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I was never an athlete, but my teen enjoys competitive sports and trains to be at max performance as a runner.
I have always wanted to be a runner, but I have bad knees. Do they like long distance running or shorter sprints? | Long-distance running
Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least 3 kilometres (1.8 miles). Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength.
Among mammals, humans are well adapted for running significant distances, and particularly so among primates. The endurance running hypothesis suggests that running endurance in the genus "Homo" arose because travelling over large areas improved scavenging opportunities and allowed persistence hunting. The capacity for | .
Career.
Merkulova began rhythmic gymnastics because her mother wanted her to be a dancer, and her father wanted her to do sports—rhythmic gymnastics was the compromise. She is often compared to Alina Kabaeva in looks and in style. Merkulova said, "Alina is my greatest idol since childhood. But I have never tried to imitate her. People say that my smile is similar to hers. I think that for both of us, to smile during the performance is quite natural, because we have a great | 75,400 | wow-train |
I watch a lot on youtube. When was it launched? | YouTube
YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. Three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—created the service in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion; YouTube now operates as one of Google's subsidiaries.
YouTube allows users to upload, view, rate, share, add to playlists, report, comment on videos, and subscribe to other users. It offers a wide variety of user-generated | Sangeet Icon 1.
The winner of the first competition was Asad Abbas. Then he sang for a live singing show called "Yeh Shaam Mastani" Executive Producer of Ali Fareed & Producer/Director "Mujtaba Lakhiya & Safdar Ali" where he got a lot of appreciation from audiences around the world. Asad later joined Mekaal Hasan Band in mid-2010. Shahid Mehmood has the biggest collection of Asad Abbas performances on its YouTube channel. You can also watch Pakistan Sangeet Icon Season One on the same YouTube channel, launched Pakistan Sangeet | 75,401 | wow-train |
I try to help out the Humane society whenever I can. You have to be a special type of person to work ther. | Humane society
A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. In many countries, the term is used mostly for societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals (SPCA). In the United Kingdom, it may also be a society that provides a waterways rescue, prevention, and recovery service, or that gives awards for the saving of human life (see: Royal Humane Society).
Australia.
The first Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( | another van, rent gear and finish the tour.
This is devastating. Most, if not ALL of you know just how dear and sincere these guys are and how close I am with them.
Is there ANYTHING we can do to help them?
My idea was to find someone with money who would be able to immediately front them an investment for gear and work out terms for the band to pay that person back. Or does someone here have connections to a car dealership? Instruments? SOMETHING!? | 75,402 | wow-train |
I enjoy brewing my own beer.
Really? I bet that is delicious!
Yes. My parents brewed at home when I grew up in China. It is a familiar domestic chore there>
I've never tried it. I enjoy liquor myself. | Homebrewing
Homebrewing is the brewing of beer, mead, and ciders on a small scale for personal, non-commercial purposes. Supplies, such as kits and fermentation tanks, can be purchased locally at specialty stores or online. Alcohol has been brewed on the domestic level since its advent, thousands of years prior to its commercial production, although its legality has varied according to local regulation. In the United States, a permit is required to distill spirits such as moonshine.
History.
Beer has been brewed domestically | EastEnders": "I enjoy the fact that I've far more control over my destiny than I ever had when acting. I didn't even watch the soaps when I was in them because it's like a coal miner coming home and staring at the coal scuttle—I was never a great lover of watching myself act."
Character development and impact 2016 return.
On 18 January 2016, it was announced that Kemp had agreed to reprise his role for a few episodes. His return coincided with Windsor's final | 75,403 | wow-train |
Are you an introvert or an extrovert? I think I'm a mix of both
I believe I am an introvert rather than an extrovert.
Do you read a lot of psychology? Apparently someone names Carl Jung came up with the terms introvery and extrovert
I studied a bit of psychology during my MBA, but I didn't hear too much about Carl Jung. Can you tell me more about him? | Carl Jung
Carl Gustav Jung ( ; ; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. Jung's work was influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philosophy, and religious studies. Jung worked as a research scientist at the famous Burghölzli hospital, under Eugen Bleuler. During this time, he came to the attention of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. The two men conducted a lengthy correspondence and collaborated, for a while, | Cambridge -the same building, in which a few years later, the British mathematician philosopher Alfred North Whitehead and his wife would live as well.
From 1921 to 1924 Morgan studied art at the Art Students League of New York with Frank DuMond, Guy Pène du Bois, and Leo Lentelli.
Professional career.
Morgan was an artist, writer, and lay psychoanalyst fascinated by depth psychology. Part of the Introvert/Extrovert Club in New York City in the 1920s, she traveled to Zurich to consult Carl Jung. | 75,404 | wow-train |
I remember the hay days of tupac shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ) (born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper
He was an actor,poet and hard core rapper | (1997), all garnering praise from critics.
Shakur is one of the best-selling music artists of all time having sold over 75 million records worldwide. In 2010, Shakur was inducted to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. In 2017, Shakur was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. "Rolling Stone" named Shakur in the list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Early life.
Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on June 16 | Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Much of Shakur's work has been noted for addressing contemporary social issues that plagued inner cities, and he is considered a symbol of resistance and activism against inequality.
Shakur was born in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City but relocated | 75,405 | wow-train |
I grew up as an orphan.
How did you end up there did your parents abandon you.
I am not sure. I grew up in a foster home.
Did your parents pass away suddenly usually that is why a child is an orphan.
I think so, but I was never told.
That is sad to hear hopefully one day you can find out most of the time childhood and being without both parents is hard.
Yes but I am in a good place now.
That is the best way to be have you ever heard of that comedy television called The Good Place.
I have not, what is it about? | The Good Place
The Good Place is an American fantasy-comedy television series created by Michael Schur. The series premiered on September 19, 2016 on NBC.
The series focuses on Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell), who wakes up in the afterlife and is introduced by Michael (Ted Danson) to "The Good Place", a highly selective Heaven-like utopia he designed, as a reward for her righteous life. However, she realizes that she was sent there by mistake and must hide her morally imperfect | an imperial feast, Emperor Taizong stated: "I am selecting, among the great achievers, one that I can entrust an orphan [(i.e., the Crown Prince)] to, and no one is more suitable than you are. You did not turn your back on Li Mi, and I know that you will not turn your back on me." Li shiji was so thankful that he wept and bit his finger so hard that he bled. Also at that feast, when Li Shiji became drunk and fell | 75,406 | wow-train |
My older sister plays clarinet, so she's technically a clarinetist.
Oh really, my friends plays clarinet, great instruments.
Small world haha. I do like the woodwind instruments now and then, though I'm more of a guitar person myself.
Same, guitars and pianos and my favorite.
I love the way pianos sound too, you can put your soul into them it seems like.
Yea they are probably the best standalone instrument.
I guess it's partly because you can control the intensity of the notes by how forcefully you push down the keys as an example.
yea and i think they just have this heaviness to their notes, so powerful and wonderful. | 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 | the music. It's so Kander and Ebb-y, Dixieland, so I just sat down to orchestrate it, and I'm thinking to myself, 'What can the guitar do?' And literally in a flash of light, I'm like, 'Oh my god, it could be a banjo!' It invokes the feel of the song and I think it really fits in the world of it, but it's also so left of center and not what you would expect."
Synopsis. | 75,407 | wow-train |
Courtship seems like such an outdated term, but I think the process is so much fun to get to know someone.
Don't you find the term "courtship" to be so quaint? You know, where a couple get to know each other and decide if it'll be more permanent.
I so agree. I wonder when the phrase was introduced. I think the Middle Ages, not sure. | him and her receptiveness to a marriage proposal.
Duration.
The average duration of courtship varies considerably throughout the world. Furthermore, there is vast individual variation between couples. Courtship may be completely omitted, as in cases of some arranged marriages where the couple do not meet before the wedding.
In the United Kingdom, a poll of 3,000 engaged or married couples resulted in an average duration between first meeting and accepted proposal of marriage of 2 years and 11 months, with the women feeling ready to accept at an | knew, the older you get, you realize, 'Damn, I don't know nothing about this. I better pay attention, I better listen and keep learning.' So I think that, that's what I've been realizing these past few years."
The singer also explained his foray into a more poppy sound than his usual milieu. "The last year I've been wanting to have more fun. I think I took myself very seriously as an artist and I wanted to be like Marvin Gaye | 75,408 | wow-train |
Divorce is the termination of marriage, my parents are divorced
Sorry to hear that, but what exactly does divorce mean?
It means disolving the marriage under rule of law
I see, my uncle is divorced as well. Is it a widely occurring phenomenon?
Yes very common, divorce laws vary by country but most require it to be a legal process
Understandable, is divorce law also a legal process in the U.S?
Yes its a legal process here and often involves child custody, visitation distribution of property
That makes sense, it is important for property to be distributed evenly. Does divorce also cause trauma for those involved? | spouses informally stop cohabiting). Reasons for divorce vary, from sexual incompatibility or lack of independence for one or both spouses to a personality clash.
The only countries that do not allow divorce are the Philippines, the Vatican City and the British Crown Dependency of Sark. In the Philippines, divorce for non-Muslim Filipinos is not legal unless the husband or wife is an alien and satisfies certain conditions. The Vatican City is an ecclesiastical state, which has no procedure for divorce. Countries that have relatively recently legalized divorce | , which often dissolve before marriage. There are many studies that show proof of an intergenerational transmission of divorce, but this does not mean that having divorced parents will absolutely lead a child to divorce. There are two key factors that make this transmission of divorce more likely. First, inherited biological tendencies or genetic conditions may predispose a child to divorce as well as the "model of marriage" presented by the child's parents.
According to Nicholas Wall, former President of the Family Division of the English High Court, | 75,409 | wow-train |
An artist is a person engaged in creating art
Yes. What kind of art do you like best? | Artist
An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only. The term is often used in the entertainment business, especially in a business context, for musicians and other performers (less often for actors). "Artiste" (the French for artist) is a variant used in English only in this context; this use is becoming rare. Use of | He has arranged music for theatrical plays.
Other.
He is a well known artist in Europe and United States, and his continues effort,originality,and creativity has made him popular around the world.while he works on creating his one of kind music,his wife, Kimia,is usually in charge of his publications and press releases.
You can say that he, like his music, has an Avent-garde personality.It is not clear if his personality reflects into his art, or his art reflects | 75,410 | wow-train |
American Idol started way back on Fox in 2002!
That was a fantastic show at the time. Do you know who created it?
American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller
It was created by Simon Fuller? Did he create the european version also? | Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller (born 17 May 1960) is a British entrepreneur, artist manager, film and television producer. He is best known for being the creator of the "Idol" franchise, which was first seen in the UK under the name "Pop Idol", and includes "American Idol" in the U.S. Fuller is also the executive producer of several shows and films including "So You Think You Can Dance", "Q'Viva", Spiceworld The Movie, My Generation starring Michael Caine and others. | American Idol
American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle USA and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It initially aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to April 7, 2016, for 15 seasons. Since March 11, 2018, a revival of the series has aired on ABC.
It started as an addition to the "Idols" format that was based on "Pop Idol" from British television, and became one of the most successful | 75,411 | wow-train |
I used to love McDonald's but now not as much. I wonder what they were like when they started in 1940 in San Bernardino, Ca
I bet their burgers tasted way better back then.
I find it interesting they didn't always have the golden arches. The first was in 1953 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Yes I've seen that movie "The Founder". It was really good.
I haven't seen it yet. I do find it mind blowing that they serve 69 million customers daily
I know..sometimes it's hard to believe based on the type of customer service they have. | food, the company has added to its menu salads, fish, smoothies, and fruit. The McDonald's Corporation revenues come from the rent, royalties, and fees paid by the franchisees, as well as sales in company-operated restaurants. According to two reports published in 2018, McDonald's is the world's second-largest private employer with 1.7 million employees (behind Walmart with 2.3 million employees).
History.
The siblings Richard and Maurice McDonald opened in 1940 the first McDonald's at 1398 North E | 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 | 75,412 | wow-train |
I live in Texas and I love my corn tortilla tacos
They sound delicious, what kind of toppings do you put on them? | 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 | tacos, Mexican pizzas, flautas, fresh salads, nachos, and quesadillas. Guests have their choice of tortilla with flour and wheat as well as hard and soft corn with tacos. All items except for the flat outrageous items come with their choice of toppings of lettuce, tomatoes, onions, sour cream, and jalapeños as well as fillings including chipotle and blackened chicken, beef, steak, refried and black beans (fish is available on certain entrées). There are also the options to make the entrées Powerlite with low | 75,413 | wow-train |
I don't play a lot of video games, but the TV in my apartment is pretty much exclusively used for playing Super Mario Bros. games
I love Super Mario Bros. too! Have you played on an original NES?
Sadly I haven't! I know most if not all of these games were developed by Nintendo for the NES, but I only caught onto them when they went to gamecube.
