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I have a weird fear of open spaces, it's called Agoraphobia.
Yes, it is characterized by symptoms of anxiety where you feel unsafe.
Yes, exactly. What is the cause of it do you know? | Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by symptoms of anxiety in situations where the person perceives their environment to be unsafe with no easy way to escape. These situations can include open spaces, public transit, shopping centers, or simply being outside their home. Being in these situations may result in a panic attack. The symptoms occur nearly every time the situation is encountered and last for more than six months. Those affected will go to great lengths to avoid these situations. In severe cases people may become completely unable to | Anxiety disorder
Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by significant feelings of anxiety and fear. Anxiety is a worry about future events, and fear is a reaction to current events. These feelings may cause physical symptoms, such as a fast heart rate and shakiness. There are several anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, panic disorder, and selective mutism. The disorder differs by what results in the symptoms. People often have more than one | 71,900 | wow-train |
Entomology is so interesting, as it is the scientific study of insects.
Oh that is cool.
I know, it is also a branch of zoology.
Yea makes sense just more specific. | Entomology
Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was more vague, and historically the definition of entomology included the study of terrestrial animals in other arthropod groups or other phyla, such as arachnids, myriapods, earthworms, land snails, and slugs. This wider meaning may still be encountered in informal use.
Like several of the other fields that are categorized within zoology, entomology is a taxon-based category; any form of scientific study | to the familiarity of them and hopefully the sense of magnetism that we bring." Kendall said Lauren has "a big heart" and is the centre of her family, but she had been looking for some interesting ways to portray her, so that she does come across as too much of a domestic goddess. Kendall explained "She is a wife and a mother that on the surface could look quite bland and I wanted to take her out of that area. She has secrets which makes the character more interesting. It | 71,901 | wow-train |
My favorite animal is the monkey. They are pretty intelligent creatures!
Monkeys are so adorable! I wonder how many different species there are?
About 260 species of primates! In fact, one jumped on my back and stole my banana in South Africa!
Wow! I didn't know there were that many different species! One actually jumped on your back? lol. I guess they are very friendly
Yes! Two major types. Old World Monkeys & New World Monkeys! Yeah they were very used to human interaction!
What is the difference between the two? | A group of monkeys may be commonly referred to as a tribe or a troop.
Two separate groups of primates are referred to as "monkeys": New World monkeys (platyrrhines) from South and Central America and Old World monkeys (catarrhines in the superfamily Cercopithecoidea) from Africa and Asia. Apes (hominoids)—consisting of gibbons, orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans—are also catarrhines but were classically distinguished from monkeys. (Tailless monkeys may be called "apes", incorrectly according to modern usage; thus | Monkey
Monkey is a common name that may refer to groups or species of mammals, in part, the simians of infraorder Simiiformes. The term is applied descriptively to groups of primates, such as families of new world monkeys and old world monkeys. Many monkey species are tree-dwelling (arboreal), although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Most species are also active during the day (diurnal). Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent, especially the old world monkeys of | 71,902 | wow-train |
Hi, I go to the Nightclub entertainment venue every weekend.
oh really sounds fun!
Yup! If its closed I instead go to pubs or taverns
i love going to a good pub. | Nightclub
A nightclub, music club or club, is an entertainment venue and bar that usually operates late into the night. A nightclub is generally distinguished from regular bars, pubs or taverns by the inclusion of a stage for live music, one or more dance floor areas and a DJ booth, where a DJ plays recorded music. The upmarket nature of nightclubs can be seen in the inclusion of VIP areas in some nightclubs, for celebrities and their guests. Nightclubs are much more likely than pubs or sports bars to use | up, which we were taking a little bit of a gamble and risk with, but it looked good in practice; but it just didn’t pay off for us. The car was really, really good there at the end. Nothing’s going to take away from this weekend for me. I know it wasn’t the finish we all wanted, but it was a very memorable weekend. It’s still a little bit more fun to go to hang out with some of my friends and family here. But, | 71,903 | wow-train |
I wish I could take back the biggest mistake of my life, getting married.
why you think like this? regret is a negative conscious and emotional reaction
Regret
yes, regret is related to perceived opportunity
Because it cost me a lot of headaches and a ton of money.
the negative emotional experience relating to a loss outcome both similar neuronal correlates
That is a good way to look at it. But I still wish I had a time machine to go back.
oh!full feedback occurs and with disappointment partial feedback
Trust me, it is a very negative experience. | negative emotion predicated on an upward, self-focused, counterfactual inference". Another definition is "an aversive emotional state elicited by a discrepancy in the outcome values of chosen vs. unchosen actions".
Regret differs from remorse in that people can regret things beyond their control, but remorse indicates a sense of responsibility for the situation. For example, a person can feel regret that people die during natural disasters, but cannot feel remorse for that situation. However, a person who intentionally harms someone should feel remorse for | 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 " | 71,904 | wow-train |
I love Metallica the American heavy metal band
What is you favorite Metallica Song? Mine is "Nothing Else MAtters."
Mine too! The band formed in 1981 they have been around a while
Are they still playing today? Who is their band leader?
The leaders are Lars Ulrich and James hetfield
DO they have any instrumental music? | Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, by drummer Lars Ulrich and vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield, and has been based in San Francisco, California for most of its career. The group's fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer. Metallica's current lineup comprises founding members Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo | List of awards and nominations received by Metallica
Metallica is an American Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band formed in 1981 from Los Angeles, California. Metallica consists the lineup of lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter James Hetfield who is also co-founder of the band along with the drummer Lars Ulrich, while Kirk Hammett is lead guitarist and Robert Trujillo is bassist. Before this lineup Metallica consisted Ron McGovney as an original bassist from 1981 until he left the band in 1982 and then Cliff Burton joined the band as | 71,905 | wow-train |
I recently moved to Florida - which is Spanish for "land of flowers"
I didn't know what! But i just visited Florida | 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% | magical intentions: "I didn't know anything about the O.T.O., I didn't know that they had invoked me, I didn't know anything, but the whole house knew it. Everybody was watching to see what was going on." Despite this ignorance and her skepticism about Parsons' magic, Cameron reported her sighting of a UFO to Parsons, who secretly recorded the sighting as a materialization of Babalon.
In April 1946, Hubbard and Northrup left for Florida, taking with him $10,000 drawn from the Allied | 71,906 | wow-train |
I love cake so much! What about you? | 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 | The Alamo
20. You Never Miss The Water Til The Well Runs Dry
21. Gloria
22. Is It True What They Say About Dixie? - (with Al Jolson)
23. I Love You So Much It Hurts
24. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
- Disc 2:
1. Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)
2. If I Had My Way
3. When You Were Sweet Sixteen
4. Daddy's Little Girl | 71,907 | wow-train |
I thought about joining the US army once.
It builds great character I joined when I was young. We were a ground force who fought primarily on land.
how long was your training? | Army
An army (from Latin "arma" "arms, weapons" via Old French "armée", "armed" [feminine]) or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or state. It may also include aviation assets by possessing an army aviation component. In certain states, the term army refers to the entire armed forces (e.g., People's Liberation Army | was honestly the worst weekend we’ve had all season long as far as how I felt about the race car. I thought after practice we’d be lucky to run 15th. So proud of (crew chief) Cole (Pearn) and my engineers and just everybody for sticking with it, and having a good game plan. You know, we had a good car today. We fought track position all day but once we got up towards the front we had good speed.”
Following his eighth–place finish | 71,908 | wow-train |
I loved the Beastie Boys back in the day!
Same here! They were an American hip hop group formed in 1981 in New York City.
Yes! Do you remember any songs?
Of course. My favorite album "Licensed to Ill" was released in 1986 and included many hits such as "Girls", "Brass Monkey" and "No Sleep till Brooklyn".
Wow 86? I didn't realize it had been that long... | were one of the longest-lived hip hop acts worldwide. In 2012, they became the third rap group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In the same year, MCA died of cancer. In 2014, Mike D confirmed that the Beastie Boys had disbanded.
History.
History 1979–1983: Formation and early years.
Prior to forming the Beastie Boys, Michael Diamond was part of a number of bands such as the Walden Jazz Band, BAN, and The Young Aborigines. The Beastie | Brass Monkey (song)
"Brass Monkey" is a song by the American rap group Beastie Boys. It was a single released from their first album "Licensed to Ill". It is also on the Beastie Boys' compilation album "Solid Gold Hits". It samples "Bring It Here" by Wild Sugar. The song features the Roland TR-808 drum machine.
The song is named after an alcoholic drink of the same name, which is mentioned several times throughout the song.
Covers.
The | 71,909 | wow-train |
My favorite color is blue. Blue is a beautiful color don't you think?
Yes it is my favorite of the primary colors.
I love mixing blue with yellow. It makes green.
Nice, blue lies between violet and green.
The ocean is blue and the ocean is GORGEOUS! I love it! | Blue
Blue is one of the three primary colours of pigments in painting and traditional colour theory, as well as in the RGB colour model. It lies between violet and green on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when observing light with a dominant wavelength between approximately 450 and 495 nanometres. Most blues contain a slight mixture of other colours; azure contains some green, while ultramarine contains some violet. The clear daytime sky and the deep sea appear blue because of an optical effect known as Rayleigh scattering. | of subtractive primary colors used for mixing pigments. It is used in art and art education, particularly in painting. It predated modern scientific color theory.
Red, yellow, and blue are the primary colors of the standard color "wheel". The secondary colors, violet (or purple), orange, and green (VOG) make up another triad, formed by mixing equal amounts of red and blue, red and yellow, and blue and yellow, respectively.
The RYB primary colors became the foundation of | 71,910 | wow-train |
I really want to go to Rome, its one the best tourist destinations around
Rome does sound like it would be a fun place to go! What all are you planning to see there?
I plan to go to the Capitoline Museum and the vatican museum
Oh I've never heard of the Capitoline Museum, what kinds of exhibits do they have there? | ruins of the Roman Forum, and the Catacombs. Rome is the 3rd most visited city in the EU, after London and Paris, and receives an average of 7–10 million tourists a year, which sometimes doubles on holy years. The Colosseum (4 million tourists) and the Vatican Museums (4.2 million tourists) are the 39th and 37th (respectively) most visited places in the world, according to a recent study. In 2005 the city registered 19.5 million of global visitors, up of 22.1% | like, 'Shake yourself out of it, things will be OK,'. [Because] sometimes I have to write songs for myself, reminding me to let it go. But then, the end refrain of 'What the hell' is really important as well, because you'll dance with the devil again at some point, and maybe it will be fun. I've heard he does a really good foxtrot."
Welch also said that "Shake It Out" was a "... magic one. | 71,911 | wow-train |
I've heard my friends talking about this band called Ween. Have you heard of it? | Ween
Ween is an American alternative rock band formed in New Hope, Pennsylvania, in 1984 by childhood friends Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo, better known by their respective stage names, Gene and Dean Ween. After meeting in a middle-school typing class, the two began playing music and immediately chose the name Ween as well as their Ramones-inspired pseudonyms. Ween performed as a duo backed by a Digital Audio Tape for the band's first ten years of existence before expanding to a four- (and later five-) | at the center of the coming storm". At the time, he was a relatively unknown actor best known to audiences as Denethor in the 2003 film "". Noble became aware of the "Fringe" casting call from his daughter, actress Samantha Noble. He explained, "She was in L.A. She said, 'Dad'—she rang me—'Dad, there's a role that's made for you. I've heard it, everyone's talking about it. J.J. Abrams.' So I rang my manager, and I said | 71,912 | wow-train |
I am in college studying veterinary medicine. I want to be a vet after I graduate.
Yes; it is a very important branch of medicine to treat the challenges of animals. Do you have any particular specialty you want to enter?
I am thinking of dogs & cats, the most common household pets.
Do you think you might be interested in performing surgery or a nurse or a technician? Each of these is an important part of the veterinary process.
I think I would be a nurse taking care of the ill pets. I don't want to go to med school. | such as veterinary nurses or technicians. This can be augmented by other paraprofessionals with specific specialisms such as animal physiotherapy or dentistry, and species relevant roles such as farriers.
Veterinary science helps human health through the monitoring and control of zoonotic disease (infectious disease transmitted from non-human animals to humans), food safety, and indirectly through human applications from basic medical research. They also help to maintain food supply through livestock health monitoring and treatment, and mental health by keeping pets healthy and long living. Veterinary scientists often | School of Medicine. "I am aware of no hypoallergenic status that can be attributed to any dog, no matter what the breed,” says Ralph Richardson, DVM, of Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. "Some breeds have more dander than others, but someone who is allergic to dogs is allergic to dogs,” says Linda Boyer, executive director of the Baltimore-based Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
Health.
Yorkipoos can suffer from several diseases, but are typically very healthy dogs | 71,913 | wow-train |
Hello dear do you like ice hockey?
I'm a big Preds fan! | Ice hockey
Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points. The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical, with teams usually consisting of six players each: one goaltender, and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team.
