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My friend really likes Bon Iver! But iv'e never even heard about them. do you know anything about them?
I don't know much about them either, but my friend tells me they are a folk band? Wonder where the name comes from.
i dont even know
According to google, the name comes from the french phrase "bon hiver". What does that mean?
i'm not even sure. i thought you know a lot about Bon Iver band :) | Bon Iver
Bon Iver () is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. The name "Bon Iver" derives from the French phrase "bon hiver" () ("good winter"), taken from a greeting on "Northern Exposure".
Vernon released Bon Iver's debut album, "For Emma, Forever Ago," independently in July 2007. The majority of that album was recorded while Vernon spent three months isolated in a cabin in northwestern Wisconsin. The | ...[H]e said, 'Oh, you don't have to worry about that. She doesn't remember.' Okay! Great! You don't even know how much help that was for me", stated Haskell. She said she did "put a lot of thought into" how her character would be now, but that "it comes back to you, it really does. The most prep I did was learning my stinking lines. That was where I was the most out of practice. Gotta | 1,500 | wow-train |
I have always wanted to visit New England. Have you ever visited there?
No but I think its Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut
It would be so interesting to visit all the historical locations. | New England
New England is a region composed of six states in the northeastern United States: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick to the northeast and Quebec to the north. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east and southeast, and Long Island Sound is to the south. Boston is New England's largest city, as well as the capital of Massachusetts. The largest metropolitan | outside the usual town structure, sometimes in areas where it was probably not contemplated that towns would ever develop. Over time, those located in more populated areas were, in general, annexed to neighboring towns, or incorporated as towns in their own right. No such areas exist today in Massachusetts, Connecticut or Rhode Island, but some remain in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.
- New Hampshire: Coos County contains a total of seventeen grants, purchases and locations. Together, these cover a significant amount of land | 1,501 | wow-train |
Our class is taking a trip to Tokyo.
Tokyo, Japan’s busy capital, mixes the ultramodern and the traditional
Interesting, do you know a lot about Japan's capital? | Tokyo
, officially , one of the 47 prefectures of Japan, has served as the Japanese capital since 1869. , the Greater Tokyo Area ranked as the most populous metropolitan area in the world. The urban area houses the seat of the Emperor of Japan, of the Japanese government and of the National Diet. Tokyo forms part of the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan's main island, Honshu, and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo was formerly named Edo when "Shōgun" Tokugawa Ieyasu made | which created it, Japan is under treaty obligations to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions and to take other steps related to curbing climate change. The Cool Biz campaign introduced under former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was targeted at reducing energy use through the reduction of air conditioning use in government offices.
Tokyo.
Japan's capital Tokyo is preparing to force industry to make big cuts in greenhouse gases, taking the lead in a country struggling to meet its Kyoto Protocol obligations. Tokyo's outspoken governor, Shintaro Ishihara, decided to go | 1,502 | wow-train |
I want to be a tiger in my next life.
That would certainly be an exciting recarnation, as you would be an apex predator. You would also be able to prey on deer and bovids, as tigers are known to do that.
Yes, that is there main source of food. They don't eat any plants.
You are indeed correct, it is sad to think about how tigers have lost 93% of their historic range over the last 100 years though, humanity can be quite cruel in that regard.
Totally! I hope they never go extinct. :(
Me too, it is looking bleak though as they are classified as endangered currently by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Oh crying..... If only guns were never invented! The tiger could destroy any human if they went in a fight without weapons.
Oh we would get crushed, such things do happen often though since tigers are indigenous to some densely populated places on Earth, causing significant conflicts with humans at times.
Yeah I have seen some scary videos on youtube. They are fighting back!! | YouTube
YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. Three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—created the service in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion; YouTube now operates as one of Google's subsidiaries.
YouTube allows users to upload, view, rate, share, add to playlists, report, comment on videos, and subscribe to other users. It offers a wide variety of user-generated | the car seat. She wanted you to be safe. It was an act of love". "I wouldn't want a penis. It would be like having a third leg. it seems like a contraption that would get in the way. I think I have a dick in my brain". Dita also points out "A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want". As a thank you for recovering the stolen pictures during the making | 1,503 | wow-train |
I think activism is important to change and can refer to a lot of efforts in social, political, or environmental reform.
I definitely agree with that. The activist's in group's really do get a lot more done than the people just sitting doing nothing in the group.
Did you vote in the last election with Donald Trump and Hillary the Senator from New York.
I didn't end up voting in this last election because I was very opposed to both parties.. Did you vote for that election? | Electoral system of Germany
The German Federal Election System regulates the election of the members of the national parliament, called Bundestag. According to the principles governing the elections laws, set down in Art. 38 of German Basic Law, elections are to be universal, direct, free, equal, and secret. Furthermore, the German Basic Law stipulates that Bundestag elections are to take place every four years and that one can vote, and be elected, upon reaching the age of 18. All other stipulations for the federal elections | think the band definitely progressed and did some things we haven't done before. When people talk about "pop" I think it's about a simplicity of melody and a simplicity of arrangement that doesn't over complicate a good idea or a great lyric. I think "The Fixer" is a great example. You really hear something about Eddie's personality in the lyric and you get a view that a lot of people don't get from him which is a sort of optimistic and playful melody and lyric.
Lyrics | 1,504 | wow-train |
I haven't snowboarded in years
I haven't either, it is a lot of fun though.Apparently the popularity of it has been declining since 2007 in the US, which is strange to me.
I feel like the decline has something to do with the newer generations using electronics to have fun instead of physical activities. | been in a decline since.
History.
Modern snowboarding began in 1965 when Sherman Poppen, an engineer in Muskegon, Michigan, invented a toy for his daughters by fastening two skis together and attaching a rope to one end so he would have some control as they stood on the board and glided downhill. Dubbed the "snurfer" (combining snow and surfer) by his wife Nancy, the toy proved so popular among his daughters' friends that Poppen licensed the idea to a manufacturer, Brunswick Corporation, that sold | Rio.
Following the 2016 Rio Olympics, Drouin began training for decathlons with the goal of making the 2018 Commonwealth Games team in the multi-event. Drouin said of the professional event change that "it's to get back to what I was doing in college, which was really when I was most confident competing, I kind of felt my strongest, felt like I was in my best physical shape, and I just have a whole lot of fun doing that. It's something I really haven't done in | 1,505 | wow-train |
i am indebted to my bank ,what does that mean?
It means you owe the bank money. The bank is the lender or creditor
so do i have an obligation to repay,since im not fully aware of my debt portfolio
Yes, if you owe the bank money, you need to pay them back. It's a moral obligation.
well,there was no collateral demanded,it was given based on personal grounds you know | , bonds, notes, and mortgages are all types of debt. The term can also be used metaphorically to cover moral obligations and other interactions not based on economic value. For example, in Western cultures, a person who has been helped by a second person is sometimes said to owe a "debt of gratitude" to the second person.
Etymology.
The English term "debt" was first used in the late 13th century. The term "debt" comes from "dette, from Old French dete, | de Melo Coutinho, the hero of the “Battle by the Lake”. So intending for a peaceful solution He encountered Diogo de Melo publicly and questioned him “Diogo de Melo what do you mean? I own I owe you my life, and since you have given it to me and saved me from so many enemies, don’t be the occasion of my looing it.” These words released the tension between them and the demonstrations ended with Diogo de Melo publicly accepting and praising the leadership of Afonso Pereira. | 1,506 | wow-train |
I love being able to reap the benefits of growing my own fresh vegetable.
Growing and cultivating plants are exciting.
I love being able to bring the vegetables that I cared for and have my family enjoy them.
In addition, I consider gardening to be a relaxing activity.
yes and very rewarding too. What kinds of vegetables would like to grow in a garden? | , trees, and herbaceous plants, to residential back gardens including lawns and foundation plantings, and to container gardens grown inside or outside. Gardening may be very specialized, with only one type of plant grown, or involve a large number of different plants in mixed plantings. It involves an active participation in the growing of plants, and tends to be labor-intensive, which differentiates it from farming or forestry.
History of gardening.
History of gardening Ancient times.
Forest gardening, a forest-based food production | Rugby World Cup squad. He then signed a two-year contract with Biarritz Olympique, joining a host of other top Springboks choosing to continue their careers abroad after RWC 2007.
Willemse subsequently retired from international rugby stating "there are no controversial issues around my decision at all. I love the team, and the guys are exceptional. It was such a breath of fresh air being able to return to the Lions after some time overseas last year, and it has been so exciting. I have been able to play | 1,507 | wow-train |
I just love ice hockey. do you like hockey?
I just got interested in it, its mostly popular in canada in north america
What's your favorite american hockey team | central and eastern Europe, the Nordic countries, Russia and the United States. Ice hockey is the official national winter sport of Canada. In addition, ice hockey is the most popular winter sport in Belarus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Latvia, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland. North America's National Hockey League (NHL) is the highest level for men's ice hockey and the strongest professional ice hockey league in the world. The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) is the highest league in | 's really important is FAMILY. I mean, I actually remember the day I wrote it with Eg White. Something had upset me, and I was like 'You know, people just forget what's important'... And then I literally just said 'It's not your money, it's not your car - it's LOVE!' - and straightaway we were both like 'Oh, we've got a SONG here!'!... And, while I know it sounds cheesy, I genuinely do think those | 1,508 | wow-train |
Red Hot Chili Peppers is an awesome band, one of my favorites over the years.
Who is your favorite member? Anthony, Flea or Chad?
I'd have to say Anthony. I'm a big fan of vocalists and I've always enjoyed his tone and range as well as his personality.
Hard to believe Anthony started the band in 1983!
Yes, that makes me feel old too! The fact that they've been around that long is a testament to their staying power and ability to evolve.
I think the last album release was in 2011. Still impressive longevity.
Yes, they just make great music overall and every album has its own identity. | they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The band's original lineup, originally named Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem, featured guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons, alongside Kiedis and Flea. Because of commitments to other bands, Slovak and Irons did not play on the band's 1984 self-titled debut album. Slovak performed on the second and third albums, "Freaky Styley" (1985) and "The Uplift Mofo Party Plan" (1987), but he died | received a lot of flack from fans all over the world. What I meant to say was the Red Hot Chili Peppers [are] the worst band in the universe. I'd like to apologize for that confusion. I want to explain that we live in a binary universe," he continued. "You're either a Faith No More fan, or a Red Hot Chili Peppers fan. You cannot love Mike Patton and Anthony Kiedis, because they are two different people. You have to love Mike Patton, | 1,509 | wow-train |
Have you ever tried Kobe beef? It's sometimes called wagyu
I have never tried Kobe Beef. Where can I find it? | Kobe beef
Kobe beef is also called , or in Japanese.
History.
Cattle were brought to Japan from China at the same time as the cultivation of rice, in about the second century AD, in the Yayoi period. Until about the time of the Meiji Restoration in 1868, they were used only as draught animals, in agriculture, forestry, mining and for transport, and as a source of fertiliser. Milk consumption was unknown, and – for cultural and religious reasons – meat was not eaten. | Japanese beef and would prefer a more familiar flavor profile. Some US meat producers claim any differences between their less expensive "Kobe-style" beef and true Kobe beef are largely cosmetic. Cuts of US "Kobe-style" beef tend to have darker meat and a bolder flavor.
In Europe, UK grocery retailer Asda, owned by Walmart, introduced Wagyu beef at the end of 2011 under its Butcher’s Selection line using meat from a herd in Yorkshire, "bred from Holstein dairy cows impregnated with Wagyu semen | 1,510 | wow-train |
Do you know that Portland has more people in it than any other city in the USA?
I had no idea! Is it a big city? | Portland, Maine
Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 67,067 as of 2017. The Greater Portland metropolitan area is home to over half a million people, more than one-third of Maine's total population, making it the most populous metropolitan area in northern New England (an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont). Portland's economy relies mostly on the service sector and tourism. The Old Port district | I don't think any of us have any idea. Touring and records cost a lot of money, more than we have. But I do know this: we talk about it often. Yes, talk is cheap, but talk keeps it in the realm of possibility.
I tell you this not to give you false hope if you are into our band, but to let you know that if you are reading this then we care about you and we care that you care if we make music again. Whether | 1,511 | wow-train |
I love the color Bue. It is one of the three primary colours of pigments that is used in painting and colour theory.
Blue is my favorite color.
It falls between the violet and green colors on the spectrum of visible light.
I also like green.
The eye perceives blue when we observe light and it has a dominant wavelength that ranges between 450 and 495 nanometers.
That is interesting. What is the wavelength for green? | 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. | Green
Green is the color between blue and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a combination of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; in the RGB color model, used on television and computer screens, it is one of the additive primary colors, along with red and blue, which are mixed in different combinations to create all other colors. By far | 1,512 | wow-train |
Acrophbia is my biggest fear!
Acrophobia? Is that like a fear of heights or something?
Yeah man. It freaks me out so much. Although it's not the height that bothers me so much, it's the thought of falling! | Acrophobia
Acrophobia is an extreme or irrational fear or phobia of heights, especially when one is not particularly high up. It belongs to a category of specific phobias, called space and motion discomfort, that share both similar causes and options for treatment.
