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Have you ever ridden on a fishing vessel? | Fishing vessel
A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish in the sea, or on a lake or river. Many different kinds of vessels are used in commercial, artisanal and recreational fishing.
The total number of fishing vessels in the world in 2016 was estimated to be about 4.6 million, unchanged from 2014. The fleet in Asia was the largest, consisting of 3.5 million vessels, accounting for 75 percent of the global fleet. In Africa and North America the estimated number of vessels declined from | Political career.
On 10 July 2019, Rowland tweeted "We are behind all our fisherman and the restoration of sovereignty over our waters. 200 miles of exclusion zone with any foreign fishing vessel given the same treatment as the Belgrano! Well done June. We are 110% behind you and will ensure you give ‘em hell on committee." His threat to sink foreign civilian fishing vessels was widely shared and criticised on social media.
Personal life.
Rowland is married to Lisa Marie. They have three sons | 71,500 | wow-train |
I love art. Drawing particularly. It helps me relax but also imagine a different life.
History has shown drawing has been a founding means of expressing oneself .
How awesome. Do you draw? | of public expression throughout human history. It is one of the simplest and most efficient means of communicating visual ideas. The wide availability of drawing instruments makes drawing one of the most common artistic activities.
In addition to its more artistic forms, drawing is frequently used in commercial illustration, animation, architecture, engineering and technical drawing. A quick, freehand drawing, usually not intended as a finished work, is sometimes called a sketch. An artist who practices or works in technical drawing may be called a drafter, draftsman | her work. According to her, "Feminism means everyone getting the same chances in life." She went on to explain that feminism taught her "how to love myself and love my body, and that has influenced my work in such a huge way."
“I think my art and my feminism sustain each other. It sounds a bit weird, but I think that’s a big thing. Like, I’ll make a drawing and it’ll be really positive with a feminist message and I will learn | 71,501 | wow-train |
I really enjoy going to malls and bars and parks and just watching people, kind of like bird watching.
I love observing people wiithout their knowledge its a lot of fun
What can you tell me about the best ways to observe people.
Well for me it involves trying to guess their story lol
But how can I do it undetected and for maximum information gathering, like the CIA | People watching
People watching or crowd watching is the act of observing people and their interactions, usually without their knowledge. It involves picking up on idiosyncrasies to try to guess at another person's story. This includes speech in action, relationship interactions, body language, expressions, clothing and activities. Eavesdropping may accompany the activity, though is not required. For some people it is considered a hobby, but for many others it is a subconscious activity they partake in every day without even realizing. People watching is not to | lot of fun with that. Being so cruel to people, it's similarly painful to Nora [from the first season] where I was suffering from so much heartbreak and loss and pain. It's a different kind of pain where you are literally the Devil. You just sort of lose your soul and detach. But that's also really fun so there's no complaining about going through that kind of pain because it's what gets me out of the bed in the morning, to play parts like that. I | 71,502 | wow-train |
I'm sure that you know that cosmetics are products used to enhance or alter the appearance or fragrance of the body.
Yes, I know. I actually have a degree in cosmetology. | Cosmetics
Cosmetics are substances or products used to enhance or alter the appearance of the face or fragrance and texture of the body. Many cosmetics are designed for use of applying to the face and body. They are generally mixtures of chemical compounds; some being derived from natural sources (such as coconut oil), and many synthetic or artificial. Cosmetics that are applied to the face to enhance ones appearance are often called make-up or makeup. Common make-up items include: lipstick, mascara, eye shadow, | conceivable that they did go for the summit ... I certainly would love to think that they actually reached the summit of Everest. I think it is a lovely thought and I think it is something, you know, gut emotion, yes I would love them to have got there. Whether they did or not, I think that is something one just cannot know.
Assessments by other climbers Conrad Anker's assessment.
Conrad Anker, who found Mallory's body in 1999, free climbed the Second Step in 2007 | 71,503 | wow-train |
Have you ever been paddleboarding? It's so relaxing!
I sure do! me and my buddies can paddlers can stroke for hours and we often have races is only, But its only for well-trained watermen.
When was the first paddleboard created?
Well traditionally it was called prone or kneeling paddleboarding, So it must have been around 16th last century by my knowledge.
How large is a traditional paddleboard?
Well they are about the size of a canoe but usually no larger, But they can vary in size depending on how many people it accommodates.
I've only used my 1-man paddleboard. How many does the largest one hold? | Paddleboarding
Paddleboarding participants are propelled by a swimming motion using their arms while lying, kneeling, or standing on a paddleboard or surfboard in the ocean. This article refers to traditional prone or kneeling paddleboarding. A derivative of paddleboarding is stand up paddleboarding also called stand up paddle surfing. Paddleboarding is usually performed in the open ocean, with the participant paddling and surfing unbroken swells to cross between islands or journey from one coastal area to another. Champion paddlers can stroke for hours and a race is only a warm-up for | from Sunset to Waimea was drawing a few hundred competitors, many using surfboards due to lack of proper paddleboards on the Islands. As paddlers began ordering boards from the Mainland, local surfboard shapers like Dennis Pang (now one of Hawaii's largest paddleboard makers) moved quickly to fill the local niche. On both fronts, paddleboarding has been consistently gaining momentum and popularity.
In 1996 the sport of paddleboarding was making a comeback. Once the domain of only dedicated watermen and big wave riders in the 50's and 60's | 71,504 | wow-train |
I like to fish. I use many fishing tackles depending on what I am trying to catch.
I am intrigued. What tackle would you use if you were fishing for brook trout?
Last time I fished for trout I used earthworms and crickets. They like those baits if I recall.
I suppose that is an excellent choice. Earthworms are easily found in soil, and feed on dead or organic matter.
They are also pretty easy to grow for people who like to fish a lot. I usually just buy them at my local bait store. | Bioturbation
Bioturbation is defined as the reworking of soils and sediments by animals or plants. These include burrowing, ingestion and defecation of sediment grains. Bioturbating activities have a profound effect on the environment and are thought to be a primary driver of biodiversity. The formal study of bioturbation began in the 1800s by Charles Darwin experimenting in his garden. The disruption of aquatic sediments and terrestrial soils through bioturbating activities provides significant ecosystem services. These include the alteration of nutrients in aquatic sediment and overlying water, shelter to other species in the | are growing uneasy. What lands you have, you may retain forever; but we shall sell no more. You think, perhaps, that I speak in passion; but my heart is good towards you. I speak like one of your own children. I am an Indian, a red-skin, and live by hunting and fishing, but my country is already too small; and I do not know how to bring up my children, if I give it all away. We sold you a fine tract of | 71,505 | wow-train |
Hello there.
Hello. Are you a parent of a child?
Yes I am. How about you?
Yes I am the parent of a 1 year old. How old is your child?
They are all young. I have three of them. They are 5, 8, 10. | 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 | expressions of communication such as: ‘Hello’, ‘How are you?’, ‘Thank you’
- Respond to simple expressions of communication with expressions such as: ‘Yes, please’, ‘Sorry’, ‘I don’t understand’
- Understand simple sentences about things around them such as: ‘This is a chair’, ‘I like my school’, ‘That’s my pen’.
- Understand basic instructions. E.g. they can:
- Follow simple classroom instructions such | 71,506 | wow-train |
Surfing is a pretty neat sport. | Surfing
Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward or face of a moving wave, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found in the ocean, but can also be found in lakes or rivers in the form of a standing wave or tidal bore. However, surfers can also utilize artificial waves such as those from boat wakes and the waves created in artificial wave pools.
The term "surfing" | melodramatic, look at the surfing craze and Malibu surfers in particular. It is also an obvious rip-off of "Beach Party" without the zaniness. There is some neat surfing footage featuring pros like Mickey Dora and Johnny Fain but the flat black-and-white photography doesn’t do it justice though it buoys the story. The female leads all do well but Bobby Vinton and Kenny Miller fail miserably trying to pass themselves off as surfers."
"Pop Surf Culture" states "It was in the crummy | 71,507 | wow-train |
Have you ever been to a circus, they have huge companies of performers and stunts and objects.
I went to a circus many years ago. The performers must start training at birth to master their stunts. | Circus
A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, unicyclists, as well as other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists. The term "circus" also describes the performance which has followed various formats through its 250-year modern history. Although not the inventor of the medium, Philip Astley is credited as the father of the modern circus. In 1768 Astley, a | for Ciel, only to believe it was all a waste when he heard the Phantomhives had been murdered. He seemed to have an obsession with children and used his circus as a way to kidnap them. He then brainwashed them and had them act as his servants and as performers for his private circus. However, he did not care for their well-being and even found it entertaining when they die gruesomely while performing dangerous stunts in the show without any training. Originally, he had been a kind philanthropist, but became | 71,508 | wow-train |
Do you known any adults with a fear of the dark? | Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark is a common fear or phobia among children and, to a varying degree, adults. A fear of the dark does not always concern darkness itself; it can also be a fear of possible or imagined dangers concealed by darkness. Some degree of fear of the dark is natural, especially as a phase of child development. Most observers report that fear of the dark seldom appears before the age of 2 years. When fear of the dark reaches a degree that is severe enough | of the sentiments, thoughts, and attitudes of the parents toward the child. Autistic children show an extreme socializing disorder and do not want any sort of relationship with people. They "eliminate" people from their consciousness. For Arieti the fear of the parents is extended to other adults: a tendency to cut off communication with human beings.
Persistence of the theory.
According to Peter Breggin's 1991 book "Toxic Psychiatry", the psychogenic theory of autism was abandoned because of political pressure from parents' organizations, | 71,509 | wow-train |
The things i know about Radiology are very interesting but i dont know much what about you?
I just know it uses medical imaging to diagnose the body.
Have you ever undergone this procedure? | Radiology
Radiology is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the human body.
A variety of imaging techniques such as X-ray radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine including positron emission tomography (PET), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used to diagnose or treat diseases. Interventional radiology is the performance of usually minimally invasive medical procedures with the guidance of imaging technologies such as X-ray radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear | these memories:
I didn't understand what polio was. I just knew it took him longer to get to the bus stop than me ... Sometimes I think kids know more than anybody. I rode a train once to Santa Barbara with this kid and it almost seemed like he lived a life somewhere before he was born and he brought what he knew with him into this world and so ... it's what you don't know that's usually more interesting. Things you wonder about, things you have yet to make | 71,510 | wow-train |
I love watching tennis, you know racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent or doubles.
I played a few times when I was younger but it was so long ago do you play on the regular?
I'd love to but have to admit I'm not very good but I enjoy watching it. I enjoy the sound when a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt
I feel the same it is great to watch they get so competitive I love to see Serena Williams play she is great.
Yes she is and hold the record for the most grand slams won by a female ever. Its surprising when you think that the modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis.
I never knew it was originated from England and Serena has won a lot of tournaments she should be in a record book. | 19th century, in fact, the term "tennis" referred to real tennis, not lawn tennis.
The rules of modern tennis have changed little since the 1890s. Two exceptions are that from 1908 to 1961 the server had to keep one foot on the ground at all times, and the adoption of the tiebreak in the 1970s. A recent addition to professional tennis has been the adoption of electronic review technology coupled with a point-challenge system, which allows a player to contest the line call of a point, | pursuing a full-time acting career, Camille told: "I studied acting years ago. It was kind of a dream I had years ago, but I gave that up when I got married and had children. I'm not pursuing this. I'd definitely have to go back and take some acting classes if I was! But I have to say, my experience was very enjoyable and of course it would be something I would love to do. It's so much fun to work with such talented people and | 71,511 | wow-train |
I love ice hockey it is the best!
I love going to the rink and playing with the puck.
I play goalie on a team!
Have you heard of Wayne Gretzky? He is a former ice hockey player.
I have heard him called the best
He is nick named "The Great One." He has been called the greatest hockey player ever by many players.
Who is your favorite team? | Bobby Orr
Robert Gordon Orr, OC (born March 20, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest of all time. Orr used his ice skating speed, scoring, and play-making abilities to revolutionize the position of defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 12 seasons, starting with 10 with the Boston Bruins followed by two with the Chicago Black Hawks. Orr remains the only defenceman to have won the league scoring title with two | Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky (; born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed "The Great One", he has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters, players, and the league itself. Gretzky is the leading scorer in NHL history, with more goals and assists than any other player. He garnered more assists than any | 71,512 | wow-train |
Have you seen The Little Mermaid? It's a movie that came out in 1989 produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation
I have when I was a child, I much prefer Mponsters inc. myself
I see, well it's based on an old fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen
I thought they made it themselves. I also like finding nemo
That's a good movie too! The Little Mermaid was quite successful, it grossed $211 million worldwide.
