query: Virginia has had a tourism-based economy for its full history.

positive: Virginia Virginia ( -LSB- vɚˈdʒɪnjə -RSB- , -LSB- vɚˈdʒɪni.ə -RSB- , officially the Commonwealth of Virginia ) is a state located on the Atlantic Coast of the United States . The state is part of both the Southern United States , as well as the Mid-Atlantic . Virginia is nicknamed the `` Old Dominion '' due to its status as the first colonial possession established in mainland British America , and `` Mother of Presidents '' because eight U.S. presidents were born there , more than any other state . The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay , which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna . The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond ; Virginia Beach is the most populous city , and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision . The Commonwealth 's estimated population is over 8.3 million .   The area 's history begins with several indigenous groups , including the Powhatan . In 1607 the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent New World English colony . Slave labor and the land acquired from displaced Native American tribes each played a significant role in the colony 's early politics and plantation economy . Virginia was one of the 13 Colonies in the American Revolution and joined the Confederacy in the American Civil War , during which Richmond was made the Confederate capital and Virginia 's northwestern counties seceded to form the state of West Virginia . Although the Commonwealth was under one-party rule for nearly a century following Reconstruction , both major national parties are competitive in modern Virginia .   The Virginia General Assembly is the oldest continuous law-making body in the New World . The state government was ranked most effective by the Pew Center on the States in both 2005 and 2008 . It is unique in how it treats cities and counties equally , manages local roads , and prohibits its governors from serving consecutive terms . Virginia 's economy has many sectors : agriculture in the Shenandoah Valley ; federal agencies in Northern Virginia , including the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) ; and military facilities in Hampton Roads , the site of the region 's main seaport . Virginia 's economy changed from primarily agricultural to industrial during the 1960s and 1970s , and in 2002 computer chips became the state 's leading export by monetary value .

negative: Virginia is for Lovers `` Virginia is for Lovers '' is the tourism and travel slogan of the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia . Used since 1969 , it has become a well-recognized and often imitated part of American jargon . In 2012 , Advertising Age called `` Virginia is for Lovers '' `` one of the most iconic ad campaigns in the past 50 years . ''   A team led by David N. Martin and George Woltz of Martin and Woltz Inc. of Richmond , Virginia created the slogan after winning the Virginia State Travel account in 1968 . Originally , they had come up with history ads , `` Virginia is for History Lovers '' ; beach ads , `` Virginia is for Beach Lovers '' ; and mountain ads , `` Virginia is for Mountain Lovers . '' This approach was eventually discarded as too limiting , and the qualifiers were dropped . `` Virginia is for Lovers '' was born . Martin and Woltz Inc. eventually gained prominence and grew to become The Martin Agency . In 1969 , the Virginia State Travel Service ( now the Virginia Tourism Corporation ) adopted the `` Virginia is for Lovers '' slogan and the first ad campaign using the tagline appeared in March 1969 , in an issue of Modern Bride .   In 2009 , `` Virginia is for Lovers '' was inducted into the Madison Avenue Advertising Walk of Fame , a creation of Advertising Week , the largest collection of advertising , marketing and media professionals in North America . These inductees were also included in the Advertising Icon Museum . Also in 2009 , `` Virginia is for Lovers '' was acknowledged as one of the top ten tourism marketing campaigns of all time by Forbes.com . In 2016 , the Virginia Tourism Corporation began selling apparel with a rainbow-colored heart in the logo as part of a LGBT tourism promotion campaign . The slogan began appearing on the state 's license plates in 2014 and the state 's welcome signs in 2015 .   The slogan has been mentioned by a variety of artists over the years . American Idol winner , Jordin Sparks , recorded a song called `` Virginia is for Lovers '' in 2007 , which was featured as a bonus track on her eponymous debut album . The slogan is mentioned in The Hold Steady song , `` Killer Parties , '' and Will Adler , ESP Guitars artist , has the slogan printed on the neck of his custom guitars .

negative: Williamsburg, Virginia Williamsburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia . As of the 2010 census , the population was 14,068 . In 2014 , the population was estimated to be 14,691 .   Located on the Virginia Peninsula , Williamsburg is in the northern part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area . It is bordered by James City County and York County .   Williamsburg was founded in 1632 as Middle Plantation , a fortified settlement on high ground between the James and York rivers . The city served as the capital of the Colony of Virginia from 1699 to 1780 and was the center of political events in Virginia leading to the American Revolution . The College of William & Mary , established in 1693 , is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the only one of the nine colonial colleges located in the South ; its alumni include three U.S. presidents as well as many other important figures in the nation 's early history .   The city 's tourism-based economy is driven by Colonial Williamsburg , the restored Historic Area of the city . Along with nearby Jamestown and Yorktown , Williamsburg forms part of the Historic Triangle , which attracts more than four million tourists each year . Modern Williamsburg is also a college town , inhabited in large part by William & Mary students and staff .

negative: History of Richmond, Virginia The history of Richmond , Virginia , as a modern city , dates to the early 17th century , and is crucial to the development of the colony of Virginia , the American Revolutionary War , and the Civil War . After Reconstruction , Richmond 's location at the falls of the James River helped it develop a diversified economy and become a land transportation hub .

negative: Economy of West Virginia The economy of West Virginia nominally would be the 62nd largest economy globally behind Iraq and ahead of Croatia according to 2009 World Bank projections , and the 64th largest behind Iraq and ahead of Libya according to 2009 International Monetary Fund projections . The state has a projected nominal GDP of $ 63.34 billion in 2009 according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis report of November 2010 , and a real GDP of $ 55.04 billion . The real GDP growth of the state in 2009 of .7 % was the 7th best in the country . West Virginia 's economy accelerated in 2014 with a growth rate of 5.1 % , ranking third among the fastest growing states in the United States alongside Wyoming and just behind North Dakota and Texas .   Morgantown was ranked by Forbes as the # 10 best small city in the nation to conduct business in 2010 .   The state is a global hub for chemicals , a national hub for biotech industries and a leader in energy , while having a diverse economy in aerospace , automotive , healthcare and education , metals and steels , media and telecommunications , manufacturing , hospitality , biometrics , forestry , and tourism .

negative: West Virginia Department of Commerce The West Virginia Department of Commerce is a government agency of the U.S. state of West Virginia . It is responsible for overseeing West Virginia 's economy , workforce , natural resources , and tourism and oversees nine subsidiary agencies .

negative: Tourism in Belize Tourism in Belize has grown considerably recently , and it is now the second largest industry in the nation . Belizean Prime Minister Dean Barrow has stated his intention to use tourism to combat poverty throughout the country . The growth in tourism has positively affected the agricultural , commercial , and finance industries , as well as the construction industry . The results for Belize 's tourism-driven economy have been significant , with the nation welcoming almost one million tourists in a calendar year for the first time in its history in 2012 .

negative: History of Charleston The history of Charleston , South Carolina , is one of the longest and most diverse of any community in the United States , spanning hundreds of years of physical settlement beginning in 1670 through modern times . Charleston was the leading city in the South from the colonial era down to the Civil War . It grew wealthy through the export of rice and , later , sea island cotton , and it was the base for many wealthy merchants and landowners .   The devastation of the Civil War , and the ruin of the Charleston 's hinterland , lost the city its regional dominance . However it remained the center of the South Carolina economy , while in politics the upstate politicians routinely attacked its aristocratic and undemocratic tone . Starting in World War II , Charleston became a major naval base . In recent decades , tourism and service industries have led the economy to a new level of prosperity .

negative: Transportation in Virginia Transportation in the Commonwealth of Virginia is by land , sea and air . Virginia 's extensive network of highways and railroads were developed and built over a period almost 400 years , beginning almost immediately after the founding of Jamestown in 1607 , and often incorporating old established trails of the Native Americans . They use cars , trains , boats , planes/and or helicopters .

negative: History of West Virginia West Virginia is one of two American states formed during the American Civil War ( 1861 -- 1865 ) , along with Nevada , and is the only state to form by seceding from a Confederate state . It was originally part of the British Virginia Colony ( 1607 -- 1776 ) and the western part of the state of Virginia ( 1776 -- 1863 ) , whose population became sharply divided over the issue of secession from the Union and in the separation from Virginia , formalized by admittance to the Union as a new state in 1863 . West Virginia was one of the Civil War Border states .   West Virginia 's history was profoundly affected by its mountainous terrain , spectacular river valleys , and rich natural resources . These were all factors driving its economy and the lifestyles of residents , as well as drawing visitors to the `` Mountain State '' in the early 21st century .

negative: History of Norfolk, Virginia The history of Norfolk , Virginia as a modern settlement begins in 1636 . The city formally was incorporated in 1736 . The city was burned by orders of the outgoing colonial governor in 1776 , though was rebuilt .   The 19th century proved to be a time of numerous travails for both the city of Norfolk , and the region as whole . War , epidemics , fires , and economic depression reduced the development of the city . The city grew into the region 's economic hub . By the late 19th century , the Norfolk and Western Railway established the community as a major coal export port and built a large trans-loading facility at Lambert 's Point . It became the terminus for numerous railroads , linking its ports to inland regions of Virginia and North Carolina , and at the turn of the 20th century the coal mining regions of Appalachia . . Princess Anne and Norfolk Counties would become leaders in truck farming , producing over half of all greens and potatoes consumed on the east coast . Lynnhaven oysters also became a major export .   The region 's African Americans achieved full emancipation following the Civil War , only to be faced with severe discrimination through white legislators ' later imposition of Jim Crow Laws . After Virginia passed a new constitution , African Americans were essentially disfranchised for more than 60 years until their leadership and activism won passage of federal civil rights legislation in the mid-1960s .  In 1907 , it was host to the Jamestown Exposition commemorating the tercennary of the settlement at Jamestown , the only world 's fair to ever be held in Virginia . As a result of its publicity and visits by high-ranking officials during the exposition ( in which the Great White Fleet was launched ) , it became the location of Norfolk Naval Station .   Today , Norfolk is a major naval and shipping hub , as well as the center of the Hampton Roads region .

