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Have you ever had to be in foster care?
I haven't been put into a ward, no but my mom has wanted to become a foster parent.
I have never fostered anyone, but I think i would like to.
It is admirable. People also do kinship care, which is taking care of relatives' kids as their caregiver.
Thats really good. Kids need a good home. | Foster care
Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home (residential child care community, treatment center, etc.), or private home of a state-certified caregiver, referred to as a "foster parent" or with a family member approved by the state. The placement of the child is normally arranged through the government or a social service agency. The institution, group home or foster parent is compensated for expenses unless with a family member.
The State | ought to be taking care of them as they promised. He said that if anyone trespassed on my rights or questioned them to let him know and he would take care of them and protect them. I always thought that this would be done. I believe yet it will be done. I don't know what the trouble is now. I don't know anything about it. I think my lands are all cut up. I have never asked that be done but I understand it has been done. I don't | 75,600 | wow-train |
Hi, I have a black cat. She's like my baby | cat whose fur is a single color, including black, is known as a "solid" or "self". A "solid black" cat may be coal black, grayish black, or brownish black. Most solid-colored cats result from a recessive gene that suppresses the tabby pattern. Sometimes the tabby pattern is not completely suppressed; faint markings may appear in certain lights, even on a solid black cat. A cat having black fur with white roots is known as a "black smoke."
Black | Jackson's performance on the Rhythm Nation World Tour as an inspiration to enter the music industry, saying "I remember seeing the Black Cat tour with Janet Jackson as a kid. They were wheeling a cage out on stage and there's a black panther in there! I'm like a kid in the photographers pit like, 'Woah.' She's beautiful and I'm seeing a real live fucking cat.. [I] would later be signed to Motown Records and do the same thing. So they were instilling and | 75,601 | wow-train |
Do you like to surf? It is a water sport which carries you the person surfing towards shore
surprisingly, i have never surfed. which is surprising because i live so close to the sea. the weather in england can be rather unforgiving.
oh well, if you are afraid of water maybe no. This is because waves that are good for surfing are only available in the ocean or rivers and lakes that have standing wave
maybe that is the case. is there anywhere in particular you would recommend as a good place to surf?
if there are places in England with artificial wave pool. You might want to consider those because they will have standby help incase anything goes wrong since you are just starting out
thats a great idea, i will have a look around. what sort of board would a beginner need.. I have heard they can be quite expensive | refers to the act of riding a wave with a board, regardless of the stance used. There are several types of boards. The native peoples of the Pacific, for instance, surfed waves on alaia, paipo, and other such craft, and did so on their belly and knees. The modern-day definition of surfing, however, most often refers to a surfer riding a wave standing up on a surfboard; this is also referred to as stand-up surfing.
Another prominent form of surfing is body | . For if I thought I should never see you on this earth, life would have no charm for me. Do all you can for me which I have no doubt you will. I want to see you so much. The children are all well. The baby cannot walk yet. The baby can step around any thing by holding on to it, very much like Agnes. I must bring my letter to close as I have no news to write. You must write soon and say when you think you | 75,602 | wow-train |
I suffer from an anxiety disorder. make life hard. | Anxiety disorder
Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by significant feelings of anxiety and fear. Anxiety is a worry about future events, and fear is a reaction to current events. These feelings may cause physical symptoms, such as a fast heart rate and shakiness. There are several anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, panic disorder, and selective mutism. The disorder differs by what results in the symptoms. People often have more than one | Obsessed (TV series)
Obsessed is an American documentary series that began airing on the A&E Network on May 29, 2009. The series depicts the real-life struggle and treatment of people with anxiety disorders, including obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and general anxiety disorder.
Robert Sharenow of A&E has said about the show "The series sheds a light on the vast world of anxiety disorders, while offering those who suffer from these debilitating afflictions a path to recovery..."
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When you go scuba diving, they include extra cylinders for emergency breathing.
That's important. There is surprisingly a great deal of safety knowledge required to scuba safely, such as rising slowly instead of too quickly.
True, and for ambient pressure diving, you are exposed to all of the pressure of the water.
You mean without a scuba suit? I haven't heard of that before. Is it newer?
Yes, without a suit, though humans are not well adapted to the conditions of diving, so equipment is recommended.
Are you familiar with the depth limits of ambient pressure diving? | Diving safety
The safety of underwater diving depends on four factors: the environment, the equipment, behaviour of the individual diver and performance of the dive team. The underwater environment can impose severe physical and psychological stress on a diver, and is mostly beyond the diver's control. Equipment is used to operate underwater for anything beyond very short periods, and the reliable function of some of the equipment is critical to even short term survival. Other equipment allows the diver to operate in relative comfort and efficiency. The performance of | Diving cylinder
A diving cylinder, scuba tank or diving tank is a gas cylinder used to store and transport the high pressure breathing gas required by a scuba set. It may also be used for surface-supplied diving or as decompression gas or an emergency gas supply for surface supplied diving or scuba. Cylinders provide gas to the diver through the demand valve of a diving regulator or the breathing loop of a diving rebreather.
Diving cylinders are usually manufactured from aluminium or steel alloys, and are normally fitted with one of | 75,604 | wow-train |
I really like The Rolling Stones! Do you know anything about them?
I know that they are a rock band from the 80s
Yea! Do you like any of their music? I like the song Satisfaction
I love that song too! I cant really think of anyone pesific song i loved them all! Do you like other 80s rock music bands?
Def Leppard is pretty awesome too, but The Rolling Stones is definitely my favorite. | 1980s in music
This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in popular music in the 1980s.
The 1980s saw the emergence of dance music and new wave. As disco fell out of fashion in the decade's early years, genres such as post-disco, Italo disco, Euro disco and dance-pop became more popular. Rock music continued to enjoy a wide audience. Soft rock, glam metal, thrash metal, shred guitar characterized by heavy distortion, pinch harmonics and whammy bar abuse became | about it now is that we actually got a call from Barack Obama's people saying they'd heard the song, they felt its theme really suited their campaign, and that they'd love to feature it on their fundraising record 'Yes We Can; Voices Of A Grass Roots Movement'! You know, as soon as they told me that, I was like 'You don't even have to ASK! You can use ANY of my songs for ANYTHING to do with Barack Obama!'!"
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Ive recently been going through a tough divorce, Do you have any advice that can help me out?
Not a lot I'm afraid :( Do you have any idea what the cause is? Was there a lack of independence or a personality clash or anything you can try to adjust?
i think it has a lot to do with out personalities clashing actually so that might be something I did wrong. How much does it generally cost for a divorce?
It can vary a lot, depending on if there's a child involved, if you have to do child support, and how distribution of property and debt will work.
Oh yeah never thought about that, What percentage of people in the US get divorced anyways? | (spousal support), child visitation / access, parenting time, child support, and division of debt. In most countries, monogamy is required by law, so divorce allows each former partner to marry another person.
Divorce is different from annulment, which declares the marriage null and void, with legal separation or "de jure" separation (a legal process by which a married couple may formalize a "de facto" separation while remaining legally married) or with "de facto separation" (a process where the | , Beck further added:
"When I did daytime before, they didn't have any blogs. So I didn't know when people didn't like me. Ignorance is bliss. I was like, 'I think this is fun,' and then I was reading a lot of negative stuff. It's hard not to take it personally. Than I thought, 'You know what? I am not going to do this to myself. I'm just going to do the best job I can." | 75,606 | wow-train |
I love dogs! I have a yorkie named Obi.
That is awesome, I have never owned a dog but they have been humans companions for a while giving them the name mans best friend.
That is true, do you own any dogs?
No i do not but I would love to get a German Sheppard or Doberman
German Sheppards are great with kids I hear
Yes i heard that also but if I had to pick it would be Doberman with its distinct markings on its chest and above the eyes.
They are great dogs. I think everyone should have a dog atleast once in their life. | Dog behavior
Dog behavior is the internally coordinated responses of individuals or groups of domestic dogs to internal and external stimuli. It has been shaped by millennia of contact with humans and their lifestyles. As a result of this physical and social evolution, dogs, more than any other species, have acquired the ability to understand and communicate with humans and they are uniquely attuned to their behaviors. Behavioral scientists have uncovered a wide range of social-cognitive abilities in the domestic dog.
Co-evolution with humans.
The | , and premonition.
After Samuel's arrest, a friend named Rose Nottingham urged the ladies to escape from Ipswich while there was still time to do so. However one of them (it is not known which) replied "I know well that it is lawful enough to fly away; which remedy you may use if you list. But my case standeth otherwise. I am tied to a husband, and have besides a sort of young children at home... Therefore I am minded, for the love of Christ and | 75,607 | wow-train |
I love to cook.
I really like to do a nice juicy rotisserie. I rotate the meat on a skewer over a fire and marinate it in beer. Delicious! What do you like to good?
I also like a rotisserie. I usually eat it with some carrots.
Do you usually cook large pieces of meat at once? Or an entire pig perhaps?
I usually cook large pieces of meat.
Whats best about it is when it's rotating, it ends up cooking in it's own juices. So there's no need for extra basting. The meat ends up so nice and tender too!
Yes, it is really good in the winter time. | a worm transmission for torque and speed conversion. Spits are now usually driven by electric motors.
Rotisserie can also refer to a mechanical device used for rotisserie cooking, or to a restaurant specializing in spit-roasted meat. The word comes from French where it first appeared in Paris shops around 1450. Additionally, in restaurants employing the Escoffierian "brigade de cuisine", the rotisseur is the chef responsible for all spit-roasted, oven roasted, grilled and in some cases fried foods.
Horizontal rotisserie.
This | ? Yes and no. I wanted to create something artistic, something special. Did I know how I was going to do it? Not really."
"If you like the way it looks, go with it! I liked it and I did it! Of course, it takes a lot of experience to develop good taste. When one is just starting out it's easy to like something without knowing if it's really good or not. That works some of the time, but an educated opinion usually | 75,608 | wow-train |
Are you a fan of rock opera at all? I love it! If you don't know what it is, it's basically rock music songs with lyrics that relate to a common story.
Actually yes I am. And also Metal symphony
One thing I really like about rock opera is how they use various character roles within the song lyrics. It's a pretty common storytelling device used in the genre.
I wonder what the most popular is? | , the July 4, 1966, edition of "RPM Magazine" (published in Toronto) reported that "Bruce Cockburn and Mr [William] Hawkins are working on a Rock Opera, operating on the premise that to write you need only 'something to say'."
Colin Fleming of "The Atlantic" has identified "The Story of Simon Simopath" (1967) by British psychedelic band Nirvana as the first recorded rock opera. Later in 1967, Montreal's Influence recorded a long suite titled "Mad Birds | about it now is that we actually got a call from Barack Obama's people saying they'd heard the song, they felt its theme really suited their campaign, and that they'd love to feature it on their fundraising record 'Yes We Can; Voices Of A Grass Roots Movement'! You know, as soon as they told me that, I was like 'You don't even have to ASK! You can use ANY of my songs for ANYTHING to do with Barack Obama!'!"
Music video | 75,609 | wow-train |
I love the ocean, I live in Florida so I have good access to it. I feel it is very calming. What about you? | Ocean
An ocean () is a body of water that composes much of a planet's hydrosphere. On Earth, an ocean is one of the major conventional divisions of the World Ocean. These are, in descending order by area, the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern (Antarctic), and Arctic Oceans. The word "ocean" is often used interchangeably with "sea" in American English. Strictly speaking, a "sea" is a body of water (generally a division of the world ocean) | that is all I have" and went with Erin. Cee Lo Green commented, “With Erin, maybe the song was not the one that gave you the opportunity to really shine but I love your voice too. I think it’s so strange. I think in another kind of setting, I can really embellish on it. I love you both and I see things that we can both do but what I feel like have the most prospect with is Erin.” Martin advanced to the live Shows in a hotly | 75,610 | wow-train |
Pepsi is one of the leading softdrink brands and really popular in the north.
Pepsi's original recipe included sugar and vanilla. Pepsi is so tasty!
I love their rival Coca-Cola,did you know Pepsi was originally called Brad's Drink? | Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola on August 28, 1898, and then as Pepsi in 1961.
History.
Pepsi was first introduced as "Brad's Drink" in New Bern, North Carolina, United States, in 1893 by Caleb Bradham, who made it at his drugstore where the drink was sold. It was renamed Pepsi-Cola in 1898 after the | subsequent failure of Tab Clear was a deliberate move to destroy Crystal Pepsi, capitalizing on the public's lack of understanding of Pepsi's heavily marketed product. Tab Clear was marketed as a diet drink, which were less popular than traditional colas, and the Tab brand in general was seen as an inferior product to flagships like Coca-Cola or Pepsi. With Tab Clear being placed in such close proximity to Crystal Pepsi, the image of both brands would be damaged in what Zyman called a "kamikaze" strategy. "This | 75,611 | wow-train |
I love Big Macs, they are one of McDonald's signature products
I could eat one right now.
