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I love to eat chicken... especially fried chicken.
Chicken is one of my favorite meats as well. It's so versatile because you can eat almost every part of it!
It is! Do you ever eat chicken livers? Those are great, if seasoned the right way. | strongly consider offal as food to be taboo, while others use it as everyday food, or in delicacies. Certain offal dishes—including "foie gras", "pâté" and sweetbread—are internationally regarded as gourmet food in the culinary arts. Others remain part of traditional regional cuisine and may be consumed especially in connection with holidays. This includes Scottish haggis, Jewish chopped liver, U.S. chitterlings, Mexican menudo, as well as many other dishes. On the other hand, intestines are traditionally used as casing for sausages | , sell grilled chicken. In predominantly Islamic countries, the chicken served is halal. In Asia there is a preference for spicy foods, such as the Zinger chicken burger. Some locations in the US sell fried chicken livers and gizzards. A small number of US outlets offer an all-you-can-eat buffet option with a limited menu.
A number of territories, such as Japan, Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Ecuador and Singapore sell fried seafood products under the "Colonel's Catch" banner. In | 76,600 | wow-train |
I love chocolate.
I cannot get enough of it! I especially love to buy blocks of chocolate to cook with, or syrup to make chocolate milk. What is your favorite?
My favorite is milk chocolate like in M&Ms and chocolate covered peanuts.
I really like peanut m&m's too. I love the perfect mix of peanut chocolate and candy coating!
Yes those are great. | Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are an American candy consisting of a milk, white, or dark chocolate cup filled with peanut cream, marketed by The Hershey Company. They were created by H. B. Reese, a former dairy farmer and shipping foreman for Milton S. Hershey. Reese left his job as a shipping foreman for The Hershey Company to start his own candy business.
The H.B. Reese Candy Company.
In 1923, The H.B. Reese Candy Company was established in the basement of Reese's | it is made with peanut butter, milk, sugar and sometimes spices
Candies.
The following candies and candy bars use peanuts as a main ingredient.
- Buckeye candy – a confection made from a peanut butter fudge partially dipped in chocolate to leave a circle of peanut butter visible
- Mary Jane – a taffy-like candy
- M&M's – varieties are produced that are filled with peanuts and peanut butter
- Peach Blossoms – a candy made by Necco that contains peanut butter wrapped in a crunchy shell | 76,601 | wow-train |
I am interested in hearses, they are large funeral vehicles used to carry a coffin/casket from a church or funeral home to a cemetery.
Yeah, do you work at a funeral home or are you just someone who likes them?
i like them.. some people call hearses "funeral coaches"
interesting, I had a neighbor on my street who used to collect them. Do you know when they were first manufactured? | Hearse
A hearse is a vehicle used to carry the dead in a coffin/casket. They range from deliberately anonymous vehicles to very formal heavily decorated vehicles.
In the funeral trade of some countries hearses are called funeral coaches.
History.
The name is derived, through the French herse, from the Latin , which means a harrow. The funeral hearse was originally a wooden or metal framework, which stood over the bier or coffin and supported the pall. It was provided with numerous spikes to hold burning | no one to do so. The funeral service itself is almost invariably closed casket. Funeral homes are generally not used for funeral services, which are almost exclusively held in a church, cemetery, or crematorium chapel.
The deceased is usually transported from the funeral home to a church in a hearse, a specialized vehicle designed to carry casketed remains. The deceased is often transported in a procession (also called a funeral cortège), with the hearse, funeral service vehicles, and private automobiles traveling in a procession to the | 76,602 | wow-train |
Jagger's career has spanned over five decades
Is he still making music? | Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer who gained worldwide fame as the lead singer and one of the founder members of the Rolling Stones. Jagger's career has spanned over five decades, and he has been described as "one of the most popular and influential frontmen in the history of rock & roll". His distinctive voice and energetic live performances, along with Keith Richards' guitar style, have been the trademark of the Rolling | . Many critics of the time regarded her as one of the best female vocalists still making music.
Louis Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971) was an African-American jazz singer and trumpeter as well as composer who ended up being one of the most pivotal and influential figures in not just jazz-related styles but across popular music. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras both musically and also in terms of U.S. culture. Coming to prominence first | 76,603 | wow-train |
My favorite dessert is cheesecake, do you know much about cheesecakes?
I do! It is a sweet dessert with one or more layers. So good!
Yeah they are pretty good, do you know how long people have been making cheesecakes for, or anything cool about cheesecakes? | in many different ways. It may be flavored by adding vanilla, spices, lemon, chocolate, pumpkin, or other flavors to the cheese layer. Additional flavors and visual appeal may be added by topping the finished pie with fruit, whipped cream, nuts, cookies, fruit sauce, chocolate syrup, or other toppings.
History.
An ancient form of cheesecake may have been a popular dish in ancient Greece even prior to Romans' adoption of it with the conquest of Greece. The earliest attested mention of a | to do with Polish foods, depending on who performs the song:
You can have my shinkabr
Take my sweet krusczykibr
Take my plump pierogibr
You can even have my serniczkibr
Take my long kielbasa
The verse ends with the pleading refrain "but please bring back my kishka." "Shinka" is ham, while "serniczki" refers to cheesecakes.
Jewish cuisine.
Kishke, also known as "stuffed derma" (from German "Darm", "intestine"), is a | 76,604 | wow-train |
I just love ice hockey. Do you know much about it?
Well, I just know that it's a team sport played on ic
it is. Its good fun to watch, the whole family can get involved. | Ice hockey
Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points. The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical, with teams usually consisting of six players each: one goaltender, and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team.
Ice hockey is most popular in Canada, | so fantastic. I've just slid in like I've been there all my life. It's been fantastic fun. And it's a character who you can do anything you want with - I love those! It's very easy work." Asked whether if he will watch his first, he replied: "They've got me in the last scene of the day at work today, so I don't know if I'm going to get home in time for it! But all the family are there watching | 76,605 | wow-train |
Strawberry is my favorite cultivated fruit of all time. Do you want to learn more about strawberries?
Sure, I love strawberries! I really like them in strawberry shortcake!
I really enjoy the bright red color, juicy texture and sweetness. When you are picking strawberries, the entire field has a special aroma.
Yeah, they really do smell wonderful. How long does it take for strawberries to grow?
Strawberries are known as a hybrid species of the genus "Fragia", and grows in the early spring and takes around 4-6 weeks for it to be ripe.
That's pretty quick. Maybe I should try to grow my own. I wonder how hard it is.
It should be easy! It grows quick and you can consume them in large quantities. Strawberries are super delicious with chocolate.
Tell me about it! Chocolate covered strawberries are a great Valentine's gift as well! | Chocolate
Chocolate is a usually sweet, brown food preparation of roasted and ground cacao seeds that is made in the form of a liquid, paste, or in a block, or used as a flavoring ingredient in other foods. The earliest evidence of use traces to the Olmecs (Mexico), with evidence of chocolate beverages dating to 1900 BC. The majority of Mesoamerican people made chocolate beverages, including the Maya and Aztecs. The word "chocolate" is derived from the Classical Nahuatl word "chocolātl".
The | List of strawberry topics
This is a list of topics about the strawberry. The strawberry is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus "Fragaria" (collectively known as the strawberries). It is cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The fruit (which is not a botanical berry, but an aggregate accessory fruit) is widely appreciated for its characteristic aroma, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweetness.
Strawberry topics.
Strawberry topics Companies.
- Driscoll's – a privately held company that sells fresh strawberries | 76,606 | wow-train |
I've never read the high fantasy novel Lord of the Rings, though I've seen the movies a few times. Do you think it's worth it for me to read them?
I think it is! They are very popular. So many people love them.
Is the writing at all similar to the Hobbit, the classic children's book?
I think it would be very similar but I cannot say for sure. It is very long, though so you will want to commit to it. If you really liked the movie, I think it will be worthwhile.
It's probably worth it, since so many people like it. I know it's sold over 150 million copies, so it must be good :P
That is mind-boggling when you think of it - that so many people have read it. But it is definitely a good endorsement! | Celebrity branding
Celebrity branding or celebrity endorsement is a form of advertising campaign or marketing strategy used by brands, companies, or a non-profit organization which involves celebrities or a well-known person using their social status or their fame to help promote a product, service or even raise awareness on environmental or social matters. Marketers use celebrity endorsers in hopes that the positive images of the celebrity endorser of the brand will also be passed on to the products or the brand image associated with the celebrities. Celebrity endorsement is usually | it is.' And now they're doing interviews, and I've read that they're totally cool with the book, and it's not what they thought it was going to be. So everyone's happy. But, now they've got two songs hating on me on their record. But it's cool. It's all good. I love them, they love me. I think maybe I deserved those songs because of some of the stuff that I said after I quit the band. So it's | 76,607 | wow-train |
roses roses everywhere, but I can't get enough of them! I want to smell them, I want to touch them, I want to eat them | Rose
A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe | and spoon habits:
[In my conversation with (the mother)] I said, "Here, this is not the manner in which we eat." ...
I don't necessarily want students to eat with one hand or with only one instrument, I want them to eat intelligently at the table ... I want them to eat correctly with respect for others who are eating with them. That's all I ask. Personally, I don’t have any problems with it, but it is not the way | 76,608 | wow-train |
I love watching professional tennis on TV. | Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not | his mother introduced him to the sport. As Hubert's mother, Zofia, practiced tennis, her son was watching and also wanted to try. It was his mother and father Krzysztof who were the first teachers. Then "Hubi" enrolled in classes and played more and more often. He became interested in professional tennis, while watching Roger Federer on TV. If tennis was not part of his future, he would have most likely chosen basketball, motor racing or to continue his education. In 2014, Hurkacz belonged to | 76,609 | wow-train |
Are you familiar with EDM (Electric Dance Music)?
No I'm not. Are you? | Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music (EDM), also known as dance music, club music, or simply dance, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres made largely for nightclubs, raves and festivals. It is generally produced for playback by disc jockeys who create seamless selections of tracks, called a mix by segueing from one recording to another. EDM producers also perform their music live in a concert or festival setting in what is sometimes called a live PA. In Europe, EDM is more commonly called ' | at any given time, depending on the inspiration, you can add to it," the artist/producer/songwriter explains. "I'm trying to break away from the concept of an album. What is an album when you put 12 songs on iTunes and people can pick at it like scabs? That's not an album. There is no album anymore." He described the music as "a lot of dance stuff, real melodic, electronic, soulful. We call it, like, electric static funk | 76,610 | wow-train |
I knew a little Karate growing up. I can't believe it's been around since the early 20th century, by Ryukyuans from Okinawa.
ooo cool! how many belts are there officially in karate?
I believe there are 9 or 10 belt levels if I'm not mistaken.
awesome. what else can you tell me about karate?
Well the name was changed to karate during the Japanese militarism era. Karate translates to "empty hand" in Japanese.
nice. thats a good fit. is it similar to other fithing styles? | Yun Mu Kwan
Yun Mu Kwan (연무관, the 'Hall or Institute for Martial Study') is the name of a now all but forgotten Korean karate (Kong Soo Do) style, one of the original five styles or "kwans" that arose in Korea after World War II in emulation of the karate systems practiced in Japan and Okinawa. It was begun by Korean karateka Chun Sang Sup, after his return from Japan, where it is generally thought that he studied Shotokan karate under the direct or indirect tutelage | it happened, she stated:
Well, I think my overall thought process was something like, 'Wow, I can't believe I won, this is awesome, don't trip and fall, I'm gonna get to thank the fans, this is so cool. Oh, Kanye West is here. Cool haircut. What are you doing there?' And then, 'Ouch.' And then, 'I guess I'm not gonna get to thank the fans.' Swift described how she | 76,611 | wow-train |
We are going to Clearwater Beach next year - it's on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida
I've been there! It's beautiful! What are you hoping to see in the area?
While it's been ranked as one of the best beach is the US we plan on going to see Winter the Dolphin and then we will see if we have time for the actual beach
Where is Winter the Dolphin? I've never been there! | Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Clearwater Marine Aquarium is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and aquarium in Clearwater, Florida. It is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of sick and injured marine animals, public education, conservation, and research.
Clearwater Marine Aquarium opened in 1972 at its current location on Clearwater Beach, in a former water treatment plant (the large pools being well-suited for rehabilitation operations).
Numerous forms of marine life are permanent residents at the aquarium, all of which have serious | of the song: "Every guy has been there. You're talking to a girl and realizing that it's going nowhere--but you still keep trying. I know I've been turned down enough to feel like I've really lived this song. Frank, Chris and I wrote it in the car on our way back from Frank's family beach house in Garden City, South Carolina. We'd spent a week there writing, and it was really successful. In fact, that's where we wrote 'Who | 76,612 | wow-train |
Hi! OMG I am like the most forgetful person ever! Do you have that issue?
Sometimes my old memories are unable to be recalled from memory storage
That must be sad. Especially if those are good memories...
The amount of time the information is stored in the memory can be increased or decreased, it depends on the coding.
Coding of what? The brain? I am not sure how that works. All I know is I put something down and I forget in like 4 mins!
