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Six Flags, officially Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, is an amusement park corporation based in the United States, with properties in the US, Canada, and Mexico. It is the largest amusement park company in the world, based on the number of properties owned, and is ranked seventh in terms of attendance.[4] The company maintains twenty five properties throughout North America including theme parks, thrill parks, water parks, and family entertainment centers. In 2017, Six Flags properties hosted 30.4 million guests.[4]
Six Flags was founded in Texas and derived its name from its first property, Six Flags Over Texas. The company maintains a corporate office in Midtown Manhattan and its headquarters are in Grand Prairie, Texas. On June 13, 2009, the corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which it successfully exited after restructuring on May 3, 2010.[5][6][7]
Six Flags, officially Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, is an amusement park corporation based in the United States, with properties in the US, Canada, and Mexico. It is the largest amusement park company in the world, based on the number of properties owned, and is ranked seventh in terms of attendance.[4] The company maintains twenty five properties throughout North America including theme parks, thrill parks, water parks, and family entertainment centers. In 2017, Six Flags properties hosted 30.4 million guests.[4]
Six Flags was founded in Texas and derived its name from its first property, Six Flags Over Texas. The company maintains a corporate office in Midtown Manhattan and its headquarters are in Grand Prairie, Texas. On June 13, 2009, the corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which it successfully exited after restructuring on May 3, 2010.[5][6][7]
![Due South - CBS - bumper - 1995
Due South is a Canadian crime series with elements of comedy. The series was created by Paul Haggis, produced by Alliance Communications, and stars Paul Gross, David Marciano, Gordon Pinsent, Beau Starr, Catherine Bruhier, Camilla Scott, Ramona Milano, and latterly Callum Keith Rennie.[2][3] It ran for 67 episodes over four seasons, from 1994 to 1999. Due South - CBS - bumper - 1995](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bOzZq-O0pbU/mqdefault.jpg)
![Advil - Tv commercial - 1988
Ibuprofen
(RS)-Ibuprofen Structural Formula V1.svg
(R)-ibuprofen
Clinical data
Pronunciation /ˈaɪbjuːproʊfɛn/, /aɪbjuːˈproʊfən/, EYE-bew-PROH-fən
Trade names Advil, Motrin, Nurofen, others
Synonyms isobutylphenylpropionic acid
AHFS/Drugs.com Monograph
MedlinePlus a682159
License data
EU EMA: by INN
US FDA: Ibuprofen
Pregnancy
category
AU: C
US: C (Risk not ruled out)
D (US) at ≥30 weeks of gestation, due to the potential for premature closure of the ductus arteriosus
Routes of
administration by mouth, rectal, topical, and intravenous
ATC code
C01EB16 (WHO) G02CC01 (WHO) M01AE01 (WHO) M02AA13 (WHO) R02AX02 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status
AU: OTC
CA: OTC
UK: General sales list (GSL, OTC)
US: OTC (Rx-only at higher doses)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability 80–100% (by mouth),[2] 87% (rectal)
Protein binding 98%[1]
Metabolism Liver (CYP2C9)[1]
Onset of action 30 min[3]
Elimination half-life 2–4 h[4]
Excretion Urine (95%)[1][5]
Identifiers
IUPAC name[show]
CAS Number
15687-27-1 ☑
PubChem CID
3672
IUPHAR/BPS
2713
DrugBank
DB01050 ☑
ChemSpider
3544 ☑
UNII
WK2XYI10QM
KEGG
D00126 ☑
ChEBI
CHEBI:5855 ☑
ChEMBL
CHEMBL521 ☑
PDB ligand
IBP (PDBe, RCSB PDB)
ECHA InfoCard 100.036.152 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
Formula C13H18O2
Molar mass 206.29 g/mol
3D model (JSmol)
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Chirality Racemic mixture
Density 1.03 g/ml g/cm3
Melting point 75 to 78 °C (167 to 172 °F)
Boiling point 157 °C (315 °F)
Solubility in water 0.021 mg/mL (20 °C)
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Ibuprofen is a medication in the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) class that is used for treating pain, fever, and inflammation.[6] This includes painful menstrual periods, migraines, and rheumatoid arthritis.[6] It may also be used to close a patent ductus arteriosus in a premature baby.[6] It can be used by mouth or intravenously.[6] It typically begins working within an hour.[6]
