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Donna Karan is a name I've heard but I don't know who she is.
Donna Karan is an american fashion designer
Oh cool, when was she born?
donna karan was born october 2, 1948
Oh she's quite old then.
yea donna karan is a fashion designer in new york and has been there for a while
From New York? She must be pretty good.
donna karan is the creator of the DKNY clothing label
I've never heard of that before, but cool.
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Donna Karan
Donna Karan (born Donna Ivy Faske; October 2, 1948), also known as "DK", is an American fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels.
Early life.
Karan was born Donna Ivy Faske to mother Helen ("Queenie") and father Gabby Faske in the Forest Hills neighborhood of the Borough of Queens, New York City. Her family is Jewish. Karan's mother had been a model and had also worked in designer Chester
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exquisite fabrics. He left Cerruti in 2002 to return to New York as Vice President of Design for Donna Karan New York. He has stayed with Donna Karan, a fashion house owned by the French LVMH Group, since then. In 1998 he said that his time at Donna Karan between 1993 and 1997 "was invaluable to me in getting to where I am now at Cerruti." (Source: Interview Magazine).
Speliopoulos has also worked as a costume designer for Karole Armitage, a New York ballet dancer who
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I just love the Golden Retriever breed! Pretty much all my dogs where retrievers
I love Golden Retrievers and am considering buying one! I would love to go swimming with one since they love the water and are very obedient!
Yes they do!! I had a swamp by my house growing up and she always went in
Oh that is awesome! Did you have her fenced in? I would imagine she would have a tendency to roam around and maybe get lost.
We did, but, she always got out, It's okay we lived in a small town in the country so she ALWAYS came home
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coat that lies flat against their bodies and repels water. Golden retrievers are well suited to residency in suburban or country environments. They shed copiously, particularly at the change of seasons, and require fairly regular grooming. The Golden Retriever was originally bred in Scotland in the mid-19th century.
The breed is a prominent participant in conformation shows for purebred dogs. The Golden Retriever is popular as a disability assistance dog, such as being a guide dog for the blind and a hearing dog for the deaf. In addition, they
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Golden Retriever
The Golden Retriever is a large-sized gun dog that retrieve shot waterfowl, such as ducks and upland game birds, during hunting and shooting parties. They were named 'retriever' because of their ability to retrieve shot game undamaged due to their soft mouth. Golden retrievers have an instinctive love of water, and are easy to train to basic or advanced obedience standards. They are a long-coated breed, with a dense inner coat that provides them with adequate warmth in the outdoors, and an outer
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I really like the music of taylor swift
I do too. I like that she writes narrative songs about her life. I feel like I can relate to her music.
What is your favorite taylor swift song
It's older, but I really like Love Story. If was written about a love interest of hers that her family and friends didn't like.
That sounds interesting. I do not know that song. I will have to find it on pandora
She is a great artist. Her second album won four Grammys, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner that year.
Wow that is amazing. Is she married?
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Swift's signature themes of love and heartbreak, however, from a more mature perspective while exploring other themes such as fame and the pressure of being in the limelight. She explained how red can be associated with feelings on “opposite ends of the spectrum.” The album features collaborations with producers and guest artists such as Gary Lightbody of the band Snow Patrol and Ed Sheeran, and is noted for Swift's experimentation with new musical genres. Swift completed The Red Tour in support of the album in 2014, which became the
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angle of it." However, when Swift performed the song for Anderson and asked whether she was comfortable with the song, Anderson confirmed: "She said, 'Does it bother you that your name is in a song that's so personal?' And it really doesn't just because of the way Taylor and I feel about it. If one girl can kind of learn from it or connect to a song like that, it's totally worth it." With Anderson's consent, Swift recorded "Fifteen"
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I have been hearing a lot about bitcoin and am wanting to learn more about it.
Well bitcoin is a form of cryptocurrency,arguably the most well known that there is currently.
My concern is how secure is it.
Since it is a digital form of currency, it is locked in a digital wallet that is locked so it is pretty secure.
That definitely makes me feel more comfortable about using them as a currency.
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin (₿) is a cryptocurrency. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries.
Transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded in a public distributed ledger called a blockchain. Bitcoin was invented by an unknown person or group of people using the name Satoshi Nakamoto and was released as open-source software in 2009. Bitcoins are created as a reward for
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number embedded, together with denomination, currency, identifier of the issuing bank as well as layer of digital watermarks and digital signatures. Signatures are both in standard RSA format and on elliptic curves created by bank's HSM.
In order to access the blockchain, users need a dedicated application that contains public keys of the issuers. The application, just like bitcoin cryptocurrency wallet, is capable of parsing Billon's digital blockchain format and verifying signatures on incoming and outgoing money. Both the sending and receiving party have to register their
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My wife wants to actually spend money on a cat, an Oriental shorthair or something like that. I have no reason why I should spend money on a cat like that when you can find them on the side of the road.
That's a bit harsh lol. Apparently they are very intelligent and playful cats.
Yeah, I might have overreacted.. tell me more about them. Help me get over myself. Why should I go out on a limb and get one for my wife?
Well it is one of the most popular among members of the Cat Fanciers' Association. Kind of a funny name lol.
That sounds a little over the top, eh? Are there any fun facts about them?
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Oriental Shorthair
The Oriental Shorthair is a breed of domestic cat that is closely related to the Siamese. It maintains the modern Siamese head and body type but appears in a wide range of coat colors and patterns. Like the Siamese, Orientals have almond-shaped eyes, a triangular head shape, large ears, and an elongated, slender, and muscular body. Their personalities are also very similar. Orientals are social, intelligent, and many are rather vocal. They often remain playful into adulthood, with many enjoying playing
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are about to sacrifice our civilization for the opportunity of a very small number of people to continue making unimaginable amounts of money. The biosphere is being sacrificed so that rich people in countries like mine can live in luxury. But it’s the suffering of the many which pays for the luxuries of a few. In the year 2078, I will celebrate my 75th birthday. If I have children, maybe they will spend the day with me. … Maybe they will ask why you didn’t do anything while there still was
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I am so Lazy! i wish i didt have too work, i kno laziness is a habit rather than a mental health issue! do you feel lazy sometimes?
At times I do - it just depends. Are there ways to overcome it?
I think so, i will have too check with my doctor, but with mental health features may be persistent, relapsing and remitinh or occur as a single episode!
How are mental health issues treated?
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Electroconvulsive therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), formerly known as electroshock therapy, is a psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in patients to provide relief from mental disorders. The ECT procedure was first conducted in 1938 and rapidly replaced less safe and effective forms of biological treatments in use at the time. ECT is often used with informed consent as a safe and effective intervention for major depressive disorder, mania, and catatonia. ECT machines have been placed in the Class III category by the United States Food and Drug Administration
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my win but it does not feel good when you have a good day and you wreck someone out of a good day, especially how Kyle helped me the whole race. You want him to have a good day too, and I couldn't just give the win to him so I tried to make my move, he went up to block us and I was already there. I am sorry. I may be too hard on myself but I do not feel like I am... I am sorry but I am thankful
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I love hiking so much. It's such amazing exercise and you get to see so much of the world at the same time!
I agree, I enjoy hiking with my dog. Its quite the experience!
I can imagine! You could go on a day hike, and in a single day you and your dog could bond and enjoy nature together.
You're right, I make sure I only go when its cool and windy because my dog doesn't like the heat!
To get away from the heat, you could hike in the UK, where they just call it walking as a catch-all term for any kind of hiking activity.
I see, but that might involve quite a long flight! But I will be sure to visit UK and see why people like hiking so much there.
That's true, it is a long flight. In the US though, you could hike the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, as long as you can make it all 2200 miles!
That many miles might be above my stamina levels! Hopefully, I could do it over the course of a year
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each year.
The idea of the Appalachian Trail came about in 1921. The trail itself was completed in 1937 after more than a decade of work, although improvements and changes continue. It is maintained by 31 trail clubs and multiple partnerships, and managed by the National Park Service, United States Forest Service, and the nonprofit Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Most of the trail is in forest or wild lands, although some portions traverse towns, roads and farms. It passes through 14 states: Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee
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's a whole new experience. Listening to my music, and obviously for me performing my music, with an orchestra it's nerve-wracking. I have to be honest. So many people, and I get so nervous, and they are all depending on me. And they are all the best musicians you can get. I just want to live up to their standards. But I enjoy it so much. It's like a huge heart that is beating, this orchestra and it pulls you in and you can
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I love watching the sunrise. I feel so at peace at the instant the upper edge of the sun appears over the horizon.
So do I, but that's only when I get to.
Well if you're not up that early you could always catch a sunset when the dun dips below the horizon as a result of the Earth's rotation?
That's true, I'm usually up for that !
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Sunrise
Sunrise (or Sun up) is the moment when the upper limb of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon and its accompanying atmospheric effects.
Terminology.
Terminology "Rise".
Although the Sun appears to "rise" from the horizon, it is actually the "Earth's" motion that causes the Sun to appear. The illusion of a moving Sun results from Earth observers being in a rotating reference frame
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could sell 15 million copies. Novoselic revealed that he did not necessarily disagree with Love: "I've always considered everything she said. We've considered it and agreed and said, 'Hey, that's a great idea, Courtney.' I tried to get along with Courtney as best I could, but there's only so much you can do."
In September 2002, the lawsuit was settled, and it was announced that "You Know You're Right" would arrive on "a one-CD
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I love Hollywood movies. Hollywood is the home of the moviemaking industry.
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Hollywood
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California, notable as the home of the U.S. film industry, including several of its historic studios. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the industry and the people associated with it.
Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It was consolidated with the city of Los Angeles in 1910 and soon thereafter, a prominent film industry emerged, eventually becoming the most recognizable film industry in the world.
History.
History Early history
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grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.
Roger Ebert gave the film three stars, commenting: ""Cape Fear" is impressive moviemaking, showing Scorsese as a master of a traditional Hollywood genre who is able to mold it to his own themes and obsessions. But as I look at this $35 million movie with big stars, special effects and production values, I wonder whether it represents a good omen from the finest director now at work."
In popular culture.
The film
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I wonder what it is like to have a gender change. Some changes in some animals occur naturally.
Wow, You mean gender change in animals can occur naturally, what animals are those?
If I recall correctly some worms do that. But most what comes to most people's minds is surgery for humans.
Yes that is what comes to my mind. Do you know how common is gender change in humans?
No I don't know that. But I do know it is used in procedures for intersex people.
It seem like a lot of risk and trouble to change gender so I guess they must really want it very bad.
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Intersex
Intersex people are individuals born with any of several variations in sex characteristics including chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones, or genitals that, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies". Such variations may involve genital ambiguity and combinations of chromosomal genotype and sexual phenotype other than XY-male and XX-female.
Intersex people were previously referred to as hermaphrodites or "congenital eunuchs". In the 19th and 20th century,
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in his image, then even if he fashioned us by some evolutionary means, he would presumably want us to resemble him in being able to know; but then most of what we believe might be true even if our minds have developed from those of the lower animals."
Plantinga defined:
- "N" as naturalism, which he defined as "the idea that there is no such person as God or anything like God; we might think of it as high-octane atheism or perhaps atheism-plus
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Hiking's a wonderful outdoor activity and vigorous walk
I have never done hiking but I am sure it must be so much fun
They can occur on trails and footpaths. They are popular in Canada and the UAS
My son loves walking a lot. We have decided to start hiking tours as a family. I am sure he will love it
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the UK, along with rambling (a slightly old-fashioned term), hillwalking, and fell walking (a term mostly used for hillwalking in northern England). The term bushwalking is endemic to Australia, having been adopted by the Sydney Bush Walkers club in 1927. In New Zealand a long, vigorous walk or hike is called tramping. It is a popular activity with numerous worldwide, and studies suggest that all forms of walking have health benefits.
Related terms.
In the United States, Canada, the
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Hiking
Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks. On the other hand, in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, the word "walking" is acceptable to describe "all forms" of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or backpacking in the Alps. The word hiking is also often used in
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The poodle is a group of formal dog breeds
Poodles are neat! There are all sorts of types of poodle and I believe they're quite good natured. Do you have one?
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conformation shows, including "Best in Show" at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in 1991 and 2002, and at the World Dog Show in 2007 and 2010.
Toy Poodles won "Best in Show" at Crufts in 1966 and 1982. Standard Poodles achieved the award in 1955, 1985, 2002, and 2014. The 2002 winner came from Norway and was the first overseas exhibit to win the Crufts best in show award.
History.
The European mainland had known the poodle long before it was brought
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Poodle
Poodles are a group of formal dog breeds, the Standard Poodle, Miniature Poodle and Toy Poodle. The origin of the breed is still discussed, with a prominent dispute over whether the poodle descends from Germany as a type of water dog, or from the French Barbet.
Ranked second most intelligent dog breed just behind the Border Collie, the poodle is skillful in many dog sports and activities, including agility, obedience, tracking to herding, circus performers and assistance dogs. Poodles have taken top honors in many
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I end up dreaming every night when I sleep.
That's pretty neat. What do you dream about?
It really varies. Dreams themselves aren't even fully understood scientifically as far as their purpose goes.
Yeah they are so mysterious. I think they help us process what has happened in our life.
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when brain activity is high and resembles that of being awake. REM sleep is revealed by continuous movements of the eyes during sleep. At times, dreams may occur during other stages of sleep. However, these dreams tend to be much less vivid or memorable. The length of a dream can vary; they may last for a few seconds, or approximately 20–30 minutes. People are more likely to remember the dream if they are awakened during the REM phase. The average person has three to five dreams per night, and
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simply comes when the time is right:
"We don't go to bed at night with an idea of what we're going to dream about. It's a very strange and mysterious and unconscious process...you have weird dreams that appear out of left field and we don't control it. I really do think that writing is much the same. I generate all my material through free writing, which is pouring things out in a notebook. And I just don't know what's going to pop-out
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I love iguanas. They are cool little creatures.
