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I really enjoy doing traditional drawings! I love using pencils to release a small mark onto a surface.
Oh yes, it's a great artform, although digital drawing has it's own merit. Traditional drawings must've been around since the dawn of man, right?
Oh yes drawing has been around for a long time. There are so many instruments used to draw like graphite pencils, pen and ink, ink brushes, colored pencils, crayons, chalk, markers, and even various metals.
Metals? How so?
I believe since metals are generally malleable, fusible, and ductile that some of them are able to be made into drawing implements.
Oh I see, what about ink brushes, wouldn't that be painting? Or is painting the same thing
I believe brushes would be considered painting, though they use a lot of the same mediums like paper, cardboard, plastic, leather, and canvas to design on.
Oh I see, and are there any noteable artists that you know of? | 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 | Technique and materials.
Henderson draws using both traditional and digital techniques. She begins drawing a page by doing quick thumbnail drawings in a sketchbook before doing the pencils digitally in a computer, which she says makes the process faster. Although there are some things she can render more quickly with a pencil, the ability to make quick alterations digitally outweighs that minor advantage. She draws on a Fujitsu Lightbook laptop computer, which has Cintiq technology built into it. She uses the digital drawing program Paint Tool SAI, which she appreciates | 75,100 | wow-train |
Have you ever read anything by Nicholas Sparks? | Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Charles Sparks (born December 31, 1965) is an American romance novelist and screenwriter. He has published twenty novels and two non-fiction books. Several of his novels have become international bestsellers, and eleven of his romantic-drama novels have been adapted to film all with multimillion-dollar box office grosses. His novels feature stories of tragic love with happy endings and Christian values.
Sparks was born in Omaha, Nebraska and wrote his first novel, "The Passing", in 1985, | "The crazy thing is so spectacularly original that even though alerted by my advance notice you are still going to be more surprised by Scarecrow than by anything else you have ever read in your life, even if you are ninety-five and have spent every free moment fiendishly consuming all of the most fantastic symbolist, futurist, cubist, surrealist, expressionist, anarchist, dadaist, existentialist, creationist, ultraist, vanguardist, magical realist, modernist, postmodernist and every other -ist compositions that you could lay your hands on, plus | 75,101 | wow-train |
I just started working at my local museum. It has an amazing collection of artifacts and other historical objects. Do you ever go to the museum?
I used to love visiting museums when I lived in Europe. Sadly, I am temporarily disabled and can't go anywhere much just now. How do you like your job? | Museum
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. The largest museums are located in major cities throughout the world, while thousands of local museums exist in smaller cities, towns and rural areas. Museums have varying aims, ranging from serving researchers and specialists to serving | I couldn't do much more than just donate money when I was on ["Buffy"] because there wasn't time. And now that I have the time, it's amazing."
In 1999, she went to the Dominican Republic to help Habitat for Humanity's project of building homes for the residents; Gellar recalled in an interview she had worked with the cause a lot, explaining: "You actually get to physically do something, where you get to go and build these houses. I like working | 75,102 | wow-train |
When I was in college I played a lot of beer pong. It was part of the drinking culture.
So did I. We used to use the laundry door :=). Drinking culture refers to the practices associated with consuming alcohol
Hah, that is being creative. I am amazed how long people have played that game. There is bar here where they like to meet. | Drinking culture
Although alcoholic beverages and social attitudes toward drinking vary around the world, nearly every civilization has independently discovered the processes of brewing beer, fermenting wine and distilling spirits.
Alcohol and its effects have been present in societies throughout history. Drinking is documented in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, in the Qur'an, in art history, in Greek and Roman literature as old as Homer and in Confucius's "Analects".
Social drinking.
"Social drinking", also commonly referred to as "responsible drinking | Dry I Am'" and quoting works ranging from "Home on the Range" to "The Flying Trapeze" to the final section of the "William Tell" overture and the Russian military theme from Tchaikovsky's "The Year 1812".
Use in popular culture.
This portion of the song...How dry I am, how dry I amIt's plain to see just why I amNo alcohol in my highballAnd that is why so dry I am...became known for its ironic use as a drinking song in | 75,103 | wow-train |
The Last of the Mohicans is my favorite film. I can watch it over and over again.
That movie was set in 1757, during the indian war with the french.
Do you know if its based on any novels?
It was based on a novel from 1826 and it's an adaption for a 1936 film.
Who are some famous actors that were in the movie? | Wes Studi, Eric Schweig, and Steven Waddington in supporting roles.
The soundtrack features music by Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman, and the song "I Will Find You" by Clannad. The main theme of the film is taken from the tune "The Gael" by Scottish singer-songwriter Dougie MacLean.
Released on September 25, 1992 in the United States, "The Last of the Mohicans" was met with positive reviews and commercial success during its box-office run.
Plot.
The story | The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)
The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 American epic historical drama film set in 1757 during the French and Indian War. It was written and directed by Michael Mann and was based on James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel "The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757" and George B. Seitz's 1936 film adaptation, owing more to the film than the novel. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, and Jodhi May, with Russell Means, | 75,104 | wow-train |
I used to live in Virginia, it's a pretty place
Virginia is my favorite southeastern state.
I would say so too! It has a beautiful fall season
I like going to the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia.
Yeah, there are lots of forests and trails | Virginia
Virginia (), officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most populous city, and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's estimated population is over | had met during the research trip to Virginia. Keane recalled meeting the women:
So I turned around and there's this beautiful Indian woman walking up; a Native American. She said 'Are you Glen Keane? The animator that's going to do Pocahontas?' I said 'Well, yeah.' And then from behind another tree another woman came up and she said, 'Well, my name is Shirley Little Dove, and this is my sister Devi White Dove, and we are descended from Pocahontas. | 75,105 | wow-train |
I hate Iguana I heard they are huge in Mexico.
Iguanas do look scary. Are they dangerous? | and endangered due to habitat destruction, introduced feral predators, hunting, and hybridization with introduced green iguanas.
The word "iguana" is derived from the original Taino name for the species, "iwana".
In addition to the two species in the genus "Iguana", several other related genera in the same family have common names of the species including the word "iguana".
Anatomy and physiology.
Iguanas can range from in length, including their tail. The two species of lizard within the | the "Girls Will Be Girls" concept as a situation comedy, it was instead produced as a film "hoping that the new gay networks would be interested." They were not, about which Leupp commented, "I think that drag is scary, even in our own community. They would rather play it safe. People want to be really politically correct, which I think is very dangerous. I've heard from various people in the business that these stations are appealing to Middle America, and I find that very | 75,106 | wow-train |
I love learning about science and technology, but I am terrible at mathematics ha
one thing that is good from learning STEM is that it has implications for workforce development,
Really, what kind of implications, I see they have a lot of STEM related events for kids in my area
for one thing it helps improve competitiveness in science and technology development.
That is nice, so better products come out with people trying to compete for the best ideas. Is STEM new, I have only recently heard about it? | to the acronym STEM. One of the first NSF projects to use the acronym was STEMTEC, the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Teacher Education Collaborative at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, which was founded in 1998.
Other variations.
- STM (Scientific, Technical, and Mathematics; or Science, Technology, and Medicine; or Scientific, Technical, and Medical)
- eSTEM (environmental STEM)
- STEMIE (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Invention and Entrepreneurship); adds Inventing and | skateboard deck brand.
Templeton, who does all of the artwork for his brand, explained his discovery of skateboard art in a 2012 interview:
It wasn't until later that I realized he [Gonzales] did his own graphics. And that's, that's the one thing that I would cite as one of my biggest influences, was learning about the pros that did their own skateboard graphics—that to me was a really ... cool idea, and kind of meant a lot to me as a kid, | 75,107 | wow-train |
Have you ever seen the singing competition show American Idol? It's one of my favorites!
Yes, I use to watch it a long time ago.
Yes, it's been around for a long time. It first aired on Fox on June 11, 2002.
If I recall Kelly Clarkson won the first season.
She did! I really like her. Some of my other favorite winners are Jordin Sparks, Lee DeWyze, Phillip Phillips and of course, Carrie Underwood.
I love Carrier Underwood.
I like that America has the ability to vote for their favorite either through calling, voting online or through text. I always voted online. It was easiest!
I use to vote by calling in. | , and Laine Hardy respectively.
"American Idol" employs a panel of vocal judges who critique the contestants' performances. The original judges, for the first through eighth seasons, were record producer and music manager Randy Jackson, singer and choreographer Paula Abdul, and music executive and manager Simon Cowell. The judging panel for the last three seasons on Fox consisted of singers Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez, and Harry Connick, Jr. The sixteenth season brought three new judges: singers Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan | Box", John Metzger said, "I don't think I need to tell anyone about the performance of the Grateful Dead on February 13 – 14, 1970, as these have long been fan favorites... If you have never heard the February 13 performance of Dark Star / That's It for the Other One / Lovelight, you must be living in a cave or have never seen the Grateful Dead. It's one of the most amazing performances they ever did. Over 90 minutes of pure bliss that is sure to | 75,108 | wow-train |
My favorite TV show is JEOPARDY!. Please tell me a little about my favorite show, and be sure to phrase your answers in the form of a question.
Oh no! This will be challenging. Okay. American tv show that Merv Griffen created?
Correct for 100. This is the year that JEOPARDY! was first televised.
What is 1964?
Correct for 200. This person was the host of JEOPARDY! for many years.
Who is Alex Trebek?
Correct for 300. Name one other game show that was created by Merv Griffin. | Merv Griffin
Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. (July 6, 1925 – August 12, 2007) was an American television host and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer who went on to appear in film and on Broadway. From 1965 to 1986, Griffin hosted his own talk show, "The Merv Griffin Show". He also created the internationally popular game shows "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune" through his television production companies, Merv Griffin Enterprises and Merv Griffin Entertainment. | Jeopardy! (franchise)
Jeopardy! is an American media franchise that began with a television quiz show created by Merv Griffin, in which contestants are presented with clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in the form of a question. Over the years, the show has expanded its brand beyond television and been licensed into products of various formats.
Television.
"Jeopardy!" originated as an American television series on March 30, 1964. In its original, daytime format it ran until | 75,109 | wow-train |
I love taco's a traditionally Mexican dish.
I can get into tacos myself. For dinner I could easily pack away 5 or 6, and I don't weigh a ton! Can you tell me anything fun about the culture or history around it?
tacos are actually mysterious the origins of the taco are not precisely know.
Oh.. I just assumed they had quaint beginnings. Who would've thought they were mysterious! Well, is there anything about their history you can tell me? | precisely known, and etymologies for the culinary usage of the word are generally theoretical. According to the Real Academia Española, publisher of "Diccionario de la Lengua Española", the word "taco" describes a typical Mexican dish of a maize tortilla folded around food. This meaning of the Spanish word "taco" is a Mexican innovation, but in other dialects "taco" is used to mean "wedge; wad, plug; billiard cue; blowpipe; ramrod; short, stocky person; [or] short, | Taco
A taco (, , ) is a traditional Mexican dish consisting of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables, and cheese, allowing great versatility and variety. Tacos are generally eaten without utensils, often garnished with salsa, chili pepper, avocado, guacamole, cilantro (coriander), tomatoes, onions, and lettuce.
Etymology.
The origins of the taco are not | 75,110 | wow-train |
Do you know anyone that suffers from alcoholism?
Yes, unfortunately I do. I found out that alcholism was called alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence.
That's horrible. My dad is an alcoholic and it really makes me hate alcohol.
It really changes them into another person. I didn't know that binge drinking was considered alcohol abuse. Is he a binge drinker or dependent?
He's dependent. He drinks beer throughout the day. He rarely binge drinks a lot at once. It's usually spread out throughout the day.
Wow, I know there are a higher percentage of men than women that binge drink. Both cases are sad.
I didn't know that men were more likely to be alcoholics. My friend's mom died of alcoholism. Her liver failed because she binge drank every night before she went to bed. | cancer risk in individuals. A 2014 World Health Organization report found that harmful alcohol consumption caused about 3.3 million deaths annually worldwide. Negative efforts are related to the amount consumed with no safe lower limit seen. Some nations have introduced alcohol packaging warning messages that inform consumers about alcohol and cancer, as well as foetal alcohol syndrome.
The median lethal dose of alcohol in test animals is a blood alcohol content of 0.45%. This is about six times the level of ordinary intoxication (0.08%), but vomiting or unconsciousness | in humorous and interesting conversation." Unfortunately, Dunnery's childhood was blighted by his parents' mutual alcoholism. He once described them as "binge drinkers, two weeks on and two months off... Once my Mam and Dad started drinking alcohol I never knew what was going to happen. Everything seems to happen fast. One minute it was paradise and the next minute it was sheer hell. It was horrific. ... Anyone who has lived under this nervousness will know exactly what I mean. I lived under this constant threat | 75,111 | wow-train |
Are you big into cakes? My grandson really likes baking chocolate cakes.
