davidanugraha/M4-RAG huggingface dataset:
當幸福來敲門

《當幸福來敲門》（英語：The Pursuit of Happyness，新加坡译《我要的幸福》，香港译《尋找快樂的故事》）是一部獲得奧斯卡提名最佳男主角的2006年劇情片，由哥倫比亞影業發行。電影改編自美國賈納理財公司（英语：Gardner Rich & Co）執行長克里斯·賈納（英语：Chris Gardner）的真實故事，由意大利導演加布里埃莱·穆奇诺（英语：Gabriele Muccino）執導，威爾·史密斯演出克里斯·賈納，並擔任監製，而他現實生活中的兒子傑登·史密斯則飾演克里斯的兒子克里斯多佛。
此片開始於1981年的舊金山，克里斯和妻子琳達與兒子住在一間小公寓。克里斯將家裡所有的錢投注在推銷醫療器材骨質密度儀，但銷售狀況不佳，每個月只能大概賣出一台，可是他需要每月賣出兩台才夠支付生活的開銷。琳達則是在當地的飯店當洗衣工。
其實克里斯的數學頗有天賦，因此想應徵股票經紀人。他去了證券行，成功拿了一張實習培訓申請表，卻弄丟了一部儀器。由於克里斯學歷不是很高，因此他覺得自己機會很渺茫。第二天，克里斯去找了證券行人事部的主管杜傑伊，雖然沒能與他詳細介紹自己，但卻把昨天弄丟的儀器找了回來。一個月後，克里斯設法與主管登上了同一輛出租車，克里斯雖不斷介紹自己，主管卻只顧玩當時興起的魔方，主管沒辦法拼好的魔方卻被克里斯拼好了，因此克里斯給主管留下了深刻的印象。
在再次弄丟一部儀器後，妻子帶著兒子出走了。可是在克里斯十分沮喪的時候，主管打來電話，約克里斯後天早上去面試實習生。第二天，克里斯把兒子接到了自己身邊，自己照顧他。由於租金拖了太久，克里斯只能幫房主粉刷墻壁來換取一個星期的寬限期。第二天工作時，警察來找克里斯，原來克里斯違規停車的罰單被强制扣押在了警局，克里斯卻要等到次日，警局向銀行查證了克里斯無力償還罰單才能放他走，克里斯打電話讓妻子接走了兒子。第二天早上放人後，克里斯穿著油漆服，一路狂奔到了證券行。面試時，克里斯并沒有掩飾任何事，把自己的情況全部告訴了面試官們。最後面試官問克里斯：如果一個人連襯衫都不穿來面試，而我又雇用了他，你會怎麽想？克里斯機智地回答：那這個人肯定很會穿褲子。雖然最後克里斯被錄取，卻被告知六個月的實習是無薪的。
當晚，妻子把兒子送了回來，也告訴克里斯自己要去紐約工作了。由於已經住不起公寓，父子二人便帶上全部家當搬去了汽車旅舘。培訓學習開始了，克里斯每天的工作就是要打電話給金融界五百强公司的員工，推銷各種投資理財計劃，也就是拉客戶，誰拉的客戶最多，就取錄誰。克里斯每天飯都不吃，水都不喝，更不去厠所，用盡所有時間去拉客戶，更要下班後去接兒子放學，回到偏遠的汽車旅館。一天，克里斯聯絡到了一位基金會執行長，對方同意了克里斯的上門會談請求，但要在二十分鐘内到達，克里斯卻被上司叫去做其他事情而遲到。克里斯沒有放棄機會，周末時，克里斯帶著兒子來到了執行長的家，執行長正好要去看橄欖球賽，克里斯便一同前往。雖然沒能成功推銷給執行長，但克里斯認識到了很多基金會的員工，他們都很喜歡克里斯的投資理財計劃。四個月后，克里斯成功賣走了所有儀器，但剛賺來的生活費卻被强制扣走去付稅了。
一天，一籌莫展的克里斯，找回了自己之前弄丟的一部儀器。找到了一位想購買儀器的好心醫生，儀器卻在關鍵時刻出故障。克里斯只能帶著兒子和儀器回家，卻發現由於太久沒交房租，房東把克里斯的家當全搬了出來。克里斯失去住所，只能帶兒子去地鐵站的男厠睡覺。幸好第二天克里斯幾經艱辛成功在一間教堂收容所爭取了一個床位，晚上克里斯摸黑修理儀器，借窗外的燈光溫習準備考試。到了考試這天，克里斯飛快地填好試卷。在走的時候，身上唯一的五塊錢更被上司借走。爲了買修理儀器的零件，一貧如洗的克里斯甚至去了賣血。不過，克里斯成功修理並賣走了儀器。後來克里斯更簽來三十一位電信公司的員工客戶。在實習的最後一天，皇天不負有心人，克里斯被上司告知他明天可以來上班了，克里斯熱淚滿眶地和上司握手。克里斯成功靠著自己的努力換來了久違的幸福。
在1987年，克里斯成立了賈納理奇證券經紀公司。2006年，克里斯以數百萬美金的價格出售了自己的股份，成爲了百萬富翁。
2003年，美國賈納理財公司執行長克里斯·賈納白手起家的故事，在ABC頻道的《20/20》新聞節目中播出後，許多製片公司就不斷去電表示對他的故事相當感興趣，《當幸福來敲門》的執行監製馬克·克萊曼（Mark Clayman）也是這波電話潮的其中之一，後來馬克以真誠直接的態度使克里斯點頭，馬克回憶道：「我太太和我並不是《20/20》的忠實觀眾，不過我們剛好看到這段報導，其中討論了克里斯如何面對許多令人訝異的難關，成為遊民。其中有一幕他和他兒子一起重返捷運站，並且分享他是如何使用洗手間裡的水槽來幫他洗澡。由於我們當時有個才一歲的兒子，我們都因而為之動容落淚。我不只將他的故事視為是由貧轉富的故事，也將之視為是一個動人的父子故事。我轉向我太太說，我得弄到這故事的版權，這是適合威爾·史密斯的大好角色。」
史密斯欣賞義大利導演加布里埃莱·穆奇诺獨特的電影風格，特別指定由他執導《當幸福來敲門》，史密斯說：「我看過加布里埃莱前兩部義大利作品，深受他能夠明瞭並以電影語言描述情緒上錯綜複雜的特性所吸引。」
為了找到適合演出克里斯五歲兒子的演員，製作團體面試了上百名兒童演員，後來孤注一擲，認為史密斯那七歲大的兒子正是合適人選，監製詹姆斯·拉西特（英语：James Lassiter）認為請來沒導過英語電影的意大利導演是場賭博，但是讓傑登·史密斯飾演克里斯多佛則是下更大的賭注，要是傑登沒有演好，媒體就會落井下石，說史密斯搞裙帶關係。史密斯則自豪說沒有這樣的顧慮：「一開始有點令人擔心的是，身為他的父親，在我們一起演出的場景裡，我會不會難以專注於我的表演。不過結果完全不同，當我看到傑登的眼中充滿小克里斯多佛在那一刻所經歷的痛苦和憤怒時，那更增添了真實性，因為我真的覺得身為父親，我令他失望，那讓我心中情緒激盪。」
《當幸福來敲門》首映後就奪得票房第一名，首週創下2700萬美元的成績，勝過《俠影魔龍》和《夏洛特的网》。
影評家兼作家米高·麥費德（英语：Michael Medved）給《當幸福來敲門》打了滿分四顆星的分數，他說：「…電影裡所傳達的訊息，毫不妥協的愛與決心，實在激勵人心，連最厭倦電影的人都會深受感動。」其中傑登·史密斯的優異表現特別受到讚揚，「他的純真自然與低調特性…令人感到驚奇與感動。」
影片中當威爾史密斯跟兒子打篮球一幕中，背景多次出现中华民国国旗，导致TVBS等新闻媒体担心该影片无法在中国大陆上映。
克里斯·賈納（英语：Chris Gardner）本人在故事結尾有現身，飾演與戲中的克里斯父子擦肩而過的路人。
商店

