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There are so many beautiful colors in this world. I would have to say blue is my favorite; how about you?
I love the color blue. I found out on the color wheel, it lies between violoet and green
It seems like blue is a pretty popular color then! What else can you tell me about the color?
Blue has a hue code of 199 which means the color is a tone of azure.
Do you know how many tones blue can have? I imagine quite a lot if every color has a hue code.
The color azure is shown as a color at 210 degreens. Its a hue halfway between blue and cyan. thats a pretty cool fact!
Really cool, I didn't know blue could be represented in so many ways! What are your favorite objects that are blue?
I just found out azure has soon green color in it
Ah, so maybe the ocean is the color azure since it looks green and blue sometimes. | 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 | of mother and baby.
To symbolize the closeness of mother and baby, he used adjacent colors of the color wheel, green, blue and yellow in this work. The vibrant yellow background creates a warm glow around mother and baby, like a very large halo. Of his use of color, Van Gogh wrote: "instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I have before my eyes, I use color... to express myself more forcibly." The work contains varying brushstrokes, some straight, some turbulent - which | 75,500 | wow-train |
I love vanilla coffee!!!! | Vanilla
Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus "Vanilla", primarily from the Mexican species, flat-leaved vanilla ("V. planifolia"). The word "vanilla", derived from , the diminutive of the Spanish word ( itself meaning a sheath or a pod), is translated simply as "little pod". Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people cultivated the vine of the vanilla orchid, called "tlīlxochitl" by the Aztecs. Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés is credited with introducing both vanilla and | "Another World", "Vanilla", "Jūnigatsu no Love Song", "Metamorphoze", "Kimi no Tameni Dekiru Koto", "Wasurenai Kara", "Oasis", "Redemption", "Kimi ni Aitakute", and "Mizérable".
Discography Credited work.
- Covers
- 1997 - Hideki Saijo's "" as a vocalist.
- 2000 - Stevie Wonder's "To Feel the Fire" as part of Kirin's brand of coffee campaign.
- 2003 - John | 75,501 | wow-train |
Radiology is fascinating. I might want to work in the field someday. | Radiology
Radiology is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the human body.
A variety of imaging techniques such as X-ray radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine including positron emission tomography (PET), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used to diagnose or treat diseases. Interventional radiology is the performance of usually minimally invasive medical procedures with the guidance of imaging technologies such as X-ray radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear | have been imagining substances such as dopamine that are released by the brain under certain conditions and produce rewarding sensations. Crick's suggestion that there might someday be a new science of "biochemical theology" seems to have been realized under an alternative name: there is now the new field of neurotheology. Crick's view of the relationship between science and religion continued to play a role in his work as he made the transition from molecular biology research into theoretical neuroscience.
Crick asked in 1998 "and if some of the Bible is | 75,502 | wow-train |
hospitals are health care institutions that provide patient treatment!
Yes, they sure are. I wonder where the term "hospital" comes from? | Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency department to treat urgent health problems ranging from fire and accident victims to a sudden illness. A district hospital typically is the major health care facility in its region, with a large number of beds for intensive care and additional beds for patients who need long-term care. Specialized hospitals include trauma centers, rehabilitation hospitals, | residential treatment centers and geriatric care facilities, are health care institutions which have accommodation facilities and which engage in providing short-term or long-term medical treatment of a general or specialized nature not performed by hospitals to inpatients with any of a wide variety of medical conditions.
Types of health facility Pharmacies and drug stores.
Pharmacies and drug stores comprise establishments engaged in retailing prescription or nonprescription drugs and medicines, and other types of medical and orthopaedic goods. Regulated pharmacies may be based in a hospital or clinic or they may | 75,503 | wow-train |
I love the TV show Face Off.
Oh, I loved the movie Face Off, I don't think I've heard of the show, what's it about?
It is a reality TV show in which makeup artists compete against each other.
Oh I see. So they compete to see who's the better makeup artist? That's pretty cool, who's won it? | DirecTV soap opera "Passions" and a member of the Westmore family of makeup artists, serves as the show's host. For each assignment, the contestants' work is individually evaluated by a panel of professional special effects makeup artists who serve as judges. These judges have included television and film makeup artist Glenn Hetrick, Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning makeup artist Ve Neill, creature designer and director Patrick Tatopoulos (seasons 1-3), and creature and concept designer Neville Page (seasons 3-present). Industry figures | Face Off (TV series)
Face Off was an American reality television game show program on the Syfy cable network channel in which a group of prosthetic makeup artists compete against each other to create prostheses such as those found in science fiction and horror films. One or more challenges are featured in each episode, with the work reviewed by a panel of judges who eliminating one or more artists each week until a final winner is chosen.
Actress McKenzie Westmore, known for her role as Sheridan Crane on the former NBC/ | 75,504 | wow-train |
I have a labrador retriever and a cockapoo! Both of them are great pets and great gun-dogs for retrieving birds - or stuffed animals!
Awesome, why did you choose a Labrador?
Labradors are popular! I didn't really choose the labrador. I mean I didn't buy her. I found her in a cardboard box on the side of the road as a newborn puppy and took her home. I adopted her.
That is great! I have rescued 7 snakes, 2 lizards and 2 cats. Also have two dogs.
You have nine reptiles! Are you a herpetologist?
I enjoy it as a hobby, I actually have 9 snakes. It is hard to stop at just a few... | Snake
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes. Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side by side, and most have only one functional lung. Some species | List of Labrador Retrievers
This list of Labrador Retrievers covers notable individual dogs that belong to this breed. The Labrador retriever is the most popular breed of dog (by registered ownership) in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The breed is exceptionally affable, intelligent, energetic and good natured, making them excellent and popular pets, companions and working dogs. They have a high work ethic Common working roles for Labradors include: hunting, tracking and detection, disabled-assistance, carting, and therapy work. Approximately | 75,505 | wow-train |
One of my favorite films has to be The last of the Mohicans
I've never seen it. What is it about? | takes place in 1757, during the French and Indian War in the Adirondack Mountains, in the British colony of New York. British Army Major Duncan Heyward arrives in Albany. He has been sent to serve under Colonel Edmund Munro, the commander of Fort William Henry. Heyward is given the task of escorting the colonel's two daughters, Cora and Alice, to their father. He is a family friend and in love with Cora. He proposes to her before they leave, but she does not give him an answer. | who never grow up. This is reflected in lyrics in "Bad for Good" such as "You know I'm gonna be like this forever: I'm never gonna be what I should." The composer says that "Peter Pan" has "always been about my favorite story and I've always looked at it from the perspective that it's a great rock 'n' roll myth because it's about – when you get right down to it – it's about a gang of lost | 75,506 | wow-train |
My mom would never buy me a Barbie to play with when I was little. It's just a toy made by Mattel in 1959. I still don't understand why
Oh that is too bad I loved playing with Barbies
Barbie is an important part of the toy market, but there are a lot of lawsuits involving parodies of it and her lifestyle. Another thing I don't understand
Yes Barbie is known world wide and one of the most popular toys ever
Even though they have sold billions, sale have dropped significantly since 2014.
I wonder why sales have dropped? | with affluent friends. Starting in 1987, Barbie has expanded into a media franchise, including animated films, television specials, , and music.
History.
Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles. At the time, most children's toy dolls were representations of infants. Realizing that there could be a gap in the market, Handler suggested the idea of an adult-bodied doll to her husband Elliot, a co-founder of the Mattel | Barbie
Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration.
Barbie is the figurehead of a brand of Mattel dolls and accessories, including other family members and collectible dolls. Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over fifty years, and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits, often involving parodies of the | 75,507 | wow-train |
I have just bought a snowboard on impulse but I know nothing about the sport. This should be interesting
Snowboarding is so much fun! The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding
When did snowboarding get started? | Snowboarding
Snowboarding is a recreational activity and Winter Olympic and Paralympic sport that involves descending a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet.
The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the United States in the 1960s, became a Winter Olympic Sport at Nagano in 1998 and eventually was featured in the Winter Paralympics at Sochi in 2014. Its popularity (as measured by equipment sales) in the United States peaked in 2007 and has | a skateboarder and dealing with it is way harder. I used to play a lot of video games and skate the local indoor park. But you get bored of skating the same old park every day for like nine months. I tried snowboarding a couple of time; it was pretty fun. My homie's dad owned a house in the hills and I would get to go kick it there sometimes and snowboard.
Professional skateboarding.
Marnell was initially sponsored by Menace Skateboards and Axion Footwear, before signing with Nike SB | 75,508 | wow-train |
I am a carnivore, which means I eat meat.
Of course every human are omnivores. Which type of meat is your favorite? | Meat
Meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food. Humans have hunted and killed animals for meat since prehistoric times. The advent of civilization allowed the domestication of animals such as chickens, sheep, rabbits, pigs and cattle. This eventually led to their use in meat production on an industrial scale with the aid of slaughterhouses.
Meat is mainly composed of water, protein, and fat. It is edible raw, but is normally eaten after it has been cooked and seasoned or processed in a variety of ways | eating meat, to which she responds that she would let him eat her, which Baku considers nonsense. He explains that a carnivore has to eat meat every day in order to survive. At the same time, he accepts that Heart wouldn't have survived without her help, so he agrees to spare Heart and the others. As Baku lies down to recover from his wounds from the battle, he tells Heart to be strong and good with a certain emotion (implying that Baku is probably Heart's father). | 75,509 | wow-train |
The thought of Human cannibalism blows my mind. I mean Why!
It's horrible how people can eat flesh and internal organs of other people.
I'd imagine out side if physo's in the 1st world. Much of the world has plants and animals they can eat instead.
That's right but I wonder if it's true, maybe it's just another myth, like vampire folklore myth, there has been many like in Hebrew culture or ancient Greece.
I've seen documentaries on it. It seems to happen less and less now days. | Vampire literature
Vampire literature covers the spectrum of literary work concerned principally with the subject of vampires. The literary vampire first appeared in 18th-century poetry, before becoming one of the stock figures of gothic fiction with the publication of Polidori's "The Vampyre" (1819), which was inspired by the life and legend of Lord Byron. Later influential works include the penny dreadful "Varney the Vampire" (1847); Sheridan Le Fanu's tale of a lesbian vampire, "Carmilla" (1872) and the | reason. I mean, there's some genetic stuff that can get to you, but, basically, people are sick in this country because they're poisoned. The environment is a poisoning factor, but also, we gotta say, they poison themselves. They eat shit. People eat shit, and that's, to my way of thinking, about 90 percent of why people are sick, is because they eat shit."
Tara Parker-Pope and former Senator (R-TN) Dr. Bill Frist | 75,510 | wow-train |
Scuba diving is where a diver goes underwater using a breathing apparatus which independent of a air support system separate from air above water.
I have never been scuba diving before! I have always wanted to go.
Scuba divers sometimes use additional tanks or cylinders for decompresion gas or to use when an emergency occurs.
That's good they shpuld always have a back up plan!
There are closed circut or semi closed rebreather systems which allow people to breath recycling of breathed out gases.
I know we breathe out carbon dioxide which is toxic so thats good that they don't breathe it back in.
The volume of gas used compared to open circuit versus smaller cylinder may be used for an equivalent on dive duration.
I know a lot of gas can fit in a small volume when under pressure. | its benefit of reduced nitrogen intake during repetitive dives. Open circuit scuba systems discharge the breathing gas into the environment as it is exhaled, and consist of one or more diving cylinders containing breathing gas at high pressure which is supplied to the diver through a regulator. They may include additional cylinders for range extension, decompression gas or emergency breathing gas. Closed-circuit or semi-closed circuit rebreather scuba systems allow recycling of exhaled gases. The volume of gas used is reduced compared to that of open circuit, so a smaller | Scuba diving
Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving where the diver uses a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba), which is completely independent of surface supply, to breathe underwater. Scuba divers carry their own source of breathing gas, usually compressed air, allowing them greater independence and freedom of movement than surface-supplied divers, and longer underwater endurance than breath-hold divers. Although the use of compressed air is common, a new mixture called enriched air (Nitrox) has been gaining popularity due to | 75,511 | wow-train |
Are you a fan of techno?
I'm not, but I have a friend who is. I heard it emerged in Detroit and Michigan. Are you a fan?
Some of it is ok but not a huge fan of electronic music
I find it interesting that techno resulted from a combo of African American music like funk, electro and electric jazz.
Yea it can be good but i find it rare that I like the style
I didn't realize techno has an influence of themes relevant to life in American late capitalist society. What genre do you like better than techno?
I usually prefer rock or metal.
What kind of rock?
Usually heavy metal or hard rock | most famous pioneers, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Following the blueprint laid down by Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and outrageous stage shows of Alice Cooper and Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and wild party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur | ? Who knows, because there just isn't time to find out.