Chocolate cake can be made with other ingredients, as well.
What kind of other ingredients would you suggest? I've been getting a bit tired of his usual recipe to be honest.
I like Flourless chocolate cake a popular dessert in gluten-free diets.
Oh yes gluten-free is all the rage these days. Something to do with some disease people have where they don't react well to it. Do you know more about that? | Gluten-related disorders
Gluten-related disorders is the term for the diseases triggered by gluten, including celiac disease (CD), non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), gluten ataxia, dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) and wheat allergy. The umbrella category has also been referred to as gluten intolerance, though a multi-disciplinary physician-led study, based in part on the 2011 International Coeliac Disease Symposium, concluded that the use of this term should be avoided due to a lack of specificity.
Gluten is | Amandine (dessert)
Amandine is a Romanian chocolate layered cake filled with chocolate with caramel and fondant cream. Almond cream is sometimes used. As most Romanian cakes, they can be cut and served in 1-serving miniature cakes or as a big cake. They are among the most traditional "sweetshop" cakes in Romania. The original recipe has layers made out of a fine caramel syrup, flour, cocoa and egg-based dough with a dash of rum or rum essence. The layers are heavy with syrup that also has | 75,112 | wow-train |
Cheese is so good, do you like it?
Yes I have been raised on it and love it. It offers so many flavors, textures, and forms.
Yes it's so diverse, I think that's why it is beloved by many
I agree, one of the only downsides is health I think. Cheese comprises proteins and fat from milk.
Yes, it's good not to eat too much
I agree, all good things in moderation. Some cheeses are known to have molds on the rind, outer layer, or throughout as well.
Some of my favorite cheese is blue cheese, so much mold! | Blue cheese
Blue cheese is a general classification of cheeses that have had cultures of the mold "Penicillium" added so that the final product is spotted or veined throughout with blue mold that carries a distinct smell, either from that or various specially cultivated bacteria. Some blue cheeses are injected with spores before the curds form, and others have spores mixed in with the curds after they form. Blue cheeses are typically aged in a temperature-controlled environment such as a cave. Blue cheese can be eaten by itself or can | fundamentally white supremacist institution despite all our nice friends."
In an interview in Artnet Schutz is asked "Could you have foreseen that you were stepping on a third rail by treating this explosive subject? If so, what made it necessary to paint Emmett Till specifically?" Schutz responded "Yes, for many reasons. The anger surrounding this painting is real and I understand that. It's a problematic painting and I knew that getting into it. I do think that it is better to try to engage something extremely | 75,113 | wow-train |
Labrador Retrievers are such popular dogs, I wonder why, do you have any idea? | Labrador Retriever
The Labrador Retriever, or just Labrador, is a large type of retriever-gun dog. The Labrador is one of the most popular breeds of dog in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.
A favourite disability assistance breed in many countries, Labradors are frequently trained to aid the blind, those who have autism, to act as a therapy dog, or to perform screening and detection work for law enforcement and other official agencies. Additionally, they are prized as sporting and hunting dogs. | than 40 pounds) are rarely seen skijoring, because they do not greatly assist the skier; however, since the skier can provide as much power as is required to travel, any enthusiastic dog can participate. Athletic dogs such as Pointers, Setters and herding breeds take to skijoring with glee, as do the northern breeds, such as Siberian and Alaskan huskies, malamutes, Samoyeds, and Inuit dogs; however, any large energetic dog is capable of enjoying this sport. Golden retrievers, giant schnauzers, Labrador retrievers, and | 75,114 | wow-train |
Battlestar galactica is one of my favorite Tv series ever
I'm not sure I have watched it. What's it about?
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction media franchise that was created by Glen
I like science fiction, so it sounds like it might be interesting. I have also heard from other people it's a good show. Any famous actors in it? | for its writing, directing, costume design, visual effects, sound mixing, and sound editing, with Emmy wins for both visual effects and sound editing. In 2019, "The New York Times" placed the show on its list of "The 20 Best TV Dramas Since "The Sopranos"", a 20-year period many critics call "the golden age of television."
"Battlestar Galactica" is set in a distant star system, where a civilization of humans lives on a group of planets known as the | Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction television series, created by Glen A. Larson, that began the "Battlestar Galactica" franchise. Starring Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict, it ran for the 1978–79 season before being canceled. Afterward, a write-in campaign revived the show as "Galactica 1980" with 10 episodes in 1980.
Books have also been written continuing the stories. "Battlestar Galactica" was remade in the 2000s with a mini-series and a | 75,115 | wow-train |
i'm a vegetarian, i'm abstaining from the consumption of meat
I'm a pescatarian. Why did you decide on vegetarianism?
i had health-related, religious and personal reasons.
What kind of health issues does vegetarianism help with?
I was eating way too much greasy chicken and my blood pressure and cholesterol levels were high :(
Have you noticed a big difference since cutting out meat?
Definitely! My health got better and I feel better in general. I'm an ovo-lacto vegetarian and i consume both dairy and eggs
What kind of personal reasons would someone decide to be a vegetarian? | Vegetarianism
Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, and the flesh of any other animal), and may also include abstention from by-products of animals processed for food.
Vegetarianism may be adopted for various reasons. Many people object to eating meat out of respect for sentient life. Such ethical motivations have been codified under various religious beliefs, as well as animal rights advocacy. Other motivations for vegetarianism are health-related, political, environmental, cultural, | meat-eating may be permitted depending on the sects. In Hinduism, vegetarianism is the ideal. Jains are strictly vegetarian and consumption of roots is not permitted.
Dietary choices.
Many people choose to forgo food from animal sources to varying degrees (e.g. flexitarianism, pescetarianism, vegetarianism, veganism) for health reasons, issues surrounding morality, or to reduce their personal impact on the environment, although some of the public assumptions about which diets have lower impacts are known to be incorrect. Raw foodism is another contemporary trend | 75,116 | wow-train |
I love the color blue it is one of the many primary colors of pigments.
i really love blue! it's my favorite color
Pink is one of my favorites as well especially with my flowers.
I'm not a big fan of pink. it's too girly for me
Pink is a little girly lol but if you like blue you have to like violet which is close to blue on the spectrum and also close to pink in color.
so is violet and purple the same? i can never tell the difference | Purple
Purple is a color intermediate between blue and red. It is similar to violet, but unlike violet, which is a spectral color with its own wavelength on the visible spectrum of light, purple is a secondary color made by combining red and blue. The complementary color of purple in the RYB color model is yellow.
According to surveys in Europe and North America, purple is the color most often associated with rarity, royalty, magic, mystery, and piety. When combined with pink, it is associated | of my melody and wears dark colors.
Kuromi's birthday is October 31 (Halloween). Although Kuromi has a rowdy free spirit, she is actually quite girly on the inside and has a soft spot for cute and handsome guys. Kuromi enjoys keeping a diary and reading romance novels. Her favorite color is black and her favorite food is shallots.
Characters 2000s My Sweet Piano (2005).
is a female sheep whose charming point is her fluffy baby pink fur. She was introduced as My Melody's best | 75,117 | wow-train |
I love the color blue! It is so vibrant and comes in many shades. It lies between violet and green on the light spectrum.
Blue is one of my favorite colors!
Interestingly, most blues contain a mixture of other colors like green and violet.
My favorite shade of blue has a little bit of green in it.
I had recently learned that the clear sky and the deep sea only appear to be blue because of an optical effect know as Rayleigh scattering.
That makes sense about the ocean because if you fill a cup with ocean water, the water is not blue. | An optical effect called Tyndall scattering explains blue eyes. Distant objects appear more blue because of another optical effect called aerial perspective.
Blue has been an important colour in art and decoration since ancient times. The semi-precious stone lapis lazuli was used in ancient Egypt for jewellery and ornament and later, in the Renaissance, to make the pigment ultramarine, the most expensive of all pigments. In the eighth century Chinese artists used cobalt blue to colour fine blue and white porcelain. In the Middle Ages, European artists used | Blue
Blue is one of the three primary colours of pigments in painting and traditional colour theory, as well as in the RGB colour model. It lies between violet and green on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when observing light with a dominant wavelength between approximately 450 and 495 nanometres. Most blues contain a slight mixture of other colours; azure contains some green, while ultramarine contains some violet. The clear daytime sky and the deep sea appear blue because of an optical effect known as Rayleigh scattering. | 75,118 | wow-train |
I would love to visit Florida, what's there to make a visitor come there?
Boy, what isn't there is the question! They don't call it the "land of flowers" for nothing. That's what is means in Spanish. What types of activities are you interested in?
Awesome. Nothing much, I just want to have fun. Is Florida a border state?
Yes it is! It's the only one that borders the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean as well. Do you like the water? Boating activities, fishing?
Yes, is it popular for fishing? | state is at or near sea level and is characterized by sedimentary soil. Florida has the lowest high point of any U.S. state. The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south. The American alligator, American crocodile, American flamingo, Roseate spoonbill, Florida panther, bottlenose dolphin, and manatee can be found in Everglades National Park in the southern part of the state. Along with Hawaii, Florida is one of only two states that has a tropical climate, and is the only continental state with either | make sense. Nothing works that way. There isn't a supplier out there that says, 'The first day I put my product out there I want all of it to sell out and I don't want to have any more supply.' What business works that way?" Sellers choose what they want to charge for the ticket. A range of tickets are listed, mainly sporting, concert, theater, and other live entertainment events. Music categories are divided into Classical and Vocal, Country and Folk, Dance | 75,119 | wow-train |
Alcoholism really is a serious issue these days, it affects alot of people and can really cause issues such as unsafe romances or drinking and driving.
I am somewhat addicted to alcohol too. What do you think i can do about it? | Addictive personality
An addictive personality refers to a particular set of personality traits that make an individual predisposed to developing addictions. This hypothesis states that there may be common personality traits observable in people suffering from addiction. Alan R. Lang of Florida State University, author of an addiction study prepared for the United States National Academy of Sciences, said, "If we can better identify the personality factors, they can help us devise better treatment and can open up new strategies to intervene and break the patterns of addiction."
Description | message aren't going to save everything. But when you say things together, maybe the message will be heard and hopefully will provoke action. Inherently people are good, and inherently people are distracted and somewhat lazy, so it comes down to how do you get people’s attention."
Prior to the release of the video, Beyoncé said: "We all see the headlines and we think what can I really do to help?... World Humanitarian Day is an opportunity for all of us to work together to make | 75,120 | wow-train |
I love ice hockey but just started watching last season. I don't understand it all yet.
I see, well its a simple game really. Two teams compete to shoot a rubber puck into the opponent's goal to score points!
That does sound easy. How do they get a penalty? I have seen people go to the box but unsure why. | Ice hockey
Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points. The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical, with teams usually consisting of six players each: one goaltender, and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team.
Ice hockey is most popular in Canada, | season one who didn't like Jimmy and we thought that we hadn't given him a fair shake yet. So heading into season two we really wanted to do this character justice and show what was possible with him. It felt really good to see how upset people got when they thought that they were losing him. We think that he's such an integral part of the show and yeah, I don't think the show works as well without him.” (His character missed just two episodes after MacArthur's " | 75,121 | wow-train |
I've been growing my beard for a year now.
Thats great, I have a really long one myself, I think that people usually only young adult males are able to grow beards. It would be weird seeing a baby grow a beard.
Yes, also a woman!
Indeed, actually back in ancient caveman times it was a common trait for humans to have hair on their face and entire body like the hair you see on gorillas.
I guess it kept them warm.
It sure did, for most of that time it was eventually lost over time and humans became more hairless and they depended more of the fur coats of animals for warmth.
So they pretty much evolved to have less hair. How interesting.
Well somewhat, Today from childhood onward both sexes hair pretty much covers almost the entire area of the body.
Yes but it's very light. | Body hair
Body hair, or androgenic hair, is the terminal hair that develops on the human body during and after puberty. It is differentiated from the head hair and less visible vellus hair, which is much finer and lighter in color. The growth of androgenic hair is related to the level of androgens (often referred to as male hormones) and the density of androgen receptors in the dermal papillae. Both must reach a threshold for the proliferation of hair follicle cells.
From childhood onward, regardless of sex, | Beard
A beard is the unshaven hair that grows on the chin, upper lip, cheeks and neck of humans and some non-human animals. In humans, usually only pubescent or adult males are able to grow beards. Some women with hirsutism, a hormonal condition of excessive hairiness, may develop a beard.
