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Do you enjoy reading fairy tales? I read books to my kids every night and they love stories with talking animals and fantasy characters.
I don't have kids, so I don't read them often, but I do enjoy fairy tales generally. What's your kids favorite one? | tales may be distinguished from other folk narratives such as legends (which generally involve belief in the veracity of the events described) and explicit moral tales, including beast fables. The term is mainly used for stories with origins in European tradition and, at least in recent centuries, mostly relates to children's literature.
In less technical contexts, the term is also used to describe something blessed with unusual happiness, as in "fairy-tale ending" (a happy ending) or "fairy-tale romance". | of Psychology at the Point Park University, "when reading or listening to stories, children aren't assaulted with precreated graphic visual imagery. They don't have to see close-ups of...the agony of pain in the queen's eyes as she dances to her death." Nevertheless, Olfman's personal preference is to "skip the torture scenes when I read these stories to kids." Anthony Burgess commented: "Reading that, how seriously can we take it? It is fairy-tale violence, which is | 70,900 | wow-train |
I like to get involved in politics. I really like to promote reform to help make improvements in society.
Neat! Is there a particular cause?
Anything I feel is needed. We write letters to newspapers, campaign, some go to the extreme of boycotting, or rallies.
I see. How much time does it take?
This takes up a lot of time. I mean you can go as far as not even buying things from a certain retailer because of the way they exploit their workers.
Ah, yea that makes sense. Are there any particular retailers that are best to stay away from? | coordinate an act of protest together in order to make a bigger impact. Collective action that is purposeful, organized, and sustained over a period of time becomes known as a social movement.
Historically, activists have used literature, including pamphlets, tracts, and books to disseminate their messages and attempt to persuade their readers of the justice of their cause. Research has now begun to explore how contemporary activist groups use social media to facilitate civic engagement and collective action combining politics with technology.
The "Online Etymology Dictionary" | like, 'This sounds like fun, I think. We can do something fun with this.' But then you realize how tricky for some reason it is to be a woman and write kind of a drinking party boat song. You wouldn’t think it would be any different, but for some reason, I feel like a guy could get away with saying this line that we just threw out there, but I can’t for some reason." When talking about particular characters in the song, she added, | 70,901 | wow-train |
Snorkeling is my favorite thing to do because we can have fun as a whole family
Do you snorkel in the ocean?
I live near the gulf and it is a great recreational activity
That's cool. What types of fish do you see
Lots of colorful fish , jelly fish , dolphins
Thats cool, is the ocean the only place people usually snorkel? Or are there people who snorkel in river and lakes?
YOU can snorkel in any water youd like . as loing as you have a diving mask and a breathing tube .
That's good to know. Do you hook the tube up to like an oxygen tank and wear it? | Snorkeling
Snorkeling (British and Commonwealth English spelling: snorkelling) is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped breathing tube called a snorkel, and usually swimfins. In cooler waters, a wetsuit may also be worn. Use of this equipment allows the snorkeler to observe underwater attractions for extended periods with relatively little effort and to breathe while face-down at the surface.
Snorkeling is a popular recreational activity, particularly at tropical resort locations. The primary appeal | - Overture - Charlie Girl
- Bells Will Ring
- What Would I Get From Being Married
- I Love Him, I Love Him
- What's the Magic
- Let's Do a Deal
- My Favorite Occupation
- I Was Young
- Act II
- Party of a Lifetime
- I 'ates Money
- Charlie Girl Waltz
- Like Love
- That's It
- Fish and Chips
- You Never Know What You Can Do Until You Try It | 70,902 | wow-train |
I spend the weekends in Canada sometimes, just relaxing in the beautiful nature up there.
I have never been, but studied about Canada and know there are 3 territories, and 10 provinces
It's a beautiful place, I visit Montreal and spend time in a cabin, do you know much about Montreal?
Only that the Expos are the baseball team based in Montreal
Oh that's cool, do you watch a lot of baseball? | sparsely populated, the majority of its land area being dominated by forest and tundra. Its population is highly urbanized, with over 80 percent of its inhabitants concentrated in large and medium-sized cities, and 70 percent of citizens residing within of the southern border. Canada's climate varies widely across its vast area, ranging from arctic weather in the north, to hot summers in the southern regions, with four distinct seasons.
Various indigenous peoples have inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years before European colonization. Beginning | you have to deliberately go to Alaska. I've never been there, I don't know if I will ever go, but I have a beautiful idea of what it's like." He added, "They say it takes an outsider to describe a place accurately; Joe's from New Jersey and I was born in Connecticut. Sometimes I see my friends go from relationship to relationship, looking for this place they see in their minds, but reality always falls short somehow ... Sometimes it's best to leave certain | 70,903 | wow-train |
Hi, i love tacos, it's my favorite food | Taco
A taco (, , ) is a traditional Mexican dish consisting of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables, and cheese, allowing great versatility and variety. Tacos are generally eaten without utensils, often garnished with salsa, chili pepper, avocado, guacamole, cilantro (coriander), tomatoes, onions, and lettuce.
Etymology.
The origins of the taco are not | he changed the format of "I Love Lucy", a weekly, 30-minute program produced at 25 new episodes a season very successfully, to the "Comedy Hour" format of one-hour specials shown weeks or months apart. He noted at the time: "You've got to change in this business. Lucy is my favorite character ever and I love "I love Lucy" it's my favorite show. I'd rather make a big change while we are still ahead. It would be ridiculous for us to | 70,904 | wow-train |
I love playing my fretted musical, six string instrument! If you don't know what that is, well it's the guitar of course!
I had no idea i might have to look at getting one are they easy to learn ?
That all depends on a lot of factors, one including the type of guitar. The three main types are the classical guitar which uses nylon-string, the steel-string acoustic guitar and the archtop guitar, which is sometimes called a "jazz guitar".
Very interesting information . Is there anything else that you can tell me about fretted muscial ?
It is typically played by strumming the strings with your fingers, thumb or even fingernails. Sometimes people use a pick while fretting (or pressing against the frets). That's where the term fretting instrument comes in.
Oh i see i was wondering what that word meant. Anything else you can tell me ?
Guitars are a type of chordophone which were traditionally constructed from wood and strung with either gut, nylon or even steel strings and then distinguished from other similar instruments by its construction and tuning.
Oh wow so we have come a long way since that time. Very interesting information | type of chordophone, traditionally constructed from wood and strung with either gut, nylon or steel strings and distinguished from other chordophones by its construction and tuning. The modern guitar was preceded by the gittern, the vihuela, the four-course Renaissance guitar, and the five-course baroque guitar, all of which contributed to the development of the modern six-string instrument.
There are three main types of modern acoustic guitar: the classical guitar (Spanish guitar/nylon-string guitar), the steel-string acoustic | information on the dispute, as well as instructing them to request "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)" on radio stations. One of the messages Carey left on her page read:
Basically, a lot of you know the political situation in my professional career is not positive. It's been really, really hard. I don't even know if this message is going to get to you because I don't know if they want you to hear this. I'm getting a lot of negative | 70,905 | wow-train |
Hi, I'm a big fan of The Beatles, are you familiar with them? | The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The line-up of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr led them to be regarded as the most influential band of all time. With a sound rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, the group were integral to the evolution of pop music into an art form, and to the development of the counterculture of the 1960s. They often incorporated elements of classical music, older pop, and unconventional recording | Joshua. I'm a big fan from Southern Cal. Really diggin' on your new scene. That's why I hope you don't mind when I got your new demos for your new CD, I had to sing parts on them and send them to you as a tribute. I hope you're not mad about me also uploading them onto the Internet. But hell, it seems like you guys are so cool that you might dig something just like that. Sincerely, your fan, Joshua M. Homme. P.S. | 70,906 | wow-train |
me and my family own 3 huskys they are my favorite kind of dog | Husky
Husky is a general name for a sled-type of dog used in northern regions, differentiated from other sled-dog types by their fast pulling style. They are an ever-changing cross-breed of the fastest dogs. The Alaskan Malamute, by contrast, was used for pulling heavier loads. Huskies are used in sled dog racing. In recent years, companies have been marketing tourist treks with dog sledges for adventure travelers in snow regions as well. Huskies are also today kept as pets, and groups | finds Graziella, who confesses her love for him, stating "They wished me to take a husband—you are already the husband of my soul". The narrator replies in kind, and they spend the night together discussing their romance. When Graziella's family comes to get her, they decide that she need not marry Cecco.
For three months they enjoy their love, unknown to Graziella's family. However, she is pained at the thought of the narrator returning to France and by her own social station, | 70,907 | wow-train |
I love steak, especially a filet.
Ahhh yes, the filet mignon. It is really so tender. Do you ever buy them whole, or do you always buy it sliced?
I am not a butcher by any stretch, so always cut. What about you?
I usually buy them whole if I am having a big party, because it saves a lot of money, but I will eat them any way I can get them. Do you have any other favorite cuts?
You are right that it is a lot better to buy the tenderloin. Filet is really my go to.
Do you like to have your steaks on the grill, or pan fried? I really like them in a pan with a demi glace sauce. mmmm mmmm!
Yum, I prefer grilled but both are great. Do you make a lot of sauces? | -fried. It is often grilled in an attempt to replicate the flavor of steak cooked over the glowing coals of an open fire. Steak can also be cooked in sauce, such as in steak and kidney pie, or minced and formed into patties, such as hamburgers.
Steaks are often cut from grazing animals, usually farmed, other than cattle, including bison, camel, goat, horse, kangaroo, sheep, ostrich, pigs, reindeer, turkey, deer, and zebu, as well as various types | be my contention, yes." However, McAfee said: "If you're the only baker in town, it may be a problem. But no one is forcing you to buy anything or to choose one person over another. So why should I be forced to do anything if I am not harming you? It's my choice to sell, your choice to buy." Petersen's responded to Johnson's statement in saying: "This portrays a fundamental lack of understanding of the free market. You have to | 70,908 | wow-train |
I love onions, especially sweet onions. They are harvested once a year, despite being biennial.
Really? Where are sweet onions usually grown?
I'm not certain. It is of the Allium species though and they call it a "wild onion".
Oh, are they called anything other than wild onions? You seem quite knowledgeable and I love that you have all these facts! | Onion
The onion ("Allium cepa" L., from Latin "cepa" "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus "Allium". Its close relatives include the garlic, shallot, leek, chive, and Chinese onion.
This genus also contains several other species variously referred to as onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion ("Allium fistulosum"), the tree onion ( | Red onion
Red onions are cultivars of the onion ("Allium cepa") with purplish-red skin and white flesh tinged with red.
These onions tend to be medium to large in size and have a mild to sweet flavor. They are often consumed raw, grilled or lightly cooked with other foods, or added as a decoration to salads. They tend to lose their colour when cooked.
Red onions are available throughout the year. Red onions are high in flavonoids, and fibre (compared to white | 70,909 | wow-train |
I would love to visit Florida, what's there to make a visitor come there?
Boy, what isn't there is the question! They don't call it the "land of flowers" for nothing. That's what is means in Spanish. What types of activities are you interested in?
Awesome. Nothing much, I just want to have fun. Is Florida a border state?
Yes it is! It's the only one that borders the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean as well. Do you like the water? Boating activities, fishing?
Yes, is it popular for fishing?
I'm not sure, to be honest. I haven't heard anything about it. But, because the area is at or close to sea level there is a lot of sedimentary soil. It must be good for gardening!
What is the population of Florida? | Florida
Florida () is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida. Florida is the 22nd-most extensive (), the 3rd-most populous (21,312,211 inhabitants), and the 8th-most densely populated () of the U.S. states. Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the | make sense. Nothing works that way. There isn't a supplier out there that says, 'The first day I put my product out there I want all of it to sell out and I don't want to have any more supply.' What business works that way?" Sellers choose what they want to charge for the ticket. A range of tickets are listed, mainly sporting, concert, theater, and other live entertainment events. Music categories are divided into Classical and Vocal, Country and Folk, Dance | 70,910 | wow-train |
Sculpting is one of my favorite things to do. It's so relaxing! | Sculpture
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sculptural processes originally used carving (the removal of material) and modelling (the addition of material, as clay), in stone, metal, ceramics, wood and other materials but, since Modernism, there has been an almost complete freedom of materials and process. A wide variety of materials may be worked by removal such as carving, assembled by welding or modelling, or molded or cast | . For me, it's so relaxing, unlike pre-production, which is fraught with anxiety and fear about how we'e going to do things, and production, which is so rushed and a sleepless time and you're just racing to finish every shot and worrying about focus and so on. So post is soothing and I can watch the film come together, so it's a time of discovery for me as Bob and I fit all the pieces together. I see new possibilities in post, as Bob puts the | 70,911 | wow-train |
Do you like yoga, I am an instructor!
I don't know much about yoga other than I think it started in India. Are there different types of yoga?