Wow that is a lot even by todays standards! | its initial release, and in total lifetime gross worldwide. After the success of the 1988 Disney/Amblin film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", "The Little Mermaid" is given credit for breathing life back into the art of Disney animated feature films after a string of critical or commercial failures produced by Disney that dated back to the early 1970s. It also marked the start of the era known as the Disney Renaissance. The film won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song (“Under the Sea | The Little Mermaid (1989 film)
The Little Mermaid is a 1989 American animated musical romantic fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and Walt Disney Pictures. The 28th Disney animated feature film and first film in "The Little Mermaid" franchise, the film is loosely based on the Danish fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen. The film tells the story of a mermaid princess named Ariel who dreams of becoming human, after falling in love with a human prince named Eric. Written and directed by Ron | 71,513 | wow-train |
Rock is definitely my favorite music.
Rock music originated in the 1940's and 50's and took inspiration from blues and country music.
Oh wow, that's a long time ago!
By the late 1960's a number of subgenres had emerged from the original form of rock.
Cool, what kind of different subgenres?
there were many hybrid genres such as blues rock, folk rock, country rock, and jazz-rock.
Ohh cool, they are older genres. | and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical styles. Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature using a verse–chorus form, but the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political.
By | List of rock genres
This is a list of rock music genres consisting of subgenres of popular music that have roots in 1940s' and 1950s' rock and roll, and which developed into a distinct identity as rock music in the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. By the late 1960s, a number of identifiable rock music subgenres had emerged, including hybrids like blues rock, folk rock, country rock, and jazz-rock fusion, many of which contributed to the development of psychedelic rock influenced | 71,514 | wow-train |
Do you believe we have the potential to live eternally and be exempt from death?
Yes, with the right scientific research I believe immortality is possible.
Like the one of Garden of Eden, a perfect world, perfect state.
Is immortality referenced in the bible?
Yes, its based on Abrahamic faith in which perfect state will be restored in the World to Come.
So, will God grant us immortality or will we develop it through research? | Christadelphians
The Christadelphians () are a millenarian Christian group who hold a view of Biblical Unitarianism. There are approximately 50,000 Christadelphians in around 120 countries. The movement developed in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and North America in the 19th century around the teachings of John Thomas, who coined the name "Christadelphian" from the Greek language-term for "Brethren in Christ".
Claiming to base their beliefs solely on the Bible, Christadelphians differ from mainstream Christianity in a number of doctrinal areas. For example | The following statement is not intended to be exhaustive, but is an expression of our common belief, which is derived from our understanding of Scripture.
I. Godbr
We believe in one God, infinite and perfect, the Creator and Sustainer of the universe who exists eternally in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—and desires to share His love in a personal relationship with everyone.
II. The Biblebr
We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God and is our final authority | 71,515 | wow-train |
Hi, my favorite book is the Bible do you have any interest in it?
i sure do! I read Bible every day! I'm a Christian
That's very good, the good book is older than many civilizations and had many contributors over the years.
you know, among Christians, there is some disagreement about the contents of the canon, primarily the Apocrypha
Really? What is this disagreement centered on is it an interpretation conflict?
they disagree on a list of works that are regarded with varying levels of respect
I see, so like you said what is canon and what is not. How do you feel about this? Do you think the Apocrypha is canon?
i'm a protestant so i do consider them apocryphal but catholics conseder the texts to be deuterocanonical
OK so I see that the disagreement shows it self between different denominations of the Christian faith. | Protestantism
Protestantism is the second largest form of Christianity with collectively between 800 million and more than 900 million adherents worldwide or nearly 40% of all Christians. It originated with the 16th century Reformation, a movement against what its followers perceived to be errors in the Roman Catholic Church. Protestants reject the Roman Catholic doctrine of papal supremacy and sacraments, but disagree among themselves regarding the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. They emphasize the priesthood of all believers, justification by faith alone (') rather than also by good | was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis back in 1996, the Book of Job is part of the Bible I read over and over, trying to understand what I needed to do. And every time I sing the song, it lifts up my own spirits as much as it lifts those of others. My favorite line in the song is When you look down on me, can you see the good through all the bad. That's a powerful thought." In another interview with "Country Weekly" Walker stated, "It | 71,516 | wow-train |
I don't like Apple products. I'm a samsung fan
I have owned both, and I prefer Samsung because of the freedom it gives users.
That's true! I think Apple is so overrated
Yeah, people seem to be in love with the Apple lifestyle and brand to me. I respect both companies and the S8 featured plenty of upgrades from the S7.
I own S7, I would really love to get a new phone whenever i can but i'm pretty satisfied with the one i have
People always talk about Iphone cameras too, but I think the Galaxy cameras are also phenomenal. Plus they come with expandable storage in case your needs change.
My favorite youtuber Casey actually compared the cameras on several phones and it looked like Samsung cameras are the best | image over the telephone function.
Most camera phones are simpler than separate digital cameras. Their usual fixed-focus lenses and smaller sensors limit their performance in poor lighting. Lacking a physical shutter, some have a long shutter lag. Photoflash is typically provided by an LED source which illuminates less intensely over a much longer exposure time than a bright and near-instantaneous flash strobe. Optical zoom and tripod screws are rare and none has a hot shoe for attaching an external flash. Some also lack a USB connection or a | I have so much charisma I wipe four blokes off the stage – I don't believe that's true. If people prefer watching me it's not through my doing. I’d say, all due respect to the band – I work harder than any of them and it's up to them to keep up with me if they want as much publicity as I get", she argued in 1980. "When anything went wrong with the band a particular member would say it was because Toyah was acting. Which was | 71,517 | wow-train |
Autism is such a interesting developmental disorder
to be honest i don't know much of autism other than it's phisycal atributtes could you tell me a little of information on autism | Autism
Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties with social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. Parents usually notice signs during the first three years of their child's life. These signs often develop gradually, though some children with autism reach their developmental milestones at a normal pace before worsening.
Autism is associated with a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Risk factors during pregnancy include certain infections, such as rubella, toxins including valproic acid, alcohol, cocaine, pesticides and air pollution, fetal | developed in response to four major developments in the field of diagnosing autism which led to a need for updated diagnostic tools. These developments included improvements in the diagnostic criteria, the need to differentiate between autism and other developmental disorders that appear similar early in life, and the desire, in the area of psychology, for standardized diagnostic instruments. The original ADI could be used on individuals with a chronological age of at least five years and a mental age of at least two years, but autism spectrum disorder is usually diagnosed much earlier | 71,518 | wow-train |
I think the divorce rates are very concerning but I get that it can be necessary because monogamy is required by law in many countries.
I agree, plus I think that relationships are dynamic not static so it leaves room for many changes. | spouses informally stop cohabiting). Reasons for divorce vary, from sexual incompatibility or lack of independence for one or both spouses to a personality clash.
The only countries that do not allow divorce are the Philippines, the Vatican City and the British Crown Dependency of Sark. In the Philippines, divorce for non-Muslim Filipinos is not legal unless the husband or wife is an alien and satisfies certain conditions. The Vatican City is an ecclesiastical state, which has no procedure for divorce. Countries that have relatively recently legalized divorce | when the release of methane or contamination of water is present. I don't support it — No. 3 — unless we can require that anybody who fracks has to tell us exactly what chemicals they are using. So by the time we get through all of my conditions, I do not think there will be many places in America where fracking will continue to take place. And I think that's the best approach, because right now, there are places where fracking is going on that are not sufficiently regulated." | 71,519 | wow-train |
I am really not a fan of Heavy metal music.Though I would love to know how they play
Heavy metal rock music is great.
What makes it great? | most famous pioneers, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Following the blueprint laid down by Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and outrageous stage shows of Alice Cooper and Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and wild party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur | Spin", Moreno stated "I was one of those kids who thought heavy metal was devil music. I can't say I'm really a metal fan or a hip hop fan, cause there's so many crappy bands out there. I just like a little bit of everything. I think other people are starting to think that way too." Regarding the influence of female artists such as PJ Harvey, Moreno also stated "I know people think I'm a fag. I really love girly stuff." | 71,520 | wow-train |
Lately, I've really gotten into anime! Anime is animation that comes from Japan.
I've heard of it but don't really know what all the hype is about. | Anime
The word "anime" is the Japanese term for "animation", which means all forms of animated media. Outside Japan, "anime" refers specifically to animation from Japan or as a Japanese-disseminated animation style often characterized by colorful graphics, vibrant characters and fantastical themes. The culturally abstract approach to the word's meaning may open up the possibility of anime produced in countries other than Japan. For simplicity, many Westerners strictly view anime as a Japanese animation product. Some scholars suggest defining anime as specifically | 2011.
On January 12, 2011, composer Alan Menken was asked about the sequel in an interview. His reply was, "I've heard things but there's nothing yet. I don't know much about what's happening with that. Honestly, I don't know what the studio wants to do next. I presume there will be some future projects for me to work on. I love doing that, I really do. But I'm not frustrated that it isn't one of them. At the | 71,521 | wow-train |
Have you met my Beagle? His name is Droopy!
I haven't. Why did you choose a beagle? Is it because they have few health issues?
He's a rescue. I wasn't a dog person, but he changed my mind. Best friend ever! | Beagle
The beagle is a breed of small hound that is similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound. The beagle is a scent hound, developed primarily for hunting hare (beagling). With a great sense of smell and superior tracking instinct, the beagle is employed as detection dog for prohibited agricultural imports and foodstuffs in quarantine around the world. The beagle is intelligent but single-minded. It is a popular pet due to its size, good temper, and lack of inherited health problems.
The modern breed | righteous? […] Do you think all that ever did anything but make me laugh? Only my friend told me that he knew exactly why I stole, and I have never stolen since."
Flambeau's fate is revealed in "The Secret of Father Brown". Retiring as a detective, he marries and settles in a Spanish castle, raises a large family and lives in a blissful state of domesticity. Flambeau gives up his assumed name and returns to using his birth name, Duroc.
It has | 71,522 | wow-train |
I really like swimming and Michael Phelps. Have you heard of him?
Oh, for sure. the all-time record holder for Olympic gold medals!
Yes, he's won a lot of gold medals. Do you know what his best stroke is?
I'd say the butterfly. He's a world record holder there.
Really?! I didn't realize he held the world record in that stroke. What other sports do you like?
I'm big track and field fan of Usain Bolt.
Oh, I heard recently that his teammate was found to have taken drugs...relay team member | Doping at the Olympic Games
This article is about the history of competitors at the Olympic Games using banned athletic performance-enhancing drugs.
History.
The use of performance-enhancing tactics or more formally known as PEDs, and more broadly, the use of any external device to nefariously influence the outcome of a sporting event has been a part of the Olympics since its inception in Ancient Greece. One speculation as to why men were required to compete naked was to prevent the use of extra accoutrements and to keep women | Swimming Championships were held at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre and were headlined by all-time record holder for Olympic gold medals Michael Phelps who won three gold medals.
Facilities.
Prior to the 2014 major refurbishment of the Centre, the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre had a number of facilities. These including:
- 50m x 21m wide Competition swimming pool - 8 lanes
- 33m x 21m wide Diving pool
- Diving platform located at various heights including 1m, 3m, 5m | 71,523 | wow-train |
i am good at throwing parties.
I love a good party! They're so good for socializing and recreation.
Of course yes. WHat type of party do you love most
The ones with the most food, beverages, and dancing so house parties and frat parties are pretty good.
What is the craziest party idea that you have. Maybe i can make use of it for myself too
I don't know, something with as much alcohol (like beer, wine, or spirits) as possible in me.
Oh wow. I know about that too. Do you know about any alternative lifestyle party. | day, or event, such as a birthday party, a Super Bowl party, or a St. Patrick’s Day party. Parties of this kind are often called celebrations. A party is not necessarily a private occasion. Public parties are sometimes held in restaurants, pubs, beer gardens, nightclubs or bars, and people attending such parties may be charged an admission fee by the host. Large parties in public streets may celebrate events such as Mardi Gras or the signing of a peace treaty ending a long war.
Types | Girl's Prayer"(1962)
- "Let Me Be the One/What Am I to Do?"(1962)
- "Yes, I Love You/Once Upon a While Ago"(1962)
- "Dream Lover/Lonely Girl"(MGM)1964
- "Once Upon a Time/When I Fall in Love"(Mercury)1964
- "Always Waitin'/Why Do I Take It From You?"(1965)
- "Sincerely/Too Good to Be True"(Reprise)1966
- "You/I'm Me"(1966)
- "My Good Friend/It's My Party"(1966)
- " | 71,524 | wow-train |
Red hair occurs naturally in 1–2% of the human population.
