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I'm a track and field athlete! It's so much fun to run, jump and throw things!
That's kind of nice.. I'm jealous, I wish I was in that kind of shape. What exactly do you do?
Our events are held at a local stadium with a track and grass field for the jumping and throwing events. I enjoy the running the most!
I actually do a bit of running myself, although just to stay in shape, and I'm not crazy good at it yet. So, what's something more specific about this track and field stuff you could tell me?
There are a few jumping events that I participate in, including the long jump, triple jump and pole vault. As for throwing, I participate in the shot put, javelin and discus events!
This is all really broad to me.. anything you can tell me to help narrow it down? | hurdling, are won by the athlete with the fastest time. The jumping and throwing events are won by the athlete who achieves the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon consisting of ten events. In these, | , “I just love this country so much and I would never have been able to be where I am if I wasn't in America so we decided to come up with this track. I just want people to know that I love my country, this is home. Even though I wasn't born here, I'm so proud to be here” She also stated, “People have kind of forgotten that working hard is huge, and that's what you need to do to get where you want. You | 75,700 | wow-train |
Seems a lot of people have been covering Radio Heads "Creep" lately and I love it!
Yes, i love that song. When was it made?
They released the song in 1992, for me that seems like yesterday.
Who is the lead singer of Radio Head? | Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon-on-Thames in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards), brothers Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Greenwood (bass), Ed O'Brien (guitar, backing vocals) and Philip Selway (drums, percussion). They have worked with producer Nigel Godrich and cover artist Stanley Donwood since 1994.
After signing to EMI in 1991, Radiohead released their debut single "Creep | 'm coming, today I'm also going... Perhaps I'll stay, yesterday that wasn't for me, today I need endless love") but still adamant that they know what's best for them ("No-one can tell me what is best... and who is best... because I know exactly"). The song is a mainstay of Nena's live concerts and seems to be particularly popular with female fans although it is not uncommon for Nena to interrupt her performance of the song, apparently to laugh | 75,701 | wow-train |
I love to sing! Specifically I really enjoy performing any jazz styles as a soloist! How about you?
I love to sing too. It is so fun
Yeah! I love the singers that don't use any accompaniment of instruments. They are so talented!
Yes I think it usually sounds good as long as they have a great voice. | perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument (as in art song or some jazz styles) up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music and religious music styles such as gospel, traditional music styles, world music, jazz, blues, gazal and popular music styles such as pop, rock, electronic dance music and filmi (film songs).
Singing can be formal or informal, arranged or improvised. It may be | but it's not a love song. It's about almost teenage crushes — when you're not in love yet but you really like a guy — which I'm really excited about because I don't think there are too many out like that. It's very much a dance type song. It will make you get up and dance and sing along in your car."
The song opens with Black singing "When I talk, you listen, I like that/When you listen, you smile and I | 75,702 | wow-train |
I never went to church so I was never that familiar with choir or chorus.
same neither was i
Choral music is what it is called as well.
oh yea? im not much of a church goer so i wouldnt know
I'll tell you then. It is music that is written specifically for ensembles to perform.
oh ok thats cool | Choir
A choir (; also known as a quire, chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which spans from the medieval era to the present, or popular music repertoire. Most choirs are led by a conductor, who leads the performances with arm and face gestures.
A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus | , "It never really was me." In 2006, Earnhardt told Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports: "We live in a country where you can speak freely and do as you may. I don't know (if) what that flag stands for is the same for me as it is the guy who might have it flying out there. I am not going to agree with everything everybody does all my life. So I don't have any control over it." Following the Charleston church shooting in 2015 | 75,703 | wow-train |
Hello, do you know that Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants?
That is the only thing I know on it. I am considering starting up, do you know what season is best? Glad I ran into you
just a little after winter, n gardens, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foliage,
Never would I of guessed that. Already you are giving me more help than my time wasted Gooogling
if you want to relax then consider gardening because it is considered by many people to be a relaxing activity.
You won't believe this but that is why I am starting it. I was meant to talk to you! Someone at the office told me I need to relax and my grandma actually recommended this, now I know why :)
You can actually plant fruit orchards, to long boulevard plantings with one or more different types of shrubs, trees,to even your common household vegetables
I wonder if I need a lot of land or I can work with what I have, do you know if that matters? Thanks for the tips friend | , trees, and herbaceous plants, to residential back gardens including lawns and foundation plantings, and to container gardens grown inside or outside. Gardening may be very specialized, with only one type of plant grown, or involve a large number of different plants in mixed plantings. It involves an active participation in the growing of plants, and tends to be labor-intensive, which differentiates it from farming or forestry.
History of gardening.
History of gardening Ancient times.
Forest gardening, a forest-based food production | coffers. As such, he is sorry to disappoint me, I am not entitled to a pension. I get a handout and I have to thank nicely and shut up. In the sequence of the disgusting nonsense that came out of your mouth, you were right about one thing. There is no university in the world which could teach you what human compassion is. No, sir. You are just a lost cause. And do you know what? I do not need to get excited by you either. Who | 75,704 | wow-train |
While I'm not exactly acrophobic, I don't really like heights much.
is that the extreme fear or phobia of heights?
That's the one! I can go upstairs, but put me high above the ground and I feel a little queasy. Are there many people like that, do you think? | Acrophobia
Acrophobia is an extreme or irrational fear or phobia of heights, especially when one is not particularly high up. It belongs to a category of specific phobias, called space and motion discomfort, that share both similar causes and options for treatment.
Most people experience a degree of natural fear when exposed to heights, known as the fear of falling. On the other hand, those who have little fear of such exposure are said to have a head for heights. A head for heights is advantageous for those hiking | cover: "Well, both of our other records are me on the cover, and I think it's cool to have that photo, you know, that people can look at and go, 'OK, that's who that is.' But I feel like, by now, they know who we are, and I wanted something really different. I didn't feel like we had to put a photo on the cover, I wanted it to be more mysterious and more about Evanescence itself, not just me | 75,705 | wow-train |
I hate snakes, they are carnivorous reptiles and they are nasty
If they are poisonous then I definitely fear them, but they look cool to me and don't seem so nasty to me like bugs and stuff. I respect your view though. | Snake
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes. Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side by side, and most have only one functional lung. Some species | attitude! I read the two pages, then got up and said, "Look, that's all the time I have. I have to go." Then, I walked out. While I was leaving I realized I’d never done anything like that before. How could I do that? I called my agent and said, "I really blew it. I was so rude and nasty to these people and they are never going to want me." But that’s what they wanted! They liked the | 75,706 | wow-train |
Alcoholism is a terrible disease that leaves scars for generations on families. | Alcoholism
Alcoholism, also known as alcohol use disorder (AUD), is a broad term for any drinking of alcohol that results in mental or physical health problems. The disorder was previously divided into two types: alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence. In a medical context, alcoholism is said to exist when two or more of the following conditions are present: a person drinks large amounts of alcohol over a long time period, has difficulty cutting down, acquiring and drinking alcohol takes up a great deal of time, alcohol is | , living conditions, hopelessness, alcoholism, and poverty reduced Ute populations drastically. While it is difficult to estimate moving populations, Dimick Huntington, an interpreter for the territorial government, estimated that there were perhaps 23,000 Native Americans in Utah in 1865. In 1872 he estimated the number at 10,000. While these numbers seem exaggerated to modern historians, it indicates that the period took a terrible toll on the Utes. Not everyone in those estimates died, many simply moved out of the territory, but the number of deaths by disease | 75,707 | wow-train |
I have three small dogs, Bimbo, Peggy, and Butternut. How about you? | Dog
The domestic dog ("Canis lupus familiaris" when considered a subspecies of the wolf or "Canis familiaris" when considered a distinct species) is a member of the genus "Canis" (canines), which forms part of the wolf-like canids, and is the most widely abundant terrestrial carnivore. The dog and the extant gray wolf are sister taxa as modern wolves are not closely related to the wolves that were first domesticated, which implies that the direct ancestor of the dog is extinct. The dog | -old German Shepherd, Bambi, or one of his other five dogs, and tell the children about dogs and how to care for them. He told this particular group of young people at Mount Hollywood Congregational Church how he made friends with dogs, and how dogs could help them make friends with other people.
"A dog has no politics or religion, so you can tell people about him freely, and when you have finished you have talked to them about themselves," Trimble said. "I can tell | 75,708 | wow-train |
I love cupcakes! I would so eat one right now
Cupcakes are great, they are small and designed to serve one person
i love chocolate cupcakes with chocolate sprinkles on top | and took their name from the cups they were baked in. This is the use of the name that has remained, and the name of "cupcake" is now given to any small, round cake that is about the size of a teacup. While English fairy cakes vary in size more than American cupcake, they are traditionally smaller and are rarely topped with elaborate icing.
The other kind of "cup cake" referred to a cake whose ingredients were measured by volume, using a standard-sized cup, instead | icing)
- Chocolate Covered Strawberry CupCakes (strawberry cake with chocolate icing)
- I Love You Cakes (chocolate cake with chocolate icing) - shaped like a heart
- ScaryCakes (chocolate cake with orange colored icing) - available during the Halloween time period
- HolidayCakes (yellow cake with vanilla icing & sprinkles)
- Shamrock CupCakes (chocolate cake with mint filling)
- Spring CupCakes (yellow cake with pink-colored, vanilla icing) | 75,709 | 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?
It is when various grains, such as barley or corn, are mixed with water and sugars and allowed to come in to contact with yeast. As it rots, it releases alcohol.
Oh, I see! That's weird! You wouldn't happen to know when whiskey was invented, would you? | word "whisky" (or "whiskey") is an anglicisation of the Classical Gaelic word (or ) meaning "water" (now written as in Modern Irish, and in Scottish Gaelic). Distilled alcohol was known in Latin as ("water of life"). This was translated into Old Irish as ("water of life"), which became in Irish and in Scottish Gaelic. Early forms of the word in English included "uskebeaghe" (1581), "usquebaugh" (1610), | 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 | 75,710 | wow-train |
Japan consists of 6,852 islands called a stratovolcanic archipelago.
Wow that is a lot of islands! Do you know which one is the biggest?
There are four that are the largest. They are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku. The make up 79% of Japans and area.
Oh yes I recognize the names now. What is the largest volcano on the island?
That I am unaware of, Honshu is the largest of all the islands and is the 7th largest island in the world.
Ok gotcha. Being an American, I always think of Hawaii when it comes to volcanoes and earthquakes- but Japan has its share also I guess.
Yes, they do. Japan is closer to Russia than any other country, even closer than Hawaii
Interesting. It would seem to me that they could work as allies if they wanted to at that close proximity. | Germany–Japan relations
The relations between Germany and Japan (, ) were officially established in 1861 with the first ambassadorial visit to Japan from Prussia (which predated the formation of the German Empire in 1866/1870). Japan modernized rapidly after the Meiji Restoration of 1867, often using German models through intense intellectual and cultural exchange. After 1900 Japan aligned itself with Britain, and Germany and Japan were enemies in World War I. Japan declared war on the German Empire in 1914 and seized key German possessions in China and the Pacific. | is a stratovolcanic archipelago consisting of about 6,852 islands. The four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which make up about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area and often are referred to as home islands. The country is divided into 47 prefectures in eight regions, with Hokkaido being the northernmost prefecture and Okinawa being the southernmost one. Japan is the 2nd most populous island country. The population of 126 million (2019) is the world's eleventh largest, of which 98.5% are ethnic Japanese | 75,711 | wow-train |
I work in telecommunications. Do you know anyone who works in that field?
I do not know anyone who works inthis field. Ive studied a little bit and I know that telecomm. is a way of sending words, pictures, sounds or any kind of info by wire, radio or other eletromagnetic systems.
Yes it can be a complicated process. Do you know how long it has been around?
I do not know how long it has been around. I know its been used in the 20th and 21st century
Not that long apparently since the 20th century wasn't that long ago. I enjoy the work though.
Im into the entertainment business I guess you can say, there are so many diff. forms of entertainment, i can please everyone.
Interesting, I don't know anyone who entertains!
I think I was motivated by watching Diff'rent strokes when I was a kid. Its ana merican show. It aired from 1978-1985. It was around for a while.
That is cool Well I hope you learn more about telecommunications one day! | communication usually involve electrical and electromagnetic technologies, such as telegraph, telephone, and teleprinter, networks, radio, microwave transmission, fiber optics, and communications satellites.
A revolution in wireless communication began in the first decade of the 20th century with the pioneering developments in radio communications by Guglielmo Marconi, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909, and other notable pioneering inventors and developers in the field of electrical and electronic telecommunications. These included Charles Wheatstone and Samuel Morse (inventors of the telegraph), Alexander Graham Bell | on the basis of the recommendation of his mentor Edward Caird to the Chair of Logic, Metaphysics, and Ethics at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Caird had written that "Watson is perhaps a man of the 'driest light' that I know. I do not know anyone who sees his way more clearly through any philosophical entanglements." He spent the remainder of his career at Queen's and died in Kingston on 27 January 1939. Among his works are "Kant and His English Critics", "Christianity | 75,712 | wow-train |
I love to eat Bagels! Interesting is that the bread originated in the Jewish communities in Poland!
I enjoy bagels too. How are they made?
