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   The Calgary Stampede  is an annual rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten-day event, which bills itself as  The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth , attracts over one million visitors per year and features the world's largest rodeo, a parade, midway, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon racing and  First Nations exhibitions . Calgary takes on a party atmosphere during Stampede; residents don western wear and events held across the city include ever popular pancake breakfasts and barbecues.    The Stampede's roots are traced to 1886 when the  Calgary and District Agricultural Society  held its first fair. American promoter Guy Weadick launched the first rodeo in 1912 though the second was not held until 1919 when the Victory Stampede was organized to honour soldiers returning from World War I.  A 1923 merger with the  Calgary Industrial Exhibition  created the  Calgary Exhibition and Stampede  

     San Isidro  is the patron saint of the peasants and laborers and is also the patron saint of Madrid. Tradition has it that on May 15th the people of Madrid are to make a pilgrimage to San Isidro's meadow to celebrate his day and to drink the holy water of his fountain in his hermitage's patio. Madrid's biggest  "fiesta"  is celebrated yearly starting on the Friday before the 15th and running until the following Sunday, 9 days of Saintly jubilee throughout the Comunity of Madrid.     You can visit the church of the same name on calle Toledo - built over the site where the miracle purportedly took place - about two blocks from the Plaza Mayor. The church holds a small museum with exhibits including the famous well along with a small collection of archaeological findings excavated in the region of Madrid.     Like most in Spain, this Madrid festival has largely lost its religious character. Instead, the city government use

   Porn and horror movies have always been similar and if you watch either, you'd know that they're basically made of the same elements. For those that are blind and don't see the similarities, these are 10 irrefutable porn and horror movie similarities. No Acting Skills Needed    Porn and horror movie producers seem to pride themselves on their baffling horrible acting standards. Bad acting skills used loosely seem to be the charm of both porn and horror movies and is actually preferred since no one wants to watch a serious porn or horror movie. In both genres, there isn't a need for porn and horror actors to depict a wide emotional or character range, they are similar because both genres only require actors to portray one emotion. Porn requires acting out the emotion of pleasure; horror only requires fear, anything else is a bonus. Nudity Is a Requirement For Both    It's a no-brainer that nudity is required for porn movies,