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I enjoy eating spicy foods. How about you? Crazy how spices can come from seeds, roots or even plants!
No I'm not a spicy fan - my husband is though - the hotter the better in most cases.
Sounds good. I enjoy Indian the most. Does he like that kind of spice? What cuisine is your favorite?
I honestly don't know if he's ever had that - I guess that would be from curry? Mexican is probably his favorite, but he also likes wings. | Mediterranean cuisines, and foods such as falafel, hummus, msabbha, shakshouka, couscous, and za'atar are now widely popular in Israel.
Other influences on the cuisine are the availability of foods common to the Mediterranean region, especially certain kinds of fruits and vegetables, dairy products and fish; the distinctive traditional dishes prepared at holiday times; the tradition of keeping kosher; and food customs specific to Shabbat and different Jewish holidays, such as challah, jachnun, malawach, gefilte fish, hamin, me'orav yerushalmi and sufganiyot. | 'No. Length, length, length. Playability.' [...] I've lost perspective on that now, because to me, the honest truth is I geek out on little stuff now as much as anybody. Like, people will go, 'We've got to cut. You don't need that shot of Hollis Mason's garage sign.' And I'm like, 'What are you talking about? Of course you do. Are you crazy? How will people enjoy the movie without shit like | 74,900 | wow-train |
Bon Iver is my favorite band! Have you ever heard of them? I was able to meet the singer Justin Vernon last month.
I love them so much
It is pretty crazy how fast they became popular. They were founded in 2006. Do you have a favorite song by them?
How many albums so far have they sold? | Bon Iver
Bon Iver () is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. The name "Bon Iver" derives from the French phrase "bon hiver" () ("good winter"), taken from a greeting on "Northern Exposure".
Vernon released Bon Iver's debut album, "For Emma, Forever Ago," independently in July 2007. The majority of that album was recorded while Vernon spent three months isolated in a cabin in northwestern Wisconsin. The | to the originality and genius of Helmet. An inspiration to fans and musicians-alike" while Norma Jean guitarist Chris Day recalled in 2006 "The first song I ever learned to play on the guitar was a Helmet song. I pretty much just tried to figure the songs out and that's how I learned to play basically. Helmet is a band that I have listened to for years and will always enjoy them because they have the sweetest riffs I have ever heard. I love to air drum to them in the car | 74,901 | wow-train |
Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice - have you ever been to a game?
yes i have! I've watched Capitals, i'm so happy they won a stanley cup
I've been to one game a long time ago - Jacksonville Lizard Kings - LOL! I was surprised at how physical and fast-paced it is
yes it is! i wonder who invented hockey and when
I'm not sure but it is the national winter sport of canada, belarus, croatia, finland, russia, sweden, etc.
how cool! I'm russian, it is a popular sport over there
Ice hockey has even been allowed in the Olympics since 1920!
wow! When did Olympics start? 1920 that's a long time ago! | , from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement, with the Olympic Charter defining its structure and authority.
The evolution of the Olympic Movement during the 20th and 21st centuries has resulted in several changes to the Olympic Games. Some of these adjustments include the creation of the Winter Olympic Games for snow and ice sports, | ."
The Porto manager, José Mourinho, led his team to the Champions League title the following year before moving to Chelsea. Reflecting on the final, Mourinho was happy to admit he played part of a historic moment in football. He said, "As a football game, Celtic-Porto in Seville was the most exciting football game I have ever been involved in. An unbelievable game. Every time I see Martin O'Neill I remember I was the lucky one that day. An incredible match. I've never | 74,902 | wow-train |
I play the piano, I find it to be one of the most soulfull instruments.
It is a soothing sound. It's only been around since 1700.
Really? I figured it would have been around much longer. I wonder who invented it or thought about it first? | of the instrument, which in turn derives from "gravicembalo col piano e forte" and "fortepiano". The Italian musical terms "piano" and "forte" indicate "soft" and "loud" respectively, in this context referring to the variations in volume (i.e., loudness) produced in response to a pianist's touch or pressure on the keys: the greater the velocity of a key press, the greater the force of the hammer hitting the strings, and the louder the sound of the note produced and | it would have been too complicated... It was my doorway to playing the blues."
Of her playing style, Meg herself said:
"I appreciate other kinds of drummers who play differently, but it's not my style or what works for this band. I get [criticism] sometimes, and I go through periods where it really bothers me. But then I think about it, and I realize that this is what is really needed for this band. And I just try to have as much fun | 74,903 | wow-train |
Do you like United states armed forces?
Yes the united states armed forces protect our country
They do. Which is your favorite branch?
I like the marines in the united states armed forces
Oh nice. My brother was in the marines?
Yea my friend is in the marines which is why i like them tho most of the armed forces are very respectable
That's awesome. Have you considered joining or no? | United States Armed Forces
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States of America. It consists of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. The president of the United States is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and forms military policy with the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), both federal executive departments, acting as the principal organs by which military policy is carried out. All five armed services are | an adversarial space strike."
On April 25, 2007, after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared "the war is lost", Hunter wrote "my highest obligation is, like yours, owed to our forces in uniform, especially during this time of war... Given your position of leadership within the United States Government, I find your pronouncement of failure irresponsible and disserving to America's armed forces. In light of the fact that this statement has both been used by our adversaries and has exhibited a marked lack of | 74,904 | wow-train |
what do you think about immigration to the United states?
I have a very mixed opinion, But I believe that immigrants should get some respect, they are human too after all.
I recently became a US citizen, i love this country. Immigration has been a major source of population growth and cultural change
That's great and welcome, the US is the land of opportunity after all. | other country, with 47 million immigrants as of 2015. This represents 19.1% of the 244 million international migrants worldwide, and 14.4% of the U.S. population. Some other countries have larger proportions of immigrants, such as Switzerland with 24.9% and Canada with 21.9%.
According to the 2016 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, the United States admitted 1.18 million legal immigrants in 2016. Of these, 48% were the immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, 20% were family-sponsored, 13% were refugees and/or asylum seekers | are going to get an education from this? How many kids are going to be able to go to college because of this? We have got to understand and I respect both of my fellow candidates, but we have got to understand that this is not about us personally, it is about what we are trying to do for this country and what we believe in", Edwards began to get applause from several members of the audience.
After the debate, John Edwards began to see a major influx of money and | 74,905 | wow-train |
i loved getting my first xbox.
So did I! It is a gaming brand made by Microsoft.
yea they got huge off it but already hue anyway.
Yeah, how many of the consoles did you own? I think I've owned all three consoles.
i owned 4, the special black xbox 360
Cool! A lot of people think that they are just the consoles but Xbox represents the apps and streaming services as well.
Man the old UI was so bad too, was fun using the system tho.
Yeah it was, but Xbox live has always been a blast.
yea but prefer the computer now | Xbox
Xbox is a video gaming brand created and owned by Microsoft. It represents a series of video game consoles developed by Microsoft, with three consoles released in the sixth, seventh, and eighth generations, respectively. The brand also represents applications (games), streaming services, an online service by the name of Xbox Live, and the development arm by the name of Xbox Game Studios. The brand was first introduced in the United States in November 2001, with the launch of the original Xbox console.
The | I ever use those words to describe anything else, ever again."
The PlayStation 3 version's critical review scores suffered because of the technical issues first uncovered by 1UP.com. While discussing the retail version on a podcast, 1UP.com staff members agreed that a significant number of the frame rate problems had been resolved, but not all of them. They concluded that the PlayStation 3 version was not quite as smooth as the Xbox 360 version and recommended that "if you own both [consoles], you should do the 360 | 74,906 | wow-train |
So... I'm currently on a diet. Looking to shed some lbs before my birthday. Watching them calories.
How much do you need to lose and when is your birthday? | Weight management
Weight management is the phrase used to describe both the techniques and underlying physiological processes that contribute to a person's ability to attain and maintain a certain weight. Most weight management techniques encompass long-term lifestyle strategies that promote healthy eating and daily physical activity. Moreover, weight management involves developing meaningful ways to track weight over time and to identify ideal body weights for different individuals.
Due to the rising obesity rates in many parts of the world, proper weight management strategies most often focus on achieving healthy weights | hear this song, and I hope they hear it. So many times, older people look at young kids and say, "Enjoy this time! It's the best time of your life," when it's really not. Being young is hard. Everything's in front of you for the first time. Those things that are in front of you seem so much bigger than they do when you're looking back on them. I'm 32 now and looking back on my teenage years and before, a lot | 74,907 | wow-train |
Peyton manning was a football player for so long, 18 seasons he was in the game.
Wow I did not realize he played for so long. who did he play for | Peyton Manning
Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is a former American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Indianapolis Colts. Considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time due to his numerous career achievements, he spent 14 seasons with the Colts and was a member of the Denver Broncos in his last four seasons. Manning played college football for the University of Tennessee, leading the Tennessee Volunteers to the 1997 SEC Championship in his senior season | Dick Plasman
Herbert Gustave "Dick" Plasman (April 6, 1914 – June 23, 1981) was a professional American football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Chicago Bears and Chicago Cardinals. He is notably the last player in the NFL to play a game without a football helmet. He did so in the 1940 NFL Championship game. | 74,908 | wow-train |
carnivores are scary, but not all of them eat just meat, so it is sort of misleading
I thought omnivores were the animals that ate meat and vegetables | both animal and non-animal food, and, apart from the more general definition, there is no clearly defined ratio of plant to animal material that would distinguish a facultative carnivore from an omnivore. A carnivore at the top of the food chain, not preyed upon by other animals, is termed an apex predator.
"Carnivore" also may refer to the mammalian order Carnivora, but this is somewhat misleading: many, but not all, Carnivora are meat eaters, and even fewer are true obligate carnivores (see | while protesting against Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant in Iceland.
Jónsi is a vegetarian. He states that he "didn’t go vegetarian because of the animals" but became gradually more concerned for their welfare. Jónsi elaborated that he would find it difficult to date someone who eats meat, saying "I just love animals and I do not want to kill them, cook them or eat them so it’d be hard for me to watch anyone do that." He briefly followed a raw food diet, although he no longer practices | 74,909 | wow-train |
I really enjoy going swimming, do you?
Yes, I do. I think it's a great activity for exercise, sports and recreation. Although, in some very bad situations, it's also a way to survive too!
That's true! I don't know how to swim nearly as well as I'd like to though.
Well, swimming is actually a movement of coordination with one's limbs or body, or both, called locomotion.
That's interesting. I use it as a form of exercise when I get the chance. | Swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs, the body, or both. Humans can hold their breath underwater and undertake rudimentary locomotive swimming within weeks of birth, as a survival response.
Swimming is consistently among the top public recreational activities, and in some countries, swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the educational curriculum. As a formalized sport, swimming features in a range of | tell "stories of deception. We've also stumbled into some love stories. We found people who are exactly who they say they are. We are putting those on television, too. We find people who are willing to get past an initial deception and really do make a connection at the end — in person and in real life. That's been really heartwarming. So I think, when we set out, we really don't know how it's going to end: good, bad, or in the middle | 74,910 | wow-train |
They are currently installing a light rail transport system in my City.
Really. Rail transports transfer passengers and goods on train tracks.
That's correct, it can be much more efficient than driving a vehicle in a crowded City.
It's cool how the vehicles run on tracks instead of a flat surface
So cool, and the technology is advancing so much each year.
Tracks consist of steel rails , installed on ties. It's cool.
That's so interesting, much more complex than how roads are constructed for vehicular traffic.
Railways are actually a safer land transport system compared to other forms of transport.
That's so true, much safer than driving in a car or riding a bicycle! | or produce their own power, usually by diesel engines. Most tracks are accompanied by a signalling system. Railways are a safe land transport system when compared to other forms of transport. Railway transport is capable of high levels of passenger and cargo utilization and energy efficiency, but is often less flexible and more capital-intensive than road transport, when lower traffic levels are considered.
The oldest known, man/animal-hauled railways date back to the 6th century BC in Corinth, Greece. Rail transport then commenced in | Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of transferring passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which is also known as tracks. It is also commonly referred to as train transport. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on ties (sleepers) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. | 74,911 | wow-train |
I love pizza its my favorite food and was created in Naples
Pizza is a traditional Italian dish consisting of a yeasted flatbread typically topped with tomato sauce and cheese, it is my favorite food as well
I love to go to a restaurant that specializes in pizza they call them pizzarias
Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise founded in 1958 it has also a chesse crust which is delicious
Pizza is one of the most popular fast foods in the world | 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 | .
Garlic fingers are often eaten as a side dish with pizza, and dipped in donair sauce or marinara sauce.
Wisconsin-style cheese fries.
In central Wisconsin and some other parts of the state, a similar dish is served, consisting of a pizza-like, typically thin crust topped with cheese and garlic butter or a garlic-butter-like mixture. It is cut into strips and often accompanied with marinara sauce.
Called cheese fries and sometimes pizza fries or Italian fries, they are sold | 74,912 | wow-train |
lets talk about one of my favorite dishes meatloaf
Oh man. Your mom must have been a better cook than mine!