We have an old NES we play on! What do you think about the Mario Bros racing games?
My favorite game that we have is MarioKart for sure - we have that one for Wii!
I have never played those- are they fun? They seem a little boring so I have never really played them | Wii Remote
The Wii Remote, also known colloquially as the Wiimote, is the primary game controller for Nintendo's Wii home video game console. An essential capability of the Wii Remote is its motion sensing capability, which allows the user to interact with and manipulate items on screen via gesture recognition and pointing, using accelerometer and optical sensor technology. It is expandable by adding attachments. The attachment bundled with the Wii console is the Nunchuk, which complements the Wii Remote by providing functions similar to those in gamepad controllers. Some | and introducing new abilities that have since become signature abilities in the series. The game placed 11th, behind "Super Mario Bros.", in "Official Nintendo Magazine"s "100 greatest Nintendo games of all time". In 2007, ScrewAttack called "Super Mario Bros. 3" the best "Mario" game in the series as well as the best game on the NES, citing the graphics, power-ups, secrets, and popularity, summing it up as "just incredible" and stating, "If you haven't | 75,414 | wow-train |
Have you ever used React before for the JavaScript library? | React (JavaScript library)
React (also known as React.js or ReactJS) is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces. It is maintained by Facebook and a community of individual developers and companies.
React can be used as a base in the development of single-page or mobile applications, as it is optimal for fetching rapidly changing data that needs to be recorded. However, fetching data is only the beginning of what happens on a web page, which is why complex React applications usually require the use of additional | syntax.
- jQuery is a JavaScript library designed to simplify DOM-oriented client-side HTML scripting along with offering cross-browser compatibility because various browsers respond differently to certain vanilla JavaScript code.
- Underscore.js is a utility JavaScript library for data manipulation that is used in both client-side and server-side network applications.
- Angular and AngularJS are web application frameworks to use for developing single-page applications and also cross-platform mobile apps.
- React is an open source JavaScript library providing views | 75,415 | wow-train |
Have you ever home brewed beer, It seems to be very popular now days for different reasons.
Yes, I do it basically for fun. It is easy to do on a very small scale.
It seems like it would hard to get the supplies and ingredients needed. But I like having a hobby or two.
I know. When I do it, I am like I am doing something that has been going on for over 7000 years.
I guess you need to learn about fermentation and experiment some with that skill. | throughout its 7,000-year history, beginning in the Neolithic period in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), Egypt and China. It seems to have first developed as thick beers; during this time meads, fruit wines and rice wines were also developed.
Women brewers dominated alcohol production on every occupied continent until commercialization and industrialization of brewing occurred. The tradition of brewing being in the domain of women stemmed from the fact that brewing was a by-product of gathering, and often considered a part of baking.
The Greeks and Romans | is basically I would send him the song and the lyrics, and then he’d send something back and go, “Is this what you mean?” But like any conversation, it was pretty easy to misunderstand each other, so if he didn’t get it right the first time, or if he missed the meanings of the songs, which is also very easy to do, I would send him back a two-page rant about whatever the song was about. He’d generally get it right the next time | 75,416 | wow-train |
I love to dance ! The Performing Arts purposefully consist of selected sequences of human movement
I can't dance. What else can you tell me
Sure. There are many categories of dance. Dance is shaped by its choreography, movements and by its historical period/place or origin.
ANy information on early recording of it?
I can recall reading about Indian dance music, Chinese & Japanese song and dance dramas. Lets not forget the western ballet !
What's your favoite kind?
My favorite kind of dance is theatrical dance. Performance based dances are usually on a stage by sopihiscated virtuoso dancers
I like ballet, it's so pretty and yet strong looking. | , or else it may simply interpret the musical accompaniment, which is often specially composed. Examples are western ballet and modern dance, Classical Indian dance and Chinese and Japanese song and dance dramas. Most classical forms are centred upon dance alone, but performance dance may also appear in opera and other forms of musical theatre.
Participatory dance, on the other hand, whether it be a folk dance, a social dance, a group dance such as a line, circle, chain or square dance, or a partner dance | 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 | 75,417 | wow-train |
Have you ever heard of the American music band Linkin Park ?
Yeah that was so horrible what happened to Chester.
I am not too familiar with their music, but I do know a few went multi Plantium other countries
I know they had a ton of hits here but I guess in the end it didn't really matter. That was one of his lyrics. :( | "Billboard" charts and had the third-best debut week of any album that year.
Linkin Park continued to explore a wider variation of musical types in its fourth album, "A Thousand Suns" (2010), layering their music with more electronic sounds. The band's fifth album, "Living Things" (2012), combined musical elements from all of its previous records. Its sixth album, "The Hunting Party" (2014), returned to a heavier rock sound, and its seventh album | me," He then went on to say, " I don't know why they canceled the show. I never heard of a show being cancelled because of rumors, but I guess there's a first time for everything. So I apologize to you guys and in the meantime, I'm going to try to get to the bottom line of it, you know, as far as my lawyers are concerned, and see exactly what happened and why I was cancelled."
Impact Celebrity attention.
The movement has | 75,418 | wow-train |
Hi, I have never been to the beach
Hello I have been several times but truthfully I don't like it very much.
How often do you go to the beach?
I haven't gone in years I went four times as a kid. | 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 | me gone. I don't blame those that needed their own fresh starts and I still have a lot to make right. I've been laying low and waiting for the complications of a separation like this to settle, which is why I've been so silent for so long. But you haven't been silent, and I appreciate that more than I can express in a Facebook post.
"To all of you who have shown me so much unconditional support, thank you. So many of you went above and | 75,419 | wow-train |
i learned today that there are two kinds of corgis
Cool, what are the two kinds of corgis?
there is one called the pembroke welsh corgi the other is a cardigan welsh
That's awesome. Which one do you like the best? | settlers, in particular a common ancestor of the Swedish Vallhund. A certain degree of interbreeding between the two types has been suggested to explain the similarities between the two.
The Pembroke is the more popular breed of the two, with the Cardigan Welsh Corgi appearing on The Kennel Club's list of Vulnerable Native Breeds. There are several physical differences between the two types according to the breed standards: the Cardigan is larger overall, both in weight and in height. Traditionally, the tails were of different shapes, but docking | Cardigan Welsh Corgi
The Cardigan Welsh Corgi is one of two separate dog breeds known as Welsh corgis that originated in Wales, the other being the Pembroke Welsh Corgi. It is one of the oldest breeds of the British Isles.
Cardigan Welsh Corgis are known to be an extremely loyal dog breed. They are also versatile and can live in a variety of settings. However, they benefit from regular physical and mental stimulation.
History.
Pembroke and Cardigan corgis were originally listed as one breed by The Kennel Club | 75,420 | wow-train |
I love surfing,do you?
Yes buddy , it is good water sport and the wave rider
What's the techniques? | 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" | which involves riding a skimboard either on an outgoing wave, or in shallow water, where instead of going for waves the rider may attempt to ride a rail or do "tech" tricks.
Board sports Windsurfing.
Windsurfing is a sport involving travel over water on a small 2-4.7 metre board powered by wind acting on a single sail. The sail is connected to the board by a flexible joint. The sport is a hybrid between sailing and surfing. The sail board might be considered the most minimalistic version of | 75,421 | wow-train |
Do you like Avenged Sevenfold? They were formed in 1999 from HuntingtonBeach, California
I do not know much about them, tell me.
Avenged Sevenfold or A7X is a heavy metal band, they are seen as very edgy by most people
I like edgy, are they like Judas Priest?
They have about that sound, but not as popular, Judas Priest sold over 50 million albums!
Rob Halford used to ride a giant... motorcycle. | : "There have been few vocalists in the history of heavy metal whose singing style has been as influential and instantly recognizable... able to effortlessly alternate between a throaty growl and an ear-splitting falsetto". Halford was voted number 33 in the greatest voices in rock by Planet Rock listeners in 2009. He was nicknamed "Metal God" by fans.
Career.
Career Early years.
Halford was born in Sutton Coldfield, but raised on the Beechdale housing estate in Walsall, a town to the northwest of Birmingham | Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold (sometimes abbreviated as A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Zacky Vengeance, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Synyster Gates, bassist and backing vocalist Johnny Christ, and drummer Brooks Wackerman.
Avenged Sevenfold is known for its diverse rock sound and dramatic imagery in album covers and merchandise. Avenged Sevenfold emerged with a metalcore sound on the band's debut "Sounding | 75,422 | wow-train |
I was thinking about going to the animal shelter and adopting a pet scheduled to be euthanized soon. Do you have a pet from the animal shelter?
No but i have a pet i picked from the street
That's still great! I'd prefer a no-kill shelter, where they only euthanized terminally ill pets, but none around here. Do you have no-kill shelters where you live?
No I do not. I live in a country side | still be considered a no-kill shelter.
Definition.
A no-kill or limited admit shelter is a shelter that saves healthy, treatable and rehabilitatable animals. As a benchmark, at least 90% of the animals entering the shelter are expected to be saved. The save rate must be based on all animals entering the shelter: "It does not matter if the animals are old, blind, deaf, missing limbs, or traumatized. All of these animals are worthy of our compassion, all of them | of California at Davis researchers Aline and Robert Kidd. Similar themes were identified in research conducted in Canada by Michelle Lem, Director of Community Veterinary Outreach in Ontario, Canada. These pet owners described the ways their pets shaped their environment: they would sleep outside in the rain if the only option was shelter in a no pet shelter; their pet kept them off drugs and alcohol, and they avoided risky behavior that might result in arrest and incarceration because they feared their pet would be removed or euthanized. They also reported that | 75,423 | wow-train |
hi.....
Hello! Do you like gardening? I think growing plants is fascinating
i really like gardening.....
What kind of Fruits, vegetables, or flowers do you like to grow?
I LIKED ORANGE,TOMATO AND SUN FLOWERS ABOUT YOU .....
I love anything that you can put in the ground and watch it grow basically. My favorite though is flowers.
NICE CHOICE....KEEP IT UP..... LOVE YOU | Gardening
Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants as part of horticulture. In gardens, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants, such as root vegetables, leaf vegetables, fruits, and herbs, are grown for consumption, for use as dyes, or for medicinal or cosmetic use. Gardening is considered by many people to be a relaxing activity.
Gardening ranges in scale from fruit orchards, to long boulevard plantings with one or more different types of shrubs | acting job, Watson's agent booked her into some acting classes. She commented "I think I was really bad, to be honest, at the beginning. But like anything if you really put your mind to it and love what you do, you invest the time to grow and educate yourself and I did do that." Watson made her first appearance as Shauna in August that same year.
Development.
Development Characterisation.
Shauna's "natural skill and ability" at lifesaving began when she was five. | 75,424 | wow-train |
I really enjoy going to concerts!
So do I! Live music performance is a lot of fun!
Do you go to concerts often?
Not too often but I like to be in the audience of concerts every so often.
I don't go as much as I used to which is a shame but I still try to catch them as often as I can. I love the atmosphere.
I agree. They can often include a single musician or an entire ensemble.
Both of which can have a completely different experience. I'm looking forward to going to my next one. | Concert
A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir, or band. Concerts are held in a wide variety and size of settings, from private houses and small nightclubs, dedicated concert halls, arenas and parks to large multipurpose buildings, and even sports stadiums. Indoor concerts held in the largest venues are sometimes called "arena concerts" or "amphitheatre concerts | So I've pretty much had it. I don't want to be the traveling medicine show where we go out and do the song and dance and someone else drops the back of the wagon and starts selling crap. I don't want our music to sell anything—or anyone else use it. There are a lot of middlemen, somewhere between the band and the audience. I know you need some people to help facilitate things for the live show, and I'm not saying that I don't appreciate these people | 75,425 | wow-train |
At work I just overstepped my position, I'm really going to Regret it when I go back to work. I'm guessing there will be negative conscious.
what did you do to end up in that situation?
Fired someone with out telling my boss. Two coworkers got in a a fight I perceived opportunity the be the best time to get rid of one.
how did you choose who to fire or you knew who you wanted to get rid of beforehand ?
I don't like either but the first person to throw a fist was fired. In Western societies adults have the highest regrets and I'm feeling it now.
what do you think will happen to you | those actions. Agent regret is the idea that a person could be involved in a situation, and regret their involvement even if those actions were innocent, unintentional, or involuntary. For example, if someone decides to die by stepping in front of a moving vehicle, the death is not the fault of the driver, but the driver may still regret that the person died.
Regret is distinct from disappointment. Both are negative emotional experiences relating to a loss outcome, and both have similar neuronal correlates. However, they | he slept with a girl or he didn't because she says he did and he says that he didn't. It leaves you guessing, and the movie still works with 20 minutes gone out of it.' I thought, 'Oh, my God, that's what we’ve got to do. We've got to have a missing reel!' I'm going to use it in a way where it actually says 'missing reel' for 10 seconds, and then when we come back, you're arriving | 75,426 | wow-train |
hello! what type of water is beach water?
