about the place in California Avocado, California the Pearl Jam album Pearl Jam album pp move indef Taxobox image Persea americana fruit 2.JPG image alt Close up picture of foliage and avocado fruit image caption Avocado fruit and foliage, R union R union island image2 Avocado with cross section edit.jpg image2 caption Ripe avocado fruit and cross section regnum Plant ae phylum Angiosperm s classis ... binomial authority Philip Miller Mill synonyms Persea gratissima The avocado Persea americana is a tree ... the Geographic Origins of Major Avocado Cultivars journal Journal of Heredity volume 100 issue 1 pages ... Lauraceae along with cinnamon , cinnamomum camphora camphor and bay laurel . Avocado or alligator ... Avocado Society 1973 74 Yearbook 57 70 71, http www.avocadosource.com CAS Yearbooks CAS 57 1973 CAS 1973 74 PG 070 071.pdf What kind of fruit is the avocado? ref of the tree, which may be pear ... s domesticated varieties P. americana , or the avocado, originated in the state of Puebla , Mexico ... MICHOAC N author M. Villanueva1 y S. Verti accessdate 2020 06 06 ref The oldest evidence of avocado use was found in a cave located in Coxcatl n, Puebla, Mexico, that dates to around 10,000 BC. The avocado ... like an avocado, dating to AD 900, was discovered in the pre Inca n city of Chan Chan . ref name turtle cite web url http www.turtletrack.org Issues01 Co04072001 CO 04072001 Recipes.htm title Avocado The Early Roots of Avocado History accessdate 2007 12 29 date 2001 04 07 last Barry first PC publisher Canku Ota ref The earliest known written account of the avocado in Europe is that of Mart n Fern ndez ... Partidas Y Provincias Del Mundo. ref name IF cite web url http www.indexfresh.com avocado history.htm title Avocado History author Staff writer no by line. work IndexFresh.com location Bloomington, CA publisher Index Fresh Avocado year 2007 accessdate 2007 12 29 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20071225063117 http www.indexfresh.com avocado history.htm archivedate December 25, 2007 Verify credibility ... more details
Image AvocadoOil.png thumb Avocado oil. Avocado oil is an Vegetable oil edible oil pressed from the fruit of the Persea americana avocado . As a food oil, it is used as an ingredient in other dishes, and as a cooking oil. It is also used for lubrication and in cosmetics where it is valued for its regenerative and moisturizing properties. It has an unusually high smoke point , both unrefined and especially when refined. The smoke point of the refined form is 520 F 271 C . Avocado oil functions well as a carrier oil for other flavors. It is high in monounsaturated fat s and vitamin E . Because the avocado is a year round crop, some olive oil processing facilities, particularly in Australia and New Zealand , process olive oil during the olive season, and avocado oil during the rest of the year. As a culinary oil, avocado oil compares well with olive oil . ref cite web url http www.cuisine.co.nz index.cfm?pageID 11328 title Avocado Oil author Julie Biuso publisher http www.cuisine.co.nz cuisine.co.nz ref Like olive oil, avocado oil is one of few edible oils not derived from seeds it is pressed from the fleshy pulp surrounding the avocado pit. ref cite web url http www.hort.purdue.edu newcrop Crops Avocado oil.html title Avocado oil From http www.hort.purdue.edu newcrop default.html Purdue University Center for New Crops and Plant Products Web site ref References reflist fatsandoils DEFAULTSORT Avocado Oil Category Vegetable oils vegetable oil stub ca Oli d alvocat fr Huile d avocat he ... more details
Infobox Cultivar name Persea americana Hass image Hass avocado white background.jpg image width 220px ... patented in the United States US , 1935 The Hass avocado IPAc en icon h s , sometimes marketed as the Haas avocado IPAc en icon h s , is a cultivar of avocado with dark green colored, bumpy skin ... spelled title All About Avocados History of the Hass Avocado last Stradley first Linda work What sCookingAmerica.net ... gave it his name. ref name WCA ref name Avocado.org 1 Cite web url http www.avocado.org about avocado ... Avocado.org pages About Avocados History section publisher California Avocado Commission location ... www.indexfresh.com avocado history.htm title Avocado History author Staff writer no by line. work IndexFresh.com location Bloomington, CA publisher Index Fresh Avocado year 2007 accessdate 2007 12 29 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20071225063117 http www.indexfresh.com avocado history.htm Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2007 12 25 ref The Hass avocado is a medium sized berry ref California Avocado Society 1973 74 Yearbook 57 70 71, http www.avocadosource.com CAS Yearbooks CAS 57 1973 CAS 1973 74 PG 070 071.pdf What kind of fruit is the avocado? ref weighing 200 300 gram s. When ripe ... Zeldes first Leah A. authorlink Leah A. Zeldes title Eat this The Hass avocado, black and green and creamy ... 