Memory is a very complex mechanism of the brain.We still don/t know a lot about it.
True... You would think in 2018 we would have more answers.
Well, the brain is the most complex organ we have.
Yes you said that. lol Well I just hope my memory gets better soon. | storage and retrieval. Many different factors influence the actual process of forgetting. An example of one of these factors could be the amount of time the new information is stored in the memory. Events involved with forgetting can happen either before or after the actual memory process. The amount of time the information is stored in the memory, depending on the minutes, hours, or even days, can increase or decrease depending on how well the information is encoded.
Studies show that retention improves with increased rehearsal. This improvement occurs | Forgetting
Forgetting or disremembering is the apparent loss or modification of information already encoded and stored in an individual's long-term memory. It is a spontaneous or gradual process in which old memories are unable to be recalled from memory storage. Forgetting also helps to reconcile the storage of new information with old knowledge. Problems with remembering, learning and retaining new information are a few of the most common complaints of older adults. Memory performance is usually related to the active functioning of three stages. These three stages are encoding, | 76,613 | wow-train |
Pizza is a traditional itialian dish, do you like pizza?
I love pizza, I like having chicken on mine.
Yeah it can be topped with a lot of different things, like vegetables, meats or condiments.
I enjoy deep dish pizza the most, what do you like. | called pizzettas.
The term "pizza" was first recorded in the 10th century in a Latin manuscript from the Southern Italian town of Gaeta in Lazio, on the border with Campania. Modern pizza was invented in Naples, and the dish and its variants have since become popular in many countries. It has become one of the most popular foods in the world and a common fast food item in Europe and North America, available at pizzerias (restaurants specializing in pizza), restaurants offering Mediterranean cuisine, and via pizza delivery | as well, such as minced beef, spicy Sucuk sausage, cured meats like Pastırma, cheeses like Kaşar and Beyaz, and local olives and herbs. With the exception of some restaurants, pork products like ham and bacon are not available, which are substituted with beef, chicken, or lamb equivalents.
Pizza has several equivalent or similar dishes in traditional Turkish cuisine, such as Black-Sea-style or Bafra-style Pide and Lahmacun, which adds to the popularity of the dish across Turkey.
North America | 76,614 | wow-train |
I love the Song of Ice and Fire books! They're by novelist George R. R. Martin.
Aren't those the Game of Thrones books?
Indeed! Game of thrones is an adaptations of "A Song of Ice and Fire".
I love that show! Are those the only books that George has written or is he known for others as well?
He has written three different novellas set in the same universe, but taking place 90 years before the start of the novels.
Interesting! Are his other books as successful as the Game of Thrones books?
I don't believe they are as well known, since they were published in short story anthologies as opposed to regular novels.
Oh. Has George received any accolades or awards for his whritings? | northernmost Westeros, and the ambition of Daenerys Targaryen, the deposed king's exiled daughter, to assume the Iron Throne.
Martin's inspirations included the Wars of the Roses and the French historical novels "The Accursed Kings" by Maurice Druon. "A Song of Ice and Fire" received praise for its diverse portrayal of women and religion, as well as its realism. An assortment of disparate and subjective points of view confronts the reader, and the success or survival of point of view characters is never assured. Within | Samwell Tarly
Samwell Tarly, or simply Sam, is a fictional character in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation, "Game of Thrones".
Introduced in 1996's "A Game of Thrones", Samwell is the eldest son of Lord Randyll Tarly of Horn Hill and his wife Lady Melessa Florent. A self-professed coward with a love for books and songs, Samwell was forced by his father to abandon his | 76,615 | wow-train |
I love basketball, I would love to travel overseas to play. Do you play yourself?
No I dont, but there is a competition overseas called Eurobasket
Oh really? I havnt heard of it. Do you know much about it? | EuroBasket
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the "European Basketball Championship", is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennialy, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the International Basketball Federation.
History.
History Beginning.
The first championships was held three years after the establishment of FIBA, in 1935. Switzerland was chosen as the host country, and ten countries joined. Only one qualifying match was played between Portugal and Spain. With | I just play the bass. I have no delusions about my role. I have no control of what happens with the band. I would love to tell you that the record is done. I would love to tell you when or if we are going to tour again. The sad truth is, I just don’t know. I don’t know if anyone knows."
On October 23, 2008 Tommy Corrigan of Silent Majority revealed he had heard recorded songs from the album, and that "it had a | 76,616 | wow-train |
A couple years ago I took a trip to Tokyo and it was fantastic. Top trip so far.
I bet it was crowded. Tokyo is the most populous metropolitan area in the world
I can believe it, the Shibuya crossing was packed. I've never seen so many people in once place. What surprised me though was how quiet it was.
Shibuya was the site of a castle where the shibuya family lived during the 11th century
Oh wow neat I must have missed that bit of history when I was there. I absolutely loved the train system when I was there. Many if trains were so easy here I wouldnt even bother with a car. | the city his headquarters in 1603. It became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from Kyoto in 1868; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo. The Tokyo Metropolis formed in 1943 from the merger of the former and the . Tokyo is often referred to as a city but is officially known and governed as a "metropolitan prefecture", which differs from and combines elements of a city and a prefecture, a characteristic unique to Tokyo.
The 23 Special Wards of Tokyo were formerly Tokyo City. | not interact more with you all. I wanted to do so but it simply was not an option for me at the time. I really hope you can understand. As most of you already probably have seen, I am no longer at Silicon Knights and I joined Precursor Games some time ago ... I look forward to seeing what we can accomplish with the community and our crowd sourcing campaigns. I do see that some people are disappointed at the way things turned out, so was I and many others, believe me. | 76,617 | wow-train |
My favorite color is yellow. Its so pretty and bright.
Yeah mine too, Yellow is the color between green and orange.
Oh wow thats interesting.
it is also evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 570590 nm.
Woah thats cool. Yellow always makes me feel awake. | as egg yolks, buttercups, and bananas. They absorb light energy and protect plants from photodamage. Sunlight has a slight yellowish hue when sun is near a horizon, due to atmosphere scattering shorter wavelengths (green, blue, and violet).
Because it was widely available, yellow ochre pigment was one of the first colors used in art; the Lascaux cave in France has a painting of a yellow horse 17,000 years old. Ochre and orpiment pigments were used to represent gold and skin color in Egyptian tombs, then | Yellow
Yellow is the color between orange and green on the spectrum of visible light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 570590 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing. In the RGB color model, used to create colors on television and computer screens, yellow is a secondary color made by combining red and green at equal intensity. Carotenoids give the characteristic yellow color to autumn leaves, corn, canaries, daffodils, and lemons, as well | 76,618 | wow-train |
hinduism isn't really just one thing
Tell me about some of them. | Hindu deities
Hindu deities are the gods and goddesses in Hinduism. The terms and epithets for deity within the diverse traditions of Hinduism vary, and include Deva, Devi, Ishvara, Ishvari, Bhagavān and Bhagavati.
The deities of Hinduism have evolved from the Vedic era (2nd millennium BC) through the medieval era (1st millennium AD), regionally within Nepal, India and in southeast Asia, and across Hinduism's diverse traditions. The Hindu deity concept varies from a personal god as in Yoga school of Hindu philosophy | and focus on fixing things. I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won't hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover. I really hope that someone can agree with me on that. The one good thing about Raleigh is that for so many years we worked across party lines. It's a little bit more contentious now but it's not impossible to try to do what's right in this state | 76,619 | wow-train |
hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff
When did humans start using hospital?
best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency department to treat urgent health problems ranging from fire and accident victims
How many categories of hospitals are out there? | children's hospitals, seniors' (geriatric) hospitals, and hospitals for dealing with specific medical needs such as psychiatric treatment (see psychiatric hospital) and certain disease categories. Specialized hospitals can help reduce health care costs compared to general hospitals. Hospitals are classified as general, specialty, or government depending on the sources of income received.
A teaching hospital combines assistance to people with teaching to medical students and nurses. The medical facility smaller than a hospital is generally called a clinic. Hospitals have a range of departments ( | Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency department to treat urgent health problems ranging from fire and accident victims to a sudden illness. A district hospital typically is the major health care facility in its region, with a large number of beds for intensive care and additional beds for patients who need long-term care. Specialized hospitals include trauma centers, rehabilitation hospitals, | 76,620 | wow-train |
i love that english rock band called the Beatles!
They are a great band
yea they formed in Livdrpool in 1960
Wasnt John Lennon in that band
yes along with paul mccartney and george harison and ringo as well
It is so had how he died | playing bass. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, who had been together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers, including Pete Best, before asking Starr to join them in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act, and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings, greatly expanding their domestic success after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. As their popularity grew into the intense fan frenzy dubbed "Beatlemania", the band acquired the nickname " | Cultural impact of the Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era. In the early 1960s, their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania", but as the group's music grew in sophistication, led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the band were integral to pop music's evolution into an art form and to the development of the | 76,621 | wow-train |
Grey's Anatomy is one of my favorite shows to watch! Do you watch it?
I have, actually; my wife got me interested. I have a love/hate relationship with Shonda Rhimes after all the stunts she's pulled in that show :P
She she does have some interesting story lines and loves to create drama from them
Even though I like her, I think a lot of the drama around Christina Yang was over done and I didn't like it much. I liked her relationships with the other interns, but with her superiors it got kinda silly.
I miss Christina Yang she was one of my favorites!
She was really great. I think I like her way more than Meredith Grey, and kinda wish the show was called Yang's Anatomy :P
do you know how many seasons Grey's Anatomy has aired?
It's had at least eleven seasons, though I think it's up to 14 now. Most of the seasons have at least 25 episodes.
That is definitely alot of "drama". I do like that they keep coming up with creative new emergencies to deal with | 're My Home" airing on May 14, 2015. The season was officially released on DVD as a six-disc boxset under the title of "Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Eleventh Season – Life Changes" on August 18, 2015 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
The season is the first in which Dr. Cristina Yang, portrayed by Sandra Oh, is not included in the main cast of characters following her departure in previous season's finale. The season's main storylines include Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) dealing | her team then created a concept for it, which was later developed by "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes. Spears commented that she "talked to [Rhimes] and told her what I wanted the movie to be about and she elaborated on it. It was my little project. When you do a movie, I think you have to be really passionate about it. I was having a lot of offers, but this is something my heart was into." A press conference was held during the Marché International | 76,622 | wow-train |
I love a good Chocolate Cake.
I'm so thankful for Dr James BAker who discovered how to make chocolate by grinding cocoa beans!
When that happened? | developed a mechanical extraction method for extracting the fat from cacao liquor resulting in cacao butter and the partly defatted cacao, a compacted mass of solids that could be sold as it was "rock cacao" or ground into powder. The processes transformed chocolate from an exclusive luxury to an inexpensive daily snack. A process for making silkier and smoother chocolate called conching was developed in 1879 by Rodolphe Lindt and made it easier to bake with chocolate, as it amalgamates smoothly and completely with cake batters. Until 1890 to 1900, chocolate recipes | Chocolate cake
Chocolate cake or chocolate gâteau (from French: "gâteau au chocolat") is a cake flavored with melted chocolate, cocoa powder, or both.
History.
Chocolate cake is made with chocolate. It can also include other ingredients. These include fudge, vanilla creme, and other sweeteners.The history of chocolate cake goes back to 1764, when Dr. James Baker discovered how to make chocolate by grinding cocoa beans between two massive circular millstones.
In 1828, Coenraad van Houten of the Netherlands | 76,623 | wow-train |
hello i am an avid quilter .)
is that the process of sewing two or more layers of fabric together to make a thicker padded material?
yep that is the processes of sewing and creating a quilt
a lot of quilter's use a sewing machine that passes the needle and thread through all the layers and then brings the needle back up
for heavy work I use a sewing machine but for fine or delicate work i like to hand sew | and then brings the needle back up. The process is repeated across the entire area where quilting is wanted. Rocking, straight or running stitches are commonly used with these stitches being purely functional or decorative. Quilting is done to create bed spreads, art quilt wall hangings, clothing, and a variety of textile products. Quilting can make a project thick, or with dense quilting, can raise one area so that another stands out.
The whole process of creating a quilt or quilted garment also involves other steps such as | sewing two or more layers of fabric together to make a thicker padded material, usually to create a quilt or quilted garment. The process of quilting uses a needle and thread to join two or more layers of material to make a quilt. The quilter's hand or sewing machine passes the needle and thread through all layers and then brings the needle back up. The process is repeated across the entire area where quilting is wanted.
History.
History Composition.
Quilting, sewing together layers of fabric to create a cohesive | 76,624 | wow-train |
I love to listen to Greateful Dead on the mornings to wake up and get my day going
They are extremely popular, having sold more than 35 million albums
Amazing, do you know when they first originated?
They first go together in 1965 in California
im actually from california that is pretty cool, do you know some of their hit songs?
I know they played a wide variety of music and their fans are called deadheads
hahaha that is kind of funny, i wonder if the fans actually like it | Deadhead
Deadhead or Dead Head is a name given to fans of the American rock band the Grateful Dead. In the 1970s, a number of fans began travelling to see the band in as many shows or festival venues as they could. With large numbers of people thus attending strings of shows, a community developed. Deadheads developed their own idioms and slang.