Common side effects include heartburn and a rash.[6] Compared to other NSAIDs it may have fewer side effects such as gastrointestinal bleeding.[7] It increases the risk of heart failure, kidney failure, and liver failure.[6] At low doses, it does not appear to increase the risk of heart attack; however, at higher doses it may.[7] Ibuprofen can also worsen asthma.[7] While it is unclear if it is safe in early pregnancy,[6] it appears to be harmful in later pregnancy and therefore is not recommended.[8] Like other NSAIDs, it works by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins by decreasing the activity of the enzyme cyclooxygenase.[6] Ibuprofen might be a weaker anti-inflammatory than other NSAIDs.[7] Advil - Tv commercial - 1988](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bo07ie8FTK8/mqdefault.jpg)
![Excedrin - Tv commercial - 1988
Aspirin/paracetamol/caffeine
Combination of
Aspirin NSAID
Paracetamol Analgesic
Caffeine Stimulant
Clinical data
Trade names Excedrin, Vanquish, others
AHFS/Drugs.com excedrin
Routes of
administration Oral
ATC code
N02BA51 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status
US: OTC
Identifiers
PubChem CID
9871508
ChemSpider
8047198
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Aspirin/paracetamol/caffeine is a combination drug for the treatment of pain, especially tension headache and migraine.[1] It is sold in the US under the trade name Excedrin, although not all products sold under this name contain this combination. It is sold as Anadin Extra in the UK. Excedrin - Tv commercial - 1988](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/brOaxQfVevQ/mqdefault.jpg)
![Dianetics - L. Ron Hubbard - Tv commercial - 1987
Dianetics (from Greek dia, meaning through, and nous, meaning mind) is a set of ideas and practices regarding the metaphysical relationship between the mind and body created by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. Dianetics is practiced by followers of Scientology,[1][2] the Nation of Islam (as of 2010),[3] and independent Dianeticist groups.
Dianetics divides the mind into three parts: the conscious analytical mind, the subconscious reactive mind, and the somatic mind.[4] The goal of Dianetics is to erase the content of the reactive mind, which Scientologists believe interferes with a persons ethics, awareness, happiness, and sanity. The Dianetics procedure to achieve this erasure is called auditing.[5] In auditing, the Dianetic auditor asks a series of questions (or commands) and elicits answers to help a person locate and deal with painful experiences of the past,[6] which Scientologists believe to be the content of the reactive mind.[7][8]
Practitioners of Dianetics believe that the basic principle of existence is to survive[9] and that the basic personality of humans is sincere, intelligent, and good.[9] The drive for goodness and survival is distorted and inhibited by aberrations[9] ranging from simple neuroses to different psychotic states to various kinds of sociopathic behavior patterns. Hubbard developed Dianetics, claiming that it could eradicate these aberrations.[10]
When Hubbard formulated Dianetics, he described it as a mix of Western technology and Oriental philosophy.[11] He said that Dianetics forms a bridge between cybernetics and general semantics (a set of ideas about education originated by Alfred Korzybski, which received much attention in the science fiction world in the 1940s)[12][13]—a claim denied by scholars of General Semantics,[14] including S. I. Hayakawa, who expressed strong criticism of Dianetics as early as 1951.[15] Hubbard claimed that Dianetics could increase intelligence, eliminate unwanted emotions and alleviate a wide range of illnesses he believed to be psychosomatic. Among the conditions purportedly treated were arthritis, allergies, asthma, some coronary difficulties, eye trouble, ulcers, migraine headaches, sexual deviation (which for Hubbard included homosexuality), and even death.[16] Hubbard asserted that memories of painful physical and emotional experiences accumulate in a specific region of the mind, causing illness and mental problems. He taught that once these experiences have been purged through cathartic procedures he developed, a person can achieve superior health and intelligence.[17] Hubbard also variously defined Dianetics as a spiritual healing technology and an organized science of thought.[18] Dianetics - L. Ron Hubbard - Tv commercial - 1987](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cQNM30qZC64/mqdefault.jpg)

![Sinbad Polaroid talking camera commercial - cowboys - 1995
Polaroid is an American company that is a brand licensor and marketer of its portfolio of consumer electronics to companies that distribute consumer electronics and eyewear. It is best known for its Polaroid instant film and cameras. In 2017, its parent company was acquired by Polish investor Oskar Smołokowski.