Me too! I love the "special sauce" which is really just a variant of Thousand Island dressing.
Do you think thats the best burger McDonald's has? I love the new real beef burgers.
I think it is one of their best. I love their new burgers too, but something about the three-part sesame seed bun and the special sauce draws me in every time!
I get mine with out Lettuce, I don't care for lettuce I'm not a rabbit. | The Big Mac had two previous names, both of which failed in the marketplace: the Aristocrat, which consumers found difficult to pronounce and understand, and Blue Ribbon Burger. The third name, Big Mac, was created by Esther Glickstein Rose, a 21-year-old advertising secretary who worked at McDonald’s corporate headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois.
The Big Mac debuted at Delligatti's Uniontown, Pennsylvania restaurant in 1967, selling for 45 cents. It was designed to compete with Big Boy Restaurants' Big Boy hamburger | for a while, and I think I was there about a day or two and they were working on the record downstairs and Scott and Rob were like, 'Dude, Tommy’s upstairs, we should ask him to play.' And they asked me to play and I was like, 'I would love to play right now. I could really use ... you know, just kind of check out, really do some music' and I ended up playing like four tracks or so on the record." Lee | 75,612 | wow-train |
I am not a person who likes pickles
Oh! i love my pickles its my favorite part on a Big Mac and when i used them as company for pates and cold cuts
I love cucumbers but once you pickle them, not so much
They are also good! i think inmediatlly on mcdonalds when i hear the word pickles, and big mac as one of their signature products
I always pick the pickles off of sandwice
Most of my friends do that to, it must be because pickles have a concentration between 20 to more than 40 grams of salt per liter of water, to slaty
for me it is just the taste | calyculi) and other areas including the upper surface of the tongue and the epiglottis. The gustatory cortex is responsible for the perception of taste.
The tongue is covered with thousands of small bumps called papillae, which are visible to the naked eye. Within each papilla are hundreds of taste buds. The exception to this is the filiform papillae that do not contain taste buds. There are between 2000 and 5000 taste buds that are located on the back and front of the tongue. Others are located on the roof, sides | . Some of the bits are probably older than I am. My mother gave them to me as a gift on my wedding day but I said: 'Oh I wash my clothes in a washing machine now I don't need soap'. But when I started the project I realised she'd kept the soap pieces anyway. So it wasn't just soap, it was my mother's love." He feels that his mother "lives in this work because each time we do "Waste Not" I have to | 75,613 | wow-train |
Snorkeling is my favorite thing to do because we can have fun as a whole family
Do you snorkel in the ocean? | Snorkeling
Snorkeling (British and Commonwealth English spelling: snorkelling) is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped breathing tube called a snorkel, and usually swimfins. In cooler waters, a wetsuit may also be worn. Use of this equipment allows the snorkeler to observe underwater attractions for extended periods with relatively little effort and to breathe while face-down at the surface.
Snorkeling is a popular recreational activity, particularly at tropical resort locations. The primary appeal | know the [original] movie. That's what got me interested in it. I have had a really good working relationship with him. And the whole point of why my business exists and why I'm such a fanatic about making movies inexpensively is that you get to do different stuff. We just wanted to try it. That's the fun thing. When you don't have a $20 million horror film, which is a typical horror movie studio budget, or a $180 million tent-pole budget, | 75,614 | wow-train |
I really love hiking in my spare time
yes I do too
where do you usually hike? in new zealand, a hike is also called "tramping"
New zealand is cool for that
yeah, however in the UK they like to call it "rambling"
Are there any regulations in other countries for hiking?
not that i know of. it's usually promotoed positively
Are there specialized hiking areas in the United States? | 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 | valuable exhibition that has come to New Zealand".
Death.
Seddon Bennington and longtime family friend, Marcella Jackson, 54, disappeared while tramping in the Tararua Range on the North Island of New Zealand on 11 July 2009. Authorities were alerted after the pair failed to return from a weekend of tramping, as hiking is called in New Zealand. They had planned to hike from Otaki Forks to Kime Hut within the Tararua Range, but were caught in a sudden winter southerly storm on Saturday, 11 July, on | 75,615 | wow-train |
Do you know beetroot? beetroot is the taproot portion of the beet plant, usually known in North America as the beet
My mother loves beets, but I've never tried them. How are beets usually eaten? | Beetroot
The beetroot is the taproot portion of a beet plant, usually known in North America as the beet, and also known as the table beet, garden beet, sugar beet, red beet, or golden beet. It is one of several cultivated varieties of "Beta vulgaris" grown for their edible taproots and leaves (called beet greens); they have been classified as "B. vulgaris" subsp. "vulgaris" 'Conditiva' Group.
Besides being used as a food, beets have uses as a | and taproot.
Beetroot can be boiled or steamed, peeled, and then eaten warm with or without butter as a delicacy; cooked, pickled, and then eaten cold as a condiment; or peeled, shredded raw, and then eaten as a salad. Pickled beets are a traditional food in many countries.
A traditional Pennsylvania Dutch dish is pickled beet egg. Hard-boiled eggs are refrigerated in the liquid left over from pickling beets and allowed to marinate until the eggs turn a deep pink-red colour. | 75,616 | wow-train |
I'm thinking about going to Tokyo for a vacation. Know any good places to go there?
Oh there's a lot of things to do in Tokyo, the metropolitan prefecture!
Dang, I don't even know what that word means! What are some cool things to do? I really want to go eat sushi there.
You might try sashimi, too. It's a related Japanese dish that has raw fish and optional serving of rice.
Ooooh, I love sashimi! What other Japanese dishes are popular in Tokyo?
Ceviche, which is raw fish cured in citrus juices is very popular!
Ceviche? I thought that was a Peruvian food! Sushi in citrus juice sounds great right now. | Peruvian cuisine
Peruvian cuisine reflects local practices and ingredients including influences from the indigenous population including the Inca, and cuisines brought in with colonizers and immigrants from Europe (Spanish cuisine, Italian cuisine, German cuisine), Asia (Japanese cuisine and Chinese cuisine) and West Africa. Without the familiar ingredients from their home countries, immigrants modified their traditional cuisines by using ingredients available in Peru.
The four traditional staples of Peruvian cuisine are corn, potatoes and other tubers, Amaranthaceaes (quinoa, kañiwa and kiwicha) and legumes | , and I never will be a politician," Carton told the website PopMatters in 2003. "What I like to do is go into a room of people and make them sing along and whatever. I'm not going to tell them how to vote - there's enough people doing that already. I'd rather talk about girlfriends and football. We don't like to write about things we don't really know about. We know about rejection from girls and all that, so we can write about that." | 75,617 | wow-train |
I love pork. I love it cooked anyway. | 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 | Williams talked about Cudi in a interview with Complex, he said "He's so inspiring, and I'm only as good as my collaborations anyway. I love the stuff that we did. Love, love. I like music that I want to go to later, you know? A year from now I wanna play it. Or like three months from now I want to play it. You know, we're on an island somewhere, I wanna play it. Like, I'm that guy. So to | 75,618 | wow-train |
I love to surf.
Yeah? I've done a little bit, but I'd love to learn more. Where do you surf? | 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" | Men (1959)
- Fun Life
- How Do You Like Your Love?
- I've Got A Lot To Learn About Life (1959)
- Laugh, I Thought I'd Die
- Listen, Little Girl
- Man, We're Beat
- Night People
- Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most (1955); written for the show "The Nervous Set" (1959), but not used.
- Travel The Road Of Love
References.
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I like a little bit of spice in my food | Spice
A spice is a seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance primarily used for flavoring, coloring or preserving food. Spices are distinguished from herbs, which are the leaves, flowers, or stems of plants used for flavoring or as a garnish. Many spices have antimicrobial properties. This may explain why spices are more commonly used in warmer climates, which have more infectious diseases, and why the use of spices is prominent in meat, which is particularly susceptible to spoiling. Spices are sometimes used | often seemed more concerned about getting a good scene on his little 16 mm camera. Right from the beginning I found I was in a marvellous position as the second follow-up director because I could see everything that was being done and then rack my brains for some little thing that might spice the scene up a bit.
Noted Sydney theatre actor Doris Fitton had a supporting role.
Release.
The film was released in France but only received a limited release in Australia. It was not as successful as " | 75,620 | wow-train |
I'm thinking about becoming a vegan, but I'm sure exactly what it means. Can you help?
Surely! It's actually the practice of leaving out animal products in your food. It's a practice that rejects the status of animals as commodities.
Do vegans usually consume dairy products or fish? | Veganism
Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A follower of the diet or the philosophy is known as a vegan. Distinctions may be made between several categories of veganism. "Dietary vegans" (also known as strict vegetarians) refrain from consuming animal products, not only meat but also eggs, dairy products and other animal-derived substances. The term "ethical vegan" is often applied to those who | 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 | 75,621 | wow-train |
Drink much? I do occasionally and I personally love whisky the most.
I just learned that whisky is made from fermented grain mash.
Really? I never knew that! Maybe that's why I like it so much haha. | Whisky
Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Various grains (which may be malted) are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged in wooden casks, generally made of charred white oak.
Whisky is a strictly regulated spirit worldwide with many classes and types. The typical unifying characteristics of the different classes and types are the fermentation of grains, distillation, and aging in wooden barrels.
Etymology.
The | . I knew he really loved 'That's What Friends Are For.' I know that maybe he would have liked me to do a song like that. Instead I wrote about him personally. I don't know that my lyrics were good enough, I don't know that anything was good enough. Maybe it was too personal. I don't know. But I wrote it for him. It was because of him that I keep trying to do stuff. And other friends. So many talented people, so | 75,622 | wow-train |
The chainsmokers are a pretty good group | The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers are an American DJ and production duo consisting of Alexander "Alex" Pall and Andrew "Drew" Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The EDM-pop duo achieved a breakthrough with their 2014 song "#Selfie", which became a top twenty single in several countries. They have won a Grammy award, two American Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards and nine iHeartRadio Music Awards.According to Forbes 2019 list of highest paid celebrities, The Chainsmokers were | and mentioned that he feels that his sound "mixes the emotion of R&B music with the dynamic elements of electronic dance music.." A song from the EP, titled "Care" was produced by Cheat Codes' Trevor Dahl, who is a good friend of Larson. "Care" quickly turned the heads and garnered support from the likes of The Chainsmokers, Pia Mia, etc.
In 2017, he collaborated with pop trio, Cheat Codes, to remix Maggie Lindemann’s “Pretty Girl”, which resulted in | 75,623 | wow-train |
My husband just bought a new boat. | Fishing vessel
A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish in the sea, or on a lake or river. Many different kinds of vessels are used in commercial, artisanal and recreational fishing.
The total number of fishing vessels in the world in 2016 was estimated to be about 4.6 million, unchanged from 2014. The fleet in Asia was the largest, consisting of 3.5 million vessels, accounting for 75 percent of the global fleet. In Africa and North America the estimated number of vessels declined from | six months of the year. These days that would be called restraint of trade!" On the money Dalton said, "I know exactly what I did with my prize money from Houston. My husband, David, and I had just bought a house in Melbourne, and I sent most of it home to help pay it off." With regard to the personal sanctions against her, she said, "I couldn't play with my Slazenger racquet, we couldn't play in tournaments. In fairness, Wilson was | 75,624 | wow-train |
I am looking at buying a guitar. Can you tell me more about them? | Guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the finger(s)/fingernails of one hand, while simultaneously fretting (pressing the strings against the frets) with the fingers of the other hand. The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar (for an acoustic guitar), or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker.
The guitar is a | what is not controversial about these tubes. First, all the experts who have analyzed the tubes in our possession agree that they can be adapted for centrifuge use. Second, Iraq had no business buying them for any purpose. They are banned for Iraq. I am no expert on centrifuge tubes, but just as an old Army trooper, I can tell you a couple of things: First, it strikes me as quite odd that these tubes are manufactured to a tolerance that far exceeds U.S. requirements for comparable rockets. Maybe | 75,625 | wow-train |
I have always wanted a Yorkshire Terrier, they are just so cute and little!
Right? They are little because they were originally bred to catch rats in clothing mills.
Oh wow I never knew that! It is funny imagining those little things chasing off rats, the rats could be bigger than they are! Is it hard to keep up with the grooming for them?
I'm not sure but their coats come in a variety of colors like grey, black, and some even have a tan coats.
I would totally want a black one, I have never seen one that color. How big are they on average?
I'm not sure, but they are recognized as toy dogs by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale.
Oh toy dogs are always tiny! Do they have good temperaments or are they a bit grumpy
They are mostly well behaved and are popular companion dogs.
I could see they being good for a lonely old person since they are so little it would be easier for them to take care of them | Yorkshire Terrier
The Yorkshire Terrier is a small dog breed of terrier type, developed during the 19th century in Yorkshire, England. Ideally its maximum size is . A popular companion dog, the Yorkshire Terrier has also been part of the development of other breeds, such as the Silky Terrier. It has a grey, black and tan coat, and the breed's nickname is Yorkie.
