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A dentist, is also a dental surgeon. They specialize in dentistry, by diagnosing, preventing and treating any diseases or issues with the oral area.
Are you a dentist? | Dentist
A dentist, also known as a dental surgeon, is a surgeon who specializes in dentistry, the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aids in providing oral health services. The dental team includes dental assistants, dental hygienists, dental technicians, and sometimes dental therapists.
History.
History Middle Ages.
In China as well as France, the first people to perform dentistry were barbers. They have been categorized into 2 distinct groups: guild | The gathering and use of dental evidence in law. This may be performed by any dentist with experience or training in this field. The function of the forensic dentist is primarily documentation and verification of identity.
- Geriatric dentistry or Geriodontics - The delivery of dental care to older adults involving the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of problems associated with normal aging and age-related diseases as part of an interdisciplinary team with other health care professionals.
- Oral medicine - The clinical evaluation and diagnosis of oral mucosal diseases, | 76,800 | wow-train |
i love nachos, Nachos are a Mexican dish
Me too! I love nachos with really hot spicy sauce on them, What is your favorite nacho topping or sauce?
well The dish consists of tortilla chips (or "totopos") covered with cheese or cheese-based sauce i like both
The good ol nacho cheese, you cant beat that, Still the best stuff on nachos in my opinion, When were nachos invented anyways?
i have heard Anaya is credited with creating the dish in about 1943.
Oh wow so it is quite recent them, Fascinating, What are nachos made of? I wanna start making my own, What do I need to buy?
well More elaborate versions add more ingredients like meat and lettuce. but cheese and chips is the staple
Ah ok true true, I want to have a nacho party sometime, I hear those are a huge fan favorite. Any other tips you can give me on how to make nachos? | Nachos
Nachos is a Tex-Mex dish from northern Mexico that consists of heated tortilla chips or "totopos" covered with melted cheese (or a cheese-based sauce), often served as a snack or appetizer. More elaborate versions of the dish add other ingredients, and may be substantial enough to serve as a main dish. Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya is credited with creating the dish around 1943; the original nachos consisted of fried corn tortilla chips covered with melted cheese and sliced jalapeño peppers.
History. | nacho cheese, barbecue sauce, and sliced jalapeño peppers.
In Hawaii, kalua pork and pineapple nachos are served in many restaurants and bars. Generous portions of kalua pork and pineapple bits are placed atop tortilla chips, then covered with melted cheese or nacho cheese, and varied toppings.
A similar dish that involves tortilla chips and cheese is found in Tex-Mex restaurants. Small bowls of chili con queso and/or, more commonly, salsa, are served with baskets of warm tortilla chips as appetizers.
Ingredients Nacho cheese | 76,801 | wow-train |
I just started watching telenovelas lol they are pretty good
Those are serial dramas produced in latin america, right?
Yes with good looking stars and a good plot
There are some others like teleserye from the Phillipines and teleroman from Canada. You may like those as well.
Really? What can you tell me about them?
I know that one significant difference is that they are usually about on self-contained story whereas the soap operas we have here go on and on.
Yeah the telenovelas are limited in length | the soap opera familiar to the English-speaking world. The significant difference is their series run length; telenovelas tell one self-contained story, typically within the span of a year or less whereas soap operas tend to have intertwined storylines told during indefinite, continuing runs. This makes them shorter than most other television series, but still much longer than a miniseries. This planned run results in a faster-paced, more concise style of melodrama compared to a typical soap opera. Episodes of telenovelas usually last between 30 and | that I have very mixed feelings about because there are parts of it that I really like, but I think, all in all, it's a little dumb. To tell you the truth, I haven't seen it since I, uh, made it. When I was making it, I thought it was good. I thought a lot of it was kind of funny or clever. I definitely feel it has merit. From what I can gather, it's one of those films that divides people. Some | 76,802 | wow-train |
I haven't been a vegan long, but I'm a vegan. It's kind of a family thing lol, my sisters are and I thought I'd support them. Unfortunately, I feel stupid to ask them questions about it, do you know much on the subject?
I know a bit about it. Its actually a philosophy that practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals by abstaining from the use of animal products.
Seriously? Never would I of guessed that! If you know anything else, I will be able to show them up.
Well the follower of either the diet or philosophy is called a vegan
Now they don't eat cheese or eggs. I heard I could, or is that cheating?
Well that would actually be cheating because a vegan you would have to refrain from consuming animal products, not only meat but also eggs, dairy products and other animal-derived substances
Awe :( I don't know who told me that, but I cheated this morning then lol. Starting fresh tomorrow!
You know the plus side is that a well-planned vegan diets can reduce the risk of some types of chronic disease
Thank you for that! An added bonus other than sparing a few animals and connecting/supporting my siblings, you're great :) | , 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 | coming out, Azzi said, "I, too, lived a long time not being 100 percent honest. Kind of the don't-ask-don't-tell kinda of thing. And it's so stupid. I don't know why we do that, but we do that. I'm a college coach. Is it going to hurt me with recruiting? What are people going to think? And you are constantly worrying about those things. What I realized in watching Rick in his path and his journey is that | 76,803 | wow-train |
Blue is one of the three primary colors and is my favorite.
I love Blue! | Blue
Blue is one of the three primary colours of pigments in painting and traditional colour theory, as well as in the RGB colour model. It lies between violet and green on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when observing light with a dominant wavelength between approximately 450 and 495 nanometres. Most blues contain a slight mixture of other colours; azure contains some green, while ultramarine contains some violet. The clear daytime sky and the deep sea appear blue because of an optical effect known as Rayleigh scattering. | in their offseason. Furthermore, Cincinnati is one of the final twenty three host city candidates for the 2026 World Cup.
Colors and badge.
FC Cincinnati's primary colors are orange and blue. The secondary colors are gray, dark blue, and white. The home jersey is blue, orange, and white. The away jersey is white and black.
An updated crest was designed after they were accepted as an expansion team to Major League Soccer. It maintains the same orange and blue color scheme but now | 76,804 | wow-train |
You know what I can go for right now? A taco, with extra beef and cheese inside.
I absolutely love tacos!!! My favorite is a chicken taco!
I can eat pretty much anything off the Taco Bell menu. Burritos, nachos, even the overpriced quesadillas.
Same here. Are tacos really from Mexico?
They usually are, but traditional Mexican ones don't have fried shells.
Oh! I didn't know that. Where did the crunchy shell come from than?
I'd like to believe the commercial where the little girl just had a bright idea. Wait, that was for the flat bottomed ones.
That's hilarious! Yeah, it was for flat bottomed. Those are awesome since you can fit much more in it! | precisely known, and etymologies for the culinary usage of the word are generally theoretical. According to the Real Academia Española, publisher of "Diccionario de la Lengua Española", the word "taco" describes a typical Mexican dish of a maize tortilla folded around food. This meaning of the Spanish word "taco" is a Mexican innovation, but in other dialects "taco" is used to mean "wedge; wad, plug; billiard cue; blowpipe; ramrod; short, stocky person; [or] short, | Taco
A taco (, , ) is a traditional Mexican dish consisting of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables, and cheese, allowing great versatility and variety. Tacos are generally eaten without utensils, often garnished with salsa, chili pepper, avocado, guacamole, cilantro (coriander), tomatoes, onions, and lettuce.
Etymology.
The origins of the taco are not | 76,805 | wow-train |
I like to ride my skateboard but I'm not that good at tricks.
Yeah skateboarding is an action packed sport that does involve performing lots of tricks using the skateboard. I am sure if you practice you will get better.
You're right I do need to practice. I use my skateboard mostly to commute to class right now.
That is one of the uses for a skateboard. A lot of people use it for commuting but also people use it as an art form or even use it in their jobs. But mostly people use a skateboard recreationally.
Yeah. I see a lot of people riding skateboards around my campus. I see a lot of falling.
That is definitely a down fall. Pun intended, lol. They say that there are 11.08 million active skateboarders in the world. That is incredible!
Haha. That's a ton of skateboarders. I had no idea there were that many.
Yeah and the skateboarding market is worth around 4.8 billion dollars in annual sales.
Wow that's a lot of skateboard money. I'm not familiar with a lot of brands. Only Tony Hawk. | Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2009 report found that the skateboarding market is worth an estimated $4.8 billion in annual revenue with 11.08 million active skateboarders in the world. In 2016, it was announced that skateboarding will be represented at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Since | skateboarding to be ... a businessman, a ... role model to young people," um, he's just the best. And, he called my house when I was fifteen, and was, like, "Do you wanna do something with us?" not knowing anything about me. Yeah, Tony's the man, sure, he's the best.
In 2012 Reynolds recruited Hawk's son Riley to his skateboard deck company, Baker, explaining
... I was just, kinda like, "it's | 76,806 | wow-train |
I love watercolor painting. It's one of my favorite hobbies.
Thats great! I have been painting watercolor paintings all my life, I do both medium shades and dark shades, My resulting artwork is always so pretty.
I bet! What types of watercolor paintings do you do? Nature? Abstract?
Im more of a nature type, although it changes some time.
I love doing nature portraits, especially of old barns and streams.
Thats fantastic, I even seen that some watercolors can be made opaque by adding Chinese white.It is what I use to make the clouds in my paintings.
I never thought of that! I'll have to try that next time I get in the mood to paint. | However, this term has been more and more passing out of use.
The traditional and most common "support"—material to which the paint is applied—for watercolor paintings is paper. Other supports include papyrus, bark papers, plastics, vellum, leather, fabric, wood and canvas. Watercolor paper is often made entirely or partially with cotton. This gives the surface the appropriate texture and minimizes distortion when wet. Watercolors are usually translucent, and appear luminous because the pigments are laid down in a pure form with few fillers | a painting, a landscape, to me it’s the mood conveyed that counts.”
“A friend of mine New York at the Salmagundi Club asked me why I didn’t paint watercolors. I said I don’t know how, and he said all you have to do is keep your board a little slanted so when you wash the color onto the paper it runs downhill. That I was my only lesson in watercolor.”
“It’s hard to say whether I have a favorite place to paint. | 76,807 | wow-train |
I'm going to be going to my first debutante ball this weekend. Do you have any idea what I should expect?
I never was into debutante I do know it is for young women to take a milestone to maturity is your family more upper class?
Sort of? We were invited to the ball by a more upper class family. I'm just worried that I might make a fool out of myself. They're very formal, aren't they?
Yes it is very formal they usually wear white gown like wedding like so it is very dressy close to prom wear.
Wedding attire? Geez. I don't know if I own anything like that. 'Debutante' sounds like a very French word. Did this whole custom originate overseas?
It is from Australia they use it for charities and high end organizations a lot of money goes into this ball, also if you have a date you both have to know how to ballroom dance.
Australia? That's really interesting. I thought it was just like an elaborate birthday party, not a fundraising type of thing. How long have these balls been going on?
It has been around since the 1900's and no not like a birthday party it is a fund-raiser for charities I think it has more to do with the high class kids taking a leap into adult hood and giving back I would love to attend one.
Yeah, I'm really looking forward to going to one now! I was worried about the possibility of it just being some snobby ball, but at least it gives back to the community. Debutante balls actually sound really cool. | It is customary for the female to ask a male to the débutante ball, with males not being able to "do the deb" unless they are asked. The débutantes and their partners must learn how to ballroom dance. Débutante balls are almost always held in a reception centre, school hall, the function room of a sporting or other community organisation venue e.g. RSL club, or ballroom. Usually they are held late in the year and consist of dinner, dancing, and speeches.
United Kingdom.
In | . Bruno mentions: "The first time I tried to scream, it was bad, you know, anyone can scream right? If there is a burglar in your house, you're probably going to scream. It takes a while to find a way to do it without losing your voice completely. I'm not the master of every sort of singing, but I really came into my own around AWOLNATION's first record."
Asked if he would ever return to his hardcore punk roots and create more of that | 76,808 | wow-train |
I listen to a lot of metal music, specifically a lot of progressive metal, do you know any progmetal bands?
I actually don't know anything about metal music, I only know the band AFI
That's interesting, I was friends of a friend of Davey Havok in high scool
what is specifically is a progmetal band? | Heavy metal music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock, and acid rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. The genre's lyrics and performance styles are sometimes associated with aggression and machismo.
In 1968, three of the genre's | name. In our own special way we're tearing shit apart, you just have to listen very carefully. Musically I knew it was never going to be a metal band, but I thought lyrically there were fangs to the music." Bejar added in 2008, "I was actually so out of it I didn't know that there was a Kiss record called Destroyer because I didn't know anything about Kiss. I still don't know anything about them. I just thought it was a cool rock-and- | 76,809 | wow-train |
Golden Retrievers are very gentle and friendly dogs.
Yes they are. They are also very loyal animals and love kids
They are well suited to country and suburban enviroments.
Yes they are. They are also very well known for being patient and loving. Making them good with children
They really love water and like to swim
They come from a hunting background and are really good at learning
But they have a tendency to roam, so should be kept in a fenced area.
They are also really good as helper or seeing eye dogs | coat that lies flat against their bodies and repels water. Golden retrievers are well suited to residency in suburban or country environments. They shed copiously, particularly at the change of seasons, and require fairly regular grooming. The Golden Retriever was originally bred in Scotland in the mid-19th century.
The breed is a prominent participant in conformation shows for purebred dogs. The Golden Retriever is popular as a disability assistance dog, such as being a guide dog for the blind and a hearing dog for the deaf. In addition, they | .