Much Deadhead-related historical material received or collected by the band over the years is housed in the Grateful Dead Archive of UC-Santa Cruz. Archive founding | I think it's one of my favourite albums because of the elements that went into making it, working with some amazing European musicians, having the creative control and the support of Sony Music Australia. Rather than me having to go to them and say I want to do this they said 'we're ready for you to do this now' and that is a beautiful reversal of flow if you know what I mean."
Musically, "Kensal Road" incorporates Kate's early musical influences of Hawaiian folk music and | 76,625 | wow-train |
I like taking baths rather than taking showers because they are more relaxing and therapeutic.
Me too, when i have time of course, i also like putting up some candles and putting some bath bombs in the water :D
I've never had a bath bomb but I have gifted them to other people cause they like the scents.
You should try it sometimes, if you like relaxing in the bath, they fizz and release salts and scents, and coloring water :D | Bath salts
Bath salts are water-soluble, pulverized minerals that are added to water to be used for bathing. They are said to improve cleaning, enhance the enjoyment of bathing, and serve as a vehicle for cosmetic agents. Bath salts have been developed which mimic the properties of natural mineral baths or hot springs. Some bath salts contain glycerine so the product will act as an emollient, humectant or lubricant. Fragrances and colors are often added to bath salts; the fragrances are used to increase users' enjoyment of | my previous letters when I was talking about taking a 'break'. What I meant was I am taking a break from being told what to do. ... It's cool when you look at someone and don't know whether they are at work or play since it's all the same to them. The things I've been doing for work lately have been so much fun, because it's not like work to me anymore. I've been even more 'hands on' in my management and the business side | 76,626 | wow-train |
I don't really like watching NASCAR.
Why not? It's the best stock-car racing organization.
I just find it to be boring and long.
They have a lot of events for you to enjoy like the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
I know lots of people that really enjoy watching it. It may be more fun in person than on TV. | tracks in 48 US states as well as in Canada, Mexico, and Europe. NASCAR has presented races at the Suzuka and Motegi circuits in Japan, and the Calder Park Thunderdome in Australia. NASCAR also ventures into eSports via the PEAK Antifreeze NASCAR iRacing Series and a sanctioned ladder system on that title.
The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and Jim France has been CEO since August 6, 2018. The company's headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida. Internationally, its races | Ostraconophobia
Ostraconophobia is the fear of shellfish.
NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin has this phobia. On July 16, 2017, after winning the Overton's 301 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, he was given a 44-pound lobster by crew chief Mike Wheeler (a trophy that is traditionally given to winners at the track), and Hamlin attempted to leap away. "I have a lobster phobia. I don't know why. I just don't like them," Hamlin stated. "I | 76,627 | wow-train |
What exactly is homeschooling?
do you know anyone who was homeschooled? Homeschooling, also known as home education
A coworker mentioned he was home schooled when he was younger.
i have heard it is usually conducted by a parent or tutor.
Is it popular?
it is but many use less formal ways of educating.
I see. I wonder if there are any advantages to homeschooling. | Homeschooling
Homeschooling, also known as home education is the education of children at home or a variety of places other than school. Home education is usually conducted by a parent or tutor or online teacher. Many families use less formal ways of educating. "Homeschooling" is the term commonly used in North America, whereas "home education" is commonly used in the United Kingdom, Europe, and in many Commonwealth countries.
Before the introduction of compulsory school attendance laws, most childhood education was done by families and local | 6,517 homeschooled pupils registered with the Ministry of Education. It is an increase of 23.6% since 1998.
As at 1 July 2013, there were 5,521 home schooled students recorded in the Ministry of Education's Homeschooling database. These students belong to 2,789 families and represent 0.7% of total school enrolments as at 1 July 2013. Out of the 5,521 homeschoolers 65% were the aged 12 or under, 66% had been home-schooled for less than 5 years, and only 4% had been home-schooled for | 76,628 | wow-train |
I hate spiders. There are almost 46,000 species and they are all scary.
I'm not a big fan, either. But they're fascinating, in some respects. Anything you know about them, since you seem like you've studied them? | Spider
Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs and chelicerae with fangs able to inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all orders of organisms. Spiders are found worldwide on every continent except for Antarctica, and have become established in nearly every habitat with the exceptions of air and sea colonization. , at least 48,200 spider species, and 120 families have been recorded by taxonomists. However, there has been dissension within the scientific community as | up and that's why I took three years off and went away."
Bogdanovich blamed the studio for poor marketing.
I couldn't seem to get anything across to them. I felt like I was talking into a void. When you've had a few successes you can say the stupidest things in the world and people will think it's clever. When you've had a few flops, you can say something perfectly reasonable and they look at you as if they had no idea what you are talking about | 76,629 | wow-train |
I suffer from Acrophobia . It belongs to a category of specific phobias, called space and motion discomfort
Can you explain more about it? in what condition it happens?
It occurs when exposed to heights. It is also know an fear of falling
ّI see, I have phobia too, It is Agoraphobia, I do not like to go to crowded places
I see. Have you been attacked with it before? Because it may result in a panic attack.
I did not experience panic attack, but I try to avoid it, It makes me very uncomfortable
There are some severe cases where people may become unable to leave their homes. DO you experience this too?
No, I am fine until it does not get too crowded, I still must go out if I have an emergency thing to do | edge" and , "phóbos", "fear".
Causes.
Traditionally, acrophobia has been attributed, like other phobias, to conditioning or a traumatic experience. Recent studies have cast doubt on this explanation; a fear of falling, along with a fear of loud noises, is one of the most commonly suggested inborn or "non-associative" fears. The newer non-association theory is that a fear of heights is an evolved adaptation to a world where falls posed a significant danger. The degree | 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 | 76,630 | wow-train |
Chocolate cake is so good.
Oh that sounds amazing! I love chocolate. Do you know much about it's origins? | were mostly for chocolate drinks, and its presence in cakes was only in fillings and glazes. In 1886, American cooks began adding chocolate to the cake batter, to make the first chocolate cakes in the US.
The Duff Company of Pittsburgh, a molasses manufacturer, introduced Devil's food chocolate cake mixes in the mid-1930s, but introduction was put on hold during World War II. Duncan Hines introduced a "Three Star Special" (so called because a white, yellow or chocolate cake could be made from the same | Oh, everything's so secret.' I think it's good. In the old days people didn't get to know much about movies before they came out and nowadays there's just so much information. I think a bit of mystery is always really good. You don't want to blow all of your cards beforehand."
Spielberg admitted after keeping things secret for so long, there is in the end the temptation to reveal too much to the detriment of the story at the press conference of "War of | 76,631 | wow-train |
My favorite chocolate company is twix but i also love hersheys!
I do too. The Hershey Company is one of the largest chocolate manufacturers and its American.
yeah i figured. when did they come into business? :) | Lancaster Caramel Company. The Hershey Trust Company owns a minority stake, but retains a majority of the voting power within the company.
Hershey's chocolate is available across the United States, and in over 60 countries worldwide. They have three mega distribution centers, with modern technology and labor management systems. In addition, Hershey is a member of the World Cocoa Foundation. It is also associated with the Hersheypark Stadium and the Giant Center.
History.
History Early Years.
After an apprenticeship to a confectioner in 1873 | The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company, (known until April 2005 as the Hershey Foods Corporation) commonly called Hershey's or Hershey, is an American company and one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in the world. It also manufactures baked products, such as cookies, cakes, milk shakes, drinks and many more. Its headquarters are in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which is also home to Hersheypark and Hershey's Chocolate World. It was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1894 as the Hershey Chocolate Company, a subsidiary of his | 76,632 | wow-train |
What kind of fabrics do you use in your upholstry?
I like leather or suede. what about you?
I like to use fire-retardant fabrics, as they are naturally more resistant to fire than those made through chemical treatments
Thats interesting. what other type of fabrics do you like | Fire-safe polymers
Fire-safe polymers are polymers that are resistant to degradation at high temperatures. There is need for fire-resistant polymers in the construction of small, enclosed spaces such as skyscrapers, boats, and airplane cabins. In these tight spaces, ability to escape in the event of a fire is compromised, increasing fire risk. In fact, some studies report that about 20% of victims of airplane crashes are killed not by the crash itself but by ensuing fires. Fire-safe polymers also find | Fire-retardant fabric
Fire-retardant fabrics are textiles that are naturally more resistant to fire than others through chemical treatment or manufactured fireproof fibers.
Terminology and test limitations.
The term "fire-retardant" as applied to organic (i.e., containing carbon) materials, is intended to refer to "reduced" fire hazard, as all will burn under certain circumstances. The tests used specified in building codes, such as NFPA 701, are more correctly "flame resistance" tests, which test a fabric's | 76,633 | wow-train |
D you know anything about Pit bulls? I am thanking of getting one | Pit bull
Pit bull is the common name for a type of dog descended from bulldogs and terriers. The pit bull-type is particularly ambiguous, as it encompasses a range of pedigree breeds, informal types and appearances that cannot be reliably identified. Formal breeds often considered to be of the pit bull-type include the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bully, and Staffordshire Bull Terrier. The American Bulldog is also sometimes included. Mixed-breed dogs which physically resemble these breeds often get labelled | like that Wiz Khalifa vibe, me and him got the joint in there where we getting in. You on that turn up drill vibe, you gonna hear me and Chief Keef getting in on the album. Besides all of that, I am still giving you that vintage Twista sound where I am just being me. You know, I might be talking about anything from the streets to parallel universes. The subject matter is everywhere with it."
Singles.
On May 21, 2013, the album's | 76,634 | wow-train |
Hi, i'm a vegan. Vegetarianism comes from ancient Greece and India?
Why did the first people choose to be vegetarians? | History of vegetarianism
The earliest records of vegetarianism as a concept and practice amongst a significant number of people are from ancient India and the ancient Greek civilizations in southern Italy and Greece. In both instances, the diet was closely connected with the idea of nonviolence toward animals (called "ahimsa" in India), and was promoted by religious groups and philosophers.
Following the Christianization of the Roman Empire in late antiquity (4th–6th centuries), vegetarianism nearly disappeared from Europe. Several orders of monks in medieval Europe restricted or | Jewish vegetarianism
Jewish vegetarianism is a commitment to vegetarianism that is connected to Judaism, Jewish ethics or Jewish identity. Jewish vegetarians often cite Jewish principles regarding animal welfare, environmental ethics, moral character, and health as reasons for adopting a vegetarian or vegan diet.
Ancient and Medieval.
Genesis 1:29 states "And God said: Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree that has seed-yielding fruit—to you it shall be for | 76,635 | wow-train |
How do you feel about tattoos? | Tattoo
A tattoo is a form of body modification where a design is made by inserting ink, dyes and pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. The art of making tattoos is tattooing.
Tattoos fall into three broad categories: purely decorative (with no specific meaning); symbolic (with a specific meaning pertinent to the wearer); pictorial (a depiction of a specific person or item). In addition, tattoos can be used for identification such as | following a conversation on the subject of tattoos with Mel B and her then-husband, Jimmy Gulzar. Beckham said: "When you see me, you see the tattoos. You see an expression of how I feel about Victoria and the boys. They're part of me." In 2018, Beckham added to his collection with a tattoo of a solar system covering the left side of his scalp.
Legal issues.
On 9 May 2019, at Bromley Magistrates Court, Beckham was banned from driving for six | 76,636 | wow-train |
I live in Florida, the southernmost state in the southeastern US
Been to Florida on vacation and it was hot & humid1
The weather varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south
Florida has a lot of alligators too right?
Yea, alligators, or gators are common in Florida, hence the school nickname
Makes sense, what would you like me to know about Florida?
Florida is the 3rd most populous state, so there are a lot of people here
Because all the old people up north want to retire in a warm climate I think | About two-thirds of Florida occupies a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Florida has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States, approximately , not including the contribution of the many barrier islands. Florida has a total of 4,510 islands that are ten acres or larger in area. This is the second-highest number of islands of any state of the United States; only Alaska has more. It is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Much of the | 1970s.
American crocodiles, unlike American alligators, are extremely susceptible to cold temperatures and live exclusively within tropical waters. During 2009, unusually cold weather in southern Florida resulted in the deaths of about 150 wild American crocodiles, including a well-known crocodile that inhabited Sanibel Island, far north of the species' natural range.
American crocodiles in the United States coexist with the American alligator, and are primarily found south of the latitude of Miami, in Everglades National Park, Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and the | 76,637 | wow-train |
i wish i attended a catholic school | Catholic school
Catholic schools are parochial schools or education ministries of the Roman Catholic Church. , the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system. In 2016, the church supported 43,800 secondary schools, and 95,200 primary schools. Catholic schools participate in the evangelizing mission of the Church, integrating religious education as a core subject within their curriculum.
Background.