02 url http www.diningchicago.com blog 2010 06 02 eat this the hass avocado black and green and creamy ... areas, year round harvesting, the Hass cultivar is the most commercially popular avocado worldwide. In the United States it accounts for more than 80 of the avocado crop, 95 of the California crop and is the most widely grown avocado in New Zealand . ref name zeldes ref name Avocado.org 1 History File Persea americana Avocado Sprout 08May2010.JPG thumb A young Hass avocado sprout All commercial, fruit bearing Hass avocado trees have been grown from grafted seedlings propagated from a single ... from Fuerte avocado trees the leading commercial cultivar at the time , Hass thought of cutting it down ... more details
Green politics sidebar Californian politician Peter Camejo initiated the Avocado Declaration in January 2004 as part of the Avocado Education Project to explain why he believed that the Green Party of the United States should adopt a firm and uncompromising identity to promote its values and combat opposition from the more powerful United States Democratic Party Democratic and United States Republican Party Republican parties in the United States. The name Avocado Declaration refers to the ideal of party members being like the avocado Green on the outside green on the inside. The declaration is the principal document of the group Greens for Democracy and Independence. The document discusses the origins of the de facto two party system in the U.S., the roles the two major parties play in this system, the history of struggles for democracy and social justice in the U.S., the manipulation of elections through ballot access restrictions, the powerful role of money in campaigning, the shift away from the rule of law in the last decades and particularly since 2001, the attack on the Green Party by the Democratic Party, the rise of opposition to George W. Bush and his administration s policies, and a discussion of long term vs. short term strategic planning for the Green Party. External links http www.cagreens.org longbeach avocado.htm The Avocado Declaration http www.ideapac.org index.html IDEA PAC California political action committee Category Green Party United States ... more details
Wikify date January 2011 Project Avocado is a standing Presidential authorization ref http www.nytimes.com 2010 05 25 world 25military.html U.S. Is Said to Expand Secret Actions in Mideast , M. Mazetti, May 24, 2010 ref which allows U.S. military combatant commanders to assemble task forces for almost any purpose, drawing resources from any military unit. President Obama authorized Project Avocado in the summer of 2009, with a view towards widening U.S. counter terrorism activities and powers, under the advisory of former General Stanley McCrystal, then the Director of Operations of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. Project Avocado provides unprecedented military powers to U.S. operational commanders to conduct unconventional warfare throughout the world. In May 2010, it was reported that a Joint Unconventional Warfare Task Force Execute Order had been signed on 30 September 2010, by General David Petreaus. This order was signed in secret, provided sweeping new powers to military and intelligence agencies for information gathering in the Middle East, Horn of Africa and other regions unspecified. The Order focused on intelligence gathering by American troops, foreign businesspeople, academics or others to identify militants and provide persistent situational awareness, while forging ties to local indigenous groups. The order did not authorize offensive strikes in any specific countries. ref http www.theatlantic.com politics archive 2010 05 obama gives commanders wide berth for secret warfare 57202 Obama Gives Commanders Wide Berth for Secret Warfare , the Atlantic, May 25, 2010 ref The Petraeus Joint Unconventional Warfare Task Force Execute Order provides the U.S. military to insert American personnel into Iran, which is now authorized under Project Avocado, a particular unprecedented power which was not authorized under prior U.S. presidential administrations. Project Avocado is now known under another name that name is not publicly known. References reflist Category ... more details