Like the Vizsla, Wirehaired Vizslas are very high energy, gentle-mannered, loyal, caring, and highly affectionate. They quickly form close bonds with their owners, including children. They are quiet dogs, only barking if necessary or if they are provoked.
They are natural hunters with an excellent ability to take training. Not only are they great pointers, but they are excellent retrievers as well. They will retrieve on land and in the water, making the most of their natural instincts. However, | 76,810 | wow-train |
I really want to work at a brewery or anywhere that sells beer.
That would be cool. What do you like about beer?
Beer and brewing is just a really interesting process to me.
I honestly don't know a lot about the process at all.
Well beer is usually brewed at somewhere called a brewery or beerhouse.
How is beer even made? | Brewery
A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of beer has taken place since at least 2500 BC; in ancient Mesopotamia, brewers derived social sanction and divine protection from the goddess Ninkasi. Brewing was initially a cottage industry, with production taking place at home; by the ninth century monasteries and farms would produce beer on a larger | to be a page written about us, I do not know how we would be described. I feel that we can produce malt whisky like Glenfiddich without a smoky aroma, as well as Laphroaig style smoky whisky."
Finnish distilleries Teerenpeli Distillery and Brewery.
Teerenpeli (Dalliance, literally: Black grouse play) started brewing beer in 1995 in the city of Lahti. The distillery begun its operations seven years later, in 2002. Teerenpeli Distillery is independent company owned by Mr and Mrs Anssi Pyysing. In 2008, Alko | 76,811 | wow-train |
Ive been thinking of trying some yoga, looks relaxing
Yeah me too actually. It's a good mental, physical and spiritual practice from India.
Yea seems like it really makes you flexible and open.
Yes it is good for your mental health or psychological well being.
Seems like it is more popular and focused around females too
Yeah it's kind of funny that it's deviated from old hatha yoga texts from the 11th century to grabbing chicks in the 21st century.
yea seems like a lot of stuff that comes from India turns into that | gurus from India later introduced yoga to the West, following the success of Swami Vivekananda in the late 19th and early 20th century with his adaptation of yoga tradition, excluding asanas. Outside India, it has developed into a posture-based physical fitness, stress-relief and relaxation technique. Yoga in Indian traditions, however, is more than physical exercise; it has a meditative and spiritual core. One of the six major orthodox schools of Hinduism is also called Yoga, which has its own epistemology and metaphysics, and is | treat for [them] to get to do this."
Cover versions.
"I actually do like that song a lot," said Peter Gabriel, "and they've asked me to sing a version of it now which I may well do." Koenig said, "That's an idea that's been floated around before 'cause it seems so perfect. But yeah, it looks like it's happening." He added that the band didn't want to confirm the new version until it appeared on | 76,812 | wow-train |
I'm a mechanic that repairs machinery.
That sounds very interesting as a job, do you like it?
Yeah, i'm a lightweight mechanic that works on small engines, so it's not too bad.
Do you have to be really steady and quick with your hands to be good at it I'm guessing?
Yes, you have to be very skilled. A lot of auto mechanics have many trades within.
Oh okay I didn't know there were different trades within that, I didn't realize it was so diverse
Yeah, some mechanics are more knowledgeable in the electrical aspects and others are more knowledgeable in the mechanical aspects.
Oh okay, which one are you most knowledgeable about? | may be separated into two classes based on the type of machines they work on, heavyweight and lightweight. Heavyweight work is on larger machines or heavy equipment, such as tractors and trailers, while lightweight work is on smaller items, such as automotive engines.
Auto mechanics.
Auto mechanics have many trades within. Some may specialize in the electrical aspects, while others may specialize in the mechanical aspects. Other areas include: brakes and steering, suspension, automatic or manual transmission, engine repairs or diagnosing customer complaints. | to say these words that are crazy, and yet do it with a smile on your face and have the audience like you. At one point, I'm doing a talk show with a kid who's dying of cancer, and he's going through chemotherapy and the whole thing, and I spin it so the anti-smoking people are the bad guys and I'm the good guy, and I'm this guy's best friend. I mean, it's whacked out." The film was screened at a | 76,813 | wow-train |
I enjoy getting a manicure some times, but usually do mine at home. Do you get manicures?
I love getting them. A manicure is a cosmetic beauty treatment for the fingernails and the hand as well.
It is relaxing, and they always looks so good after you get them done.
It is, it normally consists of filing and shaping the nail.
Yes, and there are really quite a few shapes. I never realized how many until I read an article about it one day.
If you get it done to your feet treatment is referred to as a pedicure.
That definitely feels the best. All those wonderful bubbles, warm water and a small massage! | manicures include painting pictures or designs on the nails, or applying small decals or imitation jewels. Other nail treatments may include the application of artificial gel nails, tips, or acrylics, which may be referred to as "French manicures".
In many areas, manicurists are licensed and follow regulations. Since skin is manipulated and is sometimes trimmed, there is a risk of spreading infection when tools are used across many people. Therefore, having proper sanitation can pose serious issues.
Etymology.
The English word " | Manicure
A manicure is a cosmetic beauty treatment for the fingernails and hands performed at home or in a nail salon. A manicure consists of filing and shaping the "free edge", pushing and clipping (with a cuticle pusher and cuticle nippers) any nonliving tissue (but limited to the cuticle and hangnails), treatments with various liquids, massage of the hand, and the application of fingernail polish. When the same is applied to the toenails and feet, the treatment is referred to as a pedicure.
Some | 76,814 | wow-train |
I think next summer I'm going to gear up to become more into hiking. I feel like I need some background info or history to get me excited about it, though.
Its funny because in the UK and Ireland they call hiking walking. Where do you plan on walking to?
I think somewhere in Colorado, Rocky Mountain National Park? Either way, I just want some inspiration from someone who's had some experience with it.
Sounds like fun. It has many features such as lakes, mountains, and lots of different wildlife.
I gotcha. But is there anything more specific about hiking you can tell me, that isn't 100% obvious?
Different countries have different terms for it. In Australia its called tramping.
Haha.. Tramping just sounds like it would deal with something else. Well, interesting. I guess this has kind of been fun. | Republic of Ireland, and United Kingdom, hiking means walking outdoors on a trail, or off trail, for recreational purposes. A day hike refers to a hike that can be completed in a single day. However, in the United Kingdom, the word walking is also used, as well as rambling, while walking in mountainous areas is called hillwalking. In Northern England, Including the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, fellwalking describes hill or mountain walks, as fell is the common word for both features there.
Hiking | for wearing trucker style hats. And then when they became trendy a couple years ago, those same people came up to me and said shyly, 'Uhm, where do you get your hats? I need to get some.' Years ago, some people used to get angry with me for wearing them and someone even called me racist for wearing a trucker hat 'cause I looked like a redneck. I bet now, some people think I'm a loser for wearing them because now they're out of fashion. But | 76,815 | wow-train |
I have lived in the US all my life, but still have not been to New York City, the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world.
I went years ago and its an amazing experience, everyone should go at least once. | landmass and one of the world's most populous megacities, with an estimated 19,979,477 people in its 2018 Metropolitan Statistical Area and 22,679,948 residents in its Combined Statistical Area. A global power city, New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, and exerts a significant impact upon commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, fashion, and sports. The city's fast pace has inspired the term "New York minute". Home to the | cent every year of my old age. I want to be in a position where I don’t have to work. I should have thought about this a long time ago but I didn’t." However, she still lived in her flat in Paris (located in one of the most expensive streets of the capital) and had a house in County Waterford, Ireland. Recording of "Easy Come, Easy Go" commenced in New York City on 6 December 2007; the album was produced by Hal Willner who had | 76,816 | wow-train |
Do you follow the UFC? They are the largest MMA promoters in the world and feature several top-ranked fighters.
I do follow the ufc i love watching that show especially the ppv fights
I love the big ppv events! It's hard to believe that UFC has hosted over 400 events since it inception!
Thats so many considering they haven't been around for that long | UFC. White has held that position since 2001; while under his stewardship, the UFC has grown into a globally popular multi-billion-dollar enterprise.
The first event was held in 1993 at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the early Ultimate Fighting Championship competitions was to identify the most effective martial art in a contest with minimal rules and no weight classes between competitors of different fighting disciplines like boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, sambo, wrestling, Muay Thai, karate, and judo | 2006: a rematch between then UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell and former champion Tito Ortiz, rivaled the PPV sales of some of the biggest boxing events of all time, and helped the UFC's 2006 PPV gross surpass that of any promotion in PPV history. In 2007, Zuffa LLC, the owners of the UFC MMA promotion, bought Japanese rival MMA brand Pride FC, merging the contracted fighters under one promotion. Comparisons were drawn to the consolidation that occurred in other sports, such as the AFL-NFL Merger in | 76,817 | wow-train |
I am currently studying to be a radiologist. The technology used to view and treat diseases within the human are amazing!
Interesting, what does a radiologist do exactly ?
They prepare and use imagining technology like X-rays, CT scans and ultrasound machines to help diagnose patients. If you've ever broken a bone, you've probably met one.
OK, and when radiology was invented ?
The first uses of such technology go back to the early 1900s, but possibly even before. The exact time isn't super clear.
I did not expected to be so old, it seems that CT scanners were introduced in hospitals in the last 40 years, am I right ?
Sort of. The first commercially available CT scanner was developed in the 1960s, but the machines were around since the 1910s.
Oh, sorry, and how does a CT scanner works ? | CT scan
A CT scan or computed tomography scan (formerly computerized axial tomography scan or CAT scan) makes use of computer-processed combinations of many X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional (tomographic) images (virtual "slices") of specific areas of a scanned object, allowing the user to see inside the object without cutting.
Digital geometry processing is used to further generate a three-dimensional volume of the inside of the object from a large series of two-dimensional radiographic | Radiology
Radiology is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the human body.
A variety of imaging techniques such as X-ray radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine including positron emission tomography (PET), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used to diagnose or treat diseases. Interventional radiology is the performance of usually minimally invasive medical procedures with the guidance of imaging technologies such as X-ray radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear | 76,818 | wow-train |
I cannot stand Domino's or Pizza Hut pizza, that isn't real pizza!
So what's the real pizza?Pizza hut is an American chain of restaurants
Real pizza is made at REAL Italian restaurants. That stuff is just trash!
Sure ! Real Italian pizza offers an abundance of taste, and is one copied all over the world.
Exactly. Once in a blue if I have no other option the Greek's make a decent substitute for their version of pizza. They use a lot of cheese vs Italians focus on the sauce. | List of pizza varieties by country
Pizza, a staple of Italian cuisine, has become one of a most recognizable and popular dishes worldwide. Its widespread adoption into other cuisines is traced to early 20th century.
A survey from 2004 showed that Norwegians ate the most frozen pizza (5.4 kg/person*year), followed by Germans.
Asia.
Asia China.
The presence of pizza restaurant chains in China has contributed to a significant increase in pizza consumption in the country. Pizza Hut opened its first store in | is home to many renowned food restaurants, especially a lot of fast food restaurants. International chains include KFC, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Domino's Pizza, Chatime, Johnny Rockets, Second Cup, Gloria Jean's Coffees, A&W, Krispy Kreme, Nando's, Pizza Inn, Sbarro, Secret Recipe, Mövenpick, Baskin-Robbins, New Zealand Natural, Cold Stone Creamery and CP.
Real estate.
Real estate in Dhanmondi has seen price rises over the last 20 years. The growth rate of the | 76,819 | wow-train |
Are you a vegan? Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat
No I'm not, I love meat! I respect people who are vegan though! It seems like a new trend.
however it may be adopted for various reasons.
Correct! What are some of the reasons people become vegan?
Well most people object to eating meat out of respect for sentient life. that is a big one
Right, some people value animal life in that way. Would vegans drink milk or eat eggs? | aesthetic, economic, or personal preference. There are variations of the diet as well: an ovo-lacto vegetarian diet includes both eggs and dairy products, an ovo-vegetarian diet includes eggs but not dairy products, and a lacto-vegetarian diet includes dairy products but not eggs. A strict vegetarian diet – referred to as "vegan" – excludes all animal products, including eggs and dairy. Avoidance of animal products may require dietary supplements to prevent deficiencies such as vitamin B12 deficiency, which leads to pernicious anemia. | Vegetarianism
Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, and the flesh of any other animal), and may also include abstention from by-products of animals processed for food.
Vegetarianism may be adopted for various reasons. Many people object to eating meat out of respect for sentient life. Such ethical motivations have been codified under various religious beliefs, as well as animal rights advocacy. Other motivations for vegetarianism are health-related, political, environmental, cultural, | 76,820 | wow-train |
I really think that vegan is too much of a compulsive philosophy.
Absolutely agree,those people are weird. | not only follow a vegan diet but extend the philosophy into other areas of their lives, and oppose the use of animals for any purpose. Another term is "environmental veganism", which refers to the avoidance of animal products on the premise that the industrial farming of animals is environmentally damaging and unsustainable.
Well-planned vegan diets are regarded as appropriate for all stages of life, including during infancy and pregnancy, by the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada, Australian National Health and Medical Research Council | it is genuine and sincere...I have had many interviews with Herr Hitler. I think the noble Lord and all the people who have really met this remarkable man will agree with me on one thing, however much we may disagree about other things—that he is absolutely truthful, sincere, and unselfish".