That's interesting
people of northern or western EuropeanPeople with European ancestry get it more than any other
Is Red hair same as blond?
Red hair appears most commonly in people with two copies of a recessive allele on chromosome 16
What else can you tell me about red hair? | by high levels of the reddish pigment pheomelanin and relatively low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin, it is associated with fair skin color, lighter eye color, freckles, and sensitivity to ultraviolet light.
Cultural reactions to red hair have varied from ridicule to admiration with many common stereotypes in existence regarding redheads. The term redhead has been in use since at least 1510.
Geographic distribution.
Geographic distribution Modern.
Geographic distribution Modern Northern and Western Europe.
Red hair is most commonly found at the northern and western fringes of | valerian) colors.
In science and nature Hair color.
Red hair occurs naturally on approximately 1–2% of the human population. It occurs more frequently (2–6%) in people of northern or western European ancestry, and less frequently in other populations. Red hair appears in people with two copies of a recessive gene on chromosome 16 which causes a mutation in the MC1R protein.
Red hair varies from a deep burgundy through burnt orange to bright copper. It is characterized by high levels of the reddish pigment pheomelanin ( | 71,525 | wow-train |
I love jamming to the sounds of electronic musical instruments!
My favorite band is Joy Division, how about you?
Joy Division is a rather old band. An English rock band right?
Yes, they became New Order after their lead singer passed.
Yes I remember meeting the guitarist Bernard Sumner when he was on tour in Salford.
Wow, where is that located might I ask. I met Bono for two seconds.
Salford is in Great Manchester, West England. You should visit there is you like vintage UK scenery
I do in fact. My family is in England and Scotland. We love music and especially guitarist. | by the Irish Sea. The region extends from the Scottish Borders in the north to the West Midlands region in the south. To its southwest is North Wales. Amongst the better known of the North West's physiographical features are the Lake District and the Cheshire Plain. The highest point in North West England (and the highest peak in England) is Scafell Pike, Cumbria, at a height of .
Windermere is the largest natural lake in England. Broad Crag Tarn on Broad Crag is England's highest lake. Wast | New Order (band)
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by vocalist and guitarist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook, and drummer Stephen Morris. The band formed after the demise of Joy Division, following the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis; they were joined by Gillian Gilbert on keyboards later that year. New Order's integration of post-punk with electronic and dance music made them one of the most acclaimed and influential bands of the 1980s. They were the flagship band for Manchester-based independent | 71,526 | wow-train |
I love collecting comic books. They are a publication with comic art in the form of a sequential panels that show different scenes.
I do too. I'm a huge fan of anything Marvel.
Yes, Marvel is the most famous of comic books. The other famous part of comics is the sunday paper "famous funnies".
Right, I read those sometimes. I like The Far Side.
Yes, the Far Side is one of the greats. It's surrealistic humor discusses improbably events, uncomfortable situations, impending bizarre disasters, the search for the meaning of life, etc.
I've been reading the X-Men a lot. I went and got 400 issues of the series. | X-Men
The X-Men are a team of fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by artist/co-writer Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, the characters first appeared in "The X-Men" #1 (September 1963) and formed one of the most recognizable and successful franchises of Marvel Comics, appearing in numerous books, television shows, films, and video games.
Most of the X-Men are mutants, a subspecies of humans who are born | Comic book
A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and written narrative, usually, dialog contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form. Although some origins in 18th century Japan, comic books were first popularized in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 1930s. The first modern comic book, "Famous Funnies", was released | 71,527 | wow-train |
butterflies are awesome creatures
I know they are, they are insects in the same family as moths.
oh yea not surprising at all.
I know, since moths and butterflies look quite similar in some cases.
yea but butterflies look cooler to me and less annoying.
Agreed! Adult butterflies have large and colorful wings.
yea i like the bright ones, look way cooler.
I love that too and I also love the conspicuous fluttering flight pattern.
Yea way better than moths tbh. | Butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large superfamily Papilionoidea, which contains at least one former group, the skippers (formerly the superfamily "Hesperioidea"), and the most recent analyses suggest it also contains the moth-butterflies (formerly the superfamily "Hedyloidea"). Butterfly fossils date to the Paleocene, which was about 56 million years ago. | , the mourning cloak fades into the backdrop of trees when it folds its wings back. The larvae of some species, such as the common Mormon ("Papilio polytes") and the western tiger swallowtail look like bird droppings. For example, adult Sesiidae species (also known as clearwing moths) have a general appearance sufficiently similar to a wasp or hornet to make it likely the moths gain a reduction in predation by Batesian mimicry. Eyespots are a type of automimicry used by some butterflies and moths. In butterflies, the | 71,528 | wow-train |
Hello! I love to hike. It's great exercise.
Walking does seem to have many health benefits.
Absolutely. I always feel so much better after a nice hike. It's a great way to enjoy nature.
It has many names too depending on which country you are going hiking in.
Yes, I learned this recently. That's very interesting. | Republic of Ireland, and United Kingdom, hiking means walking outdoors on a trail, or off trail, for recreational purposes. A day hike refers to a hike that can be completed in a single day. However, in the United Kingdom, the word walking is also used, as well as rambling, while walking in mountainous areas is called hillwalking. In Northern England, Including the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, fellwalking describes hill or mountain walks, as fell is the common word for both features there.
Hiking | always thought it was a fairytale ending, and fairytales don't seem to end. They don't go away, they're always with us and they keep going on, so what a perfect way to end this type of series with a new beginning."
Regarding the fans' efforts to save the show through many petitions on Change.org, Kouf commented "I think the fans are fantastic for doing that. It just shows you how much they love the show. I think it's great, who knows what'll | 71,529 | wow-train |
Do you know much about autonomous cars? I'm not familiar with the concept very well.
I know some about them. They are driverless cars, basically sensing things around them and driving without help from humans
That sounds dangerous to me! lol I can't sharing the road with a driverless car.
They have some benefits. Reduced manufacturing costs, reduced collisions, and reduced injury.
Are there currently any of these vehicles in production or is it just a concept idea? | Audi
Audi AG () is a German automobile manufacturer that designs, engineers, produces, markets and distributes luxury vehicles. Audi is a member of the Volkswagen Group and has its roots at Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. Audi-branded vehicles are produced in nine production facilities worldwide.
The origins of the company are complex, going back to the early 20th century and the initial enterprises (Horch and the "Audiwerke") founded by engineer August Horch; and two other manufacturers (DKW and Wanderer), leading | this song is about me basically saying that just because all of those things are there [it] doesn't mean that there is not sort of the same person underneath. And then, also that these veils, they are really just protecting me from the thing that I held the most sacred, which is my creativity ... My Aura is the way that I deal with my insanity and I feel quite insane, so this song sounds very insane ... Everyone thinks that everything I do is a statement but some times I'm | 71,530 | wow-train |
My favorite food is pizza and I love pizza delivery where the chain brings the pizza right to my front door! lol
I enjoy delivery also. Sometimes it is fun to go to a good pizza place and dine in too.
I love eating in a restaurant as well but it's hard to be picking up the phone and making my order or using the internet to place my pizza order to my specifications.
Delivery is definitely very convennient. | Pizza delivery
Pizza delivery is a service in which a pizzeria or pizza chain delivers a pizza to a customer. An order is typically made either by telephone or over the internet to the pizza chain, in which the customer can request pizza type, size and other products alongside the pizza, commonly including soft drinks. Pizzas may be delivered in pizza boxes or delivery bags, and deliveries are made with either an automobile, motorized scooter, or bicycle. Customers can, depending on the pizza chain, choose to pay online | my friends". The next question would be something like "Why did you go out with your friends?". Essentially, the format is as follows:
The first responses are generally functional justifications, like "I went out with my friends because I wanted some pizza", or "I wanted some pizza because I used to eat it as a child"; but eventually the interviewer hopes to reach a virtue justification like "It's good to be childish". Then it is fair to conclude that the | 71,531 | wow-train |
Do you believe we have the potential to live eternally and be exempt from death?
Yes, with the right scientific research I believe immortality is possible.
Like the one of Garden of Eden, a perfect world, perfect state.
Is immortality referenced in the bible?
Yes, its based on Abrahamic faith in which perfect state will be restored in the World to Come.
So, will God grant us immortality or will we develop it through research? | Christadelphians
The Christadelphians () are a millenarian Christian group who hold a view of Biblical Unitarianism. There are approximately 50,000 Christadelphians in around 120 countries. The movement developed in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and North America in the 19th century around the teachings of John Thomas, who coined the name "Christadelphian" from the Greek language-term for "Brethren in Christ".
Claiming to base their beliefs solely on the Bible, Christadelphians differ from mainstream Christianity in a number of doctrinal areas. For example | The following statement is not intended to be exhaustive, but is an expression of our common belief, which is derived from our understanding of Scripture.
I. Godbr
We believe in one God, infinite and perfect, the Creator and Sustainer of the universe who exists eternally in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—and desires to share His love in a personal relationship with everyone.
II. The Biblebr
We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God and is our final authority | 71,532 | wow-train |
I really like plants. They have chlorophylls which give them the green hue. I love to garden
Isnt that what makes them green? | Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll (also chlorophyl) is any of several related green pigments found in the mesosomes of cyanobacteria, as well as in the chloroplasts of algae and plants. Its name is derived from the Greek words , ("pale green") and , ("leaf"). Chlorophyll is essential in photosynthesis, allowing plants to absorb energy from light.
Chlorophylls absorb light most strongly in the blue portion of the electromagnetic spectrum as well as the red portion. Conversely, it is a poor absorber of green and | ] this morning and found about as green a set of football players that ever donned a uniform… They want to smoke, and when I told them that they would have to run and get up some wind, they thought I was rubbing it in on them. “One big, strong cuss remarked that it was too much like work. Well, maybe you think I didn’t give him hell! I bet you a hundred no one ever makes a remark like that again.” Morrison had been hired for $ | 71,533 | wow-train |
Hi, I love picking roses. They are my favorite flower.
Me too. Which species is your favorite as we have a hundred species and thousands of cultivars
I didnt know there were different species of roses. Do you know any?
Yes and most of them are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and northwestern Africa.
I see, are roses very popular? | , North America, and northwestern Africa. Species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant. Roses have acquired cultural significance in many societies. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach seven meters in height. Different species hybridize easily, and this has been used in the development of the wide range of garden roses.
Etymology.
The name "rose" comes from French, itself from Latin "rosa", which was perhaps borrowed | Rose
A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe | 71,534 | wow-train |
Cooking is the art of cookery
Thank you for that information can you tell me a little more about cookery ? | Cooking
Cooking or cookery is the art, technology, science and craft of preparing food for consumption. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, from grilling food over an open fire to using electric stoves, to baking in various types of ovens, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions and trends. The ways or types of cooking also depend on the skill and type of training an individual cook has. Cooking is done both by people in their own dwellings and by professional cooks and chefs in restaurants | also documents his path in life as a chef and offers an insight into his work at Meadowood. In 2018 he was awarded the international Eckart Witzigmann Award (ECKART) for "Art of Cookery".
Style.
Kostow has said that northern Californian cooking is about "using the best products you can locally and showcasing them as best you can. It really is that simple. California is more about this simple elemental way of cooking that is now spreading more widely." The "Wall Street Journal" writes that | 71,535 | wow-train |
I am obsessed with Apple products, but I can't afford them.
Same here apple inc is an american multinantional technology company
What kind of products do they have other than iPhones?
They offer consumer electronics , computer software and online services !
That is the best. What is he name of Apple's store for apps and music?
That would be itunes, i also forgot to mention they carry the iphone, ipad, computer , tablet , and many other products
Their design is so great, they look so much better than other electronics on the market!
I agree, i also like the ios operating system how about you ?
I think it is really convenient when I have used it on my friends phones. I think they are really user friendly. | speaker. Apple's software includes the macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay | Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Four tech companies along with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.
The company's hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds and the HomePod smart | 71,536 | wow-train |
I do not like big beards. It is the collection of hair growing on the chin and cheeks of humans and animals.
neither do I, I prefer to just grow out a little facial hair and then shave it and repeat.
Looking at it from the evolutionary viewpoint, the beard is part of the androgenic hair category.
Yes, in some cultures beards symbole different things. | In countries with colder climates, beards help protect the wearer's face from the elements.
Biology.
The beard develops during puberty. Beard growth is linked to stimulation of hair follicles in the area by dihydrotestosterone, which continues to affect beard growth after puberty. Dihydrotestostorone also promotes balding. Dihydrotestosterone is produced from testosterone, the levels of which vary with season. Beard growth rate is also genetic.
Biology Evolution.
Biologists characterize beards as a secondary sexual characteristic because they are unique to one sex, yet do not | Saxons on arrival in Britain wore beards and continued to do so for a considerable time after.