I can't answer that for sure but she likes to bake it in the oven with a mix of different peppers and onions some people ever smoked it
my mom put ketchup on the top of the loaf before baking. I'm telling you, I gagged the whole time I ate it.
lol that's to bad what meat does she use some use pork beef and seafood
She used beef. Maybe pork would have been better. Who created meatloaf, anyway?
well it seems like it was first mentioned in the Roman cookery collection "Apicius" as early as the 5th century.
I believe it's that old. Lots of time to improve it, but some cooks still haven't! I think in the US it's more of a southern dish. | cornmeal served by German-Americans in Pennsylvania since colonial times. Meatloaf in the contemporary American sense did not appear in cookbooks until the late 19th century.
International variations.
International variations Argentina.
In Argentina it is usually called "Pan de carne". It is typically filled with ham, cheese, and carrots (or some other vegetable).
International variations Austria.
The Austrian meatloaf version is called "Faschierter Braten". Most of the time it is not filled (e.g., in Germany), but | when asked where the idea for "Rules" came from: "I have two children, a daughter, and a son, and my son has autism. One day when my daughter was about ten years old, she asked me, "Mom, how come I never see families like mine in books and on TV?" I didn't know how to answer her, so I went looking for children's books that included characters with severe special needs. I did find some, but most of the books I | 74,913 | wow-train |
Mountain dew is pretty good but too sugary for me
Mtn Dew was formulated in 1940 when sugar wasn't really frowned upon. Now-a-days sugar is much more monitored.
yea and it has so much more calories than most sodas do.
Yes, they have a ton of sugar and calories which contributes to the rising obesity rates in the united states.
yea i can imagine with so many people drinking surgary garbage does lead to that | Diet and obesity
Diet plays an important role in the genesis of obesity. Personal choices, food advertising, social customs and cultural influences, as well as food availability and pricing all play a role in determining what and how much an individual eats.
Dietary energy supply.
The dietary energy supply is the food available for human consumption, usually expressed in kilocalories per person per day. It gives an overestimate of the total amount of food consumed as it reflects both food consumed and food wasted. The per capita dietary | contains 190 calories, 65 mg of sodium, 48g total Carbohydrate, 48g of sugar, and the following ingredients: carbonated water, high-fructose corn syrup, citric acid, sodium benzoate, orange juice concentrate, sodium citrate, caffeine, natural flavors, artificial flavors, ester gum and Yellow 5. The design of a Mountain Breeze soda can also bears a great resemblance to an older Mountain Dew can, more so than many of the generic citrus sodas. Safeway Select has replaced the brand name with Refreshe | 74,914 | wow-train |
i drive a restored original 1962 Ford Mustang.
did you restore it yourself?
Yes, its a two-seater concept car so it took a long time to find parts.
how long did it take to finish?
About 8 years, because it had to undergo several transformations before it was i working order
have you been working on cars a long time? | , Chrysler's revamped Plymouth Barracuda, and the second generation Dodge Challenger. The Mustang is also credited for inspiring the designs of coupés such as the Toyota Celica and Ford Capri, which were imported to the United States.
, over 10 million Mustangs have been produced in the U.S.
The Ford Mustang began production five months before the normal start of the 1965 production year. The early production versions are often referred to as "1964½ models" but all Mustangs were advertised, VIN coded and titled by Ford as 1965 models | Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang is an American car manufactured by Ford. It was originally based on the platform of the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. The original 1962 Ford Mustang I two-seater concept car had evolved into the 1963 Mustang II four-seater concept car which Ford used to pretest how the public would take interest in the first production Mustang. The 1963 Mustang II concept car was designed with a variation of the production model's front and rear ends with a roof that was 2.7 | 74,915 | wow-train |
Badminton is such a fun game. It is a racquet sport played to hit a shuttlecok across a net.
Ive heard of badminton but never played it. Is it like tennis?
It is a little like tennis but the shuttlecok is not supposed to ever hit the ground. It can be played with large teams or in singles.
Oh I see. How long has badminton been around for?
It was developed in British India in the 1800s. It is a hybrid of battledore and shuttlecok.
Interesting. Are there big badminton competitions? | Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing | Speed badminton
Crossminton is a racket game which is often associated with the brand Speedminton because of their historical relation. From 1 January 2016 the name of the racket sport has been changed from Speed Badminton to Crossminton.
The sport combines elements from different sports like badminton, squash and tennis. Today, Crossminton is played all around the world. There is no net in between and no prescribed playground, so it can be executed on tennis courts, streets, beaches, fields or gyms. The court consists of two squares | 74,916 | wow-train |
do you liek to skateboard? Its a type of action sport
i use to a lot
skateboarding can be considered a recreational activity, an art, job or transportation
never though of it as an art
In 2009, skateboarding was worth 4.8 billion is annual revenue sales.
wow that much i wonder what it is today | the 1970s, skateparks have been constructed specifically for use by skateboarders, Freestyle BMXers, aggressive skaters, and very recently, scooters. However, skateboarding has become controversial in areas in which the activity, although illegal, has damaged curbs, stoneworks, steps, benches, plazas and parks.
History.
History 1940s–1960s.
The first skateboards started with wooden boxes, or boards, with roller skate wheels attached to the bottom. Crate scooters preceded skateboards, having a wooden crate attached to the nose (front of the board | Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2009 report found that the skateboarding market is worth an estimated $4.8 billion in annual revenue with 11.08 million active skateboarders in the world. In 2016, it was announced that skateboarding will be represented at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Since | 74,917 | wow-train |
Broccoli belongs to the cabbage family. I do not like either.
I never knew that! Do you like any other members of the cabbage family? I quite like broccoli.
I do not. Broccoli comes from an Italian word meaning "the flowering crest of a cabbage."
Interesting! Does Broccoli hail from Italy? Or is it grown worldwide? | in color, arranged in a tree-like structure branching out from a thick, edible stalk which is usually light green. The mass of flower heads is surrounded by leaves. Broccoli resembles cauliflower, which is a different cultivar group of the same "Brassica" species. Combined in 2017, China and India produced 73% of the world's broccoli and cauliflower crops.
Broccoli resulted from breeding of cultivated "Brassica" crops in the northern Mediterranean starting in about the sixth century BC. Since the time of the Roman | Broccoli
Broccoli is an edible green plant in the cabbage family ("Brassicas") whose large flowering head and stalk is eaten as a vegetable. The word "broccoli" comes from the Italian plural of "", which means "the flowering crest of a cabbage", and is the diminutive form of "brocco", meaning "small nail" or "sprout".
Broccoli is classified in the Italica cultivar group of the species "Brassica oleracea". Broccoli has large flower heads, usually dark green | 74,918 | wow-train |
I love eating red tomato. I can put them on anything - pizza, pasta and even just raw.
Tomatoes are great and so healthy for you. Some people are concerned because they're considered a nightshade though.
I'm sure Italian people would not be afraid. Italy is known to heavily use tomatoes during the 18th century. Pizza is one of their famous dishes.
That's true they certainly have no fear of the almighty tomato. Do you enjoy Italian cuisine? | Italian cuisine
Italian cuisine is food typical of Italy. It has developed through centuries of social and economic changes, with roots stretching to antiquity.
Significant changes occurred with the discovery of the New World and the introduction of potatoes, tomatoes, capsicums, maize and sugar beet, this last introduced in quantity in the 18th century. Italian cuisine is known for its regional diversity, especially between the north and the south of the Italian peninsula. It offers an abundance of taste, and is one of the most popular and | I can't say anything about how I leave because the producers want to keep that under wraps for now. I'm sure, as with most Emmerdale exits, it will be dramatic."
Asked what she will miss most about Emmerdale, Thomson stated "I think, as with everything, you miss the people. They're a lovely crowd, great crew and actors and it's been a pleasure working with them. It's also been great fun to do something where it's all a bit heightened and you | 74,919 | wow-train |
I love to surf, it is a passion, lifestyle, and way of being, what do you know about surfing?
surfing you do that on a board in the ocean right
That is true you surf in the ocean so you can get huge air and shred big waves, you know anything about that? | Surfing
Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward or face of a moving wave, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found in the ocean, but can also be found in lakes or rivers in the form of a standing wave or tidal bore. However, surfers can also utilize artificial waves such as those from boat wakes and the waves created in artificial wave pools.
The term "surfing" | Aida Edemariam, of "The Guardian", Winton says about surfing "I can afford to blow the morning off and go for a surf. I think, 'oh god, I'm nearly 50, you know? If I can get another 10 or 15 years of surfing - that's fine. I've worked hard, I tell myself, as I'm throwing the board in the car. I owe it to myself. A bit of water over the gills. That's my reward. I'm happier | 74,920 | wow-train |
Hello. We live in a rural country area and I'm very upset because they are tearing down all our trees and fields to build more houses
Oh no! That is very sad. Can you do anything about it.
Sadly, no. The developer has bought the property from the farm owner. :( I will miss my fields and forest areas.
That is really unfortunate. My dad owns land in a rural area and he would flip if someone did that. | Rural area
In general, a rural area or countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. The Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines the word "rural" as encompassing "...all population, housing, and territory not included within an urban area. Whatever is not urban is considered rural."
Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas are commonly rural, as are other types of areas such as forest. | NASCAR owner Roger Penske.
When asked about his departure from NASCAR Ambrose stated: ""I think I've accomplished all I can accomplish in NASCAR. When I came it was clear all I could do was win races and not have any chance at a championship. I've enjoyed my time here and I will miss my friends and the other drivers very much but this move is done mostly to help my children get raised in our native country and I feel like I want to start a new chapter in my life | 74,921 | wow-train |
Border collies are one of the best dogs in my opinion, i recently had one pass away at the age of 13 | Border Collie
The Border Collie is a working and herding dog breed developed in the Scottish borders for herding livestock, especially sheep. It was specifically bred for intelligence and obedience.
Considered highly intelligent, extremely energetic, acrobatic and athletic, they frequently compete with great success in sheepdog trials and dog sports. They are often cited as the most intelligent of all domestic dogs. Border Collies continue to be employed in their traditional work of herding livestock throughout the world.
Description.
In general, Border Collies are medium | , to encourage the breeding of dogs without these genetic flaws.
Registries Turkey.
The registration of working Border Collies in Turkey is the province of the Border Collie Dernegi (Turkish Border Collie Association) established in 2007.
Registries Elsewhere.
The Border Collie breed is also recognised as the prime sheep dog by the International Stock Dog Federation (ISDF), based in Piccadilly, London, UK.
Activities.
Border Collies are one of the most popular breeds for dog agility competitions. They also excel at competitive obedience | 74,922 | wow-train |
I have been thinking of getting a parrot to live with me.
what kind of parrot ? there are roughly 393 species in 92 general make up the order psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions
Im not sure? I had no idea there were that many different kinds of parrots. That is crazy. | Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 393 species in 92 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ("true" parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots). Parrots have a generally pantropical distribution with several species inhabiting temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere, as well. The greatest diversity of parrots is in South America and Australasia.
Characteristic | List of parrots
Parrots, also known as psittacines (), are the 402 species of birds that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions, of which 387 are extant. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ("true" parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots). Parrots have a generally pantropical distribution with several species inhabiting temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere as well. The greatest diversity of parrots is in South America | 74,923 | wow-train |
I've always considered whether or not I'd want to get a tattoo. Do you have any?
i do not but i might get one soon, what type of tattoo would you get ?
Of the three categories (decorative, symbolic, and pictorial), I'd probably get some form of symbolic one on a part of my body that isn't super obvious.
i would would probably get some form of symbolic one, i find at least these mean something would you get a big one ? | Tattoo
A tattoo is a form of body modification where a design is made by inserting ink, dyes and pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. The art of making tattoos is tattooing.
Tattoos fall into three broad categories: purely decorative (with no specific meaning); symbolic (with a specific meaning pertinent to the wearer); pictorial (a depiction of a specific person or item). In addition, tattoos can be used for identification such as | would change Social Security completely. I would do it on an inflationary basis, as far as paying into payroll taxes, and change that, to keep us stabilized as far as cash flow. I'd do COLAs—I'd talk about COLA for 250 percent of poverty guidelines." Asked whether this meant he would "cut benefits to old people," Manchin said that "a rich old person...won't get the COLAs." He asked: "Do you want chained CPI? I can live with either one. | 74,924 | wow-train |
Years ago I worked as a bank teller, lowest paying job I ever had | 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. | " she told Kimmel), then transferred to Emerson College in Boston. At Emerson, she continued to study drama and acted in Sam Shepard's "La Turista", among other plays. After graduating in 1973 with a degree in theater, she made her professional debut by joining a Boston improv group called The Proposition. Peyser told an interviewer, "They'd take suggestions from the audience and turn them into skits. It was the most high-pressured job I ever had and the lowest paying. I figured it | 74,925 | wow-train |
I like the Rolling Stones. Have you ever heard of them? | 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 | down.' That's like the most positive shit I've ever written. And everyone who's heard it loves it, and I think it's going to give people who get down on people picking on them and hating them, like, 'Fuck this! I don't give a fuck what you think. I don't give a fuck what you say. You just fuckin' are a hater.' I think people will relate with that."