His book “Mayflower seeks the Truth”, which according to the ODNB was "full of Nazi propaganda", was published in Germany in 1937. Plans for a British edition were shelved in 1938 as | 76,821 | wow-train |
I am so mad at my boss right now. I'm practically a wage slave...I've been working at least 10 years in my industry, and someone less experienced than me got a promotion.
Wage slavery is used to criticize labor explotation
Yeah, and I'm definitely being exploited at my current job. I work 60-hour weeks, and I haven't had a decent raise in 4 years.
It generally means that there is an unequal balance of power between the labor and the business owners. Sounds like that applies in your situation
Yup, pretty much sounds on point. They need to do something to stop stuff like this from happening.
They might be violating US Labor Law. It oversees to the rights of employees in the United States
Is there any sort of relief that I can get under the labor laws? | United States labor law
United States labor law sets the rights and duties for employees, labor unions, and employers in the United States. Labor law's basic aim is to remedy the "inequality of bargaining power" between employees and employers, especially employers "organized in the corporate or other forms of ownership association". Over the 20th century, federal law created minimum social and economic rights, and encouraged state laws to go beyond the minimum to favor employees. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 requires a federal minimum | a pool. "I've been here since 9 this morning and we're behind schedule, so I haven't even put on my costume. I didn't do anything during the actors' strike and now I'm back at work and I'm still not doing anything. It's a great way to make a living."
Fabian enjoyed working with John Wayne. "What you saw is what you got," recalled the singer. "He was incredible. He was very nice to me." | 76,822 | wow-train |
I am an only child, are there any problems associated with being raised that way? | Only child
An only child is a person with no siblings, either biological or adopted.
Children who have half-siblings or step-siblings, either living at the same house or a different house - especially those who were born considerably later - may have a similar family environment to only children, as may children who have much younger siblings from both of the same parents (generally ten or more years).
Overview.
Throughout history, only children were relatively uncommon. From around the middle of the | them sniffing themselves, but they certainly know what they smell like. Because of the way we structured this experiment, there is no other way they could have known the scent of their family. Any time you need to discriminate accurately among kind, this is the way to do it.”
Advantages and disadvantages.
There are several advantages associated with the armpit effect. The first advantage is that it prevents inbreeding. Inbreeding could cause many problems such as infertility and an increased chance of recessive traits being passed on. | 76,823 | wow-train |
I have a few lizards as pets. There are over 6000 species of lizards.
Lizards? Where do you keep them? | legless, and have long snake-like bodies. Some such as the forest-dwelling "Draco" lizards are able to glide. They are often territorial, the males fighting off other males and signalling, often with brightly colours, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often being sit-and-wait predators; many smaller species eat insects, while the Komodo eats mammals as big as water buffalo.
Lizards make use of a variety of antipredator adaptations, including venom, camouflage, | Tegu
A tegu is a member of a number of lizard species that belong to the family Teiidae. Tegus are native to Central and South America. They occupy a variety of habitats and are known for their large size and predatory habits.
Although they resemble monitor lizards, they are only distantly related to them; the similarities are a result of convergent evolution.
Some species are of economic importance as food and pets.
Some species have become invasive species in regions of South Florida.
Not all lizards known | 76,824 | wow-train |
I always wanted to get a border collie. The border collie is a herding dog breed, that was bred in the Anglo-Scottish border region to herd livestock, particularly sheep. Interesting.
why would you want a border collie, do you own sheep?
Haha, no sheep - I just like collies a lot. I guess they were bred because they were so intelligent and obedient, which sounds about right to me.
well they have super long hair and shed like crazy, there's a lot of other intelligent dogs out there too
I bet they do! Collies are still employed for herding livestock throughout the world to this day.
but you don't own livestock
I like collies, true I don't have any livestock haha. Collies have a thick coat and it sheds often, and they are about medium sized. I don't want a really big dog.
maybe you should buy some livestock so you can watch the dog chase them around | -sized dogs with a moderate amount of coat, which is most often thick and sheds often. They have a double coat that varies from smooth to rough and is occasionally curled. While black and white is the most commonly seen colour pattern of the Border Collie, the breed appears in just about any colour and pattern known to occur in dogs. Some of these include black tricolour (black/tan/white), liver and white, and red tricolour (red/tan/white) which have also been seen | Border Collie
The Border Collie is a working and herding dog breed developed in the Scottish borders for herding livestock, especially sheep. It was specifically bred for intelligence and obedience.
Considered highly intelligent, extremely energetic, acrobatic and athletic, they frequently compete with great success in sheepdog trials and dog sports. They are often cited as the most intelligent of all domestic dogs. Border Collies continue to be employed in their traditional work of herding livestock throughout the world.
Description.
In general, Border Collies are medium | 76,825 | wow-train |
Hi I love Karaoke. And you?
Karoake is one of my favorite weekend activities. My favorite song to sing is Mambo #5. Do you have a favorite?
No, I don't have a specific one.
How often do you sing Karaoke?
Almost every week ends. And you?
I used to sing karaoke more often, like twice a month. Now I probably only go once every two months. | In several Asian countries such as China, Cambodia or the Philippines, a karaoke box is called a KTV. The global karaoke market has been estimated to be worth nearly $10 billion.
History.
History 1960s: Development of audio-visual-recording devices.
From 1961–1966, the American TV network NBC carried a karaoke-like series, "Sing Along with Mitch", featuring host Mitch Miller and a chorus, which superimposed the lyrics to their songs near the bottom of the TV screen for home audience participation | was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis back in 1996, the Book of Job is part of the Bible I read over and over, trying to understand what I needed to do. And every time I sing the song, it lifts up my own spirits as much as it lifts those of others. My favorite line in the song is When you look down on me, can you see the good through all the bad. That's a powerful thought." In another interview with "Country Weekly" Walker stated, "It | 76,826 | wow-train |
I've been thinking about getting into birdwatching, but I'm worried that people will see me as a huge nerd. Any advice?
Birdwatching is the observation of birds as a recreational activity. Who cares what people think!
I know, right? Tell me, what's the difference between birdwatching and like, ornithology? Aren't they the same thing?
Ornithology is actually a branch of zoology that focuses on the study of birds.
Ah, so birdwatching is definitely for the casual person. Why is it that it's such an "old person" hobby? Feel like I only ever see the elderly do it.
I really don't know. Birdwatching actually takes a significant amount of hearing ability since finding a lot of bird species require hearing more than the ye.
Ah true, and I guess being able to distinguish among lots of different types of birds. Speaking of which, how many different kinds are there? | perching birds. Birds have which are more or less developed depending on the species; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds. Wings, which evolved from forelimbs, gave birds the ability to fly, although further evolution has led to the loss of flight in flightless birds, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemic island species of birds. The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are also uniquely adapted for flight. Some bird species of aquatic environments, particularly seabirds and some waterbirds, have further | Birdwatching
Birdwatching, or birding, is a form of wildlife observation in which the observation of birds is a recreational activity or citizen science. It can be done with the naked eye, through a visual enhancement device like binoculars and telescopes, by listening for bird sounds, or by watching public webcams.
Birdwatching often involves a significant auditory component, as many bird species are more easily detected and identified by ear than by eye. Most birdwatchers pursue this activity for recreational or social reasons, unlike ornithologists, who engage in | 76,827 | wow-train |
Cookies are honestly some of my favorite baked goods, they're so good!
Cookies are some of the best and classic baked goods
Agreed! What are some of the more popular and common types?
Ingredients like raisins and chocolate chips are classic
Raisins are classic? Most people seem to hate them! | Cookie
A cookie is a baked or cooked food that is typically small, flat and sweet. It usually contains flour, sugar and some type of oil or fat. It may include other ingredients such as raisins, oats, chocolate chips, nuts, etc.
In most English-speaking countries except for the United States and Canada, crisp cookies are called biscuits. Chewier biscuits are sometimes called "cookies" even in the United Kingdom. Some cookies may also be named by their shape, such as date squares | the wet ingredients while cocoa powder would be added with the dry ingredients. The titular ingredient, chocolate chips, as well as nuts are typically mixed in towards the end of the process to minimize breakage, just before the cookies are scooped and positioned on a cookie sheet. Most cookie dough is baked, although some eat the dough as is, or use it as an addition to vanilla ice cream to make chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream.
The texture of a chocolate chip cookie is largely dependent on its fat composition | 76,828 | wow-train |
My friend is about to get a divorce and I have been helping him find out more.
Oh its the dissolution of the marriage legally
So it is a legal process? Like in court?
Yes terminating the marriage and reorganizing the legal duties and responsibilities
It sounds like a messy process. | (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 | 76,829 | wow-train |
Hey there, ever play any StarCraft? It's an online realtime strategy game. | " in 1998. It has grown to include a number of other games as well as eight novelizations, two "Amazing Stories" articles, a , and other licensed merchandise such as collectible statues and toys.
Blizzard Entertainment began planning "StarCraft" in 1995, with a development team led by Metzen and Phinney. The game debuted at E3 1996, and used a modified "" game engine. "StarCraft" also marked the creation of Blizzard Entertainment's film department; the game introduced high quality cinematics integral to the | MOBA game ever released as, unlike "Herzog Zwei," it meets the criteria of an "online" battle arena.
Also in 1998, computer game company Blizzard Entertainment released its best-selling real-time strategy game (RTS) "StarCraft" with a suite of game editing tools called "StarEdit". The tools allowed members of the public to design and create custom maps that allowed play that was different from the normal maps. A modder known as Aeon64 made a custom map named "Aeon of Strife | 76,830 | wow-train |
I really don't like Justin Bieber that much.
why not? he is awesome!
I don't know I don't like his style. I like some of his music though. I know he is a Canadian and was born 1994, so must be about 20 something right now.
that sound about right. at least selena got away from him!
I though they were back together. I think Selena has some great songs.
nah she dumped him. he is with alec baldwins daughter and they are engaged | one on the "Billboard" 200. His third studio album, "Believe" (2012) generated the single "Boyfriend", which reached number one in Canada. His fourth studio album "Purpose" was released in 2015, spawning three number one singles: "What Do You Mean?", "Sorry", and "Love Yourself". Afterwards, Bieber was featured on several successful collaborations, including "Cold Water", "Let Me Love You", "Despacito (Remix)", and | showing how free the spirit of metal really is. Respect!"
This song is thrashy with punk vocals during choruses, though it ends in a very Pink Floyd-like way, which Cavalera was conflicted about saying, "I don't know why we did that. I still don't know if it was the right thing, but it came out like that. Marc [Rizzo] just did some really crazy guitars at the end of it that is just, like… It goes from total metal into crazy | 76,831 | wow-train |
I love my bible , its a collection of sacred texts or scripture.
hi
Hello ,do you read the scriptures daily for. divine inspiration and a record of the relationship
yes.i read daily
The Old Testament overlaps with the Hebrew Bible and the Greek Septuagint;
yes i know | Vulgate
The Vulgate () is a late-4th-century Latin translation of the Bible that was to become the Catholic Church's officially promulgated Latin version of the Bible during the 16th century, and still used fundamentally in the Latin Church until this day. The translation was largely the work of Jerome, who in 382 had been commissioned by Pope Damasus I to revise the ("Old Latin") Gospels then in use by the Roman Church. Jerome, on his own initiative, extended this work of revision and translation to | Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, "tà biblía", "the books") is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures. Varying parts of the Bible are considered to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God and humans by Christians, Jews, Samaritans, and Rastafarians.
What is regarded as canonical text differs depending on traditions and groups; a number of Bible canons have evolved, with overlapping and diverging contents. The Hebrew Bible overlaps with the Greek Septuagint | 76,832 | wow-train |
I need to drink soda all day | Soft drink
A soft drink (see § Terminology for other names) is a drink that usually contains carbonated water (although some lemonades are not carbonated), a sweetener, and a natural or artificial flavoring. The sweetener may be a sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice, a sugar substitute (in the case of "diet drinks"), or some combination of these. Soft drinks may also contain caffeine, colorings, preservatives, and/or other ingredients.
Soft drinks are called "soft" | Soda Poppa
Soda Poppa is a short animated film by Columbia Pictures. It one of many short films starring Krazy Kat.
Plot.
Krazy runs a soda shop where patrons come for drinks. One day, his spaniel girlfriend and two other guys come by. They, along with Krazy, then sing the song "Ice Cream (I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream)". Krazy serves each of them a mug of his beverages. After they drink, the two guys leave | 76,833 | wow-train |
Wedding cakes are my specialty
Are you a baker of some sort? I've heard that modern wedding cakes are often more of a centerpiece than a food item, and sometimes they're not even eaten!
I always wonder if people actually ate the wedding cake
Well traditionally they were made to bring good luck to all those who attended the wedding, so I assume you were supposed to eat it originally.
who came up with the tradition of the wedding cake?
I'm not sure to be honest, maybe it was a religious tradition. I do know that wedding cakes often use various ingredients like fondant, buttercream, chocolate, and marzipan, sounds delicious.
i guess the tradition wedding cake is white but would be neat to see other different color cake. | the couple. Marzipan, fondant, gum paste, buttercream, and chocolate are among the popular ingredients used. Cakes range in price along with size and components. Cakes are usually priced on a per-person, or per-slice, basis. Prices can range from a few dollars to a few hundred dollars per-person or slice, depending on the pastry chef who is hired to make the cake. Wedding cakes and cake decorating in general have become a certain pop culture symbol in western society. In the United | decoration was appeared, they were often at least partially three-dimensional, were colourful. However, since some decoration were made in a variety of substances, sometimes the decoration or even parts of wedding cake were inedible. In The myth that eating the pie would bring good luck was still common but the glass ring slowly died out and the flower bouquet toss replaced it.