negative: Kodaikanal Kodaikanal is a city in the hills of the Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu , India . Its name in the Tamil language means `` The Gift of the Forest '' . Kodaikanal is referred to as the `` Princess of Hill stations '' and has a long history as a retreat and popular tourist destination .   Kodaikanal was established in 1845 as a refuge from the high temperatures and tropical diseases of the plains . Much of the local economy is based on the hospitality industry serving tourism . As of 2011 , the city had a population of 36,501 .

negative: Economy of Panama The economy of Panama is a fully dollarized free market economy with a history of low inflation . It is based mainly on the services industry , heavily weighted toward banking , commerce , and tourism . The hand-over of the canal and military installations by the United States has given rise to new construction projects .   Panama 's economy is based primarily on a well-developed services sector that accounts for nearly 80 % of its GDP . Services include the Panama Canal , banking , the Colón Free Trade Zone , insurance , container ports , and flagship registry , medical and health , and other business . The country 's industry includes , manufacturing of aircraft spare parts , cements , drinks , adhesives , and textiles . Also the leading exports for Panama are bananas , shrimp , sugar , coffee , and clothing .

negative: Tourism in Haiti Tourism in Haiti is an industry that has generated just under a million arrivals in 2012 , and is one of the main sources of revenue for the island . With its favorable climate , second longest coastline of beaches and most mountainous ranges in the Caribbean , waterfalls , underground caves , colonial architecture and distinct cultural history , Haiti has had its history as an attractive destination for tourists . However , unstable governments have long contested its history and the country 's economic development throughout the 20th century .

negative: Culture of Virginia The Culture of Virginia refers to the distinct human activities and values that take place in , or originate from the Commonwealth of Virginia . Virginia 's historic culture was popularized and spread across America and the South by Washington , Jefferson , and Lee , and their homes represent Virginia as the birthplace of America and of the South . Modern Virginia culture has many heritages , and is largely part of the culture of the Southern United States .

negative: Outline of Virginia The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Virginia :   Virginia ( officially , the Commonwealth of Virginia ) -- U.S. state located in the South Atlantic region of the United States . Virginia is nicknamed the `` Old Dominion '' due to its status as a former dominion of the English Crown , and `` Mother of Presidents '' due to the most U.S. presidents having been born there . The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay , which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna . The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond ; Virginia Beach is the most populous city , and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision . The Commonwealth 's estimated population as of 2013 is over 8.2 million .

negative: Tourism in Nicaragua Tourism in Nicaragua has grown considerably recently , and it is now the second largest industry in the nation . Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has stated his intention to use tourism to combat poverty throughout the country .   The growth in tourism has positively affected the agricultural , commercial , and finance industries , as well as the construction industry . The results for Nicaragua 's tourism-driven economy have been significant , with the nation welcoming one million tourists in a calendar year for the first time in its history in 2010 .

negative: San Cristóbal de las Casas San Cristóbal de las Casas ( Spanish ) , also known by its native Tzotzil name , Jovel ( -LSB- xɤ̞ˈve̞l -RSB- ) , is a town and municipality located in the Central Highlands region of the Mexican state of Chiapas . It was the capital of the state until 1892 , and is still considered the cultural capital of Chiapas .   The municipality is mostly made up of mountainous terrain , but the city sits in a small valley surrounded by hills . The city 's center maintains its Spanish colonial layout and much of its architecture , with red tile roofs , cobblestone streets and wrought iron balconies often with flowers . Most of the city 's economy is based on commerce , services and tourism . Tourism is based on the city 's history , culture and indigenous population , although the tourism itself has affected the city , giving it foreign elements . Major landmarks of the city include the Cathedral , the Santo Domingo church with its large open air crafts market and the Casa Na Bolom museum . The municipality has suffered severe deforestation , but it has natural attractions such as caves and rivers .

negative: Economy of Saba The economy of Saba , smallest island of the Netherlands , has always been limited by its small land mass ( five square miles ) and low population ( currently about 1500 people ) . Because Saba is a dormant volcano with rocky shores and only one beach , tourism was slow to develop . However , the island has become known for its eco-tourist opportunities , such as scuba diving , rock climbing , and hiking . The tourism industry now contributes more to the island 's economy than any other sector .

negative: Gorliz Gorliz is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay , which lies within the autonomous community of the Basque Country , in northern Spain . The town had 5,664 inhabitants in 2014 .   Gorliz consists of the following neighborhoods : Elexalde , Santa María , Uresaranse ( Urezarantza ) , Gandia , Areatza , San José , Guzurmendi and Orabille .   Its economy is mainly based on the services sector . Its principal source of income is the tourism . Over last years it has become one of the most touristic centres in Biscay .

negative: Medulin Medulin ( Medolino ) is a small town and municipality in the southern part of the Istrian peninsula in Croatia . At the 2011 census the municipality had a population of 6,481 , while the settlement proper had 2,777 inhabitants .   Medulin 's economy is based on tourism . During the months of July and August , its population increases to over 10,000 due an influx of tourists that come to visit Medulin , famous for its camping sites and its coastline .

negative: Economy of Anguilla The economy of Anguilla , which has few natural resources , depends heavily on luxury tourism , offshore banking , lobster fishing , and remittances from emigrants . Due to its small size and reliance on tourism and foreign direct investment , Anguilla is vulnerable to external economic conditions in the United States and Europe . Therefore , economic growth in Anguilla can be very volatile .

negative: Economy of Virginia The Economy of Virginia is well balanced with diverse sources of income . From the Hampton Roads area to Richmond and down to Lee County in the southwest includes military installations , cattle , tobacco and peanut farming in Southside Virginia . Tomatoes recently surpassed soy as the most profitable crop in Virginia . Tobacco , peanuts and hay are also important agricultural products from the commonwealth . Wineries and vineyards in the Northern Neck and along the Blue Ridge Mountains also have become increasingly popular . Northern Virginia ( once considered the state 's dairy capital ) hosts software , communications , consulting , defense contracting , diplomats , and considerable components of the professional government sector . As of the 2000 census , Virginia had the highest number of counties and independent cities ( 15 ) in the top 100 wealthiest jurisdictions in the United States based upon median income , in addition , Virginia tied with Colorado as having the most counties ( 10 ) in the top 100 based on per capita income . Loudoun and Fairfax counties in Northern Virginia have the highest and second highest median household income , respectively , of all counties in the United States as of 2006 .

negative: Symi Symi , also transliterated as Syme or Simi , is a Greek island and municipality . It is mountainous and includes the harbor town of Symi and its adjacent upper town Ano Symi , as well as several smaller localities , beaches , and areas of significance in history and mythology . Symi is part of the Rhodes regional unit .   The economy of Symi was traditionally based on the shipbuilding and sponge industries . The population reached 22,500 at its peak during that period . Symi 's main industry is now tourism , and its permanent population has declined to 2,500 , with a larger population during the summer .

negative: Colony of Virginia The Colony of Virginia ( also known frequently as the Virginia Colony , the Province of Virginia , and occasionally as the Dominion and Colony of Virginia or His Majesty 's Most Ancient Colloney and Dominion of Virginia ) was the first permanently settled English colony in North America . Newfoundland , with seasonal settlements , had been established as a colony by Royal Charter in 1583 . American archaeologist William Kelso says Virginia `` is where the British Empire began ... this was the first colony in the British Empire . '' The colony existed briefly during the 16th century , and then continuously from 1607 until the American Revolution ( as a British colony after 1707 ) . The name Virginia was first applied by Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth I in 1584 . After the English Civil War in the mid 17th century , the Virginia Colony was nicknamed `` The Old Dominion '' by King Charles II for its perceived loyalty to the English monarchy during the era of the Commonwealth of England .   In 1607 , members of a joint venture called the Virginia Company founded Jamestown , the first permanent English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River . Famine in year 1609-1610 , disease and conflict with local Native American tribes ( the Powhatan Confederacy ) in the first two years brought Jamestown to the brink of failure before the arrival of a new group of settlers and supplies in 1610 . Tobacco became Virginia 's first profitable export , the production of which had a significant impact on the society and settlement patterns . In 1624 , the Virginia Company 's charter was revoked by King James I and the Virginia Colony was transferred to royal authority as a crown colony .   From 1619 to 1776 , the legislature of the Virginia was the House of Burgesses , which governed in conjunction with a colonial governor . Jamestown remained the capital of the Virginia colony until 1699 ; from 1699 until its dissolution the capital was in Williamsburg . It experienced its first major political turmoil with Bacon 's Rebellion of 1676 .   After declaring independence from Great Britain in 1775 before the Declaration of Independence was officially adopted , the Virginia Colony became the Commonwealth of Virginia , one of the original thirteen states of the United States , adopting as its official slogan `` The Old Dominion '' . After the United States was formed , the entire states of West Virginia , Kentucky , Indiana and Illinois , and portions of Ohio and Western Pennsylvania were all later created from the territory encompassed earlier by the Colony of Virginia .