Multiple issues lead too short October 2011 cleanup link rot October 2011 refimprove October 2011 The Lula avocado Persea americana Lula is an avocado cultivar that originated in south Florida . Lula became a widely propagated avocado after its introduction due to favorable characteristics, including its eating qualities. History The original tree reportedly grew from a Taft avocado seed planted in 1915 on the property of nurseryman George B. Cellon in Miami, Florida , and was named after Cellon s wife, Lula Cellon ref http digitalcollections.fiu.edu tequesta files 1956 56 1 03.pdf Page 47 ref . DNA analysis has indicated Lula was likely the result of a cross between Guatemalan and Mexican type avocados. The tree first fruited in 1919 and was recognized for its excellent eating qualities. Propagation of Lula began in 1921 ref http www.avocadosource.com AvocadoVarieties QueryDB.asp ref . Lula became recognized for its excellent eating qualities, steady production, and cold hardiness. It did have a drawback however in that the fruit was susceptible to scab. Lula was widely propagated both for the commercial trade and home growing. It continues to be sold on a large scale despite the availability of newer cultivars, and it is often used as a rootstock for grafted avocado trees. Lula trees are planted in the collections of the USDA s germplasm repository in Miami, Florida ref http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs acc display.pl?1041383 ref ref http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs acc display.pl?1728181 ref . Description Lula fruit has a glossy green skin and is pear shaped. The flesh has high oil content, around 12 16 . The fruit matures from October to February in Florida ref http edis.ifas.ufl.edu mg213 Table 2 ref . Lula produces A type flowers. References reflist Category Persea Category Cultivars cat improve date October 2011 ... more details
The Brogden or, Brogdon avocado is a named cultivar of avocado that originated in Florida . History The original tree grew from a seed planted in the grove of Tom W. Brogden of Winter Haven, Florida in the 1930s. Brogden may have been the result of a cross between Mexican type and West Indian type cultivars. ref http www.fshs.org Proceedings Password 20Protected 1962 20Vol. 2075 358 360 28Popenoe 29.pdf ref Brogden first received attention when a seedling of it was reputed to survive the winter in North Carolina . ref http www.avocadosource.com Journals FSHSP FSHSP VOL 64 PG 273 276 1951.pdf ref The cultivar s name was published by the Florida State Horticultural Society in 1951, and it became recognized for its cold hardiness ref http www.fshs.org Proceedings Password 20Protected 1970 20Vol. 2083 382 386 20 28KREZDORN 29.pdf ref , unique dark purple skin color, and superior flavor. Though it had no major commercial potential due to its thin skin, Brogden was recommended for home growing in areas of Florida where avocados needed to be more cold hardy than most to survive. Today Brogden trees are still propagated and sold as nursery stock, both in Florida and in other states where avocados can be grown. Brogden trees are planted in the collections of the University of Florida s Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, Florida ref http trec.ifas.ufl.edu crane pdfs TREC Fruit Collections.pdf Page 2, Tree 5 ref as well as the Miami Dade Fruit and Spice Park , ref http fruitandspicepark.org friends index.php?option com content&task view&id 43&Itemid 29 ref also in Homestead. Description Brogden trees produce B type flowers. The fruit is shaped like a pear, and averages just under a pound in weight. The flavor is rich and nutty, somewhat like Hass avocado Hass . The skin is thin and has a dark purple color at maturity often described as black . Fruit production is average compared to most avocado varieties, and the fruit typically matures from July to September ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Avocado Faultline Type Album Artist Terry Scott Taylor Cover Avocado Faultline.jpeg Released 2000 Recorded The Mission Studio br Nashville, Tennessee br The Green Room br Huntington Beach, California Genre Rock and Roll Rock Length Label Silent Planet Records Producer Terry Scott Taylor br Phil Madeira Last album John Wayne album John Wayne br 1998 This album Avocado Faultline br 2000 Next album LITTLE, big br 2002 Avocado Faultline is the fourth solo album by Daniel Amos frontman, Terry Scott Taylor , released in 2000 on Silent Planet Records. Track listing Cowboys with Engines Startin Monday Capistrano Beach Pie Hole The Afternoon Built Her A Cloud Angels Must Smile Like That With What I Should Have Said Pretend I m Elvis For Just One Night Papa Danced On Olvera Street Kind Word Personnel Terry Scott Taylor Singing vocals , Acoustic guitar s Steve Hindalong Bongos, Bells, all manner