Fruit cakes were a sign of fertility and prosperity, which helped them gain popularity because married men wanted to have plenty of children.
History Modern Western | 76,834 | wow-train |
I love to go to the casino. I never seem to have any luck, but I still enjoy it.
yes to find the best access theyre most commonly built or near or combined with resaurants, retail shops,cruise ships, hotels, or very popular tourist attractions.
I live in Oklahoma and all of ours are on Indian territory land. They are all run by the reservations. Some have restaurants and hotels in them and are really nice.
interesting. there is a lot of debate on whether the social and economic consequences of casino gambling outweigh initial revenue generated. but if you have a good time im sure it is worth it on an individual level :)
I know that our reservations make a lot of money off of the casinos. They do still have to pay state taxes though. I know I have seen a lot of people hit jackpots though, but not me.
yeah. they are also known for hosting live enterainment events like stand up comedy or concerts. they will even host sporting events! i always thought people only gambled but i know better now :)
Yes, we have a lot of amazing artists come to the Hard Rock Casino. Hank Williams Jr was there last week. | Etymology and usage.
The term "casino" is a confusing linguistic false friend for translators.
"Casino" is of Italian origin; the root "casa" means a house. The term casino may mean a small country villa, summerhouse, or social club. During the 19th century, the term "casino" came to include other public buildings where pleasurable activities took place; such edifices were usually built on the grounds of a larger Italian villa or palazzo, and were used to host civic town functions, | Casino
A casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. The industry that deals in casinos is called the gaming industry. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions. There is much debate over whether the social and economic consequences of casino gambling outweigh the initial revenue that may be generated. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertainment events, such as stand-up comedy, concerts, and sporting events. | 76,835 | wow-train |
I started dating after my ex jilted me | Dating
Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a prospective partner in an intimate relationship. It is a form of courtship, consisting of social activities done by the couple, either alone or with others. The protocols and practices of dating, and the terms used to describe it, vary considerably from country to country and over time. While the term has several meanings, the most frequent usage refers to two people exploring whether they | you / nobody told me I was dating a whore", while later calls out his ex by name. "Gone In September" is a song about Posner breaking up with a woman. "Delta 1406" is a song about Posner's current rise to fame, written on his flight back home to Detroit, after spending 5 months in Los Angeles, (“I’ve got to book hotels for my Detroit shows”) says Posner as a reflection of what he was dealing with at the time. "Please | 76,836 | wow-train |
I believe you have drank Dr. Pepper before, it is a carbonated soft drink marketed as having a unique flavor.
Yes I used to drink it a lot as a kid but realized soft drinks are not healthy. | Dr Pepper
Dr Pepper is a carbonated soft drink. It was created in the 1880s by pharmacist Charles Alderton in Waco, Texas and first served around 1885. Dr Pepper was first nationally marketed in the United States in 1904, and is now also sold in Europe, Asia, North and South America, and Australia, as well as New Zealand and South Africa as an imported good. Variants include Diet Dr Pepper and, beginning in the 2000s, a line of additional flavors.
History.
The name " | Crush (soft drink)
Crush is a brand of carbonated soft drinks owned and marketed internationally by Keurig Dr Pepper, originally created as an orange soda. Crush mainly competes with Coca-Cola's Fanta. It was created in 1911 by beverage and extract chemist Neil C. Ward. Most flavors of Crush are caffeine-free.
History.
In 1911, Clayton J. Howel, president and founder of the Orange Crush Company, partnered with Neil C. Ward and incorporated the company. Ward made the recipe for Orange Crush | 76,837 | wow-train |
I like going and picking strawberrys from a local patch. How about you?
I love strawberry's and love to pick them; however picking apples from the apple orchards is my favorite.
You have to be careful the apples can be slippery. | as well. Apple picking is often a very popular dating ritual in the American Midwest. Apple orchards catering to a family outing will provide additional activities beyond the picking of apples. Many have petting zoos, restaurants and country shops that sell related products such as home-made jams and jellies. This aspect of the activity is especially popular in the Northeastern United States & Southern Ontario and Southern Québec in Canada.
The apples that fall off the trees are often used to make apple cider. Apple cider is a juice made | Fruit picking
Fruit picking or fruit harvesting is
a seasonal activity (paid or recreational) that occurs during harvest time in areas with fruit growing wild or being farmed in orchards.
Types of fruit.
Types of fruit Apple picking.
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Apple picking is an activity found at apple farms. Apple orchards may be opened to the public, allowing consumers to pick their own apples or purchase pre-picked apples.
Although this is ultimately a method of purchasing apples, it is often a social activity | 76,838 | wow-train |
I like to eat cheetos. How about you?
Man, I really love those cheesy cheetos!
They're delicious and are a brand of cheese-flavored cornmeal snacks made by Frito-Lay
Yup! How long have cheetos been around? | Cheetos
Cheetos (formerly styled as Chee-tos until 1998) is a brand of cheese-flavored puffed cornmeal snacks made by Frito-Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo. Fritos creator Charles Elmer Doolin invented Cheetos in 1948, and began national distribution in the U.S. The initial success of Cheetos was a contributing factor to the merger between The Frito Company and H.W. Lay & Company in 1961 to form Frito-Lay. In 1965 Frito-Lay became a subsidiary of The Pepsi-Cola Company, forming PepsiCo, the current | Mac n' Cheetos
Mac n' Cheetos are a deep-fried cheese-flavored, puffed cornmeal and macaroni and cheese product sold by the international fast food chain store Burger King and the private restaurant chain Sheetz. The food is a combination of macaroni and cheese with the Frito-Lay snack Cheetos. Mac n' Cheetos were first introduced in late June 2016.
The product contained five pieces and initially came with ranch dressing. Depending on supply, it was sold for an eight-week period. Many publications | 76,839 | wow-train |
I've been struggling for a while with anxiety disorder but thankfully there are people in my life who are helping me.
Yeah I had social anxiety disorder when I was a teen, it caused me much fear and distress and caused me to be a shut in for many years of my life.
Yes that's a real struggle and it's a beautiful blessing to have people around who are trying to help. But they don't always know what to do either. | Social inhibition
Social inhibition is a conscious or subconscious avoidance of a situation or social interaction. With a high level of social inhibition, situations are avoided because of the possibility of others disapproving of their feelings or expressions. Social inhibition is related to behavior, appearance, social interactions, or a subject matter for discussion. Related processes that deal with social inhibition are social evaluation concerns, anxiety in social interaction, social avoidance, and withdrawal. Also related are components such as cognitive brain patterns, anxious apprehension during social interactions, | . She also stated that separate to her more recent postpartum depression, she had previously been on antidepressant medication and had been receiving psychiatric therapy for the past eight years for clinical depression an anxiety disorder and panic attacks.
"I had everything in life I could possibly wish for and finally I had this beautiful baby girl but I never felt more desperate and sad... (I felt) like there was a panel of glass between me and the outside world... I used to think about the carving knife in our top kitchen | 76,840 | wow-train |
Have you heard of Jeopardy? Its an American television game show created by Merv Griffin.
i dont know if i have ever seen it before
The show features a quiz competition. Are quizzes of any interest to you?
it sounds fun@
It is. Especially with friends so you can use general knowledge clues to find the answers.
yeah i bet they show it at bars a lot | Jeopardy!
Jeopardy! is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show features a quiz competition in which contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in the form of questions. The original daytime version debuted on NBC on March 30, 1964, and aired until January 3, 1975. A weekly nighttime syndicated edition aired from September 1974 to September 1975, and a revival, "The All-New Jeopardy!", ran on NBC from October | Jeopardy! audition process
"Jeopardy!" is an American television quiz show created by Merv Griffin, in which contestants are presented with clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in the form of a question. Throughout its run, the show has regularly offered auditions for potential contestants, taking place in the Los Angeles area and occasionally in other locations throughout the United States. Unlike those of many other game shows, "Jeopardy!"'s audition process involves passing a difficult test of knowledge on a | 76,841 | wow-train |
I recently discovered podcasts. They are so convenient. Are you familiar with them? | Podcast
A podcast is an episodic series of digital audio or video files which a user can download to listen. Alternatively, the word "podcast" may refer to the individual component of such a series or to an individual media file.
Podcasting often uses a subscription model, whereby new episodes automatically download via web syndication to a user's own local computer, mobile application, or portable media player.
Ben Hammersley originally suggested the word "podcast" as a portmanteau of "iPod" (a brand of media | the public. I was allowed to wander freely through the rooms and I became engulfed in the world of the master.
I discovered a medieval Rodin; gothic, but strangely inviting because the emotions that are played out are familiar, as much on the faces as in the postures, because they belong to humanity – Rodin appropriates them and gives them back to us; he defies time in a vertiginous manner. I discovered his love scenes, or rather the carnal encounters so dear to Rodin. I was stunned when I | 76,842 | wow-train |
I used to think I wanted to be a pediatrician - they are doctors that deal with the medical care of infants, children, and teens. How about you?
I wanted to be a doctor at one point but not anymore. | combination of private health insurance and public health coverage (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid). The United States does not have a universal healthcare program, unlike other advanced industrialized countries.
In 2013, 64% of health spending was paid for by the government, and funded via programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Veterans Health Administration. People aged under 65 acquire insurance via their or a family member's employer, by purchasing health insurance on their own, or are uninsured. | this guy, Jesse Erikson, wanted to kill him, right then and there. But I looked at that as a fucking sure sign: "You don't need to fucking be here anymore! They don't give a fuck about anything you do."
Hsu has stated, on his behalf, that he did care when Johnson left and explained, "I knew he was unhappy, because he basically did all of the art direction, and he was being a pro skater, and he also wanted, it | 76,843 | wow-train |
I love the beautiful flower Lilium, its my favorite. | Lilium
Lilium (members of which are true lilies) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are native to the temperate northern hemisphere, though their range extends into the northern subtropics. Many other plants have "lily" in their common name but are not related to true lilies.
Description.
Lilies are tall perennials ranging in height from . They | July 2008, she held her first live concert in Beijing.
Quotes by Sister Furong.
- "My friends all said the government should be encouraging a positive, helpful girl like me."
- "To men, I am the sweetest flower. They love to drink my nectar."
- "I have a pair of beautiful hands which go harmoniously with my outstandingly slim body."
- "My skin is as smooth as a that of baby."
- "All of these | 76,844 | wow-train |
I was studying business as defined by the terms of being able to apply for government support. Do you work in a business?
I work in food, so I suppose that could be considered a business. I am studying at school to do Engineering in the future, however. | Small business
Small businesses are privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships that have fewer employees and/or less annual revenue than a regular-sized business or corporation. Businesses are defined as "small" in terms of being able to apply for government support and qualify for preferential tax policy varies depending on the country and industry. Small businesses range from fifteen employees under the Australian "Fair Work Act 2009", fifty employees according to the definition used by the European Union, and fewer than five hundred employees to qualify for | percent of white kids."
During his campaign for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, Romney promised that if elected president he would work to have a pornography filter installed in every new computer sold in the U.S. so that parents could ensure their children would not be exposed to internet pornography. He also said, "I am not pursuing an effort to try and stop adults from being able to acquire or see things that I find objectionable—that's their right—but I do vehemently oppose practices or business procedures that will | 76,845 | wow-train |
I LOVE Taco's. How do you feel about them? Mmm, I say | Taco
A taco (, , ) is a traditional Mexican dish consisting of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables, and cheese, allowing great versatility and variety. Tacos are generally eaten without utensils, often garnished with salsa, chili pepper, avocado, guacamole, cilantro (coriander), tomatoes, onions, and lettuce.
Etymology.
The origins of the taco are not | want, then you're not going to get it. And in effect you are chained down by your inability to say what you feel or go after what you want. No matter how in control you think you are about sexuality in a relationship there is always the power struggle... always a certain amount of compromise. Of being beholden, if you love them. You do it because you choose to. No one put the chain around this neck but me. I wrote 'Express Yourself' to tell women around the | 76,846 | wow-train |
Have you ever played the trumpet? | Trumpet
A trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group contains the instruments (such as the piccolo trumpet) with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpet-like instruments have historically been used as signaling devices in battle or hunting, with examples dating back to at least 1500 BC; they began to be used as musical instruments only in the late 14th or early 15th century. Trumpets are used in art music styles, for instance in orchestras, concert bands, and | - Eric Clapton Prince's Trust Concert 1987 & 2010 – "Trumpet, Flugelhorn"
- Stereo MC's Connected – "Trumpet"
- Randy Crawford Rich & Poor – "Trumpet"
- Katrina and the Waves Walking on Sunshine – "Trumpet"
- Natalie Imbruglia Satellite – "Trumpet, Flugelhorn"
- Culture Club Your Kisses Are Charity – "Trumpet"
- The Style Council Have You Ever Had It Blue – "Trumpet"
- Lionel Richie Renaissance – "Trumpet, Flugelhorn" | 76,847 | wow-train |
Rock is one of the more popular genres of music that started in the 50's, do you like rock?