Yes there is! I instruct yoga for the elderly. | Yoga
Yoga (; ; ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India. Yoga is one of the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophical traditions. There is a broad variety of yoga schools, practices, and goals in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The term "yoga" in the Western world often denotes a modern form of Hatha yoga, yoga as exercise, consisting largely of the postures called asanas.
The origins of yoga have been speculated to date back | imagined that it will replace the word “Yoga”.
I am extremely disappointed with the situation today, where this has become the case and caused so much distortion and confusion. Hence I request you to either delete the word Viniyoga to represent my teacher's teaching, or remove my father's and my name from your communications. This is the least you can do for me, as a guru dakshina.
Please feel free to forward this to other students whose email addresses I don't have.
With Best | 70,912 | wow-train |
I have red hair right now because its the summer time. | Red hair
Red hair (or ginger hair) occurs naturally in one to two percent of the human population, appearing with greater frequency (two to six percent) among people of Northern or Northwestern European ancestry and lesser frequency in other populations. It is most common in individuals homozygous for a recessive allele on chromosome 16 that produces an altered version of the MC1R protein.
Red hair varies in hue from a deep burgundy or bright copper (auburn) to burnt orange or red-orange to and strawberry blond. Characterized | summer of 1926, RCA purchased the American Telephone & Telegraph Company's (AT&T) radio operations, including its showcase New York City station, WEAF (now WFAN). WEAF's previous network operations were reorganized as the NBC-Red network, and its prominence was equal to WJZ, further overshadowing WJY. An article in the July 31, 1926 issue of "Radio World" noted that WOR, WJY's nominal timesharing partner, was now operating full-time because WJY was considered to have forfeited its hours. This | 70,913 | wow-train |
Obesity is such a growing problem in the United States, and more people are suffering the effects now with increased mortality and more coronary heart disease.
I agree, it is sad that people let themselves get so out of shape
It's unfortunate, especially now that two out of every three American men are considered overweight or obese, and the rates are even worse for women. It's out of hand.
That is terrible, I wonder how we could talk to more people about their health without them getting mad | Childhood obesity
Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or well-being. As methods to determine body fat directly are difficult, the diagnosis of obesity is often based on BMI. Due to the rising prevalence of obesity in children and its many adverse health effects it is being recognized as a serious public health concern. The term overweight rather than obese is often used when discussing childhood obesity, especially in open discussion, as it is less stigmatizing.
Classification.
Body mass | types of heart disease. People with class I obesity and heart disease do not have greater rates of further heart problems than people of normal weight who also have heart disease. In people with greater degrees of obesity, however, the risk of further cardiovascular events is increased. Even after cardiac bypass surgery, no increase in mortality is seen in the overweight and obese. One study found that the improved survival could be explained by the more aggressive treatment obese people receive after a cardiac event. Another found that if one takes into | 70,914 | wow-train |
Have you ever been to Greece, historically also known as Hellas?
No, but its a dream of mine to go! I look at the pictures with the clear bright blue ocean. I haven't looked into what I could do there yet.
It has terrific museums you could visit, from Western literature, historiography, and political science museums as well.
I really like museums and learning about the history of a place. Is there a sight that is an absolute must for me to see?
I would recommend the Thrace, Crete, and the Ionian Islands as must see places.
I've never heard of the Ionian Islands. Sounds intriguing! I also can't wait to eat Greek food. Some of my favorites dishes are Greek. | and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, the Cretan Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin and the 11th longest coastline in the world at in length, featuring a large number of islands, of which 227 are inhabited. Eighty percent of Greece is mountainous, with Mount Olympus being the highest peak at . The country consists of nine geographic regions: Macedonia, Central Greece, the Peloponnese | Trump fanatic.” In the summer of 2015, he contacted Corey Lewandowski to look into throwing a fundraiser. “Lewandowski told him he didn’t know, since no one had thrown one yet.” So Boch met Trump at Trump Tower to discuss it. “I went up to his office. And he wasn’t president. But you could feel, like if I was going to go in there and negotiate with him about something, he would have killed me.” Boch held the fundraiser at his home in | 70,915 | wow-train |
Hey. How are you doing? So the topic is concerts. Do you go to concerts often?
Sometimes in the summertime, we have free concerts at the beach
Oh wow they must be amazing on the beach. We were at a festival a couple of weeks ago in a park near the river - that was amazing. No county music, but we saw the Kaiser Chiefs. What sort of music do you like to watch?
Kaiser Chiefs are an English rock band , have you seen anyone else lately? And I like all Kinds of music.
They certainly are (and one of my favourites!) Lucy Spraggan was there to- she makes country music a little quirky which is cool. Who do you like to see? | Lucy Spraggan
Lucy Spraggan (born 21 July 1991) is an English musician, signed to Cooking Vinyl Records.
She auditioned for "The X Factor" in 2012, performing her own composition, "Last Night". On 3 November 2012, it was announced she would be quitting her run on "The X Factor" due to illness, so she subsequently finished in ninth place, and second in her category. Following the show Spraggan was signed to Columbia Records. She was the first contestant in the show | William" Fritsch recalled this exchange he had with Cutler at a meeting prior to the concert, in which Cutler had asked them to provide security:
We don't police things. We're not a security force. We go to concerts to enjoy ourselves and have fun.
Well, what about helping people out—you know, giving directions and things?
Sure, we can do that.
When Cutler asked how they would like to be paid, William replied, "We like beer." In | 70,916 | wow-train |
Have you ever been to Nevada? Its in the Western or Mountain west region.
No i have not. But i will surely want to be there. What are the center of attraction? | -arid, much of it within the Great Basin. Areas south of the Great Basin are within the Mojave Desert, while Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada lie on the western edge. About 86% of the state's land is managed by various jurisdictions of the U.S. federal government, both civilian and military.
Before European contact, American Indians of the Paiute, Shoshone, and Washoe tribes inhabited the land that is now Nevada. The first Europeans to explore the region were Spanish. They called the region "Nevada | writer, incorporating the intersectionality of her identities into her work. "I surely have been black and female all my life and now, because I am a writer, I do not want to stop describing myself in that way. I do not fear that, because there is some descriptive tag before the word "writer," I will be pigeonholed. Racism and sexism are what can pigeonhole you. They can limit, even stop you. Not describing myself as a black woman will not prevent that from happening" | 70,917 | wow-train |
My favorite form of exercise is swimming. I'm in the pool most days.
That is cool. It is a good choice, when you have to exercise your bod | Swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs, the body, or both. Humans can hold their breath underwater and undertake rudimentary locomotive swimming within weeks of birth, as a survival response.
Swimming is consistently among the top public recreational activities, and in some countries, swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the educational curriculum. As a formalized sport, swimming features in a range of | is to take a real-world example. It is a nice sunny day and you have decided to get the paddling pool out, only you can not find your garden hose. You'll have to fill the pool with buckets. So you fill one bucket (or buffer) from the tap, turn the tap off, walk over to the pool, pour the water in, walk back to the tap to repeat the exercise. This is analogous to single buffering. The tap has to be turned off while you | 70,918 | wow-train |
i love pizza so much.
Oh pizza is wonderful! I love adding meats vegetabls and a ton of cheese on mine!!
same, pepperoni is so good on pizza.
I am so happy there are a ton of restaurants and cafes that offer pizza!
yea i know its everywhere. | called pizzettas.
The term "pizza" was first recorded in the 10th century in a Latin manuscript from the Southern Italian town of Gaeta in Lazio, on the border with Campania. Modern pizza was invented in Naples, and the dish and its variants have since become popular in many countries. It has become one of the most popular foods in the world and a common fast food item in Europe and North America, available at pizzerias (restaurants specializing in pizza), restaurants offering Mediterranean cuisine, and via pizza delivery | , Canadian bacon, hamburger, Italian sausage, jalapeños, mozzarella, mushrooms, black olives, pepperoni, and red onions. In regards to the flavor, Hoffman said in 1996 that "Bambolino's is surprisingly tasty pizza. I was expecting a lesser quality because Bambolino's is pretty much a fast-food hamburger joint that just happens to sell pizza. The dough has a sweet pastry flavor. The sauce is mild, and the cheese is the real deal. Bambolino's also heaps on the toppings. My Double Big | 70,919 | wow-train |
Ice hockey is popular in colder places such as Canada and Scandinavia, however it is less often seen in countries as my own such as the United Kingdom.
I live in the United States and it is very popular here, although I don't know much about it. Have you ever seen a game?
I haven't, no. However, hockey played on grass is common in the United Kingdom and I was part of my secondary school team, competing against other school teams in my county.
Wow! That's interesting! Is hockey played on grass as much of a contact sport as hockey played on ice? | Ice hockey
Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points. The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical, with teams usually consisting of six players each: one goaltender, and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team.
Ice hockey is most popular in Canada, | Russia and much of Eastern Europe. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is the formal governing body for international ice hockey, with the IIHF managing international tournaments and maintaining the IIHF World Ranking. Worldwide, there are ice hockey federations in 76 countries.
In Canada, the United States, Nordic countries, and some other European countries the sport is known simply as hockey; the name "ice hockey" is used in places where "hockey" more often refers to the more popular field hockey, such as countries | 70,920 | wow-train |
I like yoga
Yoga is pretty interesting. It is a combination of mental, physical and spiritual practices that originated in India.
I use yoga to help my concentration | 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 | Yoga
Yoga (; ; ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India. Yoga is one of the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophical traditions. There is a broad variety of yoga schools, practices, and goals in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The term "yoga" in the Western world often denotes a modern form of Hatha yoga, yoga as exercise, consisting largely of the postures called asanas.
The origins of yoga have been speculated to date back | 70,921 | wow-train |
I love live action role playing, have you tried it?
No but it does seem interesting. I remember seeing it in a film that I loved.
What film was that, do you remember? The activity is known for short as (LARP) its a form of a role-playing game where the participants physically portray there characters.
It was a comedy film that sort of pokes fun at it but ultimately becomes an essential part of the plot. The film was called Role Models. | Live action role-playing game
A live action role-playing game (LARP) is a form of role-playing game where the participants physically portray their characters. The players pursue goals within a fictional setting represented by the real world while interacting with each other in character. The outcome of player actions may be mediated by game rules or determined by consensus among players. Event arrangers called gamemasters decide the setting and rules to be used and facilitate play.
The first LARPs were run in the late 1970s, inspired | recalled: "I remember asking Jack what he wanted me to stress in playing the part, and he replied, "You play it the way you feel, but don't forget the ambiguity!" So I tried the very nervous tight-rope between sanity and insanity, and left the audience to exercise its intelligence." Kerr's role in the film is significant, as she appears onscreen in approximately 95 minutes of the film's 99 minute runtime. She was paid US$400,000 for her work in the film. | 70,922 | wow-train |
I like birdwatching! It can be a very fun recreational activity or citizen science.
My boss loves it too. I don't know much about it, although I do enjoy seeing unusual birds from time to time.
I like it because you don't necessarily need anything special to birdwatch, unless you would like to buy binoculars or a telescope. But they aren't necessary!
Do you use bird feeders or anything else to attract them? I know some people like to attract hummingbirds to their gardens.
I do! I have a very nice birdfeeder in my yard that my grandfather built. It attracts all kinds of different birds!
We have one that the squirrels keep getting into! | " are today used by some interchangeably, although some participants prefer "birding", partly because it includes the auditory aspects of enjoying birds.
In North America, many birders differentiate themselves from birdwatchers, and the term "birder" is unfamiliar to most lay people. At the most basic level, the distinction is perceived as one of dedication or intensity, though this is a subjective differentiation. Generally, self-described birders perceive themselves to be more versed in minutiae like identification (aural and visual), molt, | so fantastic. I've just slid in like I've been there all my life. It's been fantastic fun. And it's a character who you can do anything you want with - I love those! It's very easy work." Asked whether if he will watch his first, he replied: "They've got me in the last scene of the day at work today, so I don't know if I'm going to get home in time for it! But all the family are there watching | 70,923 | wow-train |
Hello dear have you been to museum?
I have, but its been a long time, how about you?
Yes, I have been to museum,
Thats cool, how often do you go these days?
Not quite often, ) is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic,
Yeah, most of them do a really good job of keeping all of that too.
Many public museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits
How much do most museums cost to go to these days? | Museum
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. The largest museums are located in major cities throughout the world, while thousands of local museums exist in smaller cities, towns and rural areas. Museums have varying aims, ranging from serving researchers and specialists to serving | glamour bits. They were there the whole time in the trenches."
Added Hurley: "I've been on film sets for about nine years as a hired hand so it wasn't that I didn't know anything... Yes, there are things I know now that I didn't know before. But there are things a monkey could learn to do... I think learning to keep on top of things ... You have to, sort of, learn that as you go. I hadn't realized how fragile a | 70,924 | wow-train |
I currently training for a Marathon. Do you have any advice?
Wear good shoes because it is a road race.
Yes, I'm afraid I have not been training enough.
Most marathons are 42.195 kilometres, so I hope you can handle it.