Throughout the course of history, societal attitudes toward male beards have varied widely depending on factors such as prevailing cultural-religious traditions and the current era's fashion trends. Some religions (such as Islam | 75,122 | wow-train |
I really love epic high fantasy novels, particularly The Lord of the Rings, do you love any of the Tolkien books?
I love the Lord of The Rings though I have not read it in years.
It's incredible that he spun such a world out of his 1937 novel "The Hobbit". It's a million dollar franchise now.
that it is! The movies are so long - i cannot believe people will watch them all in a day
Yeah man, thats a serious task, id fall asleep! I love that they broke the Hobbit film series into 3 films, I think it was better that way.
yes. The Alamo Drafthouse near us shows the movie and serves "Hobbit" food with them | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is an American cinema chain founded in 1997 in Austin, Texas that is famous for its strict policy of requiring its audiences to maintain proper cinemagoing etiquette.
It has 40 locations across the United States, including twenty-one (with five more being built) across Texas. Outside of Texas, it has 4 locations in Virginia (Winchester, Charlottesville, Woodbridge and Ashburn). There are three locations in Colorado (Denver, Westminster and Littleton), as well as two locations | The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 fantasy novel "The Hobbit", but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, "The Lord of the Rings" is one of the best-selling novels ever written, with over 150 million copies sold.
The title of the novel refers to the story's main antagonist | 75,123 | wow-train |
What color roses would you say are the best? | Rose
A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe | ever fight in the American Army. I would never have asked for you if you weren't good. I have nothing but the best in my Army. I don't care what color you are as long as you go up there and kill those Kraut sonsofbitches. Everyone has their eyes on you and is expecting great things from you. Most of all your race is looking forward to your success. Don't let them down and damn you, don't let me down! They say it is patriotic to die for | 75,124 | wow-train |
I currently suffer from social anxiety, it is a curse for me.
Just learn how to relax and don't get to caught up in it.
This disease is complex.It can be defined as nervousness in social situations.
I understand. Do you take medicine for your condition? | along with rapid speech. Panic attacks can also occur under intense fear and discomfort. Some sufferers may use alcohol or other drugs to reduce fears and inhibitions at social events. It is common for sufferers of social phobia to self-medicate in this fashion, especially if they are undiagnosed, untreated, or both; this can lead to alcoholism, eating disorders or other kinds of substance abuse. SAD is sometimes referred to as an "illness of lost opportunities" where "individuals make major life choices to accommodate their illness" | ) comes back." In late November 1916, Irina wrote to Felix: "Thanks for your insane letter. I didn't understand the half of it. I see that you're planning to do something wild. Please take care and do not get mixed up in any shady business. The dirtiest thing is that you have decided to do it all without me. I don't see how I can take part in it now, since it's all arranged... In a word, be careful. I see from | 75,125 | wow-train |
I love to watch tennis and golf on TV. Do you ever play the sport in singles or doubles?
I have played some tennis with friends. Tried both singles and doubles. I prefer singles so we don't get in each other's way.
Cool, I enjoy the doubles match. I always do my best to play the ball so the opponent can't return it. Points for the win!
That works if you have a good system down. I was always running into my Doubles partner, lol.
Have you ever watched it in the Olympics? It's also played by people of all ages.
Yeah, I heard there was a record set at Wimbledon for the longest match there recently.
No way?! That's awesome. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket. I even played with a team of people in wheel chairs once.
That's pretty cool. Glad to see it is so accessible to many people. | gain a point, while the opposite player will.
Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. During most of the | thing to do so that Moody could enjoy the full taste of victory, an obvious allusion to Moody's retirement from the 1933 U.S. final. Moody said, "I was very sorry about Helen's ankle. But it couldn't be helped, could it? I thought there was nothing I could do but get it over as quickly as possible." In total, Jacobs lost 14 of the 15 career singles matches she played against Moody.
Jacobs won three Grand Slam women's doubles titles and one in mixed doubles | 75,126 | wow-train |
I have been told my neighbor's iguana got loose. Should I be worried? They kept it in the bathtub.
Do you keep lizards as pet?is a genus of herbivorous lizards that are native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America
I don't, my neighbor does. I have a small dog that I worry about. Are iguanas dangerous?
Well ,they dont seem to be,he genus was first described in 1768 by Austrian naturalist Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in his book "Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium
Well I feel a little better, then. What if I see the iguana? How do I catch it?
Well it depends on the color you want to catch,either the green iguana or blue
Oh no. I don't what color it is. I think green? Is that good or bad?
The blue iguana also known as the Grand Cayman iguana, Grand Cayman blue iguana or Cayman Island
I think if I see it I am just going to call animal control to get it. | and endangered due to habitat destruction, introduced feral predators, hunting, and hybridization with introduced green iguanas.
The word "iguana" is derived from the original Taino name for the species, "iwana".
In addition to the two species in the genus "Iguana", several other related genera in the same family have common names of the species including the word "iguana".
Anatomy and physiology.
Iguanas can range from in length, including their tail. The two species of lizard within the | Iguana
Iguana (, ) is a genus of herbivorous lizards that are native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. The genus was first described in 1768 by Austrian naturalist Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in his book "Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium Emendatam cum Experimentis circa Venena". Two species are included in the genus "Iguana": the green iguana, which is widespread throughout its range and a popular pet, and the Lesser Antillean iguana, which is native to the Lesser Antilles | 75,127 | wow-train |
Sculpture is a wonderful art and is a branch of visual art that deals in 3 dimensions.
That is cool. I am a big fan of all types of sculptures | Sculpture
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sculptural processes originally used carving (the removal of material) and modelling (the addition of material, as clay), in stone, metal, ceramics, wood and other materials but, since Modernism, there has been an almost complete freedom of materials and process. A wide variety of materials may be worked by removal such as carving, assembled by welding or modelling, or molded or cast | material like cement, metal and plastic, that they would not be able to create by hand. Sculptures can also be made with 3-d printing technology.
Copyright definition of visual art (US).
In the United States, the law protecting the copyright over a piece of visual art gives a more restrictive definition of "visual art".
A “work of visual art” is —
(1) a painting, drawing, print or sculpture, existing in a single copy, in a limited edition | 75,128 | wow-train |
Orange juice is tasty.
I love it. It is also very high in vitamin C!
Yes, it's really good for you. Have you ever made it yourself by squeezing oranges?
I have! They are even better freshly squeezed | water to the concentrate.
The health value of orange juice is debatable: it has a high concentration of vitamin C, but also a very high concentration of simple sugars, comparable to soft drinks. As a result, some government nutritional advice has been adjusted to encourage substitution of orange juice with raw fruit, which is digested more slowly, and limit daily consumption.
History.
During World War II, American soldiers rejected vitamin C-packed lemon crystals because of their unappetizing taste. Thus the government searched for | , including the pith, is a source of pectin and has nearly the same amount of vitamin C as the flesh and other nutrients.
Although not as juicy or tasty as the flesh, orange peel is edible and has significant contents of vitamin C, dietary fiber, total polyphenols, carotenoids, limonene and dietary minerals, such as potassium and magnesium.
Juice and other products Products made from oranges.
- Orange juice is obtained by squeezing the fruit on a special tool (a "juicer" or "squeezer" | 75,129 | wow-train |
I really want to get into learning the piano, since it seems like such a cool instrument and it sounds great.
I would also love to learn. I regret never having learned that. I wonder, do you know much about it?
I've been researching it recently, so yeah I definitely have some knowledge on it. The first one was invented over 300 years ago which I find unreal.
That is a very long time...I wonder how they came up with it? I think some other keyboard-type instruments preceded the piano, didn't they?
Well actually, the name "piano" originates from the word "pianoforte", as this was an earlier version of the piano which was very similar to its current version.
That makes perfect sense. Do you know if older people can learn the piano as well as kids? I feel like maybe it's too late.
Oh, it absolutely isn't too late for that! It is certainly easier when you are young, but it's better late than never!
How much does a piano cost I wonder | Piano
The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700 (the exact year is uncertain), in which the strings are struck by hammers. It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys (small levers) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings.
The word piano is a shortened form of "pianoforte", the Italian term for the early 1700s versions | to play more concerts for the band. He's just playing games, and I'm fed up with it, to be honest with you. I don't sing, so I can't do much about it", adding, "I definitely want to play live. Because, you know, I've still got a twinkle in my eye. I can still play. So, yeah, I'll just get myself into musical shape, just concentrating on the guitar."
On 30 July 2014, an | 75,130 | wow-train |
Hello, Do you like Toyotas?
I do like Toyota's, and think it's cool they are headquartered in Toyota City.
Oh really? That's cool. | , as a spinoff from his father's company Toyota Industries to create automobiles. Three years earlier, in 1934, while still a department of Toyota Industries, it created its first product, the Type A engine, and its first passenger car in 1936, the Toyota AA. Toyota Motor Corporation produces vehicles under five brands, including the Toyota brand, Hino, Lexus, Ranz, and Daihatsu. It also holds a 16.66% stake in Subaru Corporation, a 5.9% stake in Isuzu, a 5.5% stake in Mazda | cool'—it's, you know, who cares what's cool? You're the one who gets to do it. They're just–some people are just jealous 'cause they're not the ones who can do it, so, even if it is something that they consider, 'Oh, that's ugly', once they–if they can do it and they think it's ugly, then, you know, that's their opinion and that's cool, you know. But when people that don't even | 75,131 | wow-train |
I am a yoga instructor.
sounds very demanding. | to pre-Vedic Indian traditions; it is mentioned in the Rigveda, but most likely developed around the sixth and fifth centuries BCE, in ancient India's ascetic and śramaṇa movements. The chronology of earliest texts describing yoga-practices is unclear, varyingly credited to Upanishads. The "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali" date from the first half of the 1st millennium CE, but only gained prominence in the West in the 20th century. Hatha yoga texts emerged sometimes between the 9th and 11th century with origins in tantra.
Yoga | , easy and natural Yoga, the Nisarga Yoga. There is no secrecy in it and no dependence; no preparation is required and no initiation. Whoever is puzzled by his very existence as a conscious being and earnestly wants to find his own source, can grasp the ever-present sense of ‘I am’ and dwell on it assiduously and patiently, till the clouds obscuring the mind dissolve and the heart of being is seen in all its glory.”Nisargadatta did not prescribe a specific practice for self-knowledge but advised | 75,132 | wow-train |
I'm not very into science fiction but thinking of the future being like some of the portrayals is interesting
It really is, I like how SF explores the potential consequences of science
Do you know much about SF?
It's one of my fav genres! It has a chance of realism compared to supernatural stuff or fantasy.
It does, I feel some SF takes it too far but we never know what the future will hold
Yeah, some of the stuff can border on magical realism without much likelihood of ever occurring.
I like when they show what it could be like on other planets or how other creatures will be | List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens (Q–Z)
This is a list of fictional creatures and aliens from the universe of the long-running BBC science fiction television series "Doctor Who", including "Torchwood", "The Sarah Jane Adventures", "K-9" and "K-9 and Company". It covers alien races and other fictional creatures, but not specific characters. Individual characters are listed in separate articles.
Note that some information on the page is taken from spin-off media | , parallel universes and extraterrestrial life. Science fiction often explores the potential consequences of scientific and other innovations, and has been called a "literature of ideas". It usually eschews the supernatural, and unlike the related genre of fantasy, historically science fiction stories were intended to have at least pretense of science-based fact or theory at the time the story was created, but this connection has become tenuous or non-existent in much of science fiction.
The genres Western.
Western fiction is defined primarily by being set | 75,133 | wow-train |
are you familiar with Elon Musk?
I have heard of it. Is there more you can tell me about it?
He is the developer of SpaceX Exploration
What does SpaceX exploration do? | SpaceX launch facilities
, SpaceX uses three leased orbital launch sites: Launch Complex 39A of the Kennedy Space Center, Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, both in Florida, and Space Launch Complex 4E of the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Space Launch Complex 40 was damaged in the Amos-6 accident on September 2016 and repair work was completed by December 2017. SpaceX is also building a commercial-only launch facility at the Boca Chica site near Brownsville, Texas and is expected to be operational no earlier | development.
In 2002 Shotwell joined SpaceX, a private, commercial, space exploration company founded by Elon Musk in the same year, as vice president of business development, also being given a seat on the SpaceX board of directors. She was its eleventh employee. The company builds the Falcon vehicle family which has launched more than 50 times representing about $5 billion in revenue. Shotwell is now President and COO of SpaceX, responsible for day-to-day operations and managing all customer and strategic relations to support company | 75,134 | wow-train |
Hi buddy I love trumpet
Me too! I'm a big fan of instruments that belong to the brass family, jazz is my jam.
Trumpet like instrument have historically been used as signaling devices in battle or hunting
That is true, but some time in between the 14th and 15th century it became better known as a musical instrument!