I sure do I just dont know much about it though
Rock music has roots in African American Blues and Country music
Country music? I didn't expect that. Thats very interesting | and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical styles. Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature using a verse–chorus form, but the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political.
By | sort of music, Bruno mentioned that many songs he has created with AWOLNATION are reminiscent of the hardcore music he grew up listening to. "I don't know. I love singing. I can't imagine me doing something where I'm just screaming. I don't believe in limitations or walls or boundaries so whatever it is to make the song sound best, maybe a 2 minute song thats just a blast of energy, but I can't imagine a full punk rock record. You never know though." | 76,848 | wow-train |
Do you know much about parrots? My dad used to have one when I was a kid. | Companion parrot
A companion parrot is a parrot kept as a pet that interacts abundantly with their human counterpart. Generally, most species of parrot can make excellent companions.
Species of parrots that are kept as companions include large parrots, such as amazons, greys, cockatoos, eclectus, hawk-headed parrots, and macaws; mid-sized birds, such as caiques, conures, quakers, "Pionus", "Poicephalus", rose-ringed parakeets, and rosellas; and many of the smaller types, including | a gang after trying to save a man's life. (He simply tells Grissom, "My mom is going to freak.") He has only once mentioned his father individually. This reference is from "Gum Drops" when he points out to Sara, "My dad used to take me sailing when I was a kid. Do you know what the inboard end of an anchor rope is called? 'The bitter end.'" In "Ultimate CSI" Greg's name is printed as "Gregory Hojem | 76,849 | wow-train |
I'm totally a night owl, I hate going to bed before midnight.
Me too, I tend to stay up until late in the night, as is typical for night owls.
I feel more awake compared to the mornings
I agree, I can't imagine being an early bird, which is someone that goes to bed early and wakes up early.
I wish it was more acceptable to be a night owl
I agree, it is certainly tough to be a night owl and be adapted to the standard day-time working hours that many businesses operate in.
I suppose it's easier these days, hopefully the trend will continue
I hope so, for some it can be so bad that they develop delayed sleep-phase disorder.
Oh, I've never heard of that | Delayed sleep phase disorder
Delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD), more often known as delayed sleep phase syndrome and also as delayed sleep–wake phase disorder, is a chronic dysregulation of a person's circadian rhythm (biological clock), compared to those of the general population and societal norms. The disorder affects the timing of sleep, peak period of alertness, the core body temperature rhythm, and hormonal and other daily cycles. People with DSPD generally fall asleep some hours after midnight and have difficulty waking up in the | Night owl (person)
A night owl, evening person or simply owl, is a person who tends to stay up until late at night, or the early hours of the morning. Night owls who are involuntarily unable to fall asleep for several hours after a normal time may have delayed sleep phase syndrome.
The opposite of a night owl is an early bird – a lark as opposed to an owl – which is someone who tends to begin sleeping at a time that is considered early and also wakes early. | 76,850 | wow-train |
Hello! I like playing tennis.
How did you get started?
Anyone can play tennis. I started when I was in school.
What do you enjoy most about it? | 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 | matter if it is a high or low ball you don't know where she is going to hit it. I have played players who hits the ball hard but not like Aravane. Even if I hit the ball high she is so aggressive." Venus Williams also said "Wow, what can I say? Aravane is a very hard hitter; obviously she was brought up playing on clay courts but I can not get over how hard she hits that tennis ball. She is a player to watch out for in the | 76,851 | wow-train |
One of my favorite performers is Justin Timberlake -- he's truly a triple threat of singing, dancing, and acting! | all time. Timberlake began to adopt a more mature image as an artist with the release of his debut solo album, the R&B-focused "Justified" (2002), which yielded the successful singles "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body", and earned his first two Grammy Awards.
His critically acclaimed second album "FutureSex/LoveSounds" (2006), characterized by its diversity in music genres, debuted atop the U.S. "Billboard" 200 and produced the Hot 100 number-one singles | Artists who participate in performing arts in front of an audience are called performers. Examples of these include actors, comedians, dancers, magicians, circus artists, musicians, and singers. Performing arts are also supported by workers in related fields, such as songwriting, choreography and stagecraft.
A performer who excels in acting, singing, and dancing is commonly referred to as a triple threat. Well-known examples of historical triple threat artists include Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, and Judy Garland.
Performers often adapt | 76,852 | wow-train |
Do you know anything about influencer marketing?
I thought you'd never ask! Influencer marketing is different from standard marketing in that focus is placed on influential people rather than an item's target market as a whole.
I was thinking of youtube and instagram influencers. I wasnt sure if its the same thing. Ive always wanted to start a travel blog and gain enough followers to earn money.
Yes, that's a definite earning possibility! You should check out Robert Cialdini's book "Influence: Science and Practice." It's a great source of information!
Will do. Im always surprised at how many ordinary people make millions influencing others.
Yes, it's really incredible. It's surprising how many individuals have influence over potential buyers. How often do we see celebrities promoting products? It's everywhere now!
How do you know so much about this topic by the way? I assume at some point there will a huge saturation and the value of influencers will go down.
It's something I've studied for quite some time. Value-added influencers such as journalists, academics and professional advisers will always be an option if people get tired of celebrities pushing products.
Im always surprised that people trust celebrities who are being paid by companies to promote their products. | Influencer marketing
Influencer marketing ( influence marketing) is a form of social media marketing involving endorsements from influencers, people and organizations who possess an expert level of knowledge and/or social influence in their respective fields. In China, influencers are known as key opinion leaders (KOLs; ).
Influencer content may be framed as testimonial advertising where they play the role of a potential buyer themselves, or they may be involved as third parties. These third parties can be spotted either within the supply chain (retailers, manufacturers, etc | cannabis-related digital content and social influencer-based marketing for the cannabis industry. By the end of 2016, Bang was running one of the leading cannabis-related Facebook pages, as well as sites on Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube, with a dozen influencers with 250,000 to 10 million followers each.
Bang Digital Media attracted attention outside the marijuana market in 2016, when it used the then-presidential candidate Donald Trump as the test case for its chatbots, which were the first AI personalities to sell products to humans | 76,853 | wow-train |
I really like Beagle breed dogs due to their great temperament, size, and good health.
Oh yes, they are a great breed! Snoopy was the most famous beagle of all!
I didn't know he was a beagle! Before being simply pets, Beagles were bred to hunt hare using their sense of smell.
Do you have a beagle?
I had a beagle mix when I was a kid. They're very smart but focus on one thing at a time.
Yes, they can be very singleminded. They can be trained for various jobs, including agricultural inspections. | was developed in Great Britain around the 1830s from several breeds, including the Talbot Hound, the North Country Beagle, the Southern Hound, and possibly the Harrier.
Beagles have been depicted in popular culture since Elizabethan times in literature and paintings, and more recently in film, television, and comic books. Snoopy of the comic strip "Peanuts" has been called "the world's most famous beagle".
History.
Small hounds are mentioned in the Forest Laws of Canute which exempted them from the ordinance which | Beagle
The beagle is a breed of small hound that is similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound. The beagle is a scent hound, developed primarily for hunting hare (beagling). With a great sense of smell and superior tracking instinct, the beagle is employed as detection dog for prohibited agricultural imports and foodstuffs in quarantine around the world. The beagle is intelligent but single-minded. It is a popular pet due to its size, good temper, and lack of inherited health problems.
The modern breed | 76,854 | wow-train |
Have you ever seen a volcano up close and personal? The rupture in the crust allows hot lava,ash, and gases to escape
No only in pics or on tv but they are amazing | Volcano
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
Earth's volcanoes occur because its crust is broken into 17 major, rigid tectonic plates that float on a hotter, softer layer in its mantle. Therefore, on Earth, volcanoes are generally found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging, and most are found underwater. For example, a mid-oceanic | around them.
On Earth, volcanoes are mainly of two types: shield volcanoes and composite or stratovolcanoes. The shield volcanoes, for example those in Hawaii, eject magma from the depths of the Earth in zones called "hot spots". The lava from these volcanos is relatively fluid and permits the escape of gases. Composite volcanos, such as Mount Saint Helens and Mount Pinatubo, are associated with tectonic plates. In this type of volcano, the oceanic crust of one plate is sliding underneath the other in a subduction | 76,855 | wow-train |
Yellow is my favorite color. | "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 | the west, yellow is not a well-loved color; in a 2000 survey, only six percent of respondents in Europe and America named it as their favorite color. compared with 45 percent for blue, 15 percent for green, 12 percent for red, and 10 percent for black. For seven percent of respondents, it was their least favorite color. Yellow is the color of ambivalence and contradiction; the color associated with optimism and amusement; but also with betrayal, duplicity, and jealousy. But in China and | 76,856 | wow-train |
Are you a fan of beetroots? I persoanlly am not, I do not like very many vegetables at all though | food colouring and as a medicinal plant. Many beet products are made from other "Beta vulgaris" varieties, particularly sugar beet.
Etymology.
"Beta" is the ancient Latin name for beets, possibly of Celtic origin, becoming "bete" in Old English around 1400. "Root" derives from the late Old English "rōt", itself from Old Norse "rót".
History.
From the Middle Ages, beetroot was used as a treatment for a variety of conditions, especially illnesses relating | of these forms may also be present in specialist uses).
Present tense irregular verbs.
Though the list of verbs irregular in the preterite or past participle is long, the list of irregular "present tense" verbs is very short. Excepting modal verbs like "shall", "will", and "can" that do not inflect at all in the present tense, there are only four (only two if pronunciation is ignored):
- be: "I am, thou art, you are | 76,857 | wow-train |
Fishing is quite a fun and old activity
Of course. I love it too and it has been in existence since a very long time
Catching fish in the wild can be hard if its a big ocean fish, they fight back hard
Oh yeah they are very strong and wild. They are one of the strongest fish
Fishing can get really competitive and can be really hard catching certain type of fish
Do you fish to feed or just fish for fun and return the fish after catching them | Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping. “Fishing” may include catching aquatic animals other than fish, such as molluscs, cephalopods, crustaceans, and echinoderms. The term is not normally applied to catching farmed fish, or to aquatic mammals, such as whales where the term whaling is more appropriate. In addition to being caught to be eaten, fish are caught as recreational | History of fishing
Fishing is the practice of catching fish. It is a prehistoric practice dating back at least 40,000 years. Since the 16th century, fishing vessels have been able to cross oceans in pursuit of fish, and since the 19th century it has been possible to use larger vessels and in some cases process the fish on board. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping.
The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic | 76,858 | wow-train |
Have you ever tried a ketogenic diet, its not to difficult
I don't think I know what that is
Its a high fat, low carb diet focused around eating a good amount of protein.
Ah sounds like it wouldn't be very effective | Ketogenic diet
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to treat difficult-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children. The diet forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. Normally, the carbohydrates contained in food are converted into glucose, which is then transported around the body and is particularly important in fueling brain function. However, if little carbohydrate remains in the diet, the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies | dieter has to continue a low-carb, high protein diet to keep the weight off.
Safety and effectiveness.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics say it carries a number of serious risks including pulmonary aspiration and infection. Professor of nutritional science Laura Matarese has said "I don't know any reputable physician or any reputable health care practitioner who would say that this is a good idea."
People who lose weight via the KE diet are at risk of weight gain and binge eating once the diet ceases. | 76,859 | wow-train |
The Lord of the Rings is one of my favorite novels, and it's so good it's no wonder it's sold over 150 million copies.
Do you think it represents the best of Tolkien's work? | 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 | . I think it's one of my favorite videos." The video received a nomination for Best Female Video at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. With over 2.0 billion views, the video is the 36th most viewed YouTube video of all time; it surpassed one billion views on 29 February 2016, becoming the 21st video in the site's history to do so.
Live performances and cover versions.
Goulding performed "Love Me like You Do" in March 2015 at a Nike app launch. On 17 October | 76,860 | wow-train |
The Chainsmokers is one of my favorite bands. They are an American DJ/production duo that make really fun pop music.
I don't think I have ever heard of them. What kind of songs do they have? | The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers are an American DJ and production duo consisting of Alexander "Alex" Pall and Andrew "Drew" Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The EDM-pop duo achieved a breakthrough with their 2014 song "#Selfie", which became a top twenty single in several countries. They have won a Grammy award, two American Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards and nine iHeartRadio Music Awards.According to Forbes 2019 list of highest paid celebrities, The Chainsmokers were | do not think that the kind of school you would like to start would do any good in the Delta. I really think it would do harm. What I want here is Negroes who can make cotton, and they don't need education to help them make cotton. I could not use educated Negroes on my place, but since you have asked me for advice, I will tell you candidly that here in the Delta is no place to start a school.
The Frank Streater Consolidated School (White) was constructed | 76,861 | wow-train |
Arnold Schwarzenegger started training with weight when he was just fifteen
So Arnold Schwarzenegger was doing other things before he became an actor in movies?
Yeah be the time he was 20 he won Mr universe
Wow Mr. Universe that is huge how did he get into acting was it from being known off Mr. Universe?
No I think he got noticed when he won Mr Olympia seven times
Arnold Schwarzenegger is just a all around person I only knew him for acting I never knew he did many other ventures outside of that.