No problem. I'm Native American my people were born to run.
Just think of it as training for an Olympic event because it was one of the original Olympic events in 1896.
I'm actually using it to train for an Iron Man triathlon. | distance did not become standardized until 1921. More than 800 marathons are held throughout the world each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes, as larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants.
History.
History Origin.
The name "Marathon" comes from the legend of Philippides (or Pheidippides), the Greek messenger. The legend states that he was sent from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated in the Battle of Marathon (in which he had | training next week and hopefully I want to push on to the first team towards the end of the season. I'm so relieved to be back to fitness as it's just so annoying to have those niggles because you have been out for so long. My aims for this season are to get matches under my belt for the reserves and if I do well there, hopefully I can get into the first-team squad. I want to repay the faith the club have shown in me, if not this season then | 70,925 | wow-train |
I love pets, especially dogs, Golden Retriever's are especially neat dogs.
They are! And they're beautiful too. They have really dense hair which keeps them warm if it's cold outdoors. But I live in Texas, so they might be too hot here.
Yeah, it might be. They are like the classic dog, usually when I think of domestic dogs I think of them.
Yeah, quite an American dog in a way, huh? It's likely because they're so often found in suburban environments, and a lot of America lives in the suburbs.
Yeah that could be it, I think some old TV shows and movies featured them as well, so it could be that too. | 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 | are also good at getting along with family members and are intelligent and loyal animals. These dogs often do well with children as well, especially if reared with them together.
Being with other dogs makes them happier because they are bred to work well in a pack. However, its strong prey drive might make it dangerous for owners to have smaller pets with it, but if they meet each other in their early ages, it should be safe.
Owners need plenty of time to take care of the dogs because | 70,926 | wow-train |
I am a night owl, i stay up all night looking at the computer, how about you?
I am also an evening person or simply, an owl, i cant sleep before 4 am, i like it
I wonder what makes some people night owls? Is it genetic or something in our environment?
i think its something in our genes, owls tend to feel most energetic just before they go to sleep
I feel terrible when i wake up though.
me too, but only before my Coffee :D, some night owls who have great difficulty adopting normal sleeping and waking times, i think i have the same problem
I used to work 3rd shift from 10 pm to 7 am and i LOVED it. No traffic on my commute and no bosses around to give me grief. | Researchers traditionally use the terms "morningness" and "eveningness" for the two chronotypes or diurnality and nocturnality in animal behavior. In several countries, especially in Scandinavia, early birds are called "A-people" and night owls are called "B-people".
Etymology.
The term is derived from the primarily nocturnal habits of the owl. Most owls sleep during the day and hunt for food at night.
Characteristics.
Usually, people who are night owls stay awake past midnight, and extreme | - You won't believe how old I am - I even remember some decent people!
- (Asked about her well-being) At night everything aches, especially conscience.
- An actor has no inconveniences if it is necessary for the role.
- I'm watching this movie for the fourth time and let me tell you, today the actors played like never before.
- Say and think about me whatever you like. When have you seen a cat interested in the mice's opinion about it | 70,927 | wow-train |
I love having a cat in the house - do you have a cat?
No, Im not much of a cat person. They are too small and furry for me.
That's too bad! Are you allergic to them?
My ex was allergic, we were together for a while and I just never got one. They are populary known to be companions but they also hunt vermin too sometimes.
I love listening to them purr - I wonder how they do that? | Purr
A purr is a tonal fluttering sound made by some species of felids and two species of genets. It varies in loudness and tone among species and in the same animal.
Although true purring is exclusive to felids and viverrids, other animals such as raccoons produce purr-like vocalization. Animals that produce purr-like sounds include mongoose, bears, badgers, foxes, hyaenas, rabbits, squirrels, guinea pigs, tapirs, ring-tailed lemurs, and gorillas while eating.
Mechanism.
The mechanism | the name from Eric Andersen. We were together one day, and I knew there were two other David Cohens in the music business, one with Country Joe and The Fish, the other a studio cat in LA. We felt that was too many. So Eric said: 'You've got such blue eyes, you should be David Blue.' I decided to do it. I called Ramblin' Jack Eliot and Dylan because they had changed their names and Dylan thought it was very funny and started singing to me | 70,928 | wow-train |
I enjoy having pancakes in the morning, how about you?
I love pancakes as well. Do you make yours in the American style with baking powder or more crepe-like in the British style?
Not sure, my wife makes them. Which method do you consider the best? | Pancake
A pancake (or hotcake, griddlecake, or flapjack) is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a starch-based batter that may contain eggs, milk and butter and cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or frying pan, often frying with oil or butter. Archaeological evidence suggests that pancakes were probably the earliest and most widespread cereal food eaten in prehistoric societies.
The pancake's shape and structure varies worldwide. In Britain, pancakes are often unleavened and resemble a crêpe. | 16 siblings; in that episode, Groucho asked the girl how her father felt about having 17 children. She replied "my daddy loves children," and Groucho responded "Well, I like pancakes, but I haven't got a closet full of them!"
Gameplay Legacy.
Seven months after "You Bet Your Life" ended its 11-season run at NBC, Marx had another game show in prime-time, "Tell It to Groucho", which aired on CBS during the winter and spring months of 1962 | 70,929 | wow-train |
I love rock music. It's crazy that it wouldn't be here without blues, folk and jazz music
I guess there's a really rich history there. When did rock music really begin?
Drawing from Blues and country music, it started in the 1940s.
Blues music goes way back as well. From what I understand it originated in Southern plantations in the 19th Century. | Blues
Blues is a music genre and musical form which was originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1870s by African Americans from roots in African musical traditions, African-American work songs, and spirituals. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads. The blues form, ubiquitous in jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll, is characterized by the call-and-response pattern, the blues scale and specific chord progressions, of which | whether it be expanding your palate for food or your taste in music. So you'll find all types of influences in there like it's up and down, it's active but it's really sad, there's blues influence, alternative-rock influences and pop influences. It's very accessible and fun. I think that's what people can always expect from my music, that it's gonna be fun. It's new, it's different and it's fun. I'm sick of listening to music | 70,930 | wow-train |
I have played piano all my life. The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo .
Awesome! I used to play piano when I was little, but I quit. What kind of songs do you like to play? | Piano
The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700 (the exact year is uncertain), in which the strings are struck by hammers. It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys (small levers) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings.
The word piano is a shortened form of "pianoforte", the Italian term for the early 1700s versions | .
Houston's bass solos are characterized by rapid, fluid playing. In an interview with "Down Beat" magazine, he stressed: "What I'm really looking for in this instrument and through my kind of bass playing is texture. My notes are very definitely selected, because they have to go through the changes, but there's a texture I hear. It's like if you play fast enough, you can almost play single notes like a chord. If you play an arpeggio on the piano fast enough | 70,931 | wow-train |
Cheetos are awesome. I love them. Do you?
Oh yea! Cheetos were ranked the top selling brand of cheese puffs in 2010
Do you like the Spicy hot kind?
Ive never actually had them, but they now make 21 differnt types of cheetos in the US alone
21! Wowza! I think their mascot is a little creepy | owner of the Cheetos brand.
In 2010, Cheetos was ranked as the top selling brand of cheese puffs in its primary market of the United States; worldwide the annual retail sales totaled approximately $4 billion. The original "Crunchy Cheetos" are still in production but the product line has since expanded to include 21 different types of Cheetos in North America alone. As Cheetos are sold in more than 36 countries, the flavor and composition is often varied to match regional taste and cultural preferences—such as "Savory | brand's sole product for 23 years until the introduction of Cheetos Puffs in 1971. The baked varieties, otherwise known as Baked Cheetos, became available beginning in 2004. As of 2010, there are 21 different variants of Cheetos snacks distributed in the United States. In addition to the original Crunchy Cheetos, Cheetos Puffs and Baked varieties are sold in alternate shape and flavor variations—including a spicy variety known as Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
Cheetos are among the snack varieties included in the Frito-Lay Munchies snack mix. | 70,932 | wow-train |
My father was a Baptist preacher! Are you religious?
A preacher is someone who delivers sermons or homilies on religious topics. I am atheist myself.
Oh, to each their own. When did preachers become a mainstay? | giving sermons on a Friday afternoon is called a "khatib".
The sermon or homily has been an important part of Christian services since Early Christianity, and remains prominent in both Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. Lay preachers sometimes figure in these traditions of worship, for example the Methodist local preachers, but in general preaching has usually been a function of the clergy. The Dominican Order is officially known as the "Order of Preachers" ("Ordo Praedicatorum" in Latin); friars of this order were trained to publicly | Preacher
A preacher is a person who delivers sermons or homilies on religious topics to an assembly of people. Less common are preachers who preach on the street, or those whose message is not necessarily religious, but who preach components such as a moral or social worldview or philosophy.
History.
Preachers are common throughout most cultures. They can take the form of a Christian minister on a Sunday morning, or an Islamic Imam. A Muslim preacher in general is referred to as a "dā‘ī", while one | 70,933 | wow-train |
I always found beadwork to be relaxing. Something about the art of using a needle and threading beads is calming.
That sounds like fun! What kind of things can you make with beadwork? | Beadwork
Beadwork is the art or craft of attaching beads to one another by stringing them with a sewing needle or beading needle and thread or thin wire, or sewing them to cloth. Beads come in a variety of materials, shapes and sizes. Beads are used to create jewelry or other articles of personal adornment; they are also used in wall hangings and sculpture and many other artworks.
Beadwork techniques are broadly divided into loom and off-loom weaving, stringing, bead embroidery, bead crochet, bead knitting, | Bead
A bead is a small, decorative object that is formed in a variety of shapes and sizes of a material such as stone, bone, shell, glass, plastic, wood or pearl and with a small hole for threading or stringing. Beads range in size from under to over in diameter. A pair of beads made from "Nassarius" sea snail shells, approximately 100,000 years old, are thought to be the earliest known examples of jewellery. Beadwork is the art or craft of making things with beads. | 70,934 | wow-train |
I have heard that it is beneficial to take vitamin C when you are experiencing cold symptoms.
I don't know there is any actual evidence that it works for colds, but it does prevent scurvy.
What exactly is scurvy?
Scurvy causes weakness, feeling tired and sore arms and legs. It can cause death.
Has it been proven that vitamin C actually prevents scurvy? | times, scurvy occurs most commonly in people with mental disorders, unusual eating habits, alcoholism, and older people who live alone. Other risk factors include intestinal malabsorption and dialysis. While many animals produce their own vitamin C, humans and a few others do not. Vitamin C is required to make the building blocks for collagen. Diagnosis typically is based on physical signs, X-rays, and improvement after treatment.
Treatment is with vitamin C supplements taken by mouth. Improvement often begins in a few days with complete | Scurvy
Scurvy is a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Early symptoms of deficiency include weakness, feeling tired, and sore arms and legs. Without treatment, decreased red blood cells, gum disease, changes to hair, and bleeding from the skin may occur. As scurvy worsens there can be poor wound healing, personality changes, and finally death from infection or bleeding.
It takes at least a month of little to no vitamin C in the diet before symptoms occur. In modern | 70,935 | wow-train |
I am such a huge fan of Christmas. Can you tell me more about it?
It's a festival that is supposed to commemorate the birth of Jesus.
Does it have pagan roots?
I'm not sure if it has pagan roots, but it has definite Christian roots. It's celebrated on the 25th of December throughout the world
What is another interesting fact about Christmas?
The story goes that Mary and Joseph were offered a stable since the inn was out of rooms on that fateful birth night
Has there been any physical evidence to support the biblical story? | by a majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season centered around it.
The traditional Christmas narrative, the Nativity of Jesus, delineated in the New Testament says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in accordance with messianic prophecies. When Joseph and Mary arrived in the city, the inn had no room and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born, with angels proclaiming this news to shepherds who then further disseminated the | sun as a god and so were afraid when winter came and it seemed that the lifegiving sun grew weak; thus they celebrated the Solstice, the winter day when the weakening sun regained its strength. In fact, many Christmas traditions have their roots in pre-Christian traditions but it was the birth of Jesus that made a season of fear into a season of hope.
Such fears are mentioned in tales of animal and even human sacrifice meant to appease the pagan gods such as Odin in hopes of surviving winter. Christmas | 70,936 | wow-train |
Hi, what is your favorite sport? Mine is basketball.
Basketball is very good, do you like EuroBasket, it started in1932, with the first championship in 1935.
Wow I was just about to ask you that! I'm really into their games. I might even try to play for them myself. | a complicated formula, the final would see Latvia as champions. According to the rule at the time, the winner had to hold the following games. The following two tournaments would be won by Lithuania and would see the introduction of Egypt which would compete in EuroBasket until 1953 winning one championship at home in 1949 along the way.
History Soviet dominance.