商店，泛指售賣商品或服務的地方，有零售、批發二類。商店包括有地鋪、樓上鋪和商場店子、百貨公司、專門店等。它們可能是個體戶或者連鎖式經營。營運歷史悠久的商店俗稱「老店」、「老字號」。
商店在北宋時期已經很發達，《东京梦华录》一书共提到的一百多家店铺，如“遇仙正店”、“中山正店”、“高阳正店”、“清风楼”、“长庆楼”、“八仙楼”、“十六铺”等。而商业的繁荣，又进一步出现以“店”用作地名的情况。由最初的商店、驿站逐渐形成村镇，以“某某店”命名，在中国华北地区常见。
商店的取名與人名相似，部分商店則是直接使用老闆的名稱，也有以其他事物如地方、名勝等以吸引顧客注意。另外也有些商店冠以國家、地方等名號，如中國XX、上海XX。
店鋪，即商店，是坐商進行貿易活動的場所。唐朝封演《封氏聞見記》寫道：“至京邑城市，多開店鋪”。可見陝西省早在1000年前，就已習用“店舖”一詞。如今，民間習慣稱大者為“店”，小者為“舖”。另外，旅舍也叫“店”，舊時稱住旅舍為“住店”。店舖的營業場所，叫“店面”、“舖面”。
大致上可以依照人類食衣住行育樂為基礎而細分出各種不同的商業店家型態
有些商店只接待批發顧客，不歡迎零售顧客，例如香港上環南北行某些商店，因此商店不一定是零售商。
以位置分類，地鋪是地下一層的商店鋪位，它與街鋪和商場鋪位或有分別。
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照明商店 (电视剧)

《照明商店》（朝鮮語：조명가게／照明가게，英語：Light Shop）是Disney+自2024年12月4日起上线公开的原创韩国剧集，改编自姜草创作的同名网路漫画，由演员金熙元担任导演、姜草亲自为该剧创作剧本。剧情讲述在販售照明灯具的商店裡，连接阳间與阴间的生者與亡者的故事。
該劇於2024年12月4日上線四集，此後每週三更新兩集，於12月18日上線最後兩集，全劇共8集。
男演員排行
女演員排行
根据姜草同名漫画改编的中国大陆电影《照明商店》于2023年上映，由章若楠与白宇帆主演。韩国导演边永姝（朝鲜语：변영주）于2012年确认执导姜草漫画改编的同名电影，2020年开始选角，但此后便无更进一步的消息。
全家便利商店

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全家便利商店（簡稱全家）是連鎖便利商店FamilyMart在臺灣的經營體系，成立於1988年8月18日，2002年2月25日正式掛牌上櫃。全家的市場佔有率已經排名全臺第二大便利商店，據點數量僅次於統一超商。
照明商店 (电影)

《照明商店》（英語：Love Life Light）是一部2023年中国大陆电影，改编自韩国漫画家姜草的同名漫画，由蔡耳朵执导，章若楠、白宇帆主演，于2023年12月8日在中国大陆上映。
电影于2023年2月10号开机拍摄，4月3日杀青，主要于扬州江都区的扬州影视产业集聚区棚内搭景拍摄，公寓楼由江都丁沟镇当地的中学教职工宿舍改建而来，此外还在江都吴桥镇拍摄油菜田外景。
电影原定于2023年12月15日上映，后提档至12月8日。截至2023年12月19日，电影票房突破2亿元人民币。2024年2月16日，电影在流媒体平台上线。
便利商店

便利店，另稱超商（源自「超級商店」此一舊稱），是指規模較小，但商品種類多元、販售民生相關物資或即食食品的商店，其中也包含加油站商店，通常位於交通較為便捷之處，以民生服務取勝。其緣起美國公路邊的加油站附設小店，1980年代韓國和亞洲都市化後在人口密集地區流行並擴散，尤其是都市地帶。由於販售物品的種類多樣，便利店有時被當作小型超市。
便利商店的開始應是在1927年，美國南方公司於達拉斯開設了27家圖騰商店（Tote'm Stores），並於1946年將營業時間延長為早上7點至晚上11點，所以將商店命名為7-Eleven。
一般而言，便利商店服務的商圈大小約為3,000人，商品品項在3千項左右。而人們的印象中，廣義的便利商店通常會符合下列條件：
便利商店與現代多數的零售業相同，在商品的配送上均以物流中心統一配送店內的商品，取代過去傳統業者進貨的方式。
經營者多半是以加盟連鎖商店的方式經營，由公司總部負責指導經營方針，經營者（或稱加盟主）實際負責經營的方式來營運。使用加盟的方式可以減少總部管理成本，特別是便利商店的店數多且密集，全部採用直營方式會造成過大的人事管理成本，其次也可以吸收傳統商店或獨立經營的便利商店，減少競爭者與地區商家的抵抗意識，加盟主的經營通常也較直營店用心，在經營績效上較佳，缺點是加盟主與總部往往有著利益上的衝突，在經營上容易發生管理水準不一的弊病，甚至在日本還有發生集體法律訴訟的爭議事件。
便利商店因面積小，單一店面商品數量不及超級市場，需要大量的店數來負擔物流中心的成本，因此便利商店在展店的過程當中，往往採取在短期間內於一定的範圍內大量開店的方式，這樣的方式還可以減少總部的管理成本，全世界最大的單一便利商店連鎖——日本7-Eleven，開業35年才完成全日本展店便是基於這樣的策略考量，臺灣的7-Eleven、FamilyMart以及萊爾富進入東部開店時也採用同樣策略。
在便利商店發源地的美國，有許多便利商店附有加油站，且有停車位以方便顧客開車前來購物。在臺灣由於開設於市區的分店屬性為住商混雜且人口集中，除位於市郊或鄉鎮分店外，多半沒有附設停車位。日本則兼具上兩者的特色，但少見附設加油站。
便利商店業者通常皆會於店內提供例如便當、飯糰、三明治的即食食品。在日本多用「FF」即「ファーストフード」（FastFoods；速食）或是「デリカ」（Delicatessen；現成佳餚，熟食品）來稱呼，又因多半是與廠商共同開發的獨家商品，也常見以「オリジナル商品」(Original)稱呼，少部分組織則使用「フレッシュフーズ」(Fresh Foods)。在臺灣沿襲日本名稱翻譯為鮮食；各便利商店會針對自己的通路，協同自己的鮮食廠，形成所謂製販同盟，共同開發出通路獨特的鮮食，以突顯出與其他便利商店的差異性。
便利商店業者為了在極小的店頭場地之下，販售更多的商品與提供更多的服務，並有效的發展更大的商機，各家業者更進一步發展電子商務、型錄販售、預購等等業務。
部分便利商店業者與型錄販售業者合作，於店內提供商品目錄供顧客選購，並透過店面繳費與傳送訂單，讓便利商店的服務面更擴大。
為了擴大商品銷售的種類，業者也自行提供目录供顧客選擇，並透過店面繳費與取貨，日本便利商店業者提供賀年卡預購、母親節蛋糕預購、父親節蛋糕預購、中秋節月餅預購，甚至可以預定特殊的便當，臺灣的業者提供冷凍年菜、粽子、蛋糕等等許多年節或地區特色商品訂購的服務。
由於店面的限制，各家業者提供的電子商務服務以網路購物到店取貨與繳費服務為主，許多業者設置購物網站，例如日本7-Eleven設置7dream網站，提供顧客到店取貨服務，也有業者並不直接經營網站，而是提供網路購物業者取貨與繳費的平台。目前銷售商品的種類有書籍、CD、票券、網路沖印等。
MMK(Multimedia Kiosk)即多媒體事務，為一種配有觸控螢幕的電腦裝置，便利商店業者可透過設置於店內的這種裝置，提供許多商品與服務，最早導入的業者為Sunkus，後續其他業者陸續導入。提供信用卡紅利積點兌換和相片列印服務。
台灣部分（約一千家）便利商店提供自行車打氣及修車服務。
日本的便利商店為60年代開始發展，至今已有相當的規模。全日本的連鎖便利商店集團共計十多個，其中以7-Eleven、FamilyMart及LAWSON營收最大，消費者常以營業據點和品牌形象做為偏好商店的主要選擇原因。
即食食品銷售量極高，其中以御飯糰和麵包佔市場比例最高，方便快速的優勢是主要原因。
由於地狹人稠且都市化程度高，日本發展便利商店的速度十分迅速，除了效仿美國提供飲料、食品與日用品外也有許多附加服務，其中購票服務使用率極高。與臺灣相比，日本消費者使用便利商店的頻率較低，但每次消費的金額較高。
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在台灣，便利商店由統一企業於1979年引進，通常具有連鎖體系、24小時營業、面積小、開架式販售等特質。密度為平均每2,300人就擁有一家便利商店，僅次於韓國，位居世界第二。
臺灣便利商店發展腳步基本上跟隨日本。在發展的前20年中，經營內容多以飲料、書籍、報紙、泡麵、零食、冰品、香菸、民生必需品為主。雖然也有熱食，但僅限方便處理的熱狗、包子、茶葉蛋。在2002年前後，便利商店開始轉型，販售的物品開始加入飯糰、三明治等由工廠製造後，配送至門市的商品，之後再發展出便當、麵、小菜等正餐，超商也開始設置用餐區。
除了現場販售業務外，便利商店提供費用代收服務，包括公共費用（水費、電費、電話費、停車費）、保險費和信用卡費等。部份商店採用無店鋪販賣，提供型錄販售與預購的業務（即所謂的「第二層店面」），內容有年菜、書籍、電腦維修、旅遊產品等，也提供店面供顧客透過網路購物到店取貨。許多便利商店內也有自動櫃員機、影印機及傳真機。有些位於風景區外圍及重要公路旁的便利商店還提供顧客臨時停車位及廁所。由於臺灣便利商店發展過快，分佈密度過高與供應服務過多，常導致店員时常忙碌且需學習極多職場技能，也因極早就提供十分周全的便利性，間接讓臺灣線上服務需求不足而發展遲緩。
臺灣便利商店除了由公司直營外，另外還有特許加盟、自願加盟及委託加盟等幾種連鎖加盟方式，加盟占所有便利超商的70％左右。
至2017年8月，臺灣最高海拔的便利商店是位在嘉義縣阿里山鄉中正村的統一超商神木門市，海拔約2,200公尺。
臺灣有所謂「四大超商」的說法，歷經多次整併，主要的超商為統一超商（7-Eleven）、全家便利商店（FamilyMart）、萊爾富、OK超商。
根據在2020年5月中所發布產業經濟統計簡訊，2019年台灣連鎖式便利商店密集度居全世界第二，次於南韓，高於日本。 目前台灣最大的兩家便利商店連鎖在2021年的合併收入各為：統一超商新台幣2,627.26億元，全家便利新台幣836.59億元。。
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Specialists' Shopping Centre