Among the Gaelic Celts of Scotland and Ireland, men typically let their facial hair grow into a full beard, and it was often seen as dishonourable for a Gaelic man to have no facial hair.
Tacitus states that among the Catti, a Germanic tribe (perhaps the Chatten), a young man was not allowed to shave or cut his hair until he had slain an enemy. The Lombards derived their fame from the | 71,537 | wow-train |
Do you like horses?
I don't really like them but I heard they were domesticated around 4000BC so thats pretty interesting to know its that long.
Well, it makes sense. They are very useful beasts. I have a horse. She is about six years old now. She is part of the family. | enables them to make use of speed to escape predators and they have a well-developed sense of balance and a strong fight-or-flight response. Related to this need to flee from predators in the wild is an unusual trait: horses are able to sleep both standing up and lying down, with younger horses tending to sleep significantly more than adults. Female horses, called mares, carry their young for approximately 11 months, and a young horse, called a foal, can stand and run shortly following birth | . Then, when they have the horse nicely broken, you give to a cowboy. Why don't you give the wild horses to the cowboys to break in? They ride on saddles, and it would not be so hard for them.' But the chief cowboy only said, "Well, I can't be bothered by a little thing like that. You will have to see Buffalo Bill about the horses.' But I retorted, "You know very well that Buffalo Bill does not know what you do | 71,538 | wow-train |
Compulsive buying disorder is another way of saying that someone has a shopping addition. Do you or someone you know having a shopping addiction?
would be me if i had money. do you have any facts for me about this disorder?
Ultimately, it is a compulsive disorder. It is related to impulse control, or really the lack thereof. I understand about the issues of money. It's tough to have a spending disorder without it. But many just run up credit cards for stuff.
oh yeah. then to be honest its not me, id just like to shop a lot but id never go so far as to run up a credit card. so yeah. what other things can you tell me about this disorder | Behavioural manifestations.
There are three kinds of behavioural manifestations of shopping addiction, with different repercussions. These can be displayed together or independently and in more or less intense ways. Nevertheless, they are closely related and appear joined in people who seriously suffer from this disorder.
First is the attraction towards the consumer stimulus, which is the addiction to purchasing as a leisure activity. This is about the uncontrolled and excessive draw to use shopping as a leisure activity, usually in an exclusive and overwhelming way. While activities | Shopping addiction
Shopping addiction is defined as the deficiency of impulse control which appears as the eagerness for constantly making new purchases of unnecessary or superfluous things. It is a concept similar to "compulsive buying disorder" and "oniomania", although these terms usually have a more clinical approach, related to a psychological individual disorder of impulse control. The phrase “shopping addiction” usually has a more psychosocial perspective . or it is placed among drug-free addictions like the addiction to gambling, Internet, or video-games. | 71,539 | wow-train |
Hey! Where are you from?
I live in the US, the southern parts though. Deep South! Lol. Great food here tho.
I grew up down there. Any favorite food?
As far as southern food goes I loveeee the breakfast options. Obsessed with corn beef hash lately.
What state do you live in?
Georgia! We have great peaches.
Georgia is always on my mind :)
Lol yes. The southeast is a nice place to live. Although mostly I just really love our food.
What do you think of grits? | Grits
Grits is a food made from a dish of boiled cornmeal. Hominy grits are a type of grits made from hominy – corn that has been treated with an alkali in a process called nixtamalization with the pericarp removed. Grits are often served with other flavorings as a breakfast dish, usually savory. The dish originated in the Southern United States but now is available nationwide, and is popular as the dinner entrée shrimp and grits, served primarily in the South. Grits should not be confused with boiled ground corn, which | grew. The largest of them was Dichin Hastiin. "I have come here to kill you," said . "Then people will not feel the pangs of hunger and they will not starve for want of food." "I do not blame you for wanting me dead," said . "But if you kill us, people will lose their taste for food. They will never know the pleasure of cooking and eating. But if we live, they will continue to plant seeds and harvest crops, and they | 71,540 | wow-train |
Ravioli is a tasty Italian cuisine. Do you like it?
Are you kidding me I love italian food especially the italian dumpling ravioli
Italian food is the best! Some of the greatest cuisine in the world. | Italian cuisine
Italian cuisine is food typical of Italy. It has developed through centuries of social and economic changes, with roots stretching to antiquity.
Significant changes occurred with the discovery of the New World and the introduction of potatoes, tomatoes, capsicums, maize and sugar beet, this last introduced in quantity in the 18th century. Italian cuisine is known for its regional diversity, especially between the north and the south of the Italian peninsula. It offers an abundance of taste, and is one of the most popular and | flour, water and goat milk.
Dishes Pasta, gnocchi and polenta.
Pasta dishes particularly show the Italian influence on the Corsican cuisine. Especially stuffed pasta is popular, like "ravioli" and "cannelloni": both are stuffed with "brocciu", similar to the Italian ricotta, ravioli together with spinachs. Pasta sauce with tomatoes and minced meat ("Salsa pe a pastasciutta") is also typical. Other preparations reflect the Italian tradition too: "sturzaprezi" (literally "priest chokers") are large | 71,541 | wow-train |
I would love to visit Florida, I bet the have some beautiful beaches there!
Florida does have some amazing beaches. They also have a lot of pretty flowers.
I wonder what their state flower is in Florida, what kinds of flowers do they have there?
Lot's of different kinds. You should look along the Georgia and Alabama state lines that border Florida. That's where the prettiest ones grow.
I bet gardening is pretty easy there as well, since the weather is always so hot and humid
I'd say it is. They also have a lot of coastline there. More than any other state in the US.
Oh wow, I have never seen seen a coastline ever, I bet there are a ton of fun things to do there too | state and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. The Miami metropolitan area is Florida's most populous urban area. Tallahassee is the state's capital.
Florida's $1.0 trillion economy is the fourth largest in the United States. If it were a country, Florida would be the 16th largest economy in the world, and the 58th most populous . In 2017, Florida's per capita personal income was $47,684, ranking 26th in the nation. The unemployment rate in September 2018 was 3.5% | some 70 million hungry people." "If I were a gambler," Professor Ehrlich concluded before boarding an airplane, " I would take even money that England will not exist in the year 2000." When this scenario did not occur, he responded that "When you predict the future, you get things wrong. How wrong is another question. I would have lost if I had had taken the bet. However, if you look closely at England, what can I tell you? They're having all kinds | 71,542 | wow-train |
I love e-books, I wonder how they work.
I enjoy e-books too! They're basically just a high-tech Word program that you can download and read on an e-reader, desktop, laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.
I did not think of that, are they popular ?
They are fairly popular! One of the things I love about them is that you can browse books online, then download a book you want in just a few seconds.
That is practical, and who invented the e-book ?
A guy name Michael Hart invented the e-book way back in the 1970s!
This is older than I thought. Is there just one format of e-book or they are multiple types of e-books ? | the public domain with free and expired copyrights. The first e-books were typed in plain text format and published as text files; other formats were made available later. Hart typed most of the early e-books himself; later, volunteers expanded the project.
Early life.
Michael Hart was born on March 8, 1947, in Tacoma, Washington. His father was an accountant and his mother, a former cryptanalyst during World War II, was a business manager at a retail store. In 1958 his | because of who you are. I wouldn't say that we're famous… we are just normal people that get put on TV and stuff. That is just who we are… so if that makes us famous like the E! Entertainment crap, that's not us. People want to see you in that part and think you are rich, and they start to come out of the wood work…and they start asking for things over and over again, and that song's about just taking it too far. | 71,543 | wow-train |
I love Farmer's Markets this time of year! SO much to choose from. Not just produce, but great homemade products too. Do you shop Farmers Markets?
I have been to a few but I am not really from a farm area
That's the beauty of them -- they bring the farm to you! I know there's a very well known one smack in the middle of NYC, at Union Square. They're such a great reflection of local culture and economy.
Oh Yes i actually have been to that one, it is a very nice one compared to some others
I always love getting flowers at Farmers Markets. Usually so much better priced. Besides all the fruits and veggies, there are also vendors with prepared foods like breakfast tacos and italian ices. Lots to choose from!
I know there is one or two where i am from, I will have to check it out next time they open! | Farmers' market
A farmers' market is a physical retail marketplace intended to sell foods directly by farmers to consumers. Farmers' markets may be indoors or outdoors and typically consist of booths, tables or stands where farmers sell their homegrown produce, live animals and plants, and sometimes prepared foods and beverages. Farmers' markets exist in many countries worldwide and reflect the local culture and economy. The size of the market may be just a few stalls or it may be as large as several city blocks. Due to their | Marketing.
Several economic models exist for vegetable farms: farms may grow large quantities of few vegetables and sell them in bulk to major markets or middlemen, which requires large growing operations; farms may produce for local customers, which requires a larger distribution effort; farms may produce a variety of vegetables for sale through on-farm stalls, local farmer's markets, u-pick operations. This is quite different from commodity farm products like wheat and maize which do not have the ripeness problems and are sold off in | 71,544 | wow-train |
Have you ever been to New York City? I moved here a few years ago. | New York City
The City of New York, usually called either New York City (NYC) or simply New York (NY), is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2018 population of 8,398,748 distributed over a land area of about , New York is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban | album's title track, which addresses Mellencamp's annoyance and chagrin at the use of the "N" word in rap music. "They just had a rap seminar in New York, and Chuck got up and said, 'Hey, look, I just came back from the cornfields of Indiana, and Mellencamp said something in a song that you guys should have been saying about yourselves 10 years ago!,'"
Mellencamp told the "Denver Post", "I'm just an observer here – I thought | 71,545 | wow-train |
Are you a big fan of cooking? It can be an art for preparing food.
yes i very like to cooking its very big fan | Cooking
Cooking or cookery is the art, technology, science and craft of preparing food for consumption. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, from grilling food over an open fire to using electric stoves, to baking in various types of ovens, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions and trends. The ways or types of cooking also depend on the skill and type of training an individual cook has. Cooking is done both by people in their own dwellings and by professional cooks and chefs in restaurants | you have to give "Fringe" credit for taking a risky, bold move." SFScope writer Sarah Stegall called the episode "brilliant, risky, fascinating, and dangerous. It's not a tack this show can afford to take very often, but I like it when it does."
The A.V. Club's Noel Murray graded the episode with an A-, admitting that despite its faults, he "enjoyed the hell out of" it. He loved it for several reasons: he is a big fan of | 71,546 | wow-train |
I work as an intern for a newspaper company, i really love it, do you know something about journalism? | Newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns.
Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand | thought it was cool or something. I took the intro class and HATED it, so I decided to do Comm because there were a bunch of classes about pop culture, which is what I really like. I quickly learned you didn’t have to go to school for journalism to write," he explained.
Stopera began his online media career as an intern at BuzzFeed in August 2008. The website was still in its infancy, with only two other editorial employees on staff. Stopera has since written thousands of listicles | 71,547 | wow-train |
I myself love to read. It is amazing to consider the cognitive skill to process the decoding of symbols to derive meaning. What about you? Do you like to read?
I love to read, mostly fiction. It can transport you to another place.
That's true. I suppose it is the result of the complexities of the interaction between the writer and the reader. Fictional stories require an amazing ability by the writing to transport the reader based on prior knowledge, experiences, and attitudes. Amazing to consider how powerful reading and writing are.
Very much so, I feel the old adage of the pen being mightier than the sword is, quite frankly, a true statement.
In many ways I agree that the pen is indeed mightier than the sword. Communication (either written or spoken) is often a more effective tool than direct violence. I suppose I run along the idea that most violence is the result of poor communication, but that isn't always the case.
I was thinking also in terms of treaties like the Constitution - it is still around today, anyone can read it, but everyone interprets it a bit differently - but it's still a major part of our country. | 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 | of lead single "First Time", Wade said, "It just felt urgent, like a first kiss, a first love. Like the first time you realize there's more to that relationship than you thought. I had to dig a little for that one, but I find myself at a place where I can write stuff that's a little deeper than your average love song in terms of emotion." Wade was inspired to write "The Joke" after he read a newspaper article that detailed the story of | 71,548 | wow-train |
i love the american magazine The new Yorker. it has criticism, commentary and a lot more
Oh, I never read the New Yorker. I have heard it is very popular with many good articles.
You should read it It is published by Condé Nast and its a really interesting magazine
Yeah, I should check it out sometime. Where is Conde Nast from?
Condé Montrose Nast was an American publisher, entrepreneur and business magnate
Oh OK I thought the name might have been French. What other magazines do you like? I like to read Scientific American.