Yes during 15th century hey have primarily been constructed of brass tubing. Its a good instrument | Trumpet
A trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group contains the instruments (such as the piccolo trumpet) with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpet-like instruments have historically been used as signaling devices in battle or hunting, with examples dating back to at least 1500 BC; they began to be used as musical instruments only in the late 14th or early 15th century. Trumpets are used in art music styles, for instance in orchestras, concert bands, and | Horn (instrument)
A horn is any of a family of musical instruments made of a tube, usually made of metal and often curved in various ways, with one narrow end into which the musician blows, and a wide end from which sound emerges. In horns, unlike some other brass instruments such as the trumpet, the bore gradually increases in width through most of its length—that is to say, it is conical rather than cylindrical. In jazz and popular-music contexts, the word may be used | 75,135 | wow-train |
Hey there. I've recently started learning about surfing. Have you ever surfed?
Only when I was very little. Is it hard? | refers to the act of riding a wave with a board, regardless of the stance used. There are several types of boards. The native peoples of the Pacific, for instance, surfed waves on alaia, paipo, and other such craft, and did so on their belly and knees. The modern-day definition of surfing, however, most often refers to a surfer riding a wave standing up on a surfboard; this is also referred to as stand-up surfing.
Another prominent form of surfing is body | said. Another retired closer, Troy Percival, concurred about the difficulty in transforming from a power pitching style. "It's not easy to do. Guys who throw 95, 96 [mph] have an ego about being able to do that. [Hoffman] just went right into, 'Hey, you know, I throw 87 now. This is what I've got.' And he goes out there and gets it done just as well as he ever did."
During the time Hoffman held the | 75,136 | wow-train |
i really like sushi, and love putting ginger on it
I love sushi! I'm a huge fan. I've never met a sushi roll I didn't like.
i didn't know that Daikon radish is popular as a garnish
I've never had that with sushi, what exactly is it? | English, although luóbo is increasingly familiar due to Chinese immigration. Historical ties to South Asia permit mooli (from its Hindi/Panjabi name and also in Urdu) as a general synonym in British English. The generic terms white radish, winter radish, Oriental radish, long white radish, and other terms are also used. Other synonyms usually vary by region or describe regional varieties of the vegetable. When it is necessary to distinguish the usual Japanese form from others, it is sometimes known as Japanese radish or "true daikon | Sushi
Sushi is traditionally made with medium-grain white rice, though it can be prepared with brown rice or short-grain rice. It is very often prepared with seafood, such as squid, eel, yellowtail, salmon, tuna or imitation crab meat. Many types of sushi are vegetarian. It is often served with pickled ginger ("gari"), wasabi, and soy sauce. Daikon radish or pickled daikon ("takuan") are popular garnishes for the dish.
"Sushi" is sometimes | 75,137 | wow-train |
I am just getting started with gardening this year. One of my favorite plants I have grown is Narcissus.
Daffodils are narcissus, I really love them!
So pretty! They are the first sign of spring. Are there other plants in the narcissus family besides daffodils? | 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 | ) and Galanthus (Snowdrops) can be seen. In the spring you can witness one of the finest and most extensive plantings of Narcissus (Daffodils) in northern England, including some old and unusual varieties. This is followed by many of the trees covered in blossom, carpets of bluebells and many wild flowers. Midsummer Hydrangeas, Wild flower planting and an array of plants to attract wildlife can be seen. The grass paths throughout the Arboretum are mown on a regular basis, but other areas are mown once a year to | 75,138 | wow-train |
Have you ever watched Friends? It's one of my favorite shows!
Yes. I've seen Friends a few times. Not exactly my cup of tea.
Do you know much about the show or the background of any of the actors, like David Schwimmer? | David Schwimmer
David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966) is an American actor, director, activist, and producer.
Schwimmer began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts in theater and speech. After graduation, Schwimmer co-founded the Lookingglass Theatre Company. For much of the late 1980s, he lived in Los Angeles as a struggling, unemployed actor, until he starred in the television movie "A Deadly | ) it's been approved by the Indian cabinet. So why do you have all this running around like a headless chicken, looking for a comment here or comment there, and these little storms in a tea-cup?"
Following the uproar over this remark, Sen later tendered his apology before the Parliamentary Privileges Committee. Sen clarified:
" "My comment about "running round like headless chicken looking for a comment here or comment there" was a tactless observation on some of my media friends, and most | 75,139 | wow-train |
Have you ever been in a depressed before?
Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity
Why is it so prevalent these days? | Depression (mood)
Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity. It can affect a person's thoughts, behavior, motivation, feelings, and sense of well-being. It may feature sadness, difficulty in thinking and concentration and a significant increase/decrease in appetite and time spent sleeping, and people experiencing depression may have feelings of dejection, hopelessness and, sometimes, suicidal thoughts. It can either be short term or long term. Depressed mood is a symptom of some mood disorders such as | an individual's ability to cope with situations in which the effort to pursue a major goal could result in danger, loss, or wasted effort. In such situations, low motivation may give an advantage by inhibiting certain actions. This theory helps to explain why negative life incidents precede depression in around 80 percent of cases, and why they so often strike people during their peak reproductive years. These characteristics would be difficult to understand if depression were a dysfunction.
A depressed mood is a predictable response to certain types of life | 75,140 | wow-train |
I really like watching my daughter dance with her ballet company. Do you enjoy this art form? | Dance
Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement. This movement has aesthetic and symbolic value, and is acknowledged as dance by performers and observers within a particular culture. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements, or by its historical period or place of origin.
An important distinction is to be drawn between the contexts of theatrical and participatory dance, although these two categories are not always completely separate; both may have special functions, whether social | dancer’s, it’s not too masculine or overly muscular and I wanted to take advantage of that. I thought I could show the soft lines like the dance movements of a ballet dancer by adding subtlety to my choreography. I wanted to break the idea of what male performers are supposed to show, what performances girl groups are supposed to show. I really wanted to break those labels, showing that dance is a form of art.
He also explained putting out three different music videos at once was something he wanted | 75,141 | wow-train |
ever heard of katy perry? i really like a few of her songs
Of course I have! I love her story. She comes from good roots, since she used to sing ina church and wanted to get into gospel music.
oh wow that is interesting so shes always been singing then. when was she born?
She was born October 25, 1984, actually. She's still pretty young.
yeah :) what else can you tell me about her cuz if find her pretty cool
She was doing alright when she started out, but she really rose to fame in 2008 when she dropped her second album, "One of the Boys." Had that song "I kissed a girl"!
yup i remember it! im a fan of it. i actually thought her and lady gaga werethe same becase they came out at the same time lol. what a pure time 10 years ago was
She's in her own league. She even tried out disco music with her third album, "Teenage Dream," and that led to her topping the US Billboard 200. So she's no slouch
yeah she definitely paved her way as separate from gaga that i agree with. didnt know she tried disco music though interesting | working with producers Glen Ballard, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin. After adopting the stage name Katy Perry and being dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007.
Perry rose to fame in 2008 with the release of her second album, a pop rock record titled "One of the Boys", and its singles "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold". The former track also sparked controversy for its sapphic themes. | (When It's Over)". The original version, set in a gospel rock tempo, was updated into a disco track. Lyrically, the story of a lost love is told, with her neighbors supposedly discussing the matter during "long and sleepless night[s]". The previously unreleased "I Never Had It So Good" is the fifth track on "Lazy Afternoon" and was written by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols. She wrote in the album's liner notes that she had always wanted to sing it and | 75,142 | wow-train |
Have you ever seen the TV show Face Off? | Face Off (TV series)
Face Off was an American reality television game show program on the Syfy cable network channel in which a group of prosthetic makeup artists compete against each other to create prostheses such as those found in science fiction and horror films. One or more challenges are featured in each episode, with the work reviewed by a panel of judges who eliminating one or more artists each week until a final winner is chosen.
Actress McKenzie Westmore, known for her role as Sheridan Crane on the former NBC/ | Zero" OVA "the most viscerally violent and gruesome anime" he has seen and "arguably the most grotesque anime ever made". "Animerica" called "Apocalypse Zero" the "Best Anime Splattervision" in its "Best of the Best" awards. "When a 45-minute video features a scene where someone's face is sucked off, and that's not even the most shocking thing in the video," the magazine proclaimed, "you know you'll be getting your horror-show money's worth." | 75,143 | wow-train |
I like science fiction - thinking about space travel and ET is fun
Definitely, Science Fiction writers have so much imagination
Isaac Asimov is a favorite author of mine who wrote science fiction and popular science
Which books has he written? | Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov (; – April 6, 1992) was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. He was known for his works of science fiction and popular science. Asimov was a prolific writer who wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. His books have been published in 9 of the 10 major categories of the Dewey Decimal Classification.
Asimov wrote hard science fiction. Along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, Asimov was considered one of the | The Hugo Winners
The Hugo Winners was a series of books which collected science fiction and fantasy stories that won a Hugo Award for Short Story, Novelette or Novella at the World Science Fiction Convention between 1955 and 1982. Each volume was edited by American writer Isaac Asimov, who wrote the introduction and a short essay about each author featured in the book. Through these essays, Asimov reveals personal anecdotes, which authors he's jealous of, and how other writers winning awards ahead of him made him angry. Additionally, he | 75,144 | wow-train |
I don't like to eat animal flesh because i'm a vegetarian
ok, so what do vegetarians eat? | aesthetic, economic, or personal preference. There are variations of the diet as well: an ovo-lacto vegetarian diet includes both eggs and dairy products, an ovo-vegetarian diet includes eggs but not dairy products, and a lacto-vegetarian diet includes dairy products but not eggs. A strict vegetarian diet – referred to as "vegan" – excludes all animal products, including eggs and dairy. Avoidance of animal products may require dietary supplements to prevent deficiencies such as vitamin B12 deficiency, which leads to pernicious anemia. | this. I don't need to eat this.’ It's not like I lived in a place where you couldn't get decent food, it's easy, so I quit and I never looked back. My transformation was linked to the identity that whatever flesh food I'm eating is being replaced by another animal that is tortured in some way before being murdered to become the next flesh food meal. So I wanted to stop being part of that chain.”
See also.
- Timeline of Zen Buddhism | 75,145 | wow-train |
Have you ever watched Face Off? It's basically a game show with prosthetic makeup artists that compete against each other.
I have not. I have heard really good thinks about it though. Seems like an interesting show.
My husband and I have watched it several times. It's very interesting to watch them create preostheses such as those found in science fiction and horror films.
I did not know it got so technical. That seems like a very interesting show with interesting art. | Face Off (TV series)
Face Off was an American reality television game show program on the Syfy cable network channel in which a group of prosthetic makeup artists compete against each other to create prostheses such as those found in science fiction and horror films. One or more challenges are featured in each episode, with the work reviewed by a panel of judges who eliminating one or more artists each week until a final winner is chosen.
Actress McKenzie Westmore, known for her role as Sheridan Crane on the former NBC/ | film was banned for release in Cambodia as the Cambodian Government does not allow films pertaining to the Khmer Rouge. This has become an issue among the film's fans: "" I really want to watch the Red Sense. I have heard of it for a long time, and I have watched the trailer. It seems interesting. Some people told me that it’s not the same as other Khmer Rouge movies, filmed in the past.""said a Khmer monk now living abroad, while a foreigner working in the Khmer | 75,146 | wow-train |
Kale is actually not that bad tasting
I know. Kale is just fancy cabbage. I have no idea why it gets such ire.
Probably cause people pushed it so hard as the best healthy food ever | Kale
Kale () or leaf cabbage is one of certain cultivars of cabbage ("Brassica oleracea") grown for their edible leaves, although some are used as ornamentals. Kale plants have green or purple leaves, and the central leaves do not form a head (as with headed cabbage). Kales are considered to be closer to wild cabbage than most of the many domesticated forms of "Brassica oleracea".
Etymology.
"Kale" originates from Northern Middle English "cale" (compare Scots "kail | to a boyfriend or girlfriend, or to a best friend that really gets you. When I wrote it I was thinking about that, and close relationships with people who love you for your weirdness. I co wrote the song with Heather Holley, and she was really awesome. Writing the bridge of 'Just the Thing' is probably my favorite verse I have ever written, because it is so different and theatrical. Freddie Mercury from Queen inspired it, and the song really does describe me. I love being a singer | 75,147 | wow-train |
I have never been to a ballet show live, have you? I love the choreography and musical productions.