History.
The Yorkshire Terrier (also called the "Yorkie") originated in Yorkshire, a county in northern England (and | little about the natural history of the valley.
Whence, in the name of Count Buffon and Baron Cuvier, came those dogs that I saw in Typee? Dogs!—Big hairless rats rather; all with smooth, shining, speckled hides—fat sides, and very disagreeable faces. Whence could they have come? That they were not the indigenous production of the region, I am firmly convinced. Indeed they seemed aware of their being interlopers, looking fairly ashamed, and always trying to hide themselves in some dark corner. It | 75,626 | wow-train |
I really want to travel to New York City. Have you ever been?
Yeah, I've been a couple times. I just moved to New Jersey recently, so I've only had a little experience, been to Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Village.
Oh congrats on your move! I have never been to New Jersey. I really want to see a show on Broadway.
We went to an off Broadway show in Manhattan near the economic center one time. It was a lot of fun, and a lot cheaper than Broadway would have been.
I wasn't aware of Off Broadway. I also really want to visit Times Square and the Statue of Liberty.
Times Square was a lot of fun. We ate at a restaurant right in there and got to look at all the billboards and advertisements all over. It was too expensive to do often, though.
I bet the restaurants in Times Square are horribly expensive. The Bronx Zoo seems like it could be fun. Have you ever been? | Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo is a zoo located within Bronx Park in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. It is one of the largest zoos in the United States by area, comprising of park lands and naturalistic habitats separated by the Bronx River. On average, the zoo has 2.15 million visitors each year .
The Bronx Zoo is world-renowned for its large and diverse animal collection, and its award-winning exhibitions. The zoo is part of an integrated system of four zoos and one aquarium | that they wanted me to do production on and from there, we wrote some new songs. It was an opportunity to try some stuff that I had never done before and we ended up making something really unique." Bieber also commented about West, declaring: "I've been in the studio with him for the past month or so. I think that he just pushes you. He definitely wants it to be my way and my direction and he doesn't want to steal what I want...that's why artists | 75,627 | wow-train |
Thinking about trying out for my school's football team. What do you know about being a linebacker?
the goal of a linebacker is to provide either an extra run protection or extra pass protection based on the defense play being executed by the team at hand.
Sounds pretty hard. Are they really strong? I am not a strong man.
well linebackers are memers of the defensive team and line up roughly three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage behind the defensive linemen. you are essentially the backup line, so i imagine they want you to be strong enough. not brock lesner strong but enough to hold your ground
Hmmm. Interesting. Maybe I am cut out for it after all. Who are some famous linebackers?
ray lewis and sam huff. if you are someone who frequently uses judgement on every snap and can think very quickly very well this would be a good position for you. you need to be able to make independent decisions during a particular play.
I've never heard of them. I think I will look at some videos of their play to prepare myself for tryouts. | three-point stance" or "four-point stance" before the ball is snapped).
The goal of the linebacker is to provide either extra run protection or extra pass protection based on the particular defensive play being executed. Another key play of the linebacker position is blitzing. A blitz occurs when a linebacker acts as an extra pass rusher running into any exposed gap. When a blitz is called by the defense, it is mainly to sack or hurry the opposing offense's quarterback.
Linebackers are often regarded | the defense then they will be pass first players, but if they play inside the box lined up behind the defensive end then they are typically a run player. One of the outside linebackers is usually called into either blitz or pass coverage to make up for the missing DB. In the NFL and college football, this alignment is used mainly in short yardage situations or near the goal line. It is commonly used in high school football.
References.
References Bibliography.
- "Complete Book of Linebacker Play", | 75,628 | wow-train |
Are you a hoarder?
I'm not personally a hoarder, but I love the show Hoarders on A&E.
Do you have a favorite episode which highlighted the issue of hoarding?
I can't think of a specific episode that was a favorite. They've had so many...their eighth season began in 2016!
Are the episodes an eye opening experience as to how bad hoarding can be? | cooking, cleaning, moving through the house, and sleeping. It can also put the individual and others at risk of fires, falling, poor sanitation, and other health concerns. Compulsive hoarders may be aware of their irrational behavior, but the emotional attachment to the hoarded objects far exceeds the motive to discard the items.
Researchers have only recently begun to study hoarding, and it was first defined as a mental disorder in the 5th edition of the DSM in 2013. It was not clear whether compulsive hoarding is a | List of Hoarders episodes
This is a list of episodes for Hoarders, an American reality television program which aired on A&E, from 2009 to 2013, on Lifetime in 2015, and again on A&E beginning in 2016.
Each episode follows one or two participants, each of whom is a compulsive hoarder. Throughout the episode, an organizational expert (who may also be psychiatrist, psychologist or a professional organizer specializing in some aspect involving the treatment of obsessive/compulsive disorders, anxiety disorders, and/or hoarding) works with the | 75,629 | wow-train |
Have you ever been in love? I have only once but things didn't work out between us.
I have once, its happening right now :D its an expressive and pleasurable feeling from an emotional attraction towards another person
That is great to hear. I remember it is a very pleasurable feeling. I hope it works out for you guys.
Yes, i hope also, we were friends for 8 years! Love is generally accepted as a definition that distinguishes moments and situations within intimate relationships
Yeah, intimacy is important between two (or more) lovebirds. I remember I used to write love letters. I don't think that happens much any more.
Yes that is not common now, letter is a romantic way to express feelings of love in written form
Those were the days before cell phones and text messages. Letter writing seems pretty redundant now, lol. | Kiss
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, sexual activity, sexual arousal, affection, respect, greeting, friendship, peace, and good luck, among many others. In some situations, a kiss is a ritual, formal or symbolic gesture indicating devotion, respect, or sacrament. The word came from Old | , but now that it's 100% ready I can only say that I feel privileged to be a member of GHOST BRIGADE. I have a strong feeling we have created something very special with 'Isolation Songs' and it is by far my personal favorite of all recordings I've ever been a part of. I hope people will enjoy these songs as much as we do once they get the chance to hear them."
Band members.
- Manne Ikonen - Vocals
- Tommi Kiviniemi - Guitar
- | 75,630 | wow-train |
It is so hard being a widow. Apart from grieving the loss of my spouse, I have not been treated very well by my community.
Hello! I understand your paìn! | Grief
Grief is a multifaceted response to loss, particularly to the loss of someone or something that has died, to which a bond or affection was formed. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, it also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, cultural, spiritual and philosophical dimensions. While the terms are often used interchangeably, "bereavement" refers to the state of loss, and "grief" is the reaction to that loss.
Grief is a natural response to loss. It is the | said you have been very much employed of late, and very much confined. [Burke] said, no, Sir, not more than usual—You have and very well employed too, but there are none so deaf as those that w'ont hear, and none so blind as those that w'ont see—[Burke] made a low bow, Sir, I certainly now understand you, but was afraid my vanity or presumption might have led me to imagine what Your Majesty has said referred to what I have done—You cannot | 75,631 | wow-train |
I love to garden. I generally start planting one as soon as Spring comes. | Gardening
Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants as part of horticulture. In gardens, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants, such as root vegetables, leaf vegetables, fruits, and herbs, are grown for consumption, for use as dyes, or for medicinal or cosmetic use. Gardening is considered by many people to be a relaxing activity.
Gardening ranges in scale from fruit orchards, to long boulevard plantings with one or more different types of shrubs | released 1995)
Discography The Mickey Finn.
- The Sporting Life / Night Comes Down (as Mickey Finn) (Columbia DB 7510, March 1965)
- I Do Love You / If I Had You Baby (Polydor 56719, July 1966)
- Garden of My Mind / Time To Start Loving You (Direction 58-3086, December 1967)
- Garden Of My Mind, The Complete Recordings 1964-1967 (RPM Retro 972, 2015)
Discography The Heavy Metal Kids.
- The Heavy | 75,632 | wow-train |
Electronic music
Electronic music is a music that employs many electronic instruments and circuitry-based music. Do you like Electronic music?
Not really, i used to but not anymore!
What about Techno? Do you like Detroit techno?
I've never heard it. When did it originate
Detroit techno started back in the 80's and early 90's. Kinda hard to believe, but Detroit is considered the birthplace of techno.
I can't believe it! I thought detroit was all about hipt hop and rap music | Music of Detroit
Detroit, Michigan is a major center in the United States for the creation and performance of music, and is the birthplace of the musical subgenres known as “The Motown Sound" and Techno.
The Metro Detroit area has a rich musical history spanning the past century, beginning with the revival of the world-renowned Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 1918. The major genres represented in Detroit music include Classical, Blues, Jazz, Gospel, R&B, Rock and roll, Pop, Punk, Soul, Electronica | Electronic Music Festival, have helped to diffuse the genre's more dubious mythology. Even the Detroit-based company Ford Motors eventually became savvy to the mass appeal of techno, noting that "this music was created partly by the pounding clangor of the Motor City's auto factories. It became natural for us to incorporate Detroit techno into our commercials after we discovered that young people are embracing techno." With a marketing campaign targeting under-35s, Ford used "Detroit Techno" as a print ad slogan and chose Model 500's " | 75,633 | wow-train |
Hi. I was adopted. Tell me something interesting about yourself. | Adoption
Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal adoptions permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities, along with filiation, from the biological parent or parents.
In many jurisdictions the adopted person's full original birth certificate is cancelled and replaced with a fabricated post-adoption birth certificate which states that the child was born to the adoptive parents. This deception, where carried out, may continue with the adopted person for | it was also an alias that Sermon briefly adopted at the time for this particular album. In regards to the meaning, he stated:
"The name is something I came up with when I was watching the [coverage of the] death of JFK Jr. They [were] talking about him and his family and his mom came up, and then Aristotle came up. Then I read something on him, about four or five pages. And it was interesting to me, about how he was, how spiritual he | 75,634 | wow-train |
Do you like mystery novels like Agatha Christie's?
oh I love mystery novels but I don't know much about those | Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer. She is known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Christie also wrote the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, "The Mousetrap", and, under the pen name Mary Westmacott, six romances. In 1971 she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order | a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, Kaminsky was asked about his work on "Nero Wolfe":
I ended up writing the last episode, "Immune to Murder," based on one of Rex Stout's short stories. I thought it was a terrific series, by the way. I don't know for sure why it didn't continue. I love the Nero Wolfe/Archie Goodwin novels. I just loved listening to those characters in my mind talking to each other …
Timothy Hutton is | 75,635 | wow-train |
I am a parent of 5 kids. Do you have any children? | 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 | ". He said, "parents who grew up in the late '50s and '60s will get a kick out of the musical tributes to the music of those eras and perhaps listen along with their kids during a family fun time extravaganza." Geoffrey Himes of the "Baltimore City Paper" said "How do little kids respond to this record? I wouldn't know; there aren't any little kids in my house. You don't have to be a parent to enjoy the killer hooks and lush harmonies on | 75,636 | wow-train |
Pugs are so crazy adorable! My Aunt and Uncle have two; Norman and Lewis. They are super adorable as puppies!
I agree that they are pretty adorable, with those little wrinkly and muzzled faces.
Yes! Their faces are so squishy. They are my favorite of small dog breeds. Norman, the older one, got so fat he couldn't breathe though.
I'm sorry to hear that. I really like the fine glossy coat of the pugs and also the range of colors that they can have.
He lost weight and was much better but Pugs do have a tendency to get chunky but my Uncle fed him too many treats and human food. Yes, they own a fawn color and Lewis, the puppy, is black. I like the fawn color coat.
That's good to hear that he survived. I also like how well their muscles usually develop.
Yes, he's doing well but has to be on diet food. Its human's fault for feeding them stuff they shouldn't. How do their muscles develop?
I'm not familiar with the science behind the muscle development of pugs. But from looking at them I can say that modern pugs often have a compact form, deep chest, and developed muscles when they come of age.
I see what you mean. Yes, we always joke that they are one big muscle with how hard their bodies are. I often wonder how their faces got the smashed look. | century, Queen Victoria developed a passion for pugs which she passed on to other members of the Royal family.
Pugs are known for being sociable and gentle companion dogs. The American Kennel Club describes the breed's personality as "even-tempered and charming". Pugs remain popular into the twenty-first century, with some famous celebrity owners. A pug was judged Best in Show at the World Dog Show in 2004.
Description.
Description Physical characteristics.
While the pugs that are depicted in eighteenth century prints | Hot Steamy Glasses
Reception.
Shaenon Garrity criticises the manga's art saying, "The art is extremely crude, with stiff figures, ugly, wooden faces, and no backgrounds to speak of. Since there are only three characters, surely Tatsumi could have avoided making two of them look so confusingly similar". Briana Lawrence commends the manga's characters by saying, "All of the characters are unique and memorable in their own way. Takeo is so adorable and you can't help but root for the nerdy guy | 75,637 | wow-train |
Back bone is a skeletal part of the body
Yes, I sometimes get back pain. It's quite common.