I love scientific american too, It is the oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the United States
I knew it was old but didn't realize it was that old. They really do a great job explaining complicated concepts to lay people like myself. | The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Started as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is now published 47 times annually, with five of these issues covering two-week spans. Although its reviews and events listings often focus on the cultural life of New York City, "The New Yorker" has a wide audience outside New York and is read internationally. It is well known for its illustrated and often topical | I really enjoyed it — I always found something fascinating to read in that magazine, and not infrequently something that I wish we had had for "The New Yorker"." The company behind the magazine declared bankruptcy in April 2002. Later in 2002, editor Alexander Star assembled an anthology: "Quick Studies: The Best of Lingua Franca", published by Farrar Straus Giroux.
In 2006, at age 19, the computer prodigy Aaron Swartz, who wrote the first version of this Wikipedia page, wrote a program | 71,549 | wow-train |
Horses are used for practical purposes such as police work.
They are and have been used in different ways since the dawn of time. They are also used for transportation. | Equestrianism
Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), more often known as horse riding (British English) or horseback riding (American English), refers to the skill and sport of riding, driving, steeplechasing or vaulting with horses. This broad description includes the use of horses for practical working purposes, transportation, recreational activities, artistic or cultural exercises, and competitive sport.
Overview of equestrian activities.
Horses are trained and ridden for practical working purposes, such as in | parts of the world, they are still used for practical purposes such as farming.
Horses continue to be used in public service, in traditional ceremonies (parades, funerals), police and volunteer mounted patrols and for mounted search and rescue.
Riding halls enable the training of horse and rider in all weathers as well as indoor competition riding.
History of horse use.
Though there is controversy over the exact date horses were domesticated and when they were first ridden, the best estimate is that horses first were | 71,550 | wow-train |
Do you believe in aliens or extraterrestrial life?
Yes, I think so. It may only be at a simple prokaryote level though
What is a prokaryote? Just a small organism? | Prokaryote
A prokaryote is a unicellular organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus, mitochondria, or any other membrane-bound organelle. The word "prokaryote" comes from the Greek πρό ("pro") "before" and κάρυον ("karyon") "nut or kernel". Prokaryotes are divided into two domains, Archaea and Bacteria. Species with nuclei and organelles are placed in the third domain, Eukaryota. Prokaryotes reproduce without fusion of gametes. The first living organisms are thought to have been prokaryotes. | during the early Archean eon, perhaps 3.5 Ga or earlier. This LUA cell is the ancestor of all life on Earth today. It was probably a prokaryote, possessing a cell membrane and probably ribosomes, but lacking a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria or chloroplasts. Like modern cells, it used DNA as its genetic code, RNA for information transfer and protein synthesis, and enzymes to catalyze reactions. Some scientists believe that instead of a single organism being the last universal common ancestor, there were populations | 71,551 | wow-train |
I like to read. It is the process of decoding symbols in order to derive meaning.
What do you decode? | Reading
Reading is the complex cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning. It is a form of language processing.
Success in this process is measured as "reading comprehension". Reading is a means for language acquisition, communication, and sharing information and ideas. The symbols are typically visual (written or printed) but may be tactile (Braille). Like all languages, it is a complex interaction between text and reader, shaped by prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and the language community—which is | Read
Read.
Read may refer to:
- Read (process), decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning
- Read (automobile), an American car manufactured from 1913 to 1915
- Read (biology), an inferred sequence of base pairs of a DNA fragment
- Read codes, a standard clinical terminology system used in General Practice in the United Kingdom
- Read (computer), to retrieve data from a storage device
- "Read" (magazine), a | 71,552 | wow-train |
I've seen kayakers on a river nearby but never tried. Do you know anything about kayaking?
I know a little. It is sort of like canoeing, but the sitting position is different and the paddle is also different.
can more than one person be in one kayak? | Kayak
A kayak is a small, narrow watercraft which is typically propelled by means of a double-bladed paddle. The word kayak originates from the Greenlandic word "qajaq" ().
The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler. The cockpit is sometimes covered by a spray deck that prevents the entry of water from waves or spray, differentiating the craft from a canoe. The spray deck makes it possible for suitably skilled kayakers to roll the kayak: that is | job is lyrics and melodies – I sort of provide the story – so I've always been quite protective and a bit precious about that, but on this particular record I was very open to 'what do you think about this?' and trying things, which is quite different. If you don't know me, you'd be alarmed really."
George also stated that he had been working on material for years and wanted to put out more than one album over the ensuing time period, and that while | 71,553 | wow-train |
Roses are my favorite flower they are a very pretty woody perennial flower.
Oh I love roses! Especially on Valentine's day. What's a perennial flower? | Rose
A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe | has also expanded to importing flowers from other countries like Thailand, the Netherlands and Ecuador for other flower varieties. Some of the varieties sold in the market includes mums, roses, orchids, ylang-ylang, gerberas, anthuriums, asters, etc.
Peak season.
The flower market's peak seasons are around graduation days, Holy Week, Valentine's Day, All Saints Day and Mother's Day, and December. Sometimes customers flock the market till 11 pm on Valentine's Day. | 71,554 | wow-train |
I love McDonald's the fast food restaurant. It was founded in 1940.
Wow! It's been around for quite some time. Almost 50 years longer than I have.
I know right? McDonald's first franchised the golden arches in 1953 at its Phoenix Arizona location.
Do you know what the origin of the logo was or if it's just because of the name where the name comes from?
I think its just the M in McDonald's. Oak Brook, Illinois was the original headquarters but they just moved it to Chicago this year.
Hmm Do you know why they moved to Chicago? | its original headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois, but moved its global headquarters to Chicago in early 2018.
McDonald's is the world's largest restaurant chain by revenue, serving over 69 million customers daily in over 100 countries across 37,855 outlets as of 2018. Although McDonald's is best known for its hamburgers, cheeseburgers and french fries, they also feature chicken products, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, wraps, and desserts. In response to changing consumer tastes and a negative backlash because of the unhealthiness of their | McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is an American fast food company, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechristened their business as a hamburger stand, and later turned the company into a franchise, with the Golden Arches logo being introduced in 1953 at a location in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1955, Ray Kroc, a businessman, joined the company as a franchise agent and proceeded to purchase the chain from the McDonald brothers. McDonald's had | 71,555 | wow-train |
I really like to watch Jeopardy when it is on. | Jeopardy!
Jeopardy! is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show features a quiz competition in which contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in the form of questions. The original daytime version debuted on NBC on March 30, 1964, and aired until January 3, 1975. A weekly nighttime syndicated edition aired from September 1974 to September 1975, and a revival, "The All-New Jeopardy!", ran on NBC from October | n't help going forward with it. Like, 'Watch my heart turn to pulp!' It's like knowing [a situation] is going to hurt so good." The song includes a drop, built around a guitar riff and a whistle tone. "When I started to make a demo around the riff, I really started to hear a more modern [percussion], the kind of dancehall thing that's happening a lot in music," she said about the composition of the track. "I really | 71,556 | wow-train |
I am such a huge fan of Christmas. Can you tell me more about it? | Christmas
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night; in some traditions, Christmastide includes an octave. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world's nations, is celebrated religiously | in the afternoon. His daily output ranges from five to ten pages a day. He listens to ambient or classical music, ("I listen to things without words… because I don’t want the music to inspire me, I want it to isolate me. For me, writing is less about pounding keys and more about the thinking that happens first."), and he writes on a Mac ("Computers are a huge help with complicated books because you can search so easily… I am a big believer | 71,557 | wow-train |
Have you ever been a server or waiter at a restaurant?
Hi yes I have back in college I was a waiter at iHop long nights but I made it how about you?
IHOP has their new thing, IHOB now, where instead of breakfast or pancakes, they do burgers now!
I know it is crazy to me like that will not make customers come in to buy burgers or other dinner items lol. | IHOP
IHOP ( ; acronym for International House of Pancakes) is an American multinational pancake house restaurant chain that specializes in breakfast foods. It is owned by Dine Brands Global—a company formed after IHOP's purchase of Applebee's, with 99% of the restaurants run by independent franchisees.
While IHOP's focus is on breakfast foods, it also offers a menu of lunch and dinner items. The company has 1,822 locations worldwide, including 159 that are owned by area licensees and 1,663 that are franchised. While many | that is long gone and are an accurate record of the mass demolition of so much of working class Victorian back-to-back dwellings. Joe Gladwin plays a waiter serving breakfast in the Manchester hotel room. "I used to know your father Sir, is he still deaf? ... He was unemployed for some years... We're all very proud of you. Are you still working Sir or do you just do the writing now?" Bubbles smiles wryly and retorts: "No, I just do the writing" | 71,558 | wow-train |
I love Kid Rock!
Just so it happens, he was born in 1971, He is truly a professionall and I lvoe him too.
What's your favorite song by him? | professional music career as a self-taught rapper and DJ, releasing his debut album "Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast" in 1990 on the major record label Jive; his subsequent independent releases "The Polyfuze Method" and "Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp" saw him developing a more distinctive style which was fully realized on his 1998 album "Devil Without a Cause"; this and his subsequent album "Cocky" were noted for blending elements of hip hop, country, rock and heavy metal. Starting with his 2010 album " | " He also told the publication that they have their own version of "American Oxygen" too, however, according to him it means much more to be sung by Rihanna because she is a black female immigrant in the United States, "That is so powerful for a young kid to see her singing that song, it gets me choked up just thinking about it. It really was made so much more powerful by what she contributed to the songwriting and the performance of the song. I idolize her, and to have | 71,559 | wow-train |
I didn't become a vegetarian because I respect animal life.
why did you choose to be vegeterian
For economic reasons. A vegetarian diet is cheaper
but also healty
sure and eating clean and living clean, like having a clean design are good for you
rewriting the code of the body . this is also good for environment and animals..
And what is good for the body is good for the world
Exactly. Sharing is caring. I am sometimes thinking of becoming vegan. It's a hard decision but why not someday maybe I can be a vegan | Veganism
Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A follower of the diet or the philosophy is known as a vegan. Distinctions may be made between several categories of veganism. "Dietary vegans" (also known as strict vegetarians) refrain from consuming animal products, not only meat but also eggs, dairy products and other animal-derived substances. The term "ethical vegan" is often applied to those who | Vegetarian diet.
Hinduism does not require a vegetarian diet, but many Hindus avoid eating meat because they believe that it minimizes hurting other life forms. Vegetarianism is considered "satvic", that is purifying the body and mind lifestyle in some Hindu texts.
Lacto-vegetarianism is favored, which includes milk-based foods and all other non-animal derived foods, but it excludes meat and eggs. There are three main reasons for this: the principle of nonviolence (ahimsa) applied to animals, the intention | 71,560 | wow-train |
The Beatles is the best band i have ever heard
Who is your favorite Beatle? Mine is McCartney
mine too, can you tell me about the history of the Beatles?
Yes! They got together in 1960 and formed in Liverpool.
Wow, Liverpool is a beautiful place to visit. Can you tell me more about McCartney
He was their bassist and vocalist. Probably the most famous Beatle.
That is awesome i've always wanted to sing but i'm really bad at it haha. what is your favorite song?
I really love their twist and shout! gets you moving
Yellow submarine is one of my all time favorite classics | issued in the UK in 1966". In the US, the song peaked at number two on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, behind "You Can't Hurry Love" by The Supremes and it became the most successful Beatles song to feature Starr as lead vocalist.
It became the title song of the animated United Artists film, also called "Yellow Submarine" (1968), and the soundtrack album to the film, released as part of the Beatles' music catalogue. An orchestral reprise to the song | Tell Me What You See
"Tell Me What You See" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that first appeared in 1965 on their album "Help!" in the United Kingdom and on "Beatles VI" in the United States. As with all Beatles compositions by either of the two, the song is credited to Lennon–McCartney. Regarding the song's authorship, Paul McCartney said, "I seem to remember it as mine. I would claim it as a 60-40 but it | 71,561 | wow-train |
I love wedding cake. the icing, the cake, that little topper with the bride and groom. LOL i love it!!
Yes you love it because it is a tradition that goes along with weddings and it's usually served at the receptions
i just want to push my face in the cake and eat it all. Where did wedding cakes originate? | Wedding cake
A wedding cake is the traditional cake served at wedding receptions following dinner. In some parts of England, the wedding cake is served at a wedding breakfast; the 'wedding breakfast' does not mean the meal will be held in the morning, but at a time following the ceremony on the same day. In modern Western culture, the cake is usually on display and served to guests at the reception. Traditionally, wedding cakes were made to bring good luck to all guests and the couple. Modernly however | icing as a medium, Joseph Lambeth developed a style by creating layered scrolls with Royal Icing.
A wedding cake may be topped by flowers. This is typical in the Philippines.