Irish immigration provides the main contribution to the increases in Catholic communities across the globe. The Irish immigration established the revival of Catholicism through movement to countries | , "I got my first laugh, and that was it. It's like a drug. It's always been my only drug.". After completing her secondary education in private Catholic schools, graduating from DeSales High School in Lockport in 1979, Miller attended the University of Southern California, earning a degree in theatre. Her original plan after college "was to be Carol Burnett" with a career in television. On September 29, 2015, Burnett called Miller on her radio show to wish her happy birthday. | 76,638 | wow-train |
Sewing is awesome!
Yes, sewing is one of the oldest of textile arts, arising in the Paleolitic, do you know how to sew?
I actually to home ec in high school and got to sew my own pillow!
Great, I'sew a little too. Of course for thousand of years sewing was done by hand, now we have sewing machines.
Those are super convenient. Like we wouldn't even the american flag or any other one really without it. Actually one of my friends from college is a seamstress that making clothes for models now. | invention of the sewing machine in the 19th century and the rise of computerization in the 20th century led to mass production and export of sewn objects, but hand sewing is still practiced around the world. Fine hand sewing is a characteristic of high-quality tailoring, haute couture fashion, and custom dressmaking, and is pursued by both textile artists and hobbyists as a means of creative expression.
The first known use of the word "sewing" was in the 14th century.
History.
History Origins.
Sewing has | Sewing
Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era. Before the invention of spinning yarn or weaving fabric, archaeologists believe Stone Age people across Europe and Asia sewed fur and skin clothing using bone, antler or ivory needles and "thread" made of various animal body parts including sinew, catgut, and veins.
For thousands of years, all sewing was done by hand. The | 76,639 | wow-train |
I had a really relaxing time plating a garden in my yard.
Do you do raised bed planting?
Yes, I have a variety of flowers, vegetables and fruits.
Oh, what type of flowers? Annuals?
Yes, mostly summer annuals that mature by autumn.
So, that would be pansies, sunflowers, and . . . | Gardening
Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants as part of horticulture. In gardens, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants, such as root vegetables, leaf vegetables, fruits, and herbs, are grown for consumption, for use as dyes, or for medicinal or cosmetic use. Gardening is considered by many people to be a relaxing activity.
Gardening ranges in scale from fruit orchards, to long boulevard plantings with one or more different types of shrubs | at the time, I had a really political boyfriend, who said, yes, you guys are really political, if you’re not feminists you can’t do what you want to do. It doesn’t mean that there’s a definition and you have to fit with it – you can make your own definition of it – and then it was oh yeah."
Music.
A cassette titled "Analog Internet" was the first piece of music released by Chicks On Speed. The cassette was released in 1997 | 76,640 | wow-train |
My favorite drink is Sprite.
Awesome, Sprite is good. I like how it's caffeine-free. And lemon-lime flavor is so good! Coca-Cola Company makes best drinks.
Where is it manufactured?
Anywhere a Coca Cola Company is! Which is all over the world. It's its own class of soft drink except for Australia and New Zealand where it is just called a kind of lemomnade.
Does it go by other names in other countries? | Sprite (drink)
Sprite is a colorless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavored soft drink created by The Coca-Cola Company. It was first developed in West Germany in 1959 as Fanta Klare Zitrone (“Clear Lemon Fanta”) and was introduced in the United States under the current brand name Sprite in 1961 as a competitor to 7 Up.
Marketing.
Sprite advertising often makes use of the portmanteau word "lymon", a combination of the words "lemon" and "lime" | Sprite Zero Sugar
Sprite Zero Sugar is a colorless, lemon-lime soft drink produced by The Coca-Cola Company. It is a sugar-free variant of Sprite, and is one of the drinks in Coca-Cola's "Zero Sugar" lineup.
History.
Sprite Zero Sugar originally began production as "Sugar Free Sprite" in 1974, and was renamed to "Diet Sprite" in 1983. In other countries, it was known as "Sprite Light". The brand "Sprite Zero" | 76,641 | wow-train |
I just love to play the guitar. My favorite is the electric guitar.
Me too! I love the fretted six stringed instrument. Do you have a favorite type of music?
I personally love rock music. Do you know what instruments are predominant in rock music?
Rock music that originated in the US in the early 1950s used predominantly electric guitars!
My favorite instrument in rock music is the drums.
Right! Yeah it's nice but very loud. My friend went almost deaf from playing too much. It's so nice though to play the collection of cymbals and percussion instruments with sticks.
It takes a lot of work to be a drummer. Working that bass petal really hurts your legs. | Hornbostel-Sachs high-level classification 2) and idiophones – most significantly cymbals, but can also include the woodblock and cowbell (classified as Hornbostel-Sachs high-level classification 1). In the 2000s, some kits also include electronic instruments (Hornbostel-Sachs classification 53). Also, both hybrid (mixing acoustic instruments and electronic drums) and entirely electronic kits are used.
A standard modern kit (for a right-handed player), as used in popular music and taught in music schools, contains | Jukebox just played 'Love' from the Love album and that's my favorite Cult song," he tells me proudly. "I actually got, I have to admit, a teeny bit of a goose bump because it just captured exactly what I wanted to say with that kind of haunting rock. Kind of swaggery but not heavy, it's got ... Duffy searches for the right words to express his emotion at hearing the song from the outside, "I mean nobody ... I don’t know who makes music like | 76,642 | wow-train |
I am thinking about starting a vegan diet.
Have fun with that. Veganism is totally abstaining from any animal products.
I've done the vegetarian thing before, but never full vegan. I'm doing it for health reasons. Are there other reasons to become vegan?
None that I can think of. You basically can't even eat eggs or drink milk.
Yeah, it'll be a big change. But the benefits will outweigh the negatives, hopefully.
Supposedly it helps reduce the risk of heart disease if you plan well.
Are there people that shouldn't eat a vegan diet? | , New Zealand Ministry of Health, Harvard Medical School, and the British Dietetic Association. The German Society for Nutrition does not recommend vegan diets for children or adolescents, or during pregnancy and breastfeeding. In preliminary clinical research, vegan diets lowered the risk of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and ischemic heart disease. Vegan diets tend to be higher in dietary fiber, magnesium, folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin E, iron, and phytochemicals; and lower in dietary energy, saturated fat, cholesterol | List of vegans
Veganism involves observing a vegan diet, which is a diet that includes no animals or animal products of any kind. It can extend to an entire lifestyle that precludes animal products from all aspects of life. Besides food, vegans may also choose to avoid clothes that use products such as leather and fur, cosmetics that have been tested on animals, and blood sports such as bullfighting and fox hunting. People who adopt veganism for ethical reasons may avoid or boycott all products or activities whose production or undertaking is | 76,643 | wow-train |
I'm a singer and I've met a lot of record producers. I've always wanted to look into learning how to produce but have never really been sure where to start!
Good. The record producer have many roles during their work. Good all the best to start te journey
They do have a lot of roles! Have you ever been in a studio session and witnessed one at work? | Record producer
A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.
A producer may also:
- | Callea said of the album:
"A lot of these songs I've sung in a live environment, but I've never actually recorded. I wanted to have the opportunity to record them, call the album 'Thirty' and then put a couple of originals on it too. The new songs have been sitting in my iTunes folder for years and I've just been waiting for the right time to have them part of a body of work that I'm really proud of". Callea said that each song on | 76,644 | wow-train |
I love art. Drawing particularly. It helps me relax but also imagine a different life.
History has shown drawing has been a founding means of expressing oneself .
How awesome. Do you draw?
I wish! Drawing is one of the easiest ways to show people something visually.
Grab a pencil. Remember art is in the eye of the beholder.
That is true! Since you can use so many different things to draw with, it is the most used artistic activity!
I prefer charcoal and thick paper. It add's an element of shading that can not be matched. | stylus- or finger-to-touchpad, or in some cases, a mouse. There are many digital art programs and devices.
A drawing instrument releases a small amount of material onto a surface, leaving a visible mark. The most common support for drawing is paper, although other materials, such as cardboard, wood, plastic, leather, canvas, and board, may be used. Temporary drawings may be made on a blackboard or whiteboard or indeed almost anything. The medium has been a popular and fundamental means | and skill for drawing from an early age. His mother was, in many ways, instrumental in his decision to pursue art as a vocation. Barthé once said: "When I was crawling on the floor, my mother gave me paper and pencil to play with. It kept me quiet while she did her errands. At six years old I started painting. A lady my mother sewed for gave me a set of watercolors. By that time, I could draw very well."
Barthé continued making drawings throughout | 76,645 | wow-train |
When I was college, I was diagnosed with OCD.
I am sorry to hear that. Which thoughts were you unable to for more than a short period of time.
I had to study for test but kept thinking about trivial stuff like desk space. So I couldn't concentrate.
What are the things you were doing at that time. hand washing, counting of things, or checking to see if a door is locked?
Yes all that stuff. I realized that I couldn't focus on my studies so I got both angry and upset. | a degree that the person's daily life is negatively affected. This often takes up more than an hour a day. Most adults realize that the behaviors do not make sense. The condition is associated with tics, anxiety disorder, and an increased risk of suicide.
The cause is unknown. There appear to be some genetic components with both identical twins more often affected than both non-identical twins. Risk factors include a history of child abuse or other stress-inducing event. Some cases have been documented to occur | miss me, sexually?" brKilpatrick: "Hell yeah! You couldn't tell. I want some more." and Beatty: "I'm sorry that we are going through this mess because of a decision that we made to fire Gary Brown. I will make sure that the next decision is much more thought out. Not regretting what was done at all. But thinking about how we can do things smarter."brKilpatrick: "It had to happen though. I'm all the way with that!" | 76,646 | wow-train |
I always wanted to get a pet iguana. They are herbivorous lizards from Central America.
Wow, that's an exotic pet! How big do iguanas get?
They can range in length depending on species. The biggest ones can be almost six feet!
Whoa! I can't imagine! And they are herbivorous, so no meat? I wonder what their favorite thing to eat is.
That is correct they are herbivorous lizards. They like all kinds of greens such as kale and lettuce.
Oh I seem to remember a kid I knew years ago had an iguana and they fed him lettuce. I wonder if they are very interactive with humans when they are kept as pets. | and endangered due to habitat destruction, introduced feral predators, hunting, and hybridization with introduced green iguanas.
The word "iguana" is derived from the original Taino name for the species, "iwana".
In addition to the two species in the genus "Iguana", several other related genera in the same family have common names of the species including the word "iguana".
Anatomy and physiology.
Iguanas can range from in length, including their tail. The two species of lizard within the | Iguana
Iguana (, ) is a genus of herbivorous lizards that are native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. The genus was first described in 1768 by Austrian naturalist Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in his book "Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium Emendatam cum Experimentis circa Venena". Two species are included in the genus "Iguana": the green iguana, which is widespread throughout its range and a popular pet, and the Lesser Antillean iguana, which is native to the Lesser Antilles | 76,647 | wow-train |
It's amazing how far Microsoft has come, 30 years now and it's the very operating system I type on.
Yep 2 geniuses Bill Gates and Paul Allen working from home in a garage messing with computers and now they make computers, software, phones, and gaming systems.
Yeah Gates is a Trillionairre by now I imagine, the Surface pro is probably the sleekest Microsoft or any brand on the market right now in my opinion. | Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge Web browsers. Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface lineup of touchscreen personal computers. As of 2016, it is the world's largest software maker | History of Microsoft
Microsoft is a multinational computer technology corporation. Microsoft was founded on April 4, 1975, by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Its current best-selling products are the Microsoft Windows operating system, Microsoft Office suite of productivity software, Xbox, a line of entertainment of games, music and video, and Bing, a line of search engines.
In 1980, Microsoft formed a partnership with IBM to bundle Microsoft's operating system with IBM computers; with that deal, IBM | 76,648 | wow-train |
Drawing is a visual art where you use different types of drawing instruments to makes marks on paper or other two dimensional mediums. Do you enjoy drawing?
I give it my best shot, but I'm not very good at it! Do you draw?
No, I'm not very artistic. Those who enjoy drawing use graphite pencils, pen, ink, brushes, pencils, charcoal and even electronic drawing.
I know people that use charcoal to draw with, and their pictures are awesome - but whenever I try, all I can manage is a big blob! | stylus- or finger-to-touchpad, or in some cases, a mouse. There are many digital art programs and devices.
A drawing instrument releases a small amount of material onto a surface, leaving a visible mark. The most common support for drawing is paper, although other materials, such as cardboard, wood, plastic, leather, canvas, and board, may be used. Temporary drawings may be made on a blackboard or whiteboard or indeed almost anything. The medium has been a popular and fundamental means | from all the others. By definition, scratching does not stand still. As Steve Dee puts it, "Hip-hop is asking you a question, and that question is, what are you going to do?" Discussing the ways that battling shapes his art and profession, Dee confesses, "I'm competitive. If it's drawing a straight line, I wanna draw the straightest line."
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This concept of competition does not keep turntablists apart. Rather, they make a point of working | 76,649 | wow-train |
My height is average.
I think height is one of the most important factors of success in sports, namely Basketball
I don't play sports, so it's not an issue.
I wonder if height has any impact in causing schizophrenia?