The majority of the finale dealt with giving anyone who wasn't Silver a happy ending, which is nice fan service but not all that interesting." They also questioned if the fan-service reuniting the core couples from previous seasons was a smart move, "I suppose, if you are one of those people who are still shipping yourself with whomever you had a crush on in high school. More egregiously, the finale acts like Annie and | 75,512 | wow-train |
I love insurance. I beleive in being over insured. It is a means of protection from a financial loss.
What do you mean by over insured? | Insurance
Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss.
An entity which provides insurance is known as an insurer, insurance company, insurance carrier or underwriter. A person or entity who buys insurance is known as an insured or as a policyholder. The insurance transaction involves the insured assuming a guaranteed and known relatively small loss in the form of payment to the insurer in exchange for the insurer's promise | uninsured. It first appeared in a political campaign by Mitt Romney in May 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa. Romney said, "In my state, I worked on healthcare for some time. We had half a million people without insurance, and I said, 'How can we get those people insured without raising taxes and without having government take over healthcare?' And let me tell you, if we don't do it, the Democrats will. If the Democrats do it, it will be socialized medicine; it | 75,513 | wow-train |
Purple is by far my favorite color, is it yours as well? Not many other people like it as much as me
My favorite color is blue but i like purple too! It's a color intermediate between blue and red
I love royal purple, it just feels very elite to me, but i like blue as well
most people confuse purple and violet. they are somewhat similar but biolet is a spectral color with its own wavelength on the visible spectrum of light and purple is just a combination of red and blue
A lot of people do, yeah., I do not cause I am a purple expert haha. But i am also partial to midnight green as an eagles fan
lol that's good. In Europe and US purple is always assosiated with royalty, magic and mystery
That is why I like it so much, like i said, it just feels elite to me | with eroticism, femininity, and seduction.
Purple was the color worn by Roman magistrates; it became the imperial color worn by the rulers of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, and later by Roman Catholic bishops. Similarly in Japan, the color is traditionally associated with the emperor and aristocracy.
Etymology and definitions.
The word 'purple' comes from the Old English word "purpul" which derives from Latin "purpura", in turn from the Greek ("porphura"), name of | Purple
Purple is a color intermediate between blue and red. It is similar to violet, but unlike violet, which is a spectral color with its own wavelength on the visible spectrum of light, purple is a secondary color made by combining red and blue. The complementary color of purple in the RYB color model is yellow.
According to surveys in Europe and North America, purple is the color most often associated with rarity, royalty, magic, mystery, and piety. When combined with pink, it is associated | 75,514 | wow-train |
i work for a law firm
Oh, what's that like? My cousin is a lawyer but don't know much else about that
yea well the firm is just like a business entity formed by one or more layers to engage in the practice of law
It must be hard work, do you know much about how it operates? | 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 | after two films with Cukor "I never needed direction again."
Ray said Spencer Tracy told him, "'Kid, I don't know what it is that you got, and I got, and some of us have, but you can work in this business forever.' That made me feel good, you know, coming from a guy like him. I never bowed down to anybody at Columbia or anywhere else, but my overall idea was, I'll do whatever they tell me because it's | 75,515 | wow-train |
I like singing . I am a vocalist or singer , it's called both.
I loved singing as a kid but im not any good at it.
There's a lot of different styles, such as opera, religious, gospel, jazz, and some ot;hers.
That is really interesting. I wonder how long people have been singing and stuff.
I don't know, I know it takes time and dedication and lots of instructions to be an excellent singer.
Yeah I just dont think I have the time for it. What kinds of singing are there?
I know what you mean. Ensembles such as choir or bands of instrumentalists are popular
I would love to see a orchestra sometime! can you recommend a good one? | done as a form of religious devotion, as a hobby, as a source of pleasure, comfort or ritual, as part of music education or as a profession. Excellence in singing requires time, dedication, instruction and regular practice. If practice is done on a regular basis then the sounds can become more clear and strong. Professional singers usually build their careers around one specific musical genre, such as classical or rock, although there are singers with crossover success (singing in more than one genre). They usually take | Savage described the album having a funk influence saying, "there's this duality between joy and anger that I find to be really interesting, and that's something the record kind of deals with at large. I always thought it was really interesting how hardcore could be such an angry music form but could make you feel so positive. There's a lot of moments on the record when all of us are singing at the same time and I guess that's something I kind of associate with hardcore, or Funkadelic." | 75,516 | wow-train |
There is a really good local pizza shop that just opened near me. Do you like fancy pizza?
I like all kinds of pizza! I love all the vegetables, meats, and condiments that can be put on it.
How about New York vs. Chicago style pizza. Any thoughts?
I prefer New York style, I like how it can be folded. I'm not a huge fan of the Chicago deep-dish style pizza.
I generally prefer the New York style too. But sometimes a deep dish can be quite decadent. | Chicago-style pizza
Chicago-style pizza is pizza prepared according to several different styles developed in Chicago. The most famous is deep-dish pizza. The pan in which it is baked gives the pizza its characteristically high edge which provides ample space for large amounts of cheese and a chunky tomato sauce. Chicago-style pizza may be prepared in deep-dish style and as a stuffed pizza.
Deep-dish pizza.
According to Tim Samuelson, Chicago's official cultural historian, there is not enough documentation | , as opposed to a deep dish Chicago-style pizza or the thin but leavened New York-style pizza. The crust of a St. Louis pizza is somewhat crisp and cannot be folded easily so the pizza is typically cut into three- or four-inch squares or rectangles instead of the pie-like wedges typical of many pizza styles. This may be done as the square shape can support the toppings better than wedge slices. Some local restaurants make their pizzas rectangular rather than round. St. Louis pizza is cut into | 75,517 | wow-train |
I love pork! I just think it is the tastiest meat
I eat it sometimes, but not that often. You might not be surprised to know that pork is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide.
It makes since it is really good! | Pork
Pork is the culinary name for the flesh of a domestic pig ("Sus scrofa domesticus"). It is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BC.
Pork is eaten both freshly cooked and preserved. Curing extends the shelf life of the pork products. Ham, smoked pork, gammon, bacon and sausage are examples of preserved pork. Charcuterie is the branch of cooking devoted to prepared meat products, many from pork.
Pig is the most popular | at that very moment. For conveying the latter message, the present progressive ("I'm not eating meat") would be appropriate. The Turkish aorist is commonly used in enquiries about someone's wishes, as in ("Would you like to eat something?"). This makes a question like ambiguous, as the listener could interpret it as an informational question ("Are you someone who eats pork"?) or as an offer ("Would you [like to] eat pork?"). | 75,518 | wow-train |
ah the piano. one of literally my favorite instruments! know anything cool about it?
it was made and invented in italy in 1700
italy? holy crap i would have NEVER imagined that. are there different types of pianos?
The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument and it was made by Bartolomeo Cristofori, there arent very many differences in types
oh okay cool! what else can you tell me about pianos. i love this subject | 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 invention of the piano is credited to Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655–1731) of Padua, Italy, who was employed by Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, as the Keeper of the Instruments. Cristofori was an expert harpsichord maker, and was well acquainted with the body of knowledge on stringed keyboard instruments. He used his knowledge of harpsichord keyboard mechanisms and actions to help him to develop the first pianos. It is not known exactly when Cristofori first built a piano. An inventory made by his employers, | 75,519 | wow-train |
Do you have dogs as pets ?pit bull is my type of dog.
i do i have a pet dog she is called luna, what is your pit bulls name ? | Pit bull
Pit bull is the common name for a type of dog descended from bulldogs and terriers. The pit bull-type is particularly ambiguous, as it encompasses a range of pedigree breeds, informal types and appearances that cannot be reliably identified. Formal breeds often considered to be of the pit bull-type include the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bully, and Staffordshire Bull Terrier. The American Bulldog is also sometimes included. Mixed-breed dogs which physically resemble these breeds often get labelled | The pit bull has a long history in America. In the early 1900s the U.S. proudly used pit bulls on WWI posters to symbolize qualities that make up America - friendly, courageous, hard working and worthy of respect. I chose my name because I admire the breed for the same reasons. When I hear about pit bulls being used in dog fighting, it makes me angry. I have a choice to step into the cage to fight, but these dogs have no choice. Dog fighting is morally wrong and inhumane. | 75,520 | wow-train |
I have always wanted to visit a Broadway theater. Can you tell me about them? | Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, also known simply as Broadway, refers to the theatrical performances presented in the 41 professional theatres, each with 500 or more seats located in the Theater District and Lincoln Center along Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Along with London's West End theatre, Broadway theatre is widely considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world.
The Theater District is a popular tourist attraction in New York City. According to The Broadway League, for the 2018–2019 | Vibe", "Vogue", "Ebony" and "Rolling Stone".
Release and promotion Tour.
Jackson embarked on The Velvet Rope Tour, visiting Europe, North America, Japan, New Zealand, Africa, and Australia. It used an autobiographical theme derived from elements of Broadway theater. She stated, "To me, being onstage is about entertaining. I know there are people who just walk onstage and give you a show by just doing their music, but I always wanted something extra". She | 75,521 | wow-train |
I'm into partnership with in an accounting firm.we cooperate to advance our mutual interest
thats good. Accounting is very important in terms of making a profit. | PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers (doing business as PwC) is a multinational professional services network with headquarters in London, United Kingdom. PwC ranks as the second largest professional services firm in the world and is one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG.
PwC is a network of firms in 158 countries, 721 locations, with 250,930 people. As of 2018, 28% of the workforce worked in Asia, 28% in North America and the Caribbean and 30% in Western Europe. The company | Partnership
A partnership is an arrangement where parties, known as partners, agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests. The partners in a partnership may be individuals, businesses, interest-based organizations, schools, governments or combinations. Organizations may partner to increase the likelihood of each achieving their mission and to amplify their reach. A partnership may result in issuing and holding equity or may be only governed by a contract.
History.
Partnerships have a long history; they were already in use in Medieval times in | 75,522 | wow-train |
I sometimes watch baseball. How about you? | . The objective of the defensive team (fielding team) is to prevent batters from becoming runners, and to prevent runners' advance around the bases. A run is scored when a runner legally advances around the bases in order and touches home plate (the place where the player started as a batter). The team that scores the most runs by the end of the game is the winner.
The first objective of the batting team is to have a player reach first base safely. A player on the batting team | a box. And you watch Fox claw CNN, and CNN claw Fox. Sometimes I catch a piece of the news and it seems insanity to me. I quietly support candidates. I'm not out there banging a drum for candidates. But I have supported a candidate and it's a whole other world. Once you've been exposed to it, once or twice or however many times, if you know the facts and see how they're presented, it's mind-boggling. It's a very scary arena | 75,523 | wow-train |
Do you like Metal Gear Solid? I loved Snake, especially in Smash Bros
Snake is depicted as a former Green Beret and a highly skilled special ops soldier.
He is super masculine, but also really cool as well, he does some awesome stuff
Yeah, its crazy that he has to act alone and only talks to his commanding officers via radio.
He rarely communicates with others in person but is ver bright
The game was first released to PlayStation back in 1998.
Yup, I played that one day in and day out! | PlayStation
The original console in the series was the first video game console to ship 100 million units, 9 years and 6 months after its initial launch. Its successor, the PlayStation 2, was released in 2000. The PlayStation 2 is the best-selling home console to date, having reached over 155 million units sold as of December 28, 2012. Sony's next console, the PlayStation 3, was released in 2006 and has sold over 87.4 million consoles worldwide as of March 2017. Sony's latest console, | Solid Snake
Solid Snake is a video game character and one of the primary protagonists of the "Metal Gear" series created by Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami. The "son" of the legendary soldier Big Boss, he is depicted as a former Green Beret and a highly skilled special operations soldier engaged in solo stealth and espionage missions, who is often tasked with destroying models of the bipedal nuclear weapon-armed mecha known as Metal Gear. Controlled by the player, he must act alone, supported via | 75,524 | wow-train |
I have mad respect for Teacher's and what they do today. They do not get enough respect.
I agree! Formal teachers are so important to most countries, they deserve so much respect
Do you know what kind of training teachers need for other countries?
Well, in some countries teaching young people can be informal, such as within the family, as opposed to a formal setting such as at a school
very true! I hope teachers in other countries get paid better then the ones in the United States.
I agree! Formal teachers must prepare lessons that meet the requirements of a curriculum, instruct lessons, and gauge the progress of their students
Their work is never done. They always bring their work home instead of relaxing. | .
Teachers may provide instruction in literacy and numeracy, craftsmanship or vocational training, the arts, religion, civics, community roles, or life skills.
Formal teaching tasks include preparing lessons according to agreed curricula, giving lessons, and assessing pupil progress.
A teacher's professional duties may extend beyond formal teaching. Outside of the classroom teachers may accompany students on field trips, supervise study halls, help with the organization of school functions, and serve as supervisors for extracurricular activities.
In some education systems, | lecturing the audience".