negative: Culture in Virginia Beach Virginia Beach , Virginia is a city that has become a popular tourist destination in recent years on account of its historical , scientific , and performing arts .

negative: Northern Virginia Northern Virginia -- commonly referred to as NOVA -- comprises several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States . It is a widespread region generally radiating westward and southerly from Washington , D.C. With 2.8 million residents ( about a third of the Commonwealth ) , it is the most populous region of Virginia and the Washington metropolitan area .   Communities in the region form the Virginia portion of the Washington metropolitan area and the larger Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area . Northern Virginia has a significantly larger job base than either Washington or the Maryland portion of its suburbs , and is the highest-income region of Virginia , having seven of the 20 highest-income counties in the nation , including the three highest .   Northern Virginia 's transportation infrastructure includes major airports Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International , several lines of the Washington Metro subway system , the Virginia Railway Express suburban commuter rail system , transit bus services , bicycle sharing and bicycle lanes and trails , and an extensive network of Interstate highways and expressways .   Notable features of the region include the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency , and the many companies which serve them and the U.S. federal government . The area 's attractions include various monuments and Colonial and Civil War-era sites such as Mount Vernon and Arlington National Cemetery . It is the most affluent region in the nation .

negative: Economy of Manitoba The economy of Manitoba is a market economy based largely on natural resources . Agriculture , mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province , is vital to the province 's economy . Other major industries are transportation , manufacturing , mining , forestry , energy , and tourism .   The province 's economic history dates to before European contact , and was originally based on a First Nations trading network . European traders arrived in the 17th century and organized a trans-Atlantic fur trade . Agricultural settlers arrived in the early 19th century , and Manitoba became a province of Canada in 1870 .

negative: Virginia State Capitol The Virginia State Capitol is the seat of state government of the Commonwealth of Virginia , located in Richmond , the third capital city of the U.S. state of Virginia . It houses the oldest elected legislative body in North America , the Virginia General Assembly , first established as the House of Burgesses in 1619 .   The Capitol was conceived of by Thomas Jefferson and Charles-Louis Clérisseau in France . Although it was completed in 1788 and is 228 years old as of 2016 , the current Capitol is the eighth built to serve as Virginia 's state house , primarily due to fires during the Colonial period . In the early 20th century , two wings were added , leading to its present appearance . In 1960 , it was designated a National Historic Landmark .

negative: History of Williamsburg, Virginia Williamsburg , Virginia , has had a long history dating to the 17th century . The city was first named End   Plantation and changed its name to Williamsburg in 1699 .

negative: Southwest Virginia Southwest Virginia , often abbreviated as SWVA , is a mountainous region of Virginia in the westernmost part of the commonwealth . Southwest Virginia has been defined alternatively as all Virginia counties on the Appalachian Plateau , all Virginia counties west of the Eastern Continental Divide , or at its greatest expanse , as far east as Blacksburg and Roanoke . Another geographic categorization of the region places it as those counties within the Tennessee River watershed . Regardless of how borders are drawn , Southwest Virginia differs from the rest of the commonwealth in that its culture is more closely associated with Appalachia than the other regions of Virginia . Historically , the region has been and remains rural , but in the 20th century , coal mining became an important part of its economy . With the decline in the number of coal jobs and the decline of tobacco as a cash crop , Southwest Virginia is increasingly turning to tourism as a source of economic development . Collectively , Southwest Virginia 's craft , music , agritourism and outdoor recreation are referred to as the region 's `` creative economy . ''   Counties that have been included in the definition of Southwest Virginia include : Alleghany County , Bedford County , Bland County , Botetourt County , Buchanan County , Carroll County , Craig County , Dickenson County , Floyd County , Franklin County , Giles County , Grayson County , Henry County , Lee County , Montgomery County , Patrick County , Pulaski County , Roanoke County , Rockbridge County , Russell County , Scott County , Smyth County , Tazewell County , Washington County , Wise County , and Wythe County .   Unlike other states in the U.S. , Virginia draws a sharp distinction between cities and counties . Under state law , all municipalities incorporated as cities are independent of any county . Independent cities in Southwest Virginia include Bristol , Buena Vista , Covington , Galax , Lexington , Martinsville , Norton , Radford , Roanoke , and Salem .

negative: Tourism in Cyprus Tourism in Cyprus occupies a dominant position in the economy . Moreover , it significantly impacts Cyprus culture and its multinational/multicultural development throughout the decades . In 2006 , the tourism industry contributed 10.7 % of the GDP which in real terms it generated a total of US$ 5,445.0 mn . In the same year , the total employment was estimated at 113,000 jobs . With almost 3 million tourist arrivals per year , it is the 40th most popular destination in the world . However , per capita of local population it ranks 6th . Cyprus is a full member of the World Tourism Organisation since 1975 .

negative: History of Petersburg, Virginia The history of Petersburg , Virginia as a modern settlement begins in the 17th century . The city was incorporated in 1748 . It was occupied by the British during the American Revolutionary War , and General Phillips died of fever at Blandford during bombardment from Lafayette 's positions north of the river . After the war , it became a destination for many free blacks in Virginia , as well as a growing hub for railroads . By 1860 , it was the second largest city in Virginia . For nine months in 1864 and 1865 it was the subject of the Siege of Petersburg ; the fall of the city unleashed a chain of events over the following two weeks that resulted in the end of the American Civil War . After the war , it again flourished as a destination for Freedmen . Petersburg was a notable focal point in the organization of the Civil Rights Movement in the mid-20th century . In the late 20th century , the city suffered significant economic decline .


query: Birmingham is a sports team.

positive: Birmingham Birmingham ( -LSB- ˈbɜːmɪŋəm -RSB- ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands , England . It is the largest and most populous British city outside London , with a population of 1,101,360 in 2014 .   A medium-sized market town in the medieval period , Birmingham grew to international prominence in the 18th century at the heart of the Midlands Enlightenment and subsequent Industrial Revolution , which saw the town at the forefront of worldwide advances in science , technology , and economic development , producing a series of innovations that laid many of the foundations of modern industrial society . By 1791 it was being hailed as `` the first manufacturing town in the world '' . Birmingham 's distinctive economic profile , with thousands of small workshops practising a wide variety of specialised and highly skilled trades , encouraged exceptional levels of creativity and innovation and provided a diverse and resilient economic base for industrial prosperity that was to last into the final quarter of the 20th century . Perhaps the most important invention in British history , the industrial steam engine , was invented in Birmingham . Its resulting high level of social mobility also fostered a culture of broad-based political radicalism , that under leaders from Thomas Attwood to Joseph Chamberlain was to give it a political influence unparalleled in Britain outside London , and a pivotal role in the development of British democracy . From the summer of 1940 to the spring of 1943 , Birmingham was bombed heavily by the German Luftwaffe in what is known as the Birmingham Blitz . The damage done to the city 's infrastructure , in addition to a deliberate policy of demolition and new building by planners , led to extensive demolition and redevelopment in subsequent decades .   Today Birmingham 's economy is dominated by the service sector . The city is a major international commercial centre , ranked as a gamma + world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ; and an important transport , retail , events and conference hub . Its metropolitan economy is the second largest in the United Kingdom with a GDP of $ 121.1 bn ( 2014 ) , and its six universities make it the largest centre of higher education in the country outside London . Birmingham 's major cultural institutions -- including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra , the Birmingham Royal Ballet , the Birmingham Repertory Theatre , the Library of Birmingham and the Barber Institute of Fine Arts -- enjoy international reputations , and the city has vibrant and influential grassroots art , music , literary and culinary scenes . Birmingham is the fourth-most visited city in the UK by foreign visitors .   Birmingham 's sporting heritage can be felt worldwide , with the concept of the Football League and lawn tennis both originating from the city . Its most successful football club Aston Villa has won seven league titles and one European Cup with the other professional club being Birmingham City .   People from Birmingham are called Brummies , a term derived from the city 's nickname of Brum . This originates from the city 's dialect name , Brummagem , which may in turn have been derived from one of the city 's earlier names , Bromwicham . There is a distinctive Brummie accent and dialect .

negative: Mohammad Taghavi Mohammad Taghavi is an Iranian football defender , who played for Iran . He also played for Esteghlal football team .  He is now living in UK , Birmingham working as manager at Esteghlali . He is doing contribution with Persian BBC sport as football interpreter .

negative: Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies The Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies were an ECHL hockey team in Atlantic City , New Jersey from 2001 to 2005 . The team 's venue was the historic Boardwalk Hall , which seats 6,979 .   In 2001 , the franchise played its inaugural season in Atlantic City after relocating from Birmingham , Alabama , where it was known as the Birmingham Bulls . In 2003 , the team won the Kelly Cup , beating the Columbia Inferno in the finals .   Even though the Bullies found success on the ice , the team 's attendance was poor . In its championship season , attendance averaged slightly above 3,000 per game . During the 2005 season , the franchise was sold to an ownership group from Stockton , California . The team moved and was renamed the Stockton Thunder for the 2005 -- 06 season until the end of the 2014 -- 15 season . Before the 2015 -- 16 season the franchise relocated again to Glens Falls , New York to play as the Adirondack Thunder .   Category : Defunct ECHL teams  Category : Sports in Atlantic City , New Jersey  Category : Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States  Category : Sports clubs established in 2001  Category : Sports clubs disestablished in 2005  Category : Ice hockey teams in New Jersey  Category : New York Islanders minor league affiliates  Category :2001 establishments in New Jersey  Category :2005 disestablishments in New Jersey

negative: Marina Mohnen Marina Mohnen ( born 31 October 1978 ) is a 4.5 point wheelchair basketball player , who plays for RSC Köln in Germany , and previously played for S. Stefano Sport in Italy . She also played with the German national team that won the European title in 2005 , 2007 , 2009 and 2011 and was runner-up in 2013 . It was also runner-up at the IWBF World Championship in Birmingham in 2010 . She won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing , and a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London . The team was voted 2008 Team of the Year in disabled sports , and President Horst Köhler presented it with Germany 's highest sports award , the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt ( Silver Laurel Leaf ) . President Joachim Gauck awarded the team a second Silver Leaf after it won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics .

negative: Seattle–Portland rivalry The United States West Coast cities of Seattle , Washington and Portland , Oregon have a city rivalry going back over a century . According to various authors , the Seattle -- Portland city rivalry is comparable to that of Birmingham and Atlanta , Cincinnati and Columbus , Cleveland and Pittsburgh , San Antonio and Dallas , St. Louis and Chicago , or San Francisco and Los Angeles . Bases for competition include city sports teams , food and drink , regional economic dominance , and even preference for local volcanoes .

negative: Sports teams in the Central Pennsylvania Area Sports Teams in the Central Pennsylvania Area   Although there are no major professional sports teams , there are many minor-league and semi-pro teams .

negative: M-Sport World Rally Team The M-Sport Ford World Rally Team , formerly Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team , M-Sport Ford World Rally Team and Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team , is the privately run World Rally Championship team of M-Sport , the firm run by Malcolm Wilson that was previously responsible for the operation of the former Ford World Rally Team .

negative: List of national sports teams of Scotland Sports teams of Scotland is an incomplete list of the national sports teams representing Scotland .


query: MSG has a sweet taste.

positive: Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate ( MSG , also known as sodium glutamate ) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid , one of the most abundant naturally occurring non-essential amino acids . Monosodium glutamate is found naturally in tomatoes , cheese and other foods .   MSG is used in the food industry as a flavor enhancer with an umami taste that intensifies the meaty , savory flavor of food , as naturally occurring glutamate does in foods such as stews and meat soups . It was first prepared in 1908 by Japanese biochemist Kikunae Ikeda , who was trying to isolate and duplicate the savory taste of kombu , an edible seaweed used as a base for many Japanese soups . MSG as a flavor enhancer balances , blends , and rounds the perception of other tastes .   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given MSG its generally recognized as safe ( GRAS ) designation . A popular belief is that large doses of MSG can cause headaches and other feelings of discomfort , known as `` Chinese restaurant syndrome , '' but double-blind tests fail to find evidence of such a reaction . The European Union classifies it as a food additive permitted in certain foods and subject to quantitative limits . MSG has the HS code 29224220 and the E number E621 .

negative: Sweetness Sweetness is a basic taste most commonly perceived when eating foods rich in sugars . Sweet tastes are regarded as a pleasurable experience , except perhaps in excess .   Fructose is sweeter than glucose and sucrose . This has made possible the production of sugar syrups with the sweetness and certain other properties of sucrose starting from starch .   In addition to sugars like sucrose , many other chemical compounds are sweet , including aldehydes , ketones , and sugar alcohols . Some are sweet at very low concentrations , allowing their use as non-caloric sugar substitutes . Such non-sugar sweeteners include saccharin and asapartame . Other compounds , such as miraculin , may alter perception of sweetness itself .   The chemosensory basis for detecting sweetness , which varies between both individuals and species , has only begun to be understood since the late 20th century . One theoretical model of sweetness is the multipoint attachment theory , which involves multiple binding sites between a sweetness receptor and a sweet substance .   Studies indicate that responsiveness to sugars and sweetness has very ancient evolutionary beginnings , being manifest as chemotaxis even in motile bacteria such as E. coli . Newborn human infants also demonstrate preferences for high sugar concentrations and prefer solutions that are sweeter than lactose , the sugar found in breast milk . Sweetness appears to have the highest taste recognition threshold , being detectable at around 1 part in 200 of sucrose in solution . By comparison , bitterness appears to have the lowest detection threshold , at about 1 part in 2 million for quinine in solution . In the natural settings that human primate ancestors evolved in , sweetness intensity should indicate energy density , while bitterness tends to indicate toxicity The high sweetness detection threshold and low bitterness detection threshold would have predisposed our primate ancestors to seek out sweet-tasting ( and energy-dense ) foods and avoid bitter-tasting foods . Even amongst leaf-eating primates , there is a tendency to prefer immature leaves , which tend to be higher in protein and lower in fibre and poisons than mature leaves . The ` sweet tooth ' thus has an ancient evolutionary heritage , and while food processing has changed consumption patterns , human physiology remains largely unchanged .

negative: Curculin Curculin is a sweet protein that was discovered and isolated in 1990 from the fruit of Curculigo latifolia ( Hypoxidaceae ) , a plant from Malaysia . Like miraculin , curculin exhibits taste-modifying activity ; however , unlike miraculin , it also exhibits a sweet taste by itself . After consumption of curculin , water and sour solutions taste sweet . The plant is referred to locally as ` Lumbah ' or ` Lemba ' .

negative: SuperSweet SuperSweet is a database of tasting and sweet molecules .

negative: Capparis masaikai Capparis masaikai , known as Mabinlang , grow in the subtropical region of the Yunnan province of China and bear fruits of tennis-ball size . The mature seeds are used in traditional Chinese medicine .   They are also used as sweets ; when chewed the seeds elicit a sweet taste .   The origin of the sweet taste was identified as sweet-tasting proteins named Mabinlins . They are highly sweet , 100-400 times sweeter than sucrose on a weight basis .

negative: MSG Network MSG Network may refer to :   MSG ( TV network ) , a New York sports network formerly called `` MSG Network ''  USA Network , an American cable network formerly called `` Madison Square Garden Network ''

negative: Taste receptor A taste receptor is a type of receptor which facilitates the sensation of taste . When food or other substances enter the mouth , molecules interact with saliva and are bound to taste receptors in the oral cavity and other locations . Molecules which give a sensation of taste are considered `` sapid '' .   Taste receptors are divided into two families :  Type 1 , sweet , first characterized in 2001 : --  Type 2 , bitter , first characterized in 2000 : -- , and   Combinations of these receptors in dimers or other complexes contributes to different perceptions of taste .   Visual , olfactive , `` sapictive '' ( the perception of tastes ) , trigeminal ( hot , cool ) , mechanical , all contribute to the perception of taste . Of these , transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 ( TRPV1 ) vanilloid receptors are responsible for the perception of heat from some molecules such as capsaicin , and a CMR1 receptor is responsible for the perception of cold from molecules such as menthol , eucalyptol , and icilin .

negative: Sweet crude oil Sweet crude oil is a type of petroleum . The New York Mercantile Exchange designates petroleum with less than 0.42 % sulfur as sweet . Petroleum containing higher levels of sulfur is called sour crude oil .   Sweet crude oil contains small amounts of hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide . High-quality , low-sulfur crude oil is commonly used for processing into gasoline and is in high demand , particularly in the industrialized nations . Light sweet crude oil is the most sought-after version of crude oil as it contains a disproportionately large fraction that is directly processed ( fractionation ) into gasoline ( naphtha ) , kerosene , and high-quality diesel ( gas oil ) . The term sweet originates from the fact that a low level of sulfur provides the oil with a mildly sweet taste and pleasant smell . Nineteenth-century prospectors would taste and smell small quantities of oil to determine its quality .

negative: Sweet bean sauce Sweet bean sauce , also known as sweet flour sauce or sweet wheat paste , is a thick , smooth , opaque dark brown ( or black-coloured ) paste with mild , savory and sweet taste . It is commonly used in Northern Chinese cuisine , as well as Korean Chinese cuisine . Peking duck and jajangmyeon are two popular dishes that utilize the sauce .

negative: Gurmarin Gurmarin is a 35-residue polypeptide from the Asclepiad vine Gymnema sylvestre ( Gurmar ) . It has been utilised as a pharmacological tool in the study of sweet-taste transduction because of its ability to selectively inhibit the neural response to sweet tastants in rats .  As a sweet-taste-suppressing protein , gurmarin is only active on rodent sweet taste receptors but not on that of humans . ref : Appl Microbiol Biotechnol . 2012 Nov ; 96 ( 3 ) :619 -30

negative: Pentadin Pentadin , a sweet-tasting protein , was discovered and isolated in 1989 , in the fruit of Oubli ( Pentadiplandra brazzeana Baillon ) , a climbing shrub growing in some tropical countries of Africa .   The fruit has been consumed by the apes and the natives for a long time . The berries of the plant were incredibly sweet African locals call them `` j' oublie '' ( French for `` I forget '' ) because their taste helps nursing infants forget their mothers ' milk .   Pentadin , with brazzein discovered in 1994 , are the 2 sweet-tasting proteins discovered in this African fruit .   Pentadin molecular weight estimated to be 12kDa .   It is reported to be 500 times sweeter than sucrose on a weight basis , with its sweetness having a slow onset and decline similar to monellin and thaumatin . However , pentadin 's sweetness profile is closer to monellin than to thaumatin .

negative: Savoriness Savoriness ( also spelled savouriness ) is a quality of food that deals with a rich , salty flavor , as contrasted with sweetness , which is a sugary flavor . Savory foods include potato chips , cheeseburgers , tacos and pizza , while excluding foods like cinnamon rolls or lollipops .   Analyses of different food markets often break down the snack food market into sweet and savory snacks . In addition , countries where the word `` cookie '' or `` muffin '' is ambiguous might , for example , clarify using either the phrase `` sweet muffin '' or `` savory muffin '' .