Music video.
The video, directed by David | 74,926 | wow-train |
Snakes are legless.
I detest snakes ,they are footless reptiles
Snakes need warmth to be active.
Sure!They are ectothermic, amniote vertebrate with overlapping scales
Not all snakes are venomous.
Well,it could be true ,but In Africa the most dangerous species include mambas, Egyptian cobras, puff adders, and carpet vipers;.
brightly colored snakes are what you have to look out for. They are most dangerous. | Snake venom
Snake venom is a highly modified saliva containing zootoxins that facilitate the immobilization and digestion of prey, and defense against threats. It is injected by unique fangs after a bite, and some species are also able to spit their venom.
The glands that secrete the zootoxins are a modification of the parotid salivary glands found in other vertebrates, and are usually situated on each side of the head, below and behind the eye, and encapsulated in a muscular sheath. The glands have large alveoli in which the synthesized | List of dangerous snakes
The varieties of snakes that most often cause serious snakebites depend on the region of the world. In Africa, the most dangerous species include black mambas, puff adders, and carpet vipers. In the Middle East the species of greatest concern are carpet vipers and elapids; in Central and South America, "Bothrops" (including the terciopelo or fer-de-lance) and "Crotalus" (rattlesnakes) are of greatest concern. In South Asia, it has historically been believed that Indian cobras | 74,927 | wow-train |
Hoarders seem to keep things that even seem like trash. Like stacks of 20 years worth of newspapers.
Yes, and it can be disgusting, but more importantly a fire hazard or health hazard for them!
Why do you think people develop that behavior? | Personality psychology
Personality psychology is a branch of psychology that studies personality and its variation among individuals. It is a scientific study which aims to show how people are individually different due to psychological forces. Its areas of focus include:
- construction of a coherent picture of the individual and their major psychological processes
- investigation of individual psychological differences
- investigation of human nature and psychological similarities between individuals
"Personality" is a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely influences their environment, cognitions | up and that's why I took three years off and went away."
Bogdanovich blamed the studio for poor marketing.
I couldn't seem to get anything across to them. I felt like I was talking into a void. When you've had a few successes you can say the stupidest things in the world and people will think it's clever. When you've had a few flops, you can say something perfectly reasonable and they look at you as if they had no idea what you are talking about | 74,928 | wow-train |
I love Florida! Disneyworld
Random fact but florida is known for the land of flowers
oh yea ? thats cool | Florida
Florida () is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida. Florida is the 22nd-most extensive (), the 3rd-most populous (21,312,211 inhabitants), and the 8th-most densely populated () of the U.S. states. Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the | in April 1993 to inform Max of her plans to take Matthew and Emily to America for a year to live with her new boyfriend, Andrew. Max is incensed and refuses to sign any paperwork assenting to the move, but Susannah jets off with the children anyway. In June 1993, while Patricia is in London on business, Max takes Thomas to Disneyworld in Florida and whilst there makes a snap decision to kidnap Matthew and Emily and return them to Liverpool. Wracked with guilt at what he has done, he tries unsuccessfully | 74,929 | wow-train |
I've been in the hospital a few times. They provided me with specialized medical and nursing staff
Is everything of, or just along the roads of life you've been there. Some hospitals can be great
I just have alot of health problems. A general hospital is typically a hospital that has an emergency room
Oh I am so sorry to hear you have heath problems. It really is a blessing you found a good one and have good experiences, at least that | Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency department to treat urgent health problems ranging from fire and accident victims to a sudden illness. A district hospital typically is the major health care facility in its region, with a large number of beds for intensive care and additional beds for patients who need long-term care. Specialized hospitals include trauma centers, rehabilitation hospitals, | used where there is "a unit or centre providing an appropriate range and format of accessible health care facilities and resources". Medical care is normally led by GPs, in liaison with consultant, nursing and allied health professional colleagues as necessary. These hospitals are typically small, using either purpose-built new premises or smaller general hospitals which have been retained to provide non-emergency services after general hospital services have been transferred to more centralised facilities; in some cases the services include in-patient care. Community hospitals can assist | 74,930 | wow-train |
I have a terrible fear of heights? Do you also suffer from acrophobia?
Actually I don't, they say I have a head for heights!
Haha what exactly does that mean?
I love heights, all kinds, skiing or roller coasters, its so thrilling!
Just thinking of high places makes my palms sweat!
Have you ever been to Carowinds? Its an amusement park with a lot of roller coasters! I love ones that loop!
I lived in Charleston, SC for 20 years and never made the trip to Carowinds. I heard it was a fun park though! | Carowinds
Carowinds is a amusement park, located adjacent to Interstate 77 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Although it has an official North Carolina address, the park is located on the state line of the Carolinas, with a portion of the park also located in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The park opened on March 31, 1973, at a cost of $70 million. This was the result of a four-year planning period spearheaded by Charlotte businessman Earl Patterson Hall, who was inspired to build the park by a | Jukebox just played 'Love' from the Love album and that's my favorite Cult song," he tells me proudly. "I actually got, I have to admit, a teeny bit of a goose bump because it just captured exactly what I wanted to say with that kind of haunting rock. Kind of swaggery but not heavy, it's got ... Duffy searches for the right words to express his emotion at hearing the song from the outside, "I mean nobody ... I don’t know who makes music like | 74,931 | wow-train |
so do you know anything about donna Karan? | Donna Karan
Donna Karan (born Donna Ivy Faske; October 2, 1948), also known as "DK", is an American fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels.
Early life.
Karan was born Donna Ivy Faske to mother Helen ("Queenie") and father Gabby Faske in the Forest Hills neighborhood of the Borough of Queens, New York City. Her family is Jewish. Karan's mother had been a model and had also worked in designer Chester | the Indians name and the team, ah, is in recognition of our pride and affiliation with the first Native American baseball player. So I think what we choose to do is celebrate, you know, Louis Sockalexis and his history and tradition with the Indians and, and not to focus on uh anything that we would view, that, you know, anything that we don't view and certainly don't want to put, uh, be offensive to anyone."
DiBiasio has described conversations about Chief Wahoo with the | 74,932 | wow-train |
I run a small bakery! We sell bread, cakes, cookies, pastries and pies. I love my job!
wow its great to organize it, i love the cake and pastries items | Bakery
A bakery (also baker's shop or bake shop) is an establishment that produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cookies, cakes, pastries, and pies. Some retail bakeries are also cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises.
History.
Baked goods have been around for thousands of years. The art of baking was developed early during the Roman Empire. It was a highly famous art as Roman citizens | List of bakery cafés
This is a list of notable bakery cafés. A bakery (or baker's shop) is an establishment that produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cookies, cakes, pastries, and pies. Some retail bakeries are also coffeehouses, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises. A café, cafe, or "caff" may refer to a coffeehouse, bar, teahouse, diner, transport cafe, or other | 74,933 | wow-train |
Chocolate is my favorite flavor especially on ice creams.Do you like chocolate?
I absolutely love it! It comes from the Theobroma cacao plant and is usually a sweet and brown preparation of deliciousness. I just had a dipped ice cream last night actually.
The seeds of the cacao tree have an intense bitter taste and must be fermented to develop the flavor.Thats how chocolate is made.Which one is your favorite white or brown?
I enjoy brown, but I do like a good quality white sometimes too. I find it fascinating that there is evidence of use of chocolate dating back to 1900 BCE in Mexico.
As long back as 1900 BCE!!! As of today Chocolate has become one of the most popular food types and flavors in the world!!!
Have you ever had the seeds from the cacao tree? Before they are processed they are pretty bitter and are fermented before being processed into chocolate.
I have not seen them in person.Although cocoa originated in the Americas, recent years have seen African nations assuming a leading role in producing cocoa.Its becoming popular worlwide | seeds of the cacao tree have an intense bitter taste and must be fermented to develop the flavor. After fermentation, the beans are dried, cleaned, and roasted. The shell is removed to produce cacao nibs, which are then ground to cocoa mass, unadulterated chocolate in rough form. Once the cocoa mass is liquefied by heating, it is called chocolate liquor. The liquor also may be cooled and processed into its two components: cocoa solids and cocoa butter. Baking chocolate, also called bitter chocolate, contains cocoa solids | Outline of chocolate
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to chocolate:
What is chocolate?
- Chocolate – raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical "Theobroma cacao" tree. The seeds of the cacao tree have an intense bitter taste, and must be fermented to improve the flavor. Chocolate is a popular ingredient in confectionery items and candies.
What is chocolate?:What "type" of thing is chocolate?
Chocolate is a type of:
- Food – | 74,934 | wow-train |
What do you think about Catholic Schools? Should religion and education be mixed?
Well, I think for some people it's a great solution and achieves the parents goals
With more than 140,000 church supported Catholic schools, it seems many folks would tend to agree with you.
I'm a teacher and have taught in Christian schools as well as public schools | Christian school
A Christian school is a school run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization.
The nature of Christian schools varies enormously from country to country, according to the religious, educational, and political cultures. In some countries, there is a strict separation of church and state, so all religious schools are private; in others, there is an established church whose teachings form an integral part of the state-operated educational system; in yet others, the state subsidizes religious schools of various denominations. | asked about the progressive Roman Catholic priest's response to the Pope declaring premarital sex a sin. "I really agree with the other priests that it should have never been issued. I think that does put the Church back; I really do. I can say it because I'm not particularly religious. But I think people who are religious, I hope they would feel that it's not a step forward. I think premarital sex is a good idea. I think the worst thing that could possibly happen is to not | 74,935 | wow-train |
My boyfriend wants me to pick up some bagels and I have no idea what kind to get! I should tell him to get them himself!
Bagels are yummy bread products that came from Poland.
Really? Do they come in different varieties? If I'm going to eat them too, I want a flavor that I like!
You can get different seeds on top, like poppy or sesame seeds.
Oh, I like sesame seeds! I'll get those ones! I suppose he'll want me to make them for him - how to you cook them? | Bagel
A bagel ( '; ), also historically spelled beigel, is a bread product originating in the Jewish communities of Poland.
It is traditionally shaped by hand into the form of a ring from yeasted wheat dough, roughly hand-sized, that is first boiled for a short time in water and then baked. The result is a dense, chewy, doughy interior with a browned and sometimes crisp exterior. Bagels are often topped with seeds baked on the outer crust, with the traditional ones being poppy or | into my brain. And every one has a different noise, so I can't think. Some of the wires have voices in them and they tell me things like what to do and that people are watching me. I know there really aren't any voices, but I feel that there are, and that I should listen to them or something will happen. … I can remember what I was like before. I was a class officer, I had friends. I was going to be an aeronautical engineer. Do | 74,936 | wow-train |
I love chocolate!
Me too! Chocolate is one of my very favourite sweets.
Cool! What type of chocolate is your favorite?
Oh my gosh I love M&Ms! They are candy coated chocolates!
Do you like the regular or peanut M&M's?
The peanut M&ms's are pretty deluxe! I love them. Peanut, milk chocolate, candy shell!
Cool! Do you remember Sixlets? They are candy coated, too. | Sixlets
Sixlets are small round candy-coated, chocolate-flavored candy made by Oak Leaf Confections, a Chocolat Frey company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The chocolate centers are made from a mixture of cocoa and carob, giving them a "malted" taste. They are often sold in thin cellophane packages that hold them in a tube-like formation. The ball-shaped candies come in colors that include red, brown, yellow, green, blue and orange. An Easter variation of the candy adds | M&M's
M&M's are "colorful button-shaped chocolates", each of which has the letter "m" printed in lower case on one side, consisting of a candy shell surrounding a filling which varies depending upon the variety of M&M's. The original candy had a milk chocolate filling which, upon introducing other variations, was branded as the "plain" variety. "Peanut" M&M's, which feature a peanut coated in milk chocolate, and finally a candy shell, were the first variation to be | 74,937 | wow-train |
Hello, I like to watch TED talks to help keep me current with new topics of interest. Have you ever seen one?
I've seen many of them, yes! There's tons of them to watch, as it was founded in 1984 as a conference and then has been held annually since 1990.
I didn't realize that it has been around for so long. Do you know if they have always distributed their content online for free?
I believe they have always been free, yes, from a cursory Google search. And the actual events have been held throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, but, as you said, they have live-streaming for those that can't attend.
Yes, I have never attended one in person but I hope to one day. I hear that speakers are usually given a maximum of 18 minutes to express their ideas at conferences.
You're correct about that. And some of the most notable speakers to do so would be people like Bill Clinton (former president), or Jane Goodall (anthropologist), Al Gore, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Bill Gates, Bono, and even the founders of Google! This list doesn't even include Nobel Prize winners to give talks, either.
That is a star studded list of speakers. It also seems that currently the TED website has over 2600 talks up and view able. | by Chris Anderson, a British-American businessman, through the Sapling Foundation.
