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My mom just found out she has diabetes mellitus
I see. Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder. It comes with high blood sugar levels.
Yeah I don't really understand much about it
Well Diabetes mellitus symptoms can cause increased thirst, frequent urination, and increased hunger for starters.
What about weight gain? Mom has gained weight but doesn't eat more than she used to
It can be. There can be many complications if Diabetes mellitus is left untreated.
Please tell me more I need to learn all I can about this
The serious long-term complications can be stroke, chronic kidney disease, foot ulcers, and even damage to the eyes.
Good lord those are serious complications | weight, and avoiding use of tobacco. Control of blood pressure and maintaining proper foot care are important for people with the disease. Type 1 diabetes must be managed with insulin injections. Type 2 diabetes may be treated with medications with or without insulin. Insulin and some oral medications can cause low blood sugar. Weight loss surgery in those with obesity is sometimes an effective measure in those with type 2 diabetes. Gestational diabetes usually resolves after the birth of the baby.
, an estimated 425 million people had diabetes worldwide, | Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus (DM), commonly known as diabetes, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period. Symptoms of high blood sugar include frequent urination, increased thirst, and increased hunger. If left untreated, diabetes can cause many complications. Acute complications can include diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state, or death. Serious long-term complications include cardiovascular disease, stroke, chronic kidney disease, foot ulcers, and damage to the eyes.
Diabetes is due to either | 71,200 | wow-train |
A butcher may be employed by supermarkets, grocery stores, butcher shops and fish markets
I can see that. My father in law was a butcher at a major chain grocery store and at a butcher shop later in life.
Grocery stores often offer bakeries, butchers, delis, and fresh produce.
I am glad to see that butchers are making a come back at grocery stores. For to many years meat was precut and not as personal.
Yes, butchers formed guilds in England as far back as 1272.
Cool. I did not know that. Seems like a trade tradition that has been around since forever. It must take a lot of knowlege to be a butcher. | far back as 1272. Today, many jurisdictions offer trade certifications for butchers. Some areas expect a three-year apprenticeship followed by the option of becoming a master butcher.
Duties.
Butchery is a traditional line of work. In the industrialized world, slaughterhouses use butchers to slaughter the animals, performing one or a few of the steps repeatedly as specialists on a semiautomated disassembly line. The steps include stunning (rendering the animal incapacitated), exsanguination (severing the carotid or brachial arteries to facilitate blood removal), | Butcher
A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat, or participate within any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat and poultry for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments. A butcher may be employed by supermarkets, grocery stores, butcher shops and fish markets, slaughter houses, or may be self-employed.
Butchery is an ancient trade, whose duties may date back to the domestication of livestock; its practitioners formed guilds in England as | 71,201 | wow-train |
Go-karts are a lot of fun to race, and some are even faster than motorcycles.
Faster than motorcycles? That is crazy. Where would you race them?
Well the fast ones known as Superkarts would be raced on long circuits.
Are those go carts expensive? How do you get one?
Well they have two stroke 250 cc engines and are sometimes specially designed with six-speed sequential gearboxes, so probably pretty expensive.
Oh my gosh! That sounds like so much fun. Have you ever raced?
Listen, I have raced, but I'm not very good. I only race the "slow" ones and I still always run into the walls!
Fun! You can't really hurt youself though, right? | Many recreational karts can be powered by four-stroke engines or electric motors, while racing karts use a two-stroke or, rarely, higher powered four-stroke engines. Most of them are single seater but some recreational models can accommodate a passenger.
In some countries, go-karts can be licensed for use on public roads often referred to as street tracks. Typically there are some restrictions, e.g. in the European Union a go-kart on the road needs head light (high/low beam) | six-speed sequential gearboxes. Owing to their high top speed and superb cornering ability, a Superkart's aerodynamic bodywork includes a front fairing, larger sidepods, and a rear wing. They use either tires and wheels and most often race on full size auto-racing circuits.
250 cc Superkarts often set faster lap times than much more expensive and technically advanced racing machines. Some British and Australian classes also include 125 cc gearbox karts.
Superkarts race on "long circuits" (e.g. Silverstone, Laguna Seca, Magny | 71,202 | wow-train |
I enjoy swimming, it's among the top public recreational activities and it keeps me in shape
I love to swim and its a low impact way to get some exercise. how long have you been swimming? | 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 | "It's a chance to get out of the house. I enjoy the lounge, and it keeps me going."
Entertainment Mermaids and swimming pool.
The bar employs six women part-time to wear mermaid costumes and swim in the pool five evenings a week. They are local women from all walks of life. The "mermaids" explain that it is fairly easy to stay afloat while wearing a mermaid tail, but the difficult part of the job is "not" floating; staying underwater as much as | 71,203 | wow-train |
I would like to be a truck driver, or a lorry driver to our Irish friends across the sea
That does sound fun! Traveling the country! My dad was a truck driver when I was young.
Yeah it would be especially cool to own your truck and drive like some people do.
Yeah. I hear you can make more money like that by owning your own truck and then being a contractor!
It also feels good to provide an essential service to society since trucks are how most things get around.
Yeah, I'd imagine so! I wonder what will happen when we have self driving trucks.
Yeah with the rise of artificial intelligence these days, it's on the horizon. I wonder how society will be affected.
I hope they help truck drivers transition into other industries! Besides, they do a great service to everyone and keep the world running right now! | industries.
Driving large trucks and buses require a commercial driver's license (CDL) to operate. Obtaining a CDL requires extra education and training dealing with the special knowledge requirements and handling characteristics of such a large vehicle. Drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) must adhere to the hours of service, which are regulations governing the driving hours of commercial drivers. These and all other rules regarding the safety of interstate commercial driving are issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The FMCSA is a division | And just to kind of tie things up, I tried to do some other things going on at the same time, 'cause we're cross-melody maniacs in this band, but I thought it would be fun. Then I thought, 'Shit, this really does sound like the Beach Boys. Yeah, I'll make it sound a bit more like the Beach Boys!'." He felt that the end result was "nearer to Harpers Bizarre than the Beach Boys personally." In another interview, he | 71,204 | wow-train |
I love European basketball, even though it's not as talented as the NBA it's still fun to watch. | EuroBasket
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the "European Basketball Championship", is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennialy, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the International Basketball Federation.
History.
History Beginning.
The first championships was held three years after the establishment of FIBA, in 1935. Switzerland was chosen as the host country, and ten countries joined. Only one qualifying match was played between Portugal and Spain. With | Later Website said, "No, this is not intelligent stuff and I'm not even sure why it's (still available). Maybe it's because Elliot Silverstein, a director more prolific on TV than cinema screens, also made such cult favourites as Cat Ballou, A Man Called Horse and The Car. ... John Beck is the best reason to watch this film, even though he could easily have won the Best Overactor award that year with his bug eyes and twitches. He's just plain old fun to watch | 71,205 | wow-train |
Japan is made up of 6852 islands? I have no idea it was that many. Have you ever been there?
Wow, that sure is a lot. There must be some very small islands to have so many. No, I have never been but would like to visit one day.
Same here! I've actually never been to another country, but I'd love to visit Japan or Africa one day.
I like sushi a lot so I would enjoy the food of Japan. I also like video games which are also big there.
I do like sushi also! The pickled ginger is my favorite part. I've had some foods from some countries in West Africa too like Ghana, they were pretty great too if you like spicy things. That's why I want to visit a country in Africa somewhere!
I am not big on spicy dishes but I would be interested on going on a safari in Africa. The animals there are spectacular. | Thai cuisine
Thai cuisine (, , ) is the national cuisine of Thailand.
Thai cooking places emphasis on lightly prepared dishes with strong aromatic components and a spicy edge. Thai chef McDang characterises Thai food as demonstrating "intricacy; attention to detail; texture; color; taste; and the use of ingredients with medicinal benefits, as well as good flavor", as well as care being given to the food's appearance, smell and context. Australian chef David Thompson, an expert on Thai food, observes that | on his admiration for Scholes, "I have been so fortunate to have played with so many incredible players throughout my career, but if I could pick one that I never got the chance to play with, it would be Paul Scholes. One of the all-time greats. A genius on the field, but private – no circus around him off it. I have a lot of respect for him." Gareth Southgate said, "You've got very good players and then there are top players. In my | 71,206 | wow-train |
I enjoy baking and love making muffins. Do you like muffins?
Do you like muffins? The baked ones?
Yes, I especially enjoy them at breakfast time, but they're great anytime. What's your favorite kind? | cornmeal and cheese muffins (i.e. flatbread muffins), or sweet varieties such as blueberry, chocolate chip, lemon or banana flavours. Flatbread muffins are often eaten as a breakfast food (e.g. as an essential ingredient in Eggs Benedict and most of its variations)., accompanied by coffee or tea. Fresh baked muffins are sold by bakeries, donut shops and some fast food restaurants and coffeehouses. Factory baked muffins are sold at grocery stores and convenience stores and are also served in some coffee shops and cafeterias.
Recipes for | he began making 'English' muffins at his Ninth Avenue bakery in 1880, selling them from the bakery to hotels and grocery stores. They were soft and spongy after baking like traditional muffins, but were also pre-cut, which was later called "fork-split", so as to be able to be pulled apart, giving a rougher toasting surface than would be obtained by slicing. Later they were baked in ovens. They became popular as an alternative to toast; Thomas opened a second bakery around the corner | 71,207 | wow-train |
Hi I send my kids to elementary school, do you?
Ya of course, I too send them. This was the basic need we have to give them
I agree, do you know at what age to start sending them? | Elementary school (United States)
An elementary school is the main point of delivery of primary education in the United States, for children between the ages of 4–11 and coming between pre-kindergarten and secondary education.
In 2001, there were 92,858 elementary schools (68,173 public, 24,685 private) in the United States, a figure which includes all schools that teach students from grade one through grade eight. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in the fall of 2017 almost 35.6 million students attended public primary schools | had to make my mistakes to realise what life is all about, I led my life at a hundred miles an hour. I've learned that there are too many things that we take for granted in life and it's only when you lose them that you realise what it is all about. But I know that God is alive in my life and with experience you do learn. I can now talk openly about the mistakes I made because I know my faith won't give up and it won't diminish. It | 71,208 | wow-train |
Hello, I like yellow! its my favorite of all the colors. whats yours?
Hello cool yellow is an awesome color that is between the colors green and orange
yes indeed! its also the color of my favorite flower, the yellow rose. | Shades of green
Varieties of the color green may differ in hue, chroma (also called saturation or intensity) or lightness (or value, tone, or brightness), or in two or three of these qualities. Variations in value are also called tints and shades, a tint being a green or other hue mixed with white, a shade being mixed with black. A large selection of these various colors is shown below.
Green in biological nature.
Green is common in nature, especially in plants. | the color electric magenta for computer displays).
Relationship of red-violet to other colors.
Red-violet is part of the red "analogous color group", which also includes magenta, red, red-orange, orange, gold, and yellow, i.e. those colors classified as "Warm colors", or colors that produces a feeling of warmth (as opposed to "cool colors").
The color that is the complement of red-violet, mint green, lies halfway between green and | 71,209 | wow-train |
I'm traveling to Paris this year and need to plan what sites to see. Have you ever been to Paris? | List of tourist attractions in Paris
Paris, the capital of France, has an annual 30 million foreign visitors, and so is one of the most visited cities in the world. Paris' sights include monuments and architecture, such as its Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower and neo-classic Haussmannian boulevards and buildings as well as museums, operas and concert halls. There are also more modern attractions such as its suburban Disneyland Paris. With its many monument, the city is a symbol of French culture, and since the | a performance of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". Noel Gallagher did the same for the band's 26 October show in London, while also helping them cover the Beatles' "All You Need Is Love". Patti Smith joined U2 on two occasions to cover her song "People Have the Power"—in London on 29 October 2015, and in Paris on 6 December 2015 for the first of the band's rescheduled dates in the city. For the tour's closing show on 7 December in Paris | 71,210 | wow-train |
I always wanted to become a journalist. What can you tell me about them?
A journalist is a person who collect, write, and distributes news and information to the people
Cool, are there different kinds of journalists? | Journalist
A journalist is a person who collects, writes, or distributes news or other current information to the public. A journalist's work is called journalism. A journalist can work with general issues or specialize in certain issues. However, most journalists tend to specialize, and by cooperating with other journalists, produce journals that span many topics. For example, a sports journalist covers news within the world of sports, but this journalist may be a part of a newspaper that covers many different topics.
Roles. | issues, with constructive journalism the journalist also addresses what the consumer can do with the information. What can I do to change it? etc.