Ice hockey is most popular in Canada, | The Perfect Drug" and "Burn") in their song "Hot Dog". The chorus goes, "You wanna fuck me like an animal, You'd like to burn me on the inside, You like to think that I'm a perfect drug, Just know that nothing you do will bring you closer to me." Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst said he was a big fan of Nine Inch Nails, who has additionally inspired his music.
References.
- Bibliography
External links.
- | 71,914 | wow-train |
What do you think about The Rolling Stones...the english rock band formed in 1962?
I'm a fan though I always feel like I don't know enough about their catalog as I should.
The first stable grou consisted of Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, keith richards, bill wyman, charles watts, and Ian stewart
yeah I knew Keith Richards and Mick Jagger but I haven't heard of the others. | employed several musicians in that role, including Jack Nitzsche (1965–1971), Nicky Hopkins (1967–1982), Billy Preston (1971–1981), Ian McLagan (1978–1981), and Chuck Leavell (1982–present).
The Rolling Stones were at the forefront of the British Invasion of bands that became popular in the United States in 1964 and were identified with the youthful and rebellious counterculture of the 1960s. Rooted in blues and early rock and roll, the band started out playing covers but found more success with their own material; songs | The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The first stable line-up consisted of bandleader Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica, keyboards), Mick Jagger (lead vocals, harmonica), Keith Richards (guitar, vocals), Bill Wyman (bass), Charlie Watts (drums), and Ian Stewart (piano). Stewart was removed from the official line-up in 1963 but continued to work with the band as a contracted musician until his death in 1985 | 71,915 | wow-train |
I like to gamble my money on the outcome of events to win money.
I can understand reasons of doing that you don't get scared of loosing all your money at times?
Yes, especially on slot machines. They are known as one arm bandits because they have the ability to leave you in debt.
I heard I would cry I watch this gambling show where many people visit slot machines and loose thousands of dollars from those. | not universally observed in the English-speaking world. For instance, in the United Kingdom, the regulator of gambling activities is called the Gambling Commission (not the Gaming Commission). The word "gaming" is used more frequently since the rise of computer and video games to describe activities that do not necessarily involve wagering, especially online gaming, with the new usage still not having displaced the old usage as the primary definition in common dictionaries. "Gaming" has also been used to circumvent laws against "gambling". | everything that any other country in any other sport should envy. You have facilities and everything in your favor and then you have rules like that. Montreal made me a bad offer. Look, I've scored 20 goals and had 9 assists and I won the best player of the league. And for what? For nothing in America. Because I'm stuck with Montreal and they don't want to pay good money. From what I understand, they are just holding my rights to try to get the best offer from | 71,916 | wow-train |
Ive been thinking about joining the local community theatre but I have no idea what to expect, Have you ever been to one?
i have actually, Community theatre refers to theatrical performance made in relation to particular communities
Neat! Yeah I just am really nervous about performing in front of a live audience. Can you get paid for acting at a local community theatre? I wanna start an acting career.
some can but it is not common, It may refer to theatre that is made entirely by a community with no outside help
Oh ok yeah that makes sense, I am curious though how long have community theatre's been around for?
they have been around forever you would be please to know that Community theatres range in size from small groups led by single individuals that perform in borrowed spaces to large permanent companies
Id like to go to a small one first, that way I dont have as much stage freight. I am scared of large audiences. Do you have any tips for how I can start making myself less nervous in front of a crowd? | of their own. Many community theatres are successful, non-profit businesses with a large active membership and, often, a full-time professional staff. Community theatre is often devised and may draw on popular theatrical forms, such as carnival, circus, and parades, as well as performance modes from commercial theatre.
Community theatre is understood to contribute to the social capital of a community, insofar as it develops the skills, community spirit, and artistic sensibilities of those who participate, whether as producers or audience- | some gospel vibes to it. And yeah we've had a load of whack nights out in the past, I think it's something everyone can relate to."
In an interview with the Official Charts Company, Snakehips member Ollie Lee explained that the song is not about one particular story, but "really just about years of bad nights out... living in London!" When asked about how the collaboration came about, Lee continued, "I have no idea to be honest with you. We made the beat | 71,917 | wow-train |
I will one day own a ferret!
Ferrets are really cute! They are a distant relative to a weasel.
Oh thank you for the information. Anything else you can tell me ? | parts of the world have imposed restrictions on the keeping of ferrets.
Several other mustelids also have the word "ferret" in their common names, including the black-footed ferret, an endangered species.
Etymology.
The name "ferret" is derived from the Latin "furittus", meaning "little thief", a likely reference to the common ferret penchant for secreting away small items. The Greek word "ictis" occurs in a play written by Aristophanes, "The Acharnians", in 425 BC | poemElizabeth Ann
Said to her Nan:
"Please will you tell me how God began?
"Somebody" must have made Him. So
Who could it be, 'cos I want to know?"
/poem
He also wrote in the poem "Vespers":
poem"Oh! Thank you, God, for a lovely day.
And what was the other I had to say?
I said "Bless Daddy," so what can it be?
Oh! Now I remember | 71,918 | wow-train |
I love armadillos, I use to have a stuffed animal that was one when I lived in Texas.
me too, rmadillos are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata
That is interesting, do you know a lot about armadillos?
Yes, I like them for their leathery armour shell.
It is like leather? I have never felt one before.
Yes it is ,the Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order
Are they armadillos as well? | Armadillo
Armadillos (from Spanish "little armoured one") are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra, along with the anteaters and sloths. Nine extinct genera and 21 extant species of armadillo have been described, some of which are distinguished by the number of bands on their armour. All species are native to the Americas, where they inhabit a variety of different environments.
Armadillos are characterized by a | about it now is that we actually got a call from Barack Obama's people saying they'd heard the song, they felt its theme really suited their campaign, and that they'd love to feature it on their fundraising record 'Yes We Can; Voices Of A Grass Roots Movement'! You know, as soon as they told me that, I was like 'You don't even have to ASK! You can use ANY of my songs for ANYTHING to do with Barack Obama!'!"
Music video | 71,919 | wow-train |
I'm a huge fan of Ford Motor Company. I think it's fascinating that Henry Ford first incorporated it in 1903?
I did not know that. Where did he start? | History of Ford Motor Company
The Ford Motor Company is an American automaker and the world's fifth largest automaker based on worldwide vehicle sales. Based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, the automaker was founded by Henry Ford, on June 16, 1903. Ford Motor Company would go on to become one of the largest and most profitable companies in the world, as well as being one of the few to survive the Great Depression. The largest family-controlled company in the world, the Ford Motor Company | I'm able to talk about it ... obviously my close friends and family knew. I've been on the show since April ... I didn't really know what to expect to start off with, but it's been fantastic." Before the part of Oscar became available, Speer did not think he would be cast in a show like "Home and Away", as he believed that he did not have "the right look". The actor also admitted to being "very stiff" during his first day on | 71,920 | wow-train |
Hi, I am into reading and good books, how about you?
Hi. I prefer reading magazines. I guess because reading is a complex process of decoding symbols.
Reading mazagine articles is efficient! All the inforrmation needed in 10 minutes. I start reading a book and there goes my time.
That's because you make ventures with each piece, creating images that make sense to you.
Yes, I am swept into another world of my own imagination. | 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 | will never see the light of day because I write them for no other purpose than that they are just there, a consequence of reading." Stressing the importance of reading the "Young at Heart" CD, was written with the purpose of creating in the minds of children a passion for learning, and a desire to read. "I start the day reading the Book of Books, the "Bible". I am not trying to sound pious. I'm telling you this is to underscore how important reading special | 71,921 | wow-train |
Hey, purple is my favorite color. It's the color between blue and red. What's yours?
I love purple too! | Purple
Purple is a color intermediate between blue and red. It is similar to violet, but unlike violet, which is a spectral color with its own wavelength on the visible spectrum of light, purple is a secondary color made by combining red and blue. The complementary color of purple in the RYB color model is yellow.
According to surveys in Europe and North America, purple is the color most often associated with rarity, royalty, magic, mystery, and piety. When combined with pink, it is associated | but adding dye or coloring transforms the color. Originally, cotton candy was just white. In the US, what's known as 'floss sugar' is available in a wide variety of flavors, but two flavor-blend colors predominate – 'blue raspberry' and 'pink vanilla', both originally formulated by the Gold Medal brand (which uses the names 'Boo Blue' and 'Silly Nilly'). Cotton candy also comes out purple, when mixed, making a significant favorite at fairs. Cotton candy machines | 71,922 | wow-train |
I love Church Music because it was written as a performance in a church! It's so much fun to see how much people believe in their faith and I am not all to religious myself though.
Wow! I'm not a very religious person either but I also love some of the styles, cadences, and nuances used in the church music performances that I've seen.
Yes! The enthusiasm in church music is awesome! It's why I love going to football, soccer, or basketball games! Everyone is so amped up for who they believe in!
I agree, it seems to me that some people are able to channel their beliefs and use them at public events like these. I try to channel my emotions in similar ways.
Yup emotions are an "internal phenomena that can, but do not always, make themselves observable through expression and behavior" What gets you as excited that makes you channel your emotions extrovertedly?
Sometimes I worry a lot, or feel insulted, or some kind of negative emotion and I try to channel the uncomfortably that I feel into work, or a project that I'm working on. I basically aim to turn negative feelings in me to positive action. | Emotional self-regulation
Emotional self-regulation or emotion regulation is the ability to respond to the ongoing demands of experience with the range of emotions in a manner that is socially tolerable and sufficiently flexible to permit spontaneous reactions as well as the ability to delay spontaneous reactions as needed. It can also be defined as extrinsic and intrinsic processes responsible for monitoring, evaluating, and modifying emotional reactions. Emotional self-regulation belongs to the broader set of emotion-regulation processes, which includes both the regulation of one's own feelings | 1988 interview, he responded: "I am not a religious person, and so do not think about it very much". However, he has also said: "I feel that science cannot provide an answer to the ultimate questions about the meaning and purpose of life." Bardeen did believe in a code of moral values and behaviour. John Bardeen's children were taken to church by his wife, who taught Sunday school and was a church elder. Despite this, he and his wife made it clear that | 71,923 | wow-train |
I love going out for sushi and white rice
Yeah me too! It's so delicious. Do you eat the raw fish too?
Yes I like both sushi and sashimi - the thinly sliced raw fish
Me too. Although I only eat it sometimes. Do you know if they have to treat the fish in any way before it's eaten raw?
I know that there is a dish called narezushi which the fish is stored in fermented rice, but i also read about a lady in California who got a tapeworm from her sushi!
Ewww... I was afraid of that. Well thankfully I took a course of de worming medication after my last vacation. | strongly associated with Japanese culture.
Early history.
The earliest form of sushi, a dish today known as narezushi, has its probable origin with paddy fields along the Mekong river in Southeast Asia. The prototypical narezushi is made by lacto-fermenting fish with salt and rice in order to control putrefaction. Spreading southwards down the Mekong, narezushi then entered Austronesia. In Japan the dish's distribution overlaps with the introduction of wet-field rice cultivation during the Yayoi period.
Narezushi appears in the Chinese dictionary in the | confused with "sashimi", a related dish in Japanese cuisine that consists of thinly sliced raw fish, or occasionally meat, and an optional serving of rice.
History.
Sushi originates in a Southeast Asian dish, known today as "narezushi" ( – "salted fish"), stored in fermented rice for possibly months at a time. The lacto-fermentation of the rice prevented the fish from spoiling; the rice would be discarded before consumption of the fish. This early type of sushi became an important | 71,924 | wow-train |
I love yoga! I especially like hatha yoga.
I've honestly never tried yoga before, but I heard it's a good stress relief? | Yoga
Yoga (; ; ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India. Yoga is one of the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophical traditions. There is a broad variety of yoga schools, practices, and goals in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The term "yoga" in the Western world often denotes a modern form of Hatha yoga, yoga as exercise, consisting largely of the postures called asanas.
The origins of yoga have been speculated to date back | how "sūrya namaskār" had become so integral to yoga when it is nowhere to be found in the [medieval hatha yoga] sources I work with", and recording his eureka moment near the end of the book with Singleton's suggestion that "the modern Aṣṭāṅga yoga gets its name not from Patañjali's eight-fold yoga but from the aṣṭāṅga dandavat pranām, the 'stick-like prostration' in which eight parts of the body are to touch the ground." Admitting himself no expert on modern yoga, he | 71,925 | wow-train |
I grew up on a plantation, also known as a farm that sells crops for money.
Was it in the south? Like the ones you see on TV? | Plantation
A plantation is the large-scale estate meant for farming that specializes in cash crops. The crops that are grown include cotton,
coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar cane, sisal, oil seeds, oil palms, rubber trees, and fruits. Protectionist policies and natural comparative advantage have sometimes contributed to determining where plantations were located.