The Specialists' Shopping Centre was the oldest shopping centre on Orchard Road, a shopping area of Singapore. The largest tenants were Hotel Phoenix Singapore and John Little. The Visitor's Guide of Singapore described it as "revered". It was demolished to make way for newer developments in 2008.
Opened in 1972 on the former site of the Pavilion Theatre. The mall was originally named Specialists due to the concentration of medical specialists in its early days.
The John Little store was Singapore's oldest department store. The store opened in 1845 in Commercial Square. The main store was in the Specialists' Shopping Centre although there were four branch stores. The store is no longer in Raffles Place. Guidebooks refer to the prices as "very up-to-date" or reasonable. The John Little store displayed bargain goods in the outdoor sections of the ground floor.
Specialty goods including, but not limited to Famous Amos cookies, winter clothing, and golf equipment are available. Leather goods, tools, household items, and a Korean restaurant are also located in the shopping centre. A Starbucks café was located in the shopping centre. A branch of the OCBC Bank was also located in the shopping centre.
Behind the shopping centre was the Hotel Phoenix Singapore, a "superior 4-star hotel" with 392 rooms. The hotel was unique among hotels in that it offers an Intelligent Keycard which allows prepaid access to the bus and MRT system equivalent to the EZ-Link card. As such, patrons were given the same EZ-link discount fares. The Intelligent Keycard also acted as one's hotel room key. No other hotel was participating in this scheme though it may change in the future.
As one of the smaller shopping centres in Orchard Road and located adjacent to vacant land used for a car park, the property was slated for redevelopment. It was reported that the shopping centre may be vacated by the middle of 2007. One of the requirements that must be overcome by receiving an exemption was the height limitation of 16 storeys for the site. The OCBC Bank, as one of the owners of the property, had restrictions in development. The Banking Amendment Regulations (2004) restricted demolition and rebuilding of structures to more than 20% larger. Redevelopment plans had to include a hotel as hotel use was safeguarded by the authorities. Speculation regarding the site's redevelopment had been ongoing for several years and included connecting a redeveloped site with The Centrepoint, a shopping centre across the road and owned by the same owners as the Specialists' Shopping Centre.
On 9 July 2007, John Little closed its branch at the Specialists' Shopping Centre, after operating for more than 20 years. In 2008, the shopping centre was demolished to make way for newer developments because it was surrounded by Orchard Central and 313@Somerset sites. Demolition began on 1 January 2008 and ended on 20 March 2008. Part of Specialists' Shopping Centre site was used for the development works of the new Orchard Gateway shopping mall which started in 2011 and completed in 2014.
Club Street

Club Street (simplified Chinese: 客纳街; traditional Chinese: 客納街) is a street located in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area in Singapore. Club Street links Cross Street with Ann Siang Hill, which leads to South Bridge Road.
The street is lined with conserved shops that are occupied by restaurants, bars and several galleries.
The street was named Club Street due to its abundance of Chinese clubs in early Singapore history. Clubs such as the Chinese Weekly Entertainment Kee Lam Club, a Straits-Chinese club formed in 1891, Chui Lan Teng Club, mainly for Chinese businessman to socialise and the Ee Hoe Hean Club, an exclusive prestigious Chinese club in the 1920s are located at the street which leads to competitive claims which club lead to the naming of the street.
As there is a big gateway at the entrance of Club street from Upper Cross Street, local Chinese referred to this street as tua man lai, meaning inside the big gate. Hokkiens also had another local name for it, chui lan teng, possibly referring to the Chui Lan Teng Club which existed there.
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Temple Street, Singapore