The main TED conference is held annually in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Prior to 2014, the conference was held in Long Beach, California, United States. TED events are also held throughout North America and in Europe, Asia and Africa, offering live streaming of the talks. They address a wide range of topics within the research and practice of science and culture, often through storytelling. The speakers are | TED (conference)
TED Conferences LLC (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a media organization that posts talks online for free distribution under the slogan "ideas worth spreading". TED was conceived by Richard Saul Wurman in February 1984 as a conference; it has been held annually since 1990. TED's early emphasis was on technology and design, consistent with its Silicon Valley origins. It has since broadened its perspective to include talks on many scientific, cultural, political, and academic topics. It is owned and curated | 74,938 | wow-train |
I really love burritos, They taste so good, Do you know where they originated from? | Burrito
A burrito (, ) is a dish in Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine that consists of a flour tortilla with various other ingredients. It is wrapped into a closed-ended cylinder that can be picked up, in contrast to a taco, where the tortilla is simply folded around the fillings. The tortilla is sometimes lightly grilled or steamed to soften it, make it more pliable, and allow it to adhere to itself when wrapped. A wet burrito, however, is covered in sauce and is therefore generally | was writing, like Sun Ra or somebody might do – like "A Love Supreme", you know, where they just mumble that in succession at the end of that Coltrane record? I kinda wanted to do something like that but maybe with an influence from The Byrds, you know. And I was really proud of that; I really thought that was amazing, so I love listening to it."
After a month of recording at Woodland Studios, the band finished recording and mixing at Ocean Way Studios in | 74,939 | wow-train |
I have heard and hard about Game of Thrones but I am a part of the very few amount of people that has never watched it Not a single glimpse, have you?
I sure have, I am a fanatic and my friends call me an expert, What sort of things do you want to know about Game of Thrones?
Anything! Let's start with what is it even about? | Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of "A Song of Ice and Fire", George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels, the first of which is "A Game of Thrones". The show was both produced and filmed in Belfast and elsewhere in the United Kingdom. Filming locations also included Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, and Spain. The series premiered on HBO in | the girl who always let people do better than me, the girl who never dared to do anything. With these things , I have learned that you will get nowhere if you do not believe in yourself and always do your best, people are not aware of your inner, they see what you do and with that they obtain an opinion about you. Today I have taken lessons from it and with a smile on my lips I can say I am proud of who I am."
Biography 2015: Miss Universe Sweden | 74,940 | wow-train |
Walmart is such a great store, since they have pretty damn good prices. | Walmart
Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969. It also owns and operates Sam's Club retail warehouses. Walmart has 11,368 stores and clubs in 27countries, operating under 55 differentnames. The company operates under the name Walmart in the United States and Canada, as Walmart de México | and other major retailers of the damage they felt would be inflicted upon them if the deal was approved. On 25 April 2019 the CMA blocked the proposed merger, suggesting that it would increase prices for consumers and make competition unfair for the other UK retailers, Sainsbury's then announced that it was abandoning the merger.
Store formats.
Store formats Asda Supercentres.
Following the takeover by Walmart, several "Asda Walmart Supercentres" have been opened, creating some of the largest hypermarkets in the United Kingdom. Since 2006, | 74,941 | wow-train |
I am an only child
I know an only child means you have no siblings
Yes thats very true.. are you an only child ?
well usually only child means you have no siblings, I do have a brother but we were seperated at 9yrs old, so we did not grow up together, I do not fit the definition but really grew up as one
Oh okay that makes sense . Anything else that you can tell me about only childs | Only child
An only child is a person with no siblings, either biological or adopted.
Children who have half-siblings or step-siblings, either living at the same house or a different house - especially those who were born considerably later - may have a similar family environment to only children, as may children who have much younger siblings from both of the same parents (generally ten or more years).
Overview.
Throughout history, only children were relatively uncommon. From around the middle of the | and named me, so the stories of the compañeras say Today you can tell it. I was her first and only child and both she and I would have liked to be together but this damn system did not allow me that.
At the culminating moment of his story Cabandié says:Today I am here, 26 years later to ask those responsible for this barbarism if they dare to look at me in the eye and face me and tell me where my parents are, Alicia and Damián. We are waiting for | 74,942 | wow-train |
he Orioles experienced their greatest success from 1966 to 1983, when they made six World Series appearances, winning three of them (1966, 1970, 1983)
what cirty do they play in ?
Dolní Bukovsko () is a market town in Czech Republic.
oh thats cool
Guerilla Poubelle is a French punk band formed in 2003
oh yea? what songs do they have | Oh Yeah (Ash song)
"Oh Yeah" (occasionally spelt as "Oh Yea") is a song by Ash, released as the fifth single from their album "1977" on 24 June 1996. It was released as a single CD, a 7" vinyl (the limited edition 7" was yellow and came with a picture sleeve), and as a cassette. The UK Promo version of the track is thought of as quite rare, and a collector's item between fans. It comes on | and the "Birds".
The Orioles experienced their greatest success from 1966 to 1983, when they made six World Series appearances, winning three of them (1966, 1970, 1983). This era of the club featured several future Hall of Famers who would later be inducted representing the Orioles, such as third baseman Brooks Robinson, outfielder Frank Robinson, starting pitcher Jim Palmer, first baseman Eddie Murray, shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., and manager Earl Weaver. The Orioles have won a total of nine division championships ( | 74,943 | wow-train |
Hey do you like to travel? I have been all over the world.
I do travel but only relatively short distances
Are you in the United States? I like travelling to other states. I recently traveled to Pensacola Florida, have you heard of it?
I have never been there in particular but I used to live in florida!
Wonderful! It was very sunny, I got a gnarly sunburn. What was your favorite thing about living in 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% | got involved. God created me, but he gave me the go-ahead to do what I could with it."
Before the tour began, Parton positioned the first round of dates in the United States due to back issues. The singer poked fun at her condition saying, "I know I have been breaking my neck and bending over backwards trying to get my new 'Backwoods Barbie' CD and world tour together, but I didn't mean to hurt myself doing it, But hey, you try wagging | 74,944 | wow-train |
I have family in Austin,Texas have you been there before.
No but I know its the capital of Texas. It also extends into two counties, Hayes and Willaimson.
It is very country there though but the food is awesome you should visit soon. | List of Kung Fu Panda characters
The following is a list of characters from the DreamWorks animated film media franchise "Kung Fu Panda", with their shorts and specials "Secrets of the Furious Five", "Kung Fu Panda Holiday", "", and "", as well as the video games and TV show "" and "."
Main characters.
Main characters Master Po Ping.
Master Po Ping (Chinese for "Precious Peace"), born Lotus Shan, is the protagonist of | there is simply no room for discussion about that. On the other hand, however, you can discuss if the device that exists is legal or illegal." Michael Schumacher responded to say that Frentzen had brought Formula One into disrepute and argued that the Jordan driver should concentrate on his own performance and driving ability, "To make this stupid comment is completely unfair, he should rethink what he is saying. I know he does not say it is illegal but then he has to say that we have done a very good | 74,945 | wow-train |
I like this time of the year because strawberries are in season and are very fresh. Do you like strawberries?
Yes, strawberry; scientifically known as Fragaria × ananassa is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus "Fragaria"
I enjoy how sweet they are and how you can make various things with them. Such as jams and jelly's and ice cream.
The good thing about the fruit is that it is planted all over the world so everyone can get to enjoy the fruit
Yeah, it is great that it can be found in other parts of the world. Did you know that it has a lot of health benefits?
Yes, personally I love it because of it's aroma, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweetness and i'm sure everyone else around the world does too
Definitely... I love to incorporate strawberries into fruit salads. | products such as lip gloss, candy, hand sanitizers, perfume, and many others.
The garden strawberry was first bred in Brittany, France, in the 1750s via a cross of "Fragaria virginiana" from eastern North America and "Fragaria chiloensis", which was brought from Chile by Amédée-François Frézier in 1714. Cultivars of "Fragaria" × "ananassa" have replaced, in commercial production, the woodland strawberry ("Fragaria vesca"), which was the first strawberry species cultivated in the early 17th | Fragaria
Fragaria is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits. There are more than 20 described species and many hybrids and cultivars. The most common strawberries grown commercially are cultivars of the garden strawberry, a hybrid known as "Fragaria" × "ananassa". Strawberries have a taste that varies by cultivar, and ranges from quite sweet to rather tart. Strawberries are an important commercial fruit crop, widely grown in all temperate regions of the world. | 74,946 | wow-train |
I have social anxiety which is a nervousness in social situations.
How long have you had this diagnosis?
Since adolescence. I avert my gaze, show fewer facial expressions, and show difficulty with initiating and maintaining conversation.
Are you on any type of medication or talk therapy?
I don't take anything. There are some disorders associated with the social anxiety spectrum including anxiety disorders, mood disorders, autism, eating disorders, and substance use disorders.
How do you handle it when it comes up in social situations? | shyness) at some point in their lives. Half of the individuals with any social fears meet criteria for social anxiety disorder. The function of social anxiety is to increase arousal and attention to social interactions, inhibit unwanted social behavior, and motivate preparation for future social situations.
Stages.
Stages Child development.
Some feelings of anxiety in social situations are normal and necessary for effective social functioning and developmental growth. Cognitive advances and increased pressures in late childhood and early adolescence result in repeated social anxiety. Adolescents have identified their | Social anxiety
Social anxiety is nervousness in social situations. Some disorders associated with the social anxiety spectrum include anxiety disorders, mood disorders, autism, eating disorders, and substance use disorders. Individuals higher in social anxiety avert their gazes, show fewer facial expressions, and show difficulty with initiating and maintaining conversation. Trait social anxiety, the stable tendency to experience this nervousness, can be distinguished from state anxiety, the momentary response to a particular social stimulus. Nearly 90% of individuals report feeling symptoms of social anxiety (i.e. | 74,947 | wow-train |
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster that tells the news like it is.
Do they only report on happenings in Britain or do they cover the rest of the world? | BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters are at Broadcasting House in Westminster, London, and it is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees. It employs over 20,950 staff in total, 16,672 of whom are in public sector broadcasting. The total number of staff is 35,402 when part-time, flexible, and fixed-contract staff are included.
The BBC is established under a Royal Charter and operates under | is funded and operated by the ministry, and since the 1980s it has widened its orientation to adults as well as children. In August 2018, the Educational Television will be shut down and replaced by KAN Hinuchit.
Implementation of public broadcasting around the world Asia Japan.
In Japan, the main public broadcaster is the NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). The broadcaster was set up in 1926 and was modelled on the British Broadcasting Company, the precursor to the British Broadcasting Corporation created in 1927. Much like the BBC, NHK | 74,948 | wow-train |
Do you ever get cosmetic beauty treatments for your fingernails and hands? It's also known as a manicure.
Yes I have had manicures but not in a while
I haven't ever had one, would you recommend it? I know that when the same thing is done to your feet it's called a pedicure too.
I definitely would recommend it. Your hands and feet feel amazing afterwards
I'll have to try it some time, it sounds fun. It's reassuring to know that manicurists are licensed and folow regulations too.
Yes there have been cases of infections caused by not sanitized equipment | manicures include painting pictures or designs on the nails, or applying small decals or imitation jewels. Other nail treatments may include the application of artificial gel nails, tips, or acrylics, which may be referred to as "French manicures".
In many areas, manicurists are licensed and follow regulations. Since skin is manipulated and is sometimes trimmed, there is a risk of spreading infection when tools are used across many people. Therefore, having proper sanitation can pose serious issues.
Etymology.
The English word " | We are in pain and we are dying!". I answered them, hoping they would listen, "Break off your pact with the Dread Army! That is what is killing you! Walk away and take your life back! I know it's all you've ever known, and walking away will leave a wound, but it will heal! When it does, do not enter into your pact with the vultures again! You don't have to be slaves to death! We've come to bring the truth | 74,949 | wow-train |
I use headphones all the time, both earbuds and headsets alike, since they let me listen to music without others hearing.
I too use headphones from time to time. It helps me shout off the rest of the world.
So many people use headphones nowadays, or what some people call earspeakers, earphones, or even cans!
Yes, I have noticed what seems to be a larger number of people wearing them in public. I wonder why?
Most people in public wear earbuds, because tons of people want to listen to music in public and they go in your ear so they are less noticeable.
I tend to see people wearing the larger headphones in public. I believe you referred to them as cans? | Headphones
Headphones (or head-phones in the early days of telephony and radio) traditionally refer to a pair of small loudspeaker drivers worn on or around the head over a user's ears. They are electroacoustic transducers, which convert an electrical signal to a corresponding sound. Headphones let a single user listen to an audio source privately, in contrast to a loudspeaker, which emits sound into the open air for anyone nearby to hear. Headphones are also known as earspeakers, earphones or, colloquially, cans. Circumaural ( | tinnitus, and difficulties understanding speech in noisy environments.
The World Health Organization warns that increasing use of headphones and earphones puts 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults at risk of hearing loss due to unsafe use of personal audio devices. Many smartphones and personal media players are sold with earphones that do a poor job of blocking ambient noise, leading some users to turn up the volume to the maximum level to drown out street noise. People listening to their media players on crowded commutes sometimes play music at high volumes feel a | 74,950 | wow-train |
Have you ever lost anybody in a traffic collision?