What could be the cause of back pain?
There can be many causes, but the lumbar area is most often affected, becasue it supports the weight of the upper body.
What part of the body is the Lumber area ?
I think it's the lower part of the spine. Injury there can impact bowel function, walking, and anything to do with the lower half of the body.
OK that good! So are there any cure or remedy to back pain/ache | Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a key component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body. Acupuncture is a pseudoscience because the theories and practices of TCM are not based on scientific knowledge. There is a range of acupuncture variants which originated in different philosophies, and techniques vary depending on the country in which it is performed. It is most often used to attempt pain relief, though it is also recommended by acupuncturists for a wide range of other conditions. Acupuncture | lumbar area is the most common area for pain, as it supports most of the weight in the upper body. Episodes of back pain may be acute, sub-acute, or chronic depending on the duration. The pain may be characterized as a dull ache, shooting or piercing pain, or a burning sensation. Discomfort can radiate into the arms and hands as well as the legs or feet, and may include numbness, or weakness in the legs and arms.
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I love eating bananas they are delicious but i dont know much about them | Banana
A banana is an edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus "Musa". In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguishing them from dessert bananas. The fruit is variable in size, color, and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind, which may be green, yellow, red, purple, or brown when ripe. The fruits grow in | 8.6 out of 10, saying "There’s much to love about the Belcher children on "Bob’s Burgers". Heck, they are 2/3rds of the reason many people I know keep tuning in every week. But what really strikes me in episodes like tonight’s is how indefatigable they are. All three may be social pariahs with weird habits and attitudes, but they never let their lack of friends or good fortune get them down for very long."
The episode received a 1.1 rating and was watched by a | 75,639 | wow-train |
I've never really baked but it has always interested me. Do you bake much?
I can bake a few things, such as cookies and pies. I want to learn hos to bake a cake.
So do I! I wonder how long baking has been a thing!
Baking was developed during the Roman Empire, so thousands of years!
Wow, what did they bake all the way back then? | loved baked goods and demanded for them frequently for important occasions such as feasts and weddings etc. Due to the fame and desire that the art of baking received, around 300 BC, baking was introduced as an occupation and respectable profession for Romans. The bakers began to prepare bread at home in an oven, using mills to grind grain into the flour for their breads. The oncoming demand for baked goods vigorously continued and the first bakers' guild was established in 168 BC in Rome. This drastic appeal for baked goods promoted | Bakery
A bakery (also baker's shop or bake shop) is an establishment that produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cookies, cakes, pastries, and pies. Some retail bakeries are also cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises.
History.
Baked goods have been around for thousands of years. The art of baking was developed early during the Roman Empire. It was a highly famous art as Roman citizens | 75,640 | wow-train |
I'm tired and sore from riding horses all day. Hi, how are you?
Oh yes, I see you are already conversant with Equestrianism. It relates to the skill of riding, driving, steeplechasing or vaulting with horses.
Yes it can be all of that and more. My friend and I train them for shows and we ride them a lot too.
Yes, if we delve deeper we can describe it as the use of horses for sports especially the competitive ones, practical working purposes, transportation etc
She has a business training them for shows. I work for her so I don't make as much money.
Some level of work must be done with the horse as they are are trained and ridden for practical working purposes such as in police work
Yes a lot of hard work goes into it and they have to be treated right and not abused. They are also very smart animals. | police work or for controlling herd animals on a ranch. They are also used in competitive sports including dressage, endurance riding, eventing, reining, show jumping, tent pegging, vaulting, polo, horse racing, driving, and rodeo (see additional equestrian sports listed later in this article for more examples). Some popular forms of competition are grouped together at horse shows where horses perform in a wide variety of disciplines. Horses (and other equids such as mules) are used for non-competitive recreational riding such as | Equestrianism
Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), more often known as horse riding (British English) or horseback riding (American English), refers to the skill and sport of riding, driving, steeplechasing or vaulting with horses. This broad description includes the use of horses for practical working purposes, transportation, recreational activities, artistic or cultural exercises, and competitive sport.
Overview of equestrian activities.
Horses are trained and ridden for practical working purposes, such as in | 75,641 | wow-train |
I was thinking of getting myself a Lexus car. Have you ever seen one?
Yes, they are great cars.
I was really happy with my Toyota for a long time. Once I found out that Lexus is the luxury division of Toyota, I figured it was time to upgrade.
I use to own a Lexus. | Lexus
Lexus originated from a corporate project to develop a new premium sedan, code-named F1, which began in 1983 and culminated in the launch of the Lexus LS in 1989. Subsequently, the division added sedan, coupé, convertible and SUV models. Lexus did not exist as a brand in its home market until 2005, and all vehicles marketed internationally as Lexus from 1989 to 2005 were released in Japan under the Toyota marque and an equivalent model name. In 2005, a hybrid version of the RX crossover debuted | exposure made Noah an overnight star within the art community. Soon after, corporate clients like Lexus Motor Cars, Levi's Jeans and Toyota, were asking Noah to enhance their corporate collections and ad campaigns.
Noah had long since realized that "canvas was the ticket... It allowed [him] to spend a much time on a piece and generate income." Before long, though, Noah began painting on different surfaces: "I have come up with different avenues in my work, and I meet a lot of | 75,642 | wow-train |
Some people think hoarding behaviors are related to animal hording behaviors, like birds collecting items.
I didn't know that! That is really interesting. | Hoarding
Hoarding is a behavior where people or animals accumulate food or other items.
Animal behavior.
"Hoarding" and "caching" are common behaviors in many bird species as well as in rodents. Most animal caches are of food. However, some birds will also stingily collect other items, especially if the birds are pets. Magpies are infamous for hoarding items such as money and jewelry. (Contrary to popular belief, research suggests magpies are no more attracted to shiny things than other kinds of items. | problematic for the animal than if it were a scatter hoarder. While the hoard is much easier to remember the location of, these larger hoards must also be more staunchly defended.
Related behaviors.
- Guarding
Most species are particularly wary of onlooking individuals during caching and ensure that the cache locations are secret. Not all caches are concealed however, for example shrikes store prey items on thorns on branches in the open.
- Shared or individual hoarding
Although a small handful of species share food stores, food | 75,643 | wow-train |
Cross country skiing is racing over courses of varying lengths, do you ski?
I have ski'd before, and i loved it! when did the sport first start? | skiing for sport (and prizes) in the 18th century. Starting in the latter part of the 20th century, technique evolved from the striding in-track classic technique to include skate-skiing, which occurs on courses that have been groomed with wide lanes for those using the technique. At the same time, equipment evolved from skis and poles that were made of wood and other natural materials to comprising such man-made materials as fiberglass, carbon fiber, and polyethylene plastics.
Athletes train to achieve endurance, strength | Cross-country skiing (sport)
The sport of cross-country skiing encompasses a variety of formats for cross-country skiing races over courses of varying lengths according to rules sanctioned by the International Ski Federation and by various national organizations, such as the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and Cross Country Ski Canada. International competitions include the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, and at the Winter Olympic Games. Such races occur over homologated, groomed courses designed to support classic | 75,644 | wow-train |
A random fact is that carrots are a domesticated form of a wild carrot
what is the difference? | Carrot
The carrot ("Daucus carota" subsp. "sativus") is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist. Carrots are a domesticated form of the wild carrot, "Daucus carota", native to Europe and southwestern Asia. The plant probably originated in Persia and was originally cultivated for its leaves and seeds. The most commonly eaten part of the plant is the taproot, although the stems and leaves are eaten as well. The | Daucus carota
Daucus carota, whose common names include wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, and Queen Anne's lace (North America), is a white, flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate regions of Europe and southwest Asia, and naturalized to North America and Australia.
Domesticated carrots are cultivars of a subspecies, "Daucus carota" subsp. "sativus".
Description.
The wild carrot is a herbaceous, somewhat variable biennial plant that grows between tall, and | 75,645 | wow-train |
orthodontics arent something ive dealt with before | Orthodontics
Etymology.
"Orthodontics" is derived from the Greek "orthos" ("correct", "straight") and "-odont" ("tooth").
History.
The history of orthodontics has been intimately linked with the history of dentistry for more than 2,000 years. Dentistry had its origins as a part of medicine. According to the American Association of Orthodontists, archaeologists have discovered mummified ancients with metal bands wrapped around individual teeth.
Malocclusion is not a disease, but abnormal alignment of | called the brand fanaticism "something that was stumbled upon," while Ive explained in 2014 that "People have an incredibly personal relationship" with Apple's products. Apple Store openings and new product releases can draw crowds of hundreds, with some waiting in line as much as a day before the opening. The opening of New York City's Fifth Avenue "Cube" store in 2006 became the setting of a marriage proposal, and had visitors from Europe who flew in for the event. In June 2017, a newlywed | 75,646 | wow-train |
I have blond hair. | Blond
Blond or fair hair is a hair color characterized by low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin. The resultant visible hue depends on various factors, but always has some yellowish color. The color can be from the very pale blond (caused by a patchy, scarce distribution of pigment) to reddish "strawberry" blond or golden-brownish ("sandy") blond colors (the latter with more eumelanin). Because hair color tends to darken with age, natural blond hair is generally rare in adulthood. Naturally | it to be a fluke that "we all have blond hair; even when we got Aaron & Michael in the band, they had blond hair. I think somebody was trying to tell us something."
Discography.
- "Blonz" (1990)
See also.
- List of glam metal bands and artists | 75,647 | wow-train |
Hi ! I am going to adopt a pet from the animal shelter soon. I believe I would like a dog | Pet adoption
Pet adoption is the process of taking responsibility for a pet that a previous owner has abandoned or released to a shelter or rescue organization. Common sources for adoptable pets are animal shelters and rescue groups. Some organizations give adopters ownership of the pet, while others use a guardianship model wherein the organization retains some control over the animal's future use or care.
Also available is online pet adoption. These sites have databases of pets being housed by thousands of animal shelters and rescue groups, and are searchable by | preference would be to get a shelter dog, but, obviously, a lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me. So – so whether we're going to be able to balance those two things, I think, is a pressing issue on the Obama household."
George Stephanopoulos asked Obama on television in early January what kind of dog they would get, and when, saying that he was passing on a question from Obama's daughters who were sitting in the control room. Obama said, "They seem to | 75,648 | wow-train |
I love cooking in innovative ways ! At home or camping... cooking is fun.
Really? What kind of things do you enjoy making?
I enjoy making foods with different techniques and ingredients such as grilling outdoors or baking indoors. I'm always ready to make party food or family luncheons.
I would sure love to try the food you make. What kinds of things do you bake? | and other food establishments. Cooking can also occur through chemical reactions without the presence of heat, such as in ceviche, a traditional South American dish where fish is cooked with the acids in lemon or lime juice.
Preparing food with heat or fire is an activity unique to humans. It may have started around 2 million years ago, though archaeological evidence for it reaches no more than 1 million years ago.
The expansion of agriculture, commerce, trade, and transportation between civilizations in different regions offered cooks many new | his contributions, Taylor stated, "I love the way George makes his things. His take on pop music is really impressive, really 'up my alley'. I just really enjoy how he approaches music, and it seemed like it was really in line with what kind of music I was into at the time, and what I was hoping to do myself."
The resulting recordings differed from Taylor's work with Grizzly Bear, with Taylor noting, "It's just such different music. Which is what | 75,649 | wow-train |
The louvre always seemed like a cool place to visit
It is the largest art museum in Paris.
I bet it is the busiest too, seems super popular.
It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine.
Oh really? isnt it a giant glass pyramid above ground too?
I believe so, they have over 38,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century there.
Wow thats ridiculous, i wonder how it got even close to the tens of thousands
No idea but in 2016 7.3 million people visited.
Wow i can imagine its super hard to get into at any time of year | million visitors.
The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built as the Louvre castle in the late 12th to 13th century under Philip II. Remnants of the fortress are visible in the basement of the museum. Due to urban expansion, the fortress eventually lost its defensive function, and in 1546 Francis I converted it into the main residence of the French Kings. The building was extended many times to form the present Louvre Palace. In 1682, Louis XIV chose the Palace of Versailles for his household | Louvre
The Louvre (), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is the world's largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris, France. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement (district or ward). Approximately 38,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited over an area of 72,735 square metres (782,910 square feet). In 2018, the Louvre was the world's most visited art museum, receiving 10.2 | 75,650 | wow-train |
im a vet, Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of animals
How long did it take you to become a vet?
well im still learning but 4 years. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide.
What kind of things does a Veterinarian do day to day?
well today it is practiced, both with and without professional supervision.. on a daily basis it can change at the drop of a hat
Do you like being a vet or do you think you should of become a human doctor? | such as veterinary nurses or technicians. This can be augmented by other paraprofessionals with specific specialisms such as animal physiotherapy or dentistry, and species relevant roles such as farriers.