Temple Street (Chinese: 登婆街; Malay: Lebuh Kuil) is a one-way street in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area in Singapore. The road links South Bridge Road to New Bridge Road, and is intersected by Trengganu Street.
The official name for Temple Street was formerly Almeida Street after Joaqium d'Almeida, son of José d'Almeida, who owned some land in this area at the junction of Temple Street and Trengganu Street. In 1825, José d'Almeida, a Portuguese physician and trader, opened a clinic and a shop here and made his fortune by trading in Portuguese and Chinese goods.
In 1908, the Municipal Commissioners changed its name to Temple Street to avoid confusion with other streets in Singapore that were also named after D'Almeida.
The street name Temple refers to the Sri Mariamman Temple, the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore, which is located at the South Bridge Road end of the street. It was established in 1827 by Narayana Pillay, who came from Penang in the company of Stamford Raffles during the latter's second visit to Singapore in May 1819. Pillay's original business was destroyed by fire but with help from Raffles, he was soon back to his feet and moved to Commercial Square (now Raffles Place). As an act of piety and gratitude, Pillay built the temple using wood and attap. This structure was replaced by one of brick and plaster in 1843 and has been repaired and renovated several times since then.
The Chinese name for this street, hei yuen hau jie or "theatre back street", refers to the Lai Chun Yuen Opera House located at Smith Street, a major landmark from the 1880s up to World War II in Chinatown until it was damaged by a bomb during the war. Cantonese operas were popular here until 1927 and converted as Sun Seng Cinema by Shaw Brothers and now as Santa Grand Hotel.
Temple Street was home to many Teochew traders who sold Chinaware and household items. There were also itinerant tinsmiths and metalware workshops as well as blacksmiths making horseshoes.
Queen Street, Singapore

Queen Street (Chinese: 奎因街; Malay: Lebuh Queen) is one of the oldest streets in Singapore and once had a very strong Eurasian presence. Beginning at Arab Street, Queen Street forms major junctions with Ophir Road, Rochor Road, Middle Road and Bras Basah Road before ending at the junction of Stamford Road.
The area around Stamford Canal, Dhoby Ghaut and Selegie Road was known for the laundry services provided by the dhobies (laundrymen) from the colonial days. Many schools of high regard like the Raffles Girls' Secondary School, Saint Joseph's Institution and the Catholic High School used to be located here.
Queen Street is known for the many churches that line it. The oldest Roman Catholic church still in existence, the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, was built in 1847 with the churches of Saint Joseph's, Saints Peter and Paul and Our Lady of Lourdes following after. Other churches on this street include Kum Yan Methodist Church and Grace Singapore Chinese Church. The Central Sikh temple, the oldest in Singapore, which was built on Queen Street in the 1930s, was pulled down in the 1980s to make way for new development and moved to Towner Road. Flats and shops were built on its original site of Queen Street.
In June 2016, the Church of Saints Peter and Paul re-opened after completion of a one-year, $8 million restoration. The church, which was listed as a national monument in 2003, had cracks in the walls, a leaking roof, and termites. Because of the historic status of the church, the roof had to be repaired according to the original design; hundreds of nuts and bolts were used rather than welding.
Other buildings on this street include the Oxford Hotel, BOC Plaza, Mercure Singapore Bugis, Bugis+, Albert Centre Market and Food Centre, Fu Lu Shou Complex and some shophouses. Queen Street Bus Terminal, which hosts cross-border services to and from Johor Bahru, is also located there. On 7 November 2015, an 11-storey China Cultural Centre opened. The building is part of an effort to encourage exchanges of art and culture between China and Singapore.
In 2014, the section of Queen Street between Bras Basah Road and Middle Road underwent substantial renovation as part of a project to develop the area into an arts and cultural district. Parking spots were removed, sidewalks were widened and benches installed in an effort to create space for holding public events, including in front of the Singapore Art Museum and the Waterloo Centre.
TikTok Shop

TikTok Shop is an e-commerce feature of the video hosting service TikTok. Officially launched in September 2023, the feature enables users interested in starting a business and generating income to upload their curated products on TikTok for others to discover and purchase. Daily sales averaged approximately US$7 million in October 2023. TikTok Shop has gained popularity due to its seamless integration with short-form content, allowing influencers to promote products in an engaging and interactive way.
In October 2019, TikTok announced its partnership with Shopify for a feature called TikTok: For Business.
In November 2022, ByteDance commenced beta testing of the platform in the United Kingdom and several Southeast Asian countries. In December 2022, Amazon announced the release of Amazon Inspire, a platform resembling TikTok Shop, in a bid to compete with TikTok itself.
In September 2023, ByteDance announced the launch of TikTok Shop globally, which was notably influenced by the launch of Amazon Inspire.
Since its launch, TikTok Shop has encountered issues related to misinformation about products, reviews made by generative artificial intelligence to promote certain products, review bombs, and instances of scamming.
Chop shop

A chop shop is a business, often mimicking a body shop, that illicitly disassembles stolen motor vehicles and sells their parts. Chop shops are often linked to car-theft rings as part of a broader organized crime enterprise.
In the United States, the federal Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1984 and Federal Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992, as well as U.S. Department of Transportation regulations issued under those acts, require automobile manufacturers to label many different auto components (with some exemptions for new automobiles with selected anti-theft devices). A 1999 study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice estimated that parts marking reduced the rate of professional car theft (with "between 33 and 158 fewer cars" being "stolen by professional thieves per 100,000 cars that were marked between 1987 and 1995"), inhibiting chop-shop operations.
Light Shop

Light Shop (Korean: 조명가게) is a 2024 South Korean mystery horror television series written by Kang Full and directed by Kim Hee-won. The series stars an ensemble cast led by Ju Ji-hoon and Park Bo-young along with Bae Seong-woo, Uhm Tae-goo, Lee Jung-eun, Kim Min-ha, Park Hyuk-kwon, Kim Dae-myung, Shin Eun-soo, Kim Sun-hwa [ko], and Kim Ki-hae, based on the webtoon of the same name by Kang. It was released on Disney+ from December 4 to 18, 2024.
It has become Disney+'s biggest Korean original premiere of 2024, and ranks as the second-largest Korean series debut ever on the platform globally, trailing only Moving – both series created by webtoon artist Kang Full.
The series follows the story of a group of strangers who are all having a hard time processing a horrible experience from their past. Each of them is going about their normal lives when they are all strangely pulled to a light shop located at the end of a dubious alleyway. A cautious shopkeeper guards the light shop, which may contain the key to the strangers' pasts, present, and futures.
Actor Kim Hee-won was selected as the director for Kang Full's Light Shop, which was serialized on Kakao Webtoon in 2011. This marked Kim's debut as a director. Mr. Romance and Moving Pictures Co. managed the production of the series.
In 2023, Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Seol-hyun, Bae Seong-woo, and Park Bo-young were cast for the series.
Ju, Kim, Bae, and Park together with Uhm Tae-goo, Lee Jung-eun, Kim Min-ha, Park Hyuk-kwon, Kim Dae-myung, Shin Eun-soo, Kim Sun-hwa [ko], and Kim Ki-hae were officially confirmed to play various roles on January 19, 2024.
Light Shop was announced to be released exclusively on Disney+ in the second half of 2024. Disney+ confirmed that the release date of the series would be on December 4, 2024, where four out of eight episodes would release at once and the remaining four for the following two weeks.
Pisang cokelat

Pisang cokelat atau kerap disingkat piscok, adalah kudapan manis dari Indonesia yang terbuat dari irisan pisang dengan cokelat cair atau susu kental manis cokelat, yang dibungkus dalam kulit tepung tipis mirip crepe, atau lazim menggunakan kulit lumpia yang kemudian, digoreng dalam rendaman minyak goreng. Pisang cokelat sering didefinisikan secara singkat sebagai "lumpia pisang cokelat". Makanan ini perpaduan antara pisang goreng dan lumpia.
Jenis pisang yang digunakan biasanya sama dengan pisang yang biasa digunakan untuk pisang goreng; yaitu pisang uli, pisang kepok atau pisang raja sereh. Sedangkan kulit yang digunakan biasanya kulit lumpia siap pakai yang dijual di pasar. Di Indonesia, pisang cokelat dianggap sebagai salah satu variasi pisang goreng, dan digolongkan ke dalam kategori gorengan. Oleh pedagang gorengan kaki lima, pisang cokelat, bisa juga dijual bersama dengan tempe goreng, tahu goreng, dan pisang goreng. Makanan ini populer sebagai kudapan atau makanan kecil, disajikan oleh pedagang gorengan kakilima, sampai di kafe atau restoran sebagai teman minum kopi atau teh.
Pisang cokelat hampir identik dengan jajanan Filipina bernama turon, yaitu lumpia pisang. Perbedaan dengan piscok adalah turon biasanya tidak mengandung cokelat.
Lontong