Wedding cake toppers are models or art pieces that sit atop the cake. In the US, the most common type of cake topper features a representation of a bride and groom in wedding attire. This custom was dominant in US weddings in the 1950s, where it represented togetherness. Wedding toppers may also be figures that indicate shared hobbies or | 71,562 | wow-train |
I like unicorns
I like them too. They are truly magical. Encyclopedias state that their horns can heal sickness.t their horns
I think it is really neat that society seems to have adopted them as a symbol of whimsy and uniqueness.
Yes. It's pretty amazing that they are seen like that nowadays since they have been around since ancient Greece.
Some people even believe they are referenced in the bible in Daniel's description of the creatures in babylon
Yes! And the Bible also describes an animal called a re'em which some people translate as unicorn.
It is fascinating how many different cultures have a reference to the in history. It makes one wonder | often depicted as a white horse-like or goat-like animal with a long horn and cloven hooves (sometimes a goat's beard). In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it was commonly described as an extremely wild woodland creature, a symbol of purity and grace, which could be captured only by a virgin. In the encyclopedias, its horn was said to have the power to render poisoned water potable and to heal sickness. In medieval and Renaissance times, the tusk of the narwhal was sometimes sold as unicorn | came up with its title. Wilson said:I liked the idea that bows and arrows are pretty useless on their own but when you get them together, they can be quite formidable. A bit like us lot, really. I love being in a band. It's daft to think you can do it alone. It's about not being afraid of emotion. It can be the strongest weapon we have. What's wrong with a load of blokes admitting they need each other? [It's] a sliver | 71,563 | wow-train |
Swimming is one of my favorite forms of exercise! It's great for recreation too! Do you like to swim?
I love to swim but not like a sport, more like for fun.
You aren't alone! Swimming is consistently ranked among top recreational activities! In some countries, swimming is taught as part of regular educational curriculum!
Great, everyone should learn how to swim if only to be safe around water. Do you know what age is considered ideal to learn how to swim? | 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 | Many swimmers swim for recreation, with swimming consistently ranking as one of the physical activities people are most likely to take part in. Recreational swimming can also be used for exercise, relaxation or rehabilitation. The support of the water, and the reduction in impact, make swimming accessible for people who are unable to undertake activities such as running.
Purpose Health.
Swimming is primarily a cardiovascular/aerobic exercise due to the long exercise time, requiring a constant oxygen supply to the muscles, except for short sprints where the muscles | 71,564 | wow-train |
Do you like to go fishing?
I love going fishing I live on the ocean so I go alot
Oh where do you live on the ocean? | Fishing vessel
A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish in the sea, or on a lake or river. Many different kinds of vessels are used in commercial, artisanal and recreational fishing.
The total number of fishing vessels in the world in 2016 was estimated to be about 4.6 million, unchanged from 2014. The fleet in Asia was the largest, consisting of 3.5 million vessels, accounting for 75 percent of the global fleet. In Africa and North America the estimated number of vessels declined from | to a girl from one night stand.
- The message of "4B" is: "What should I do to make you understand I love you?". It is also featured on "Kuld".
- "Ma lähen alla" is a song about going down and not trying to fight it, also exampling other pointless deeds.
- "Saatus" is about a man, whose life is a trail of mishaps and who realizes many sad things. It's also on "Go Live 2005 | 71,565 | wow-train |
My favorite dessert is chocolate cake. It is cake flavored with melted chocolate or cocoa powder.
I used to have that for every birthday. I bet chocolate is the most popular cake
It is quite popular. They can also be made with fudge, vanilla creme, and other sweeteners.
Do you happen to know the history of cake? When was it invented? | Cake
Cake is a form of sweet food that is usually baked. In their oldest forms, cakes were modifications of breads, but cakes now cover a wide range of preparations that can be simple or elaborate, and that share features with other desserts such as pastries, meringues, custards, and pies.
The most commonly used cake ingredients include flour, sugar, eggs, butter or oil or margarine, a liquid, and leavening agents, such as baking soda or baking powder. Common additional ingredients and flavourings include | Chocolate cake
Chocolate cake or chocolate gâteau (from French: "gâteau au chocolat") is a cake flavored with melted chocolate, cocoa powder, or both.
History.
Chocolate cake is made with chocolate. It can also include other ingredients. These include fudge, vanilla creme, and other sweeteners.The history of chocolate cake goes back to 1764, when Dr. James Baker discovered how to make chocolate by grinding cocoa beans between two massive circular millstones.
In 1828, Coenraad van Houten of the Netherlands | 71,566 | wow-train |
Clark Gable was excellent in the film Gone with the Wind! | , Melanie Hamilton, and her subsequent marriage to Rhett Butler. The leading roles are played by Vivien Leigh (Scarlett), Clark Gable (Rhett), Leslie Howard (Ashley), and Olivia de Havilland (Melanie).
Production was difficult from the start. Filming was delayed for two years because of Selznick's determination to secure Gable for the role of Rhett Butler, and the "search for Scarlett" led to 1,400 women being interviewed for the part. The original screenplay was written by Sidney Howard and underwent | .
Hits in 1939 included "The Wizard of Oz", "Boys Town" and "Gone with the Wind", starring Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara and Clark Gable as Rhett Butler. Although "Gone With the Wind" was produced by Selznick International Pictures, it was distributed by MGM as part of a deal for producer David O. Selznick, Mayer's son-in-law, to obtain the services of Gable as well as financial assistance to complete the film. While "The Wizard of Oz" was | 71,567 | wow-train |
I love to go on long hiking trips. What about you? | Hiking
Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks. On the other hand, in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, the word "walking" is acceptable to describe "all forms" of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or backpacking in the Alps. The word hiking is also often used in | in the Spring. The season for guided trips with snowshoes or skis starts in March.
Trolltunga is located in a region with a mild and humid coastal climate. During summer and autumn the weather conditions often change quickly – from blue sky to wind, rain and dense fog. Check the weather forecast and ask locals about what kind of weather to expect before you go hiking.
Due to the long distance, hikers to Trolltunga need to start before 10:00 AM in the summer season to get home before it gets dark | 71,568 | wow-train |
I want to move to Florida which is Spanish for Land of Flowers
I have actually been interested in a vacation to Florida recently, Hows the weather there year round? is it good?
Warm, because its the southern most state
Ah yes thats true, I should have figured. What are some good vacation and tourist areas on Florida?
Yes and Florida is the 3rd most populous state
Hmm ok, I figured they had a pretty big population. do you know about Disney land in florida? is that any good? | state and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. The Miami metropolitan area is Florida's most populous urban area. Tallahassee is the state's capital.
Florida's $1.0 trillion economy is the fourth largest in the United States. If it were a country, Florida would be the 16th largest economy in the world, and the 58th most populous . In 2017, Florida's per capita personal income was $47,684, ranking 26th in the nation. The unemployment rate in September 2018 was 3.5% | on the phone. We both had the same deal, five percent. They finally sent Crumb the money and not me. Crumb always gets what he wants, including that château of his in France. ... I have no respect for Crumb. Is he a good artist? Yes, if you want to do the same thing over and over. He should have been my best friend for what I did with "Fritz the Cat". I drew a good picture, and we both made out fine." | 71,569 | wow-train |
I like french cuisine. It seems it was heavely influenced by italian cuisines during the 14th century.
What is an example of french cuisine?
Cheese and wine are a major part of this cuisine. I like Vol-au-vants a lot.
Oh okay. Do they eat fish?
Not that much, but there are many regional variations.
What is a fact many people dont know about french cuisine? | found in the regions of France and was considered difficult to execute by home cooks. Gastro-tourism and the "Guide Michelin" helped to acquaint people with the rich bourgeois and peasant cuisine of the French countryside starting in the 20th century. Gascon cuisine has also had great influence over the cuisine in the southwest of France. Many dishes that were once regional have proliferated in variations across the country.
Knowledge of French cooking has contributed significantly to Western cuisines. Its criteria are used widely in Western cookery school boards and culinary | Belgian cuisine
Belgian cuisine is widely varied with significant regional variations while also reflecting the cuisines of neighbouring France, Germany and the Netherlands. It is sometimes said that Belgian food is served in the quantity of German cuisine but with the quality of French food. Outside the country, Belgium is best known for its chocolate, waffles, fries and beer.
Though Belgium has many distinctive national dishes, many internationally popular foods like hamburgers and spaghetti bolognese are also popular in Belgium, and most of what Belgians eat is also eaten | 71,570 | wow-train |
What is the benefit of solitude?
solitude is a state of seclusion or isolation
Are there any health effects to solitude?
short term solitude is often valued as a time when one may work
When did the practice of solitude start?
last 6 months
I mean how far back can we trace the history of when people started the practice of solitude? | , these two words refer, respectively, to the joy and the pain of being alone.
Health effects.
Symptoms from complete isolation, called sensory deprivation, often include anxiety, sensory illusions, or even distortions of time and perception. However, this is the case when there is no stimulation of the sensory systems at all, and not only lack of contact with people. Thus, by having other things to keep one's mind busy, this is avoided.
Still, long-term solitude is often | Solitude
Solitude is a state of seclusion or isolation, i.e., lack of contact with people. It may stem from bad relationships, loss of loved ones, deliberate choice, infectious disease, mental disorders, neurological disorders or circumstances of employment or situation (see castaway).
Short-term solitude is often valued as a time when one may work, think or rest without being disturbed. It may be desired for the sake of privacy.
A distinction has been made between solitude and loneliness. In this sense | 71,571 | wow-train |
I don't like been in Dept, prefer the freedom of not having to pay it every month. | Debt
Debt is when something, usually money, is owed by one party, the borrower or debtor, to a second party, the lender or creditor. Debt is a deferred payment, or series of payments, that is owed in the future, which is what differentiates it from an immediate purchase. The debt may be owed by sovereign state or country, local government, company, or an individual. Commercial debt is generally subject to contractual terms regarding the amount and timing of repayments of principal and interest. Loans | on me. I don't worry about being alone or having others not accept me.
- Dismissive - I am comfortable without close emotional relationships. It is very important to me to feel independent and self-sufficient, and I prefer not to depend on others or have others depend on me.
- Preoccupied - I want to be completely emotionally intimate with others, but I often find that others are reluctant to get as close as I would like. I am uncomfortable being without close relationships, but I sometimes | 71,572 | wow-train |
Hi! I chose the topic of cake decorating. Have you ever done any cake decorating?
Not much. I feel it's really hard to do. What do you know about it?
I know that you can use different types of frosting and molds, props, etc. for decoration and come up with something pretty cool
I've seen some pretty elaborate masterpieces with decorated cakes. I would love to learn how to do it.
I love looking at cakes that are elaborately decorated for different kinds of parties. Cake is like the one size fits all, almost all occasions will have cake.
I agree. I fits every type of event or party. Now I'm craving a piece of cake - haha! | Wedding cake
A wedding cake is the traditional cake served at wedding receptions following dinner. In some parts of England, the wedding cake is served at a wedding breakfast; the 'wedding breakfast' does not mean the meal will be held in the morning, but at a time following the ceremony on the same day. In modern Western culture, the cake is usually on display and served to guests at the reception. Traditionally, wedding cakes were made to bring good luck to all guests and the couple. Modernly however | a "Billboard" interview, Norwood further commented about the track, saying:
"I just felt like, [when] being gone for such a long time, you need to come back with something strong and shock people. Make them go, 'Wow, who is that? Oh my God, that's Brandy? I didn't' even know she can sound like that. Didn't know she would do a song like that?' Because It's completely different than anything I've ever done. | 71,573 | wow-train |
Hello, I just wanted you to know I own a horse. I just changed her name to beauty
What great creatures. They have evolved from multi-toed creatures to a single hooves one.
If you only knew. Mine has a horn between it's head and can fly. She is truly my best friend.
I'm not sure that is a horse, of all the specialized vocabulary used to describe the size, color or marking, there is not horned breed.
I understand your worry, but I know what I have. It is quite amazing and I love her.
my son named his sisters Unicorn, "Unicorn Magic"
What's a unicorn? I dont know anything about that. | Unicorn
The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. The unicorn was depicted in ancient seals of the Indus Valley Civilization and was mentioned by the ancient Greeks in accounts of natural history by various writers, including Ctesias, Strabo, Pliny the Younger, Aelian and Cosmas Indicopleustes. The Bible also describes an animal, the re'em, which some versions translate as "unicorn".
In European folklore, the unicorn is | you see something that's four-legged, you think it's a dog; that's just how we're wired ... If you make a film about an alien force, which is the oppressor or aggressor, and you don't want to empathize with them, you can go to town. So creatively that's what I wanted to do but story-wise, I just couldn't."
