Asphalt or or, also known as bitumen, is the sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits ; it is a substance classed as a pitch.

A special feature of the motorways is the use of Porous Asphalt Concrete, which allows water to be drained efficiently, and even in heavy rain, no water will splash up, in contrast with concrete or other pavement types.

Porous Asphalt Concrete has some downsides, including the initial construction costs, PAC is two to three times more expensive than regular surface materials, and needs constant maintenance, especially with heavy traffic.

Asphalt is known as a flexible pavement, one which slowly will " flow " under the pounding of traffic.

65daysofstatic used an audio clip from the game for their song " Asphalt and Trouble ", whose title is derived from said audio.

As of September 1, 2012, Holt-Lamplight Road is being resurfaced by Quality Asphalt and Paving.

Asphalt concrete is a composite material commonly used in construction projects such as road surfaces, airports and parking lots.

Asphalt concrete generates less roadway noise than Portland cement concrete surfacing, and is typically less noisy than chip seal surfaces.

Asphalt concrete is often touted as being 100 % recyclable.

Very little asphalt concrete — less than 1 percent, according to a 2010 survey by the Federal Highway Administration and the National Asphalt Pavement Association — is actually disposed of in landfills.

# Asphalt RAP ( Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement ) – Chunks of compacted hot mix asphalt that have been removed from the street when repairing a water main or gas line, replacing manholes or catch basins or generally making “ full depth ” pavement repairs is commonly referred to as RAP.

Asphalt milled from asphalt vs. asphalt milled from concrete is recommended because the Portland dust that is created when milling from concrete is not compatible with bituminous products.

Asphalt concrete that is removed from a pavement is usually stockpiled for later use as aggregate for new hot mix asphalt at an asphalt plant.

Mark Colwill was recruited when Thompson left the Asphalt Ribbons, but it is not known if he played any gigs under the Asphalt Ribbons name.

The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 film noir directed by John Huston.

When the film first opened, the staff at Variety liked the film, and wrote, " The Asphalt Jungle is a study in crime, hard-hitting in its expose of the underworld.

Mark was recruited when John left but it is not sure if he played any gigs under the Asphalt Ribbons name.

Asphalt Urban GT is a racing video game for the Nintendo DS and the Nokia N-Gage handheld video game consoles.

Baden-Powell's personal experiences in India led him to adopt Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book as a major influence for the Cub Scouts ; for example, the name used for the Cub Scout leader, Akela ( whose name was also appropriated for the Webelos ), is that of the leader of the wolf pack in the book.

In The Jungle Book, the tiger, Shere Khan, is the wicked mortal enemy of the protagonist, Mowgli.

Space Invaders ( 1978 ) is probably the most notable, but games such as Speed Race ( 1974 ), Gun Fight ( 1975 ), Qix ( 1981 ), Jungle Hunt ( 1982 ), Elevator Action ( 1983 ), Bubble Bobble ( 1986 ), Operation Wolf ( 1987 ), Chase H. Q.

Another appearance of the walrus in literature is in the story " The White Seal " in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, where it is the " old Sea Vitch — the big, ugly, bloated, pimpled, fat-necked, long-tusked walrus of the North Pacific, who has no manners except when he is asleep ".

Besides the urban cycle there is, both in Africa and South America, a sylvatic cycle ( Forest cycle or Jungle cycle ), where Aedes africanus ( in Africa ) or mosquitoes of the genus Haemagogus and Sabethes ( in South America ) serve as a vector.

** Walt Disney's 19th full-length animated feature The Jungle Book, the last animated film personally supervised by Disney, is released and becomes an enormous box-office and critical success.

** The premiere of Bertolt Brecht's play In the Jungle ( Im Dickicht ) at the Residenztheater in Munich is interrupted by Nazi demonstrators.

Hidden Jungle is the setting of the annual Butterfly Jungle event.

In Blackboard Jungle, a 1955 film starring Glenn Ford and Sidney Poitier, Beiderbecke's music is briefly featured, but as a symbol of cultural conservatism in a nation on the cusp of the rock and roll revolution.

Scat singing is also featured by Louis Prima and others in the song " I Wan ' na Be Like You " in Disney's The Jungle Book ( 1967 ).

The ( belated ) success of " Rock Around the Clock " is attributed to its use in the soundtrack of the film Blackboard Jungle, which was released in March 1955.

* This year is used as the fourth time world ( Amazon Jungle ) in the video game The Lost Vikings II.