Lontong adalah makanan yang dibuat dari beras, dibungkus dengan daun pisang, kemudian direbus sampai matang.
Lontong berkembang melalui masyarakat Jawa. Tapi ada satu teori lain yang mengatakan lontong versi isian sayuran dan ayam (arem-arem) adaptasi lokal dari bakcang Tionghoa tapi dimodifikasi halal dan berbentuk silindris panjang pasca masuknya Islam ke tanah Jawa. Makanan ini biasanya disajikan dengan sate, rendang, opor ayam, tahu masak dan gulai kambing, dan biasanya dibuat ketika menjelang 1 Syawal atau Hari Raya Idul Fitri sebagai hidangan lebaran.
Permukaan luar lontong biasanya berwarna coklat atau hijau gelap, sementara dalamnya berwarna putih. Hal ini karena lontong direbus dengan cara dibungkus oleh daun pisang. Lontong banyak ditemui di berbagai daerah di Indonesia sebagai makanan alternatif pengganti nasi. Meski dibuat dari beras, lontong memiliki aroma yang khas. Biasanya, lontong juga ada yang memiliki isian. Isian tersebut dapat berupa potongan kecil sayur-sayuran (kentang, wortel, dan daun bawang), bahkan ada yang berisi potongan atau tempe yang dihaluskan dan telah dicampur dengan bumbu.
Bagi sebagian masyarakat Jawa Barat, lontong biasanya dimakan bersama dengan beragam jenis gorengan seperti bala-bala, gehu, mendoan, dan gorengan lainnya.
Proses pembuatan lontong diawali dengan mencuci beras hingga bersih, lalu merendamnya selama 2–3 jam agar teksturnya lebih padat setelah dimasak. Sementara itu, daun pisang dipotong dengan ukuran sekitar 20–25 cm dan dilayukan di atas api kecil agar lebih lentur. Daun yang telah dilayukan kemudian digulung membentuk tabung silinder dengan diameter sekitar 3–4 cm, lalu salah satu ujungnya disemat dengan lidi atau staples. Beras yang telah ditiriskan dimasukkan ke dalam tabung daun pisang hingga mencapai ⅔ bagian, kemudian ujung lainnya ditutup kembali. Lontong yang telah dibungkus disusun secara berdiri dalam panci besar dan direndam dalam air, lalu direbus dengan api sedang selama 4–5 jam. Selama proses perebusan, air harus selalu dipastikan cukup agar lontong matang secara merata. Setelah matang, lontong diangkat, ditiriskan, dan didinginkan agar teksturnya lebih padat saat dipotong. Lontong yang telah siap dapat disajikan dengan berbagai hidangan pendamping seperti sayur lodeh, opor ayam, sate, atau gulai.
Indonesia dalam tahun 2023

Indonesia dalam tahun 2023 menyajikan serangkaian peristiwa yang terjadi di Indonesia sepanjang tahun 2023.
Hari-hari libur nasional dan cuti bersama Indonesia untuk tahun 2023:
Catatan: Berdasarkan SKB Menag, Menaker, dan MenPAN-RB Nomor 624 Tahun 2023, Nomor 2 Tahun 2023, Nomor 2 Tahun 2023.
MasterChef Indonesia (musim 9)

MasterChef Indonesia (musim 9) (bahasa Inggris: MasterChef Indonesia (season 9)) menjadi musim kesembilan dari ajang pencarian bakat MasterChef Indonesia yang ditayangkan di stasiun televisi RCTI. Proses audisi daring acara ini berlangsung sejak Agustus hingga September 2021. Sementara, musim ini mulai ditayangkan di televisi sejak 22 Januari 2022. Musim kompetisi ini adalah musim kompetisi MasterChef Indonesia ketiga yang dilaksanakan di tengah pandemi Covid-19 di Indonesia.
Pemenang MasterChef Indonesia pada musim ini adalah Cheryl Puteri Gunawan, peserta asal Surabaya, Jawa Timur dan tempat kedua diisi oleh Palitho Aventus Simanjuntak, peserta asal Malang, Jawa Timur.
Sama seperti empat musim sebelumnya, Arnold Poernomo, Juna Rorimpandey, dan Renatta Moeloek menjadi juri MasterChef Indonesia musim ini. Hal ini dipastikan saat produksi musim acara ini dimulai pada bulan Oktober 2021.
Pada musim ini, terdapat perubahan penilaian juri pada babak audisi panggung. Jika seluruh juri memberikan penilaian "Ya" pada hasil masakan calon peserta, maka peserta tersebut otomatis lanjut menuju babak Galeri MasterChef tanpa melewati babak Boot Camp. Sementara itu, jika 2 dari 3 juri memberikan "Ya", maka peserta tersebut harus melalui babak Boot Camp terlebih dahulu.
Sementara itu, terdapat penegasan aturan pada babak Galeri musim ini. Jika terdapat kontestan yang tidak menyelesaikan masakan pada tantangan pertama atau tantangan kedua, kontestan tersebut secara otomatis masuk ke pressure test.
Seperti dua musim sebelumnya, audisi terbuka peserta MasterChef Indonesia musim ini dilaksanakan secara daring pada rentang waktu 28 Agustus hingga 23 September 2021. Audisi daring ini dilaksanakan melalui pengunggahan video memasak calon peserta ke fitur Home of Talent+ di layanan RCTI+, menjadi kali kedua layanan ini digunakan dalam tahap audisi. Khusus pada musim ini, calon peserta MasterChef Indonesia musim ini diharuskan sudah menerima vaksin Covid-19 minimal dosis pertama sebagai syarat mengikuti kompetisi.
Berikut adalah 22 peserta yang lolos ke Galeri MasterChef.
Taro

Taro adalah merek makanan ringan dari FKS Food. Taro merupakan salah satu merek makanan ringan yang paling terkenal di Indonesia. Taro mulai diproduksi pada tahun 1984. Pada bulan Juni 2003 merek Taro dibeli dan dimiliki oleh Unilever hingga tahun 2011, di mana Taro dibeli oleh TPS Food, yang selanjutnya diakuisisi oleh FKS pada tahun 2020. Taro memiliki beberapa variasi rasa. Taro memiliki 3 pabrik produksi di Indonesia yaitu di Bogor, Medan, dan Sidoarjo.
Taro dijual dalam beberapa varian rasa seperti Taro Italian Pizza, Taro Seaweed, Curly fries, Taro Balado, dll.
Adrem