A plantation house is the main house of a plantation, often a substantial farmhouse, which often serves as a symbol for the plantation as a whole. Plantation houses in | I like Jim McCotter, and that sounds crazy, 'cause I also see him as devious and unethical and a money-grabber. And yet he's a very likable guy. You go figure it out."
Media mogul Canterbury Television.
In 2001 in New Zealand, McCotter bought Canterbury Television (CTV) for $500,000 and set up a newspaper called "The Citizen". He further consolidated television interests there by buying out rival Now TV the following year. Following this, McCotter purchased an $800,000 luxury home | 71,926 | wow-train |
Do you know a lot about the Ocean? it's a body of salt water that covers most of the Earth.
I have visited several oceans. I live near the Atlantic ocean and even visit the beaches!
Oh that's neat, have you ever seen a green sea turtle? They live in the subtropical regions of the atlantic.
I have never seen a sea turtle but I have seen their eggs on the beach. They are protected so no one will disturb them.
Oh that is smart, they say that even though a sea turtle lays a lot of different eggs, on average only one will survive. I wish we could protect them more.
There are many predators after the sea turtle eggs. It is really important to help protect wildlife. | which means that there is insufficient information available for a proper assessment of conservation status. Although sea turtles usually lay around one hundred eggs at a time, on average only one of the eggs from the nest will survive to adulthood. While many of the things that endanger these hatchlings are natural, such as predators including sharks, raccoons, foxes, and seagulls, many new threats to the sea turtle species have recently arrived and increased with the ever-growing presence of humans.
Artificial lighting.
One of the greatest | the endangered blue whale, the largest animal ever to live on earth. The oceans surrounding the islands have a rich marine life, species include for instance orcas, swellshark, bat ray, California moray, great white shark and sea lions.
Coastal California.
Along the coast of California is the California sea lion, which can grow up to seven feet long and can be found in shallow ocean water, near beaches, and among rocks. In the open ocean is the northern elephant seal, which grows up to | 71,927 | wow-train |
The thought of Human cannibalism blows my mind. I mean Why! | Human cannibalism
Human cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings. A person who practices cannibalism is called a cannibal. The expression "cannibalism" has been extended into zoology to mean one individual of a species consuming all or part of another individual of the same species as food, including sexual cannibalism. Some scholars have argued, however, that no firm evidence exists that cannibalism has ever been a socially acceptable practice anywhere in the world, at any time in history. | and Combat Systems, Naval Sea Systems Command.
Awards and recognition.
Norman Mineta recounted: "And this isn't a question of being politically correct. it's a question of decency. I mean, why is it that we are considered foreign? It just blows my mind. I remember when Admiral Ming Chang got a call from a reporter one day, and he was recounting that the reporter asked him if he was a U.S. citizen. He says, Yes he was. 'Were you born here? | 71,928 | wow-train |
Archaeology is such an interesting subject. don't you think? | Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. In North America archaeology is a sub-field of anthropology, while in Europe it is often viewed as either a discipline in its own right or a sub-field of other disciplines.
Archaeologists study human prehistory and history, from the development | are going through," the recent Stanford graduate explains. "Like that two- or three-year period right out of college where everything's a possibility, everything's terrifying. You don't really have any sense of stability. It's the first time you're out on your own in life and I think that's such an interesting time."
Savage is in almost every scene of the film and he appreciates the level of collaboration involved. "Working with these guys, it really makes you feel like it | 71,929 | wow-train |
Nike cleats are my favorite, do you know much about that brand?
of course, it's an American company that is involved with the design, development, manufacturing, and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear, apparel
That's so cool, do you know how long the brand has been around? | Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. () is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area. It is the world's largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012 (ending May 31, 2012). As | month now, I’m pleased to announce my New role as Public Relations Officer of Groupe Ideal , how cool is that ? Most of you know me know how passionate I am about contributing to the growth of young Ghanaian businesses , so I’m very glad to be working with a Company that has as one of its core mandates - encourage assisting young businesses with loans and investment advice and direction through Ideal Finance our flagship brand . After about 9 years in the media , I believe this is good time to spread my wings | 71,930 | wow-train |
Have you ever seen Family Guy? It's an animated comedy created by Seth MacFarlane.
Family Guy is hilarious! I feel like it has been on forever!
Yes, it first aired on Fox in 2000!
Wow! It has been on forever! Has the show ever won any awards?
Yes it has! But it was actually canceled by Fox in 2002.
Really? What was the reason for cancellation? | favorable DVD sales and high ratings for syndicated reruns on Adult Swim convinced the network to renew the show in 2004 for a fourth season, which began airing on May 1, 2005.
Since its debut on January 31, 1999, episodes of "Family Guy" have been broadcast. Its seventeenth season began on September 30, 2018. The show has been universally acclaimed, prompting "Family Guy" to be nominated for 12 Primetime Emmy Awards and 11 Annie Awards, and has won three of each. In 2009, | The Hurricane!
"The Hurricane!" is the second episode of the third season of the animated comedy series "The Cleveland Show", an episode produced for season 2. It is the first part of the Night of the hurricane block with "Family Guy" and "American Dad!", the first such event in the animated television line-up of Fox. The episode first aired on Fox in the United States on October 2, 2011.
Seth MacFarlane was initially approached by Kevin Reilly, the | 71,931 | wow-train |
I really like that first cup of coffee in the morning. Do you like it?
Yes, I love brewed coffee. It's from the "Coffea" plant
Brazil is the leading grower of coffee. they produce one third of the worlds total. | Coffee
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain "Coffea" species. The genus "Coffea" is native to tropical Africa (specifically having its origin in Ethiopia and Sudan) and Madagascar, the Comoros, Mauritius, and Réunion in the Indian Ocean. Coffee plants are now cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in the equatorial regions of the Americas, Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent, and Africa. The two most commonly grown are "C. arabica" and "C. | Maggie's Farm"
- "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)"
- "Like a Rolling Stone"
- "I Shall Be Released"
- "Is Your Love in Vain?"
- "Going, Going, Gone"
- "Blowin' in the Wind"
- "Just Like a Woman"
- "Oh, Sister"
- "All Along the Watchtower"
- "I Want You"
- "All I Really Want to Do | 71,932 | wow-train |
I love swimming. I enjoy it for recreation, and it's one of my favorite sports to watch, especially in the Olympics.
I don't necessarily like watching it but love swimming myself
Olympic-sized pools, while the standardized size, are huge compared to the backyard ones I'm familiar with.
I have been swimming in a couple Olympic sized pools. They are massive and seem even bigger when you're in them.
It's interesting how historically relevant swimming pool-type facilities are. Mostly talking about the wading pools/public baths of ancient times.
I find them confusing. I suppose they were set up like that because a lack of indoor water for houses then right?
I think so. With limited infrastructure, public baths allowed for community-wide access which helped with hygiene and whatnot.
The way they are portrayed is like they were somewhat of a social gathering at times too | does not refer only to bathing. In ancient times public bathing included saunas, massages and relaxation therapies, comparable to today's spas.
History.
History Ancient Greece.
In "The Book of the Bath", Françoise de Bonneville wrote, "The history of public baths begins in Greece in the sixth century B.C.," where men and women washed in basins near places of exercise, physical and intellectual. Later gymnasia had indoor basins set overhead, the open maws of marble lions offering showers, and circular pools | 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 | 71,933 | wow-train |
pit bulls are cool dogs.
I love pit bulls, they are so cute!
yea pit bulls are awesome american dogs
Are pit bulls considered friendly dogs? | Pit bull
Pit bull is the common name for a type of dog descended from bulldogs and terriers. The pit bull-type is particularly ambiguous, as it encompasses a range of pedigree breeds, informal types and appearances that cannot be reliably identified. Formal breeds often considered to be of the pit bull-type include the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bully, and Staffordshire Bull Terrier. The American Bulldog is also sometimes included. Mixed-breed dogs which physically resemble these breeds often get labelled | but the morphological variation among bully breed dogs makes it difficult for even experts to visually identify them as distinct. While mixed-breed dogs are often labeled as pit bulls if they have certain physical characteristics, such as a square-shaped head or bulky body type, visual identification of mixed-breed dogs is not recommended by the scholarly community. Some of the breeds which often get mistaken for pit bulls (but which are not genetically pit bulls) include the Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue de Bordeaux, and others | 71,934 | wow-train |
Foster care is a system in which a minor has been places into a ward. It really helps orphans
Have you ever been a foster parent? | Foster care
Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home (residential child care community, treatment center, etc.), or private home of a state-certified caregiver, referred to as a "foster parent" or with a family member approved by the state. The placement of the child is normally arranged through the government or a social service agency. The institution, group home or foster parent is compensated for expenses unless with a family member.
The State | Foster care in the United States
Foster care is the term used for a system in which a minor who has been made a ward is placed in an institution, group home (residential child care community, residential treatment center, ...), or private home of a state certified caregiver referred to as a "foster parent". The placement of the child is usually arranged through the government or a social-service agency. The institution, group home or foster parent is provided compensation for expenses.
The state via | 71,935 | wow-train |
I think Jim Carrey is one of the funniest actors | Jim Carrey
James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, musician, producer, artist, painter and cartoonist. He is known for his energetic slapstick performances.
Carrey first gained recognition in America in 1990 after landing a recurring role in the sketch comedy television series "In Living Color". His first leading roles in motion pictures came with "" (1994), "Dumb and Dumber" (1994), "The Mask" ( | if Mel Brooks directed and you'll get the idea." John Anderson of "Variety" remarked, "Less of a comedy than a hilarious tragedy, "I Love You Phillip Morris" stars Jim Carrey in his most complicated comedic role since "The Cable Guy"." "Empire" wrote, "One of the funniest films of the year, this is a wonderful mix of old-school Carrey outrageousness with a genuinely touching – and very modern – love story."
Damon Wise of "The Times | 71,936 | wow-train |
Do you enjoy heavy metal music?
I have not listened to much of it but I know it got its start in the 1970's. It was largely happening in the UK
Oh, interesting. Do you know where else it is popular?
It became popular in the US with Led Zeppelin, Back Sabbath, and Deep Purple
I always forget about Deep Purple. Do you like them? | the 1975 "Guinness Book of World Records" as "the globe's loudest band" for a 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre, and have sold over 100 million copies of their albums worldwide.
Deep Purple have had several line-up changes and an eight-year hiatus (1976–1984). The 1968–1976 line-ups are commonly labelled Mark I, II, III and IV. Their second and most commercially successful line-up consisted of Ian Gillan (vocals), Jon Lord (keyboards, backing | today, that is not us finished, we don't want to stop here. We want to keep going. We've won it and we are going to really enjoy it. I know how much the players have enjoyed it and it gives you a wee flavour to come back and do it again." The victory meant that Dalglish became the seventh manager to win all three major domestic trophies in English football. Goalscorer Dirk Kuyt was equally delighted to have won the competition: "We wanted this so desperately, this | 71,937 | wow-train |
I like the Ketogenic diet, I eat a lot of meat.
That's interesting. Are you allowed fruit on that diet?
You bet! Rhubarb is a main one which I have a huge patch of. | Ketogenic diet
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to treat difficult-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children. The diet forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. Normally, the carbohydrates contained in food are converted into glucose, which is then transported around the body and is particularly important in fueling brain function. However, if little carbohydrate remains in the diet, the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies | father is black and his mother is of Mexican descent.
"Sporting News" called Foster "the most interesting man in the NFL". He became a vegan in July 2012. Though this did not last very long, his diet was a very interesting subject to the media for a period of time. Regarding his diet, he said: "I just like to eat healthy, man. That whole vegan thing, a lot of people are really interested in my food... I've had meat since I've | 71,938 | wow-train |
I wanted to try cooking with tomatoes sometime, do you know anything about tomatoes in general?
i love them for one, is the edible, often red, fruit of the plant "Solanum lycopersicum"
Are there other fruits in the Solanum genus?
well The plant belongs to the nightshade family
What else belongs to the nightshade family? | Tomato
The tomato is the edible, often red, berry of the plant "Solanum lycopersicum", commonly known as a tomato plant. The species originated in western South America and Central America. The Nahuatl (Aztec language) word "tomatl" gave rise to the Spanish word "tomate", from which the English word "tomato" derived. Its domestication and use as a cultivated food may have originated with the indigenous peoples of Mexico. The Aztecs used tomatoes in their cooking at the time of the Spanish conquest | Solanum diphyllum
Solanum diphyllum, commonly known as the twoleaf nightshade, is a species of nightshade native to the Americas. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant for its clusters of dark green round fruits that turn a bright yellow when ripe.
Taxonomy.
Twoleaf nightshades are classified under the subgenus "Minon". It belongs to tribe Solaneae, subfamily Solanoideae, under the very large and diverse nightshade family (Solanaceae). They were first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 book "Species Plantarum".