The journalist does not reflect his or her opinion and also does not render or implement what those solutions are, but tries to inform the society of what solutions there might be. Pioneers of constructive journalism say that as a journalist you have a big impact on the way people think, because of the way you construct the news. Journalists need to be aware of that responsibility | 71,211 | wow-train |
I love to read novels its a relatively long work published as a book
Yes, I really enjoy it too! What are you reading at the moment?
Reading Don Quixote published in 1605 thought to be the first
Nice! I thought about reading this as well. It's supposed to be pretty funny.
Long prose narrative is closely related to romance novels
That's interesting. Do you know how long we've had romance novels?
No but Hermann Melvilles Moby D ick was a novel
Yes, it was. That one was pretty famous. Do you know anything about the Holy Bible? | which he defined as "a fictitious narrative in prose or verse; the interest of which turns upon marvellous and uncommon incidents". However, many such romances, including the historical romances of Scott, Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights" and Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick", are also frequently called novels, and Scott describes romance as a "kindred term". This sort of romance is in turn different from the genre fiction love romance or romance novel. Other European languages do not distinguish between romance and novel | a name. I was reading this book called "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee". It was something I never really thought about before... I mean how this country came to be. We are taught to be so proud. But a lot of what we have is based on lies and deceit. They only teach you what they want you to know. I hope people will see the title and check it out. Next time you listen to 'Wounded Knee', try and put the story and the music | 71,212 | wow-train |
Hi there, call me old school but I love Honda. So I recently purchased another Honda Civic. What about you
Hello I like it too, my favorite one is Honda Fit | Honda
Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than 14 million internal combustion engines each year. Honda became the second-largest Japanese automobile manufacturer in 2001. Honda was the eighth largest automobile manufacturer in the world in 2015.
Honda was the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to release a dedicated luxury brand, Acura, in 1986. Aside from their core automobile and motorcycle businesses, Honda also manufactures garden equipment | November–June 2010 – 2011, India: 18,000 km on 125 cc Honda Stunner
- April–October 2013, India: 16,000 km TVS Motor Company TVS Phoenix 125
A 2010 tour of India, with two companions on another bike, was undertaken in defiance of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, of which he said "The attack infuriated me and I saw all the tourists cancelling and so I rode around India, and if a grand old man like me can ride around India at my age, it | 71,213 | wow-train |
What can you tell me about the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon?
Well, I know that it comes on really late at night and the show was originally hosted by Johnny Carson. I don't know much other than that! Do you watch the show?
Yeah sometimes. The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson played from 1962 to 1992.
Who took over after Johnny Carson? I think there was someone before Jimmy Fallon? | The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show currently broadcast from the NBC Studios in Rockefeller Center in New York City, the show's original location (a tradition interrupted by decades of emanating from various studios in the Los Angeles region) and airing on NBC since 1954. The series has been hosted by six comedians: Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, and Jimmy Fallon, and had several recurring guest hosts including Ernie Kovacs during the Steve Allen era | "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" and "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". Its theme song was an instrumental version of "Everything's Coming Up Roses", and the closing theme was "So Until I See You" by Al Lerner.
History.
In July 1957, after the failure of "Tonight! America After Dark" (a news-oriented program first hosted by Jack Lescoulie and briefly by Al Collins), NBC reverted its late- | 71,214 | wow-train |
Were you aware that pink is a pale red color that is named after a flower of the same name.
I was not aware of that. Very interesting. I love the color pink!
Also, the color pink was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. Interesting.
That was a long time ago, but I would have thought it would have been around longer than that. | Pink
Pink is a pale red color that is named after a flower of the same name. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, sensitivity, tenderness, sweetness, childhood, femininity and the romantic. A combination of pink and white is associated with chastity and innocence, whereas a combination of pink and black links to eroticism and seduction.
Etymology and definitions. | well loved in Persia (Iran), some shades of rose are named after Persia, such as the light tone of rose at right that is called Persian pink. This color is very popular in women's fashion.
The first recorded use of "Persian pink" as a color name in English was in 1922.
Variations of rose Rose pink.
At right is displayed the color rose pink.
The first recorded use of "rose pink" as a color name in English was in 1760.
Variations | 71,215 | wow-train |
I see a lot of armadillos on the road around here in Georgia. I didn't know that the name means "little armored one" in Spanish.
What type of animal is an armadillo? | Armadillo
Armadillos (from Spanish "little armoured one") are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra, along with the anteaters and sloths. Nine extinct genera and 21 extant species of armadillo have been described, some of which are distinguished by the number of bands on their armour. All species are native to the Americas, where they inhabit a variety of different environments.
Armadillos are characterized by a | the "Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas"
- Pink Fairy Armadillo - Little, Pink, Armored Fairies
- Pink armadillos ain't your Texas critters
- Facts about this animal in Spanish | 71,216 | wow-train |
hello i work at Walmart as a stocker.)
Have you always worked at the same one? There are 11,703 to choose from!
yeah I always work at the same one, but with 11,703 stores, looks like I can pick and choose where to work
You can even travel abroad, if you choose. Walmart has operations in 28 countries.
it would be nice to be a stocker in Paris :)
I'm not sure if there's one in Paris, but you can certainly go to Mexico, Canada, Central America, the United Kingdom, Japan, or India.
Japan would be cool place to work | y Centroamérica in Mexico and Central America, as Asda in the United Kingdom, as the Seiyu Group in Japan, and as Best Price in India. It has wholly owned operations in Argentina, Chile, Canada, and South Africa. Since August 2018, Walmart only holds a minority stake in Walmart Brasil, with 20-percent of the company's shares, and private equity firm Advent International holding 80-percent ownership of the company.
Walmart is the world's largest company by revenue, over US$500 billion, according to Fortune Global | I feel I can teach well and understand what kids are groping for," she told The Times in 1968. "The art field has never been more wide open or accepted, but at the same time, there are so many possible directions."She told her students that no matter what direction they chose, the basic formula for finding meaning in their work is always the same. "To be a painter, you have to be able to see yourself and understand," she said, "and this is difficult | 71,217 | wow-train |
Have you ever seen the Battlestar Galactica TV show? My friends were really into it but I never like it.
Yes indeed! I actually really like it. It was developed by Ronald D. Moore.
I see. Wasn't there also a movie if I remember right?
Well I do know that the series first aired as a three hour miniseries in December of 03'.
Ok. What was the premise of the series? Fighting aliens or what? | Twelve Colonies. In the past, the Colonies had been at war with an android race of their own creation, known as the Cylons. With the unwitting help of a human scientist named Gaius Baltar, the Cylons launch a sudden sneak attack on the Colonies, laying waste to the planets and devastating their populations. Out of a population numbering in the billions, only approximately 50,000 humans survive, most of whom were aboard civilian ships that avoided destruction. Of all the Colonial Fleet, the eponymous Battlestar "Galactica" appears to | up was really, really close friends with an Indian woman. She ended up having an arranged marriage oddly enough and I remember going to her wedding and it was one of the only weddings that I've EVER been to, besides my own mother's, and it was the biggest party, the most fun ever. So when I was doing 'Bounce', you know I don't actually drink or smoke so I thought I don't wanna do a video in a club like poppin' bottles and all this stuff | 71,218 | wow-train |
Hey, have you ever been to San Francisco? I'm planning my next year's vacation.
I havent! I have always wanted to go but Ive only been to Los Angeles, California. What makes you want to visit San Francisco?
I would love to see the Golden Gate Bridge! I've only seen pictures but it seems like really beautiful place. | Suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge
Between 1937 and 2012, an estimated 1,600 bodies were recovered of people who had jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge, located in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States.
The four-second fall from the Golden Gate Bridge sends a person plunging at to hit the waters of the San Francisco Bay "with the force of a speeding truck meeting a concrete building." Jumping off the bridge holds at least a 98 percent fatality rate; and it is speculated the fatality rate | could have it, and I said, 'no.' But, I found it the other day Mike, and I wanted to tell you I found it and I might give it back to you. I think you should have it."
Lyrics.
The lyrics for "Red Mosquito" were inspired by the events surrounding Pearl Jam's June 24, 1995 concert in San Francisco at Golden Gate Park. When introducing the song at Pearl Jam's July 18, 2006 concert in San Francisco, California at | 71,219 | wow-train |
My parents are divorced
Probably because monogamy is required by law.
Where is it required? | Monogamy
Monogamy ( ) is a form of relationship in which an individual has only one partner during their lifetime—alternately, only one partner at any one time (serial monogamy)—as compared to non-monogamy (e.g., polygamy or polyamory). The term is also applied to the social behavior of some animals, referring to the state of having only one mate at any one time.
Terminology.
The word "monogamy" derives from the Greek μονός, "monos" ("alone"), and γάμος | is just a brief death notice in the "Leofric Missal", although no notice of his death occurs in the contemporary "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle". He occurs as a witness to royal charters.
Leofric was probably born in Cornwall, and his parents were English. Because canon law required that a bishop be 30 years old when consecrated, it is likely that Leofric was born before 1016. The medieval chronicler Florence of Worcester referred to him as a "Brytonicus", which presumably meant that he was a native | 71,220 | wow-train |
There were early prototype hybrid motorcycles in the late 19th century.
I see. Who invented this
Ogden Bolton in 1895 filed for a patent application.
That is good. Was this product commercially available | Elisha Gray and Alexander Bell telephone controversy
The Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell controversy concerns the question of whether Gray and Bell invented the telephone independently. This issue is narrower than the question of who deserves credit for inventing the telephone, for which there are several claimants.
At issue are roles of each inventor's lawyers, the filing of patent documents, and allegations of theft.
Background.
Alexander Graham Bell was a professor of elocution at Boston University and tutor of deaf children. He had begun electrical experiments | Electric motorcycles and scooters
Electric motorcycles and scooters are plug-in electric vehicles with two or three wheels. The electricity is stored on board in a rechargeable battery, which drives one or more electric motors. Electric scooters (as distinct from motorcycles) have a step-through frame.
History.
History 1895 to 1950.
The early history of electric motorcycles is somewhat unclear. On 19 September 1895, a patent application for an "electrical bicycle" was filed by Ogden Bolton Jr. of Canton Ohio. On 8 | 71,221 | wow-train |
Alaska is really cold, I've heard. | —southern parts of the Arctic Ocean. The Pacific Ocean lies to the south and southwest. It is the largest U.S. state by area and the seventh largest subnational division in the world. In addition, it is the 3rd least populous and the most sparsely populated of the 50 United States; nevertheless, it is by far the most populous territory located mostly north of the 60th parallel in North America: its population—estimated at 738,432 by the United States Census Bureau in 2015— is more than quadruple the combined populations of | Colbert announced that the recession was over and that Colbert Platinum had been reinstated.
Cold War Update.
Cold War Update is a segment where Colbert dismisses "rumors" that the Cold War ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The segment covers news from former Soviet Bloc countries, such as Cuba, North Korea, Russia, China, and Yugoslavia.
The Craziest F#?king Thing I've Ever Heard.
The Craziest F#?king Thing I've Ever Heard is a segment in which Colbert highlights a " | 71,222 | wow-train |
I like reddit, it's an american social news aggregation site. Do you go on reddit?
I love to browse reddit! I especially like the DIY reddit! WHat is your favorite?
I like the documentaries subreddit. The ones with upvotes that put them to the top of the subreddit are usually good
Yeah, I agree. How long has reddit been around?
I believe since 2005. It's such a great place to submit all sorts of content, such as links, text posts, and images
Wow! That is a lot older than I expected! How does reddit even stay in business since you don't have to pay to have an account? | with more up-votes appear towards the top of their subreddit and, if they receive enough up-votes, ultimately on the site's front page. Despite strict rules prohibiting harassment, Reddit's administrators spend considerable resources on moderating the site.
As of July 2019, Reddit is ranking as the most visited website in U.S. and in the world, according to Alexa Internet, with 55% of its user base coming from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom at 7.4% and Canada at 5.8%. | songwriter Gerald Casale corroborated this approach in an interview with BAM magazine in 1979. "A guitar can only do what a guitar does. It's like only one tiny piece of a synthesizer. On this album, we did much more with
the guitars, too. Sometimes you don't know that they're guitars."
However, more recently, Casale has been critical of the sound of the album, particularly in a Reddit chat on June, 25th, 2013. "I love the songs but I loathe | 71,223 | wow-train |
I grew up in London where my mom danced for the Royal Ballet.
Awesome. The Royal Ballet in internationally known. A very top notch ballet company.
Yes, she used to have to go to practice daily.. | The Royal Ballet
The Royal Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the four major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in 1931 by Dame Ninette de Valois, it became the resident ballet company of the Royal Opera House in 1946 and was granted a royal charter in 1956, becoming recognised as Britain's flagship ballet company.