Thankfully no. Where i live i see bad accidents almost daily on the way to work. People drive way too fast and are too distracted by their technology.
Yeah, distracted driving is a huge problem. Thankfully new cars have collision avoidance systems that can prevent crashes.
I am not sure that i trust AI with my car. Call me old fashioned, but i like to be in control. Having said that, i do sometimes have close calls.
I understand. People tend to always be weary of new tech. But autonomous cars are quickly becoming more of a thing. It seems like every car company is working on a self driving car now.
I firmly believe it will be 10-20 years before they have a capable AI to drive a car. Assist, yes. Drive, no. | Tesla Autopilot
Tesla Autopilot is an advanced driver-assistance system feature offered by Tesla that has lane centering, adaptive cruise control, self-parking, the ability to automatically change lanes, and the ability to summon the car to and from a garage or parking spot.
As an upgrade to the base Autopilot's capabilities, the company's stated intent is to offer full self-driving (FSD) at a future time, acknowledging that legal, regulatory, and technical hurdles must be overcome to achieve this goal. | . Collision avoidance features are rapidly making their way into the new vehicle fleet. In a study of police-reported crashes, automatic emergency braking was found to reduce the incidence of rear-end crashes by 39 percent. A 2012 study suggests that if all cars feature the system, it will reduce accidents by up to 27 percent and save up to 8,000 lives per year on European roads.
In the UK and in the US, third party damages and costs have decreased by 10% and 40% according to some | 74,951 | wow-train |
Do you like sewing? its one of the oldest textile arts!
I do like to sew, although I don't have as much time for it as I'd like. I did some cross stitch when I was younger.
Interesting! Are you interested in the history of sewing? Back in the paleolithic age sewing was used to stitch together animal hides for clothing and shelter
It is something that would have been necessary in history but I didn't know it was that old! It is so relaxing.
It is very old! The use of the word sewing, the first known use was in the 14th century
Wow, it is hard to believe people back then were doing the same thing we are still doing today. it is amazing what you can make with it. | Sewing
Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era. Before the invention of spinning yarn or weaving fabric, archaeologists believe Stone Age people across Europe and Asia sewed fur and skin clothing using bone, antler or ivory needles and "thread" made of various animal body parts including sinew, catgut, and veins.
For thousands of years, all sewing was done by hand. The | exchanging views' after I had stormed out of his office and was on my way down the stairs! (laughs) When I'd got to the bottom he shouted out "If you don't f****** like it, you know what to do!" So I shouted back "yeah, well you can have it from me in writing tomorrow morning." Don't get me wrong, I did actually get on well with Stan, but I was young and feeling frustrated.' | 74,952 | wow-train |
I love linkin park! Linkin Park is an American rock band
I'm not much into that type of music, what else can you tell me?
Well the first thing you should know is they are from Agoura Hills, California.
Are they still headquartered out of there? | certified diamond by the RIAA in 2005, and multi-platinum in several other countries. Its second album, "Meteora" (2003), continued the band's success, topping the "Billboard" 200 album chart in 2003, and was followed by extensive touring and charity work. Having adapted nu metal and rap metal to a radio-friendly yet densely layered style in its first two albums, the band explored other genres on its third album, "Minutes to Midnight" (2007). The album topped the | Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/keyboardist Joe Hahn, and drummer Rob Bourdon, all of whom are founding members. Vocalists Mark Wakefield and Chester Bennington and bassist Kyle Christner are former members of the band.
Formed in 1996, Linkin Park rose to international fame with its debut studio album, "Hybrid Theory" (2000), which was | 74,953 | wow-train |
In the animated movie Cars, there war an anthropomorphic stock car was used. It was namely referred as Lightning McQueen.
Oh yes I remember cars that was a great movie. I remember seeing a long time ago, When did it come out? | The Great Movie Ride
The Great Movie Ride was a dark ride located at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. The attraction employed the use of Audio-Animatronic figures, practical sets, live actors, special effects, and projections to recreate iconic scenes from twelve classic films throughout motion picture history. The attraction—which debuted with the park on May 1, 1989—was located inside the park's replica of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, one of Hollywood's most famous movie palaces. | Lightning McQueen
Lightning McQueen is an anthropomorphic stock car in the animated Pixar film "Cars" (2006), its sequels "Cars 2" (2011), "Cars 3" (2017), and TV shorts known as "Cars Toons". The character is not named after actor and race driver Steve McQueen, but after Pixar animator Glenn McQueen who died in 2002. His design is inspired by a stock car and "a more curvaceous Le Mans endurance racer," with "some Lola and some Ford | 74,954 | wow-train |
Hello where is mount Kilimanjaro? | Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro or just Kilimanjaro (), with its three volcanic cones, "Kibo", "Mawenzi", and "Shira", is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa, with its summit about from its base, and above sea level. The first people known to have reached the summit of the mountain were Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller, in 1889. The mountain is part of Kilimanjaro National Park and is a major climbing destination. The mountain has been the | points: Mount Kilimanjaro, at above sea level, and the floor of Lake Tanganyika, at below sea level, respectively.
Tanzania is mountainous and densely forested in the northeast, where Mount Kilimanjaro is located. Three of Africa's Great Lakes are partly within Tanzania. To the north and west lie Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake, and Lake Tanganyika, the continent's deepest lake, known for its unique species of fish. To the southwest lies Lake Nyasa. Central Tanzania is a large plateau, with plains | 74,955 | wow-train |
What can you tell me about your coffee addiction?
I'm not addicted to coffee myself, but I do love coffee. Are you addicted to coffee?
No. The only way I can drink Coffee is with alot of sweetner
You'd probably like a cold brew coffee then, it's coffee with 80% of the acidity removed, some of that iced, hoo boy!
never tried that. What flavor would you recommend?
Iced coffee flavored! Seriously though, a little stevia, and some heavy whipping cream and it's good to go! Too much sweetener is really dangerous for the body!
Is that something that you would recommend from say Starbucks? | Dumb Starbucks
"Dumb Starbucks" is the fifth episode of the second season of the American television docu-reality comedy series "Nathan for You", and the thirteenth overall episode of the series. Written by series co-creators Nathan Fielder and Michael Koman, as well as Dan Mintz, it first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on July 29, 2014. In the series, Fielder plays an off-kilter version of himself, who tries to use his business background and experiences to help struggling companies | is red with black print. Mojo Hand/Coffee For Mama/Awful Dream/Black Mare Trot/Have You Ever Loved A Woman//Glory Bee/Sometimes She Will/Shine On Moon!/Santa
- FLP-105 – I Need Your Lovin' – Don Gardner/Dee Dee Ford [1962] Need Your Lovin'/Now It's Too Late/Nobody But You/Make The Girl Love Me/You Said/Tell Me//I Need You/I'm Coming Home To Stay/What A Thrill/Honey Sweet/Don't You Worry
Discography Fury 7" discography | 74,956 | wow-train |
Do you know anything about depression in people? | 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 | She further explained the meaning of the song:
I don't think it's important to take it too literally. I think the song, more than anything, is about having a sense of urgency; about how we are you know, living on borrowed time essentially and people are becoming much more aware of the environment and how we're destroying the planet. We can't just keep distracting ourselves we do have to educate ourselves and wake up and do something about it. You know at the same time we do | 74,957 | wow-train |
Do you know much about ivy league schools? I always wanted to go to one when I was younger.
I know that they are a collegaite athletic conference including sports teams from 8 private universities in the US NE regions
Yes they're very elite. They're expensive but I always thought they were so prestigious and special. Harvard is one of the most well-known ones.
Right of course. When people say Ivy league they usually are referring to these schools as more then in just a sports context even though thts kind of what Ivy league started as
It's awful. I think they should be considered the elite academic universities they are rather than based off of their sports teams. Do you know what some of the other ivy leagues are?
I agree! Youve got Columbia, Dartmouth, University of Pennslyvania, Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Cornell, and Brown University!
I was going to go to Cornell. They sent me a lot of letters based off my ACT scores and GPA. I regret not going but I was so set on NYU.
NYU is a great school! Thats amazing either way you go, you must be wicked smart! The whole Ivy league term was used as early as 1933, becoming official after the NCAA athletic conference in 1954!
Thank you. I preferred the creative nature of NYU over other schools. I also wasn't aware that the term ivy league has been around for so long. | While the term was in use as early as 1933, it became official only after the formation of the NCAA Division I athletic conference in 1954. Seven of the eight schools were founded during the colonial period (Cornell was founded in 1865), and thus account for seven of the nine Colonial Colleges chartered before the American Revolution. The other two colonial colleges Rutgers University and the College of William & Mary became public institutions instead.
Ivy League schools are generally viewed as some of the most prestigious, and are | passed their test in life. They're aristocrats."
"I do feel I have some slight corner on something about the quality of things. I mean it's very subtle and a little embarrassing to me, but I believe there are things which nobody would see unless I photographed them."
"It's always seemed to me that photography tends to deal with facts whereas film tends to deal with fiction. The best example I know is when you go to the movies and you see two people in bed | 74,958 | wow-train |
Arsenal is a wonderful, popular British football club | Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional football club based in Islington, London, England, that plays in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The Club has won 13 League titles, a record 13 FA Cups, 2 League Cups, 15 FA Community Shields, 1 League Centenary Trophy, 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and 1 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
Arsenal was the first club from the South of England to join The Football League, in 1893, and they reached the First | for that. I've won a lot and I'm really fortunate to have done that and played for so many years at such a wonderful club. I think it's a great Club and that's why I never moved. I had offers in previous years, certainly around the time the American league started up. I knew Arsenal was a great place and really looked after the girls and did a lot for women's football in this country. As the England captain, I wanted to play the game in this country | 74,959 | wow-train |
I really like Bruno Mars. I wonder how old he is.
Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars i really enjoy his musci as well
Oh, his Bday is the day after my husbands. lol. What year did he create his first album?
In 2009, he co-founded the production team The Smeezingtons and also his first albumb
Oh wow, he's been around for a while now. How many albums has he created?
im not sure but i know he is Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Wow. I would've never thought. Any other interesting tidbits about him?
Mars' second album, Unorthodox Jukebox 2012, was number one in the United States. and he has many others that have done the same
Oh. What was his top song? | won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. In 2011, Mars recorded the single "It Will Rain" for the film "" (2011).
Mars' second album, "Unorthodox Jukebox" (2012), peaked at number one in the US, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, and the UK, winning a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. Its singles "Locked Out of Heaven" and "When I Was Your Man", reached number one on the US "Billboard" | Bruno Mars
Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and dancer. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical styles, including R&B, funk, pop, soul, reggae, hip hop, and rock. Mars is accompanied by his band, The Hooligans, who play a variety of instruments, such as electric guitar, bass, | 74,960 | wow-train |
I love Game of Thrones, created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss
I know it is very popular, but I have never seen the show. Can you tell me more about it? | the United States on April 17, 2011, and concluded on May 19, 2019, with 73 episodes broadcast over eight seasons.
Set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, "Game of Thrones" has several plots and a large ensemble cast and follows several story arcs. One arc is about the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms and follows a web of alliances and conflicts among the noble dynasties either vying to claim the throne or fighting for independence from it. Another focuses on the last descendant of the realm | television series. In January 2006, David Benioff happened to speak to Martin's literary agent, and the agent sent the first four books of "A Song of Ice and Fire" to David Benioff. Benioff read a few hundred pages of the first book in the series, "A Game of Thrones", called D. B. Weiss and said: "Maybe I'm crazy, but I haven't had this much fun reading anything in about 20 years. So take a look because I think it might make a great | 74,961 | wow-train |
I love Michael Fred Phelps,he's a great swimmer in the Olympics
I've heard of him, but I really don't know much about him.
You don't follow the Olympics? Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events
Oh wow, I had no idea! He must be an incredible swimmer! | -place finishes at any single Olympic Games. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Phelps had already tied the record of eight medals of any color at a single Games by winning six gold and two bronze medals. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Phelps won four gold and two silver medals, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he won five gold medals and one silver. This made him the most successful athlete of the Games for the fourth Olympics in a row.
Phelps is | Michael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American retired competitive swimmer and the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in individual events (16). When he won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, Phelps broke fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven first | 74,962 | wow-train |
Do you know much about Indian cuisine? | Indian cuisine
Indian cuisine consists of a wide variety of regional and traditional cuisines native to the Indian subcontinent. Given the range of diversity in soil type, climate, culture, ethnic groups, and occupations, these cuisines vary substantially from each other and use locally available spices, herbs, vegetables, and fruits. Indian food is also heavily influenced by religion, in particular Hindu, cultural choices and traditions. The cuisine is also influenced by centuries of Islamic rule, particularly the Mughal rule. Samosas and pilafs can be regarded | this job, people know how to eat or write, rarely both, sometimes none of the two. If you can do both, you're sure to succeed".
He latter wrote for "Paris Match", "Cuisine et Vins de France", (where he created the category of "plates", awarding one to three plates to good restaurants, the pot with good quality / price ratio and the broken plate, which will make much of his reputation as "the Zorro of the critique" at | 74,963 | wow-train |
I really enjoy stamp collecting. I've been doing it since I was little.