After the 1946 edition saw the first jump shot performed by Italian player Giuseppe Stefanini, the following edition would see the Soviet Union compete in their first edition in the 1947 | – I'm very private about those things, I don't really talk to everybody. I'm not like the party girl running around. I might even seem to be a bit of a diva. I'm sort of with myself, in my work head space worrying about costumes, and if extras look right, and placement. I don't just show up for things, you know. That video was a vision of mine. It was Melina the director who wanted to do something, to have a performance art | 70,937 | wow-train |
I have really been getting into stand-up comedy, I've even been thinking about trying it myself!
I really enjoy stand-up comedy, I love Dave Chapelle, do you like him?
I've actually never watched to Dave Chapelle! The one stand-up comedy act I have really gotten into is Ali Wong. Heard of her?
I have, but I haven't watched her either. I think it's pretty cool how well they can deliver their punchlines during stand-up. | , routine, or set. Some stand-up comedians use props, music or magic tricks
Overview.
Some of the main types of humor in stand-up comedy include observational comedy, blue comedy, dark comedy, clean comedy, and cringe comedy.
Alternative stand-up comedy deviates from the traditional, mainstream comedy by breaking either joke structure, performing in an untraditional scene, or breaking an audience's expectations; this includes, but is not limited to, the use of shaggy dog stories and anti | March 2009 he stated that "I'm not really into that nationality thing but I've been watching the Socceroos in the football and when it comes to sport I really go for Australia. Well Ireland's shit at everything so what choice do I have?" In 2010 he completed a new series "" for The Comedy Channel on Foxtel and Austar. The series features Jimeoin travelling across sections of northern Australia, interspersed with stand-up routines recorded at towns visited along the way.
During the 2014 FIFA World Cup | 70,938 | wow-train |
i really like my dogs do you have any dogs ?
I really like them too. I have one german shepherd, he's really domestic
thats nice, what is his name i use to have a german shepherd as well they are great dogs
His name is max, we use him a lot when herding the animals on the farm, no sheep but the cattle listen to him
Cool, how long have you had him then and did you train him up ?
we have had him for 3 years, it takes a lot of training to get a dog to act on the sound of a whistle so now that he listens its awesome.
yea, ive tried that with my dog and it didnt work she just wont listen to it, are you a farmer then ?
we use a very high pitch whistle that he can hear clearly. Yes we grow cattle and some soybeans on the land.
that sounds like a fun thing to do, are you from England then or are you from elsewhere ? | Soybean
The soybean or soya bean ("Glycine max") is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses.
Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu and tofu skin are made. Fermented soy foods include soy sauce, fermented bean paste, nattō, and tempeh. Fat-free (defatted) soybean meal is a significant and cheap source of protein for animal feeds and many packaged meals. For example, soybean products | seven other dogs in the final round including a German Shepherd Dog, a Borzoi and a Pekingese. Best in Show judge Barbara Heller said of Robert's victory, "The dog is as near to perfection as possible, He showed his heart out and I had a really hard time deciding. I always think it's easy to judge when you have good dogs, but this time it wasn't that easy because all seven were outstanding." He became the first English Springer Spaniel to take the title since 1972. | 70,939 | wow-train |
I love the color blue. It's one of the three primary pigment in painting and colour theory as well as in the RGB colour model,
What is the RGB color model?
It's a color addtive model where red, green and blue light are added together in various ways.
So, are all the other colors based off of this RGB model?
Not sure, The name comes from the initials of the three colors, so probably
Interesting. I have never really understood how the different mixtures of colors works exactly.
Blue lies btween violet and green on the spectrum of visible light.
Hmmm. So, blue is a mixture of violet and green then? | 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. | RGB color model
The RGB color model is an additive color model in which red, green and blue light are added together in various ways to reproduce a broad array of colors. The name of the model comes from the initials of the three additive primary colors, red, green, and blue.
The main purpose of the RGB color model is for the sensing, representation, and display of images in electronic systems, such as televisions and computers, though it has also been used in conventional photography. Before the | 70,940 | wow-train |
Hello! Something I've never tried is paddle-boarding, what about you?
Hi there! Do you know about ?Its a type if sea sporting activity
I think so, I know that you stand on a board in the ocean with a long paddle
Paddleboarding is usually performed in the open ocean.Seems to bea risky sport to me
I guess it's fine if you stay in shallow water, water low enough for scuba diving. | well-trained paddlers.
History.
History Polynesia.
Ships Artist, John Webber, accompanied Captain James Cook to The Sandwich Islands in 1778, and in the lower left foreground of his 1781 engraving is depicted a Paddleboarder/Surfer Rider.
History Thomas Edward Blake.
Thomas Edward Blake is credited as the pioneer in paddleboard construction in the early 1930s.
While restoring historic Hawaiian boards in 1926 for the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Blake built a replica of the previously ignored "olo" surfboard ridden by ancient Hawaiian | do believe that when it comes to relationships that you have to set the bar high and know your worth so that you never settle, and that's what 'One Shot' is about." She explained that the song is also about being upfront with your love interest: "I think there is a misconception that being open and honest, and saying what it is you want is something we should be embarrassed about. But that's just not me. I am a very honest person, I always tell somebody what | 70,941 | wow-train |
I really like to fish! Do you enjoy the sport?
oooooof course! give me a rod, reel, line and hooks and I'm as happy as a clam in a sandwich!
I am not very good at it. Do you have any advice or pointers you could give me?
you might want to consider making your own tackle instead of buying them. plastic lures and fake flies work really well
I didn't know I could make my own. Is it really hard to do and take a lot of practice? | Fishing lure
A fishing lure is a type of artificial fishing bait which is designed to attract a fish's attention. The lure uses movement, vibration, flash and color to bait fish. Many lures are equipped with one or more hooks that are used to catch fish when they strike the lure. Some lures are placed to attract fish so a spear can be impaled into the fish or so the fish can be captured by hand. Most lures are attached to the end of a fishing line and have various styles of | . Charities appeal to your pity of less fortunate people or animals in order for you to be more likely to donate to that particular charity.
- "You must have graded my exam incorrectly. I studied very hard for weeks specifically because I knew my career depended on getting a good grade. If you give me a failing grade I'm ruined!"
- "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, look at this miserable man, in a wheelchair, unable to use his legs. Could such a man really | 70,942 | wow-train |
i am a widow | economic independence. A woman would carry on her spouse's business and be accorded certain rights, such as entering guilds. More recently, widows of political figures have been among the first women elected to high office in many countries, such as Corazón Aquino or Isabel Martínez de Perón.
In 19th-century Britain, widows had greater opportunity for social mobility than in many other societies. Along with the ability to ascend socio-economically, widows—who were "presumably celibate"—were much more able (and likely) to challenge | with the appurtenances and all other my hereditaments whatsoever in or near the said fforest by me purchased of James Milles Esq. I give and devise the same and all my right title interest and claim therein in law or equity to my said loveing wife Margarett Boevey and her heires for ever. I give unto my son Bateman and his wife tenn pounds apeace. And whereas I am intituled by virtue of a decree of the High Court of Chancery made in a cause wherein I am p(lainti)ff against Dame Ann Smith widow and John Boevey | 70,943 | wow-train |
Hi! What do you know about Kobe beef?
I know that Japanese call that "Or". Do you like Kobe beef?
Personally, I am a vegetarian, but my husband is not.
Kobe is one of Japan's 17 designated cities. I guess that is how that beef got the name.
That is quite interesting. Do you know anything about preparing it? | Kobe beef
Kobe beef is also called , or in Japanese.
History.
Cattle were brought to Japan from China at the same time as the cultivation of rice, in about the second century AD, in the Yayoi period. Until about the time of the Meiji Restoration in 1868, they were used only as draught animals, in agriculture, forestry, mining and for transport, and as a source of fertiliser. Milk consumption was unknown, and – for cultural and religious reasons – meat was not eaten. | my imagination, I could imagine them to be any way I liked, and I could tell you all you wished to hear simply by carrying on my imaginative creation. But as I believe that there really are other worlds, I am entitled to confess that there is much about them that I do not know, and that I do not know how to find out.
Criticisms.
While it may appear to be a simply extravagant account of modality, modal realism has proven to be historically quite resilient. Nonetheless, | 70,944 | wow-train |
Do you know what a tiny house is?
Yes! My city is building them for the homeless. | , the average size of new single family homes grew from in 1978, in 2007, and in 2013. Increased material wealth and individuals with high incomes are common reasons why homes sizes increased.
The small house movement is a return to houses of less than . Frequently, the distinction is made between "small" (between and ), and "tiny" houses (less than ), with some as small as . Sarah Susanka started the "counter movement" for smaller houses which she details in her book " | on the Western Gregorian calendar), is St. George's Day as observed by the Eastern Orthodox churches of that era.
(Excerpt from "Dracula", 1897) "Do you know what day it is?" I answered that it was the fourth of May. She shook her head as she said again: "Oh, yes! I know that, I know that! but do you know what day it is?" On my saying that I did not understand, she went on: "It is | 70,945 | wow-train |
I enjoy reading. Do you enjoy reading and what are some of your favorite books? | Reading
Reading is the complex cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning. It is a form of language processing.
Success in this process is measured as "reading comprehension". Reading is a means for language acquisition, communication, and sharing information and ideas. The symbols are typically visual (written or printed) but may be tactile (Braille). Like all languages, it is a complex interaction between text and reader, shaped by prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and the language community—which is | your life or relationship because of these songs, I can only hope they might shed some light on some of the things that often go unsaid in relationships. Therefore enjoy the songs and take from them anything you might find applicable to your own situation... That's what this recording is about and after all, if you're reading this you've probably paid for it!" [Reproduced from Keni Stevens' "You" album sleeve notes.]
Present and future.
Keni set up his own record label and | 70,946 | wow-train |
I know absolutely nothing about the violin, Do you play?
I have. It's the smallest instrument in the string family, played on the shoulder
is it as difficult to play as it appears? do you play any other instruments?
Yes it is. It takes many years to gain mastery. I'm a percussionist by trade
fascinating, i've always wondered what is the difference between a violin and a fiddle? are they the same? | Violin
The violin, sometimes known as a fiddle, is a wooden string instrument in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and highest-pitched instrument in the family in regular use. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino piccolo and the kit violin, but these are virtually unused. The violin typically has four strings, usually tuned in perfect fifths with notes G3, D4, A4, E5, and is most commonly played by drawing a bow across its | to play, stating: "I was told last year that Plant said he is doing nothing in 2014, and what do the other two guys think? Well, he knows what the other guys think. Everyone would love to play more concerts for the band. He's just playing games, and I'm fed up with it, to be honest with you. I don't sing, so I can't do much about it", adding: "I definitely want to play live. Because, you know | 70,947 | wow-train |
I love hamburger, my favorite cuisine | Hamburger
A hamburger (short: burger) is a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked patties of ground meat, usually beef, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun. The patty may be pan fried, grilled, or flame broiled. Hamburgers are often served with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, bacon, or chiles; condiments such as ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, relish, or "special sauce"; and are frequently placed on sesame seed buns. A hamburger topped with cheese is | producer, Karen O intones: "Nick Launay was the natural choice having produced PiL "Flowers of Romance", collectively a favorite between us. I put that record on and want to stuff my mouth with raw hamburger meat."
The EP has been released on CD, double 7" vinyl, USB flash drive and digital download.
"Down Boy" was originally released as a split single with Liars only released in Australia and Japan. The album title is an extraction of the fourth track song Isis, | 70,948 | wow-train |
My mom always talks about this writer named Nicholas Sparks, but I really don't know too much about him. | 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, | and a few new action beats without telling us much we don't already know" adding, "Here we have the fourth and final "Avengers: Age of Ultron" trailer and we don't know all that much about what transpires in a moment-to-moment sense in the finished 150-minute feature. I have expressed my concern dating back to October that Marvel and Disney would release too many trailers and would by default give away too much plot and character information between October and May. But if this really is the final | 70,949 | wow-train |
I have great acuity. iy commonly refers to the clarity of vision.
I have never understood how vision works can you explain a little? | Visual acuity
Visual acuity (VA) commonly refers to the clarity of vision. Visual acuity is dependent on optical and neural factors, i.e., (i) the sharpness of the retinal focus within the eye, (ii) the health and functioning of the retina, and (iii) the sensitivity of the interpretative faculty of the brain.
A common cause of low visual acuity is refractive error (ametropia), or errors in how the light is refracted in the eyeball. Causes of refractive errors include aberrations in | Visual perception
Visual perception is the ability to interpret the surrounding environment using light in the visible spectrum reflected by the objects in the environment. This is different from visual acuity, which refers to how clearly a person sees (for example "20/20 vision"). A person can have problems with visual perceptual processing even if he/she has 20/20 vision.
The resulting perception is also known as visual perception, eyesight, sight, or vision (adjectival form: "visual", "optical", or " | 70,950 | wow-train |
I love purple, it goes with everything red and blue.
I like it as well because it's a color that is usually accorded with royalty
Do you know anything about its others meaning ? Do you think it means strength ?