of Percussion, Snare Drum, Bass Drum and Cymbals, Backing vocals on Pie Hole. Phil Madeira bass guitar Bass , guitar s, Mando guitar, Drum and Sample Loops, Chimes, Mellotron Chamberlin Strings and Flutes, Organ, Synthesizer, Accordion & Pedal Steel , Harmony vocals on Olvera Street and Pie Hole. Jimmy Abegg Acoustic guitar s on Olvera Street and Capistrano Beach. Marc Byrd Backing vocals on Pie Hole. Derri Daugherty Vocals and guitar s on Pretend I m Elvis. Chris Donahue 12 String guitar on Built Her A Cloud. Burleigh Drummond Drums on Pretend I m Elvis. Gene Eugene Vocals on Pretend I m Elvis. Greg Kellogg Pedal Steel on Pretend I m Elvis. Dennis Holt Drums on Kind Word. Christer Jannson Drums on Cowboys with Engines, Olvera Street, and Angels Must Smile Like That. Riki Michele Backing vocals on Pie Hole, harmony vocals on Kind Word. Charlie Morgan Drums on Built Her A Cloud. Mike Roe Lead guitar s and bass guitar Bass on Pretend I m Elvis Production notes Produced by Terry Scott Taylor and Phil Madeira ... more details
The Monroe avocado Persea americana Monroe is a commercial named cultivar of avocado that originated in south Florida . It became popular for its production habits and relative cold hardiness and is widely grown in Florida. History The original tree was grown from a seed that grew under a Waldin avocado Waldin avocado tree in Homestead, Florida about 1932 on the property of J.J.L. Phillips. ref http www.fshs.org Proceedings Password 20Protected 1938 20Vol. 2051 80 82 20 28WOLFE 29.pdf ref The tree first fruited in 1935 and Monroe was patented in the name of Joseph R. Byrum manager of Phillips grove in Homestead on August 24, 1937, receiving plant patent number 261. ref http patft.uspto.gov netacgi nph Parser?Sect1 PTO1&Sect2 HITOFF&d PALL&p 1&u 2Fnetahtml 2FPTO 2Fsrchnum.htm&r 1&f G&l 50&s1 PP00261.PN.&OS PN PP00261&RS PN PP00261 ref ref http www.google.com patents?id 5OFsAAAAEBAJ&printsec abstract v onepage&q&f false ref It was likely a hybrid of West Indian and Guatemalan types and was reportedly a cross between the Waldin and Eagle Rock cultivars. ref http www.avocadosource.com AvocadoVarieties QueryDB.asp ref One of the characteristics Monroe inherited from its Guatemalan type parent was some degree of cold hardiness. In addition, the trees produced a large, elliptical shaped fruit with good eating qualities and were good producers. These traits helped establish Monroe as a commercial cultivar in Florida, where it was also recommended for home growing. Today Monroe is grown on a large scale in Florida. Examples of Monroe are planted in the collections of the USDA s germplasm repository in Miami, Florida , ref http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs acc display.pl?1083599 ref ref http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs acc display.pl?1645302 ref the University of Florida s Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead,FL ref http trec.ifas.ufl.edu crane pdfs TREC Fruit Collections.pdf Page 2, 14 ref and the Miami Dade Fruit and Spice Park , also in Homestead. Description ... more details
coord 36 47 22 N 119 24 14 W display title Infobox settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage Basic info name Avocado other name native name nickname settlement type Unincorporated area Unincorporated community image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map California pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize pushpin map caption Location in California Location coordinates region US CA subdivision type Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 State subdivision name1 California subdivision type2 County subdivision name2 Fresno County, California Fresno County subdivision type3 subdivision name3 Politics established title Settled established date latd 36 latm 47 lats 22 latNS N longd 119 longm 24 longs 14 longEW W elevation footnotes ref name gnis gnis 1657971 ref elevation m 152 elevation ft 499 footnotes Avocado is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Fresno County, California Fresno County , California . ref name gnis It is located on the east side of the Kings River California Kings River convert 2 mi km 0 southwest of Piedra, California Piedra , ref name CGN California s Geographic Names 996 ref at an elevation of 499 feet 152 m . ref name gnis References reflist Fresno County, California Category Populated places in Fresno County, California Category Unincorporated communities in California FresnoCountyCA geo stub ... more details