Stamp collecting has been one of the world's most popular hobbies.
Do you know the best way to find rare stamps?
I would think contacting other philatelists and joining their groups
Great idea, I want to add to my collection, but I don't want to spend a lot of money
You could probably swap stamps as my casual collectors accumulate them just for fun.
Would ebay be a good option for me?
I think Ebay would be a good place to get an idea about prices. It is a multinational e-commerce corporation.
I might even be able to make money selling on ebay. | and sell a wide variety of goods and services worldwide. The website is free to use for buyers, but sellers are charged fees for listing items after a limited number of free listings, and again when those items are sold.
In addition to eBay's original auction-style sales, the website has evolved and expanded to include: instant "Buy It Now" shopping; shopping by Universal Product Code, ISBN, or other kind of SKU number (via Half.com, which was shut down in 2017); online | Stamp collecting
Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects. It is related to philately, which is the study of stamps. It has been one of the world's most popular hobbies since the late nineteenth century with the rapid growth of the postal service, as a never-ending stream of new stamps was produced by countries that sought to advertise their distinctiveness through their stamps.
Collecting.
Stamp collecting is generally accepted as one of the areas that make up the wider subject of philately, which | 74,964 | wow-train |
Cosmetics are substances or products are used to alter or fragrance the appearance of the body.
Really? What else can you tell me about cosmetics?
They are generally mixtures of chemical compounds i personally dont like them myself
Oh ok so foundation, blush and lipstick are cosmetics? | Cosmetics
Cosmetics are substances or products used to enhance or alter the appearance of the face or fragrance and texture of the body. Many cosmetics are designed for use of applying to the face and body. They are generally mixtures of chemical compounds; some being derived from natural sources (such as coconut oil), and many synthetic or artificial. Cosmetics that are applied to the face to enhance ones appearance are often called make-up or makeup. Common make-up items include: lipstick, mascara, eye shadow, | and bar soaps, green hand sanitizer, moisturizers and lotions, mouth washes, perfumes, toothpastes, and shampoos, conditioners and other hair products.
- Cosmetics, such as eyeshadow, blush, face powder and foundation, lipstick, etc. - even those that are primarily pink or purple. (Usually make-up manufacturers use one label for all shades in a product line, placing the phrase "may contain" ahead of all colors that are used in that line, not necessarily that specific shade.) | 74,965 | wow-train |
I'm thinking about starting a career in stand-up comedy. Seems easy enough
It sounds fun, if you like performing and entertaining others.
I don't like entertaining so much. It seems like a good way to get free therapy. Ya know, spilling your guts to a stranger. Or strangers in this case. | Entertainment
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience, or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience's attention. Although people's attention is held by different things, because individuals have different preferences in entertainment, most forms are recognisable and familiar. Storytelling, music, drama, dance, and different kinds of | instruments, recorded sounds, synthetic textures, and the traditional orchestra, often concurrently. When asked about his inclination for embracing new techniques and constantly shifting his musical palette throughout his career, Goldsmith said, "It seems like it's me, and that's that! Certain composers are doing the same thing over and over again, which I feel is sort of uninteresting. I don't find that you grow very much in that way. I like to keep changing, trying to do new things. Basically, I'm | 74,966 | wow-train |
Ive been wanting to learn how to play golf but it seems very difficult. Do you know much about the sport?
I play golf every day! In fact, I just got back from the golf course! Golf originated in 15th century Scotland, which I find interesting!
I dont know why but I always pictured it being from North America. Are there a lot of rules to know? | Golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not utilize a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game. The game at the usual level is played on a course with an arranged progression of 18 holes, though recreational courses can be smaller, often having | guy. Memoirist, I guess."
Bryan maintains an interest in golf: "I am a golfer. I don’t know if that’s “shocking”. I don’t get to play very often, but my parents just moved down to North Carolina on a golf course, so I golf while I’m down there. Every once in awhile in Brooklyn, I go out to Flatbush, to Reid Park. I actually had a hole-in-one in Brooklyn two years ago. 182 yards, | 74,967 | wow-train |
I have a lot of freckles on my face because i have a pale complexion
Really? My complexion isn't that pale but I still have a good amount. I like them.
Yes freckles and moles are different, and freckles can be triggered by exposure to sunlight
Really I did not know that! Does complexion have anything to do with it? Like if you're paler it's more common?
I am not sure but they rarely appear on infants, but more commonly on children before puberty
Huh that is true I have never seen a baby with them. It's because of melanin right? | Freckle
Freckles are clusters of concentrated melaninized cells which are most easily visible on people with a fair complexion. Freckles do not have an increased number of the melanin-producing cells, or melanocytes, but instead have melanocytes that overproduce melanin granules (melanosomes) changing the coloration of the outer skin cells (keratinocytes). As such, freckles are different from lentigines and moles, which are caused by accumulation of melanocytes in a small area.
Freckles can appear on all types of skin tones. Of the six Fitzpatrick skin | bald heads, nodules, freckles, protuberances, welts, carbuncles, papules, festers, and Shemp distasteful," adding, "Liver spots are my Ninas."
While continuing to accept commercial assignments, Friedman began working as a portrait fine artist. "It helps if I’m passionate about the subject I’m drawing," he said in a 2015 interview. "As I get older I have less patience to draw someone or something I have no connection to or don’t really like, or hate, even | 74,968 | wow-train |
One time I meet this guy and I am almost sure he was a vampire/
Vampires are some of the oldest creature of folklore
They really scare me, I dont want no one sucking my clood
Vampires usually suckk life energy and not blood but most of the time the life energy is blood
Yeah I have heard that, I get low iron sometimes.
They are typically seen as undead beings in European folklore
I wonder who is supposed to be the head vampire? | Vampire
A vampire is a being from folklore that subsists by feeding on the vital force (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires were undead beings that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighborhoods they inhabited while they were alive. They wore shrouds and were often described as bloated and of ruddy or dark countenance, markedly different from today's gaunt, pale vampire which dates from the early 19th century.
Vampiric entities have been recorded in most cultures; | Some months ago, I used to wake up in the silence of the night to think about what I was going to do. But not anymore. People ask me, 'Are you scare?' No, I am not scared. If I was, I wouldn't do it. Rather, I'm excited. I am putting one third of my energy into just staying calm. The work is on such a scale that if you got too excited, you would explode,". The show was her first | 74,969 | wow-train |
I was raised catholic and went to catholic school.
How did you like going to catholic school? And was this in the United States?
This was in the United States. It was an okay experience and it taught me humility and manners but I am glad a transferred to a public school.
Yea I have a lot of friends that went to Catholic school and while they had fun they also weren't the biggest fans of the religious education.
I think religious education focuses far too much on the religion and not education.
I agree! I am not the biggest fan of religious education either. We should learn about all types of religion in school
Yes I think all religions have their merits and it should be the individual that chooes theirs. | Religion
Religion is a social-cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that relates humanity to supernatural, transcendental, or spiritual elements. However, there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion.
Different religions may or may not contain various elements ranging from the divine, sacred things, faith, a supernatural being or supernatural beings or "some sort of ultimacy and transcendence that will provide norms and power for the rest | like one".
IIT Bombay and United States.
A key influence on Mundhra was his admission to the highly competitive and prestigious IIT Bombay. In his words, "I had studied in a Hindi medium school up to 9th grade and always admired people who spoke English fluently. IIT taught me a lot of humility. In my wing, there were students who were from different states, and as far as English went, this person from Bihar who couldn’t speak English to save his life outshone everyone else with | 74,970 | wow-train |
Springfield, Missouri is the third largest city in the state
Oh? What are the largest cities, then?
not sure but the city had 159498 in 2010 for its population
That's pretty specific! Is there anything else about Springfield that's important? Was it the inspiration for The Simpsons, perhaps? | Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third-largest city in the state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 159,498. As of 2018, the Census Bureau estimated its population at 168,122. It is the principal city of the Springfield metropolitan area, which has a population of 462,369 and includes the counties of Christian, Dallas, Greene, Polk, Webster.
Springfield's nickname is "Queen City of the Ozarks" and it is known as the "Birthplace | Missouri Route 13
Route 13 is a highway in Missouri which runs almost the entire north–south length of the state. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 69/136 in Bethany. Its southern terminus is at the Arkansas state line in downtown Blue Eye, Missouri–Arkansas where it continues as Highway 21. It is one of the original state highways of Missouri.
The road serves as an important corridor between Springfield and Kansas City, two of the three largest cities in the state. Heading north from Springfield, Route | 74,971 | wow-train |
i love to draw, which is a form of visual art in which a person users various drawing instruments to mark paper
I enjoy drawing as well but am not very good at it. Were you trained?
i am self taught! and i enjoy using instruments that include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, and crayons
Wow! You must be good than! Do you display your art? | of public expression throughout human history. It is one of the simplest and most efficient means of communicating visual ideas. The wide availability of drawing instruments makes drawing one of the most common artistic activities.
In addition to its more artistic forms, drawing is frequently used in commercial illustration, animation, architecture, engineering and technical drawing. A quick, freehand drawing, usually not intended as a finished work, is sometimes called a sketch. An artist who practices or works in technical drawing may be called a drafter, draftsman | Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art in which a person uses various drawing instruments to mark paper or another two-dimensional medium. Instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, various kinds of paints, inked brushes, colored pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, various kinds of erasers, markers, styluses, and various metals (such as silverpoint). Digital drawing is the act of using a computer to draw. Common methods of digital drawing include a stylus or finger on a touchscreen device, | 74,972 | wow-train |
I absolutely love playing around with new gadgets. When I got my iphone i spent hours playing on it. Are there any gadgets you really enjoy?
I do like the Iphone as well! I have an Ipad I also enjoy using.
Which iPad do you have? Apple released the first one on April 3, 2010.
I have the second one do you know when it came out?
I do not. But I do know that apple released another line of iPads that are much larger called the iPad Pro.
Do you know any hardware specializations for the newer iPads? | 7, 2018.
, Apple has sold more than 360 million iPads, though sales peaked in 2013. It is the most popular tablet computer by sales as of the second quarter of 2018.
The user interface is built around the device's multi-touch screen, including a virtual keyboard. All iPads can connect via Wi-Fi; some models also have cellular connectivity. iPads can shoot video, take photos, play music, and perform Internet functions such as web-browsing and emailing. Other functions games | Queen, in November 2011, in which he criticised what he believed to be the selfish consumer culture that has only brought unhappiness. "The consumer society was laid down by the late Steve Jobs coming down the mountain with two tablets, iPad one and iPad two, and the result is that we now have a culture of iPod, iPhone, iTune, i, i, i. When you're an individualist, egocentric culture and you only care about 'I', you don’t do terribly well." In a | 74,973 | 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. | Anime
The word "anime" is the Japanese term for "animation", which means all forms of animated media. Outside Japan, "anime" refers specifically to animation from Japan or as a Japanese-disseminated animation style often characterized by colorful graphics, vibrant characters and fantastical themes. The culturally abstract approach to the word's meaning may open up the possibility of anime produced in countries other than Japan. For simplicity, many Westerners strictly view anime as a Japanese animation product. Some scholars suggest defining anime as specifically | four heads tall. Some anime works like "Crayon Shin-chan" completely disregard these proportions, in such a way that they resemble caricatured Western cartoons.
A common anime character design convention is exaggerated eye size. The animation of characters with large eyes in anime can be traced back to Osamu Tezuka, who was deeply influenced by such early animation characters as Betty Boop, who was drawn with disproportionately large eyes. Tezuka is a central figure in anime and manga history, whose iconic art style and character designs allowed for | 74,974 | wow-train |
The first modern comic book was invented in the United States in 1933. Pretty amazing!
Oh really? Where are their roots traced back to? Japan or something?
I don't know, but Japanese Manga does have the same key elements like panels and balloons with text.
yea they really do span across a few cultures? What came before comic books? Newspaper strips? | in the U.S. in 1933 and was a reprinting of earlier newspaper humor comic strips, which had established many of the story-telling devices used in comics. The term "comic book" derives from American comic books once being a compilation of comic strips of a humorous tone; however, this practice was replaced by featuring stories of all genres, usually not humorous in tone.
The largest comic book market is Japan. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion | was writing, like Sun Ra or somebody might do – like "A Love Supreme", you know, where they just mumble that in succession at the end of that Coltrane record? I kinda wanted to do something like that but maybe with an influence from The Byrds, you know. And I was really proud of that; I really thought that was amazing, so I love listening to it."
After a month of recording at Woodland Studios, the band finished recording and mixing at Ocean Way Studios in | 74,975 | wow-train |
Hey there, ever play any StarCraft? It's an online realtime strategy game. | " in 1998. It has grown to include a number of other games as well as eight novelizations, two "Amazing Stories" articles, a , and other licensed merchandise such as collectible statues and toys.