Blomkamp originally sought to have Weta Digital design the creatures, but the company was busy with effects for "Avatar" | 71,574 | wow-train |
I used to work for Allstate, it's the second largest personal lines insurer in the United States.
I have heard Allstate us pretty good insurance. Do you know a lot about their coverage? | Allstate
The Allstate Corporation is one of the largest insurance providers in the United States and one of the largest that is publicly held. The company also has personal lines insurance operations in Canada. Allstate was founded in 1931 as part of Sears, Roebuck and Co., and was spun off in 1993. The company has had its headquarters in Northfield Township, Illinois, near Northbrook since 1967. Allstate ranked No. 79 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. Its current advertising campaign | " Sedaka also toured The Philippines for his May 17, 2008, concert at the Araneta Coliseum.
In early 2010, his original uptempo version of "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (performed by a group of uncredited singers) was being heard as the impetus for a series of insurance TV commercials, featuring actor Dennis Haysbert assuring that TV viewers not insured by Allstate "can" break up with their current insurer without much ado at all.
On September 11, 2010, Sedaka performed to a public and | 71,575 | wow-train |
I live my life not having regret, what about you?
I do not have a negative conscious.
That's great! Life is a lot less stressful that way. | 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 " | your biggest fear and what have you done to overcome it?" Her response: "My greatest fear is actually having regret. In anyone's life, it doesn't benefit them if they're gonna regret something so what I do to combat that is that I just make sure that everything I do it's because I want to do it. I don't do something with any doubts in my mind. I do it with sureness and I'm very confident in myself and in that way, that's how | 71,576 | wow-train |
i like to write | Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Company, colloquially known as Sears, is a chain of department stores founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in 1893, reincorporated (a formality for a history-making consumer sector initial public offering) by Richard Sears and new partner Julius Rosenwald in 1906. Formerly based at the Sears Tower in Chicago and currently headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, the operation began as a mail ordering catalog company and began opening retail locations in 1925. The first location was in Evansville, Indiana. | I Write What I Like
I Write What I Like (full name "I Write What I Like: Selected Writings by Steve Biko") is a compilation of writings from anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko.
"I Write What I Like" contains a selection of Biko's writings from 1969, when he became the president of the South African Student Organisation, to 1972, when he was prohibited from publishing. Originally published in 1978, the book was republished in 1987 and April 2002. The book's title | 71,577 | wow-train |
Do you have a dog?
Yes, a labrador its the most widely abundant terrestrial carnivore.
What is its name?
Her name's Linda, i call her wolf, a red wolf, it is distinguished from other "Canis" species by its larger size and less pointed features
That sounds like a wonderful dog. I bet she is pretty as well. | , 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", | 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 | 71,578 | wow-train |
my hobbies include rock collecting and making macaroni art. I like to be an amateur geologist. Sometimes people call it "rockhounding"
You could totally make macaroni art dedicated to showcasing your rock collection!
Yeah maybe I can! Sometimes people call them macaroni crafts and they are made with dry pasta. It's really fun!
You know what would be even more fun? Making macaroni crafts with WET pasta! Think of the fun times you would have!
Hm... I'm not sure how they would stick together. I usually use individual dry pieces of pasta and glue to make a masaic.
What types of pasta, other than macaroni, have you used? Have you tried cavatappi or bucatini? You should! | Cavatappi
Cavatappi is macaroni formed in a helical tube shape. "Cavatappi" is the Italian word for corkscrew. It is known by other names, including cellentani, amori, spirali, or tortiglione. It is usually scored with lines or ridges ("rigati" in Italian) on the surface. Cavatappi is a type of macaroni, or thick, hollow pasta that is made without using eggs. It may be yellow in color, like most pastas, or have vegetables or a food coloring added to make it green | Macaroni art
Macaroni art, sometimes referred to as macaroni crafts or pasta art, is artwork that is made of dry macaroni or other pasta. The works commonly consist of individual pieces of macaroni glued to a surface to produce a mosaic. However, works may take the form of sculptures.
This type of art is produced during arts and crafts classes at pre-school. Today, it has evolved to become an artform practiced by adults.
In popular culture.
Pasta art was used to advertise a Nancy | 71,579 | wow-train |
I love to go mountaineering which is the sport of mountain climbing.
Where do you like to go?
My favorite place I have been to is Mount Evert, the highest mountain above sea level.
Ohh my goodness. I've never met anyone who has done that. Isn't that dangerous? | ability, and technical knowledge to maintain safety. It is still common to venture out and seek the summits of peaks, whether unclimbed or not; this practice is known as peak bagging.
Mountaineering is often called alpinism, and mountain climbers are sometimes called alpinists, although use of the term may vary between countries and eras. The word "alpinism" was born in the 19th century to refer to climbing for the purpose of enjoying climbing itself as a sport or recreation, distinct from merely climbing while hunting or as a | Mount Guiwan
Mount Guiwan is a mountain in the Sierra Madre range in Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. It is probably the highest peak of Sierra Madre mountain range with a height of above sea level according to NAMRIA topographic map. Bugkalots have long established trails which they use when hunting.
No scientific survey has yet been conducted in the area but recent expedition to the mountain by the Nueva Vizcaya Mountaineering Society, Inc. led by NVMSI Founder Gene Basilio Jr. and President Raymond Zamora in September 2012 proved that civets, | 71,580 | wow-train |
HI, good to meet you. I live in New York City. Ever been there?
No I have not. Why is it called New York to be exact? Since that's the name of the state
I'm not really sure, to tell you the truth. It is kind of funny. It's not like there is an Arizona, Arizona. Or a Massachusetts, Massachusetts. Do you know?
Maybe because of its population? It's the most densely populated city in the United States
That is true. It's also a really old city. I'm not exactly sure what year people started settling here, but it was a long time ago.
It's crazy how it's made up of five boroughs and they were transformed into one city in 1898
I think the Dutch were the ones who first started settling here. There are a lot of places in lower Manhattan that still have Dutch names.
Sounds about right. The Dutch names were usually shortened. So instead of a new city name they just used the state name?
I think that's the case, yes. I also don't know how Manhattan got its name but it might have been from Native Americans who were there. | Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans, also known as American Indians, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples of the United States, except Hawaii and territories of the United States. More than 570 federally recognized tribes live within the US, about half of which are associated with Indian reservations. The term "American Indian" excludes Native Hawaiians and some Alaskan Natives, while "Native Americans" (as defined by the US Census) are American Indians, plus Alaska Natives of all ethnicities. The | the show:
I've been killing people on The Walking Dead since before there was a TV show. It was never a big deal, but it is really starting to wear on me personally. It's tough knowing that I'm going to go to set next year and Scott's not going to be there. That's kind of screwed up. It's getting to the point where I want to be in the writer's room and be like 'You know what, let's not kill anybody. Let | 71,581 | wow-train |
I play the piano, do you?
I don't personally, but I listen to a lot of piano music. I really, REALLY love chamber music. Have you ever heard of Richard Blumen?
I have not, who is he?
He is a classically trained pianist from the Berkelee College of Music in Boston. He's incredible.
Very interesting, I will have to take a listen. Is he still living or is he from the past?
He's still living, he's a very advanced player, reminds me a lot of Tigran Hamasayan very rooted in Jazz and ragtime
Interesting. Who would you say is your favorite musician? | Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States. It originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime. Jazz is seen by many as "America's classical music". Since the 1920s Jazz Age, jazz has become recognized as a major form of musical expression. It then emerged in the form of independent traditional and popular musical styles, all linked by the common bonds of African-American and European- | Greenwood, Yorke does not read sheet music, feeling "you can't express the rhythms properly like that. It's a very ineffective way of doing it, so I've never really bothered picking it up." Explaining why he turned down a request to play piano on the track "Mr. Bellamy" on Paul McCartney's album "Memory Almost Full" (2007)"," Yorke said: "The piano playing involved two hands doing things separately. I don't have that skill available. I said to | 71,582 | wow-train |
the violin is so cool
Isn't it, it's my favorite wooden string instrument!
thats fair since it is so cool
Yeah, it's also known informally as a fiddle
oh really thats cool. | strings, though it can also be played by plucking the strings with the fingers (pizzicato) and by striking the strings with the wooden side of the bow (col legno).
Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres. They are most prominent in the Western classical tradition, both in ensembles (from chamber music to orchestras) and as solo instruments and in many varieties of folk music, including country music, bluegrass music and in jazz. Electric violins with solid bodies and piezoelectric pickups are used | ", AJ Tracey stated: "Africa's really well represented now, so hold tight with my African friends but my culture isn't represented. It's all cool listening to the afrobeats and afroswing, whatever you want to call it, but where is the dancehall, the soca, you know what I'm saying? There's none of this [in U.K. music]. I just wanted to showcase it a bit."
Music video.
The music video was released on 30 May 2018. It was | 71,583 | wow-train |
My favorite band is U2.
I've never heard much of their music to be honest. | U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin, formed in 1976. The group consists of Bono (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), the Edge (lead guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion). Initially rooted in post-punk, U2's musical style has evolved throughout their career, yet has maintained an anthemic quality built on Bono's expressive vocals and the Edge's effects-based guitar textures. Their lyrics, | a pop song [...], but to me it sounded like the most current but most futuristic bit of guitar-pop music I've heard." DeVotchKa later covered "The Last Beat of My Heart" at the suggestion of Arcade Fire singer Win Butler. The Decemberists also listed "The Last Beat of My Heart" as one of their favorite Siouxsie and the Banshees' songs. "Peepshow" was also one of the albums Nic Offer of the band !!! ("Chk Chk Chk"), | 71,584 | wow-train |
i love playing musical instruments like the piano, some call me an expert, are you interested in instruments?
I enjoy playing musical instruments. I used to play guitar and piano fairly often.
Thats so cool, I think its cool how the piano was invented in Italy, it makes it much more appealing, in fact it was made around the 1700's..
Who created the piano?
Bartolomeo Cristofori invented the piano. isnt it neat how the history of musical instruments dates to the beginnings of human culture?
That is pretty neat. What was the piano based on? | of the instrument, which in turn derives from "gravicembalo col piano e forte" and "fortepiano". The Italian musical terms "piano" and "forte" indicate "soft" and "loud" respectively, in this context referring to the variations in volume (i.e., loudness) produced in response to a pianist's touch or pressure on the keys: the greater the velocity of a key press, the greater the force of the hammer hitting the strings, and the louder the sound of the note produced and | Blackman is a rarity as a female jazz percussionist. "In the past, there were a lot of stigmas attached to women playing certain instruments", Blackman says. "I think a lot of women stick to particular instruments, like piano, that are acceptable, so that lessens the playing field in terms of how many women are out there. And let's face it, boys' clubs still exist. But I care nothing about that at all. I'm going to do what I'm going to do | 71,585 | wow-train |
Human society is a thing which would improve the standard of each and every people of the nation.
Indeed, I first started working for the SPCA in Canada a couple of years ago,the place i work at was founded in Montreal way back in 1869.
Are you a volunteer in that organization?
Yes I do, I use it as a way to make contacts for any possible future employment.
Being a volunteer is not a easy job, it is very challenging that other jobs. | Humane society
A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. In many countries, the term is used mostly for societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals (SPCA). In the United Kingdom, it may also be a society that provides a waterways rescue, prevention, and recovery service, or that gives awards for the saving of human life (see: Royal Humane Society).
Australia.
The first Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( | started – I founded the Institute of Art and Ideas seven years ago, two years before the first HowTheLightGetsIn – that was indeed the only way people thought about philosophy. But every human being, in a way, is a philosopher. Because that's what it is to be human. You wonder about life. You wonder about what you're doing. You wonder about where you're going. You wonder: "What the hell's going on"'.
IAI TV IAI News.
IAI News is an online | 71,586 | wow-train |
Do you know much about what EuroBasket?
Do you mean the European Basketball Championship?
Yes I think that's what it stands for. What is it? | 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 | Corey Parker said, "that's not a good look for the game, gee whiz. If you were a young kid looking in the stands watching that, I don't know what you're going to think." Parker did admit, "I think it would be fair to say 12 months ago you might not have known too much about Marty Taupau, but certainly you do now."
In Round 14 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the Tigers shock upset 34-6 win at ANZ Stadium, Taupau | 71,587 | wow-train |
How familiar are you with the Ketogenic diet? Is that something you've tried?
My husband and I actually did some research on it a couple weeks ago. We have tried other diets that are similar.
Was it successful? I have some friends who tried it, but I can't tell if it's just a fad diet or if it really works.
I would say it's very effective. Mostly because you're cutting sugar and secondly because you're cutting carbs. Those were the two things we did with the other diet and the results have been great so far.