The Choquette avocado is a named commercial cultivar of avocado that originated in south Florida . History The original tree grew from a seed planted on the property of Remi D. Choquette Sr. in Miami, Florida ref http news.google.com newspapers?nid 2206&dat 19460602&id nggtAAAAIBAJ&sjid wdUFAAAAIBAJ&pg 3877,646250 ref in January 1929, ref http www.avocadosource.com AvocadoVarieties QueryDB.asp ref and was likely the result of a cross between Guatemalan and West Indian types. The tree first fruited in 1934, and propagation began in 1939. Choquette bore large fruit of good eating quality in large quantities and had good disease resistance, and thus became a major cultivar. Today Choquette is widely propagated in Florida both for commercial growing and for home growing. Choquette trees are planted in the collections of the USDA s germplasm repository in Miami, ref http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs acc display.pl?1088143 USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network GRIN . Online Database National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. ref ref http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs acc display.pl?1651264 USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network GRIN . Online Database National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. ref ref http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs acc display.pl?1727898 USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network GRIN . Online Database National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. ref the University of Florida s Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, Florida , ref http trec.ifas.ufl.edu crane pdfs TREC Fruit Collections.pdf page 2, 7 ref and the Miami Dade Fruit and Spice Park , also in Homestead. Description The fruit is very large, averaging 30 40 ounces in weight, with an oval shape is glossy, smooth, green skin. Oil content of the fruit is approximately 13 . In Florida, the fruit ... more details
Use mdy dates date October 2011 The California Avocado Commission is an agricultural marketing organization and trade association serving avocado producers in the American state of California. Avocado production in California Main Avocado Cultivation in California Avocados, native to Central America Central and South America, have long been produced in California. ref name taste California produces ... State avocado crop may be smallest since 1990 date December 5, 2008 author Jim Downing url http www.sacbee.com ... food 2008 01 15 avocado damage N.htm title Wildfires, bad weather ruin California s avocado ... County the largest producer. ref name sacbee Organization history The California Avocado Commission s predecessor organization, the California Avocado Advisory Board , was organized in 1961 out of dissatisfaction ... an association that would obtain a compulsory contribution from businesses directly involved in the avocado ... book url http books.google.com books?id p9wPoDHQR IC&pg PA146&lpg PA146&dq 22California avocado commission ... suitability for mass produced processed food . The Board also attempted to counter the avocado s reputation ... featuring avocado recipes. ref name taste In the late 1970s to early 1980s consumption surged again due to Latino immigration. During the period Avocado consumption tripled in Mexico as well. The present ... in Avocado planting in California, mostly by small, semi professional growers. ref name taste ..., which has a much larger avocado industry and lower labor, water, and land costs. One argument it used ... of importation of avocados from Mexico, ref Cite news title State s avocado commission hones strategy ... avocado rustlers who steal fruit. ref name rustle cite news work New York Times url http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 950DE5D7153CF93AA15751C1A96F948260 title In Relentless Pursuit Of Avocado ... content pdf Annual Report 06 07.pdf publisher California Avocado Commission title Annual Report ... Avocado Commission official site http www.calavo.com calavo.com Calavo official site Category Agriculture ... more details
Taxobox color violet name Avocado sunblotch viroid image image width image caption virus group ordo Unassigned familia Avsunviroidae genus Avsunviroid species Avocado sunblotch viroid Avocado sunblotch viroid ASBV is an important disease affecting avocado tree s. Infection s result in lower yields and poorer quality fruit. ASBV is the smallest known viroid that infects plants and is transmitted by pollen and infected seed s or budwood. Trees infected with the viroid often show no symptoms other than a reduction in yield, by 30 or more . However, they are still carriers and can pass the disease onto other plants. Symptoms in more serious infections include depressed longitudinal streaks of yellow in the fruit. The