No I haven't. I love watching them dance though. | Ballet
Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread, highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary based on French terminology. It has been globally influential and has defined the foundational techniques used in many other dance genres and cultures. Ballet has been taught in various schools around the world, which have historically incorporated their own cultures and as a result, the art | the fact that his son is gone". Jasika Nicole continued: "I have a musical theater background, so I've been waiting for some moment in some realm of where I am in TV and film for this to happen and, you know, of course, when "Glee" came on the air I was like, 'Great, that was my chance,' and I'm in this show, which I love this show, but I'm never going to sing and dance in this show. And | 75,148 | wow-train |
I do karate. Have you ever tried it? It was brought to Japan in the 20th century (early).
Hi! I haven't tried it, but I'm very interested in it. If not for myself, then definitely my children. How long have you been doing karate? | Karate
The Ryukyu Kingdom was annexed by Japan in 1879. Karate was brought to the Japanese archipelago in the early 20th century during a time of migration as Ryukyuans, especially from Okinawa, looked for work in Japan. It was systematically taught in Japan after the Taishō era. In 1922, the Japanese Ministry of Education invited Gichin Funakoshi to Tokyo to give a karate demonstration. In 1924 Keio University established the first university karate club in mainland Japan and by 1932, major Japanese universities had karate clubs. In this era of | You don't know how you look on stage, but if what you're doing reads clearly it means you have to try to be quite honest, because otherwise it shows. You have to be very aware of how you work with yourself - it all comes from what you feel at that moment. When I do James, for instance, I actually say the lines to myself as I'm doing the mime. Not always, but... you have to have the overall feeling at that moment, in that scene; | 75,149 | wow-train |
A couple years ago I took a trip to Tokyo and it was fantastic. Top trip so far.
I bet it was crowded. Tokyo is the most populous metropolitan area in the world
I can believe it, the Shibuya crossing was packed. I've never seen so many people in once place. What surprised me though was how quiet it was. | used to refer to the shopping district which surrounds Shibuya Station, one of Tokyo's busiest railway stations. This area is known as one of the fashion centers of Japan, particularly for young people, and as a major nightlife area.
History.
Shibuya was historically the site of a castle in which the Shibuya family resided from the 11th century through the Edo period. Following the opening of the Yamanote Line in 1885, Shibuya began to emerge as a railway terminal for southwestern Tokyo and eventually as a major commercial and | not interact more with you all. I wanted to do so but it simply was not an option for me at the time. I really hope you can understand. As most of you already probably have seen, I am no longer at Silicon Knights and I joined Precursor Games some time ago ... I look forward to seeing what we can accomplish with the community and our crowd sourcing campaigns. I do see that some people are disappointed at the way things turned out, so was I and many others, believe me. | 75,150 | wow-train |
I'm sure you've heard of the play, Hamilton, that's sweeping the nation, right? The musical? So innovative with its sung and rapped-through musical styles about the founding father, Alexander Hamilton. Lin-Manual Miranda, the creator, was a visionary with this!
I think I've heard of it. What else do you know about it? When did it come out?
The show made its off-broady debut at the Public Theater back in February 2015, so it's been around for a while. It does a great job of incorporating hip-hop, rhythm and blues, pop music, soul music, traditional-style show tunes and color-conscious casting of non-white actors as the Founding Fathers and other historical figures to make it unique.
I see. So it's not historically accurate then.Hmm. I did hear that the 10 dollar bill with Hamilton on it has become more popular because of this play. | .
The musical made its Off-Broadway debut at The Public Theater in February 2015, where its engagement was sold out. The show transferred to Broadway in August 2015 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. On Broadway, it received enthusiastic critical reception and unprecedented advance box office sales. In 2016, "Hamilton" received a record-setting 16 Tony nominations, winning 11, including Best Musical, and was also the recipient of the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The | Side Story".
Furman produced Hamilton: An American Musical is a sung-and-rapped through musical about the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, with music, lyrics and book by Lin-Manuel Miranda, inspired by the 2004 biography "Alexander Hamilton" by historian Ron Chernow. This musical opened on Broadway in 2015 and won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2016.
Awards and accolades.
- Producing
- 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical - "The Drowsy Chaperone" - Nominee | 75,151 | wow-train |
Have you ever lived in an apartment, it's usually a self-contained housing unit but it only occupies a part of a larger building.
I have always lived in a house. I am not familiar with living in an apartment. | apartments for rent. A high-rise apartment building is commonly referred to as a "residential tower", "apartment tower", or "block of flats" in Australia.
A high-rise building is defined by its height differently in various jurisdictions. It may be only residential, in which case it might also be called a tower block, or it might include other functions such as hotel, offices, or shops. There is no clear difference between a tower block and a skyscraper, although a building | layouts.
An apartment (in American English) or a flat (in British English) is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies only part of a building. Such a building may be called an "apartment building", "apartment house" (in American English), "block of flats", "tower block", "high-rise" or, occasionally "mansion block" (in British English), especially if it consists of many apartments for | 75,152 | wow-train |
I just started following the Detroit Red Wings. | Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) and are one of the Original Six teams of the league. Founded in 1926, the team was known as the Detroit Cougars until 1930. For the 1930–31 and 1931–32 seasons the team was called the Detroit Falcons, and in 1932 changed their name to the Red Wings.
, the Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cup | 2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season
The 2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season was the 77th National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The Red Wings scored 110 points, winning the Central Division, but just one point behind the Dallas Stars for the Western Conference's first seed.
Coming off their latest Stanley Cup victory, the Red Wings started looking towards the future. Dominik Hasek and Scotty Bowman had retired over the summer and captain Steve Yzerman was out for the first 66 games of the regular season. The weight of the | 75,153 | wow-train |
Have you ever had a near death experience? they are super scary | Near-death experience
A near-death experience (NDE) is a personal experience associated with death or impending death. When positive, such experiences may encompass a variety of sensations including detachment from the body, feelings of levitation, total serenity, security, warmth, the experience of absolute dissolution, and the presence of a light. When negative, such experiences may include sensations of torment and torture. NDEs are a recognized part of some transcendental and religious beliefs in an afterlife.
Different models have been described to | is kinda scary and super-exciting at the same time," Darrell previously stated. "It's like standing at the bottom of Mt. Everest wearing flip flops!"
After years of touring the world with well-known heavy metal bands, Roberts is taking that experience to create something new. "I mean no disrespect to anyone I have worked with in the past because I regret nothing!" he says, "It was invaluable, a learning experience and I thank you all for the opportunity, but it | 75,154 | wow-train |
Man I love surfing. It's so nice to find waves suitable for a really big thrash on the ocean.
I'm actually a surfer as well. Being a Florida native it's hard not to be. I was actually out on my short board today.
They have any good waves in Florida? Like when a tube forms and you surf under the wave?
In the norther part of the state, down state not so much. Hurricane season is here so until spring it's decent surf most days. | 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" | you out there that were moved by this band in the first place." Kinney said that the music on the album doesn't deviate too far from the band's past music, adding, "It's nice to sound like yourself...It's not really that hard, actually. I know people are blown away that we really sound like ourselves, and I understand the apprehension, but it's not really that big a stretch to sound the way that you sound." There are hard rock as well as acoustic | 75,155 | wow-train |
Are you a hockey fan?
Sort of. I went to a game a few years ago, and found that it was actually really fun!
I'm not a huge fan, but I understand there are multiple types...bandy (never heard of), ice and field
Oh really? I didn't know that. I've never heard of bandy either
evidently, bandy is the world's 2nd most popular winter sport after ice hockey
Is that so? I must be out of the loop! Haha | central and eastern Europe, the Nordic countries, Russia and the United States. Ice hockey is the official national winter sport of Canada. In addition, ice hockey is the most popular winter sport in Belarus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Latvia, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland. North America's National Hockey League (NHL) is the highest level for men's ice hockey and the strongest professional ice hockey league in the world. The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) is the highest league in | got us out of a little rut. It's just fun, it's friends, extended family now – [they] came round, had a fun night. His contribution to our record is really exciting, it's probably my favourite. The 30 seconds that he's in there is just, I dunno, it's like something that I've never heard before. Not to blow my own trumpet or anything, but you know what I'm saying." In an interview with "24sata", Turner | 75,156 | wow-train |
The French Bulldog also known as the Frenchie is the cutest dog ever. Don't you think?
Hm, I've never met a Frenchie. What do they look like? | French Bulldog breed descends directly from the dogs of the Molossians, an ancient Greek tribe. The dogs were spread throughout the ancient world by Phoenician traders. British Molossian dogs were developed into the English Mastiff, a sub-breed of the Mastiff was the Bullenbeisser, a type of dog used for bull-baiting.
Blood sports such as bull-baiting were outlawed in England in 1835, leaving these "Bulldogs" unemployed; however, they had been bred for non-sporting reasons since at least 1800, so their | in the 1980 film "Forbidden Zone" played by Marie-Pascale Elfman
- Frenchy, in the 2000 film "Small Time Crooks", played by Tracey Ullman
- Frenchie (comics), a Marvel Comics character and associate of Moon Knight
- Frenchy the Clown, created by "National Lampoon"
- Fat Frenchy, a Mattel "Food Fighters" action figure
Other.
- "Frenchie", a 1950 American film
- Frenchie (dog), a nickname for the French Bulldog breed | 75,157 | wow-train |
Have you been to McDonalds recently? | 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 | Mullingar, a passing loop remains in use at Killucan, between Enfield and Mullingar.
Within Enfield railway station, you have two Porter's Houses, owned by Cravens and McDonalds, the two houses are owned by the families and leased to C.I.E. The McDonald family worked at Enfield railway station within the signal cabin, the Craven family come from a long tradition of families that worked on the railway and built coaches that ran on the railway.
History.
The railway reached Enfield in 1847, when the Midland Great Western | 75,158 | wow-train |
I like tailgate parties
Hi! So do i actually, there fun because they're a social event held around the open tailgate of a vehicle
I loved going to them at football games. | Tailgate party
A tailgate party is a social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle. Tailgating, which primarily takes place in the United States, often involves consuming alcoholic beverages and grilling food. Tailgate parties occur in the parking lots at stadiums and arenas, before and occasionally after games and concerts. People attending such a party are said to be 'tailgating'. Many people participate even if their vehicles do not have tailgates. Tailgate parties also involve people bringing their own alcoholic beverages, barbecues, food | dancing and really going for it in the front row — it was amazing ... At awards shows you can't really see anyone, because there's lights and they're kind of far away, but for this, it was just like Kanye was just there. I covered 'Try a Little Tenderness,' and he'd just sampled that for the "Watch the Throne" album, so I was like, 'Um, hi ... you kind of got there before me, but I'm going to do | 75,159 | wow-train |
I just got back from the beach, I love those sun rays. Do you ever go to the beach
Yes. I love the beach. Sunshine and sand! Sometimes I like to visit wild beaches. These are underdeveloped and generally untouched. They are so beautiful, and you can see so much nature that has been preserved.
That's so cool, it's like a little slice of uninterrupted land.
Yes. I agree. When I am with my family, I prefer the beaches that have lifeguard posts, changing rooms, and showers. It makes our day together so much fun.
Yeah, the risk of drowning is no fun, here in FL we have rip tide, if you're not careful it will yank you under!
Oh, yes. In the gulf where we go, the riptide and undertow is terribly strong from time to time. It is caused by the tide pulling water through an inlet on the barrier of the beach.
I was out in the gulf pretty recently deep sea fishing for Red Snapper, 12 hours without sunscreen is a serious burn I'll tell you that. | Sunscreen
Sunscreen, also known as sunblock, is a lotion, spray, gel, foam (such as an expanded foam lotion or whipped lotion), stick or other topical product that absorbs or reflects some of the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation and thus helps protect against sunburn. Diligent use of sunscreen can also slow or temporarily prevent the development of wrinkles, moles and sagging skin.
Depending on the mode of action, sunscreens can be classified into physical sunscreens (i.e., those that reflect the sunlight) | , she's a beach girl and that's something quite foreign to me. Even though I grew up at the beach and love it there, I can remember looking at surfers and surf bunnies and thinking 'Wow! Who are these people?! They're so cool they're like creatures from another planet!'
Release.
The film was promoted with a poster featuring Susanna Hoffs wearing a skimpy bikini as she sips a cocktail and the tag line, "Who says you can't do it all in one | 75,160 | wow-train |
I love cooking especially on winter nights, what about you?
Of course I do as well, cookery is the art, technology, science and craft of preparing food for consumption with or without the use of heat.
Yes it is all that. How do you cook without heat?
Well, the methods of cooking with the ingredients vary widely across the world, from grilling food over an open fire to using electric stoves, to baking in various types of ovens
What kind of ovens are there besides American ones?
china has torns of ovens hahah, types of cooking also depend on the skill and type of training an individual cook has
That makes sense there, I am probably considered a novice. Do you know how much training top chefs do before they become actual chefs? | and other food establishments. Cooking can also occur through chemical reactions without the presence of heat, such as in ceviche, a traditional South American dish where fish is cooked with the acids in lemon or lime juice.