negative: Seasoned salt Seasoned salt is a blend of table salt , herbs , spices , other flavourings , and sometimes monosodium glutamate ( MSG ) . It is sold in supermarkets and is commonly used in fish and chip shops and other take-away food shops . It is also known as seasoning salt , season salt , and chip spice .   The `` chip spice '' variant was introduced into the United Kingdom in the 1970s in Kingston upon Hull by the Spice Blender company - the recipe was based on American spiced salts containing paprika . It mainly contains salt and spices ( such as paprika ) but also contains tomato powder .   Seasoned salt is often the standard seasoning on foods such as chicken , French Fries , deep-fried seafood , and potatoes . Most take-away shops also offer the option of normal salt .   Chicken salt , as sold in Australia and New Zealand , generally contains chicken extracts , which are listed as the second ingredient after salt . It is therefore not suitable for vegetarians . However , some flavoured salts sold as chicken salt do not contain chicken extracts or concentrates . It is not related to the chicken flavouring or seasoning that is found on potato crisps , although it can be similar in appearance ( both have a slight yellow colouring ) .

negative: Brazzein Brazzein is a sweet-tasting protein extracted from the West African fruit of the climbing plant Oubli ( Pentadiplandra brazzeana Baillon ) . It was first isolated by the University of Wisconsin -- Madison in 1994 .   Brazzein is found in the extracellular region , in the pulp tissue surrounding the seeds . With pentadin , discovered in 1989 , brazzein is the second sweet-tasting protein discovered in the Oubli fruit .   Like the other sweet proteins discovered in plants , such as monellin and thaumatin , it is extremely sweet compared to commonly used sweeteners ( 500 to 2000 times sweeter than sucrose ) . The fruit tastes sweet to humans , monkeys , and bonobos , but gorillas have mutations in their sweetness receptors so that they do not find brazzein sweet , and they are not known to eat the fruit .

negative: Khao mak Khao mak ( ข้าวหมาก , -LSB- kʰâw màːk -RSB- ) , also known as Thai Fermented Sweet Rice Dessert is an ancient Thai dessert for adults , as it has a touch of natural alcohol .   Khao-Mak is a conventional fermented sticky rice . In Thailand , it is known as a dessert with the taste like alcohol .  It is a traditional Thai dessert for adults , because of it taste of alcohol .  Also known as Thai Fermented Sweet Rice Dessert . The fermentation of sweet sticky rice and Look-Pang gives a taste of alcohol .  A sweet sticky rice fermented with Look-Pang and consumed by  adults only . It has a strong alcoholic flavor with a sweet taste and often  wrapped in banana leaves .   Look-Pang is a traditional starch ball , originally from China . Its shape is a semicircular with 3-4 cm diameter .  There are many ingredients such as garlic , galangal and pepper with mold and yeast . It takes 2-3 days for fermentation ,  The smell of alcohol is emitted by yeast of the genus Hansenula . This is one way to preserve sticky rice and it is similar to the way Mekong Whiskey is made .

negative: SWEET transporters The SWEET family , also known as the PQ-loop , Saliva or MtN3 family ( TC # 2 . A. 123 ) , is a family of sugar transporters and a member of the TOG superfamily . The proteins of the SWEET family have been found in plants , animals , protozoans , and bacteria . Eukaryotic family members have 7 transmembrane segments ( TMSs ) in a 3 +1 +3 repeat arrangement .

negative: Smell the Disgusting Sweet Taste of Dried Blood Smell the Disgusting Sweet Taste of Dried Blood is an EP recorded by the German electro-industrial act , Wumpscut .

negative: Ziziphin Ziziphin , a triterpene glycoside which exhibits taste-modifying properties , has been isolated from the leaves of Ziziphus jujuba ( Rhamnaceae ) .   Among ziziphin 's known homologues found in this plant , it is the most anti-sweet . However , its anti-sweet activity is less effective than gymnemic acid 1 , another anti-sweet compound glycoside isolated from the leaves of Gymnema sylvestre ( Asclepiadaceae ) .   Ziziphin reduces perceived sweetness of most of the carbohydrates ( e.g. glucose , fructose ) , bulk sweeteners , intense sweeteners ( natural : steviol glycoside -- artificial : sodium saccharin and aspartame ) and sweet amino acids ( e.g. glycine ) . However , it has no effect on the perception of the other tastes , bitterness , sourness and saltiness .

negative: Sweetener (disambiguation) A sweetener is a substance , most commonly a sugar substitute ( artificial sweetener ) , added to food to give it the basic taste of sweetness .   Other common sweeteners include :   Sugar  Sugar alcohol  Fructose , or fruit sugar  High fructose corn syrup  Honey  Sucrose , commonly named table sugar  Syrup  Unrefined sweetener

negative: Tang (drink) Tang is a fruit-flavored drink . Originally formulated by General Foods Corporation food scientist William A. Mitchell in 1957 , it was first marketed in powdered form in 1959 . The Tang brand is owned by Mondelēz International .   Sales of Tang were poor until NASA used it on John Glenn 's Mercury flight in February 1962 , and subsequent Gemini missions . Since then , it was closely associated with the U.S. manned spaceflight program , leading to the misconception that Tang was invented for the space program .

negative: Synsepalum dulcificum Synsepalum dulcificum is a plant known for its berry that , when eaten , causes sour foods ( such as lemons and limes ) subsequently consumed to taste sweet . This effect is due to miraculin . Common names for this species and its berry include miracle fruit , miracle berry , miraculous berry , sweet berry , and in West Africa , where the species originates , agbayun , taami , asaa , and ledidi .   The berry itself has a low sugar content and a mildly sweet tang . It contains a glycoprotein molecule , with some trailing carbohydrate chains , called miraculin . When the fleshy part of the fruit is eaten , this molecule binds to the tongue 's taste buds , causing sour foods to taste sweet . At neutral pH , miraculin binds and blocks the receptors , but at low pH ( resulting from ingestion of sour foods ) miraculin binds proteins and becomes able to activate the sweet receptors , resulting in the perception of sweet taste . This effect lasts until the protein is washed away by saliva ( up to about 30 minutes ) .   The names miracle fruit and miracle berry are shared by Gymnema sylvestre and Thaumatococcus daniellii , which are two other species of plant used to alter the perceived sweetness of foods .

negative: Sweet roll A sweet roll or sweet bun refers to any of a number of sweet , baked , yeast-leavened breakfast or dessert foods . They may contain spices , nuts , candied fruits , etc. , and are often glazed or topped with icing . Compared to regular bread dough , sweet roll dough generally has higher levels of sugar , fat , eggs , and yeast . They are often round , and are small enough to comprise a single serving . These differ from pastries , which are made from a paste-like batter ; from cakes , which are typically unleavened or chemically leavened ; and from doughnuts , which are deep fried .   Refrigerated ready-to-bake sweet roll dough is commercially available in grocery stores .   Sweet rolls are sometimes iced and/or contain a sweet filling . In some traditions , other types of fillings and decoration are used , such as cinnamon , marzapan , or candied fruit .

negative: Sweet Spring Creek Sweet Spring Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Missouri . It is a tributary of the East Fork Little Chariton River .   Sweet Spring Creek was so named on account of its sweet-tasting , clean water .

negative: Aspartame-acesulfame salt Aspartame-acesulfame salt is an artificial sweetener marketed under the name Twinsweet . It is produced by soaking a 2-1 mixture of aspartame and acesulfame potassium in an acidic solution and allowing it to crystallize ; moisture and potassium are removed during this process . It is approximately 350 times as sweet as sucrose . It has been given the E number E962 .

negative: Glucin Glucin is the name of an artificial sweetening agent similar to saccharin that was used in the early 20th century . The substance is a sodium salt derived from coal tar . It is composed of a mixture of mono - and di-sulfonic acids with a chemical formula of C19H16N4 . It typically appears as a light brown powder , easily soluble in water . It is insoluble in ether and chloroform . Glucin is about three hundred times sweeter than cane sugar .   The use of glucin as a food additive is prohibited in much of the United States due to concerns about its health effects .

negative: Eggnog Eggnog -LSB- ˈɛɡˌnɒɡ -RSB- ( `` egg nog ' '' or `` egg-nog '' ) , historically also known ( when alcoholic beverages are added ) as milk punch or egg milk punch , is a rich , chilled , sweetened , creamy dairy-based beverage traditionally made with milk , cream , sugar , whipped egg whites and egg yolks ( which gives it a frothy texture , and its name ) and , in some contexts , distilled spirits such as brandy , rum or bourbon .   Eggnog is traditionally consumed throughout Canada and the United States at Christmas season every year , often from American Thanksgiving through the end of the Christmas season . Eggnog has also gained popularity in Australia with supermarkets stocking pre-prepared versions of the drink . A variety called Ponche Crema has been made and consumed in Venezuela and Trinidad since the 1900s , also in the Christmas season . During this period commercially prepared eggnog is sold in grocery stores in these countries .   Eggnog is also often homemade , using milk , eggs , sugar and flavourings . Eggnog is served with cinnamon or nutmeg . While eggnog is often served chilled , in some cases it is served warmed , particularly on cold days ( in a similar way to the way mulled wine is served warm ) . Distilled spirits such as whiskey or rum are sometimes added to both commercially prepared eggnog and homemade eggnog . Eggnog or eggnog flavoring may also be used in other drinks , such as coffee ( e.g. an `` eggnog latte '' espresso drink ) and tea , or to dessert foods such as egg-custard puddings or eggnog-flavored ice cream .