Fairfield is home to Jungle Jim's International Market.

Ecotourism is often misinterpreted as any form of tourism that involves nature ( see Jungle tourism ).

" The Beast in the Jungle " ( 1903 ) is almost universally considered to be one of James's finest short narratives, and has often been compared with The Ambassadors in its meditation on experience or the lack of it.

" Jungle World " is an indoor tropical jungle and home to nearly 800 animals including otters, gibbons, leopards, and a tapir, live in mangroves and on the beaches.

Rudyard Kipling's short story " Quiquern " collected in The Second Jungle Book ( even though it is not a jungle story ) tells how two young Inuit hunters, desperate to find food for their starving tribe, believe they are being guided by Quiquern / Qiqirn, only to discover that the many-legged " spirit " is actually a pair of sled dogs whose collars had become entangled.

JAARS, formerly known as Jungle Aviation and Radio Service, is a nonprofit organization that provides technical services assisting in Bible translation.

Some countries, such as Mexico, have non-profit civil organizations and land owners dedicated to protect vast private property, such is the case of Hacienda Chichen's Maya Jungle Reserve and Bird Refuge in Chichen Itza, Yucatán.

The name Rum Jungle is derived from an accident that occurred in 1871.

Eutaw, AL is the home town of the protagonist in the Old Crow Medicine Show song " Big Time in the Jungle ," released in 2004.

During the classic era, his work, either as author or screenwriter, was the basis for seven films now widely regarded as film noirs, including three of the most famous: High Sierra ( 1941 ), This Gun for Hire ( 1942 ), and The Asphalt Jungle ( 1950 ).

Debuting as a director with The Maltese Falcon ( 1941 ), John Huston followed with the major noirs Key Largo ( 1948 ) and The Asphalt Jungle ( 1950 ).

In August 1977, Asphalt Jungle played at the second Mont de Marsan punk festival.

He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics: The Maltese Falcon ( 1941 ), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ( 1948 ), Key Largo ( 1948 ), The Asphalt Jungle ( 1950 ), The African Queen ( 1951 ), Moulin Rouge ( 1952 ), The Misfits ( 1961 ), and The Man Who Would Be King ( 1975 ).

On the set of The Badlanders ( a western version of The Asphalt Jungle ), Jurado met her costar Ernest Borgnine, who became her second husband on December 31, 1959.

Among his most memorable roles were three that he played in 1950: a singing one as Buffalo Bill in the film version of Annie Get Your Gun, the double-crossing lawyer and sugar-daddy to Marilyn Monroe in John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle, and his Oscar-nominated role as Oliver Wendell Holmes in The Magnificent Yankee ( re-creating his stage role ), as well as his portrayal of the title role in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's film Julius Caesar in 1953 ( adapted from Shakespeare's play ).

* The Asphalt Jungle ( 1950 )

Other major films included Angels in the Outfield ( 1951 film ), The Asphalt Jungle, The Next Voice You Hear, Above and Beyond, Kiss Me, Kate, Them !,

* The Asphalt Jungle ( 1950 )

With the assistance of Gene Page, who provided orchestration, in 1972 Burke wrote film soundtracks for blaxploitation films Hammer, and Cool Breeze, described as " a mostly black remake of The Asphalt Jungle.

* The Asphalt Jungle ( 1950 ), Directed By John Huston

Examples of crime thrillers involving heists or robberies includes The Asphalt Jungle, The Score, Rififi, Entrapment and The Killing.

Another popular band from the 70s and 80s was Asphalt Jungle, popular in the Cleveland, Ohio area.

Among these were The Next Voice You Hear, Asphalt Jungle, and Blackboard Jungle.

* The Asphalt Jungle ( 1950 ) ( uncredited )

Cameraman Charles Paddock said that, just before beginning filming on The Delinquents, Altman advised him to watch the film The Asphalt Jungle and imitate that style of lighting.

* The Asphalt Jungle

* The Asphalt Jungle ( 1950 )

John Huston's opposition to the colorization of his work led to a landmark 3-year French legal case after his death, sparked by a colorized version of The Asphalt Jungle.

In 2008, The Asphalt Jungle was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being " culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant ".

The Asphalt Jungle was one of the most influential crime films of the 1950s.

The film spawned a television series The Asphalt Jungle starring Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, and William Smith ( billed as " Bill Smith "), which ran for thirteen episodes in the summer of 1961 on ABC.