Most people experience a degree of natural fear when exposed to heights, known as the fear of falling. On the other hand, those who have little fear of such exposure are said to have a head for heights. A head for heights is advantageous for those hiking | 's the way it is: so enjoy the time you've got. Live as much as you can, have as much fun as possible. Face your fear and live. I had family members die at a fairly early age; so I've always had kind of a phobia about it. Death freaks me out. I think it freaks a lot of people out. It's the end of life, depending on your views. It's a pretty scary thing. ""Them Bones"" is trying to | 1,513 | wow-train |
Hi, I have blond hair, do you know anyone with a similar hair color? It is caused by low levels of eumelanin I am told.
My sister has blond hair! She doesn't like it though and might dye it a different color
Yea, it's understandable to get tired of the yellowish hue and want to change it up.
They do say that blonds have more fun though! Not sure if that's true or not LOL
I wonder if that saying has any roots in historical context. T my knowledge the word blond was first documented in English in 1481 from Old French.
Really? That's interesting! I do know some people who used peroxide on their hair to turn it blond | Old French "blund, blont", meaning "a colour midway between golden and light chestnut". It gradually eclipsed the native term "fair", of same meaning, from Old English "fæġer", causing "fair" later to become a general term for "light complexioned". This earlier use of "fair" survives in the proper name Fairfax, from Old English "fæġer-feahs" meaning "blond hair".
The word "blond" has two possible origins. Some linguists say it | Blond
Blond or fair hair is a hair color characterized by low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin. The resultant visible hue depends on various factors, but always has some yellowish color. The color can be from the very pale blond (caused by a patchy, scarce distribution of pigment) to reddish "strawberry" blond or golden-brownish ("sandy") blond colors (the latter with more eumelanin). Because hair color tends to darken with age, natural blond hair is generally rare in adulthood. Naturally | 1,514 | wow-train |
Burritos are so delicious and full of yummy fillings.
Ya. I love Beef Burritos a lot. | Burrito
A burrito (, ) is a dish in Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine that consists of a flour tortilla with various other ingredients. It is wrapped into a closed-ended cylinder that can be picked up, in contrast to a taco, where the tortilla is simply folded around the fillings. The tortilla is sometimes lightly grilled or steamed to soften it, make it more pliable, and allow it to adhere to itself when wrapped. A wet burrito, however, is covered in sauce and is therefore generally | Shredded beef
Shredded beef is a preparation of beef that features in dishes from various cuisines. Shredded beef is sometimes prepared using beef brisket and chuck roast. Pot roast is also sometimes shredded.
List of shredded beef dishes.
- Burritos are sometimes prepared with shredded beef
- Carne asada is sometimes shredded
- Daging is an Indonesian beef dish that is often shredded as a topping
- Shredded beef is one of several meat fillings that can be used to make gorditas.
- Enchiladas are sometimes prepared with | 1,515 | wow-train |
I have been thinking of getting a tattoo . Can you tell me more about this so I can make a decision?
Body modifications designed on bodies are tattoos
I see. Do you have any tattoos or do you dislike them? | Tattoo
A tattoo is a form of body modification where a design is made by inserting ink, dyes and pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. The art of making tattoos is tattooing.
Tattoos fall into three broad categories: purely decorative (with no specific meaning); symbolic (with a specific meaning pertinent to the wearer); pictorial (a depiction of a specific person or item). In addition, tattoos can be used for identification such as | inspired track sports jackets and limited edition shoes. It is the same logic why people put Philippine flag or map tattoos on their bodies..."
"When you’ve done as many magazine covers as I have, you’d want to do something that meant more to you — this means a lot to me, it represents my work, and I’m not embarrassed about the female form. I wanted to make a statement. I wanted to be part of something that breaks the “rules” and provoke people to think | 1,516 | wow-train |
I once had a skunk as a pet.
Are you serious?,Hahaha, they are mammals in the family Mephitidae.
Yes they are. Only mine could no longer spray people.
Lucky you, I hate them because of their ability to spray a liquid with a strong unpleasant smell.
The remedy to that smell is to bathe in tomato juice, but who has time for that?
I agree. Oh well, Different species of skunk vary in appearance from black-and-white to brown, cream or ginger colored
Mine was black and white. He used a litter box and did a few tricks even. They are smart. | Massachusetts reflex of proto-Algonquian squunck, from a southern New England Algonquian language (probably Abenaki) seganku, from Proto-Algonquian */šeka:kwa/, from */šek-/ "to urinate" + */-a:kw/ "fox." "Skunk" has historic use as an insult, attested from 1841.
In 1634, a skunk was described in the Jesuit Relations:
In Southern United States dialect, the term "polecat" is sometimes used as a colloquial nickname for a skunk.
Physical description. | Skunk
Skunks are North and South American mammals in the family Mephitidae. While related to polecats and other members of the weasel family, skunks have as their closest Old World relatives the stink badgers. The animals are known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong, unpleasant smell. Different species of skunk vary in appearance from black-and-white to brown, cream or ginger colored, but all have warning coloration.
Etymology.
The word "skunk" is an Americanism from the 1630s, the | 1,517 | wow-train |
Do you know any widowed woman?
Unfortunately none come to mind, but I do feel compassionate towards others for their loss.
Thats a good virtue.Who is a widow?
Thank you. I like to stay humble and keep good morals
So you mean a widow is a person who stays humble and keep good morals?
No I was referring to myself. I believe that widows go through a lot of grief and I applaud them.
OK then! If a woman is a widow ,what then do we call the man who suffers same fate? | suffering one feels when something or someone the individual loves is taken away. The grief associated with death is familiar to most people, but individuals grieve in connection with a variety of losses throughout their lives, such as unemployment, ill health or the end of a relationship. Loss can be categorized as either physical or abstract, the physical loss being related to something that the individual can touch or measure, such as losing a spouse through death, while other types of loss are abstract, and relate to aspects of a person | on the issue of Zunera Ishaq wishing to wear a niqab at her citizenship ceremony. Miller said, "if you don't like that or don't want to do that, stay the hell where you came from, is the way, and I think most Canadians feel the same... I'm so sick and tired of, of people wanting to come here because they know it's a good country and then they want to change things before they even really officially become a Canadian, so , I have no sympathy for | 1,518 | wow-train |
I really love Jeopardy. It is an American television game show that was created by Merv Griffin. Do you watch it?
I used to but I have not seen it in a very long time. I was not aware that it still was on the air.
Yes it is still airing to this day. In fact the first original daytime version aired on NBC on March 30, 1964, and aired until January 3, 1975.
That is amazing for television shows these days. Does it air every weekday? | 1978 to March 1979. The current version, a daily syndicated show produced by Sony Pictures Television, premiered on September 10, 1984.
Both NBC versions and the weekly syndicated version were hosted by Art Fleming. Don Pardo served as announcer until 1975, and John Harlan announced for the 1978–1979 season. Since its inception, the daily syndicated version has featured Alex Trebek as host and Johnny Gilbert as announcer.
With over 8,000 episodes aired, the daily syndicated version of "Jeopardy!" has won a record 33 Daytime | , I did not think that I could really be myself, but the reality is that in the total freedom I was given, I had the opportunity to reunite my favorite group of people on set and just have fun.
The chance to dwell on what the fashion world represents nowadays and the fact that it is accompanied by so many stereotypes is fascinating and at the same time a bit upsetting, but you definitely can not ignore it.
It's very refreshing to know that there are still places open to irony | 1,519 | wow-train |
Hey man, I'm from Austin, the capital of Texas.
ya i am their texas | regional center for higher education, as well as a hub for state government. In the 20th century, Austin's music scene had earned the city the nickname "Live Music Capital of the World." With a population of over 800,000 inhabitants in 2010, Austin is experiencing a population boom. During the 2000s (decade) Austin was the third fastest-growing large city in the nation.
Beginning.
Evidence of habitation of the Balcones Escarpment region of Texas can be traced to at least 11,000 years ago. Two | "Contra" The album was recorded and co-produced by Ariel Rechtshaid in his Los Angeles Studio (alongside Batmanglij). The band discussed the album with "The FADER" and appeared on the cover of the magazine's 84th issue. On March 16, 2013, the band played the closing show at Stubbs on the last day of the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. In the show they played two new songs from the upcoming album: "Diane Young" and "Ya Hey". On March 18, | 1,520 | wow-train |
One of my favorite bands is Creed. I like their awesome sound. Do you like Creed?
More then anything. Scott Stapp the lead singer is a God to me.
Yeah, he is so talented. My favorite song is "With Arms Wide Open". Still a great tune all these years later! | Creed (band)
Creed is an American rock band that formed in 1993 in Tallahassee, Florida. For the majority of its existence, the band consisted of lead vocalist Scott Stapp, guitarist and vocalist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall, and drummer Scott Phillips. Creed released two studio albums, "My Own Prison" in 1997 and "Human Clay" in 1999, before Marshall left the band in 2000. The band's third album, "Weathered", was released in 2001, with Tremonti handling bass guitar | to 'Oh my God, this is really happening!'" In the script, Bress said that Rory was his favorite character to write since "he's great comic relief, he's got a drug problem, he's funny, and he's all that." Bress bragged that "Cherry is awesome, awesome casting cause he's just so funny and the way he delivers his lines. It's like 'Oh yeah. That's good! That's better!'" "What I think was surprising | 1,521 | wow-train |
Hello, In the deep south we are referred to as the cotton states, if you didnt already know
I grew up on a cotton farm. I chopped cotton every summer from when I was 12 until I was 18, lol.
thats very interesting, cotton fiber is most often turned into yarn or thread used to make breathable textile
Breathable textiles are important. Nothing worse than feeling smothered by your clothing. Cotton is highly flammable though, which is concerning.
yes, cotton is typically a soft and fluffy fiber that grows in a protective case known as a boll.
Do you know how the cotton seed is removed from the boll? | Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus "Gossypium" in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. Under natural conditions, the cotton bolls will increase the dispersal of the seeds.
The plant is a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, Africa, Egypt and India. The greatest diversity of wild cotton species is found in Mexico, followed | by Australia and Africa. Cotton was independently domesticated in the Old and New Worlds.
The fiber is most often spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft, breathable textile. The use of cotton for fabric is known to date to prehistoric times; fragments of cotton fabric dated to the fifth millennium BC have been found in the Indus Valley Civilization.
Although cultivated since antiquity, it was the invention of the cotton gin that lowered the cost of production that led to its widespread use, and it is | 1,522 | wow-train |
I end up dreaming every night when I sleep.
That's pretty neat. What do you dream about?
It really varies. Dreams themselves aren't even fully understood scientifically as far as their purpose goes.
Yeah they are so mysterious. I think they help us process what has happened in our life. | when brain activity is high and resembles that of being awake. REM sleep is revealed by continuous movements of the eyes during sleep. At times, dreams may occur during other stages of sleep. However, these dreams tend to be much less vivid or memorable. The length of a dream can vary; they may last for a few seconds, or approximately 20–30 minutes. People are more likely to remember the dream if they are awakened during the REM phase. The average person has three to five dreams per night, and | simply comes when the time is right:
"We don't go to bed at night with an idea of what we're going to dream about. It's a very strange and mysterious and unconscious process...you have weird dreams that appear out of left field and we don't control it. I really do think that writing is much the same. I generate all my material through free writing, which is pouring things out in a notebook. And I just don't know what's going to pop-out | 1,523 | wow-train |
I was thinking of getting into pickling. Are you familiar with the process? | Pickling
Pickling is the process of preserving or extending the lifespan of food by either anaerobic fermentation in brine or immersion in vinegar. In East Asia, vinaigrette (vegetable oil and vinegar) is also used as a pickling medium. The pickling procedure typically affects the food's texture, taste and flavor. The resulting food is called a "pickle", or, to prevent ambiguity, prefaced with "pickled". Foods that are pickled include vegetables, fruits, meats, fish, dairy and eggs.
A distinguishing | rock music wasn't like a gradual process for me; it was completely sort of extreme, totally black and white. I heard 'Voodoo Chile' on the radio and I thought, 'Bloody hell! What is THAT? How do you do THAT?' And I started hanging around the rock music section of the record stores and buying albums, thinking about getting into the big time, wondering what that would be like." After "hanging 'round record stores" and acquiring several Hendrix and blues albums, | 1,524 | wow-train |
Hi! I am a native of Portland, Maine! I absolutely love it here and the weather and cost of living is GREAT!
I used to live in the greater Portland area. i was one of half a million people that lived there.
That is indeed a very large population! The culture here is very vast as well.
I have also been to The English Isle of Portland, where Portland Maine gets it's name from
That sounds incredible! I can imagine that being a great experience! | Isle of Portland
The Isle of Portland is a tied island, long by wide, in the English Channel. Portland is south of the resort of Weymouth, forming the southernmost point of the county of Dorset, England. A barrier beach called Chesil Beach joins it to the mainland. The A354 road passes down the Portland end of the beach and then over the Fleet Lagoon by bridge to the mainland. Portland and Weymouth together form the borough of Weymouth and Portland. The population of Portland is 12,400.