negative: Ageusia Ageusia ( -LSB- əˈɡjuːziə -RSB- ) is the loss of taste functions of the tongue , particularly the inability to detect sweetness , sourness , bitterness , saltiness , and umami ( meaning `` pleasant/savory taste '' ) . It is sometimes confused with anosmia -- a loss of the sense of smell . Because the tongue can only indicate texture and differentiate between sweet , sour , bitter , salty , and umami , most of what is perceived as the sense of taste is actually derived from smell . True ageusia is relatively rare compared to hypogeusia -- a partial loss of taste -- and dysgeusia -- a distortion or alteration of taste .

negative: Sorbitol Sorbitol ( -LSB- ˈsɔərbᵻˌtɒl -RSB- ) , less commonly known as glucitol ( -LSB- ˈgluːsᵻˌtɒl -RSB- ) , is a sugar alcohol with a sweet taste which the human body metabolizes slowly . It can be obtained by reduction of glucose , changing the aldehyde group to a hydroxyl group . Most sorbitol is made from corn syrup , but it is also found in apples , pears , peaches , and prunes . It is converted to fructose by sorbitol-6-phosphate 2-dehydrogenase . Sorbitol is an isomer of mannitol , another sugar alcohol ; the two differ only in the orientation of the hydroxyl group on carbon 2 . While similar , the two sugar alcohols have very different sources in nature , melting points , and uses .

negative: Baccalà alla vicentina Baccalà alla vicentina ( -LSB- bakkaˈla alla vitʃenˈtiːna -RSB- ) is a Venetian-Italian dish native to Vicenza that is made from stoccafisso ( in English , stockfish ) , an air-dried fish , not salted cod .  For a fish plate ( a fish that is seasoned for months ) it maybe looks and tastes strange that it is sweet without any sugar addiction . But it 's probably the milk ( which has a lot of sugars inside , though not being sweet until cooked ) who gives the plate its characteristic taste .

negative: Gingerbread Gingerbread refers to a broad category of baked goods , typically flavored with ginger , cloves , nutmeg or cinnamon and sweetened with honey , sugar or molasses . Gingerbread foods vary , ranging from a soft , moist loaf cake to something close to a ginger biscuit .

negative: Roasted sweet potato Roasted sweet potato is a popular winter street food in East Asia .

negative: Dryness (taste) Dryness is a property of beverages that describes the lack of a sweet taste . This may be due to a lack of sugars , the presence of some other taste that masks sweetness , or an underabundance of simple carbohydrates that can be converted to sugar by enzymes in the mouth ( amylase in particular ) . The term `` dry '' may be applied to types of beer , wine , distilled spirits , or any other form of alcoholic beverage .   In a dry martini , `` dry '' refers to the type of vermouth used , sweet or dry , not the amount of vermouth used in the drink . A `` perfect '' martini -- or any other cocktail that uses vermouth , such as a Perfect Manhattan -- is a martini made with equal parts dry and sweet vermouth .

negative: Li hing mui Li hing mui is salty dried plum . In most parts of China it is called huamei . It has a strong , distinctive flavor , and is often said to be an acquired taste , as it has a combination of sweet , sour , and salty taste . It has also been described as tart , and even tangy . Originally from Guangdong Province , the name `` li hing mui '' means `` traveling plum '' . `` Li hing '' is `` traveling '' and `` mui '' is `` plum . ''


query: Manchester United F.C. was the world's highest-earning tennis club for a season.

positive: Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is a professional football club based in Old Trafford , Greater Manchester , England , that competes in the Premier League , the top flight of English football . Nicknamed `` the Red Devils '' , the club was founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878 , changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to its current stadium , Old Trafford , in 1910 .   Manchester United are the most successful club in England , having won a record 20 League Titles , 12 FA Cups , 5 League Cups and a record 21 FA Community Shields . The club has also won three UEFA Champions League , one UEFA Europa League , one UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup , one UEFA Super Cup , one Intercontinental Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup . In 1998 -- 99 , the club became the first in the history of English football to achieve the treble of the Premier League , the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League . In 2016 -- 17 , they also , by winning the UEFA Europa League , became one of five clubs to have won all three main UEFA club competitions . In winning all three top domestic trophies ( as well as both iterations of the English championship ) , all three major European trophies , both the domestic and European super cups , and both international titles ( the now-defunct Intercontinental Cup in 1999 and its successor , the FIFA World Club Cup in 2008 ) , the club has achieved a clean sweep of all top honours available to it ; the first and thus far only English club to do so .   The 1958 Munich air disaster claimed the lives of eight players . In 1968 , under the management of Matt Busby , Manchester United became the first English football club to win the European Cup . Alex Ferguson won 38 trophies as manager , including 13 Premier League titles , 5 FA Cups and 2 UEFA Champions Leagues , between 1986 and 2013 , when he announced his retirement . José Mourinho is the club 's current manager , having been appointed on 27 May 2016 .   Manchester United was the highest-earning football club in the world for 2015 -- 16 , with an annual revenue of $ 689 million , and the world 's third most valuable football club in 2015 , valued at # 1.98 billion . As of June 2015 , it is the world 's most valuable football brand , estimated to be worth $ 1.2 billion . After being floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1991 , the club was purchased by Malcolm Glazer in May 2005 in a deal valuing the club at almost # 800 million , after which the company was taken private again , before going public once more in August 2012 , when they made an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange . Manchester United is one of the most widely supported football clubs in the world , and holds several rivalries with other clubs , most notably with Liverpool , Manchester City and Leeds United , and more recently with Arsenal .

negative: History of Manchester United F.C. (1878–1945) Manchester United Football Club was formed in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR Football Club by the Carriage and Wagon department of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway depot at Newton Heath . The team initially played games against other departments and rail companies at their home ground at North Road , but by 1888 the club had become a founding member of The Combination , a regional football league . However , following the league 's dissolution before the end of its first season , Newton Heath joined the newly formed Football Alliance , which ran for three seasons before being merged with The Football League . This resulted in the club starting the 1892 -- 93 season in the First Division , by which time it had become independent of the rail company , dropped the `` LYR '' from its name and moved to a new ground at Bank Street . After just two seasons , the club was relegated to the Second Division .   In January 1902 , with debts of # 2,670 -- equivalent to # in -- the club was served with a winding-up order . Captain Harry Stafford found four local businessmen -- including John Henry Davies , who became club president -- each willing to invest # 500 in return for a direct interest in running the club . As a mark of this fresh start , on 24 April 1902 , the club 's name was changed to `` Manchester United '' . Under Ernest Mangnall , who became club secretary in 1903 , the team finished as Second Division runners-up in 1906 and secured promotion to the First Division , which it won in 1908 -- the club 's first league title . The following season began with victory in the first ever Charity Shield and ended with the club 's first FA Cup title . Manchester United moved to a new stadium at Old Trafford in 1910 , and won the First Division for the second time in 1911 , but at the end of the following season , secretary Mangnall left to join Manchester City .   In 1922 , three years after the resumption of football following the First World War , the club was relegated to the Second Division , where it remained until regaining promotion in 1925 . Relegated again in 1931 , Manchester United became a yo-yo club , achieving its all-time lowest position of 20th place in the Second Division in 1934 . Following the death of John Henry Davies in October 1927 , the club 's finances deteriorated to the extent that Manchester United would likely have gone bankrupt had it not been for an investment of # 2,000 in December 1931 by James W. Gibson , who assumed control of the club . In the 1938 -- 39 season -- the last year of football before the Second World War -- the club finished 14th in the First Division . During the war , the club participated in the Wartime League and the Football League War Cup , but in 1941 , Old Trafford was damaged by German bombs and would not be fully repaired until 1949 .

negative: 1911 United Kingdom heat wave The United Kingdom heatwave of 1911 was a particularly severe heat wave and associated drought . Records were set around the country for temperature in England , including the highest accepted temperature , at the time , of 36.7 C ( 98.6 F ) , only broken 79 years later in the 1990 heatwave , which reached 37.1 C ( 98.78 F ) . The highest ever accepted temperature is currently 38.5 C ( 101.3 F ) recorded on 10 August 2003 in Faversham , Kent . North America was also affected around about this time .

negative: Charles F. Carey, Jr. Charles F. Carey , Jr. ( died January 9 , 1945 ) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration -- the Medal of Honor -- for his actions in World War II .

negative: Henry F. Warner Henry F. Warner ( August 23 , 1923 -- December 21 , 1944 ) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration -- the Medal of Honor -- for his actions in World War II .

negative: John F. Thorson John F. Thorson ( May 10 , 1920 -- October 28 , 1944 ) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration -- the Medal of Honor -- for his actions in World War II .