fruit may also become red or white in colour. Symptoms in the leaf are uncommon but include bleached veins and Petiole botany petioles . Rectangular cracking patterns also occur in the bark of older branches. The amount titre of viroid particles present in avocado trees varies a great deal. Viroids levels can vary by 1000 times between branches on the same tree and by 10000 times between trees. Infected but symptomless trees have a higher concentration of viroid particles than those showing symptoms. Symptomless trees also represent a greater danger in terms of spread of the viroid. Polymerase chain reaction PCR is used to detect infection. References http www.arc.agric.za institutes itsc main services laboratory.htm ARC Institute for Tropical & Subtropical Crops DEFAULTSORT Avocado Sunblotch Viroid Category Viroids Category Plant pathogens and diseases plant disease stub ... more details
Infobox Book name The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death title orig translator image Image Snarkoutboys.jpg 200px The softcover of the first publication. image caption 1st edition softcover author Daniel Pinkwater illustrator cover artist country United States language English language English series genre Young adult novel Young adult , Comedy novel Comedy , Horror novel publisher Signet Books release date March 1, 1983 media type Print Paperback pages isbn 0451121503 oclc 9541434 preceded by followed by The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror Originally published in 1982, The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death is a young adult novel written by Daniel Pinkwater and features alienated teenagers, avocado obsessed mad scientists, and a plot to replace all of the world s realtor s with aliens. Plot summary The story is told from the viewpoint of Walter Galt, a teenager on the verge of dying from boredom at Genghis Khan High School, until he meets Winston Bongo, another suffering student and the self proclaimed inventor of snarking out which involves sneaking out of your house late at night, going to the movie theater, hanging out, and sneaking back home without getting caught . They usually go to an all night movie theater, The Snark . While snarking out, they meet the usual assortment of oddballs, such as Ms. Bentley Saunders Harrison Matthews, a.k.a. Rat, and places, from Blueberry Park to Lower North Aufzoo Street to Beanbender s Beer garden Beer Garden . Along the way, they help foil the scheme of the world s greatest criminal genius and his gang of trained orangutan s. Availability The book, while out of print in its original form, can be found in his 1997 omnibus, 5 Novels . The book was followed by a 1984 sequel, The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror , which can be found in his 2000 omnibus, 4 Fantastic Novels . A third novel, I Snarked with a Zombie was planned but never written. DEFAULTSORT Snarkout Boys And The Avocado Of Death Category 1982 novels ... more details
Use mdy dates date November 2010 Infobox settlement official name Avocado Heights settlement type Census designated place nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map LA County Incorporated Areas Avocado Heights highlighted.svg mapsize 250x200px map caption Location of Avocado Heights in Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles County , California . image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates region US CA subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name USA subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 flag California subdivision type2 List of counties in California County subdivision name2 Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area area magnitude unit ... Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 1724314 website footnotes Avocado Heights is an unincorporated ... 605 San Gabriel River Freeway , as well as the California Country Club. Avocado Heights is approximately ... census, up from 15,148 at the 2000 census. Geography Avocado Heights is located at coord 34 ... of El Monte, California El Monte . ref http www.city data.com city Avocado Heights California.html http www.city data.com city Avocado Heights California.html city data.com ref According to the United ... census population.htm ref 2010 The 2010 United States Census ref USCensus 2010CA ref reported that Avocado ... 2,094.1 km . The racial makeup of Avocado Heights was 8,564 55.6 White U.S. Census White , 136 0.9 .... Government In the California State Legislature state legislature Avocado Heights is located ... Hern ndez . Avocado Heights is located in California s 38th congressional district , which has a Cook ... populations ca Avocado Heights de Avocado Heights es Avocado Heights fr Avocado Heights nl Avocado Heights pt Avocado Heights vo Avocado Heights ... more details