Fonda says she did a deal of research, focusing on women who had begun work late in life due to divorce or being widowed.
What I found was that secretaries know the work they do is important, is skilled, but they also know they're not treated with respect. They call themselves "office wives". They have to put gas in the boss's car, get his coffee, buy the presents for his wife and mistress. So when we came to do the | 75,525 | wow-train |
I enjoy riding moped's and own a pink one. It's is a small motorcycle
I've seen mopeds in movies and TV shows, but never in real life. I didn't realize they are motorized!
Yes they are and very easy to ride. They generally having a less stringent licensing requirement than motorcycles
I wonder why that is? Are they much slower than motorcycles?
Its because they typically travel about the same speed as bicycles on public roads.
Oh, that makes sense! The name "moped" seems a little strange, I wonder where it came from? | , as a portmanteau of the Swedish words "motor" and "pedaler". The claimed derivation from the term "motor-velocipede" is incorrect. According to Douglas Harper, the Swedish terms originated from "("trampcykel med") mo(tor och") ped(aler")", which means "pedal cycle with engine and pedals" (the earliest versions had auxiliary pedals). Like some of the earliest two wheeled motorcycles, all mopeds were once equipped with bicycle pedals.
The term "moped" has | Moped
A moped ( ) is a type of small motorcycle with bicycle pedals, generally having a less stringent licensing requirement than full motorcycles or automobiles. Mopeds typically travel only a bit faster than bicycles on public roads, and possess both a motorcycle engine and pedals for propulsion. Mopeds are distinguished from scooters in that latter tends to be more powerful and subject to more regulation.
Some mopeds have a step-through frame design, while others have motorcycle frame designs, including a backbone and a raised fuel tank, mounted | 75,526 | wow-train |
Have you ever played the piano? I used to take piano lessons as a child.
As did I. Back then I had a smaller piano with quieter sound and smaller dynamic range.
That's cool. I always wanted a small keyboard to practice with besides a piano.
Do you strike the keys with the fingers and thumb or do you use computer software?
I am old school, I use my hands to play the piano. I haven't figured out how to use software for that purpose.
Neither do I. I prefer the force of the hammer hitting the strings
The piano can always pull at the heart strings, such a beautiful instrument. | 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 | You", two of her many duets with Donny Hathaway. Flack is the only solo artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year on two consecutive years: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" won at the 1973 Grammys as did "Killing Me Softly with His Song" at the 1974 Grammys. Roberta Flack agreed to practice and train Edon for a month that summer if he wanted to pursue music and not basketball. Edon always played music, the guitar, and piano but as a hobby | 75,527 | 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. | Orphan
An orphan (from the ) is someone whose parents have died, are unknown, or have permanently abandoned them.
In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents due to death is called an orphan. When referring to animals, only the mother's condition is usually relevant (i.e. if the female parent has gone, the offspring is an orphan, regardless of the father's condition).
Definitions.
Various groups use different definitions to identify orphans. One legal definition used in the | bubbling over with things to say.
BB who grew up almost as an orphan showed deep love and care for his children. In a letter to his daughter Damayanti Basu Singh who just flew to the US for studies he wrote:
Rumi, since this morning, I am really worried. Have you kept your money and traveler’s cheques in a safe and handy place? I should’ve checked everything at the airport, but just didn’t remember to do so. Exchange the pounds I gave you in England. | 75,528 | wow-train |
Reading is one of my favorite ways to relax.
I loved teaching my kids to read, that process of decoding symbols in order to get meaning from them was so empowering.
Yes it opens a whole new world for children.
I think it also helps them with language acquistion if they are read to early, and of course discussing what you read helps them with learning how to share information and ideas.
Yes it's a great learning too. I think it also helps with their spelling.
But it certainly requires continual practice and development - even now that mine are teenagers and can read, I encourage them to always have a book they are reading.
I believe it keeps your mind fresh and can help prevent dementia with old age.
And I love how there are no concrete laws in reading, each person can escape and produce their own thoughts about the book and so forth. It's a great escape.
Yes it is! The best way to keep your mind sharp too. | culturally and socially situated. The reading process requires continuous practice, development, and refinement. Reading requires creativity and critical analysis. Consumers of literature deviate from literal words to create images that make sense to them in the unfamiliar places the texts describe. Because reading is a complex process, it cannot be controlled or restricted to one or two interpretations. There are no concrete laws in reading, but rather it provides readers an escape to produce their own products introspectively. This promotes deep exploration of texts during interpretation.
Readers | for me. I read them and I understand them more and more and it's his vision poetical but mostly political finally that matters more and more to my mind... It's very important I think to read it especially nowadays because he was very visionary especially on the narrative theory that is now so important to those TV shows all around the world and he had a very interesting theory about ways of controlling inspiration like the weapon."
See also.
- Historical poetics
External links.
- Towards a Perverse | 75,529 | wow-train |
Surfing is the best. I surfing everyday! | 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" | advertisements and everyday items, and surfing is as much about clothes, attitude and punk music as it is hitting the waves.
Photography is a popular and influential medium of surf art. Imagery documents life, and in surfing terms, it encapsulates a passion, a sport, and a lifestyle. The main objective of surf photography is to not only enlighten the viewer of the pleasures of surfing, but also to demonstrate other facets of the life of a surfer.
While many artists within the field of 'surf art | 75,530 | wow-train |
I have always wanted to parachute out of a plane! Have you ever done it?
No I have never jumped out of a plane. I am too scared although I like parachutes and their light and strong fabric.
What kind of fabric is used in a parachute?
They typically use fabrics like nylon these days but in the past silk was used.
Silk! They must have been really expensive to make. When was the first parachute jump?
Are you meaning the first time a person used a parachute to jump or the amusement ride of the same name in New York?
The first time someone used a parachute
They say that the first jump in history was completed by Andre' Garnerin on October 22, 1797.
Wow! That is a long time ago! Did he jump out of a balloon or something? | . Garnerin tested his contraption by leaping from a hydrogen balloon above Paris. Garnerin's parachute bore little resemblance to today's parachutes, however, as it was not packed into any sort of container and did not feature a ripcord. The first intentional free-fall jump with a ripcord-operated deployment was not made until over a century later by Leslie Irvin in 1919. While Georgia Broadwick made an earlier free-fall in 1914 when her static line became entangled with her jump aircraft's tail assembly, her free-fall | Parachute
A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag (or in the case of ram-air parachutes, aerodynamic lift). Parachutes are usually made out of light, strong fabric, originally silk, now most commonly nylon. They are typically dome-shaped, but vary, with rectangles, inverted domes, and others found. A variety of loads are attached to parachutes, including people, food, equipment, space capsules, and bombs.
A drogue | 75,531 | wow-train |
I'm a teacher - which informally can be a role taken on by anyone but I teach middle school math
Wow that's great, I love teachers | .
Teachers may provide instruction in literacy and numeracy, craftsmanship or vocational training, the arts, religion, civics, community roles, or life skills.
Formal teaching tasks include preparing lessons according to agreed curricula, giving lessons, and assessing pupil progress.
A teacher's professional duties may extend beyond formal teaching. Outside of the classroom teachers may accompany students on field trips, supervise study halls, help with the organization of school functions, and serve as supervisors for extracurricular activities.
In some education systems, | Soap" reporter that "I was a real terror at school, and that's why I can relate to Wayne. I used to be the kid in class who gave the teachers a hard tie so I know what he's facing."
Development Relationships and assault.
An "Inside Soap" reporter revealed that Wayne would arrive in Ramsay Street as new school teacher and love interest of Gaby Willis (Rachel Blakely). But their romance would be short-lived as Gaby's "blood runs cold" when he | 75,532 | wow-train |
I have a 5 year old daughter that is awesome!
That is really cool. Parenting or child rearing is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social
yea you learn on the fly about you and what you are doing when raising a child
What is her name? Parenting refers to the intricacies of raising a child
emily.. she is going into kinder in a few weeks | friend. Governments and society may also have a role in child-rearing. In many cases, orphaned or abandoned children receive parental care from non-parent or non-blood relations. Others may be adopted, raised in foster care, or placed in an orphanage. Parenting skills vary, and a parent or surrogate with good parenting skills may be referred to as a "good parent".
Parenting styles vary by historical time period, race/ethnicity, social class, and other social features. Additionally, research | Parenting
Parenting or child rearing is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. Parenting refers to the intricacies of raising a child and not exclusively for a biological relationship.
The most common caretaker in parenting is the father or mother, or both, biological parent(s) of the child in question, although a surrogate may be an older sibling, a grandparent, a legal guardian, aunt, uncle or other family member, or a family | 75,533 | wow-train |
Gummi candy is so delicious. Love it.
Me too! Gummi bears are my absolute favorite sweet treat!
It has to have strange ingredients though. | Gummy candy
Gummies, gummy candies, or jelly candies are a broad category of gelatin-based chewable sweets. Gummi bears and Jelly Babies are widely popular and are a well-known part of the sweets industry. Gummies are available in a wide variety of shapes, most commonly colourful depictions of living things such as bears, babies, sharks, worms, frogs, fish, snakes, lizards, spiders, dinosaurs, dolphins, turtles and bats. Various brands such as Bassett's, Haribo, Betty Crocker, Disney | Gummy bears, and other gummi candy, stick to teeth and may cause tooth decay. However, gummi bears containing the cavity-fighting additive xylitol (wood sugar) are now being tested. Trolli has developed a line of gummi candy which is claimed to help the immune system and teeth: the acti-line.
There has been concern that gelatin in most gummy bears may harbor prions, particularly those that cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle and new-variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in humans. Based | 75,534 | wow-train |
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink produced by The Coca-Cola Company.
When was Coca-Cola first made?
It was invented in the 19th century originally for medicine.
Oh I think I have heard about that. Interesting.
The drink is named after its original ingredients kola nuts and coca leaves.
Are coca leaves what cocaine is made of? Was that originally in Coca-Cola?
I believe so! Now it just contains caffine and sugar.
I see. Is Coca-Cola popular around the world? | then sell, distribute, and merchandise Coca-Cola to retail stores, restaurants, and vending machines throughout the world. The Coca-Cola Company also sells concentrate for soda fountains of major restaurants and foodservice distributors.
The Coca-Cola Company has on occasion introduced other cola drinks under the Coke name. The most common of these is Diet Coke, along with others including Caffeine-Free Coca-Cola, Diet Coke Caffeine-Free, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Coca-Cola Cherry, Coca-Cola Vanilla | Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company. Originally intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton and was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century. The drink's name refers to two of its original ingredients: coca leaves, and kola nuts (a source of caffeine). | 75,535 | wow-train |
I am trying to learn about Ovo vegetarianism do you know anything about it?
Well I am Ovo, Ovo vegetarianism is a type of vegetarianism which allows for the consumption of eggs
Oh ok can you tell me the difference between vegan and vegetarian I don't understand it?
Ove will eat eggs were ase veg dont. Those who practice ovo vegetarianism are called ovo-vegetarians
Oh ok what else can you tell me about Ovo Vegetarianism?
Well Ovo is latin for egg
oh that makes sense are Ovo vegetarians different in any other ways? | Ovo vegetarianism
Ovo vegetarianism is a type of vegetarianism which allows for the consumption of eggs but not dairy products, in contrast with lacto vegetarianism. Those who practice ovo vegetarianism are called ovo-vegetarians or "eggetarians". "Ovo" comes from the Latin word for egg.
Motivations.
Ethical motivations for excluding dairy products are based on issues with the industrial practices behind the production of milk. Concerns include the practice of keeping a cow constantly pregnant in order for her to lactate and the slaughter of unwanted male | and are therefore unwilling to consume milk or other dairy products.
Carbon emissions associated with keeping hens are less than those associated with cattle, a factor significant to those practicing environmental vegetarianism.
Concerns.
Ethical concerns about the consumption of eggs arise from the practice of culling male chicks shortly after birth. Practices considered humane for chick culling include maceration and suffocation using carbon dioxide.
One of the main differences between a vegan and an ovo-vegetarian diet is the avoidance of eggs. Vegans do not consume eggs under | 75,536 | wow-train |
Hi, what's your favorite color?
My favorite color is blue, I like it because its one of the three primary colors and just love how things look in blue!
Same here! I love blue. Don't you love how there are many shades of it?
Yeah, I love the different combinations of the color, and also think its interesting how the eye percieves blue when observing a light.
I love blue in rooms. I tend to go for the blue-gray shades, along with teal. It reminds me of the ocean. So restful! | it in the windows of cathedrals. Europeans wore clothing coloured with the vegetable dye woad until it was replaced by the finer indigo from America. In the 19th century, synthetic blue dyes and pigments gradually replaced mineral pigments and synthetic dyes. Dark blue became a common colour for military uniforms and later, in the late 20th century, for business suits. Because blue has commonly been associated with harmony, it was chosen as the colour of the flags of the United Nations and the European Union.