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and endangered due to habitat destruction, introduced feral predators, hunting, and hybridization with introduced green iguanas.
The word "iguana" is derived from the original Taino name for the species, "iwana".
In addition to the two species in the genus "Iguana", several other related genera in the same family have common names of the species including the word "iguana".
Anatomy and physiology.
Iguanas can range from in length, including their tail. The two species of lizard within the
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design of the creatures in the film, Nixey drew inspiration from pictures of mole rats.
Production Influences.
Del Toro has attributed the idea of giving the creatures in the film a fairy origin to the work of the writer Arthur Machen, saying in an interview: "I love the Welsh author Arthur Machen and his idea that fairy lore comes from a dark place, that it’s derived from little, pre-human creatures who are really, really nasty vermin but are magical in a way, living as they do
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hello! do you like to go hiking?
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Hiking
Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks. On the other hand, in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, the word "walking" is acceptable to describe "all forms" of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or backpacking in the Alps. The word hiking is also often used in
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"Guh bag yuh face"=(Go and bag your face) You are so repulsive that you should cover your face.
- "Guh whey yuh goin"=get away from me (with the connotation that the person being dismissed wants to go and do their own thing despite the speakers feelings.)
- "Howdie="Old time way of saying hello
- "Jelly"=young coconut; the flesh inside of a young coconut which has a jelly-like consistency
- "Jelly water"=coconut water
- "Jumbie" - an undead spirit/ghost
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My favorite color is blue. Blue is a beautiful color don't you think?
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Blue
Blue is one of the three primary colours of pigments in painting and traditional colour theory, as well as in the RGB colour model. It lies between violet and green on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when observing light with a dominant wavelength between approximately 450 and 495 nanometres. Most blues contain a slight mixture of other colours; azure contains some green, while ultramarine contains some violet. The clear daytime sky and the deep sea appear blue because of an optical effect known as Rayleigh scattering.
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but not "imagine you are sitting in a very comfortable chair in a room painted red, your favorite color" because then the listener might think "wait a second, red is not my favorite color."
- The work of the scholar of political communication Murray Edelman (1919–2001), starting with his seminal book "The Symbolic Uses of Politics" (1964), continuing with "Politics as symbolic action: mass arousal and quiescience" (1971), "Political Language: Words that succeed and policies that
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V It is the practice of not eating as much meat or refraining from it.egetables are obviously important for the human body!
Do you mean vegetarians? How do they get enough protein without meat? What are good protein sources?
While going through a vegan diet, you obstain from meat and get protein from plants, research shows plants are the creator of protien.
I know beans have a lot of protein. What other plants are rich in protein?
Soybeans, and breads, native to north america, a soybean contains protein similar to that of a cow.
What is the difference between vegan and vegetarian?
A vegan abstains from dairy products as a whole
I've heard of some who don't even eat honey. Are they as healthy as people who eat a well-balanced diet with meat?
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Vegetarianism
Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, and the flesh of any other animal), and may also include abstention from by-products of animals processed for food.
Vegetarianism may be adopted for various reasons. Many people object to eating meat out of respect for sentient life. Such ethical motivations have been codified under various religious beliefs, as well as animal rights advocacy. Other motivations for vegetarianism are health-related, political, environmental, cultural,
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feed of sheep and one half the amount of feed given to swine and chicken to produce an equivalent amount of protein. Crickets require only two pounds of feed to produce one pound of the finished product. Much of this efficiency is a result of crickets being ectothermic, as in they get their heat from the environment instead of having to expend energy to create their own body heat as typical mammals do.
As feed and food Benefits Nutrient efficiency.
Insects are nutrient efficient compared to other meat sources. The insect protein content is
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The Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world's third-largest brewing company, the Molson Coors Brewing Company
Really? it means they are really big
Yeah, Coors operates a brewery in Golden, Colorado, one of the largest in the world.
What kind of beers do they make. Typical beers or varieties?
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Coors Brewing Company
The Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world's third-largest brewing company, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. Coors operates a brewery in Golden, Colorado, that is the largest single brewery facility in the world.
History.
History Founding.
In 1873, German immigrants Adolph Coors and Jacob Schueler from Prussia emigrated to the United States and established a brewery in Golden, Colorado, after buying a recipe for a Pilsner-style beer from a Czech immigrant William Silhan.
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's Private Reserve, in 2008. In April 2010, AC Golden Brewing Company introduced Colorado Native Amber lager in Colorado, a lager made with 100% Colorado ingredients. The Colorado Native family of beers is sold only in Colorado.
History.
The AC Golden Brewing Company operates at the historic Coors Brewery in Golden, Colorado, established in 1873 by German immigrants Adolph Coors and Jacob Schueler, itself originally called the Golden Brewery. With the advent of the Coors Field baseball stadium in 1995, Coors started the Sandlot Brewery
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Beagle is my dog,do you love pets?
I do love pets. A friend has a beagle who's very smart, but gets very focused on one thing.
What type of breed of dog is it?
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Beagle
The beagle is a breed of small hound that is similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound. The beagle is a scent hound, developed primarily for hunting hare (beagling). With a great sense of smell and superior tracking instinct, the beagle is employed as detection dog for prohibited agricultural imports and foodstuffs in quarantine around the world. The beagle is intelligent but single-minded. It is a popular pet due to its size, good temper, and lack of inherited health problems.
The modern breed
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a full and developed musculature covering, is an attractive mover and covers a lot of ground.
Description Temperament.
Braccos are very much a people-loving dog and thrive on human companionship, having a strong need to be close to their people. They are a particularly good family dog, and many have a strong love of children. They get along well with other dogs and pets, if trained to do so - it is, afterall, a hunting breed - and must be taught what to chase and what not
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Have you ever been to kentucky? its a state in the east south central region
I've driven through part of it. I didn't get spend any real time there. Is it nice?
It is very pretty, its considered the blue grass state.
I love different natural areas in all the states. I don't know much about Kentucky's.
Well, kentucky is known for their horse races, moonshine, coal, tobacco and college basketball, just to name some.
I tried moonshine once and my throat burned for about an hour. Never again!
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Moonshine by country
Moonshine is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages made throughout the globe from indigenous ingredients reflecting the customs, tastes, and raw materials for fermentation available in each region. The term commonly applies to small-scale production, which is often illegal or tightly regulated in many countries.
Countries.
Countries Afghanistan.
Zarbali is a moonshine still, a type of distilled alcoholic beverage supposedly made from fermented raisins.
Countries Albania.
In Albania, moonshine (Raki) is the primary alcoholic beverage consumed on
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on his time on "Holby City" so far: "I don't think I've ever enjoyed a job as much. It is a pleasure to get up every morning and spend my days working at Holby. From the producers, writers and production staff through to the crew and the cast, everyone is lovely to work with and the atmosphere is always positive and good fun. What more could I wish for? I'm getting paid to do something I love [...] Linden is a very complex character to
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I am currently studying to be a radiologist. The technology used to view and treat diseases within the human are amazing!
Interesting, what does a radiologist do exactly ?
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Radiology
Radiology is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the human body.
A variety of imaging techniques such as X-ray radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine including positron emission tomography (PET), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used to diagnose or treat diseases. Interventional radiology is the performance of usually minimally invasive medical procedures with the guidance of imaging technologies such as X-ray radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear
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a MRI radiologist, neuroradiologist, pediatric radiologist, or musculoskeletal radiologist is needed, since these professionals are generally only located in large metropolitan areas working during daytime hours. Teleradiology allows for trained specialists to be available 24/7.
Teleradiology utilizes standard network technologies such as the internet, telephone lines, wide area network, local area network (LAN) and the latest high tech being computer clouds. Specialized software is used to transmit the images and enable the radiologist to effectively analyze what can be hundreds of images for a given study.
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I have a cousin who uses a wheelchair, it seems unfortunate, but now they have a wide variety of formats to meet specific needs for their users, so it's not as bad.
My brother, who died in 1998, used a wheelchair that was heavy and hard to use. Today, you are right, there are many more lightweight options.
I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Yes they are lightweight now and have specialized seating adaptions, individualized controls, and other features to help efficiency and ease of use.
Are there any that are aluminum and foldable?
I don't know for sure, but I would certainly imagine so. I know they even have ones specific for activities like sports wheelchairs, so I'm sure aluminum foldable ones exist.
Right now I'm looking for an aluminum and foldable wheelchair ramp for my mother. Everything related to wheelchairs take up a lot of space.
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Wheelchair ramp
A wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane installed in addition to or instead of stairs. Ramps permit wheelchair users, as well as people pushing strollers, carts, or other wheeled objects, to more easily access a building.
A wheelchair ramp can be permanent, semi-permanent or portable. Permanent ramps are designed to be bolted or otherwise attached in place. Semi-permanent ramps rest on top of the ground or concrete pad and are commonly used for the short term. Permanent and semi-permanent ramps
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Wheelchair
A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, or disability. Wheelchairs come in a wide variety of formats to meet the specific needs of their users. They may include specialized seating adaptions, individualized controls, and may be specific to particular activities, as seen with sports wheelchairs and beach wheelchairs. The most widely recognised distinction is between powered wheelchairs ("powerchairs"), where propulsion is provided by batteries and electric motors, and manually propelled wheelchairs,
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I could go for some cheese pizza, I just love it.
I also love Cheese Pizza. But i also love pizza with toppings. Specifically peppers and onions.
Peppers and onions on a pizza? are those very common toppings?
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Italian cuisine
Italian cuisine is food typical of Italy. It has developed through centuries of social and economic changes, with roots stretching to antiquity.
Significant changes occurred with the discovery of the New World and the introduction of potatoes, tomatoes, capsicums, maize and sugar beet, this last introduced in quantity in the 18th century. Italian cuisine is known for its regional diversity, especially between the north and the south of the Italian peninsula. It offers an abundance of taste, and is one of the most popular and
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North America Mexico.
Mexican pizza is a pizza made with ingredients typical of Mexican cuisine. The usual toppings that can be found throughout Mexico are chorizo, jalapeño pepper slices, grilled or fried onions, tomato, chilli pepper, shrimp, avocado, and sometimes beef, bell peppers, tripas or scallop. This pizza has the usual marinara sauce or white sauce and mozzarella cheese. Variations, substituting pepper jack cheese or Oaxaca cheese for mozzarella, are also popular.
North America United States.
In 1905, the
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One of the things I don't miss about the "courtship" phase of a relationship is the whole getting to know each other and then deciding if it will go further.
Oh, gosh. I know. That is the worst. I recently got married so I do not miss that at all.
Yes. It is daunting as a male because you are trying to woo a female and encouraging her to be receptive to a marriage proposal
I guess one of the only good things about an arranged marriage is that you get to skip the courtship phase all together.
Yes, I don't think that would be a horrible thing. Just sit back and let my parents take care of it, lol
On the show "19 and counting", I saw an episode where the guy had to ask the father if they could begin courting their daughter. I would not like that at all!
Yes, I much rather have the informal type where it is two private parties instead of being public/formal where you have to seek a family's approval.
What do you think is the proper amount of time to court someone is before getting married?
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average of 2 years and 7 months. Regarding duration between proposal and wedding, the UK poll above gave an average of 2 years and 3 months.
Traditions.
The date is fairly casual in most European-influenced cultures, but in some traditional societies, courtship is a highly structured activity, with very specific formal rules.
In some societies, the parents or community propose potential partners and then allow limited dating to determine whether the parties are suited. In Japan, there is a such type of courtship called
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came by, but it all happened so fast." "I didn't see a whole lot," said Larson. "I saw the No. 6 (Bayne) get sideways in front of me. I don't know if somebody got in to him or not, or if he just got the air taken off of him. From there just trying to miss the wrecks and I thought I was going to clear it all then the No. 40 (Cassill) started coming back up the track and I
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Nicholas Charles Sparks is a great American producer! He is also a romance writer and screenwriter. Do you like him?
never heard of the guy.
Well, he has published 19 novels and only 2 non-fiction books, so he's been around for a bit.
oh thats quite impressive.
There have been quite a few that were international bestsellers. Actually, 11 of his romantic drama novels were made into box office films.
wow wait thats so insane
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while a student at the University of Notre Dame. His first published work came in 1990, when he co-wrote with Billy Mills "Wokini: A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self-Understanding", which sold approximately 50,000 copies in its first year. In 1993, Sparks wrote his breakthrough novel "The Notebook" in his spare time while selling pharmaceuticals in Washington, D.C.. Two years later, his novel was discovered by literary agent Theresa Park who offered to represent him. The novel was published in October 1996
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Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Charles Sparks (born December 31, 1965) is an American romance novelist and screenwriter. He has published twenty novels and two non-fiction books. Several of his novels have become international bestsellers, and eleven of his romantic-drama novels have been adapted to film all with multimillion-dollar box office grosses. His novels feature stories of tragic love with happy endings and Christian values.
Sparks was born in Omaha, Nebraska and wrote his first novel, "The Passing", in 1985,
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I am currently studying to be a radiologist. The technology used to view and treat diseases within the human are amazing!
Interesting, what does a radiologist do exactly ?
They prepare and use imagining technology like X-rays, CT scans and ultrasound machines to help diagnose patients. If you've ever broken a bone, you've probably met one.
OK, and when radiology was invented ?
The first uses of such technology go back to the early 1900s, but possibly even before. The exact time isn't super clear.
I did not expected to be so old, it seems that CT scanners were introduced in hospitals in the last 40 years, am I right ?