The Royal Ballet was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century | Iain Webb
Iain Webb (born c. 1960) is an English ballet dancer and choreographer who formerly danced for the Royal Ballet in London. He is currently artistic director of Florida's Sarasota Ballet where he has staged many of Frederick Ashton's ballets.
Biography.
The son of a fireman and plumber, Webb grew up in Yorkshire in the north of England. From the age of 16, he trained at the Rambert School of Ballet and at the Royal Ballet School. By 1989, he was a principal dancer | 71,224 | wow-train |
When I was in England over Christmas, I loved going to the pub and socializing. It was such a fun time, especially since I can't drink over here in America.
Pubs are great. They're establishments licensed to sell alcohol like Beer and Ale.
Oh yes, they had tons of lagers and ales over there. What else do you know?
Well pubs are a lot of the time the focal point of communities.
Especially over in Europe, there was a pub on every block over there! | Pub
A pub, or public house, is an establishment licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, which traditionally include beer (such as ale) and cider. It is a social drinking establishment and a prominent part of British, Irish, Breton, New Zealand, Canadian, South African and Australian cultures. In many places, especially in villages, a pub is the focal point of the community. In his 17th-century diary Samuel Pepys described the pub as "the heart of England".
Pubs can be traced | of operations. Pubs are either tenanted or managed.
Pub chains such as Punch Taverns and Ei Group own thousands of tenanted pubs which are not branded to retain uniqueness. They are controlled in the brands of beer, ales and lagers and sometimes other beverages that they may sell.
Pub chains operating managed houses are frequently run as brands, located near a high street but rarely in predominantly residential areas.
Multiple-held pubs do exist in countries other than the United Kingdom, but due to most countries having different | 71,225 | wow-train |
who is alexander mcqueen
He is a British Fashion designer! I love his work, you should look into him.
oh really thats cool
Yes he was the chief designer at Givenchy, the have nice high end products like hand bags.
oh dang sounds fancy
He came from a very normal middle class family. His dad was a taxi driver and his mom was a teacher.
oh really thats quite impressive | his home in Mayfair, London.
Early life.
Born on 17 March 1969 in Lewisham, London, to Scottish taxi driver Ronald and social science teacher Joyce, McQueen was the youngest of six children. It was reported that he grew up in a council flat, but, in fact, the McQueens moved to a terraced house in Stratford in his first year.
McQueen then attended Rokeby School and left aged 16 in 1985 with one O-level in art, going on to complete a course in tailoring | Alexander McQueen
Lee Alexander McQueen, CBE (17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010) was a British fashion designer and couturier. He worked as chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001, and founded his own fort Alexander McQueen label in 1992. His achievements in fashion earned him four British Designer of the Year awards (1996, 1997, 2001 and 2003), as well as the CFDA's International Designer of the Year award in 2003. McQueen died by suicide in 2010, at the age of 40, at | 71,226 | wow-train |
I like to garden, it's a relaxing activity.
I like to grow a garden as well. I like fresh tomatoes.
Oh nice, yeah vegetable gardens are good to have. You can grow your own food and herbs.
I've grown my own herbs as well. Fresh basil and thyme is amazing. | Basil
Basil (, ; "Ocimum basilicum"), also called great basil or Saint-Joseph's-wort, is a culinary herb of the family Lamiaceae (mints).
Basil is native to tropical regions from central Africa to Southeast Asia. It is a tender plant, and is used in cuisines worldwide. Depending on the species and cultivar, the leaves may taste somewhat like anise, with a strong, pungent, often sweet smell.
There are many varieties of basil, as well as several related | wide variety of fruits, vegetables and herbs can be grown in a tower garden.
Indoor gardening.
If someone loves gardening, but doesn't have the space to do it outdoors, indoor gardening may be the solution. An indoor vegetable, herb, or fruit garden is a way to grow healthy produce and have fresh food for cooking all year round.
When planning an indoor garden it is important to choose plants with light requirements that are conducive in homes. To maximize a plants sun exposure, place it | 71,227 | wow-train |
Henry Ford founded The Ford Motor Company and incorporated on June 16, 1903.
Really? I have a Ford truck and always wondered about the history of Fords
That's awesome that you want to know more about Ford. I know that they are headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan which is a suburb of Detroit.
I know its a major industry to produce the vehicles what else can you tell me about Ford?
This is uncommon knowledge, but they sell commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and most luxury cars under the Lincoln brand.
Really? I wonder what the annual sales are? | ), Taiwan (Ford Lio Ho), Thailand (AutoAlliance Thailand), Turkey (Ford Otosan), and Russia (Ford Sollers). The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family; they have minority ownership but the majority of the voting power.
Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines; by 1914, these methods were known around the world as | Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker that has its main headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and most luxury cars under the Lincoln brand. Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer Troller, an 8% stake in Aston Martin of the United Kingdom and a 32% stake in Jiangling Motors. It also has joint-ventures in China (Changan Ford | 71,228 | wow-train |
Hello, I'd love to know more about sleep from you
Yes. Its suppose to reoccur naturally but not within myself lol
Who coined the word sleep?
Dr. S.A. Kinnier Wilson coined the term. Sleep has REMs which is a mode which allow the body to rest or sleep in deeper states
interesting, what year did Dr. S.A. Kinnier Wilson do this research about sleep and gave it a name
1928 edition of the medical journal Brain. REM also includes other virtual aspects such as paralysis of the body.
What are the benefits of sleeping?
Benefits include restoring nervous skeletal and muscular systems
Thanks for broadening my view about sleep | are vital processes that maintain mood, memory, and cognitive function, and play a large role in the function of the endocrine and immune systems. The internal circadian clock promotes sleep daily at night. The diverse purposes and mechanisms of sleep are the subject of substantial ongoing research.
Sleep is a highly conserved behavior across animal evolution.
Humans may suffer from various sleep disorders, including dyssomnias such as insomnia, hypersomnia, narcolepsy, and sleep apnea; parasomnias such as sleepwalking and REM behavior disorder; bruxism; and circadian | plan's strongest supporters based on statistical sampling, although the plan has the support of a majority of both liberals and conservatives.) In a passing comment to PRISM, Perelman notes that further simulation might allow more in-depth evaluation of the long-term effects of the plan. With nothing further to do, PRISM enters sleep mode; he has no physical body that requires rest, but since his mind is based on that of a human, sleep is necessary for his mental well-being.
After waking, | 71,229 | wow-train |
I love blue because it is amongst the three primary colours of pigments in painting and traditional colour theory, do you?
I do like blue. What are the other two primary colors?
I'm not sure but what I know is that it is in the middle of violet and green on the spectrum of visible light
That is great. Isn't blue one of the colors of the rainbow?
Correct, it is another interesting fact is that wavelength between approximately 450 and 495 nm
I wonder what that means? | 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. | been thinking about it. I really love the music.' He was a composer and musician. Frank was an editor, and I was a photographer. He was going to have primary responsibility on the film. I'm sure that I basically felt that I'd better stay out of it, because, you know, you can't go around telling an editor what to do if he's a co-filmmaker with you. If he's working for you that's another thing. But if he's not, | 71,230 | wow-train |
My favourite colour is blue
That's awesome. A fun fact is that blue eyes are the cause of an optical effect called Tyndall?
I do not know what Tyndall mean. Can you explain on that?
That is the name of the man who discovered the effect. It is an optical effect, but I'm not sure what causes it.
I see i will read further on it. Do you have a flair for blue color | 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. | .
Blue eyes do not actually contain any blue pigment. Eye colour is determined by two factors: the pigmentation of the eye's iris and the scattering of light by the turbid medium in the stroma of the iris. In humans, the pigmentation of the iris varies from light brown to black. The appearance of blue, green, and hazel eyes results from the Tyndall scattering of light in the stroma, an optical effect similar to what accounts for the blueness of the sky. The irises of the eyes of people | 71,231 | wow-train |
I am glad I do not live in Ohio. Being a swing state makes for a lot of political ads | Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. Of the fifty states, it is the 34th largest by area, the seventh most populous, and the tenth most densely populated. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus.
The state takes its name from the Ohio River, whose name in turn originated from the Seneca word " ohiːyo"', meaning "good river", "great river" or "large creek". Partitioned from the Northwest Territory, Ohio | I have been a member. I am not ashamed to be a Christian, and I am glad to know that the President of the United States is a Christian, for without the help of the Almighty I do not think he could rightly judge in ruling so many people. I have advised all of my people who are not Christians, to study that religion, because it seems to me the best religion in enabling one to live right.
He joined the Dutch Reformed Church in 1903, but four years later was | 71,232 | wow-train |
Reading is so important for language acquisition, communication and sharing ideas.
Oh I love to read and its an important way to gain info
Very true. Reading requires continuous practice, refinement and development.
Oh I did not realize that but it makes sense | use a variety of reading strategies to decode (to translate symbols into sounds or visual representations of speech) and comprehension. Readers may use context clues to identify the meaning of unknown words. Readers integrate the words they have read into their existing framework of knowledge or schema.
Other types of reading are not speech based writing systems, such as music notation or pictograms. The common link is the interpretation of symbols to extract the meaning from the visual notations or tactile signals (as in the case of Braille). | 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 | 71,233 | wow-train |
I was just reading about urban agriculture, di you know community waste was used in ancient Egypt to feed animals on the farm?
Wow that's interesting.Don't the animals catch disease?
Quite possibly. It wouldn't surprise me if people fell sick, too, as the food was distributed around villages, towns and cities.
One thing they say is that civilization started from Egypt, so you never know they might have found a way to sterilize the food that is not recorded.
That's very true. It is argued that ancient Egyptian culture was influenced by afroasiatic speaking populations in North East Africa.
Tell me more about the Afroasiatic speaking population. Would that be like Tanzania of today?
Absolutely! Afroasiatic languages have over 350 million native speakers, making ti the fourth most common of any language family. That's incredible, don't you think?
Yes the numbers are huge! | languages have over 495 million native speakers, the fourth largest number of any language family (after Indo-European, Sino-Tibetan and Niger–Congo). The phylum has six branches: Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Omotic and Semitic. By far the most widely spoken Afroasiatic language or dialect continuum is Arabic. A de facto group of distinct language varieties within the Semitic branch, the languages that evolved from Proto-Arabic have around 313 million native speakers, concentrated primarily in West Asia and North Africa. | the beginning. The song starts just before the crash and I was trying to think, 'You know, what happens before this crash?' I was just trying to place a really small story about two people and using this tragedy as a backdrop. Thinking it was funny to set up this big thing and then not really refer to it. The real story is a smaller thing that's happening in front of it. I can't tell you how many people, when I did an interview, asked me if | 71,234 | wow-train |
Chocolate is my favorite food! Do you like chocolate?
I do, and it's been around like forever, like three millennia!
Amazing! I specifically love white and milk chocolate. It's also great in cookies!
I love hot cocoa!! It's my favorite and it dates back to like 1900 BC!!!
Great!! Hot chocolate/coco is great! Caribou Coffee makes an amazing hot cocoa. | Hot chocolate
Hot chocolate, also known as drinking chocolate, cocoa, and as chocolate tea in Nigeria, is a heated drink consisting of shaved chocolate, melted chocolate or cocoa powder, heated milk or water, and usually a sweetener. Hot chocolate may be topped with whipped cream or marshmallows. Hot chocolate made with melted chocolate is sometimes called drinking chocolate, characterized by less sweetness and a thicker consistency.
The first chocolate drink is believed to have been created by the Maya around 2,500–3,000 years ago, and a cocoa | n't and when you do you wish you didn't, right?" | "You're just feeling sorry for yourself..."
- Samples – Bright Eyes – At The Bottom Of Everything
- Samples – Britney Spears
- "It's just me. And I need to do what I feel like doing. So let me go. And just listen."
- Samples – Tweet & Missy Elliott – Oops (Oh My)
- Samples – Chocolate Milk – | 71,235 | wow-train |
So the other day I have been made redundant from my job as a farm hand as the farm was closed down. I need advice on moving forward and getting a job; HELP! | Foreclosure
Foreclosure is a legal process in which a lender attempts to recover the balance of a loan from a borrower who has stopped making payments to the lender by forcing the sale of the asset used as the collateral for the loan.
Formally, a mortgage lender (mortgagee), or other lienholder, obtains a termination of a mortgage borrower (mortgagor)'s equitable right of redemption, either by court order or by operation of law (after following a specific statutory procedure).
Usually a lender obtains a security | It took her a year to write the first one because she continued to work at her full-time job as a receptionist at Wabash Electric Supply, where she answered about 1000 phone calls a day.