It is shaped by hand in the form of a ring. Yeasted wheat dough is used, broiled and then baked
Oh I see. Are there different types of bread they use for bagels?
Yes, there are also whole-grain or rye bread that can be used
Are bagels a popular breakfast food? | population, many with alternative ways of making them. Like other bakery products, bagels are available (fresh or frozen, often in many flavors) in many major supermarkets in those cities.
The basic roll-with-a-hole design is hundreds of years old and has other practical advantages besides providing more even cooking and baking of the dough: The hole could be used to thread string or dowels through groups of bagels, allowing easier handling and transportation and more appealing seller displays.
History.
Linguist Leo | Bagel
A bagel ( '; ), also historically spelled beigel, is a bread product originating in the Jewish communities of Poland.
It is traditionally shaped by hand into the form of a ring from yeasted wheat dough, roughly hand-sized, that is first boiled for a short time in water and then baked. The result is a dense, chewy, doughy interior with a browned and sometimes crisp exterior. Bagels are often topped with seeds baked on the outer crust, with the traditional ones being poppy or | 75,713 | wow-train |
I have recently become a vegan. I feel very healthy with this lifestyle.
that's amazing, Veganism is both the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products
Yes, do you know when veganism became something that people decided to do? | 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 | be substantial if properly formulated and balanced.
Vegetarian vs. vegan diet.
Vegetarianism may be defined as the practice of consuming foods that are primarily derived from plants, with or without dairy products, eggs, and/or honey. Veganism is a subset of vegetarianism, in which all animal-derived food products are entirely excluded from the diet. Those who choose to practice veganism beyond vegetarianism typically do so because of moral, ethical, and animal welfare concerns. For this reason, people who practice veganism may wish to reflect their | 75,714 | wow-train |
I love painting my nails! Nail art is a creative way to decorate fingernails. Or toenails!
That sounds really fun. Do you need special brushes or equipment for nail art?
sometimes small decals or faux jewels are used in the decorations. Special equipment isn't always required though
I do love bling. What kind of designs and such can you do in such a small space. Nail art must be tiny! | Water marble nail
Water marble nails are a finger nail art technique involving dropping nail lacquers into clear water and creating a pattern on the water surface, the pattern is then transferred to the nails.
History.
The water marble nail technique was originally developed by professional nail technicians in Japanese nail salons. In the 1990s, it was popularized by commercial publications released by shopping centers in Chiba, Japan. In 2010, water marble nail art was adapted to use acrylic artificial nails and gels.
The water marble nail | 3D acrylic nail art is a polymer powder which is used with a monomer liquid to create designs.
To decorate the nails, manicurist use several tools such as:
- Nail dotters, also known as "dotting tools"
- Nail art brushes
- Stationery tape/ stickers
- Thin, colored striping tape
- Sponges (for gradient effects)
Do-it-yourself (DIY), is a new concept of doing nail art without the aid of experts or professionals.
Innovations.
Some | 75,715 | wow-train |
I'm seeing a therapist to improve my mental health. I don't think I have any really specific problems, but it helps to talk to someone.
World Health Organization says that mental health is subjective and perceived by self-efficacy and a few other things. Do you think just talking to a friend would help?
Possibly! Talking to anyone is pretty therapeutic. I think that just letting your feelings be known to others really lifts a burden from your mind.
I totally agree. Plus therapist take your money and never really give you advice. They have a way of getting you to answer your own questions. Do you think you are depressed or anxious? Those are very common issues in mental health.
I may have had some bouts with depression, but I don't think it was ever really serious. I'm married and my wife helps me with a lot of my issues. Some therapists are really good though, and offer valuable services to people that really need help.
I agree some can be helpful if the patient is willing to do the work and accept help. I myself have anxiety but I found my own ways to cope. Talking to one close friend really helps with my own mental health!
I think that's really the key - voicing your problems to a sympathetic person. That can make a huge difference in your stress management. | Well-being contributing factors
Well-being is a much-studied topic in psychology, especially positive psychology. Related concepts are eudaimonia, happiness, flourishing, quality of life, contentment, and meaningful life.
Theories.
Central theories are Diener's tripartite model of subjective well-being, Ryff's Six-factor Model of Psychological Well-being, Corey Keyes' work on flourishing, and Seligman's contributions to positive psychology and his theories on "authentic happiness" and P.E.R.M.A.
Positive psychology is concerned with | reprimanding people in their songs as everyone has different lives and different destinies. When asked if it is difficult to write about things like mental health, Suga responded,"We feel that people who have the platform to talk about those things really should talk more, because they say depression is something where you go to the hospital and you’re diagnosed, but you can’t really know until the doctor talks to you. [...] More and more, I think artists or celebrities who have a voice should talk about these problems and bring | 75,716 | wow-train |
do you like country music? I like it a good deal, but it seems to be a bit undefined sometimes | most popular in the morning commute.
The term "country music" is used today to describe many styles and subgenres. The origins of country music are found in the folk music of working class Americans, who blended popular songs, Irish and Celtic fiddle tunes, traditional English ballads, cowboy songs, and the musical traditions of various groups of European immigrants.
Origins.
Immigrants to the southern Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America brought the music and instruments of Europe along with them for nearly 300 years. Country music | relief, but I sometimes catch myself waiting for things to get hard again when she has a relapse. I always find her recurrences a bit stressful and not just form a technical view (i.e. wanting to make her condition looks authentic). I know it's acting, and it's not real, but when Sarah's having a recurrence I do feel a bit of what it must be like when something like MS changes you – and changes the way people relate to you." In November 2010 Sarah leaves Ferndale, | 75,717 | wow-train |
I work in a flower shop so I see a lot of different flowers. Which ones do you like the best?
A flower is also called a blossom or a bloom, I like roses
Roses are really pretty. What all kinds of roses do you like?
I like knockout roses and many flowers have evolved so they are attractive to animals
Really? That reminds me of that movie Bambi with the little skunk that smelled flowers all the time.
People use flowers to bring beauty to our environment
Yes I agree, houses look so nice and beautiful when it has a well grown flower garden. | contain sporangia and are the site where gametophytes develop. Many flowers have evolved to be attractive to animals, so as to cause them to be vectors for the transfer of pollen. After fertilization, the ovary of the flower develops into fruit containing seeds.
In addition to facilitating the reproduction of flowering plants, flowers have long been admired and used by humans to bring beauty to their environment, and also as objects of romance, ritual, religion, medicine and as a source of food.
Morphology.
Morphology Floral parts | costume).
2. Q2:"Hey Snoop! You're good with the ladies what can I do to keep my girl happy?"
- Snoop:"It's real simple. All you gotta do is get her some nice every day. Like look at what I do" (short movie with Snoop robbing a shop to get money for himself, candy and roses for his girls)
3. Q3:"Have you ever done any volunteer work?"
- Snoop:"Actually I have. I recently joined this big brother program to | 75,718 | wow-train |
A color intermediate between blue and red is purple
That's interesting. I didn't know that is what it's called. What else can you tell me?
unlike violet, which is a spectral color with its own wavelength on the visible spectrum of light, purple is a composite color made by combining red and blue.
I had no idea that violet was so different.
On the screens of computer monitors and television sets, a color which looks similar to violet is made, with the RGB color model
It's interesting how they can even get all the colors like that on screens with limited led colors
Interestingly,purple is the color most often associated with royalty, magic, mystery and piety.
Does it give off any emotional response? It does make sense it's associated with those things. | with eroticism, femininity, and seduction.
Purple was the color worn by Roman magistrates; it became the imperial color worn by the rulers of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, and later by Roman Catholic bishops. Similarly in Japan, the color is traditionally associated with the emperor and aristocracy.
Etymology and definitions.
The word 'purple' comes from the Old English word "purpul" which derives from Latin "purpura", in turn from the Greek ("porphura"), name of | Purple
Purple is a color intermediate between blue and red. It is similar to violet, but unlike violet, which is a spectral color with its own wavelength on the visible spectrum of light, purple is a secondary color made by combining red and blue. The complementary color of purple in the RYB color model is yellow.
According to surveys in Europe and North America, purple is the color most often associated with rarity, royalty, magic, mystery, and piety. When combined with pink, it is associated | 75,719 | wow-train |
birds are the most interesting pets of all. what can you tell me about parrots?
first there are some 393 species of birds
wow that is a crap ton. what is another interesting fact? | Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 393 species in 92 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ("true" parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots). Parrots have a generally pantropical distribution with several species inhabiting temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere, as well. The greatest diversity of parrots is in South America and Australasia.
Characteristic | snakes and chameleons, and birds including canaries, parakeets and parrots all finding a place.
Anthropomorphism is the innate psychological tendency to attribute human traits, emotions, and intentions to animals, and it is an important aspect of the way that people relate to animals such as pets.
However, mammals are the most popular pets in the Western world, with the most kept species being dogs, cats, and rabbits. For example, in America in 2012 there were some 78 million dogs, 86 million cats, and | 75,720 | wow-train |
I absolutely love the guitar and I'm slowly learning it. Do you like to listen to or play guitar? | Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the rock band Nirvana. He is remembered as one of the most iconic and influential rock musicians in the history of alternative music.
Born in Aberdeen, Washington, Cobain formed the band Nirvana with Krist Novoselic and Aaron Burckhard in 1987 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene which later became known as grunge. After signing | I love MUSIC. Period. If it's good, I'm going to listen to it, I'm going to play it and I'm going to be influenced by it—in one way or another. I grew up listening to absolutely everything and today, you will find [just that] in my collection. I like everything from En Vogue to Lamb of God."
Around 11 years old, Alicia taught herself how to play drums on her uncle's drum set by watching and listening to other drummers | 75,721 | wow-train |
Lightning McQueen is all about what?
Lightening McQueen is a character from the Pixar films Cars, cars 2 and cars 3. I've seen the first, but neither of the others, how about you?
Wow never knew about that, what's the pixer film about?
It's about cars and trucks having races. I think in cars 2 they compete in the World Grand Prix
So your saying its a type of motor Go sport,is it?
No I don't think so. The animated cars are racing at the World Grand Prix, but then Mater, a tow truck, becomes involved with international espionage. It's an animated film aimed at kids.
So its more or less a cartoon character ,is it?
Yes that's it. The world it's set in is full of anthropomorphic cars and vehicles, where the inanimate objects take on a lifelike character and personality. The first one was released in 2006.
OK ,is it a Walt Disney production? | Cars (film)
Cars is a 2006 American computer-animated road-comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed and co-written by John Lasseter from a screenplay by Dan Fogelman, it was Pixar's final independently-produced film before its purchase by Disney in May 2006. Set in a world populated entirely by anthropomorphic talking cars and other vehicles, the film stars the voices of Owen Wilson, Paul Newman (in his final acting role), Bonnie Hunt, Larry the | decides to stay with Rusteze. He does, however, arrange for Mater to ride in the Dinoco helicopter just like McQueen promised. The film ends with McQueen setting up his racing headquarters in Radiator Springs, thereby putting it back on the map.
Film series "Cars 2" (2011).
"Cars 2" is the twelfth film from Pixar. The story is about Lightning McQueen competing in the first World Grand Prix, a three-part race set in Japan, Italy and England that will determine the world's | 75,722 | wow-train |
I really respect the Human society which is a group that aims to stop cruelty to animals
People who are mean to animals should go to prison. | Humane society
A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. In many countries, the term is used mostly for societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals (SPCA). In the United Kingdom, it may also be a society that provides a waterways rescue, prevention, and recovery service, or that gives awards for the saving of human life (see: Royal Humane Society).
Australia.
The first Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( | these youngsters who live nearby', he said. I was happy and felt indebted to the youngsters for saving our lives. My friend added that these people really loved and respected the Sangai deer. They believed that killing the Sangai was an unpardonable sin. According to a Meitei legend, the Sangai are the link between humans and nature. So, killing us would mean breaking a bond. My friend informed me that people concerned about animals like us have formed a group. They teach others to protect animals, too.br | 75,723 | wow-train |
I like to work on beadwork when I have free time. It is the art of stringing beads together and sewing them to cloth.
oh wow that's awesome what can you make?
I use a loom to make embroidery patterns. I made a prairie house recently. Sometimes I sell my creations on the Internet.
what is a loom?
A loom is used for weaving. It holds the threads separate in order to assist with interweaving.
oh wow that's awesome does it take a long time
No, you get the hang of it pretty quickly. Other techniques include knitting and crocheting. I also know how to braid.
What types of braiding can you do? | Braid
A braid (also referred to as a plait) is a complex structure or pattern formed by interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as textile yarns, wire, or hair. The materials used have depended on the indigenous plants and animals available in the local area. Braids have been made for thousands of years, in many different cultures around the world, for a variety of uses.
The most simple and common version is a flat, solid, three-stranded structure. More complex patterns can | Beadwork
Beadwork is the art or craft of attaching beads to one another by stringing them with a sewing needle or beading needle and thread or thin wire, or sewing them to cloth. Beads come in a variety of materials, shapes and sizes. Beads are used to create jewelry or other articles of personal adornment; they are also used in wall hangings and sculpture and many other artworks.
Beadwork techniques are broadly divided into loom and off-loom weaving, stringing, bead embroidery, bead crochet, bead knitting, | 75,724 | wow-train |
I thought about being a lawyer once, but it seemed like it was too much arguing. | the interests of those who hire lawyers to perform legal services.