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History of computed tomography
The history of X-ray computed tomography goes back to at least 1917 with the mathematical theory of the Radon transform In October 1963, William H. Oldendorf received a U.S. patent for a "radiant energy apparatus for investigating selected areas of interior objects obscured by dense material". The first commercially viable CT scanner was invented by Sir Godfrey Hounsfield in 1967.
Mathematical theory.
The mathematical theory behind computed tomographic reconstruction dates back to 1917 with the invention of the Radon transform by the Austrian mathematician Johann
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Radiology
Radiology is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the human body.
A variety of imaging techniques such as X-ray radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine including positron emission tomography (PET), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used to diagnose or treat diseases. Interventional radiology is the performance of usually minimally invasive medical procedures with the guidance of imaging technologies such as X-ray radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear
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Have you ever been hiking I want to take my family so we can do trails in the countryside.
yes! i love hiking with my baby. I'm a part of Hike It Baby organization
I didn't know they had those kind of organizations sounds so fun how many people participate and do the group hike in one full day or over a course of a few days?
we usually hike for a couple of hours a day with our kids
I would love to do a hike of that nature something short being kids involved I wouldn't do nothing like The Appalachian Trail which is known to be the longest trail in the world.
i've never heard about that trail. where is it located?
That trial is in the Eastern United States close to Springer mountain in Maine.
do you know how long the appalachian trail is?
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Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the A.T., is a marked hiking trail in the Eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. The trail is about long, though the exact length changes over time as parts are modified or rerouted. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy describes the Appalachian Trail as the longest hiking-only trail in the world. More than 2 million people are said to take a hike on part of the trail at least once
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, “I just love this country so much and I would never have been able to be where I am if I wasn't in America so we decided to come up with this track. I just want people to know that I love my country, this is home. Even though I wasn't born here, I'm so proud to be here” She also stated, “People have kind of forgotten that working hard is huge, and that's what you need to do to get where you want. You
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Hey, I've never seen Grey's Anatomy, but I've heard that it is really popular.
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Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) as a mid-season replacement. The fictional series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attending physicians, as they develop into seasoned doctors while trying to maintain personal lives and relationships. The title is an allusion to "Gray's Anatomy", a classic human anatomy textbook first published in 1858 in London and written by Henry Gray. Shonda Rhimes
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Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Actress.
In January 2012, Heigl stated in an interview that she had asked the producers of "Grey's Anatomy" if she could return to the show to wrap up Izzie's storyline. "I've told them I want to [return]," she said. "I really, really, really want to see where [Izzie] is. I just want to know what happened to her and where she went and what she's doing now. My idea is that
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Have you ever been to Nashville Tennessee?
I haven't! I hear it's the hub for all things country music. How about you?
I used to live in Nashville the center for music, banking and lots of colleges
What colleges are there?
One of the largest in Tennessee and the southeast is Vanderbilt university
Oh! I've heard of Vanderbilt. Must be nice to go to college in a place with so much culture.
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six graduate and professional schools. The university is in the process of converting its residence halls into an academic residential college system. Several research centers and institutes are affiliated with the university, including the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center, and Dyer Observatory. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, formerly part of the university, became a separate institution in 2016. With the exception of the off-campus observatory, all of the university's facilities are situated on its campus in the heart of Nashville
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elected at-large. Reflecting the city's position in state government, Nashville is home to the Tennessee Supreme Court's courthouse for Middle Tennessee, one of the three divisions.
Nashville is a center for the music, healthcare, publishing, private prison, banking, and transportation industries. It is home to numerous colleges and universities, such as Tennessee State University, Vanderbilt University, Belmont University, Fisk University, and Lipscomb University. Entities with headquarters in the city include Asurion, Bridgestone Americas, Captain D's,
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have you ever heard of association football?
Yes I have. It is usually referred to as football, or soccer in the United States, and is a team sport where two teams of eleven players each attempt to kick a spherical ball into a net.
oh okay I was a little confused as to what the difference of them were. Did you keep up with the world cup?
Only slightly. I do know that France was the eventual winner.
Yeah that was pretty cool. I was going for Mexico but they didn't advance too far
It is incredible that it is played by over 250 million people in 200 countries
wow that many? I would have never guessed. Are there any other popular sports besides soccer?
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), the National Football League (NFL), and the National Hockey League (NHL). The market for professional sports in the United States is roughly $69 billion, roughly 50% larger than that of all of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa combined. All four enjoy wide-ranging domestic media coverage and are considered the preeminent leagues in their respective sports in the world, although American football does not have a substantial following in other nations. Three of those leagues have teams that represent Canadian cities,
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Association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of eleven players. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal.
Association football is one of a family
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I really have always wanted to go hitchhiking across the US. Do you know anything about hitchhiking?
Sure it is the practice of asking people for a ride in their vehicle to get to a destination.
Do you know when hitchhiking first became popular?
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Hitchhiking
Hitchhiking (also known as thumbing or hitching) is a means of transportation that is gained by asking individuals, usually strangers, for a ride in their automobile or other vehicle. A ride is usually, but not always, free.
Itinerants have also used hitchhiking as a primary mode of travel for the better part of the last century, and continue to do so today.
Signaling methods.
- Signals used by hitchhikers
Hitchhikers use a variety of signals to indicate they need a ride. Indicators
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the journey. I guess that's what you get for hitchhiking Alaska this time of year. I've been calling the office for almost two weeks straight, but no answer. I'm starting to think that they sent me up here on a ruse of some sort. Like maybe if they got me out of the office on my first vacation in 7 years they'd have a chance to actually have some fun or something. I'm pretty damn sure I heard Antoinette say something about St. John, but that could have
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Kayaking
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Kayaking
Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits facing forward, legs in front, using a double-bladed paddle to pull front-to-back on one side and then the other in rotation. Most kayaks have closed decks, although sit-on-top and inflatable
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Kayaking in India
Kayaking in India has become a popular sport.
Flat water and sea kayaking.
Flat-water kayaking takes place in rivers, lakes and the ocean. Aside from professional flat water kayaking, there is very limited recreational kayaking. Historically, Indian tourists considered kayaking a one-time activity and not a competitive sport.
Long distance flat water kayaking can be done in Mulki, India. Participants from Bangalore, Mangalore, Udupi etc. come to participate in 30 km kayaking and camping adventure
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Snakes are legless.
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Snake
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes. Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side by side, and most have only one functional lung. Some species
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) is also known to eat legless lizards. In all cases, legless lizards are a minor component of the predator’s diet.
Differentiating from snakes.
Legless lizards are often killed due to their similar appearance to snakes. A number of external characteristics can be used to distinguish legless lizards (including the hooded scaly-foot) from snakes:
- Flap-footed lizards have vestigial hindlimbs
- Legless lizards have broad, fleshy tongues, dissimilar from the forked tongues of snakes
- Most legless lizards have external
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My beard is longest of anyone I seen
You must be pubescent or adult because children cannot grow beards.
No , I am kidding but my grand father had a long beard. I am female so I don't have one
If he was in the Sikh religion, he would need a full beard.
My grandfather was a Manson. But I have saw some intresting designer beards on youtube. It's like they draw it into thier face
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, Traditional Christianity, Orthdox Judaism and Sikhism) have considered a full beard to be absolutely essential for all males able to grow one and mandate it as part of their official dogma. Other cultures, even while not officially mandating it, view a beard as central to a man's virility, exemplifying such virtues as wisdom, strength, sexual prowess and high social status. In cultures where facial hair is uncommon (or currently out of fashion), beards may be associated with poor hygiene or an uncivilized, dangerous demeanor.
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conveniences the meanest souldier finds in the Hospitals. I came to Serve not to traffick in the East, I would to your selves have pawn'd the bones of my Son and did pawn the hairs of my beard to assure you I had no other plate or hangings in the house to buy me a hen, for in the fleets I set forth the souldiers fed upon the Governour's salary before the King's pay, and 'tis no wonder for the father of so many children to be poor. I request of you
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Do you like Italian cuisine?
Love it. But I suppose there is a lot of regional diversity in Italian cuisine and I'm not sure when region's food I like the best.
I have never been to Italy. How many regions are there?
Well I don't know all of Italy's regions, but there seems to be some major differences in the food between the north (alps) and the south of the Italian peninsula.
I see. Can you ski in the north alps?
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Alps
The Alps (; ; ; ; ; ) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, separating Southern from Central and Western Europe and stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, and Slovenia. The mountains were formed over tens of millions of years as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided. Extreme shortening caused by the event resulted in marine sedimentary rocks rising by thrusting and folding into high
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on the record, that's ridiculous. What happens is you got a lot of people taking subliminal shots, but nobody ever says my name. I'm not for sure, so that record is like my way of taking subliminal shots right back. Don't get it misquoted, don't get it messed up. That's basically what it is man. It's like, you know, like I said I do devote a lot of information about myself on there. I started to wreck it up by saying I
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I love cooking in innovative ways ! At home or camping... cooking is fun.
Really? What kind of things do you enjoy making?
I enjoy making foods with different techniques and ingredients such as grilling outdoors or baking indoors. I'm always ready to make party food or family luncheons.
I would sure love to try the food you make. What kinds of things do you bake?
I like to bake cakes and pot luck dinners. Preparing food with heat or fire is unique to humans.
I also love cakes. What other ways besides heat or fire is food prepared?
The newer inventions include the use of potter for holding and boiling water. I've cooked eggs in pottery before. Soft centers :)
Thats interesting. I wish I knew how to cook. Do you have any special recipes?
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Cooking
Cooking or cookery is the art, technology, science and craft of preparing food for consumption. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, from grilling food over an open fire to using electric stoves, to baking in various types of ovens, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions and trends. The ways or types of cooking also depend on the skill and type of training an individual cook has. Cooking is done both by people in their own dwellings and by professional cooks and chefs in restaurants
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his contributions, Taylor stated, "I love the way George makes his things. His take on pop music is really impressive, really 'up my alley'. I just really enjoy how he approaches music, and it seemed like it was really in line with what kind of music I was into at the time, and what I was hoping to do myself."
The resulting recordings differed from Taylor's work with Grizzly Bear, with Taylor noting, "It's just such different music. Which is what
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Hi! I just bought the most beautiful horse, but I know nothing about them! I'm a bit worried that I bit off more than I can chew!
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Horse
The horse ("Equus ferus caballus") is one of two extant subspecies of "Equus ferus". It is an odd-toed ungulate mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, "Eohippus", into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC. Horses in the subspecies "
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people that she transformed [eventually] died, and that I killed myself rather than be an addict [were ignored]. Suddenly I was kind of living, she was kind of half dying... Nobody knew what was going on, and I thought that was a shame."
Bowie was excited to work on the film but was concerned about the final product. He said "I must say, there's nothing that "looks" like it on the market. But I'm a bit worried that it's
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Now that I have kids, I'm seeing a lot shows that I used to watch as a child, like "Tom and Jerry".
Tom and Jerry started in 1940 made by William Hanna and Joeseph BArbera.
William and Joseph went on to make/produce a large number of different cartoons. They nearly dominated Saturday morning at one point.
It is slapstick comedy based around two main characters in the title as well as other characters.
It has a number of parodic spinoffs, from the Simpsons' "Itchy and Scratchy" to Nickelodeon's "Ren and Stimpy".
There were 115 shows produced during its run from 1940-1958.
And it has had years of reruns ever since.
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with Walt Disney's "Silly Symphonies" with the most awards in the category. After the MGM cartoon studio closed in 1957, MGM revived the series with Gene Deitch directing an additional 13 "Tom and Jerry" shorts for Rembrandt Films from 1961 to 1962. "Tom and Jerry" then became the highest-grossing animated short film series of that time, overtaking "Looney Tunes". Chuck Jones then produced another 34 shorts with Sib Tower 12 Productions between 1963 and 1967. Three more shorts were produced, ""
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Today, all of these cartoons are in the public domain.
Joseph Barbera began his career as an animator and storyman on this series. In 1940, Barbera co-created with William Hanna another duo of cartoon characters using the same names: a cat and mouse named Tom and Jerry.
Description.
The characters were a Mutt and Jeff-like pair, one short (Jerry) and one tall (Tom). Each cartoon featured a different adventure and the plot varied from film to film. Sometimes they
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My brother loves playing something called cue sports but I don't know much about what that is. Is it like golf or pool?
It's basically a broad term for a variety of games of skill generally played with a cue stick, like billiards or pool for example.
Oh awesome. Is it a popular sport in the United States?
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parts of the world. For example, in British and Australian English, "billiards" usually refers exclusively to the game of English billiards, while in American and Canadian English it is sometimes used to refer to a particular game or class of games, or to all cue games in general, depending upon dialect and context. In colloquial usage, the term "billiards" may be used colloquially to refer to pocket billiards games, such as pool, snooker, or Russian pyramid.
There are 3 major subdivisions of games
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Cue sports
Cue sports (sometimes written cuesports), also known as billiard sports,
are a wide variety of games of skill generally played with a cue stick, which is used to strike billiard balls and thereby cause them to move around a cloth-covered billiards table bounded by elastic bumpers known as .
Historically, the umbrella term was billiards. While that familiar name is still employed by some as a generic label for all such games, the word's usage has splintered into more exclusive competing meanings in various
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I tend to consider Isaiah Rashad as one of the best hip-hop artists
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Isaiah Rashad
Isaiah Rashad McClain (born May 16, 1991) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer from Chattanooga, Tennessee. Rashad began taking rapping seriously in the tenth grade, where he and his friends would record on laptops. He spent the next few years recording at local recording studios. His first big break would be touring with rappers Juicy J, Joey Badass and Smoke DZA among others, on the 2012 Smoker's Club Tour. He is also a founding member of the Chattanooga hip hop
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Maxo Kream, Vince Staples, Divine Council, Isaiah Rashad, Action Bronson, and SpaceGhostPurrp. Hip hop acts that have gained fame via the social medium Vine have been T-Wayne, iLoveMakonnen, Silento, Bobby Shmurda, Desiigner and iLoveMemphis.