Surveys in the US and | I just love"
"Blue is good, it's already."
"Blue is Rocket - my girl"
"blue is the memory of Miky Volek"
"a big blow is a blue spill"
"the blue vocal has a black sheriff"
"Like a mood when they play the last piece"
"Blue is the hope of love and my blues"
"it's the color I just like"
"blue is good - it is already so" | 75,537 | wow-train |
I lack enough iron in my body. i think i will need to take the iron supplements
Good idea. Iron supplements are used to treat and prevent iron deficiency.
I totally agree with you. especially for pregnant women who need extra iron. | Iron supplement
Iron supplements, also known as iron salts and iron pills, are a number of iron formulations used to treat and prevent iron deficiency including iron deficiency anemia. For prevention they are only recommended in those with poor absorption, heavy menstrual periods, pregnancy, hemodialysis, or a diet low in iron. Prevention may also be used in low birth weight babies. They are taken by mouth, injection into a vein, or injection into a muscle. While benefits may be seen in days up to two months may | ) has been known for at least 700 years.
Uses Medical use.
Together with other iron compounds, ferrous sulfate is used to fortify foods and to treat and prevent iron deficiency anemia. Constipation is a frequent and uncomfortable side effect associated with the administration of oral iron supplements. Stool softeners often are prescribed to prevent constipation.
Uses Colorant.
Ferrous sulfate was used in the manufacture of inks, most notably iron gall ink, which was used from the middle ages until the end of the eighteenth century. Chemical tests | 75,538 | wow-train |
I recently became a vegetarian! I don't eat any red meat, poultry or seafood!
I have heard it is really good for yo
It is! I also looked into the environmental, cultural and economic reasons to become a vegetarian before I committed to the lifestyle.
Do you eat eggs?
For now, I do. I'm an ovo-vegetarian which means I can eat eggs, but not dairy. I'm thinking of switching to a lacto-vegetarian, where I would consume certain dairy products, but not eggs.
So no dairy? | aesthetic, economic, or personal preference. There are variations of the diet as well: an ovo-lacto vegetarian diet includes both eggs and dairy products, an ovo-vegetarian diet includes eggs but not dairy products, and a lacto-vegetarian diet includes dairy products but not eggs. A strict vegetarian diet – referred to as "vegan" – excludes all animal products, including eggs and dairy. Avoidance of animal products may require dietary supplements to prevent deficiencies such as vitamin B12 deficiency, which leads to pernicious anemia. | while protesting against Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant in Iceland.
Jónsi is a vegetarian. He states that he "didn’t go vegetarian because of the animals" but became gradually more concerned for their welfare. Jónsi elaborated that he would find it difficult to date someone who eats meat, saying "I just love animals and I do not want to kill them, cook them or eat them so it’d be hard for me to watch anyone do that." He briefly followed a raw food diet, although he no longer practices | 75,539 | wow-train |
skunks are mammals in the family called mephitidae. ever seen a skunk in person?
Yes, unfortunately. They are quite stinky.
they can actually have difference appearances from black and white to brown, cream, or ginger colored. they all have warning coloration, most people think they can only be black and white.
That's interesting. What is their skunk spray used for?
protection and harming their enemies, like us haha. also skunk has been used as an insult historically since 1841.
That would not be cool to be called a skunk. Do they always have a stripe on their back?
good question, yes, from birth on they are all striped.
Cool. Do they have them in other countries beside the USA? | of white spots and broken stripes (in the case of the spotted skunk). Some also have stripes on their legs.
Diet.
Skunks are omnivorous, eating both plant and animal material and changing their diets as the seasons change. They eat insects, larvae, earthworms, grubs, rodents, lizards, salamanders, frogs, snakes, birds, moles, and eggs. They also commonly eat berries, roots, leaves, grasses, fungi and nuts.
In settled areas, skunks also seek garbage left | Skunk
Skunks are North and South American mammals in the family Mephitidae. While related to polecats and other members of the weasel family, skunks have as their closest Old World relatives the stink badgers. The animals are known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong, unpleasant smell. Different species of skunk vary in appearance from black-and-white to brown, cream or ginger colored, but all have warning coloration.
Etymology.
The word "skunk" is an Americanism from the 1630s, the | 75,540 | wow-train |
Hi buddy I love car. My car is Honda civic
I love Honda's. What year is it? | car. The Civic currently falls between the Honda Fit and Accord.
The first Civic was introduced in July 1972 as a two-door model, followed by a three-door hatchback that September. With an 1169 cc transverse engine and front-wheel drive like the British Mini, the car provided good interior space despite overall small dimensions. Initially gaining a reputation for being fuel-efficient, reliable, and environmentally friendly, later iterations have become known for performance and sportiness, especially the Civic Type R, Civic | finishing 1-2 in the Drivers' Championship.
Former McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton drove the MP4/4 on "Top Gear" (though the show mistakenly quoted the Honda engines power figures of and not the actual 1988 figure of 650 bhp). After driving the car, Hamilton said to host Jeremy Clarkson ""I love this car. It's one of the best days of my life. I finally can check off my dream of driving this car."" Not surprisingly, Hamilton also noted that | 75,541 | wow-train |
Hi! I played the trumpet when I was a kid. Have you ever played it?
I never played the trumpet but to be fair, I was never in a orchestra band or jazz group
Do you enjoy trumpet music?
A bit, I remember this one song by Aesop Rock that has a trumpet as the beat, and it was really well done, so I do like it sometimes!
Im not sure if I remember that player. what years did he play? | Aesop Rock
Ian Matthias Bavitz (born June 5, 1976), better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop recording artist and producer residing in Portland, Oregon. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it went on hiatus in 2010. betterPropaganda ranked him at number 19 at the "Top 100 Artists of the Decade". | triumphant. After thinking it over, it occurred to me that I had never heard a lullaby for trumpet so I set out to write one --- with a quiet melody based on bugle notes played by the trumpet and with the rest of the orchestra playing a lullaby background."
He has also been involved with many early recordings and performances of both solo and orchestral works including J. S. Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto #2", Béla Bartók's "Concerto for Orchestra", Aaron Copland's "Quiet City", | 75,542 | wow-train |
I am a NASCAR driver. Do you like racing?
Wow that's really cool, yes I love racing! Darrell Waltrip is my favorite driver.
I never raced against him. | 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup season was the 34th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 11th modern-era Cup series. The season began on February 14 At the Daytona International Speedway and concluded on November 21 at Riverside International Raceway. Darrell Waltrip took his second straight championship driving for Junior Johnson by 72 points over Bobby Allison.
1982 race results.
1982 race results Daytona 500.
The 1982 Season kicked off on February 14 with the Daytona 500 held at the | internal pressure was applied to enable the entry of a Chinese driver once in the season. Ma thanked NIO for allowing him to drive and aimed to achieve the best possible result, "I am really looking forward to racing again, against some of the top drivers in the world. I will do my best to achieve the best result I can and I will see you all in Paris." Consequently, Ma missed the FIA World Rallycross Championship round at Montalegre.
Report Practice and qualifying.
Two practice sessions—both | 75,543 | wow-train |
This is an island in in the Caribbean region of North America.
Which island are you talking about? | Barbados
Barbados ( or ) is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of North America. It is in length and up to in width, covering an area of . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, Barbados is east of the Windwards, part of the Lesser Antilles, roughly at 13°N of the equator. It is about east of both the countries of Saint Lucia and | that the tips are reported realistically.
By region North America and the Caribbean Caribbean.
Tipping in the Caribbean varies from island to island. In the Dominican Republic, restaurants add a 10% gratuity and it is customary to tip an extra 10%. In St. Barths, it is expected that a tip be 10% to 15% if gratuity isn't already included.
By region North America and the Caribbean Mexico.
Workers in small, economy restaurants usually do not expect a significant tip. However, tipping in Mexico is | 75,544 | wow-train |
What is Eurobasket? | 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 | :
- 1990 FIBA World Championship:
- EuroBasket 1991:
- EuroBasket 1995:
In addition, Paspalj won two Olympic silver medals (in 1988 Summer Olympics, and 1996 Summer Olympics), as well as a bronze at EuroBasket 1987.
Post-playing.
Post-playing Health issues.
In March 2001, Paspalj, just shy of his 35th birthday, suffered a mild heart attack while playing recreational football with friends in Athens. Not realizing what had happened, he went back to his Glyfada | 75,545 | wow-train |
zebras are one of my favorite animals!
I can see why! Do you know how closely related they are to horses?
Zebras are actually part of the horse family with distinctive black stripes although you could call hordes close relatives
What is their native habitat? I assume Africa, but Africa is a big place with many countries... | the subgenus "Hippotigris", while Grévy's zebra is the sole species of subgenus "Dolichohippus". The latter resembles an ass, to which zebras are closely related, while the former two look more horse-like. All three belong to the genus "Equus", along with other living equids.
The unique stripes of zebras make them one of the animals most familiar to people. They occur in a variety of habitats, such as grasslands, savannas, woodlands, thorny scrublands, mountains, and coastal hills | Zebra
Zebras ( , ) are several species of African equids (horse family) united by their distinctive black-and-white striped coats. Their stripes come in different patterns, unique to each individual. They are generally social animals that live in small harems to large herds. Unlike their closest relatives, horses and donkeys, zebras have never been truly domesticated.
There are three species of zebras: the plains zebra, the mountain zebra and the Grévy's zebra. The plains zebra and the mountain zebra belong to | 75,546 | wow-train |
I really like electronic dance music (EDM). How about you? It's fun to dance to it at raves and festivals
I dont know a lot about EDM. Is there anything interesting you could tell me?
Sure! It became popular in the late 80s/early 90s in Europe as club culture also became more popular.
That makes sense because I have only ever heard it play in the club or club style movies. | dance music', or simply 'dance'.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, following the emergence of raving, pirate radios and an upsurge of interest in club culture, EDM achieved widespread mainstream popularity in Europe. In the United States at that time, acceptance of dance culture was not universal; although both electro and Chicago house music were influential both in Europe and the United States, mainstream media outlets and the record industry remained openly hostile to it. There was also a perceived association between EDM and drug | Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music (EDM), also known as dance music, club music, or simply dance, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres made largely for nightclubs, raves and festivals. It is generally produced for playback by disc jockeys who create seamless selections of tracks, called a mix by segueing from one recording to another. EDM producers also perform their music live in a concert or festival setting in what is sometimes called a live PA. In Europe, EDM is more commonly called ' | 75,547 | wow-train |
Starbucks is pretty good but its way too expensive to get often. | Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain. Starbucks was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971. As of early 2019, the company operates over 30,000 locations worldwide.
Starbucks is considered the main representative of "second wave coffee", initially distinguishing itself from other coffee-serving venues in the US by taste, quality, and customer experience while popularizing darkly roasted coffee. Since the 2000s, third wave coffee makers have targeted quality-minded coffee drinkers with hand-made coffee based on lighter roasts | Indy run. "I wish things played out a little better for us in the end, but it wasn't too bad when we finally got track position. That was so huge today. I thought when we got a little bit of clean air, we were pretty good. But it was hard to get that. We were in a good spot for that last restart but it really didn't go our way. I was wanting to get some help and the 2 car [Brad Keselowski, who finished tenth] | 75,548 | wow-train |
Being visual imparired means you have a decreased ability to see.
I wear glasses, so I certainly understand what visually impaired means! I can't see much without them.
Is your vision worse than 20/40 or 20/60?
To be honest, I am not sure. What do the numbers mean? | daily activities such as driving, reading, socializing, and walking.
The most common causes of visual impairment globally are uncorrected refractive errors (43%), cataracts (33%), and glaucoma (2%). Refractive errors include near sighted, far sighted, presbyopia, and astigmatism. Cataracts are the most common cause of blindness. Other disorders that may cause visual problems include age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, corneal clouding, childhood blindness, and a number of infections. Visual impairment can also be | Visual impairment
Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment or vision loss, is a decreased ability to see to a degree that causes problems not fixable by usual means, such as glasses. Some also include those who have a decreased ability to see because they do not have access to glasses or contact lenses. Visual impairment is often defined as a best corrected visual acuity of worse than either 20/40 or 20/60. The term blindness is used for complete or nearly complete vision loss. Visual impairment may cause people difficulties with normal | 75,549 | wow-train |
I do not know anything about fashion Design. Do you?
yes! It is the art of design and aesthetics!
Ah. I am from Texas, our design is basically jeans/shorts and a T Shirt. | Fashion design
Fashion design is the art of applying design, aesthetics and natural beauty to clothing and its accessories. It is influenced by cultural and social attitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories such as bracelets and necklaces. Because of the time required to bring a garment onto the market, designers must at times anticipate changes to consumer tastes.