I don't know if this is true but I have heard that when it appears in the land of wishes and dream and you see it on a man or a woman that person is your true love
Yeah I think it is associated more with femininity and seduction than strength.
Oh wow thats good to know, so you wouldn't recommend a man wearing a purple blazer i guess :) | with eroticism, femininity, and seduction.
Purple was the color worn by Roman magistrates; it became the imperial color worn by the rulers of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, and later by Roman Catholic bishops. Similarly in Japan, the color is traditionally associated with the emperor and aristocracy.
Etymology and definitions.
The word 'purple' comes from the Old English word "purpul" which derives from Latin "purpura", in turn from the Greek ("porphura"), name of | gay man, saying "Christian wears slightly brighter colours than I would normally wear but you know it is a BBC show and we have to show that I am gay you know? I don't think it's stereotypical at all because there are what I call seven shades of gay and that goes from real straight acting to camp and I like to think that Christian has all of those elements as I do as a gay man."
In June 2009, Christian begins an affair with Muslim character Syed Masood, played | 70,951 | wow-train |
I have had a divorce three times and about to get married again this month! How good do my chances look?
Your talking about the dissolution of marriage?
Yes! I've had three marriages dissolve so far. I'm getting worried for my fourth.
You must of had the sanctions of the court or other authority. Did you pay alimony?
I think I got off lucky! What all does alimony include?
It is a legal obligation on a person to provide financial support to their spouse before or after divorce.
I was not away of that! What decides if I have to pay? | Alimony
Alimony (also called aliment (Scotland), maintenance (England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Canada), spousal support (U.S., Canada) and spouse maintenance (Australia)) is a legal obligation on a person to provide financial support to their spouse before or after marital separation or divorce. The obligation arises from the divorce law or family law of each country.
Etymology.
The term alimony comes from the Latin word "alimōnia" ("nourishment, sustenance", from "alere | Cooper in October 2015 how she reconciles being both a progressive and moderate, "Do you change your political identity based on who you're talking to? Just for the record, are you a progressive or a moderate?", Hillary answered "I'm a progressive. But I'm a progressive who likes to get things done. And I know how to find common ground, and I know how to stand my ground, and I have proved that in every position that I've had, even dealing with Republicans who | 70,952 | wow-train |
Hi, I love chocolate frosted brownies.
Really? I love blondies which are a brownie but uses vanilla and brown sugar instead of cocoa.
I'm absolutely terrible at baking but I can find some good desserts in store. | ) to a mixed cuisine of Indian, Chinese, Spanish and American influences, in line with the major waves of influence that had enriched the cultures of the archipelago, as well as others adapted to indigenous ingredients and the local palate.
Dishes range from the very simple, like a meal of fried salted fish and rice, to fish curry, chicken curry, complex paellas and "cozidos" of Iberian origin created for fiestas. Popular dishes include: "lechón" (whole roasted pig), "longganisa" ( | Blondie (confection)
A blondie (also known as a blonde brownie) is a rich, sweet dessert bar. It resembles the traditional chocolate brownie, but substitutes vanilla for the cocoa used in brownies, and contains brown sugar. Blondies are made from flour, brown sugar, butter, eggs, baking powder, and vanilla, and may also contain walnuts or pecans. Blondies often contain white or dark chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, or other flavored chips.
Blondies differ significantly from white chocolate brownies. Unlike the | 70,953 | wow-train |
I have a poodle named Wanda that I just love!
What kind of poodle? Standard, miniature or toy?
Wanda is a mini, She is all white as well. | 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 | .
One of his owners, Kari Glenna said of the win, "I don't believe it. I am very excited and very nervous. He is just a family pet, not a show dog. I never expected this." The Best in Show judge, Pamela Cross, called him a "poodley poodle", and that "Constructionally he was very well made. He epitomised his breed." His victory completed a winning year for the Poodle breed, with miniature Ch. Poodle "Surrey Spice Girl | 70,954 | wow-train |
Yellowstone is so pretty, I wish I could go. When was it established, though?
yeah it is gorgeous! It was established in 1972 when President Ulysses Grant was in office.
That guy who liked slaves? What did he do to establish those beautiful glades?
Not sure but he certainly did a great service for the park. It was the first ever national park in the U.S. and is also known as the first national park in the world!
The first one, you say? What came after and how long was the delay?
I don't know but lets keep talking about Yellowstone. :) The park is known for its wildlife and many geothermal features like "Old Faithful geyser", which is one of its most popular features.
Old Faithful, a geothermal feature, does it affect any of the wild life creature(s)?
No the wildlife have learned to live with it. The park has so many ecosystems, but the subalpine forest is the majority of the park.
Oh, it's acreage mus be vast, how long is the expanse? | but the subalpine forest is the most abundant. It is part of the South Central Rockies forests ecoregion.
Native Americans have lived in the Yellowstone region for at least 11,000 years. Aside from visits by mountain men during the early-to-mid-19th century, organized exploration did not begin until the late 1860s. Management and control of the park originally fell under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the first being Columbus Delano. However, the U.S. Army was subsequently commissioned to oversee management of Yellowstone for a | Regiment (part of Barker's brigade), was impressed by Barker during this period, writing that he was "the coolest man you could wish to see under fire. He seemed to like it; indeed I feel sure that he did. He liked to observe his officers and men in times of stress, because it helped to weigh them up. After so many years I am not ashamed to confess that I always felt braver when he was present".
Second World War Service in the United Kingdom.
After | 70,955 | wow-train |
Lizards are pretty neat. There are over 6,000 species across all continents except Antarctica
I had no idea there were that many species of lizards that is wild
They also vary quite a bit in size, from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long, to the 3 meter long Komodo dragon.
The small ones are cute and harmless but the Komodos kind of scare me | legless, and have long snake-like bodies. Some such as the forest-dwelling "Draco" lizards are able to glide. They are often territorial, the males fighting off other males and signalling, often with brightly colours, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often being sit-and-wait predators; many smaller species eat insects, while the Komodo eats mammals as big as water buffalo.
Lizards make use of a variety of antipredator adaptations, including venom, camouflage, | Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic as it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia; some lizards are more closely related to these two excluded groups than they are to other lizards. Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long to the 3 meter long Komodo dragon.
Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Others are | 70,956 | wow-train |
I like reading. Do you?
Yes! I love it as a means of language acquisition, communication and sharing ideas. what are you reading now?
Personally, I am re-reading the Harry Potter series. A little childhood nostalgia, if you will.
That's fun! I've only read part of the first one when I was younger and didn't really get into it. I was a complex interaction between the text and me as the reader. My prior knowledge definitely shaped my experience.
It's quite good and makes you really get into it. Any series you are into?
I am planning to start a large series called Wheel of Time. Have you heard of it? I need more practice and development continually to stay fresh when I'm reading.
No. I have not. What is it about?
It's a high fantasy series. I don't know much besides that Similar to Lord of the Rings but different. It takes a lot of creativity and critical analysis to get into something like that.
Oh I love Lord of the Rings. It's an excellent series and having it brought to life on the big screen (with some changes) made it so real! | 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.
Readers | artists and others, as you are now hearing on Symphobia. We will still do music together in the future for me, for others, for anything because we both love making music.
"So yes I am still here, still singing, still writing, and still listening and reading what you have to say! Don't worry I am not done yet! Thanks for all the years of support you given me. I don't ever take it for granted, and there isn't a day that goes by | 70,957 | wow-train |
Hi, I always thought of Sushi as "bait", but now it is one of my favorite foods!
Mine too. It is made with either brow or white rice and usually rolled with meat and vegetables.
I think the meat and veggies is what does it for me actually.
Yes me too. Rice is actually the most widely consumed staple in the world. Sushi usually has rice. Do you like tuna or salmon more?
Hmmm? Tough choice. I've always really like salmon before I ever tried Sushi. I guess I'd say salmon. | Salmon
Salmon is the common name for several species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. Other fish in the same family include trout, char, grayling and whitefish. Salmon are native to tributaries of the North Atlantic (genus "Salmo") and Pacific Ocean (genus "Oncorhynchus"). Many species of salmon have been introduced into non-native environments such as the Great Lakes of North America and Patagonia in South America. Salmon are intensively farmed in many parts of the world.
Typically, | up the nation's traditional culture and sample its gastronomic goodies, all in one place. Of all the foods the market is famous for, mayak kimbap has to be the crowd favorite. These sushi-like, seaweed-wrapped rolls are stuffed with carrot, pickled daikon radish, and rice seasoned with sesame oil, and are as addicting as their name (which literally means ‘narcotic rice roll’) suggests. Other Gwangjang specialties include bindaetteok, a savory pancake made from ground mung beans, various vegetables and meat, | 70,958 | wow-train |
Do you know anything about the Ford Mustang? It seems like a popular car.
Ford mustangs are manufactured by Ford which is a company from the United States.
How long has the Ford company been around? | Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang is an American car manufactured by Ford. It was originally based on the platform of the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. The original 1962 Ford Mustang I two-seater concept car had evolved into the 1963 Mustang II four-seater concept car which Ford used to pretest how the public would take interest in the first production Mustang. The 1963 Mustang II concept car was designed with a variation of the production model's front and rear ends with a roof that was 2.7 | 1966, is about a man who buys a Mustang for his ungrateful girlfriend. It has been described by one cultural historian as "free advertising for the Ford Motor Company."
- The TV series "The F.B.I." was sponsored by Ford Motor Company and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. drove new Mustang convertibles during the first four seasons (1965–1969) and viewers can see how the Mustang evolved into a muscle car.
- Using real cars, Steve McQueen drove a debadged, Highland Green, 1968 Mustang GT fastback with a 390 | 70,959 | wow-train |
I always like to look at the extras when I watch a movie. They make the movie!
I've actually appeared as a background actor in a show on Lifetime Tv.
That's really cool! | Extra (acting)
A background actor or extra is a performer in a film, television show, stage, musical, opera or ballet production, who appears in a nonspeaking or nonsinging (silent) capacity, usually in the background (for example, in an audience or busy street scene). War films and epic films often employ background actors in large numbers: some films have featured hundreds or even thousands of paid background actors as cast members (hence the term "cast of thousands"). Likewise, grand | age of six. "We had really great beach parties," Farren once said of growing up in The Gold Coast. "We'd enjoy ourselves all night by the water with music. They're the best parties I've ever been to." Farren once stated in an interview he always knew he wanted to be an actor: "I can't remember a time when I didn't watch a movie and think, 'That's what I want to do'... Growing up, people said you have to | 70,960 | wow-train |
My grandmother taught me to quilt when I was 8 years old. I never lost that skill, but no longer have the time to use it.
What a wonderful skill! So many people don't appreciate it. When you get a chance to quilt do you prefer using rocking, straight, or running stitches?
I prefer the rocking stitch, it's better for making small pieces for baby showers and pets.
That's cute! Do you do a lot of baby showers? And I'm curious as to what you'd quilt for pets! Personally I prefer the running stitch since it's a little bit more basic.
Not anymore, and for pets I quilt bedding and sweaters. | , waistcoats and other items of clothing. Some textile artists work with patchwork, often combining it with embroidery and other forms of stitchery.
When used to make a quilt, this larger patchwork or pieced design becomes the "top" of a three-layered quilt, the middle layer being the batting, and the bottom layer the backing. To keep the batting from shifting, a patchwork or pieced quilt is often quilted by hand or machine using a running stitch in order to outline the individual shapes that make up the | 92 years old. He also said, "I have told my staff and I have told my family that when the time comes, when you question my sanity or question my ability to do things physically or mentally, I don't want you to hesitate, do everything to get me out of here, because I want to make certain the people of Hawaii get the best representation possible." Inouye died on December 17, 2012. Prior to his death, Inouye left a letter encouraging Governor Neil Abercrombie to appoint Congresswoman | 70,961 | wow-train |
Hello. Are you a fan of Madonna?
Yes, I love the american singer
Are there any songs that stick out when you think about her career? | Award winners "Ray of Light" (1998) and "Confessions on a Dance Floor" (2005). Many of her songs have reached the top of record charts worldwide, including "Like a Virgin", "La Isla Bonita", "Like a Prayer", "Vogue", "Take a Bow", "Frozen", "Music", "Hung Up", and "4 Minutes".
Madonna's popularity was further enhanced by her roles in films such as "Desperately Seeking | harmonizing with herself. During the recording of the track, the singer used her vocal lessons for "Evita"; she said "If you listen to those songs, you can hear how I was trying to absorb and utilize what I was learning for the recording [of "Evita"]." Lyrically the song talks of independence after the end of a love affair stating that Madonna will go onto greater things. When asked if the track was about revenge, the singer replied: "No, it's about empowering | 70,962 | wow-train |
Do you like the movie young frankenstein?
Have not watched it but have heard of it
Its a fantastic film. Released in 1974 and is about the original Frankenstein re-animating a corpse. | Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein, and Peter Boyle as the monster. The supporting cast includes Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, and Gene Hackman. The screenplay was written by Wilder and Brooks.