Definitely not. Schizophrenia has nothing to do with height. | Schizophrenia and tobacco smoking
Studies across 20 countries show a strong association between schizophrenia and tobacco smoking, whereby people with schizophrenia are much more likely to smoke than those without the disease. For example, in the United States, 80% or more of people with schizophrenia smoke, compared to 20% of the general population in 2006.
Though it is well established that smoking is more prevalent among people with schizophrenia than the general population as well as those with other psychiatric diagnoses, there is currently no definitive explanation for this | nothing, this is the height of emptiness. When it has no commerce with things, this is the height of limpidity. When it rebels against nothing, this is the height of purity. (15, tr. Watson 1968:168-9)
The Yellow Emperor said, "Do-Nothing-Say‑Nothing — he's the one who is truly right. Wild-and-Witless appears to be so. But you and I in the end are nowhere near it. Those who know do not speak; those who | 76,650 | wow-train |
I love Prince! He was so eclectic and flamboyant and extravagant on stage and had such a wide vocal range!
Prince was awesome and very talented. I was saddened when he died in 2016
I almost took the day off work, I was so sad. I went home and watched Academy Award winning Purple Rain, my favorite movie ever.
Purple Rain was a great movie. Very unique style. The soundtrack sold over 25 million albums!
Yes! My favorites were When Doves Cry and Lets Go Crazy and they both topped singles charts!
What I liked so much about Prince was his variety. He was inspired by James Brown, David Bowie, the Beatles, and Chuck Berry among others | Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and filmmaker. With a career spanning four decades, Prince was known for his eclectic work and flamboyant stage appearances. He was also a multi-instrumentalist and regarded as a guitar virtuoso. His innovative music integrated a wide variety of styles, including funk, rock, R&B, new wave, soul, psychedelia, and pop.
Born | Prince (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016), American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, and record producer. He was a musical innovator who was known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, extravagant dress and makeup, and wide vocal range. His music integrates a wide variety of styles, including funk, rock, R&B, new wave, soul, psychedelia, and pop. He has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of | 76,651 | wow-train |
I hate that my Mom made me get braces, for the whole duration of wearing braces, I was laughed at!
Well braces are made to align and straighten teeth and help improve dental health, so thank your mom.
That's true.. I had teeth that originally were not 'sitting' together correctly, I guess it was worth it, did you wear braces?
No, but I do no that orthos is the greek word for straight, and odont means tooth whcih explains why dentist are called ortodontics.
You're lucky.. braces were not fun.. Interestingly braces were invented over 300 years ago in France by Pierre Fauchard
You know Pierre Fauchard wrote "Le Chirugien Dentiste" which is the first complete scientific description of dentistry,
The desire to have perfectly straight teeth can be traced back to Ancient Egypt. I bet the pharaohs smiles were great!
It's funny to think that Ancient Egyptians were worried about their teeth in 30 BC.
Yeah haha, but unfortunately they didn't have the same technology.. They used guts from either horses or sheep to line the teeth | in developing Mediterranean maritime technology including ships and lighthouses.
Technology in Dynastic Egypt.
Significant advances in ancient Egypt during the dynastic period include astronomy, mathematics, and medicine. Their geometry was a necessary outgrowth of surveying to preserve the layout and ownership of farmland, which was flooded annually by the Nile river. The 3,4,5 right triangle and other rules of thumb served to represent rectilinear structures, and the post and lintel architecture of Egypt. Egypt also was a center of alchemy research for much of the western world. | Dental braces
Dental braces (also known as braces, orthodontic cases, or cases) are devices used in orthodontics that align and straighten teeth and help position them with regard to a person's bite, while also aiming to improve dental health. Braces also fix gaps. They are often used to correct underbites, as well as malocclusions, overbites, open bites, deep bites, cross bites, crooked teeth, and various other flaws of the teeth and jaw. Braces can be either cosmetic or structural. Dental braces are | 76,652 | wow-train |
Who cares if people say World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is fake. That's not the point. So your favorite TV show is acting, too. You still like it, right? I'm glad it came about in 1952.
I agree, its called Entertainment for a reason. Who is your favorite wrestler of all time? | , with the roster divided up into various globally traveling brands, and is available to about 36 million viewers in more than 150 countries. The company's global headquarters is located in Stamford, Connecticut, with offices in major cities across the world.
As in other professional wrestling promotions, WWE shows are not legitimate contests, but purely entertainment-based, featuring storyline-driven, scripted, and choreographed matches, though matches often include moves that can put performers at risk of injury, even death, if not performed correctly | because of who you are. I wouldn't say that we're famous… we are just normal people that get put on TV and stuff. That is just who we are… so if that makes us famous like the E! Entertainment crap, that's not us. People want to see you in that part and think you are rich, and they start to come out of the wood work…and they start asking for things over and over again, and that song's about just taking it too far. | 76,653 | wow-train |
Hi, I'm a night owl and like to go to nightclubs, which are the best?
It depends where you are. Go downtown in your city on a Friday or Saturday night and you'll be sure to notice one.
yeah, there's one called The Point in my town it's really popular on aSaturday night with queues to get in.
Cool, do you like clubs with a certain type of music, like house or hip hop?
Yeah hip hop is cool, but Im not that bothered really, I like the atmosphere and special offers on the drinks. | Nightclub
A nightclub, music club or club, is an entertainment venue and bar that usually operates late into the night. A nightclub is generally distinguished from regular bars, pubs or taverns by the inclusion of a stage for live music, one or more dance floor areas and a DJ booth, where a DJ plays recorded music. The upmarket nature of nightclubs can be seen in the inclusion of VIP areas in some nightclubs, for celebrities and their guests. Nightclubs are much more likely than pubs or sports bars to use | 's "Best Place to Dance" in 2017. The newspaper's Sophie June wrote: Holocene is maybe the best spot to go for some bump-and-grind—especially outside the Old Town zone. There's a photo booth and tall white ceilings, and it's really one of the only appropriate places in the city to do Molly on a random Saturday night. Beware that it's sweaty and you'll probably see the younger sibling of someone you went to high school with, which isn't always great. | 76,654 | wow-train |
THe domestic dog is a member of Canis and is part of the wolf like candids is is part of the terrestrial carnivore.
Are bears in the Canis species as well?
Dogs are the first species to be domesticated and are selectively bred over the millennia for different behaviors , sensory attributes and physical purposes.
How were dogs first domesticated/ | was the first species to be domesticated and has been selectively bred over millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes.
Their long association with humans has led dogs to be uniquely attuned to human behavior and they are able to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canid species. Dogs vary widely in shape, size and colors. They perform many roles for humans, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship and, more recently | 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 | 76,655 | wow-train |
do you like to dance?
Oh sure, it is very fun! And it's joyful art form
Wow....what type of dance do u like? | , or else it may simply interpret the musical accompaniment, which is often specially composed. Examples are western ballet and modern dance, Classical Indian dance and Chinese and Japanese song and dance dramas. Most classical forms are centred upon dance alone, but performance dance may also appear in opera and other forms of musical theatre.
Participatory dance, on the other hand, whether it be a folk dance, a social dance, a group dance such as a line, circle, chain or square dance, or a partner dance | Talking about portraying James Dean, DeHaan said that "He had a very specific voice so I've gotta have it, too! It's a challenge. His voice was a lot higher than mine, but it's fun, you know, that's what I like to do. The harder it is, the more fun it is, but it's definitely a challenge, for sure."
Pattinson said about his character in the film, "He's a really bad dad. And you don't | 76,656 | wow-train |
I do like to drink wine, but am not an alcoholic thank goodness. I do drink most days, but not large amounts over a prolonged period!
i rarely drink alcohol, maybe a sip or two of wine once in awhile
I like white wine myself, like Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc.
i am not knowledgeable about wine, just know what red and white look like
Some wines are quite pleasant, but I wouldn't do something stupid like drinking and driving - that's just a no-no.
of course that is a giving but sadly people do drink and drive | strongly desired, usage results in not fulfilling responsibilities, usage results in social problems, usage results in health problems, usage results in risky situations, withdrawal occurs when stopping, and alcohol tolerance has occurred with use. Risky situations include drinking and driving or having unsafe sex, among other things. Alcohol use can affect all parts of the body, but it particularly affects the brain, heart, liver, pancreas and immune system. This can result in mental illness, Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome, irregular heartbeat, an impaired immune | , most punches were of the wassail type made with a wine or brandy base. But around 1655, Jamaican rum came into use, and the "modern" punch emerged. By 1671, documents make references to punch houses.
Variations.
Variations Non-alcoholic.
Non-alcoholic varieties, which are especially given to children as well as adults who do not drink alcohol, typically include a mix of some fruit drink such as juice, water, and a sweetener like sugar. It may also contain chunks of | 76,657 | wow-train |
The sounds of the Acoustic guitar do something to sooth the soul. | Acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a guitar that produces sound acoustically by transmitting the vibration of the strings to the air—as opposed to relying on electronic amplification (see electric guitar). The sound waves from the strings of an acoustic guitar resonate through the guitar's body, creating sound. This typically involves the use of a sound board and a sound box to strengthen the vibrations of the strings. In standard tuning the guitar's six strings are tuned (low to high) E A D G B E. | structures of "Man of the Woods" previously released songs "Filthy" and "Supplies" with Stapleton's country blues styles. The song comprises elements of gospel, pop, acoustic soul and jazz. Timberlake and Timbaland previously incorporated country sounds such as twangy guitars on tracks like "What Goes Around... Comes Around". The song features lyrics about reflection and regret, meditating on social pressure to have something to say and being unsure if you really do. "Nashville Scene" writer Stephen Trageser interpreted the lyrics as: | 76,658 | wow-train |
I really enjoyed that movie Titanic growing up, i didnt even know it was a true story.
Yup, its probably the best romance-disaster film in existence. I still cry when I see it.
Imagine if he had gotten on a boat! he might still be alive today
I mean its still a fictionalized account so I don't think his character existed in real life. Or did he?
wait, what are you saying? it didnt really happen?
It did, Cameron shot footage of the actual "Titanic" wreck. What I meant to say is that I don't know if DiCaprio's character existed in reality
oh, well i think thats something i need to look into then. | to convey the emotional impact of the disaster. Production began in 1995, when Cameron shot footage of the actual "Titanic" wreck. The modern scenes on the research vessel" "were shot on board the "Akademik Mstislav Keldysh", which Cameron had used as a base when filming the wreck. Scale models, computer-generated imagery, and a reconstruction of the "Titanic" built at Baja Studios were used to re-create the sinking. The film was co-financed by Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox | . And the studio botched the selling of it. I mean, they liked the movie, and they tried to reissue it, even, with a different campaign, and it still bombed."
"It's been looked back on as if it was some great success whereas, in fact, it was pretty much a disappointment in its day," he said. Dante later called the film "probably the movie that I had made up to then that was the closest to my intention. As a result, | 76,659 | wow-train |
I want to know more about the topic of immortality. It's such a fascinating subject for me.
Well it means eternal life and unending existence. If I think about it too much, my head hurts!
Do you think it could be possible? I've contemplated quantum immorality more times than I can count.
You know for humans, I do not think so. At least in our future. Some modern species may actually have it though.
I have heard some sea creatures do. Which modern species might be immortal?
Not sure but scientists have theorized that it may be achievable in the first few decades of the 21st century!
That's insane. I can't even imagine. I wouldn't want to be immortal on this planet.
Me either. Some other advocates think that life extension is a better goal in the short term.
I believe we are working on that now since humans are living longer than ever. | unending human life would take, or whether an immaterial soul exists and possesses immortality, has been a major point of focus of religion, as well as the subject of speculation and debate.
Definitions.
Definitions Scientific.
Life extension technologies promise a path to complete rejuvenation. Cryonics holds out the hope that the dead can be revived in the future, following sufficient medical advancements. While, as shown with creatures such as hydra and planarian worms, it is indeed possible for a creature to be biologically immortal, it is | . He noted:"I've always seen coaching more about being a ministry than about X's and O's. I want to make a difference, and I think I do that where I'm coaching now. You won't hear me bellyache. You can do anything in this world if you believe in it and map it out. If one man can do it, that means another man can do it too. Do what Sylvester Croom has done. Do what Tyrone Willingham has done. There's a road map out there, | 76,660 | wow-train |
Do you like the song Yellow by Coldplay? Yellow is my favorite color.
Yes i really love it, the band wrote the song and co-produced it with British record producer Ken Nelson
Yeah its great. Then there was Yellow Submarine by the Beetles.
Yeah that song is really good as well. It was included on the "Revolver" (1966) album
Carotenoids give things that yellow color to everything from corn, lemons, egg yoks, etc. | "giel", Dutch "geel", German "gelb", and Swedish and Norwegian "gul". According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the oldest known use of this word in English is from "The Epinal Glossary" in 700.
Science and nature.
Science and nature Optics, color printing, and computer screens.
Yellow is found between green and orange on the spectrum of visible light. It is the color the human eye sees when it looks at light with a dominant wavelength between 570 and | Yellow (Coldplay song)
"Yellow" is a song by the British rock band Coldplay. The band wrote the song and co-produced it with British record producer Ken Nelson for their debut album, "Parachutes" (2000).