The | 71,939 | wow-train |
Have you ever tried cross country skiing? | Cross-country skiing (sport)
The sport of cross-country skiing encompasses a variety of formats for cross-country skiing races over courses of varying lengths according to rules sanctioned by the International Ski Federation and by various national organizations, such as the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and Cross Country Ski Canada. International competitions include the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, and at the Winter Olympic Games. Such races occur over homologated, groomed courses designed to support classic | at the Olympics.
Skiing terrain Nordic trails.
Big White has 25 km of Nordic trails. You can snow-shoe and dog-sled as well as cross-country ski on the cross-country trails. A small number of them also have snowmobiles. There is one warming hut on the trail.
Skiing terrain Ski and Snowboard School.
Big White has over 200 qualified instructors, offering classes for all ages and all skill levels.
Master Plan.
Big White is in the process of designing | 71,940 | wow-train |
I have a new pitbull, Hes an American pi bull, Do you want to know anything about pit bulls?
Yes! tell me all about them! Ive always stayed away because of all the horror stories
Well Pit bull is such a common name for a type of dog but some people call them "killer" or other bad stuff, but really they are very docile animals.
whats the most popular type? | Pit bull
Pit bull is the common name for a type of dog descended from bulldogs and terriers. The pit bull-type is particularly ambiguous, as it encompasses a range of pedigree breeds, informal types and appearances that cannot be reliably identified. Formal breeds often considered to be of the pit bull-type include the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bully, and Staffordshire Bull Terrier. The American Bulldog is also sometimes included. Mixed-breed dogs which physically resemble these breeds often get labelled | The pit bull has a long history in America. In the early 1900s the U.S. proudly used pit bulls on WWI posters to symbolize qualities that make up America - friendly, courageous, hard working and worthy of respect. I chose my name because I admire the breed for the same reasons. When I hear about pit bulls being used in dog fighting, it makes me angry. I have a choice to step into the cage to fight, but these dogs have no choice. Dog fighting is morally wrong and inhumane. | 71,941 | wow-train |
Do you take your vitamins, more specifically Vitamin C?
I do take vitamins, and vitamin C is included with what I take.
That's good to hear, you'll help prevent yourself from getting scurvy!
Yes most definitely! I am also able to fight off germs better. Do you take your vitamins?
Nah, not really. I don't take my vitamins even though I should, even if I have a strong immune system. I do eat and drink stuff with vitamins in them.
Oh, well as long as you get the intake of them some how. Food and drinks can give amazing vitamin intake.... which always will taste better than a pill. My immune system is horrid, so I do a bit extra.
Yeah, that's true. Like orange juice, broccoli, and peppers have a lot of vitamin c and they taste good!
I love getting my vitamin c through orange juice! I also, like the orange juice with added calcium and vitamin D. Taste amazing | Orange juice
Orange juice is a liquid extract of the orange tree fruit, produced by squeezing oranges. It comes in several different varieties, including blood orange, navel oranges, valencia orange, clementine, and tangerine. As well as variations in oranges used, some varieties include differing amounts of juice vesicles, known as "pulp" in American English, and "(juicy) bits" in British English. These vesicles contain the juice of the orange and can be left in or removed during the manufacturing process. How | a famous letter of 12 December 1771, advising her son against it:
You ask me to take the young Salzburger into your service. I do not know why, not believing that you have need of a composer or of useless people. If however it would give you pleasure, I have no wish to hinder you. What I say is intended only to prevent your burdening yourself with useless people and giving titles to people of that sort. If they are in your service it degrades that service when these people go | 71,942 | wow-train |
hello I like Scooby Doo. Do you?
i do, in particular the original. "Scooby-Doo, Where are you?"
Awesome. I can't remember the names of all the characters but I remember I loved the cartoon so much as a kid | List of Scooby-Doo characters
This is a list of "Scooby-Doo" characters. Scooby-Doo is an American animated franchise based around several animated television series and animated films, as well as live action movies. There are five main characters in the franchise: Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Fred Jones, Velma Dinkley, and Daphne Blake—known as "Mystery Incorporated". There are also several recurring characters throughout the franchise, including their parents, friends, allies, and enemies. The original | that stumbles onto it, eventually forcing it to go at speeds too fast for George to keep up with, trapping him. This led to George's trademark phrase "Jane! Stop this crazy thing!".
Don Messick would usually give Astro a speech pattern involving replacing the first letter of any word with an R, such as "I love you, George" becoming "I ruv roo, Reorge". Astro is similar to Scooby-Doo in the cartoon "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! | 71,943 | wow-train |
A beagle is a small breed of hound, larger than a foxhound, they are great hunt dogs.
I love beagles! I love dogs in general, but beagles are definitely a great breed.
Yep they are great fox hunters, they track and chase down their scent for hunters.
Unfortunately, they are also the most used breed for animal testing due to their size and passive nature. It is a very sad thing.
Yeah it's real messed up, animal testing and experimentation in general is a messed up field, humans are real cruel.
Yes they are, we truly don't deserve dogs. Beagles can be so loving, it is hard to think anyone could harm them.
Yeah beagling is the term for hunting rabbits, which makes me very sad because I have a rabbit and love him very much haha
Awww haha. I also love rabbits. The circle of life is a crazy thing. | 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 | they were small enough to fit on a glove, and Queen Elizabeth I kept a breed known as a Pocket Beagle, which stood at the shoulder. Small enough to fit in a "pocket" or saddlebag, they rode along on the hunt. The larger hounds would run the prey to ground, then the hunters would release the small dogs to continue the chase through underbrush. Elizabeth I referred to the dogs as her "singing beagles" and often entertained guests at her royal table by letting her Pocket Beagles cavort amid | 71,944 | wow-train |
My first computer was based on the Intel 80386 microprocessor. Are you familiar with it?
No I am not, was it used in one of the first PCs released by IBM back in 1981?
I believe it was and a lot of other companies tried to emulate those IBMs, which were created with that processor. How fast were those processors, any idea?
The Intel 80386 was introduced in 1085 and it was 32-bit so in comparison to today's standards probably really slow but a massive evolution back in the day!
Interesting. So a floating point number would be limited by today's standards. I wonder how overcoming that 32-bit limitation, helped with scientific simulations and experiments.
It could correctly execute most code used in early PC's and all that was intended for 16-bit so I suppose that on it's own was already an experiment.
Hmm, that's cool - it was sounds like it was backwards compatible. How long did the 80386 last as the dominant chip? | total revenue.
Intel supplies processors for computer system manufacturers such as Apple, Lenovo, HP, and Dell. Intel also manufactures motherboard chipsets, network interface controllers and integrated circuits, flash memory, graphics chips, embedded processors and other devices related to communications and computing.
Intel Corporation was founded on July 18, 1968, by semiconductor pioneers Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore (of Moore's law), and is associated with the executive leadership and vision of Andrew Grove. The company's name was conceived as portmanteau of | embarked on a major marketing and sales campaign for that chip nicknamed "Operation Crush", and intended to win as many customers for the processor as possible. One design win was the newly created IBM PC division, though the importance of this was not fully realized at the time.
IBM introduced its personal computer in 1981, and it was rapidly successful. In 1982, Intel created the 80286 microprocessor, which, two years later, was used in the IBM PC/AT. Compaq, the first IBM PC " | 71,945 | wow-train |
You know what's great? Food trucks. They don't just sell greasy diner food anymore. A lot of them sell gourmet food these days.
Sorry, what is a food truck? Does it deliver food to your home?
No, a food truck is a large truck or trailer with a big window on it where they sell food. The kitchen is entirely on board. You see them selling hot dogs at baseball games and stuff.
Is it a popular form of food? Do they cook for you or are the food precooked? | Food truck
A food truck is a large vehicle equipped to cook and sell food. Some, including ice cream trucks, sell frozen or prepackaged food; others have on-board kitchens and prepare food from scratch. Sandwiches, hamburgers, french fries, and other regional fast food fare is common. In recent years, associated with the pop-up restaurant phenomenon, food trucks offering gourmet cuisine and a variety of specialties and ethnic menus, have become particularly popular. Food trucks, along with portable food booths and food | Food trucks in South Korea
A food truck is a large vehicle equipped to cook and sell food. Many food trucks operate in South Korean cities. Some, including ice cream trucks, sell frozen or prepackaged food; others have on-board kitchens and prepare food from scratch. Sandwiches, hamburgers, french fries, and other regional fast food fare is common. In recent years, associated with the pop-up restaurant phenomenon, food trucks offering gourmet cuisine and a variety of specialties and ethnic menus, have become particularly | 71,946 | wow-train |
I've been thinking about becoming a bank teller it seems like an easy job. Do you happen to know anyone that works as a teller?
My sister does, a teller is an employee of a bank who deals directly with customers
I think of it as the face of the bank.
Yeah kinda, Sometimes they are called cashiers. or a representative.
I'm sure it comes with a lot of responsibility. Hopefully also room for growth. | Bank teller
A bank teller (often abbreviated to simply teller) is an employee of a bank who deals directly with customers. In some places, this employee is known as a cashier or customer representative. Most teller jobs require experience with handling cash and a high school diploma. Most banks provide on-the-job training.
Tellers are considered a "front line" in the banking business because they are typically the first people a customer sees at the bank.
Responsibilities and Duties of the Bank Teller. | , occasion). These branches are designed to provide a more open space than a traditional bank branch, and to have a look and feel similar to that of a contemporary retail store. Instead of teller windows at a counter with a roped-off queue for customers, tellers process customer transactions at individual stations. At these branches, the tellers ordinarily do not give cash directly to customers, but instead give customers a receipt with a PIN. Customers then walk over to an ATM-like money dispensing machine where they enter | 71,947 | wow-train |
Do you like Unicorns? The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast
I do like unicorns they are mythical and magical
I have heard The unicorn was depicted in ancient seals of the Indus Valley Civilization
I had no idea and thought it was a recent fantasy thing
The Bible also describes an animal, the re'em Some think it is what we call a unicorn
That is amazing, you know a lot about this, please tell me more about unicorns | 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 | black, horse-like head, with three horns protruding from its forehead, and exceeded the size of an elephant.
- The Unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a 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, and Aelian. The Bible also describes an animal, | 71,948 | wow-train |
Hi, I just moved to Los Angeles are you familiar with the area?
I have been a couple times. I enjoy the area. I am from Miami, have you ever been?
I have not but I would love to because of their advancement in entertainment and the arts.
They have a very interesting culture. Lots of Cuban influence and great food and dancing! | Music of Cuba
The music of Cuba, including its instruments, performance and dance, comprises a large set of unique traditions influenced mostly by west African and European (especially Spanish) music. Due to the syncretic nature of most of its genres, Cuban music is often considered one of the richest and most influential regional musics of the world. For instance, the son cubano merges an adapted Spanish guitar (tres), melody, harmony, and lyrical traditions with Afro-Cuban percussion and rhythms. Almost nothing remains of | very natural artist "I love when they tell me that they love me because I am very natural. I love when I'm stopped by women on the street and they say: "You seem so normal, you are just like us". I have a life like everyone else, through good times and bad times I have suffered." In addition, she assures that being happy all the time is not good, if she has bad moments, she does not hide it to her fans, at times she | 71,949 | wow-train |
Is Alcoholism related to drinking alcohol? | Alcoholism
Alcoholism, also known as alcohol use disorder (AUD), is a broad term for any drinking of alcohol that results in mental or physical health problems. The disorder was previously divided into two types: alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence. In a medical context, alcoholism is said to exist when two or more of the following conditions are present: a person drinks large amounts of alcohol over a long time period, has difficulty cutting down, acquiring and drinking alcohol takes up a great deal of time, alcohol is | as one that is both foreign to and destructive of the traditional culture" Native American youth show higher rates of drinking and drug use than most other racial or ethnic groups and those that live on reservations are at the highest risk of developing alcohol related problems. According to Kunitz study on alcoholism in Native American populations, reasons for the prevalence of alcoholism and alcohol consumption on reservations is attributable to "access to alcohol became much easier, and patterns of drinking that had not been particularly problematic in the past began to have measurable consequences | 71,950 | wow-train |
I am a professional rapper and I do it for a living, its fun, What would you like to know about it?
What are the origins of rap?
Rap started the same time that Hip hop did, It developed in the Bronx in New York City during the late 1970s.
Do you rap acapella?
I do sometimes, But I like a good rhythm to go along with my words so I can keep on tempo with everything.
Is rapping considered a form of poetry? | in time to an instrumental track. Rap is often associated with, and is a primary ingredient of hip-hop music, but the origins of the phenomenon predate hip-hop culture. The earliest precursor to the modern rap is the West African griot tradition, in which "oral historians", or "praise-singers", would disseminate oral traditions and genealogies, or use their formidable rhetorical techniques for gossip or to "praise or critique individuals." Griot traditions connect to rap along a lineage of Black verbal reverence | Power Peace".