I tried the Elimination Diet, but that backfired after a couple days of drinking weird green liquids.
Haha! That sounds like a lot of fun! I really wanted to try the keto diet but I hated the fact that you can't have fruit. Is keto something you've wanted to try? | Elimination diet
An elimination diet, also known as exclusion diet is a diagnostic procedure used to identify foods that an individual cannot consume without adverse effects. Adverse effects may be due to food allergy, food intolerance, other physiological mechanisms (such as metabolic or toxins), or a combination of these. Elimination diets typically involve entirely removing a suspected food from the diet for a period of time from two weeks to two months, and waiting to determine whether symptoms resolve during that time period. In rare cases, a | my voice, which was the thrilling part to me."---On radio acting with major film stars doing radio guest turns.
- "There are very clever people in the business now who are just voice characters, who... turn on Voice 36 or Voice 9 or Voice 12 or something. But we always worked from the full person, at least I did, and I know that all of us tried to work that way because that's the only honest way to do it. You have to have a person who | 71,588 | wow-train |
I love plating golf. I wish I could play a round in fewer strokes than I do, but at least it is still fun to play!
i love golf as well i just dont like watching it | Golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not utilize a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game. The game at the usual level is played on a course with an arranged progression of 18 holes, though recreational courses can be smaller, often having | flagship driving franchise the credibility it previously lacked."
In Japan, "Famitsu" gave it a total score of 36 out of 40. One reviewer said, "The way you participate in events and run races on public roads serves well as a new direction for the series. Earning popularity for things like drifting and other stuff makes it fun to just drive around, but I still wish there was something more unique to this game. I have to give top marks to the graphics and ease of play, though | 71,589 | wow-train |
in sociolinguistics, an accent is a manner of pronunciation. this can be peculiar to a certain person, location, or nation.
I like people with accents, I think they make women very attractive
accents can differ in the quality of voice, stress, distinction of vowels or consonates, prosody, or more!
Are most people born with their accents or can they change when they move? | contributed to the formation of the different varieties of North American accents. It is difficult to measure or predict how long it takes an accent to form. Accents from Canada, South Africa, Australia and the US for example, developed from the combinations of different accents and languages in various societies and their effect on the various pronunciations of British settlers.
In many cases, the accents of non-English settlers from the British Isles affected the accents of the different colonies quite differently. Irish, Scottish and Welsh immigrants had accents | Accent (sociolinguistics)
In sociolinguistics, an accent is a manner of pronunciation peculiar to a particular individual, location, or nation. An accent may be identified with the locality in which its speakers reside (a regional or geographical accent), the socioeconomic status of its speakers, their ethnicity, their caste or social class (a social accent), or influence from their first language (a foreign accent).
Accents typically differ in quality of the voice, pronunciation and distinction of vowels and consonants, stress, | 71,590 | wow-train |
Have you ever tried Kobe beef the Japanese restaurants cook it so good.
I have not, but I would love to try it. I heard it's very healthy.
Very healthy for one it is from the cattle and Japan and China breed them well not just inject them like it has said to be done in other places.
Indeed. I was reading about grass fed cattle the other day and how much healthier it is because they are feeding on what they naturally eat, rather than grains which make them less healthy. | Cattle feeding
Different cattle feeding production systems have separate advantages and disadvantages. Most cattle in the US have a diet that is composed of at least some forage (grass, legumes, or silage). In fact, most beef cattle are raised on pasture from birth in the spring until autumn (7 to 9 months). Then for pasture-fed animals, grass is the forage that composes all or at least the great majority of their diet. Cattle fattened in feedlots are fed small amounts of hay supplemented with grain | human meat from the body of a healthy human killed in an accident, then cooked and ate it. He reported, "It was like good, fully developed veal, not young, but not yet beef. It was very definitely like that, and it was not like any other meat I had ever tasted. It was so nearly like good, fully developed veal that I think no person with a palate of ordinary, normal sensitiveness could distinguish it from veal. It was mild, good meat with no other sharply | 71,591 | wow-train |
I liked the book 1984 a lot, even even it was scary.
I agree, it is a dystopian novel by George Orwell. It freaked me out for many days.
Another book I liked by Orwell was Animal Farms, that was more like really depressing.
Animal Farm is an allegorical novel which is a bit different from 1984. I personally liked 1984 more.
Yes Animal farm was more about communism, 1984 a bout totalitarianism and Big Brother I think, but I read them a long time ago.
The common themes in both are things like awareness of social injustice and opposition to totalitarianism. These are important issues today.
With all the communication been monitored 1984 seem more relevant today than when it was written.
I agree, censorship and surveillance is a big issue nowadays than before. George Orwell seems to have predicted this decades ago.
Yes I guess the reason his books are classics now, do you remember any other books written by him? | Four" (1949). His non-fiction works, including "The Road to Wigan Pier" (1937), documenting his experience of working-class life in the north of England, and "Homage to Catalonia" (1938), an account of his experiences soldiering for the Republican faction of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), are as critically respected as his essays on politics and literature, language and culture. In 2008, "The Times" ranked George Orwell second among "The 50 greatest British | George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist and essayist, journalist and critic, whose work is characterised by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism.
As a writer, Orwell produced literary criticism and poetry, fiction and polemical journalism; and is best known for the allegorical novella "Animal Farm" (1945) and the dystopian novel "Nineteen Eighty- | 71,592 | wow-train |
What is border collie?
The border collie is a working breed of dog that was developed in the Anglo-Scottish border region. It's usually used for herding livestock, like sheep.
I like dogs
I like dogs too. Somtimes I like to watch those agility competitions, like the Fisbee Dog World Championship.
Really? I would watch too | History of dog agility
The history of dog agility can be traced to a demonstration in the late 1970s in the United Kingdom. It has since spread rapidly around the world, with major competitions held worldwide.
History in the United Kingdom.
The first widely documented appearance of dog agility was as entertainment at the Crufts dog show in 1978. John Varley, a committee member from the 1977 show, was tasked with coming up with entertainment for the audience between the obedience and conformation competitions in the main ring. Varley | Border Collie
The Border Collie is a working and herding dog breed developed in the Scottish borders for herding livestock, especially sheep. It was specifically bred for intelligence and obedience.
Considered highly intelligent, extremely energetic, acrobatic and athletic, they frequently compete with great success in sheepdog trials and dog sports. They are often cited as the most intelligent of all domestic dogs. Border Collies continue to be employed in their traditional work of herding livestock throughout the world.
Description.
In general, Border Collies are medium | 71,593 | wow-train |
Do you like recreational fishing? I do it for pleasure, not competition, but it is still fun!
Hey there. I've done it a handful of times but I don't really know where to get started at times? Maybe I should watch a YouTube video
It is pretty easy to learn, you just need a rod, reel, line, hooks and bait and you can fish with the best of them!
I think what happened most other times is that the rod or line would get messed up and then I didn't feel like fixing it or getting another one, haha | Some examples of terminal tackle include weights, floats, and swivels. Lures are frequently used in place of bait. Some hobbyists make handmade tackle themselves, including plastic lures and artificial flies. The practice of catching or attempting to catch fish with a hook is known as angling.
Big-game fishing is conducted from boats to catch large open-water species such as tuna, sharks and marlin. Noodling and trout tickling are also recreational activities.
History.
The early evolution of fishing as recreation is not clear | 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 | 71,594 | wow-train |
I'm planning a trip to Kentucky - have you ever been there?
You mean the "Bluegrass State" known for the bluegrass found on it's pastures caused by the fertile soil.
Yes! I've been wanting to go there for years! I've heard it has some great tourist spots?
Yes, i've been to many attractions there like the worlds longest cave system "Mammoth Cave National Park".
That sounds exciting! What is the weather usually like? Just wondering what to pack!
I'ts hot, but always a good day for bluegrass music and Kentucky Fried Chicken.
I love listening to jazz music - will I find that in Kentucky?
I don't think so, just stick to bluegrass music when your there. You dont want to upset any of the locals with that jazz music.
Awesome! I can't wait to get there - and I will definitely have some of that Kentucky Fried Chicken! | History of KFC
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders, an entrepreneur who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. Sanders identified the potential of restaurant franchising, and the first "Kentucky Fried Chicken" franchise opened in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1952. KFC popularized chicken in the fast-food industry, diversifying the market by challenging the established dominance of the hamburger. Branding himself "Colonel Sanders", the founder became a prominent figure | Africa or in America or increasingly in Great Britain. I think it's been a very good policy and it's been of great value to us and most of the criticism of it that I've ever heard doesn't come from these oriental countries it comes from wandering Australians. (Lamb) "For these years of course in the past Sir Robert you have been described as a racist."
(Menzies) "Have I?"
(Lamb) "I have read this, yes."
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Hi! How do you feel about guns?
I am not crazy about them. I live in a rural area where everybody has them. We hear gunshots all of the time. | Overview of gun laws by nation
Gun laws and policies (collectively referred to as firearms regulation or gun control) regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification and use of small arms by civilians. Many countries have restrictive firearm policies, while a few have permissive ones. According to GunPolicy.org, the only countries with permissive gun legislation are: Austria, Azerbaijan, Chad, Republic of Congo, Honduras, Micronesia, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Switzerland, Tanzania, the United States, Yemen and | my imagination, I could imagine them to be any way I liked, and I could tell you all you wished to hear simply by carrying on my imaginative creation. But as I believe that there really are other worlds, I am entitled to confess that there is much about them that I do not know, and that I do not know how to find out.
Criticisms.
While it may appear to be a simply extravagant account of modality, modal realism has proven to be historically quite resilient. Nonetheless, | 71,596 | wow-train |
Hi, It's getting late, but I'm a night owl usually.
I am also a night owl, I stay up late all the time.
It is probably just a habit , but a hard one to break. | Night owl (person)
A night owl, evening person or simply owl, is a person who tends to stay up until late at night, or the early hours of the morning. Night owls who are involuntarily unable to fall asleep for several hours after a normal time may have delayed sleep phase syndrome.
The opposite of a night owl is an early bird – a lark as opposed to an owl – which is someone who tends to begin sleeping at a time that is considered early and also wakes early. | me the first time I heard Hank Williams sing 'Lost Highway.' I would stay up late on Saturday night listening for him, happy if I could just hear him speak. I always wanted to be a singer, but he etched it in stone," and admits, "Musically, Hank Williams was my centerpost. It's always gone back to him, the one who did everything wrong and everything right."
Jennings also cited Williams as a critical interest on the Outlaw movement:
In 2006, | 71,597 | wow-train |
hello, i work at a hospital | Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency department to treat urgent health problems ranging from fire and accident victims to a sudden illness. A district hospital typically is the major health care facility in its region, with a large number of beds for intensive care and additional beds for patients who need long-term care. Specialized hospitals include trauma centers, rehabilitation hospitals, | , tells him that she is leaving the hospital in a few hours for Michigan to work for former consultant Nick Jordan (Michael French). Max tells Zoe he is planning to move to America with her, but Zoe sneaks away from the hospital in a taxi to the airport before he can join her. Upon learning she has run away, Max drives to the airport, where he finds Zoe, who tells him their relationship has come to an end, leaving him heartbroken.
Production.
"Hello, I | 71,598 | wow-train |
Archaeology has always fascinated me! I have always wanted to be one! Are you familiar with archaeology?
Yes! Archaeology is when we study human activity through the recovery of materials from the past.
Do you know of any famous archaeologists?
Only fictional ones. Though archaeology extends to 3.3 million years ago when the first stone tools were developed by prehumans.
Interesting! Wasn't Indiana Jones an archaeologist in those movies?
Yes! He was definitely an advocate of protecting the past. The goals of archaeology include understanding ancient culture to explaining change in human societies
So, it is a lot more than just searching for bones and artifacts than, right? | of the first stone tools at Lomekwi in East Africa 3.3 million years ago up until recent decades. Archaeology is distinct from palaeontology, which is the study of fossil remains. It is particularly important for learning about prehistoric societies, for whom there may be no written records to study. Prehistory includes over 99% of the human past, from the Paleolithic until the advent of literacy in societies across the world. Archaeology has various goals, which range from understanding culture history to reconstructing past lifeways to documenting and explaining changes in human | prehistoric societies is through archaeology. Because archaeology is the study of past human activity, it stretches back to about 2.5 million years ago when we find the first stone tools – The Oldowan Industry. Many important developments in human history occurred during prehistory, such as the evolution of humanity during the Paleolithic period, when the hominins developed from the australopithecines in Africa and eventually into modern "Homo sapiens". Archaeology also sheds light on many of humanity's technological advances, for instance the ability to use fire, the development of stone | 71,599 | wow-train |
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