Preparing food with heat or fire is an activity unique to humans. It may have started around 2 million years ago, though archaeological evidence for it reaches no more than 1 million years ago.
The expansion of agriculture, commerce, trade, and transportation between civilizations in different regions offered cooks many new | Cooking
Cooking or cookery is the art, technology, science and craft of preparing food for consumption. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, from grilling food over an open fire to using electric stoves, to baking in various types of ovens, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions and trends. The ways or types of cooking also depend on the skill and type of training an individual cook has. Cooking is done both by people in their own dwellings and by professional cooks and chefs in restaurants | 75,161 | wow-train |
Dogs are man's and woman's best friend. I have two and love them dearly!
Agreed the domestic dog is the most wonderful thing on earth. What type do you have?
I have a huskador and an Australian Shepard/Husky. Do you have dogs?
I have a pit bull. I'm glad dogs were the first species to be domesticated
Awe! My parents had the sweetest pit bull mix and my cousin had an awesome full-blooded pit named Butch. I am glad dogs were the first domesticated animal! | was the first species to be domesticated and has been selectively bred over millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes.
Their long association with humans has led dogs to be uniquely attuned to human behavior and they are able to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canid species. Dogs vary widely in shape, size and colors. They perform many roles for humans, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship and, more recently | theme. When Nike was criticized about an ad featuring a growling pit bull and Rottweiler about to face off, the company denied the ad encourages dog fighting. The representative went on to state, however, "People have to understand the youth culture we cater to. Our market is the urban, edgy, hip-hop culture."
Laws in U.S. Athletes speak out against dog fighting.
International Boxing Federation Champion Steve Cunningham: "Dogs are truly Man's best friend. Yet some people take advantage of | 75,162 | wow-train |
Grand Rapids, Michigan is pretty cold!
Yes! I heard it's on the Grand River.
How long is the Grand River? | Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan and the largest city in West Michigan. It is on the Grand River about east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 1,005,648, and the combined statistical area of Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland had a population of 1,321,557. Grand Rapids is the county seat of Kent County.
A historic furniture-manufacturing center, Grand Rapids is | Thornapple River
The Thornapple River (GNIS ID #) is an tributary of Michigan's longest river, the Grand River. The Thornapple rises in Eaton County, Michigan and drains a primarily rural farming area in Central Michigan. It joins the Grand in Ada, Michigan, east of Grand Rapids.
Description.
The Thornapple, a major Grand River tributary, is about long. Its headwaters are located about east of Charlotte, Michigan in Eaton County's Eaton township (only west of the Grand River at Eaton Rapids | 75,163 | wow-train |
I work at a bank, essentially in sales. We try and sell people different products that we have. | Marketing
Marketing is the study and management of exchange relationships. Marketing is the business process of creating relationships with and satisfying customers. With its focus on the customer, marketing is one of the premier components of business management.
Definition.
Marketing is defined by the American Marketing Association as "the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large". The term developed from the original meaning which | the company to update its database within just hours, and the Malware contribution allowing for them to quickly report what is missing and download it. Kleczynski had been quoted as saying, "We still try to work like a bootstrapped company. We'd rather build products that our customers buy rather than we sell to them something they may not need.”
Services and products Products.
Malwarebytes has several products, which as of 2011 were available in 36 different languages. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware offers two different versions, one for | 75,164 | wow-train |
I really enjoy going SCUBA diving with my spouse. It is so much fun to be able to breathe underwater and explore.
It sounds really fun. But I've always wondered. what does scuba stand for?
SCUBA stands for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. People usually take compressed gas with them.
I think I learned that from boy meets world, but forgot. Haha. | its benefit of reduced nitrogen intake during repetitive dives. Open circuit scuba systems discharge the breathing gas into the environment as it is exhaled, and consist of one or more diving cylinders containing breathing gas at high pressure which is supplied to the diver through a regulator. They may include additional cylinders for range extension, decompression gas or emergency breathing gas. Closed-circuit or semi-closed circuit rebreather scuba systems allow recycling of exhaled gases. The volume of gas used is reduced compared to that of open circuit, so a smaller | Scuba diving
Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving where the diver uses a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba), which is completely independent of surface supply, to breathe underwater. Scuba divers carry their own source of breathing gas, usually compressed air, allowing them greater independence and freedom of movement than surface-supplied divers, and longer underwater endurance than breath-hold divers. Although the use of compressed air is common, a new mixture called enriched air (Nitrox) has been gaining popularity due to | 75,165 | wow-train |
I think I would get a tattoo
Which one is your favorite tatoo? | 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 | regard. "It's my favorite picture, yes," he told interviewer Leslie Megahey in a 1982 interview for "BBC Arena":
If I wanted to get into heaven on the basis of one movie, that's the one I would offer up. I think it's because it is to me the least flawed; let me put it that way. It is the most successful for what I tried to do. I succeeded more completely in my view with that than with anything else.
He also | 75,166 | wow-train |
do you shop at a local grocery store | Grocery store
A grocery store or grocer's shop is a retail shop that primarily sells food. A grocer is a bulk seller of food.
Grocery stores also offer non-perishable foods that are packaged in bottles, boxes, and cans; some also have bakeries, butchers, delis, and fresh produce. Large grocery stores that stock significant amounts of non-food products, such as clothing and household items, are called supermarkets. Some large supermarkets also include a pharmacy, and customer service, redemption, and | -middle-class, but I feel like my mom would start crying if she heard that. But my dad was a used car dealer and my mother worked in a locksmith shop as the bookkeeper, and then they got divorced, and I do remember, like, nuns bringing us food—like big canned goods. And then, you know, we didn't really go on vacation–ever... I had so many jobs growing up: I mowed lawns; I worked at a grocery store; I had two | 75,167 | wow-train |
Secondary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of learning.
Oh ok by secondary you mean college?
indeed aand today Every country aims to provide basic education
Yes that is the least we can do for chlldren
i have read Secondary education typically takes place after six years of primary education and is followed by higher education
Total of sixteen years of education those kids should know some stuff! | , in most countries secondary education is compulsory, at least until the age of 16. Children typically enter the lower secondary phase around age 11. Compulsory education sometimes extends to age 19.
Since 1989, education has been seen as a basic human right for a child; Article 28, of the Convention on the Rights of the Child states that primary education should be free and compulsory while different forms of secondary education, including general and vocational education, should be available and accessible to every child. The terminology has proved | Secondary education
Secondary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less common junior secondary education) is considered the second and final phase of basic education, and level 3 (upper) secondary education is the stage before tertiary education. Every country aims to provide basic education, but the systems and terminology remain unique to them. Secondary education typically takes place after six years of primary education and is followed by higher education, vocational education or employment. Like primary education | 75,168 | wow-train |
I love to go to the beach, the one near me is made from sand, gravel and rock
Sounds like a very nice beach, Do you like to make sand castles? | beaches, also known as undeveloped or undiscovered beaches, are not developed in this manner. Wild beaches can be appreciated for their untouched beauty and preserved nature.
Beaches typically occur in areas along the coast where wave or current action deposits and reworks sediments.
Overview.
Although the seashore is most commonly associated with the word "beach", beaches are also found by lakes and alongside large rivers.
"Beach" may refer to:
- small systems where rock material moves onshore, offshore, or alongshore | attractions in and around Alibag:
- Alibag beach: This is the main beach. A very flat stretch makes for a long walk. It is reasonably clean and has thin crowds during the week. The sand has a hard texture and is a shade of black. It is not easy to create sand castles. The tide rolls in from all sides: You may have to wade through water on the way back.
- Siddheshwar Mandir near Khandale: This is a Shiva temple near hills near village Khandale just 4 | 75,169 | wow-train |
I used to compete in the 100 meter dash in college. Did you run track?
No, I did not. Did you enjoy it?
Yes, I wanted to be the fastest man in the world.
I admit I don't have a lot of knowledge when it comes to competitive running, however I did enjoy watching Usain Bolt run.
Yes, he was awesome. I can't believe he held records for the 100 and 200 meter.
Yes, I still remember the first time I saw him run. He knew he had it and slowed down to celebrate before he made it past the finish line and still won by a huge stretch. | Usain Bolt
Usain St Leo Bolt (; born 21 August 1986) is a Jamaican retired sprinter. He is a world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay. Owing to his achievements and dominance in sprint competition, he is widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time.
A nine-time Olympic gold medalist, Bolt won the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay at three consecutive Olympic Games, although he lost the 2008 relay gold | , Kürten proclaimed: "I have no remorse. As to whether recollection of my deeds makes me feel ashamed, I will tell you [that] thinking back to all the details is not at all unpleasant. I rather enjoy it." Further pressed as to whether he considered himself to possess a conscience, Kürten stated he did not. Nonetheless, when pressed as to his motivation in confessing, Kürten reiterated: "Why don't you understand that I am fond of my wife, and that I am still fond | 75,170 | wow-train |
I have never seen an armadillo in real life, but on television they fascinate me. I wish I knew more about them.
I can tell you more, armadillo's are the new world mammals, they have a leathery armour shell on them.
So it's leathery and not like a sea shell? So that's more like mammal skin, but without the hair.
Exactly! Another fact is the word armadillo means little armoured one
Perfect name, then! Do armadillos make good pets? | Armadillo
Armadillos (from Spanish "little armoured one") are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra, along with the anteaters and sloths. Nine extinct genera and 21 extant species of armadillo have been described, some of which are distinguished by the number of bands on their armour. All species are native to the Americas, where they inhabit a variety of different environments.
Armadillos are characterized by a | leathery armour shell and long sharp claws for digging. They have short legs, but can move quite quickly. The average length of an armadillo is about , including tail. The giant armadillo grows up to and weighs up to , while the pink fairy armadillo has a length of only . When threatened by a predator, Tolypeutes species frequently roll up into a ball.
Etymology.
The word "armadillo" means "little armoured one" in Spanish. The Aztecs called them "āyōtōchtli" , Nahuatl for "turtle | 75,171 | wow-train |
Lesbian
Yes lesbian is a homosexual woman that is sexually attract to other women. Do you know any?
I am a lesbian.
Really? The term is also used to express sexual identity or behavior regardless of sexual orientation. This is your preference?
Yes I do. Quite a few of my friends are homosexuals.
I wonder if Bieber "et al" has reference Justin Bieber.
Yes It has been for quite a while. I love my partner and dont see any gender in there eyes | Homosexuality: A Psychoanalytic Study of Male Homosexuals
Homosexuality: A Psychoanalytic Study of Male Homosexuals is a 1962 book about the development of male homosexuality by the psychoanalyst Irving Bieber, writing with Harvey J. Dain, Paul R. Dince, Marvin G. Drellich, Henry G. Grand, Ralph R. Gundlach, Malvina W. Kremer, Alfred H. Rifkin, Cornelia B. Wilbur, and Toby B. Bieber.
Summary.
The book's authors, Irving Bieber, Harvey J. Dain, Paul R. Dince, Marvin G. Drellich, Henry G. Grand, | to sexually express themselves.
More discussion on gender and sexual orientation identity has affected how many women label or view themselves. Most people in western culture are taught that heterosexuality is an innate quality in all people. When a woman realizes her romantic and sexual attraction to another woman, it may cause an "existential crisis"; many who go through this adopt the identity of a lesbian, challenging what society has offered in stereotypes about homosexuals, to learn how to function within a homosexual subculture. Lesbians in western cultures generally | 75,172 | wow-train |
I really like field hockey | Field hockey
Field hockey is a team game of the hockey family. The game can be played on grass, water turf, artificial turf or synthetic field as well as an indoor board surface. Each team plays with eleven players, including the goalie. Players use sticks made out of wood, carbon fibre, fibre glass or a combination of carbon fibre and fibre glass in different quantities (with the higher carbon fibre stick being more expensive and less likely to break) to hit a round, hard, plastic ball. | a self-choreographed tap dance. Now that really brought the house down and imagine the director's surprise.brHigh school – I was a theatre geek with a minor in field hockey. "Bye Bye Birdie", "The Boyfriend", "Born Yesterday" – wouldn't you have loved to see me in the Judy Holiday role?
Peyser began higher education at Skidmore College, where she majored in theater and performed the lead in "Lysistrata" ("while still a virgin and knowing not of what I spoke, | 75,173 | wow-train |
I really enjoy watching and playing hockey! Do you enjoy the sport?
No but I have read a bit about it I know there is bandy, ice, and field hockey
True! I always forget about field hockey. Which one came first?