Blizzard Entertainment began planning "StarCraft" in 1995, with a development team led by Metzen and Phinney. The game debuted at E3 1996, and used a modified "" game engine. "StarCraft" also marked the creation of Blizzard Entertainment's film department; the game introduced high quality cinematics integral to the | MOBA game ever released as, unlike "Herzog Zwei," it meets the criteria of an "online" battle arena.
Also in 1998, computer game company Blizzard Entertainment released its best-selling real-time strategy game (RTS) "StarCraft" with a suite of game editing tools called "StarEdit". The tools allowed members of the public to design and create custom maps that allowed play that was different from the normal maps. A modder known as Aeon64 made a custom map named "Aeon of Strife | 74,976 | wow-train |
Fortunately I've never had it, but my wife is going through some bad morning sickness as she's in her 5th week of pregnancy, have you ever had it?
I am morning sickness free, although I have had morning sickness literally before, it was liquid on both ends!
Ouch, sounds rough. It can linger too, about 10% of women I've heard still have it even after 20 weeks.
What stage of fertilization coincides with week 5? | Prenatal development
Prenatal development () includes the development of the embryo and of the fetus during a viviparous animal's gestation. Prenatal development starts with fertilization, in the germinal stage of embryonic development, and continues in fetal development until birth.
In human pregnancy, prenatal development is also called antenatal development. The development of the human embryo follows fertilization, and continues as fetal development. By the end of the tenth week of gestational age the embryo has acquired its basic form and is referred to as a fetus. The | Morning sickness
Morning sickness, also called nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP), is a symptom of pregnancy that involves nausea or vomiting. Despite the name, nausea or vomiting can occur at any time during the day. Typically these symptoms occur between the 4th and 16th week of pregnancy. About 10% of women still have symptoms after the 20th week of pregnancy. A severe form of the condition is known as hyperemesis gravidarum and results in weight loss.
The cause of morning sickness is unknown but may be | 74,977 | wow-train |
I love classic rock, but am not really a fan of Heavy metal music. I once went to a Motley Crue concert just to win over a guy. Ugh!
I love heavy metal. Since it combines blues music with acid rock, I consider even Van Halen to be heavy metal due to the massive sound, distortion, guitar solos, and overall loudness.
Well, then maybe I like Heavy metal, because I like Van Halen. What is acid rock? | Acid rock
Acid rock is a loosely defined type of rock music that evolved out of the mid-1960s garage punk movement and helped launch the psychedelic subculture. The style is generally defined by heavy, distorted guitars, lyrics with drug references, and long improvised jams. Its distinctions from other genres can be tenuous, as much of the style overlaps with '60s punk, proto-metal, and early heavy, blues-based hard rock.
The term, which derives its name from lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), | documentary "Ramones: The True Story" that he improved his downstroke style by playing the song over and over again for the bulk of his early career. Recording engineer Ed Stasium once stated "Johnny makes it sound simple, but I can't do it, and I bet Eddie Van Halen can't. Not for an hour!". This technique was also very influential on new wave of British heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden. His style has also been an influence on many alternative rock bands, as well | 74,978 | wow-train |
Chocolate is definitely my favorite sweet! It can be made in the form of liquid, paste, or a block. It can also be used as flavoring.
I enjoy chocolate as well. What's your favorite candy bar?
I'm a Twix person, def. The earliest recorded candy bar was made way back in 1847. Do you have a favorite?
I probably enjoy Snickers and Butterfinger bars the most. | Snickers
Snickers is a brand name chocolate bar made by the American company Mars, Incorporated, consisting of nougat topped with caramel and peanuts that has been enrobed in milk chocolate. The annual global sales of Snickers was $2 billion .
In the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and Ireland, Snickers was sold under the brand name Marathon until 1990. Snickers-brand Marathon energy bars have since been sold in some markets.
History.
In 1930, Mars introduced Snickers, named after the favorite horse | List of chocolate-covered foods
This is a list of chocolate-covered foods. Chocolate is a typically sweet, usually brown, food preparation of "Theobroma cacao" seeds, roasted and ground, often flavored, as with vanilla. It is made in the form of a liquid, paste or in a block or used as a flavoring ingredient in other sweet foods.
Chocolate-covered foods.
- Breakaway – a brand of biscuit with a chocolate coating produced by Nestlé
- Chocolate bar – many varieties | 74,979 | wow-train |
My grandfather was a preacher. Do you know any preachers?
I do not know a few! Which religion does he worship?
He was a Christian (non-denominational) preacher, but his father was a street preacher in an old horse driven carriage.
Oh that sounds awesome! A horse driven carriage? Do you have any stories about it? I would really love to hear! | Preacher
A preacher is a person who delivers sermons or homilies on religious topics to an assembly of people. Less common are preachers who preach on the street, or those whose message is not necessarily religious, but who preach components such as a moral or social worldview or philosophy.
History.
Preachers are common throughout most cultures. They can take the form of a Christian minister on a Sunday morning, or an Islamic Imam. A Muslim preacher in general is referred to as a "dā‘ī", while one | Do you know which is the worst animal? Man. Why? Egotistical, false, and a betrayer ... I believe in nothing: I hold nothing sacred but my wife and my stepdaughter. I am an atheist because I do not believe that there must be a God upon whom good and evil depend ... I have spent my years hoping and I will end discouraged." Among his late works are several images expressive of his profound disappointment, notably "The Dead Horse—What Now?"
He died in Florence | 74,980 | wow-train |
I am more of a cat person than a dog person. My husband really wants to get a dog when our cat dies, but I don't know if I can handle the slobber, smell and mess in my yard. Do you like dogs or cats better?
I am a dog person, makes up so much of who I identify with.
What kind of dog(s) do you have? I grew up with a miniature poodle, and they don't shed...so that was nice, but I don't think I'd want a poodle if I got a dog.
I have a labradoodle, a mini toy poodle and a Labrador retriever.
That's an interesting mix. Does your labradoodle shed? I've heard someimtes the labrador genes are stronger so they do still shed even though they have poodle in them.
Some labradoodles are hypoallergenic but not all of them are.
What made you choose those different breeds of dogs? | in Victoria.
Conron's intent was to combine the low-shedding coat of the poodle with the gentleness and trainability of a Labrador retriever, and to provide a guide dog suitable for people with allergies to fur and dander. Sultan, a dog from this litter, displayed all the qualities Conron was seeking and worked as a guide dog for a woman in Hawaii for ten years.
Conron has since repeatedly stated he regrets initiating the fashion for this type of crossbreed and maintains it caused "a lot of damage" | on one of our videos and they asked why I'm such a miserable bastard - it goes to show that they don't know me. Ask anyone who knows me; I'm a pretty outgoing person. Operation Good Guys was put together by Ray Burdis, who is a good mate of mine, and I enjoyed it. Maybe people get pre-conceived views of who I am but I do enjoy myself and have my bit of fun. Ask anyone who really knows me and they'll tell you that some of | 74,981 | wow-train |
you know in Landon they call Cookie jar as biscuit jars
In London? That's interesting what else do they say differently ?
it the jar made of tinplate they used to called as biscuit tins
But are biscuits the same as the cookies we eat here in America ?
cookies look small sweet and flat
oooo so not the same, what do they do differently than us ?
it contain sugar, some type of oil or fat
Like butter ? | Butter
Butter is a dairy product with high butterfat content which is solid when chilled and at room temperature in some regions, and liquid when warmed. It is made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk to separate the butterfat from the buttermilk. It is generally used as a spread on plain or toasted bread products and a condiment on cooked vegetables, as well as in cooking, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying. Butter consists of butterfat, milk proteins and water, and often added salt. | Cookie jar
Cookie jars are utilitarian or decorative ceramic or glass jars often found in American and Canadian kitchens. In the United Kingdom, they are known as biscuit barrels or biscuit jars. If they are cans made out of tinplate, they are called biscuit tins. While used to store actual cookies or biscuits, they are sometimes employed to store other edible items like candy or dog treats, or non-edible items like currency (in the manner of a piggy bank).
Origin and history.
Cookie jars | 74,982 | wow-train |
I've been told that Grand Theft Auto is a great video game - do you know what the object of the game is?
In GTA you follow a group of criminals. It's an open world game so you can prety much do whatever you want
Sounds like fun! Is there much violence?
Yes! There are bank robberies, assassinations, and lots of other violent crimes. You can also wander around destroying things and killing people if you'd like
I think I'd like that! Is it just for consoles, or for the computer too?
Yup. You can play it on Playstation or on PC. It was first released for Windows
Awesome! Is there just the one game, or is there sequels? | Grand Theft Auto (video game)
Grand Theft Auto is an action-adventure video game developed by DMA Design and published by BMG Interactive. It was first released in Europe and North America in October 1997 for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows. It was later re-released on 12 December 1997 in Europe and 30 June 1998 in North America for the PlayStation. It is the first instalment of the "Grand Theft Auto" series, which has led to five main entries and several special edition games over 16 years | stage from the beginning. What ensues is slow paced fun, as you strategize the best ways to annihilate the Blots. " 148Apps said "The puzzles are fun and the game is very well designed. If players can play without losing their lunch, they are likely to have a great time. " Snoticles said "Snoticles is a good game. It's a fun physics puzzler that provides a mid-tier challenge. But there are so many similar games out there, and this one doesn't do much at all | 74,983 | wow-train |
My wife wants to get a poodle... what a little pathetic animal! I say no, but she won't listen. I guess I'll try to get some background info on them.
Actually poodles are the second most intelligent breed of dog behind the Border Collie.
That.. kind of surprises me, I'm not gonna lie. Is there any other positive trait they have? | conformation shows, including "Best in Show" at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in 1991 and 2002, and at the World Dog Show in 2007 and 2010.
Toy Poodles won "Best in Show" at Crufts in 1966 and 1982. Standard Poodles achieved the award in 1955, 1985, 2002, and 2014. The 2002 winner came from Norway and was the first overseas exhibit to win the Crufts best in show award.
History.
The European mainland had known the poodle long before it was brought | Poodle
Poodles are a group of formal dog breeds, the Standard Poodle, Miniature Poodle and Toy Poodle. The origin of the breed is still discussed, with a prominent dispute over whether the poodle descends from Germany as a type of water dog, or from the French Barbet.
Ranked second most intelligent dog breed just behind the Border Collie, the poodle is skillful in many dog sports and activities, including agility, obedience, tracking to herding, circus performers and assistance dogs. Poodles have taken top honors in many | 74,984 | wow-train |
I recently got hired at McDonald's. | McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is an American fast food company, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechristened their business as a hamburger stand, and later turned the company into a franchise, with the Golden Arches logo being introduced in 1953 at a location in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1955, Ray Kroc, a businessman, joined the company as a franchise agent and proceeded to purchase the chain from the McDonald brothers. McDonald's had | mentioned Chevy Chase as Fletch, Mcdonald agreed, although he had never seen Chase perform.
When producer Alan Greisman and screenwriter Andrew Bergman got involved, Chase agreed to do it. Mcdonald sent Chase a telegram saying, "I am delighted to abdicate the role of Fletch to you."
Production Screenplay.
Bergman was hired to adapt McDonald's book into screenplay form. Bergman remembers that he wrote the screenplay "very fast — I did the first draft in four weeks ... Then there was a certain amount | 74,985 | wow-train |
I wish I didn't have to work, I have no problem admitting I'm lazy.
another word for laziness is indolence. I'm pretty lazt too, i literally never get out of bed because I'm morbidly obese, lol!
haha, at least you can be honest. Is indolence a perfect synonym or does it mean something more specific. | Laziness
Laziness (also known as indolence) is disinclination to activity or exertion despite having the ability to act or to
exert oneself. It is often used as a pejorative; terms for a person seen to be lazy
include "couch potato", "slacker", and "bludger".
Despite Sigmund Freud's discussion of the pleasure principle, Leonard Carmichael notes that "laziness is not a word that appears in the table of contents of most technical books on psychology... It is a guilty secret of | Bugs," "Satan's Bed" and "Immortality." Vedder said, "I'm just totally vulnerable. I'm way too fucking soft for this whole business, this whole trip. I don't have any shell. There's a contradiction there, because that's probably why I can write songs that mean something to someone and express some of these things that other people can't necessarily express." The lyrics of "Not for You" express anger at the bureaucracy of the music industry and "how | 74,986 | wow-train |
Have you ever been to the University of Chicago? Its a great uni.
No, actually I haven't. How long has it been around? | University of Chicago
The University of Chicago (UChicago, U of C, or Chicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890, the school is located on a 217-acre campus in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, near Lake Michigan. The University of Chicago holds top-ten positions in various national and international rankings.
The university is composed of the undergraduate college as well as various graduate programs and interdisciplinary committees organized into five academic research divisions. Beyond the arts and sciences, Chicago is | this sort of above body experience where actually raised up above and I could see myself racing. It was kind of a remote control and it's the weirdest thing I've ever had in my life. [...] After the race Mick [Doohan] and in fact Wayne Rainey said: "How the hell did you do that?" and I said: "I have no idea.'
Applications Religion and spirituality.
Csíkszentmihályi may have been the first to describe this concept in Western psychology, he was most | 74,987 | wow-train |
I've always wanted to go to Seattle. My favorite bands are from there.