Designers conduct research on fashion trends and interpret them for their audience. Their specific designs are used | the Indians name and the team, ah, is in recognition of our pride and affiliation with the first Native American baseball player. So I think what we choose to do is celebrate, you know, Louis Sockalexis and his history and tradition with the Indians and, and not to focus on uh anything that we would view, that, you know, anything that we don't view and certainly don't want to put, uh, be offensive to anyone."
DiBiasio has described conversations about Chief Wahoo with the | 75,550 | wow-train |
I've been planning on doing more hiking this year. Maybe some backpacking too!
do you want to know more about hiking
I imagine so! That's what I'd expect to learn by actually hiking. | Hiking
Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks. On the other hand, in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, the word "walking" is acceptable to describe "all forms" of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or backpacking in the Alps. The word hiking is also often used in | the song with KCRW DJ Chris Douridas, saying:
I had been doing some [poetry readings] in the last year or so because I've got a poetry book out called "Blackbird Singing", and when I would read "Blackbird", I would always try and think of some explanation to tell the people … So, I was doing explanations, and I actually just remembered why I'd written "Blackbird", you know, that I'd been, I was in Scotland playing on my guitar, | 75,551 | wow-train |
My favorite animal is the Giant Panda.
Pandas are quite fun, but it seems so strange that they only eat bamboo.
That is strange, I wonder how much bamboo it takes to fill thier bellies up?
I don't know, but bamboo is the fastest growing plant in the world so I'd expect there is more than enough around to fill them up.
It must be because a female panda can weight up to 220 pounds?
Perhaps thats why they call them "Giant Pandas?"
They are also known as "panda bears" or simply "pandas." | Bear
Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern Hemisphere and partially in the Southern Hemisphere. Bears are found on the continents of North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Common characteristics of modern bears include large bodies with stocky legs, long snouts, small rounded ears, shaggy hair, plantigrade paws with five nonretractile claws, and | gentle. She can not only eat bamboo, but also bamboo shoot. Sijia is a smart girl with the hobbies of eating, sleeping and sometime she will sticking her tongue out make fun with herself or feeder. Youyou, male, Youyou has a standard body among the panda fashion. He is one of the pandas who has a reputation with World expo panda at the Shanghai world expo in 2010. Youyou likes doing exercise so much. Nevertheless, he is a simple and honest boy with a little timid sometime. Obviously | 75,552 | wow-train |
Blonde hair has so many different rangers from light blond to dark blone.
Yes, i am light blonde and so is our president
I go back and forth with the sun it seems, from more sandy blond to strawberry blond.
What do you think determines the color of our hair? | Human hair color
Hair color is the pigmentation of hair follicles due to two types of melanin: eumelanin and pheomelanin. Generally, if more eumelanin is present, the color of the hair is darker; if less eumelanin is present, the hair is lighter. Levels of melanin can vary over time causing a person's hair color to change, and it is possible to have hair follicles of more than one color on the same person. Particular hair colors are often associated with ethnic groups, while gray or white hair is | reddish shade of chestnut is darker. Chestnut hair is common among the native peoples of Northern, Central, Western, and Eastern Europe.
Natural hair colors Blond hair.
Blonde (or "blond" for men ) hair ranges from nearly white (platinum blonde, tow-haired) to a dark golden blonde. Strawberry blonde, a mixture of blonde and red hair, is a much rarer type containing the most pheomelanin.
Blonde hair can have almost any proportion of pheomelanin and eumelanin, but has only small amounts | 75,553 | wow-train |
I love watercolor painting. It's one of my favorite hobbies. | Watercolor painting
Watercolor (American English) or watercolour (British English; see spelling differences), also aquarelle (French, diminutive of Latin "aqua" "water"), is a painting method in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-based solution. "Watercolor" refers to both the medium and the resulting artwork. Aquarelles painted with water-soluble colored ink instead of modern water colors are called "aquarellum atramento" (Latin for "aquarelle made with ink") by experts. | '.
Personal life Relationship.
Nay Toe was in a relationship with Burmese actress Patricia which they broke up after a few years.
Personal life Hobby & Interest.
Nay Toe has revealed his artistic ability and interest in art and craft since young, especially in Paintings and Sculptures. His favorite painting techniques are watercolor and acrylic. He won prizes for his drawings and sculptures since primary school student.
Other hobbies include reading, photography, music and travelling.
His favorite sport is swimming, and he likes to | 75,554 | wow-train |
Hey there! How are you today? Have you ever watched any of Bob Ross' painting show? | Bob Ross
Robert Norman Ross (October 29, 1942 – July 4, 1995) was an American painter, art instructor, and television host. He was the creator and host of "The Joy of Painting", an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States, and also aired in Canada, Latin America, and Europe. Ross went from being a public television personality in the 1980s and 1990s to being an Internet celebrity in the 21st century, becoming popular with fans on | from afar
Forgetting all of his responsibility
Hey made fast for a cowardly retreat
Dragging his men along with him
They jumped aboard the lifeboats
They see each others shadows off
Tears of regret cutting quick and deep
They wipe them down and fight them off
You're a hateful bastard, Drake
No matter how different your race may be
No matter how little you know of mercy
You just stood by and watched
You left us there to die, you coward
These are but | 75,555 | wow-train |
I'd love to go to Japan one day, it seems so cool.
Ah - the "Land of the Rising Sun". Japan has four large islands, which ones would you like to visit the most?
Hm I think I'd like to visit Kyushu, what are the other three islands?
The other three islands are Honshu, Hokkaido and Shikoku. Those four islands make up about 97% of Japan's land area. What would you like to do Japan?
I'd like to just walk around and take in a new environment and atmosphere and see what it was like. I'd like to see Tokyo specifically. | . 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 | ), which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun". Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which together comprise about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area.
General reference.
- Pronunciation:
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- Common endonyms: 日本 (Nippon, Nihon)
- Official endonym: 日本国 (Nippon-koku)
- Adjectival: Japanese
- Etymology: Name of | 75,556 | wow-train |
I like to shop at american eagle outfitters. have you ever heard of them?
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. is an American clothing store, its quite nice
Yes, kida expensive though but i love the quality of there clothes | American Eagle Outfitters
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., now known as simply American Eagle, is an American lifestyle clothing and accessories retailer, headquartered in the Southside Works Neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1977 by brothers Jerry and Mark Silverman as a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc., a company which also owned and operated Silverman's Menswear. The Silvermans sold their ownership interests in 1991 to Jacob Price of Knoxville, Tennessee. American Eagle Outfitters is also the parent company of Aerie.
The brand targets male | It was more like I just love to do this. It wasn't clear what I wanted, but I was fine with that. I had never needed a plan. I'm really good at feeling safe in the unknown aspects of planning your life". Around that time, Sossamon established her early career by modeling for various companies including "Sassy Magazine", Unionbay Clothing, American Eagle Outfitters, and Planned Parenthood. She appeared in two television commercials for Gap and in music videos for artists such as Daft Punk, | 75,557 | wow-train |
I really love McDonald's breakfast even though I know it's unhealthy | Burger King products
When the predecessor of international fast food restaurant chain Burger King (BK) first opened in 1953, its menu predominantly consisted of hamburgers, French fries, soft drinks, milkshakes, and desserts. After being acquired by its Miami, Florida franchisees and renamed in 1954, BK began expanding its menu by adding the Whopper sandwich in 1957, and has since added non-beef items such as chicken, fish, and vegetarian offerings, including salads and meatless sandwiches. Other additions include a breakfast menu and beverages | that with his younger girlfriend, and I swear nothing has ever been more heartfelt. I get teary just thinking about it. It's so positive and so negative. When it goes into "I love you, even though I know, too [that our love is taboo]", it's like the saddest thing I've ever heard. But there really was a tremendous age difference.
The album was recorded in March 1990 at Third Wave Recording in Torrance, California and Westbeach Recorders in Hollywood. Stevenson and | 75,558 | wow-train |
I love me a good breakfast
I enjoy breakfast, too! Although there has been some debate on whether it is the most "important meal of the day" as previously thought.
That is true but I love me a good biscuit from Whataburger | From further archeology at Neolithic sites we know that there was an early reliance on cereal grains once agriculture had begun. Neolithic peoples used quern-stones to grind the hulled grains, then boiled them to make a kind of porridge. The domesticating of crops is thought to have begun in the Fertile Crescent around 7000 BC. Three of the eight so-called founder crops are cereals – emmer wheat, einkorn wheat, and barley. Rye and oats were cultivated in Europe starting in the early Neolithic in Anatolia before spreading to the | he stated:
But I do agree with you, that The Fellowship is too secret. We don't have a Web site. We don't have – we have a lot of good ministers, 200 ministers doing good works that nobody knows about. I think that's wrong, and there's a debate going on among a lot of people about whether and how we should change that.
Activities.
Activities National Prayer Breakfast.
Fellowship Foundation is best known for the National Prayer Breakfast, held each year on | 75,559 | wow-train |
Is it weird I believe in unicorns? The legendary creature with a spiraling horn on its forehead.
i dont think they exist but hey what do i know
The Bible described them as re'em which is translated to unicorn.
I did not know they were in the bible
In European folklore they are depicted as a horse or goat-like animal with a horn and cloven hooves.
wow that is really interesting | horn.
The unicorn continues to hold a place in popular culture. It is often used as a symbol of fantasy or rarity.
History.
History In antiquity.
A number of seals seemingly depicting unicorns have been found from the Indus Valley Civilisation. Seals with such a design are thought to be a mark of high social rank. These have also been interpreted as representations of aurochs—a type of large wild cattle that formerly inhabited Europe, Asia and North Africa—or derivatives of aurochs, because the animal | 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 | 75,560 | wow-train |
I am currently in a marching band as a hobby.
I used to perform in marching band competitions.
Oh really? What instrument did you play? | Marching band
A marching band is a group in which instrumental musicians perform while marching, often for entertainment or competition. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Most marching bands wear a uniform, often of a military style, that includes an associated organization's colors, name or symbol. Most high school marching bands, and some college marching bands, are accompanied by a color guard, a group of performers who add a visual interpretation to the music through the use of props, most often flags, | their treatment gives it a "sweeping electro overhaul" with marching band beats. Its intro is reminiscent of the Japanese stringed instrument koto. Skylar Spence's "slick and airy", "warped disco" rework of "Your Type" is noted by "Spin"'s Colin Joyce as utilizing "cut up samples and disorienting modulation". The song takes an "airier, more glittery approach" through the Young Bombs remix. Blasterjaxx casts "I Really Like You" in "darker, more grown up tones" with | 75,561 | wow-train |
My parents met at Woodstock.
I bet a lot of people met at Woodstock in 1969. The festival had over 400,000 people there
Yes, they met while watching Jimi Hendrix.
That guy was awesome. He only had a four year career. But man, what an influence he had in music
Yes, too bad he died so young.
Woodstock is still talked about to this day. Rolling Stone magazine listed it as one of the top 50 moments in Rock History
Yes, it was amazing how many great bands played there. | The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic line-up consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over 100 million records worldwide.
The Who developed from an earlier group, the Detours, and established themselves as part of the pop art and mod movements, featuring auto-destructive art by destroying guitars and | chess, which has remained a passion for him. According to Sawyer, the Woodstock Festival, in 1969, had a big impact on his career path. He was in the 1960s a regular at Mickey Ruskin's club Max's Kansas City, where he met Jimi Hendrix, Robert Rauschenberg, Larry Rivers, Claes Oldenburg, Andy Warhol, and Diane Arbus. Arbus would later make a portrait of him in her studio.
Career.
In 1968, Sawyer found his vocation as a photographer while traveling in Colombia, | 75,562 | wow-train |
I prefer Iphone over Samsung's phones personally. What about yourself?
IPhone ,is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple
I am aware of that. But what is your opinion of IPhones? Are they any good? I like their design, personally. Way better than what Samsung or any other Android phones have.
The first-generation iPhone was released on June 29, 2007, and there have been multiple new hardware and ios
I didn't jump on the IPhone bandwagon until IPhone 4 myself, but I wouldn't consider switching back to Android now. I like it far too much for that.
Sure! Following a number of notable leaks, the iPhone 4 was first unveiled on June 7, 2010, at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, and was released on June 24, 2010,
Yeah, I bought it shortly after it got released. How different was it compared to the IPhone 3 when it was released? Like, were there many changes made? Or just some? | email, browse the web, send and receive text messages, record notes, perform mathematical calculations, and receive visual voicemail. Shooting video also became a standard feature with the iPhone 3GS. Other functionality, such as video games, reference works, and social networking, can be enabled by downloading mobile apps. , Apple's App Store contained more than 2.2 million applications available for the iPhone.
Apple has released twelve generations of iPhone models, each accompanied by one of the twelve major releases of the iOS operating system | As of 26 January 2012, Nokia announced they had sold "well over 1 million Lumia devices to date", better than what was expected by analysts.