In his 1986 autobiography, Brown related the lyrical message of "Brother Rapp" to his support of hip hop music:
I admire the rap and the break dancing and all the stuff coming out of hip hop. A lot of the records are messages that express community problems. Used right, those records could help prevent the riots of the sixties from happening again. If you know how a community feels about things, then you can do something about it... That's what my song " | 71,951 | wow-train |
I am addicted to soft drinks, can't start my day without a cold coke
Soft drinks sure are addicting, it comes down to the caffeine and habit forming properties that make them so hard to give up
I think I am just as addicted to the carbonation it seems to clear my throat and sinuses | in contrast with "hard" alcoholic drinks. Small amounts of alcohol may be present in a soft drink, but the alcohol content must be less than 0.5% of the total volume of the drink in many countries and localities if the drink is to be considered non-alcoholic. Fruit punch, tea (even kombucha), and other such non-alcoholic drinks are technically soft drinks by this definition, but are not generally referred to as such. Unsweetened sparkling water may be consumed as an alternative to soft drinks. | my win but it does not feel good when you have a good day and you wreck someone out of a good day, especially how Kyle helped me the whole race. You want him to have a good day too, and I couldn't just give the win to him so I tried to make my move, he went up to block us and I was already there. I am sorry. I may be too hard on myself but I do not feel like I am... I am sorry but I am thankful | 71,952 | wow-train |
I loveeeeee pizza!
So do I! Have you ever made your own? It's fun and not too difficult!
I have! I have made it at my boyfriends house, but we did not do too well! What flavours do you like?\
I kind of like a traditional pizza, just sauce and cheese, but I have made ones with sundried tomatoes and black olives. I love those, but don't always have that stuff in the house!
On the topic of pizza - I tasted it for the first time in Naples, where modern pizza was invented!
Wow - that's cool! I have had pizza in Rome - I wonder if it's the same. Really delicious but nothing like American pizza! | called pizzettas.
The term "pizza" was first recorded in the 10th century in a Latin manuscript from the Southern Italian town of Gaeta in Lazio, on the border with Campania. Modern pizza was invented in Naples, and the dish and its variants have since become popular in many countries. It has become one of the most popular foods in the world and a common fast food item in Europe and North America, available at pizzerias (restaurants specializing in pizza), restaurants offering Mediterranean cuisine, and via pizza delivery | 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 | 71,953 | wow-train |
I'm a huge fan of the chronicles of thomas covenant. Are you a fan also?
I'm only slightly aware of them. Is Thomas the character who, despite his affliction with leprosy, becomes a hero?
Yes that's correct. Its a very inspiring story, it gives me inspiration that I am able to overcome even the most unlikely of obstacles | due to unnoticed wounds. An infected person may also experience weakness and poor eyesight.
Leprosy is spread between people, although extensive contact is necessary. Spread is thought to occur through a cough or contact with fluid from the nose of a person infected by leprosy. Leprosy is not spread during pregnancy to the unborn children or through sexual contact. Leprosy occurs more commonly among people living in poverty. Genetic factors may also play a role in susceptibility. The two main types of disease – paucibacillary and multibacillary – differ in the | I was aware of it before I came to "Emmerdale" and you think you understand it. But it's only when you are immersed in it you realise how passionately our audience care about those two characters. They have been through so much and survived it, so the audience are rooting for them and so am I fundamentally. I should also say a quick word on the Robron episode you watched this week. The writer Maxine Alderton, one of our very many talented writers, is a huge Robron fan. She | 71,954 | wow-train |
My mother is a professor .is an academic rank at universities
Thats interesting! What does she teach?
She's an an expert in arts or sciences, a teacher of the highest rank.
Wow that's inspiring! how do you become a professor of the highest rank?
academic ranks the word "professor", and particularly the unqualified word, only refers to the most senior academic position,
Oh i see. And how long does it take to get to that level? | In universities with graduate schools, professors may mentor and supervise graduate students conducting research for a thesis or dissertation. In many universities, 'full professors' take on senior managerial roles, leading departments, research teams and institutes, and filling roles such as president, principal or vice-chancellor. The role of professor may be more public facing than that of more junior staff, and professors are expected to be national or international leaders in their field of expertise.
Etymology.
The term "professor" was first used | Professor
Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, "professor" derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences, a teacher of the highest rank.
In most systems of academic ranks the word "Professor" only refers to the most senior academic position, sometimes informally known as "full professor". In some countries or institutions, the word "professor" | 71,955 | wow-train |
I just recently moved to Portland, Maine. I was surprise that it is the biggest city in Maine
It sounds great, Ive always wanted to travel there and visit some of the area, What are some good places in Maine to visit?
Well, the Old Port district is very popular. Tourism is very big here
That sounds great ill have to check it out, Is Maine very crowded, what is the population there?
Maine in itself is not super crowded. A third of the population lives around Portland though. About half a million
Wow half a million in one city, that sounds wild, Hows the weather in Maine, I hear it stays cold, is that true?
Well it is bordered by Canada and the Atlantic Ocean. It can get a bit chilly
Brrr yeah it sounds very cold, Well thank you for the cool facts, Ill have to check out more on Maine on the internet when I get the chance. | is known for its 19th-century architecture and nightlife. Marine industry still plays an important role in the city's economy, with an active waterfront that supports fishing and commercial shipping. The Port of Portland is the largest tonnage seaport in New England.
The city seal depicts a phoenix rising from ashes, which is a reference to the recoveries from four devastating fires. Portland was named after the English Isle of Portland, Dorset. In turn, the city of Portland, Oregon was named after Portland, Maine. Portland | of interest.
There are some very good places to visit in Narwana. Nehru Park is one of them. Many people come to this place in morning and evening. Stadium For Games, (Nav-deep stadium has India's first indoor Handball court, that is only in Narwana). Chotu Ram Park.
Cinema, recently called bakshi cinema, is now multiplex with 2 screens running side by side.
Religious places.
Baba Gaibi sabh is a very old and religious temple in this City. People | 71,956 | wow-train |
Ever since the 80s I've been hooked on Nintendo games.
Nintendo are a great company, I wonder how long they have been around
Believe it or not, they've been around since September 23rd, 1889!
what back in the 1800s? What were they doing back then? | Nintendo
Founded on 23 September 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it originally produced handmade hanafuda playing cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as cab services and love hotels. Abandoning previous ventures in favor of toys in the 1960s, Nintendo developed into a video game company in the 1970s. Supplemented since the 1980s by its major divisions Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe, it ultimately became one of the most influential in the industry and one of Japan's most-valuable companies with a market | justified. I've had a varied experience playing them and also appearing as heroines. The roles themselves haven't been noteworthy and sometimes not even especially spotlighted, but I think they've all been beneficial in one way or another. From here on there should be a certain pattern of development, and that is what I am going to fight for if necessary, though I don't believe it will be because they are so understanding here at Paramount.
Since "So Proudly We Hail" only "The Blue Dahlia" | 71,957 | wow-train |
Hey! Do you have any insight into Bitcoin? I was thinking of investing in it.
I really want to get into crypto. I wanna know how to use bitcoin cryptocurrency
Same here. I am a little confused regarding the whole blockchain thing. I just know people are making a lot of money on it. | Bitcoin
Bitcoin (₿) is a cryptocurrency. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries.
Transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded in a public distributed ledger called a blockchain. Bitcoin was invented by an unknown person or group of people using the name Satoshi Nakamoto and was released as open-source software in 2009. Bitcoins are created as a reward for | around the world, stating "Education was a key part of my childhood, and I am better for it. Anything for education I am really into and especially for kids. A lot of people don't have computers, and they can't afford them. Without education, you get far behind. As long as they have a chance, you know, I think that's important. I want every kid to have a chance." In 2013, Clarkson teamed up with State Farm Insurance to support teen safe driving | 71,958 | wow-train |
I've been struggling to get good sleep lately - do you have any tips? | are vital processes that maintain mood, memory, and cognitive function, and play a large role in the function of the endocrine and immune systems. The internal circadian clock promotes sleep daily at night. The diverse purposes and mechanisms of sleep are the subject of substantial ongoing research.
Sleep is a highly conserved behavior across animal evolution.
Humans may suffer from various sleep disorders, including dyssomnias such as insomnia, hypersomnia, narcolepsy, and sleep apnea; parasomnias such as sleepwalking and REM behavior disorder; bruxism; and circadian | 2 mandatory and WBC silver champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (41-4-1, 38 KOs). González stated he hadn't agreed to a rematch or signed any contracts for a rematch to take place as he was not obligated to do so. González also spoke about the purse offered to him for a rematch, "The HBO people are offering me very low money, so I can not accept that fight. I've been struggling to get a good purse, because we are the world's number one pound for | 71,959 | wow-train |
When did you start playing the trumpet?
The trumpet is a wonderful instrument. I started in late 2016. Do you own one?
No but I'm interested in them. What got you to start playing?
I have always been interesting in music. I actually produce under the name The FloodShark. The trumpet, in fact, is a group that contains the highst register brass instruments
That's cool that you produce. Have you released anything?
Yes! I actually have two Eps and a full album released, as well as a variety of singles! I am on all streaming sites. Most trumpets have piston-based valves, while some have rotary
Is the trumpet hard to learn?
It's actually not too difficult. Miles Davis is an example of a famous American trumpeter.
How did you learn how to play? | Trumpet
A trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group contains the instruments (such as the piccolo trumpet) with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpet-like instruments have historically been used as signaling devices in battle or hunting, with examples dating back to at least 1500 BC; they began to be used as musical instruments only in the late 14th or early 15th century. Trumpets are used in art music styles, for instance in orchestras, concert bands, and | "JazzTimes", Bryant said, "Nobody ever told me, 'You can't play the trumpet, you're a girl.' Not when I got started in high school and not when I came out to L.A. My father told me, 'It's going to be a challenge, but if you're going to do it, I'm behind you all the way.' And he was."
Discography.
- "Gal with a Horn" (1957)
References and sources. | 71,960 | wow-train |
Hello! I really love armadillos. | Armadillo
Armadillos (from Spanish "little armoured one") are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra, along with the anteaters and sloths. Nine extinct genera and 21 extant species of armadillo have been described, some of which are distinguished by the number of bands on their armour. All species are native to the Americas, where they inhabit a variety of different environments.
Armadillos are characterized by a | was also posted from Tim Smith's personal Facebook account: Hello Kidz! (You will notice that I spelled the word kidz with a 'z'). I have been bowled over and knocked back by the outpourings of love, posted on here. Every one of them. You have no idea what this means. Really though. While I would love to respond to each message, you are doubtlessly aware, my body is my enemy and my hands are cunts. Nonetheless it means the world to me, thank | 71,961 | wow-train |
Hi, are you into techno music?
Hello, I think the most I've ever been into techno wise would be Deadmau5 | point of reference, particularly Toffler's phrase "techno rebels." To producers such as Derrick May, the transference of spirit from the body to the machine is often a central preoccupation; essentially an expression of technological spirituality.
The mid-1980s work of Detroit techno producers Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson (collectively known as the Belleville Three) is generally seen as the foundation upon which a number of techno sub-genres have been built. The term "techno" was established as a name for the genre | a reveal, to simply have the acoustics stand on their own for the folks who wanna indulge even further into the wooden timeless side of this music. With no techno."
She elaborated elsewhere, "For me, strings stand for the nerves of the human bodies. The voice and wind instruments are the lungs. Beats are for dancing and your heart pumping, but when you stroke stringed instruments, it's like your nerves vibrating. It's why we sympathise so easily with strings, I think, especially when | 71,962 | wow-train |
The last of the mohicans is my favorite film!\ | The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)
The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 American epic historical drama film set in 1757 during the French and Indian War. It was written and directed by Michael Mann and was based on James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel "The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757" and George B. Seitz's 1936 film adaptation, owing more to the film than the novel. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, and Jodhi May, with Russell Means, | - "The Last of the Mohicans" - "Trevor Jones"
- "Hear My Song" - "John Altman"
- "Beauty and the Beast" - "Alan Menken"
Winners and nominees Best Short Animated Film.
"Daumier's Law"
Winners and nominees Best Short Film.
"Omnibus"
Winners and nominees Best Make Up.
"The Last of the Mohicans" - Peter Robb-King
- "Howards End" - "Christine Beveridge"
- " | 71,963 | wow-train |
mmmmmmmm give me some tall, sweaty white milkshakes and I'll be happy all week long!
I love a real milk shake. It's too bad so many fast food places use automatic milk shake machines and don't do it by hand.
what's the benefit of mixing a milkshake by hand?
The taste is far superior when it's made from milk, ice cream and the flavor of your choice and mixed by hand.
there are so many flavors, it's always hard to choose one! any idea what the most popular is?