Veterinary science helps human health through the monitoring and control of zoonotic disease (infectious disease transmitted from non-human animals to humans), food safety, and indirectly through human applications from basic medical research. They also help to maintain food supply through livestock health monitoring and treatment, and mental health by keeping pets healthy and long living. Veterinary scientists often | Veterinary medicine
Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal species, both domesticated and wild, with a wide range of conditions which can affect different species.
Veterinary medicine is widely practiced, both with and without professional supervision. Professional care is most often led by a veterinary physician (also known as a vet, veterinary surgeon or veterinarian), but also by paraveterinary workers | 75,651 | wow-train |
I love tacos partially because they can be eaten without a fork or anything.
I love tacos too! My favorite are ground beef tacos with a soft shell. What kind of toppings do you usually eat with your tacos? | Taco
A taco (, , ) is a traditional Mexican dish consisting of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables, and cheese, allowing great versatility and variety. Tacos are generally eaten without utensils, often garnished with salsa, chili pepper, avocado, guacamole, cilantro (coriander), tomatoes, onions, and lettuce.
Etymology.
The origins of the taco are not | Frybread
Frybread (also spelled fry bread) is a flat dough bread, fried or deep-fried in oil, shortening, or lard. Made with simple ingredients, frybread can be eaten alone or with various toppings such as honey, jam, powdered sugar, venison, or beef. Frybread can also be made into tacos, like Navajo tacos.
History.
According to Navajo tradition, frybread was created in 1864 using the flour, sugar, salt and lard that was given to them by the United States | 75,652 | wow-train |
Just found out I'm allergic to dust mites! The main species are cosmopolitan pyroglphids but I call them House dust mites.
I've always heard of them but don't know much about them.
they are so gross - they feed on skin flakes from people and pets, and sometimes mold.
That does sound nasty, can people see them? Or are they microscopic?
they are so small and have translucent bodies so they are barely visible to most people
Is there a way to get rid of them or reduce them? I'm wondering if they cause some of my family's allergy problems
Allergies are so bad and can cause red, itchy eyes and rashes, sneezing, face swelling - is that what your family has?. So hard to treat them.
Not all the time but yes. It's hard to pinpoint allergies because theres so many causes | Allergy
Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, are a number of conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment. These diseases include hay fever, food allergies, atopic dermatitis, allergic asthma, and anaphylaxis. Symptoms may include red eyes, an itchy rash, sneezing, a runny nose, shortness of breath, or swelling. Food intolerances and food poisoning are separate conditions.
Common allergens include pollen and certain food. Metals and other substances may also cause problems. Food, | of birds and animals. These mites are largely parasitic and consume blood, skin and keratin. Dust mites, which feed mostly on dead skin and hair shed from humans instead of consuming them from the organism directly, evolved from these parasitic ancestors.
Parasitic mites sometimes infest insects. "Varroa destructor" attaches to the body of honey bees, and "Acarapis woodi" (family Tarsonemidae) lives in their tracheae. Hundreds of species are associated with other bees, mostly poorly described. They attach to bees in a variety | 75,653 | wow-train |
I enjoy swimming in my pool. I find it's not only fun for recreation, but also great for exercise. Do you like to swim?
Neat! Do you have a diving board? I like swimming, especially when there are other people around to hang out with! | Swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs, the body, or both. Humans can hold their breath underwater and undertake rudimentary locomotive swimming within weeks of birth, as a survival response.
Swimming is consistently among the top public recreational activities, and in some countries, swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the educational curriculum. As a formalized sport, swimming features in a range of | title is pretty self-explanatory. I think there's a lot of time we go out or we do things and we don't feel the way that we project, you know, that we wanna look like we feel..." In a Beats 1 interview with Zane Lowe, Williams also said regarding the song: "I hate phoniness. It's not fun to be around, it's not fun to do yourself. But then there are these moments in your life where you're professional and you have to have | 75,654 | wow-train |
I'm a huge fan of the Grateful Dead! Have you heard any of their music? They formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California.
yes, with jerry garcia | Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, country, jazz, bluegrass, blues, gospel, and psychedelic rock; for live performances of lengthy instrumental jams; and for its devoted fan base, known as "Deadheads". "Their music", writes Lenny Kaye, "touches on ground that most other groups don't even know exists". These various influences were | he attended, including Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton and Fountain Valley School in Colorado, where he met future Grateful Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow.
Career.
On New Year's Eve, 1963, 16-year-old Weir and another underage friend were wandering the back alleys of Palo Alto, looking for a club that would admit them, when they heard banjo music. They followed the music to its source, Dana Morgan's Music Store. Here, a young Jerry Garcia, oblivious to the date, was | 75,655 | wow-train |
I just want a McDonald's burger right now! Love fast food
I wish you would have told me! I just dropped off my husband at work and we went and got a mcdonals cheeseburger!
It's so good! No wonder it's the world's largest restaurant chain
I really enjoy their chicken nuggets and spicy buffalo sauce! its making my mouth water again, just talking about it
Do you like KFC? Also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken
Their chicken is a little greasy, ubut its ok I guess. | KFC
KFC, also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is an American fast food restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, that specializes in fried chicken. It is the world's second-largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's, with 22,621 locations globally in 136 countries . The chain is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, a restaurant company that also owns the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and WingStreet chains.
KFC was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders, an entrepreneur who began selling fried | Wilson told me she wanted me to come in and just be my fun, sassy self, be strong, be sassy, do what you always do." Minshew screen tested with Josh Duhamel (ex-Leo du Pres), stating:Love him, love him, love him. Wish I got a chance to work with him! Oh my God. I really think he helped me with my screen test because he was so present for me, so charming and so touchy-feely. He was right there | 75,656 | wow-train |
Do you like baseball at all? I'm very close to the Baltimore Orioles. I think it's so cool that they moved from St. Louis in 1953 after the team wasn't doing well.
Oh I never knew they moved haha, I don't follow baseball too closely, are they a super successful team | and the "Birds".
The Orioles experienced their greatest success from 1966 to 1983, when they made six World Series appearances, winning three of them (1966, 1970, 1983). This era of the club featured several future Hall of Famers who would later be inducted representing the Orioles, such as third baseman Brooks Robinson, outfielder Frank Robinson, starting pitcher Jim Palmer, first baseman Eddie Murray, shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., and manager Earl Weaver. The Orioles have won a total of nine division championships ( | knew how it was and they weren't so interested, so it was another flop. But I think it's good. Maybe the songs are too much alike, too short and after 10 songs you think, 'Oh, that's it?!' But I do like that album and I'm not ashamed that I did it.'"
In 1998 the commercially successful and critically acclaimed Ayreon album "Into the Electric Castle" was released. It is still currently considered one of the best albums in Lucassen | 75,657 | wow-train |
I love cooking Italian cuisine. I took a class in Italy.
Wow that's awesome! I'd love to be able to cook authentic Italian food. It's some of my favorite kinds of cuisine.
It is so tasty and one of the most poplar in the world. People like to copy it, and I understand why.
Oh yeah, I don't blame them. Italian cuisine is a great inspiration for all kinds of cooking techniques and experimentation.
It took centuries to develop Italian cuisine. Someone was working very hard on a good thing.
I'm curious as to how much Italian food evolved over time. What were the first iterations of the dishes we know today like? | the 19th century, the cuisine can claim traceable roots as far back as the 4th century BCE. Food and culture were very important at that time as we can see from the cookbook (Apicius) which dates back to first century BC. Through the centuries, neighbouring regions, conquerors, high-profile chefs, political upheaval, and the discovery of the New World have influenced its development. Italian food started to form after the fall of the Roman Empire, when different cities began to separate and form their own traditions. | about sake, Nakata stated, "People recognise brands of wine but not usually brands of sake. There is a lack of information and branding when it comes to sake. That’s why I thought I needed to create a brand that people can recognise and understand. My purpose is to expand the market for all sake not just my own. You can pair any type of cuisine with sake. It can go with French, Italian, even Chinese food, not just Japanese cuisine."
Outside football Media.
Having | 75,658 | wow-train |
My nephew is going to a doctor's appointment tomorrow as a further consultation about whether or not he is on the autism spectrum. I'm worried for him. I'm interested in finding out more about it. What can you tell me? | Autism
Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties with social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. Parents usually notice signs during the first three years of their child's life. These signs often develop gradually, though some children with autism reach their developmental milestones at a normal pace before worsening.
Autism is associated with a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Risk factors during pregnancy include certain infections, such as rubella, toxins including valproic acid, alcohol, cocaine, pesticides and air pollution, fetal | parties. One reportedly interested club was capital club Paris Saint-Germain.
The striker was quoted as saying: ""I know that this is going to get sorted out but I can't tell you when. If we talk about (the) 15 July (deadline)...I'm not worried about that.""
Marseille's president, Pape Diouf, echoed Koné's comments, stating: ""Ultimatums not only fail to impress me, but they also never provide a solution. Now, concerning Baki, | 75,659 | wow-train |
i would love to go to hawaii on vacation
So have I, It looks beautiful. Hawaii is the only state that is surrounded by water.
Im so jealous of the natives over there! must be a whole different world | Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; ) is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States, having received statehood on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is the only U.S. state geographically located in Oceania, although it is governed as a part of North America, and the only one composed entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean.
The state encompasses nearly the entire volcanic Hawaiian archipelago, which comprises hundreds of islands spread over . At | a much more mature sound and much more mature lyrics, and she always has the greatest ideas. She's hyper-aware of pop culture".
The costumes and looks for each of the different women were chosen by Spears and Kahn. The scenes in the sauna were suggested by Kahn, as a response to the attacks Spears received over the years about her weight. He stated, "I knew that the whole world would be watching, so I wanted something in there that stated, 'This is Britney, | 75,660 | wow-train |
Do you like swimming? I like to swim but I am never very fast
I do like swimming. Actually too swimming lessons to get better at it. Have you ever taken lessons?
I never took lessons, I taught myself as a child actually! | technique and confidence. Children were traditionally viewed not to be able to swim independently until 4 years of age,
but infant swimming lessons are now recommended to prevent drowning. There are many different ways of learning to swim with swimming lessons. There are community centre lessons, semi-private lessons and private lessons.
Infant swimming lessons.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC} recommends swimming lessons for children from 1–4, along with other precautionary measures to prevent drowning. In 2010, the American Academy of | the girl who always let people do better than me, the girl who never dared to do anything. With these things , I have learned that you will get nowhere if you do not believe in yourself and always do your best, people are not aware of your inner, they see what you do and with that they obtain an opinion about you. Today I have taken lessons from it and with a smile on my lips I can say I am proud of who I am."
Biography 2015: Miss Universe Sweden | 75,661 | wow-train |
It would be so sad to help someone with alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence
Yeah but im glad their are people that are willing to help
It would be hard to help someone that drinks a large amount of alcohol over time and can't stop. I couldn't imagine seeing someone go through the withdrawal of it
Yeah I agree it would have to be tough, | strongly desired, usage results in not fulfilling responsibilities, usage results in social problems, usage results in health problems, usage results in risky situations, withdrawal occurs when stopping, and alcohol tolerance has occurred with use. Risky situations include drinking and driving or having unsafe sex, among other things. Alcohol use can affect all parts of the body, but it particularly affects the brain, heart, liver, pancreas and immune system. This can result in mental illness, Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome, irregular heartbeat, an impaired immune | as abuse or neglect, can heavily impact someone making them develop with psychological issues that can lead to bigger problems.
Aside from this, a need for attention or a feel good sensation can ultimately cause this behavior. A prime example of this would be addiction to drugs or alcohol. In the beginning stages, people have the tendency to ease their way into these unhealthy behaviors because it gives them a pleasurable sensation. However, as time goes on, it becomes a habit that they can not stop and they begin to | 75,662 | wow-train |
I love to watch tennis and golf on TV. Do you ever play the sport in singles or doubles?
I have played some tennis with friends. Tried both singles and doubles. I prefer singles so we don't get in each other's way.
Cool, I enjoy the doubles match. I always do my best to play the ball so the opponent can't return it. Points for the win!
That works if you have a good system down. I was always running into my Doubles partner, lol. | gain a point, while the opposite player will.
Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. During most of the | thing to do so that Moody could enjoy the full taste of victory, an obvious allusion to Moody's retirement from the 1933 U.S. final. Moody said, "I was very sorry about Helen's ankle. But it couldn't be helped, could it? I thought there was nothing I could do but get it over as quickly as possible." In total, Jacobs lost 14 of the 15 career singles matches she played against Moody.
Jacobs won three Grand Slam women's doubles titles and one in mixed doubles | 75,663 | wow-train |
I love reading books and learning new ideas
Me too, I really love finding new books at the library
Yes I used to love going to the library for books and newspapers as a child but never do now
It seems that many books are available in electronic form now
Yes it is amazing how books have evolved from scrolls and leaves to parchment, papyrus, paper and now electronic.