He is known for being one of the greatest body builders of all time
I would hope so with those big muscles lol, he played the right role as terminator lol. | important professional bodybuilding event in recent years, is named after him. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time, as well as the sport's most charismatic ambassador.
Schwarzenegger gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action film icon. His breakthrough film was the sword-and-sorcery epic "Conan the Barbarian" in 1982, a box-office hit that resulted in a sequel. In 1984, he appeared in the title role of James Cameron's critically and commercially successful science-fiction | 1969, he won his third consecutive Mr. Olympia by beating a Mr. Europe, a Mr. International, and four-time Mr. Universe winner Arnold Schwarzenegger. In his 1977 autobiography, "Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder", Arnold tells of their first encounter: "Then for the first time, I saw Sergio Oliva in person. I understood why they called him "the Myth". It was as jarring as if I'd walked into a wall. He destroyed me. He was so huge, he was | 76,862 | wow-train |
Have you ever been in a marching band? A group that performs from instruments when marching?
No, In highschool I was in band for 1 day and then kicked out. Do you play in one? | Marching band
A marching band is a group in which instrumental musicians perform while marching, often for entertainment or competition. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Most marching bands wear a uniform, often of a military style, that includes an associated organization's colors, name or symbol. Most high school marching bands, and some college marching bands, are accompanied by a color guard, a group of performers who add a visual interpretation to the music through the use of props, most often flags, | Marching Owl Band
The Marching Owl Band (aka The MOB or the Blues Band of South Main) is the Rice University "marching band" in the sense that it is the official ensemble that performs during football games, some basketball games, parades, and other public events. However, the MOB is not a traditional marching band, but rather a scatter band; members do not march, and some members play non-standard instruments (or no instrument at all). For example, in recent seasons these instruments | 76,863 | wow-train |
I really love the color purple, the actual shade purple not the movie lol!! | with eroticism, femininity, and seduction.
Purple was the color worn by Roman magistrates; it became the imperial color worn by the rulers of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, and later by Roman Catholic bishops. Similarly in Japan, the color is traditionally associated with the emperor and aristocracy.
Etymology and definitions.
The word 'purple' comes from the Old English word "purpul" which derives from Latin "purpura", in turn from the Greek ("porphura"), name of | the most accurate designation for the color would be to call it 'Han indigo', although it could also be regarded as a bright shade of ultramarine (classifying ultramarine as a color and not a pigment).
The purple color seen in samples of Han purple is created by the presence of red copper (I) oxide (CuO) which is formed when Han purple decomposes (the red and blue making purple). The decomposition of Han purple to form copper (I) oxide is
Above 1050 ° | 76,864 | wow-train |
homebrewing seems cool.
I know, homebrewing seems like a really rewarding way to get beer.
yea i bet its tasty if you do it well.
I'm sure it would be, especially if you homebrew it it is probably a lot more personal and stronger too.
yea i know what you mean. | Homebrewing
Homebrewing is the brewing of beer, mead, and ciders on a small scale for personal, non-commercial purposes. Supplies, such as kits and fermentation tanks, can be purchased locally at specialty stores or online. Alcohol has been brewed on the domestic level since its advent, thousands of years prior to its commercial production, although its legality has varied according to local regulation. In the United States, a permit is required to distill spirits such as moonshine.
History.
Beer has been brewed domestically | song. He wrote "Tears". That was really the reason. I can't say that I'm comfortable writing lyrics. Even later on with my solo record, "Victor", it was the hardest part. It doesn't flow for me the way I would like it to. And I'm not sure that would be different if I did it more often. You know, Ged's "Tears" is so typical of the kind of stuff that he likes to write and do, even today. | 76,865 | wow-train |
my college courses are on philosophy and history
1724 – 12 February 1804) was a German philosopher who is a central figure in modern philosophy.
Who are you talking about? Immanuel Kant? because it seems that is his birth year
Sure! That was a good one ,his philosophy argues that the human mind creates the structure of human experience, that reason is the source of morality, that aesthetics arises from a faculty of disinterested judgment.
I know about his philosophy, we were thought in school. But i want to know other things he added to philosophy
Ok,what about the Treatise of Human Nature ,is a book by Scottish philosopher David Hume, considered by many to be Hume's most important work and one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy.
I have not read thee book before but it had been recommended to me by some people. Maybe i can lay my hand on it these days | The History of England (Hume)
The History of England (1754–61) is David Hume's great work on the history of England, which he wrote in instalments while he was librarian to the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh. It was published in six volumes in 1754, 1756, 1759, and 1761. The first publication of his "History" was greeted with outrage by all political factions, but it became a best-seller, finally giving him the financial independence he had long sought. Both the British Library | (1903 in Breslau - 1963 in Zürich), physical chemist who worked on Germany's abortive nuclear weapon project
Philosophers and theologians.
- George of Polentz (1478 - 1550 in Burg Balga) was the first Lutheran bishop
- Immanuel Kant (1724 in Königsberg – 1804 in Königsberg) a German philosopher and a central figure in modern philosophy
- Johann Georg Hamann (1730 in Königsberg – 1788 in Münster) a German philosopher, theologian and philologist
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 in Mohrungen – 1803 in | 76,866 | wow-train |
I enjoy watching Tennis, even if I don't much understand the scoring
I don't know much about tennis other than they use a racket
And a ball, don't forget a ball haha. Oh and they have a net too, can't play without a net.
I know it is an Olympic sport and many people like to watch it!
Are you sure it is an Olympic sport? I don't remember seeing it in the Olympics.
It is an Olympic sport, and it is played at all levels of society and all ages.
Oh that is cool, well not all ages. You aren't going to have a 2 year old tennis player. | gain a point, while the opposite player will.
Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. During most of the | it off if by the small chance that the ball makes it past the line of scrimmage. Skidmore has been so lucky to have these three All-American players at the same time, and John Livas was quoted as saying "I don't know what the program is going to do when these guys graduate, but we can't be selfish I guess. We were lucky enough to have them for the time we did, and they even turned down several D1 offers their freshman year because they loved this program so much | 76,867 | wow-train |
I love eating pizza, what of you
I love it. Its the only food I don't ever tire of even if it is a traditional Italian dish
You mean you like eating Italian pizza
Well pizza is from Italy. The phrase Pizza was first recorded in the 10th century, in a Latin manuscript from Southern Italy
That was truly an ancient cuisine
The actual pizza that you and I consume today actually was invented in Naples and its variants have become popular to this day.
Is Naples in Italy?
Yes. Actually in 2009 upon the request of Italy, the Neapolitan pizza was registered with the European Union as a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed dish
When was the first pizza franchise recorded ? | 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 | on a Thursday and we are eating cold pizza, chilli popcorn and Maltesers for dinner because we wanted to make this a good read for you. I can't believe you would betray democracy like this after everything we've been through. Don't you think about moving onto the next section, we know we have great articles but this is fucking important so read�� the�� god�� damn�� guide."
Controversy.
"Farrago" has gained a significant amount of controversy over the years | 76,868 | wow-train |
Xbox was such a great brand.
I think we may have had one of those. I always liked Nintendo!
I did too, but I loved the brand and console of Xbox.
Did you like the game better? What types of games did you like? I always liked role playing.
Oh yeah, I loved Halo 3 and other series of exclusives for the Microsoft Xbox.
I haven't played video games in years, but I want to get something set up for the children. Do you still play it? | Xbox
Xbox is a video gaming brand created and owned by Microsoft. It represents a series of video game consoles developed by Microsoft, with three consoles released in the sixth, seventh, and eighth generations, respectively. The brand also represents applications (games), streaming services, an online service by the name of Xbox Live, and the development arm by the name of Xbox Game Studios. The brand was first introduced in the United States in November 2001, with the launch of the original Xbox console.
The | which Robinson’s art is held by the "2000 AD" writers:
"Q - Have you ever had an artist turn in something, and thought ‘Oh No! What have they done?!’
A - Yeah, but what can you do? The reverse happens too, of course. You turn in a script you maybe didn't think was so great, and the artist really brings it to life. That happened on a Dredd story I did called "Couch Potatoes". I quite liked | 76,869 | wow-train |
I really enjoy going Kayaking with my friends on the weekends
Yeah using a kayak to get across the water is cool
Its great exercise too. You can really feel it in your arms
Yeah a kayak is a boat similar to a canoe
We usually do a one person Kayak, but they do have 2 person Kayaks too. Have you ever been?
No I have not but kayaks were created by the Inui Eskimoes
Thats a cool fact. I didnt know that. Im in Florida, so im a long way away from the Eskimoes
Kayak literally translates to hunting boat it was designed to hunt along shores
Ive never tried fishing from the Kayak, but im sure that I could | up behind animals on the shoreline and successfully catch their prey.
In the 1740s, Russian explorers led by Vitus Bering came in contact with the Aleutians, who had taken the basic kayak concept and developed multiple designs specifically for hunting, transportation, and environmental conditions. They soon recognized the Aleutians were very skillful at hunting sea otters by kayak. Because otters were a popular commodity in Europe and Asia, they would exploit and even kidnap Aleutians and keep them aboard their ships to work and hunt.
By the mid-1800s the | Kayaking
Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits facing forward, legs in front, using a double-bladed paddle to pull front-to-back on one side and then the other in rotation. Most kayaks have closed decks, although sit-on-top and inflatable | 76,870 | wow-train |
I like The AMerican Red cross because it's an organization that gives emergency assistance.
I am not really familiar with it but sounds like a really nice organization could you tell me more about it?
Sure thing, the American Red Cross also known as ARC, provides education and also disaster relief in the US.
That is really good to hear there is people out there still willing to help others | British Red Cross
The British Red Cross Society is the United Kingdom body of the worldwide neutral and impartial humanitarian network the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The society was formed in 1870, and is a registered charity with more than 32,500 volunteers and 3,500 staff. At the heart of their work is providing help to people in crisis, both in the UK and overseas. The Red Cross is committed to helping people without discrimination, regardless of their ethnic origin, nationality, political beliefs or religion.
Guiding Ethos | American Red Cross
The American Red Cross (ARC), also known as The American National Red Cross, is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States. It is the designated US affiliate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the United States movement to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
The organization offers services and developments programs.
History and organization.
History and organization Founders.
ARC was established in Washington, | 76,871 | wow-train |
I think it must fun to be a Disc Jockey.
There are different types of DJs. There is a club DJ, a radio DJ, and a turntablist.
I was thinking about club DJs, what is a turntablist?
A turntablist uses a record player to manipulate sounds like scratching on a record.
I think I would prefer to become a club DJs, any idea how to begin?
I have no idea how to start doing that. You could ask local dance clubs or nightclubs what they are looking for.
Yea I guess, thank you. Do you know if DJs are well paid? | stick or laptop. DJs typically perform for a live audience in a nightclub or dance club or a TV, radio broadcast audience, or in the 2010s, an online radio audience. DJs also create mixes, remixes and tracks that are recorded for later sale and distribution. In hip hop music, DJs may create beats, using percussion breaks, basslines and other musical content sampled from pre-existing records. In hip hop, rappers and MCs use these beats to rap over.
DJs use equipment that can play at | Disc jockey
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays existing recorded music for a live audience. Most common types of DJs include radio DJ, club DJ who performs at a nightclub or music festival and turntablist who uses record players, usually turntables, to manipulate sounds on phonograph records. Originally, the disc in disc jockey referred to gramophone records, but now DJ is used as an all-encompassing term to describe someone who mixes recorded music from any source, including cassettes, CDs | 76,872 | wow-train |
do you enjoy running?
I never did before l liked walking but for my fitness I did look into running. It is described as the worlds most accessible sport.
my dad and my niece both really enjoy it. I haven't been able to do it b/c it is really hard impact sport and i have a bad back | Running
Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is in contrast to walking, where one foot is always in contact with the ground, the legs are kept mostly straight and the center of gravity vaults over the stance leg or legs in an inverted pendulum fashion. A characteristic feature of a running body from the viewpoint of spring | it's a ballad. It's hard to do but I'm glad I did. I got pushed into it by Inflo really. We'd been talking about it all day and I was telling him about my dad and he just said you should write a letter to him. And I didn't really want to because it's a bit cheesy, but from there... the song came of it. I think it's really beautiful. I dunno why at that point I decided to let that happen," Pritchard | 76,873 | wow-train |
I just read a great book on the color pink. So come to find out it dates back to the 17th century!
I find it hard to believe, but am still intrigued at the idea of a whole book on the color pink. | Pink
Pink is a pale red color that is named after a flower of the same name. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, sensitivity, tenderness, sweetness, childhood, femininity and the romantic. A combination of pink and white is associated with chastity and innocence, whereas a combination of pink and black links to eroticism and seduction.
Etymology and definitions. | string. The folder contained an Alphabutt CD-R, a handwritten fact sheet and nine sheets of drawings on pink paper - one for each song. The flipside of the folder reads ""made with love at the great crap factory"."
Against previous plans, the retail CD did not come with a children's book: ""I decided to just release it as a cd, because then it will be out much faster. I am going to make a book for kids another time. It will | 76,874 | wow-train |
I have a friend from Algeria, you know the country in North Africa on the Mediterranean coast.