Coble says, "Born and raised in the Midwest (Indiana), I grew up on a farm with horses, pigs and chickens. I had plenty of adventure–from being dragged by my pony to running my brother Randy's motorcycle through a fence. Maybe that's why all my stories have action and | 71,236 | wow-train |
Hi! I participate in civil war reenactments sometimes.
I think this is cool. I hear they even take place in Canada, the UK, Germany and other countries.
There are lots of reenactments for different wars! They are a really interesting way to learn about the weapons and medicine used during that time period. | . Civil War veterans recreated battles as a way to remember their fallen comrades and to teach others what the war was all about. The Great Reunion of 1913, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, was attended by more than 50,000 Union and Confederate veterans, and included reenactments of elements of the battle, including Pickett's Charge.
Modern reenacting is thought to have begun during the 1961–1965 Civil War Centennial commemorations. Reenacting grew in popularity during the 1980s and 1990s, due in large part to the success of | to three haired brush to paint most of the composition’s intricacies), that one painting may require more than three months to create.
Strain participates in Civil War reenactments. "I have been reenacting for many years. Currently, I am Captain of the 7th Texas Calvary. My unit has about 20 mounted cavalry men, and we participate in Civil War reenactments throughout the southwest. Working with men, horses, and equipment gives me insight into what life was like back in the 1860s. I know from experience how | 71,237 | wow-train |
How do you feel about dogs? Are they family or are they just something to have around | , aiding disabled people and therapeutic roles. This influence on human society has given them the sobriquet of "man's best friend".
Terminology.
- The term "dog" typically is applied both to the species (or subspecies) as a whole, and any adult male member of the same.
- An adult female is a "bitch".
- An adult male capable of reproduction is a "stud".
- An adult female capable of reproduction is a "brood bitch", | ] levels out the playing field between men and women [...] Where it doesn't matter how big or tall or strong you are. You can actually maneuver around that. It's about getting out of the way, counter attacking and using whatever you can to get the upper hand."
During an interview with Lopez, journalist Diane Sawyer of ABC News noted that people "in the abuse counseling industry, have said you can't tell women that, they can't do that. That something that's dangerous | 71,238 | wow-train |
I love to read, how about you?
I love reading too.Reading is a cognitive process.Ability to decipher the meaning from a given text.Its all about comprehension
Yeah without comprehension we would be lost, what is the last book you read? I just bought a new work today.
Shakespeare. Is also about sharing information, communicating and exchange of ideas
I loved studying shakespeare, I am a big fan of hamlet obviously, but I also liked twelfth night. | Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola (who is disguised as Cesario) falls in love with Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with Countess Olivia. Upon meeting Viola, Countess Olivia falls in love with her thinking she is a man.
The play | interesting-boring", "trivial-new"), calling it " in the measurement of attitudes."
Reading.
One question in the realm of language comprehension is how people understand sentences as they read (also known as sentence processing). Experimental research has spawned a number of theories about the architecture and mechanisms of sentence comprehension. Typically these theories are concerned with what types of information contained in the sentence the reader can use to build meaning, and at what point in reading does that information become available | 71,239 | wow-train |
What does it mean to draw something? | Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art in which a person uses various drawing instruments to mark paper or another two-dimensional medium. Instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, various kinds of paints, inked brushes, colored pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, various kinds of erasers, markers, styluses, and various metals (such as silverpoint). Digital drawing is the act of using a computer to draw. Common methods of digital drawing include a stylus or finger on a touchscreen device, | it really was in the beginning. It was just, it was something that we liked and we thought that it would piss our parents off or something, you know? And then, when the records came out it just came everywhere, and so then everyone said 'What does that mean? What does that mean?' Whatever you want it to mean, you know ... you decide."
Brian Baker, who joined the band later in their career, sums it up as follows:
"The name | 71,240 | wow-train |
Animal print on clothes are very nice to wear. It gives a joyful experiences.
Nature makes beautiful patterns! | Slip-stitch knitting
Slip-stitch knitting is a family of knitting techniques that use slip stitches to make multiple fabrics simultaneously, to make extra-long stitches, and/or to carry over colors from an earlier row.
Basic methods.
In the basic slip stitch the stitch is passed from the left needle to the right needle without being knitted. The yarn may be passed invisibly "behind" the slipped stitch (wyib="with yarn in back") or "in front" of the slipped stitch (wyif="with yarn in | a total makeover – hair, clothes, make-up – in order to look beautiful for Peter. He makes it very clear that he loves her exactly the way she was. He tells a fairy story which is interspersed with flashbacks implying that he has killed multiple women. Brenda and Peter go to bed.
A few days later Peter reads in the paper that there are missing person reports out on both Brenda and Caroline, and when he gets home he forbids Brenda to go out.
Brenda gives signs that | 71,241 | wow-train |
My dad is very strict with his kids.
he's strict because he's Parenting. the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood is called Parenting
Parenting
yes, it also refers to the intricacies of raising a child aside from the biological relationship.
Parenting
The most common caretaker in parenting is the biological parent(s) of the child in question,
Yes, but sometimes he can be very harsh. | friend. Governments and society may also have a role in child-rearing. In many cases, orphaned or abandoned children receive parental care from non-parent or non-blood relations. Others may be adopted, raised in foster care, or placed in an orphanage. Parenting skills vary, and a parent or surrogate with good parenting skills may be referred to as a "good parent".
Parenting styles vary by historical time period, race/ethnicity, social class, and other social features. Additionally, research | Parenting
Parenting or child rearing is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. Parenting refers to the intricacies of raising a child and not exclusively for a biological relationship.
The most common caretaker in parenting is the father or mother, or both, biological parent(s) of the child in question, although a surrogate may be an older sibling, a grandparent, a legal guardian, aunt, uncle or other family member, or a family | 71,242 | wow-train |
Do you like hamburgers? Also known as the beefburger.
I do! I can go for a hamburger any time.
I prefer my hamburer pan fried but sometimes its good flame broiled.
I like them pan fried at home, but sometimes prefer flame broiled if i'm going out.
I love my hamburgers with cheese and tomatoes. How about you?
I like cheese and onions, sometimes bacon | called a cheeseburger.
The term "burger" can also be applied to the meat patty on its own, especially in the United Kingdom, where the term "patty" is rarely used, or the term can even refer simply to ground beef. Since the term hamburger usually implies beef, for clarity "burger" may be prefixed with the type of meat or meat substitute used, as in beef burger, turkey burger, bison burger, or veggie burger.
Hamburgers are sold at fast-food restaurants, | 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 | 71,243 | wow-train |
I have a pit bull. there are many types of pit bulls in North America, like the Pit Bull terrier
I love pit bulls. I have a pit bull, German Shepherd mix, and he is the sweetest dog in the world.
Oh I bet he is georgous, as I love both breeds, the American pitbull is also sometimes included as a recognized breed category
I didn't know that. How common are pit bulls? Do you know? | as "pit bulls" by shelters. Many of these breeds were originally developed as fighting dogs from crossbreeding bull-baiting dogs (used to hold the faces and heads of larger animals such as bulls) and terriers. After the use of dogs in blood sports was banned, such dogs were used as catch dogs in the United States for semi-wild cattle and hogs, to hunt and drive livestock, and as family companions. Despite dog fighting now being illegal in the United States, it still exists as an underground | The pit bull has a long history in America. In the early 1900s the U.S. proudly used pit bulls on WWI posters to symbolize qualities that make up America - friendly, courageous, hard working and worthy of respect. I chose my name because I admire the breed for the same reasons. When I hear about pit bulls being used in dog fighting, it makes me angry. I have a choice to step into the cage to fight, but these dogs have no choice. Dog fighting is morally wrong and inhumane. | 71,244 | wow-train |
I love the color blue and it is one of the three primary colors in painting.
I like blue as well. Unfortunately it is cloudy here and the sky is gray, not blue.
It is sunny here finally and the clear day sky and the sea appear blue because of an effect called Rayleigh scattering.
What exactly is the Rayleigh scattering? | Rayleigh scattering
Rayleigh scattering ( ), named after the nineteenth-century British physicist Lord Rayleigh (John William Strutt), is the predominantly elastic scattering of light or other electromagnetic radiation by particles much smaller than the wavelength of the radiation. For light frequencies well below the resonance frequency of the scattering particle (normal dispersion regime), the amount of scattering is inversely proportional to the fourth power of the wavelength.
Rayleigh scattering results from the electric polarizability of the particles. The oscillating electric field of a light wave acts | 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. | 71,245 | wow-train |
I really enjoy swimming, it's great for exercise. Do you swim often? | 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 | Jason Beghe] kept saying 'have you read it, it's so great', and then I read it, and I was absolutely thrilled." Kelli Giddish noted how unprecedented a move the three-show crossover was, "People are really going to enjoy seeing us all kind of mix-and-match. And it's really lucky that we've got three shows on the air right now that we can all do that with, I mean that's really cool."
Production Filming.
The shooting | 71,246 | wow-train |
Hi, I like to sing karaoke. This type of music lacks vocals and provides the words so people can sing along.
I cannot carry a tune, so karoke would be painful for everyone around me!
It is fun when doing it with friends late at night. No one cares about singing abilities.
I guess that is true - but it would be soooo bad - LOL!
There used to be a karaoke show on TV in the 1960s called "Sing Along with Mitch". I wonder how popular it was.
I've never heard of that show - I bet it was funny, | In several Asian countries such as China, Cambodia or the Philippines, a karaoke box is called a KTV. The global karaoke market has been estimated to be worth nearly $10 billion.
History.
History 1960s: Development of audio-visual-recording devices.
From 1961–1966, the American TV network NBC carried a karaoke-like series, "Sing Along with Mitch", featuring host Mitch Miller and a chorus, which superimposed the lyrics to their songs near the bottom of the TV screen for home audience participation | pub's karaoke night and the pair began writing tracks together. Wilson later recalled "What struck me at first was that he could play piano and guitar and he was a great foil for what I was doing... After a while playing together he said, 'Can I sing this one?' I said, 'Do you know the words?'... [he had a] mighty voice. A lot of people can play guitar... Not many can sing like that."
Career.
Career 2006–2008: " | 71,247 | wow-train |
I love tacos!
Same, of all the Mexican dishes, tacos are the best.
beef fajita tacos are my favorite!
Are they made with a wheat flour tortilla or a corn tortilla?
Flour tortillas, always!
I really like both flour and corn tortillas on tacos though.
with some dishes corn is good, but i usually save my corn tortillas for my chips
Fair enough, corn tortillas are good with chicken and beef is better with a flour one.
thats true | 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 | DV) of vitamin B6, niacin, manganese, and zinc (table).
Uses.
Corn tortillas are the basis of many traditional Mexican dishes, such as tacos, tostadas, enchiladas, flautas, quesadillas, "chilaquiles", and tortilla soup (sopa de tortilla). Warmed corn tortillas are also often served as an accompaniment to stews, soups, grilled meats and other dishes, as bread might be served in other cuisines. By contrast, wheat flour tortillas are often used for burritos and quesadillas, | 71,248 | wow-train |
Hi there!
Hi, I hope you're doing well today. I just got back from horseback riding. Do you ride?
I actually do not ride. But many of my students are into horseback riding.
It is so much fun. I love to ride my horse on the ranch, he is such a good working horse.
That is awesome. What are some qualities or traits that I should look for in a good horse? | fox hunting, trail riding, or hacking. There is public access to horse trails in almost every part of the world; many parks, ranches, and public stables offer both guided and independent riding. Horses are also used for therapeutic purposes both in specialized para-equestrian competition as well as non-competitive riding to improve human health and emotional development.
Horses are also driven in harness racing, at horse shows, and in other types of exhibition such as historical reenactment or ceremony, often pulling carriages. In some | of the Indians came to me just before it was time to enter the arena. His horse was saddled and bridled, but he was leading the horse by the bridle. I asked him what was the matter, and he said it was a wild horse and he was not going to ride it into the arena. I went to the chief cowboy and said, 'I do not think you are doing right. You know our Indian boys have to ride bareback, but you always give them the wild horses to ride | 71,249 | wow-train |
HI, I am interested in learning about life in Ohio | the 20th century before transmogrifying to a more information and service based economy in the 21st.
The government of Ohio is composed of the executive branch, led by the Governor; the legislative branch, which comprises the bicameral Ohio General Assembly; and the judicial branch, led by the state Supreme Court. Ohio occupies 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives. Ohio is known for its status as both a swing state and a bellwether in national elections. Six Presidents of the United States have been elected who had Ohio | the age of 42 he was diagnosed with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) which he said is “I like having it a lot, it is who I am. It’s just learning to work with it and manage it means that life gets less chaotic and painful for my wife and children”
In July 2018, he was placed in an induced coma, after becoming ill with pneumonia.