Portland is | Wandering Recollections of a Somewhat Busy Life", he writes, “'Verily, verily,' said I, 'if they take that position, here I will stay, till I am both rooted and grounded–grounded in the graveyard, if nowhere else.'” Indeed, he spent the rest of his life in Portland, re-establishing his law practice and a short-lived literary periodical called "The Yankee". He guided many an author or artist through critique and encouragement, among them Edgar Allan | 1,525 | wow-train |
i love science fiction movies
So do I, they've been pulling in large audiences since the 1960s
whats the top scifi movie of all time?
I don't think it's possible to narrow it down to one since there are so many subgenres and themes.
what is your favorite?
Well some might not consider it SciFi but I really liked the 1987 neo-noir psychological horror film "Falling Angel"
thats cool | Horror film
A horror film is a film that seeks to elicit fear for entertainment purposes. Initially inspired by literature from authors like Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, and Mary Shelley, horror has existed as a film genre for more than a century. The macabre and the supernatural are frequent themes. Horror may also overlap with the fantasy, supernatural fiction, and thriller genres.
Horror films often aim to evoke viewers' nightmares, fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown. Plots within the horror genre often involve | justified. I've had a varied experience playing them and also appearing as heroines. The roles themselves haven't been noteworthy and sometimes not even especially spotlighted, but I think they've all been beneficial in one way or another. From here on there should be a certain pattern of development, and that is what I am going to fight for if necessary, though I don't believe it will be because they are so understanding here at Paramount.
Since "So Proudly We Hail" only "The Blue Dahlia" | 1,526 | wow-train |
it always seems like i cant make it anywhere on time due to traffic or something. do you have the same problem?
Yes I seem to have the habit of being late a lot!
ive heard youd be late for your own funeral, lol. i wonder why its so hard to show up on time sometimes? | evader" puts a higher priority to their own needs compared to being on time.
Racial stereotypes.
There are several stereotypes that associate tardiness with certain categories of people.
African time is the perceived cultural tendency toward a more relaxed attitude to time among Africans both in Africa and abroad. It is generally used in a pejorative and racist sense about tardiness in appointments, meetings, and events, but it also includes the more leisurely, relaxed, and less rigorously-scheduled lifestyle found in African countries, especially as | no choice, because ive always wanted to wear tights and the saving people is just an added bonus. No seriously, most superheroes do get a little something on the side depending on how many people they save. anyway ive digressed, this will be my last entry. so i will leave you with the great words of Milli Vanilli, "Blame it on the Rain," yes just blame it on the rain. Oh, and always pull out, its good for your health."
Television series | 1,527 | wow-train |
Hey there!
Hey there! Im just wondering, how do you feel towards dating? What exactly does it mean to you personally?
I hate it really. It's so difficult these days.
I agree, with the modern technology thrown into it, people can basically date without even meeting, which is quite odd to me!
Yeah and then when you meet them it's a completely different person than the pictures they've sent. Lol
Yes! Its like dating is really a relatively new phenomenon only having emerged in the last few centuries. And now we have electronic dating! Lol!
I miss the old way! | to begin dating, which has been a source of controversy.
History.
Dating as an institution is a relatively recent phenomenon which has mainly emerged in the last few centuries. From the standpoint of anthropology and sociology, dating is linked with other institutions such as marriage and the family which have also been changing rapidly and which have been subject to many forces, including advances in technology and medicine. As humans societies have evolved from hunter-gatherers into civilized societies, there have been substantial changes in relations between people, | and described his marriage with Eva O as more of a "partnership". In an interview with John Ellenberger of Golgotha Magazine in 1997, while discussing "The Whorse's Mouth" and how he was hesitant to have his family listen to the album, Williams stated, "There are certain things that I just feel don't need to be shared with them. It was really kind of a difficult thing for me to call and just say, you know, 'Well hey, guess what? I'm gay. | 1,528 | wow-train |
I wonder where the lore for leprechauns started. | Leprechaun
A leprechaun () is a type of fairy of the Aos Sí in Irish folklore. They are usually depicted as little bearded men, wearing a coat and hat, who partake in mischief. They are solitary creatures who spend their time making and mending shoes and have a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If captured by a human, they often grant three wishes in exchange for their freedom. Like other Irish fairies, leprechauns may be derived from the Tuatha Dé Danann. Leprechaun-like | members of the family. Popular opinion is also that she is seen as the ancestress of Irish families and is deeply concerned with the families' fortunes. It is uncertain whether the Banshee is evil or good.
Other classics include leprechauns, fairies, rainbows, Cú Chulainn, Children of Lir, Dullahan (headless horsemen), Pookas, Changelings.
Traditions.
The word folklore in French means “picturesque but without importance or without deep significance”. In Ireland the word Folk Lore has deep meaning to its people | 1,529 | wow-train |
hello, i just moved and now live in Chicago
Me too! I live in the metropolitan area actually, What would you like to know? I can help you out.
since i just move here I would like to know about the area around the cubs stadium, | Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. The team plays its home games at Wrigley Field, located on the city's North Side. The Cubs are one of two major league teams in Chicago; the other, the Chicago White Sox, is a member of the American League (AL) Central division. The Cubs, first known as the | "With a live band, you can stretch out more and try new things out without feeling you're having to undo this meticulously built-up track."
The album was titled after the recurring theme of water in songs such as "Diving for Hearts" and "I Would Like to Call It Beauty", while the music was said by Rae to possess "a kind of tidal movement to it too, in the way that we recorded the songs. You know, sometimes it would just be me and | 1,530 | wow-train |
I've been dealing with my child's autism and I can tell you it's hard.
sorry to hear that :( i have a friend with autism. he is socially awkward but he is such an amazing friend! And he knows so much
Yeah they're having troubles with social interaction and communication. But people with autism are very amazing too.
they are! I feel like he is the most caring and kind friend i have. he is so sincere. Do you know how autism is diagnosed?
Parents usually notice signs in the first two or three years of the child's life. After that it's time to go to the specialist.
interesting. Is there any treatment? Like therapy or support groups? | Autism
Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties with social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. Parents usually notice signs during the first three years of their child's life. These signs often develop gradually, though some children with autism reach their developmental milestones at a normal pace before worsening.
Autism is associated with a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Risk factors during pregnancy include certain infections, such as rubella, toxins including valproic acid, alcohol, cocaine, pesticides and air pollution, fetal | where'd you hear that? I did it in two days. He said, Jimmy Iovine. So I went to Jimmy Iovine and I said all that to his, yeah it's true, I know. I blamed you but you can't be upset with me. I'm not like a writer. I've gotta make my way with these people. I had to have a scapegoat.
The Blasters, who turned down the chance to appear in Hill's "48 Hours", appear in the | 1,531 | wow-train |
Hello! I'm really passionate about Mexico, and would love to answer any questions you have
What is it about Mexico that you love so much? I do love Mexican food, especially tacos.
The food is my favourite too! The thing I love about Tacos is that it can made with a variety of fillings - Beef, pork, chicken or even seafood!
I love shredded beef tacos the best! Is Spanish the official language of Mexico? | of civilization and was home to many advanced Mesoamerican civilizations such as the Olmec, Toltec, Teotihuacan, Zapotec, Maya, and Aztec before first contact with Europeans. In 1521, the Spanish Empire conquered and colonized the territory from its politically powerful base in Mexico-Tenochtitlan (part of Mexico City), which was administered as the viceroyalty of New Spain. The Roman Catholic Church played a powerful role in governing the country as millions were converted to the faith, although King Charles III expelled the Jesuits in the 1770s. The | don't feel fully happy with something and you just have that little leftover feeling of disappointment? What I love and hate about this show is that it makes me feel like this a lot and I always seem to have mixed feelings when it comes to sharing my opinions on an episode. This was a good, dramatic summer finale but I think the thing I'm most disappointed about was that most of it was just standing and talking." He elaborated and said, "As much as I wasn't shocked to the | 1,532 | wow-train |
I play the guiter ,so you?
No, I don't. But I think those six strings can create some amazing sounds.
Do you know who invented the guitar?
I don't. I know the sound is either acoustic, using hollow wood or plastic, or electric amplifier and and a speaker.
So can you explain the difference beweeen the types | guitar, and the archtop guitar, which is sometimes called a "jazz guitar". The tone of an acoustic guitar is produced by the strings' vibration, amplified by the hollow body of the guitar, which acts as a resonating chamber. The classical guitar is often played as a solo instrument using a comprehensive finger-picking technique where each string is plucked individually by the player's fingers, as opposed to being strummed. The term "finger-picking" can also refer to a specific tradition of folk, blues | "There's a certain charlatan aspect to the hereafter, to those who prey on people's beliefs that there's some afterlife, and mankind doesn't seem to be willing to accept that this is your life and you should do the best you can with it and enjoy it while you’re here, and that'll be enough. There has to be immortality or eternal life and embracing some religious thing. I don't have the answer. Maybe there is a hereafter, but I don't know, so I approach | 1,533 | wow-train |
What can you tell me about allergies?
Allergies are usually caused by a hypersensitivity of your immune system to your surrounding environment, so it could be caused by many things.
Have humans always had them?
It seems like it is possible, especially having symptoms like red eyes, a runny nose, and sneezing! Luckily there are products to help ease those symptoms.
What percent of the population deals with it?
I am not sure the exact numbers, but I know the numbers seem to be rising for kids with asthma and food allergies.
How is it treated?
Some people go through allergen immunotherapy where you are actually exposed large amounts of the allergen to change your body's response.
That's interesting. Do people ever die from allergies? | Allergen immunotherapy
Allergen immunotherapy, also known as desensitization or hypo-sensitization, is a medical treatment for environmental allergies, such as insect bites, and asthma. Immunotherapy involves exposing people to larger and larger amounts of allergen in an attempt to change the immune system's response.
Meta-analyses have found that injections of allergens under the skin are effective in the treatment in allergic rhinitis in children and in asthma. The benefits may last for years after treatment is stopped. It is generally safe and effective for allergic rhinitis | that produce a variety of hormones including adrenaline and the steroids aldosterone and cortisol. They are found above the kidneys.
- Allergy – Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, are a number of conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment. These diseases include hay fever, food allergies, atopic dermatitis, allergic asthma, and anaphylaxis. Symptoms may include red eyes, an itchy rash, sneezing, a runny nose, shortness of breath, or swelling. Food intolerances and food poisoning | 1,534 | wow-train |
I like to read. Ever since I was little I was reading books and collecting them. | Learning to read
Learning to read is the acquisition and practice of the skills necessary to understand the meaning behind printed words. For a fairly good reader, the skill of reading often feels simple, effortless, and automatic; however, the process of learning to read is complex and builds on cognitive, linguistic, and social skills developed from a very early age.
Writing systems.
Usually, in order to understand a text, it is necessary to understand the spoken language associated with that text. In this way | Her father was a house builder and later successful real estate developer, while her mother worked as the bookkeeper for her father's business. Early on, her parents encouraged her to read, leading to what would become her love of reading. She said, "I learned [how important reading is] at home from my mother. When I was a little girl, my mother would read stories to me. I have loved books and going to the library ever since. In the summer, I liked to spend afternoons | 1,535 | wow-train |
Tennis is my favorite sport. It's so much fun!
Tennis is a racket based sport, its pretty fun
My favorite player of all time is Roger Federer.
Yea its also only a two player sport sometimes four people though, its a greta sport but i dont watch
Tennis reminds me of a chess match but on the court.
Yea but its quite hard, you have to use a tennis racket to hit the ball but you need to be quick
There are also all sorts of spins that are used too. | 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 | McEnroe said, "This is the greatest advertisement for our sport. It makes me proud to be a part of it. We often don't get the respect we deserve in tennis for the athletic demands it places on players, but this should push that respect way up".
Other players, former players, officials, media commentators and fans also praised the behaviour of both players. Roger Federer said of the match, "It's so impressive to see. I mean, I was watching this. I do | 1,536 | wow-train |
What religion are you? I'm Southern Baptist.
I am too! It is a Christian denomination based in the United States.
I don't know a lot about it, though. When did it start?
Well today With more than 15 million members , it is the world's largest Baptist denomination
Wow, that's a lot. Is it more popular in some areas of the country than in others?
Mostly the south, The word "Southern" in Southern Baptist Convention stems from it having been organized in 1845 at Augusta, Georgi
Cool, very interesting. Do you know any famous people who were Southern Baptist? | United States who split with northern Baptists over the issue of slavery, specifically whether Southern slave owners could serve as missionaries. After the American Civil War, another split occurred when most freedmen set up independent black congregations, regional associations, and state and national conventions, such as the National Baptist Convention, which became the second-largest Baptist convention by the end of the 19th century.
Since the 1940s, the Southern Baptist Convention has shifted from some of its regional and historical identification. Especially since the late 20th century, | , "I'm a lot older as well so my life is completely different so I'm handling it a lot better than I probably did when I was 18. When you're 18 and start a new show you don't know anything about life. It will be difficult for anybody. But now after being away, doing other things and growing up you approach it from a different angle. It's work at the end of the day and you go home and you've got your family. And that's what | 1,537 | wow-train |
Hi! I am allergic to cats, I guess thats why i like dogs more haha.