I think it's salt water. A beach is a landform alongside a body of water that consists of loose particles.
cool! how many estimated beaches are there in america?
I've really lost count, although Beaches typically occur in areas along the coast
i see! what else can you tell me about beaches | Beach
A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles. The particles can also be biological in origin, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae.
Some beaches have man-made infrastructure, such as lifeguard posts, changing rooms, showers, shacks and bars. They may also have hospitality venues (such as resorts, camps, hotels, and restaurants) nearby. Wild | List of beaches
This is a list of beaches of the world, sorted by country. A beach is a landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake, or river. It usually consists of loose particles, which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, or cobblestones. Beaches typically occur in areas along the coast where wave or current action deposits and reworks sediments. The particles comprising a beach are occasionally biological in origin, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae | 75,427 | wow-train |
Homebrewing is great for person beers and craft small scale stuff
Yes I agree! I just got a home brewing Mr. Beer Kit last year. Do you also dabble in this? | throughout its 7,000-year history, beginning in the Neolithic period in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), Egypt and China. It seems to have first developed as thick beers; during this time meads, fruit wines and rice wines were also developed.
Women brewers dominated alcohol production on every occupied continent until commercialization and industrialization of brewing occurred. The tradition of brewing being in the domain of women stemmed from the fact that brewing was a by-product of gathering, and often considered a part of baking.
The Greeks and Romans | Brewers Association
The Brewers Association (BA) is an American trade group of over 7,200 brewers, breweries in planning, suppliers, distributors, craft beer retailers, and Individuals particularly concerned with the promotion of craft beer and homebrewing.
The BA was established in 2005 through a merger of the "Association of Brewers" headed by famous brewer Charlie Papazian and the "Brewers' Association of America", intending to "promote and protect small and independent American brewers, their craft beers and the community of brewing enthusiasts." | 75,428 | wow-train |
As crazy as I sound I loved in Hershey Pa. Where the company was based. The entire town smells like chocolate.
Oh man that would be awesome! The Hershey Company is America's largest chocolate manufacturer (and the world)
Yea, I've been The Hershey Museum. They have this corny ride where singing cows tell you the history.
Ha! Really? That's awesome. It was founded by Milton Hershey in 1894!
I've been to his house. It's actually located about 20 minutes north of Hershey. Yea, even the street lights around down are shaped like Hershey Kisses.
That's so cool. I love that! Herhey's products are sold in over 60 countries!
I can't imagine what people like it so much. The only good thing in the city was Hershey Park. It's a theme park. I think they have one of the steepest roller coasters in the country.
Well, it's iconic I suppose. That tends to draw in crowds. It is also associated with Hersheypark stadium and Giant Center
Yes, we lived so close to Hershey park stadium you can hear all the music from the concerts in our yard. Sting was the best show we heard. | Lancaster Caramel Company. The Hershey Trust Company owns a minority stake, but retains a majority of the voting power within the company.
Hershey's chocolate is available across the United States, and in over 60 countries worldwide. They have three mega distribution centers, with modern technology and labor management systems. In addition, Hershey is a member of the World Cocoa Foundation. It is also associated with the Hersheypark Stadium and the Giant Center.
History.
History Early Years.
After an apprenticeship to a confectioner in 1873 | Wildlife Park. Adjacent is Hershey's Chocolate World, a visitors' center that is open to the public and that contains shops, restaurants, and a chocolate factory-themed tour ride.
History.
In 1903, Milton S. Hershey, founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company, surveyed the town that would become Hershey. Included in his plans was a site along Spring Creek that would be suitable for a leisure park for Hershey employees. In 1905, a bridge was built over Spring Creek, and a pavilion was built | 75,429 | wow-train |
Chevrolet cars are sold everywhere. They are big in the US have you ever purchased one?
Oh, can't say I have. Do you own one?
I used to have a Chevrolet Suburban but don't own it any more. I would love to have a new Challenger tho.
A challenger, eh? How new is that car, don't think I've heard of it | Dodge Challenger
The Dodge Challenger is the name of three different generations of automobiles (two of those being pony cars) produced by American automobile manufacturer Dodge. However, the first use of the Challenger name by Dodge was in 1959 for marketing a "value version" of the full-sized Coronet Silver Challenger.
From model years 1970 to 1974, the first generation Dodge Challenger pony car was built using the Chrysler E platform in hardtop and convertible body styles sharing major components with the Plymouth Barracuda.
The second generation | you/ I would do anything for us to make it through". The song begins with the chords of a piano as Aguilera sings "I know there's hurt/ I know there's pain/ But people change/ Lord, knows I've been no saint/ In my own way/ Regret choices I've made/ How I do I say I'm sorry?/ How do I say I'm sorry?." On the chorus, the lyrics are hopeful that she can right any wrongs she may have committed: "Draw me a smile, and | 75,430 | wow-train |
I love coffee. It was originally exported from Africa to countries all over the planet.
I have never been able to get myself to like the taste | Coffee
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain "Coffea" species. The genus "Coffea" is native to tropical Africa (specifically having its origin in Ethiopia and Sudan) and Madagascar, the Comoros, Mauritius, and Réunion in the Indian Ocean. Coffee plants are now cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in the equatorial regions of the Americas, Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent, and Africa. The two most commonly grown are "C. arabica" and "C. | It's fine because I love the song and I get to perform it now." Spears' demo for the song leaked in May 2010. Additionally, the guest vocalist was originally going to be Spears, but ultimately Gaga made Beyoncé the featured vocalist instead. The main inspiration behind the song was Gaga's fear of suffocation as she felt that she seldom found time to just let loose and have fun.
Fear of suffocation—something that I have or fear is never being able to enjoy myself, ... 'Cause | 75,431 | wow-train |
My favorite game as a kid was the open world game Grand Theft Auto
I really enjoy that series as well. Have you liked the later versions including the most recent GTA V? They are masters at Rockstar to be able to create something so incredible.
Yes that one is the best, San Andreas let you play on mobile too. It was awesome exploring California and different stories.
Their stories are so intricate. What systems to you have now other than a mobile phone?
I liked playing the series on the xbox as well, it was better play to steal the vehicles there.
It's fun to play the role as a criminal in the game since there are no real consequences. What's your favorite illegal act to commit in the game? | marketed the device as an "all-in-one entertainment system", hence the name 'Xbox One'. The Xbox One mainly competes against Sony's PlayStation 4 and Nintendo's Wii U and Switch.
Moving away from its predecessor's PowerPC-based architecture, the Xbox One marks a shift back to the x86 architecture used in the original Xbox; it features an AMD Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) built around the x86-64 instruction set. Xbox One's controller was redesigned over the Xbox 360's | was seeking employees that had "the skill to get the most from next-gen consoles", so to create a game with "open-world game elements", "state-of-the-art visuals" and "dynamic multiplayer". Many journalists suspected that it would be a sequel to "Red Dead Redemption" or a new intellectual property. The project was later uncovered to be Rockstar North's "Grand Theft Auto V", which was co-developed by Rockstar San Diego. "Grand Theft | 75,432 | wow-train |
I'm pretty interest in opening a grocery store. A retail store that primarily sells food
That's cool would you focus on organic food?
Not really I like alot of baked goods and meats , delis and produce.
What does it take to have such
Probably some money, also I was thinking of opening one in britain they call them greengrocers, thats pretty cool
Is there any government regulation concerning owning one ?
Not in america as long as you have money you can buy of local and government officials. Im going to make sure I sell in bulk like costco.
Where will your raw materials or stock come from? | 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 | with their awareness of a growing interest in organic foods throughout the region. In addition to concerns for "purity and freshness", they have also aimed to make maximum use of seasonal produce such as new potatoes, strawberries and asparagus in the summer and baked goods and seasoned meats during the Christmas period.
Claus Meyer has supported the campaign, not only in restaurants but also for food production in the Nordic region.
Restaurants.
Since its opening, Copenhagen's Noma restaurant (short for "nordisk mad" meaning | 75,433 | wow-train |
I have been wanting to move to Alabama to be closer to my family, But I know its gonna be tough, Have you ever been there?
By accident, yes. I was trying to get to Beaufort, SC and ended up in Montgomery AL. That was not intended, even if Montgomery is the state capital!
Oh wow lol! That must of been quite the time, My family lives near the capital there, I think the place they live is pretty crowded though, I forget whats the population of Alabama?
Not sure about the numbers, but I do know it's 24th in the US as far as population goes. So, it's not overcrowded, at least!
Oh ok good, Do you have any idea what the culture is like in Alabama? Are the people usually pretty nice there? | known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.
From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the | hurts whether you know you deserve it or not. But I felt that I deserved to be dropped and it was up to me if I got that reprieve to make the most of it and show I deserved to be out there. It has been hard. I have been trying to put my finger on it for 24 rounds. Some games have been good, but too many haven't." Guerra finished the season with 21 matches and 4 tries for the Roosters.
Playing career 2017.
Guerra played off the | 75,434 | wow-train |
I love to swim, how about you?
Even though swimming is consistently among top public recreational activities and lessons are compulsory in some places, I really do not like to swim!
I swim only in the summer when the weather is nice.
I find I can't self-propel myself through the water which makes it difficult for me to swim for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival
Swimming | Swimming lessons
Swimming lessons are the process of learning to swim. In most countries there is a definition of a number of swimming levels that are reached in the process of the curriculum. The respective certificates of swimming tests are required for further training in aquatic abilities. Many countries have defined a minimum swimming level that children should reach by the end of primary education, in most cases with the help of school swimming classes being part of the normal curriculum.
Children are often given swimming lessons, which serve to develop swimming | when Dark is calling him, no matter how much distance is between them and is capable of transforming into both Daisuke and Dark. In the anime, he can't speak very well, often just saying Daisuke's name (which sounds very close to Daisuki, the Japanese word to "like a lot" or "love", where in the English dub he says "I like you"), however, in the manga, he can speak reasonably well. With is afraid of water as he cannot swim | 75,435 | wow-train |
Hey! Do you have any insight into Bitcoin? I was thinking of investing in it.
I really want to get into crypto. I wanna know how to use bitcoin cryptocurrency
Same here. I am a little confused regarding the whole blockchain thing. I just know people are making a lot of money on it.
it's funny how nobody still knows who invented bitcoin :) it wasreleased in 2009
I did not realize it was released that long ago. I saw an episode of Tosh.0 where he interviewed a teenager who became a millionaire from investing in Bitcoin. | a process known as mining. They can be exchanged for other currencies, products, and services. Research produced by University of Cambridge estimates that in 2017, there were 2.9 to 5.8 million unique users using a cryptocurrency wallet, most of them using bitcoin.
Bitcoin has been criticized for its use in illegal transactions, its high electricity consumption, price volatility, thefts from exchanges, and by reputable economists stating that "it should have a zero price". Bitcoin has also been used as an investment, although several regulatory | say it's my best mixtape ever. There's definitely a lot of songs that I could have put on my album on this mixtape. Something just to get the people ready to know that I'm coming. I don't want them to be surprised when they hear my album how slick and clever I am on the mic. It's just a prelude." "I gave you nothing but classics," DJ Holiday, who hosts the tape, said of his and Gucci's latest collaboration. "So it | 75,436 | wow-train |
The guitar is my favorite instrument. It is fretted and normally has six strings
I love the guitar. I used to play classical guitar, but wasn't very good. Do you know where the guitar originated?
Actually guitars evolved from the gittern, the vihuela, and the Renaissance guitar.
So they've been around a while then. I know there are different types of guitar, but don't really know much about them. Any ideas?
Well my personal favorite is Acoustic guitars. The transmit sound by vibrating the strings and do not use electronic amps
That's what I used to have. I agree with you - they're my favorite, too. What else do you know about guitars? You obviously know more than me! | type of chordophone, traditionally constructed from wood and strung with either gut, nylon or steel strings and distinguished from other chordophones by its construction and tuning. The modern guitar was preceded by the gittern, the vihuela, the four-course Renaissance guitar, and the five-course baroque guitar, all of which contributed to the development of the modern six-string instrument.
There are three main types of modern acoustic guitar: the classical guitar (Spanish guitar/nylon-string guitar), the steel-string acoustic | History of the classical guitar
The evolution of classical guitars began with the influences of the vihuela and gittern in the sixteenth century and ended with the modern classical guitar in the mid nineteenth century.
Renaissance stringed instruments.