Experimental hip hop artists such as Death Grips, JPEGMAFIA, and Clipping. have incorporated elements of experimental rock and industrial music into their sound, gaining notoriety in underground music circles and online. Kanye West's album "Yeezus" has been compared to this sound.
North
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Do you like museums. They have a wide range of aims I think from serving researchers and then the general publilc .
I do like museums. My favorite are natural history and science museums. What about you?
I like Green museums. The help people be more conscious of their world and it's limitations and how their actions affect it.
Interesting, I have never heard of them. My favorite city to go to museums is Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian has some amazing collections.
It was originally called The United States National Museum, and that stopped in 1967.
Really? I never knew that. I really like them because they are free to visit. They sure are crowded though. Thousands of tourists like to visit as well.
Yeah, The term means the nation's attic, for its eclectic holdings
Huh, thanks for sharing that interesting fact. There sure are some eclectic items on display. I really liked seeing the gem collection.
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Hope Diamond
The Hope Diamond is one of the most famous jewels in the world, with ownership records dating back almost four centuries. Its much-admired rare blue color is due to trace amounts of boron atoms. Weighing 45.52 carats, its exceptional size has revealed new findings about the formation of gemstones.
The jewel is believed to have originated in India, where the original (larger) stone was purchased in 1666 by French gem merchant Jean-Baptiste Tavernier as the Tavernier Blue. The Tavernier Blue was cut and
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very good at and didn't like, and then I remembered. You know, somehow I just started wracking my brain about, 'What do I like?' Where was I? What made me excited? And I remembered art, that I loved going to museums and I loved looking at paintings, loved listening to music. Those things came from my mother, who took me to concerts and museums. I remembered Grandma and the blocks, and just on a hunch, I tried some architecture classes." Gehry
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I'm not a huge smoker, but occasionally I like to smoke out of my pipes. Are you a big smoker or what?
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Pipe smoking
Pipe smoking is the practice of tasting (or, less commonly, inhaling) the smoke produced by burning a substance, most commonly tobacco, in a pipe. It is the oldest traditional form of smoking. Although it has declined somewhat in popularity it is still widely practiced and is very common in some parts of Scandinavia.
Regular pipe smoking is known to carry serious health risks including increased danger of various forms of cancer as well as pulmonary and cardiovascular illnesses.
History.
A number of Native
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"I would describe my music as lyrically driven: I'm a lover of words. But not too many words. The music is earthy, a little raw. My voice is not classically trained--there's smoke in there (though I'm not a smoker) and some ache, hopefully some soul. I started out singing in a gospel choir, which explains my love of harmony. I like major keys and I like resolution, so the melodies are usually light. I've been compared to Janis Joplin and
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hi I would like to talk a bit about the origins of yoga
Yoga is something I am so interested in practicing, where did it come from?
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to pre-Vedic Indian traditions; it is mentioned in the Rigveda, but most likely developed around the sixth and fifth centuries BCE, in ancient India's ascetic and śramaṇa movements. The chronology of earliest texts describing yoga-practices is unclear, varyingly credited to Upanishads. The "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali" date from the first half of the 1st millennium CE, but only gained prominence in the West in the 20th century. Hatha yoga texts emerged sometimes between the 9th and 11th century with origins in tantra.
Yoga
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was cast in the role of Zoe. She made her first on screen appearance on 12 December 1989.
In March 2005, Bracknell announced she was to take a nine-month break from "Emmerdale". A reporter for the BBC said she would leave in the autumn following a dramatic storyline involving Zoe. Bracknell said "I am looking forward to spending some time with my family and having the opportunity to pursue other projects. I will also be finishing my teaching diploma in yoga which is something I am passionate about
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i saw this new thing all the cool kids have.. its called an amazon kindle that has e-books on it, have you heard of it ?
Oh yes I have a kindle and love it
its amazing! you can browse, buy and download books right to it! you can also read newspapers, magazines and other digital media via wireless networking to the kindle store
Yes and Amazon has a small selection daily of free books you can choose one
the hardware platform was developed by an amazon subsidary lab 126
Oh that is interesting i wonder how many kindles have been sold?
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with Kindle Store content, and as of March 2018, the store has over six million e-books available in the United States.
Naming and evolution.
In 2004, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos instructed the company's employees to build Earth's best e-reader before Amazon's competitors could. Amazon originally used the codename "Fiona" for this e-reader.
The "Kindle" name was devised by branding consultants Michael Cronan and Karin Hibma. Lab126 asked them to name the product, so
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Amazon Kindle
The Amazon Kindle is a series of e-readers designed and marketed by Amazon. Amazon Kindle devices enable users to browse, buy, download, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines and other digital media via wireless networking to the Kindle Store. The hardware platform, developed by Amazon subsidiary Lab126, began as a single device in 2007 and now comprises a range of devices, including e-readers with E Ink electronic paper displays and Kindle applications on all major computing platforms. All Kindle devices integrate
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Rum and coke cocktail originated in the 20th century in Cuba.
oh rum and coke? thats a classic, not a bad drink but still not too great in my opinion.
yes, im the same way. in Cuba they call it Cuba Libre, which stands for Free Cuba.
haha thats cool, rum and coke seems so simple an idea.
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, when bottled Coca-Cola was first imported into Cuba from the United States. Its origin is associated with the heavy U.S. presence in Cuba following the Spanish–American War of 1898; the drink's traditional name, "Cuba Libre" (Free Cuba), was the slogan of the Cuban independence movement. The Cuba Libre is sometimes said to have been created during the Spanish–American War. However, this predates the first distribution of Coca-Cola to Cuba in 1900. A drink called a "Cuba Libre
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Rum and Coke
Rum and Coke, or the Cuba Libre (; , "Free Cuba"), is a highball cocktail consisting of cola, rum, and in many recipes lime juice on ice. Traditionally, the cola ingredient is Coca-Cola ("Coke"), and the alcohol is a light rum such as Bacardi. However, the drink may be made with various types of rums and cola brands, and lime juice may or may not be included.
The cocktail originated in the early 20th century
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All of this immigration fiscal in the United States right now has been alot what is your view on everything?
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Immigration to the United States
Immigration to the United States is the international movement of non-U.S. nationals in order to reside permanently in the country. Immigration has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of the U.S. history. Because the United States is a settler colonial society, all Americans, with the exception of the small percent of Native Americans, can trace their ancestry to immigrants from other nations around the world.
In absolute numbers, the United States has a larger immigrant population than any
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increasing in relation to those groups. Additionally, Asians have a higher education attainment level than all other racial groups in the United States. For better or for worse, the group has been called a model minority.
While Asian Americans have been in what is now the United States since before the Revolutionary War, relatively large waves of Chinese, Filipino, and Japanese immigration did not begin until the mid-to-late 19th century. Immigration and significant population growth continue to this day. Due to a number of factors
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I enjoy eating sushi. It is so tasty. Can you tell me more about this dish?
It can be prepared with white or brown rice - which one would you prefer?
I like my sushi with brown rice. I also like to try different variations of sushi. Can you tell me more?
Well, so you would like brown rice sushi. Then you have to choose the other ingredients - it is often prepared with raw seafood but you can also do cooked vegetables or even vegetarian.
I think I would rather have cooked seafood with vegetables. I like cucumbers a lot so that would be a great addition.
And then you could choose a sauce - pickled ginger is popular but so is wasabi and soy sauce.
Pickled ginger sounds great to me. I believe it will bring out the flavor of the seafood well.
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confused with "sashimi", a related dish in Japanese cuisine that consists of thinly sliced raw fish, or occasionally meat, and an optional serving of rice.
History.
Sushi originates in a Southeast Asian dish, known today as "narezushi" ( – "salted fish"), stored in fermented rice for possibly months at a time. The lacto-fermentation of the rice prevented the fish from spoiling; the rice would be discarded before consumption of the fish. This early type of sushi became an important
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Sushi
Sushi is traditionally made with medium-grain white rice, though it can be prepared with brown rice or short-grain rice. It is very often prepared with seafood, such as squid, eel, yellowtail, salmon, tuna or imitation crab meat. Many types of sushi are vegetarian. It is often served with pickled ginger ("gari"), wasabi, and soy sauce. Daikon radish or pickled daikon ("takuan") are popular garnishes for the dish.
"Sushi" is sometimes
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Do you ever think about Ethics for Animals? Like animals in zoos for instance?
Yes, i do.I think American animal rights organization PETA does a great job.
Can you tell me about PETA? I'm really interested.
PETA s an American animal rights organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president.
I've never really read much about the PETA, but can you tell me about that in virgina?
PETA is a A nonprofit corporation with nearly 400 employees and is for sure it is the largest animal rights group in the world.
I wonder how their employees are. They must be animal rights activists.
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Animal Welfare Act, and established PETA as an internationally known organization. Today, it focuses on four core issues—opposition to factory farming, fur farming, animal testing, and the use of animals in entertainment. It also campaigns for a vegan lifestyle and against eating meat, fishing, the killing of animals regarded as pests, the keeping of chained backyard dogs, cock fighting, dog fighting, beekeeping, and bullfighting.
The group is the focus of controversy, both inside and outside the animal rights movement and around
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA ; stylized PeTA) is an American animal rights organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president. A nonprofit corporation with nearly 400 employees, it claims that it has 6.5 million members and supporters, in addition to claiming that it is the "largest animal rights group in the world." Its slogan is "Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment,
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My family loves dogs! Currently, we have two Border Collies -- Pancho and Lefty!
I love border collies. I've heard they are good at working and herding.
Both a plus and a minus -- sometimes they want to herd things that don't *want* to be herded! But they are sweethearts, for sure.
They were bred primarily for their intelligence and obedience.
They are super-smart, for sure. Happily, obedience is a strong suit -- and deeply appreciated, considering some of the wild child dogs we've had before ;-)
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Border Collie
The Border Collie is a working and herding dog breed developed in the Scottish borders for herding livestock, especially sheep. It was specifically bred for intelligence and obedience.
Considered highly intelligent, extremely energetic, acrobatic and athletic, they frequently compete with great success in sheepdog trials and dog sports. They are often cited as the most intelligent of all domestic dogs. Border Collies continue to be employed in their traditional work of herding livestock throughout the world.
Description.
In general, Border Collies are medium
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collies became very fashionable. In the 1960s, the collie was much taller and bigger than it is today. Decades ago, collies were used for herding but they were replaced by Border Collies, it caused some collies to lose their herding instinct.
Temperament.
While often used as a working, herding dog, many are kept as family pets, as they are friendly and good with children. This type of dog is also friendly with other dogs and even non-canine pets.
Height, weight.
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I love to dress up and go dancing at nightclubs.
nightclubs can be distinguished fro regular bars or taverns by the inclusion of a stage for live music, one or more dance floors, and a dj booth. i used to get them confused when i was younger
Oh I never knew that was the difference. I always thought it was just the atmosphere that the business had.
yes and you can distinguish a more upmarket nightclb by the inclusion of vip areas which typically goes to celebrities and their guests
I have seen several professional athletes at the clubs I go too! Its always so crazy to just see them there.
yeah and nightclubs are more likely than other types of bars to use bouncers to screen prospective clubgoers. other places take you if you have a pulse provided you are the correct age. so if youre looking for a quick entry avoid a nightclub
I didnt know that normal bars didnt have bouncers.
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bouncers to screen prospective clubgoers for entry. Some nightclub bouncers do not admit people with informal clothing or gang apparel as part of a dress code. The busiest nights for a nightclub are Friday and Saturday night. Most clubs or club nights cater to certain music genres, such as house music or hip hop. Many clubs have recurring club nights on different days of the week. Most club nights focus on a particular genre or sound for branding effects.
History.
History Early history.
In the United States, New
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Nightclub
A nightclub, music club or club, is an entertainment venue and bar that usually operates late into the night. A nightclub is generally distinguished from regular bars, pubs or taverns by the inclusion of a stage for live music, one or more dance floor areas and a DJ booth, where a DJ plays recorded music. The upmarket nature of nightclubs can be seen in the inclusion of VIP areas in some nightclubs, for celebrities and their guests. Nightclubs are much more likely than pubs or sports bars to use
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I am just finishing my university course and I will be a qualified pharmacist. I am so excited about finishing and getting out there into the world of work! Do you work yourself?
Yes, I perform administrative duties as a pharmacy technician.
Fantastic so you know all about the field. I completed my four year course and also two 6 month placements but its not the same until you actually start working. Do you work in a busy pharmacy?
Yes, I work directly with a lot of patients.
Your role would be very important with face to face interaction with patients. Especially those who are unwell or very worried about a medical issue
Yes, it is necessary to develop our organization.
I think that pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and all pharmacy staff are very important in society today. Society is moving towards more pharmacy care for minor ailments rather than GP. Would you agree?
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Pharmacist
Pharmacists, also known as chemists (Commonwealth English) or druggists (North American and, archaically, Commonwealth English), are health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use. Pharmacists undergo university-level education to understand the biochemical mechanisms and actions of drugs, drug uses, therapeutic roles, side effects, potential drug interactions, and monitoring parameters. This is mated to anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology. Pharmacists interpret and communicate this specialized knowledge to patients,
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cannot be creative unless my world is right. A lot of people will say, 'You know when I was going through my divorce or when I was going through rehab or when I was going through whatever ... .' You always hear artists talk about, 'Those are the best songs I've written.' Like, I'm the total opposite".
