana, but details are scarce.

During the 1990s Theale Green Sports Centre played host to the Theale Triathlons, Bananathon Duathlons and the Tuesday Trot 10k Running Series organised by Banana Leisure.

The mid-1980s pop rock bands Amajlija, Poslednja Igra Leptira, Slomljena Stakla, Ruž, Alisa, Banana, Jugosloveni, Bel Tempo and Vampiri had a vast number of album sales, however, the majority of them disbanded before reaching or at the beginning of the 1990s.

* Sam Levine as the The Banana Man ; the character was created by Adolph Proper ( 1886 – 1950 ).

The first South Indian restaurant in Tooting was Sree Krishna, established in 1973 but it has since been joined by many other similar establishments like Apollo Banana Leaf, Radha Krishna Bhavan and Dosa N Chutney ; all three of which are situated South of the Broadway crossroads.

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Levinger, known as " Banana ", could play the piano, banjo, mandolin, mandola, guitar and bass ; he had played in the Proper Bostoners and the Trolls, and played mainly piano and guitar in the Youngbloods.

Tapioca is backed by Borduria, Alcazar by the International Banana Company ; as for ordinary people, they remain impoverished in the shantytowns.

alt = Two people dressed in fancy costume ( Gumby-right ; Banana – left ) seated in stadiumFor spectators, particular emphasis on the South Stand, where hordes of rugby fans dress up and dance for most of the duration.

Returning to Rhodesia in December 1976, Banana was arrested once more for his support of ZANU ; upon the appointment of Christopher Soames as British governor, he was released from prison.

The Guardian, a London-based newspaper, has claimed that Banana had travelled to South Africa, where he eventually died, in order to receive appropriate treatment for his cancer ; however, this assertion relies upon uncorroborated testimonial evidence.

Actor Jan Michael Vincent ( billed as Michael Vincent ) appeared in the live-action component Danger Island ; all the live-action material filmed for the series ' first season ( including the Banana Splits and Danger Island segments ) was directed by Richard Donner.

The Banana Splits Adventure Hour was one of the first two Hanna-Barbera productions in 1968 in which William Hanna and Joseph Barbera received executive producer credits ; the other being The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn where Edward Rosen served as producer on both series.

Meet The Banana Splits was a half-hour special consisting of segments from the early episodes ; it aired Friday, September 6, 1968, one day before the show's official premiere.

For the latter, he played the character Dick Dastardly in multiple series ( notably Wacky Races and Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines ); Clyde and Softy on The Perils of Penelope Pitstop ; and Fleegle on The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, and Gargamel on The Smurfs.

Weetabix Minis are sweeter variant of the Weetabix Bitesize, with various additions depending upon the variety ; ' Chocolate Crisp ', ' Banana Crisp ', ' Fruit & Nut Crisp ' and ' Honey & Nut Crisp '.

The typical dish of the region is “ Lomitos de Valladolid ” which is a pork dish in fresh tomato sauce ; Cochinita pibil meat marinated in achiote, which comes from the Bixa orellana bitter orange, and spices, wrapped in Banana leaf and barbecued or baked in a pit ; " lechon al horno ", " bistek de cazuela ", " relleno negro " which is

; As Electric Banana ( music for films )

; Banana & Plantain

Other prominent stores include ; Dawsons Department Store, D. Byrne & Co. Fine Wine Merchants, Clitheroe Lighting Centre, Cowmans Famous Sausage Shop, Sowerbutts, Cowgill's, Banana News, Kaine and Rawson and JWL Contemporary Jewellery.

* Banana in trouble: its present and future ( Movement for National Unity ; 22 pages, 1989 )