Infobox Film name Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death image Cannibal women jungle.jpg images size 200px caption DVD cover for the film director J.F. Lawton producer Gary W. Goldstein writer J.F. Lawton starring Shannon Tweed br Bill Maher br Karen Mistal br Adrienne Barbeau editing music Carl Dante cinematography Robert Knouse distributor released 1989 runtime 90 mins Rated R country USA language English language English budget preceded by followed by Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death is a 1989 film starring Shannon Tweed and Bill Maher . The film is a camp style campy send up of pop culture motifs and societal trends, including feminism and feminist movements fragmentation around various issues , B movie s particularly Cannibal Holocaust , and California . It was written under the pseudonym J. D. Athens by J. F. Lawton , who also authored Pretty Woman , the Under Siege series of movies and the television show V.I.P. TV series V.I.P. Plot The U.S. government grows worried for the nation s avocado supply after some confrontations with the Piranha tribe of cannibal women, who live in the mysterious Avocado Jungle westernmost outpost San Bernardino, California San Bernardino and ritually sacrifice and eat men. The government recruits Margo Hunt Tweed , a professor of feminist studies at a local university , to travel into the Avocado Jungle and make contact with the women to attempt to convince them to move to a Indian reservation reservation Condominium condo in Malibu, California Malibu . Along the way, she and her travelling companions male chauvinist guide Jim Maher and ditzy undergraduate Bunny Karen Mistal meet a tribe of subservient men called the is it spelled this way in the story, or should it be like the talk show host? Donohue a reference to talk ... title Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death Category 1989 films Category American films Category ... im Avocado Dschungel des Todes pl Kobiety Piranie ... more details
Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul ArgueDate January 8 ArgueYear 1963 DecideDate May 13 DecideYear 1963 FullName Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc., et al. v. Paul, Director of the Department of Agriculture of California, et al. USVol 373 USPage 132 Citation Prior Subsequent Holding California Agricultural Code 792 neither violates the Supremacy Clause nor the Equal Protection Clause. SCOTUS 1962 1965 Majority Brennan JoinMajority Warren, Harlan, Stewart, Goldberg Dissent White JoinDissent Black, Douglas, Clark LawsApplied wikisource In Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul , Case citation 373 U.S. 132 1963 , ref citation the Supreme Court of the United States declined to invalidate a California law that imposed minimum maturity standards on avocados sold in the state, including those imported from other states. The law prohibited the retail sale of avocados that did not contain at least 8 oil by weight. Florida , a major avocado producer, employed, for wholesale marketing purposes, a federal standard unrelated to oil content. Many Florida avocados that were marketable at home failed to meet the California standard, so Florida avocado growers brought this suit, arguing that the California law 1 was preempted by federal law, 2 violated equal protection, and 3 interfered with their right to engage in interstate commerce . The Florida growers lost at trial when the three judge district court dismissed the case on jurisdictional grounds, finding that there was not a current justiciable case or controversy. They appealed directly to the U.S. Supreme Court, which found the case justiciable and then held that the California law did not conflict with the federal law and was not preempted by it. First, there was no direct conflict between the federal and state statutes because it was possible to comply with both standards simultaneously second, the California law did not frustrate the purpose of the federal law, which was to do ... more details
Babine is a sparkling alcoholic beverage originating from Zaire . It is made from the leaves of the avocado tree. ref http www.foodnetwork.com good eats curious yet tasty avocado experiment index.html Good Eats, EA0912 Curious Yet Tasty Avocado Experiment ref ref http www.gemsinisrael.com e article000039570.htm Gems in Israel Name that Fruit Bot generated title ref References reflist 2 drink stub Category Democratic Republic of the Congo cuisine Category Alcoholic beverages ... more details