In an interview with "The Boot", Evans spoke highly of the record saying, "I am so excited and thrilled to finally have NEW
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One of my favorite things to do outdoors is grow a garden.
I do too . I like growing and cultivating plants or horticulture as it is called.
Absolutely, tomato plants are very popular in the South and the climate is perfect for them.
It's very relaxing to many people and it can save you money too
It sure can and sure is. My parents have a garden that is around 1 acre.
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, trees, and herbaceous plants, to residential back gardens including lawns and foundation plantings, and to container gardens grown inside or outside. Gardening may be very specialized, with only one type of plant grown, or involve a large number of different plants in mixed plantings. It involves an active participation in the growing of plants, and tends to be labor-intensive, which differentiates it from farming or forestry.
History of gardening.
History of gardening Ancient times.
Forest gardening, a forest-based food production
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Gardening
Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants as part of horticulture. In gardens, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants, such as root vegetables, leaf vegetables, fruits, and herbs, are grown for consumption, for use as dyes, or for medicinal or cosmetic use. Gardening is considered by many people to be a relaxing activity.
Gardening ranges in scale from fruit orchards, to long boulevard plantings with one or more different types of shrubs
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Hi, I have few pet Iguanas. Do you?
No but iguanas are cool cold blooded lizards
I see, does that mean they are reptiles?
Yep iguanas are lizards so they are also reptiles
Yea that makes sense. What else do you know about Iguanas?
its cool also since The genus was first described in 1768
That was a long time ago. Are iguanas aggressive?
no iguanas are lizards so they are herbivores
Great! I hope to have more Iguanas as pets since they are herbivores
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and endangered due to habitat destruction, introduced feral predators, hunting, and hybridization with introduced green iguanas.
The word "iguana" is derived from the original Taino name for the species, "iwana".
In addition to the two species in the genus "Iguana", several other related genera in the same family have common names of the species including the word "iguana".
Anatomy and physiology.
Iguanas can range from in length, including their tail. The two species of lizard within the
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Green iguanas are not suitable lizards for beginners. A pet iguana habituates to humans to such a degree that humans no longer cause a "fight or flight" reaction. Iguanas achieve this after they have acclimated to their new habitat, as well as brief but constant interaction with their owner. Fiji banded iguanas are a better iguanid option for less-experienced pet owners because they are smaller and less aggressive; however, they still need specialist care.
Healthy pet iguanas are very observant, confident, and curious. Iguanas can
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I spend a lot of time crushing wave and getting mad air surfing
Surfing is a wonderful sport out on the water against a moving wave.
Yeah it is really thrilling, nothing better than taking more board out in the ocean
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Surfing
Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward or face of a moving wave, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found in the ocean, but can also be found in lakes or rivers in the form of a standing wave or tidal bore. However, surfers can also utilize artificial waves such as those from boat wakes and the waves created in artificial wave pools.
The term "surfing"
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causes more friction with the water; therefore, it will be slower than a smaller and lighter board with a length of . Longer boards are good for beginners who need help balancing. Smaller boards are good for more experienced surfers who want to have more control and maneuverability.
When practicing the sport of surfing, the surfer paddles out past the wave break to wait for a wave. When a surfable wave arrives, the surfer must paddle extremely fast to match the velocity of the wave so the wave can accelerate him or
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I am more active at night, Do you think that there is anything wrong with me?
If you're very active night, I would think you are a night owl. Nothing wrong with being a night owl.
Amazing, is there any information about the number of night owls reported in the world?
A night owl is not an actual animal. That would be silly :D People staying up late are called night owls
oh I know that. I'm just wondering if there were people like me that have been to the hospital thinking there was something wrong with them. And if there was any recorded statistics
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Night owl (person)
A night owl, evening person or simply owl, is a person who tends to stay up until late at night, or the early hours of the morning. Night owls who are involuntarily unable to fall asleep for several hours after a normal time may have delayed sleep phase syndrome.
The opposite of a night owl is an early bird – a lark as opposed to an owl – which is someone who tends to begin sleeping at a time that is considered early and also wakes early.
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Some months ago, I used to wake up in the silence of the night to think about what I was going to do. But not anymore. People ask me, 'Are you scare?' No, I am not scared. If I was, I wouldn't do it. Rather, I'm excited. I am putting one third of my energy into just staying calm. The work is on such a scale that if you got too excited, you would explode,". The show was her first
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Kayaking
I love kayaking all year. I love to be on the water. Do you kayak?
Do you like to kayak?
Yes very much. I actually used to be a white water kayaking guide. I've used both sit on top and closed deck kayak's.
i have once before but it wasn't that much fun.
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kayaks are growing in popularity as well.
History.
Kayaks were created thousands of years ago by the Inuit, formerly known as Eskimos, of the northern Arctic regions. They used driftwood and sometimes the skeleton of whale, to construct the frame of the kayak, and animal skin, particularly seal skin was used to create the body. The main purpose for creating the kayak, which literally translates to "hunter's boat" was for hunting and fishing. The kayak's stealth capabilities allowed for the hunter to sneak
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Kayaking
Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits facing forward, legs in front, using a double-bladed paddle to pull front-to-back on one side and then the other in rotation. Most kayaks have closed decks, although sit-on-top and inflatable
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I prefer beer in bottles versus cans. What do you prefer?
I don't drink beer. Although I hear it is good for washing your hair Its one of the oldest consumable alcoholic conconctions
Wow, I had no idea! Do you know any other uses for beer besides drinking it and washing your hair with it?
I do know another amazing fact. Back in the day, (when it was illegal) people brewed their own from barley or maize.) They used it run in some vehicles as well.
That's very interesting! I had no idea beer could have so many uses. I just assumed it was only used to consume. I wish my car ran on beer.
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recipe for beer in a culture with few literate people.
Beer is distributed in bottles and cans and is also commonly available on draught, particularly in pubs and bars. The brewing industry is a global business, consisting of several dominant multinational companies and many thousands of smaller producers ranging from brewpubs to regional breweries. The strength of modern beer is usually around 4% to 6% alcohol by volume (ABV), although it may vary between 0.5% and 20%, with some breweries creating examples of 40% ABV
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point MacArthur says, "[T]he primary reason I don't do a lot of things I could do, including drinking wine or any alcoholic beverage, [is] because I know some believers would be offended by it ... [M]any Christians will drink their beer and wine and flaunt their liberty no matter what anyone thinks. Consequently, there is a rift in the fellowship."
3. Christians should make a public statement against drunkenness because of the negative consequences it can have on individuals, families, and society
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I love wedding cake. the icing, the cake, that little topper with the bride and groom. LOL i love it!!
Yes you love it because it is a tradition that goes along with weddings and it's usually served at the receptions
i just want to push my face in the cake and eat it all. Where did wedding cakes originate?
The history is not recorded however, in the UK wedding cake is served at a wedding breakfast
i may have to move to the UK because that sounds very sensible. How do they make wedding cakes?
In contrast to the UK practice, In modern Western culture, the cake is usually on display and served to guests at the reception which is usually in the evenings
i don't think that i will ever get married again, but i may have to start going to weddings just for the cake.
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, they are more of a centerpiece to the wedding and are not always even served to the guests. Some cakes are built with only a single edible tier for the bride and groom to share, but this is rare since the cost difference between fake and real tiers is minimal.
Basic information.
Wedding cakes come in a variety of sizes, depending on the number of guests the cake will serve. Modern pastry chefs and cake designers use various ingredients and tools to create a cake that usually reflects the personalities of
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icing as a medium, Joseph Lambeth developed a style by creating layered scrolls with Royal Icing.
A wedding cake may be topped by flowers. This is typical in the Philippines.
Wedding cake toppers are models or art pieces that sit atop the cake. In the US, the most common type of cake topper features a representation of a bride and groom in wedding attire. This custom was dominant in US weddings in the 1950s, where it represented togetherness. Wedding toppers may also be figures that indicate shared hobbies or
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Mc donalds french fries are yummy in my tummy.
Are they ever yummy in my tummy! I always get the extra large size and smother them in salt.
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vinegar or a cheaper "non-brewed condiment" alternative), lemon, piccalilli, pickled cucumber, gherkins, very small pickled onions, mushy peas, baked beans, fresh cheese curds (especially Canada), or honey.
Belgium.
Even the smallest Belgian town has a "frietkot" (literally, "fries shack"). Traditionally, take-away fries were picked by the fingers out of a tip bag wrapped from a square sheet of paper, while walking on the streets. By the 1970s
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(written by Jimmy Webb)
2. "Yummy Yummy Yummy (I Got Love In My Tummy)" performed by Ohio Express
3. "(You're) Having My Baby" by Paul Anka
4. "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro
5. "Timothy" by The Buoys (written by Rupert Holmes)
6. "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus
Barry also includes special categories such as:
- Weenie Music
- Love Songs
- Songs Women Really Hate
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Iguanas are so cool. I have a few as pets.
Iguana is genus of herbivorous
oh really does that mean they only eat plants?
The genus was first described in 1768
That was a long time ago. I am trying to learn more about them as I am new iguana pet owner. How long do they get?
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Iguana
Iguana (, ) is a genus of herbivorous lizards that are native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. The genus was first described in 1768 by Austrian naturalist Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in his book "Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium Emendatam cum Experimentis circa Venena". Two species are included in the genus "Iguana": the green iguana, which is widespread throughout its range and a popular pet, and the Lesser Antillean iguana, which is native to the Lesser Antilles
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Iguana (disambiguation)
Iguana is a genus of herbivorous lizards.
Iguana may also refer to:
- Iguanidae, the Iguana family
- Green iguana or common iguana, the species popular as pets
- Iguana meat
- The Iguanas (Michigan band), one of Iggy Pop's bands
- The Iguanas (Louisiana band), a rock band from New Orleans, Louisiana
- IGUANA Computing, the computing usage group
- IguanaTex, a free open source LaTeX formula editor add-in for
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I've been to a few Reniassance fairs, it was a weekend event the one I went to, there was an entire day of LARPing, it was awesome.
I have never done LARPing, but it seems like a blast. I would like to take the role of a wizard
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and festival food. Some offer campgrounds for those who wish to stay more than one day. Many Renaissance fairs are set during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Some are set earlier, during the reign of Henry VIII, or in other countries, such as France, and some are set outside the era of the Renaissance; these may include earlier medieval periods (including Vikings), or later periods, such as 17th- or 18th-century pirates. Some engage in deliberate "time travel" by encouraging participants
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'it'. I've been walking down the street and pushed into parked cars." She claims she was raped during this period and the perpetrator was never apprehended, an event which inspired her to take a greater role in social activism; "It wasn't just standing up for rights that were my own... Islamophobia, antisemitism, anything I saw that I didn't think was right, I would protest or post". She subsequently posted about issues like racism and transphobia on social media outlets like Facebook on a
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So I play the trumpet. It's used in a lot of music styles, from jazz to pop music.
I enjoy the sound of the trumpet! How long did it take you to learn?
Well, I'm still learning! I started when I was 10.
Oh. It must take a long time than. When was the trumpet invented?
The first trumpet-like instruments were created around 1500 BC, but they started being used in music like we know it today around 1400.
I can't believe they are that old! Do you know any famous Jazz musicians who played the trumpet?
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Louis Armstrong
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo, Satch, and Pops, was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in the history of jazz. In 2017, he was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.
Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans. Coming to prominence in the
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Burns" (2008–2012).
After the Chili Peppers announced a long hiatus due to exhaustion, Flea enrolled in music classes at the University of Southern California. Beginning in the fall of 2008, he studied music theory, composition and jazz trumpet. Flea attributed his interest in attending such courses to a newfound desire to widen his appreciation and understanding of music: "it's so much fun to learn this stuff because I never knew anything. I played trumpet in the school bands. I learned things I liked to play
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I have been thinking of getting a sleeve tattoo.
Why? I do not see to like collection of smaller tattoos
I have heard women think they are HOT!
But there are better tattoos like purely decorative ones
Hmmm. Which do you like the best?
I like pictorial (a depiction of a specific person or item).
Oh really? What type of person or item would you get? A famous person or someone close to you?
Of course my design in tattoo should be someone close
Ok. Like a family member? I was thinking about getting Donald Trump
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Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island is an American television series that aired from 1977 to 1984. It starred Ricardo Montalbán as the mysterious "Mr. Roarke" and Hervé Villechaize as his assistant "Tattoo." Guests were granted so called 'fantasies' on the island for a price. A one season revival of the series aired 14 years later in 1998.
Background.
Before it became a television series, "Fantasy Island" was introduced to viewers in 1977 and 1978 through two made-for-television films. Airing
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Tattoo
A tattoo is a form of body modification where a design is made by inserting ink, dyes and pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. The art of making tattoos is tattooing.
Tattoos fall into three broad categories: purely decorative (with no specific meaning); symbolic (with a specific meaning pertinent to the wearer); pictorial (a depiction of a specific person or item). In addition, tattoos can be used for identification such as
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When people divorce, they are cancelling their legal duties and responsibilities of the marriage.
yeah it still is hard
The laws governing divorce vary around the world.
yeah what is it when its like the marriage is cancled?
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spouses informally stop cohabiting). Reasons for divorce vary, from sexual incompatibility or lack of independence for one or both spouses to a personality clash.
The only countries that do not allow divorce are the Philippines, the Vatican City and the British Crown Dependency of Sark. In the Philippines, divorce for non-Muslim Filipinos is not legal unless the husband or wife is an alien and satisfies certain conditions. The Vatican City is an ecclesiastical state, which has no procedure for divorce. Countries that have relatively recently legalized divorce
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Divorce
Divorce, also known as dissolution of marriage, is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the bonds of matrimony between a married couple under the rule of law of the particular country or state. Divorce laws vary considerably around the world, but in most countries divorce requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process, which may involve issues of distribution of property, child custody, alimony
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One of my favorite musicians was Jimi Hendrix, he was called the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
He was an amazing musician for sure. Do you have any favorite songs or albums of his?