While the precise lineage of the instrument is still unclear, historians believe that the guitar is the descendant of the Greek kithara, gittern, lyre, European and Middle Eastern lutes, and the Spanish vihuela. The poem "The Book of Good Love" [circa 1330] describes two early instruments, | 75,437 | wow-train |
Do you have any allergies? I have allergies to redweed and some dogs.
i have seasonal allergies. Pollen makes my eyes itch, i keep sneezing and i have a runny nose. yuck
Sorry to hear that. Do you take any medications to help? I take antihistamines which reduces my reactions.
i usually take over the counter allergy meds. Pollen is a very common allergen
Yeah, I often see a lot of sneezing when there is a high pollen count in the air. At least I am not allergic to peanuts. I couldn't live without peanut butter! | Peanut allergy
Peanut allergy is a type of food allergy to peanuts. It is different from tree nut allergies. Physical symptoms of allergic reaction can include itchiness, hives, swelling, eczema, sneezing, asthma, abdominal pain, drop in blood pressure, diarrhea, and cardiac arrest. Anaphylaxis may occur.
It is due to a type I hypersensitivity reaction of the immune system in susceptible individuals. The allergy is recognized "as one of the most severe food allergies due to its prevalence, persistency, and potential severity | , the doctor may look at the reimbursement system and say to himself, "You know what? I make a lot more money if I take this kid's tonsils out." Now, that may be the right thing to do. But I'd rather have that doctor making those decisions just based on whether you really need your kid's tonsils out or whether it might make more sense just to change -- maybe they have allergies. Maybe they have something else that would make a difference.
History.
Tonsillectomies | 75,438 | wow-train |
I love Nintendo, they are one the world's biggest video game companies, and have created some of the best known franchises such as "Pokemon".
I use to play Super Mario Brothers on Nintendo.
Mario is also one of Nintendo's biggest franchise!
Have you ever seen the movie? | Nintendo
Founded on 23 September 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it originally produced handmade hanafuda playing cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as cab services and love hotels. Abandoning previous ventures in favor of toys in the 1960s, Nintendo developed into a video game company in the 1970s. Supplemented since the 1980s by its major divisions Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe, it ultimately became one of the most influential in the industry and one of Japan's most-valuable companies with a market | Works.
Works "Super Mario Clouds".
Arcangel's best known works are his Nintendo game cartridge hacks and reworkings of obsolete computer systems of the 1970s and 80s. One example is "Super Mario Clouds" (2002), a modified version of the video game "Super Mario Bros." for Nintendo's NES game console in which all of the game's graphics have been removed, leaving a blue background with white clouds scrolling slowly from right to left.
Works "I Shot Andy Warhol".
"I Shot | 75,439 | wow-train |
Hey there! How much do you know about Algeria?
I know a bit, Algeria is a sovereign state in North Africa located on the mediterranean coast.
It is! Its really lovely in some places. Like where the Ketchaoua Mosque is.
Yeah I believe that is located in Algiers, the capital of Algeria.
Do you know any interesting facts about the capital?
I have a few, one fact about algiers is that is has an estimated population of roughly 5 million people!
Oh wow! That's a crazy amount of people. | Algeria
Algeria ( ; , ; ), officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (, ), is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. The capital and most populous city is Algiers, located in the far north of the country on the Mediterranean coast. With an area of , Algeria is the tenth-largest country in the world, the world's largest Arab country, and the largest in Africa. Algeria is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia, to the east by Libya, to the | my imagination, I could imagine them to be any way I liked, and I could tell you all you wished to hear simply by carrying on my imaginative creation. But as I believe that there really are other worlds, I am entitled to confess that there is much about them that I do not know, and that I do not know how to find out.
Criticisms.
While it may appear to be a simply extravagant account of modality, modal realism has proven to be historically quite resilient. Nonetheless, | 75,440 | wow-train |
I work at a coffeehouse part time as a barista. I love working around coffee drinks.
I live off of coffee! I just brew my own at home. Can you give me any tips to make my home coffee taste like it came from a coffeehouse? | Coffee preparation
Coffee preparation is the process of turning coffee beans into a beverage. While the particular steps vary with the type of coffee and with the raw materials, the process includes four basic steps: raw coffee beans must be roasted, the roasted coffee beans must then be ground, the ground coffee must then be mixed with hot water for a certain time (brewed), and finally the liquid coffee must be separated from the used grounds.
Coffee is usually brewed immediately before drinking. In most areas, coffee | first album he assisted on was Garbage's "Bleed Like Me". "I was running around, getting coffee, cleaning toilets – all the classic studio intern duties," Sorenson said. "I was so nervous, but really excited at the same time. And I really loved that place, too: I'd find any excuse to stay late, to hang out, whatever I could just to be there. [...] Eventually, I started working on my own projects, but I'd still assist on | 75,441 | wow-train |
Have you ever watched eurobasket? it is a european basketball championship
No, that sounds like something I would like though because I enjoy watching basketball; mainly NBA. I assume only European teams compete?
Yes, many great players have played, but in my opinion, Dirk Nowitzki is by far the best european player of all time
Does he have the most points within a game or do you just like how he plays?
Nowitzki is 6th all time in NBA scoring, and is considered one of if not the best Power forwards ever, so that puts him in thee top 10 nba players conversation
Sounds like he dominates! Is the Eurobasket any different than NBA Championships? | EuroBasket
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the "European Basketball Championship", is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennialy, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the International Basketball Federation.
History.
History Beginning.
The first championships was held three years after the establishment of FIBA, in 1935. Switzerland was chosen as the host country, and ten countries joined. Only one qualifying match was played between Portugal and Spain. With | in Riga.
The second most popular sport is basketball. Latvia has a long basketball tradition, as the Latvian national basketball team won the first ever EuroBasket in 1935 and silver medals in 1939, after losing the final to Lithuania by one point. Latvia has had many European basketball stars like Jānis Krūmiņš, Maigonis Valdmanis, Valdis Muižnieks, Valdis Valters, Igors Miglinieks, as well as the first Latvian NBA player Gundars Vētra. Andris Biedriņš is one of the most well-known Latvian basketball players, who played in the | 75,442 | wow-train |
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
My nephew is a big fan of them!
They are the oldest franchise in the AFC and have quite a fan following.
Have they won many superbowls? | ) era are one of the most successful NFL franchises. Pittsburgh is tied with the New England Patriots for the most Super Bowl titles (6), and has both played in (16) and hosted more conference championship games (11) than any other NFL team. The Steelers have won 8 AFC championships, tied with the Denver Broncos, but behind the Patriots' record 11 AFC championships. The Steelers share the record for second most Super Bowl appearances with the Broncos, and Dallas Cowboys (8). The Steelers lost | Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC.
In contrast with their status as perennial also-rans in the pre-merger NFL, where they were the oldest team never to win a league championship, the Steelers of the post-merger (modern | 75,443 | wow-train |
I am worried that I am getting a cold. I had contact with someone two days ago who had it and I think I am showing symptoms.
Oh no! I hope you loaded up on zinc, vitamin C, and anything else that might help!
Definitely! The sneezing, coughing and headache are particularly annoying.
Well I'll say a prayer to the sweet baby Jesus, that he heals you.
i appreciate it, definitely don't want it to turn into pneumonia, even though I don't have other health problems
Do other health problems typically help make colds turn into pneumonia?
Yes, the risk factors are usually other lung diseases, diabetes, heart failure, among others.
Oh boy. I would think heart failure wouldn't be a risk factor, but a death factor? | Heart failure
Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is when the heart is unable to pump sufficiently to maintain blood flow to meet the body's needs. Signs and symptoms of heart failure commonly include shortness of breath, excessive tiredness, and leg swelling. The shortness of breath is usually worse with exercise, while lying down, and may wake the person at night. A limited ability to exercise is also a common feature. Chest pain, including angina, does not typically | don't think he will". On 26 April Wyatt was writing that Mark Thatcher "has fouled everything up with people who might help her write it and publishers and all the rest of it". On 9 May Wyatt was still despondent: "I am desperately worried about her. I feel that Mark has mucked up her chances of a quick, high-priced sale for her memoirs".
Mark Thatcher openly talked of getting eight, ten or even twenty million for his mother's memoirs, which was more | 75,444 | wow-train |
i've heard truck drivers make really good money
It depends on what company they work for. Truck drivers provide essential service to industrialized societies
so do you need a special driver's license to become a truck driver? | land, typically to and from manufacturing plants, retail and distribution centers. Truck drivers are also responsible for inspecting all their vehicles for mechanical items or issues relating to safe operation. Others, such as driver/sales workers, are also responsible for sales, completing additional services such as cleaning, preparation and entertaining (such as cooking and making hot drinks) and customer service.
Types.
There are three major types of truck driver employment:
- Owner-operators (also known as O/Os, or | Truck driver
A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; a lorry driver, or driver in Ireland, the United Kingdom, India, Nepal and Pakistan) is a person who earns a living as the driver of a truck (usually a semi truck, box truck or dump truck).
Duties and functions.
Truck drivers provide an essential service to industrialized societies by transporting finished goods and raw materials over | 75,445 | wow-train |
Pepsi is my favourite soda, whats your opinion of it?
Well, I know people love it but i dislike the fact that it was first introduced as "Brad's Drink" in New Bern, North Carolina, United States, in 1893 . Were they confused that time
I didnt know it originated in the US I always thought it was a German drink. | Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola on August 28, 1898, and then as Pepsi in 1961.
History.
Pepsi was first introduced as "Brad's Drink" in New Bern, North Carolina, United States, in 1893 by Caleb Bradham, who made it at his drugstore where the drink was sold. It was renamed Pepsi-Cola in 1898 after the | Because the reality surrounding us is so hot, everyone is going to leave the country in history. Junggi Song said, "Actually, I don't think the meaning of the word Guk-ppong is accurately established. Many people were confused with the words of appealing to pity. Don't blindly follow what is unrighteous, but I don't know why they shouldn't love South Korea. I think it could be connected to that. If I get the right criticism, I'll be able to talk, but I | 75,446 | wow-train |
Piano is a great instrument. | 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 | instrument acquired by Colt.
- A Graf from the late 1830s.
- An 1840 "dog-kennel" instrument manufactured by Lichtenthal, whose appearance has been described as "ghastly."
- An 1845 Collard and Collard cabinet piano, with an elaborate rosewood case.
- A Joseph Schneider, made approximately 1851. This piano is manufactured out of American bird's eye maple, with a mosaic inlay of wood. It is likely this is the instrument exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851. It has | 75,447 | wow-train |
Do you have social anxiety? I do, it is not fun to deal with
Sometimes I do, it definitely isn't fun
I have it and I move my gazes a lot, dont make many facial expressions, and can't intiate conversations
Yeah I definitely have problems starting conversations with strangers
It is very common, 90% of people report some form of social anxiety
I see, it seems that we should be more open about it and then it would be less of an issue for everyone
That is true, I mean half of us have enough fears to meet the criteria, why act otherwise
It makes sense to me! | shyness) at some point in their lives. Half of the individuals with any social fears meet criteria for social anxiety disorder. The function of social anxiety is to increase arousal and attention to social interactions, inhibit unwanted social behavior, and motivate preparation for future social situations.
Stages.
Stages Child development.
Some feelings of anxiety in social situations are normal and necessary for effective social functioning and developmental growth. Cognitive advances and increased pressures in late childhood and early adolescence result in repeated social anxiety. Adolescents have identified their | jealousy and insecurity, and it led us to a slow, unnatural death. And I'm at peace with that, because I know I tried all I could.” When asked about a possible reunion, Mike Patton said, "It could happen, but I won’t be singing. Some bridges have definitely been burned. It was a fun time and sometimes you just have to move on. I’ve got a lot on my plate now." Trevor Dunn added on his website, "Bungle is dead and | 75,448 | wow-train |
What's your favorite Ice Cream?
I really like strawberry ice cream, real creamy and delicous! How about you?
I like anything with chunks in it, like cookie dough or brownie. Do you have any favorite toppings?
I really like chopped peanuts and caramel as a topping, usually have it as a sundae. How about you?
I like caramel too. I also like to add some dry oatmeal, it gives it some more chew. | Oatmeal
Oatmeal is a type of coarse flour made of hulled oat grains ("groats") that have either been milled (ground), steel-cut, or rolled. Ground oats are also called "white oats". Steel-cut oats are known as "coarse oatmeal", "Irish oatmeal" or "pinhead oats". Rolled oats can be either "thick" or "thin", and may be categorized as "old-fashioned", "quick", or "instant", | is a rich sundae made with brownies, vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, peanuts, hot fudge, and whipped cream, often topped with maraschino cherry. If a blondie replaces the brownie, then caramel sauce is used as a topping instead of chocolate sauce.
Types David Harum.
This sundae consists of vanilla ice cream, crushed strawberry, crushed pineapple, whipped cream, and a cherry. It is named for the protagonist in the 1899 book "David Harum; A Story of American Life".