Do you have the most common allergy that comes from a cat's saliva?
I'm not sure. Sometimes when I touch a cat, I sneeze there-after.
That is an allergic reaction called a histamine reaction.
Wow! Is it common among people?
I'm not sure, in some people, they are so allergic, it causes the person's airway to close up and they need emergency medical attention!
Wow! Yes I know people who have to go to the hospital for allergies.
There isn't a lot of public awareness for people with the severe allergy, it's a shame it's not more talked about like food allergies.
Right. I wonder if there are any campaigns for public awareness? | cause the victim's airway to become inflamed and close up, requiring emergency medical attention. Those with severe, life-threatening cat allergies face tremendous challenges due to lack of public awareness about anaphylactic cat allergies, and do not enjoy the same conscientiousness from the public as those with a food allergy might, due to widespread knowledge of allergies to allergens such as nuts or dairy.
Cat allergens.
Five cat allergens have been described in medical literature. The two major allergens are Fel d 1 (a secretoglobin) and | Allergy to cats
Cat allergy in humans is an allergic reaction to one or more allergens produced by cats. The most common of these allergens are the glycoprotein Fel d 1, secreted by the cat's sebaceous glands and Fel d 4, which is expressed in saliva. An allergic reaction is a histamine reaction that is usually characterized by coughing, wheezing, chest tightening, itching, nasal congestion, rash, watering eyes, sneezing, chapped lips, and similar symptoms. In some severe cases, reactions may progress rapidly to | 1,538 | wow-train |
So I go to say I really love the Rolling Stones the english rock band
I love them some of their songs are amazing
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, boy those kids sure could play.
When did they form
They actually formed in 1962, but didn't really get popular till 1964 in the US
Wow that is a long time ago | employed several musicians in that role, including Jack Nitzsche (1965–1971), Nicky Hopkins (1967–1982), Billy Preston (1971–1981), Ian McLagan (1978–1981), and Chuck Leavell (1982–present).
The Rolling Stones were at the forefront of the British Invasion of bands that became popular in the United States in 1964 and were identified with the youthful and rebellious counterculture of the 1960s. Rooted in blues and early rock and roll, the band started out playing covers but found more success with their own material; songs | List of songs recorded by the Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in 1962. They have released 25 studio albums through 2016. The original lineup consisted of multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, lead vocalist Mick Jagger, guitarist Keith Richards, bass guitarist Bill Wyman, drummer Charlie Watts, and keyboardist Ian Stewart. Stewart was dismissed from the lineup in 1963, but continued to serve as their road manager and de facto keyboard player. Following Jones' death in 1969, Mick Taylor took over lead guitar | 1,539 | wow-train |
I love Robert De Niro. I just saw him in an SNL sketch earlier that was so funny. It was "What Up Wit Dat". So classic!
De Niro was cast as Vito Corleone in the second Godfather
Yes indeed he was. What other movies did he star in? The Whole Nine Yards was a classic, lol!
He also started in a Martin Scorsese film called "Mean Streets"
What year did that movie come out? I feel like I missed the era when De Niro was making so many good movies. | Godfather Part II", for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film "Raging Bull".
De Niro's first major film roles were in the sports drama "Bang the Drum Slowly" (1973) and Scorsese's crime film "Mean Streets" (1973). He earned Academy Award nominations for the psychological thrillers "Taxi Driver" (1976) and " | Corleone – granddaughter; played by Sofia Coppola
- Victor Rizzi – grandson
- Michael Rizzi – grandson
Portrayals and influences.
In "The Godfather", Don Vito Corleone was portrayed by Marlon Brando. He was portrayed as a younger man in "The Godfather Part II" by Robert De Niro. Both performances won Academy Awards — Best Actor for Brando, Best Supporting Actor for De Niro. Vito Corleone is the only motion picture character played by two different actors to be awarded an Oscar for both portrayals. | 1,540 | wow-train |
I love going in the wild and fishing! Do you fish?
I love to fish as well even though I am not very good at it! What do you like to fish for? | 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 | - Overture - Charlie Girl
- Bells Will Ring
- What Would I Get From Being Married
- I Love Him, I Love Him
- What's the Magic
- Let's Do a Deal
- My Favorite Occupation
- I Was Young
- Act II
- Party of a Lifetime
- I 'ates Money
- Charlie Girl Waltz
- Like Love
- That's It
- Fish and Chips
- You Never Know What You Can Do Until You Try It | 1,541 | wow-train |
I don't like eating at McDonald's very often, but when I do, I like to get chicken nuggets.
McDonald's is a fast food company that was founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice in California
1940? Wow, that's a long time. I wonder what the first McDonalds restaurant was like.
It was later changed to be a business as a hamburger stand.
Interesting, so hamburgers were their main dish? I wonder how it got so popular. | Hamburger
A hamburger (short: burger) is a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked patties of ground meat, usually beef, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun. The patty may be pan fried, grilled, or flame broiled. Hamburgers are often served with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, bacon, or chiles; condiments such as ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, relish, or "special sauce"; and are frequently placed on sesame seed buns. A hamburger topped with cheese is | McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is an American fast food company, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechristened their business as a hamburger stand, and later turned the company into a franchise, with the Golden Arches logo being introduced in 1953 at a location in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1955, Ray Kroc, a businessman, joined the company as a franchise agent and proceeded to purchase the chain from the McDonald brothers. McDonald's had | 1,542 | wow-train |
Do you ever drink scotch whisky, a malt or grain whisky made in Scotland
no, never have drank Scotch whisky, malt or grain whisky from Scotland
I have, it is delicious, Its crazy how it has to be aged in oak barrels for at least three years!
i imaging being aged in oak barrels for three years it has to be good
I think that is why it has been around since 1495, that was the first mention of it
it was probably around way before 1495 | Scotch whisky
Scotch whisky (; often simply called Scotch) is malt whisky or grain whisky made in Scotland. Scotch whisky must be made in a manner specified by law.
All Scotch whisky was originally made from malted barley. Commercial distilleries began introducing whisky made from wheat and rye in the late 18th century. Scotch whisky is divided into five distinct categories: single malt Scotch whisky, single grain Scotch whisky, blended malt Scotch whisky (formerly called "vatted malt" or "pure malt"), blended grain Scotch | Single malt Scotch
Single malt Scotch is single malt whisky made in Scotland. To be a single malt scotch the whisky must have been distilled at a single distillery using a pot still distillation process and made from a mash of malted barley. As with any Scotch whisky, a single malt Scotch must be distilled in Scotland and matured in oak casks in Scotland for at least three years and one day. (Most single malts are matured longer.)
- "Malt" indicates that the whisky is distilled from a " | 1,543 | wow-train |
I love Cross-country skiing.
the sport of cross-country skiing has a variety of formats that are put on display throughout the US and canada
What kind of courses do these events occur on?
races ocur over homogated, groomed courses along with freestyle type track events
Do they just race or are there other elements to the competition? | (in-track) and freestyle events, where the skiers may employ skate skiing. It also encompasses cross-country ski marathon events, sanctioned by the Worldloppet Ski Federation, and cross-country ski orienteering events, sanctioned by the International Orienteering Federation. Related forms of competition are biathlon, where competitors race on cross-country skis and stop to shoot at targets with rifles, and paralympic cross-country skiing that allows athletes with disabilities to compete at cross-country skiing with adaptive equipment.
Norwegian army units were | Cross-country skiing (sport)
The sport of cross-country skiing encompasses a variety of formats for cross-country skiing races over courses of varying lengths according to rules sanctioned by the International Ski Federation and by various national organizations, such as the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and Cross Country Ski Canada. International competitions include the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, and at the Winter Olympic Games. Such races occur over homologated, groomed courses designed to support classic | 1,544 | wow-train |
hai had you tried bacon earlier?
yes i have tried lot its is a type of salt-cured pork
yeah it's nice did you known when it begins? | German "bacho", meaning "buttock", "ham" or "side of bacon", and is cognate with the Old French "bacon".
Meat from other animals, such as beef, lamb, chicken, goat, or turkey, may also be cut, cured, or otherwise prepared to resemble bacon, and may even be referred to as, for example, "turkey bacon". Such use is common in areas with significant Jewish and Muslim populations as both religions prohibit the consumption of pork | Bacon
Bacon is a type of salt-cured pork. Bacon is prepared from several different cuts of meat, typically from the pork belly or from back cuts, which have less fat than the belly. It is eaten on its own, as a side dish (particularly in breakfasts), or used as a minor ingredient to flavour dishes (e.g., the club sandwich). Bacon is also used for barding and larding roasts, especially game, including venison and pheasant. The word is derived from the Old High | 1,545 | wow-train |
I love strawberries alot, I wish I had a farm full of the plant so I can harvest myself
i love strawberries! they are cultivated worldwide!
not in tropical regions though I doubt they would survive the heat in Africa for example
probably so. The first strawberry was bread in France in 1750s
Oh that's long time ago. How long do they take before they produce?
i'm not really sure. You know it's interesting that everybody calls strawberries a berry but from botanical point of view strawberry is not a berry
It's not a tree right? I see it as a shrub | century.
The strawberry is not, from a botanical point of view, a berry. Technically, it is an aggregate accessory fruit, meaning that the fleshy part is derived not from the plant's ovaries but from the receptacle that holds the ovaries. Each apparent "seed" (achene) on the outside of the fruit is actually one of the ovaries of the flower, with a seed inside it.
In 2017, world production of strawberries was 9.2 million tonnes, led by China with 40% of the | couple of things that Moran had no wish to copy in case the wings came off."
- "It was perfectly obvious that if I sat in that kite it was bound to crash and I would probably get killed. Anyone with an ounce of gallantry would have stayed at the controls and tried to miss the innocent bystanders. I haven’t got an ounce of gallantry. I don’t intend to kill myself to save three and a half civilians. It’s their war as well as mine, so they can | 1,546 | wow-train |
I love to party.
Parties typically feature food and drinks. What are some of your favorites?
Cheese and crackers are a must, and also alcohol.
Cheese and crackerss are often paired with wine. Do you enjoy wine?
I do not like wine at all.
If beer is more your preference, Almanac Brewery has some great Oak-aged beers.
I much prefer vodka.
My published standards, Vodka must have a minimum ABV of 37.5 to even be called vodka.
I did not know that. That's interesting. | Smirnoff
Smirnoff (; ) is a brand of vodka owned and produced by the British company Diageo. The Smirnoff brand began with a vodka distillery founded in Moscow by Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov (1831–1898). It is now distributed in 130 countries and produced in several countries including Albania, Brazil, Honduras, India, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Mongolia, the Philippines, the United Kingdom and the United States. Smirnoff products include vodka, flavoured vodka, and malt beverages. In March 2006, Diageo North America claimed that Smirnoff | time of year they were magnificent. (...) Washed down with a crisp Sancerre, it's like heaven. (...) I can do things with shrimp you wouldn't believe." He also has "such difficulty talking on an empty stomach." Maurice is often seen in close vicinity of a wine bottle, cooking traditional French recipes such as coq au vin or otherwise enjoying goat cheese, viennoiseries and other kinds of food, including his own cooking, "with great gusto." Maurice drinks excessively, which | 1,547 | wow-train |
Ever been to Alaska? I've never been but it looks gorgeous, especially since I've never been that far northwest in the US.
No! And I agree! I've known people who have gone on Alaskan cruises, and loved it. If I knew that the environmental impact of those cruises was minimal, I'd be tempted.
I would love to go on one of those! There's a lot to look at, especially since it's the largest state in the US.
True -- I wonder how much of the state you could cover. I imagine there's something for everyone. I'd also love to see the *night sky* and the aurora borealis. I'd brave the cold for that!
Oh yeah, that would look beautiful! It's pretty insane to think that Alaska is the seventh largest subnational division in the world!
Interesting -- I've never heard that term. What does "largest subnational division" mean? Curious!
I believe that it means that it is a division like a state or province, but that it isn't a nation or country. It's also the 3rd least populous of the states.
You know what? I would have guessed *least* populous, so that's interesting. I wonder what the other two states are with less people. | Northern Canada and Greenland. Approximately half of Alaska's residents live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska's economy is dominated by the fishing, natural gas, and oil industries, resources which it has in abundance. United States armed forces bases and tourism are also a significant part of the economy.
In a deal known as Seward's Folly, The United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, for 7.2 million U.S. dollars at approximately two cents per acre ($4.74/km) | instantly freakishly strong like they just have a natural gift. And that was never me. I just loved climbing, and I've been climbing all the time ever since, so I've naturally gotten better at it, but I've never been gifted."
After graduating from Mira Loma High School as part of the International Baccalaureate Programme in 2003, he enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, to study civil engineering. His maternal grandfather died and his parents got divorced during his first year of college, and | 1,548 | wow-train |
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster that tells the news like it is.
