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A fountain (from the Latin "fons" or "fontis", a source or spring) is a piece of architecture which pours water into a basin or jets it into the air either to supply drinking water or for decorative or dramatic effect. Fountains were originally purely functional, connected to springs or aqueducts and used to provide drinking water and water for bathing, but in ancient Rome they began to be used as decorative elements in gardens and courtyards. The art of fountains reached its peak in the fountains of the palaces of Moorish Spain in the 14th century; in the Italian Renaissance garden in the 15th and 16th century; in the fountains of the Gardens of Versailles in the seventeenth century; and the decorative fountains of Rome in the seventeenth and eighteenth century. Fountains today may be practical, such as drinking fountains and village fountains which provide clean drinking water; or designed for recreation, such as splash fountains, where residents can cool off in summer; or ornamental, decorating city parks and squares and home gardens. Fountains may be wall fountains or free-standing. In fountains sheets of water may flow over varied surfaces of stone, concrete or metal. Basins may overflow from one into another, or the overflow may imitate a natural cascade. Many fountains are located in small, artificial, ornamental ponds, basins and formal garden pools, and often they include sculpture. Until the 20th century fountains depended upon gravity to make water spout or spray in the air, but modern fountains can use mechancial pumps. A famous example is the Jet d'Eau in Lake Geneva, which shoots water 140 meters in the air. The highest such fountain in the world is King Fahd's Fountain in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which rises 260 meters (853 feet) above the Red Sea.. The musical fountain combines moving jets of water, colored lights and recorded music, controlled by a computer, for dramatic effects. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Has anyone used a chocolate fountain for cheese? Q. I'm planning to have a chocolate fountain at my wedding, and I also want to do a cheese one. I know that some places that rent fountains provide cheddar cheese ones, but I'm planning to buy smaller fountains instead, so I need some help as to what to put in it. I've bought a Rival one (holds 3-5 lbs of chocolate), and I've heard that it can be used for pretty much anything (hot sauce, BBQ sauce, carmel sauce, etc.), but I need some details on how to do cheese. What kind of cheese should I try? I'll be testing it before the wedding anyway, but need some ideas. I don't want to use standard "cheese fondue" stuff, as it's a bit too sharp. I saw Velveeta suggested somewhere, but I don't know if I'd need to add oil, or if something else would… [cont.] Asked by Amanda - Thu Dec 28 17:18:13 2006 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments A. I haven't used cheese in my chocolate fountain, but I intend to try it. A quick search resulted in tons of sites that have specific recipes, although it seems to be 1 or 2 recipes per site. (no big list sites) I've linked one that sounds tasty below using Velveeta (which is so smooth, it will probably look the prettiest). There are lots of others using "real" cheeses and cutting them with water, wine, salsa, cream...lots of options. We used the chocolate at our Christmas open house and it was a HUGE hit. I'm sure having 2 at your wedding reception will be Over The Top!! Best Wishes to you...and have lots of napkins :) Ay yi yi! Chipotle Cheese Sauce 3 lbs Velveeta cheese, cut into small cubes 6 cups heavy cream Pinch of crashed… [cont.] Answered by onenonblonde - Fri Dec 29 02:38:37 2006 How to throw the axe into the fountain in animal crossing city folk for wii? Q. How do you throw the axe into the fountain to turn it golden? And what difference is it if it's golden or not? Asked by Theresa. - Fri Jan 2 18:43:42 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. You have to deposit $500,000 to the town fund, at the town hall then maybe very soon you'll get a town fountain in front of the bus stop then you buy an axe and then throw it in and then this chincilla pops out an gives you the choose to either get your regular axe back or get a golden or silver axe but you have to be nice to her to get the axe hope this helps Answered by softballchick797 - Fri Jan 2 20:37:00 2009 I have a chocolate fountain. What items should I use for people to dip into the chocolate?
Q. My son's graduation party is this weekend. I want to have ideas of what to put on buffet that people can dip into chocolate fountain. Asked by chieko - Tue May 15 20:26:06 2007 - - 25 Answers - 1 Comments A. strawberries, pretzels and mashmellows Answered by volybalman - Tue May 15 20:33:11 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Fountain"
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 fox43.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:38:12 GMT+00:00 FOX43.com 19-year-old Michael Abrantes, 21-year-old Reinaldo Serrano, Jr., 18-year-old Martieezy Fountain , and 19-year-old Willie Fountain , Jr. face numerous charges ... Four charged after shots fired in Dover Twp. York Daily Record Four arrested after fight, shots fired in Dover Township Yorkdispatch.com  southeastagnet.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:05:00 GMT+00:00 Southeast AgNet by Randall July 29th, 2010 Yesterday we heard from Cattlemen's Beef Board Secretary-Treasurer Robert Fountain Jr. concerning the findings of a routine ... Audit faults NCBA expenses Capital Press (subscription) USA - Hanky Panky with cattleman's money Meattradenewsdaily (blog) CBB Perspective On NCBA Compliance Review AgWired Farm and Dairy  ocregister.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:11:41 GMT+00:00 Valley crime: Neighbors in water fight OCRegister Fountain Valley police advised the parents of both parties. 7:24 pm Found property. 9800 block E. Bolsa. A checkbook found in a mobile home park was turned ... From Google News Search: "Fountain"  axis-of-aevil.org 675px x 450px | 73.80kB [source page] at the awful morning hour of 8am or so on a Sunday We dropped our stuff at the hotel and wandered around the old town section of Stockholm while I took pictures of a manhole cover and a fountain before feeling a bit too touristy to take more photos The Vasa Museum was very interesting and I enjoyed spending a few hours there I m still in awe of it s size and that it was  parisparfait.typepad.com 472px x 640px | 98.70kB [source page] Glass sculptural fountain Vancouver International Airport Apparently it s not enough that American airlines have begun charging extra for assigned seats and all checked baggage plus From Yahoo Image Search: "Fountain"  dvice.com Michael Trei Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:58:20 GM This amazing Japanese mall . fountain. uses a long row of individual water streams that can be turned on and off with extreme precision. This allows it to show individual letters or even pictures that fall with gravity into the collecting ... From Google Blog Search: "Fountain" From Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License. |
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