Adrem atau disebut juga tolpit (lakuran dari "kontol kejepit") adalah salah satu makanan ringan traditional khas Bantul. Makanan ini terbuat dari bahan baku utama tepung beras dan gula jawa yang digoreng. Adrem banyak diproduksi di daerah Sanden dan dapat ditemukan di pasar-pasar tradisional di Bantul dan sekitarnya.
Adrem terdokumentasi dalam Serat Centhini (1814-1823) yang diterbitkan pada abad ke-18M.
Konon, kue tersebut dijuluki tolpit karena bentuknya terlihat menyerupai bagian skrotum alat kelamin pria (bahasa Jawa: kontol). Namun, seorang pembuat kue tolpit mengatakan bahwa nama tolpit memang muncul dari cara pembuatannya, yaitu dari adonan yang dituang ke dalam penggorengan dan kemudian dijapit (dijepit) dengan sumpit saat sudah mengembang. Orang zaman dahulu sengaja membentuk tolpit dengan bentuk seperti sekarang supaya menarik pembeli.
Bahan utama pembuatan kue adrem adalah tepung beras, kelapa parut, dan gula merah. Campuran tepung beras dan kelapa parut selanjutnya dicampur dengan gula merah yang sudah dilelehkan, ditumbuk, kemudian dicetak bulat seperti bakso yang dipipihkan di atas daun pisang, kemudian digoreng. Bentuk unik kue adrem diperoleh pada saat proses penggorengan, yaitu dengan cara dijepit dengan bilah bambu menyerupai sumpit.
Mi aceh

Mi aceh adalah masakan mi pedas khas Aceh di Indonesia. Mi kuning tebal dengan irisan daging sapi, daging kambing atau makanan laut (udang dan cumi) disajikan dalam sup sejenis kari yang gurih dan pedas. Mi aceh biasanya ditaburi dengan bawang goreng dan disajikan bersama emping, potongan bawang merah, mentimun, dan jeruk nipis. Mi aceh biasanya disajikan dalam tiga bentuk yaitu mi kuah, mi goreng basah, dan mi goreng kering. Di Aceh, karena ekslusivitas makanan di setiap daerah, mi Aceh hanya merujuk pada mi goreng, sedangkan istilah mi Aceh hanya digunakan di luar provinsi Aceh. Keunikan cita rasa mie Aceh terletak pada racikan bumbu yang kaya akan rempah-rempah, sehingga menghasilkan rasa yang kuat di lidah. Mienya pun cukup unik karena berwarna kuning dan bentuknya tebal pipih. Mie Aceh memiliki beberapa varian, ada yang kering, nyemek, dan basah. Toppingnya pun beragam, ada telur, daging, udang, dan lainnya sesuai selera.
Mi aceh menunjukkan sejarah budaya masyarakat Aceh dengan yang mendapat banyak pengaruh budaya asing yang membentuk wilayah Aceh. Kuah berbahan dasar kari adalah pengaruh masakan India, sedangkan mi adalah pengaruh masakan Tionghoa. Preferensi pada daging kambing dan daging sapi menunjukkan nilai Islam yang mengharuskan memakan makanan yang halal. Sedangkan preferensi pada seafood menunjukkan letak geografis Aceh yang dikelilingi perairan seperti Selat Malaka, Laut Andaman dan Samudra Hindia, juga cara hidup mayoritas penduduk Aceh sebagai pedagang, petani dan nelayan. Saat ini, tempat makan mi aceh dapat ditemukan di sebagian besar kota-kota di Indonesia, dan juga negara tetangga seperti Malaysia dan Australia.
Burayot

Burayot merupakan salah satu makanan tradisional khas Sunda yang berasal dari Garut. Makanan tradisional ini dapat ditemukan di beberapa kecamatan di Garut, seperti Leles, Kadungora, dan Wanaraja. Kata "burayot" sendiri diambil dari bahasa Sunda yang dalam bahasa Indonesia artinya "bergelantungan". Kue khas Garut ini terbuat dari bahan baku, seperti tepung beras, gula merah, dan minyak kelapa. Oleh sebab itu, kue ini memiliki rasa yang manis dan gurih.
Burayot memiliki bentuk bulat lonjong, sedikit keriput, dan warna kecokelatan. Makanan khas ini dapat dibuat dengan beberapa varian rasa, seperti cokelat, wijen, keju, jahe, dan kacang tanah. Kue khas ini banyak dijual di pusat pariwisata Candi Cangkuang. Di sana, para pembeli dapat menyaksikan langsung pembuatan makanan tradisional ini. Burayot juga menjadi hidangan yang khas bagi warga Garut menjelang hari raya idul fitri.
Sejarah Burayot sangat unik karena ditemukan secara tidak sengaja. Pada zaman dahulu masyarakat Garut gemar membuat makanan ringan yang terbuat dari ubi jalar atau sampeu (singkong). Mereka pun akhirnya berkreasi dengan menambahkan gula aren atau gula merah yang dicairkan. Sampeu (singkong) yang sudah ditambahkan dengan gula merah cair kemudian dinamakan cemprus jadi makanan yang sering diolah oleh pembuat gula aren. Kini cemprus jadi makanan ikonik tradisional dari Kecamatan Pendeui dan masuk dalam warisan budaya takbenda Indonesia. Tetapi, sayangnya cemprus dikenal sebagai makanan yang penyajiannya sangat memakan banyak waktu. Jadi, pengolah lahang dikampung dangdeur mendapatkan ide untuk mengubah makanan ini lebih mudah saat disajikan.
Lampet

Lampet (dibaca: Lappet) adalah salah satu panganan tradisional masyarakat Batak yang terbuat dari tepung beras, kelapa parut, dan parutan gula aren. Campuran ini kemudian dibungkus menggunakan daun pisang dengan bentuk menyerupai limas. Setelah itu, lampet dikukus hingga matang. Pembuatan panganan ini mirip dengan pembuatan pohul pohul dan ombus ombus.
Masyarakat batak memiliki hubungan yang kental dengan lampet, karena pada upacara adat batak tentunya harus ada makanan ini. Lampet dapat dikategorikan sebagai makanan ringan atau snack.
Untuk menghasilkan kurang lebih 40 lampet dibutuhkan;
Kue

Kue atau kuih adalah kudapan atau makanan ringan yang bukan makanan utama. Kue biasanya bercita rasa manis atau ada pula yang gurih dan asin. Kue sering kali diartikan sebagai makanan ringan yang dibuat dari adonan tepung, baik tepung beras, tepung sagu, tapioka, ataupun terigu. Kue tradisional Nusantara lazim ditemukan di Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapura, serta Belanda melalui hubungan sejarahnya dengan Indonesia.
Kata "kue" berasal dari kata serapan dari bahasa Hokkian: 粿 koé, hal ini menunjukkan pengaruh seni memasak Tionghoa di Nusantara, beberapa kue memang menunjukkan asal mulanya dari Tiongkok seperti bakpia. Kebanyakan kue basah adalah kue tradisional Nusantara, sementara beberapa kue lain seperti lapis legit, risoles, pastel, dan panekuk menunjukkan pengaruh Eropa, yaitu Belanda dan Portugis. Pada awalnya istilah kue memang digunakan untuk menyebut kue tradisional dan kue peranakan Tionghoa, akan tetapi kini dalam bahasa Indonesia istilah ini telah meluas menjadi istilah yang memayungi berbagai jenis makanan ringan berbahan adonan tepung, biasanya dari tepung terigu atau tepung beras, termasuk untuk menyebut kue basah, kue kering, kue pastri, dan kue bolu.
Kue dapat dimasak dengan cara dikukus, dipanggang, atau digoreng. Kue di Indonesia biasanya dikategorikan berdasarkan kadar airnya, yaitu kue basah dan kue kering. Kue terasa lezat apabila dinikmati selagi hangat ditemani teh atau kopi sembari mengobrol dengan kerabat terdekat.
Kue basah adalah makanan kecil yang bisa dijadikan alternatif camilan. Biasa disantap pada pagi atau sore hari. Kue basah umumnya empuk, lembut, dan tidak bertahan lama (hanya bertahan beberapa hari). Biasanya terbuat dari tepung terigu, sagu, gula, bahkan ada yang berbahan santan atau ketan.
Kue basah umumnya empuk, bertekstur lembut, dan tidak dapat bertahan lama (hanya bertahan beberapa hari atau kurang). Hal ini karena umumnya kue tradisional terbuat dari tepung beras, gula, dan santan, sehingga lekas basi. Kue basah biasanya dimasak dengan cara dikukus, direbus, atau digoreng. Kebanyakan kue tradisional Nusantara adalah kue basah, dan umumnya dapat ditemui di pasar tradisional di Indonesia.
Kue kering adalah kue dengan kadar air yang minimal, sehingga dapat tahan disimpan lebih lama daripada kue basah. Kue kering biasanya bertekstur keras tetapi renyah karena dibuat dengan cara dipanggang memakai oven. Kue kering memiliki daya tahan yang cukup lama. Bahan yang umum digunakan untuk pembuatan kue kering di antaranya tepung beras, tepung ketan, terigu, ataupun sagu. Kue kering lebih dikategorikan sebagai kue yang dipanggang mirip seperti kukis. Kue kering biasanya populer disajikan pada saat perayaan lebaran atau natal.
Madumongso