The film is a parody of the classic horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley's novel | Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Dracula vs. Frankenstein is a 1971 American horror film directed by Al Adamson. It was released as Blood of Frankenstein in the U.K. and was retitled The Revenge of Dracula on an early VHS release in the U.S.. Other U.S. re-release titles are Teenage Dracula and They're Coming to Get You.
Plot.
Wheelchair-bound mad scientist Dr. Durea (J. Carrol Naish), the last descendant of the original Dr. Frankenstein, takes to murdering young girls for experimentation in hopes of perfecting a blood | 70,963 | wow-train |
I LOVE pugs! I have a pug named Corky and one named Butters. Do you have dogs?
I have a Jack Russell, but not a pug. They usually have distinctive and short faces which mine does not.
I like Jack Russells too! They do share a similar size. But do they shed? Being short hair, everyone thinks pugs DON'T -- but my black clothes tell a different story!
They do. Mine sheds short white hair everywhere! Mine is white bodied and I could never wear black.
Lint brushes are our friend! What's his/her name?
Scarlett :) She likes to chase squirrels
PERFECT name! And yes, they're basically wired to hunt, aren't they? Even if it's not squirrel you're wanting for dinner...!
Indeed! Also, pugs are known for being social (and gentle) where as Jack Russells are not
Ah, it's so true about Pugs. They are love bugs for sure. | 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 | He said: "I must admit, magic does help attract the ladies. Women really love my magic – but when guys see them crowding round, they want to get in on the act too and muscle them out of the way. Women like any tricks to do with money. I have one where I put a pen through a note but leave it intact and they go mad for it. But I have a strict rule for women – if one asks you back to hers after midnight, always say no – | 70,964 | wow-train |
Have you ever seen the Last of the Mohicans?
I actually haven't, my friend told me he saw it when it came out in 1992 though. What is it about?
I have no idea - I was hoping you knew - it's been recommended to me several times.
My friends really going on about it now. Something about a war in 1757. Do you enjoy historical movies?
Sometimes I do, other times not so much - so it would depend on what it's actually about - I'm assuming the Mohican Indians?
Seems so. I think the war would be between the Mohican Indians and the French? It is called the French and Indian War.
Oh, ok - do you know any of the actors that are in the Last of the Mohicans?
The stars are Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, and Jodhi May. I haven't heard of any of them before. Do you know any other movies they've been in?
I do not - those names do not sound familiar at all. | Madeleine Stowe
Madeleine Marie Stowe (born August 18, 1958) is an American actress. She appeared mostly on television before her breakthrough role in the 1987 crime-comedy film "Stakeout". She went on to star in the films "Revenge" (1990), "Unlawful Entry" (1992), "The Last of the Mohicans" (1992), "Blink" (1993), "Bad Girls" (1994), "China Moon" (1994), "12 Monkeys" ( | We tried it a few times over the years at sound checks and it always sucked. Eventually I gave up on it and completely forgot I had ever written it.”
When we were beginning to work out the songs for Sunday Mornings, my friend Dave Gibbs, formerly of Gigolo Aunts and now Low Stars, said ‘Why don’t you record ‘You Can’t Count On Me’?’ I told him I had no idea what he was talking about. He said it was one of his favorite songs | 70,965 | wow-train |
justin beiber was born 1994 and is a cnadian singer and songwriter. are you familiar?
Yes, I am a big fan. | Hot 100. Bieber released his first studio album, "My World 2.0", in 2010. It debuted at number one in several countries, was certified triple Platinum in the US, and contained his single "Baby", which debuted at number five on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and sold 12 million units.
Following his debut album and promotional tours, he released his 3D biopic-concert film "" and his second studio album, "Under the Mistletoe" (2011), which debuted at number | I Am Harlequin
I Am Harlequin or IAH is the recording and production alias of London-based singer/songwriter and producer Anne Freier.
Anne was born in Dresden, Germany. She mentions that her father, who grew up during East Germany's GDR regime, had a big impact on her musical influences, introducing her to the likes of Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Cyndi Lauper, Yes, Billy Joel, Kate Bush, Grace Slick, Ricky Lee Jones, Tori Amos, and Joni Mitchell | 70,966 | wow-train |
My daughter loves painting and does it quite often. She's very good. Do you know much about painting?
A little! I love it as a mode of creative expression -- the forms are so numerous. Is there a style she prefers?
She loves to draw all kinds of things. But, she loves to draw animals and people, all kinds!
Does she just use a brush? It's interesting how some people paint with other things like knives, sponges, and airbrushes.
She does use brushes! | as in narrative art), or abstraction (as in abstract art). Paintings can be naturalistic and representational (as in a still life or landscape painting), photographic, abstract, narrative, symbolistic (as in Symbolist art), emotive (as in Expressionism), or political in nature (as in Artivism).
A portion of the history of painting in both Eastern and Western art is dominated by religious art. Examples of this kind of painting range from artwork depicting mythological figures on pottery, to Biblical | both financial and personal reasons, and was replaced by Anastasia Karpova. It was rumoured Lizorkina left the band due to pregnancy, but her former bandmate Olga Seryabkina denied those rumours.
Personal life.
Marina loves driving herself, describing it as a passion. She's also very fond of animals and loves to draw oil paintings. She once said: "I love painting in oil. The main characters are mostly humanoids from other worlds. But I must say that my drawings make very strange impression on people. Each | 70,967 | wow-train |
I love Mcdonald's. How about you? | Airport in the Los Angeles County city of Monrovia, California with hot dogs being one of the first items sold. Hamburgers were later added to the menu at a cost of ten cents with all-you-can-drink orange juice at five cents. In 1940, Maurice and Richard moved the entire building east, to West 14th and 1398 North E Streets in San Bernardino, California. The restaurant was renamed "McDonald's Bar-B-Que" and had 25 menu items, mostly barbecue.
In October | I Hate You Then I Love You
"I Hate You Then I Love You" is a song sung as a duet between Celine Dion and Luciano Pavarotti. It was first released as a track on Celine Dion's 1997 album "Let's Talk About Love". It was later released in Italy as a promotional single on 7 September 1998.
Background.
"I Hate You Then I Love You" (slightly modified "Never, Never, Never" by Shirley Bassey) is an adaptation of the Italian | 70,968 | wow-train |
Last time i visited Seattle, I went to the Pike Place Market and saw the flying fish
I always wanted to visit Seattle. However, I live on the east coast.
You should visit. In 2016, Seattle was the fastest growing major US city. There is a lot to see and do in Seattle.
Yes, so I have heard. I believe Grey's Anatomy was filmed there.
The Seattle area has been inhabited for at least 4000 years, far predating European settlement.
That is insightful information. I am imagining that American Indians ruled the area? | port in North America in terms of container handling .
The Seattle area was inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequently known as the Denny Party, arrived from Illinois via Portland, Oregon, on the schooner "Exact" at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. The settlement was moved to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay and named "Seattle" in 1852, in honor of Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish | which are made out of sugar and jelly. Yoo plans to retire in either Seattle or Portland but also likes California. On the same interview when asked "How often do you look in the mirror every day?" He replied that "The only time I look at myself in the mirror is when I come out from shower."
In his spare time Yoo likes to visit websites of National Basketball Association, Gmail and Seattle Mariners's official website. He also enjoy reading "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" | 70,969 | wow-train |
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 !
See? And what's funny about the sun is it appears to rise and set but it's actually the Earth's motion that causes the sun to appear and disappear.
Oh I know, it's really interesting to think about.
Astronomy in general is pretty interesting. Like how the view of outer space from the surface of a world other than earth is called "Extraterrestrial Skies"
I've never heard of that before, that's really cool! | Extraterrestrial skies
In astronomy, an extraterrestrial sky is a view of outer space from the surface of an astronomical body other than Earth.
The only extraterrestrial sky that has been directly observed and photographed by astronauts is that of the Moon. The skies of Venus, Mars and Titan have been observed by space probes designed to land on the surface and transmit images back to Earth.
Characteristics of extraterrestrial skies appear to vary substantially due to a number of factors. An extraterrestrial atmosphere, if present, has a large bearing | 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 | 70,970 | wow-train |
Hi, i love to collect teapots, how about you?
Do you have a teapot with a strainer built in to the inner edge of the spout?
Yes, i got one of those during a trip to Europe, mine from the brand Allison Appleton
How hot do you prefer your water when making tea?
i prefer hot water
I also prefer near boiling water for my tea! Were you aware that the teapot was invented in China?
I try to learn interesting fact about their history but i didn´t know they were invented in china | teapot was invented in China during the Yuan Dynasty. It was probably derived from ceramic kettles and wine pots, which were made of bronze and other metals and were a feature of Chinese life for thousands of years. Tea preparation during previous dynasties did not use a teapot. In the Tang Dynasty, a cauldron was used to boil ground tea, which was served in bowls. Song Dynasty tea was made by boiling water in a kettle then pouring the water into a bowl with finely ground tea leaves. A brush was then | tea and hot water are added, a handle for holding by hand and a spout through which the tea is served. Some teapots have a strainer built-in on the inner edge of the spout. A small air hole in the lid is often created to stop the spout from dripping and splashing when tea is poured. In modern times, a thermally insulating cover called a tea cosy may be used to enhance the steeping process or to prevent the contents of the teapot from cooling too rapidly.
History.
The | 70,971 | wow-train |
My brother has a scooter and he always likes to take me on rides, but I find it scary.
What type of license does your brother need for his scooter? It can vary worldwide.
He uses a Class E or Motorcycle only driver's license.
His scooter isn't an italian Vespa is it?
No, he has a Wolf brand model scooter! It looks so nice! | Vespa
Vespa () is an Italian brand of scooter manufactured by Piaggio. The name means wasp in Italian. The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A. of Pontedera, Italy to a full line of scooters and one of seven companies today owned by Piaggio.
From their inception, Vespa scooters have been known for their painted, pressed steel unibody which combines, in a unified structural unit, a complete cowling for the engine (enclosing the engine mechanism and | got type approval, the driver would need a motorcycle driving license to ride. As a side note, Hong Kong doesn't have a moped vehicle class (and therefore no moped driving license), and mopeds are considered motorcycles too.
Electric bicycles are not allowed in any public area, meaning an area where there is full or partial public access. Any kind of pedal assist, electric bike, scooter, moped or vehicle which has any form of propulsion, whether in full or as assist, other than human power | 70,972 | wow-train |
I knew a lot of girls who used to play with Barbies when they were younger.
Barbie is a fashion doll
I didn't think that it was called a fashion doll.
It is manufactured by the American toy company Mattel
Really? I would've thought a bigger company like Hasbro.
It was launched in March 1959
That's so long ago! They must be so different now. | Barbie
Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration.
Barbie is the figurehead of a brand of Mattel dolls and accessories, including other family members and collectible dolls. Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over fifty years, and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits, often involving parodies of the | Fashion doll
Fashion dolls are dolls primarily designed to be dressed to reflect fashion trends. They are manufactured both as toys for children to play with and as collectibles for adult collectors. The dolls are usually modeled after teen girls or adult women, though child, male, and even some non-human variants exist. Contemporary fashion dolls are typically made of vinyl or another plastic. Recently, 3D software versions have appeared.
Barbie was released by the American toy-company Mattel in 1959, and was followed by many | 70,973 | wow-train |
I grew up as an orphan - my parents died young
Oh no. Did you have any luck getting adopted?
Yes I was adopted interracially by parents who were Japanese
Well thats nice. Can you tell me more about the adoption process that orphans go through?
To adopt internationally prospective parents must meet all of the requirements of both countries
Well that is good to hear. Does the adoption process take a long time? | lists each state's licensed agencies. There are both private and public adoption agencies. Private adoption agencies often focus on infant adoptions, while public adoption agencies typically help find homes for waiting children, many of them presently in foster care and in need of a permanent loving home. To assist in the adoption of waiting children, there is a U.S. government-affiliated website, AdoptUSKids.org, assisting in sharing information about these children with potential adoptive parents. The North American Council on Adoptable Children provides information on financial assistance to adoptive parents | inspired from a moment in Coupland’s past. Coupland heard the song "on a friend's mother's record player. And the story threw me: 'Oh my God, what happened to her?' The lyrics didn't tell you much but in my head I always saw her as an only child of very old parents who didn't have a clue and she was left in a rectory and died without leaving any mark anywhere ... The book's not like that, of course, but it's the mood and | 70,974 | wow-train |
I always wanted to go to Nashville
Me too! its the most populous city in Tennessee and the capital of Tennessee
really? i've heard a lot of country music artists live there | 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, | 1936 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1936.
Events.
In Knoxville, Tennessee the emerging media chain Scripps-Howard purchased the WNOX station in 1935, and then in 1936 the station launched its most popular program, the influential "Mid-Day Merry-Go-Round," a live noontime performance show which highlighted hillbilly music artists.