Hass has multiple meanings People Robert Hass , American poet from California Robert Bernard Hass , American literary critic, author, and poet from Pennsylvania Hieronymus Albrecht Hass , German harpsichord maker father of J. A. Hass, below Johann Adolph Hass , German clavichord maker son of H. A. Hass, below Hass avocado Rudolph Hass , American avocado horticulturist Things Hass fish Hass , the flesh of certain fish Hass avocado , a type of avocado Places Hass town Hass , a town in Syria See also HASS reliability Highly accelerated stress screen a production screen based on HALT Highly Accelerated Life Test methodology that is used to increase product reliability reliability engineering during the manufacturing stage. HAST reliability Highly accelerated stress test a type of an environmental stress test used to compress humidity testing in reliability engineering Humanities and Social Sciences Haas disambig Category Surnames de Hass Begriffskl rung ... more details
Pie hole may refer to Wiktionary piehole Pie Hole , a song from Terry Scott Taylor s 2000 album Avocado Faultline The Pie Hole, a fictional bakery in the television series Pushing Daisies A slang and sometimes offensive term for the human mouth Disambig ... more details
Unreferenced stub date December 2009 About the ethnic group the fruit avocado The Palta are a Peru vian Indigenous peoples of the Americas Native American ethnic group. They once spoke the unclassified and scarcely attested Palta language . Peru stub Ethno group stub Category Native American tribes es Paltas hr Palta ... more details
William Spinks may refer to William A. Spinks 1865&ndash 1933 , American billiard champion, co inventor of modern billiard chalk, oil investor, farmer, and originator of the Spinks avocado variety William H. Spinks 1873&ndash 1950 , Canadian Conservative Party politician and Manitoba legislator Hndis name Spinks, William ... more details
Image El tango guacamole.jpg 275px thumb Guacamole Guacamole IPA es waka mole , is an avocado based paste that originated in Mexico. ref name zeldes Cite web last Zeldes first Leah A. authorlink title Eat this Guacamole, a singing sauce, on its day work Dining Chicago publisher Chicago s Restaurant & Entertainment Guide, Inc. date November 4, 2009 url http blog.diningchicago.com 2009 11 04 eat this guacamole a singing sauce on its day format doi accessdate November 5, 2009 ref It is traditionally made by mashing ripe avocado s with a molcajete mortar and pestle with sea salt. Some recipes call for tomato , onion , lime juice, chili, yogurt and or additional seasonings. History Guacamole was made by the Aztec s as early as the 16th century. ref name zeldes The name comes from an Aztec dialect via Nahuatl language Nahuatl huacamolli , which literally translates to avocado sauce , from huacatl avocado molli sauce . ref name zeldes In Spanish, it is pronounced IPA es waka mole , in American English IPA en w k mo li , and in British English sometimes IPA en w k mo li . Early recipes from the California Avocado Advisory Board Calavo , published in the 1940s, were accompanied with a pronunciation suggestion Say Huakamole . Later marketing tried to create a luau or Pacific Island image of the avocado in the 1960s, and a Spanish or Mediterranean image in the 1970s. Guacamole has pushed avocado sales to 30 million pounds on two days a year Super Bowl Sunday and Cinco de Mayo . ref cite book last Charles first Jeffrey editor1 last Belasco editor1 first Warren editor2 last Scranton ... pages 131 154 chapter 8. Searching for gold in Guacamole California growers market the avocado ... July 13, 2004 accessdate March 4, 2010 ref Guasacaca is a Venezuelan cuisine Venezuelan avocado based sauce it is made with vinegar ref cite journal last Serpa first Diego year 1968 title Avocado Culture in Venezuela journal California Avocado Society 1968 Yearbook volume 52 pages 153 168 issn 0096 ... more details
El Fuerte Spanish language Spanish The Fort may refer to El Fuerte de Samaipata , a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bolivia El Fuerte, Sinaloa , a Mexican city El Fuerte, a List of Street Fighter characters El Fuerte character in the Street Fighter video game series Fuerte may also refer to bol var fuerte , the official name of the Venezuelan bol var Fuerte River , a river in Mexico Fuerte, a Avocado Fuerte variety of avocado Fuerte song Fuerte , a song by Nelly Furtado Fuerte , a song by Belinda included in her Belinda Belinda album homonym album Fuerte , one of the names used in various times and places for the Peso coin disambig br El Fuerte es Fuerte desambiguaci n it El Fuerte ... more details
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