Do they only report on happenings in Britain or do they cover the rest of the world?
ts headquarters are at Broadcasting House in London but reports on news world wide. They are actually world's oldest national broadcasting organisation.
I did not know that they were the oldest. How old are they or how much older are they than the next oldest? | BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters are at Broadcasting House in Westminster, London, and it is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees. It employs over 20,950 staff in total, 16,672 of whom are in public sector broadcasting. The total number of staff is 35,402 when part-time, flexible, and fixed-contract staff are included.
The BBC is established under a Royal Charter and operates under | BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a radio station owned and operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is Gwyneth Williams, and the station is part of BBC Radio and the "BBC Radio" department. The station is broadcast from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasting House, London. On 21 January 2019 Williams announced she was quitting the | 1,549 | wow-train |
I live in Florda, which is a state in the United States bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico and Alabama, with Georgiana to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west
I have been there a couple times, most recently to board a cruise.
Did you like the place?
Yes it was a very nice place to visit.
Yeah, I plan on retiring here because i love this state. It is actually called Flordia because that means "Land of Flowers" in spanish
I know that a lot of people retire there. | state is at or near sea level and is characterized by sedimentary soil. Florida has the lowest high point of any U.S. state. The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south. The American alligator, American crocodile, American flamingo, Roseate spoonbill, Florida panther, bottlenose dolphin, and manatee can be found in Everglades National Park in the southern part of the state. Along with Hawaii, Florida is one of only two states that has a tropical climate, and is the only continental state with either | Florida
Florida () is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida. Florida is the 22nd-most extensive (), the 3rd-most populous (21,312,211 inhabitants), and the 8th-most densely populated () of the U.S. states. Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the | 1,550 | wow-train |
I like wearing makeup but don't do mine much in the summer. I end up just sweating it off haha
I enjoy using a bit of mascara and eye shadow from time to time. I just dislike taking it off at the end of the day.
I always forget but never looks too bad the next morning. It's definitely not good for my skin though. I'm not big on foundation anyway so could be worse
The word cosmetics includes not just makeup but also skin cleansers, skin lotions, shampoo and even perfume. That's a lot of products!
I always thought of cosmetics as just makeup. That is a lot of products
Interesting enough the FDA defines cosmetics as "intended to be applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance without affecting the body's structure or functions"
Thats a very thorough definition but clear. That's very interesting | a component of a cosmetic product. The FDA specifically excludes pure soap from this category.
Etymology.
The word "cosmetics" derives from the Greek κοσμητικὴ τέχνη ("kosmetikē tekhnē"), meaning "technique of dress and ornament", from κοσμητικός ("kosmētikos"), "skilled in ordering or arranging" and that from κόσμος ("kosmos"), meaning amongst others "order" and "ornament".
History.
Cosmetics have been in use for thousands of years. The absence | little while. Next time we saw him, he had cut off his beard, and was wearing a black leather jacket, with his chest hanging out, with some chains and just sweating like a son of a gun. I don't know what the hell he got a hold of, man, but it just whacked him. And the next thing I know, he axed my door down in the Albert Hotel. They said at the reception area that this crazy guy had held an ax to the doorman's head | 1,551 | wow-train |
Hey do you know much about hiking?
Hi, I know hiking includes very long and active walks on trails, often in the countryside.
O really, is it popular or anything else i should know?
Oddly, in the UK, hiking is often a term used rambling and hillwalking, which makes it sound easy!
huh I didnt know that, are there any hiking trails that are popular?
Well, in the UK, there is a hiking organization called The Ramblers, which is a bit strange for a hiking group lol
huh, is hiking good for staying healthy or in shape? | the UK, along with rambling (a slightly old-fashioned term), hillwalking, and fell walking (a term mostly used for hillwalking in northern England). The term bushwalking is endemic to Australia, having been adopted by the Sydney Bush Walkers club in 1927. In New Zealand a long, vigorous walk or hike is called tramping. It is a popular activity with numerous worldwide, and studies suggest that all forms of walking have health benefits.
Related terms.
In the United States, Canada, the | , "If you want to do some hiking in the Worlds End region, you should know that hiking here means climbing". Worlds End State Park is open during the winter months for snow mobiling and cross-country skiing. Most of the trails are too steep or rugged for either activity, but the park roads are open, as are trails on surrounding state forest lands.
- Loyalsock Trail, often abbreviated LT, is a rugged hiking trail that stretches from near Loyalsockville, in Lycoming County on Pennsylvania Route 87 | 1,552 | wow-train |
hello, i go to a catholic high school in new england .) | New England
New England is a region composed of six states in the northeastern United States: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick to the northeast and Quebec to the north. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east and southeast, and Long Island Sound is to the south. Boston is New England's largest city, as well as the capital of Massachusetts. The largest metropolitan | to Conard High School, and King Philip's go to Hall. Bristow students return to the school district they were in during elementary school.
Education Private schools.
- Saint Thomas the Apostle School
- Saint Timothy Middle School
- Northwest Catholic High School
- St. Brigid-St. Augustine Partnership School
- American School for the Deaf
- Kingswood-Oxford School
- Renbrook School
- Hebrew High School of New England
- Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford
- German School of Connecticut | 1,553 | wow-train |
I enjoy country music ,Do you? | Country music
Country music, also known as country and western (or simply country), and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as American folk music (especially Appalachian folk and Western music) and blues.
Country music often consists of ballads and dance tunes with generally simple forms, folk lyrics, and harmonies mostly accompanied by string instruments such as banjos, electric and acoustic guitars, steel guitars (such | finished? Personally, I never try to think I am working on a specific album as such, I never stop writing songs for starters, my whole life seems to revolve around one huge album with each title merely a snapshot of my experiences along the way. You see, songwriting is my passion, I like nothing better than attempting to fit words to music and music to words. I do it for many reasons, but for the most part I do it because I enjoy it. To be able to record something | 1,554 | wow-train |
There is a new starbucks that opened up down the street.
I like Starbucks. It was founded in Seattle Wa in 1971.
I had no idea it has been around for that long.
Yep and as of Nov 2016, there are 23,768 stores operating.
That is an insane amout. Do they have locations worldwide?
Yes, those locations are worldwide.
That is incredible. Who started Starbucks?
I'm really not sure but some stores actually offer beer and wine and appetizers.
I wish mine did. That would be fun. What else can you tell me about Starbucks? | Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain. Starbucks was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971. As of early 2019, the company operates over 30,000 locations worldwide.
Starbucks is considered the main representative of "second wave coffee", initially distinguishing itself from other coffee-serving venues in the US by taste, quality, and customer experience while popularizing darkly roasted coffee. Since the 2000s, third wave coffee makers have targeted quality-minded coffee drinkers with hand-made coffee based on lighter roasts | company opened its first store in Russia, ten years after first registering a trademark there.
In 2008, they purchased the manufacturer of the Clover Brewing System. They began testing the "fresh-pressed" coffee system at several Starbucks locations in Seattle, California, New York, and Boston.
In early 2008, Starbucks started a community website, My Starbucks Idea, designed to collect suggestions and feedback from customers. Other users comment and vote on suggestions. Journalist Jack Schofield noted that "My Starbucks seems to be | 1,555 | wow-train |
I love the game Mortal Kombat. Mileena is my favorite character! | Mileena
Mileena is a player and occasional boss character from the "Mortal Kombat" series of fighting games. A dual sai-wielding assassin, she acts as the evil twin and magenta palette swap of Princess Kitana in "Mortal Kombat II" in 1993. She has been promoted throughout the Mortal Kombat games as its semi-ironic sex symbol, especially since "" when she began a pattern of wearing more revealing outfits.
The series' 2011 reboot made her even more psychologically unstable, not to mention cannibalistic, | Jade (Mortal Kombat)
Jade is a fictional character from the "Mortal Kombat" fighting game series by Midway Games. Debuting in 1993's "Mortal Kombat II" as an unplayable secret character who was a green palette swap of Kitana and Mileena, Jade made her first playable appearance in "Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3". She has since become a regular supporting character in the franchise, appearing on series merchandise in addition to alternate "Mortal Kombat" media, such as comic books and the feature film "." | 1,556 | wow-train |
I love dogs! | was the first species to be domesticated and has been selectively bred over millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes.
Their long association with humans has led dogs to be uniquely attuned to human behavior and they are able to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canid species. Dogs vary widely in shape, size and colors. They perform many roles for humans, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship and, more recently | on All Music; Voice network "All Music".
2007: "Reservoir Dogs", Uno Italy; "I Love Rock 'n'Roll", All Music; "I Love Rock 'n'Roll, on the streets of California, All Music; Voice network "All Music"
2008: "Reservoir Dogs" (Italy A); "I Love Rock 'n'Roll" (All Music); "Scalo 76", "Cargo" and "Stracult Show" on RAI 2
2009: sent to | 1,557 | wow-train |
I am fascinated by Komodo dragons, also known as the Komodo monitor a large species of lizard.
I don't know much about them. Do they make good pets?
You would need a large enclosure as they are unusually large. I would recommend a smaller lizard as a pet.
Are they dangerous, I have small children in the house. Also what do they eat?
No they eat mostly insects and wouldn't bother your kids. The oldest fossils found date to 3.8 million years ago. They existed with the dinosaurs.
Wow that is very interesting. Anything else I should know about Komodo dragons whilst considering one for a pet?
Just that they are very friendly and can be trained to be walked like a dog. Some locals from Indonesian islands where they are found do this!
Omg that's so cute! I really want one now! | . However, recent research suggests the large size of Komodo dragons may be better understood as representative of a relict population of very large varanid lizards that once lived across Indonesia and Australia, most of which, along with other megafauna, died out after the Pleistocene (as a result of human activity). Fossils very similar to "V. komodoensis" have been found in Australia dating to more than 3.8 million years ago, and its body size remained stable on Flores, one of the small number of Indonesian islands where it is | Komodo dragon
The Komodo dragon ("Varanus komodoensis"), also known as the Komodo monitor, is a species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang. A member of the monitor lizard family Varanidae, it is the largest living species of lizard, growing to a maximum length of in rare cases and weighing up to approximately .
Its unusually large size has been attributed to island gigantism, since no other carnivorous animals fill the niche on the islands where it lives | 1,558 | wow-train |
I am so proud of my ethnic roots. I am Argentinian and it's a beautiful culture.
Good. So proud of you. Can you please explain more about your culture
Argentina is officially named Argentine Republic, it's mostlly located in the southern half of South America.
Ok, our main holidays are May revolution, the death of José de San Martín ,Independance day and national flag day
That;s interesting. Argentina is divided into twenty-three "provincias" and even has one autonomous city, well known Buenos Aires which is the capital of the nation too!
Oh, What is our traditional food and dress | the largest Spanish-speaking nation. The sovereign state is subdivided into twenty-three provinces (, singular "provincia") and one autonomous city ("ciudad autónoma"), Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the nation () as decided by Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands (), and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
The earliest recorded human presence in | Everything Will Be OK
Everything Will Be OK is a 2006 animated short film by Don Hertzfeldt. It is the first chapter of a three-part story about a man named Bill. Hertzfeldt released the second film in the series, titled "I Am So Proud of You", in 2008. The final chapter, "It's Such a Beautiful Day," was released in 2011. The entire three-part story was then edited together and released as a seamless feature film in 2012, also titled "It | 1,559 | wow-train |
I love Electronic Music! It uses instruments and mechanical elements while missing in others standard instruments! Its usually called "EDM". What kind of music do you listen to?
I like some EDM. But I listen to a lot of Punk, Metal, Bluegrass and Symphony
What does Bluegrass music use for their melody? I've never heard of that genre of music!
American roots music named after Kentucky mandolin player and songwriter Bill Monroe's band, the Bluegrass Boys
Ah I realize that its influenced by Irish, Scottish, and English traditional music. Any recommendations for artists to start listening to Bluegrass music?
I'm actually Scottish so it works well. Check out Runrig they are from Scotland and have a Bluegreass feel or Flogging Molly. As for bluegreass Dell Watson is amazing. What EDM do you like?
I'll definitely check those groups out when I get the chance! I listen to various people especially in the Top Charts, like DJ Snake and Martin Garrix. Then I listen to small timers like Cosmo Midnight, Odesza, and Porter Robinson! It all depends on my mood.
I seen Hardwell in Manhattan last month. Do you listen to him? | Hardwell
Robbert van de Corput (; born 7 January 1988), known professionally as Hardwell, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer from Breda, North Brabant. Hardwell was voted the world's number one DJ on "DJ Mag" in 2013 and again in 2014. He was ranked at number three in the top 100 DJs 2018 poll by "DJ Mag". Hardwell is best known for his sets at music festivals, including Ultra Music Festival, Sunburn and Tomorrowland.
Hardwell first gained recognition in 2009 | ", Guetta said he has moved away from the current EDM and house sound on his previous two internationally released albums "One Love" and "Nothing but the Beat" with "Listen", by adding elements of other music such as classical music, acoustic music, and piano ballads: "I miss soul and emotion. A lot of EDM lately is based on production tricks that make it sound huge. I think it's not enough. These songs can be played by a classical orchestra, a rock band, | 1,560 | wow-train |
I love gardening but im not very good at it.