Life and career Charity.
Bacon was a celebrity supporter of the British Red Cross and is particularly interested in their National | 71,250 | wow-train |
I am currently studying to achieve my goal of becoming a dentist.
You make the right choice. It is very rewarding to be a aids in providing oral health services.
It is. I just like the idea of creating a better smile for people everywhere. Smiles are one of the first thing people see when they meet someone.
That is amazing. Which group will you like to be categorized? guild of barbers or lay barbers.
That is some ancient history you pulled up, but I would define myself as a lay barber. I want to be involved in fixing everything inside the mouth and helping.
I think the Guild of Barbers will be cool too because they create to distinguish more educated and qualified dental surgeons from lay barbers.
They both serve a good purpose, but I guess I want to be more involved in the teeth removing and shaving of the teeth when necessary. Both are important nonetheless. | Tooth decay
Tooth decay, also known as dental caries or cavities, is a breakdown of teeth due to acids made by bacteria. The cavities may be a number of different colors from yellow to black. Symptoms may include pain and difficulty with eating. Complications may include inflammation of the tissue around the tooth, tooth loss, and infection or abscess formation.
The cause of cavities is acid from bacteria dissolving the hard tissues of the teeth (enamel, dentin and cementum). The acid is produced by the bacteria | it — I thought it was a typo somehow. I kept looking at it. It was the one thing in the script that I was looking at going, 'Is that right? Can that be right? How is that right?' I thought, 'Is there a better way to say that? Am I not getting it? I just don't know how to do it.'" Brandt stated in 2014 that "I definitely noticed an uptick of young people becoming interested in the agent business after " | 71,251 | wow-train |
I love putting on costumes, Costume is the distinctive style of dress of an individual or group that reflects their class
Cool, what is your favorite type of costume?
i would say The incredibles costume what a bout you
I'm not sure, dressing up as another type of person or character is fun. | "wear" and usage of "costume" has become more limited to unusual or out-of-date clothing and to attire intended to evoke a change in identity, such as theatrical, Halloween, and mascot costumes.
Before the advent of ready-to-wear apparel, clothing was made by hand. When made for commercial sale it was made, as late as the beginning of the 20th century, by "costumiers", often women who ran businesses that met the demand for complicated or intimate female costume | Costume
Costume is the distinctive style of dress of an individual or group that reflects their class, gender, profession, ethnicity, nationality, activity or epoch.
The term also was traditionally used to describe typical appropriate clothing for certain activities, such as riding costume, swimming costume, dance costume, and evening costume. Appropriate and acceptable costume is subject to changes in fashion and local cultural norms.
This general usage has gradually been replaced by the terms "dress", "attire", "robes" or | 71,252 | wow-train |
Hello there, i love YouTube, what about you?
Yes! I love that I can watch some content on Hulu now.
That is awesome, what is your favorite YouTube channel ?
Brittneyandbaby,
Ah I am not aware of them. I love ChrisFix, it's about fixing cars. I like to DIY on car stuff. What about you? | YouTube
YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. Three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—created the service in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion; YouTube now operates as one of Google's subsidiaries.
YouTube allows users to upload, view, rate, share, add to playlists, report, comment on videos, and subscribe to other users. It offers a wide variety of user-generated | preferred the other promotional single, "Who You Are". She stated that the meaning of the lyrics in "Casualty Of Love" is about finding your inner strength. Jessie explained to "The Sun" how she had to fight to include this number on Who You Are. Said the English singer: "What I love about C.O.L. is that not everybody believed in it. It was a song I had to fight for and I'm glad I did. I put it on YouTube and the amazing reaction from my | 71,253 | wow-train |
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist and science communicator. He is also an author. Have you ever heard of him?
Yes I have, he also put out a book and has a TV show. Have you seen it?
I have not, but will check them out. He's also the Frederick P Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York.
Oh wow, I didn't know that. What is the Frederick P Rose Director? | Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson (; born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City. The center is part of the American Museum of Natural History, where Tyson founded the Department of Astrophysics in 1997 and has been a research associate in the department since 2003.
Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, | out to a wider audience using his trademark enthusiasm for science advocacy and education, but he is pulled away when he is challenged by evolution and climate change contrarians to defend the scientific consensus.
Cast.
- Bill Nye - Star of PBS children's series "Bill Nye the Science Guy", mechanical engineer, science communicator, The Planetary Society CEO, and comedian.
- Neil deGrasse Tyson - American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator.
- Ann Druyan - Emmy Award-winning American writer and Peabody | 71,254 | wow-train |
i have 5 tattoos but i regret getting them
I don't have any tattoos yet. Tattoos were once considered permanent but it is now possible to remove them!
i know, but it costs so much to remove them. :(
What categories do your tattoos fall into? Decorative, symbolic, or pictorial?
just decorative. all of my tattoos are pictures of cats lol | History of tattooing
Tattooing has been practiced across the globe since at least Neolithic times, as evidenced by mummified preserved skin, ancient art and the archaeological record. Both ancient art and archaeological finds of possible tattoo tools suggest tattooing was practiced by the Upper Paleolithic period in Europe. However, direct evidence for tattooing on mummified human skin extends only to the 4th millennium BC. The oldest discovery of tattooed human skin to date is found on the body of Ötzi the Iceman, dating to between 3370 and 3100 BC. Other tattooed | . He noted in 2016, "There are a lot of people who have Heartagram tattoos now. Kat Von D has one, Steve-O has a dickagram, which is like a Heartagram but ends with a dick. It’s started to have a life of its own: there are a lot of people who have them who don’t actually know what it was, don’t relate it to the band, and in that sense, I consider that to be my greatest achievement. So it’ll be nice to | 71,255 | wow-train |
I am a big fan of electronic music! | Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments and circuitry-based music technology. In general, a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means (electroacoustic music), and that produced using electronics only. Electromechanical instruments include mechanical elements, such as strings, hammers, and so on, and electric elements, such as magnetic pickups, power amplifiers and loudspeakers. Examples of electromechanical sound producing devices include the telharmonium, Hammond organ, and the electric guitar, which are typically made | saying "People write music and the music is out there for people to interpret it how they want to ... As long as it's coming from a genuine place. I actually am a big fan of that song and a big fan of the Johnny Cash cover. But that song in particular really speaks to me. Lyrically it's a song that is very intense and has painful lyrics. It's reflective of a place where I was at. When I recorded it, it was healing to get it out. | 71,256 | wow-train |
I've always wanted to go to Colorado, have you ever been?
I haven't. I hear the skiing is amazing
I bet, with it encompassing most of the southern Rocky Mountains.
What states share borders with Colorado? | Mexico to the south, Utah to the west, and touches Arizona to the southwest at the Four Corners. Colorado is noted for its vivid landscape of mountains, forests, high plains, mesas, canyons, plateaus, rivers and desert lands. Colorado is part of the western and southwestern United States, and is one of the Mountain States.
Denver is the capital and most populous city of Colorado. Residents of the state are known as Coloradans, although the antiquated term "Coloradoan" is occasionally used.
Geography | . She said, "I'd always wanted to go to the States and work with songwriters and producers who have worked with my idols... I've been able to go into the studio and have a strong point of view on what I want and what I want my album to sound like."
Recording and production.
Mauboy wrote and recorded most of the songs on "Get 'Em Girls" in several recording studios in Los Angeles, Atlanta and New York City in 2009–2010. Mauboy spent most of her | 71,257 | wow-train |
Do you have any experience in marketing? it is a tough field
Not much but in school I have learned that marketing is mainly the study of management of relationships for business.
Yeah, I was always good at in school, but never pursued it for some reason
There are many purposes for using marketing. Mainly for creating business, keeping business and satisfying customers.
that is for sure, I think especially advertising is a big and important part of marketing
Definitely! The customer is the main focus of marketing and is the premier component of Business Management.
that is true, everything needs to look good to them in order to secure a sale!
The actual term "marketing" came from the literal meaning of actually going to the market with goods for sale.
That makes sense, but it is amazing how much marketing has improved over time in that sense | Marketing
Marketing is the study and management of exchange relationships. Marketing is the business process of creating relationships with and satisfying customers. With its focus on the customer, marketing is one of the premier components of business management.
Definition.
Marketing is defined by the American Marketing Association as "the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large". The term developed from the original meaning which | ability to control her team, but Amanda was sent home for not showing Martha that she's a team player.
- Dismissal comment: "Team-work is one of the most important things, and for that reason, Amanda, I have to say good-bye."
- Martha's letter: ""Dear Amanda, you have certain talents that can be used in many ways. I do think you should focus on those things that interest you. Gardening, marketing, etcetera. I hope you | 71,258 | 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, | 71,259 | wow-train |
Hi there!Let's talk about ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate die,and protein, used in treatment of epilepsy
So what kinds of foods can be eaten on a ketogenic diet?
Please know that the diet is concerned about burning fats rather than carbohydrates
Is there a caloric limit?
Yeah,it has to with Calorie restriction, or caloric restriction, or energy restriction, is a dietary regimen that reduces calorie intake without incurring malnutrition .
How does it help with epilepsy?
Epilepsy syndrome features include the age at which seizures begin, the seizure types, and EEG findings,etc.
What are some foods to help with Epilepsy | Ketogenic diet
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to treat difficult-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children. The diet forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. Normally, the carbohydrates contained in food are converted into glucose, which is then transported around the body and is particularly important in fueling brain function. However, if little carbohydrate remains in the diet, the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies | effects are ablated following dose reduction or cessation of the drug.
Medicating a child is not always easy. Many pills are made only to be swallowed, which can be difficult for a child. For some medications, chewable versions do exist.
The ketogenic diet is used to treat children who have not responded successfully to other treatments. This diet is low in carbohydrates, adequate in protein and high in fat. It has proven successful in two thirds of epilepsy cases.
In some cases, severe epilepsy is treated | 71,260 | wow-train |
good day! Let's chat about traffic accidents. Have you ever been involved in one?
Oh yes. One very big one years ago.
oh no.. I'm sorry to hear that.. Were you injured? Any property damage?
I didn't feel injured too bad at the time. Someone ran a light and wrapped my truck around a tree. But i sustained some long term back damage.
Ouch. that doesn't sound fun at all. Did you vehicle insurance cover the cost of the damages?
Ya know, it was my boyfriend's car and I am fairly certain it was worth about $.50. He had spare at the time. | Vehicle insurance in the United States
Vehicle insurance, in the United States and elsewhere, is designed to cover risk of financial liability or the loss of a motor vehicle the owner may face if their vehicle is involved in a collision resulting in property or physical damages. Most states require a motor vehicle owner to carry some minimum level of liability insurance. States that do not require the vehicle owner to carry car insurance include Virginia, where an uninsured motor vehicle fee may be paid to the state; New Hampshire, and Mississippi | 's problem:
SMITH: Look at this, doctor.br
DALE: Look at --- oh, that there? Did you ever have that before?br
SMITH: Yes, I did.br
DALE: Well, you got it again!
SMITH: I can't sleep at night. I walk around all night.br
DALE: Ah! You're a somnambulist!br
SMITH: No, I'm a night watchman.
SMITH: I got rheumatism on the back of my neck. It's a bad place to have | 71,261 | wow-train |
Hi, I have a lot trophies as a durable reminder of my achievement
Really? What type of trophies? Do you play sports?
yes, I play professional level athletics and I am very good at it!
Wow, you must be good if you have a lot of trophies. Do you compete at the national level?
Yes I play football and have many sports medals at the national level
Cool. I always wondered. Are the gold ones actually made of gold? | headhunting) captured in battle. These war trophies commemorated the military victories of a state, army or individual combatant. In modern warfare trophy taking is discouraged, but this sense of the word is reflected in hunting trophies and human trophy collecting by serial killers.
A slang term for an individual or team's collection of trophies is silverware.
Etymology.
Trophies have marked victories since ancient times. The word "trophy", coined in English in 1550, was derived from the French "trophée" in 1513, | of flying too close to the sun." 411Mania gave the PS3 version a score of 5.2 out of 10 and said, "It is sad to say but there really isn't much of a fun factor here. If you are a fan of getting as much trophies as possible, then I can see some fun in this game. There are plenty of trophies to be earned here and a lot of them are very easy to get. I think for people enjoy flying simulators or any type of flying game for that | 71,262 | wow-train |
what is brunch?
Excellent question. I think brunch is a combination of breakfast and lunch eaten around the late morning to early afternoon. Have you ever eaten a meal like that?
of course i eat that often, what about you?