Madumongso adalah makanan ringan asal Ponorogo, Jawa Timur. Makanan ringan ini terbuat dari ketan hitam sebagai bahan dasarnya. Rasanya asam bercampur manis karena ketan hitam sebelumnya diolah dahulu menjadi tapai (melalui proses fermentasi). Setelah jadi kemudian diolah lagi dengan menambahkan gula, santan, dan beberapa buah nanas sebelum kemudian dimasak hingga menjadi seperti dodol/jenang. Madumongso biasanya dibungkus kertas minyak yang berwarna-warni.
Madumongso dibuat oleh orang-orang Ponorogo yang pernah melakukan Haji, saat melaksanakan ibadah Haji sering memakan buah Kurma sehingga membuat rindu akan buah kurma ketika berada di Ponorogo. Maka dari itu dibuatlah Jajanan yang rasanya manis dan teksturnya seperti buah kurma.
Madumongso merupakan istilah yang berasal dari gabungan kata "madu" dan "mongso". "Madu" mengacu pada cairan manis yang dihasilkan oleh lebah atau bunga, sementara "mongso" berasal dari bahasa Jawa yang berarti "dimakan". Dengan demikian, madumongso dapat diartikan sebagai makanan yang menggunakan bahan cair manis seperti madu dan siap untuk dikonsumsi.
Dikatakan bahwa jajanan ini telah ada sejak zaman Kerajaan Mataram Kuno sebagai hidangan untuk tamu-tamu istimewa dan dalam acara-acara ritual kerajaan. Karena menggunakan bahan ketan yang mahal dan langka, madumongso dianggap sebagai makanan yang mewah dan biasanya disajikan di kalangan elit.
Namun, seiring berjalannya waktu, penggunaan ketan semakin luas dan tidak lagi terbatas pada kalangan kerajaan. Masyarakat umum juga mulai mengolahnya untuk membuat madumongso. Hal ini didorong oleh fakta bahwa tape ketan hitam, salah satu bahan dasar madumongso, memiliki masa simpan yang terbatas, sehingga masyarakat mencari cara untuk mengolahnya kembali agar bisa dinikmati lebih lama.
Peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich

The peanut butter and banana sandwich (PB&B), or peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich (PB,B&B), sometimes referred to as an Elvis sandwich, the Velvet Elvis, or simply the Elvis, is a sandwich with toasted bread, peanut butter, sliced or mashed banana, and occasionally bacon. Honey or jelly is seen in some variations of the sandwich. The sandwich is frequently cooked in a pan or on a griddle.
The sandwich was made famous as a favorite of the American singer Elvis Presley. The recipe for the sandwich has been published in numerous cookbooks and newspaper stories. It has been sold commercially in restaurants.
The peanut butter and banana sandwich has been referred to as a favorite of Elvis Presley, who was renowned for his food cravings such as the Fool's Gold Loaf, a loaf of French white bread filled with a pound each of bacon, peanut butter, and grape jelly. Books on Presley's favorite foods and culinary tastes, as well as other published reports on his taste for peanut butter and banana sandwiches with or without bacon, have made the sandwich widely associated with Presley. It is often referred to using his name.
Presley's fondness for peanut butter and banana sandwiches is well established; however, bacon is not mentioned in all accounts. A book about Presley and his mother, Gladys Presley, though, says he had "sandwich after sandwich of his favorite—peanut butter, sliced bananas, and crisp bacon". Another passage describes him talking "feverishly until dawn" while "wolfing" down the sandwiches (described in this instance as being made with mashed banana).
A news report suggests that, based on renditions of sandwiches named after him, Presley ate his with caramelized bananas and crispy bacon on grilled Hawaiian bread, and grilled by his mother or his cook in bacon fat.
The PB&B sandwich has had numerous variations, many of which were billed as "Elvis Presley's" or owing to "Elvis" himself. Hamburgers done Elvis style have become increasingly popular in the United States as well. Nigella Lawson of the cooking show Nigella Bites featured "Elvis Presley's Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich" in a 2007 episode that was made of white bread, butter, a banana, and peanut butter.
Another cooking show, Sara's Secrets, featured the "Elvis" with the Peanut Butter & Co.'s recipe, which includes 8 slices of bread, butter, a banana, peanut butter, 12 slices of bacon and honey.
A variant on the sandwich is the peanut butter banana club sandwich, which combines the sandwich with a club sandwich by adding lettuce, brown sugar and lemon juice. Another version of the sandwich, which added honey and substituted bacon bits for bacon strips, was sold under the name The Memphis at the now-shuttered "all peanut butter sandwich" restaurant P.B. Loco.
The sandwich has also been featured in a cookbook for canines in The Everything Cooking for Dogs Book. The book suggests alternative fillings including sweet potato, carrots, pumpkin, and apples.
Chicken Maryland

Chicken Maryland or Maryland chicken is a historic dish associated with the U.S. state of Maryland, but has other meanings from other nations. In its home base, the food dish consists of fried chicken served with a cream gravy. It is traditionally garnished with bananas, which were historically one of Baltimore's leading imports.
Many Maryland families have their own heirloom recipes for this dish, and it remains a regional specialty in Eastern Shore restaurants. The primary factor that distinguishes Maryland fried chicken is pan-fried in a heavy (traditionally cast-iron) skillet and covered tightly after the initial browning so that the chicken steams as well as fries. Milk or cream is then added to the pan juices to create a white cream gravy, another Maryland characteristic.
Escoffier had a recipe for Poulet sauté Maryland in his landmark cookbook Ma Cuisine.
Chicken à la Maryland was on the menu of the Titanic the day it struck the iceberg.
In Australia, the term "Chicken Maryland" can simply refer to a butcher's cut for a whole leg consisting of the thigh and drumstick. It can also refer to a meal of crumbed and deep fried chicken maryland served with a crumbed banana or pineapple ring (or both) and chips. This latter version being a popular pub meal back in the 1970s, but less so after the turn of the century.
In some Chinese restaurants in the United Kingdom (particularly in Scotland), Chicken Maryland can be found under the "European" or "British" section of the menu. It consists of a breaded, deep fried chicken breast served with a slice of bacon, a banana or pineapple fritter (or both) and chips.
In Argentina and in some neighboring South American countries, Suprema de Pollo Maryland is a pounded thin breast of chicken, breaded and fried, served with creamed corn, peas, bacon (pancetta), French fries and a fried banana.
Hertzoggie