Ive never been much for gardening, dont care for plants or horticulture
I can grow vegetables but thats about it
Yea I dont care much for gardening ornamental plants but vegetables and food make sense
Do you know how to grow flowers?
I imagine you do it like any plant, plant it and water it and cultivate it though it depends on the flower
There seems to be a lot I need to look into about gardening. | Gardening
Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants as part of horticulture. In gardens, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants, such as root vegetables, leaf vegetables, fruits, and herbs, are grown for consumption, for use as dyes, or for medicinal or cosmetic use. Gardening is considered by many people to be a relaxing activity.
Gardening ranges in scale from fruit orchards, to long boulevard plantings with one or more different types of shrubs | wide variety of fruits, vegetables and herbs can be grown in a tower garden.
Indoor gardening.
If someone loves gardening, but doesn't have the space to do it outdoors, indoor gardening may be the solution. An indoor vegetable, herb, or fruit garden is a way to grow healthy produce and have fresh food for cooking all year round.
When planning an indoor garden it is important to choose plants with light requirements that are conducive in homes. To maximize a plants sun exposure, place it | 1,561 | wow-train |
I love chocolate - The Hershey Company would be my best friend.
Have you been to the headquarters in Hershey, Pennsylvania?
No, i've never been to PA - have you? | Lancaster Caramel Company. The Hershey Trust Company owns a minority stake, but retains a majority of the voting power within the company.
Hershey's chocolate is available across the United States, and in over 60 countries worldwide. They have three mega distribution centers, with modern technology and labor management systems. In addition, Hershey is a member of the World Cocoa Foundation. It is also associated with the Hersheypark Stadium and the Giant Center.
History.
History Early Years.
After an apprenticeship to a confectioner in 1873 | and if I did it’d be Hershey, Pennsylvania."".
Hershey, Pennsylvania was also name dropped in “The Good Doctor,” when it was revealed that Shaun Murphy's (main character) love interest, Lea (played by Paige Spara) is moving to Hershey, Pa. to work in her family's auto body shop.
Notable people.
- Brian Baker, actor, lives in Hershey.
- John Bilbrey, director at McCormick & Company and former CEO and President of Hershey Company | 1,562 | wow-train |
Cooking is the art of cookery
Thank you for that information can you tell me a little more about cookery ?
Cooking techniques and ingredients varies
How do they vary ? Can you give me an example | 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 | also documents his path in life as a chef and offers an insight into his work at Meadowood. In 2018 he was awarded the international Eckart Witzigmann Award (ECKART) for "Art of Cookery".
Style.
Kostow has said that northern Californian cooking is about "using the best products you can locally and showcasing them as best you can. It really is that simple. California is more about this simple elemental way of cooking that is now spreading more widely." The "Wall Street Journal" writes that | 1,563 | wow-train |
Sushi is often confused with sashimi, sashimi is another japanese dish consisting of thinly sliced raw fish or sometimes meat and an optional serving of rice. Have you ever had either of these?
I have heard of sushi, but not the other. I never liked sushi though, I always thought it tasted bad
Well the good thing about sushi is that it is versatile. It can be prepared with other rown or white rice, and is often served with pickled ginger, wasabi, and soy sauce. Maybe you just need to experiment!
I have had it with rice, I just do not think it is for me, I am more of a classic hamburgers, pizza, chicken kind of person
Well if you are vegetrian you can also cook it with vegetarian ingredients, but its typically prepared with raw seafood and other cooked ingredients. How have you had your sushi?
Just normal from a store, I could not be a vegetarian though, that seems way too tough | source of protein for its Japanese consumers. The term "sushi" comes from an antiquated grammatical form no longer used in other contexts, and literally means "sour-tasting"; the overall dish has a sour and umami or savoury taste. Narezushi still exists as a regional specialty, notably as "funa-zushi" from Shiga Prefecture.
Vinegar began to be added to the preparation of narezushi in the Muromachi period (1336–1573) for the sake of enhancing both taste and preservation. In addition to increasing the sourness | confused with "sashimi", a related dish in Japanese cuisine that consists of thinly sliced raw fish, or occasionally meat, and an optional serving of rice.
History.
Sushi originates in a Southeast Asian dish, known today as "narezushi" ( – "salted fish"), stored in fermented rice for possibly months at a time. The lacto-fermentation of the rice prevented the fish from spoiling; the rice would be discarded before consumption of the fish. This early type of sushi became an important | 1,564 | wow-train |
Public housing always interests me, because of the help it gives, the funding it needs, and the people against funding it, etc. But it's such a vague thing to me still. Can you fill me in more?
In the US, public housing is priced below market rate, and it lets people live in more convenient locations
Right.. that makes sense. Are there more specific details as to how it's funded, or how it works exactly?
These places are generally funded by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development
I see. So, what's something most people may not know about public housing? | public housing in the U.S. consisted primarily of one or more concentrated blocks of low-rise and/or high-rise apartment buildings. These complexes are operated by state and local housing authorities which are authorized and funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. More than 1.2 million households currently live in public housing of some type.
Subsidized apartment buildings, often referred to as housing projects, have a complicated and often notorious history in the United States. While the first decades of projects were built with higher construction standards | true. And that's why the ‘Can’ in the chorus has a ‘t’ on the end of it. You'd almost always expect the line to be ‘You Can Count On Me’ but it's not. No one ever says ‘You Can’t Count On Me’ because it's not a very nice thing to say about yourself. It's also not as ‘hit single’-y in people's minds. I know this because people actually suggested removing the ‘t’. I know some of | 1,565 | wow-train |
I find volcanoes fascinating!
Me too. It's crazy how the crust of the Earth ruptures and allows hot lava, ash and gases to escape.
It's weird how that all works. What causes a volcano to erupt?
The erupt due to the Earth's crust being broken into 17 major tectonic plates that float on a hotter, softer layer.
That's all really interesting! I hear that they're formed because of the plates colliding with each other. Is that right?
Yes, but volcanoes can also form where this is stretching and thinning of the crust's plates.
I'd love to go and see a volcano in person! Any suggestions on which ones are safe to visit? | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
The Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province (NCVP), formerly known as the Stikine Volcanic Belt, is a geologic province defined by the occurrence of Miocene to Holocene volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest of North America. This belt of volcanoes extends roughly north-northwest from northwestern British Columbia and the Alaska Panhandle through Yukon to the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area of far eastern Alaska, in a corridor hundreds of kilometres wide. It is the most recently defined volcanic province in the Western Cordillera. It has formed due to extensional | 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 | 1,566 | wow-train |
Do you know anyone who practices vegetarianism, or abstaining from the consumption of meat?
I do not know any Vegans. I know it it involves abstaining from meat, eggs and dairy. Are you a Vegan?
No I am not. Vegetarianism may be adopted for various reasons, but it is different than vegan.
How does vegetarianism differ from that of being a vegan?
Vegans abstain from the use of animal products in addition to an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals.
So Vegans not only abstain from eating animal products, they are also opposed to the use of animals for any reason? | 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, | vegetarian diet that includes eggs and dairy.
- Vegan diet: In addition to the abstentions of a vegetarian diet, vegans do not use any product produced by animals, such as eggs, dairy products, or honey. The vegan philosophy and lifestyle is broader than just the diet and also includes abstaining from using any products tested on animals and often campaigning for animal rights.
Vegetarian diets Semi-vegetarian diets.
- Semi-vegetarianism: A predominantly vegetarian diet, in which meat is occasionally consumed.
- Kangatarian | 1,567 | wow-train |
You know what? I really like the color blue. | is used in its technical sense as used in color theory, meaning a blueish color mixed with white or light gray.
Tints of blue Baby blue.
Baby blue is known as one of the pastel colors. With a hue code of 199, this color is a tone of azure.
The first recorded use of "baby blue" as a color name in English was in 1892.
Tints of blue Light blue.
The web color light blue is displayed in the color box at right. Variations of this | . And because he's like, you know, to the outside a very reserved and very like just off limits, you don't know what he is. You don't know what he's like. You just see an image and you hear a voice and you hear his writing in it and it's amazing, but you don't know what it's all about. I didn't really figure him out any more working with him. I just know that his pen and his voice and his delivery is, | 1,568 | wow-train |
Hiking's a wonderful outdoor activity and vigorous walk
I have never done hiking but I am sure it must be so much fun | Hiking
Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks. On the other hand, in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, the word "walking" is acceptable to describe "all forms" of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or backpacking in the Alps. The word hiking is also often used in | . "I think it's a much more wonderful movie than what I ever expected. Some movies are like home movies to the people who participated in them, and that's what "Cross Creek" is like for me. I watch the scenes with Rip (Torn) and remember what it was like doing them. It's so much fun working with him. You're never quite sure what you're going to get with him. You know it's going to be something truthful. A scene was always lively | 1,569 | wow-train |
My favorite color is yellow.
I love yellow too! It's a sunny color! Sunlight actually has a yellowish hue because the surface temperature of the sun!
yes, it is a wonderful bright color that looks good on everyone. I even painted a room in my house that color.
Me too! I never really knew that yellow is actually between green and orange on the spectrum of visible light!
I did not know that. I remember mixing yellow paint and blue paint together to make green in art class.
Me too! And I think it's amazing that RGB color models, like the ones used in tv and computer screens, actually combine red and green at equal intensity to create yellow. Isn't that wild?
The many ways that our eyes almost play tricks on us to see different color is amazing. | as egg yolks, buttercups, and bananas. They absorb light energy and protect plants from photodamage. Sunlight has a slight yellowish hue when sun is near a horizon, due to atmosphere scattering shorter wavelengths (green, blue, and violet).
Because it was widely available, yellow ochre pigment was one of the first colors used in art; the Lascaux cave in France has a painting of a yellow horse 17,000 years old. Ochre and orpiment pigments were used to represent gold and skin color in Egyptian tombs, then | Symbolism and associations Light and reason.
Yellow, as the color of sunlight when sun is near the horizon, is commonly associated with warmth. Yellow combined with red symbolized heat and energy. A room painted yellow feels warmer than a room painted white, and a lamp with yellow light seems more natural than a lamp with white light.
As the color of light, yellow is also associated with knowledge and wisdom. In English and many other languages, "brilliant" and "bright" mean intelligent. In Islam | 1,570 | wow-train |
I love Christmas time. Do you celebrate Christmas/ | information.
Although the month and date of Jesus' birth are unknown, the church in the early fourth century fixed the date as December 25. This corresponds to the date of the solstice on the Roman calendar. Most Christians celebrate on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar, which has been adopted almost universally in the civil calendars used in countries throughout the world. However, some Eastern Christian Churches celebrate Christmas on December 25 of the older Julian calendar, which currently corresponds to a January date in the Gregorian calendar. For | , was also recorded for "Spy Kids 3". She also has recorded songs for the movie "Repo! The Genetic Opera", released in 2008.
Vega sang the song "Christmas is the Time to Say 'I Love You'" in the ABC Family film "Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe". The track appears on the compilation album "Songs to Celebrate 25 Days of Christmas", which was released on November 3, 2009 by Walt Disney Records. The music video for the song premiered | 1,571 | wow-train |
Hello there. I like to read because I love seeing the story play out in my mind. Do you like reading?
I love to read, but I really like to write books for the same reason. | 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 | .
Keys explained that "[the book] won't be exactly autobiography, but I love to read so much that I want to make sure the story is really powerful, like "Catcher in the Rye" or one of the books I love". The title of the book is derived from one of the poems, "Love and Chains", which contains the line: "I don't mind drinking my tears for water". In an interview with "The Early Show", Keys further explained | 1,572 | wow-train |
I drink energy drinks that contain caffeine. Can you elucidate on the pros and cons of caffeine consumption?
Well caffeine is legal and unregulated almost everywhere, unlike other psychoactive substances, so that sure is a con.
i sometimes feel out of it when i drink too many, almost like an overdose. Is there a limit on how much caffeine i should consume?
Definitely, caffeine is a psychoactive drug and should be consumed in limited quantity. The exact amount depends on the person though.
You are saying that caffeine is a drug like heroin? I wish that i had known this years ago. I am an addict. | Psychoactive drug
A psychoactive drug, psychopharmaceutical, or psychotropic drug is a chemical substance that changes brain function and results in alterations in perception, mood, consciousness, cognition, or behavior. These substances may be used medically; recreationally; to purposefully improve performance or alter one's consciousness; as entheogens; for ritual, spiritual, or shamanic purposes; or for research. Some categories of psychoactive drugs, which have therapeutic value, are prescribed by physicians and other healthcare practitioners. Examples include anesthetics, analgesics, anticonvulsant and antiparkinsonian | Caffeine
Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant of the methylxanthine class. It is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug. Unlike many other psychoactive substances, it is legal and unregulated in nearly all parts of the world. There are several known mechanisms of action to explain the effects of caffeine. The most prominent is that it reversibly blocks the action of adenosine on its receptor and consequently prevents the onset of drowsiness induced by adenosine. Caffeine also stimulates certain portions of the autonomic nervous system.