European carriers have stated that Nokia Lumia phones are not good enough to compete with Apple iPhone or Samsung Galaxy phones, that "they are overpriced for what is not an innovative product" and that "No one comes into the store and asks for a Windows phone".
Nokia Lumia 800 won the "Editor's Choice" award of 2011 from " | 75,563 | wow-train |
Hi there, I have a big beard!
Nice! Im going to guess that you are a male because in humans at least, only males are able to grow beards!
Oh yes, I am, but surprisingly enough, there have been cases of women with beards!
That is remarkable! The beard comes from a vstigial trait from way back when humans had hair on their face like the hair on gorillas!
Wow, I did not know that. There are many similarities between us and gorillas, it's remarkable.
Yes! Some religions even consider a full beard to be essential for every male to have and mandate them to grow one!
That's bizarre. Beards often have a lot to do with genetics and some males cannot grow a proper beard. | In countries with colder climates, beards help protect the wearer's face from the elements.
Biology.
The beard develops during puberty. Beard growth is linked to stimulation of hair follicles in the area by dihydrotestosterone, which continues to affect beard growth after puberty. Dihydrotestostorone also promotes balding. Dihydrotestosterone is produced from testosterone, the levels of which vary with season. Beard growth rate is also genetic.
Biology Evolution.
Biologists characterize beards as a secondary sexual characteristic because they are unique to one sex, yet do not | Beard
A beard is the unshaven hair that grows on the chin, upper lip, cheeks and neck of humans and some non-human animals. In humans, usually only pubescent or adult males are able to grow beards. Some women with hirsutism, a hormonal condition of excessive hairiness, may develop a beard.
Throughout the course of history, societal attitudes toward male beards have varied widely depending on factors such as prevailing cultural-religious traditions and the current era's fashion trends. Some religions (such as Islam | 75,564 | wow-train |
I think my favorite breed of dog is the Golden Retriever! Have you ever known one?
My friend had one they're pretty awesome and soft!
They're great! I love that they're so easy to train! They love water, so I love to bring my Golden Retriever to the beach!
Labradors have a lot of those traits. If I'm not mistaken those 2 breeds are closely related, aren't they?
I think so, since they're both retrievers! My Golden Retriever is trained as a search and rescue dog! He's retired now, though.
Oh wow, he must've had an interesting life. My big dog is a lab boxer mix. He is so sweet. Do you know where retrievers originated from?
I'm not sure were they originated, but they sure are popular! The Golden Retriever is the third most popular dog in the US and the eighth most popular dog in the UK!
I'm not surprised with their temperament and intelligence. Do you know any other interesting facts about the brred? | coat that lies flat against their bodies and repels water. Golden retrievers are well suited to residency in suburban or country environments. They shed copiously, particularly at the change of seasons, and require fairly regular grooming. The Golden Retriever was originally bred in Scotland in the mid-19th century.
The breed is a prominent participant in conformation shows for purebred dogs. The Golden Retriever is popular as a disability assistance dog, such as being a guide dog for the blind and a hearing dog for the deaf. In addition, they | being an enemy, but that's the way I feel, and I think a lot of Americans will feel that way." Ellison replied that his constituents, "know that I have a deep love and affection for my country. There's no one who's more patriotic than I am, and so you know, I don't need to — need to prove my patriotic stripes."
When asked by Beck for his opinion on Muslim extremists, Ellison replied, "They're criminals. But I think that | 75,565 | wow-train |
Parrots are so cool with how they can mimic sounds.
parrots have over 393 species of bird types
I had no idea there were so many!
parrots are very smart birds that can talk
They can mimic speech so well it's crazy!
the greatest diveristy of parrot is in africa and australasia
That makes sense, those are really tropical oceanic regions. | features of parrots include a strong, curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly coloured, and some are multi-coloured. Most parrots exhibit little or no sexual dimorphism in the visual spectrum. They form the most variably sized bird order in terms of length.
The most important components of most parrots' diets are seeds, nuts, fruit, buds, and other plant material. A few species sometimes eat animals and carrion, while the lories and lorikeets are | minimum should be 24" L X 24" W X 36" H, though the larger the better. Maximum bar spacing is 1".
The black-headed parrot can have a tendency to bite, so owners may need to set boundaries early on. However, potential owners should prepare for a bird that uses its beak more often than other parrot species.
Black-headed parrots poorly mimic human speech. They will mimic other surrounding sounds, such as alarm clocks, smoke detectors, microwave-oven beeps | 75,566 | wow-train |
I LOVE Taco's. How do you feel about them? Mmm, I say
Love them! They can be made with so many things, like beef, pork, vegetables and cheese - such a variety! What's your favorite?
Every kind but Taco Bell is my favorite. Beef is the way to go, for me. I like supreme's
I like vegetables. I also like all the accompaniments like salsa, guacamole and cilantro.
Oh yes! I'm with you now. I have a feeling I'm investing in some taco's tonight. Cilantro is for sure a must. Can't get that at Taco Bell though.
That's a shame; you'd think a restaurant which serves more than 2 bullion people a year would have cilantro!
Ha! No kidding. At least... I don't think they do. I would recognize the explosion of taste bugs and take a mental note on that, I'd think. So Tacos for dinner it is after this talk | thick piece of wood." In this non-culinary usage, the word "taco" has cognates in other European languages, including the French word "tache" and the English word "tack (nail)."
According to one etymological theory, the culinary meaning of "taco" derives from its "plug" meaning as employed among Mexican silver miners, who used explosive charges in plug form consisting of a paper wrapper and gunpowder filling.
Indigenous origins for the culinary word "taco" are also proposed | , but when I do have something to say, I mean every word. I decided to share my thoughts with you at length and tell you openly how I feel. Thank you for filling my soul with melody and song … lyrics and love … and giving me a safe place I feel comforted in being brave enough to always bare my soul and come from an honest and genuine place. Be fearless enough to be a conversation piece … Speak your own truth… As always, thank you for accepting me for who I | 75,567 | wow-train |
So I have recently became a cord cutter. I decided that the expense of cable was just too much of a burden | Cord-cutting
In broadcast television, cord-cutting refers to the pattern of viewers, referred to as cord-cutters, cancelling their subscriptions to multichannel subscription television services available over cable or satellite, dropping pay television channels or reducing the number of hours of subscription TV viewed in response to competition from rival media available over the Internet such as Amazon Prime, Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix, Philo, Sling TV and YouTube Premium. This Internet content is either free or significantly cheaper than the same content provided via cable. | The first geostationary satellite was designed by Harold Rosen while he was working at Hughes Aircraft in 1959. Inspired by Sputnik, he wanted to use a geostationary satellite to globalise communications. At the time, telecommunications between the US and Europe was possible between just 136 people at a time, and reliant on HF radios and an undersea cable.
Conventional wisdom at the time was that it would require too much rocket power to place a satellite in a geostationary orbit and it would not survive long enough to justify the expense, so | 75,568 | wow-train |
I have a pet snake! Do you like snakes?
Many snakes have skulls with way more joints than their lizard ancestors.
Neat! I think I've heard about that before. I really like the snakes from tropical areas.
And some species have retained a pelvic girdle with a pair of vestigial claws on either side of the cloaca
Wow! That sounds unique! I bet some snake species have even gone extinct with similar characteristics.
Snakes resemble legless lizards. The difference is the lizards have eyelids and external ears.
Yep! I think lizards are cuter than snakes because they limbs haha. Though I adore my pet cobra! | land masses; exceptions include some large islands, such as Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, the Hawaiian archipelago, and the islands of New Zealand, and many small islands of the Atlantic and central Pacific oceans. Additionally, sea snakes are widespread throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans. More than 20 families are currently recognized, comprising about 520 genera and about 3,600 species. They range in size from the tiny, -long Barbados thread snake to the reticulated python of in length. The fossil species "Titanoboa cerrejonensis" was long. | Snake
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes. Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side by side, and most have only one functional lung. Some species | 75,569 | wow-train |
Horses are used for practical purposes such as police work.
They are and have been used in different ways since the dawn of time. They are also used for transportation.
Horses are also used for recreational or artistic exercises as well as sports.
That's right! Sometimes they are also used for entertainment purposes and take part in various shows.
Competitive sports include endurance riding, show jumping, and polo.
I really like riding horses, I think it's an exciting activity. I know there is also people who enjoy free horse riding, without equipment eg. saddle, on wild horses. | fox hunting, trail riding, or hacking. There is public access to horse trails in almost every part of the world; many parks, ranches, and public stables offer both guided and independent riding. Horses are also used for therapeutic purposes both in specialized para-equestrian competition as well as non-competitive riding to improve human health and emotional development.
Horses are also driven in harness racing, at horse shows, and in other types of exhibition such as historical reenactment or ceremony, often pulling carriages. In some | often focusing on creating breeds for specific riding purposes, particularly in Europe. There are more than 300 breeds of horse in the world today, developed for many different uses.
Horses and humans interact in a wide variety of sport competitions and non-competitive recreational pursuits, as well as in working activities such as police work, agriculture, entertainment, and therapy. Horses were historically used in warfare, from which a wide variety of riding and driving techniques developed, using many different styles of equipment and methods of control | 75,570 | wow-train |
Hi, i fell in love this summer.
Very nice! So do you consider yourself in the courtship period? In other words the period in which precedes an engagement and marriage? Or not quite that serious yet?,
We are definitely not there yet but it's getting there!
Very nice! It's always a fun time when you get to know each other and decide if you are write to get engaged.
It definitely is. There's so much emotions but it can also be stressful!
Yes but there is plenty of time to get to know each other. The courtship period varies considerably throughout the world
I agree. I think it's the process of courtship that is something i should not overlook. | 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 | you out there that were moved by this band in the first place." Kinney said that the music on the album doesn't deviate too far from the band's past music, adding, "It's nice to sound like yourself...It's not really that hard, actually. I know people are blown away that we really sound like ourselves, and I understand the apprehension, but it's not really that big a stretch to sound the way that you sound." There are hard rock as well as acoustic | 75,571 | wow-train |
Olympic weightlifting seemed interesting during the Olympics recently.
Weightlifting is my favorite part of the Olympics! I watch both competition lifts, the snatches and the clean and jerk.
Yeah. I watched some of those competitions. Fun stuff.
I miss the clean and press though! It was discontinued due to difficulties in judging proper form of the contestants.
Clean and jerk, clean and press. Those names are so odd sounding.
Yes, they really do sound odd! What's crazy is that the contestants have to try to appear graceful while executing the dynamic and powerful lifts!
I wonder how much they can lift? | the combined total of the highest two successful lifts determines the overall result within a bodyweight category. Bodyweight categories are different for male and female competitors. A lifter who fails to complete at least one successful snatch and one successful clean and jerk also fails to "total", and therefore receives an "incomplete" entry for the competition. The clean and press was once a competition lift, but was discontinued due to difficulties in judging proper form.
In comparison with other strength sports, which test limit strength (with or | in each, and the combined total of the highest two successful lifts determines the overall result within a bodyweight category. Bodyweight categories are different for women and men. A lifter who fails to complete at least one successful snatch and one successful clean and jerk also fails to "total", and therefore receives an "incomplete" entry for the competition. The clean and press was once a competition lift, but was discontinued due to difficulties in judging proper form.
Competition Weightlifting career.
Pata began his competitive weightlifting after his | 75,572 | wow-train |
Man I really do love me some pizza, I want to start making my own but have no clue where to start, Do you know hoe to cook pizza?
I love pizza too! Sometimes I make it on my own, it's simple! I use a flatbread crust, coat it with tomato sauce and cover it all with cheese. Then I bake it in the oven. It's so good!
That sounds like it would be pretty easy to cook, At what temperature should I cook it on?
I usually bake mine at 400 degrees. I forgot to mention, don't forget to add toppings like meats and vegetables!
Oh yes thanks for the tips I wont forget the pepperoni and cheese. I am curious though when was pizza invented? Do you know? | 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 | do not think that the kind of school you would like to start would do any good in the Delta. I really think it would do harm. What I want here is Negroes who can make cotton, and they don't need education to help them make cotton. I could not use educated Negroes on my place, but since you have asked me for advice, I will tell you candidly that here in the Delta is no place to start a school.
The Frank Streater Consolidated School (White) was constructed | 75,573 | wow-train |
I love physics. I took a course in college.
I do too! I rember when I first learned about in school when we studied Einstien and his theory of relativity.
It was not an easy course. It was challenging but that is why I enjoyed it. | Physics
Physics (from , from "phýsis" 'nature') is the natural science that studies matter, its motion and behavior through space and time, and that studies the related entities of energy and force. Physics is one of the most fundamental scientific disciplines, and its main goal is to understand how the universe behaves.
Physics is one of the oldest academic disciplines and, through its inclusion of astronomy, perhaps "the" oldest. Over much of the past two millennia, physics, chemistry, biology | ," he admits, "mathematics was the only course in which I did not do well." Williams had not thought of going to college until his last week in high school when he was offered a music scholarship at Lincoln University of Missouri in Jefferson City, Missouri.