It's tough to say because they are so common worldwide. Many of the most popular flavors are chocolate, butterscotch, caramel and fruit.
mmm caramel makes my knees weak. I love putting it on everything | Chocolate
Chocolate is a usually sweet, brown food preparation of roasted and ground cacao seeds that is made in the form of a liquid, paste, or in a block, or used as a flavoring ingredient in other foods. The earliest evidence of use traces to the Olmecs (Mexico), with evidence of chocolate beverages dating to 1900 BC. The majority of Mesoamerican people made chocolate beverages, including the Maya and Aztecs. The word "chocolate" is derived from the Classical Nahuatl word "chocolātl".
The | and milk in a blender or drink mixer using a stainless steel cup. Many fast food outlets do not make shakes by hand with ice cream; instead, they make shakes in automatic milkshake machines which freeze and serve a pre-made milkshake mixture consisting of milk, a sweetened flavoring agent, and a thickening agent. However, some fast food outlets still follow the traditional method, and some serve milkshakes which are prepared by blending soft-serve ice cream (or ice milk) with flavoring or syrups. Milkshakes can also | 71,964 | wow-train |
Were you homeschooled?
No but I believe in its validity and necessity for some families needs in education of their children inside the home
Yes, I have some friends who were homeschooled and it was a great fit. Hard on the parents, I imagine, though.
Not necessarily as the education of the children can be education is usually conducted by a parent or tutor.
My friends were a part of a shared group, where one parent specialized in a field and taught all the kids. But others I know only had one parent every day.
Were you home schooled? I know that some families chose to use less formal ways of educating.
No, I attended parochial school. I love learning on my own, but I think the school structure was helpful for me. | communities. In many developed countries, homeschooling is a legal alternative to public and private schools. In other nations, homeschooling remains illegal or restricted to specific conditions, as recorded by homeschooling international status and statistics.
According to the US National Center for Education Statistics, about three percent of all children in the US were homeschooled in 2011–2012 school year. The study found that 83 percent were White, 5 percent were Black, 7 percent were Hispanic, and 2 percent were Asian or Pacific Islander. As of 2016, there | teachers. Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Cyber charter schools enroll many homeschooled students and also children with special needs, who are taught remotely via computer. The school is one of the 14 public, cyber charter schools operating in Pennsylvania in 2015. PA Virtual Charter School is a federally designated Title I school.
The Montgomery County Intermediate Unit IU23 provides the school with a wide variety of services like specialized education for | 71,965 | wow-train |
Do you think chickens are food or pets?
I would say food. I am scared of birds so definitely not a pet.
They are the most-farmed poultry, so I guess lots agree with you!
I don't know anyone who has one as a pet.
Do you know anyone who raises animals for work, then? Like with husbandry day-to-day care?
I have not heard of that. What is husbandry day-to-day care?
Animal husbandry is agriculture-based care for animals. Basically, when you care for them to raise them for meat, milk, eggs, etc.
Interesting. I have a friend who does that with her chickens I think but haven't heard that term before. | Animal husbandry
Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, eggs, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding and the raising of livestock.
Husbandry has a long history, starting with the Neolithic revolution when animals were first domesticated, from around 13,000 BC onwards, antedating farming of the first crops. By the time of early civilisations such as ancient Egypt, cattle, sheep, goats and pigs were being raised on farms | rather that these buildings weren't standing, and so I think at some level I understand. I just don't like the idea of that, but maybe that's wishy-washy of me, because I don't want those buildings standing if they hurt anyone ... Why would you preserve [a building] just so someone can make a profit by continuing to hurt and kill individuals who feel every bit as much as we do?"
Positions Neutering, euthanasia, backyard dogs, working animals, and pets.
PETA | 71,966 | wow-train |
Pets are awesome, I'm in love with my dog and cat!
Me too! Pets are adored for many reasons, including their loyalty, attractiveness, and playfulness!
Mine are definitely cute and playful.
Yes, pets are able to provide physical and emotional benefits.
Yeah, I think mine help my emotional state each day.
You're probably right, pets can offer companionship to those living alone such as the elderly.
Yeah, I definitely feel less lonely when I have my pets around me. | such as children in hospitals or elders in nursing homes. Pet therapy utilizes trained animals and handlers to achieve specific physical, social, cognitive or emotional goals with patients.
Some scholars, ethicists and animal rights organizations have raised concerns over keeping pets because of the lack of autonomy and objectification of nonhuman animals.
Pet popularity.
There are approximately 86.4 million pet cats and approximately 78.2 million pet dogs in the United States, and a United States 2007–2008 survey showed that dog-owning households outnumbered those owning cats, but | pocket pets, while the equine and bovine group include the largest companion animals.
Pets provide their owners (or "guardians") both physical and emotional benefits. Walking a dog can provide both the human and the dog with exercise, fresh air, and social interaction. Pets can give companionship to people who are living alone or elderly adults who do not have adequate social interaction with other people. There is a medically approved class of therapy animals, mostly dogs or cats, that are brought to visit confined humans, | 71,967 | wow-train |
I have fibromyalgia, which makes getting around difficult.
Hey! Do you know anyone with Fibromyalgia? It's a medical condition characterised by chronic widespread pain and a heightened pain response to pressure.
I have fibro, which causes widespread pain, but I don't have the pain response to pressure.
Do you have any other symptoms like tiredness to a degree that normal activities are affected? Sleep problems, and troubles with memory?
I have all of those symptoms and so many more. Are you familiar with treatment options that have proven successful? | , it is believed to involve a combination of genetic and environmental factors, with each playing a substantial role. The condition runs in families and many genes are believed to be involved. Environmental factors may include psychological stress, trauma and certain infections. The pain appears to result from processes in the central nervous system and the condition is referred to as a "central sensitization syndrome". Fibromyalgia is recognized as a disorder by the US National Institutes of Health and the American College of Rheumatology. There is no specific diagnostic test. | Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a medical condition characterized by chronic widespread pain and a heightened pain response to pressure. Other symptoms include tiredness to a degree that normal activities are affected, sleep problems and troubles with memory. Some people also report restless legs syndrome, bowel or bladder problems, numbness and tingling and sensitivity to noise, lights or temperature. Fibromyalgia is frequently associated with depression, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder. Other types of chronic pain are also frequently present.
The cause of fibromyalgia is unknown; however | 71,968 | wow-train |
I have seen people parachuting, but I think it is very scary. | Parachuting
Parachuting is a method of transiting from a high point to Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent with the use of a parachute or parachutes. It may involve more or less free-falling (the skydiving segment) which is a period when the parachute has not yet been deployed and the body gradually accelerates to terminal velocity.
History.
The first parachute jump in history was made by André-Jacques Garnerin, the inventor of the parachute, on 22 October 1797 | , “It wouldn’t take very many bombs to really change life on Earth, ... The idea that there are thousands of them sitting around is pretty scary. I don’t think people today realize that. They don’t think about it. I don’t think they are scared. But in a way, they should be.” Mark Dawidziak, of the "Cleveland Plain Dealer", summarized the film as follows: ""The Bomb" moves swiftly to cover Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Cold War, the | 71,969 | wow-train |
i am interested in crocheting, where its a process of creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials using crochet hooks
That sounds like a nice hobby. What items can be crocheted? | Crochet
Crochet (; ) is a process of creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials using a crochet hook. The name is derived from the French term "crochet", meaning 'small hook'. These are made of materials such as metal, wood, or plastic and are manufactured commercially and produced in artisan workshops. The salient difference between crochet and knitting, beyond the implements used for their production, is that each stitch in crochet is completed before the next one is begun | Laneya Wiles released a music video titled "Straight Hookin'" which makes a play on the word "hookers," which has a double meaning for both "one who crochets" and "a prostitute."
Materials.
Basic materials required for crochet are a hook and some type of material that will be crocheted, most commonly yarn or thread. Yarn, one of the most commonly used materials for crocheting has varying weights which need to be taken into consideration when following patterns. Additional tools are convenient for keeping | 71,970 | wow-train |
I love roses of all kinds but my favorite has to be the red rose. Do you like them as well? | 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 | Bros. Feb 1963
- A: Young And In Love / B: Raindrops In My Heart MGM Jan 1964
- A: All I Do Is Dream Of You / B: Tomorrow Apr 1964
- A: Always B: Imagine Jul 1964
- A: I Can Make The Raindrops Fall / B: You're My World Pacemaker 1965
- A: Only The Young / B: Love Is A Rose Challenge USA 1965
- A: Red Roses / B: Pretty Girls (Look So Fine) | 71,971 | wow-train |
I've been watching some anime recently.
Anime is so fun to watch, It is neat that they are hand drawn though some are computer animation
Yeah I really like the art style to it.
It is neat that Japanese have their one term for animation, anime, where as here we just call it cartoons
Yeah and there are so many different kinds too.
I like the variety, I can't believe it has been around since 1917, around the start of the 20th century
That long? That's pretty crazy! | or quintessentially Japanese may be related to a new form of Orientalism.
The earliest commercial Japanese animation dates to 1917, and Japanese anime production has since continued to increase steadily. The characteristic anime art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of Osamu Tezuka and spread internationally in the late twentieth century, developing a large domestic and international audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, by way of television broadcasts, directly to home media, and over the Internet. It is classified into numerous genres targeting diverse broad and niche audiences. | international popularity has resulted in non-Japanese productions using the anime art style. Whether these works are anime-influenced animation or proper anime is a subject for debate amongst fans. Japanese anime accounts for 60% of the world's animated cartoon television shows, as of 2016.
Etymology.
Anime is an art form, specifically animation, that includes all genres found in cinema, but it can be mistakenly classified as a genre. In Japanese, the term "anime" is used as a blanket term to refer | 71,972 | wow-train |
I've recently started cord-cutting! I've canceled my cable television subscription and started using online service providers.
Nice. I have been thinking about doing that but have not taken the step yet. Is that getting commonplace
It is! It was estimated in 2008 that about 900,000 American households relied entirely on the Internet for tv viewing, I'd imagine that number is much higher today!
I bet. With the increase in popularity of Netflix and Hulu, there is not much you can't watch online anymore
Yes, and don't forget about Amazon Video, iTunes, Sling TV and YouTube! With all those options, cable tv seems like a giant waste of money!
The only thing I would really miss is watching all of my live sports. Does anything on the net offer that option? | Cord-cutting
In broadcast television, cord-cutting refers to the pattern of viewers, referred to as cord-cutters, cancelling their subscriptions to multichannel subscription television services available over cable or satellite, dropping pay television channels or reducing the number of hours of subscription TV viewed in response to competition from rival media available over the Internet such as Amazon Prime, Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix, Philo, Sling TV and YouTube Premium. This Internet content is either free or significantly cheaper than the same content provided via cable. | and Q4'2018 1.1 million subscribers left traditional satellite and cable in favor of internet based streaming television. In Q1'2019 cable and satellite lost 1.4 million subscribers.
Market impact.
Parks Associates estimated that in 2008, about 0.9 million American households relied entirely on the Internet for television viewing; by 2017, this figure had increased to 22.2 million. Leichtman Research Group found that six percent of Americans watched at least one show online each week in 2008, a figure that grew to eight percent in 2009. The number of Americans subscribing | 71,973 | wow-train |
I run the 100m on a track team, it's quite hard but a lot of fun. | Track and field
Track and field is a sport which includes athletic contests established on the skills of running, jumping, and throwing. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running, and race walking.
The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, race walking and | SZN / Until l get what I want, I ain't leaving… Simmer down bitch / It's Iggy SZN."
Reception.
"Iggy SZN" received mixed reception from music critics. An editor from the website Music Times compared the minimal production on the track to that of Azalea's previous single "Fancy" featuring Charli XCX (2014), writing that "It's not quite as catchy as 'Fancy,' but it is still a lot of fun." Brennan Carley of "Spin" | 71,974 | wow-train |
Have you ever been to florida?
I have, quite a few times. I've been to the Florida Keys, Orlando, and Miami, which is the biggest urban area in the state. Very fun.
I haven't been since I was a young but, the water there is so much better looking than the gulf in texas.
I've never been to the gulf in Texas. I think it's cool that Florida is the only state that borders both the Gulf and the Atlantic Ocean.
How many people live in miami?
The Miami metro area has about 5.5 million people living there. It's the fourth-largest urban area in the US.
That's a lot of people! Are there any tourist attractions in maimi? | the seventh-largest in the nation. The city has the third tallest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 55 of which exceed .
Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. The metro area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida and the 12th largest in the United States, with a GDP of $344.9 billion as of 2017. In 2018, Miami was classified as an Alpha level global city | me gone. I don't blame those that needed their own fresh starts and I still have a lot to make right. I've been laying low and waiting for the complications of a separation like this to settle, which is why I've been so silent for so long. But you haven't been silent, and I appreciate that more than I can express in a Facebook post.
"To all of you who have shown me so much unconditional support, thank you. So many of you went above and | 71,975 | wow-train |
I bake a lot of pies. its a baked dish with a pastry botton usually filled with fruit or other ingredients
I generally like pies. When I was a boy, I didn't care for them, but as I have aged, I have acquired a more mature taste. I like apple pie and pecan.