The company was founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land, to exploit the use of its Polaroid polarizing polymer.[1]:3 Land ran the company until 1981. Its peak employment was 21,000 in 1978, and its peak revenue was $3 billion in 1991.[2]
When the original Polaroid Corporation was declared bankrupt in 2001,[3][4] its brand and assets were sold off.[5] The new Polaroid formed as a result,[3][5] and itself declared bankruptcy in 2008, resulting in a further sale and in the present-day Polaroid Corporation. In May 2017, the brand and intellectual property of the Polaroid corporation were acquired by the largest shareholder of the Impossible Project, which had originally started out in 2008 by producing new instant films for Polaroid cameras.[6] The Impossible Project was renamed Polaroid Originals in September 2017.[7][8] Sinbad Polaroid talking camera commercial - cowboys - 1995](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cj3TTlzL7sI/mqdefault.jpg)
![2005 Buick Lacrosse - Tv commercial
The Buick LaCrosse is a large[5]/mid-size[6] (full-size / executive since 2010)[7][8] manufactured and marketed by Buick since 2004. The LaCrosse is now in its third generation, slotted above the Buick Regal as the brands flagship sedan.
The first generation LaCrosse replaced the Century and Regal in North America beginning in the 2005 model year, serving as the brands mid-size car. The automobile was originally sold as the Buick Allure in Canada. For 2010, the LaCrosse was completely redesigned and moved upmarket as a large premium sedan.[9][10] The model was redesigned again for 2017. 2005 Buick Lacrosse - Tv commercial](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dYYbYsdZLCs/mqdefault.jpg)


![At&t commercial 1996 - come back free
AT&T Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas.[5] It is the worlds largest telecommunications company, the second largest provider of mobile telephone services, and the largest provider of fixed telephone services in the United States through AT&T Communications. Since June 14, 2018, it is also the parent company of mass media conglomerate WarnerMedia, making it the worlds largest media and entertainment company in terms of revenue.[6]
AT&T began its history as Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, a subsidiary of the Bell Telephone Company, founded by Alexander Graham Bell in 1880. The Bell Telephone Company evolved into American Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1885, which later rebranded as AT&T Corporation. The 1982 United States v. AT&T antitrust lawsuit resulted in the divestiture of AT&T Corporations (Ma Bell) subsidiaries or Regional Bell Operating Companies (Baby Bells), resulting in several independent companies including Southwestern Bell Corporation; the latter changed its name to SBC Communications Inc. in 1995. In 2005, SBC purchased its former parent AT&T Corporation and took on its branding, with the merged entity naming itself AT&T Inc. and using its iconic logo and stock-trading symbol. In 2006, AT&T Inc. acquired BellSouth, the last independent Baby Bell company, making their formerly joint venture Cingular Wireless (which had acquired AT&T Wireless in 2004) wholly owned and rebranding it as AT&T Mobility.
The current AT&T reconstitutes much of the former Bell System, and includes ten of the original 22 Bell Operating Companies along with the original long distance division.[7] At&t commercial 1996 - come back free](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/e3r_V7mBWDs/mqdefault.jpg)