I love brunch, it's my favorite meal for sure. Brunch originated in England and came to the U.S. around 1930. It's actually a combination of the words "breakfast", and "lunch"!
wow, thats a good combination, so why do people love brunch?
I know right? I think so many people love brunch because its usually good comfort food. Standard brunch foods include eggs, waffles, bacon, sausage, and sometimes even alcohol.
really? Alcohol, don't you think alcohol is not ideal to take as brunch? | a Sunday meal for "Saturday-night carousers" in the writer Guy Beringer's article "Brunch: A Plea" in "Hunter's Weekly"'
It is sometimes credited to reporter Frank Ward O'Malley who wrote for the New York newspaper "The Sun" from 1906 until 1919, allegedly based on the typical mid-day eating habits of a newspaper reporter.
At colleges and hotels.
Some colleges and hotels serve brunch. Such brunches are often serve-yourself buffets, but menu-ordered meals may | List of brunch foods
This is a list of brunch foods and dishes. Brunch is a combination of breakfast and lunch eaten usually during the late morning but it can extend to as late as 3 pm. The word is a portmanteau of "breakfast" and "lunch". Brunch originated in England in the late 1800s, served in a buffet style manner, and became popular in the United States in the 1930s.
Brunch foods and dishes.
The following foods are often served for brunch.
- Bacon | 71,263 | wow-train |
I've been a diabetic since I was young.
I'm sorry to hear that! Do you have increased thirst and hunger when your blood sugar is high?
I do! What causes that?
Sometimes it's because enough insulin isn't being produced by the pancreas
That's what my doctor said. What happens when I don't have enough insulin?
If you don't have enough insulin then your blood sugar would get too high.
So how can I mitigate that?
well you can either try to manage it with your diet or take injections of insulin
How often do I have to inject insulin? | Insulin (medication)
Insulin is a protein hormone that is used as a medication to treat high blood glucose. This includes in diabetes mellitus type 1, diabetes mellitus type 2, gestational diabetes, and complications of diabetes such as diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic states. It is also used along with glucose to treat high blood potassium levels. Typically it is given by injection under the skin, but some forms may also be used by injection into a vein or muscle.
The common side effect is low blood sugar. | Outline of diabetes
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to diabetes mellitus (diabetes insipidus not included below) :
Diabetes mellitus – group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond properly to the insulin that is produced, a condition called insulin resistance. The resultant high blood sugar produces the classical symptoms of polyuria (frequent urination), polydipsia (increased thirst) and polyphagia (increased hunger | 71,264 | wow-train |
Hello! I really love dogs, especially terriers. What about you? | was the first species to be domesticated and has been selectively bred over millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes.
Their long association with humans has led dogs to be uniquely attuned to human behavior and they are able to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canid species. Dogs vary widely in shape, size and colors. They perform many roles for humans, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship and, more recently | "home." In the 1980s Biala told an interviewer that she fell in love with France when she first travelled there in 1930: "In some ways, it reminded me of the place I was born in. And when I came to France I felt as if I had come home. I smelled the same smells of bread baking and dogs going around in a very busy way, you know, as if they knew what they were about. It really was extraordinarily human." Having been naturalized in 1929, | 71,265 | wow-train |
I love drinking cappuccinos, are you big into coffee?
Oh yes! I love that Italian beverage with frothy milk and strong espresso!
It's so delicious! Do you like drinking any other kinds of coffee too?
Yes, while I like a cappuccino with a little dash of cinnamon or some chocolate sauce, my favorite would be a caramel machiatto. Have you tried that?
No I am not familiar with that, but it sounds delicious. Any others you would suggest? | the former Austria in the first decades of the 20th century. The drink has since spread worldwide and can be found at a number of establishments.
Definition.
Outside of Italy, cappuccino is a coffee drink that today is typically composed of double espresso and hot milk, with the surface topped with foamed milk. Cappuccinos are most often prepared with an espresso machine. The double espresso is poured into the bottom of the cup, followed by a similar amount of hot milk, which is prepared by heating and texturing the | a booth in a luncheonette drinking coffee for four hours, making me tell him how much I love him, and it's already set up to kill him the next night. I said, "Pat, what are you talking like this for? I'd do anything for you. Hey! I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you. Buddy, my life is yours. Jesus Christ, I love you." He was relieved.
Caramandi also said:
"Spirito was not cut out | 71,266 | wow-train |
hello! what type of water is beach water?
I think it's salt water. A beach is a landform alongside a body of water that consists of loose particles.
cool! how many estimated beaches are there in america? | beaches, also known as undeveloped or undiscovered beaches, are not developed in this manner. Wild beaches can be appreciated for their untouched beauty and preserved nature.
Beaches typically occur in areas along the coast where wave or current action deposits and reworks sediments.
Overview.
Although the seashore is most commonly associated with the word "beach", beaches are also found by lakes and alongside large rivers.
"Beach" may refer to:
- small systems where rock material moves onshore, offshore, or alongshore | Beach
A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles. The particles can also be biological in origin, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae.
Some beaches have man-made infrastructure, such as lifeguard posts, changing rooms, showers, shacks and bars. They may also have hospitality venues (such as resorts, camps, hotels, and restaurants) nearby. Wild | 71,267 | wow-train |
I'm not sure immortality is all it's cracked up to be.
I wouldn't want eternal life I don't think. Your family would be gone and friends.
I'm not exactly sure how that would work. I suppose you would meet new friends...but not really family. | disease or physical trauma; although mind uploading could solve that if it proved possible. Whether the process of internal endoimmortality is delivered within the upcoming years depends chiefly on research (and in neuron research in the case of endoimmortality through an immortalized cell line) in the former view and perhaps is an awaited goal in the latter case.
In religious contexts, immortality is often stated to be one of the promises of God (or other deities) to human beings who show goodness or else follow divine law. What form an | the following: "It always makes for really good story telling. It's kind of the theme that we have a lot in our music. We've had a lot of friends pass away since the last record. I'm not really sure yet. I think we're kind of focusing more about living on this earth and what would happen if this was your last year to live. I think that's sort of maybe a little bit of what we might be kind of touching on."
Artwork. | 71,268 | wow-train |
My dachshund is going to be my Page Boy (Ring Bearer) at my wedding. | Page boy (wedding attendant)
A page boy is a young male attendant at a wedding or a cotillion (a social dance). This type of wedding attendant is less common than it used to be, but it is still a way of including young relatives or the children of friends in a wedding. Pages are often seen at British royal weddings, such as the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011. At cotillions, there may be many pages, for effect.
Traditionally, page boys carry | "She Wears My Ring" – Solomon King
- "She Wears My Ring" – Jimmy Sweeney
- "Have a Good Time" – Sue Thompson
- "Love Hurts" – Roy Orbison
- "Sugar Beet" – Moon Mullican
- "Wedding of the Bugs" – Moon Mullican
- "Blue Boy" – Jim Reeves
- "Bella Belinda" – Donn Reynolds
- "I'm Gonna Slip You Offa My Mind" | 71,269 | wow-train |
Basketball is one of my favorite sports to watch. I like the Mavericks. Who is your favorite team?
Basketball is a limited contact sport played on a rectangular court. I'm afraid I don't watch Basketball so I don't know :)
I definitely like going to the games more than watching them on TV. Do you know the basic rules of the game?
Yup. The gneral idea is that you want to shoot a ball through the opposite hoop and score points based on different distances
Simple enough. I wonder who came up with the idea.
The game was invneted in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith! I'm not sure on the exact details of it, but I bet it was an accidental viral interest
Do you know how many teams there are in the NBA?
30! It's most often played with 5 players on each side
30 teams is a lot. Which team won the championship last year? | a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one or more one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated.
Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a | 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 | 71,270 | wow-train |
Paris , France hosts 30 Million visitors a year, and is one of the 3 most visited cities in Europe, the other two being Amsterdam, Holland, and Rome, Italy.
I'm not surprised that a lot of people visit there, but I wouldn't have guessed that much.
There are many sights to see in Paris; the eiffel tower, the Arc de triomphe, and many classical boulevards and buildings.
I've seen enough of all the landmarks from watching movies and TV. I think that I'd be more interested in the food.
French cooking is delicious, but wouldn't you love to see Disneyland, Paris. That is one of their more modern attractions.
I would stay far, far away from that. Something about Goofy just rubs me the wrong way.
Goofy is normally portrayed as a clumsy and dimwitted character, although sometimes he can be intuitive and clever. He has a multifaceted personality.
But is he a dog? A human? A crossbreed of the two? I need answers!
It is not clear what he is, but he is friends with Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse, so that is good enough for me.
The two of them are on thin ice as well. Walking around without all their clothes on like they own the place. | Pete (Disney)
Pete (also called Peg-Leg Pete, Pistol Pete and Black Pete, among other names) is an anthropomorphic cartoon character created in 1925 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. He is a character of The Walt Disney Company and often appears as a nemesis and the main antagonist in Mickey Mouse universe stories. He was originally an anthropomorphic bear but with the advent of Mickey Mouse in 1928, he was defined as a cat. Pete is the oldest continuing Disney character, having debuted three years before | List of tourist attractions in Paris
Paris, the capital of France, has an annual 30 million foreign visitors, and so is one of the most visited cities in the world. Paris' sights include monuments and architecture, such as its Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower and neo-classic Haussmannian boulevards and buildings as well as museums, operas and concert halls. There are also more modern attractions such as its suburban Disneyland Paris. With its many monument, the city is a symbol of French culture, and since the | 71,271 | wow-train |
Shrimp is an important type of seafood. They are so tasty!
I love shrimp just had some last night actually I love them cooked all ways but made a shrimp scampi.
In the united kingdom they are more commonly called prawns.
We actually have prawns here they are more on the sweeter side to me but they are much bigger in size.
Are they freshwarer prawns? I've read they're some prawn aquaculture farm in the US.
Now that part I'm not sure now that you stated that they be in the local fish market so I would hope they are fresh water prawns and not that injected farm raised food.
The global total for freshwater prawns raised in farms is around 280,00 tons!
So the chances of it actually being fresh water is low, they actually start off as being from the fresh water and they capture them and bring them back to those farms. | by India and Thailand with some 35,000 tons each. Additionally, China produced about 370,000 tons of Chinese river crab ("Eriocheir sinensis").
Species.
All farmed freshwater prawns today belong to the genus "Macrobrachium". Until 2000, the only species farmed was the giant river prawn ("Macrobrachium rosenbergii", also known as the Malaysian prawn). Since then, China has begun farming the Oriental river prawn ("M. nipponense") in large quantities, and India farms a small amount of monsoon | Shrimp and prawn as food
Shrimp and prawn are important types of seafood that are consumed worldwide. Although shrimp and prawns belong to different suborders of Decapoda, they are very similar in appearance and the terms are often used interchangeably in commercial farming and wild fisheries. A distinction is drawn in recent aquaculture literature, which increasingly uses the term "prawn" only for the freshwater forms of palaemonids and "shrimp" for the marine penaeids.
In the United Kingdom, the word "prawn" is more common on menus than | 71,272 | wow-train |
I love the color Bue. It is one of the three primary colours of pigments that is used in painting and colour theory.
Blue is my favorite color.
It falls between the violet and green colors on the spectrum of visible light.
I also like green.
The eye perceives blue when we observe light and it has a dominant wavelength that ranges between 450 and 495 nanometers.
That is interesting. What is the wavelength for green?
Most blues contain a slight mixture of different colors. Azure has some green while the ultramarine has a little violet.
But what is the dominant wavelength for the color green? | 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. | Green
Green is the color between blue and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a combination of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; in the RGB color model, used on television and computer screens, it is one of the additive primary colors, along with red and blue, which are mixed in different combinations to create all other colors. By far | 71,273 | wow-train |
I wish I could take back the biggest mistake of my life, getting married.
why you think like this? regret is a negative conscious and emotional reaction
Regret | Regret
Regret is a negative conscious and emotional reaction to an undesirable situation.
Regret is related to perceived opportunity. Its intensity varies over time after the decision, in regard to action versus inaction, and in regard to self-control at a particular age. The self-recrimination which comes with regret is thought to spur corrective action and adaptation.
In Western societies adults have the highest regrets regarding choices of their education.
Definition.
Regret has been defined by psychologists in the late 1990s as a " | I was engaged to a woman who I never did marry. Not doing that [tour] was the biggest mistake of my life because I think "Wow, I could have exhausted my creative potential into the band." I'd like to think we would have moved into a punk/jazz direction, like "Tonyage". I guess most people say they have no regrets in life. Yes, I still do regret that. I will always regret that. It was my insecurities. To go on the road | 71,274 | wow-train |
Hi, what is your favorite sport? Mine is basketball. | EuroBasket
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the "European Basketball Championship", is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennialy, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the International Basketball Federation.