The song was recorded in March 2000, and released in June that same year as the second single from "Parachutes", following Shiver, and the lead single in the United States. "Yellow" reached number four in the UK Singles Chart, giving Coldplay their first | 76,661 | wow-train |
i am interesting in learning how to draw
It's an interesting thing to do, it's a form of visual art and there's various instruments that can be used. Do you know what you'd like to draw with?
probably a pencil and paper to start with to start some sketching
Sounds good! Once you get the hang of that there's graphite pencils, inked brushes, charcoal, pastels, and the list goes on
wow that sounds kind of complex | stylus- or finger-to-touchpad, or in some cases, a mouse. There are many digital art programs and devices.
A drawing instrument releases a small amount of material onto a surface, leaving a visible mark. The most common support for drawing is paper, although other materials, such as cardboard, wood, plastic, leather, canvas, and board, may be used. Temporary drawings may be made on a blackboard or whiteboard or indeed almost anything. The medium has been a popular and fundamental means | a little over a year. I never thought I would do it again, but I decided to open up that room and see what I could find. It's been interesting. Some of it sounds familiar, some of it sounds contemporary, some of it you can't put a label on—and I've never been big on labels anyway." Perry is reluctant however to put a timescale on his return. "I'll be honest, I don't really know how to do that, but I can | 76,662 | wow-train |
People rave about Tupac as one of the best rappers.. he was before my time, and I'm not even that into rap. But he does seem to be somewhat of a mercurial character.. Do you know much about him? | Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Much of Shakur's work has been noted for addressing contemporary social issues that plagued inner cities, and he is considered a symbol of resistance and activism against inequality.
Shakur was born in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City but relocated | their clip, so i dont blame people for being critical at the start, but the truth is it was a snake that did it behind our back, he obviously does not know shit about Hiphop C4 laughed' and Quoted 'I would kick my own ass for doing that' why do you think i'm so pissed off, you just dont f*** with that, I hate seeing fake Tupac T-shirts exploited at a local market with his face on it' it's wrong, he | 76,663 | wow-train |
i love playing vidoe games
Some theorists categorize video games as an art form, games such as halo, gears of war are common console games, however games such as AION or League of legends are whats known as PC Online Games mmorpg's and moba's
ya!!!what type of online games do you like?
The design of online games can range from simple environments to complex graphics and virtual worlds, and thus i enjoy playing MMROPG'S such as Black Desert Online and AION as well as World Of Warcraft
me too!!i love playing pubg in mobile phone and playing evil dead in computer | Evil Dead
Evil Dead is an American supernatural horror comedy film franchise created by Sam Raimi consisting of four feature films and a television series. The series revolves around the "Necronomicon Ex-Mortis", an ancient Sumerian text which wreaks havoc upon a group of cabin inhabitants in a wooded area in Tennessee (later confirmed to be Elk Rapids in Michigan).
The protagonist, Ashley Joanna "Ash" Williams (Bruce Campbell) is the only character to appear in every installment of the original trilogy, with the exception | where attendees could play games such as "", "Dance Central 2", "Tony Hawk Ride", and "Rock Band Blitz", and various console tournaments for games such as "Super Smash Bros Brawl", "Tetris Splash", and "Halo Reach". There was a PC freeplay area, where games such as "Battlefield 3", "League of Legends", and "Minecraft" could be played, and PC tournaments for "Magic Online", "League of Legends", | 76,664 | wow-train |
I like to order pizzas to be delivered to my house when I am feeling lazy. Do you like to have pizzas delivered as well?
Yes, I do like pizza delivery. I also like the fac that the pizza box was invented to make deliveries and takeaway alot oeasier.
Wow, I never thought about the importance of the pizza box. That is an essential invention to make deliveries possible! | Domino's Pizza
Domino's Pizza, Inc., branded as Domino's, is an American multinational pizza restaurant chain founded in 1960. The corporation is headquartered at the Domino's Farms Office Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
History.
History 1960s–1990s.
In 1960, Tom Monaghan and his brother, James, took over the operation of DomiNick's, an existing location of a small pizza restaurant chain that had been owned by Dominick DiVarti, at 507 Cross Street (now 301 West Cross Street) in Ypsilanti, | ", “There’s no mystery to my pizza. Sicilian oregano, organic flour, San Marzano tomatoes, purified water, mozzarella I learned to make at Mike’s Deli in the Bronx, sea salt, fresh yeast cake, and a little bit of yesterday’s dough. In the end great pizza, like anything else, is all about balance. It’s that simple.”
The menu is short, generally consisting of two appetizers, three salads, and six pizzas. Pizzeria Bianco uses a wood-burning | 76,665 | wow-train |
I recently finished reading the first book of the Lord of the Rings, the popular fantasy series that's a sequel to The Hobbit. Have you read it?
No, I have not. But I am anxious to read it. How many books are there in Lord of the Rings?
There are three books in the series, written between 1937 and 1949. They are The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and Return of the King.
In what time period do these stories take place? | The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 fantasy novel "The Hobbit", but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, "The Lord of the Rings" is one of the best-selling novels ever written, with over 150 million copies sold.
The title of the novel refers to the story's main antagonist | the latter book I was struck by the fact that Gandalf was not much of a person—just a good guy. So I gave Prospero, my wizard, most of my phobias and crotchets. It was simply meant as entertainment and any profundity will have to be read in." Writing in 1973, Lin Carter described "The Face in the Frost" as one of the three best fantasy novels to appear since "The Lord of the Rings". Carter stated that Bellairs was planning a sequel to "The Face | 76,666 | wow-train |
It seems like all the little girls love my little pony animated tv series by Hasbro
yes, i worked at a daycare and kids are obsessed with them ponies and paw patrol too
Paw patrol is my son's favorite Canadian animated tv series
My son only loves to watch nursery rhymes videos lol I'm okay with that | Nursery rhyme
A nursery rhyme is a traditional poem or song for children in Britain and many other countries, but usage of the term only dates from the late 18th/early 19th century. The term Mother Goose rhymes is interchangeable with nursery rhymes.
From the mid-16th century nursery rhymes begin to be recorded in English plays, and most popular rhymes date from the 17th and 18th centuries. The first English collections, "Tommy Thumb's Song Book" and a sequel, "Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book", | based on characters from the Disney Junior TV series "Doc McStuffins", Pixar films like "Cars" and "Finding Dory", and Marvel Comics superheroes. They’ve also recently partnered with Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, and Hasbro for characters from franchises such as "Despicable Me", "Sing", "My Little Pony", and "The Emoji Movie". In addition, Beanie Babies have also expanded their Nickelodeon lineup with characters from "PAW Patrol", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and | 76,667 | wow-train |
I have performed with both my church and school choirs. Have you ever been in a choir?
No but choirs are great, i love listening to the ensemble of singers.
I think I like listening more than performing as well. It's amazing how the voices blend together!
It all really depends on how good the choir conductor is too, all the intricate arm gestures.
I never really paid attention to my conductor. We sang simpler songs though that were easier. | 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 | me than any other before it. I can't wait to see what my fans think of it, because I couldn't be happier."
Noll told news.com.au, "I grew up listening to "Great Southern Land" and "Sounds of Then (This Is Australia)" and they hold a really special place in my heart because they celebrate who we are and our love of Australia." He added, "I wouldn't change a thing about who I am ... you know I have never been the | 76,668 | wow-train |
Are you a fan of Alfred Hitchcock films? It's kind of crazy when you think how prolific he was -- and the impact he still has.
not really but I would be delighted to know more about him from you
Well, his work earned him a "Sir" title for one thing! But yes, he directed 53 feature films over six decades -- and started the precedent of the director who always made cameos in his films.
Wow thats's really something. But I think the reason I don't know him is because he directs and don't act | 11 Oscars and won the Academy Award for Best Picture. His 53 films have grossed over US $223.3 million worldwide and garnered a total of 46 Oscar nominations and six wins.
The "Hitchcockian" style includes the use of camera movement to mimic a person's gaze, thereby turning viewers into voyeurs, and framing shots to maximise anxiety and fear. The film critic Robin Wood wrote that the meaning of a Hitchcock film "is there in the method, in the progression from shot to shot. A Hitchcock film is | you want to do another one, the easy thing to do is to take it. When I started out, I sort of thought of myself as an enormously sensitive young writer who wanted to do these deeply personal films. I don't know how many years ago that was. But I still intend to be."
Mankiewicz admitted he had not fulfilled his potential. "It's been my fault, really. Perhaps in the beginning, I was intimidated by my family and its reputation... I think I've | 76,669 | wow-train |
I have an adorable poodle named Nannette. She is a miniature poodle. There are other kinds, too.
How cute! What kind of personality do Poodles have?
My Nanette is humorous and curious. They say that poodles are ranked the second most intelligent dog breed.
How wonderful. What is the most intelligent dog breed?
The Border Collie is considered the most intelligent dog breed.
What were Poodles bred to do? I know my dog is a herding dog and some dogs are just simply lap dogs.
Poodles are especially skilled at sports, obedience, tracking to herding, circus performers or even assistance dogs. They are quite versatile.
Circus dogs! Thats adorable. I would love to see a poodle perform circus tricks. | conformation shows, including "Best in Show" at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in 1991 and 2002, and at the World Dog Show in 2007 and 2010.
Toy Poodles won "Best in Show" at Crufts in 1966 and 1982. Standard Poodles achieved the award in 1955, 1985, 2002, and 2014. The 2002 winner came from Norway and was the first overseas exhibit to win the Crufts best in show award.
History.
The European mainland had known the poodle long before it was brought | Poodle
Poodles are a group of formal dog breeds, the Standard Poodle, Miniature Poodle and Toy Poodle. The origin of the breed is still discussed, with a prominent dispute over whether the poodle descends from Germany as a type of water dog, or from the French Barbet.
Ranked second most intelligent dog breed just behind the Border Collie, the poodle is skillful in many dog sports and activities, including agility, obedience, tracking to herding, circus performers and assistance dogs. Poodles have taken top honors in many | 76,670 | wow-train |
I love animals even armadillos. They are cute and a little ughly at the same time.
Ha! Good description. I'm partial too, because they're native here in Texas! The name means "little armoured one" in Spanish!
Cool! We don't have armadillos here, I can honestly say I may have seen one once when I was a kid. I'm in Iowa it's mostly turtles for the shelled animals. | -rabbit": "āyōtl" (turtle) and "tōchtli" (rabbit). The Portuguese word for "armadillo" is "tatu" which derives from the Tupi language. Similar names are also found in other, especially European, languages.
Classification.
Family Dasypodidae
- Subfamily Dasypodinae
- Genus "Dasypus"
- Nine-banded armadillo or long-nosed armadillo, "Dasypus novemcinctus"
- Seven-banded armadillo, "Dasypus septemcinctus"
- Southern long-nosed armadillo, | roadblocks that members of Congress put in front of this President are unprecedented and they have very little to do with his policies and very much to do with the fact that he's African American. And I say that loudly because I know it to be true. I'm not running for office so I don't have to hedge my conversations here about this. It's racialism practiced at the highest levels of government, that is a thing which should not even be allowed. We should be better than that, we should | 76,671 | wow-train |
My favorite dessert is cheesecake, do you know much about cheesecakes?
I do! It is a sweet dessert with one or more layers. So good!
Yeah they are pretty good, do you know how long people have been making cheesecakes for, or anything cool about cheesecakes?
They think it was popular in Ancient Greece.
Wow it's that old, huh, how fascinating! The ancient Greeks seem quite interesting, do you know much about them? | cheesecake is by the Greek physician Aegimus (5th century BCE), who wrote a book on the art of making cheesecakes (—"plakountopoiikon sungramma"). The earliest extant cheesecake recipes are found in Cato the Elder's "De Agri Cultura", which includes recipes for three cakes for religious uses: "libum", "savillum" and "placenta". Of the three, placenta is most like most modern cheesecakes, having a crust that is separately prepared and baked.
A more modern version is found | She further explained the meaning of the song:
I don't think it's important to take it too literally. I think the song, more than anything, is about having a sense of urgency; about how we are you know, living on borrowed time essentially and people are becoming much more aware of the environment and how we're destroying the planet. We can't just keep distracting ourselves we do have to educate ourselves and wake up and do something about it. You know at the same time we do | 76,672 | wow-train |
Do you have contacts?
Yes I have contact lenses to correct my vision.
What do you know about contacts
The most common use is for myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism and presbyopia. Basically for bad eyesight!
Oh man, is that medical | Presbyopia
Presbyopia is a condition associated with the aging of the eye that results in progressively worsening ability to focus clearly on close objects. Symptoms include difficulty reading small print, having to hold reading material farther away, headaches, and eyestrain. Different people will have different degrees of problems. Other types of refractive errors may exist at the same time as presbyopia.