A Hertzoggie /hɜːrtsɒxi/, also known in Afrikaans as a Hertzogkoekie or in English as a Hertzog cookie, is a jam-filled tartlet or cookie with a coconut topping commonly served on a cup-like pastry base.
The cookie is a popular dessert in South Africa where it is often eaten with a cup of English tea. In the Cape Malay community the dessert is often eaten during Eid. It is often baked at home as part of a dessert-baking cottage industry in the country and sold alongside other popular South African desserts such as koeksisters.
The tartlet is named after the early 20th century South African politician, Prime Minister (1924–1939) and Boer War General J. B. M. Hertzog. The Hertzogkoekies are thought to have been a favourite of his. Hertzog's supporters were known to have baked, served, and sold them to show their political support.
One story of the origin of the dessert states that it was invented by the Cape-Malay community to demonstrate their support for Hertzog after he promised to give women the vote and equal rights to the coloured community in the 1920s. After fulfilling the first promise to give women the vote in 1930, but not the second, the community began baking the cookies with a brown and pink icing called "twee gevreetjie" (Afrikaans for "hypocrite"), showing their dissatisfaction with him.
Another possible source of the dessert's origin is the Afrikaans practice following the Second Anglo-Boer War to name confections after national heroes.
Hertzogkoekies are prepared from a pastry base with an open top that is filled with apricot jam. It is topped with a desiccated or grated coconut meringue topping and baked.
The Hertzogkoekie inspired supporters of Hertzog's political rival and contemporary Jan Smuts to bake a version of their own called "Jan Smuts cookies". This confection also became popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Jan Smuts cookies have a creamed butter and sugar topping instead of the paler meringue topping of the Hertzogkoekie.
• Koeksister • List of African dishes
Queen Elizabeth cake

Queen Elizabeth cake is a lightly sweet, moist, and low-fat date cake, topped with a brown sugar, butter and broiled coconut mixture. "Queen Elizabeth cake" is named after the Queen of United Kingdom, Elizabeth II, and may have first been made in 1953 for her coronation. Another account holds that it was invented for the 1937 coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. Despite its unsettled origin, the dessert gained national popularity in the 1950s and remains a Canadian staple.
Queen Elizabeth cake is a dessert cake prepared with sugar, flour, dates, eggs, and butter, and topped with a sugary icing infused with shredded coconut. The cake is named after Elizabeth II. It is a popular cake in Canada. The coconut topping is prepared by broiling or grilling. The icing is prepared using a caramel base. The dates used are chopped, and give the cake a dark coloration. Chopped walnuts or other types of nuts are sometimes used atop the cake. Queen Elizabeth cake is low in fat compared to other cakes, and has a moist consistency. It is sometimes served accompanied with tea. The cake is common at farmers markets and bake sales. It is sometimes purveyed at pastry shops in Canada.
An account of Queen Elizabeth cake's origins is that it was prepared for the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. During this time, food rationing still existed in Great Britain, and a cake with few ingredients was in order. Another account is that the cake was invented for the 1937 coronation of King George VI and the Queen Mother Queen Elizabeth.
A recipe for Queen Elizabeth cake was published by the Coronation Cook Book in 1953 in celebration of Elizabeth II's coronation.
Silver spoon

The English language expression silver spoon is synonymous with wealth, especially inherited wealth; someone born into a wealthy family is said to have "been born with a silver spoon in their mouth". As an adjective, "silver spoon" describes someone who has a prosperous background or is of a well-to-do family environment, often with the connotation that the person does not fully realize or appreciate the value of their advantage, its having been inherited rather than earned, hence the Australian (esp. SA) term spooner for a young person so advantaged.
Before the place setting became popular around the 18th century, people brought their own spoons to the table, carrying them in the same way that people today carry wallets and keys. In pre-modern times, ownership of a silver spoon was an indication of social class, denoting membership in the land-owning classes. In the Middle Ages, when farmers and craftsmen worked long hours and frequently got dirt under their fingernails, it was important to not be mistaken for a serf or escaped slave. Under these circumstances, a silver spoon served the functional equivalent of a passport, driving license, and credit card. Since most members of the land-owning classes were smallhold farmers and craftsmen, the silver spoon was primarily a lower-middle-class cultural marker.
The phrase "born with a silver spoon in his mouth" appeared in print in English as early as 1719, in Peter Anthony Motteux's translation of the novel Don Quixote: "Mum, Teresa, quoth Sancho, 'tis not all Gold that glisters [sic], and every Man was not born with a Silver Spoon in his Mouth." Because the phrase is used as a translation of a Spanish proverb with a different literal meaning (Spanish: muchas veces donde hay estacas no hay tocinos, literally: "often where there are hooks [for hanging hams] there are no hams", it seems that the phrase was already considered proverbial in English at the time.
The phrase next appears in a book of Scottish proverbs published in 1721, in the form "Every Man is not born with a Silver Spoon in his Mouth."
There are similar expressions in other languages. For example, in Portuguese and Spanish, an expression translated as "born in a gold cradle" is equivalent to the English, "born with a silver spoon".
The term gold spoon is much less commonly used, but finds occasional use, such as the 1840 American Gold Spoon Oration criticizing then-president Martin Van Buren for his supposedly luxurious lifestyle. In some languages, like Swedish and Finnish, the common expression is gold spoon rather than silver spoon, although both can be used.
"Silver fork novels" are described by English professor Paola Brunetti to her husband Guido, in Donna Leon's fourth Commissario Guido Brunetti novel Death and Judgment aka A Venetian Reckoning (1995), chapter 22, as "books written in the eighteenth century, when all that money poured into England from the colonies, and the fat wives of Yorkshire weavers had to be taught which fork to use".
प्रतापगढ जिल्हा, राजस्थान

प्रतापगढ जिल्हा हा भारताच्या राजस्थान राज्याचा ३३वा जिल्हा आहे. हा जिल्हा २००८ साली चित्तोडगढ, उदयपूर व बांसवाडा ह्या तीन जिल्ह्यांचे काही भाग वेगळे करून निर्माण करण्यात आला. ह्याचे प्रशासकीय केंद्र प्रतापगढ येथे आहे.
राजस्थान रॉयल्स

राजस्थान रॉयल्स हा क्रिकेट संघ भारतीय प्रीमियर लीग स्पर्धेत जयपूर शहराचे प्रतिनिधित्व करेल. शेन वॉर्न हा या संघाचा गुरू व प्रशिक्षक आहे. ह्या संघात आयकॉन खेळाडू नाही. संघाचे चिन्ह मोचू सिंग नावाचा सिंह आहे. संघाचे गीत हल्ला बोल प्रसिद्ध गायिका इला अरुण यांनी गायले आहे. लीस्टरशायस काउंटी संघाचा गोलंदाज जेरमी स्नेप याची संघाच्या उच्च प्रदर्शन प्रशिक्षकपदी नियुक्ती करण्यात आलेली आहे.
राजस्थान रॉयल संघाचे मालक इमर्जिंग मीडिया समूह आहे. ६ कोटी ७० लाख अमेरिकन डॉलरला त्यांनी हा संघ १० वर्षांसाठी विकत घेतला आहे.
राजस्थान रॉयल्स संघाने खेळाडूंच्या पहिल्या लिलावात सर्वात कमी खेळाडू विकत घेतले. आयपीएल प्रबंधनाने कमीत कमी ठरवलेल्या कमीत कमी खर्चापेक्षा कमी खर्च केल्यामुळे, संघाला दंड भरावा लागला. संघाचा सर्वात महागडा खेळाडू मोहम्मद कैफ (६,७५,००० रुपयांना विकला गेला) होता. शेन वॉर्न संघाचा कर्णधार तसेच प्रशिक्षक आहे. इंग्लिश खेळाडू संघात असणारा हा एकमेव संघ आहे.