It was in his sophomore year that he became intrigued by the theory of relativity, which turned out to be his main motivation for studying mathematics. In 1972 he completed his Ph.D. from Washington University where his thesis was in the field of Lie | 75,574 | wow-train |
TED stands for technology entertainment and design, have you ever heard of them? They are a media organization which posts talks online for free distribution. Their slogan is ideas worth spreading.
I have never head of TED before has it been around for a while? | TED (conference)
TED Conferences LLC (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a media organization that posts talks online for free distribution under the slogan "ideas worth spreading". TED was conceived by Richard Saul Wurman in February 1984 as a conference; it has been held annually since 1990. TED's early emphasis was on technology and design, consistent with its Silicon Valley origins. It has since broadened its perspective to include talks on many scientific, cultural, political, and academic topics. It is owned and curated | million to support their "one wish to change the world".
In 2006, TED experimented with posting some of its talks on the Internet. Their viral success encouraged Anderson to develop the organization as a global media initiative devoted to "ideas worth spreading". In June 2015, the organization posted its 2,000th talk online. The talks are free to view. Through a related project, they have been translated into more than 100 languages with the help of thousands of volunteers from around the world. Viewership has grown | 75,575 | wow-train |
hi do you know a lot about skydiving? Ive been looking a lot at it but im quite scared of heights.
They also call that parachuting, right? You pretty much jump off a high point and allow yourself to descend while wearing a parachute.
either one yea, i guess parachuting is different tho, is it safe?
I think it's fairly safe, as long as it's done right. The first parachute jump on October 22, 1797 by Andre-Jacques Garnerin, the inventor of the parachute.
wow that long ago? Where was the guy from? | André-Jacques Garnerin
André-Jacques Garnerin (31 January, 1769 – 18 August, 1823) was a French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute. He was appointed Official Aeronaut of France.
Biography.
Garnerin was born in Paris. He was captured by British troops during the first phase of the French Revolutionary Wars 1792–1797, turned over to the Austrians and held as a prisoner of war in Buda in Hungary for three years.
Balloons and parachutes.
Balloons and parachutes Ballooning.
Garnerin, | . You should allow yourself to be scared. It’s one of the prime emotions. You might almost enjoy it, funny as it sounds, and find that you can get over it and deal with it. If you ignore these things, you miss so much. But when you want to enjoy something, especially when it’s something you’ve just been introduced to, you’ve got to have a lot of courage to do it. I don’t think I’m more courageous than most people. I’m an | 75,576 | wow-train |
I've hear about Dune, and know it is a cult novel. But I've never read, even when I read a lot. Have you read it?
I have not, but remember it. It's a science finction novel by author Frank Herbert and was originally published as a series in Analog magazine.
Do you know when it was first published?
The first book was published in 1965. There were five sequels.
Any idea what of was about besides been a science- fiction novel?
It is set in the distant future in a society where noble houses, in control of individual planets, owe allegiance to an Emperor.
Interesting, even whne I'am not a fan sci-fi. I wonder how many books have been sold since it release. | the events of "Dune Messiah" and "Children of Dune"), a series of computer games, a board game, songs, and a series of followups, including prequels and sequels, that were co-written by Kevin J. Anderson and the author's son, Brian Herbert, starting in 1999. A new film adaptation directed by Denis Villeneuve is scheduled to be released on November 20, 2020.
Since 2009, the names of planets from the "Dune" novels have been adopted for the real- | of the Minette Walters novel), was directing "The Bombmaker" and asked me if I was interested. I could see all the pitfalls in the script, but female characters who dominate like Andrea are few and far between. Whatever flaws there are, you owe it to yourself to do it. I've made a lot of mistakes in my career but the biggest mistake I've made is to turn down work. And I read Stephen Leather's book on which it was based, knew it was a bestseller and | 75,577 | wow-train |
I recently moved from Los Angeles to Tokyo, the capital city of Japan. I love it here!
Tokyo seems like an amazing city! | Tokyo
, officially , one of the 47 prefectures of Japan, has served as the Japanese capital since 1869. , the Greater Tokyo Area ranked as the most populous metropolitan area in the world. The urban area houses the seat of the Emperor of Japan, of the Japanese government and of the National Diet. Tokyo forms part of the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan's main island, Honshu, and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo was formerly named Edo when "Shōgun" Tokugawa Ieyasu made | movie premiere in Los Angeles, California. The director, John Lasseter, was happy to see the girls there and said: "The moment I listened to Polyrhythm, I loved it, it was like falling in love."
Promotion Concert tour.
To promote "Game", Perfume went on two promotional tours; the Seventh Heaven tour at the Liquidroom in Japan, and the Perfume Socks Fix Makes Tour in Shibyua, Tokyo. For the Seventh Heaven tour, the album tracks: "Polyrhythm", "Chocolate | 75,578 | wow-train |
My uncle practices law, that is to say he's a lawyer, it seems like a tough job.
Can you tell me more about law ? | the interests of those who hire lawyers to perform legal services.
The role of the lawyer varies greatly across legal jurisdictions, and so it can be treated here in only the most general terms.
Terminology.
In practice, legal jurisdictions exercise their right to determine who is recognized as being a lawyer. As a result, the meaning of the term "lawyer" may vary from place to place. Some jurisdictions have two types of lawyers, barrister and solicitors, whilst others fuse the two. A barrister is | for me. I was asked questions about what I wanted to do each day. I learnt because I wanted to learn...The lessons of Currambena stayed with me as I did well at school, became a criminal lawyer, then the youngest head of a law school, then the youngest Magistrate in New South Wales...I can honestly attribute much of my success to my years at Currambena, for it gave me a love of learning that seems so rare these days, especially among boys.
Heilpern studied law in Sydney | 75,579 | wow-train |
I really don't like cheese, it's just the taste of it is not for me.
I'm the opposite. I love cheese in all of its flavors, textures, and forms!
Oh, what is your favorite one? | Types of cheese
Types of cheese are grouped or classified according to criteria such as length of fermentation, texture, methods of production, fat content, animal milk, and country or region of origin. The method most commonly and traditionally used is based on moisture content, which is then further narrowed down by fat content and curing or ripening methods. The criteria may either be used singly or in combination, with no single method being universally used.
The combination of types produces around 50 different varieties recognized by the International | to extend his contract for another six months. Of his casting, Daddo stated "It's something new for me. I'm just starting out on the acting side of things and I don't think there is a better place to learn. Like everyone says, I'd love to go from here and make films. But I'm not sure. I want to stay in the acting side and just see where it takes me. I really don't know what will happen, where I'll be. I'm | 75,580 | wow-train |
I am currently looking for a job in Baltimore.
You want to work in the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 30th-most populous city in the United State?
Yes, there a ton of jobs there.
Also,it was was established by the Constitution of Maryland and is an independent city
That is cool, I really hope I get a job so I can stay. I love Baltimore.
It has a population of 617,734 in 2017, Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States
That is a lot of people. I hopefully can add to that statistic. | Baltimore
Baltimore ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. Baltimore was established by the Constitution of Maryland as an independent city in 1729. With a population of 602,495 in 2018, Baltimore is the largest such independent city in the United States. , the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be just under 2.802 million, making it the 21st largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington-Baltimore | for those purposes. The most populous of them is Baltimore, Maryland.
Virginia.
Virginia History.
In the Commonwealth of Virginia, all municipalities incorporated as "cities" have been "independent cities", also called "free cities", since 1871, when a revised state constitution took effect following the American Civil War and the creation of West Virginia. Virginia's thirty-eight independent cities are not politically part of a county, even though geographically they may be completely surrounded by one. An independent city in | 75,581 | wow-train |
Hello, I am a professional waiter at a restaurant. Have you ever interacted with a waiter before?
Only a few times - I believe they take food orders? | Waiting staff
Waiting staff are those who work at a restaurant or a bar, and sometimes in private homes, attending customers—supplying them with food and drink as requested. A server or waiting staff takes on a very important role in a restaurant which is to always be attentive and accommodating to the customers. Each waiter follows rules and guidelines that are developed by the manager. Wait staff can abide by these rules by completing many different tasks throughout their shifts, such as food-running, polishing dishes and silverware, | was filmed in 25 days at the beginning of 2008.
Plot.
Cleon "Slammin" Salmon (Michael Clarke Duncan) is a former world heavyweight boxing champion who retired to open a sports-themed restaurant in Miami. His antics lead him to believe that he owes $20,000 to the head of the Japanese Yakuza. Needing to come up with the money in one night, he challenges the wait staff to sell more food than they have ever sold, with the top waiter receiving $10,000 in cash and the | 75,582 | wow-train |
I like to read. It is the process of decoding symbols in order to derive meaning.
What do you decode? | Reading
Reading is the complex cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning. It is a form of language processing.
Success in this process is measured as "reading comprehension". Reading is a means for language acquisition, communication, and sharing information and ideas. The symbols are typically visual (written or printed) but may be tactile (Braille). Like all languages, it is a complex interaction between text and reader, shaped by prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and the language community—which is | Read
Read.
Read may refer to:
- Read (process), decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning
- Read (automobile), an American car manufactured from 1913 to 1915
- Read (biology), an inferred sequence of base pairs of a DNA fragment
- Read codes, a standard clinical terminology system used in General Practice in the United Kingdom
- Read (computer), to retrieve data from a storage device
- "Read" (magazine), a | 75,583 | wow-train |
Do you like to go out on boats? I love being on the boat
Just a regular boat or like a fishing boat that's used to catch fish on a sea, lake or river?
I like going on the river. We live pretty close to a popular one so well take the boat out with the kids and have a great day! | 2014 by just over 30,000 and by nearly 5,000, respectively. For Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and Oceania the numbers all increased, largely as a result of improvements in estimation procedures.
It is difficult to estimate the number of recreational fishing boats. They range in size from small dinghies to large charter cruisers, and unlike commercial fishing vessels, are often not dedicated just to fishing.
Prior to the 1950s there was little standardisation of fishing boats. Designs could vary between ports and boatyards. Traditionally boats were | into the desired fish's habitat in order to stun the fish.
- Fish toxins – Fish toxins or fish stupifying plants have historically been used by many hunter gatherer cultures to "stun" fish, so that the fish become easy to collect by hand.
Fishing vessels.
- Fishing vessel – A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish in the sea, or on a lake or river.
- Traditional boats – The coble is a type of open traditional fishing boat which developed on | 75,584 | wow-train |
Have you ever had a Coors beer? I think they are refreshing. It is like getting a taste of the Rockies. | 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 | .
Post-season Legalized beer.
In a letter dated September 17, 1933, Gerald Ford wrote: "Herm Everhardus and myself just had a couple bottles of beer a piece, and did they ever taste good after drinking milk (and that's all) at the training table. After abstaining for a couple of days, it was really very refreshing." Only months earlier, the consumption of beer would have been illegal. An amendment to the Volstead Act allowing the sale of beer went into effect in April | 75,585 | wow-train |
I've always been into indie music. Some people might call me a hipster, but I've always admired independent artists who don't fall into a single musical genre.
Oh wow that is awesome. Who is your favorite artist or group?
I'm a huge fan of the strokes, myself. An interesting anecdote is that in the UK during the 50's and 60's, major record companies had so much power that independent artists struggled to establish themselves. Artists like the Strokes really had to work hard.
I have notice that the majority of the indie artist had to find ways to establish themselves. | Records, King Records, and Stax.
In the United Kingdom during the 1950s and 1960s, the major record companies had so much power that independent labels struggled to become established, until the launch of new concepts like Virgin Records. Several British producers and artists launched independent labels as outlets for their work and artists they liked; the majority failed as commercial ventures or were bought by the major labels.
In the United States, independent labels and distributors often banded together to form organizations to promote trade and parity within the | traditionalist, but I see no place for these weapons among our hunting fraternity. I'll go so far as to call them "terrorist" rifles. They tell me that some companies are producing assault rifles that are "tackdrivers."
Sorry, folks, in my humble opinion, these things have no place in hunting. We don't need to be lumped into the group of people who terrorize the world with them, which is an obvious concern. I've always been comfortable with the statement that hunters don't | 75,586 | wow-train |
My favorite brand of clothing is Donna Karan
Same here, she is such a great American fashion designer for making her brand.
Do you know when she started this designing
Well she graduated in 1966 and went to Parsons School of Design so technically she started designing around then.
It means she has been into this for a long time. No wonder her products are so fascinating | , Karan worked for Anne Klein, eventually becoming head of the Anne Klein design-team, where she remained until 1985, when she launched her Donna Karan label.