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Have you ever used contact lenses? It's a thin lens placed directly on the eye
yes. I love contact lenses more than glasses. They are the best
Do you wear the ones that correct vision or you wear them for cosmetic reasons?
what are cosmetic reasons?
i would say cosmetic reasons are if people don't like how they look with glasses on or if they don't like the color of their eyes so they wear contact lenses of different color
oh, no, i just use them to correct vision. i have astigmatism | Astigmatism
Astigmatism is a type of refractive error in which the eye does not focus light evenly on the retina. This results in distorted or blurred vision at all distances. Other symptoms can include eyestrain, headaches, and trouble driving at night. If it occurs early in life it can result in amblyopia.
The cause of astigmatism is unclear. It is believed to be partly related to genetic factors. The underlying mechanism involves an irregular curvature of the cornea or abnormalities in the lens of the eye. Diagnosis is by | Contact lens
A contact lens, or simply contact, is a thin lens placed directly on the surface of the eye. Contact lenses are ocular prosthetic devices used by over 150 million people worldwide, and they can be worn to correct vision, for cosmetic, or therapeutic reasons. In 2004, it was estimated that 125 million people worldwide use contact lenses, including 28 to 38 million in the United States. In 2010, the worldwide market for contact lenses was estimated at $6.1 billion, while the US soft lens | 75,450 | wow-train |
I want to get a BMW car one day. BMW is a German automobile and motorcycle company.
Same here, they look great!
The company was started in 1916 and has its headquarters in Munich, Bavaria.
That's such a long time ago, damn.
It is. BMW produces vehicles in Germany, China, South Africa, India, Brazil, and the United States.
Wow, that's really interesting! | BMW
BMW () is a German multinational company which produces automobiles and motorcycles. The company was founded in 1916 as a manufacturer of aircraft engines, which it produced from 1917 until 1918 and again from 1933 to 1945.
Automobiles are marketed under the brands BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce, and motorcycles are marketed under the brand BMW Motorrad. In 2015, BMW was the world's twelfth largest producer of motor vehicles, with 2,279,503 vehicles produced.
BMW is headquartered in Munich and produces motor vehicles in Germany | , Brazil, China, India, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The registered company name is "Bayerische Motoren Werke AG". The Quandt family are long-term shareholders of the company, with the remaining shares owned by public float.
BMW has significant motorsport history, especially in touring cars, Formula 1, sports cars and the Isle of Man TT.
History.
BMW AG originated with three other manufacturing companies, Rapp Motorenwerke and Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFw) in Bavaria | 75,451 | wow-train |
My favorite beer is Coors light. It's made by Coors Brewing Company :) | Coors Brewing Company
The Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world's third-largest brewing company, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. Coors operates a brewery in Golden, Colorado, that is the largest single brewery facility in the world.
History.
History Founding.
In 1873, German immigrants Adolph Coors and Jacob Schueler from Prussia emigrated to the United States and established a brewery in Golden, Colorado, after buying a recipe for a Pilsner-style beer from a Czech immigrant William Silhan.
Coors | Coors Light
Coors Light is a 4.2% saft ABV light beer brewed in Golden, Colorado; Albany, Georgia; Elkton, Virginia; Fort Worth, Texas; Irwindale, California; Moncton, New Brunswick; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was first produced in 1978 by the Coors Brewing Company.
The beer has a "Cold Certified" label which turns the mountains on the label from white to blue when the beer's temperature is lowered to . Coors Light has a "mountain icon" to represent the beer | 75,452 | wow-train |
I don't have much time, i am currently traveling in Japan, an island nation in southeast Asia. I am at the Kyoto train station waiting on a high speed train. Please hurry.
I'd love to go to Japan! Are you there on business or pleasure?
Business. I am in the smartphone business and I am traveling to Samsung headquarters in south Korea. Japan is sometimes called "the land of the rising sun". I don't know why, someone on the platform just told me to write that.
Well that's interesting! My smartphone is a Samsung! How do you like the Japanese food?
Are you kidding? Rice and raw fish is delicious!!. the guy sitting next to me has an overcoat and hat like in the 1940's and old style glasses and an umbrella, he told me japan is a stratovolcanic archipelago. Who is this guy/ I don't even know what that means.
Sounds like you've made a new friend! Are there any American food chains there, like McDonalds or Burger King?
Who wouold eat poison like that when they have real food here like Kobe beef? He says that Japan has the tenth largest population of any country in the world, 127 million, even though it is a small island. I feel like all of them are on this train platform, i am getting claustrophobic. Wait a tic! I think i just heard the train coming!
I have heard that Kobe beef is quite good - will you have a chance to see any tourist attractions? I've heard that there are lots of cool places to visit!
No, i have to save the world's smartphones - no time for sightseeing. Would hate to see a smartphone Armageddon be my fault. You think its crowded where you live, i was in Tokyo - they have 9.1 million people in that city. I'm on the train. They have WiFi on the train!!
Awesome! Japan must be quite a progressive country! I've read that they do make high quality electronics there, and automobiles as well. | . 90.7% of people live in cities, while 9.3% live in the countryside. About 13.8 million people live in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world with over 38 million people.
Archaeological research indicates that Japan was inhabited as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan is in Chinese history texts from the 1st century AD. Influence from other regions, mainly China, followed by periods of isolation, particularly from Western Europe | for granted—one should never take for granted any of the gifts of God. But it is like an arm, a leg, part of me. On the other hand, books and paintings and languages and people are passions with me, always to be cultivated. Travel too. I am a lucky man to have a business which allows me to be on the road so much. On the train, the plane, I have time to read. There again, I am a lucky man to be a pianist | 75,453 | wow-train |
I like to eat my steak medium well, how about you?
I'm vegetarian, so I prefer my steak to stay on the cow! Mind you there are also fish steaks or pork steaks. You can even make cauliflower steaks if you like.
those dont sound very appetizing to me, although vegetarian sounds great can u explain more veggie dishes
I like to make veggie pies - kind of like steak and kidney pie but without the steak and kidney! Pasta dishes are good and I love indian food - no steaks there as cows are sacred in India.
those sound pretty good! do you like to eat eggs
Not really, but will sometimes make a quiche or frittata for dinner. What's your favorite type of steak? There are so many to choose from - goat, sheep, turkey, deer.
Ive tried turkey but none of the other ones | of fish, especially salmon and large pelagic fish such as swordfish, shark, and marlin. For some meats, such as pork, lamb and mutton, chevon, and veal, these cuts are often referred to as chops. Some cured meat, such as gammon, is commonly served as steak.
Grilled portobello mushroom may be called mushroom steak, and similarly for other vegetarian dishes. Imitation steak is a food product that is formed into a steak shape from various pieces of meat. Grilled fruits such as watermelon have | chicken fried chicken. This may also refer to beef cuts such as a hip steak or a shoulder blade steak, or a small portion of chuck steak with a visible line of white connective tissue.
Types Vegetarian alternatives.
Sliced vegetables can be used as vegetarian nonmeat "steak" alternatives, such as cauliflower, portobello mushrooms, and eggplant. Beans and legumes (such as soybeans) have also been used to form steak-like foods. Watermelon steaks are sliced and cooked pieces of watermelon.
In 2019, the | 75,454 | wow-train |
I love mystery films, I love the unsolved crime genre and the build of a good mystery.
ooh me too! what are some of your faves? | a criminal.
Suspense is often maintained as an important plot element. This can be done through the use of the soundtrack, camera angles, heavy shadows, and surprising plot twists. Alfred Hitchcock used all of these techniques, but would sometimes allow the audience in on a pending threat then draw out the moment for dramatic effect.
This genre has ranged from early mystery tales, fictional or literary detective stories, to classic Hitchcockian suspense-thrillers to classic private detective films. A related film subgenre is spy films. | on the eve of the debut broadcast of "Murder in a Small Town". "I said, 'I know exactly what you want — you don’t have to tell me.' I am their audience. I watch "Sherlock Holmes", "Inspector Morse", "Cracker". I love a good mystery. I’d prefer to see a mystery to anything else."
"We heard through the grapevine that Gene really liked our mysteries and was interested in doing a mystery with us, so | 75,455 | wow-train |
European Basketball Championships are so cool to watch.
interesting tell me more
Well they are also called EuroBasket, which doesn't sound like basketball at all to be honest.
Who invented Eurobasket?
They weren't made really, they just were organized back in 1935 with the establishment of FIBA.
Who often is the championship held? | EuroBasket
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the "European Basketball Championship", is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennialy, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the International Basketball Federation.
History.
History Beginning.
The first championships was held three years after the establishment of FIBA, in 1935. Switzerland was chosen as the host country, and ten countries joined. Only one qualifying match was played between Portugal and Spain. With | 1993. Though, the national team has yet to qualify for the FIBA World Cup.
The team is nicknamed and also represents itself as Belgian Lions.
History.
History EuroBasket 1935.
The Belgian side came in sixth place at the first European Basketball Championship, the EuroBasket 1935 held by the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Europe continental federation. They lost to Spain in the preliminary round. In the 5th to 8th place classification match, the Belgians defeated Bulgaria to advance to the 5th/6th place final. There they were | 75,456 | wow-train |
Lizards are great pets to have.
Oh yes, but lizard could mean a lot since lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles
Yeah that's true, they could even be Komodo dragons which are massive.
Yeah, but not many people keep them as pets due to their size. They mostly reside on the Indonesian islands of Komodo
Yeah the komodo dragons are really aggressive too.
Yeah, but they only got that way since no other carnivorous animals fill the niche on the islands where they live.
That's really interesting! | Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic as it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia; some lizards are more closely related to these two excluded groups than they are to other lizards. Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long to the 3 meter long Komodo dragon.
Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Others are | a 10-year-old boy was swallowed whole by a 20-foot-long African Rock Python.
Reptiles Lizards.
Large Komodo dragons are the only known lizard species to occasionally attack and consume humans. Because they live on remote islands, attacks are infrequent and may go unreported. Despite their large size, attacks on people are often unsuccessful and the victims manage to escape with severe wounds.
Birds.
Some evidence supports the contention that the African crowned eagle occasionally views human children as prey, with a witness account of one | 75,457 | wow-train |
i've never learned how to play the piano, it was invented in 1700
Who invented the piano?
it was invented by.. get this... Bartolomeo Cristofori in Italy
How do the piano keys work? What happens inside the piano after you press them?
so the piano is used by a keyboard, that has a row of keys that act like small levers that cause a small hammer to strike the strings
That's so cool! Are there different types of pianos? | the stronger the attack. The name was created as a contrast to harpsichord, a musical instrument that does not allow variation in volume. The first fortepianos in the 1700s had a quieter sound and smaller dynamic range.
An acoustic piano usually has a protective wooden case surrounding the soundboard and metal strings, which are strung under great tension on a heavy metal frame. Pressing one or more keys on the piano's keyboard causes a padded hammer (typically padded with firm felt) to strike the strings. The hammer rebounds from | Piano
The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700 (the exact year is uncertain), in which the strings are struck by hammers. It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys (small levers) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings.
The word piano is a shortened form of "pianoforte", the Italian term for the early 1700s versions | 75,458 | wow-train |
I love blue ,like the blue skie
I like blue as well. It is one of the three primary colors, along with green and red.
Blue signifies a lot of this,its an adjective that qualifies a noun
Blue lies between green and violet on the spectrum of visible light. It is also the color the sky appears.
The rainbow has many colors ,do you know how many?
Well rainbows have a gradient of colors. I don't know how many but there are quite a few.
Have you heard of blue ray ?
Sure, Blu-ray is a digital optical disc storage format. They replaced DVD's in the 2010's.
That then confirms that blue is universal then | HD DVD
HD DVD (short for High Definition Digital Versatile Disc) is a discontinued high-density optical disc format for storing data and playback of high-definition video. Supported principally by Toshiba, HD DVD was envisioned to be the successor to the standard DVD format.
On February 19, 2008, after a protracted format war with rival Blu-ray, Toshiba abandoned the format, announcing it would no longer manufacture HD DVD players and drives. The HD DVD Promotion Group was dissolved on March 28, 2008 | 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. | 75,459 | wow-train |
I travel whenever I can! Do you enjoy traveling to different places?
I do love to travel. The term originates from a French word "travail" which means work, but I try to avoid any work when I travel.
That is interesting! The last thing I think about is work when traveling! When did people start using that term? | work'. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the first known use of the word "travel" was in the 14th century. It also states that the word comes from Middle English "travailen", "travelen" (which means to torment, labor, strive, journey) and earlier from Old French "travailler" (which means to work strenuously, toil). In English we still occasionally use the words "travail", which means struggle. According to Simon Winchester in his book "The Best Travelers | with the fact that every work of art was done somewhere and some when, and that this is very important to understand. The other side has to do with the medium of art, which is quite different from the subject. What we're talking about is color and shape. You'd be surprised at the number of people who come to Williams, and I think this is generally true of American students, with absolutely no idea of what the word 'shape' means or what you can do with it and why | 75,460 | wow-train |
Have you ever seen a real unicorn? My kids tell me they exist but I have never found one. | Unicorn
The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. The unicorn was depicted in ancient seals of the Indus Valley Civilization and was mentioned by the ancient Greeks in accounts of natural history by various writers, including Ctesias, Strabo, Pliny the Younger, Aelian and Cosmas Indicopleustes. The Bible also describes an animal, the re'em, which some versions translate as "unicorn".