They used to be so rare, but now books are accessible to many | Public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also civil servants.
There are five fundamental characteristics shared by public libraries: they are generally supported by taxes (usually local, though any level of government can and may contribute); they are governed by a board to serve the public interest; they are open to all, and every community member can access the | of books, and another small collection specifically for Syed Qutb. If Syed never had the money, he would tell him that I don't have the money now, so let me borrow it and I'll give it you next time you come around. And Amsaalih would let him do that. At the age of 12, he had his own library collection of 25 books, even though books were really expensive during that time. He would imitate the scholars by reading the books, and then give lectures to the rest | 75,664 | wow-train |
My wife loves seafood, but i dont eat it because im allergic
Seafood is usually composed of fish and shellfish. Are you allergic to both?
Im allergic to shellfish. I just dont like fish lol
Molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms are all types of shellfish and allergies do seem to be quite common. It's a shame you don't like fish it is usually healthy.
yea, its usually in a lot of diets that I look up, but Ive never like them. I even hated my pet goldfish when I was younger | known as aquaculture or fish farming (in the case of fish). Seafood is often colloquially distinguished from meat, although it is still animal in nature and is excluded from a vegetarian diet, as decided by groups like the Vegetarian Society after confusion surrounding pescetarianism. Seafood is an important source of (animal) protein in many diets around the world, especially in coastal areas.
Most of the seafood harvest is consumed by humans, but a significant proportion is used as fish food to farm other fish or rear farm animals | List of types of seafood
The following is a list of types of seafood. Seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans. It prominently includes fish, shellfish, and roe. Shellfish include various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Historically, sea mammals such as whales and dolphins have been consumed as food, though that happens to a lesser extent in modern times. Edible sea plants, such as some seaweeds and microalgae, are widely eaten as seafood around the world, especially in Asia | 75,665 | wow-train |
i used to play the violin when i was in elementary school | Violin
The violin, sometimes known as a fiddle, is a wooden string instrument in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and highest-pitched instrument in the family in regular use. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino piccolo and the kit violin, but these are virtually unused. The violin typically has four strings, usually tuned in perfect fifths with notes G3, D4, A4, E5, and is most commonly played by drawing a bow across its | from Giuseppina's work, their social status benefited when Pietro became primo violino at Cairo's Khedivial Opera House, and the family bought a two-storey house.
At 10 months old, Iolanda caught an eye infection and had to wear bandages for 40 days. Her father would play lullabies on the violin to soothe her. She underwent eye operations between the ages of three and five. Having to wear glasses throughout elementary school, for which she was bullied, she later recalled: "I was enough of it, | 75,666 | wow-train |
I have been taking piano lessons since I was 5. | 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 | Award-winning musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", and received positive reviews. Referring to his performance as a chorister in a high school production of the same musical, Macchio said, "I was known as the 'Dancing Kid,' not that I was all that great. But I had been dancing since the age of three, taking lessons at the June Claire School of Dance in Babylon, Long Island." Since the mid-1990s, Macchio's film appearances have been occasional cameo or supporting | 75,667 | wow-train |
My grandmother uses crocheting to make the most beautiful pieces of clothing. Do you like crochet?
I do. It's actually from the French term which means 'small hook'.
Wow, that's interesting! I didn't know that. There are a few differences between crocheting and knitting, including the way you keep the stitch during the manufacturing process.
I have a preference for hand knitting. It looks more elegant using needles.
I agree, and I think that the style showcases the artist's talent and workmanship skills. | family crests of Japan.
Workmanship in society.
Workmanship is considered to have been a valued human attribute even in prehistoric times. In the opinion of the economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen, the sense of workmanship is probably the single most important attribute governing the material well being of a people, with only the parental instinct coming a close second.
There have however been periods in history where workmanship was looked down on; for example in Classical Greece and Ancient Rome, where it had become associated with slavery. This | the height of a knit stitch in the same yarn size and comparable diameter tools, and a double crochet stitch is about four times the height of a knit stitch.
While most crochet is made with a hook, there is also a method of crocheting with a knitting loom. This is called "loomchet". Slip stitch crochet is very similar to knitting. Each stitch in slip stitch crochet is formed the same way as a knit or purl stitch which is then bound off. A person working in slip stitch crochet | 75,668 | wow-train |
I will be moving to Kentucky soon to go to college! Have you ever been there?
No, I've never been to the commonwealth of Kentucky before but I really want to.
Why is Kentucky called a commonwealth? What does that mean?
A commonwealth, like Kentucky, is basically an independent community.
I see. How long has Kentucky been a commonwealth?
I think as long as Kentucky has been a state in the United States.
Very interesting! Is there anything in particular that is unique about the state? | Kentucky
Kentucky ( ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the "State of Kentucky" in the law creating it, "(because in Kentucky's first constitution, the name state was used)" Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky split from it and became the 15th state to | of costly environmental studies, and thereby enabling the KYTC to upgrade the parkways to I-69 as soon as funding becomes available. Technically, the Commonwealth of Kentucky could request a waiver from the AASHTO that would allow the state to apply the I-69 designation to its parkways before upgrades are completed, but this would only be able to have been done if adjoining segments in Tennessee or Indiana are completed first.
The Purchase Parkway has been designated as future I-69, but the route could not be signed as I-69 until several interchanges, including | 75,669 | wow-train |
I have always wanted a pot-bellied pig. Do you know much about them?
The Vietnamese pot-bellied pig are unfortunately endangered!
I heard that. It is funny, up until the 1970s there were plenty of them in Vietnam. The count was up to 2 million!
Oh wow! The pot bellied pig used to be depicted in Vietnamese paintings as a symbol of wealth and happiness
Yes, and I believe the used to be used for their meat. Apparently the flavor is considered excellent. | Vietnamese Pot-bellied
Vietnamese Pot-bellied is the exonym for the Lon I () or I pig, an endangered traditional Vietnamese breed of small domestic pig.
The I is uniformly black and has short legs and a low-hanging belly, from which the name derives.The I is reared for meat. It is slow-growing, but the meat has good flavour. The I was depicted in the traditional Đông Hồ paintings of Bắc Ninh province as a symbol of happiness, satiety and wealth. | of interest in Vietnamese pot bellied pigs during the 1980s and 1990s with the current number of unwanted pigs. They have noted that many customers were misled by pig breeders about the size the pigs would reach, and became unable to care for the full grown pigs. The first two pigs entered the sanctuary in June 2001.
The pigs, which weigh up to , spend much of their time in wading pools or mud baths located on-site, and are fed two cups of grain and a portion of hay each day | 75,670 | wow-train |
Hello. What is your favorite color? I like blue. It's one of the three primary colors in painting.
I personally like green but I think it varies based on my mood.
Color psychology is actually the study of hues as a determinant of behavior
what does that mean? | Color psychology
"color psychology"' is the study of hues as a determinant of human behavior. Color influences perceptions that are not obvious, such as the taste of food. Colors can also enhance the effectiveness of placebos. For example, red or orange pills are generally used as stimulants. Color can indeed influence a person; however, it is important to remember that these effects differ between people. Factors such as gender, age, and culture can influence how an individual perceives color. For instance, heterosexual men | and a colour scheme was also determined based on the mood of each film, a particular scene and the personality of each individual character. In the Los Angeles Times Cristy Lytal observed: "For Yasuda, color is a storytelling tool that is every bit as powerful as words". In the article, Lytal quotes Yasuda, saying: "What I like best is when I am building up the colors in my head, thinking of how to get the tone worked out," and "Color has a meaning, and | 75,671 | wow-train |
I have just gotten into photography and I love it!
What type of pictures do you like to take?
I love taking pictures of my son. I am still learning and wondering if I need a better camera. What's your favorite camera?
Any camera with a good lens that focuses the light reflected really well, like Cannon perhaps
Is there anything else I need to look for in a camera?
Maybe something with 24 megapixels and a burst rate of 5 FPS would be good to start with
What about getting pictures developed? Should I go to Costco or do it online?
With Costco being the second largest retailer in the world, I'd say you can't go wrong by going there.
Do you know any good photo aps for my iphone? | IPhone
iPhone is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. All generations of the iPhone use Apple's iOS mobile operating system software. The first-generation iPhone was released on June 29, 2007, and multiple new hardware iterations with new iOS releases have been released since.
The user interface is built around the device's multi-touch screen, including a virtual keyboard. The iPhone has Wi-Fi and can connect to cellular networks. An iPhone can take photos, play music, send and receive | Ford noted:
I don't give 'em a lot of film to play with. In fact, Eastman used to complain that I exposed so little film. I do cut in the camera. Otherwise, if you give them a lot of film 'the committee' takes over. They start juggling scenes around and taking out this and putting in that. They can't do it with my pictures. I cut in the camera and that's it. There's not a lot of film left on the floor when | 75,672 | wow-train |
Hi there, we lived in Virginia when I was growing up, one of the original 13 colonies! Are you familiar with Virginia?
Not really. Who discovered Virginia?
It was first documented by Spanish explorers that reached the area in the 1500s, when it was occupied by Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Siouan people.
Interesting. What is Virginia known for? | History of Virginia
The History of Virginia begins with documentation by the first Spanish explorers to reach the area in the 1500s, when it was occupied chiefly by Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Siouan peoples. After a failed English attempt to colonize Virginia in the 1580s by Walter Raleigh, permanent English colonization began in Virginia with Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. The Virginia Company colony was looking for gold but failed and the colonists could barely feed themselves. The famine during the harsh winter of 1609 forced the colonists to eat leather from | Historic sites within the Albemarle Region are identified along the Historic Albemarle Tour.
Albemarle Region History.
This waterway-rich region was inhabited for thousands of years by various cultures of indigenous peoples. By the historic period of European contact, the coastal area was occupied primarily by Algonquian-speaking tribes. The other two major language families of historic tribes in the state were Siouan languages and Iroquoian languages.
After European contact, the area which is now northeastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia was one of the first in North America | 75,673 | wow-train |
Whisky is fun to drink! I wonder what it's made from. Do you know?
Yes, I certainly do! It is made from a fermented grain mash that is distilled.
Fermented grain mash? What is that? | Whisky
Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Various grains (which may be malted) are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged in wooden casks, generally made of charred white oak.
Whisky is a strictly regulated spirit worldwide with many classes and types. The typical unifying characteristics of the different classes and types are the fermentation of grains, distillation, and aging in wooden barrels.
Etymology.
The | humans are the only species known to produce alcoholic drinks intentionally.
Fermented drinks.
Fermented drinks Beer.
Beer is a beverage fermented from grain mash. It is typically made from barley or a blend of several grains and flavored with hops. Most beer is naturally carbonated as part of the fermentation process. If the fermented mash is distilled, then the drink becomes a spirit. In the Andean region, the most common beer is chicha, made from grain or fruits. Beer is the most consumed alcoholic beverage in the | 75,674 | wow-train |
I love going to the farmer's market. I haven't in a long time, but I used to buy raw milk there straight from the farmer.
Why is it called farmers market.Does it mean its exclusive to farmers only? | Farmers' market
A farmers' market is a physical retail marketplace intended to sell foods directly by farmers to consumers. Farmers' markets may be indoors or outdoors and typically consist of booths, tables or stands where farmers sell their homegrown produce, live animals and plants, and sometimes prepared foods and beverages. Farmers' markets exist in many countries worldwide and reflect the local culture and economy. The size of the market may be just a few stalls or it may be as large as several city blocks. Due to their | the farmers at this point. Although he seems to have been supportive of Ivar Aasen and friendly towards farmers (in the peasant-novels), he later denounced this, and stated in 1899 that there was limits to a farmer's cultivation. "I can draw a line on the wall. The farmer can cultivate himself to this level, and no more", he wrote in 1899. Rumour has it that he had been insulted by a farmer at some point, and uttered the statement in sheer anger. In | 75,675 | wow-train |
Walmart is a one stop shop market. | used as slang to describe everything from Web sites to TV shows where people can find most of what they need, including information, in one place.
UK local government.
Local authorities in the United Kingdom use the term to describe the facility they offer for their residents to discuss and arrange services with officers of the authority. They are promoted on the idea that they provide a single point of contact but they are also designed from a security point of view to restrict public access to the town (city, etc | response to the outcry, New England-based CVS Pharmacy and Tedeschi Food Shops banned their stores from carrying the issue. Also refusing to sell the issue were
Walgreens;
Rite-Aid and Kmart; Roche Bros. and Stop & Shop;
H-E-B and Walmart;
7-Eleven;
Hy-Vee, Rutter's Farm, and United Supermarkets;
Cumberland Farms and Market Basket;
and Shaw's.
Boston mayor Thomas Menino sent a letter to "Rolling Stone" publisher Jann Wenner | 75,676 | wow-train |
I have a family that is very tall.