You define a pie by its crust
That is very interesting. Do you know anything about the various crusts of pie? | a pastry or other covering before baking. A "two-crust" pie has the filling completely enclosed in the pastry shell. Shortcrust pastry is a typical kind of pastry used for pie crusts, but many things can be used, including baking powder biscuits, mashed potatoes, and crumbs.
Pies can be a variety of sizes, ranging from bite-size to ones designed for multiple servings.
History.
The need for nutritious, easy-to-store, easy-to-carry, and long | List of pies, tarts and flans
This is a list of pies, tarts and flans. A pie is a baked or fried dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savory ingredients. A tart is a baked dish consisting of a filling over a pastry base with an open top not covered with pastry. The pastry is usually shortcrust pastry; the filling may be sweet or savory, though modern tarts are usually fruit-based, sometimes with custard | 71,976 | wow-train |
i am terrified of spiders , but love snakes. How do you feel about them?
Im terrified of both, the long scaly bodies of snakes and serpents to me is scary
Where I live there are only harmless snakes. The Garter Snakes variety, so maybe that's why I'm not scared of them.
The serpents and snakes here are long and danderous, like rattlesnakes
That not good. I recently visited an area that had poisonous snakes. I wasn't as comfortable being in a area with this variety! | Rattlesnake
Rattlesnakes are a group of venomous snakes of the genera "Crotalus" and "Sistrurus" of the subfamily Crotalinae (the pit vipers). The scientific name "Crotalus" is derived from the Greek κρόταλον, meaning "castanet". The name "Sistrurus" is the Latinized form of the Greek word for "tail rattler" (Σείστρουρος, "seistrouros") and shares its root with the ancient Egyptian musical instrument the sistrum, a type of rattle. The 36 known species of rattlesnakes have between 65 and | with you. Stop eating and terrorising the people of China." But Nian Said "Haha. You have delivered yourself to me, old man, so now I will eat you." The man replied, "Oh, but what will that prove? Eating me isn't great! Would you dare to eat the poisonous snakes on the mountains?" "Bah! What's so difficult about that?" So Nian went to the poisonous snakes and ate them up. "How is this? Am I not | 71,977 | wow-train |
I have been enjoying reading the The New York Times lately.
Lots of others enjoy it too! It is the 18th most popular newspaper in the world.
When was the The New York Times started?
It was founded in 1851 and has won 122 Pulitzer Prizes!
Wow that is a lot. Is there a particular company that owns The New York Times? | structure. It has been owned by the family since 1896; A.G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher, and his father, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., the company's chairman, are the fourth and fifth generation of the family to head the paper.
Nicknamed "The Gray Lady", the "Times" has long been regarded within the industry as a national "newspaper of record". The paper's motto, "All the News That's Fit to Print", appears in the upper left-hand corner | The New York Times
The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as the "NYT and NYTimes") is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership. Founded in 1851, the paper has won 127 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper. The "Times" is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S..
The paper is owned by The New York Times Company, which is publicly traded and is controlled by the Sulzberger family through a dual-class share | 71,978 | wow-train |
My favorite dessert is ice cream, the sweetened frozen food mixed with toppings.
Oh ice cream is wonderful! Mint chocolate chip is my favorite!
I'm a chocolate fan myself. It is the 2nd most common flavor in the US behind vanilla.
I could see why that would be so. What other kinds are popular?
There are too many to list. If you can think it, it has probably been done. Ice cream is made from milk and cream, and combined with flavors.
It seems like we had an ice cream maker when I was a kid. How do they get it so cold so fast I wonder? | ice crystals from forming. The result is a smooth, semi-solid foam that is solid at very low temperatures (below ). It becomes more malleable as its temperature increases.
The meaning of the name "ice cream" varies from one country to another. Terms such as "frozen custard," "frozen yogurt," "sorbet," "gelato," and others are used to distinguish different varieties and styles. In some countries, such as the United States, "ice cream" applies only | only to vanilla.
Other flavors.
Chocolate ice cream is used in the creation of other flavors, such as rocky road. Other flavors of ice cream contain chocolate chips mixed in with the ice cream. For example, (plain) chocolate chip ice cream is made with vanilla ice cream, chocolate chocolate chip (or double chocolate chip) ice cream is made with chocolate ice cream, and mint chocolate chip ice cream is made with mint ice cream.
See also.
- Cookies and Cream
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I like reading. It's such a great way to communicate and share ideas.
I agree! I love to spend an afternoon with a novel and a cup of tea. What else do you know about reading? | use a variety of reading strategies to decode (to translate symbols into sounds or visual representations of speech) and comprehension. Readers may use context clues to identify the meaning of unknown words. Readers integrate the words they have read into their existing framework of knowledge or schema.
Other types of reading are not speech based writing systems, such as music notation or pictograms. The common link is the interpretation of symbols to extract the meaning from the visual notations or tactile signals (as in the case of Braille). | lend support to, and help and nourish and encourage someone else. So it's like your experiences live on in someone else. If you can find some young actor and you can say, 'Listen, don't do this and don't do that and avoid this and that,' and share your experiences, and he does succeed, you can say, 'You know what, I kind of contributed to that.' As an actor did you have to learn you can't always be No.1 the hard way | 71,980 | wow-train |
I like to cook breakfast on sundays
what kind of breakfast do you like early morning before undertaking the day's work.
I just like my coffee and hard boiled egg | Boiled egg
Boiled eggs are eggs, typically from a chicken, cooked with their shells unbroken, usually by immersion in boiling water. Hard-boiled eggs are cooked so that the egg white and egg yolk both solidify, while soft-boiled eggs may leave the yolk, and sometimes the white, at least partially liquid and raw. Boiled eggs are a popular breakfast food around the world.
Besides a boiling water immersion, there are a few different methods to make boiled eggs. Eggs can also be cooked below | Arriving at Kings House Inn I have a hearty welcome. Tea, my clothes and shoes dried. Next morning after a walk round I go in for breakfast. What shall I have? – grapefruit? What! can I have grapefruit in Kings House; of course I can; and so I have grapefruit, and porridge and cream, and fish, and everything just like a west end city hotel. I tell you I am well looked after and at a charge so moderate that I am almost ashamed of my appetite | 71,981 | wow-train |
Im happy i dont have allergies
Yes, they cause many issues to the immune system.
oh yea i bet, really gets bad
Yes allergies include food and asthma allergies, atopic dermatitis, hay fever, and anaphylaxis.
wow thats quite the number
With terrible symptoms like itchy rash, red eyes, sneezing, shortness of breath, a runny nose and even swelling
sounds like it can get serious if you arent careful | Allergy
Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, are a number of conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment. These diseases include hay fever, food allergies, atopic dermatitis, allergic asthma, and anaphylaxis. Symptoms may include red eyes, an itchy rash, sneezing, a runny nose, shortness of breath, or swelling. Food intolerances and food poisoning are separate conditions.
Common allergens include pollen and certain food. Metals and other substances may also cause problems. Food, | that produce a variety of hormones including adrenaline and the steroids aldosterone and cortisol. They are found above the kidneys.
- Allergy – Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, are a number of conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment. These diseases include hay fever, food allergies, atopic dermatitis, allergic asthma, and anaphylaxis. Symptoms may include red eyes, an itchy rash, sneezing, a runny nose, shortness of breath, or swelling. Food intolerances and food poisoning | 71,982 | wow-train |
Dreamworks is an American movie company. Some of their movies are great
Oh I love their movies! They made Up, right?
I think that was actually Pixar haha. Dreamworks has made Shrek and Kung Fu Panda, and other!
Oh, yes, haha, I love Shrek. Kung Fu Panda could've been better, though.
Yeah, it's crazy that Kung Fu Panda has 3 movies. The third came out in 2016.
Oh, maybe I should watch them. I loved the third Shrek movie, though! | Shrek (franchise)
The "Shrek" franchise from DreamWorks Animation, based on William Steig's picture book "Shrek!", include four computer-animated films: "Shrek" (2001), "Shrek 2" (2004), "Shrek the Third" (2007), and "Shrek Forever After" (2010), with a fifth film currently in the works. A short 4-D film, "Shrek 4-D", which originally was a theme park ride, was released in 2003. | in a small canyon immediately east of Capitol Hill.
Capitol Hill Today.
Capitol Hill Today Events.
From June to August each year, the Capitol Preservation Board presents "Movie Under the Stars." This is an outdoor movie series that shows different types of movies. In previous years movies such as Kung Fu Panda; My Big, Fat, Greek Wedding; Shrek the Third; Ant Bully; Iron Man; and Bedtime Stories have been shown. The movies are projected on an inflated movie screen on the south | 71,983 | wow-train |
I've never watched Game of Thrones but I know tons of people that have.
I love Game of Thrones! I read the whole "A Song of Ice and Fire" series by George R.R. Martin. The books are definitely better than the show.
Are they? I don't think I know anybody that has read the books before.
They are superb! There's supposed to be seven books in the series. The fourth book, "A Feast for Crows", is my favorite.
Cool! How many are out so far?
There are five books so far. The fifth, "A Dance with Dragons", was published in 2011. So, quite awhile ago.
Damn, what's taking him so long with these books then? | took Martin six years to write. He is currently writing the sixth novel, "The Winds of Winter".
"A Song of Ice and Fire" takes place on the fictional continents Westeros and Essos. The point of view of each chapter in the story is a limited perspective of a range of characters growing from nine in the first novel, to 31 characters by the fifth novel. Three main stories interweave: a dynastic war among several families for control of Westeros, the rising threat of the supernatural Others in | In the acclaimed 1976 drama serial, "I, Claudius", Baker played the emperor Tiberius Caesar. George R.R. Martin, author of the book series A Song of Ice and Fire which was later adapted into TV's Game of Thrones has stated that the historical Tiberius and Baker's performance in particular were part of the inspiration for his character Stannis Baratheon. He also appeared in an episode of "Get Some In!".
In 1977, he starred as Inspector Roderick Alleyn in the Ngaio Marsh Theatre; four | 71,984 | wow-train |
"Night owl" people are people that stay up real late at night, maybe even all night. I used to be one.
I'm a night owl as well. I sleep better during the day. I have always been an insomniac.
I'm still not an 'early bird' though, which is someone who starts sleeping at an early time and wakes early.
I'm not either. If I have to wake up early, I'm a bit cranky.
In Scandinavia, early birds are referred to as "A-people" and night owls are called "B-people" hehe, so I guess that makes me a C-person.
Wonder what they would call someone who goes to sleep late and can't stay asleep? lol | Researchers traditionally use the terms "morningness" and "eveningness" for the two chronotypes or diurnality and nocturnality in animal behavior. In several countries, especially in Scandinavia, early birds are called "A-people" and night owls are called "B-people".
Etymology.
The term is derived from the primarily nocturnal habits of the owl. Most owls sleep during the day and hunt for food at night.
Characteristics.
Usually, people who are night owls stay awake past midnight, and extreme | 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. | 71,985 | wow-train |
I love working as a disc jockey
Very cool -- both the job and the fact you love it! So are you a radio DJ or a club DJ?
a radio dj, but not a music dj I dj for a talk radio station
Tell me more about the type of things you talk about -- topical issues? Politics? News stories?
mostly news stories and some politics, whic are basically the new these days | News
News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different media: word of mouth, printing, postal systems, broadcasting, electronic communication, or through the testimony of observers and witnesses to events.
Common topics for news reports include war, government, politics, education, health, the environment, economy, business, fashion, and entertainment, as well as athletic events, quirky or unusual events. Government proclamations, concerning royal ceremonies, laws, taxes, public health, and criminals, | Tell Me I Love You, and Magic Castle) in front of more than twenty thousands spectators at the Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles.
Beside his vocal and dance skills, the male singer also demonstrated his ability as a DJ in the MBC Radio program 'Idol Radio' on April 18, with JBJ95 as a guest. He also participated in several donation programs and projects. He became MC together with Kim Hee-ae, and former Wanna One member Lee Dae-hwi for MBC '2019 New Life for Children | 71,986 | wow-train |
minimum wage seems so bad to have in this world | Minimum wage
A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers can legally pay their workers—the price floor below which workers may not sell their labor. Most countries had introduced minimum wage legislation by the end of the 20th century.
Supply and demand models suggest that there may be welfare and employment losses from minimum wages. However, if the labor market is in a state of monopsony (with only one employer available who is hiring), minimum wages can increase the efficiency of the market. There is debate about | him very clearly: They may have been phony in the past, but it's very real now."
Evolution of economic policies Employment Minimum wage.
Trump's comments about the minimum wage have been inconsistent.
In August 2015, in a televised interview, Trump said "Having a low minimum wage is not a bad thing for this country." On November 10, 2015, speaking at a Republican debate, Trump said he opposed increasing the U.S. minimum wage, saying that doing so would hurt America's economic competitiveness | 71,987 | wow-train |
My favorite author is Philip Larkin. He was an English poet and novelist.