The role of the lawyer varies greatly across legal jurisdictions, and so it can be treated here in only the most general terms.
Terminology.
In practice, legal jurisdictions exercise their right to determine who is recognized as being a lawyer. As a result, the meaning of the term "lawyer" may vary from place to place. Some jurisdictions have two types of lawyers, barrister and solicitors, whilst others fuse the two. A barrister is | slightly distorted electric guitar lick running in the background, much like his New Radicals hit "You Get What You Give".
Cain once commented, "I heard [Gregg] on the demo and I thought, 'this is a great song and he's got a great voice'...but I wasn't sure about some of the lyrics at first. They seemed a little corny. But now I think it's a fantastic pop song that's fun and got a great feel to it. It's a song | 75,725 | wow-train |
well me about honda civic!
Well it is a line of cars made by Honda!
well alright but anything else you can tell me | Honda Civic
The is a line of cars manufactured by Honda. Originally a subcompact, the Civic has gone through several generational changes, becoming both larger and more upscale, moving into the compact car segment. EPA guidelines for vehicle size class stipulate a car having combined passenger and cargo room of is considered a mid-size car, and as such the tenth generation Civic sedan is technically a small-end mid-size car, although it still competes in the compact class. The Civic coupe is still considered a compact | don't really know what that even means. All we can go off is being on [the Honda Civic Tour] and seeing that people are getting into the new stuff, and that's the only way we can tell firsthand if things are going well or not." "It's a really weird time for music, and it's hard to tell where you stand, and all the things that used to tell you about your band have kind of gone away. So how you perceive yourself has changed," | 75,726 | wow-train |
I love carrots so much, they are delicious and known as "Daucus carota".
I love them as well aren't they good for your eyesight?
I'm pretty sure that is just a myth. They are usually orange but they come in purple and even red ones too.
Wow that is really interesting do you know how exactly do carrots grow?
Well they come from Persia and were cultivated from its leaves and seeds, then they go from there.
I would have never imagined they come from persia, i love eating them specially in salads
Neither would I! The most commonly eaten part is the taproot.
Yea the only think i dont like about carrots is that they are just so hard. | domestic carrot has been selectively bred for its greatly enlarged, more palatable, less woody-textured taproot.
The carrot is a biennial plant in the umbellifer family Apiaceae. At first, it grows a rosette of leaves while building up the enlarged taproot. Fast-growing cultivars mature within three months (90 days) of sowing the seed, while slower-maturing cultivars need a month longer (120 days). The roots contain high quantities of alpha- and beta-carotene, and are a good source of vitamin K | I really do love them and care about their well-being, so that when they are running into problems, they will hopefully, at some point, come to me and ask me, 'What is your peace all about? What is your comfort all about? Where do you get your love? Where do you get your talents?' And I can turn to them and say without blinking, 'Jesus Christ.'
In a 2018 interview with Michael Rosenbaum, Levi said, "I'm very spiritual | 75,727 | wow-train |
I have a siamese cat, recognized breeds of Asian cat
Is that the cat that has no hair? | Siamese cat
The Siamese cat is one of the first distinctly recognized breeds of Asian cat. Derived from the Wichianmat landrace, one of several varieties of cat native to Thailand (formerly known as Siam), the Siamese became one of the most popular breeds in Europe and North America in the 19th century. The carefully refined modern Siamese is characterized by blue almond-shaped eyes; a triangular head shape; large ears; an elongated, slender, and muscular body; and point colouration (aside from the colouration, it | gained acceptance also in CFA on February 7th, 2018, and has been welcome in their shows from May 1st, 2018. The CFA is the World Largest Registry of Pedigreed Cats and this new achievement is placing now the breed as globally recognized.
History.
The Khao Manee is an ancient cat breed comparable to the Siamese, Korat and other Thailand cat breeds. The Khao Manee is mentioned in the "Tamra Maew", or "Cat Book Poems", that as well mention the Siamese cat breed and other | 75,728 | wow-train |
Hi, do you like movies?
I love them do you like any particular genre?
I like history movies, have you watched The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)?
I've heard it
I haven't seen it but I would like to. It's about the French and Indian War.
That's crazy, what a battle that was, what do you know about Titanic the movie? I think it happened in the Indian ocean
I guess the two main pieces were about a third of a mile apart on the ocean floor!
Jeeze, that's a deep spooky place I never want to end up | of the passengers and crew would have also been distributed across the sea bed, but have been consumed by other organisms.
Many schemes have been proposed to raise "Titanic," including filling the wreck with ping-pong balls, injecting it with 180,000 tons of Vaseline, or using half a million tons of liquid nitrogen to encase it in an iceberg that would float to the surface. However, the wreck is too fragile to be raised and is now protected by a UNESCO convention.
Salvaging "Titanic". | film three stars out of four, claiming: "Movies like this do not grab you by the throat. You have to be receptive. The first time I saw "Chelsea Walls," in a stuffy room late at night at Cannes 2001, I found it slow and pointless. This time, I saw it earlier in the day, fueled by coffee, and I understood that the movie is not about what the characters do, but about what they are. It may be a waste of time to spend your | 75,729 | wow-train |
I would like to learn to draw, but i don't know where to start. Can you help me?
I don't know a bunch but know you need supplies like crayons, chalk, erasers, pencils, and something to draw on.
I can get those, but where do i find out what to draw? | of public expression throughout human history. It is one of the simplest and most efficient means of communicating visual ideas. The wide availability of drawing instruments makes drawing one of the most common artistic activities.
In addition to its more artistic forms, drawing is frequently used in commercial illustration, animation, architecture, engineering and technical drawing. A quick, freehand drawing, usually not intended as a finished work, is sometimes called a sketch. An artist who practices or works in technical drawing may be called a drafter, draftsman | bring the character back.
When asked if she would return in 2004, Benjamin said, "I loved Lisa. She was a great character and I loved playing all those story lines. It was a wonderful opportunity for me but all that angst and that drama can sometimes get to you. She hasn't been killed off. Loads of characters are revived and brought back but I don't know if it's something I'd want to do again at the moment. It still feels like only yesterday I was there | 75,730 | wow-train |
I love Italian food, it's so good!
The variety of tastes make it one of the most popular and copied foods in the world.
Yeah, there are different styles all over Italy
Italian Cuisine tries to be simple. It usually only uses two to four ingredients at a time.
Wow, I didn't know that
Pasta is an example of one such food. It originally dates back to 1154 in Sicily.
You're right, pasta is so simple and versatile!
Some pastas don't use wheat at all and instead substitute rice flour.
I've used rice pasta before, it's very good | Rice flour
Rice flour (also rice powder) is a form of flour made from finely milled rice. It is distinct from rice starch, which is usually produced by steeping rice in lye. Rice flour is a common substitute for wheat flour. It is also used as a thickening agent in recipes that are refrigerated or frozen since it inhibits liquid separation.
Production.
Rice flour may be made from either white rice or brown rice. To make the flour, the husk of rice or paddy is removed and | not introduced in quantity until the 18th century. Italian cuisine is noted for its regional diversity, abundance of difference in taste, and is known to be one of the most popular in the world, wielding strong influence abroad.
The Mediterranean diet forms the basis of Italian cuisine, rich in pasta, fish, fruits and vegetables and characterised by its extreme simplicity and variety, with many dishes having only four to eight ingredients. Italian cooks rely chiefly on the quality of the ingredients rather than on elaborate preparation. Dishes and | 75,731 | wow-train |
Hello there! I work as a stocker at Walmart, one of the most valuable companies as of 2016.
Awesome! I love Walmart, I shop there all the time! | Walmart
Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969. It also owns and operates Sam's Club retail warehouses. Walmart has 11,368 stores and clubs in 27countries, operating under 55 differentnames. The company operates under the name Walmart in the United States and Canada, as Walmart de México | shop at comparable stores. However, there had been a Walmart in Port Covington, located off Hanover Street south of downtown Baltimore, which was one of 269 stores that were closed nationwide in early 2016; and currently, main rival Target has one city location, in Canton; a former Target location at Mondawmin Mall was closed in February 2018. Both companies also have numerous locations in neighboring Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties.
Heated debate about the merits and drawbacks of the developer's plans continued throughout most of 2010. The | 75,732 | wow-train |
We are thinking about going fishing this weekend at the lake. I'm not much of a fisherman, do you have any good tips?
I do not fish much myself but I do know it has been around as a means of obtaining food since the Mesolithic period.
Yes, years ago, fishing was a major source in being able to feed yourself and your family!
There are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishers worldwide.
I never knew there were that many. Do you know the most popular? | .
Fishing and the fisherman have also influenced Ancient Egyptian religion; mullets were worshipped as a sign of the arriving flood season. Bastet was often manifested in the form of a catfish. In ancient Egyptian literature, the process that Amun used to create the world is associated with the tilapia's method of mouth-brooding.
Commerce.
According to the FAO, there were about 39 million fishers in countries producing more than 200,000 tonnes in 2012, which is nearly 140% the number in 1995. The total fishery | Fisherman
A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish.
Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishermen and fish farmers. Fishermen may be professional or recreational and may be both men or women. Fishing has existed as a means of obtaining food since the Mesolithic period.
History.
Fishing has existed as a means of obtaining food since the Mesolithic period. Fishing had become a major means of survival as well as a business venture | 75,733 | wow-train |
i would love to be a lawyer one day
Would you really? A lawyer can also be called a barrister in Canada.
wow i did not know that, could you tell me more information about being a lawyer | the interests of those who hire lawyers to perform legal services.
The role of the lawyer varies greatly across legal jurisdictions, and so it can be treated here in only the most general terms.
Terminology.
In practice, legal jurisdictions exercise their right to determine who is recognized as being a lawyer. As a result, the meaning of the term "lawyer" may vary from place to place. Some jurisdictions have two types of lawyers, barrister and solicitors, whilst others fuse the two. A barrister is | .
In May 2006, Dye defended herself, saying, "I'm a girl from the wrong side of the tracks who's made a lot of bad decisions in life. Anybody who's been in my classroom could tell you how much I love teaching and how much I love these students, and that should be what matters more than anything in my past." In 2007, Dye's lawyer confirmed she would not pursue the appeal of a lawsuit against the McCracken County Public Schools and was moving out of Kentucky | 75,734 | wow-train |
One of my favorite recreational activities is skateboarding! Have you ever tried?
I have tried to skateboard, but never really have gotten the hang of it.
It definitely takes some practice! Since the 70s, skateboarders have been honing their skills in skateparks across the US!
Can you do tricks on your skateboard?
I can do a few! I'm always trying to learn new ones. Skateboarding is actually going to be added to the Olympics in 2020! I can't wait to see the kind of tricks the Olympians perform!
Oh, wow! That will be fun to watch! Do you wear a helmet? Skateboarding seems like it could be dangerous. | the 1970s, skateparks have been constructed specifically for use by skateboarders, Freestyle BMXers, aggressive skaters, and very recently, scooters. However, skateboarding has become controversial in areas in which the activity, although illegal, has damaged curbs, stoneworks, steps, benches, plazas and parks.
History.
History 1940s–1960s.
The first skateboards started with wooden boxes, or boards, with roller skate wheels attached to the bottom. Crate scooters preceded skateboards, having a wooden crate attached to the nose (front of the board | side to the other from the wind. So I was definitely humbled by a lot more than what I was going to do on a skateboard that day. I don’t think it’s a ritual for me, but I tried to have a moment to think about all the good things in my life. That definitely made me check in with myself for a second. I usually reflect on my mentors as well. I try to envision my mentors giving me positive feedback.
Professional skateboarding Awards and achievements.
- 1986 | 75,735 | wow-train |
I love the bible, its among my favorite books. Do you like it?
I guess, but can say I have read it much. I've mostly was is read during mass. But I know many different authors contributed to it.
Yea a lot of people contributed to writing it, But its truly unknown who wrote the first scriptures in the bible. | Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, "tà biblía", "the books") is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures. Varying parts of the Bible are considered to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God and humans by Christians, Jews, Samaritans, and Rastafarians.
What is regarded as canonical text differs depending on traditions and groups; a number of Bible canons have evolved, with overlapping and diverging contents. The Hebrew Bible overlaps with the Greek Septuagint | , [about] what people would want to hear. I would dissect my old album and read all the fan letters and the reasons why they loved my band and why they listened to it. And I wrote about that, but in different ways. I don’t know why these kids love the tragedies that I write about. I guess they can relate to it." Also on the writing process, Radke said that his lyrics were much more evolved than his past works and that he felt this was a high | 75,736 | wow-train |
Hey there, my name is Tracy. I want to know how long it would take to get good at skateboarding.
Hello! Well honestly it depends. People love skateboarding for just recreational activity, art form, or even for a method of transportation.
I am just learning. But I am a girl. I find it a little hard getting started because guys seem to dominate it.
I see. Yes I agree that it's a bit aggressive activity. I am sure you heard of a skatepark, specifically built for skateboarding. Maybe you can start practicing there!