The development of height can serve as an indicator of nutritional quality and health! So that might say something about your family.
We do exercise and eat right every day.
That is very important. Are you very tall yourself then?
Yes, I am over six feet tall.
Are you active in any sports? Height can actually significantly influence success in some sports.
Yes, I play basketball as well as tennis. | Greater visibility
- Lower resting metabolic rate
- Lower heart rate
- Less likely to become dehydrated
- Longer limbs and torso produce a larger blocking area (important for Goalkeepers)
Amateur wrestling.
Height can be both helpful and detrimental in wrestling. Since taller people have more bone mass, they will generally be slightly weaker than shorter people in the same weight class. This difference is made up in part by their longer arms, which allow them a longer reach and easier cradle. Long legs are detrimental | parity and have young girls know that they have the capacity to be leaders and yes Beauty Equates to Leadership. I am a leader with my own style. Am I changing the dynamics of leadership? Yes I am and this is so important to me. We have had enough of the conventional stalled leadership that has existed for so long and very rarely worked. It is time for a revolution. You can be young, pretty, intelligent, do things the right way and be an Authentic Leader," she said. | 75,677 | wow-train |
I am my parents only child, no siblings, either biological or adopted.
hmmmm....does that have any freaky side effects?
It relates to applied only to those individuals who have never had siblings
right, but what effect has that had on you as a person?
Well,I wish I had a Siblings play a unique role in one another’s lives that simulates the companionship of parents
uh huh. so being an only child has made you a little off, huh? haha | Only child
An only child is a person with no siblings, either biological or adopted.
Children who have half-siblings or step-siblings, either living at the same house or a different house - especially those who were born considerably later - may have a similar family environment to only children, as may children who have much younger siblings from both of the same parents (generally ten or more years).
Overview.
Throughout history, only children were relatively uncommon. From around the middle of the | the biological child of his parents, that he had elder siblings in China, even that his real surname was not ‘Chan’.
He asked Alex Law and me if we would be interested in filming his belated discovery of his real family background. We were of course intrigued, and agreed to fly to Australia with him to meet his father. I had never made a documentary before, and had no real idea of what to expect. We didn’t even have any clear idea of what we would do with | 75,678 | wow-train |
Do you know much about parrots? My dad used to have one when I was a kid.
Was his a companion parrot that interacts abundantly with their human?
He interacted alright! Dad would wake up at night and the bird would be sitting on his chest talking to him! | 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 | Jr. also recalls his mother washing baseball uniforms for his youth team and talking at home about baseball all day. Asked what he would say about his father, the Hall of Fame member said: "When my dad asked me to be always a number one, I always kept that on my mind. I think I didn't disappoint him ... I wanted him to be proud of me, and I know he definitely was. That's the achievement of my life."
According to baseball historian Javier González, | 75,679 | wow-train |
Hockey is my favorite sport and the detroit red wings are my favorite team. Do you watch hockey?
Yes, I love hockey, it's my favorite sport as well. The Detroit Red Wings are a very historical team, having won 11 total Stanley Cup championships.
Yes they have, I dont think any other team has won as many as they have. Have they? | championships of any NHL franchise based in the United States (11) and are third overall in total Stanley Cup championships, behind the Montreal Canadiens (24) and Toronto Maple Leafs (13). The Wings played their home games at Joe Louis Arena from 1979 until 2017, after playing for 52 years in Olympia Stadium. They moved into the new Little Caesars Arena beginning with the 2017–18 season. The Red Wings are one of the most popular and successful franchises in the NHL; fans and sports commentators refer to the Detroit | watch the way Bill Berg plays. Look at him working in the corners, not being afraid to get his nose dirty, and doing all of the little things.’ Berg became one of my favorite players to watch after that because of the effort he put, and how he never took a night off. I feel like I have taken a similar approach to working hard and being confident to do whatever is asked of me." Kyle celebrated his day with the Stanley Cup from the Detroit Red Wings in Caledon, | 75,680 | wow-train |
I just ot back from wava store i got a cookies and cream milkshake! it was heaven i love milkshakes, do you like them? | milk; the term for a coffee ice cream (or coffee syrup) and milk-based beverage has the name "coffee cabinet" in Rhode Island. The term shake may be used more generally to refer to "any" cold beverage involving milk. Many food places such as McDonald's avoid the term "milkshake" on their menus in favor of the term "shake".
Full-service restaurants, soda fountains, and diners usually prepare and mix the shake "by hand" from scoops of ice cream | need you to do it. Can you come this weekend? Can you come down?' I stayed a couple extra days and she came through. Two, three days later I got a verse back that was just stupid."
Songz then addressed Minaj directly, stating, "I fell in love with you. When I heard the verse, I was like, 'Oh my shit, I love her. She killed it.'" Minaj also stated that she had been asked several times when she would | 75,681 | wow-train |
I wish I had more time to try and catch fish
oh you like fishing? my wife gave me a fishing gear but i never had a chance or time to use it
I love fishing, it is so nice to be out in the nature and wild and try and catch fish
i agree with it. it is relaxing. do you do it for sport or you catch fish to eat?
I just do it for recreation, I am not sure I could cook up the fish I catch and eat them ha
i guess it depends on what you catch :) | Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping. “Fishing” may include catching aquatic animals other than fish, such as molluscs, cephalopods, crustaceans, and echinoderms. The term is not normally applied to catching farmed fish, or to aquatic mammals, such as whales where the term whaling is more appropriate. In addition to being caught to be eaten, fish are caught as recreational | through Oxford:
For a few days I amused myself with Pablo Fanque fishing in the Isis. Pablo was a very expert angler, and would usually catch as many fish as five or six of us within sight of him put together. This suggested a curious device. You must know that Pablo is a coloured man. One of the Oxonians, with more love for angling than skill, thought there must be something captivating in the complexion of Pablo. He resolved to try. One morning, going down to the river | 75,682 | wow-train |
Last time i visited Seattle, I went to the Pike Place Market and saw the flying fish
I always wanted to visit Seattle. However, I live on the east coast.
You should visit. In 2016, Seattle was the fastest growing major US city. There is a lot to see and do in Seattle.
Yes, so I have heard. I believe Grey's Anatomy was filmed there. | port in North America in terms of container handling .
The Seattle area was inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequently known as the Denny Party, arrived from Illinois via Portland, Oregon, on the schooner "Exact" at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. The settlement was moved to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay and named "Seattle" in 1852, in honor of Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish | which are made out of sugar and jelly. Yoo plans to retire in either Seattle or Portland but also likes California. On the same interview when asked "How often do you look in the mirror every day?" He replied that "The only time I look at myself in the mirror is when I come out from shower."
In his spare time Yoo likes to visit websites of National Basketball Association, Gmail and Seattle Mariners's official website. He also enjoy reading "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" | 75,683 | wow-train |
Hey, I don't know much about crotchet sewing but I do think it looks pretty cool.
You create fabric by interlocking loops of threads or yarn.
That sounds interesting. Do you know anybody that knows how to crochet?
Crocheting is fun. The name derives from French. My sister enjoys doing it.
That's awesome! I didn't know that. How long does it usually take to finish a piece?
Crochet are made of different materials. So, it depends on what material you use and your free time.
That makes sense. It does look like it can vary in texture. I does seem like it can be time consuming but relaxing. | , while knitting keeps a large number of stitches open at a time. (Variant forms such as Tunisian crochet and broomstick lace keep multiple crochet stitches open at a time.)
Etymology.
The word crochet is derived from the Old French "crochet", a diminutive of "croche", in turn from the Germanic "croc", both meaning "hook". It was used in 17th-century French lace making, "crochetage" designating a stitch used to join separate pieces of lace, and " | David Hodges, who had just departed from their band Evanescence in late 2003. She said, "I didn't know that he (Moody) wasn't with Evanescence anymore," Clarkson said. "I just really liked their vibe and I thought it might be cool to work with one of them. So I just randomly asked people I work with, 'Hey, do you think that he'd work with me?' And then I found out that he kind of split and that's what he's doing | 75,684 | wow-train |
I like Armadillos, we have a lot of them in my state, they are actually mammals
O really? What state do you live in?
I live in Arkansas, unfortunately you see more of them dead as roadkill then alive
That's typically how we see them in Florida as well. Are they nocturnal?
Yes they are and they are native to the Americas
So do they get hit because drivers can't see them? Or are the wandering during daylight and they themselves can't see because the light is so bright?
Usually they are hit at night
I wish something could be done to help them. | diverged some 35 million years ago, much more recently than previously assumed.
Distribution.
Like all of the Xenarthra lineages, armadillos originated in South America. Due to the continent's former isolation, they were confined there for most of the Cenozoic. The recent formation of the Isthmus of Panama allowed a few members of the family to migrate northward into southern North America by the early Pleistocene, as part of the Great American Interchange. (Some of their much larger cingulate relatives, the pampatheres and chlamyphorid glyptodonts, made | rather, they are themselves textual invaders, and part of "The Simpsons" parodic attack on ads involves revealing their hiding places in other texts."
A real-life journalist named Reid, who Gray interviewed for his book, states that "Girly Edition" mirrors well how some journalists actually work. She said the episode shows "the ludicrous nature of, you know, what we do in a lot of things. The kids news with Bart and Lisa: I mean, you see them do really stupid stories | 75,685 | wow-train |
It's Saturday night, so you know what that means! Bottoms up!
True that! Are you celebrating anything tonight with a drink?
Nothing really, it's just a weekly thing for me, although I did just finish my accounting final project, so there is that.
You should celebrate with a drink! I find it hilarious that nearly every civilization has independently discovered the processes of making beer, wine and spirits.
I always wonder how that happened, like did they eat some spoiled fruit one day and think, "you know what, this tastes good, and it kinda makes me feel all warm and fuzzy."
Haha exactly! I really think that is how it happened. You know, they have found residue of a fermented grape drink in a jug from 7000–6650 BC?
That's news to me. I don't know if jug wine compares to a nice Napa wine, but it would be nice of those old recipes survived.
Napa wine is pretty good, but it is so juvenile compared to wine from Italy that goes back centuries! I mean, Napa was first made a city in 1872.
Napa's only been a city since 1872, but there's been people working the land long before that, although some was surely turned up during the Gold Rush. | Napa Valley AVA
Napa Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Napa County in California's Wine Country. Napa Valley is considered one of the premier wine regions in the world. Records of commercial wine production in the region date back to the nineteenth century, but premium wine production dates back only to the 1960s.
The combination of Mediterranean climate, geography and geology of the region are conducive to growing quality wine grapes. John Patchett established the Napa Valley's first commercial vineyard in 1858. In 1861 Charles Krug | thing about being a 17-year-old songwriter is that you're embarrassed - you're never going to write a song saying, 'These are my feelings, I love you.' So I was trying to find some semi-veiled language that conveyed something to somebody somehow but which didn't really say anything up front. It's a slightly naïve song, a little obscure. I don't even know what it means." Thompson added: "I had to sing it at my own mother's funeral. It | 75,686 | wow-train |
Do you enjoy painting? I love how you can express art with painting in many different forms!
I do actually! I have canvases and an acrylic paint set that I use quite frequently.
That's awesome! I think acrylics are usually preferred since they dry fast on canvas!
Yes. Much better than watercolors or oil paint in my opinion. | Oil painting
Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil. The choice of oil imparts a range of properties to the oil paint, such as the amount of yellowing or drying time. Certain differences, depending on the oil, are also visible in the sheen of the paints. An artist might use several different oils in the same painting depending on specific pigments and effects | fundamentally white supremacist institution despite all our nice friends."
In an interview in Artnet Schutz is asked "Could you have foreseen that you were stepping on a third rail by treating this explosive subject? If so, what made it necessary to paint Emmett Till specifically?" Schutz responded "Yes, for many reasons. The anger surrounding this painting is real and I understand that. It's a problematic painting and I knew that getting into it. I do think that it is better to try to engage something extremely | 75,687 | wow-train |
My dad drive a taxi cab when I was a kid
It's quite a noble profession, conveying passengers between locations of their choice all day, very useful for people too.
I just remember the cab was yellow and dad always worked long hours in the city
That does seem typical of the profession. Taxicab is an interesting word, it's actually a combination of the words taximeter and cabriolet.
I never knew that what else do you know about a taxicab?
Well I know the taxicab system of New York began around 1907, when Harry Nathaniel Allen imported 600 taxicabs from France.
Oh wow is that where cabs originated? | from London, where the word was in use by early 1907. "Taxicab" is a compound word formed from contractions of "taximeter" and "cabriolet". "Taximeter" is an adaptation of the German word "taxameter", which was itself a variant of the earlier German word "Taxanom". "Taxe" (pronounced "tax-eh") is a German word meaning "tax", "charge", or "scale of charges". The Medieval Latin word "taxa" also means | too. A lot of the other cars had massive cabs, mine featured a much smaller cab and my car was the first to feature spring boxes for weight jacking. It was a rush to get it ready for Hednesford and I'd had no help from my dad until right at the last minute when I was struggling to get the car finished in time. We managed to get it down to Hednesford the day before for some practice but that didn't go too well as we had a misfire. We managed to cure | 75,688 | wow-train |
An allergy is caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system
Tell me about it! Mold really gets to me.