History.
History Beginning.
The first championships was held three years after the establishment of FIBA, in 1935. Switzerland was chosen as the host country, and ten countries joined. Only one qualifying match was played between Portugal and Spain. With | families? Thank you.
13. Hi there. I'm Eric Berntson from Phoenix, Arizona. Got a quick question for all you candidates. Any of you all want to tell us about your gun collection, roughly how many you own, what your favorite make, model and caliber is, if any of them require a tax stamp?
14. Hi, this is me and my son Prentiss. We're from Atlanta. I want to ask you guys a question (inaudible) every year. But | 71,275 | wow-train |
Recently started rocking out to the band Tool.. I can't believe it took me so long to find these guys. But ever since I did a few months ago, I've tried to devour everything I can from them. They're a three-time Grammy award-winning rock band from America, if that gives you any confidence to maybe try them out!
Well I do like rock music, so it seems like a good fit. When did they first form? | They emerged with a heavy metal sound on their first studio album, "Undertow" (1993), and became a dominant act in the alternative metal movement with the release of their follow-up album "Ænima" in 1996. Their efforts to unify musical experimentation, visual arts, and a message of personal evolution continued with "Lateralus" (2001) and "10,000 Days" (2006), gaining critical acclaim and international commercial success. Their fifth studio album, "Fear Inoculum", their first in thirteen | an idea I had maybe three years ago. I really wanted to create a young rock band – not a pop band – but a real rock band that had the same sensibility that rock from the 1960s and 1970s had to it. You know, something rocking from the heart and expressing something real. The question became: where am I going to find these guys? So I thought maybe I could try out some music agencies or talent agencies and see what I could come up with. I started to pursue that a | 71,276 | 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 | 71,277 | wow-train |
Have you ever been interested in collecting bugs in jars?
Oh yes, I loved collecting grasshoppers when I was a Kid,. what about you?
I always wanted one of those ant farms but never got around to getting one. Essentially, you practiced entomology as a kid by collecting those grasshoppers! | Entomology
Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was more vague, and historically the definition of entomology included the study of terrestrial animals in other arthropod groups or other phyla, such as arachnids, myriapods, earthworms, land snails, and slugs. This wider meaning may still be encountered in informal use.
Like several of the other fields that are categorized within zoology, entomology is a taxon-based category; any form of scientific study | one of those shows where something is gradually revealed and that (the tears) is exactly the response you want."
"The Parting Glass" received positive reviews and showcased Leith as not only a musician and singer, but as a burgeoning actor.
Leith said; "I went back through all the Irish songs I'd always loved and I made sure that in between each piece of script one of those classic songs, that I'd sung since I was a kid, was featured. It got an incredible | 71,278 | wow-train |
Hello, tell me what started your interest in chicken? | Chicken
The chicken ("Gallus gallus domesticus") is a type of domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red junglefowl ("Gallus gallus"). It is one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, with a total population of more than 19 billion as of 2011. There are more chickens in the world than any other bird or domesticated fowl. Humans keep chickens primarily as a source of food (consuming both their meat and eggs) and, less commonly, as pets. Originally raised for cockfighting | of six songs recorded by the proto-Doors band Rick & the Ravens on a demo for Aura Records in 1965, that the band shopped around Los Angeles record companies, eventually landing them a brief signing with Columbia Records. Sometimes the title is listed as "Hello, I Love You (Won't You Tell Me Your Name?)" or "Hello, I Love You, Won't You Tell Me Your Name?" The title that is printed depends on how early the pressing is.
At the time | 71,279 | wow-train |
Blue is such a cool color, love it. | 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. | blend modes.
Simple arithmetic blend modes Divide.
This blend mode simply divides pixel values of one layer with the other, but it's useful for brightening photos if the color is on grey or less. It is also useful for removing a color tint from a photo. If you create a layer that is the color of the tint you wish to remove - such as a pale blue, for scenes that are too cool in color temperature - Divide mode will return that color to white in the resulting composite, as | 71,280 | wow-train |
I would love to visit China some day.
China is officially the peoples republic of china ( PRC)
Oh, I didn't know that was the full name. It seems like a wonderful country with a great culture and many attractions.
It is the world most populous country
Wow, there must be so many people there. Can you tell me anything about China's culture or food perhaps?
I don't know much about there culture. It is governed by the communist party of china
Oh, I see. Do you know anything else about their government? | administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
China emerged as one of the world's earliest civilizations, in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. For millennia, China's political system was based on hereditary monarchies, or dynasties, beginning with the semi-legendary Xia dynasty in 21st century BCE. Since then, China has expanded, fractured, and re-unified numerous times. In the 3rd century BCE, the Qin reunited core China and established the first Chinese empire. The succeeding Han | Outline of China
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to China:
The People's Republic of China is the most extensive country in East Asia and the third or fourth most extensive country in the world. With a population of over 1,300,000,000, it is the most populous country in the world.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) has led the PRC under a one-party system since the state's establishment in 1949. The PRC is involved in a dispute over the political | 71,281 | wow-train |
I love singing in the shower while my smartphone is playing a favorite song.
Ditto! Though I just usually sing whatever comes to mind. No smartphone needed.
I like to play the song without lyrics and sing the vocals part. It's nice because the acoustics and reverberations make it sound like I am a better singer than I am in reality.
Ah yes.. that is a good idea. The walls definitely help the sound of one's voice.
I have this rack that with tall legs that places two shelves above the toilet tank, which is right next to my shower curtain. I also hang a towel on the shower curtain bar so I can dry my hands then choose a new song on YouTube.
That's perfect! Just don't go dropping your phone in the toilet and flushing it.
I was going to say, there have been a couple times I have dropped my phone. Once was on the tub floor which I managed to save and dry my phone. The other time was in my toilet XD! It was hilarious. I was just barely snagging the phone with the tips of my fingers as it kept bouncing around the bowl. I managed to save it from going completely in the water. Ugh. | Toilet
A toilet is a piece of hardware used for the collection or disposal of human urine and feces. In other words: "Toilets are sanitation facilities at the user interface that allow the safe and convenient urination and defecation". Toilets can be with or without flushing water (flush toilet or dry toilet). They can be set up for a sitting posture or for a squatting posture (squat toilet). Flush toilets are usually connected to a sewer system in urban areas and to septic tanks in less built- | Exiles, "I needed a punk vocalist for the chorus and I was missing a punk vocalist to go with my vocals for the chorus. I knew Igor had a great punk voice so I called him because I knew it would be cool to sing with my son on the song."
Lyrics and composition.
Max said this: "The song is about the absurdity of the human condition in territories plagued by bloodshed all over the world. Not just recent events like Iraq, but also historical conflicts such as | 71,282 | wow-train |
I sometimes played the drums when I was a kid. Did you?
No, but i"ve been around people who do. In the 2000's some drum kits started including electronic instruments
Is there anything particularly special about drums?
The kit is a collection of drums and other percussion instruments and are on stands is all I really know
Is there anything else special you can tell me about drums? | Electronic drum
An electronic drum, also known as electric drums, digital drums, or electronic percussion, is a modern electronic musical instrument, a special type of synthesizer or sampler, primarily designed to serve as an alternative to an acoustic drum kit or other percussion instruments. An electronic drum consists of an electronic or digital sound module which produces the synthesized or sampled percussion sounds and one or more electric sensors to trigger the sounds. Like regular drums, the sensors are struck by drum sticks or by the hands (depending on | is anything that would or could be used under the percussion category of any musical group, including: snare drums, tenors, bass drums, cymbals, xylophones, marimbas, vibraphones, tambourines, chimes, timpani, drum kits, and other similar instruments. Electronic instruments such as guitars, bass guitars, theremins, and synthesizers are also allowed. Prerecorded music may sometimes be played such as a short jingle over and over or a cappella singing which is accompanied by the front ensemble. Spoken word via microphone or a recording on | 71,283 | wow-train |
I play the piano or pianoforte which is the Italian term for the early 1700s versions of the instrument
That sounds fancy. What kind do you have. | the stronger the attack. The name was created as a contrast to harpsichord, a musical instrument that does not allow variation in volume. The first fortepianos in the 1700s had a quieter sound and smaller dynamic range.
An acoustic piano usually has a protective wooden case surrounding the soundboard and metal strings, which are strung under great tension on a heavy metal frame. Pressing one or more keys on the piano's keyboard causes a padded hammer (typically padded with firm felt) to strike the strings. The hammer rebounds from | 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 | 71,284 | wow-train |
My husband has a beard and he shaved it off the other day - I'm not sure I like it, as he's just finally been able to grow a full one.
They have been a style for a long time! I wish I could grow a full beard, I can't do it haha.
Some people think that it's a trait back from the time when humans had hair all over there faces and body like gorillas - getting back to our roots I guess LOL!
Wow! I don't believe that, but I can see how people get that interpretation. They have a lot more hair. | , Traditional Christianity, Orthdox Judaism and Sikhism) have considered a full beard to be absolutely essential for all males able to grow one and mandate it as part of their official dogma. Other cultures, even while not officially mandating it, view a beard as central to a man's virility, exemplifying such virtues as wisdom, strength, sexual prowess and high social status. In cultures where facial hair is uncommon (or currently out of fashion), beards may be associated with poor hygiene or an uncivilized, dangerous demeanor. | grow a full beard as a result of her condition. While Kaur initially attempted to remove her facial hair due to constant bullying from others,she has grown to embrace her unconventional appearance and has become a spokesperson for the body positivity movement. In an interview with "Rock N Roll Bride", Kaur reflects on her decision to keep her beard: “I decided to keep my beard and step forward against society’s expectations of what a woman should look like. Today I am not suicidal and I do not self harm | 71,285 | wow-train |
Do you like dogs?
Love them. The official name for a domestic dog is actually canis lupus
Canis lupus familiaris or Canis familiaris depending on if dogs are considered a sub species of the gray wolf or not, actually.
Ah you know your stuff indeed. Aparently the direct ancestor of the dog is extinct but would be now most closely linked to the extrant gray wolf
Which is really cool! What's your favorite dog breed? I'm fond of smaller dogs like dachshunds and corgis.
I love pugs to be honest. I have two. We have so many types of pets these days but dog was the first ever species to be domesticated and bred for various behaviours and physical attributes.
Yep! And they're so diverse! They really are man's best friend.
I completely agree. When you think of the roles a dog may carry out such as hunting, herding, aiding disabled individuals, assisting police and military and of course they are the best companions!
Plus, they are quite cute! | was the first species to be domesticated and has been selectively bred over millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes.
Their long association with humans has led dogs to be uniquely attuned to human behavior and they are able to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canid species. Dogs vary widely in shape, size and colors. They perform many roles for humans, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship and, more recently | Dog
The domestic dog ("Canis lupus familiaris" when considered a subspecies of the wolf or "Canis familiaris" when considered a distinct species) is a member of the genus "Canis" (canines), which forms part of the wolf-like canids, and is the most widely abundant terrestrial carnivore. The dog and the extant gray wolf are sister taxa as modern wolves are not closely related to the wolves that were first domesticated, which implies that the direct ancestor of the dog is extinct. The dog | 71,286 | wow-train |
Sushi is one of my favorite foods! Do you love it?
I love sushi of every kind, especially the the raw ones
Ooo, on that we differ. I tend to pick cooked varieties.
I definitely love some veggies too, I don't descriminate. The white rice pieces are my favorite
When we went to Central America, I tried a roll that was chicken, rice and fried plantains. It was delicious.
My wife is Puerto Rican, we eat cooked banana and plantains all the time, so that sounds like heaven
It was a fun treat and very much a taste of local flavors. | Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew (stylized as Mtn Dew) is a carbonated soft drink brand produced and owned by PepsiCo. The original formula was invented in 1940 by Tennessee beverage bottlers Barney and Ally Hartman. A revised formula was created by Bill Bridgforth in 1958. The rights to this formula were obtained by the Tip Corporation of Marion, Virginia. William H. "Bill" Jones of the Tip Corporation further refined the formula, launching that version of Mountain Dew in 1961. In August 1964, the Mountain Dew brand and production | say it was a directorial collaborative effort. We went to the rainforest and that was interesting. Part of the reason was [because] I love Puerto Rico[–it's] one of my favorite places ever and I did one of my favorite videos, 'Honey', in Puerto Rico at the El Conquistador hotel. I was involved every step of the way ... I like[d] a lot of the shots in the video ... There was a moment where I had to do an additional water sequence with no director, | 71,287 | wow-train |
I am an only child, I have no siblings.
I have 2 half siblings from each parent but the youngest was 14 when i was born so I might as well have been.