Purple Haze is probably one of my favorites, I see it was a UK top ten hit at one point!
Oh man I forgot about that song, it's great. Do you enjoy reggae music or any other genres?
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Reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use the word "reggae", effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience. While sometimes used in a broad sense to refer to most types of popular Jamaican dance music, the term "reggae" more properly denotes a particular music
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Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His mainstream career lasted only four years, but he is widely regarded as one of the most influential guitarists in history and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music".
Born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix
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I love love love cookies. Definitely one of my favorite foods
Oh yes, anything made of flour, sugar and fat tastes great! What are your favorite cookies?
I like sugar cookies a lot...but seriously, I like all of them lol
I like snickerdoodles. Not just because they are rolled in cinnamon sugar, but I love the cool name!
Yes! Those are good. HAve you ever had the three ingredient peanut butter cookies? They're so easy adn I can't imagine how they could be better with more ingredients
I knew peanut butter was the main ingredient, but I didn't know there were just 3 ingredients! Amazing!
I'm sure there are other ways to do it, but yes, it's just one egg, one cup of sugar and one cup of peanut butter!
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Cookie
A cookie is a baked or cooked food that is typically small, flat and sweet. It usually contains flour, sugar and some type of oil or fat. It may include other ingredients such as raisins, oats, chocolate chips, nuts, etc.
In most English-speaking countries except for the United States and Canada, crisp cookies are called biscuits. Chewier biscuits are sometimes called "cookies" even in the United Kingdom. Some cookies may also be named by their shape, such as date squares
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, Prince, The Cranberries and Cocteau Twins as influences. Baron-Gracie has stated, "I love a lot of '80s artists like Prince and Madonna. 'Purple Rain' is one of my favorite songs of all time. But I love The Cure. I love songs that give you melodies that you can sing at any time, but within those melodies, there are things that break your heart."
Band members.
Band members Current members.
- Heather Baron-Gracie – vocals, rhythm guitar
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I grew up in a rural area outside of a major city.
what city was that? did you move to the big city later in life ?
New Orleans. Its so different from a rural area. I live in New Orleans now which is considered an urban area.
oh wow, ive always wanted to visit there i have just passed through a few times on my way to disney world :)
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Rural area
In general, a rural area or countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. The Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines the word "rural" as encompassing "...all population, housing, and territory not included within an urban area. Whatever is not urban is considered rural."
Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas are commonly rural, as are other types of areas such as forest.
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species of trees, along with many ornate statues, crypts and monuments.
History.
A committee appointed by members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in 1847 established Forest Home Cemetery on what would later become Milwaukee's south side. When the land was selected it was located nearly two miles outside of the city limits along the newly built Janesville Plank Road (now Forest Home Avenue), in an area believed to be far enough from urban development to remain rural. The that were purchased in 1850 quickly grew to nearly
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I wish eclipse can occur more often
Me too. It's a pretty cool thing to see an astronomical object obscured by a shadow or another body.
Do you think there are categories of Eclipse that occurs?
There are eclipses that are an occultation, which means they are completely hidden, and there are partially hidden eclipses called transits
What are the measure one should take before viewing an Eclipse?
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Eclipse
An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object is temporarily obscured, either by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. This alignment of three celestial objects is known as a syzygy. Apart from syzygy, the term eclipse is also used when a spacecraft reaches a position where it can observe two celestial bodies so aligned. An eclipse is the result of either an occultation (completely hidden) or a transit (partially hidden).
The
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three bodies are properly aligned. Partial eclipses, in which only a portion of the Sun's surface is obscured, are relatively common due to the width of the Moon's outer shadow, or penumbra, which may be several hundred miles wide. Total eclipses occur when the Moon's inner shadow, or umbra, reaches the surface of the Earth, completely obscuring the Sun over a much narrower portion of the ground. If the Moon is too far away at the time of an eclipse, its umbra may not reach the
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Dr. Pepper is my absolute favorite drink. There is nothing else that tastes like it.
Yes, it definitely has a flavor that's different from other sodas - kind of spicy? It's one of the older soda recipes, I think...?
There is something in it that tastes like cherry to me.
Yeah, I can imagine that it is a little cherry-ish. My brother buys the kind without high fructose corn syrup. I wonder if that actually tastes any different.
It does, it's not as good as the original but that is usually the case.
My brother is really into avoiding high fructose corn syrup because he's worried about it being bad for people (which it is, I suppose, but I'm not sure about it causing cancer like he thinks)! I suppose it's worth having soda that tastes a little funky to him.
Yes, I suppose that makes a lot of sense. I was surprised to find out that Dr. Pepper was originated in Texas.
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Dr. Pepper" was first used commercially in 1885. It was introduced nationally in the United States at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition as a new kind of soda pop, made with 23 flavors. Its introduction in 1885 preceded the introduction of Coca-Cola by one year.
It was formulated by Brooklyn-born pharmacist Charles Alderton in Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas. To test his new drink, he first offered it to store owner Wade Morrison, who also found it to his liking. Patrons
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regard. "It's my favorite picture, yes," he told interviewer Leslie Megahey in a 1982 interview for "BBC Arena":
If I wanted to get into heaven on the basis of one movie, that's the one I would offer up. I think it's because it is to me the least flawed; let me put it that way. It is the most successful for what I tried to do. I succeeded more completely in my view with that than with anything else.
He also
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hello how are you?
Hi there, I am good, how are you? I see you chose the topic Christmas, that is definitely my favorite holiday!
Im doing well, its my favorite holiday too. There is something magical about it
It really is very magical, I love how the traditions vary for every family but it really is a magical time to be with loved ones and appreciate all we have.
definitely. and it is the only time when i enjoy snow, lol
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Christmas traditions
Christmas traditions vary from country to country. Christmas celebrations for many nations include the installing and lighting of Christmas trees, the hanging of Advent wreaths, Christmas stockings, candy canes, setting out cookies and milk, and the creation of Nativity scenes depicting the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas carols may be sung and stories told about such figures as the Baby Jesus, St Nicholas, Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Christkind or Grandfather Frost. The sending and exchange of Christmas card greetings, observance of fasting and special
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tell you something, and it makes me feel very glad. You tell me that my brother is married and that makes me feel very glad. My cousins, and brothers, and I are all very well, at this Carlisle School. We would like to see you again. I am always happy here, but lately I sometimes feel bad, because you tell me that my grandfather is getting very old. Tell me how my brothers are. I would like to see my brother's wife's picture. Tell my
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I love spending time volunteering at my local animal shelter! It feels good to care for those poor animals!
I bet it does! I feel bad for the stray, lost, and abandoned dogs and cats and other animals, and it's wonderful that you help take care of them!
There are way too many strays and not nearly enough people to adopt. Have you ever worked at an animal shelter?
Yes, I have worked in one for 5 years! Interestingly, some people think that "animal shelter" is another way to say "pound"
What is the difference between the two?
Some think that "animal shelter" sounds more caring than the term "pound". Do you volunteer at one of the no-kill shelters?
Yes, there are 2 local no-kill shelters. It is too hard to go to a place where they routinely put down the animals. I try to foster animals as much as possible as well.
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No-kill shelter
A "no-kill" shelter is an animal shelter that does not kill healthy or treatable animals even when the shelter is full, reserving euthanasia for terminally ill animals or those considered dangerous to public safety. A no-kill shelter uses many strategies to promote shelter animals; to expanding its resources using volunteers, housing and medical protocols; and to work actively to lower the number of homeless animals entering the shelter system. 10% of animals can be killed in a no-kill shelter and
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me up real good on animal issues." Fatal to his campaign was that he was self-funded and was not supported by an organization. Hindi "lost badly" in the primary.
Hunting and fishing.
Raised in a culture filled with hunting and fishing. Hindi said, "My mother brought me up to be kind to animals and to care for them, but I didn't make the connection between abuse and hunting until years later." His mother taught him to nurture cats and dogs, taking
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I am an advocate of recycling instead of dumping. Do you agree?
Yes, I agree very much since recycling converts waste into new materials and objects
It does. I wish more people would realise the benefits. So many people just dump everything without thinking of the consequences.
I agree with your frustration and I'm very supportive of zero waste with the goal of eliminating trash sent to landfills.
Its great to speak with a like minded person. There is such much more advertising and incentives to recycle. No one has the excuse of ignorance anymore
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" waste hierarchy. Thus, recycling aims at environmental sustainability by substituting raw material inputs into and redirecting waste outputs out of the economic system.
There are some ISO standards related to recycling such as ISO 15270:2008 for plastics waste and ISO 14001:2015 for environmental management control of recycling practice.
"Recyclable materials" include many kinds of glass, paper, cardboard, metal, plastic, tires, textiles, batteries, and electronics. The composting or other reuse of biodegradable waste—such as food or garden waste—is also
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then sent him a letter calling the story "very impressive," saying "I'm glad I had the opportunity to read it," and "I agree with much of it, as you may guess." Commenting on a different article by Jordan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote " your analysis and argument hits the mark. I only wish others paid more attention to the evidence which is there for all to see of what is really happening."
In 1997, Jordan launched a weekly show on
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Reading is something I really enjoy doing. It is way I get ideas about things and communicate ideas I learn to others
I love to read. It's an escape for me, to be able to transport yourself into another reality.
yes you can share what you learn and the ideas and information you glean can be shared with others
It's amazing that many young people struggle with reading. I feel it's one of those basic necessities in life.
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culturally and socially situated. The reading process requires continuous practice, development, and refinement. Reading requires creativity and critical analysis. Consumers of literature deviate from literal words to create images that make sense to them in the unfamiliar places the texts describe. Because reading is a complex process, it cannot be controlled or restricted to one or two interpretations. There are no concrete laws in reading, but rather it provides readers an escape to produce their own products introspectively. This promotes deep exploration of texts during interpretation.
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be as literary as I want, as long as every 5 or 10 pages something really horrible tries to eat my main character. I enjoy that part of it because it's almost subversive, I can write anything, I can deal with big ideas, I can try to be an ambitious writer in my prose style -- all those things as long as I also do what the reader wants. The readers are very forgiving, they are interested in experiments and ideas, as long as you remember you're writing fantasy.
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i have always wanted to visit the golden gate bridge that spand from san franciso to the pacific ocean
It's looks nice. I heard they have a suicide issue with people on the bridge.
yes from 1937 to 2012 1600 bodies were found of people who had jumped from the bridge
That's so sad. It seems like a suscide traffic jam on the bridge
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Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the American city of San Francisco, California—the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula—to Marin County, carrying both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1 across the strait. The bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California, and the United States. It has been declared one of the Wonders of the Modern World
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Suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge
Between 1937 and 2012, an estimated 1,600 bodies were recovered of people who had jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge, located in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States.
The four-second fall from the Golden Gate Bridge sends a person plunging at to hit the waters of the San Francisco Bay "with the force of a speeding truck meeting a concrete building." Jumping off the bridge holds at least a 98 percent fatality rate; and it is speculated the fatality rate
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(i love lasagna like i m garfield.
Do you love it as much as you hate Odie licking you with his tongue?
Lol! Can you tell me what interest you the most?
Personally, I am interested in LOL, aka laughing out loud, I get a lot of kicks out of laughing.
OK.,So do you know the producer of Garfield?
Do you mean Jim Davis, the guy who made the comic strip, or the producer of one of the shows?
Was it a blockbuster? If you know what I mean
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Blockbuster LLC
Blockbuster LLC, formerly Blockbuster Entertainment, Inc., and also known as Blockbuster Video or simply Blockbuster, is an American-based provider of home movie and video game rental services through a video rental shop, DVD-by-mail, streaming, video on demand, and cinema theater. Blockbuster expanded internationally throughout the 1990s. At its peak in November 2004, Blockbuster employed 84,300 people worldwide, including about 58,500 in the United States and about 25,800 in other countries, and had 9,094 stores in total, with
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just a kid lol we need a [real] warrior" then they're like "ok . . . i guess you'll do" and then "no one can help you and if you don't do this our entire world dies, so no pressure" . . . No one believes but at the same time we all need to believe in you." Another of his notes was posted to Fall Out Boy's Twitter: "In my head champions aren't born, they are forged . . ."
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I just bought a Ford F150 and I cannot wait to hold a party around the tailgate of it!
wow interesting, what is the use of ford?
It is a pick-up truck, usually for construction workers. I however am getting one because I am looking forward to tailgating!
can you tell me more on tailgating?
Sure! It is really "American", if I must say. It is about drinking alcohol and grilling great food! We usually do this before a sports game!
what kind of sports do you play?
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Women's sports
Women's sports includes amateur as well as women's professional sports, in all varieties of sports. Female participation and popularity in sports increased dramatically in the twentieth century, especially in the last quarter-century, reflecting changes in modern societies that emphasized gender parity. Although the level of participation and performance still varies greatly by country and by sport, women's sports are widely accepted throughout the world today. In a few instances, such as figure skating, female athletes rival or exceed their male counterparts in
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said, "I am so happy to sign for Chelsea. It is a dream for me. I am looking forward to meeting and getting to know my new team-mates and cannot wait to play."
On 2 April, he made his debut away to Aston Villa as a 23rd-minute substitute for the injured Loïc Rémy; in first-half added time, he won a penalty when fouled by Aly Cissokho and converted it past Brad Guzan for the second goal of a 4–0 win. He became
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I prefer brunch over breakfast any day the variety of the foods sells me every time.