According to the CDC, "mold can cause excessive exposure to mold-contaminated materials can cause adverse health effects in susceptible persons"
That's certainly true. There is mold where I work and sometimes it reeks all kinds of havoc on me.
hen mold spores are present in abnormally high quantities, they can present especially hazardous health risks to humans
Well how do you get rid of mold? | When the temperature, moisture, and available nutrient conditions are correct, the spores can form into new mold colonies where they are deposited. There are many types of mold, but all require moisture and a food source for growth.
Health effects.
Mold are ubiquitous, and mold spores are a common component of household and workplace dust. In large amounts they can be a health hazard to humans, potentially causing allergic reactions and respiratory problems.
Health effects Mycotoxins.
Some mold produce mycotoxins, chemical components of their | Possible Health Effects in the Aftermath of Hurricanes and Major Floods,' that "excessive exposure to mold-contaminated materials can cause adverse health effects in susceptible persons regardless of the type of mold or the extent of contamination." When mold spores are present in abnormally high quantities, they can present especially hazardous health risks to humans after prolonged exposure, including allergic reactions or poisoning by mycotoxins, or causing fungal infection (mycosis).
Health effects.
Studies have shown that people who are atopic (sensitive), already | 75,689 | wow-train |
My father drives a Honda Civic. Are you a fan of the car? | Honda
Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than 14 million internal combustion engines each year. Honda became the second-largest Japanese automobile manufacturer in 2001. Honda was the eighth largest automobile manufacturer in the world in 2015.
Honda was the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to release a dedicated luxury brand, Acura, in 1986. Aside from their core automobile and motorcycle businesses, Honda also manufactures garden equipment | three world championships with Belgian rider Eddy Lejeune.
Electric and alternative fuel vehicles.
Electric and alternative fuel vehicles Compressed natural gas.
The Honda Civic GX was for a long time the only purpose-built natural gas vehicle (NGV) commercially available in some parts of the U.S. The Honda Civic GX first appeared in 1998 as a factory-modified Civic LX that had been designed to run exclusively on compressed natural gas. The car looks and drives just like a contemporary Honda Civic LX, but does not run on gasoline | 75,690 | wow-train |
Hi! I really enjoy singing in the choir for the Southern Baptist Convention.
I have heard of it. It's a Christian based church in the south . Is it Georgia?
Yes it is! I am not sure how long it had been around though.
it's been around a long time , since before the Civil War when southern Baptists split with northern baptists over slavery I bleieve
Wow, that sounds like it was a long time ago. I wonder who founded it. | United States who split with northern Baptists over the issue of slavery, specifically whether Southern slave owners could serve as missionaries. After the American Civil War, another split occurred when most freedmen set up independent black congregations, regional associations, and state and national conventions, such as the National Baptist Convention, which became the second-largest Baptist convention by the end of the 19th century.
Since the 1940s, the Southern Baptist Convention has shifted from some of its regional and historical identification. Especially since the late 20th century, | a deer in headlights. I'm so happy for him. It's one thing to get your first win here, but it's another when you can appreciate how special it is to win here. I think Paul certainly has that."
Although Stewart was leading the race near the end, he had to pit for fuel. Stewart, who finished sixth, said, "I'm really happy for Paul Menard. Paul's been around this place for a long time, been here since he was a kid | 75,691 | wow-train |
I work at the museum and it's really fascinating.
I'm sure it is do you learn a lot at work?
I have certain knowledge I need to present to people every day but from time to time I have new material too and the Museum about historical, cultural or scientific artifacts.
That's cool I hope that that job is very fulfilling for you!
Yes and some museums serve researchers and specialists too, some only serve general public.
That's good so you serve the general public? | the general public. The goal of serving researchers is increasingly shifting to serving the general public.
There are many types of museums, including art museums, natural history museums, science museums, war museums, and children's museums. Amongst the world's largest and most visited museums are the Louvre in Paris, the National Museum of China in Beijing, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the British Museum and National Gallery in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and Vatican Museums in Vatican City | at the time explained, "You have to get at least three hours of school in every day. So whenever I'm on a break, I go to school. It's really intense because I have to get a lot done in short periods. And it's hard because if they need you back on the set, they pull you away every twenty minutes. If you're writing an essay and suddenly get inspired, you've got to stop and go back to work." Many exterior shots were filmed in | 75,692 | wow-train |
When did heavy metal music begin? | Heavy metal music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock, and acid rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. The genre's lyrics and performance styles are sometimes associated with aggression and machismo.
In 1968, three of the genre's | new audiences to metal music, and established fans to new bands, especially new Australian acts.
In 1990, youth broadcaster Triple J introduced the heavy music program "3 Hours of Power" to its formatting. Originally hosted by Helen Razer, then Francis Leach and, from 1998, by Costa Zouliou, the show began to gradually introduce more and more Australian acts into its playlists, although it wasn't until late in Leach's tenure with the show did it begin to move away from heavier alternative music towards a clearly | 75,693 | wow-train |
Mental health
It is said that mental health can involve many things, among them the ability to enjoy life and create balance between activities.
I dont feel like myself lately. Do you ever feel like this?
Yes, I do. : ) Are you having some indication of mental illness?
Yeah, that's exactly it. I don't feel like I have any balance now. How do I make it better?
This depends on what is affecting you. If you are suffering from depression, I suggest that you get outside more. The symptoms vary widely between differing disorders.
Well I feel different from the way I usually do. So yeah, maybe.
Are you sleeping more or less often than normal?
Hm... yeah maybe just a change of scenery will help. I heard that exercise can help also. Any other suggestions? | Self-help
Self-help or self-improvement is a self-guided improvement—economically, intellectually, or emotionally—often with a substantial psychological basis. Many different self-help group programs exist, each with its own focus, techniques, associated beliefs, proponents and in some cases, leaders. Concepts and terms originating in self-help culture and Twelve-Step culture, such as recovery, dysfunctional families, and codependency have become firmly integrated in mainstream language.
Self-help often utilizes publicly available | Sunday Mirror", Flanagan commented: "When I'm acting, I like things to feel real, and I didn't like Rosie's bitchiness. I didn't enjoy playing that kind of character. She went through a phase of being such a catty girl. As an actress you do the best job you can, but I didn't enjoy it because it didn't feel real. I always said to myself that I was going to leave when I turned 21. For me, the show represents my childhood, | 75,694 | wow-train |
I'm a Kindergarten teacher. I love teaching young children how to read and socially connect with other children. | Kindergarten
Kindergarten (, ; from German , literally meaning 'garden for the children') is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally created in the late 18th century in Bavaria and Strasbourg to serve children whose parents both worked outside home. The term was coined by the German Friedrich Fröbel, whose approach globally influenced early-years education. Today, the term is used in many countries | prevent children from pursuing their own propensities for learning and intellectual growth. It can therefore be assumed that if teachers want their students to engage with the educational process and employ their natural curiosities for knowledge, teachers must be aware of how their reactions to young children and the stresses of teaching influence this process.
On education and teacher education The role of teacher education to cultivate the professional classroom teacher.
Dewey's passions for teaching—a natural love for working with young children, a natural propensity to inquire about the subjects, | 75,695 | wow-train |
I just got back from McDonald's a little while ago. Girlfriend wanted to get a large coke for her headache. They didn't have large cups!
Well they do serve over 69 million customers daily. You cant expect them to always have large cups when they serve that many people.
I absolutely should be able to expect that. They can't cost more than a couple pennies to make, right?
Wrong, besides most of their money comes from rent, royalties, and fees paid by the franchisees. The food is not their only source of income.
Seven cents to make the cup itself, which is what I talked about. Their food may not be their only source of income, but it's definitely their highest profit margin area.
The founders Richard and Maurice McDonald are probably rolling in their grave. How dare you slander their restaurant?
Because I don't care about their restaurant, lol. They're a business that sells food. Nothing wrong with that. But it ain't a "restaurant."
Wrong, it's a restaurant that started out as a hot dog stand in Monrovia, California.
You really enjoy saying the word wrong. Are you at all concerned about how that might make other perceive you as pretentious? | its original headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois, but moved its global headquarters to Chicago in early 2018.
McDonald's is the world's largest restaurant chain by revenue, serving over 69 million customers daily in over 100 countries across 37,855 outlets as of 2018. Although McDonald's is best known for its hamburgers, cheeseburgers and french fries, they also feature chicken products, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, wraps, and desserts. In response to changing consumer tastes and a negative backlash because of the unhealthiness of their | roles that probably they feel bigger than life and a little over-the-top. I mean, I do go for it a bit as an actor, I must admit."
Oscar and Tony Award-winning actor Al Pacino, when asked if he overacts, said: "Well, all actors do, in a way. You know what they say: in the theater you have to reach the balcony." Pacino suggested that directors serve to rein in screen performances that are too large.
Reactions | 75,696 | wow-train |
I'm so into circuit courts!
Really? Are you a lawyer of some kind or just like cases?
no, i just like to read about courts and stuff. I just learned the core concept of circuit courts requires judges to travel to different locales
Interesting! I did not know that. So, do they actually travel or was that just originally what they did? | Circuit court
Circuit courts are court systems in several common law jurisdictions. The core concept of circuit courts requires judges to travel to different locales to ensure wide visibility and understanding of cases in a region. More generally, some modern circuit courts may also refer to a court that merely holds trials for cases of multiple locations in some rotation.
History.
King Henry II instituted the custom of having judges ride the circuit each year to hear cases, rather than requiring every citizen to bring their cases to London (see | what they want, then I add stuff as needed after that, like extra horns or whatever… I'm usually working on other thangs, you know what I mean? I don't have time to sit there and coach somebody that just already knows what to do, and that's the kind of people I usually work with… I don't want to sit there like a babysitter." Gibbs also spoke about how the album was recorded over three years, saying: "We two different guys, man. I | 75,697 | wow-train |
I've always thought shellfish were ancient, like they have been around since the dinosaurs or something.
I bet shellfish back then were much larger than they are now. T-rex was just a glorified reptile after all.
It sort of validates my theory because shellfish are part the crustacean family and they have been around for 8 millennia.
The sea is vast, so it's there are plenty undiscovered shell fish probably in the deep ocean.
That is very interesting. Believe it or not but many varieties of shellfish are closely related to insects and arachnids(spiders), making them close to the main classes of Arthropodas.
Hold on! How is that even possible. Shellfish don't even have legs like insects of any kind. | Arthropod
An arthropod (, from Greek "arthron", "joint" and "pous", "foot" (gen. ποδός)) is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages. Arthropods form the phylum Euarthropoda, which includes insects, arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans. The term Arthropoda as originally proposed refers to a proposed grouping of Euarthropods and the phylum Onychophora.
Arthropods are characterized by their jointed limbs and cuticle made of chitin, often | poet, and of the sheepskin-costume appropriate for much of what was surrounding him.
"I am no sheep, I am no dog, No Councillor, and no shellfish – I have remained a wolf, my heart And all my fangs are wolfish."
Section XIII takes the traveller to Paderborn. In the morning mist a crucifix appears. The ‘poor jewish cousin’ had even less good fortune than Heine, since the kindly Censor had at least held back from having him crucified – until now, | 75,698 | wow-train |
Have you ever had a near death experience? they are super scary
I've never had one but I read about them. They typically involve some type of detachment from the body.
Yeah, that seems so crazy to me, I would not enjoy that, I would rather just die
It seems like it is totally normal and neurologists think it is bodily multi-sensory integration.
that sounds complex, I know many people equate it with a religious exprience
Yes, some people do equate it with a transcendental or religious experience.
I have heard my family tell similar stories in the past | explain NDEs. Neuroscience research suggests that an NDE is a subjective phenomenon resulting from "disturbed bodily multisensory integration" that occurs during life-threatening events.
Etymology.
The equivalent French term "expérience de mort imminente" (experience of imminent death) was proposed by the French psychologist and epistemologist Victor Egger as a result of discussions in the 1890s among philosophers and psychologists concerning climbers' stories of the panoramic life review during falls. In 1892 a series of subjective observations by workers falling from scaffolds, war soldiers who suffered | her social media. She added, "Yeah but i'm solving it. i just have to take one last hit. it sucks, but i'd rather not make fans suffer thru more unexplained drama. theres some srsly fucked up and crazy shit going behind the scenes in my career this whole time i've never spoken of to protect myself legally. [sic]" She later revealed on an Instagram post that she would eventually be releasing two albums, and that "they would be separated by a period of | 75,699 | wow-train |
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