Oh wow! That's quite a far trip! Have you ever been there to visit? | Algeria
Algeria ( ; , ; ), officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (, ), is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. The capital and most populous city is Algiers, located in the far north of the country on the Mediterranean coast. With an area of , Algeria is the tenth-largest country in the world, the world's largest Arab country, and the largest in Africa. Algeria is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia, to the east by Libya, to the | a total trip; it was really like a time warp. It was totally strange. Sometimes you could play the songs automatically; it was still somehow programmed. It was really funny; your arms go left and right, and you don't know why. 'Oh, wow, that's why. I have to hit this cymbal right now.' [Laughs] So that was really quite a trip. It makes me feel like being [brought] back [in time] 15 years or more. And | 76,875 | wow-train |
Pugs are so crazy adorable! My Aunt and Uncle have two; Norman and Lewis. They are super adorable as puppies!
I agree that they are pretty adorable, with those little wrinkly and muzzled faces.
Yes! Their faces are so squishy. They are my favorite of small dog breeds. Norman, the older one, got so fat he couldn't breathe though.
I'm sorry to hear that. I really like the fine glossy coat of the pugs and also the range of colors that they can have.
He lost weight and was much better but Pugs do have a tendency to get chunky but my Uncle fed him too many treats and human food. Yes, they own a fawn color and Lewis, the puppy, is black. I like the fawn color coat.
That's good to hear that he survived. I also like how well their muscles usually develop.
Yes, he's doing well but has to be on diet food. Its human's fault for feeding them stuff they shouldn't. How do their muscles develop?
I'm not familiar with the science behind the muscle development of pugs. But from looking at them I can say that modern pugs often have a compact form, deep chest, and developed muscles when they come of age.
I see what you mean. Yes, we always joke that they are one big muscle with how hard their bodies are. I often wonder how their faces got the smashed look. | century, Queen Victoria developed a passion for pugs which she passed on to other members of the Royal family.
Pugs are known for being sociable and gentle companion dogs. The American Kennel Club describes the breed's personality as "even-tempered and charming". Pugs remain popular into the twenty-first century, with some famous celebrity owners. A pug was judged Best in Show at the World Dog Show in 2004.
Description.
Description Physical characteristics.
While the pugs that are depicted in eighteenth century prints | Hot Steamy Glasses
Reception.
Shaenon Garrity criticises the manga's art saying, "The art is extremely crude, with stiff figures, ugly, wooden faces, and no backgrounds to speak of. Since there are only three characters, surely Tatsumi could have avoided making two of them look so confusingly similar". Briana Lawrence commends the manga's characters by saying, "All of the characters are unique and memorable in their own way. Takeo is so adorable and you can't help but root for the nerdy guy | 76,876 | wow-train |
I wonder what types of foods can be grown with urban agriculture.
Do you know that urban gardening is the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food?
Yes, what types of foods are grown?
resh vegetablIt can be fresh Veggies, fruits, and meat products and it is usually done in or around a village, town, or city.
In places like New York City, it's probably just tomatoes and peppers. Surely they can't grow something tall like corn, can they?
No buddy buyers more direct access to easy food such as fresh vegetables, fruits, and meat products and it helps to improve food security and food safety.
How does it do that? | locavores" form social networks founded on a shared ethos of nature and community holism. These networks can evolve when receiving formal institutional support, becoming integrated into local town planning as a "transition town" movement for sustainable urban development. For others, food security, nutrition, and income generation are key motivations for the practice. In either case, more direct access to fresh vegetables, fruits, and meat products through urban agriculture can improve food security and food safety.
History.
In semi-desert towns of Persia | Urban agriculture
Urban agriculture, urban farming, or urban gardening is the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in or around urban areas. Urban agriculture can also involve animal husbandry, aquaculture, agroforestry, urban beekeeping, and horticulture. These activities occur in peri-urban areas as well, and peri-urban agriculture may have different characteristics.
Urban agriculture can reflect varying levels of economic and social development. It may be a social movement for sustainable communities, where organic growers, "foodies," and " | 76,877 | wow-train |
i want to be a vegetarian but do not know what to eat or not to eat
You must abstain from all (red meat, poultry, seafood, and the flesh of any other animal). Why do you want to stop eating meat?
i think in the long run it will be more healthier for me if I do not eat meat | Vegetarianism
Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, and the flesh of any other animal), and may also include abstention from by-products of animals processed for food.
Vegetarianism may be adopted for various reasons. Many people object to eating meat out of respect for sentient life. Such ethical motivations have been codified under various religious beliefs, as well as animal rights advocacy. Other motivations for vegetarianism are health-related, political, environmental, cultural, | pass your lips. They told all the meat-eating Kagyupas, “You can’t be a Kagyupa if you eat meat.” I did not say anything that inflammatory. If a Mahayana practitioner, who considers all sentient beings to be like their father or mother, eats the flesh of another being out of carelessness and without any compassion, that is not good. So we need to think about this and pay attention to it. All of us Mahayana practitioners, who accept that all sentient beings have been our mothers | 76,878 | wow-train |
I had tacos for dinner last night. They're my favorite food! | Taco
A taco (, , ) is a traditional Mexican dish consisting of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables, and cheese, allowing great versatility and variety. Tacos are generally eaten without utensils, often garnished with salsa, chili pepper, avocado, guacamole, cilantro (coriander), tomatoes, onions, and lettuce.
Etymology.
The origins of the taco are not | with gourmet sliders and fries.
Tikka Tikka Taco - Brothers Michael and Shaun have brought their Uncle Sam, from St. Louis to travel across the country and bring modern Indian street food to the masses. Their signature dish is their tikka marinated chicken tacos.
Season 4: 2013 Episodes.
I Left My Food Cart in San Francisco (Week 1)
The Hollywood sign overlooks the park where eight teams set eyes on the food truck of their dreams. Unlike last season, they had kitchen equipment. After being given | 76,879 | wow-train |
Anxiety is a very crazy (in mind) thing. You must concour it to proceed.
I do agree. I am lucky enough to have not suffered from it but my friends have. They would feel nervous and have trouble sleeping. It is such an unpleasan state of inner turmoil.
It is something that I suffered from, we must face our fears and deal with our pure emotion. Life is nothing but a simulation.
You are brave talking about it. My friend suffered from the restlessnesss and fatigue and concentration problems but it was only when she spoke out about it that she was able to get the help she needed.
Absolutely, knowing how to get to the center of the emotion is important. Begin by speaking with yourself and noting how you feel.
It is a very difficult thing to manage but you are right. Dealing with the emotions, all conscious experience involved and understanding how you are feeling is the first step.
The more you embrace it, the more it disappears. | Embrace Life
Embrace Life is a short British public information film made for the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP) about the importance of wearing seat belts. Released on 20 January 2010 and initially only shown in the local Sussex area, the short film became an international phenomenon after it was distributed on the internet, through social networking sites and YouTube, gaining over a million views in its first two weeks. By 13 February 2010 it had reached 129 different countries, was the 5th top rated video that month on YouTube and | you a service; so you feel yourself bound to give me something which I am not to give to a neighbour, unless he has done something special for me. I have heard of this kind of thing; but pardon me for saying, that it seems to us a troublesome and roundabout custom; and we don't know how to manage it. And you see this ferrying and giving people casts about the water is my business, which I would do for anybody; so to take gifts in connection with it would | 76,880 | wow-train |
I really do care about the Jaguar, after all they are near threatened according to the IUCN Red List; and its numbers are increasingly declining. Do you like Jaguars?
They are absolutely magnificent creatures! I'm so sorry to hear of their decline. Is anything being done to reverse it?
There has been several conservation efforts, But they face many threats like the loss and fragmentation of their habitat due to logging and just reckless people in the area where they live.
That's dreadful. Logging and development should be tightly controlled to prevent tragedies such as this. | the IUCN Red List; and its numbers are declining. Threats include loss and fragmentation of habitat.
Overall, the jaguar is the largest native cat species of the New World and the third largest in the world. This spotted cat closely resembles the leopard, but is usually larger and sturdier. It ranges across a variety of forested and open terrains, but its preferred habitat is tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest, swamps and wooded regions. The jaguar enjoys swimming and is largely a solitary, opportunistic, stalk-and | enter jaguar habitat and decrease prey. Captive jaguars sometimes attack zookeepers. When the conquistadors arrived in the Americas, they feared jaguars. Nevertheless, even in those times, the jaguar's chief prey was the capybara. Charles Darwin reported a saying of Native Americans that people would not have to fear the jaguar as long as capybaras were abundant.
Threats.
Jaguar populations are rapidly declining. The species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. The loss of parts of its range, including its virtual elimination | 76,881 | wow-train |
I love to teach reading to my kids, it is really necessary to keep practicing when they are little.
That is very nice, I can't wait to have kids one day. We will start trying to have them next year. Is it easy to be patient with children? | culturally and socially situated. The reading process requires continuous practice, development, and refinement. Reading requires creativity and critical analysis. Consumers of literature deviate from literal words to create images that make sense to them in the unfamiliar places the texts describe. Because reading is a complex process, it cannot be controlled or restricted to one or two interpretations. There are no concrete laws in reading, but rather it provides readers an escape to produce their own products introspectively. This promotes deep exploration of texts during interpretation.
Readers | : "I got some children. I'm real real close with them. I lay in the bed with them, hold them, love on them. It really doesn't make sense to say [how many kids I have]. Not in a bad way, but it's not like the public will ever get to see my children, and if they do see them, they aren't going to know they're mine."
Gates is a practicing Muslim along with his wife, and went in September | 76,882 | wow-train |
I enjoy reading. Mostly the news and magazines.
Reading is great! It is a means of language acquisition, communication, and of sharing information and ideas.
I used to like reading books. I wonder when the first book was published.
Great question...but i do not know! I do know though that the reading process requires continuous practice, development, and refinement.
Wow, I did not know that. I wonder if the Bible is still the most read book in the world.
Probably. I think reading is so important to our development, it requires creativity and critical analysis. I guess that is what would help one read something like the Bible
Yes. The Bible can be hard to read sometimes. | culturally and socially situated. The reading process requires continuous practice, development, and refinement. Reading requires creativity and critical analysis. Consumers of literature deviate from literal words to create images that make sense to them in the unfamiliar places the texts describe. Because reading is a complex process, it cannot be controlled or restricted to one or two interpretations. There are no concrete laws in reading, but rather it provides readers an escape to produce their own products introspectively. This promotes deep exploration of texts during interpretation.
Readers | principles used here are the same principles which the modern scientists use in radio and television and other forms of communication.
Question: Did you read a great deal?
Reply: I did most of my reading, if it can be called any kind of formal reading, in my very early youth. I did very little or any reading after the age of thirteen. When I went to school the first year, I was reading books on psychology and physiology, etc. I remember my first teacher quite well. | 76,883 | wow-train |
I love watching Broadway shows at the Broadway theater. Have you ever been to one?
I saw American Idiot on Broadway when Davey Havok was playing St. Jimmy. Have you seen it?
No I never saw that one! Was it good?
It was good. It was written by Billy Joe Armstrong of Green Day.
I do know that the majority of broadway shows are musicals. I love musicals a lot.
What kind of musicals are your favorites? | Hair (musical)
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counterculture and sexual revolution of the late 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement. The musical's profanity, its depiction of the use of illegal drugs, its treatment of sexuality, its irreverence for the American flag, and its nude scene caused much comment and controversy. | n't know what hit you. "American Idiot" knows no limits – it's a global knockout."
In April 2010, Vincent, along with co-star John Gallagher, Jr., received a 2010 Drama League Award nomination for the Distinguished Performance Award.
Vincent played his final performance as "St. Jimmy" on December 30, 2010, and was succeeded by Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. The show closed on Broadway on April 24, 2011, but continues to tour globally with tour-exclusive casts | 76,884 | wow-train |
I'm big into horror. Love the 1974 movie Young Frankenstein, especially, because of its unique story and all the history that comes with it. But what I love most about it is that it has comedy elements too, due to the great directing of Mel Brooks and acting of Gene Wilder.
Horror movies are the best!
I agree, and horror/comedy films are such a unique combination... With the movie centered on the title character being a descendant of the popular Dr. Victor Frankenstein, and having actor Peter Boyle star as the monster.. It had great actors in it, and they did a great job making it a parody of classic horror films.
Isnt the monster called Frankensteins monster? i always get it confused
You're right! And you're not the only one.. it's a popular misconception.But anyway, if you want to give the 1970s movie a shot, you should know going into it that it's still black and white.. Mel Brooks decided on that stylistic preference despite the 70s offering color by that time because he wanted a certain atmosphere for the film that matches earlier works. I think it works here.
Do you watch a lot of older horror movies? | box office smash, "Young Frankenstein" ranks No. 28 on "Total Film" magazine's readers' "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time", No. 56 on Bravo TV's list of the "100 Funniest Movies", and No. 13 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 funniest American movies. In 2003, it was deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the United States National Film Preservation Board, and selected for preservation in the | Young Frankenstein (musical)
Young Frankenstein (promoted as The New Mel Brooks Musical: Young Frankenstein) is a musical with a book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, and music and lyrics by Brooks. It is based on the 1974 comedy film of the same name written by Brooks and Gene Wilder and directed by Brooks, who has described it as his best film. It is a parody of the horror film genre, especially the 1931 Universal Pictures adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and its 1939 sequel, | 76,885 | wow-train |
I like vikings because they are super awesome and powerful.
Vikings were Norse seafarers, mainly speaking the Old Norse language, who raided and traded from their Northern European .