What are the best moves to learn for a beginner. | Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2009 report found that the skateboarding market is worth an estimated $4.8 billion in annual revenue with 11.08 million active skateboarders in the world. In 2016, it was announced that skateboarding will be represented at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Since | "Lewis is deeply remorseful and has been a model prisoner, helping fellow female inmates cope with their circumstances." Her father, Melvin C. Wilson Sr., testified how Lewis took care of her invalid mother prior to her death. Lewis herself stated that "I just want the governor to know that I am so sorry, deeply from my heart. And if I could take it back, I would, in a minute ... I just wish I could take it back. And I'm sorry for all the people | 75,737 | wow-train |
I love a nice steak or beefsteak with a side of mac and cheese.
Yum! I like my steaks rare. It should be juicy and tender, with a pink center. I never had mac and cheese with it however.
I like my steaks medium. Too well done and they taste like a flame broiled hamburger.
Nothing is worse than overcooking steak. You might as well eat rubber. Do you like to add steak sauce? I like to add a bit of A1. | A.1. Sauce
A.1. Sauce (formerly A.1. Steak Sauce) is a brand of steak sauce Kraft Foods produces. Sold from 1831 as a condiment for meat or game dishes in the United Kingdom, the makers later introduced the product to North America, where it was marketed as a steak sauce. In May 2014, Kraft Foods announced it was dropping the word "steak" from the A.1. name reverting to A.1 Sauce, to "reflect modern dining habits". Although the sauce is widely available in the | , and you think, 'I wonder if that's my steak'", she commented in an interview shortly before her death.
In addition to steaks, the restaurant also serves entrees of chicken, lamb, fish, shrimp and lobster.
Portions generally are large enough to serve two or more diners. Family style side dishes include au gratin potatoes, topped with a bechamel sauce and Cheddar cheese. Some recipes, such as the BBQ shrimp, New Orleans style creamed spinach or the sweet potato casserole, are | 75,738 | wow-train |
do you have a fear of heights? | Fear
Fear is a feeling induced by perceived danger or threat that occurs in certain types of organisms, which causes a change in metabolic and organ functions and ultimately a change in behavior, such as fleeing, hiding, or freezing from perceived traumatic events. Fear in human beings may occur in response to a certain stimulus occurring in the present, or in anticipation or expectation of a future threat perceived as a risk to body or life. The fear response arises from the perception of danger leading to confrontation with or escape from | gone in one wave.” –Bethany Hamilton"
Marge Calhoun: She was a woman surfer who pioneered surfing in Hawaii. She is considered the first women surfing champion. She was indicted into the surfing hall of fame in 2003.
Stephanie Gilmore: “Fear - It's a fine line between that and pushing yourself. You definitely reach new heights when you push. But fear is good. Fear keeps us alive. If we didn't have it, we'd be doing crazy things and getting in sticky | 75,739 | wow-train |
who is Frédéric Chopin?
Yes, I know. He was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist
How many performances did he give in his lifetime?
Not many, he primarily wrote music for the solo piano but did not perform much.
was he ever married?
Yes but his wife died soon into the marriage, but he still gained and has maintained renown worldwide!
did any event in his life affect his career decision? | Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin (, , , , ; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation."
Chopin was born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin in the Duchy of Warsaw and grew up in Warsaw, which in 1815 became part of Congress Poland. A child prodigy, | Józef Wielhorski (composer)
Count Józef Wielhorski (1816/1817–1892) was Polish pianist and composer.
Life and compositions.
Józef Wielhorski was born in Rusinów, Radom Governorate, in 1817 or 1818. His parents were count Józef Wielhorski and Salomea Dembińska (daughter of Wolbromska). When young Frédéric Chopin visited Rusinów, Józef swooned by listening to him playing piano. While studying at Berlin university, he took lessons from Wilhelm Taubert. He married Marya Iżycka, but this marriage provided no children.
Wielhorski was neither a | 75,740 | wow-train |
Orange juice is produced by squeezing oranges.
Is it the only way to produce orange juice?
Yes, but several varieties of oranges are used including clementine, blood and navel oranges.
Is orange juice your favorite juice?
Yes, and in American English it's commonly known as OJ.
Do you squeeze your own oranges or do you buy the juice from the store? | water to the concentrate.
The health value of orange juice is debatable: it has a high concentration of vitamin C, but also a very high concentration of simple sugars, comparable to soft drinks. As a result, some government nutritional advice has been adjusted to encourage substitution of orange juice with raw fruit, which is digested more slowly, and limit daily consumption.
History.
During World War II, American soldiers rejected vitamin C-packed lemon crystals because of their unappetizing taste. Thus the government searched for | Orange juice
Orange juice is a liquid extract of the orange tree fruit, produced by squeezing oranges. It comes in several different varieties, including blood orange, navel oranges, valencia orange, clementine, and tangerine. As well as variations in oranges used, some varieties include differing amounts of juice vesicles, known as "pulp" in American English, and "(juicy) bits" in British English. These vesicles contain the juice of the orange and can be left in or removed during the manufacturing process. How | 75,741 | wow-train |
My girls were never really into Lightning McQueen, but I know several little boys that just love him - do you have any experiece with this character? | Lightning McQueen
Lightning McQueen is an anthropomorphic stock car in the animated Pixar film "Cars" (2006), its sequels "Cars 2" (2011), "Cars 3" (2017), and TV shorts known as "Cars Toons". The character is not named after actor and race driver Steve McQueen, but after Pixar animator Glenn McQueen who died in 2002. His design is inspired by a stock car and "a more curvaceous Le Mans endurance racer," with "some Lola and some Ford | character direction," but the precise objections have never been established beyond the realm of unsubstantiated rumors. In a subsequent statement on the subject, Engen stated, among other things, "I felt generally unhappy about my contribution to the show, and had greater and greater difficulty making any sense of the challenges they were asking me to face. I know a great many of you have endured far worse than what you perceive to have been my circumstance, but I do not believe that just because you have suffered a particular injustice | 75,742 | wow-train |
Have you ever listened to a Barbershop quartet or Sweet Adelines Quartets, they are so beautiful to listen to
No, I've never heard of them.
It is an international orgnaization that helps further the barbershop harmony music through education and performances
That's really interesting. Tell me more. | Barbershop music
Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1930s–present), is a style of a cappella close harmony, or unaccompanied vocal music, characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture. Each of the four parts has its own role: generally, the lead sings the melody, the tenor harmonizes above the melody, the bass sings the lowest harmonizing notes, and the baritone completes the chord, usually below the lead. The melody is not | arrangements. Today's barbershop quartets and choruses sing a variety of music from all eras—show tunes, pop, and even rock music has been arranged for choruses and quartets, making them more attractive to younger singers.
See also.
- List of Barbershop Harmony Society quartet champions & List of Barbershop Harmony Society chorus champions
- List of BABS quartet champions by year & List of LABBS quartet champions by year
- Sweet Adelines International & Sweet Adelines International competition
- "American Harmony" Documentary Film (2009 | 75,743 | wow-train |
I am a vegan! i no longer do the diet but im a follower of the philosophy! how do you feel about animals beign eaten?
Personally, I do like to consume meat. However, I respect others choices.
Respect that is everything! with my vegan diet i reduced some risk of some types of chronic diseases including heart disease its like we are meant to be vegans
That is good. I noticed you do not follow the diet but follow philosphy. What is the philosphy
The basics are abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet! and rejecting the commodity status of animals!
What is the commodity status? Do you mean selling of animal based products such as leather?
Yes exactly we should not harm animals to have better status, the exchange value of animals does not depend on quality life
Okay. I get it. Therefore, true vegans would not buy things such as leather bags, shoes or jackets. That is not to difficult to do. They have nylon bags and vinyl or cloth type shoes. | 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 | relayed his experiences with his plant based diet in an interview with Vegan Life Magazine in 2016 :"For those people who aren't veggie or vegan it was the best gift I could ever give myself to do it. I am turning 57 years old this year and I work hard, I am always on the move but I have tons of energy because I am plant-based. It is absolutely the best thing you could ever do for yourself. It is a great path."
Adams has never married. | 75,744 | wow-train |
I just came home from a road trip to arizona, i love the wilderness and being outdoors so much! you enjoy outdoors activities?
Arizona was one of my favorite states to visit. We loved hiking in Sedona, and those areas are so important for conservation.
Yes they are! i feel conected to my ancester staying outdoor, like they did when construction was not as we know it nowasays | Sedona, Arizona
Sedona is a city that straddles the county line between Coconino and Yavapai counties in the northern Verde Valley region of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,031. Most of the city lies in Yavapai County, with a portion in the east located in Coconino County.
Sedona's main attraction is its array of red sandstone formations. The formations appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated by the rising or setting sun. The red rocks form a popular | for me, they were so excited. They came over at lunch time, to my small dressing room backstage at Idol to play this song and I just loved it. It captured this great feeling in a simple way. I feel like the best songs are like that. It was pretty exciting, we recorded it in the next couple of days."
"First Love" was written by Martin, Kotecha and Swedish songwriter Ilya Salmanzadeh, with production being handled by Martin and Ilya. It was recorded at Conway | 75,745 | wow-train |
Grey's Anatomy is a US drama TV show which premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC as a replacement for another series in mid-season.
I loved Grey's anatomy. What a great television show.
The show focuses on the lives of surgical interns,,residents and physicians as they become doctors, all while having their relationships.
It was a great show that indeed focused on the details of the hospital environment and it's culture. | Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) as a mid-season replacement. The fictional series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attending physicians, as they develop into seasoned doctors while trying to maintain personal lives and relationships. The title is an allusion to "Gray's Anatomy", a classic human anatomy textbook first published in 1858 in London and written by Henry Gray. Shonda Rhimes | List of Grey's Anatomy cast members
"Grey's Anatomy" is an American television medical drama that debuted on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), as a mid-season replacement for "Boston Legal" on March 27, 2005. While creating the show, producers put an emphasis on the casting process. The series has aired for fourteen seasons, and focuses on the fictional lives of surgical interns and residents, as they gradually evolve into seasoned doctors, while trying to maintain personal lives. The show's premise | 75,746 | wow-train |
I love French bulldogs, I have two of them. Have you ever seen a French bull dog before? | French Bulldog
The French Bulldog is a breed of domestic dog. In the 1800s, they were the result of a cross between Toy Bulldogs imported from England and local ratters in Paris, France.
The breed is popular as a pet; in 2015, they were the fourth most popular registered dog in the United Kingdom, and in the U.S., the sixth most popular AKC-registered dog breed. They were rated the third most popular dog in Australia in 2017.
History.
The origin of the modern | Cherry Bomb" (live with L7) - 2:58
8. "Love Is Pain" - 3:05
9. "Fake Friends" - 3:15
10. "Roadrunner USA" - 3:32
11. "Victim of Circumstance" - 2:54
12. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? - 3:33
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I'm a dj! I play exciting music for a live audience Do you like going to clubs?
I do enjoy listening to music. | Disc jockey
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays existing recorded music for a live audience. Most common types of DJs include radio DJ, club DJ who performs at a nightclub or music festival and turntablist who uses record players, usually turntables, to manipulate sounds on phonograph records. Originally, the disc in disc jockey referred to gramophone records, but now DJ is used as an all-encompassing term to describe someone who mixes recorded music from any source, including cassettes, CDs | is evident in listening to Judas Priest's metal opera "Nostradamus". "I love people like Hans Zimmer," Tipton told Attention Deficit Delirium. "Some of the stuff that they do is incredible." (He's a big fan of the "Gladiator" soundtrack.) "One day when I'm good enough to, I wouldn't even call it a film score, but do music for film, I'd like that opportunity. It would be really exciting for me to do. Whether that will | 75,748 | wow-train |
I much prefer swimming when there's a lifeguard on duty to supervise the safety of swimmers.
Definitely. Pools and Oceans are places where medical attention and rescue efforts have to be given quickly.
Yes and lifeguards are strong swimmers and are trained in CPR.
It's a shame that often they don't get paid enough for what they do. It seems that we don't really value safety if we don't pay them enough to live.
Yeah it's true. Especially when sometimes they even help with mountain rescues and EMS services.
It's even worse when they get mangled in legal issues. One lifeguard actually got fired for saving the life of a swimmer who wasn't a customer of the hotel next to the beach. | lead directly to an incident, or contribute to a succession of links. It consists of lack of education about water safety or local conditions, a lack of safety advice (for example, about rip currents at a beach) a lack of protection (like no flotation device for a weak swimmer), lack of safety supervision, or an inability to cope with conditions (strong surf with a weak swimmer).
The drowning chain provides a clear basis for preventing drowning which includes:
- education and information
- | Lifeguard
A lifeguard is a rescuer who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, spa, beach or river. Lifeguards are strong swimmers and trained in CPR/AED first aid, certified in water rescue using a variety of aids and equipment depending on requirements of their particular venue. In some areas, lifeguards are part of the emergency services system to incidents and in some communities,lifeguards may function as the primary EMS provider. | 75,749 | wow-train |
Rugby football is very different from American football. | took time off work to play the sport, thus making rugby league the first code to turn professional and pay players. It was a hundred years later in 1995, following the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, that rugby union turned fully professional. The respective world governing bodies are World Rugby (rugby union) and the Rugby League International Federation (rugby league).