Caffeine | 1,573 | wow-train |
I love to eat shellfish, its one of my fav kinds of food | Shellfish
Shellfish is a colloquial and fisheries term for exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Although most kinds of shellfish are harvested from saltwater environments, some are found in freshwater. In addition, a few species of land crabs are eaten, for example "Cardisoma guanhumi" in the Caribbean. Shellfish are among the most common food allergens.
Despite the name, "shellfish" are not actually fish, but are simply water-dwelling animals. Most | kinds of food" (Alexis)
- 12. "My name is John Wellington Wells" (Mr. Wells)
- 13. "Sprites of earth and air" (Aline, Alexis, Mr. Wells, and Chorus)
- 14. Act I Finale (Ensemble)
- "Now to the banquet we press"
- The Tea-Cup Brindisi ("Eat, drink and be gay") (Sir Marmaduke, Dr Daly and Chorus)
- "Oh love, true love" | 1,574 | wow-train |
I wonder sometimes if I am being a good parent to my daughters.
I wonder the same thing too. As long as you promote and support the emotional, social, and physical development of a child you are doing well.
I believe so as well. I wonder if there are any tips or pointers for helping your children socially?
I guess that would be promoting development of your children in multiple ways like motor skills, executive function, moral understanding, and social change, etc.
I guess so. What exactly is executive function?
They are a set of cognitive functions that are essential for controlling behavior like attentional control, working memory and cognitive flexibility.
Interesting. I hope to apply that skill set to my children as well. | friend. Governments and society may also have a role in child-rearing. In many cases, orphaned or abandoned children receive parental care from non-parent or non-blood relations. Others may be adopted, raised in foster care, or placed in an orphanage. Parenting skills vary, and a parent or surrogate with good parenting skills may be referred to as a "good parent".
Parenting styles vary by historical time period, race/ethnicity, social class, and other social features. Additionally, research | do not know where I am going or when I will get there.
Even work does not take the pain away. I may be diving for my own pleasure or showing others how to do so, but when I return to the shop, it seems empty without you. I stock and order as I always did, but even now, I sometimes glance over my shoulder without thinking and call for you. As I write this note to you, I wonder when, or if, things like that will ever | 1,575 | wow-train |
Gotta love cake! It's been a while since I've had it though
I love cake too! In the old days cakes were just modifications of bread but now they are much fancier.
Indeed! I remember watching a channel on YouTube called The Townsends, and they talk about making all kinds of old time cakes!
Wow thats really cool, do you happen to know what those old time cakes looked like and were made of?
They have all kinds of recipes. I remember some cakes with Ginger and Nutmeg in them. A running joke on the episodes is that Nutmeg seems to be in just about everything!
I have never tasted Nutmeg, I wonder what it tastes like. I know it comes from a seed that comes from a tree.
I wasn't aware of that! I believe it's a spice that is used in many baked goods. | Nutmeg
Nutmeg is the seed or ground spice of several species of the genus "Myristica". "Myristica fragrans" (fragrant nutmeg or true nutmeg) is a dark-leaved evergreen tree cultivated for two spices derived from its fruit: nutmeg, from its seed, and mace, from the seed covering. It is also a commercial source of an essential oil and nutmeg butter. The California nutmeg, "Torreya californica", has a seed of similar appearance, but is not closely related to "Myristica fragans" | souls to mingle together. Today, the wedding kiss is usually just used as a form of love.
Wedding cakes are widely seen as symbols of fertility. While now they are an enjoyable snack for the wedding guests, wedding cakes have a more serious history. Sharing the first piece of wedding cake is still a ritual in weddings, but it originated as a way to ensure fertility for the bride in her attempts to have children. Superstition says that a bride cannot bake her own wedding cake or taste it before | 1,576 | wow-train |
I am a much more a night person than I am a morning person. I love staying up late.
Same here! I am definitely a night owl and I always have been.
I find that I am more productive when I stay up late. If I try to go to bed early I feel weird the next day
I almost never go to bed before midnight, but I guess that's just what I do. I love staying up late.
I also think it is great to be up when a lot of people are asleep. I can spend time doing things I like, such as hobbies I am interested in | 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. | effects are. I will not find that out until at least next month when I have more tests ... I am much more tired than I was when I was having treatment and have had to rest a great deal. This is meant to be the worst time for side-effects and I am really feeling it ... It has been a real battle but I have had a lot of support from everyone and at no time did I even consider giving up. It is one of those things that you have to just keep | 1,577 | wow-train |
I have been in two car crashes. I'm ok but usually traffic collisions often result in injury, death, and property damage
Wow I have been in a couple myself. What are some other stats on auto accidents?
Well, in 2013 about 54 million people sustained injuries from traffic collisions. That is alot of hurt people.
Oh jeez that is a lot. Where do most of these happen?
I tink middle income countries have the highest rate of death from accidents
Interesting! please tell me more... | death rates due to traffic collisions. Middle-income countries have the highest rate with 20 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, accounting for 80% of all road fatalities with 52% of all vehicles. While the death rate in Africa is the highest (24.1 per 100,000 inhabitants), the lowest rate is to be found in Europe (10.3 per 100,000 inhabitants).
Terminology.
Traffic collisions can be classified by general types. Types of collision include head-on, road departure, rear-end, side collisions, | million dollars due to delay and fuel costs in 2014 .
Problems Accidents.
Traffic accident happens when a vehicle crashes due to malfunction, driver error, faulty road design, weather conditions, or a combination of these factors. The vehicle and its owner involved in a traffic accident usually collide with other vehicles, people, animal or stationary obstacles and can result in property damage, injury and even death. The majority accidents are caused by human errors. In the U.S., traffic accidents caused 32,700 fatalities in 2013, and driver | 1,578 | wow-train |
Parenting seems like a difficult job.
I agree, parenting or child rearing requires a lot of skill and patience!
Are you a parent?
No. The physical, emotional, and social investment is too much for me!
Yes it must be hard. I wonder how people prepare to become a good parent.
I think governments and society may have a role in child-rearing as well which helps parents become better.
And of course government intervention is necessary in the case of orphaned children.
You're right, orphaned or abandoned children receive parental care from non-parent blood relations. Its very important that children receive care!
I think there are also books that helps people become better parents. | friend. Governments and society may also have a role in child-rearing. In many cases, orphaned or abandoned children receive parental care from non-parent or non-blood relations. Others may be adopted, raised in foster care, or placed in an orphanage. Parenting skills vary, and a parent or surrogate with good parenting skills may be referred to as a "good parent".
Parenting styles vary by historical time period, race/ethnicity, social class, and other social features. Additionally, research | Parenting
Parenting or child rearing is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. Parenting refers to the intricacies of raising a child and not exclusively for a biological relationship.
The most common caretaker in parenting is the father or mother, or both, biological parent(s) of the child in question, although a surrogate may be an older sibling, a grandparent, a legal guardian, aunt, uncle or other family member, or a family | 1,579 | wow-train |
I am a huge fan of Pizza! I could eat it for every meal! DO you enjoy it?
I love it, especially with extra cheese and baked in the oven to perfection. Bon appetit!
Agreed! What is your favorite type? Are you a deep dish or thin and crispy person?
I like mine crispy with a ton of toppings. Give me all the meats please!
I am more crispy as well! Did pizza really originate in Italy, or was it created in the US? I have heard both arguments from people.
I'm pretty sure it's Italy because modern pizza comes from Naples.
Interesting! I did not know that! I would love to try an original pizza! | . Many companies sell ready-baked frozen pizzas to be reheated in an ordinary home oven.
The "Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana" (lit. True Neapolitan Pizza Association) is a non-profit organization founded in 1984 with headquarters in Naples that aims to promote traditional Neapolitan pizza. In 2009, upon Italy's request, Neapolitan pizza was registered with the European Union as a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed dish, and in 2017 the art of its making was included on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.
Etymology. | comes from an unrelated remark by Hillary Clinton: ""I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas, but what I decided to do was to fulfill my profession which I entered before my husband was in public life."") The remark set off a firestorm of controversy. Wynette wrote to Clinton, saying, "With all that is in me, I resent your caustic remark. I believe you have offended every true country-music fan and every person who has made it on their | 1,580 | wow-train |
I could go for some pizza right now.
Pizza is so good, some good old italian cuisine
I wonder how long pizza has been around | 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 | my friends". The next question would be something like "Why did you go out with your friends?". Essentially, the format is as follows:
The first responses are generally functional justifications, like "I went out with my friends because I wanted some pizza", or "I wanted some pizza because I used to eat it as a child"; but eventually the interviewer hopes to reach a virtue justification like "It's good to be childish". Then it is fair to conclude that the | 1,581 | wow-train |
Ive always thought that zebras were really cool looking animals. | Zebra
Zebras ( , ) are several species of African equids (horse family) united by their distinctive black-and-white striped coats. Their stripes come in different patterns, unique to each individual. They are generally social animals that live in small harems to large herds. Unlike their closest relatives, horses and donkeys, zebras have never been truly domesticated.
There are three species of zebras: the plains zebra, the mountain zebra and the Grévy's zebra. The plains zebra and the mountain zebra belong to | than ours, so it's like part of the point of the episode is that there's a different sensibility within this world. So I thought they'd have more problems than they did with the idea of Jeff Winger's G.I. Joe character accidentally killing people. But they were cool with that! More power to them, because they were very, very gracious with their product. That's really cool too, because you're accustomed in TV that if someone pulls out a Snickers bar, it always says 'Snookers. | 1,582 | wow-train |
Do you like American Idol?
Yes I have watched it since it first aired on fox in June 2002
Yes, my husband and I really like the show to. who is your favorite idol?
I like Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell
Simon could be a little mean sometimes
My favorite winners were Fantasia and Carrie Underwood, and yes Simon is cruel at times
I liked Carrie Underwood as well.
I liked Randy Jackson one of the original judges, he was nice to contestants
yes, he was very nice and fair in judging | shows in the history of American television. The concept of the series involves discovering recording stars from unsigned singing talents, with the winner determined by American viewers using phones, Internet, and SMS text voting. The winners of the first seventeen seasons, as chosen by viewers, are Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, Scotty McCreery, Phillip Phillips, Candice Glover, Caleb Johnson, Nick Fradiani, Trent Harmon, Maddie Poppe | King, whom she cites as one of her main influences. She also cites Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood as her favorite former American Idol winners.
Carly Simon, one of the singers who inspired White, said publicly that her favorite contestant on "Idol" was Brooke. She was impressed with White's performance of "You're So Vain" and said that she thought, "Oh my God, this girl is so talented and she sings the song so much better than I ever did or ever could." | 1,583 | wow-train |
What is your favorite opera? Mine is phantom of the opera
I love "Love never dies" it's a sequel to the long running musical "the phantom of the opera"
Oh, I have never heard of it. Is it just as good as Phantom?
It is pretty good but not better than phontom. Lloyd Webber said: "I don't regard this as a sequel - it's a stand-alone piece"
Oh ok, I am sure its still good though.
it is! You know opera is a key part of the Western classical music tradition
I believe I have heard that, How long has it been that way?
it started in Italy at the end of the 16th century and soon spread through the rest of europe
Oh wow, that is a long history. | continuous music drama.
Opera originated in Italy at the end of the 16th century (with Jacopo Peri's mostly lost "Dafne", produced in Florence in 1598) and soon spread through the rest of Europe: Heinrich Schütz in Germany, Jean-Baptiste Lully in France, and Henry Purcell in England all helped to establish their national traditions in the 17th century. In the 18th century, Italian opera continued to dominate most of Europe (except France), attracting foreign composers such as George Frideric Handel. Opera seria | Love Never Dies (musical)
Love Never Dies is a romantic musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Glenn Slater and a book by Lloyd Webber, Ben Elton, Frederick Forsyth and Slater. It is a sequel to the long-running musical "The Phantom of the Opera" and was loosely adapted from Forsyth's novel "The Phantom of Manhattan" (1999).
The plot is not based on the storyline in the original book by Gaston Leroux. Lloyd Webber stated: "I don't regard | 1,584 | wow-train |
One time when I was depositing money at the bank, some robbers came in and held us at gun point. It is the scariest situation of my life. | or as a preventive measure against certain acts of war."
A person who seizes one or more hostages is known as a hostage-taker; if the hostages are present voluntarily, then the receiver is known as a host.
Etymology.
The English word "hostage" derives from French "ostage", modern "otage", from Late Latin "obsidaticum" (Medieval Latin "ostaticum, ostagium"), the state of being an "obses" (plural "obsides"), "hostage | Veil) who plan to rob the bank. In the chorus, Fuentes and Quinn enter the building in black suits. In the bridge, the gang arrive and get into the bank. Mr. Smalls is caught by a robber while all the bankers hide. The robbers get into the safe-deposit and start collecting the money in bags. When they're ready to flee, one of the robbers shoots at Mr. Smalls with a water gun at which point he realizes they have cheated him.
At the end of the | 1,585 | wow-train |
I love swimming In my pool for sport and exercise
Swimming is great. I love to cool down in the pool on a hot summer day.