Presbyopia is a natural part of the aging process. It is due to hardening of the lens of the eye causing the eye to focus light behind rather than | Corrective lens
A corrective lens is a lens typically worn in front of the eye to improve vision. The most common use is to treat refractive errors: myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. Glasses or "spectacles" are worn on the face a short distance in front of the eye. Contact lenses are worn directly on the surface of the eye. Intraocular lenses are surgically implanted most commonly after cataract removal, but can be used for purely refractive purposes.
Prescription of corrective lenses.
Corrective lenses are | 76,673 | wow-train |
I have always wanted to work in stand up comedy just don't know enough about it to do it
I'd love to help you learn about it! One of the most important qualities you need to have as a stand-up comic is the ability to perform in front of a live audience, ideally you want to speak directly to them.
Oh that would be intimidating to me do a lot of performers have anxiety or stage fright? | -jokes.
Stand-up comedy is often performed in corporate events, comedy clubs, bars and pubs, nightclubs, neo-burlesques, colleges and theatres (audiences will give applause breaks more often in theaters
). Outside live performance, stand-up is often distributed commercially via television, DVD, CD and the internet.
It can take an amateur comedian about 10 years to perfect the technique needed to be a professional comedian; this is a constant process of learning through failure.
As the name | in Pasadena, California for several years. He also taught comedy traffic school for five years.
When asked when he knew he wanted to be a writer, he stated, "I thought it happened when I was in high school. But apparently I'd written and talked about being a writer since I was about five. I just don't remember it. Back then I thought I wanted to be an actor and a stand-up comedian. I've done a little of both and want to do more. | 76,674 | wow-train |
I am a new pilot for Southwest Airlines.
I like to fly on Southwest Airlines. It is a major US airline headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
How long has it been a company?
The airline was established in 1967 by Herb Kelleher. It used its current name in 1971 and operated only within Texas for a period.
What is their gross revenue?
2017 revenue was over $200 million. As of January 2018 they fly to 100 destinations in the US and 10 additional countries.
How many planes do they have?
They have Boeing 737s. As of 2016 they had 700 in service with each one averaging six flights a day.
Wow. They sound like a huge airline company. Glad I chose to work for them. | season.
As of July 2019, Southwest carries the most domestic passengers of any United States airline. The airline has scheduled services to 101 destinations in the United States and ten additional countries. Its most recent expansion occurred in March, April, and May 2019 with service to Honolulu, Maui, and Kailua-Kona respectively. Southwest's next planned service expansion is to Lihue and Hilo.
History.
Southwest Airlines was founded in 1966 by Herbert Kelleher and Rollin King, and in 1967 it was incorporated as Air | Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines Co. is a major American airline headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and is the world's largest low-cost carrier.
The airline was established on March 15, 1967 by Herb Kelleher as Air Southwest Co. and adopted its current name, Southwest Airlines Co., in 1971, when it began operating as an intrastate airline wholly within the state of Texas, first flying between Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. The airline has more than 59,000 employees and operates about 4,000 departures a day during peak travel | 76,675 | wow-train |
I made homemade pizza for supper tonight - it was pretty good!
I love pizza Pizza is a traditional Italian dish
I love it too! But I only know how to make it with just sauce and cheese - do you have any suggestions on how to make it better?
Well It can also be topped with additional vegetables, meats, and condiments so make it your own
Those are great suggestions! I wonder how long pizza has been around for? Do you know?
Well i have read The term "pizza" was first recorded in the 10th century
Wow, it's been around for a long time! Who invented it? | called pizzettas.
The term "pizza" was first recorded in the 10th century in a Latin manuscript from the Southern Italian town of Gaeta in Lazio, on the border with Campania. Modern pizza was invented in Naples, and the dish and its variants have since become popular in many countries. It has become one of the most popular foods in the world and a common fast food item in Europe and North America, available at pizzerias (restaurants specializing in pizza), restaurants offering Mediterranean cuisine, and via pizza delivery | n’t think at all that I was strong. I just did what I loved and I happened to be good at it. For me now it’s important to know that I can improve, have the motivation for it, and make a plan of how to get my athletic goal fulfilled. Now I also know how hard it is to be a professional athlete, you need to be motivated and never give up!" "Racing has only been a part of my life since four years, but nature and my passion | 76,676 | wow-train |
My dad is one of 38 million commercial fishermen! Do you like to fish?
I do enjoy fishing, I never knew there were so many commercial fishermen! Are commercial fishmen different than other kinds of fishermen?
Yes. Commercial fishermen work in the industry where others just fish for recreation.
I see, I bet they bring in a lot of money worldwide | 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 | in both marketing their catch and fishing rights offshore. The growing tourism industry threatens commercial fishermen. Fishermen supplement what they make by fishing with agriculture (mostly corn) and some livestock. Despite this, it is still a valuable economic activity for the communities that depend on it. Between 2000 and 2003, 1,229 tons of fish and other ocean specimens were captured off the Costa Chica, with a value of just under 2 million dollars. Given the length of the coastline, this is considered low. Major species include huachinango ( | 76,677 | wow-train |
Cooking is so much fun to me. Do you like cooking? | Cooking
Cooking or cookery is the art, technology, science and craft of preparing food for consumption. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, from grilling food over an open fire to using electric stoves, to baking in various types of ovens, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions and trends. The ways or types of cooking also depend on the skill and type of training an individual cook has. Cooking is done both by people in their own dwellings and by professional cooks and chefs in restaurants | Fatma, bring the Baklava tray to the oven of uncle Hamida, monitor cooking then basting a ladle of honey or participating in the olive grove process. He also spent a lot of time with his father who insisted that he pursued with a studious education so he could avoid Ali's fate in the army: "I do not want you to be cut back like a workhorse. I do not want you to be like me, sentenced to wear a kit on your shoulders, all day long", did he say | 76,678 | wow-train |
Purple is a really pretty color, I like it! Do you? | 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 | " Emerica teammate Jerry Hsu has also expressed his admiration of Reynolds:
He just has, like, a really cool obsession with skating... it's like being around a little kid... as long as you are focused on skating, you can do whatever you want. You can... he is pretty nice. He does a lot of crazy shit in skating. Like, you wouldn't believe it. All he, all he eats is fruit. I don't know how he skates when he just eats fruit and | 76,679 | wow-train |
You know what movie was great? Young Frankenstein. I can almost recite the movie word for word.
Oh really. How can you recite a 1974 American comedy horror film. I love the film too it was directed by Mel Brooks
Oh I can recite it easily. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: You know, I'm a rather brilliant surgeon. Perhaps I can help you with that hump. Igor: What hump? | Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein, and Peter Boyle as the monster. The supporting cast includes Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, and Gene Hackman. The screenplay was written by Wilder and Brooks.
The film is a parody of the classic horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley's novel | Donald Sinden.
Towards the end of her career, Box said the genre she preferred was comedy:
You can assess laughter. I get pleasure out of making a movie, but to listen to people laughing at what we have made – this is great. I'm a natural pessimist. Comedies are difficult. You can make a good adventure story if you have the money, good actors, and a good story (more often than not a best-selling book), and you'll know the film will | 76,680 | wow-train |
I've been planning on doing more hiking this year. Maybe some backpacking too!
do you want to know more about hiking
I imagine so! That's what I'd expect to learn by actually hiking.
okay, Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States
Well that's mostly where I reside, so the term is useful for me. I suspect I'll be doing most of my hiking in Colorado. | the UK, along with rambling (a slightly old-fashioned term), hillwalking, and fell walking (a term mostly used for hillwalking in northern England). The term bushwalking is endemic to Australia, having been adopted by the Sydney Bush Walkers club in 1927. In New Zealand a long, vigorous walk or hike is called tramping. It is a popular activity with numerous worldwide, and studies suggest that all forms of walking have health benefits.
Related terms.
In the United States, Canada, the | Hiking
Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks. On the other hand, in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, the word "walking" is acceptable to describe "all forms" of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or backpacking in the Alps. The word hiking is also often used in | 76,681 | wow-train |
I love pink! It was first named "pink" in the 17th century
I also love pink. It creates great combinations with other colors such as grey. | the dominant spelling in European and Commonwealth English, although "gray" remained in common usage in the UK until the second half of the 20th century. "Gray" has been the preferred American spelling since approximately 1825, although "grey" is an accepted variant.
In Europe and North America, surveys show that grey is the color most commonly associated with neutrality, conformity, boredom, uncertainty, old age, indifference, and modesty. Only one percent of respondents chose it as their favorite color preferences.
Etymology | similar to it. Sulfur dyeing produces speciality black colors and other colors, such as red, pink, purple, grey, rust, mustard, and green.
Stretch denim.
Stretch denim incorporates an elastic component, such as spandex. This creates a certain amount of "give" in garments made from stretch denim.
Only a small percentage (about 3%) of spandex is required within the fabric to create a significant stretching capacity of about 15%. However, this feature will shorten the wearing life | 76,682 | wow-train |
Divorce is also known as dissolution of marriage
yes I have been through a divorce. It was very sad!
Its the termination of marriage and union between married couples under the law of the particular country or state
I see, does it involve being creative with marriage dialogue? | (spousal support), child visitation / access, parenting time, child support, and division of debt. In most countries, monogamy is required by law, so divorce allows each former partner to marry another person.
Divorce is different from annulment, which declares the marriage null and void, with legal separation or "de jure" separation (a legal process by which a married couple may formalize a "de facto" separation while remaining legally married) or with "de facto separation" (a process where the | Divorce
Divorce, also known as dissolution of marriage, is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the bonds of matrimony between a married couple under the rule of law of the particular country or state. Divorce laws vary considerably around the world, but in most countries divorce requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process, which may involve issues of distribution of property, child custody, alimony | 76,683 | wow-train |
I live and a farming community and most of my family are farmers. Is there much farming where you live?
Yes - we live opposite farm land. Nearly 70% of the UK is actually used for agriculture.
Wow, I'm from the United States. I was raised on a dairy farm and I still miss it.
My favourite kind of farming - couldn't live without milk (and yogurt and cheese etc)
Yes, now dairy farmers get very little pay for their milk. We also grew hay and corn. Corn is a big business in the U.S. | In Italy, donkey dairies are growing in popularity to produce an alternative milk source for human infants.
History.
While cattle were domesticated as early as 11,000 years ago as a food source and as beasts of burden, the earliest evidence of using domesticated cows for dairy production is the seventh millennium BC - the early Neolithic era - in northwestern Anatolia. Dairy farming developed elsewhere in the world in subsequent centuries: the sixth millennium BC in eastern Europe, the fifth millennium BC in Africa, and the fourth millennium BC in | Heritage Press.
You could say my house in Jasper is in Avoca (2015). I live on a piece of land that was a part of Pete Miller's farm, which was once part of the Miller Plantation in the 1850s. Avoca was a turpentine/farming community for many years. Farming and plantation operations created the small community and Turpentine maintained it later. In 1916 it was a prosperous community located in our Hamilton County Florida around the junction of CR 150 and US HWY 129. Hebron Cemetery supported the | 76,684 | wow-train |
Swimming is ability to not drown.
LOL yes. Drowning is defined as respiratory impairment from being in or under a liquid, which is scary to think about
Swimming can be taught at an early age. | local, national, and international competitions, including every modern Summer Olympics.
Science.
Swimming relies on the nearly neutral buoyancy of the human body. On average, the body has a relative density of 0.98 compared to water, which causes the body to float. However, buoyancy varies on the basis of body composition, lung inflation, and the salinity of the water. Higher levels of body fat and saltier water both lower the relative density of the body and increase its buoyancy.
Since the human body is | Drowning
Drowning is defined as respiratory impairment as a result of being in or under a liquid. Drowning typically occurs silently, with only a few people able to wave their hands or call for help. Symptoms following rescue may include breathing problems, vomiting, confusion, or unconsciousness. Occasionally symptoms may not appear until up to six hours afterwards. Drowning may be complicated by low body temperature, aspiration of vomit, or acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Drowning is more common when the weather is warm and among those with frequent | 76,685 | wow-train |
The Chinese horoscope contains many animals. I was born during the Year of the Monkey. So, of course, monkeys are my favority animal.
So how about animal testing?
I don't know much about animal testing except on cosmetics one often sees statements that the products were not tested on animals. Is animal testing a problem in the U.S.?
Animal rights activists oppose testing on animals
That's a bit simplistic, isn't it? Animal testing must yield some benefits or it wouldn't be done. | purposes", which was finalized in November 2010 and updated and replaced the "Directive 86/609/EEC on the protection of Animals used for Experimental and other scientific purposes", adopted in 1986. Directive 86/609/EEC showed considerable variation in the manner member countries chose to exercise the directive: compare, for example, legislation from Sweden, The Netherlands, and Germany.
With a 2004 amendment to the Cosmetics Directive, the animal testing for cosmetic products is forbidden in the EU. Also animal testing for cosmetic ingredients is prohibited | rights and argues that the results of animal testing are often unreliable and can not being applied to humans. BWC focuses on vegan and "natural" products that can't chemically harm humans and do not need to be tested on animals.
BWC has worked to support the Humane Cosmetics Act on its mission to end cosmetic animal testing in the United States.
History.