Rugby football was one of many versions of football played at English public schools in the 19th century. Although rugby league initially used rugby union rules | star code converts can have a substantial impact on the games. For instance, Dally Messenger's defection from rugby union to rugby league was considered a pivotal moment in the establishment of the latter over other codes in Australia.
Globalisation is increasing the opportunities for players to transfer to different countries and to different professional sports, including the forms of football.
From American football.
From American football American football to Canadian football.
American football and Canadian football are very similar gridiron codes; talented Canadian youth players are often recruited | 75,750 | wow-train |
I love drinking tea! After water it's the most widely consumed drink in the world
I like tea but I much prefer ice tea.
really? i don't like iced tea, i love scorching hot teas lol even during summer
They say drinking hot beverages in the summer is actually supposed to cool you off. I haven't experienced that though. | during the Shang dynasty, where it was used as a medicinal drink. An early credible record of tea drinking dates to the 3rd century AD, in a medical text written by Hua Tuo. It was popularized as a recreational drink during the Chinese Tang dynasty, and tea drinking spread to other East Asian countries. Portuguese priests and merchants introduced it to Europe during the 16th century. During the 17th century, drinking tea became fashionable among Britons, who started large-scale production and commercialization of the plant in India. Combined | said that herbal tea has appeared before the Qing Dynasty. Lingnan is located in subtropical zone in which climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winter. During summer time, local people are heaty due to their living habits . People living in subtropical environment are easy to suffer from skin diseases, gastroenteritis. Drinking herbal tea gradually became widespread, the unique customs of the Eastern. In major cities such as Gwongzau and Hong Kong, "cool tea shops" specialized in selling herb teas are common sights. Due to | 75,751 | wow-train |
Good morning! Wouldn't it be nice to live in Iceland?
I have always wanted to visit Iceland which is located in Europe by the North Atlantic Ocean.
What I think I would like is the peace and quiet since is is so sparsely populated.
Yes it is very sparsely populated and in fact is the lowest populated country in Europe.
I'm wondering what the lava fields look like, lol.
Since Iceland is volcanically and geologically active, I imagine there are many lava fields to be found!
My son should move there since the summers are chilly. He's like and eskimo. | the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence keep summers chilly, with most of the archipelago having a tundra climate.
The word "Ísland/Island" in Nordic languages is literally translated to English as its name "Iceland" and should not be confused with the word island.
According to the ancient manuscript "Landnámabók", the settlement of Iceland began in 874 AD when the Norwegian chieftain | List of companies of Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of and an area of , making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Reykjavík. Reykjavík and the surrounding areas in the southwest of the country are home to over two-thirds of the population. Iceland is volcanically and geologically active.
Iceland has a market economy with relatively low taxes compared to other OECD countries. It maintains a Nordic social welfare system that provides | 75,752 | wow-train |
I have terrible allergies to dust, dander and weeds. Do you have allergies? | 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, | Throat irritation
Throat irritation can refer to a dry cough, a scratchy feeling at the back of the throat, a sensation of a lumpy feeling, something stuck at the back of the throat, or possibly a feeling of dust in the throat. The symptoms are unpleasant and usually temporary, but occasionally signifies a more serious health issue, such as laryngitis.
Allergies.
During the summer months, allergies are a common cause of throat irritation. Many individuals have allergies to pet dander, dust, mites, pollen | 75,753 | wow-train |
Ive been wanting to get a lizard as a pet but don't know if I can care for one, can you tell me a bit about them?
You'd have to decide how big of a lizard you want first. They range in size from a few cm to 3 meters long.
Yes thats true, I guess i might go with a smaller one, What kind of lizard species should I get for a pet, whats the best kind?
Well I'm not sure. There are over 6000 species across all the continents.
Wow that is a lot of lizards haha, Do you happen to know how long lizards generally live for? is it a long time? | legless, and have long snake-like bodies. Some such as the forest-dwelling "Draco" lizards are able to glide. They are often territorial, the males fighting off other males and signalling, often with brightly colours, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often being sit-and-wait predators; many smaller species eat insects, while the Komodo eats mammals as big as water buffalo.
Lizards make use of a variety of antipredator adaptations, including venom, camouflage, | of the band in front of an audience in New York, briefly mentioned the bidding war:
"There's something at Star Trak records that we have been very excited about and there's, I don't know. Of course D.A. would want me to sit here and tell you how much of a crazy bidding war there was for them, as everybody in here knows D.A. But you know what? He's right. And if you think about it, think about where they come from and... okay! It | 75,754 | wow-train |
Im interested in the study of orthodontics, which has been linked with the history of dentistry for more than 2000 years
Yeah They seem scary to me lol
Archaeologist have discovered mummified aniente with metal bands wrapped around individual teeth!
Wow they did it back then crazt
there is this thing called malocclusion that is an abnormal alignment of the teeth and the way the upper and lower teeth fit together.
What else do you know about it?
well treatment can focus on dental displacement only or deal with the control and modification of facial growth.
That makes since to me | abnormality, management often requires a combination of orthodontics with headgear or reverse pull facemask and/or jaw surgery or orthognathic surgery.
This often requires additional training, in addition to the formal three-year specialty training. For instance, in the United States, orthodontists get at least another year of training in a form of fellowship, the so-called 'Craniofacial Orthodontics', to receive additional training in the orthodontic management of craniofacial anomalies.
Methods.
Typically treatment for malocclusion can take anywhere from 1 to 3 years to | 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 | 75,755 | wow-train |
Good Morning. I'm thinking of getting a job in the court system.
ARe you planning on working on a specific level, there are three?
I hadn't thought of that. What levels are there to choose from?
The Supreme Court of the United States is the court of last resort, so it is the higher one.
Oh no. I was just thinking of the local district court.
What position are you thinking of?
I'm thinking of doing they typing job while the court trial is going on.
Have you had training as a stenographer?
Not really, but I can type good and I've had a lot of office experience. | Court reporter
A court reporter or court stenographer, also called stenotype operator, shorthand reporter, or law reporter, is a person whose occupation is to transcribe spoken or recorded speech into written form, using shorthand, machine shorthand or voice writing equipment to produce official transcripts of court hearings, depositions and other official proceedings. Court reporting companies primarily serve private law firms, local, state and federal government agencies, courts, trade associations, meeting planners and nonprofits.
In the United States.
The court reporter in some | . a "court of last resort," often (but not always) known as a Supreme Court.
On the federal level, there is a Supreme Court of the United States, United States court of appeals, and a trial court, which is known as the United States district court. The federal appellate courts are subdivided into numbered "circuits." Pennsylvania, for example, is in the jurisdiction of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
In general, the decisions of a higher court in a court | 75,756 | wow-train |
i plan on going to school to be a nurse.
I admire nurses in the approach they take with a patient
i used to be a cancer patient so being able to give back means alot
Wow, I admire that, Due to the typically late onset of cancer, caregivers are often the spouses and/or children of patients, but may also be parents
well mine was considered childhood cancer because of my age, it was only a few years ago. it was almost terminal but i beat it so i find it important because the nurses meant so much to me
Childhood cancer kills more then 96000 per year
and sadly it receives the least amount of funding. | American Childhood Cancer Organization
The American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO), previously named Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization dedicated to childhood cancer.
Today their membership of over 50,000 members of the national office and more than 100,000 members across the country, including ACCO affiliate groups, includes:
- Parents of children who are being treated or have been treated for cancer
- Children with cancer
- Survivors of childhood cancer
- Immediate or extended family members
- Bereaved families | Distress in cancer caregiving
An informal or primary caregiver is an individual in a cancer patient's life that provides unpaid assistance and cancer-related care. Due to the typically late onset of cancer, caregivers are often the spouses and/or children of patients, but may also be parents, other family members, or close friends. Informal caregivers are a major form of support for the cancer patient because they provide most care outside of the hospital environment. This support includes:
- Physical support: management of side effects and late | 75,757 | wow-train |
Have you ever had a near death experience
Yes, several times actually. Have you? | Near-death experience
A near-death experience (NDE) is a personal experience associated with death or impending death. When positive, such experiences may encompass a variety of sensations including detachment from the body, feelings of levitation, total serenity, security, warmth, the experience of absolute dissolution, and the presence of a light. When negative, such experiences may include sensations of torment and torture. NDEs are a recognized part of some transcendental and religious beliefs in an afterlife.
Different models have been described to | : Did you know Albert E. Blumberg?br
Mr. Braverman: Yes : I know Mr. Blumberg.br
Mr. Stripling: How well do you know Mr. Blumberg?br
Mr. Braverman: He is a client of mine.br
Mr. Stripling: A client of yours? Have you ever represented the Communist Party?br
Mr. Braverman: Yes, I have represented the Communist Party.br
Mr. Stripling: How many times have you represented the Communist Party?br
Mr. Braverman: I do not know. Offhand, I cannot say.br
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ah the piano. one of literally my favorite instruments! know anything cool about it? | 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 | was in a complete panic because I didn't know how I was going to pay my rent. So I get a call one day from my agent that I'd gotten offered a guest role, and it paid $5,000. I literally fell down onto my knees and testified and wept. I played some former protégée of Jessica Fletcher. It's one of my favorite things I've ever shot."
In 1989, Mullally tested for the co-starring role of Elaine Benes on "Seinfeld". The role | 75,759 | wow-train |
My boyfriend recently introduced me to some Studio Ghibli films. They are great! Have you seen any?
I have seen a bunch! They are like the Japanese Disney. They have some of the greatest films ever, such as "Spirited Away"
Spirited Away is one of my very favorites! What is your favorite?
Spirited Away from 2001 is definitely one of my favorites. I also like Princess Mononoke.
That one is great as well! Have you seen My Neighbor Totoro?
I have not! Would you recommend it? Apparently a dub was made in 1989 for use on Japan Airlines.
I definitely would recommend it, it is another one of my favorites by Studio Ghibli. | Hayao Miyazaki
Born in Bunkyō Ward of Tokyo, Miyazaki expressed interest in manga and animation from an early age, and he joined Toei Animation in 1963. During his early years at Toei Animation he worked as an in-between artist and later collaborated with director Isao Takahata. Notable films to which Miyazaki contributed at Toei include "Doggie March" and "Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon". He provided key animation to other films at Toei, such as "Puss in Boots" and "Animal Treasure Island", | List of works by Hayao Miyazaki
The following is a list of works by Japanese filmmaker and artist Hayao Miyazaki, divided into the categories of his early works, manga works, and filmography. Some of his most widely known works are his animated films created during his time with Studio Ghibli, including "My Neighbor Totoro" (1988), "Princess Mononoke" (1997), "Spirited Away" (2001), "Howl's Moving Castle" (2004), "Ponyo" (2008), and | 75,760 | wow-train |
Have you ever been to the Space Center in Houston?
No, I have never been.
I haven't been there but I have been to Kennedy Space Center in California. It is very cool!
Is that near Cape Canaveral Air Force Base?
Yeah it is, it is really cool I would recommend it if you ever get the opportunity.
I would love to go there and to Cape Canaveral as well. Have you been to Cape Canaveral?
Yup we did that the same day. | Cape Canaveral, Florida
Cape Canaveral is a city in Brevard County, Florida. The population was 9,912 at the 2010 United States Census. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History.
After the establishment of a lighthouse in 1848, a few families moved into the area and a small but stable settlement was born. As the threat of Seminole Indian attacks became increasingly unlikely, other settlers began to move into the area around the Indian River. Post offices
and small | basically have a world that is conveniently venting its ocean out into space. You don't even have to land – you can just fly right through that plume and check to see what kinds of cool chemistry is happening there. So yeah, I think Enceladus would be a really cool place to explore for life."
Lakdawalla has been interviewed on topics such as China's Jade Rabbit moon rover on NPR's "All Things Considered".
Lakdawalla has appeared on BBC America and BBC World News.
Awards and | 75,761 | wow-train |
I am a fisherman. Have you ever fished before?
Not really, but I do find it interesting. Do you go big-game fishing (sportfishing) and go after the large fish like tuna?
Yes I love tuna! It's in high demand so it makes it rewarding and I can make some awesome tuna salad! Do you live near by a beach or a lake? | Salade niçoise
Salade niçoise (), la salada nissarda in the Niçard dialect of the Occitan language, is a salad that originated in the French city of Nice. It is traditionally made of tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, Niçoise olives, anchovies, and dressed with olive oil. It has been popular worldwide since the early 20th century, and has been prepared and discussed by many famous chefs. Delia Smith called it "one of the best combinations of salad ingredients ever invented" and Gordon Ramsay said that "it | ? 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 | 75,762 | wow-train |
Are you a big fan of swimming? Years ago I used to compete as a freestyle swimmer | 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 | Sergey Koplyakov
Sergey Viktorovich Koplyakov (; born 23 January 1959) is a Russian-Belarusian swimmer who won two gold medals competing for the Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Sergey Kopliakov moved into top ranks of world swimming in 1979, coming behind Vladimir Salnikov, Andrei Krylov and Volodymyr Raskatov, enabling the Soviet Union to fully compete in male freestyle with American champions in the late 1970s. In sports history, Kopliakov will be the swimmer who ended 15 years of American domination in the 200 m freestyle and the | 75,763 | wow-train |
I've never understood open relationships. It just feels to me that if your partner wants an open relationship, then they are basically saying you can't satisfy them.
i agree. non-monogamous relationships are gross to me
Finally someone who gets it! I would be so upset and offended if my girlfriend wanted an open relationship.
i agree. it has been a thing since the 1970's. i would never allow it.