I've never heard of him. What did he write?
He wrote "Jill" and "A Girl in Winter". He passed away in 1985.
Shakespeare and Keats on English poets that come to mind. Of course, they were Centuries prior. I wonder who inspired Larkin. | a first in English language and literature, Larkin became a librarian. It was during the thirty years he worked with distinction as university librarian at the Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull that he produced the greater part of his published work. His poems are marked by what Andrew Motion calls "a very English, glum accuracy” about emotions, places, and relationships, and what Donald Davie described as "lowered sights and diminished expectations". Eric Homberger (echoing Randall Jarrell) called him "the saddest heart in | Philip Larkin
Philip Arthur Larkin (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist, and librarian. His first book of poetry, "The North Ship", was published in 1945, followed by two novels, "Jill" (1946) and "A Girl in Winter" (1947), and he came to prominence in 1955 with the publication of his second collection of poems, "The Less Deceived", followed by "The Whitsun Weddings" (1964) and "High | 71,988 | wow-train |
I have been a computer repair technician for about 10 years. I repair and maintain computers and servers.
Cool, is it a tough job?
Yes, i have to configure new hardware, create new computer networks, and updating software.
I am not good at computers, did you have any training? | who have little formal training in the field like private sectors
Private sector computer repair technicians can work in corporate information technology departments, central service centers or in retail computer sales environments. Public sector computer repair technicians might work in the military, national security or law enforcement communities, health or public safety field, or an educational institution. Despite the vast variety of work environments, all computer repair technicians perform similar physical and investigative processes, including technical support and often customer service. Experienced computer repair technicians might specialize in fields such | Computer repair technician
A computer repair technician is a person who repairs and maintains computers and servers. The technician's responsibilities may extend to include building or configuring new hardware, installing and updating software packages, and creating and maintaining computer networks.
Overview.
Computer technicians work in a variety of settings, encompassing both the public and private sectors. Because of the relatively brief existence of the profession, institutions offer certificate and degree programs designed to prepare new technicians, but computer repairs are frequently performed by experienced and certified technicians | 71,989 | wow-train |
A mystery film is a genre that revolves around a crime or the solution of a crime. Do you watch these?
Sometimes I do. I like to see if I can solve the mystery myself.
Yeah I don't mind them I just don't like jump scares and things and I feel like they use them a lot. That and heavy shadows and surprising plot twist. I do like to play the board game Clue though.
I'm actually never played it. Is it fun? | Clue (mobile games)
There have been two distinct adaptations of the Hasbro board game Clue (known as Cluedo outside North America) for mobile devices.
CLUE: Unravel the Clues and Crack the Case was an entirely new game, based on the most recent spin-off game of . It was developed by EA Montreal and published by Electronic Arts for iOS on May 29, 2009. It was removed from sale in 2014.
Clue: The Classic Mystery Game is a faithful adaptation of the classic board game | liked to work from my imagination. I like to work from a fact, and I will try to make something out of the fact. I enjoy that most. And I do my best work when I do that. I don't know whether it's just because I put it out of my mind that I don't like to make things up. Some artists are marvelous at just fantastic inventions. But I love the smell and the feel of life. You have to follow your appetites. You don't choose | 71,990 | wow-train |
I love the sport, but I am horrible at basketball.
I've never played, but we used to play a similar sport played on a rectangular court. It's known as netball in the UK, where I'm originally from.
I have never heard of that. Can you tell me more about netball?
It's the same principle in that each team tries to pass the ball down the court and shoot it through the net, just like in basketball.
Are there professional netball leagues similar to basketball leagues?
There are, but not as well established as basketball. There is a governing body, the INF, which administers the rules - they standardized them many years ago.
Do any other countries besides the UK play netball
Definitely! The INF has over 60 national teams signed up. They're organized into five regions.
Wow, that is a lot bigger than I would of expected | can hold on to it for only three seconds before shooting for a goal or passing to another player. The winning team is the one that scores the most goals. Netball games are 60 minutes long. Variations have been developed to increase the game's pace and appeal to a wider audience.
Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960, international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball (later renamed | , it was reported Azalea was working on her debut album in the United Kingdom.
Composition.
During her headlining European tour in December, Azalea spoke on the album's composition: "It's going to be similar to "TrapGold" and that will be very electronic and high-energy but I'm gonna talk more about my story and where I'm from and things about myself because I never really say that, I don't tell you too much about me, it's kind of just talking a | 71,991 | wow-train |
I really want to visit Rome, it's such a popular destination. What do you think?
Oh Rome is an amazing place. I was there as a teenager and I would love to go back!
I'm so jealous! What was it like? I heard that there's tons of museums and historical buildings...it's a city rich with history!
Oh it was so great! First of all, there is history everywhere, from the ancient Romans. The people are beautiful, the food is awesome. They know how to live! | ruins of the Roman Forum, and the Catacombs. Rome is the 3rd most visited city in the EU, after London and Paris, and receives an average of 7–10 million tourists a year, which sometimes doubles on holy years. The Colosseum (4 million tourists) and the Vatican Museums (4.2 million tourists) are the 39th and 37th (respectively) most visited places in the world, according to a recent study. In 2005 the city registered 19.5 million of global visitors, up of 22.1% | He's a brilliant actor – but Paul honestly said to me, 'I don't know what to do with that character'. He didn't want to just bring everybody back, so that the audience go, 'Oh, look, it's Bill Fichtner again!' – he honestly thought, 'I'm not sure where to do that in the plot.' So if someday there's another chapter of this, maybe then Bill will be back. But I think the characters that are there, each | 71,992 | wow-train |
I just bought a new smart speaker, the Amazon Echo, and I love it. Do you have one yet?
I've never used or bought one. I've seen the Amazon echo on commercials though. Do you watch television? | Amazon Alexa
Amazon Alexa, known simply as Alexa, is a virtual assistant developed by Amazon, first used in the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Echo Dot smart speakers developed by Amazon Lab126. It is capable of voice interaction, music playback, making to-do lists, setting alarms, streaming podcasts, playing audiobooks, and providing weather, traffic, sports, and other real-time information, such as news. Alexa can also control several smart devices using itself as a home automation system. Users are able to | you ... It charms me altogether"
- No. 29. Carbonnet – "I've met my fate, I am in love with Trilby"
- No. 30. Cripps and Chorus – "Though round the world I've often been with Cook's or else with Gaze's"
- No. 31. Madame Amélie – "Do you remember all the bonnets that you bought?"
- No. 32. Adèle – "On a silent summer's night, when the moon shone clear and | 71,993 | wow-train |
Hello how is the weather?
Its great! I love Dublin Ireland, have you been there?
No, I hope to visit tell me more about Dublin.
Its a great city for education, arts, industry & entertainment. Guiness is there too!
Wow! So is there a lot of tourism there?
Yes! It is a big place with a population of 1,173,179 people. Do you have any favorite cities?
No not there but I would like to see the entertainment. Who's your favorite band?
I like Green Day, the punk rock band, you?
Cool. I like Bono | Bono
Paul David Hewson, KBE OL (born 10 May 1960), known by his stage name Bono (), is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of rock band U2.
Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. He attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Alison Stewart, as well as schoolmates with whom he founded U2 in 1976. Bono soon established himself | are so many others like you too. It has been our ancestors' practice to pay respects to great sages of the past. Today, when I come to Shu, I want to visit your father's tomb, clean it up, and pay my respects to him. I hope you will tell me where it is."
Jiang Bin replied: "I know that you are someone who understands me and I hope to become friends with you. Now that you have made such a polite request, it would | 71,994 | wow-train |
Hi, depression is a state of low mood and I experience it some days. Have you ever felt it?
Yes I have, I had post partum depression. Have you?
Yes, sometimes. Its a temporary reaction to life events that can be distressing.
Yes and other times it can be very long term. Medication helps alot if you are on the correct one. | major depressive disorder or dysthymia; it is a normal temporary reaction to life events, such as the loss of a loved one; and it is also a symptom of some physical diseases and a side effect of some drugs and medical treatments.
Factors.
Factors Life events.
Adversity in childhood, such as bereavement, neglect, mental abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and unequal parental treatment of siblings can contribute to depression in adulthood. Childhood physical or sexual abuse in particular significantly correlates with the likelihood of experiencing | Toward a Jewish Future."
The 614th Commandment Conclusion.
During Fackenheim's last interview in 2000 he confronted the question, "Do you think Israel can ever come to the point where it doesn't have to be in a state of resistance?"
I think it will be a very long time. But I would say this. Will the time ever come when we can say Hitler's shadow is gone? I think, yes, it will come when Israel is accepted in peace with its neighbor states. | 71,995 | wow-train |
I really love to party I like dressing up like the romans and having toga parties
Toga parties are so much fun with the Roman or Greek theme.
Yeah what are some of the meanings behind the toga, I just like it because its comfortable when I party.
Well, the toga was a semicircular cloth draped over the shoulders and around the body in Ancient Rome.
Yeah I know that senators and important people had really nice togas, Thats why i like to wear them as well I'm awesome | Toga
The toga , a distinctive garment of ancient Rome, was a roughly semicircular cloth, between in length, draped over the shoulders and around the body. It was usually woven from white wool, and was worn over a tunic. In Roman historical tradition, it is said to have been the favoured dress of Romulus, Rome's founder; it was also thought to have been worn by both sexes, and by the citizen-military. As Roman women gradually adopted the stola, the toga was recognised as formal | Toga party
A toga party is a Greco-Roman-themed costume party where attendees wear a toga (normally made from a bed sheet) with sandals. The costumes, party games, and other entertainment often adhere to the Roman or Greek theme. Toga parties are associated with keg parties and excessive drinking, and attendees typically tend to be college or university students.
History.
The earliest known college "toga parties" took place in the early 1950s. Toga parties are recorded in the yearbooks for Theta Delta | 71,996 | wow-train |
My neighbor just bought a lexus, do you know anything about that brand?
That's a nice brand! It first started in 1983 with a project to create a new premium sedan.
Interesting, do you know what country the brand is based in?
They are a japanese car so they are made in Japan. They are actually part of Toyota.
Oh that's cool I had no idea. I'd love to visit Japan one day, seems like a fascinating place. | and additional hybrid models later joined the division's lineup. Lexus launched its own F marque performance division in 2007 with the debut of the IS F sport sedan, followed by the LFA supercar in 2009.
Lexus vehicles are largely produced in Japan, with manufacturing centered in the Chūbu and Kyūshū regions, and in particular at Toyota's Tahara, Aichi, Chūbu and Miyata, Fukuoka, Kyūshū plants. Assembly of the first Lexus built outside the country, the Ontario-produced RX 330, began in 2003. Following a | asking is, 'What are you gonna say? Do you know what you're gonna say?' As usual I didn't plan anything, but I thought I'd say something brand new and just say, 'Just so you know, we're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas.'" This was met with thunderous applause and cheers.
The North American leg began as scheduled on July 21, 2006 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. The tour itinerary continued to suffer cancellations | 71,997 | wow-train |
Chocolate seems to be a big hit and is sweet and brown
I love white chocolate! What can you tell me about it's origins?
Mesoamerica was a large factor in the rise and cultivation of cocao
How long has it been around?
At least three millennia!
That is certainly a long time! Was it always a dessert type item? | Chocolate
Chocolate is a usually sweet, brown food preparation of roasted and ground cacao seeds that is made in the form of a liquid, paste, or in a block, or used as a flavoring ingredient in other foods. The earliest evidence of use traces to the Olmecs (Mexico), with evidence of chocolate beverages dating to 1900 BC. The majority of Mesoamerican people made chocolate beverages, including the Maya and Aztecs. The word "chocolate" is derived from the Classical Nahuatl word "chocolātl".
The | much love, so much care from all around the world. People really showed me love and it was after that incident that I came back to record my album and I thought what better name to call my album than Everybody Loves Ice Prince because I was shown love.
"Oleku", Ice Prince's first single off his debut album was met with great reception throughout Nigeria. The song was released under Chocolate City. Ice Prince's 'rap resume' has a long list of songs he's been featured on | 71,998 | wow-train |
I visited India on a business trip recently. It was weird to see the caste system in play... Strict social stratification doesn't sit well with me.
I have never been to India but I would love to go sometime.
You definitely should! The Indian Ocean is really beautiful, and the Bay of Bengal is quite the tourist trap!
I bet they have some great food in India! | India
India (official name: the Republic of India; Hindi: ) is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east | than me. It was one of those things where I would go over her house and we would all play Halo 2 together and go swimming in the pool and stuff. I think we both had little crushes on each other, but it never went anywhere. If it had, it would have been really weird. I wouldn’t have been willing to risk my friendship for dating her brother. Friendship is always more important.
Critical reception.
Jessica Dawson of "Commonsensemedia", the website that rates music for | 71,999 | wow-train |
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