Lee Roy "Lasses" White of Wills Point, TX, who was featured on the Nashville | 70,975 | wow-train |
Do you drive a Mercedes?
No, I like them but I've heard they are a maintenance nightmare.
What do you think about their S Class series of cars? Have you ever researched them?
I do but they are out of my price range. Very nice cars though.
Is it something you'd aspire to own if you could?
Oh yeah, they are one of world's best selling luxury cars with good reason!
The S is for Sonderklasse which means special class in English.
I've heard that and since it is Mercedes "top of the line" model, it often gets their newest innovations which is quite nice.
That's very true. The S-Class is where Mercedes typically debut their latest innovations. | -Class has debuted many of the company's latest innovations, including drivetrain technologies, interior features, and safety systems (such as the first seatbelt pretensioners). The S-Class has ranked as the world's best-selling luxury sedan, and its latest generation, the W222 S-Class, premiered in 2013. As in previous iterations, the W222 S-Class is sold in standard and long-wheelbase versions; I4, V6, V8, V12, diesel and hybrid powertrains are offered. All models built | the first they heard about it was when I was on the news saying I've scratched forty-seven cars for the "Glasgow International" show. And they called me and they were freaking out saying, 'you just can't do that'. I said 'well I'm part of the show', they said 'no you're not, you never have been'. I then said but 'my name's on your website'. I got picked up by the police; I got loads of | 70,976 | wow-train |
I really enjoy these different re-enactment | American Civil War reenactment
American Civil War reenactment is an effort to recreate the appearance of a particular battle or other event associated with the American Civil War by hobbyists known (in the United States) as Civil War reenactors, or living historians.
Although most common in the United States, there are also American Civil War reenactors in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, and Poland.
History.
Reenacting the American Civil War began even before the real fighting had ended | an interview with MTV News, Carey spoke of the re-enactment: "That shot was totally and completely inspired by 'Something's Got to Give,' Marilyn Monroe's last movie that never got finished. It's an homage to her, because I've never seen anyone re-create it. So many people have emulated so many of Marilyn's classic moments, but it's just that I'm a big fan of hers, and I thought it was really pretty at night with the pool. No one | 70,977 | wow-train |
Hi there! Who is an Orphan?
An orphan is a person who has no known parents.
You mean known his parents?
Typically it means when they lose both parents to death.
Ok
It's strange because when we are talking about orphan animals, we are pretty much just referring to the mother being absent. The father's whereabouts are irrelevant.
Truly strange indeed! Going by the earlier definition. I thought it takes both parents to be absent for a child to be an orphan?
I thought so too, but apparently with animals if the female parent is gone, they are considered an orphan regardless.
May be that's because its only the mother that takes care of his kids with animals as opposed to human | has died, a "paternal orphan" is a child whose father has died, and a "double orphan" is a child who has lost both parents. This contrasts with the older use of "half-orphan" to describe children who had lost only one parent.
Populations.
Orphans are relatively rare in developed countries, because most children can expect both of their parents to survive their childhood. Much higher numbers of orphans exist in war-torn nations such as Afghanistan.
- 2001 figures from 2002 | Orphan
An orphan (from the ) is someone whose parents have died, are unknown, or have permanently abandoned them.
In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents due to death is called an orphan. When referring to animals, only the mother's condition is usually relevant (i.e. if the female parent has gone, the offspring is an orphan, regardless of the father's condition).
Definitions.
Various groups use different definitions to identify orphans. One legal definition used in the | 70,978 | wow-train |
I love chocolate! It gets it roots from Mexico.
All chocolate comes from Mexico, now that I didn't know. | seeds of the cacao tree have an intense bitter taste and must be fermented to develop the flavor. After fermentation, the beans are dried, cleaned, and roasted. The shell is removed to produce cacao nibs, which are then ground to cocoa mass, unadulterated chocolate in rough form. Once the cocoa mass is liquefied by heating, it is called chocolate liquor. The liquor also may be cooled and processed into its two components: cocoa solids and cocoa butter. Baking chocolate, also called bitter chocolate, contains cocoa solids | novel in monthly installments with recipes, romances and home remedies".
The phrase "like water for chocolate" comes from the Spanish phrase "como agua para chocolate". This is a common expression in multiple Spanish-speaking countries, and it means that one's emotions are on the verge of boiling over. In some Latin American countries, such as Mexico, hot chocolate is made not with milk, but with near-boiling water instead.
Reception.
"The Washington Post" summed up the novel | 70,979 | wow-train |
It's summertime, baby! I can't wait to go to the beach and swim in the water!
Yes! I actually just bought some sunscreen and a swimsuit, so I am ready to go swimming at the beach or a pool. | Sunscreen
Sunscreen, also known as sunblock, is a lotion, spray, gel, foam (such as an expanded foam lotion or whipped lotion), stick or other topical product that absorbs or reflects some of the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation and thus helps protect against sunburn. Diligent use of sunscreen can also slow or temporarily prevent the development of wrinkles, moles and sagging skin.
Depending on the mode of action, sunscreens can be classified into physical sunscreens (i.e., those that reflect the sunlight) | , dress code may be stricter than on public beaches, and in indoor pools stricter than outdoor pools. For example, in countries where women can be topless on the beach, this is often not allowed in a swimming pool, and a swimsuit must be worn. For men, wearing ordinary shorts and a tee shirt to go in the water at a beach may be considered acceptable, but pools usually require real swim suits or other dedicated water wear. Swimming with regular clothes on is not only unhygienic, but can potentially | 70,980 | wow-train |
I love Japan, is a sovereign island nation in East Asia.
Japan is a really interesting place!
it is! Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian mainland
I'm sure its geography had a huge impact on its history | Japan
Japan (; "Nippon" or "Nihon" ; formally "" or "Nihon-koku", ) is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south.
The kanji that make up Japan's name mean 'sun origin', and it is often called the "Land of the Rising Sun". Japan | Kinkasan
, is a small island in Miyagi Prefecture in north-eastern Japan. It lies in the Pacific Ocean approximately one kilometer off the Oshika Peninsula.
Geography.
Kinkasan is in area, and its highest point is the pyramid-shaped Mount Kinka, which stands at .
It can be reached by ferry from Ishinomaki.
History.
There is a shrine on the island, called Koganeyama-jinja, which dates from the 8th century. | 70,981 | wow-train |
I love new gadgets. I just got an Amazon Echo.
Ooh, how fun! Do you find that Alexa is pretty responsive?
I do. I have used it for music playback, setting alarms and playing audio books so far.
That's really cool. I like the feature for creating shopping lists also.
I like that I have a selection on what I want the "wake word" to be
How interesting. So does it just repeat the word until you wake up? | at Wake Forest Innovation Quarter downtown. The university also occupies lab space at Biotech Plaza at Innovation Quarter, and at the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials. The university's Graduate School of Management maintains a presence on the main campus in Winston-Salem and in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Wake Forest has produced 15 Rhodes Scholars, including 13 since 1986, four Marshall Scholars, 15 Truman Scholars and 92 Fulbright recipients since 1993. Notable people of Wake Forest University include author Maya Angelou, mathematician Phillip Griffiths, psychologist Linda | "Sweater Weather" started in a similar way to how many other songs do. Zach Abels recalled to Radio: "One day Jesse was at my house and I was playing guitar. And he said, 'Hey that's pretty cool, let me record that.' And it just so happened to be "Sweater Weather." When we got done writing the song, when it was all said and done we were like 'Okay this is pretty good we should keep writing songs.'"
"I | 70,982 | wow-train |
I know how to sew do you?
I have sewn before, but not much. Just general repair or making pouches. Do you use a sewing machine or just a needle? | Sewing
Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era. Before the invention of spinning yarn or weaving fabric, archaeologists believe Stone Age people across Europe and Asia sewed fur and skin clothing using bone, antler or ivory needles and "thread" made of various animal body parts including sinew, catgut, and veins.
For thousands of years, all sewing was done by hand. The | ganit? (Hoe gaan dit?); Eng: I'm gr8 (I'm great).
Afrikanerisms N–Z.
- "naai" (Afrikaans) – copulate; but strictly speaking "sew", from the action of a sewing machine needle.
- "nè?" – do you know what I mean/agree?, oh really?, is it not so? or British English "innit?". Similar to the French "n'est-ce pas" and the Portuguese "né | 70,983 | wow-train |
I love manufacturing, it's a really interesting field of work that I belong to. Are you familiar with factories?
Manufacturing is quite amazing aspect of our economy. I am not yet familiar with the factory processes | Factory
A factory, manufacturing plant or a production plant is an industrial site, usually consisting of buildings and machinery, or more commonly a complex having several buildings, where workers manufacture goods or operate machines processing one product into another.
Factories arose with the introduction of machinery during the Industrial Revolution when the capital and space requirements became too great for cottage industry or workshops. Early factories that contained small amounts of machinery, such as one or two spinning mules, and fewer than a dozen workers have been called "glorified | macho rock ought to be served: sizzling hot and extra lean, seasoned with a sneaky sense of humor. On his solo debut, "Love Songs for the Hearing Impaired", the former Georgia Satellites frontman commands attention like a smart bar-stool bard. Dan Baird spins ribald white-trash tales to familiar Chuck Berry-derived boogie, yet the guitars emit a stinging immediacy. Retro it's not – really."
"I Love You Period", a single from the album, charted on October 10 | 70,984 | wow-train |
I love chocolate! It gets it roots from Mexico.
All chocolate comes from Mexico, now that I didn't know.
When coca is turned to liquid through heating, it changes names to chocolate liquor!
I thought you had to do more to make a liquor, isn't there a fermenting process.
I am unsure on that. I think it's just called that and then is turned into cocoa solids and cocoa butter.
Interesting, what other uses are there for cocoa? | Cocoa butter
Cocoa butter, also called theobroma oil, is a pale-yellow, edible vegetable fat extracted from the cocoa bean. It is used to make chocolate, as well as some ointments, toiletries, and pharmaceuticals. Cocoa butter has a cocoa flavor and aroma. Its melting point is just below human body temperature.
Extraction and composition.
Cocoa butter is obtained from whole cocoa beans. For use in chocolate manufacture, the beans are fermented before being dried. The beans are then roasted and separated from | "I love Paris, I love Tokyo... And what inspired me to write the song was that between 'Food And Liquor' and this album we travelled EVERYWHERE - multiple countries, multiple towns, multiple tours. So I just developed a knack and a love for touring, even if I didn't want to do it! You know, despite the lyrical wear and tear it has on your body - particularly with the different climates - just by force I had to fall in love with it! And of course another | 70,985 | wow-train |
My wife loves cats, but I react to the allergens they make.
oh no :( i used to be allergic to cats but my wife really wanted a kitten so i got one for her and so far i'm doing okay | Allergy to cats
Cat allergy in humans is an allergic reaction to one or more allergens produced by cats. The most common of these allergens are the glycoprotein Fel d 1, secreted by the cat's sebaceous glands and Fel d 4, which is expressed in saliva. An allergic reaction is a histamine reaction that is usually characterized by coughing, wheezing, chest tightening, itching, nasal congestion, rash, watering eyes, sneezing, chapped lips, and similar symptoms. In some severe cases, reactions may progress rapidly to | cutting edge technique. I'm responding really well so far. It's been helping a lot with my pain. I'm still doing physiotherapy, which is responsible for curing my hips, but I'm now doing this to make it even stronger. I had a break between my last fight and "The Ultimate Fighter" shootings, so I decided to go for it."Nogueira also confessed a desire to fight Frank Mir for a third time saying,"In two weeks I'll be cleared to train freely again. First, I | 70,986 | wow-train |
I am planning on traveling to India, but have never been there. DO you know anything about that country that I may find useful to know?
I've been a few times, yes! It's kind of hectic when you go, especially with the major cities, because it's the seventh-largest country by area, but more importantly, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 BILLION people. It's. So. Crowded. Just get ready for hectic frenetic activity.
Wow there are so many people there! What is the culture there like? | medieval era, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam arrived, and Sikhism emerged, adding to a diverse culture. North India fell to the Delhi Sultanate; south India was united under the Vijayanagara Empire. In the early modern era, the expansive Mughal Empire was followed by East India Company rule. India's modern age was marked by British Crown rule and a nationalist movement which, under Mahatma Gandhi, was noted for nonviolence and led to India's independence in 1947.
Economic liberalisation, begun in 1991, has | the band, Smith said "you can't rock the boat in this country! It's really not allowed to play anything that might go against the grain of the current fashion. I think it's because we've been around for a long time and we refuse to go away. We really, genuinely do love what we do and there's a bunch of people over here who like it enough to make us carry on. But you know, British media... I mean, every other country in the world know | 70,987 | wow-train |
I would like to know more about the Hindu beliefs.
Hinduism is widely practiced in India. What about it interests you?
Hinduism has been called the oldest religion. It is a way of life, Dharma.
It is interesting. Do they have Hindu places of worship?