Only that long? Man, men have really softened over the past 50 years if they're just now allowing this. | of open relationships.
To a large degree, open relationships are a generalization of the concept of a relationship beyond monogamous relationships. A form of open relationship is the open marriage, in which the participants in a marriage have an open relationship.
There are several different styles of open relationships. Some examples include:
- Multi-partner relationships, between three or more partners where a sexual relationship does not occur between all of the parties involved.
- Hybrid relationships, when one partner is nonmonogamous and the other | Telegraph", "I wanted to put myself in a position as if I'd found my It Girl, to make myself feel like if I found that one true love. I've basically described what it would be like if I found her." Derulo further elaborated about the concept of the song in another interview with Matt Elias of MTV News:
An 'It Girl' to me is someone who is selfless, someone who's always thinking about others before she thinks about herself. You know, my mom | 75,764 | wow-train |
I just love sushi. I like both raw and cooked types.
Sushi is so great. I might have to order some tonight
I had sushi yesterday. I had mine with white rice and my girlfriend had hers with brown rice.
White rice and sushi are a great combination. Brown rice is also excellent
Definitely. I had sushi which was served with soy sauce and wasabi. There is usually pickled ginger but I usually leave that alone.
What do you think about stir fry dishes? | confused with "sashimi", a related dish in Japanese cuisine that consists of thinly sliced raw fish, or occasionally meat, and an optional serving of rice.
History.
Sushi originates in a Southeast Asian dish, known today as "narezushi" ( – "salted fish"), stored in fermented rice for possibly months at a time. The lacto-fermentation of the rice prevented the fish from spoiling; the rice would be discarded before consumption of the fish. This early type of sushi became an important | Sushi
Sushi is traditionally made with medium-grain white rice, though it can be prepared with brown rice or short-grain rice. It is very often prepared with seafood, such as squid, eel, yellowtail, salmon, tuna or imitation crab meat. Many types of sushi are vegetarian. It is often served with pickled ginger ("gari"), wasabi, and soy sauce. Daikon radish or pickled daikon ("takuan") are popular garnishes for the dish.
"Sushi" is sometimes | 75,765 | wow-train |
I am very tall. I stand at 6ft nine inches tall.
That's pretty tall. Did you play basketball?
Yes I played college ball. For 4 years and tore my ACL my junior year.
Height is sometimes used as a name for more abstract definitions, like in algebra.
I din't know that. Very interesting. I was never good at Algebra.
In space models, height is the third dimension, the other two being length and width.
Wow. I wasn't aware there were dimensions and with regards to Space Models. | the length and width.
Height is also used as a name for some more abstract definitions. These include:
1. The altitude of a triangle, which is the length from a vertex of a triangle to the line formed by the opposite side;
2. A measurement in a circular segment of the distance from the midpoint of the arc of the circular segment to the midpoint of the line joining the endpoints of the arc (see diagram in circular segment);
3. In a rooted tree, | . Bartoli said: "I'd known John a long time, and I knew what he was trying to say. At the end of the day I am a tennis player, I know I'm not 6ft tall, I'm not the same long, lean shape as Maria Sharapova, but the beauty of tennis is that anyone can win, tall or short. Something the press took to be negative to me was a positive... In my mind it was never really a story."
Controversy 2016 Summer Olympics | 75,766 | wow-train |
Veganism is an interesting idea. I would like to become a vegan soon. What are your thoughts?
I think that's a noble. Veganism is a great moral practice to abstain from the use of animals products particularly in diet.
I think it's a wonderful idea. It takes a lot of effort and work sometimes to keep up. | 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 | . It's wonderful to find a man like Ken who not only listens but actively encourages you to come up with your thoughts."
Turner says she felt "really good" about the film "because I feel that was really brave, and I was risking a lot there - in an acting sense. I was satisfied with that. I think that's some of my best work. I don't think the film is as good as it could have been, but I'm very proud of my work in | 75,767 | wow-train |
I love burritos , It is wrapped into a closed-ended cylinder, in contrast to a taco
I love burritos, too! But I don't know much about them. What kind of ingredients are normally in a burrito?
In the US fillings may include a combination of ingredients such as Mexican-style rice or plain rice, boiled beans or refried beans, lettuce, salsa, meat, guacamole, cheese, sour cream
Do you know what guacamole is made from? | eaten with silverware.
In Mexico, meat and refried beans are frequently the only fillings. In the United States, however, burrito fillings may include a large combination of ingredients such as Spanish rice or plain rice, boiled beans or refried beans, lettuce, salsa, meat, guacamole, cheese, sour cream and various vegetables. Burrito sizes vary greatly and some can be very large, such as with the "burro percherón" variant of the burrito.
Etymology.
The word "burrito" means "little | Burrito
A burrito (, ) is a dish in Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine that consists of a flour tortilla with various other ingredients. It is wrapped into a closed-ended cylinder that can be picked up, in contrast to a taco, where the tortilla is simply folded around the fillings. The tortilla is sometimes lightly grilled or steamed to soften it, make it more pliable, and allow it to adhere to itself when wrapped. A wet burrito, however, is covered in sauce and is therefore generally | 75,768 | wow-train |
i believe in leprechauns, the fairy type thing from Irish Folklore. Have you ever seen one?
no since they dont exist but i know of them
Are you sure? They usually are small and have a beard. Usually wearing a coat and get into mischief. They are hard to see sometimes.
oh yea like the lucky charms guy
Yes but I think they're real. The are solitary beings, and usually work fixing shoes. They usually have hidden gold too. I'm trying to find one so I can get their gold.
yea id love some gold to pay off these student loans | Leprechaun
A leprechaun () is a type of fairy of the Aos Sí in Irish folklore. They are usually depicted as little bearded men, wearing a coat and hat, who partake in mischief. They are solitary creatures who spend their time making and mending shoes and have a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If captured by a human, they often grant three wishes in exchange for their freedom. Like other Irish fairies, leprechauns may be derived from the Tuatha Dé Danann. Leprechaun-like | Feehily, Keighron, Meehan, and Connolly. There is also an unreleased song called "Good Thing".
Louis Walsh, the manager of fellow Irish boy band Boyzone, came to know the group after he was contacted by Filan's mother, Mae Filan, but the group failed to secure a BMG record deal with Simon Cowell. Cowell told Walsh: "You are going to have to fire at least three of them. They have great voices, but they are the ugliest band I have ever seen in my | 75,769 | wow-train |
I really like Toyota cars but dont know too much about them, Do you drive one?
I do not, but some friends have had them. I think that they're fairly good cars, and Toyota is very innovative. They work hard at getting the market to adopt hybrid vehicles, and is a leader in hybrid electric vehicle sales.
Yes that is another reason why I really love them, Do you happen to know when Toyota was founded? | , as a spinoff from his father's company Toyota Industries to create automobiles. Three years earlier, in 1934, while still a department of Toyota Industries, it created its first product, the Type A engine, and its first passenger car in 1936, the Toyota AA. Toyota Motor Corporation produces vehicles under five brands, including the Toyota brand, Hino, Lexus, Ranz, and Daihatsu. It also holds a 16.66% stake in Subaru Corporation, a 5.9% stake in Isuzu, a 5.5% stake in Mazda | think George Bush would do?
I think he would nuke them before breakfast. And, look, you know I don't like George Bush but he is the best president we've ever had on Israel because for some reason he gets that.
the media always likes the underdog or what they perceive as the underdog, not that they're really the underdog at this point. Did you see those pictures of Hezbollah handing out cash?
So, you know, I feel really bad for Lebanon. I'm | 75,770 | wow-train |
Face Off is a really awesome show! I just started watching it recently!
Oh really? I've never heard of it. Is it a game show?
Yes, it is a game show! It's about these makeup artists competing against each other to make good effects!
Like special effects? I don't really understand.
Close - it's special makeup effects to give off a cool look. Like for example, makeup for someone playing a zombie in a horror film.
Ohhh how cool! What channel is it on? | Face Off (TV series)
Face Off was an American reality television game show program on the Syfy cable network channel in which a group of prosthetic makeup artists compete against each other to create prostheses such as those found in science fiction and horror films. One or more challenges are featured in each episode, with the work reviewed by a panel of judges who eliminating one or more artists each week until a final winner is chosen.
Actress McKenzie Westmore, known for her role as Sheridan Crane on the former NBC/ | out of your mind?' When I heard his arrangement of it I fell over, and now it's one of my favorites too."
Karen Carpenter's vocal was praised for its intensity and emotional nature. When asked in a 1972 interview how she could communicate the heart of the song while lacking the personal experience it depicted, Karen replied, "I've seen enough groupies hanging around to sense their loneliness, even though they usually don't show it. I can't really understand them, but I just | 75,771 | wow-train |
I visit animal shelter fairly often
There's a really nice no-kill shelter by my house that I volunteer at on Wednesdays! They help a lot of people adopt pets.
I see. Is a no kill shelter different from regular animal shelter
Yes, a "no-kill" shelter is an animal shelter that does not kill healthy or treatable animals even when the shelter is full, reserving euthanasia for terminally ill animals or those considered dangerous to public safety. A "Kill Shelter"... well you can guess.
I see, then i guess the one i visit is a kill shelter. Now i am feeling bad about it
Well, the shelter you visit might still perform valuable services. Most humane societies, animal shelters and rescue groups urge animal caregivers to have their animals spayed or neutered to prevent the births of unwanted and accidental litters. If they spay and neuter there they might be keeping more unwanted animals from being euthanized!
Ok i see. Neutering animal is a form of castration right?
Sort of, the male-specific term is castration. Neutering can happen to females or males!
Okay. But don't you think this is wickedness on the animal part too. | Canine reproduction
Canine reproduction is the process of sexual reproduction in domestic dogs, wolves, foxes and other canine species.
Canine sexual anatomy and development.
Canine sexual anatomy and development General.
In domestic dogs, sexual maturity (puberty) occurs between the ages of 6 to 12 months for both males and females, although this can be delayed until up to two years of age for some large breeds. Pregnancy is possible as soon as the first estrus cycle, but breeding is not recommended prior to the second cycle | also worked with her niece to help the pet population affected by Hurricane Katrina. In addition, Moretti volunteered for an organization called Best Friends Animal Society, which is a no-kill animal shelter (a shelter that does not euthanize to control animal populations) in Utah. She also worked with her local animal shelter on San Juan Island in northwestern Washington, where she has resided since 2000. While working at the shelter, she met her eventual business partner Jessica Ray, with whom she opened Downtown Dog in 2007. The | 75,772 | wow-train |
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Comics, or comicbooks, are great sometimes. They are publications that include comic art.
A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comic art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels .
I was just thinking that! The panels of comics are usually accompanied by descriptive prose and some narrative too.
Covering comics, movies, tv like no other in the world. ... Aquaman: Jason Momoa's Comics-Accurate Costume Debuts in New Figure .... Comic Book Previews. | Comic book
A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and written narrative, usually, dialog contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form. Although some origins in 18th century Japan, comic books were first popularized in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 1930s. The first modern comic book, "Famous Funnies", was released | paper, vellum, papyrus, or similar materials
- Coffee table book – an oversized, usually hard-covered book whose purpose is for display on a table
- Coloring book – a book containing line art to which a reader may add color using crayons, colored pencils, marker pens, paint or other artistic media
- Comic book – a book or magazine that consists of comic art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes
- Comedia suelta – an individual printing of a play
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What is brunch? | Brunch
Brunch is a combination of breakfast and lunch, and regularly has some form of alcoholic drink (most usually champagne or a cocktail) served with it. The word is a portmanteau of "breakfast" and "lunch". Brunch originated in England in the late 19th century and became popular in the United States in the 1930s.
Origin of the word.
The 1896 supplement to the "Oxford English Dictionary" cites "Punch" magazine which wrote that the term was coined in Britain in 1895 to describe | a French bowling instructor named Jacques, who offers to give her lessons. When he asks about the name inscribed on her ball, she tells him that Homer is actually the ball's name, neglecting to mention that she is married. Homer is faintly aware that something is wrong, but is unsure what is happening. After passing several bowling lessons, Jacques and Marge agree to meet each other for brunch.
Their brunch goes well until they run into Helen Lovejoy, who seems delighted to not find Marge with Homer. | 75,774 | wow-train |
Fruit picking seems to be a seasonal activity around here - have you ever gone?
I've picked berries while out exploring the woods, but never actually went out with the sole purpose of fruit picking. Have you?
We've done apple picking at an apple farm before.
That sounds fun! I have been to many orchards, they are very nice. I love apples and apple cider.
Sometimes we've picked our own but other times we've just purchased pre-picked ones.
I normally purchase the pre-picked but this conversation has inspired me to possible go fruit picking this summer! It sounds fun, and I could take the kids. | as well. Apple picking is often a very popular dating ritual in the American Midwest. Apple orchards catering to a family outing will provide additional activities beyond the picking of apples. Many have petting zoos, restaurants and country shops that sell related products such as home-made jams and jellies. This aspect of the activity is especially popular in the Northeastern United States & Southern Ontario and Southern Québec in Canada.