Brunch is great, love going on easter for a good late breakfast with all the fixings
I know it be super busy on Easter we went to a restaurant called Copeland's they have awesome brunch we go every year for mother's day and it be super busy.
Brunch isnt much my thing most of the time tho, i prefer breakfast over lunch type foods, its a cool word though
lol it is kind of funny how they put the two together, I'm not a breakfast person so that's why I prefer brunch I can can get some salmon, and waffles or a salad and champagne if I want all at once.
Yea and it hasnt been around too long, its only been popular in america since 1930
That is a short amount of time I would have thought it would have been around way before that being back in the day people was known for making lot's of food at once.
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Brunch
Brunch is a combination of breakfast and lunch, and regularly has some form of alcoholic drink (most usually champagne or a cocktail) served with it. The word is a portmanteau of "breakfast" and "lunch". Brunch originated in England in the late 19th century and became popular in the United States in the 1930s.
Origin of the word.
The 1896 supplement to the "Oxford English Dictionary" cites "Punch" magazine which wrote that the term was coined in Britain in 1895 to describe
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restaurant is next to an 1853 Romanesque Revival traditional synagogue, Congregation Chasam Sopher. It attracts a weekend brunch line that stretches around the corner of the block, which includes New York foodies and many foreign tourists.
Restaurant Menu.
The restaurant serves refined comfort food and baked items, which are made daily on its premises, with breakfast (which it serves all day), lunch, brunch, and dinner.
Among the items that it is known for are its blueberry pancakes. "New York Magazine" called them
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I have a small hound dog that kind of looks like a foxhound, but it's actually a beagle!
Cool. I have a french bulldog and she is spoiled
What's her name? I call my dog Snoopy because I love reading the Peanuts comics LOL
Oh that is too funny. I also have a rat terrier my grandson named squirt lol
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Beagle
The beagle is a breed of small hound that is similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound. The beagle is a scent hound, developed primarily for hunting hare (beagling). With a great sense of smell and superior tracking instinct, the beagle is employed as detection dog for prohibited agricultural imports and foodstuffs in quarantine around the world. The beagle is intelligent but single-minded. It is a popular pet due to its size, good temper, and lack of inherited health problems.
The modern breed
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beat me out of it. I could have sent my kids to college, like they sent theirs," Otis said. "But, oh well, if I dwell on that I get quite unhappy, so we try to move on." However, Leiber and Stoller maintained consistently and emphatically that Otis was ""not" a writer of the song" (emphasis theirs).
As he had provided lyrics for the version of "Hound Dog" recorded by Presley, Freddie Bell "sued to get some
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I am a farmer.
Ah, so you engage in raising animals for food as farmers engage in agriculture
Yes, been doing it all my life.
Really? Farming has been going on since way back in the Neolithic era. Of course, the tools were different then
Yes it is a lot easier now with technology.
Ancient Egyptian farmers actually relied on the Nile to irrigate their crops. Now we rely on irrigation pathways!
I luckily have sprinklers to do that.
As do most farmers these days, I believe. In the bronze age Sumerians has a specialized agricultural labor force!
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teams when harvesting in the spring. The Ancient Egypt farmers farmed and relied and irrigated their water from the Nile.
Animal husbandry, the practice of rearing animals specifically for farming purposes, has existed for thousands of years. Dogs were domesticated in East Asia about 15,000 years ago. Goats and sheep were domesticated around 8000 BCE in Asia. Swine or pigs were domesticated by 7000 BCE in the Middle East and China. The earliest evidence of horse domestication dates to around 4000 BCE.
History Advancements in technology.
In the
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"One minute I think I am playing a storyline that is going one way, and then there is a detour. So I have to make it clear in my head. Yes, it’s not fun playing the outsider who has nobody, and no strong leg to stand on," said Braun. "Reese has been under a microscope since she came to town and doesn't have any family to support her. There is no one around who knows the essence of who she really is."
Braun clarified
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A linebacker is a position in American and Canadian football.
I like American football. How would you describe the linebackers function?
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Linebacker
A linebacker (LB or backer) is a playing position in American football and Canadian football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards (4 m) behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen, and therefore "back up the line". Linebackers generally align themselves before the ball is snapped by standing upright in a "two-point stance" (as opposed to the defensive linemen, who put one or two hands on the ground for a "
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Joe Cain (American football)
Joseph Harrison Cain (born June 11, 1965) is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League.
Cain graduated in 1983 from Compton High School in Compton, California. He attended Stanford University on an academic scholarship, and joined the football team as a walk-on. He later transferred to Oregon Institute of Technology, after Greg McMackin, who was the assistant linebackers coach at Stanford, obtained the head coaching position.
Joe Cain is Executive
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Headphones are great! I love listening to music on the go!
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'around the ear') and supra-aural ('over the ear') headphones use a band over the top of the head to hold the speakers in place. Another type, known as earbuds or earpieces consist of individual units that plug into the user's ear canal. A third type are bone conduction headphones, which typically wrap around the back of the head and rest in front of the ear canal, leaving the ear canal open.
In the context of telecommunication, a headset is a combination of
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, "Now That I Found You" and "No Drug Like Me" are about "the giddy sugar rush of opening up to new love" and they "go thematically hand-in-hand".
Music video.
The music video for "Now That I Found You" was released on March 14, 2019, and shows Jepsen caring for a lost tabby cat, which was portrayed by Shrampton. The video contains product placement for Abarth cars, the TikTok app, and Beats headphones, as well
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Cuba Libre (Free Cuba) is my favorite drink, it is rum and coke
That sounds fun! I like getting drunk myself. I recently had prossecco.
Getting drunk on Prosseco sounds good. Cuba Libre originated in cuba in the early 20th century
How does Cuba Libre taste? Prossecco has a fruity taste to it.
It tastes sweet because of the coke. The name comes from the fact that cuba had at the time gained indepence from Spain
Interesting, do you happen to know a lot about liquors or are you from cuba?
None, I just happens to like rum. cubalibre is usually prepared with a Cuban light-rum like Bacardi, but many alteretions are possible.
Haha, I'm pretty new to drinking myself, but I think getting drunk is a lot of fun.
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, when bottled Coca-Cola was first imported into Cuba from the United States. Its origin is associated with the heavy U.S. presence in Cuba following the Spanish–American War of 1898; the drink's traditional name, "Cuba Libre" (Free Cuba), was the slogan of the Cuban independence movement. The Cuba Libre is sometimes said to have been created during the Spanish–American War. However, this predates the first distribution of Coca-Cola to Cuba in 1900. A drink called a "Cuba Libre
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Rum and Coke
Rum and Coke, or the Cuba Libre (; , "Free Cuba"), is a highball cocktail consisting of cola, rum, and in many recipes lime juice on ice. Traditionally, the cola ingredient is Coca-Cola ("Coke"), and the alcohol is a light rum such as Bacardi. However, the drink may be made with various types of rums and cola brands, and lime juice may or may not be included.
The cocktail originated in the early 20th century
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Armadillos are from the new world Placental mammals with a leathery Armour shell.
What a coincidence!!! I saw a dead Armadillo yesterday as i was driving home. Apparently that hard shell wont protect them from cars.
Armiadillo happens to mean little armoured one in spanish.
I never knew where the name came from, that is interesting. What do armadillos eat?
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-rabbit": "āyōtl" (turtle) and "tōchtli" (rabbit). The Portuguese word for "armadillo" is "tatu" which derives from the Tupi language. Similar names are also found in other, especially European, languages.
Classification.
Family Dasypodidae
- Subfamily Dasypodinae
- Genus "Dasypus"
- Nine-banded armadillo or long-nosed armadillo, "Dasypus novemcinctus"
- Seven-banded armadillo, "Dasypus septemcinctus"
- Southern long-nosed armadillo,
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Armadillo
Armadillos (from Spanish "little armoured one") are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra, along with the anteaters and sloths. Nine extinct genera and 21 extant species of armadillo have been described, some of which are distinguished by the number of bands on their armour. All species are native to the Americas, where they inhabit a variety of different environments.
Armadillos are characterized by a
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I used to be a chef... but now... I teach!
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Teacher
A teacher (also called a school teacher or, in some contexts, an educator) is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence or virtue.
"Informally" the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. when showing a colleague how to perform a specific task).
In some countries, teaching young people of school age may be carried out in an informal setting, such as within the family (homeschooling), rather than in a formal setting such as a school
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come the morn" (I may be able to come tomorrow), "A tae coud dae it, but no nou" (I used to be able to do it, but not now).
Negation occurs by using the adverb "no", in the North East "nae", as in "A'm no comin" (I'm not coming), "A'll no learn ye" (I will not teach you), or by using the suffix -"na" sometimes spelled "nae" (
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i am very passionate about special education.it educates students with special education needs
That's awesome, what does special education entail?
well it has a history in the united states it was made mandatory in 1975 in response to discriminatory treatment o public education students
I'm glad that the government stepped in to protect the rights of special needs students
yes the name of the bill was the eahca which was later modified to strengthen protection to students with disabilites. and renamed the individuals with disabilites act.
I see, I'm sure teaching methods have evolved since the 70s
yes it has the new idea requires states to provide special education and related services that are up to federal standrds as condition. of receiving funds
I see, so the practices are regulated
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Special education
Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, special ed. or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that addresses their individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials, and accessible settings. These interventions are designed to help individuals with special needs achieve a higher level of personal self-sufficiency and success in school and in their community which may not be available
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race, gender, or disability. Finally, special education programs in the United States were made mandatory in 1975 when the United States Congress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) "(sometimes referred to using the acronyms EAHCA or EHA, or Public Law (PL) 94-142) was enacted by the United States Congress in 1975, in response to discriminatory treatment by public educational agencies against students with disabilities." The EAHCA was later modified to strengthen protections to students with disabilities and renamed the Individuals
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My son take himself to the barbershop these days, but when he was little he loved the music.
Is that like a barbershop quartet? Four guys in porkpie hats harmonizing?
No, I'm referring to the selection of music played over the PA system at the barbershop.
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sung by the lead, bass, or tenor singers. The baritone can sing either above or below the lead singer.
Quartets can be male or female, but are generally not mixed male and female. A female barbershop quartet may be referred to as a Sweet Adelines quartet (taking the title from the barbershop classic "Sweet Adeline"), and the vocal parts have the same labels, since the roles perform similar functions in the quartet even though the vocal ranges are different. Most barbershop quartets are male.
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the Uniquely American Musical Term Barbershop". American Music 32, no. 2, 123–171.
- Hobson, Vic (2014): "Creating Jazz Counterpoint: New Orleans, Barbershop Harmony, and the Blues". Jackson/MI: University Press of Mississippi.
External links.
- Present at the Creation: Barbershop Quartets from NPR
- Barbershop Quartets on 78rpms: How Quartet Harmonizing Became Known as Barbershop
- Website of Barbershop-o-gram (aka The Quidco Quartet)
- Listen to
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Have you ever juggled? It requires physical skill.
I can't juggle no, I'm sure I could learn though, I'm very coordinated.
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torches or chainsaws. The term "juggling" can also commonly refer to other prop-based manipulation skills, such as diabolo, plate spinning, devil sticks, poi, cigar boxes, contact juggling, hooping, yo-yo, and hat manipulation.
Etymology.
The words "juggling" and "juggler" derive from the Middle English "jogelen" ("to entertain by performing tricks"), which in turn is from the Old French "jangler". There is also the Late Latin form "
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for sure / Nobody worth fighting for.” Throughout the single, Braxton uses her upper register to sing: "I can't love no more / If I don't have you / Know I'm done for sure / Nobody worth fighting for" and "I'm tired of these walls / That's on my life / I'll lose my mind if I don't have you."
According to "Essence"'s Imani Brammer, "If I Don't Have You" functions as an "ode to
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I would love to volunteer at an animal shelter where stray, lost and abandoned dogs and cats are kept until they are rehabilitated or adopted.
that's very cool and admirable, I have contemplated doing the same.
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Animal shelter
An animal shelter or pound is a place where stray, lost, abandoned or surrendered animals, mostly dogs and cats, and sometimes sick or wounded wildlife are kept and rehabilitated. While no-kill shelters exist, it is sometimes policy to euthanize sick animals, and any animal that is not claimed quickly enough by a previous or new owner. In Europe, of 30 countries included in a survey, all but four (Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, and Italy) permitted the killing of healthy stray
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. A veterinarian does the procedure while the animal is under sedation and general anesthesia. Sterilization is a method of population control for pets and for stray dogs/cats, which are at least 6 months old. Sterilization itself is a fast and simple procedure that is commonly done.
Volunteer opportunities.
The PAWS Volunteer Program is where people can share their talent and skills for the welfare of animals. Volunteers must be prepared to render at least eight (8) hours a month doing work at the shelter or outside the shelter
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I have a lot of freckles on my face because i have a pale complexion
Really? My complexion isn't that pale but I still have a good amount. I like them.
Yes freckles and moles are different, and freckles can be triggered by exposure to sunlight
Really I did not know that! Does complexion have anything to do with it? Like if you're paler it's more common?
I am not sure but they rarely appear on infants, but more commonly on children before puberty
Huh that is true I have never seen a baby with them. It's because of melanin right?
yes they have melanocytes that overproduce melanin granules which change the color of the skin
that's cool is there a way to control that? Medications or creams/
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face, although they may appear on any skin exposed to the sun, such as arms or shoulders. Heavily distributed concentrations of melanin may cause freckles to multiply and cover an entire area of skin, such as the face. Freckles are rare on infants, and more commonly found on children before puberty.
Upon exposure to the sun, freckles will reappear if they have been altered with creams or lasers and not protected from the sun, but do fade with age in some cases.