Hindus have temples. Most important though is how they live their lives, their behaviors, Dharma.
Is Dharma the way of life for a Hindu? | -Muslim wars. A sense of Hindu identity and the term "Hindu" appears in some texts dated between the 13th and 18th century in Sanskrit and regional languages. The 14th- and 18th-century Indian poets such as Vidyapati, Kabir and Eknath used the phrase "Hindu dharma" (Hinduism) and contrasted it with "Turaka dharma" (Islam). The Christian friar Sebastiao Manrique used the term 'Hindu' in religious context in 1649. In the 18th century, the European merchants and colonists began to refer to | sacred space and place of worship where Hindus come to pray, worship, meditate, and offer devotion to the Deity. Shikharbaddh mandirs serve not only as traditional places of worship, but also hold important functions in the social and cultural spheres of Hindu life in India. George Michell, a scholar of Indian archaeology and architecture, has observed, “The temple is the most characteristic artistic expression of Hinduism, providing a focus for both the social and spiritual life of the community it serves.” Traditional shikharbaddha mandirs have also been | 70,988 | wow-train |
I just recently came into a lot of money and don't know what to do with it. Do you have any ideas?
you could buy energy resources or land? to build houses :)
That's an interesting suggestion. Where do you think the best place to buy land is right now?
hmm..idk. maybe a city where its not populated because eventually it will be
I wonder if it's best to just hold the land as an investment, or start a business to try to develop the area
actually many people sit on the land until its value increases. :)
That seems like an easier route to take. Although your suggestion about energy resources is good, too. Where do you suggest I look for more information?
not sure, but i've been wanting to look into myself. we consume alot of fuel
That's very true. I'd like to decrease my footprint...but if I can retire early in the process, all the better! | Greenhouse gas footprint
The Greenhouse gas footprint, or GHG footprint, refers to the amount of greenhouse gases that are emitted during the creation of products or services.
Human activities are one of the main causes of greenhouse gas. These increase the earth's temperature and are emitted from fossil fuel usage in electricity and other byproducts of manufacturing. The major effects mainly consist of climate changes, such as extreme precipitation and acidification and warming of oceans. Climate change has been occurring since the start of the Industrial Revolution in the 1820s | , and if that first idea is good then you are on the right track. It's not a sign of creativity to have 65 ideas for one problem, that's just a waste of energy. I also don't think you need to go anywhere particular to be creative; people just use that as an excuse. But I do think a lot of creativity depends on your relationships with other people, your personal relationships, your partner or whatever. Your personal happiness or unhappiness comes out in your work, it's | 70,989 | wow-train |
tupac shakur was born 1971 and was an american rapper, poet, and actor. are you familiar?
I've heard of him. He's dead, right? | (1997), all garnering praise from critics.
Shakur is one of the best-selling music artists of all time having sold over 75 million records worldwide. In 2010, Shakur was inducted to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. In 2017, Shakur was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. "Rolling Stone" named Shakur in the list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Early life.
Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on June 16 | from Vietnam.
- Born: Tupac Shakur (d. 1996), American rapper, poet, and actor, in East Harlem, New York City
June 17, 1971 (Thursday).
- Representatives of Japan and the United States sign the Okinawa Reversion Agreement, whereby the U.S. will return control of Okinawa.
- A drunken Jim Morrison makes a recording in a Paris studio with two equally inebriated American street musicians he had befriended shortly before.
- Born: Paulina Rubio, Mexican singer and actress, | 70,990 | wow-train |
I cant stop drinking. How can I stop? | Alcoholism
Alcoholism, also known as alcohol use disorder (AUD), is a broad term for any drinking of alcohol that results in mental or physical health problems. The disorder was previously divided into two types: alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence. In a medical context, alcoholism is said to exist when two or more of the following conditions are present: a person drinks large amounts of alcohol over a long time period, has difficulty cutting down, acquiring and drinking alcohol takes up a great deal of time, alcohol is | Vinci - Don't Play
- I-Octane – Wine and Jiggle
- I-Octane – Ride and wine
- I-Octane – Cant do with one girl
- Bounty Killer & Richie Stephens – We never stop
- Kalado & Cupid (singer) – Ben ova
- Mblem – Tell me how long
- Clay – Gimmie love
- Bugle – Caribbean People
- Konshens – Can't Wait Any Longer
- Pressure (reggae musician) – Im not a cheater | 70,991 | wow-train |
Making eye contact makes me very uncomfortable.
Interesting, eye contact is a form of nonverbal communication and has a large influence on behavior
Really, what happens if I dont do it?
Well considering it is an interpersonal communication and you exchange a significant amount of information between a person you will not make connections as easily
That's a shame, why is it so hard anyway?
It takes a lot of practice because of how beneficial it is, it allows you to accomplish a number of personal and relational goals.
does it matter if I mean it?? | Well-being contributing factors
Well-being is a much-studied topic in psychology, especially positive psychology. Related concepts are eudaimonia, happiness, flourishing, quality of life, contentment, and meaningful life.
Theories.
Central theories are Diener's tripartite model of subjective well-being, Ryff's Six-factor Model of Psychological Well-being, Corey Keyes' work on flourishing, and Seligman's contributions to positive psychology and his theories on "authentic happiness" and P.E.R.M.A.
Positive psychology is concerned with | behavioral science, oculesics is a form of nonverbal communication focusing on deriving meaning from eye behavior.
It is also crucial to note that Oculesics is culturally dependent.
For example, in traditional Anglo-Saxon culture, avoiding eye contact usually portrays a lack of confidence, certainty, or truthfulness. However, in the Latino culture, direct or prolonged eye contact means that you are challenging the individual with whom you are speaking or that you have a romantic interest in the person. Also, in many Asian cultures, prolonged | 70,992 | wow-train |
I love eating ice cream, a sweetened frozen food when I'm sad. Do you like eating ice cream?
Yes and I am pregnant right now so eating ice cream calms me and makes my night while watching lifetime movies lol.
I love the ice cream made of frozen yogurt and combined with some fruits and sprinkles, YUMMY!
I have never tried the frozen yogurt ice cream what is a good brand and I love fruit in my ice cream I love Blue bells cookies and cream and the banana pudding flavor.
I have to say - Ben and Jerry's ice cream is my favorite. It's an American company that sells ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet. Have you heard of them?
No but I will give them a try I like sorbet though it has been hard to find it lately though growing up I ate the orange and green sorbet a lot. | ice crystals from forming. The result is a smooth, semi-solid foam that is solid at very low temperatures (below ). It becomes more malleable as its temperature increases.
The meaning of the name "ice cream" varies from one country to another. Terms such as "frozen custard," "frozen yogurt," "sorbet," "gelato," and others are used to distinguish different varieties and styles. In some countries, such as the United States, "ice cream" applies only | cup and topped off with various toppings and decorations. This style of ice cream is consumed by using an eating utensil.
Background.
This frozen dessert originated in Thailand under the name "Thai rolled ice cream" or "stir-fried ice cream" (I-Tim-Pad).
By 2015, the United States picked up on the trend and the dessert is now known there as "rolled ice cream" or "ice cream rolls". Beginning in Thailand in 2009 as a popular street food | 70,993 | wow-train |
I like running. A run can range from a jog to a full sprint. Do you run also?
I used to like running but my knees don't work that much anymore. How often do you run?
I run three times a week. Running is associated with the characteristic where all the feet are off the ground.
I see, do you need any special equipment to run?
Not really. Just good sneakers. Running is characterized as the world's most accessible sport.
Yea its important to wear comfortable shoes to run. Is running a good exercise? | -mass mechanics is that changes in kinetic and potential energy within a stride occur simultaneously, with energy storage accomplished by springy tendons and passive muscle elasticity. The term running can refer to any of a variety of speeds ranging from jogging to sprinting.
It is assumed that the ancestors of humankind developed the ability to run for long distances about 2.6 million years ago, probably in order to hunt animals. Competitive running grew out of religious festivals in various areas. Records of competitive racing date back to the Tailteann Games in Ireland | n't know when we said it, we were talking about you crawl before you walk, walk before you run, run before you jog and job before you sprint. We are definitely running right now. I feel like we are getting pretty close to this sprint at the end."
After edging out Harvick at the line for third, Logano said he would "take a third place after all that. We were awful at the beginning of the race. We tried some new things and apparently they didn’t work | 70,994 | wow-train |
I love onions so much.
Onions are so delicious, they are my favorite vegetable.
They are so good on anything almost.
They are related to garlic and shallots which are also amazing.
I like them on burgers the most myself. | Onion
The onion ("Allium cepa" L., from Latin "cepa" "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus "Allium". Its close relatives include the garlic, shallot, leek, chive, and Chinese onion.
This genus also contains several other species variously referred to as onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion ("Allium fistulosum"), the tree onion ( | with finely chopped carrots, garlic, onions, shallots, and salt and pepper to taste. A small amount of it is then placed on a lumpia wrapper (a thin egg crêpe) which is then rolled around it into a thin cylinder. The ends are secured by wetting it with a bit of water or egg whites. Sometimes, the fried "giniling" are further moistened with raw eggs so they retain their shape better. It is then deep-fried until golden brown.
It is commonly served with " | 70,995 | wow-train |
I will be moving to Kentucky soon to go to college! Have you ever been there?
No, I've never been to the commonwealth of Kentucky before but I really want to.
Why is Kentucky called a commonwealth? What does that mean?
A commonwealth, like Kentucky, is basically an independent community.
I see. How long has Kentucky been a commonwealth? | Kentucky
Kentucky ( ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the "State of Kentucky" in the law creating it, "(because in Kentucky's first constitution, the name state was used)" Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky split from it and became the 15th state to | of costly environmental studies, and thereby enabling the KYTC to upgrade the parkways to I-69 as soon as funding becomes available. Technically, the Commonwealth of Kentucky could request a waiver from the AASHTO that would allow the state to apply the I-69 designation to its parkways before upgrades are completed, but this would only be able to have been done if adjoining segments in Tennessee or Indiana are completed first.
The Purchase Parkway has been designated as future I-69, but the route could not be signed as I-69 until several interchanges, including | 70,996 | wow-train |
I'm not a fan of snakes. How about you?
I love snakes! I recently learned that they are distantly related to lizards!
Really? I guess that's interesting. What else can you tell me?
Most snakes have extra joints in their jaws that allow them to swallow prey much larger than their heads.
Really so an snake could swallow me whole if it wanted to?
Perhaps if the snake was big enough! Snakes are very adaptable. They live on every continent except Antartica!
That would make sense. Too cold!
I think it's amazing how their bodies are specific to their shape. Because snakes are so narrow, most of the snake's paired organs, like their kidneys, are one in front of the other instead of side by side.
That's cool can you tell me anything else? | retain a pelvic girdle with a pair of vestigial claws on either side of the cloaca. Lizards have evolved elongate bodies without limbs or with greatly reduced limbs about twenty-five times independently via convergent evolution, leading to many lineages of legless lizards. Legless lizards resemble snakes, but several common groups of legless lizards have eyelids and external ears, which snakes lack, although this rule is not universal (see Amphisbaenia, Dibamidae, and Pygopodidae).
Living snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica, and on most smaller | 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 | 70,997 | wow-train |
I have recently discovered I love going to the theatre
Cool, I like to visit the theater as well. It is where live performances are held in a community.
I feel a little strange admitting that I love Ballet
Nothing wrong with that. I like to see carnival and circus acts. There are many different kinds of theater.
Ohhhhh yes I love that too, I went to one for the first time as a child.
Philip Astley is credited with starting the first circus in 1768 in England.
Wow, I bet he wouldnt imagine how much its grown to this day. | and clowns to the English public, but he was the first to create a space where all these acts were brought together to perform a show. Astley rode in a circle rather than a straight line as his rivals did, and thus chanced on the format of performing in a circle. Astley performed stunts in a 42 ft diameter ring, which is the standard size used by circuses ever since. Astley referred to the performance arena as a circle and the building as an amphitheatre; these would later be known as a | that is all I have" and went with Erin. Cee Lo Green commented, “With Erin, maybe the song was not the one that gave you the opportunity to really shine but I love your voice too. I think it’s so strange. I think in another kind of setting, I can really embellish on it. I love you both and I see things that we can both do but what I feel like have the most prospect with is Erin.” Martin advanced to the live Shows in a hotly | 70,998 | wow-train |
I love to cook! There are so many different types of cooking and different skills - I'm fairly good at most types!
I am definitely an amateur when it comes to cooking, but would love to learn. What skill should I learn? | 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 | larger Upper Brook Street premises, it became the first restaurant in the UK to be awarded three Michelin stars. It retained this rating until 1993 when it lost a star as the Chef Patron formally changed from Albert Roux to his son. Regarding the loss of the third star Michel Roux Jr said that "Certainly I would love three stars. I believe in the system and the recognition would be wonderful. But I am not cooking that style of food. There are dishes that are worthy of it but my style really does | 70,999 | wow-train |
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