In European folklore, the unicorn is | great. Everything was glazed. Those movies didn't reflect reality. I was at MGM for 11 years and nobody ever let me play anything but teenagers. I was 25 years old with kids of my own and it was getting ridiculous. Publicity was froth. Everything you said was monitored. With me, they didn't have to worry. I never had anything to say, anyway. It was hard work, I had no friends, no social interaction with people my age and the isolation was tough. But I | 75,461 | wow-train |
I always loved watching The Flintstones as a child. Did you like it?
Yes I do! I used to take the vitamins! It was aired on ABC all the time! I haven't seen in on in awhile!
Yes, I haven't watched it in a long while. But, I even remember the movie, that wasn't animated. I enjoyed The Flintstones movie too.
I love how they make it back in a cool stone age setting and makes a story of them and their neighbors and best friends!
Yes, Fred and Barney! They were so funny. Aren't they also on "Fruity Pebbles" cereal?
Yes they are! Can you believe that it was first broadcast all the way back in 1960?? Thats crazy!
I didn't realize it had been around that long! I know it's been around since I was young, but not well before I was born.
Yes! It was the most popular and most watched animated series for three decades, and then well, Homer Simpson and his clan kindof took the stage from them. So sad!
Oh, yes, I remember them as well. Cartoons certainly have changed throughout the years! | suburban America. The plots deliberately resemble the sitcoms of the era, with the caveman Flintstone and Rubble families getting into minor conflicts characteristic of modern life. The show is set in the Stone Age town of Bedrock (pop. 2500). In this fantasy version of the past, dinosaurs and other long-extinct animals co-exist with cavemen, saber-toothed cats, and woolly mammoths.
Animation historian Christopher P. Lehman considers that the series draws its humor in part from creative uses of anachronisms. The main one | 2004 interview, Knight said, "I don't think I've ever been satisfied with a recording. I haven't played all my recordings. Some of them I haven't heard. I haven't seen... the video that I did of Salome from Covent Garden... [P]erhaps when I'm not singing any more, I'll dig it out and watch it... I listen and I'll think, 'Yes, but I could have done this or that'".
References.
- Introduction by Martyn | 75,462 | wow-train |
I can run 1500m race. That is quite long. What about you | Long-distance running
Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least 3 kilometres (1.8 miles). Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength.
Among mammals, humans are well adapted for running significant distances, and particularly so among primates. The endurance running hypothesis suggests that running endurance in the genus "Homo" arose because travelling over large areas improved scavenging opportunities and allowed persistence hunting. The capacity for | Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas and Sage Karam. At the team's announcement, McMurray stated, "It's the most fun race I get to run all year long. There's no points for us and it's all about being able to win. What makes it such a good time, you'll see guys all year long and they'll be here, so you can eat lunch with them, hang out and things like that. It’s fun to be a part of it." McMurray returned to the | 75,463 | wow-train |
I started a very new job working with Autonomous Vehicles but don't know much about them.
self-driving car, robotic car) and unmanned ground vehicle is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment
How does it actually work? Does a robot drive it?
Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and science that includes mechanical engineering, electrical engineering,
Does the car use sensors or camera's to see where its going?
It uses a digital single-lens reflex camera which is a digital camera that combines the optics and the mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a digital imaging sensor,
Wow, how does it know where it is? does it use gps? | GPS navigation device
A GPS navigation device, GPS receiver, or simply GPS is a device that is capable of receiving information from GPS satellites and then to calculate the device's geographical position. Using suitable software, the device may display the position on a map, and it may offer directions. The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) made up of a network of a minimum of 24, but currently 30, satellites placed into orbit by the U.S. Department of Defense. | Self-driving car
A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous car, driverless car, or robotic car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving safely with little or no human input.
Self-driving cars combine a variety of sensors to perceive their surroundings, such as radar, lidar, sonar, GPS, odometry and inertial measurement units. Advanced control systems interpret sensory information to identify appropriate navigation paths, as well as obstacles and relevant signage.
Long distance trucks | 75,464 | 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?
They use three orbital lauch sites to send aircraft into space for reshearch
oh wow. I enjoy learning about space, we've learned so much in the past 10 years. | SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., doing business as SpaceX, is a private US aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs to enable the colonization of Mars. SpaceX has developed the Falcon launch vehicle family and the Dragon spacecraft family.
SpaceX's achievements include the first privately funded liquid-propellant rocket to reach orbit (Falcon 1 in 2008), the first private company to successfully launch, orbit, and | History of SpaceX
This is a corporate history of SpaceX, an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company founded by Elon Musk.
Overview.
In 2001, Musk conceptualized "Mars Oasis", a project to land a miniature experimental greenhouse containing seeds with dehydrated gel on Mars to grow plants on Martian soil, "so this would be the furthest that life's ever traveled" in an attempt to regain public interest in space exploration and increase the budget of NASA. But Musk realized that even with a much | 75,465 | wow-train |
I've heard fall out boy is a such a great band but i don't really know much about them
They formed in chicago in 2001.
what kind of music do they play? what genre?
They are a rock band, a lot of catchy songs.
What are the most famous songs?
Some of their popular songs are From under the cork tree and we're goin down.
i've never heard. i should check them out even though i'm not into rock music | The group went through a succession of drummers before landing Hurley and recording the group's debut album, "Take This to Your Grave" (2003). The album became an underground success and helped the band gain a dedicated fanbase through heavy touring, as well as commercial success. "Take This to Your Grave" has commonly been cited as an influential blueprint for pop punk music in the 2000s.
With Wentz as the band's lyricist and Stump as the primary composer, the band's 2005 major-label breakthrough | was welcomed with predominantly positive reviews. John Hill from "Noisey" exlaimed, Their new track "Coconut Dracula" shows a lot of restraint with their influences, allowing them to just fucking play. Islander's able to really illustrate the potential of this genre. They sonically demonstrate that fragile dichotomy between softness and weight in a riff, and juggle it around over catchy hooks. I don't know what the fuck a Coconut Dracula is (I hope it's some kind of drink) but this track still WRECKS. | 75,466 | wow-train |
I want to talk about wage slavery, and how it is similar to owning and renting a person.
What do you mean by that?
Wage slavery is a pejorative term used to draw an analogy between slavery and slave labor.
Can you give some examples?
it's been used to criticize the exploitation of labour and social stratification. Based on the unequal bargaining power between labor and capital.
Okay now I understand.
Essentially the pressures of a hierarchical society to preform unfulfilling work that deprives you of your "species character" under thread of starvation or poverty.
Can you give me some examples of this happening today? | low wages, e.g. in sweatshops) and the latter as a lack of workers' self-management, fulfilling job choices and leisure in an economy. The criticism of social stratification covers a wider range of employment choices bound by the pressures of a hierarchical society to perform otherwise unfulfilling work that deprives humans of their "species character" not only under threat of starvation or poverty, but also of social stigma and status diminution. Historically, some labor organizations and social activists have espoused workers' self-management or worker cooperatives as | Wage slavery
Wage slavery is a negatively connoted term used to draw an analogy between slavery and wage labor by focusing on similarities between owning and renting a person. It is usually used to refer to a situation where a person's livelihood depends on wages or a salary, especially when the dependence is total and immediate.
The term "wage slavery" has been used to criticize exploitation of labour and social stratification, with the former seen primarily as unequal bargaining power between labor and capital (particularly when workers are paid comparatively | 75,467 | wow-train |
I love dogs... my favorite is the Golden Retriever! | Golden Retriever
The Golden Retriever is a large-sized gun dog that retrieve shot waterfowl, such as ducks and upland game birds, during hunting and shooting parties. They were named 'retriever' because of their ability to retrieve shot game undamaged due to their soft mouth. Golden retrievers have an instinctive love of water, and are easy to train to basic or advanced obedience standards. They are a long-coated breed, with a dense inner coat that provides them with adequate warmth in the outdoors, and an outer | number of St. John's water dogs started declining by the beginning of the 20th century. By the early 1980s, the landrace was extinct.
History.
The St. John's water dog was the ancestor of the modern retrievers, including the Flat-Coated Retriever, Curly-Coated Retriever, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, the Golden Retriever, and the Labrador Retriever. They were called water dogs because of their love for water and their coat, which was water resistant. The St. John’s water dog was also an | 75,468 | wow-train |
One of my favorite bands is Metallica. Do you listen to them yourself?
I've heard some of their songs and I do enjoy them but I don't listen to them much, to be honest. | Ride the Lightning
Ride the Lightning is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984, by the independent record label Megaforce Records. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at the Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The artwork, based on a concept by the band, depicts an electric chair being struck by lightning flowing from the band logo. The title was taken from a passage in Stephen King's novel "The Stand". Although rooted in | By this stage Mankiewicz was very successful. He later said, "I wanted to be able to say to my father, 'Listen, I've got my own area over here. This is my part of the yard, and you don't do this kind of thing. Maybe I'll do one of yours someday, but I don't need any money, thank you very much. I'm standing right here on my own.' That gives you a kind of confidence and security. I think I've | 75,469 | wow-train |
I love Iguanas! They have always been my favorite reptile. First described in 1768 by an Austrian NIcolaus Laurenti.
What sets Iguanas apart from other reptiles like Lizard?
Well for one they can range in length, including their tails. The name was derived from the Taino name "Iwana".
That's really interesting, I always thought it was a unique name.
There are actually two types of Iguana as well. The Green Iguana and the the lesser Antilles Iguana.
So, what's the difference?
The lesser Iguana is a little bit smaller. Both possess a dewlap though, which is a row of spines running down their backs to their tails.
Awesome. It sounds like a little dinosaur. | Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago, although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is the subject of active research. They became the dominant terrestrial vertebrates after the Triassic–Jurassic extinction event 201 million years ago; their dominance continued through the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. The fossil record demonstrates that birds are modern feathered dinosaurs, having evolved from earlier theropods during the late Jurassic Period. As such | 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 | 75,470 | wow-train |
Are you a badminton champion? Or are you more interested in cattle?
I'm more of a badminton person myself. I like the speed - shuttlecocks have a higher speed than many balls in other similar sports.
However, they always run out of feathers by the time I'm done playing a set.
True enough. Some poor rooster lost it's feathers twice! Mind you, it also resembles the shuttle of a loom, which is how it got its name.
I didn't know that. I'm not a scholar, just a pro badminton player so the history is over my head. Definitely superior to tennis, but less intense than squash.
I'm no pro, but I played as a kid. We loved it as we could play in the yard or at the beach. And in Winter we played at an indoor court.
Playing outside makes it about wind and not skill though. Inside better | Shuttlecocks also have a high top speed compared to the balls in other racquet sports. The flight of the shuttlecock gives the sport its distinctive nature.
The game developed in British India from the earlier game of battledore and shuttlecock. European play came to be dominated by Denmark but the game has become very popular in Asia, with recent competitions dominated by China. Since 1992, badminton has been a Summer Olympic sport with four events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles, | was Mads Pieler Kolding's recorded smash at a Badminton Premier League match.
Statistics such as the smash speed, above, prompt badminton enthusiasts to make other comparisons that are more contentious. For example, it is often claimed that badminton is the fastest racquet sport. Although badminton holds the record for the fastest initial speed of a racquet sports projectile, the shuttlecock decelerates substantially faster than other projectiles such as tennis balls. In turn, this qualification must be qualified by consideration of the distance over which the shuttlecock travels: a | 75,471 | wow-train |
Blue is such a cool color, love it.
Me too! I like that it's one of the three primary colors. Both in traditional color theory and in the RGB palate. Do you paint?
No but it is a very good looking color and very versatile
Yes for sure. It is between violet and green on the color spectrum, and it always very nice to see. Do you have blue clothes?
Yea I do, its my favorite color but it isnt too gaudy either.
Okay I have some clothes that are a mixture of azure, green and ultramarine. They end up looking like different shades of blue.
I like how many great shades of blue there is and how you can mix it with green and purple to make more | 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 | it does not expose most photographic paper and some films. Today modern darkrooms usually use an amber safelight.
In science and nature In color theory and on a computer screen.
On the color wheel long used by painters, and in traditional color theory, red is one of the three primary colors, along with blue and yellow. Painters in the Renaissance mixed red and blue to make violet: Cennino Cennini, in his 15th-century manual on painting, wrote, "If you want to make a lovely violet colour | 75,472 | wow-train |
I really enjoy eating the Mexican and Tex-Mex dish on large torittals. The burrito!