I don't even have an adopted brother or sister.
Did you want one when you were little?
No. I was ok with it, cause it is uncommon.
It is? Do you know any numbers on how uncommon? | 20th century, birth rates and average family sizes fell sharply, for a number of reasons including increasing costs of raising children and more women having their first child later in life. The proportion of families in the U.S. with only children increased during the Great Depression but fell during the Post–World War II baby boom. After the Korean War ended in 1953, the South Korean government suggested citizens each have one or two children to boost economic prosperity, which resulted in significantly lowered birth rates and a larger number of only children | book entitled "Susan of Narnia" so that the entire Pevensie family would be reunited, C. S. Lewis replied: "I am so glad you like the Narnian books and it was nice of you to write and tell me. There's no use just asking me to write more. When stories come into my mind I have to write them, and when they don't I can't!..."
Main characters Pevensie family Lucy Pevensie.
Lucy is the youngest of the four Pevensie siblings. Of all the Pevensie children | 71,288 | wow-train |
My Mom used to drive a Honda Accord. The engine was so reliable the bottom of the car rusted out and the engine was still perfect!
Honda is such a great company! They are the second largest Japanese auto manufacturer. They also manufacture other products!
Very well built cars. What other products do they manufacture?
They also make garden equipment, power generators and personal watercraft. I like their Honda Acura, my friend has one.
Very versatile company. I don't know the Acura - must check it out. Do they manufacture in the US at all? | Acura
Acura () is the luxury vehicle marque of Japanese automaker Honda. The brand was launched in the United States and Canada on 27 March 1986, marketing luxury, performance, and high-performance vehicles. It was introduced to Hong Kong in 1991, Mexico in 2004, China in 2006, Russia in 2014 (no longer available in Russia) and Kuwait in 2015, and is also sold in Ukraine. Honda's plan to introduce Acura to the Japanese domestic market (JDM) in 2008 was delayed, due | a 1590 cc DOHC engine putting out in the UK-spec model and in the JDM model. Though similar versions of the same engine, the Japanese Si engine was stamped ZC, while the European engine was stamped ZC1.
Japanese buyers took advantage of the largest, 1.5 L, engine while still paying the same amount of annual road tax.
Car & Driver Magazine 1985 Twin Engined Honda Crx
Both Honda Accord 1.8 liter powertrains was fuel injected and upgrades were made to the suspensions. A Mugen body kit and | 71,289 | wow-train |
Iceland is a Nordic country of Europe, and my favorite country to live in. Do you like Iceland?
I am sure it is beautiful! I know it is actually quite green correct?
Yes Nature is Beautiful there, most of the island haves a tundra climate
what is a tundra climate like?
Tundras are among Earth's coldest, harshest biomes. Its very cold :D, also Iceland haves a lot of active volcanoes
so it is pretty cold in Iceland then? volcanos would be scary!
Yes, couple of years back one volcano erupted hot lava and volcanic ash, and the Airplanes were grounded in the north Europe
wow I can't imagine! I would be really scared if I would have been on one of those grounded airplanes. I don't think I would want to live somewhere near an active volcano | Volcanic ash
Volcanic ash consists of fragments of pulverized rock, minerals and volcanic glass, created during volcanic eruptions and measuring less than 2 mm (0.079 inches) in diameter. The term volcanic ash is also often loosely used to refer to all explosive eruption products (correctly referred to as tephra), including particles larger than 2 mm. Volcanic ash is formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when dissolved gases in magma expand and escape violently into the atmosphere. The force of the escaping gas shatters the magma and propels | the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence keep summers chilly, with most of the archipelago having a tundra climate.
The word "Ísland/Island" in Nordic languages is literally translated to English as its name "Iceland" and should not be confused with the word island.
According to the ancient manuscript "Landnámabók", the settlement of Iceland began in 874 AD when the Norwegian chieftain | 71,290 | wow-train |
i love to read, and love how reading is a mean of communication and sharing info
That's great, I'm not really a reader myself, I can't maintain my attention for that long. Do you read novels? | 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 | to my whole life. I married this girl when she was 14 – I didn't love her. We had kids. We raised the kids. I stayed there. I worked every day pouring concrete. Now I'm in my 40s, and I want to do something for myself.' And I asked, 'Well, what do you have in mind?' He said, 'I don't know.' You can't be 21, though, and relate to that. I mean, I look | 71,291 | wow-train |
You ever been into the whole fantasy thing like wow or lord of the rings? | Orc
An orc (also spelled ork) is a fictional humanoid creature that is part of a fantasy race akin to goblins.
While the overall concept of orcs draws on a variety of pre-existing mythology, the main conception of the creatures stems from the fantasy writings of J. R. R. Tolkien, in particular "The Lord of the Rings". In Tolkien's works, orcs are a brutish, aggressive, repulsive and generally malevolent species, existing in stark contrast with the benevolent Elvish race and | Butcher comments that "If you have any interest at all in fantasy literature, this volume is as much required reading as Tolkien's "Lord Of The Rings". Moorcock's work has been at least as influential, and Elric in particular is one of the best-known characters in the genre. Moorcock's writing style may not be the best, but these are classic stories, and are just as fresh and imaginative today as they ever were." | 71,292 | wow-train |
Lillie's is one of my favorite flowers they are so big and prominent flowers.
I love all flowers, the Lily is really a beautiful one
Yes lilies are they are a important plant in the culture and much of the world. What is your favorite plant or flower type?
I love all kinds but really love the hylancath flower
I never heard of the hylancath flower what is some back ground does it contain nectar?
It is a large tall flower with a lot of small petals, and a very brilliant smell | Petal
Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. Together, all of the petals of a flower are called a corolla. Petals are usually accompanied by another set of special leaves called sepals, that collectively form the "calyx" and lie just beneath the corolla. The calyx and the corolla together make up the perianth. When the petals and sepals of a flower are difficult to distinguish, they are collectively called tepals. Examples of plants | Lilium
Lilium (members of which are true lilies) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are native to the temperate northern hemisphere, though their range extends into the northern subtropics. Many other plants have "lily" in their common name but are not related to true lilies.
Description.
Lilies are tall perennials ranging in height from . They | 71,293 | wow-train |
Have you ever seen any Molly Ringwald movies? She's my favorite actress from the 80s!
Molly Ringward is is an American actress, singer, and author.
Yes, she's really great! What role made her a star? | Molly Ringwald
Molly Kathleen Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) is an American actress, singer, and author. She was cast in her first major role as Molly in the NBC sitcom "The Facts of Life" (1979–80) after a casting director saw her playing an orphan in a stage production of the musical "Annie". She and several other members of the original "Facts of Life" cast were let go when the show was reworked by the network. She subsequently made her motion picture debut in | Pfeiffer, Molly Ringwald, Meg Ryan, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Karen Allen, and Daryl Hannah (her co-star in "Steel Magnolias") turned it down. The role also earned her a second Oscar nomination, this time as Best Actress, and second Golden Globe Award win, as Motion Picture Best Actress (Musical or Comedy). "Pretty Woman" saw the highest number of ticket sales in the U.S. ever for a romantic comedy, and made US$463.4million worldwide.
Roberts starred as one of five | 71,294 | wow-train |
Our class is taking a trip to Tokyo.
Tokyo, Japan’s busy capital, mixes the ultramodern and the traditional
Interesting, do you know a lot about Japan's capital?
The governor of Tokyo has declared that the new site for the city's main food market is safe. The declaration by Yuriko Koike paves the way for the planned opening of the Toyosu market in October.
Oh, what kind of market is Toyosu?
tokyo has unique markets for shopping
Cool, what kind of other markets is it known for? | Shopping mall
A shopping mall is a modern, chiefly North American, term for a form of shopping precinct or shopping center in which one or more buildings form a complex of shops with interconnecting walkways, usually indoors. In 2017, shopping malls accounted for 8% of retailing space in the United States.
A shopping arcade is a type of shopping precinct that developed earlier and in which the connecting walkways are not owned by a single proprietor and may be in the open air or covered by a ground-floor loggia | (prefectural) autonomy with the private sector playing an increased role. In accordance with its public affairs transparency platform, it was reported that since September 2016, the Komeito conducted independent analyses for possible environmental contamination of the proposed Toyosu market site. The Komeito officially raised its environmental concerns later regarding Toyosu market during the October 5, 2016 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Session. In response, newly appointed Tokyo Governor, Yuriko Koike cited possible disciplinary action towards those responsible for the Toyosu project. With regard to foreign policy, the Komeito wishes to | 71,295 | wow-train |
I love to go birdwatching on the weekends. Have you ever done it? | Birdwatching
Birdwatching, or birding, is a form of wildlife observation in which the observation of birds is a recreational activity or citizen science. It can be done with the naked eye, through a visual enhancement device like binoculars and telescopes, by listening for bird sounds, or by watching public webcams.
Birdwatching often involves a significant auditory component, as many bird species are more easily detected and identified by ear than by eye. Most birdwatchers pursue this activity for recreational or social reasons, unlike ornithologists, who engage in | , ever. You've done these black-and-white movies like "On the Waterfront". It's drab in that tenement house. Women go to the movies, and they've just left the sink at home. They don't want to see you at the sink.' I said, 'I can't promise you that, Hitch, because I love those dramas.'"
Career Mid-career.
Although "North by Northwest" might have propelled her to the top ranks of stardom, | 71,296 | wow-train |
I just came home from work im so tired i work in a park doing reenactment of the American Civil war!
So you are an American Civil War hobbyist is it? I know a lot about it. They are called living historians.
That is me! i felt super special but realised that they do reenactments in Canada also!
Yes not only in the US and Canada but there are also reenactors doing it in Europe in countries like the UK and Germany.
But is it not about me i heard from my boss that Civil War veterans recreated battles as a way to remember their fallen comrades
Yes and they also wanted to teach people about the Civil War and what it was really about. It's a good learning process.
But we also need to be very carefull because In 1998, a re-enactor at a Battle of Gettysburg recreation borrowed a handgun that contained a "squib" and shoot another re-enactor in the neck! | the 125th Anniversary reenactment near the original Manassas battlefield, which was attended by more than 6,000 reenactors. That year, "Time" magazine estimated there were more than 50,000 reenactors in the U.S.
In 1998, the 135th anniversary re-enactment of the Battle of Gettysburg took place near the original battlefield. There have been several estimates on the number of participants, but it is widely agreed that it was the largest re-enactment ever held anywhere in the world, with between 15,000 and 20,000 re-enactors participating. This | 2010). "I had always had a fantasy about doing a big, sweeping saga about the Civil War and Reconstruction," Chernow said. "It fascinates me that there are so many Americans who know about the Civil War battles in intimate detail, but they know nothing about Reconstruction."
Purporters of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy, Chernow argues, demonized Grant. His drinking habit, which did not adversely affect his military campaigns, became a central focus of Gilded Age historians. The president was seen poorly | 71,297 | wow-train |
I have 2 teenage children - do you know much about parenting?
I know parenting is tough, there are a lot of intracacies that go into raising a child
Yes there can be - what other insight into parenting do you have? | friend. Governments and society may also have a role in child-rearing. In many cases, orphaned or abandoned children receive parental care from non-parent or non-blood relations. Others may be adopted, raised in foster care, or placed in an orphanage. Parenting skills vary, and a parent or surrogate with good parenting skills may be referred to as a "good parent".
Parenting styles vary by historical time period, race/ethnicity, social class, and other social features. Additionally, research | said it's both: "Well, there's a lot of jokes in it, but you know, it's like... Well, if you have a fat friend you may make a lot of fat jokes about your fat friend, but he's still fat".
Carolla's latest book is "Daddy, Stop Talking!: And Other Things My Kids Want but won't be Getting," in which Carolla writes about modern parenting. Carolla describes what he believes adults must do if they don't want | 71,298 | wow-train |
i didnt like the beastie boys much.
They're alright. They're an American hip hop group.
yea hip hop with white guys isnt the best imo. | Beastie Boys
The Beastie Boys were an American hip hop group from New York City formed in 1981. The group comprised Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums), Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass) and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitar).
The Beastie Boys were formed as a four-piece hardcore punk band, the Young Aborigines, in 1979 by Mike D (vocals), MCA (bass), John Berry (guitar) and Kate Schellenbach | "Hello Nasty" so distracting." AllMusic said: "It's rather impressive that they're maturing gracefully turning into expert craftsmen who can deliver a satisfying listen like this". The "NME" said: "Like Missy Elliott, the Beasties are re-examining hip hop — what it was, what it is, what it can be". "The Onion AV Club" said: "With "To the 5 Boroughs", Beastie Boys' members discover a musical entryway to an earlier, more | 71,299 | wow-train |
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