negative: Hugh McLenahan Hugh `` Hughie '' McLenahan ( 23 March 1909 -- May 1988 ) was an English footballer who played at half back for several Football League clubs , including Stockport County , Manchester United and Notts County , before his career was halted by the Second World War in September 1939 .   Born in West Gorton , Manchester , McLenahan began his football career with various clubs in the Manchester area before signing for Stockport County as an amateur in February 1927 . Just three months later , he was transferred to Manchester United . Having heard that Stockport were holding a bazaar to ease their financial difficulties , United 's assistant manager Louis Rocca , whose family ran a successful ice cream business in the Newton Heath district of the city , donated a freezer full of ice cream to the event in exchange for Stockport releasing McLenahan from his contract .   McLenahan made his Manchester United debut on 4 February 1928 , playing at right half in a 4 -- 1 defeat away to Tottenham Hotspur . He went on to make a further nine appearances that season , and helped Manchester United to narrowly avoid relegation to the Second Division . A broken leg meant that he missed the majority of the 1928 -- 29 season , playing just once ; against Aston Villa on 27 August 1928 .   He returned to first team action on 12 October 1929 , playing at left half in a 5 -- 2 defeat at home to Grimsby Town . Later in the season , McLenahan went on a scoring spree , scoring six goals in five consecutive games at inside right in April 1930 . The 1929 -- 30 season would prove to be the highest-scoring season of McLenahan 's Manchester United career . He proved to be a fairly versatile player for United , and although he was not a regular starter , he still managed to make 116 appearances for the club ( 112 in the league and four in the FA Cup ) , scoring 12 goals , and even captaining the team on a few occasions . By the mid-1930s , his appearances in the United first team had become few and far between and the decision was taken to allow McLenahan to move to Notts County in December 1937 .   McLenahan played for Notts County for almost two seasons , becoming an established name in the Notts County team , but his career was halted by the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 . By the time the war ended in 1945 , McLenahan was 36 years old , and too old to continue playing football . He died in Macclesfield , Cheshire , in May 1988 at the age of 79 .

negative: Herbert F. Christian Herbert F. Christian ( June 18 , 1912 -- June 3 , 1944 ) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration -- the Medal of Honor -- for his actions in World War II .

negative: History of Manchester United F.C. (1986–2013) The period from 1986 , when Alex Ferguson was appointed as Manchester United manager , to 2013 , when he announced his retirement from football , was one of the most successful in the club 's history . Ferguson joined the club from Aberdeen on the same day that Ron Atkinson was dismissed , and guided the club to a 12th-place finish in the league . Despite a second-place finish in 1987 -- 88 , the club was back in 11th place the following season . Reportedly on the verge of being dismissed , victory over Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup Final replay ( after a 3 -- 3 draw ) saved Ferguson 's career . The following season , Manchester United claimed their first Cup Winners ' Cup title and competed in the 1991 European Super Cup , beating European Cup holders Red Star Belgrade 1 -- 0 in the final at Old Trafford . A second consecutive League Cup final appearance followed in 1992 , in which the team beat Nottingham Forest 1 -- 0 at Wembley Stadium . In 1993 , the club won its first league title since 1967 , and a year later , for the first time since 1957 , it won a second consecutive title -- alongside the FA Cup -- to complete the first `` Double '' in the club 's history .   Manchester United 's 1998 -- 99 season was the most successful in English club football history as they became the first team to win the Premier League , FA Cup and UEFA Champions League -- `` The Treble '' -- in the same season . Losing 1 -- 0 going into injury time in the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final , Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær scored late goals to claim a dramatic victory over Bayern Munich , in what is considered one of the greatest comebacks of all time . The club also won the Intercontinental Cup after beating Palmeiras 1 -- 0 in Tokyo . Ferguson was subsequently knighted for his services to football .   In 2000 , Manchester United competed in the inaugural FIFA Club World Championship in Brazil , and won the league again in the 1999 -- 2000 and 2000 -- 01 seasons . The team finished third in 2001 -- 02 , before regaining the title in 2002 -- 03 . They won the 2003 -- 04 FA Cup , beating Millwall 3 -- 0 in the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff . In the 2005 -- 06 season , Manchester United failed to qualify for the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in over a decade , but recovered to secure a second-place league finish and victory over Wigan Athletic in the 2006 Football League Cup Final . The club regained the Premier League title in the 2006 -- 07 and 2007 -- 08 seasons , and completed the European double by beating Chelsea 6 -- 5 on penalties in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final in Moscow 's Luzhniki Stadium . Ryan Giggs made a record 759th appearance for the club in this game , overtaking previous record holder , Bobby Charlton . In December 2008 , the club won the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup and followed this with the 2008 -- 09 Football League Cup , and a third successive Premier League title , the first time any team had won three successive league titles more than once . That summer , Cristiano Ronaldo was sold to Real Madrid for a world record # 80 million . In 2010 , Manchester United defeated Aston Villa 2 -- 1 at Wembley to retain the League Cup , their first successful defence of a knockout cup competition .

negative: Paul F. Riordan Paul F. Riordan ( November 8 , 1920 -- February 8 , 1944 ) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration -- the Medal of Honor -- for his actions in World War II during the Battle of Monte Cassino .


query: The Block (album) was released by the band the New Kids on the Block in 1998.

positive: The Block (album) The Block is the fifth studio album by New Kids on the Block . The album was released on September 2 , 2008 , along with a deluxe edition that included four bonus tracks . It sold 100,000 copies in its first week of release and debuted at number one on the U.S. Top Pop Albums chart and at number two on the Billboard 200 . Several artists collaborated on the album , such as Ne-Yo , Lady Gaga , The Pussycat Dolls , Akon , Teddy Riley and New Edition .   The first official single from the album is `` Summertime '' and the song was released on May 13 , 2008 . The second official single titled `` Single '' featuring Ne-Yo was released on August 12 , 2008 . The third single `` Dirty Dancing '' was released on December 19 . The single was the album 's most successful single in Europe and Canada , peaking at number 31 and reaching the number-one position on the CHUM Chart in Toronto on February 21 , 2009 after twelve weeks on the chart . The album 's fourth single , `` 2 in the Morning '' , was officially released February 23 , 2009 in the United States and the United Kingdom .   It is the group 's first studio album in fourteen years since Face the Music .

negative: 2 in the Morning `` 2 in the Morning '' is the fourth single and the third U.S. single release from pop group New Kids on the Block 's sixth studio album , The Block . Like many of the songs on The Block , it features lead vocals by Joey McIntyre , Jordan Knight , and Donnie Wahlberg .

negative: New Kids on the Block Live The New Kids on the Block Live was the fifth concert tour by American band New Kids on the Block and the first in 14 years since the group broke up after their last tour in 1994 . In April 2008 , the group reunited on the Today Show , announcing a new album and tour . The tour visited North America and Europe . The tour took place from the fall of 2008 through the summer of 2010 . Each year , the tour was revamped with new staging , setlist and tour name . In 2009 , the tour was acknowledged as The `` Full Service Tour '' and in 2010 , the tour was known as the `` Casi-NO Tour '' .

negative: Jordan Knight Performs New Kids on the Block: The Remix Album Jordan Knight Performs New Kids on the Block : The Remix Album is the second solo album released by singer Jordan Knight . Released in 2004 , the album contains modern-day produced covers of songs from his band New Kids on the Block .   In 2007 , the first disc was re-issued alone as Jordan Knight Sings NKOTB .

negative: Summertime (New Kids on the Block song) `` Summertime '' is a 2008 single and the first from the New Kids on the Block album titled The Block . The single was released on May 13 , 2008 and was the first new single released by the group since 1994 .   On May 5 , 2008 `` Summertime '' was posted on the group 's MySpace page . The lead vocals were sung by Donnie Wahlberg , Jordan Knight , and Joey McIntyre .   The song 's introduction has Joey McIntyre shouting out `` Jones Beach ! 1988 ! '' , referring to their rising popularity in that year .

negative: No More Games/The Remix Album No More Games/The Remix Album is a remix album from pop group New Kids on the Block . It peaked at # 19 on the U.S. Billboard 200 .

negative: New Kids on the Block discography This is the discography of US boy band New Kids on the Block .   Still active today , NKOTB have had number 1 albums across Europe , the United States and Canada and number 1 singles from as far and wide as Australia to the United Kingdom .   The album Step by Step shifted just under 20 million copies worldwide as the follow-up to Hangin ' Tough , which shipped 8 million copies in the US alone .   The title track from the album Step by Step remains the band 's biggest-selling single to date .

negative: Merry, Merry Christmas Merry , Merry Christmas is the third album by pop act New Kids on the Block , released in the United States by Columbia Records on September 19 , 1989 ( see 1989 in music ) . It is a holiday one , featuring seasonal songs , both cover versions and original material . Released at a time when the band was peaking , it went double platinum and spawned the top ten single , `` This One 's for the Children '' . On October 14 , 2008 it was released to iTunes .

negative: Hangin' Tough Tour The Hangin ' Tough Tour was a 1989 concert tour by Boston boy band New Kids on the Block , launched to support their album Hangin ' Tough .

negative: Jordan Knight (album) Jordan Knight is the eponymous debut album by former New Kids on the Block member Jordan Knight , released in 1999 . Knight co-produced eight of the eleven tracks on the album with help from Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and a then unknown Robin Thicke . The album sold over 500,000 copies in the US alone and reached # 29 on the Billboard 200 .

negative: Block to Block Block to Block is the debut album of the band De Press . It was released in 1981 and was produced by John Leckie .

negative: Rock the Block Rock the Block is the 14th studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus , released in 2003 . The album peaked at No. 1 in the Swiss Album Chart and was certified Gold in Switzerland .

negative: Call It What You Want (New Kids on the Block song) `` Call It What You Want '' is a 1991 song by New Kids on the Block . Written and produced by Maurice Starr , the original version appears on the group 's third album Step By Step . A club/house remix produced by Robert Clivillés & David Cole , which also featured a rap intro by Freedom Williams , later appeared on the group 's 1990 hits compilation , No More Games/The Remix Album and would ultimately serve as the second single to be released from that album . The lead vocals were sung by Jordan Knight , Joey McIntyre , and Donnie Wahlberg .