Swimming is often rated among the top public recreational activities
I believe it. It is so relaxing and fun as well.
Its crazy because the body has a density of .98 compared to water. Thats why you float in water
Oh that explains it. I like to take naps on floats in the pool.
That sounds super relaxing. Swimming is nice though becasue its low impact. less impact on your joints compared to running
That is so true. The water decreases the effort needed to move around. | Swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs, the body, or both. Humans can hold their breath underwater and undertake rudimentary locomotive swimming within weeks of birth, as a survival response.
Swimming is consistently among the top public recreational activities, and in some countries, swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the educational curriculum. As a formalized sport, swimming features in a range of | so specific. They're a story in my life or something I went through which I pull from. I wrote this about the summer of 2010. I fell in love with someone, and we had to work pretty closely together. I had to pretend I didn't like him which was the hardest thing for me because I'm not good at lying [Laughs]. The song is about the feelings and swimming in that kind of tension when you're around someone and trying to keep it cool. That's what | 1,586 | wow-train |
i have always tried to play the piano but is just so hard do you know much about pianos?
I know a bit about them! The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument that was invented in Italy
that is interesting i had always wonder where it was invented, have you tried actually playing it >? | Piano
The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700 (the exact year is uncertain), in which the strings are struck by hammers. It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys (small levers) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings.
The word piano is a shortened form of "pianoforte", the Italian term for the early 1700s versions | " about a rejected lover. She states "It was good fun writing with him [Hopper] because I don't normally co-write. I have tried to do it in the past. I've done a little bit of songwriting with my dad and one of my mates. I found it a lot more comfortable writing with someone I know really well. You are pouring your heart out and giving them your deepest darkest secret and feelings. It is hard to sit down with a total stranger and do that. | 1,587 | wow-train |
I am a soccer player, do you play?
No I have never played soccer.
It is played by over 250 million players.
How is soccer different from football?
It is played on a retangular field with a goal at each end.
Is soccer very popular?
It is played in over 200 countries so yes.
Are there umpires or referees in soccer games? | Referee
A referee or simply ref is the person of authority in a variety of sports who is responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view and making on-the-fly decisions that enforce the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The official tasked with this job may be known, in addition to referee, by a variety of other titles as well (often depending on the sport), including official, umpire, judge, arbiter, arbitrator, linesman, commissaire, | Association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of eleven players. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal.
Association football is one of a family | 1,588 | wow-train |
I know a lot about podcast have you ever seen or listen to one
I've tried to listen to one, but I couldn't get into it. I always fall asleep.
well you can try downloading it in video form or put it on your mobile device
I don't have a lot of room on my phone, so I try to stream if possible.
sure it is very easy to stream and it's faster than internet radio or something like that
That still doesn't get me over the fact that I can't stand the podcaster voice, and I always fall asleep.
maybe look though a central list and find someone with a big personality and that may help you
That's kinda what I was doing. I love Neil DeGrasse Tyson, but I couldn't stay awake through Star Talk Live. | feed, checks it for updates, and downloads any new files in the series. This process can be automated to download new files automatically; thus, it may seem to subscribers as though podcasters broadcast or "push" new episodes to them. Files are stored locally on the user's device, ready for offline use. Many different mobile applications allow people to subscribe and to listen to podcasts. Many of these applications allow users to download podcasts or to stream them on demand as an alternative to downloading. Many podcast players | " about a rejected lover. She states "It was good fun writing with him [Hopper] because I don't normally co-write. I have tried to do it in the past. I've done a little bit of songwriting with my dad and one of my mates. I found it a lot more comfortable writing with someone I know really well. You are pouring your heart out and giving them your deepest darkest secret and feelings. It is hard to sit down with a total stranger and do that. | 1,589 | wow-train |
Michael Phelps is one of the greatest swimmers ever. | Michael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American retired competitive swimmer and the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in individual events (16). When he won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, Phelps broke fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven first | Thiago Pereira
Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira (born January 26, 1986) is a retired Brazilian international competition swimmer. One of the greatest swimmers in the history of Brazil, Pereira won the silver medal in the 400-meter individual medley at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, beating the then-current Olympic champion Michael Phelps. He also broke a world record in the short course 200-meter individual medley, and broke several South American and Brazilian records. During his career, he competed with swimming legends Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. | 1,590 | wow-train |
My husband is a fisher man so I am a little fisher women lol we capture fish and other shellfish for a living.
That sounds fun! I live in a small beach town and there are a lot of charters for deep sea fishing around here.
It is very exciting I would love to live in the beach house like you but that large body of sea water and being close to the land would be to much full time lol.
Yes, living on the beautiful Gulf of Mexico does make it challenging to want to do anything but lie in the sand or swim the gorgeous water. lol | Sea turtle
Sea turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles, are reptiles of the order Testudines and of the suborder Cryptodira. The seven existing species of sea turtles are the green sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, Kemp's ridley sea turtle, olive ridley sea turtle, hawksbill sea turtle, flatback sea turtle, and leatherback sea turtle.
Description.
The majority of a sea turtle's body is protected by its shell. The sea turtle's shell is divided into two sections: the carapace ( | it that it would because we build fast cars and they are tough. Just real emotional man. Everything is just so good for me now. My personal life. My racing. The team I am with. I don't know why. I don't feel like I deserve it. I just feel overcome with a lot of emotion. It has been a long time since I won here. I've run so good here, and not to win here in so many races has bothered me.”
Race Post | 1,591 | wow-train |
I love agriculture, Agriculture is the cultivation and breeding of animals, plants and fungi for food
Oh yes, I know a little bit about that! Which type of agriculture do you prefer? | Agriculture
Agriculture is the science and art of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities. The history of agriculture began thousands of years ago. After gathering wild grains beginning at least 105,000 years ago, nascent farmers began to plant them around 11,500 years ago. Pigs, sheep and cattle were domesticated over 10,000 years ago. Plants were independently cultivated in at least 11 regions of the world. | Outline of agriculture
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to agriculture:
Agriculture – cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life.
What "type" of thing is agriculture?
Agriculture can be described as all of the following:
- An academic discipline
- A science
- An applied science
- An industry
What "type" of thing is agriculture?:Agricultural activities.
- Agricultural cycle | 1,592 | wow-train |
I love reading, it is so relaxing! | Reading
Reading is the complex cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning. It is a form of language processing.
Success in this process is measured as "reading comprehension". Reading is a means for language acquisition, communication, and sharing information and ideas. The symbols are typically visual (written or printed) but may be tactile (Braille). Like all languages, it is a complex interaction between text and reader, shaped by prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and the language community—which is | He’d come (down to the set) to see how things were going and to let me know if he’d just cut something that wasn’t working the way he’d wanted it to, or to suggest a pick-up shot I should get for a piece he felt we needed in a sequence I hadn’t realized I needed. He’s very detail-oriented... So we’re very close collaborators.
Raimi finds editing with Murawski to be "relaxing", adding
I love it... I | 1,593 | wow-train |
i used to watch dancing with the stars all the time. it was my favorite show, have you ever watched it?
I have watched it a few times. There have been many versions of it produced in dozens of countries all over the world.
really? I didnt know that. were they popular in other countries as well?
Yes it became the world's most popular television program among all genres in 2006 and 2007.
thats really interesting. thank you
All of the series were based on the format from the British television series "Strictly Come Dancing"
what was that from/?
It was a show distributed by BBC Worldwide.
very cool | Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series "Strictly Come Dancing", which is distributed by BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 42 territories.
Versions have also been produced in dozens of countries across the world. As a result, the series became the world's most popular television program among all genres in 2006 and 2007, according to the magazine "Television Business | years later and once the purity rings were no longer around, it was very funny to me and I've actually watched the episode a few times." "I loved it. When it first came out I was so pumped". Joe said. "I know that Nick was really kind of not into watching it, but I thought it was the funniest thing at the time and it's kind of a compliment because obviously if you go to a comedy show and they pick you out and make fun of you | 1,594 | wow-train |
What do you think of Rita Hayworth? I think she was so beautiful! Definitely the woman of my dreams. | Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918May 14, 1987) was an American actress and dancer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in 61 films over 37 years. The press coined the term "The Love Goddess" to describe Hayworth after she had become the most glamorous screen idol of the 1940s. She was the top pin-up girl for GIs during World War II.
Hayworth is perhaps best known for her performance in | provided some insight into his interest in "Long Ago (and Far Away)", which originated in the Rita Hayworth film "Cover Girl": "I was very much influenced by people like Rita Hayworth… There she was, the most beautiful woman I've ever seen in my life, and she had all this talent."
He also explained why "A Thousand Blue Bubbles" stayed active in his repertoire. "I still sing it every once in a while when I do performances with symphonies. Audiences | 1,595 | wow-train |
I've always wanted to go scuba diving. When I was a kid I used to pretend I had scuba gear and stay under as long as possible.
I love the ocean, I've never been scuba diving though. | Scuba skills
Scuba skills are the skills required to dive safely using self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, (scuba). Most of these skills are relevant to both open circuit and rebreather scuba, and many are also relevant to surface-supplied diving. Those skills which are critical to the safety of the diver may require more practice than is usually provided during training to achieve reliable long-term proficiency
Some of the skills are generally accepted by recreational diver certification agencies as necessary for any scuba diver to be considered competent | scuba diving at the Red Sea port city of Eilat, and began to reconsider his future: "I wondered again, as I had wondered when I first went to Oxford, whether I really wanted to become a doctor. I had become very interested in neurophysiology, but I also loved marine biology; . . . But I was 'cured' now; it was time to return to medicine, to start clinical work, seeing patients in London."
Early life Medical school.
Sacks began medical school at Oxford | 1,596 | wow-train |
I really like field hockey
So do I! I like that it can be played on a grass field as well as indoors on a board surface.
That is fun! I would love to do that
Is IS fun! And I also like that players use sticks made of wood, carbon fibre or fibre glass!
Can females play?
Of course they can! I like to play pickup field hockey, but I do need to make sure that each team has eleven players, including the goalie.
OH maybe I'll try out
You should! It's a team sport, and is available for anyone to play, so go for it!
I should try out | The length of the stick is based on the player's individual height. Only one face of the stick is allowed to be used. Goalies often have a different kind of stick, however they can also use an ordinary field hockey stick. The specific goal-keeping sticks have another curve at the end of the stick, this is to give them more surface area to save the ball. The uniform consists of shin guards, shoes, shorts, a mouth guard and a jersey.
Today, the game is played | Field hockey
Field hockey is a team game of the hockey family. The game can be played on grass, water turf, artificial turf or synthetic field as well as an indoor board surface. Each team plays with eleven players, including the goalie. Players use sticks made out of wood, carbon fibre, fibre glass or a combination of carbon fibre and fibre glass in different quantities (with the higher carbon fibre stick being more expensive and less likely to break) to hit a round, hard, plastic ball. | 1,597 | wow-train |
A carnivore at the top of it's food chain is called an "apex" predator.
Carnivores are meat eaters right? | Carnivore
A carnivore , meaning "meat eater" (Latin, "caro", genitive "carnis", meaning "meat" or "flesh" and "vorare" meaning "to devour"), is an organism that derives its energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal tissue, whether through predation or scavenging. Animals that depend solely on animal flesh for their nutrient requirements are called obligate carnivores while those that also consume non-animal food are called facultative carnivores. Omnivores also consume | both animal and non-animal food, and, apart from the more general definition, there is no clearly defined ratio of plant to animal material that would distinguish a facultative carnivore from an omnivore. A carnivore at the top of the food chain, not preyed upon by other animals, is termed an apex predator.
"Carnivore" also may refer to the mammalian order Carnivora, but this is somewhat misleading: many, but not all, Carnivora are meat eaters, and even fewer are true obligate carnivores (see | 1,598 | wow-train |
Have you watched the epic movie of mobsters, Goodfellas?
I have seen it and I love it. I pretty much like anything by Martin Scorsese. And I love his work with The Film Foundation!
Yes, he does have a brilliant mind. What did you like best about Goodfellas?
I really like the behind the scenes stuff, like the fact that De Niro, Pesci, and Liotta met with Pileggi, a real "wiseguy" to prepare. What about you?
I just thought it was awesome movie, but it has been awhile since I saw it. I thought De Niro made a great mobster!
I know, he really did. It's amazing that a movie like that did so well with the critics and academy, it was nominated for 6 academy awards!
That doesn't surprise me. I think it will always be recognized as one of the best in that mob and crime life. | 46.8 million. The critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes calls it "arguably the high point of Martin Scorsese's career". The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, with Pesci winning for Best Supporting Actor. The film won five awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, including Best Film and Best Director. Additionally, "Goodfellas" was named the year's best film by various critics' groups.
"Goodfellas" is widely regarded as one of the greatest films | asked which film he would want with him on a deserted island, "A movie I really love is "Barton Fink". I don't know if that’s the movie I'd take to a desert island, but I feel like there's so much in there, you could watch it again and again. That's important to me, especially if that was the only movie I'd have with me for the rest of my life."
"Barton Fink" was ranked by Greg Cwik of IndieWire as | 1,599 | wow-train |
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