Me too. Seattle has a population in excess of 700,000 and is the largest city in the state of Washington.
Don't they also have the space needle?
Yes, they do. It was built for the 1962 World's Fair. Apparently about 20,000 people daily used its elevators.
Wow, that's a lot of people. Doesn't it rain there a lot too? | States and remained in the top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. In July 2016, Seattle was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city, with a 3.1% annual growth rate. Seattle is the northernmost large city in the United States.
The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about south of the Canada–United States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest | was installed by Maas-Rowe in 1986 after a 23 semantra carillon that was installed in 1948 by Schulmerich was removed. There are currently plans to finish the tower to its original design by adding 54 cast bells into the belfry and removing the electronic system.
- Seattle, Washington: During the 1962 World's Fair a Schulmerich instrument featuring the sound of 538 bells (the world's largest at the time) was installed at the Space Needle. It was decommissioned and removed after the Fair.
- Stone Mountain, | 74,988 | wow-train |
Archaeology has always fascinated me! I have always wanted to be one! Are you familiar with archaeology?
Yes! Archaeology is when we study human activity through the recovery of materials from the past.
Do you know of any famous archaeologists?
Only fictional ones. Though archaeology extends to 3.3 million years ago when the first stone tools were developed by prehumans.
Interesting! Wasn't Indiana Jones an archaeologist in those movies?
Yes! He was definitely an advocate of protecting the past. The goals of archaeology include understanding ancient culture to explaining change in human societies
So, it is a lot more than just searching for bones and artifacts than, right? | of the first stone tools at Lomekwi in East Africa 3.3 million years ago up until recent decades. Archaeology is distinct from palaeontology, which is the study of fossil remains. It is particularly important for learning about prehistoric societies, for whom there may be no written records to study. Prehistory includes over 99% of the human past, from the Paleolithic until the advent of literacy in societies across the world. Archaeology has various goals, which range from understanding culture history to reconstructing past lifeways to documenting and explaining changes in human | prehistoric societies is through archaeology. Because archaeology is the study of past human activity, it stretches back to about 2.5 million years ago when we find the first stone tools – The Oldowan Industry. Many important developments in human history occurred during prehistory, such as the evolution of humanity during the Paleolithic period, when the hominins developed from the australopithecines in Africa and eventually into modern "Homo sapiens". Archaeology also sheds light on many of humanity's technological advances, for instance the ability to use fire, the development of stone | 74,989 | wow-train |
I like to plant flowers!
Cool, I really like the narcissus plant family. They have some beautiful flowers!
Oh! What kind of flowers are in that family?
The daffodil, the jonquil, and the daffadowndilly are some of the members of the genus.
Oh, those are beautiful. What other kinds of plants do you like? | Cultivated plant taxonomy
Cultivated plant taxonomy is the study of the theory and practice of the science that identifies, describes, classifies, and names cultigens—those plants whose origin or selection is primarily due to intentional human activity. Cultivated plant taxonomists do, however, work with all kinds of plants in cultivation.
Cultivated plant taxonomy is one part of the study of horticultural botany which is mostly carried out in botanical gardens, large nurseries, universities, or government departments. Areas of special interest for the cultivated plant taxonomist include | Narcissus (plant)
Narcissus is a genus of predominantly spring perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Various common names including daffodil, daffadowndilly, narcissus and jonquil are used to describe all or some members of the genus. "Narcissus" has conspicuous flowers with six petal-like tepals surmounted by a cup- or trumpet-shaped corona. The flowers are generally white or yellow (also orange or pink in garden varieties), with either uniform or contrasting coloured tepals and corona.
"Narcissus" were well known | 74,990 | wow-train |
My Dad was a alcoholic, Alcoholism, also known as alcohol use disorder (AUD), is a broad term all alcohol related disorders
That is not fun. I do not drink at all.
alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence. were the two ways they used to classify it
I had a uncle who had alcohol dependence.
a person drinks large amounts over a long time period, has difficulty cutting down, acquiring and drinking alcohol takes up a great deal of time are both ways you can identify a alcoholic
That sounds like my uncle.
Did he ever do anything risky like drink and drive?
No, thank god. That would be very bad. | response, liver cirrhosis and increased cancer risk, among other diseases. Drinking during pregnancy can cause damage to the baby resulting in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Women are generally more sensitive than men to the harmful physical and mental effects of alcohol.
Environmental factors and genetics are two components associated with alcoholism, with about half the risk attributed to each. Someone with a parent or sibling with alcoholism is three to four times more likely to become an alcoholic themselves. Environmental factors include social, cultural and behavioral influences. High stress | 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 | 74,991 | wow-train |
I think houseboats are an interesting concept but dont know much about them.
Agreed, it feels weird to modify a boat into being used primarily as a home.
Yea but also seems like a really cool and liberating concept.
It does sound pretty interesting and exciting compared to just living in an apartment. Some are not even motorized and are just fixed to the land.
Yea some seem to just live on a boat at the docks, but they always look so fancy and cool. | Houseboat
A houseboat (different from boathouse, which is a shed for storing boats) is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a home. Some houseboats are not motorized, because they are usually "moored", kept stationary at a fixed point and often tethered to land to provide utilities. However, many are capable of operation under their own power. "Float house" is a Canadian and American term for a house on a float (raft); a rough house may be | . The directing feels so much more daring and interesting and exciting than in the past; before, it seemed like it was pretty simple, straightforward work was being done. I'm not putting that down, or at least I don't mean to, but this year feels so much different. Perhaps I'm just enjoying the story and the like so much I am being more charitable, but I don't think so. Something is different this year about "Supernatural", and I can't quite put my finger | 74,992 | wow-train |
Do you like the NFL? I love the Eagles, they are my favorite team | History of the Philadelphia Eagles
The history of the Philadelphia Eagles begins in 1933. In their history, the Eagles have appeared in the Super Bowl three times, losing in their first two appearances but winning the third, in 2018. They won three NFL Championships, the precursor to the Super Bowl, in four appearances.
The beginning era of the Eagles history, 1933 to 1939, was influenced by its owner, and then also coach, Bert Bell. After Bell ostensibly sold the team, to Alexis Thompson in | - Overture - Charlie Girl
- Bells Will Ring
- What Would I Get From Being Married
- I Love Him, I Love Him
- What's the Magic
- Let's Do a Deal
- My Favorite Occupation
- I Was Young
- Act II
- Party of a Lifetime
- I 'ates Money
- Charlie Girl Waltz
- Like Love
- That's It
- Fish and Chips
- You Never Know What You Can Do Until You Try It | 74,993 | wow-train |
One of my favorite foods is hamburgers. I could eat them everyday
Same, a hamburger, beefburger or burger is a sandwich technically.
The hamburger became popular in the US after they were in the 1904 World's Fair.
The patty may be pan fried but I like mine flame broiled.
Either way is good. I always had a soft spot for White Castle. Time magazine actually named it the most influential burger of all time
Typically burgers are made with with cheese, lettuce, tomato, bacon, onion, pickles, or chiles; condiments such as mustard, mayonnaise. But I do not like mayo.
The world largest hamburger you can buy at a restaurant is 499 dollars and weighs 185 pounds
A burger topped with cheese is called a cheeseburger.
Yes, and a burger with bacon is a bacon burger. | diners, and specialty and high-end restaurants (where burgers may sell for several times the cost of a fast-food burger, but may be one of the cheaper options on the menu). There are many international and regional variations of the hamburger.
Etymology and terminology.
The term "hamburger" originally derives from Hamburg, Germany's second-largest city. In German, "Burg" means "castle", "fortified settlement" or "fortified refuge" and is a widespread component of place | Hamburger
A hamburger (short: burger) is a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked patties of ground meat, usually beef, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun. The patty may be pan fried, grilled, or flame broiled. Hamburgers are often served with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, bacon, or chiles; condiments such as ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, relish, or "special sauce"; and are frequently placed on sesame seed buns. A hamburger topped with cheese is | 74,994 | wow-train |
When people divorce, they are cancelling their legal duties and responsibilities of the marriage.
yeah it still is hard
The laws governing divorce vary around the world.
yeah what is it when its like the marriage is cancled?
Annulment is when the marriage is declared null and void.
that is what i was thinking about!
People get divorced for reasons such as sexual incompatibility or lack of independence.
so its not always someone cheating | spouses informally stop cohabiting). Reasons for divorce vary, from sexual incompatibility or lack of independence for one or both spouses to a personality clash.
The only countries that do not allow divorce are the Philippines, the Vatican City and the British Crown Dependency of Sark. In the Philippines, divorce for non-Muslim Filipinos is not legal unless the husband or wife is an alien and satisfies certain conditions. The Vatican City is an ecclesiastical state, which has no procedure for divorce. Countries that have relatively recently legalized divorce | there is no law or religious dictate that says the bride must take the groom's last name. However, approximately 70% of Americans agree that a bride should change her last name.
Ending a marriage.
In the United Kingdom, if someone refuses to recognise someone's marriage, then that marriage will be declared null and void. A marriage can also end when one partner dies. In addition, a marriage may also be ended by divorce or annulment. Divorce laws vary significantly by country. The only countries | 74,995 | wow-train |
I'm not very familiar with the study or practice of radiology. Do you know much about this?
I know quite a bit yes, it is the science that utilizes medical imaging to diagnose and treats diseases. Very useful science!
It is mostly used to diagnose broken bones?
Sometimes, medical imaging seeks to reveal internal structures that are hidden. It is mostly for disease treatment though.
Is it used in cancer treatment as in radiation? | Treatment of cancer
Cancer can be treated by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy (including immunotherapy such as monoclonal antibody therapy) and synthetic lethality. The choice of therapy depends upon the location and grade of the tumor and the stage of the disease, as well as the general state of the patient (performance status). Cancer_genome_sequencing helps in determining which cancer the patient exactly has for determining the best therapy for the cancer. A number of experimental cancer treatments are also under development. Under current | Radiology
Radiology is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the human body.
A variety of imaging techniques such as X-ray radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine including positron emission tomography (PET), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used to diagnose or treat diseases. Interventional radiology is the performance of usually minimally invasive medical procedures with the guidance of imaging technologies such as X-ray radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear | 74,996 | wow-train |
I am vegan, so I don't eat or consume anything that comes from an animal
Why do you become a vegan
well one term is ethical vegan, that means I follow the philosophy of it, so I try to consume the least waste as possible because animals should not be used for any purpose
Does that mean you still consume animal at the barest minimum
Well its my diet but sometimes it is hard to avoid it, products sneak dairy into a lot of food like one example I bout a plain tomato sauce that had it
How do you feel when they sell such to you. DO you get mad at it | not only follow a vegan diet but extend the philosophy into other areas of their lives, and oppose the use of animals for any purpose. Another term is "environmental veganism", which refers to the avoidance of animal products on the premise that the industrial farming of animals is environmentally damaging and unsustainable.
Well-planned vegan diets are regarded as appropriate for all stages of life, including during infancy and pregnancy, by the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada, Australian National Health and Medical Research Council | China study, that appears to link the consumption of animal protein with the development of cancer and heart disease. He argues that casein, a protein found in milk from mammals, is "the most significant carcinogen we consume".
Campbell has followed a "99% vegan" diet since around 1990. He does not identify himself as a vegetarian or vegan because, he said, "they often infer something other than what I espouse". He told the "New York Times": "The idea is that | 74,997 | wow-train |
I love going to bakeries and baker's shops.
same they are qite fun | Bakery
A bakery (also baker's shop or bake shop) is an establishment that produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cookies, cakes, pastries, and pies. Some retail bakeries are also cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises.
History.
Baked goods have been around for thousands of years. The art of baking was developed early during the Roman Empire. It was a highly famous art as Roman citizens | magnificently waxed mustache, an expensive $2,000 diamond ring and $3,000 diamond shirt studs. He denied the allegations. "My enemies say that I am the head of the 'Black Hand' business, that I run the blackmail bomb business and that I own all the lotteries," Gallucci complained a week before he was killed. "They are wrong. I own bakeries, ice and wood shops, shoe shining and repair shops and similar places, but I am not king of the 'Black Hand'." | 74,998 | wow-train |
Chickens are very smart creatures! They can be domesticated.
My daughter has a friend who has a chicken as a pet. | Chicken
The chicken ("Gallus gallus domesticus") is a type of domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red junglefowl ("Gallus gallus"). It is one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, with a total population of more than 19 billion as of 2011. There are more chickens in the world than any other bird or domesticated fowl. Humans keep chickens primarily as a source of food (consuming both their meat and eggs) and, less commonly, as pets. Originally raised for cockfighting | some refer to as a "skirt." A double maned lionhead is the product of either two single maned Lionheads (will have single manes in the litter) or two double maned lionheads.
Temperament.
In most cases the Lionhead is a friendly and well mannered pet, although they can be quite skittish if they don't feel safe. It is possible to train a Lionhead as they are very smart creatures. They can comprehend certain orders like come, play, and eat. Clicker training is now becoming popular | 74,999 | wow-train |
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