I love to make burritos and I stuff them with beef, beans, onion, tomatoe and cheese!
Those are my favorite fillings. Sometimes the shells are lightly gilled or steamed to make the more soft and easier to wrap. They are also easy to fold.
Yes and I learned on vacation that in Mexico, meat and refried beans are frequently the only fillings
Yes, but in the US we have more fillings like rice, lettuce, salsa, meat, cheese, and sour cream.
Yes in the US burrito fillings may include Mexican-style rice or plain rice, boiled beans or refried beans, lettuce, salsa, meat, guacamole, cheese, sour cream
That's what I said. They can also be in different sizes and are sometimes very large!
Before the development of the modern burrito, the Mesoamerican peoples of Mexico used corn tortillas in 10,000 B.C. to wrap foods | Mesoamerican peoples of Mexico used corn tortillas in 10,000 B.C. to wrap foods, with fillings of chili peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, squash, and avocados. Historically, the Pueblo peoples of the Southwestern US also made tortillas filled with beans and meat sauce and prepared much like the modern burrito. But these preparations could also be said to be the origin of the simpler taco, rather than the modern burrito.
The precise origin of the modern burrito is not known. Some have speculated that it may have originated with "vaqueros | Burrito
A burrito (, ) is a dish in Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine that consists of a flour tortilla with various other ingredients. It is wrapped into a closed-ended cylinder that can be picked up, in contrast to a taco, where the tortilla is simply folded around the fillings. The tortilla is sometimes lightly grilled or steamed to soften it, make it more pliable, and allow it to adhere to itself when wrapped. A wet burrito, however, is covered in sauce and is therefore generally | 75,473 | wow-train |
skateboarding always seemed cool.
Skateboarding looks hard too, since it involves riding and performing tricks.
Yea i was so bad at it myself. | Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2009 report found that the skateboarding market is worth an estimated $4.8 billion in annual revenue with 11.08 million active skateboarders in the world. In 2016, it was announced that skateboarding will be represented at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Since | , the roller sport of racing on inline skates
- Artistic roller skating, a sport similar to figure skating but where contestants run on roller skates instead of ice skates
- Road skating, the sport of skating (inline skating or roller skating) on roads, much like road cycling. It shares much with inline speed skating
- Skateboarding, an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard
Snow.
- Snow skating, using a hybrid of a skateboard and a snowboard on snow
See | 75,474 | wow-train |
I really enjoy these different re-enactment
What kind of re-enactment? are you talking about civil war renactments?
Yes, I enjoy seeing the horses and flags, and all the weapons
I don;t think I've ever actually been to a reenactment. I'd love to go, they started officially doing them around 1961.
Really, I know that at the 135th annerversiry was one of the most attended between 15.000 and 20.000 re enactors
Oh that's cool, I didn't know that. Surprisingly they also do them in other countries, there are reenactments in Canada, the UK, and even poland.
Really, they also do different types of re enactments , anything from public events to living histories,public demonstrations and even closed events. | Gladiator
A gladiator (, "swordsman", from , "sword") was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their lives and their legal and social standing by appearing in the arena. Most were despised as slaves, schooled under harsh conditions, socially marginalized, and segregated even in death.
Irrespective of their origin, gladiators offered spectators an example of Rome's martial ethics | : "I haven't met them (The Pogues) before but I don't like to meet people like that. I don't know whether meeting your idols actually enlightens you that much. I just bought their album "Rum Sodomy & the Lash" because I'd lost it years ago. I've been listening to that so I've really wanted to go see them live. I never think it's worth meeting these people. I've met a few of my idols and I never know what to say to | 75,475 | wow-train |
I love the country of Argentina. I would love to know more about their climate.
Well, since it's such a large country, there is quite the variation of climate types. This is also due to different altitudes throughout the country.
Is there anything else unique about the country?
Definitely! In the Northwestern parts of Argentina, there are a lot of red-rock canyons. These have been created from erosive forces from the rivers there over time.
It seems like there's a lot of unique landscapes. What continent is it located on | Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic (), is a country located mostly in the southern half of South America. Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, the country is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. With a mainland area of , Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world, the fourth largest in the Americas, and | obviously somebody who is watching from up above there, and I know she'd be very proud of me. But I think she'd be more proud of my two boys and them at home watching more than anything else. It's been a long journey to get here".
With Clarke's triumph in The Open at Royal St George's, it was the first time since 1910 where one country (other than the United States) had different golfers win consecutive majors. Rory McIlroy, also of Northern Ireland, | 75,476 | wow-train |
Two Steps from Hell is a pretty good company.
I've never heard of it. What kind of company are they?
They're basically an American production music company.
I see. What well-known music groups or artists are with this company?
I'm not too sure, but they were founded pretty recently in 2006.
Oh, so they're pretty young. Where are they located? | Two Steps from Hell
Two Steps from Hell is an American production music company based in Los Angeles, California, founded by Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix in 2006. The company focuses predominantly on movie and trailer music, and has supplied tracks to films such as "Interstellar", "Harry Potter", "Pirates of the Caribbean", and "X-Men".
History.
Two Steps from Hell was founded in 2006 when Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix joined forces to write original music for movie trailers | She acknowledged to the "Herald Sun" that it was helpful to have Gibson's production company assist with her music career, "If you think about it, every talent needs a serious push and help from somebody who is stronger, because it's pretty much impossible for anybody to succeed in this industry. So I've become very lucky, and I'm very grateful. You don't control the situations or the people you meet. I did not plan this. I'm just doing what I've always been doing | 75,477 | wow-train |
i like to cook, but tired of the same old thing, I am looking for something new
Cooking is an art! The craft can be difficult, and sometimes new ingredients are necessary!
i guess that is my problem, i never looked at cooking as art | 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 | like this"
- "Mamma mia! We should say Papà mio sometimes."
- "I believe cooking is art, fantasy and vocation."
- "You can repeat a recipe, but I cannot repeat a recipe."
- "There are three things in the world you cannot repeat exactly the same: sing a song, sign your name, and a recipe."
Legacy.
Pasquale's fame is due greatly to the fact that he was one of the first | 75,478 | wow-train |
I am a huge MLB fan.
Do you have a favorite team that you follow?
Yes, my favorite team is the Atlanta Braves.
I have been out to a game at what was called Turner Field at the time. It was a rather enjoyable experience despite the Georgia heat. | SunTrust Park
SunTrust Park is a baseball park located in the Atlanta metropolitan area 10 miles (16 km) northwest of downtown Atlanta in the unincorporated community of Cumberland, in Cobb County, Georgia. It is the home ballpark of the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). On November 11, 2013, the Braves announced that the franchise would leave Turner Field for a new park after the 2016 season. The Braves have played their home games at SunTrust Park since April 2017.
The new stadium was | every day, and will continue to walk my path and trust every opportunity that opens to me. I just want to represent our God in what I do, on the field, how I treat people and walking by faith". Blackmon is also in a Bible study group with the Rockies.
Blackmon grew up as a fan of the Atlanta Braves. Blackmon's father, Myron, was a track and field athlete at Georgia Tech.
In 2016, Denver 7 reported that Blackmon, despite his Major League salary | 75,479 | wow-train |
I love macaroni and cheese! It's a great simple meal.
I do too, especially from Panera Bread!
I have noticed that Panera Bread's mac and cheese seems to incorporate a Bechamel type of sauce into the cheese.
Yeah, I have too, it is so good, but a bit too pricey for me sometimes. But man does it hit the spot | Panera Bread
Panera Bread Company is an American chain store of bakery-café fast casual restaurants with over 2,000 locations, all of which are in the United States and Canada. Its headquarters are in Sunset Hills, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. The company operates as Saint Louis Bread Company in Greater St. Louis, where it has over 100 locations. Offerings include soups, salads, pasta, sandwiches, specialty drinks, and bakery items.
The company, which also owns Au Bon Pain, is owned by | Rabbit]. I absolutely love it, but it'd be nice to have something else too".
In 2018 he appeared on "Let's Be Wilderness", the second album by Postdata.
Personal life.
Regarding his potential career options, were he not a member of Frightened Rabbit, Grant has noted: "I have no qualifications to do anything else, so I'd probably be working in a cheese shop or trying to make my own cider. It's difficult to think about that because everything | 75,480 | wow-train |
Pizza is my favorite dish of all time. What do you know about the original of this dish?
I love pizza, it is my favorite Italian dish.
What are the usually toppings of a pizza? Who invented such a dish?
Not sure but I love vegetables on my pizza.
If I were to make a pizza from scratch, how should I start? | called pizzettas.
The term "pizza" was first recorded in the 10th century in a Latin manuscript from the Southern Italian town of Gaeta in Lazio, on the border with Campania. Modern pizza was invented in Naples, and the dish and its variants have since become popular in many countries. It has become one of the most popular foods in the world and a common fast food item in Europe and North America, available at pizzerias (restaurants specializing in pizza), restaurants offering Mediterranean cuisine, and via pizza delivery | then created by wrapping the Lorenzo's pizza slice around a Jim's Steaks cheesesteak.
In 2003, Barg wrote about the dish in the Philadelphia Weekly as "the Lorenzo's-Jim's Challenge" in the "Top 5 of the moment". On "The Pizza Show" featured episode, Barg acknowledged that he did not mention that it was: "...something that my friend and I made up, I wrote about it as though it were 'a thing' that people do. And then it became a | 75,481 | wow-train |
Hi, have you ever been to Oaksville, New York?
no, but i've read Oaksville is a hamlet west of Cooperstown
hamlet? what is hamlet?
it's a small town, human settlement :) Oaks Creek flows south through it
oh, i've didn't know hamlet is a human settlement. I only knew Hamlet the book lol | Hamlet
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1602. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother.
"Hamlet" is Shakespeare's longest play and is considered among the most powerful and influential works of world literature, with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and | Oaksville, New York
Oaksville is a hamlet west of Cooperstown on conjoined NY-28/NY-80, in the Town of Otsego, New York, in Otsego County, New York, United States. Oaks Creek flows south through the hamlet.
History.
Oaksville was once served by the Southern New York Railroad and the site of one of the stations. Located in Oaksville was the cotton mill called the Otsego Print-works and was built by Russell Williams in 1830. | 75,482 | wow-train |
Next month I am going to Tokyo, have you ever been?
No I have never been. I would love to visit the greater Tokyo area as it is the most populous area in the world. Sounds like fun!
I really want to go the the arcades there
What exactly are the Arcades? I know that Tokyo is the largest metropolitan area in the world in urban function, secondly only to New York City.
They have giant arcades there with video games and I did not know that
That sounds really cool! Tokyo metropolis was formed in 1943 was formed as a merger. I bet you are excited to visit!
I had no idea that it was formed that recently | the city his headquarters in 1603. It became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from Kyoto in 1868; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo. The Tokyo Metropolis formed in 1943 from the merger of the former and the . Tokyo is often referred to as a city but is officially known and governed as a "metropolitan prefecture", which differs from and combines elements of a city and a prefecture, a characteristic unique to Tokyo.
The 23 Special Wards of Tokyo were formerly Tokyo City. | sounds clichéd but it really feels like a dream come true. Bethany Platt is going to be such a fun and witty character to play and I hope everyone enjoys her return as much as I'm going to!" It was later revealed that Redford would be replaced in the role of Bethany with Lucy Fallon taking over the role. Speaking of her casting, Fallon commented: "Walking onto the set was surreal and nerve wracking, but everyone has been really welcoming and I am thrilled to have been given this great opportunity | 75,483 | wow-train |
I really love McDonald's breakfast even though I know it's unhealthy
It's not as unhealthy as other places like Burger King.
That's true, I know Jack in the Box's breakfast sandwiches are really bad for you | Breakfast sandwich
In North America, a breakfast sandwich is any sandwich filled with foods associated with the breakfast meal. Breakfast sandwiches are served at fast food restaurants (for example, the Burger King breakfast sandwiches) and delicatessens or bought as fast, ready to heat and eat sandwiches from a store. Breakfast sandwiches are commonly made at home. Different types of breakfast sandwich include the bacon sandwich, the egg sandwich, and the sausage sandwich; or various combinations thereof, like the bacon, egg and cheese sandwich. The breakfast | the truth about Morello's fiancé Christopher, she comforts Morello and lets her know that she accepted her for who she was. Lyonne thought the scene was "an interesting culmination" of what Morello and Nicky had been through, and believed that they would be bonded forever by it.
Lyonne explained, "it's a moment that's very true to life. Even if it's not a romantic relationship, you can say, 'I really love you unconditionally. I see who you are completely. I'm here | 75,484 | wow-train |
Coffee is really useful but I really don't like the taste.
Coffee is a classic brewed drink using coffee beans and has been popular for centuries
Cool! What civilizations first started making coffee?
It was first found in Africa and was transported around the world
Did they use it for anything other than what we do? Like religious ceremonies or something?