Not sure? I know the word hockey itself has unknown origins lol
Interesting! What exactly is "bandy"?
Its a variation of hockey
I figured that much. I just have never heard of that variation. I assume ice hockey is the most popular of the three though, correct? | Hockey
Hockey is a sport in which two teams play against each other by trying to manoeuvre a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick. There are many types of hockey such as bandy, field hockey, and ice hockey.
In most of the world, hockey refers to field hockey, while in Canada, the United States, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, hockey usually refers to ice hockey.
Etymology.
The first recorded use of the | saying, "Never, I doubt I will ever put goalie pads on again. I don't have interest in playing net." He also stated, "It's not bittersweet, you know what? I don't really miss it anymore - it's been such a long time. It was a chapter of my life and I'm on to the next...I don't have any regrets at all about what transpired or the way things happened for me. I really enjoy what I do now in the business | 75,174 | wow-train |
i am interested in crocheting, where its a process of creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials using crochet hooks
That sounds like a nice hobby. What items can be crocheted? | Crochet
Crochet (; ) is a process of creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials using a crochet hook. The name is derived from the French term "crochet", meaning 'small hook'. These are made of materials such as metal, wood, or plastic and are manufactured commercially and produced in artisan workshops. The salient difference between crochet and knitting, beyond the implements used for their production, is that each stitch in crochet is completed before the next one is begun | Laneya Wiles released a music video titled "Straight Hookin'" which makes a play on the word "hookers," which has a double meaning for both "one who crochets" and "a prostitute."
Materials.
Basic materials required for crochet are a hook and some type of material that will be crocheted, most commonly yarn or thread. Yarn, one of the most commonly used materials for crocheting has varying weights which need to be taken into consideration when following patterns. Additional tools are convenient for keeping | 75,175 | wow-train |
I grew up on a plantation that grew coffee, cotton and cocoa in Namibia.
OK tell me more about namibia | Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean; it shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek, and | up to 20% of China's cotton needs. While Côte d'Ivoire supplies China with cocoa, large shipments of coffee are imported from Kenya. As for fish products, Namibia remains one of the main providers.
During the year 2011, trade between Africa and China increased a staggering 33% from the previous year to US $166 billion. This included Chinese imports from Africa equalling US $93 billion, consisting largely of mineral ores, petroleum, and agricultural products and Chinese exports to Africa totalling $93 billion, consisting | 75,176 | wow-train |
I love the Baltimore Orioles and worked for the team for a while. I looked up to the players, especially Cal Ripkin! | Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. As one of the American League's eight charter teams in 1901, this particular franchise spent its first year as a major league club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers (not related to the second current Brewers franchise there) before moving to St. Louis, Missouri, to become the St. Louis Browns. After 52 often-beleaguered years in St. Louis, the franchise was purchased in November 1953 by a syndicate of Baltimore | the game 3–2 in 11 innings. They were the first Major League team to play in Cuba since 1959, when the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the Orioles in an exhibition. The Cuban team visited Baltimore in May 1999. Cuba won the second game 10–6.
History Baltimore Orioles Beginning of a downturn (1998–2001) 2000–2001 seasons.
Cal Ripken Jr. achieved his 3000th hit early in the season. A fire sale occurred late in the season, where the Orioles traded away many veterans for unproven young players and minor league prospects. The Orioles called | 75,177 | wow-train |
Have you hear of the group Ween? uts an alternative rock back
No I haven't. Tell me about them
They stated in Pennsylvania around 1984 and they were childhood friend
Oh thats nice. How many is in their group?
There is only two of them. Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo
What is one of their popular songs? | piece act. The band's highest charting single is "Push th' Little Daisies", which was a hit in the United States, New Zealand and Australia.
While Ween is generally categorized as an alternative rock band, they are known for their highly eclectic catalog of songs inspired by funk, soul, country, gospel, prog, R&B, heavy metal, punk rock, and more. Despite never receiving much mainstream recognition, Ween developed a large, devoted cult following. After a 28-year run, Freeman quit | Ween
Ween is an American alternative rock band formed in New Hope, Pennsylvania, in 1984 by childhood friends Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo, better known by their respective stage names, Gene and Dean Ween. After meeting in a middle-school typing class, the two began playing music and immediately chose the name Ween as well as their Ramones-inspired pseudonyms. Ween performed as a duo backed by a Digital Audio Tape for the band's first ten years of existence before expanding to a four- (and later five-) | 75,178 | wow-train |
Do you know that snakes are legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes?
I didn't but I'm honestly not a fan of snakes.Too creepy for me!
Yea me too. Also, they are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scale
What does ectothermic mean?
It's a term for vertebrates, snakes have skulls several more joints than their lizard ancestors
That's interesting. I've always wonder... are snakes decended from dinosaurs? | Snake
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes. Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side by side, and most have only one functional lung. Some species | I'm thinking from the scuttlebutt I'm hearing that's it, but I don't know anything for sure other than they do have a script they love, they're still tweaking." The film may also take place more in the real world than in the past according to the recent interview: "That's what I'm told, but you didn't hear me say that," Boxleitner joked. "I think it's going to be a lot about taking the company back because if you remember Sam Flynn | 75,179 | wow-train |
Hi, my grandfather used to work in a cotton plantation.
wow, which one?
In a Minnesota plantation. But it is closed now, because of slavery issues. | Slavery in the United States
Slavery in the United States was the legal institution of human chattel enslavement, primarily of Africans and African Americans, that existed in the United States of America in the 18th and 19th centuries. Slavery had been practiced in British America from early colonial days, and was legal in all Thirteen Colonies at the time of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. It lasted in about half the states until 1865, when it was prohibited nationally by the Thirteenth Amendment. As an economic system, slavery was largely | Newell returned to cotton planting at his Cypress Plantation and resumed his law practice. In addition to the establishment of Newellton in northern Tensas Parish, Newell promoted burgeoning public education. He served for many years on the Tensas Parish School Board and was its president in 1866 and again in 1892.
Newell's work led to the establishment of Newellton High School, which closed in 2006 because of declining enrollment. Newellton students are now bused to the former Davidson High School in St. Joseph, the only public secondary school remaining in the | 75,180 | wow-train |
hi i love shellfish! DId you know it includes molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms?
What is a echinoderm? | the intertidal zone to the abyssal zone.
The phylum contains about 7000 living species, making it the second-largest grouping of deuterostomes (a superphylum), after the chordates (which include the vertebrates, such as birds, fishes, mammals, and reptiles). Echinoderms are also the largest phylum that has no freshwater or terrestrial (land-based) representatives.
Aside from the hard-to-classify "Arkarua" (a Precambrian animal with echinoderm-like pentamerous radial symmetry), the first definitive members | , zebra, water buffalo, whale, snake, frog, guinea pig, rabbit, squirrel, porcupine and monkey.
Basic foods Seafood.
- – seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans. Seafood prominently includes fish and shellfish. Shellfish include various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms.
Staple foods.
- – staple food, sometimes called food staple or staple, is a food that is eaten routinely and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a standard diet | 75,181 | wow-train |
I think Freckles are beautiful.
Me too! They mostly occur on people with a fair complexion.
I supposed that is why so many Scots Irish have them. | types, they are most common on skin tone 1 and 2, which usually belong to North Europeans. However, it can be found in all ethnicities.
Biology.
The formation of freckles is caused by exposure to sunlight. The exposure to UV-B radiation activates melanocytes to increase melanin production, which can cause freckles to become darker and more visible. This means that one may have never developed freckles before, but after extended exposure to sunlight, they may suddenly appear.
Freckles are predominantly found on the | , he has said: "...if you notice, you see a lot of women in my work and people do ask me, why do you paint so many women? The first time I was asked the question, I didn't think about it. I just opened my mouth and said because they are more beautiful than men. That wasn't a serious answer. It was later, thinking about it, that it struck me they have courage. Women of Africa have some courage and they show it. When | 75,182 | wow-train |
I really enjoy having some rum and coke at a party or after a long day.
Me too. I do now know why I love it so much. Maybe because it originated In cuba. It was as late as the 20th century
Ooo you love cuba libre too; wow that funny
Do you know any Cuban Music. They have good performance and dance. And it is mostly influenced by west African and European (especially Spanish) music
No, not really familiar with any artist, I just know they have great cigars and rum. | showing Limited Edition ("Edición Limitada") bands displaying the year of production.
Cigar tobacco is grown in significant quantities primarily in Central America and the islands of the Caribbean, including Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Panama, and Puerto Rico; it is also produced in the Eastern United States, the Mediterranean countries of Italy and Spain (in the Canary Islands), and in Indonesia and the Philippines of Southeast Asia.
The origins of cigar smoking | I don’t know why it took me so long to just fucking — I guess maybe because I have PAX-AM now, my studio — but I don’t know why it took so long to basically be like: You know what, I’m going to do this my way, and even if it’s fucking weird I’m going to do it my way. [...] There was always somebody somewhere with some fucking idea that I should work with some producer, or there was always some producer that I | 75,183 | wow-train |
Dr Pepper is a great soft drink
I like it but didn't like it for a long time. I was in my early 20s before I started liking it.
yea Dr Pepper has a very unique flavor
It definitely is, the cherry vanilla Dr pepper is the best though! | Dr Pepper
Dr Pepper is a carbonated soft drink. It was created in the 1880s by pharmacist Charles Alderton in Waco, Texas and first served around 1885. Dr Pepper was first nationally marketed in the United States in 1904, and is now also sold in Europe, Asia, North and South America, and Australia, as well as New Zealand and South Africa as an imported good. Variants include Diet Dr Pepper and, beginning in the 2000s, a line of additional flavors.
History.
The name " | introduced as a limited edition flavor on November 21, 2007. It was discontinued in April 2008. It became available in Canada in early January 2008. A nondiet version was never created. The taste is similar to Canfield's Diet Cherry Chocolate Fudge Soda, but with the distinctive Dr Pepper flavor. It was featured in the song "Cherry Chocolate Rain" by YouTube celebrity Tay Zonday. Upon ceasing production, it was replaced by Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper.
- Dr Pepper Cherry (began 2009) was released in some | 75,184 | wow-train |
Space is considered the boundless three dimensions that objects are able to move relative to.
Space is so interesting, but so complicated! Does it really go on forever? | Space
Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction. Physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless four-dimensional continuum known as spacetime. The concept of space is considered to be of fundamental importance to an understanding of the physical universe. However, disagreement continues between philosophers over whether it is itself an entity, a relationship between entities, or part of a conceptual framework. | are always recommended. The temperature of the display space should not exceed 72 °F. A lower temperature of down to 50 °F can be considered safe for a majority of objects. The maximum acceptable variation in this range is 5 °F, meaning that the temperature should not go above 77 °F and below 45 °F. As temperature and relative humidity are interdependent, temperature should be reasonably constant so that relative humidity can be maintained as well. Controlling the environment with 24-hour air conditioning | 75,185 | wow-train |
I used to watch Tom and Jerry a lot as a kid! Do you like that show?
I used to love Tom and Jerry, It's great show even for kids today. Who was you favorite between the two?
Probably Tom.... I felt bad for him. How about you?
I'd have to agree with you. Tom was toyed with the entire time, Jerry was too good with his strategies.
Jerry was brilliant at times. I can only strive to be as clever as he was/is!
We should all strive to be like Jerry in life. I don't think he ever loss.
I don't think he ever did... maybe someday there will be a remake and he will lose! | in 2001, "The Karate Guard" in 2005, and "A Fundraising Adventure" in 2014, making a total of 164 shorts.
A number of spin-offs have been made, including the television series "The Tom and Jerry Show" (1975), "The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show" (1980–82), "Tom and Jerry Kids" (1990–93), "Tom and Jerry Tales" (2006–08), and "The Tom and Jerry Show" (2014–present). The first feature | Two.
- Tom and Jerry Tales: Volume Four was released on . The episodes include: Zent Out of Shape / I Dream of Meanie / Which Witch / More Powers to You / Catch Me Though You Can't / Power Tom / Don't Bring Your Pet to School Day / Cat Show Catastrophe / The Cat Whisperer with Casper Lombardo / Adventures in Penguin Sitting / Cat of Prey / Jungle Love. Released in the UK as Volume Three.
- Tom and Jerry Tales: Volume Five was released on . | 75,186 | wow-train |
I love Jim Carrey's movies. I think he is so funny
Me too, hes funny and a man of many talents. He's not only an actor but also a comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer.
What was his first movie?
I think it was Dumb and Dumber. He also participated in the production for it.
I didn't know that! How old was he when that came out?
I'm not sure, but his big break was when he landed a role in the 1990 television series "In Living Color".