negative: Single (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song) `` Single '' is the second single from New Kids on the Block 's fifth studio album , The Block , which is a duet with Ne-Yo . The lead vocals were sung by Joey McIntyre , Donnie Wahlberg , and Jordan Knight . Donnie also rapped in the song .   The song was released on August 12 , 2008 as a digital download . According to allaccess.com , the single impacted radio on September 2 , 2008 . the same day the album was released . The song was released as a CD single in the UK on November 11 , 2008 .   Ne-Yo included a solo version of the song on his album Year of the Gentleman with a length of 4:18 .

negative: Tonight (New Kids on the Block song) `` Tonight '' is a 1990 song recorded by the American pop band New Kids on the Block . It was their second single from their 1990 album Step by Step . It was a big hit on both sides of the Atlantic . It first reached # 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , and then went on to reach # 3 on the UK Singles Chart soon after its American success , giving the band another hit , as , at this point , they were at their commercial peak .   The song is `` half slow tempo , half ska '' and is mostly sung in unison by all five members of the group until the `` la la ... '' section of the chorus . The song `` discusses the relationship that binds the members of the group to their fans , since the beginning '' , with many references to their earlier hits in the first couplet .   The `` ska part '' is the melody of Johann Sebastians Bach 's Cantate `` Sleepers awake '' ( BWV 140 ) .

negative: Never Let You Go (New Kids on the Block song) `` Never Let You Go '' is a single performed by New Kids on the Block ( as `` NKOTB '' ) from their 1994 album Face the Music .   The song features Jordan Knight singing lead vocals and Donnie Wahlberg rapping . It was released during the group 's drop in popularity and failed to perform well on the US charts .   It reached # 42 in the UK Singles Chart and # 18 in the Canadian Charts . The video for the song shows Knight and a young woman disputing during the majority of it as he walks aimlessly through the city reminiscing before Wahlberg reunites them .   `` Never Let You Go '' was the last single New Kids on the Block released before breaking up in June 1994 until their 2008 reunion .  The single was performed again in the Casi-NO Tour 2010 .

negative: NKOTBSB NKOTBSB was a supergroup consisting of the members of American boy bands New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys . Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys came up with the name , which is a combination of established initialisms of each groups ' names , NKOTB and BSB . Together they have released one compilation album , the eponymous NKOTBSB ( 2011 ) , one single , and toured in North America , Europe , Australia , and Asia in 2011 and 2012 .

negative: Games (New Kids on the Block song) `` Games '' is a single released by New Kids on the Block as the first single from their remix album No More Games/The Remix Album .   Employing hip-hop samples with riffs sung by Jordan Knight , and defensive rhymes by Donnie Wahlberg , `` Games '' was a dramatic departure from their previously clean cut sound . The song also included shout outs to Donnie 's brother Mark Wahlberg and Mark 's band The Funky Bunch . The song features a chorus section taken from the movie the wizard of Oz , namely the West witch 's soldiers chant : oh ee oh , oh oh .   Feeling the name `` New Kids on the Block '' was too childish for the group , the band shortened their name to `` NKOTB '' during the time of the single 's release . The song received decent airplay from stations nationwide .

negative: The Package Tour The Package Tour was a co-headlining tour featuring American bands New Kids on the Block , 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men . Beginning May 2013 , the groups performed nearly fifty shows in North America .

negative: Face the Music Tour The Face the Music/Club Tour was a worldwide concert tour by the band NKOTB , also known as New Kids On The Block , undertaken in late 1993 to mid-1994 in support of their fourth album Face the Music . It was their last tour for nearly fifteen years until they reunited in 2008 for New Kids on the Block : Live . They performed songs like `` Never Let You Go '' and `` Dirty Dawg '' .

negative: Knock Yer Block Off Knock Yer Block Off is the third full-length album by the American punk band Sloppy Seconds . It was released on Taang Records in 1993 .

negative: Dirty Dancing (song) `` Dirty Dancing '' is the third overall single from New Kids on the Block 's 2008 album , The Block . It was produced by RedOne . The lead vocals were sung by Jordan Knight and Donnie Wahlberg .

negative: Jordan Knight Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight ( born May 17 , 1970 ) is an American singer-songwriter and actor , best known as the lead singer of the boy band New Kids on the Block ( NKOTB ) , who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s . He is best known for his distinctive falsetto style of singing , influenced by The Stylistics . After New Kids on the Block split in 1994 , he launched a solo career . Jordan 's first solo album , released in 1999 , and his latest solo album , released in 2011 , reached the Top 50 on the US Billboard 200 . As of 2011 , he released four Top 40 singles ; the most well known being `` Give It to You '' in 1999 . Knight has released three solo albums , one remix album and one EP . On May 31 , 2011 , Knight released the studio album , Unfinished . Knight has sold over 1.5 million records worldwide as a solo artist . In 2015 , Boston City Council declared February 7 `` Jordan Knight Day . ''

negative: Joey McIntyre Joseph Mulrey `` Joey '' McIntyre ( born December 31 , 1972 ) is an American singer-songwriter and actor . He is best known as the youngest member of the boy band New Kids on the Block . He has sold over 1 million records worldwide as a solo artist .

negative: Kid Dynamite (album) Kid Dynamite '' is the first album by Philadelphia hardcore punk band Kid Dynamite . It was released in 1998 by Jade Tree Records .

negative: If You Go Away (New Kids on the Block song) `` If You Go Away '' is a song by pop group New Kids on the Block ( although the group was credited under the moniker of NKOTB on the jacket . ) Released as a stand-alone single on December 14 , 1991 , the only new song on the compilation H.I.T.S. ; it was later included on their 1994 album Face the Music . Written by John Bettis , Trey Lorenz and Walter Afanasieff , the latter of whom also served as the songs producer . Lead vocals are shared by Jordan Knight and Joey McIntyre , with a spoken word by Danny Wood . It was , at that point , the first song the group put out after having split with longtime manager and producer Maurice Starr .

negative: Thankful (EP) Thankful is the first extended play by American pop group New Kids on the Block , released on May 12 , 2017 . `` One More Night '' was released as the first single on March 7 , 2017 . The song was premiered live on The Late Late Show with James Corden on March 6 , 2017 .

negative: Be My Girl (New Kids on the Block song) `` Be My Girl '' is a 1986 ballad single from New Kids on the Block , with lead vocals by Donnie Wahlberg . Written and produced by Maurice Starr , it was the group 's first release ( debut single ) from their debut album New Kids on the Block . Although it received marginal airplay in their hometown of Boston , it was largely ignored nationally and failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 .

negative: Tha Block Is Hot Tha Block Is Hot is the debut studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne . It was released on November 2 , 1999 , by Cash Money Records and Universal Music Group . Recording sessions took place from 1998 to 1999 , with the executive production from Baby and Ronald `` Slim '' Williams , all of these tracks production that were provided by Mannie Fresh himself . Apart from the use of the word `` fuck '' , the album is nearly free of explicit lyrics from Wayne himself , due to his mother 's wishes . The most violent and sexual verses that was done by Big Tymers , and the other members of the Hot Boys , including rappers Juvenile , B.G. and Turk .

negative: Let's Try It Again `` Let 's Try It Again '' is by New Kids on the Block . Written and produced by Maurice Starr , it was the fourth and final single from the group 's third album , Step by Step , released in the fall of 1990 . It contains shared lead vocals by Danny Wood and Jordan Knight .

negative: Block Shit Block Shit is a collaborative album by Bay-Area rappers Yukmouth and Tha Gamblaz , released on November 13 , 2001 .

negative: NKOTBSB (album) NKOTBSB is a compilation album by American supergroup NKOTBSB which consists of New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys . The album was released on May 24 , 2011 , and features five hits from each group , two new joint recordings `` All in My Head '' and `` Do n't Turn Out the Lights '' , as well as a mash up . The album debuted at number seven in the US , selling 40,000 in the first week of its release . The album coincides with the joint tour featuring the groups , starting at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont , Illinois on May 25 , 2011 .

negative: Hangin' Tough Hangin ' Tough is the second album by American boy band New Kids on the Block , released on September 6 , 1988 , by Columbia Records . It is widely regarded as the breakthrough album of the group 's career and has been praised by some music critics , gaining positive reviews for their musical transition from bubblegum pop to urban contemporary , blended with popular rock music . Originally the group 's label had already planned to end their contract when their first album in 1986 garnered little commercial and critical attention which was nearly led to their failure . However , Maurice Starr , the group 's producer , diligently persuaded the label to let them record for a second album .   Hangin ' Tough led the group to success due to the emergence of their music to radio airplays and creation of music videos for each released single , showcasing the group 's visual appeal . Their popularity was eventually built as they made TV appearances and embarked on promotional tours . By the end of 1989 , the album topped on the US Billboard 200 charts , while peaked at number two both on Canadian Albums Chart on the same year and in the UK Albums Chart on the following year . The album also has a home-media video release entitled New Kids on the Block : Hangin ' Tough which is a documented musical film about the group 's biographical career which it was released in 1989 . It also contains a series of music videos , live performances , and exclusive interviews from the group and their fans . The album and the film itself , both were receiving few accolades : two American Music Awards and at least one Grammy Award nomination .   With sales of more than seventeen million copies worldwide to date , Hangin ' Tough became the group 's best-selling album and it was certified Diamond in Canada by the Canadian Recording Industry Association ( CRIA ) with sales of more than one million units , while eight times Platinum in the U.S. by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . The album spawned five commercial singles : `` Please Do n't Go Girl '' , `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' , `` I 'll Be Loving You ( Forever ) '' , `` Hangin ' Tough '' , and `` Cover Girl '' . All were top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts , making them the first teen act to gain such chart success .