Coffee was first used years ago as a brewed drink and wasnt even really use by africans before europeans discovered it
That's really interesting! What else do you know about coffee? | Coffee
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain "Coffea" species. The genus "Coffea" is native to tropical Africa (specifically having its origin in Ethiopia and Sudan) and Madagascar, the Comoros, Mauritius, and Réunion in the Indian Ocean. Coffee plants are now cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in the equatorial regions of the Americas, Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent, and Africa. The two most commonly grown are "C. arabica" and "C. | appears in modern-day Yemen in southern Arabia in the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines. It was in what is now Yemen that coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed in a manner similar to how it is now prepared for drinking. But the coffee seeds had to be first exported from East Africa to Yemen, as "Coffea arabica" is thought to have been indigenous to the former. The Yemenis obtained their coffee via Somali traders from Berbera (who in turn procured the beans from the Ethiopian Highlands) | 75,485 | wow-train |
Hello, I think exercise is important in life and running is my go to exercise. Do you ever run? | between 632 BCE and 1171 BCE, while the first recorded Olympic Games took place in 776 BCE. Running has been described as the world's most accessible sport.
History.
It is thought that human running evolved at least four and a half million years ago out of the ability of the ape-like Australopithecus, an early ancestor of humans, to walk upright on two legs.
Early humans most likely developed into endurance runners from the practice of persistence hunting of animals, the activity of following and chasing until | Blue Ivy Carter, and Park, representing Parkwood Park in Houston where Beyoncé used to go to exercise and find personal strength. She elaborated in the video,
I would wake up in the morning, and my dad would come knocking at my door, telling me it's time to go running. I remember wanting to stop, but I would push myself to keep going. It taught me discipline. And I would think about my dreams. I would think about the sacrifices my parents made for me. I would | 75,486 | wow-train |
Barbershop vocal harmony started in 1930's
I"m not familiar with it. Please tell me more.
Its a style of cappela close harmony
How many people are in a barbershop ? | Barbershop music
Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1930s–present), is a style of a cappella close harmony, or unaccompanied vocal music, characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture. Each of the four parts has its own role: generally, the lead sings the melody, the tenor harmonizes above the melody, the bass sings the lowest harmonizing notes, and the baritone completes the chord, usually below the lead. The melody is not | . His research of affine algebraic geometry and polynomial automorphisms has led to publications and invitations to speak at international mathematics conferences. He designed and teaches a university course in Mathematics and Music, and has directed seminars across the globe on that topic.
Barbershop harmony.
Wright is an arranger and composer of vocal music, where his work often integrates the close harmony barbershop style with jazz, gospel, contemporary a cappella and more. He is Associate Director of the St. Charles Ambassadors of Harmony, an award-winning male chorus | 75,487 | wow-train |
Do you like Broccoli? | Broccoli
Broccoli is an edible green plant in the cabbage family ("Brassicas") whose large flowering head and stalk is eaten as a vegetable. The word "broccoli" comes from the Italian plural of "", which means "the flowering crest of a cabbage", and is the diminutive form of "brocco", meaning "small nail" or "sprout".
Broccoli is classified in the Italica cultivar group of the species "Brassica oleracea". Broccoli has large flower heads, usually dark green | n't get knocked out or anything like that, but yeah there were definitely some slips, some jabs, some body punches." Jordan had a strict diet in preparation for the role:"I stripped down my diet completely. Grilled chicken, brown rice, broccoli and a lot of water. I worked out two to three times a day, six days a week. And ... if you do that consistently for about 10 months your body will change." Ryan Coogler stated that "That was [Jordan] taking real punches" | 75,488 | wow-train |
I am so Lazy! i wish i didt have too work, i kno laziness is a habit rather than a mental health issue! do you feel lazy sometimes?
At times I do - it just depends. Are there ways to overcome it? | Mental disorder
A mental disorder, also called a mental illness or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. Such features may be persistent, relapsing and remitting, or occur as a single episode. Many disorders have been described, with signs and symptoms that vary widely between specific disorders. Such disorders may be diagnosed by a mental health professional.
The causes of mental disorders are often unclear. Theories may incorporate findings from a range of fields. Mental disorders are | must say is that it's sometimes very easy to sit there and rescind responsibility, but sometimes I couldn't be arsed. That's the truth of it. We can all make the right choices, but sometimes we're just too lazy to. And sometimes I was just too lazy to do it myself. "Love Letters" and "Weak in the Presence of Beauty" – neither song I enjoy now – they're both my fault. I found them. That was when I was feeling smart, thinking that | 75,489 | wow-train |
I really love to play along with the TV game show Jeopardy. | Jeopardy!
Jeopardy! is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show features a quiz competition in which contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in the form of questions. The original daytime version debuted on NBC on March 30, 1964, and aired until January 3, 1975. A weekly nighttime syndicated edition aired from September 1974 to September 1975, and a revival, "The All-New Jeopardy!", ran on NBC from October | time to the company concentrating on intellectual property and special projects, including negotiations with Sony (owner of Jeopardy). AirPlay was the first and only company to utilize the cellular networks to allow TV viewers to play along with television programming and win prizes in real-time games of skill on their cell phones. AirPlay established broadcast distribution agreements with all the major carriers. The Company launched Jeopardy with Sony Pictures Entertainment on 220 syndicated TV stations using patent pending technology to precisely synchronize the fast-paced game with the unfolding telecast for | 75,490 | wow-train |
Hello, I think exercise is important in life and running is my go to exercise. Do you ever run?
of course, running is the world's most accessible sport. Almost anyone can run.
Yes, I agree there are almost no barriers to entry for it and that's convenient have you ever experienced a runner's high? | -mass mechanics is that changes in kinetic and potential energy within a stride occur simultaneously, with energy storage accomplished by springy tendons and passive muscle elasticity. The term running can refer to any of a variety of speeds ranging from jogging to sprinting.
It is assumed that the ancestors of humankind developed the ability to run for long distances about 2.6 million years ago, probably in order to hunt animals. Competitive running grew out of religious festivals in various areas. Records of competitive racing date back to the Tailteann Games in Ireland | bandit.
Given the increased field that was expected for the 2014 Marathon, however, organizers planned "more than ever" to discourage bandits from running. As of September 2015 the B.A.A. website states:
Q: Can I run in the Boston Marathon as an unofficial or "bandit" runner?
A: No, please do NOT run if you have not been officially entered in the race. Race amenities along the course and at the finish, such as fluids, medical care, and traffic safety, are | 75,491 | wow-train |
I hope to work for a large law firm someday
It'll have to be a big one. They're the one's that get paid the most steadily through retainer fees paid to their equity partners. They're also the least likely to have debt
Yes that is very true. That's why it is so hard to be an attorney these days.
Law firms can't raise captial as quickly as other businesses. I mean who ever heard of something investing in a law firm?
True. I never thought of it that way.
Because they can't raise capital as quickly, they sort of live "hand to mouth" as the saying goes, hunting for big clients with fat pockets.
And that's why they are so "savage" when trying to collect payment. | Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients (individuals or corporations) about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other matters in which legal advice and other assistance are sought.
Arrangements.
Law firms are organized in a variety of ways, depending on the jurisdiction in which the firm practices. Common arrangements | reporters that "pay equity, that's women, that's 53 percent of the vote." In 2012, Democrats did better than Republicans among women voters.
Senator Mikulski said that "it brings tears to my eyes to know women are working so hard and being paid less" and that "it makes me emotional when I hear that... I get angry, I get outraged and I get volcanic."
Republicans gave several different reasons for voting against ending debate. One reason for their opposition, given by | 75,492 | wow-train |
My daughter just went to Paris for her honeymoon! Have you ever been? | Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of and an official estimated population of 2,140,526 residents as of 1 January 2019. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, science, as well as the arts. The City of Paris is the centre and seat of government of the Île-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an estimated official 2019 population of 12,213,364, or about 18 | to "The Age", was Paul given a surname, family and backstory. Davidson said: "Bill brought in my family and the show went to an hour and that was a huge transition for my character". In 1989, he described coping with the ever-changing storylines as "mental": "Just when you think you know everything ...you get fooled by complacency. I've been playing Paul Williams for a long time and I have to keep my performance fresh and new". In an | 75,493 | wow-train |
Do you watch Dancing with the Stars? It's my favorite show and has been running for many years.
oh yes, i've watched it a couple of times! I just found out currently the format has been licensed to over 42 territories
That is interesting, I had no idea. I recently watched the professional athletes edition, what has been your favorite part of the show? | Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)
Dancing with the Stars is an American dance competition television series that premiered on June 1, 2005, on ABC. It is the US version of the UK series "Strictly Come Dancing". The show is hosted by Tom Bergeron, alongside Erin Andrews, who became co-host in season eighteen. Lisa Canning was co-host in the first season, Samantha Harris co-hosted seasons two through nine and Brooke Burke-Charvet in seasons ten through seventeen. The | given the part of Stacey instead. Commenting on her role, Turner said "I was speechless when I found out that I had been cast as Stacey Slater especially as I knew I would be working with Jessie Wallace who is my favourite actress. I've watched the show since I was about four years old, and I used to live in a house that backed onto the "EastEnders" set so I used to watch them filming all the time. I always dreamt of being on the show and so I can't | 75,494 | wow-train |
my father is from india, the country in South Asia. Have you ever been there?
I have not! Tell me about this place! Would I like to visit it? | 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 | - ""Oh, I say, I am a fool!""
- ""Have you read any good books lately?""
- ""Leave it with me, sir.""
- ""Leave it with him, sir.""
- ""Would you like to see my puppies?""
- ""Not a word to Bessie.""
- ""Did I ever tell you about the time I was in Sidi Barrani?" | 75,495 | wow-train |
my father was born in Australia | Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of / 1000000 round 0 million is highly urbanised and | , John and Jack and a daughter, Lilliana.
Personal life Representing both Australia and New Zealand.
Whittaker's father is Australian and his mother is of Māori and Samoan descent. He stated in an interview, "Pretty much all my mother's side is Kiwi and we have a strong Maori heritage. He said further, "I feel really privileged to have that Maori blood and link to my past. I got my tattoo out of respect to that." Whittaker was born in New Zealand and moved to Australia | 75,496 | wow-train |
I live close to the beach and I love to spend time at the beach, do you? | Beach
A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles. The particles can also be biological in origin, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae.
Some beaches have man-made infrastructure, such as lifeguard posts, changing rooms, showers, shacks and bars. They may also have hospitality venues (such as resorts, camps, hotels, and restaurants) nearby. Wild | the boy and asks him “do you think I am a bad man?” to which the boy replies “no.” Gino then leaves and spends a night wandering alone. Giovanna searches for him all night and finds him the next day on the beach. Gino seems to have come to terms with the crime and has new resolve to love Giovanna and start a new life with her. They make up and spend some romantic time together on the beach. Gino tells Giovanna about the detective, and she finally agrees | 75,497 | wow-train |
Casinos are houses of gambling
Ive heard! I have the worst luck so Ive never tried going, but i hear you can win some serious money
The gaming industry is what the casino industry is called
i didnt realize it was considered a game, i could see why now
Some casinos even host live events and comedy
have you ever been to a casino? | including dancing, gambling, music listening, and sports; examples in Italy include Villa Farnese and Villa Giulia, and in the US the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. In modern-day Italian a "casino" is either a brothel (also called "casa chiusa", literally "closed house"), a mess, or a noisy environment, while a gaming house is spelt "casinò", with an accent.
Not all casinos were used for gaming. The Catalina Casino, a famous landmark | Casino
A casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. The industry that deals in casinos is called the gaming industry. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions. There is much debate over whether the social and economic consequences of casino gambling outweigh the initial revenue that may be generated. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertainment events, such as stand-up comedy, concerts, and sporting events. | 75,498 | wow-train |
I like to recycle instead of throwing things away.
Me too, my family is very big on recycling, I'm glad we do it because it helps save material and can help lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Where I live we have no recycling pick up so I have to drive 15 miles to the recycling center | " waste hierarchy. Thus, recycling aims at environmental sustainability by substituting raw material inputs into and redirecting waste outputs out of the economic system.
There are some ISO standards related to recycling such as ISO 15270:2008 for plastics waste and ISO 14001:2015 for environmental management control of recycling practice.
"Recyclable materials" include many kinds of glass, paper, cardboard, metal, plastic, tires, textiles, batteries, and electronics. The composting or other reuse of biodegradable waste—such as food or garden waste—is also | have said that we can politely say no in situations where we feel uncomfortable. I am very glad that my break came with "EastEnders", as they are like a family who look after you. Working on the show has given me the chance to learn so much from the actors, especially those who are in my TV family. There are lots of things you can only learn from actually working on a set. The stage school I attend –also Singer Stage School – prepares you really well, but it is | 75,499 | wow-train |
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