The apples that fall off the trees are often used to make apple cider. Apple cider is a juice made | Fruit picking
Fruit picking or fruit harvesting is
a seasonal activity (paid or recreational) that occurs during harvest time in areas with fruit growing wild or being farmed in orchards.
Types of fruit.
Types of fruit Apple picking.
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Apple picking is an activity found at apple farms. Apple orchards may be opened to the public, allowing consumers to pick their own apples or purchase pre-picked apples.
Although this is ultimately a method of purchasing apples, it is often a social activity | 75,775 | wow-train |
I am huge fan of the Royal Ballet based in London. I went there last weekend. Had a great time!
Wow! I bet was amazìng!
It was. I think most of their performers came from the Royal Ballet school, so they were all very professional.
Nìce! Do you remember the pìeces performed?
Yes. They performed the Nutcracker. It was very splendid indeed. Do you frequent ballet or musicals?
Yes! I Love the ballet! I know you had a wonderful tìme!
If you're a fan of the ballet. I highly recommend the film Black Swan. Have you seen it?
No! I wìll look for ìt | Black Swan (film)
Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky. The screenplay was written by Mark Heyman, John McLaughlin, and Andres Heinz, based on an original story by Heinz. The film stars Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, and Winona Ryder. The plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" ballet by the prestigious New York City Ballet company. The production requires a ballerina to play the innocent and fragile White Swan, for | I was aware of it before I came to "Emmerdale" and you think you understand it. But it's only when you are immersed in it you realise how passionately our audience care about those two characters. They have been through so much and survived it, so the audience are rooting for them and so am I fundamentally. I should also say a quick word on the Robron episode you watched this week. The writer Maxine Alderton, one of our very many talented writers, is a huge Robron fan. She | 75,776 | wow-train |
I am finally feeling ready to get back into the dating scene.
dating is a form of courtship consisting of social activities done by the couple, either alone or with others. are you confident about wanting to date?
Yeah, after my horrific break up with a complete sociopath, I feel like I'm ready to play the field again! Courtship consisting of social activities sounds pretty fun.
the protocols and practices of dating and the terms used to describe it vary from country to country AND person to person. so it is important to definie your values and idea of dating very soon!
Oh that's right. Very useful since I do travel quite often for work.
well luckily with the use of modern technology people can date via telephone or computer and spend time together while apart using phones!
Yes, it seems like nowadays thats a very primary source of meeting people through apps like Tinder. | to begin dating, which has been a source of controversy.
History.
Dating as an institution is a relatively recent phenomenon which has mainly emerged in the last few centuries. From the standpoint of anthropology and sociology, dating is linked with other institutions such as marriage and the family which have also been changing rapidly and which have been subject to many forces, including advances in technology and medicine. As humans societies have evolved from hunter-gatherers into civilized societies, there have been substantial changes in relations between people, | Dating
Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a prospective partner in an intimate relationship. It is a form of courtship, consisting of social activities done by the couple, either alone or with others. The protocols and practices of dating, and the terms used to describe it, vary considerably from country to country and over time. While the term has several meanings, the most frequent usage refers to two people exploring whether they | 75,777 | wow-train |
Do you like barbershop music? It's a style of a cappella close harmony with four-part chords for every melody note.
I don't listen to it often, but from what I've heard it sounds pretty good. Do you know how old it is?
It dates back to the 1930s when barbershops experienced a revival.
Wow not that old then, do you know more about its origins?
It's not well documented, but I do know that it originated in barbershops and is usually performed either by a quartet or a chorus, which is like a choir, just different music.
Interesting, do you know any popular barbershop quartets by any chance?
I don't know any names offhand, but interestingly female barbershop quartets are often called "Sweet Adelines quartets", in association with the Sweet Adeline organization.
That's neat, what exactly is the Sweet Adeline organization? | Sweet Adelines International
Sweet Adelines International is a worldwide organization of women singers, established in 1945, committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performances. This independent, nonprofit music education association is one of the world's largest singing organizations for women. "Harmonize the World" is the organization's motto. It has a current membership of 21,000 and holds an annual international singing competition.
History.
Sweet Adelines International was established in 1945 by Edna Mae Anderson of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The | Barbershop music
Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1930s–present), is a style of a cappella close harmony, or unaccompanied vocal music, characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture. Each of the four parts has its own role: generally, the lead sings the melody, the tenor harmonizes above the melody, the bass sings the lowest harmonizing notes, and the baritone completes the chord, usually below the lead. The melody is not | 75,778 | wow-train |
I've been on a motorcycle once, it scared me.
Maybe you should try a motorcycle with three wheel, with a sidecar, it is more stable.
That sounds much better to me. Do those have a name?
It has different names, an outfit, a rig, a hack or a combination, but all are a motorcycle with a sidecar.
Cool. My uncle has a Harley Davidson, it looks awesome.
Yeah motos can have different looks for different purpose, off-road, cruising or long distance.
Yea my uncle mostly uses his for cruising. | , the three top motorcycle producers globally by volume were Honda, Yamaha (both from Japan), and Hero MotoCorp (India).
In developing countries, motorcycles are considered utilitarian due to lower prices and greater fuel economy. Of all the motorcycles in the world, 58% are in the Asia-Pacific and Southern and Eastern Asia regions, excluding car-centric Japan.
According to the US Department of Transportation the number of fatalities per vehicle mile traveled was 37 times higher for motorcycles than for cars. | Sidecar
A sidecar is a one-wheeled device attached to the side of a motorcycle, scooter, or bicycle, making the whole a three-wheeled vehicle. A motorcycle with a sidecar is sometimes called a "combination", an "outfit", a "rig" or a "hack".
History.
Mr M Bertoux, a French army officer, secured a prize offered by a French newspaper in 1893 for the best method of carrying a passenger on a bicycle. The sidecar wheel was mounted | 75,779 | wow-train |
Hello, I really enjoy playing my Xbox. I especially enjoy t because it allows me to stay in contact with my friends. Do you play xbox?
The only video game console I have ever played was the original Nintendo. lol i do know that Xbox is quite popular is was created by microsoft.
Yes it was created by microsoft. It is in direct competition with Sony's playstation. They have many similar games but Xbox has a few unique ones like Halo.
Halo sounds fun! I understand it is a first person shooter game based on military science fiction.
That it is. It is microsofts flagship franchise and actually launched with the original Xbox. There have been 6 Halo's to date.
So the series is based on an interstellar war between humans and aliens known as the Covenant.
Yes. It was originally developed by Bungie, However the past two games have been developed by 343 studios. Bungie has gone on to create the destiny series. | Bungie
Bungie, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Bellevue, Washington. The company was established in May 1991 by Alex Seropian, who later brought in programmer Jason Jones after publishing Jones' game "". Originally based in Chicago, Illinois, the company concentrated on Macintosh games during its early years and created two successful video game franchises called "Marathon" and "Myth". An offshoot studio, Bungie West, produced "Oni", published in 2001 and owned by Take-Two Interactive, which | saying, "Never, I doubt I will ever put goalie pads on again. I don't have interest in playing net." He also stated, "It's not bittersweet, you know what? I don't really miss it anymore - it's been such a long time. It was a chapter of my life and I'm on to the next...I don't have any regrets at all about what transpired or the way things happened for me. I really enjoy what I do now in the business | 75,780 | wow-train |
I've become a big techno-head lately. The music gets me so pumped! I just think it's so funny it evolved from Detroit, Michigan of all places. Seems random, right?
That does seem pretty random. When did it get started?
In the mid-to-late 1980s. Word wasn't even used until 1988 to describe the genre specifically. Detroit techno is seen as the foundation, which is still kind of goofy to me, but factually correct! But when you look into it, it makes sense. It melds African American music with Chicago house/funk/electro/electric jazz with electronic music. Detroit has a lot of that.
Detroit does have a wide variety of culture for sure. Are there any particular techno artists well known from Michigan? | Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States in the mid-to-late 1980s. The style resulted from the melding of African American styles such as Chicago house, funk, and electro with electronic music by artists such as Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder and Yellow Magic Orchestra. Added to this is the influence of futuristic and science-fiction themes relevant to life in American late capitalist society, with Alvin Toffler's book "The Third Wave" being a notable | try to synchronise certain words with the best parts of the melody, but it can be really difficult and does my head in. I like to keep the meaning pretty open and ambiguous so that it's not just me that gets something out of the lyrics. I usually write lyrics from a persona rather than tell a specific story." Parker also said "Usually I am sufficiently motivated to think of new songs everyday, but I usually forget them. I seem to get an emotional kick out of sensing feelings of general | 75,781 | wow-train |
I have an aquarium in my living room | Aquarium
An aquarium (plural: "aquariums" or "aquaria") is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aquatic reptiles such as turtles, and aquatic plants. The term "aquarium", coined by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse, combines the Latin root "aqua", meaning water, with the suffix "-arium", meaning "a place for relating to". | ' in German means "space, room, chamber"; 'räumen' means to empty, evacuate. See lebensraum, literally "living room" (that is, room for living - like an aquarium for fish, not a living room).
"Other spellings": Raim, Raym, Räum.
See also.
- The Lesser Key of Solomon, a 17th-century text which references Raum.
- Gustav Davidson | 75,782 | wow-train |
One of my biggest fears is acrophobie
you mean the extreme or irrational fear or phobia of heights?
yeah that's what i was referring to . Can you tell me more about acrophobia ?
Sure, it belongs to the category of specific phobias called space and motion disconfort
I had no idea but that does make sense because it can be discomforting. Anything else you can tell me about it ?
People with acrophobia tend to experience a panic attack in high places.
I can relate to that . Panic attacks can be a very scary situation | or climbing in mountainous terrain and also in certain jobs such as steeplejacks or wind turbine mechanics. Some people may also be afraid of the high wind, as an addition of falling. This is actually known as added ancraophobia.
People with acrophobia can experience a panic attack in high places and become too agitated to get themselves down safely. Approximately 2–5% of the general population has acrophobia, with twice as many women affected as men. The term is from the , "ákron", meaning "peak, summit, | Acrophobia
Acrophobia is an extreme or irrational fear or phobia of heights, especially when one is not particularly high up. It belongs to a category of specific phobias, called space and motion discomfort, that share both similar causes and options for treatment.
Most people experience a degree of natural fear when exposed to heights, known as the fear of falling. On the other hand, those who have little fear of such exposure are said to have a head for heights. A head for heights is advantageous for those hiking | 75,783 | wow-train |
Have you ever been to the state New Hampshire?
No I haven't, what are some of the main attractions and tourist spots there? | New Hampshire
New Hampshire () is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. New Hampshire is the 5th smallest by area and the 10th least populous of the 50 states.
Concord is the state capital, while Manchester is the largest city in the state. It has no general sales tax, nor is personal income | " in Melaghar.
- There are a lot of fashion shops, that people have formally known as "Textiles" in Melaghar.
- Another two shopping markets' construction is recently completed; one is near "Motorstand", and the second is Pal Mansion new shopping mall near "Netaji Chowmuhuni".
Tourist spots and other attractions.
Tourist spots and other attractions Neermahal.
[[Neermahal]] is the main spot of Melaghar.. It is the second scenic water palace in this type, after [ | 75,784 | wow-train |
I really like Pepsi as opposed to Coca Cola - it was first introduced as Brad's Drink and renamed Pepsi-Cola in 1898
Pepsi was created in 1989! I had no idea! I like Pepsi as well. Is it as popular as coke?
You know, I'm not really sure. I realized the original formula had sugar AND vanilla - I wish I could taste the original.
So, the pepsi we know now is drastically different from the original? | Greek word for "digestion" (πέψη, pronounced the same as Pepsi), which the drink was purported to aid, and "cola" after the kola nut. The original recipe also included sugar and vanilla. Bradham sought to create a fountain drink that was appealing and would aid in digestion and boost energy.
In 1903, Bradham moved the bottling of Pepsi-Cola from his drugstore to a rented warehouse. That year, Bradham sold 7,968 gallons of syrup. The next year, Pepsi was sold in six | 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 | 75,785 | wow-train |
I have a horse named Cobra. Do you like horses?
Cool name! I do like horses. I used to ride them when I was younger. | Horse
The horse ("Equus ferus caballus") is one of two extant subspecies of "Equus ferus". It is an odd-toed ungulate mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, "Eohippus", into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC. Horses in the subspecies " | . Then, when they have the horse nicely broken, you give to a cowboy. Why don't you give the wild horses to the cowboys to break in? They ride on saddles, and it would not be so hard for them.' But the chief cowboy only said, "Well, I can't be bothered by a little thing like that. You will have to see Buffalo Bill about the horses.' But I retorted, "You know very well that Buffalo Bill does not know what you do | 75,786 | wow-train |
I do love to be courted! Flowers, chocolates, dinners, bring it on!
How long do you think is appropriate for courtship before deciding whether the relationship will lead to an engagement or marriage?
I'm not certain it ever has to end up as either. Depends on how things go in the courtship | are romantically or sexually compatible by participating in dates with the other. With the use of modern technology, people can date via telephone or computer or meet in person.