Yeah that's so cool to me! I think they would kill a girl and bury them for their funeral too | Vikings
Vikings were Norse seafarers, mainly speaking the Old Norse language, who, from the late 8th to late 11th centuries, raided and traded from their Northern European homelands across wide areas of Europe, and explored westwards to Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland. The term is also commonly extended in modern English and other vernaculars to the inhabitants of Norse home communities during what has become known as the Viking Age. This period of Nordic military, mercantile and demographic expansion constitutes an important element in the early medieval history of Scandinavia | Etymology Names of Norse origin.
During the 800s and 900s, Vikings from Scandinavia raided monasteries along Ireland's coasts and waterways. The Vikings spoke the Old Norse language and are also called Norsemen. They set up small coastal camps called longphorts — these were used as bases for their raiding parties and as shelters during the winter. Eventually some longphorts grew into Norse settlements and trading ports. The biggest of these were Dublin (which became a Norse-Gaelic kingdom), Wexford, Waterford, Cork and Limerick. Over time, | 76,886 | wow-train |
Country music is far from my favorite, but I love Dolly Parton!
im not a fan but i do know it originated in the US south in the 1920s
It seems like it should be so much older than that. Weird to think about...
yea but i do like that it has blues influences, especially in background recordings
Blues IS one of my favorites. There's so much depth and emotion in the music!
it developed from roots in African musical traditions!
That may be why I like it lol. I am also a fan of R&B music, soul, and jazz. They all have similar themes. | American musical parentage with a performance orientation. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in West African cultural and musical expression, and in African-American music traditions including blues and ragtime, as well as European military band music. Intellectuals around the world have hailed jazz as "one of America's original art forms".
As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different | "... in spite of this antipathy, I am thinking of experimenting with this sort of music, which so far I have not touched. I have already written the start of a trio. Whether I shall finish it and whether it will come out successfully I do not know, but I would like very much to bring what I have begun to a successful conclusion ... I won't hide from you the great effort of will required to set down my musical ideas in this new and unusual form. But I should like | 76,887 | wow-train |
I've just started to get into pop music - have you ever listened to pop?
Yeah! I enjoy pop music, or popular music as its sometimes called. Its nice because its so many different styles
Do you have a favorite pop band or singer?
Michael Jackson was called the "king of Pop" He's my favorite
Michael Jackson was awesome! When did pop music first become a thing? | Pop music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid-1950s. The terms "popular music" and "pop music" are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many diverse styles. "Pop" and "rock" were roughly synonymous terms until the late 1960s, when they became increasingly differentiated from each other.
Although much of the music that appears on record charts is seen as pop music | ordinary. Bottom line, I'm different.'"
Style and themes.
The album features different styles of music such as pop rock, dance-pop, teen pop, electropop and soft rock ballads. "I wanted to have a mixture like that because I love those kinds of club tracks that you can listen to before you go out at night with all your friends. And I also wanted stuff that was a little bit more rock that you could get into if you were like angry or depressed or | 76,888 | wow-train |
Surfing seems so fun but I haven't tried it before.
It is a lot of fun. People have been surfing in one form or another since humans started swimming in the sea
Really? What was the purpose back then? | History of surfing
The riding of waves has likely existed since humans began swimming in the ocean. In this sense, bodysurfing is the oldest type of wave-catching. Standing up on what is now called a surfboard is a relatively recent innovation developed by the Polynesians.The influences for modern surfing can be directly traced to the surfers of pre-contact Hawaii.
Polynesian origins.
The art of surfing, known as "heʻe ʻana" ("heʻe" means "to surf", and "ʻana" | whole thing and then it moves down one position and it moves back up. It has a tiny little change in it but it's also got three big movements. What I love about music is aesthetic chords; the simpler the better and then another set that does something to those original chords. It's a really simple arrangement.
Lyrics.
"Oceans" was inspired by Vedder's affinity for surfing. Following Pearl Jam's performance of the song at the band's 1992 "MTV Unplugged" performance, Vedder | 76,889 | wow-train |
i once had a miniature poodle, they are so cute!
They're great dogs, and they're also really smart. They're ranked the second smartest after the Border Collie.
Poodle
People still debate over whether they descend from French Barbet or other German dogs.
wow really? that is impressive! what else can you tell me about poodles | 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 | than that of a Labrador retriever.
Labradoodles often display an affinity for water and strong swimming ability from their parent breeds. Like most Labrador retrievers and poodles, Labradoodles are generally friendly, energetic, and good with families and children. Their parent breeds are both among the world's most intelligent dog breeds, in which the poodle is believed to be among the smartest (second, after the border collie).
Types.
Types Breeding line issues.
There is no consensus as to whether breeders should aim to have | 76,890 | wow-train |
I love sushi prepared with brown rice!
I love sushi - I like the rolls better than sashimi
I couldn't eat none when i was pregannt because it is often prepared with raw seafood :(
yes. You definitely want to avoid that and things like oysters and clams when pregnant | Sushi
Sushi is traditionally made with medium-grain white rice, though it can be prepared with brown rice or short-grain rice. It is very often prepared with seafood, such as squid, eel, yellowtail, salmon, tuna or imitation crab meat. Many types of sushi are vegetarian. It is often served with pickled ginger ("gari"), wasabi, and soy sauce. Daikon radish or pickled daikon ("takuan") are popular garnishes for the dish.
"Sushi" is sometimes | Japan, raw seafood (e.g., sashimi) is not as prevalent a component in American-style sushi.
Since rolls are often made to-order it is not unusual for the customer to specify the exact ingredients desired (e.g. salmon roll, cucumber roll, avocado roll, tuna roll, shrimp or tuna tempura roll, etc.). Though the menu names of dishes often vary by restaurant, some examples include:
Ingredients.
All sushi has a base of specially prepared rice, complemented with other ingredients | 76,891 | wow-train |
I'm a vegetarian, I choose to not eat meat out of respect for sentient life.
That's really great! I'll bet there are other benefits for being a vegetarian too, aren't there?
That's right, some people are vegetarians because it follows their religious beliefs. It gives them spiritual health.
As a vegetarian, can you consume other animal products, like eggs and dairy?
There's different variates, there's ovo-lacto that inclues dairy products in the foods they do eat among other types.
That's probably the type of vegetarian I would be, I love cheese too much! What's the difference between a vegetarian and a vegan? | Veganism
Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A follower of the diet or the philosophy is known as a vegan. Distinctions may be made between several categories of veganism. "Dietary vegans" (also known as strict vegetarians) refrain from consuming animal products, not only meat but also eggs, dairy products and other animal-derived substances. The term "ethical vegan" is often applied to those who | . That's the contradiction in my title. Secondly, it satirises the idea that you can always cherry-pick religious traditions. I have a friend who calls herself a 'feminist Muslim'. What does that mean, I asked her? Like a meat-eating vegetarian? Well, she said, of course there are passages that discriminate against women in the Quran that I take issue with, but everyone cherry-picks, and so do I."
According to Rizvi, writing his book "would have been | 76,892 | wow-train |
Hi! How are you today? I just got home from skate boarding. I never knew the first boards started with wooden boxes.
am good, I just got home from work also. hope you enjoy your skate boarding?
Yeah, it's a lot of fun. I love riding and doing tricks on it.
waoh, i love to learn how to do that | She Loves You
"She Loves You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by English rock group the Beatles for release as a single in 1963. The single set and surpassed several sales records in the United Kingdom charts, and set a record in the United States as one of the five Beatles songs that held the top five positions in the charts simultaneously, on 4 April 1964. It is their best-selling single and the best selling single of the 1960s in the United Kingdom. | 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 | 76,893 | wow-train |
I am have some common cold | Common cold
The common cold, also known simply as a cold, is a viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract that primarily affects the nose. The throat, sinuses, and larynx may also be affected. Signs and symptoms may appear less than two days after exposure to the virus. These may include coughing, sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, headache, and fever. People usually recover in seven to ten days, but some symptoms may last up to three weeks. Occasionally those with other health problems | a cold person".
literally "It is cold to me", meaning "I am (feeling) cold".
Some verbs, like "nedostajati" ("lack") use dative constructions:
literally "Teeth to him lack".
Examples Georgian dative construction.
The dative construction is very common in Georgian. The dative construction of Georgian differs somewhat from German, in that the dative case agrees with a certain person marking on the verb. The dative construction occurs in the perfect (not | 76,894 | wow-train |
Do you skate at all? I like to sake but I am not all that good at it
I used to when I was a bit younger!
Me too, but I fell a lot and that was not fun
Do you do much inline skating now then?
A decent amount, I go when they have parties and other pepole ask me but sometimes I go without any of that | Inline skates
Inline skates are a type of roller skate used for inline skating. Unlike quad skates, which have two front and two rear wheels, inline skates typically have two to five wheels arranged in a single line. Some, especially those for recreation, have a rubber "stop" or "brake" block attached to the rear of one or occasionally both of the skates so that the skater can slow down or stop by leaning back on the foot with the brake skate.
The modern style of inline skates | compensate for that. When I was younger I went out and had a lot of fun, and there were moments when people criticised me for that, and you know what, I'm young, I'm going to do that, and anyone who is going to get on me for that ... I really didn't care." She does not like to go out to clubs because she gets recognised by too many people, and everyone wants to comment on her height. She partied a fair amount in her early 20s | 76,895 | wow-train |
I lived in Virginia while growing up. | Virginia
Virginia (), officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most populous city, and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's estimated population is over | life and education.
Bruckenthal was born in Stony Brook, New York, the son of Ric Bruckenthal of Northport, New York, and Laurie Bullock of Ashburn, Virginia. While growing up he had also lived in Hawaii, Virginia, and Connecticut. Bruckenthal and his family lived in Ridgefield, Connecticut from 1992 to 1995, where he was a volunteer firefighter from 1997 to 1998. Bruckenthal was a graduate of Ridgefield High School and intended to follow his service in the U.S. Coast Guard by subsequently going to college and becoming | 76,896 | wow-train |
Cooking is an art and craft of preparing food for consumption using heat or even no heat. I love doing this!
Oh me too, cooking is a lot of fun!
It never gets boring because there are so many different ways of cooking like grilling, baking, using firewood or electric stoves. It just depends what you like to do and your traditions.
I know, there are so many different things to cook so it's great. | 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 | use of heat. 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 and other food establishments. Cooking can also occur through chemical reactions without the presence of | 76,897 | wow-train |
My uncle was a truck driver. Most people don't realize it, but it's a pretty tough life.
I would think it would be neat because you get to see the entire country.
That part would be cool. The worst part would be the long days. Even with the regular breaks they have to take, they spend most of the time driving.t
I guess that is true. I know my legs cramp up after just a couple of hours of driving.
Same with me. But we kind of need them to transport everything over land: food and materials and other products.
Yes we do. I live in a river city, so we have lots of barges, but the large crates have to be shipped from the river to the vendors. | land, typically to and from manufacturing plants, retail and distribution centers. Truck drivers are also responsible for inspecting all their vehicles for mechanical items or issues relating to safe operation. Others, such as driver/sales workers, are also responsible for sales, completing additional services such as cleaning, preparation and entertaining (such as cooking and making hot drinks) and customer service.
Types.
There are three major types of truck driver employment:
- Owner-operators (also known as O/Os, or | "Then I'd go to school and find two or three people that liked the same band and they would be my best friend. Now it's like the whole school is your best friend. How is the listening experience special? I think that's why vinyl is making such a comeback, because you don't get mass marketing. You actually have to take the record out, put it on a record player and listen to it." "Coalizione del Volere" was released as The Seldon Plan's first vinyl | 76,898 | wow-train |
Do you know anything about the Egyptian pyramids? I'm planning a family trip to see them next summer.
I know that the Egyptian pyramids date back as far as 2611 BC.
That's what is so crazy about them, thats almost 5000 years and they are still standing! What's the weather like in Egypt?
I'm not sure. But you'd want to look up the weather fro Saqqara, northwest of Memphis if you want to see the earliest known pyramids.
Ah Saqqara is where they are located? How big are they? Do you know?
There are a lot of pyramids a saqqara like the STep pyramid of Djoser. They aren't small, but these earlier pyramids are much smaller than the Great Pyramid at Giza.
I bet the small ones would be pretty neat as well, but I have to see how big the Great Pyramid at Giza. Sounds amazing, any other things I should know?
Well there is the one fact that attracts people to the Great Pyramid. It stood uncontested as the tallest manmade structure in the world for more than 3,800 years.
And still they are arguing on how they actually built that massive manmade structure, it's so interesting. | Pyramidology
Pyramidology (or pyramidism) refers to various religious or pseudoscientific speculations regarding pyramids, most often the Giza pyramid complex and the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. Some "pyramidologists" also concern themselves with the monumental structures of pre-Columbian America (such as Teotihuacan, the Mesoamerican Maya civilization, and the Inca of the South American Andes), and the temples of Southeast Asia.
Some pyramidologists claim that the Great Pyramid of Giza has encoded within it predictions for the exodus of Moses from Egypt, the crucifixion | the minute you do that that's when you can consider yourself a mastermind." In December 2013, during an interview on Hip-Hop Nation, Ross spoke about why he decided to push the album back from its original December 17, 2013, release date, saying: "I'm still putting the final touches on the album. You know me, making that classic is more important than anything and making sure the streets are overwhelmed with what I am doing is what is most important. I'm gonna try | 76,899 | wow-train |
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