That was a funny show. I wonder how many movies he has done over the years | the comedy "Me, Myself & Irene" (both in 2000), as well as "Bruce Almighty" (2003), "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004) for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" (2004), "Fun with Dick and Jane" (2005), "Yes Man" (2008), "Horton Hears a Who!" (2008) and "A | think about what I said. He had a little pencil and he wrote it down, he came up to me said, “I want you to say that again, that was so funny.” That was kind of a difficult movie. But by the end of it, I just stuck with the script."
In an interview with Shadow and Act, Kadeem Hardison singled out "Vampire in Brooklyn" as his "favorite" works: "I had so much fun doing this. This was probably the | 75,187 | wow-train |
I have always wanted to buy a motorcycle. They look so fun to drive.
Anything on only 2-3 wheels scare me! Have you drove one?
Yeah my friend let me drive his. I got the hang of it but still need more practice. Perhaps I will go to motorcycle scool.
Would you want to join a club or go to rallies?
Yeah I think I would want to get one of those cool jackets and go to a big rally as well. | Types.
The term motorcycle has different legal definitions depending on jurisdiction (see #Legal definitions and restrictions).
There are three major types of motorcycle: street, off-road, and dual purpose. Within these types, there are many sub-types of motorcycles for different purposes. There is often a racing counterpart to each type, such as road racing and street bikes, or motocross and dirt bikes.
Street bikes include cruisers, sportbikes, scooters and mopeds, and many other types. Off- | with the result and felt they were the championship's third fastest team, "So I really feel that we need to be happy, you always want more and will look to see if there is anything we can do better in the future, but from my side I think the race was one of my best - good start, in the beginning I kept Ricciardo behind even though he was quicker and the Mercedes engine helped with that and yeah, no mistakes on my side." Button revealed that his 11th-place | 75,188 | wow-train |
Traveling is one of my favorite things to do. I have been throughout most of Europe and I have driven across the United States several times.
I also like to travel. What is your favorite travel destination?
That depends whether I'm traveling in United States or abroad. My next trip in the ad states is to New Orleans in the fall and I will probably drive to Texas afterwards. We are planning a trip to Thailand next year and I am really looking forward to that.
New Orleans is a really unique place, it's always a good time there. I've never been to Thailand, will this be your first time visiting that country?
I agree, my brother is a bartender in New Orleans for the last 10 years so I always go back there. Thailand is a bucket list travel destination for me and my girlfriend, it will be our first time in Asia.
New Orleans is a pretty big city, I think it's the largest in Louisiana, what have you done there?
I have been to New Orleans at least 6 or 7 times. Like i said I have family there. It doesn't seem really big to me as I lived in NYC for most of my life. | to be applied to African-descended slaves and Native Americans who were born in Louisiana. Louisiana Creoles share cultural ties such as the traditional use of the French and Louisiana Creole languages and predominant practice of Catholicism.
Starting with the native-born children of the French, then later the Spanish in Louisiana, 'Creole' came to be used to describe these Louisiana-born people of Haitian descent. Creole has its roots in Latin America meaning native-born. Creole was used casually as an identity in the 1700s in | me so I'm like Florence in giving smart answers, but I was also shy so I wouldn't have dared to say some of the things Florence said. I prefer to do whatever I can do at the moment. Whoever's hiring me at the moment...that's what I'm supposed to do. My favorite is drama. I'm doing that now (on "Scandal"), but also still doing comedy on "Hot in Cleveland"." In 1985, when "The Jeffersons" was cancelled | 75,189 | wow-train |
My father is from India, but he never tells me much about the area. Have you ever been there? | India
India (official name: the Republic of India; Hindi: ) is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east | replaces the chip. When he closes Juliana's head, she awakens. He tells her that she fell from the cliff and broke her arm, but Dr. Crusher has repaired it, and everything is fine. As Juliana prepares to leave the ship, Data tells her "My father told me that he had only one great love in his life. And that he regretted never telling her how much he cared for her. I am certain he was referring to you."
See also.
- "Datalore" | 75,190 | wow-train |
I like playing piano. It is like a keyboard.
How long have you been playing the keyboard? | Piano
The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700 (the exact year is uncertain), in which the strings are struck by hammers. It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys (small levers) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings.
The word piano is a shortened form of "pianoforte", the Italian term for the early 1700s versions | Minneapolis by a group of men outside the hotel she resided at during the recording of "Control". She recalled, "They were emotionally abusive. Sexually threatening. Instead of running to Jimmy or Terry for protection, I took a stand. I backed them down. That's how songs like 'Nasty' and 'What Have You Done for Me Lately' were born, out of a sense of self-defense." Jimmy Jam wrote and played the keyboard arrangement, with Jackson playing the accompaniment. Background vocals | 75,191 | wow-train |
heavy metal of metal music is one of my favorite genres
Oh, cool. What is your favourite heavy metal band?
some of the classics like Black sabbath and led zeppelin are great
Starway to Heaven is a great song. Have you seen any bands live? | Heavy metal music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock, and acid rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. The genre's lyrics and performance styles are sometimes associated with aggression and machismo.
In 1968, three of the genre's | themselves five years earlier, allegedly after hearing the subliminal statement "do it" in a Priest song. While the case attracted a great deal of media attention, it was ultimately dismissed. In some predominantly Muslim countries, heavy metal has been officially denounced as a threat to traditional values. In countries such as Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, and Malaysia, there have been incidents of heavy metal musicians and fans being arrested and incarcerated.
History.
There were "heavy"-sounding bands before Black Sabbath, such as Led Zeppelin | 75,192 | wow-train |
Pugs are so crazy adorable! My Aunt and Uncle have two; Norman and Lewis. They are super adorable as puppies!
I agree that they are pretty adorable, with those little wrinkly and muzzled faces.
Yes! Their faces are so squishy. They are my favorite of small dog breeds. Norman, the older one, got so fat he couldn't breathe though. | Pug
The pug is a breed of dog with physically distinctive features of a wrinkly, short-muzzled face, and curled tail. The breed has a fine, glossy coat that comes in a variety of colours, most often fawn or black, and a compact square body with well-developed muscles.
Pugs were brought from China to Europe in the sixteenth century and were popularized in Western Europe by the House of Orange of the Netherlands, and the House of Stuart. In the United Kingdom, in the nineteenth | Hot Steamy Glasses
Reception.
Shaenon Garrity criticises the manga's art saying, "The art is extremely crude, with stiff figures, ugly, wooden faces, and no backgrounds to speak of. Since there are only three characters, surely Tatsumi could have avoided making two of them look so confusingly similar". Briana Lawrence commends the manga's characters by saying, "All of the characters are unique and memorable in their own way. Takeo is so adorable and you can't help but root for the nerdy guy | 75,193 | wow-train |
I used to love playing football, or soccer, back in the day.
i love watching soccer my favorite team is real madrid what about you
Real Madrid Club is pretty good but I don't really have any favorites.
do you know much about the history of soccer
I know that it is actually the most popular sport in the world.
yeah i dont know of any part of the world that they dont play soccer, i really hope cristiano gets the Balon de oro
Agreed, I can't think of anywhere in the world that soccer isn't popular.
do you know when soccer got introduced in america? | of football codes, which emerged from various ball games played worldwide since antiquity. The modern game traces its origins to 1863 when the Laws of the Game were originally codified in England by The Football Association.
Players are not allowed to touch the ball with hands or arms while it is in play, except for the goalkeepers within the penalty area. Other players mainly use their feet to strike or pass the ball, but may also use any other part of their body except the hands and the arms. The team that | about it now is that we actually got a call from Barack Obama's people saying they'd heard the song, they felt its theme really suited their campaign, and that they'd love to feature it on their fundraising record 'Yes We Can; Voices Of A Grass Roots Movement'! You know, as soon as they told me that, I was like 'You don't even have to ASK! You can use ANY of my songs for ANYTHING to do with Barack Obama!'!"
Music video | 75,194 | wow-train |
Do you know anything about association football?
It is a game played by a team of eleven players with a spherical ball. Commonly known as football or soccer.
How long has the game been around for? | of football codes, which emerged from various ball games played worldwide since antiquity. The modern game traces its origins to 1863 when the Laws of the Game were originally codified in England by The Football Association.
Players are not allowed to touch the ball with hands or arms while it is in play, except for the goalkeepers within the penalty area. Other players mainly use their feet to strike or pass the ball, but may also use any other part of their body except the hands and the arms. The team that | Association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of eleven players. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal.
Association football is one of a family | 75,195 | wow-train |
I have apond in my back yard and I put some Koi in it. That's just a group of colored variants of the Amur carp. It's nice.
Koi fish are beautiful, where did you get them? | Koi
Koi is an informal group of the colored variants of "C. carpio". Several varieties are recognized by the Japanese. Koi varieties are distinguished by coloration, patterning, and scalation. Some of the major colors are white, black, red, orange, yellow, blue, and cream. The most popular category of koi is the "Gosanke", which is made up of the "Kohaku", "Taisho Sanshoku", and "Showa Sanshoku" varieties.
History.
Carp are a large | Cyprinus rubrofuscus
Cyprinus rubrofuscus, the Amur carp, is a species of cyprinid fish. It is widespread in Eastern Asia where native to Laos, Vietnam and China from the Amur to Red River drainages. It has also been introduced outside its native range. It is the wild form of the well known koi. It is known for its muddy flavor and boniness, hence, it is not commonly eaten by locals except when stewed.
In the past it was considered a subspecies of the common (or European) carp | 75,196 | wow-train |
What is your opinion on cats. You know,, the small cute little mammal.
I love cats! A cat is my spirit animal. I don't own one but want to in the future.
I don't own one either, but one of my favorite cats is Garfield. We share the same favorite food, Lasagna.
Garfield is cute, I used to watch both the first and second movie over and over again. My favorite cat is Sphynx cat, some say they're ugly but I like how they look like aliens. | Sphynx cat
The Sphynx cat is a breed of cat known for its lack of coat (fur). Hairlessness in cats is a naturally occurring genetic mutation; however, the Sphynx cat, as a breed, was developed through selective breeding, starting in the 1960s. The skin should have the texture of chamois, as it has fine hairs, or they may be completely hairless. Whiskers may be present, either whole or broken, or may be totally absent. They also have a narrow, long head, and | "Cats Under the Stars". That was kind of like my baby. It did worse than any other record I ever did. I think I probably gave away more copies than I sold. It was amazingly, pathetically bad. But I’ve learned not to invest a lot of importance in 'em, although it's nice to care about your work."
On another occasion in the early '80s he said ""Cats Under the Stars" is my favorite one. That's the one that I’m | 75,197 | wow-train |
Ive been wanting to take better care of my skin lately but I just dont know how I should do it, should I use creams, lotions or something else?
Well, it's key to find what works specifically for you. Just as important, if not more important, is the fact that you make it a daily procedure, in order to curb skin that is either too dry or too moist.
Thats true! I guess I should have known, Do you know of any good skin care products I should try?
Most brands will get the job done. If you want something specific, there's Burt's Bees. They have over 197 products in their line for facial/body skin care, as well as lip/hair care too. So, they'll have something you can utilize, especially because it's available in over 30,000 retail stores.
Burt's Bees I never heard of that one but I'll give it a look, Do you know if its possible to use too much lotion? I have been thinking that I am overdoing it lately. | Natural skin care
Natural skin care uses topical creams and lotions made of ingredients available in nature. Much of the recent literature reviews plant-derived ingredients, which may include herbs, roots, flowers and essential oils, but natural substances in skin care products include animal-derived products such as beeswax, and minerals. These substances may be combined with various carrier agents, preservatives, surfactants, humectants and emulsifiers.
There are no legal definitions in the U.S. for advertising terms "natural" or "organic" when applied | , would find something to identify with in my books, pick up one and experience a personal sense of discovery. That's great. I think that if you're a creative person, you should just go about your business, do your work and not care about how it's received. I never read reviews because if you believe the good ones you have to believe the bad ones too. Not that I don't care about success. I do, but only because it lets me do what I want. I | 75,198 | wow-train |
Hello! Do you consider yourself an activist? | Activism
Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct, or intervene in social, political, economic, or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society. Forms of activism range from mandate building in the community (including writing letters to newspapers), petitioning elected officials, running or contributing to a political campaign, preferential patronage (or boycott) of businesses, and demonstrative forms of activism like rallies, street marches, strikes, sit-ins, or hunger strikes.
Activism may be performed on | (Rodgers & Hammerstein)
3. "Where Is Love?" (Lionel Bart)
4. "On the Street Where You Live" (Lerner & Loewe)
5. "Consider Yourself" (Bart)
6. "Hello Dolly" (Jerry Herman)
7. "Jubilation T. Corpone" (Mercer & De Paul) | 75,199 | wow-train |
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