Dating may also involve two or more people who have already decided that they share romantic or sexual feelings toward each other. These people will have dates on a regular basis, and they may or may not be having sexual relations. This period of courtship is sometimes seen as a precursor to engagement. Some cultures require people to wait until a certain age | her eyes and declared, "You would never do something like this for me." The memory impacted Logelin so deeply that it prompted him to write his memoir. "Figuratively speaking, [the book] is my Taj Mahal to her," he explained in 2009. "I'm doing what I can to bring that legacy back for her." "Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love" details his courtship and marriage, as well as the moments surrounding his wife's death and the | 75,787 | wow-train |
I would love to live forever, I want to be around when we start travelling through space. I wonder when science will be able to make humans live forever
having eternal life and not dying could get old tho
Perhaps, but maybe that's only if things around you don't change. I personally would be willing to try, considering the alternative. But I am unsure if we will ever come to such a point of life expectancy | Immortality
Immortality is eternal life, being exempt from death, unending existence. Some modern species may possess biological immortality.
Certain scientists, futurists, and philosophers have theorized about the immortality of the human body, with some suggesting that human immortality may be achievable in the first few decades of the 21st century. Other advocates believe that life extension is a more achievable goal in the short term, with immortality awaiting further research breakthroughs. The absence of aging would provide humans with biological immortality, but not invulnerability to death by | I'll just have to stay. Even if I really don't want to. In fact I guess I really don't. It is so much easier just to go home. I could get a little job and make everyone happy on a day to day type basis and get a little money and live by myself in my own apartment or something ... but I don't think that's what I really want to do. I've always felt that, to be dedicated to life, you have to be really passionate | 75,788 | wow-train |
Have you ever listened to a phonograph record? Or a gramophone, as they are known in Britain.
I haven't personally, I think they're pretty old. When was the phonograph invented?
It was actually invented way back in 1877.
Wow what an interesting piece of history, do you know roughly how the phonograph works? | Phonograph
The phonograph is a device for the mechanical recording and reproduction of sound. In its later forms, it is also called a gramophone (as a trademark since 1887, as a generic name in the UK since 1910) or, since the 1940s, a record player. The sound vibration waveforms are recorded as corresponding physical deviations of a spiral groove engraved, etched, incised, or impressed into the surface of a rotating cylinder or disc, called a "record". To recreate the sound, the surface is | , they were scanned into a computer and software was used to convert their sound-modulated traces into digital audio files. Brief excerpts from two French songs and a recitation in Italian, all recorded in 1860, are the most substantial results.
Acoustical recording Phonograph/Gramophone.
The phonograph, invented by Thomas Edison in 1877, could both record sound and play it back. The earliest type of phonograph sold recorded on a thin sheet of tinfoil wrapped around a grooved metal cylinder. A stylus connected to a sound-vibrated | 75,789 | wow-train |
I am going rock climbing for the first time next weekend with my kids. I'm not too sure about it but maybe you can help me feel better. | rock climbers do not usually climb back down the route, or "downclimb", especially on the larger multiple pitch class III–IV, or multi-day grade IV–VI climbs.
Rock climbing is a physically and mentally demanding sport, one that often tests a climber's strength, endurance, agility and balance along with mental control. It can be a dangerous activity and knowledge of proper climbing techniques and use of specialized climbing equipment is crucial for the safe completion of routes.
Because of the wide range | Hodgkins Lymphoma. My prognosis is very good and I should be just fine on the other side. But I may not be here some days and if I am here I may not be my super perky self and definitely my hair style will change. If you happen to be going through this at this time in your life, or maybe you have a friend or family member going through it right now, I wanted to share this with you in hopes that we can help each other. Thanks for listening and as always | 75,790 | wow-train |
When I was a kid, my grandfather and I would go fishing all the time. We would head out into the wild and spend the whole day by the lake.
What kind of fish did you catch?
It's been so long, I don't even remember! I mostly just remember the fishing itself..
I used to go fishing all the time when I was younger as well. What was your favorite part?
Just trying to catch the fish, I think. Mostly we did angling and netting. A few times I tried spearing and catching one with my hands, but it was a disaster!!
For me it was the thrill of finally reeling it and winning. I have never done spearing. What is that like?
It's pretty much the most frustrating thing in the world. Something else I loved: all the different lures that my grandfather had.
I loved all the lures as well. My step-father at the time helped me start my own tackle box and would give me gifts to help fill it up. | Fishing tackle
Fishing tackle is the equipment used by anglers when fishing. Almost any equipment or gear used for fishing can be called fishing tackle. Some examples are hooks, lines, sinkers, floats, rods, reels, baits, lures, spears, nets, gaffs, traps, waders and tackle boxes.
Gear that is attached to the end of a fishing line is called "terminal tackle". This includes hooks, leaders, swivels, sinkers, floats, split rings and wire, snaps, beads, | of phrase, like, that I remembered as something as a kid. You know, my parents, my grandparents, my aunts and uncles, the whole family, were involved in carnival business and, like, circus business, so as a kid, we would get dragged to these things, and we'd have to spend all this time there. And that was just one of the attractions I remember, what they would call the trained animals, you know, educated horses."
Production.
"Educated | 75,791 | wow-train |
Do you like to go recreational fishing?
What do you think of recreational or sport fishing?
I find it quite pleasant as a pastime. | Recreational fishing
Recreational fishing, also called sport fishing, is fishing for pleasure or competition. It can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is fishing for profit, or subsistence fishing, which is fishing for survival.
The most common form of recreational fishing is done with a rod, reel, line, hooks and any one of a wide range of baits. Other devices, commonly referred to as "terminal tackle", are also used to affect or complement the presentation of the bait to the targeted fish. | the Labrador Husky has become a fairly common family pet. There are still groups of people like the Labrador Inuit and Metis who use the Labrador Husky in or its original, working form for recreational dog sledding and some even prefer to use a dog team instead of a snowmobile. Sled dog racing continues to be a winter pastime in Labrador, with long races similar to the Iditarod still happening today.
The process of training a Labrador Husky does not stray far from what you would do in order to train a more commonly | 75,792 | wow-train |
Hello there. I'm April and I'm an Interior Designer
I love interior design, is your favourite part planning, researching, coordinating, or managing such projects?
Mostly planning and researching. I love to meet up with clients, learn about their lifestyles and dreams and try to figure out how I can incorporate all of that into their whereabouts
I'm sure your clients communicate a lot of personal information for you to make decisions, it sounds rewarding.
It really is rewarding. It is almost like being a psychologist, in a way. It is wonderful to see how inspired one can become only by changing their settings. | Psychology
Psychology is the science of behavior and mind. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought. It is an academic discipline of immense scope. Psychologists seek an understanding of the emergent properties of brains, and all the variety of phenomena linked to those emergent properties, joining this way the broader neuroscientific group of researchers. As a social science it aims to understand individuals and groups by establishing general principles and researching specific cases.
In this field, a professional practitioner or researcher | After All (album)
After All is an album by Luciano.
Track listing.
1. Shake It Up Tonight
2. Baby I can't Believe
3. Hold On To Your Dreams
4. All I'm Living For
5. I'm Stepping On It
6. True Love
7. It's A Jungle Out There
8. After All
9. Try and Remember
10. Took Me For Granted
11. Hold Me In Your Arms
12. | 75,793 | wow-train |
I love eating meat - I am a big time carnivore
I love meat, too, but I try not to eat that much of it because I don't think it's all that good for you. I eat a lot of vegetables and fruit. | Vegetarianism
Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, and the flesh of any other animal), and may also include abstention from by-products of animals processed for food.
Vegetarianism may be adopted for various reasons. Many people object to eating meat out of respect for sentient life. Such ethical motivations have been codified under various religious beliefs, as well as animal rights advocacy. Other motivations for vegetarianism are health-related, political, environmental, cultural, | that God's message to him was: "'You are too fat!'" Burke denied having an eating disorder: ... I guess God let me develop into what I am now and allowed me to live. It's not an eating disorder. If I had an eating disorder, I wouldn't travel." In 2006 Burke acknowledged: "It's very rough. I love to eat and I love to cook – as you can see. But my hip has to be replaced and a knee has to | 75,794 | wow-train |
I love to put oil in my beautiful Moustache and twist the ends. Women love it.
I like some of them, it depends hair the hair on the upper lip is grown I guess. Is yours long?
I used to have a soup strainer but now I have a fu manchu. It pairs well with my mullet.
That is quite the different well developed types of hair styles you have going there. Like Joe Dirt I assume? If you have it, rock it
More like Joe Dirt classy cousin Chet. I had an Afro to accompany my Moustache but being a red head it looked silly so I grew it out. | Joe Dirt
Joe Dirt is a 2001 American adventure comedy film starring David Spade, Dennis Miller, Christopher Walken, Adam Beach, Brian Thompson, Brittany Daniel, Jaime Pressly, Erik Per Sullivan, and Kid Rock. The film was written by Spade and Fred Wolf, and produced by Robert Simonds.
The plot concerns a "white trash" young man, Joe Dirt, who at first seems to be a "loser", a failure, an antihero. As he travels in search of his parents, his | months.
Her introduction posed the question, "what would it be like if we lived in a world where beautiful women were allowed to be hairy? To find out, I've decided to take the plunge and grow out my body hair. Can I learn to love it, and can I convince the rest of the world to love it too?"
After six months, she advertised for other hairy women to put on a catwalk show, wearing lingerie made of body hair designed and made by artist Tracey | 75,795 | wow-train |
A marching band consists of numerous members. I used to be in the marching band. Have you ever played any instruments?
I played piano for a time.
The piano is cool. Have you heard of pianist Bruce Hornsby?
He played with a band called the Range, I think.
Interesting, I have not heard their work. Have you heard of a band called Quinn?
No, they are not known to me | . (https://marching.musicforall.org/directorinfo/)
A: up to 600 students
AA: 601-1250 students
AAA: 1251-1750 students
AAAA: 1751-2250 students
AAAAA: 2250 + students
History.
Percussion and wind instruments were used on the battlefield since ancient times.
An Iron Age example would be the carnyx.
The development of the military band from such predecessors was a gradual development of the medieval and early modern period.
A prototype of the Ottoman military band may be mentioned in the | immediately smitten and figured that's as good as any tribute to any state I've ever heard. It wasn't until I heard his cover of our song though that it occurred to me: Duh, we should return the favor. Incorporating the Redcoat marching band was just the icing on the cake! This song is so nostalgic to me as my parents grew up in Atlanta and have so many family members in the great state of Georgia. It's always been a second home of sorts. We've played some great | 75,796 | wow-train |
Purple is so pretty! It is in-between blue and red
Is purple your favorite color? I heard purple was a royal color, right? | Purple
Purple is a color intermediate between blue and red. It is similar to violet, but unlike violet, which is a spectral color with its own wavelength on the visible spectrum of light, purple is a secondary color made by combining red and blue. The complementary color of purple in the RYB color model is yellow.
According to surveys in Europe and North America, purple is the color most often associated with rarity, royalty, magic, mystery, and piety. When combined with pink, it is associated | CSS purple. It seems likely that this color was chosen as the web color purple because its hue is exactly halfway between red and blue and its value is exactly halfway between white and black.
A traditional name sometimes used for this tone of purple is patriarch. The first recorded use of "patriarch" as a color name in English was in 1925.
Computer web color purples Purple (X11 color) (veronica).
At right is displayed the color purple, as defined in the X11 color, which is | 75,797 | wow-train |
Auto mechanic seems like a noble profession. It seems like they don't get enough credit. But I don't know exactly what they do or how they do it, really | Auto mechanic
An auto mechanic (automotive technician in most of North America, light vehicle technician in British English, and motor mechanic in Australian English) is a mechanic with a variety of automobile makes or either in a specific area or in a specific make of automobile. In repairing cars, their main role is to diagnose the problem accurately and quickly. They often have to quote prices for their customers before commencing work or after partial disassembly for inspection. Their job may involve the repair of a specific part or the replacement | ? Or is it actually a little frightening? What is it like to be punished forever, for something you do during a very short period of time living on earth? So as a writer I like to say, 'Okay, these are the ideas, but what would these things really mean if they truly are happening, how would it feel?'"
In an interview with Wired, Williams elaborates:
"I don't know how well you know Michael Moorcock's cosmology of Law and Chaos. It | 75,798 | wow-train |
I didn't realize the term 'burger' works for any meat patty - I really love hamburgers on the grill.
I do too! What is your favorite kind of meat to use?
If I could afford it all the time, a bison burger is my favorite!
OMG - yes! Those are amazing! Do you ever try turkey burgers?
I have tried them before but did not like them - I even put cheese on it to make it a cheeseburger.
Yes, you have to doctor it up a bit more, but when seasoned well they are tasty! | Hamburger
A hamburger (short: burger) is a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked patties of ground meat, usually beef, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun. The patty may be pan fried, grilled, or flame broiled. Hamburgers are often served with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, bacon, or chiles; condiments such as ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, relish, or "special sauce"; and are frequently placed on sesame seed buns. A hamburger topped with cheese is | called a cheeseburger.
The term "burger" can also be applied to the meat patty on its own, especially in the United Kingdom, where the term "patty" is rarely used, or the term can even refer simply to ground beef. Since the term hamburger usually implies beef, for clarity "burger" may be prefixed with the type of meat or meat substitute used, as in beef burger, turkey burger, bison burger, or veggie burger.
Hamburgers are sold at fast-food restaurants, | 75,799 | wow-train |
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