Karan began her career as an assistant designer with Anne Klein in the late 1960s, where she was promoted to associate designer in 1971. As Klein's assistant, Karan was a participant in The Battle of Versailles Fashion Show on November 28, 1973. When Klein herself died in 1974, Takihyo Corporation of Japan became the new owner and Karan, together | Helen Yarmak
Elena Davydovna Yarmak (; born 6 July 1949), known professionally as Helen Yarmak, is a Russian fashion designer and creator of the Helen Yarmak fashion house.
Having been born in Kiev she graduated from Kiev State University and then worked at the Cybernetic Research Institute. She started designing and making clothes in the early 90's. House's first models were labelled "Helen" when in a little while "Helen Yarmak" brand appeared and became popular all around the world.
Helen is a member of | 75,587 | wow-train |
FRENCH FRIES ARE MY FAVORITE! i love potatoes
wow, i can tell lol I love french fries too | French fries
French fries, or simply fries (North American English), chips (British and Commonwealth English), finger chips (Indian English) or french-fried potatoes, are "batonnet" or "allumette"-cut deep-fried potatoes.
French fries are served hot, either soft or crispy, and are generally eaten as part of lunch or dinner or by themselves as a snack, and they commonly appear on the menus of diners, fast food restaurants, pubs, and bars. They are usually salted and | Discography Collaborations and Original Soundtracks.
- [2001.10.26] Take Care of My Cat OST "(#1 Has the era of authentic French fries ended?, #2 2)"
- [2002.04.28] Rain - N001 "(#11 What's Love (feat. Danny, Lexy, Byul, JYP))"
- [2003.05.01] Star OST "(#1 Geudae Dalmeun Byul)"
- [2004.07.19] Full House OST "(#4 I Think I, #15 Gomawohalgeyo)" | 75,588 | wow-train |
One of my favorite shows of all time has to be Star Trek
Star Trek is pretty classic. One of the best shows created by Gene Roddenberry.
Even though the show has been around since the late 60's, I didn't get into it until I saw an episode about two years ago and I got hooked. It seems that every episode has a lesson of moral value.
Indeed. I miss shows that used to have moral values that guided them. It's interesting to note that Roddenberry also inspired Gulliver's Travels after making Star Trek.
That's one I haven't seen before, but if it's produced by the same people I bet I'd really like it. I haven't seen any of the modern Star Trek movies, have you? | ", set a century after the original series; "" and "" are set contemporaneously with "The Next Generation", and "" is set before the original series in the early days of human interstellar travel. The most recent "Star Trek" television series, "", airs exclusively on the digital platform CBS All Access. The adventures of "The Next Generation" crew continued in four additional feature films. In 2009, the film franchise underwent a reboot with the creation in an alternate timeline, or | - Actress, told "GQ" in 2011 she has vintage "Star Trek" figures and a signed photo from Leonard Nimoy. She's even attended a "Trek" conference. "I went to the Star Trek Experience in Vegas maybe five years ago. I hung out with a bunch of fake characters inside Quark's bar. There were all these actors there pretending to be the different characters from the different shows. Yes, I loved it." Her favorite series is "The Next Generation".
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I work at walmart the big retail chain superstore discount store
you know, my sister used to work at walmart
Walmart is headquartered in Bentonville Ark
i think that is where Sam Walton is from or started there
Sam's Clubs retail warehouses is also owned by Walmart
i like to shop a sam's club | 500 list in 2018. It is also the largest private employer in the world with 2.2million employees. It is a publicly traded family-owned business, as the company is controlled by the Walton family. Sam Walton's heirs own over 50-percent of Walmart through their holding company Walton Enterprises and through their individual holdings. Walmart was the largest U.S. grocery retailer in 2019, and 65-percent of Walmart's sales came from U.S. operations.
Walmart was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. By 1988, it was the | Walmart
Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969. It also owns and operates Sam's Club retail warehouses. Walmart has 11,368 stores and clubs in 27countries, operating under 55 differentnames. The company operates under the name Walmart in the United States and Canada, as Walmart de México | 75,590 | wow-train |
I love studying philosophy. It makes me question certain things about life. Do you like philosophy?
The big philosophical questions are hard for me, like whether we have free will.
I think those can be hard for anyone. I think those are the type of questions that only you can answer. That is what is so great about philosophy. | is most real? Philosophers also pose more practical and concrete questions such as: Is there a best way to live? Is it better to be just or unjust (if one can get away with it)? Do humans have free will?
Historically, "philosophy" encompassed any body of knowledge. From the time of Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle to the 19th century, "natural philosophy" encompassed astronomy, medicine, and physics. For example, Newton's 1687 "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" later became classified | it is the best way I know that can make a difference. I will paint our sorrow on a wall for all to see. It is hard to look away. It makes you think. It makes you question. The scariest thing to the status-quo is an electorate that is thinking and asking questions. I am as grassroots as it comes. There is just me on a 20 foot ladder donated by my church. I am using paint brushes I have had for 17 years. I am applying acrylic paint | 75,591 | wow-train |
I have owned a betta fish for 8 years now, In case you didnt know a Betta is a large colorful freshwater ray-finned fishe in the gourami family (Osphronemidae).
oh wow i didnt know they can live that long. I have one at the office thats a year old and i was guessing it would die soon
Oh thats sad, But with good care they can live up to 10 years in some cases.
why is that sad? I feed it and take care of it, I just didnt think it would live as long as it has. | as "B. picta". The mouthbrooding species are sometimes called "pseudo bettas", and are sometimes speculated to have evolved from the nest-builders in an adaptation to their fast-moving stream habitats.
A phylogenetic study published in 2004 concluded tentatively that bubble-nesting was the ancestral condition in "Betta", and that mouthbrooding has evolved on more than one occasion in the history of the genus. However it was unable to establish a correlation with any of three habitat variables studied: whether a species was found | Betta
Betta, is a large genus of small, often colorful, freshwater ray-finned fishes, known as "bettas", in the gourami family (Osphronemidae).
The best known "Betta" species is "B. splendens," commonly known as the Siamese fighting fish.
Characteristics.
All the "Betta" species are small fishes, but they vary considerably in size, ranging from under 2.5 cm (1 in) total length in "B. chanoides" to 14 cm ( | 75,592 | wow-train |
Ever have an Ex you can't get out of your mind (for whatever reason)? | Ex (relationship)
In social relationships, an ex (plural is exes) is someone with whom a person was once associated, in a relationship or marriage. As a prefix, "ex-" can refer to a variety of different relationships; for example, one might refer to a music group's "ex-guitarist", or someone's "ex-friend".
When used alone, "ex" as a noun is assumed to refer to a former sexual or romantic partner, especially a former | in late 2010. The track was co-written by its producer Steve Mac in collaboration with Wayne Hector and Ed Drewett. It was mixed by Dann Pursey and Ren Swan. Lyrically, "All Time Low" is written in reference to rising from the difficulty of having someone special constantly on your mind. Speaking to Orange UK, Max George interpreted what the song was about: "It's basically about a girl you can't get out of your mind - whatever you do, you just can't - and it | 75,593 | wow-train |
I like to snorkel, how about you?
Yes I snorkel every summer in Thailand by equipping myself with a diving mask, a shaped breathing tube called a snorkel.
Do you know where or when it originated? | history.
Snorkeling is mentioned by Aristotle in his "Parts of Animals". He refers to divers using "instruments for respiration" resembling the elephant's trunk. Some evidence suggests that snorkeling may have originated in Crete some 5,000 years ago as sea sponge farmers used hollowed out reeds to submerge and retrieve natural sponge for use in trade and commerce. In the fifteenth century, Leonardo da Vinci drew designs for an underwater breathing device consisting of cane tubes with a mask to cover the mouth at the demand end and a float | .
Snorkel.
A snorkel is a device used for breathing air from above the surface when the wearer's head is face downwards in the water with the mouth and the nose submerged. It may be either separate or integrated into a swimming or diving mask. The integrated version is only suitable for surface snorkeling, while the separate device may also be used for underwater activities such as spearfishing, freediving, finswimming, underwater hockey, underwater rugby and for surface breathing with scuba equipment. A swimmer's snorkel is a tube | 75,594 | wow-train |
Have you ever used a tea pot? I love them myself.
I dont think that I have ever used one. How can I use one?
You can use them for boiling, steeping, and serving various kinds of teas.
What are tea pots typically made out of?
It depends. Some are made of various metals, and some are made of ceramic.
I see. Have people used tea pots for a long time? | teapot was invented in China during the Yuan Dynasty. It was probably derived from ceramic kettles and wine pots, which were made of bronze and other metals and were a feature of Chinese life for thousands of years. Tea preparation during previous dynasties did not use a teapot. In the Tang Dynasty, a cauldron was used to boil ground tea, which was served in bowls. Song Dynasty tea was made by boiling water in a kettle then pouring the water into a bowl with finely ground tea leaves. A brush was then | D'Agostino has made various mixes for different albums. The song was a hit in Austria and Belgium, where it became a number-one single. It is notable that the words added to the French instrumental are a random blend of cliché like romantic lyrics with some gaga English as in the opening verse: "I never think you wanna, we won't belong, I can see your face too strong" followed by "I sing you wanna think you'll be wide on mind. Don't you ever satisfy my soul | 75,595 | wow-train |
i reallyenjoy making spagetti and meatballs. do yoou like spagetti? | Spaghetti with meatballs
Spaghetti and meatballs or spaghetti with meatballs is an Italian-American dish consisting of spaghetti, tomato sauce and meatballs.
History.
It is widely believed that spaghetti and meatballs was an innovation of early 20th-century Italian immigrants in New York City. The National Pasta Association (originally named the National Macaroni Manufacturers Association) is said to be the first organization to publish a recipe for it, in the 1920s.
Italian writers and chefs often mock the dish as pseudo-Italian or non- | during the summer season.
Etymology.
The exact etymology is not known but eveyone knows that spagetti is not an US original product even though spagetti is eaten all over the country. There is no clear etymogy that can be trascribed to any language of this dish. Most of the recepies of Ajapsandali is however from Georgia.
External links.
- Ajapsandali Georgian recipe | 75,596 | wow-train |
Hey friend, I just got a new job as a clerk at a grocery store! You'll have to come visit me sometime. | electronics sections.
In Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, supermarkets and convenience shops are sometimes described as grocery businesses, groceries or simply grocers. Small grocery stores that mainly sell fruits and vegetables are known as greengrocers (Britain) or produce markets (U.S.), and small grocery stores that predominantly sell prepared food, such as candy and snacks, are known as convenience shops or delicatessens.
Some grocery stores (especially large ones) form the centerpiece of a larger complex that includes other facilities, | to work fine.Be aware, that you are downloading this at your own risk. In short - if you install a keylogger on your computer, don't blame me later. You'll just have to trust me (or virustotal) that this file is clean.""
According to an interview conducted with Eric Azizian, he states the reason for the app being renamed to Mulve was as follows, "Sometime in mid 2010 a local London based friend of mine who I won't name right now due to | 75,597 | wow-train |
I have started running in marathons and it's something I really enjoy. | distance did not become standardized until 1921. More than 800 marathons are held throughout the world each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes, as larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants.
History.
History Origin.
The name "Marathon" comes from the legend of Philippides (or Pheidippides), the Greek messenger. The legend states that he was sent from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated in the Battle of Marathon (in which he had | over in three months, whereas in something long-running, I can really understand my character and know them inside out like another human being. The challenge is to delve a little bit deeper into Eileen's psyche, which I really enjoy doing."
Cleaver has stated that there are similarities between her own personality and Eileen's: "On a soap, you can't come in and create a character that's very far removed from yourself, because it's such a lot of work, so of course there | 75,598 | wow-train |
so do you know anything about donna Karan?
Yeah she was born in the USA in 1948. She is the creator of DKNY clothing labels.
so she is a famous fashion designer it sounds like! do you like her designs?
Yeah her designs are quite good. She is an impressive artist who came from humble beginnings. she was raised by a single mother in New Yorks.
that is very interesting. I love to learn about the background of famous people
She graduated from Hewlett High School and then went to the Parsons School of Design. She was lucky enough after college to work for anne klein.
Wow thats great! I wonder how she got that break? | , Karan worked for Anne Klein, eventually becoming head of the Anne Klein design-team, where she remained until 1985, when she launched her Donna Karan label.
Karan began her career as an assistant designer with Anne Klein in the late 1960s, where she was promoted to associate designer in 1971. As Klein's assistant, Karan was a participant in The Battle of Versailles Fashion Show on November 28, 1973. When Klein herself died in 1974, Takihyo Corporation of Japan became the new owner and Karan, together | Donna Karan
Donna Karan (born Donna Ivy Faske; October 2, 1948), also known as "DK", is an American fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels.
Early life.
Karan was born Donna Ivy Faske to mother Helen ("Queenie") and father Gabby Faske in the Forest Hills neighborhood of the Borough of Queens, New York City. Her family is Jewish. Karan's mother had been a model and had also worked in designer Chester | 75,599 | wow-train |
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