Freckles are not a skin disorder
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Freckle
Freckles are clusters of concentrated melaninized cells which are most easily visible on people with a fair complexion. Freckles do not have an increased number of the melanin-producing cells, or melanocytes, but instead have melanocytes that overproduce melanin granules (melanosomes) changing the coloration of the outer skin cells (keratinocytes). As such, freckles are different from lentigines and moles, which are caused by accumulation of melanocytes in a small area.
Freckles can appear on all types of skin tones. Of the six Fitzpatrick skin
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I work as an intern for a newspaper company, i really love it, do you know something about journalism?
Newspapers are a great source for news from a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, and weather.
Yes, but even now as an intern i can see a lot of media manipulation being done, i dont like that, i cant become somebody that tells lies
I wouldn't like that either. Some tactics used include the use of logical fallacies, deception, manipulations, and rhetorical and propaganda techniques.
Yes, i think i will change the news agency, the first newspaper was written in ancient greece, on a rock plate, and they changed it every week, or day even
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History of newspaper publishing
The modern newspaper is a European invention. The oldest direct ancestors of the modern newspaper were the handwritten news sheets that circulated widely in Venice as early as 1566. These weekly news sheets were filled with information on wars and politics in Italy and Europe. The first printed newspapers were published weekly in Germany from 1609. Typically they were heavily censored by the government and reported only foreign news, and current prices. After the English government relaxed censorship in 1695, newspapers flourished in London and a few other
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thought it was cool or something. I took the intro class and HATED it, so I decided to do Comm because there were a bunch of classes about pop culture, which is what I really like. I quickly learned you didn’t have to go to school for journalism to write," he explained.
Stopera began his online media career as an intern at BuzzFeed in August 2008. The website was still in its infancy, with only two other editorial employees on staff. Stopera has since written thousands of listicles
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I don't play much tennis but i like to watch it, do you play?
I have played some over the years, I love racket sports that can be played one on one like Tennis.
My favorite game involving a net and paddles is actually table tennis, ever played?
Yes, as I get older I actually prefer it more. I really like how fast passed table tennis is.
I used to play it about 3 hours a day, before work, lunch break, and after work. It's a good workout!
Did you used to play against one other person or play in teams?
I did both, I prefer teams since it was a fun bonding game, but i enjoyed playing competitive 1 on 1. You?
I like 1 on 1 more. It allows me to make use of the entire table. Just like regular tennis even people in wheelchairs can play and I love that.
Do you play with spin and whatnot?
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19th century, in fact, the term "tennis" referred to real tennis, not lawn tennis.
The rules of modern tennis have changed little since the 1890s. Two exceptions are that from 1908 to 1961 the server had to keep one foot on the ground at all times, and the adoption of the tiebreak in the 1970s. A recent addition to professional tennis has been the adoption of electronic review technology coupled with a point-challenge system, which allows a player to contest the line call of a point,
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matter if it is a high or low ball you don't know where she is going to hit it. I have played players who hits the ball hard but not like Aravane. Even if I hit the ball high she is so aggressive." Venus Williams also said "Wow, what can I say? Aravane is a very hard hitter; obviously she was brought up playing on clay courts but I can not get over how hard she hits that tennis ball. She is a player to watch out for in the
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The Avengers have been in several cool movies! One I saw recently was Ant-Man and the Wasp.
I like those movies. Pretty cool. Lots of action.
Yep I agree. Apparently there was a 2015 movie about just Ant-Man.
I didn't see that. It must be good. I will check it out.
If you like Paul Rudd you will enjoy it as he stars in that movie.
He is a good actor. I enjoy his films.
Apparently there is a UK-based DJ of the same name. I wonder if this resulted in any confusion for him.
I didn't know that. Very interesting. It probably did cause confusion.
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Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is a founding member of the Justice League. The character first appeared in "All Star Comics" #8 in October 1941 with her first feature in "Sensation Comics" #1, January 1942. The "Wonder Woman" title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986. In her homeland, the island nation of Themyscira, her official title is Princess Diana of Themyscira,
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...I think it was the pinnacle, it was definitely the pinnacle for us as far as our career if you just want to go by numbers. Like, the year that that came out, we were in every weekly, all of our shows were bumped up to the bigger rooms, we sold out our whole European tour, and that was about as good as it ever got for us and that was pretty cool for that to happen. Like that record was...I just have a lot of really good memories
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I walk everywhere, from aquatic to terrestrial environments.
That is great for your health I'm sure! Do you enjoy being out in nature while you are walking?
I do, but it raises different problems than that in water, I get tired very easily!
Well, if you keep at it, you will build up stamina to last longer, right?
You're right, but walking, running, or jumping cause pain in my knees, sadly.
That's no good. You should go to the doctor and get it looked at. They may be able to do something to ease or eliminate the pain.
I probably should but I am scared of the use of chemicals that I a doctor might do.
They may be able to prescribe rehab and all natural methods or remedys. It is worth at least looking into.
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of terrestrial locomotion, it is the basic form of locomotion of two major groups with many terrestrial members, the vertebrates and the arthropods. Important aspects of legged locomotion are posture (the way the body is supported by the legs), the number of legs, and the functional structure of the leg and foot. There are also many gaits, ways of moving the legs to locomote, such as walking, running, or jumping.
Legged locomotion Posture.
Appendages can be used for movement in a lot of ways:
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I really do love them and care about their well-being, so that when they are running into problems, they will hopefully, at some point, come to me and ask me, 'What is your peace all about? What is your comfort all about? Where do you get your love? Where do you get your talents?' And I can turn to them and say without blinking, 'Jesus Christ.'
In a 2018 interview with Michael Rosenbaum, Levi said, "I'm very spiritual
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I have never had Candy in my life time. I do not like the sugar featured and all other principal ingredient. featured in it
I don't eat much sugar either, but am very surprised that you've never had candy!
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Candy
Candy, also called sweets or lollies, is a confection that features sugar as a principal ingredient. The category, called "sugar confectionery", encompasses any sweet confection, including chocolate, chewing gum, and sugar candy. Vegetables, fruit, or nuts which have been glazed and coated with sugar are said to be "candied".
Physically, candy is characterized by the use of a significant amount of sugar or sugar substitutes. Unlike a cake or loaf of bread that would be shared among many people
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Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away), You've Got To See Mama Ev'ry Night"
- 1957: "Fun Lovin' Baby, Great Balls of Fire, Hello Happiness Goodbye Blues, I Am A Heart A Heart A Heart, I Never Had The Blues, I'll Miss You, I'm Walking The Floor Over You" (with Joe Reisman and his Orch. and Chorus), "It's My Pleasure, The Sheik of Araby, Sugar Candy" (with Joe Reisman and his
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I have a pug named Bella.
The dog must be have a short-muzzled face due to being a pug.
Yes indeed the kids call her smush face
The dog also must have a curled tail cause it is a pug.
Yes and Pugs can not take a lot of summer heat due to the shape of the face.
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Pug
The pug is a breed of dog with physically distinctive features of a wrinkly, short-muzzled face, and curled tail. The breed has a fine, glossy coat that comes in a variety of colours, most often fawn or black, and a compact square body with well-developed muscles.
Pugs were brought from China to Europe in the sixteenth century and were popularized in Western Europe by the House of Orange of the Netherlands, and the House of Stuart. In the United Kingdom, in the nineteenth
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- Pekingese, an ancient breed of toy dog, originating in China
- Pug, dog with wrinkly, short-muzzled face, and curled tail
- French Bulldog, a small breed of domestic dog
- Shar Pei, dog known for its features of deep wrinkles and a blue-black tongue
- Shih Tzu, referred in China as "Shizi Gou", or "foo dog"
- Tibetan Spaniel, a breed of assertive, small, intelligent dogs
- Tibetan Mastiff, a large Tibetan
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I have a shopping addiction.
Oh no! The phrase shopping additiction usually has more of a psycho social perspective to it.
I cannot go into a store without buying so much.
Oh I'm so sorry! It's placed among other drug-free addictions like gambling, internet or video games. What do you consider buying so much?
I go to the mall to find one cheap tank top and I leave with hundreds of dollars of clothes that I cannot afford, so I spend the next couple days stressing out trying to get money in my account to cover it before it cones through.
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Behavioral addiction
Behavioral addiction is a form of addiction that involves a compulsion to engage in a rewarding non-substance-related behavior – sometimes called a natural reward – despite any negative consequences to the person's physical, mental, social or financial well-being. A gene transcription factor known as ΔFosB has been identified as a necessary common factor involved in both behavioral and drug addictions, which are associated with the same set of neural adaptations in the reward system.
Psychiatric and medical classifications.
Diagnostic models do not
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Shopping addiction
Shopping addiction is defined as the deficiency of impulse control which appears as the eagerness for constantly making new purchases of unnecessary or superfluous things. It is a concept similar to "compulsive buying disorder" and "oniomania", although these terms usually have a more clinical approach, related to a psychological individual disorder of impulse control. The phrase “shopping addiction” usually has a more psychosocial perspective . or it is placed among drug-free addictions like the addiction to gambling, Internet, or video-games.
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Hello i wanted to let you know about miami beach in florida . So much fun if you ever get the chance you should go
Oh gosh. I've never been there. However, I'm curious about how many wild beaches are left.
yeah its so fun, if your ever in florida you should check it out.
I've heard that you can camp on the beach, but I've never done it, myself.
yeah so fun !
Have you ever seen mollusc shells on the beach?
Reading (process)
Molluscs are clams, snails, and several other types of animals.
Yes i have. I actually have a small collection every time i go to the beach i try to save a few of them
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Shellfish
Shellfish is a colloquial and fisheries term for exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Although most kinds of shellfish are harvested from saltwater environments, some are found in freshwater. In addition, a few species of land crabs are eaten, for example "Cardisoma guanhumi" in the Caribbean. Shellfish are among the most common food allergens.
Despite the name, "shellfish" are not actually fish, but are simply water-dwelling animals. Most
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about anything...He was a genius, a fine man and, yes, I miss him every day." In his last phone conversation with Randi, Andrus said, "I've been every place I've ever wanted to go, I've met everyone I've wanted to meet...I've never done this before, and you don't get a second chance out of it, I'm told. I'm observing really interesting things. I wish they wouldn't fill me with so many chemicals because I want to
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Do you like to surf? Waves are perfect for surfing, usually done in the ocean but some people do it in lakes or rivers
I have never surfed but I would love to give it a shot one day
Its really fun to try. Some surfers can use the artificial waves from a boat or a wave pool to surf on.
I have tried on one of those little fake wave makers but I got wiped out almost immediately haha
well the word surfing actually breaks down to riding a wave. wether your on a baord or not.
Oh, so you can swim but still technically be surfing? That is interesting!
Yea they ised to call it stand up surfing when the rider would stand on the boar6d
Oh, I wonder why the term got more popular and specialized then, who would have thought!
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boarding, when a surfer rides a wave on a bodyboard, either lying on their belly, drop knee, or sometimes even standing up on a body board. Other types of surfing include knee boarding, surf matting (riding inflatable mats), and using foils. Body surfing, where the wave is surfed without a board, using the surfer's own body to catch and ride the wave, is very common and is considered by some to be the purest form of surfing.
Three major subdivisions within stand-up
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Surfing
Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward or face of a moving wave, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found in the ocean, but can also be found in lakes or rivers in the form of a standing wave or tidal bore. However, surfers can also utilize artificial waves such as those from boat wakes and the waves created in artificial wave pools.
The term "surfing"
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I own two snakes and they are great pets.
I like snakes. I've never had one as a pet, but am curious about that. Is their upkeep difficult?
No they are easy to care for but they are different from popular pets such as dogs who are loyal.
Yes, I can see they're not as cuddly ;-) I think the thing that would put me off is feeding -- don't they need live food?
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Snake
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes. Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side by side, and most have only one functional lung. Some species
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Pet care Caging.
A cage with wire bars and plastic flooring is the most common type of housing. A span between cage bars of less than prevents young mice from attempting to escape by forcing themselves through the bars, where they may get stuck. This can also help prevent predatory pets such as cats, dogs, arthropods, snakes, and other carnivores from killing and eating the mice.
Mice are naturally cautious of rats, who may kill and consume them. This mice behavior is known as muricide (cf
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I love pizza. I would have it every night of the week if I could.
I could eat the tradition Italian dish topped with sauce and cheese, baked in an oven, for breakfast, lunch and dinner! lol What are your fave toppings?
Just four cheeses and pepperon, sometimes pineapple. I know some people hate pineapple but I like it.
I am a big topping fan of vegetables and meats and I must have my cheese. I can do without the pineapple however! lol
I like Italian food in general too; lasagna, fettucini, etc. We usually get the DiGiorno store bought pizza here.
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Italian cuisine
Italian cuisine is food typical of Italy. It has developed through centuries of social and economic changes, with roots stretching to antiquity.
Significant changes occurred with the discovery of the New World and the introduction of potatoes, tomatoes, capsicums, maize and sugar beet, this last introduced in quantity in the 18th century. Italian cuisine is known for its regional diversity, especially between the north and the south of the Italian peninsula. It offers an abundance of taste, and is one of the most popular and
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Hawaiian pizza
Hawaiian pizza is a pizza topped with tomato sauce, cheese, pineapple, and back bacon or ham.
Pineapple as a pizza topping divides public opinion: Hawaiian was the most popular pizza in Australia in 1999, accounting for 15% of pizza sales, and a 2015 review of independent UK takeaways operating through Just Eat found the Hawaiian pizza to be the most commonly available. However, a 2016 survey of US adults had pineapple in the top three least favourite pizza toppings, ahead of anchovies and mushrooms.
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