After being founded officially in England (1963) by BWC Charitable Trust, BWC began work on its cosmetics line. BWC's goal was to create | 76,686 | wow-train |
chocolate is a very delicious treat
I love my favorite Chocolate is a typically sweet, usually brown food preparation of "Theobroma cacao"
have you ever made your own chocolate?? | Chocolate
Chocolate is a usually sweet, brown food preparation of roasted and ground cacao seeds that is made in the form of a liquid, paste, or in a block, or used as a flavoring ingredient in other foods. The earliest evidence of use traces to the Olmecs (Mexico), with evidence of chocolate beverages dating to 1900 BC. The majority of Mesoamerican people made chocolate beverages, including the Maya and Aztecs. The word "chocolate" is derived from the Classical Nahuatl word "chocolātl".
The | List of chocolate-covered foods
This is a list of chocolate-covered foods. Chocolate is a typically sweet, usually brown, food preparation of "Theobroma cacao" seeds, roasted and ground, often flavored, as with vanilla. It is made in the form of a liquid, paste or in a block or used as a flavoring ingredient in other sweet foods.
Chocolate-covered foods.
- Breakaway – a brand of biscuit with a chocolate coating produced by Nestlé
- Chocolate bar – many varieties | 76,687 | wow-train |
I am a huge fan of Game of Thrones.
I must start watching this series! I know it's an adaptation of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and is immensely popular!
Do that, you won't regret.
I wasn't aware that it will conclude in 2019 with its eighth season. Are you upset about this?
Yes, but i knew that the end was coming one day.
Have you watched all the episodes from the beginning? I would be so sad!
You have to watch from the beginning, otherwise you will get confused. | the United States on April 17, 2011, and concluded on May 19, 2019, with 73 episodes broadcast over eight seasons.
Set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, "Game of Thrones" has several plots and a large ensemble cast and follows several story arcs. One arc is about the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms and follows a web of alliances and conflicts among the noble dynasties either vying to claim the throne or fighting for independence from it. Another focuses on the last descendant of the realm | "The Wheel of Time", George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" and Robin Hobb's "The Realm of the Elderlings" epics, every fantasy fan worth their salt must read and be familiar with. This will be one of the giant series that will help shape the entire scene. Take a week off work now and go and buy "The Way of Kings". You won't regret it."
Reception Critical response and sales "Words of Radiance".
In its first week of | 76,688 | wow-train |
Hello! Looks like we're discussing Indian cuisine today. Can you tell me something I might not know about it?
Sure! I love Indian food so i know quite a bit about it. It's heavily influenced by religion and cultural choices
What are some examples of Indian foods?
They use a lot of spices! spices were brought from inida and traded around europe and Asia
What sort of spices are used?
curry! They use it a lot! curry dishes may be spiced with leaves from the curry tree
Ah that's good to know. Do you know if these foods expensive to make?
no, not really! They use rice and beans and curry and these ingredients are pretty cheap
Ah that makes a lot of sense. A lot of food for not very much money. | Spices were bought from India and traded around Europe and Asia. Indian cuisine has influenced other cuisines across the world, especially those from Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, the British Isles, Fiji, and the Caribbean.
History.
Indian cuisine reflects an 8,000-year history of various groups and cultures interacting with the Indian subcontinent, leading to diversity of flavours and regional cuisines found in modern-day India. Later, trade with British and Portuguese influence added to the already | Teammate Chris Johnson said of the other backs, "Basically if you have the talent to make it here, you pretty much know how to read a defense and know how to run a ball, So there are not a lot of things I can tell him as far as how to run the ball. ... (It's) just making sure I let him know some of the things I did to learn the playbook quickly."
About adjusting to the NFL, Ringer said "It's definitely a lot more | 76,689 | wow-train |
I would love to visit Argentina, it's in the southern half of South America. Tropical!
I've never been there! Is it sparsely populated? | the largest Spanish-speaking nation. The sovereign state is subdivided into twenty-three provinces (, singular "provincia") and one autonomous city ("ciudad autónoma"), Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the nation () as decided by Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands (), and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
The earliest recorded human presence in | .
I could never go to a comedy club; it doesn't exist, where there [would be] other comics and I can do 10, 15 minutes. Every show I've ever done has had to be at least an hour and a half long. Every single show. I've never had the luxury of walking in and trying a few jokes and then leaving...I've been forced to reinvent myself and it's made me, I think in my opinion, a great comic as a result of it | 76,690 | wow-train |
I really wish i could live forever
Eternal life or immortality is being exempt from death
Yeah I have heard the before
A few of the modern species may posess biological immortality
That is kinda interesting tell me more
Scientist suggest immortality of the human body may be possible by first few decades of 21st century
What year was to proven in? | disease or physical trauma; although mind uploading could solve that if it proved possible. Whether the process of internal endoimmortality is delivered within the upcoming years depends chiefly on research (and in neuron research in the case of endoimmortality through an immortalized cell line) in the former view and perhaps is an awaited goal in the latter case.
In religious contexts, immortality is often stated to be one of the promises of God (or other deities) to human beings who show goodness or else follow divine law. What form an | 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 | 76,691 | wow-train |
Hi, I am listening to Indie rock nowadays. Do you know anything about this?
Indie Rock is a very popular genre of music. It originated in the US and UK in the 80's
Do you any indie bands?
One of the most famous bands currently is the Arctic Monkeys
Yes I used to listen to their music many years ago. Who are their band members? | Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. The group consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Matt Helders (drums, vocals), Jamie Cook (guitar, keyboards) and Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing vocals). Former band member Andy Nicholson (bass guitar, backing vocals) left the band in 2006 shortly after their debut album was released.
They have released six studio albums: "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What | new system was "Bonkers" by Dizzee Rascal, which also made it to No. 1 in the main UK Singles Chart.
Also during the 2000s and 2010s many indie rock/post-punk revival bands like the Kaiser Chiefs and Arctic Monkeys topped the OCC's chart; Arctic Monkeys' single "Do I Wanna Know?" reached No. 2 in the chart in June 2013 while making it to No. 11 in the main chart.
See also.
- Lists of UK Independent Albums Chart number | 76,692 | wow-train |
I'm not familiar with the band Metallica. Are you a fan?
They are actually my favorite band. The were created in 1981 by Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield
What are some of their songs?
There most well known song is Enter Sandman. It led to their album selling over 30 million copies
Wow! That is quite an accomplishment. How were they received critically? Did they receive any awards? | heavy metal, appealed to a more mainstream audience, achieving substantial commercial success and selling over 16 million copies in the United States to date, making it the best-selling album of the SoundScan era. After experimenting with different genres and directions in subsequent releases, the band returned to its thrash metal roots with the release of its ninth album, "Death Magnetic" (2008), which drew similar praise to that of the band's earlier albums.
In 2000, Metallica led the case against the peer-to | Enter Sandman
"Enter Sandman" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the first single from their self-titled fifth album, "Metallica" in 1991. The music was written by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Hetfield wrote the lyrics, which deal with the concept of a child's nightmares.
The single achieved platinum certification for more than 1,000,000 copies shipped in the United States, spurring sales of over 30 million copies for "Metallica | 76,693 | wow-train |
Ghosts are always interesting to think about.
I see ghost in folklore as simply the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living.
Yeah that's pretty much what they are, but nobody knows if they are real or not. | Ghost
In folklore, a ghost (sometimes known as an apparition, haunt, phantom, poltergeist, shade, specter or spectre, spirit, spook, and wraith) is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to realistic, lifelike forms. The deliberate attempt to contact the spirit of a deceased person is known as necromancy, or in spiritism as a "séance | Vengeful ghost
In mythology and folklore, a vengeful ghost or vengeful spirit is said to be the spirit of a dead person who returns from the afterlife to seek revenge for a cruel, unnatural or unjust death. In certain cultures where funeral and burial or cremation ceremonies are important, such vengeful spirits may also be considered as unhappy ghosts of individuals who have not been given a proper funeral.
Cultural background.
The concept of a vengeful ghost seeking retribution for harm that it endured as a living person goes back to | 76,694 | wow-train |
I was just listening to my favorite band of all times! The beatles, do you like beatles music? | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. Released on 26 May 1967 in the United Kingdom and 2 June 1967 in the United States, it spent 27 weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart and 15 weeks at number one in the US. It was lauded by critics for its innovations in production, songwriting and graphic design, for bridging a cultural divide between popular music and high art, and for | In a lengthy interview for the now defunct daily online magazine Splendid, he said:
"I grew up in a musical house. My parents were big music fans. And luckily for me, they were fans of really good 1960s bands like the Beatles and the Stones and the Kinks and the Who and all those bands that had such an influence, that just hit me hard at a really young age. All this really good music. You know, 26 years later, I'm still listening to it all and | 76,695 | wow-train |
Do you know the reason why lawyers must go to law school?
Law school is a center for law
really, when was the first law school formed? | Law school
A law school (also known as a law centre or college of law) is an institution specializing in legal education, usually involved as part of a process for becoming a lawyer within a given jurisdiction.
Law degrees.
Law degrees Australia.
To practice in Australia, one needs to graduate with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Juris Doctor (JD), or Diploma-in-Law issued by the Legal Profession Admission Board, followed by an internship for 12 months or an extra course | was renovated and enlarged in 2008.
Rankings.
In the 2016 U.S. News & World Report rankings, Saint Louis University School of Law was ranked 82 in "Best Law Schools" list. SLU's Center for Health Law Studies is ranked the No. 1 program in the country. In the new 2012 category "When Lawyers Do the Grading," the School of Law was ranked 67 by recruiters and hiring partners at highly rated firms.
Student publications.
The school has three student-edited academic law | 76,696 | wow-train |
Of all the side dishes i eat, i would have to say that my favorite is Macaroni and Cheese.
Macaroni and Cheese is delicious. I love having it with pizza for breakfast. Not very healthy, is it?
You could incorporate other ingredients to make it healthier, like meat and vegetables, but it will still be high in carbs and not good for a diabetic or ketogenic diet.
I see. What is the Ketogenic diet? I have never heard of it.
Ketogenic dieting includes a high fat, adequate protein diet that is low in cards, commonly used to treat autism in young children, but good for decreasing glucose levels in the body.
Interesting, I might try it someday. Decreasing glucose levels is important to me
Yes, i need to decrese glucose as well, in addition to needing a typing course.
Typing course can be done online. try searching on google, you can even find free courses! | Typing
Typing is the process of writing or inputting text by pressing keys on a typewriter, computer keyboard, cell phone, or calculator. It can be distinguished from other means of text input, such as handwriting and speech recognition. Text can be in the form of letters, numbers and other symbols. The world's first typist was Lillian Sholes from Wisconsin, the daughter of Christopher Sholes, who invented the first practical typewriter.
User interface features such as spell checker and autocomplete serve to facilitate and speed up typing | Macaroni and cheese
Macaroni and cheese—also called mac and cheese or mac n cheese in American and Canadian English, macaroni cheese in the United Kingdom—is a dish of English origin, consisting of cooked macaroni pasta and a cheese sauce, most commonly cheddar. It can also incorporate other ingredients, such as breadcrumbs, meat and vegetables.
Traditional macaroni and cheese is a casserole baked in the oven; however, it may be prepared in a sauce pan on top of the stove or using a packaged mix. | 76,697 | wow-train |
i like to go hiking. Do you enjoy long vigorous walks on trails or in the woods? I think its very relaxing.
I love hiking and need to do more of it. As a family we used to go all the time | Hiking
Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks. On the other hand, in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, the word "walking" is acceptable to describe "all forms" of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or backpacking in the Alps. The word hiking is also often used in | the band, Smith said "you can't rock the boat in this country! It's really not allowed to play anything that might go against the grain of the current fashion. I think it's because we've been around for a long time and we refuse to go away. We really, genuinely do love what we do and there's a bunch of people over here who like it enough to make us carry on. But you know, British media... I mean, every other country in the world know | 76,698 | wow-train |
My mom is a janitor and has been for several years at a school cleaning up after others.
an unsung hero job
Absolutely, my mom often came home covered in dirt and she always took a shower first thing! She always talked about the unpleasant things she had to do.
sounds like a tough job but also can be rewarding
The average pay in 2010 was about 10.68 an hour and my mom made about 15 an hour which is good pay for sure.
not bad but still underpaid for the amount of work you have to do | spills - coffee for instance)
- Sanitization
- Room setups (college/schools, etc.)
- Porterage (internal deliveries; movement of equipment or people in hospitals)
- Removing vomit, urine, and feces from public areas
- Raising and lowering flags (schools)
Occupational tasks Pay scale.
In 2010, the median pay of a janitor working in the US was $10.68 per hour. The yearly salary could grow by 11% according to the statistics of 2010.
Office cleaning | turning up at parents’ meetings on my own. At the time everyone was like, “Oh if you had a dad he’d pay for your school and you’d have a better future.” At the time, my mom was bringing us up and she was like, “The only thing your father gave you was a name.” So that’s why I used [his name “Arular”] on my album to turn it into a statement that my mom always made. If the only thing he | 76,699 | wow-train |
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